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Lore discussion of characters power, potential and aspirations.

Gha·2/26/2019, 6:03:09 PM·3 votes·3,829 views

Hello, I started playing League again after ~2 years. during this absence i stopped following how the lore grew.,And instead delved into other media instead. Recently i have been fascinated of OP characters. Especially those who seek growth and ascension in various ways. League has quite a lot of strong characters. Like Zoe, Bard, Aurelion Sol, and Kindred. And those who seek power, like Morde, Kayn and Xerath. But if i am not mistaken, no one aspires to grow into a force to overcome the likes of Nagakabouros.

Xerath is the one that would be the closest in my opinion, but it feels like his end goal is domination of shurima, or runeterra as a whole not to ascend tho the "theory of relativity" level that is Nagakabouros.

I think it would be cool if there was a character that considered his allies pawns, his power inadequate, and fears that he will not be able to transcend Nagakabouros more than he fears death. Do you think that such a character would fit into runterra? and do you think such a character would have a shot, or would fail 100%?

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Falrein2/26/2019, 6:39:47 PM1 votes

I'm not sure I understand what you want... You want a character that aspires to transcend reality itself, basically...? If so, I'm not sure how a character such as this would fit in this universe. And I don't think such a character could succeed honestly. I feel like Riot has given up on the idea of character with unlimited power (because I think that's what you're asking for, I may be wrong). Syndra's the best example of that, she used to have an unlimited, ever-growing power and they removed it, for story-telling purpose I guess.

Now, if you're looking for OP characters, there are quite a few (Pricops, I am not going to name them all, don't call out on me because I didn't name them all please :)), like our godlike entites (A.Sol, Bard), or Ascended/Aspects (Azir, Xerath, Zoe), and our very-stronger-than-average humans (Syndra, Ryze). There are some others that I don't know where they would fit (Mordekaiser, who's waiting for his VGU).

Now, from what I understand, a champion that could interest you lore-wise is Syndra (propagandaaaaa). She's basically a massive powerhouse (well, she's still human so she has limits), who's been denied proper teachings, so she still has a lot of room to grow her on power. The reason why I think you could like her is because, even though she doesn't seem to actively seek power, she still has her amazing potential to discover (and she's always had this theme of pushing her own limits, hopefully Riot will keep that in mind when they continue her story... Please... Pretty please :3? (I would honestly ask Scathelocke but I feel like he'll hate Syndra if I keep asking... XD)), so you might be interested in her!

Other than that, you've already listed the champs that could fit what you seek soooo...