@Riot: What's going on with Alistar, the Minotaurs, and the Great Barrier?

SSmotzer·8/1/2017, 7:11:13 AM·15 votes·2,188 views

Alistar is and feels old, in nearly all aspects, including his lore, and I do like that you do keep patching him, but at this point, Alistar might be more band-aid than champion.

Now gameplay aside, what is Alistar's place in the world? What is the significance of the Great Barrier? Is it still canon? Where are all of the other Minotaur? He is called "The Minotaur" does that mean he's the only Minotaur? Is the Fleshing Arena even still a thing?

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Epicurus8/1/2017, 9:45:36 AM11 votes

I don't think the Great Barrier is canon anymore. But on the Piltover trade map there is a city called "Krexor" that features art of a minotaur working with a human at a blacksmith forge. An important thing to note about Krexor is that it is surrounded by Noxian territory, but _isn't _ part of Noxus itself. Somehow this independent state is resisting the combined forces of the entire Noxian empire.

So Krexor is state where Minotaurs live peacefully with the humans, and has resisted Noxian invasion. From this, we get hints of Alistar's story. If Krexor is still standing, then maybe Alistar is still defending it and hasn't been captured yet? Perhaps his lore update will coincide with the fall of Krexor? Or perhaps he has been captured, escaped, and is trying to reclaim his home?

As for the Fleshing Arena, I swear I've seen new concept art for the arena, even though its not on Universe. The Fleshing doesn't really contradict anything we know about new Noxus, so I think it's safe to assume it still exists.