Zaun might be the most depressing city in Runeterra

Chromatic Eagle·Jan 11, 2017·7 votes·1,621 views

That is saying a lot. An entire section was blown off so the rich can be richer. The people work in factories that produce life threatening pollution, causing many, if they can afford it, to undergo augmentation. There's no law enforcement besides a mafia alliance, and that's just not taking the champions into account.

We have a rat that throws acid at people. A killer wolf-man. About 3 mad scientists who kidnap people off of the streets. An anarchist when she's not terrozing Piltover.

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SharjoJan 11, 20178 votes

And yet hope remains.

There's a mage skirting the skylines who is (hopefully) working towards fixing up Zaun's polution.

One of the beings engineered to be a super weapon turned out to be a hero of the people.

The children are still there and growing strong, ready to take their city back. At least some of them are.

It's kinda like the Shadow Isles; there's some rays of hope in this otherwise gloomy locale. Not a lot, but it's there.

RalanrJan 11, 20174 votes

And even the dark parts have their hearts in the right place. Like Warwick.

BladeSteelJan 11, 20171 votes

One of his voicelines is "I became the man I always was". Idk if that is a "heart in the right place" someone who was always a killer XD

RalanrJan 11, 20172 votes

It's the Dexter principle imo.

Lord MilutinJan 11, 20171 votes

Who is that mage?

krOneJan 11, 20172 votes

I'm guessing it's Janna.

Lord MilutinJan 12, 20171 votes

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I'm guessing it's Janna.

Well, she's a fairy now. :D

Ebonmaw DragonJan 11, 20171 votes

... And dragon that terrorizes the city, don't forget the dragon.

SharjoJan 11, 20174 votes

I kinda hope he's still there, but was perhaps tricked out with hextech/chemtech/both by some crazed people. Like they captured a dragon as a baby, experimented on it and the result was Ebonmaw.

RebonackJan 11, 20171 votes

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I kinda hope he's still there, but was perhaps tricked out with hextech/chemtech/both by some crazed people. Like they captured a dragon as a baby, experimented on it and the result was Ebonmaw.

Now I'm imagining a Meta-Ridley version of Ebonmaw. Big scary cyborg dragon.

SharjoJan 11, 20172 votes

On a semi-related note, I feel like a chemtech Shyvana skin would be awesome. Like Warwick but with dragons.

mr Boombastic787Jan 12, 20171 votes

Who is this Ebonmaw dragon character? is s/he from the old lore? I've never Heard that name befor I think

Eternal791Jan 11, 20171 votes

I don't know, I thought a cyborg chimeric werewolf running around murdering everyone was rather cheery.

Whyte LyonJan 12, 20171 votes

Well at least there are more ordinary yet still depressing parts of Zaun. But there's definitely much more worse parts as well.

Seems the places closer to Piltover are the (in very big quotation marks) "safer". I mean the Zaun depicted in a lot of Ekko concept art is a bit different from the Zaun on the region page. And judging for the WW cinematic the further down one goes the much more dangerous it gets.

Which is just so f**king badass!

midnight oil24Jan 12, 20171 votes

And yet it compels me because of it's complexity and people. it's my fave location in runeterra.

TattersallJan 12, 20171 votes

Have you read Nightbloom? Actually, Lullaby might be equal in feels.

MogarlJan 12, 20171 votes

Twitch Yeah... basically. Warwick He's almost kind of a vigilante, he wants/wanted to do good so he tries to point his murderous drives towards people he believes deserving. Singed Yeah he's evil, but he does what he must, because he can. DrMundo Mundo. Viktor Trying to make Zaun and Piltover a better place, in his own vision. Jinx In Jinx's defense Piltover destroyed most of Zaun, she's just returning the favor.

RalanrJan 12, 20171 votes

[{quoted}](name=Mogarl,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=Pg6jqzeL,comment-id=0006,timestamp=2017-01-12T04:49:57.406+0000 In Jinx's defense Piltover destroyed most of Zaun, she's just returning the favor.

I don't think Jinx even cares.

MogarlJan 13, 20171 votes

Maybe, but do to the way Jinx is mentioned in Vi's lore I don't know that it's true that Jinx followed Vi to Piltover anymore. So why did Jinx start blowing stuff up in Piltover and not Zaun? ~~Probably because Piltover condones city destruction so there's no reason for them to be so angry about her blowing up their stuff.~~

Edit* saw the new lores and reading Jana's.