Can we get a good Noxian?

EvilUnicornLord·12/10/2018, 6:06:23 PM·9 votes·5,886 views

Noxians are all evil or, at least, not good and it's kind of stupid (no, Riven doesn't count because she's both an exile and actively hates Noxus). It would be nice to get a different perspective on Noxian values like maybe a jolly warrior who believes that the strength of Noxus can be used to help the weak or a diplomat who seeks to ally with other nations so that both can benefit.

At the moment, all I'm seeing in the lore and in the champion bios is "Noxus is bad, Noxus is mean, Noxus is the completely illogical stereotype of a purely-evil empire with absolutely zero redeeming qualities and is a glaring sign of poor writing." While this would somewhat make sense if Noxus was filled with naturally evil creatures like the orcs of Mordor or, for a Runeterra example, the undead of the Shadow Isles, it doesn't add up at all since everyone who lives there is either human or Kled.

It would be nice to have a character who actively believes in Noxian ideals of strength and is just a good person. Someone who challenges your worldview of Runeterra and better causes immersion because so far there's only evil Noxians.

EDIT: Wow, people must really hate the notion of breaking stereotypes.

32 Comments

RiotRiot Scathlocke12/10/2018, 7:31:51 PM17 votes

"Good" and "evil" are essentially meaningless concepts. Any character who wakes up and thinks "Muah-ha-ha-haaa, how can I be evil today?" is just badly written. (Apart from Veigar, obviously. He's a whole other level of yordle-meta!)

No one is the villain of their own story. Everyone thinks they are the hero, and people who oppose them are misguided, or not as gifted.

Not even Voidborn are "evil". They are amoral by our understanding/standard.

Demacians are not "the good guys". Noxians are not "the bad guys".

GreenLore12/10/2018, 6:30:05 PM11 votes

I actually feel like Noxus got a lot better at being portrayed in a more morally grey way.

Swain uses cruel methods to get to his goals,but he is geniunly interested in protecting his nation and he only uses said methods because he wants to prepare for the fight against Mordekaiser.

And a lot of noxians geniunly care for the wellbeing of their nation and pretty much just do what has to be done for that.

That being said I could see a noxian instructor who believes that everyone has the potential for greatness and tries his best to train the weaker soldiers to help them survive.

Machigainashi12/10/2018, 6:31:08 PM7 votes

Kled and skaarl. Kled's a good boy

SuperLuigiLXIV12/10/2018, 8:04:53 PM4 votes

Sion.

No, seriously, read his lore. He's literally main character levels of superhero, and he singlehandedly saved Noxus from utter destruction by Demacia.

Sure, he's an undead monstrosity NOW, but his real personality is technically still there, it's just been buried under layers of illusive and blood magics. He's probably the most tragic hero in League, to be quite honest.

mrmeddyman12/11/2018, 4:53:42 AM3 votes

Swain : We are all of us born into a lie, that there are those who are good and those who are evil, but these words mean nothing. In truth, the only measure of a soul is the strength of their will.

Camille Ferrøs12/10/2018, 9:09:41 PM2 votes

There is no evil Noxian. currently

Genghis Khat12/11/2018, 8:03:31 PM1 votes

Did you just say my katarina is evil??

Alzon12/10/2018, 6:10:45 PM1 votes

Yeah, Noxus does seem to have more than its fair share of psychopaths. The only Noxians who aren’t are Swain and Darius.

Dr Dormidon12/11/2018, 2:29:42 AM1 votes

Darius and Swain look like a good men to me. They believe in their country and make it as strong as possible.

Seba729012/10/2018, 6:10:20 PM1 votes

Maybe a male born in Demacia who defected to Noxus