Tahm Kench's lore

TurquoiseYoshi··1 votes·1,710 views

"'The whole world's a river, and I'm its king.' Tahm Kench travels Runeterra's waterways, feeding his insatiable appetite with the misery of the unsuspecting. The singularly charming gourmand savors every moment of his victims' suffering. A deal with Two-Coats may carry you to wherever you wish, but your journey will most assuredly end in the depths of despair." -Tahm's lore

So he makes deals, and then eats people. Fun. And then, as with most champions, he has a friends/enemies section to his lore. He is friends with Aatrox, and enemies with literally every non-evil Yordle, and Fizz. (btw none of those champs list TK in their friends/enemies sections) WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? So, the Yordles are scared he'll eat them? Aatrox appreciates people who fight, even if he just eats them? Fizz is the only one who makes any sense, but what the hell Riot? Why does this make so little sense?

And it doesn't stop at Tahm Kench. Ekko is also bullcrap. Jinx is listed under both friends and rivals, and Ekko is friends with Vi, but enemies with Cait. I think Riot should have just listed that kid and the policeman from the comic.

Continuing down the new champion list, Bard has no relationships with anyone ever. Makes sense for his character, but it isn't fun. Same with Rek'Sai.

Kalista is enemies with Cass, LB, Liss, Hec, and Zed. Because she doesn't like "betrayers, deceivers, and traitors". Cute, but still an isolated character.

Do you see what I'm getting at here? No new characters are related in any way to any old characters. The lore, at this point, seems like a jumbled mess of everything that the lore team has to slowly edit together to fit the new canon. However, this makes them scared to release anything new to exist near any established champions. The closest we've had in the last 5 was Ekko, who lives in Zaun. That's it. That's the entire connection he has with this world. He lives in a place where other people also are. I really like just going on the website, and reading some lore. But Riot, can you please make new champions a part of the world and not just stuck in somewhere?

17 Comments

Ebonmaw Dragon4 votes

I think that the yordles do not consider TahmKench an enemy, because they actually dont care about him or his "deals"... that is why he seems them as enemies, because they would never accept his "deal".

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

I doubt Braum would ever accept a deal from Tahm. I doubt Bard or Rek'Sai would accept a deal from Tahm.

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

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I doubt Braum would ever accept a deal from Tahm. I doubt Bard or Rek'Sai would accept a deal from Tahm.

The point is that he hates the race of the yordles, because the WHOLE RACE would never accept a deal from Tahm. RekSai is an animal, Tahm do not cares about making deals with animals... maybe Velkoz would accept a deal from Tahm.

Bard is neutral to everyone and cares about the safety of the universe where everyone lives, including Tahm.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

My point is that there are many champions who wouldn't accept a deal from Tahm, but this only lists Yordles.

Ebonmaw Dragon5 votes

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My point is that there are many champions who wouldn't accept a deal from Tahm, but this only lists Yordles.

There is a point from his QaA that you are missing, Tahm knows ALL the yordles (not only champions) and he has tried to "corrupt" them, but they already declined all the offering from the demon. (the only one who may have accepted is Veigar... maybe)

Yes, maybe other champions wouldnt accept a deal with Tahm, but the yordles have already meet him and they already refused his "help".

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

I didn't see that. I should probably look at his Q&A.

Tesla Effect1 votes

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There is a point from his QaA that you are missing, Tahm knows ALL the yordles (not only champions) and he has tried to "corrupt" them, but they already declined all the offering from the demon. (the only one who may have accepted is Veigar... maybe)

Yes, maybe other champions wouldnt accept a deal with Tahm, but the yordles have already meet him and they already refused his "help".

Its more like Yordles reject those inner demons that plague each other sentient life, ony of them being what Tahm Kench the demon represents. Veigar would definitely be influenced by his inner demons, which is why Tahm Kench the demon doesnt see him as an enemy.

GreenLore3 votes

The reason why most new champions aren't directly tied to anyone else is,because otherwise they quickly get defined by their relationship to another champ.

Viktor is seen as his own character,but Jayce is only seen as the dude who is rivals with viktor.

A character should be able to stand on his/her own though.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

A character should be able to stand on their own, but there are many champs recently who don't have any relationships to anyone or anything. 4 of the last 5 don't have a specific standing in a specific place from the lore. That's a lot.

Valaran Nara1 votes

I'm just going to focus on Ekko real quick.

Ekko is friends with Jinx and Vi because he respects them on the grounds of being from Zaun. Both of them have grown up in the slums, so he feels a connection in there.

Now Ekko probably is rivals with Jinx because she is FRAGGING CRAZY!

BTW Caitlyn is a Pilty. Ekko doesn't like pilties. Just because Ekko is friends with Vi doesn't mean he has to be friendly to Cait.

Oh, and what Policeman? I only remember Ajuna who got shot by a Pilty who decided to whistle in a carefree manner after possibly killing someone. There were no police in the comics. Just two kids and a crooked man in the wrong neighborhood.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

I see what you mean about Ekko, but his lore still doesn't mention any of those champions. I thought champions were the most powerful people in a region, both politically and strength-wise, but the new ones interact far too little for that. Maybe Ekko made Jinx a gun. Maybe Ekko was about to be arrested by Vi, but when they started talking, they became friends. I would like some specific connections at some point.

I thought the crooked man was a policeman. For some reason.

Valaran Nara1 votes

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I see what you mean about Ekko, but his lore still doesn't mention any of those champions. I thought champions were the most powerful people in a region, both politically and strength-wise, but the new ones interact far too little for that. Maybe Ekko made Jinx a gun. Maybe Ekko was about to be arrested by Vi, but when they started talking, they became friends. I would like some specific connections at some point.

I thought the crooked man was a policeman. For some reason.

I can see that instance with Ekko and VI.

Especially since Vi took the job as a way to continue doing what she does without the cops trying to arrest her. Ekko is a vigilante from Zaun that isn't "dark, evil, psycho." Vi might let the kid go based on the fact that he's a KID who is trying to do well. She may respect that.

Jinx, though...Ekko uses a Piltover clock hand as a weapon. It's so he can beat the crap out of you without killing you, so I doubt he would make JINX a gun.

As for the crooked man, he may have been in Zaun do participate in the black market or something like that. When Ekko confronted him, YES, Ekko jacked the guy up. Yeah, that was a bit aggressive, but what was that Pilty's response?

"Hey, that kid try to steal thi--" and fires a gun. That does not mean Ajuna tried to steal from the guy. Ajuna could have been walking down the street, the Pilty shoots him for the hell of it because all Ajuna is is Zaun scum. He could have just been saying that to give him time to pull out the gun and shoot Ekko. As in, he was LYING. Oh, and Ekko did not kill the Pilty. It was "Kill the man or stay with Ajuna." He decided to stay with Ajuna.

GreenLore1 votes

I guess in Caits case he also sees Cait most likely as the person who keeps VI from going back to Zaun. its thanks to Caitlyn,that Vi has found her place in Piltover,which is most likely what Ekko doesn't like.

OMGBeardAlmighty1 votes

Tahm is "friends" with Aatrox out of mutual respect. They are both Ancients, who are aware of each other. And my guess, with the Yordles, is that they are too pure of heart, to be corrupted and lured to the darkside by his dodgy deals. And he doesn't like that. Yes, there are others who would refuse, but the Yordles are worth mentioning, as it would irk him to no end, that he has no power over (essentially) an entire race.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

Braum is too pure of heart to be corrupted, but he isn't in Tahm's enemies list.

Neamean1 votes

I think the Yordles are list as enemies because the are too small to satisfy his hunger, but seeing they way you but it makes a lot of sense because yordles are not frequently seen down and depress (which Tahm may see as easy targets) except for veigar due to lack of interaction with other because of captivity. So basically Yordles is not worth his time.

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

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I think the Yordles are list as enemies because the are too small to satisfy his hunger, but seeing they way you but it makes a lot of sense because yordles are not frequently seen down and depress (which Tahm may see as easy targets) except for veigar due to lack of interaction with other because of captivity. So basically Yordles is not worth his time.

Khazix Actually, the yordles taste delicious

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