I knew Nunu wouldn't be the next VGU

https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2017/10/champion-roadmap-october-2017/

Irelia is! ALthough here in the boards Nunu is very popular, that might not be the case for the overallLol community. I strongly believe mordekaizer masn't chosen next because his thematics overlap with swain somewhat --ruthless evil leader that uses magic to deal tons of damage.