Small detail I love about the new champ

SpecterVonBaren·6/23/2015, 10:07:26 PM·2 votes·719 views

Is that his name is Tahm Kench. Now the reason I love this is because he has a last name, sure lots of champs have last names, but those are usually only learned in peripheral information, sometimes not even in their main lore page (As much as that is becoming more and more common).

But with the new champ, it's part of his default, champion select, name. I like how this fits in with how he's supposed to be like a Louisiana boogeyman. Now Thresh is another champ that's supposed to be a boogeyman like figure, but his lore is much more fairy tale, its more like something you'd expect from the middle ages where the boogey is this sort of greater than your understanding creature or apparition.

But the difference with Tahm is that he's based on a more Louisiana take on boogeymen where a sort of greater creature or being is given more normal aspects to themselves, so he has a top hat and suit, he has a last name, he speaks in a well mannered way most of the time, like he's just your neighbor from down the street. That's the kind of wonderful nuance I love getting from lore.

P.S. And he's also ANOTHER support, Riot, you treat me and the other support mains.

2 Comments

Fowus6/24/2015, 1:53:49 PM1 votes

I think Tahm Kench might be his full name like you know how some people have two first names

50000000000000006/25/2015, 6:29:54 AM1 votes

Honestly "support" just means that you have utility. If you have heal/buffs (like a true support), good poke (most mage supports), or good peel/CC (pretty much every single support), then they can support.

Same with Tahm. He's designed as a top laner, but he has enough utility that he can also be a support.