Karma shoukd be less Dalai Lama, more Joan of Arc

For those who don’t know, Joan of Arc was a French heroine canonized as a saint for her role in the 100 Years War.

Throughout her life, Joan of Arc claimed to hear the voices of angels in her head. While a modern mindset understands this as schizophrenia, consider how Joan of Arc became a hero to her people and even a spiritual icon.

Karma, as of right now, is a complete pacifist, which upsets many of her fans (pun unintended). Whereas before Karma preached the necessity for violence and peace, now she refuses to consider violent options.

Keep in mind, I do not believe this to be an inferior character, I do believe this to be unfaithful to Karma as a character.

However, the new Karma fits within Riot’s vision for Ionia, Karma is to more deliberately represent the pacifist traditions persisting in times of struggle. I have to acknowledge that Riot needed a champion to embody that perspective as a leader for the commoners.