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Piltover lacks a villain! (It's time for crime)

Chembaron Yamada·11/26/2017, 10:52:10 AM·10 votes·1,603 views

Hello summoners,

am I the only one noticing that the Piltover champion roster is just a bunch of heroes? Let's take a look at the champions from this region.

Caitlyn Sheriff fighting the crime in Piltover, good girl Camille Sassy cyborg bladeleg lady, she is an anti-hero, kills to serve her city Ezreal Bishonen Indiana Jones, some people even declare him as protagonist of the game Heimerdinger Scientist with (at least it seems) high moral standards Jayce Pictured as a hero by himself and society (mostly himself), his intentions are good Orianna A woman, who sacrificed her body and humanity to save other people Vi She used to be a criminal, but fights for law now, saving people in lore

We lack a champion on the evil side of the spectrum here, all the champions from Piltover share the good alignment.

But why is that relevant? Well, in the beginning of this game, the regions were way more onedimensional.

Demacia was the "good fantasy region". Noxus was the "evil fantasy region". Piltover was the "good steampunk region". Zaun the "evil steampunk region".

However, the lore developed further than this and the regions get pictured more ambiguous. Zaun is showing this progress pretty well. We have many different alignments coming from there. To call out some examples:

Good Zaunites Ekko Young idealist, wants to make Zaun a better place for his family and friends Janna Who needs a hug from the protecting wind deity? Zac Lives by the moral code from his parents, trying to become a hero

Evil Zaunites Urgot Shreds people cause they didn't prove to be worth Singed For further information, ask Warwick about his encounter with this guy Twitch Wants to make everything as stinky as himself

Neutral Zaunites Ziggs Likes to blow up property of other people, but still has conscience Viktor Just wants to see his glorious evolution become reality

Zaun proved to be a pretty diverse region in this regard now. I want Piltover to have the same. We have "Piltover's Finest" as the police there, yet the only criminals we read them fighting were Zaunites like Jinx or spies from Noxus.

A city like Piltover has alot of room for evil characters.

Maybe an assassin in maid outfit, obsessed with her "master" (leader of a house) and willing to kill everyone she gets told to, just to secure the profit from her master's business? Maybe a thief, stealing from the famous bank in Piltover (the Eclyptic Vaults) and killing people in his way? Maybe a corrupt member of high society? Hell, maybe a crazy psychotic serial killer with a hextech chainsaw?

What are your thoughts about this? Would you like to see a Piltie gone bad? What kind of evil characters from there would you like to see in the future?

Discuss!

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48 Comments

Kiryu11/26/2017, 11:01:34 AM9 votes

I think even though Camille might seem like the anti-hero, I think she fits more along the lines of lawful evil. Currently she's not harming anyone that doesn't really deserve it but I can definitely see her one day "eliminating" a threat that may be innocent or maybe even a positive force.

ModAttysu The Poro11/26/2017, 7:18:06 PM4 votes

To be fair; isn't the crimerate in Piltover absurdly low, and a lot of criminals go to Zaun etc instead?

I can be wrong I haven't been up to date in lore since like 2 years ago [sg-lux-2]

PS: Jinx is Zaunite and just went to Piltover, she's not a Piltover person herself. I think the OP is asking for a Piltie specifically to BE a villain.

Killaburn11/26/2017, 1:55:23 PM4 votes

We still have C though. Time will tell if riot will make him(or her) a champion.

Tesla Effect11/26/2017, 11:39:40 AM3 votes

Jayce is a freaking jerk that betrayed Viktor and made him go even more extreme. He is a false hero.

KestrelGirl11/27/2017, 2:45:36 AM2 votes

Uh, Jinx is terrorizing Piltover...

One Ashe On11/27/2017, 2:57:29 AM2 votes

The answer is here :Garen

Necrozard11/27/2017, 5:38:43 PM2 votes

And demacia lacks assasins :v

btw i like your "neutral/evil/good" !

i would have classified Camille as somthing along the lines of "lawful evil"

(Acting violently to be sure everything stays in order)

Ralanr11/27/2017, 11:27:54 PM2 votes

Why a criminal? Why not a noble?

Corvid11/28/2017, 4:18:41 PM2 votes

Jinx is from Zaun, but is shown to do crime in piltover

Viktor also has ties to Zaun, but is shown to come up to piltover in Jayce's stories. And I disagree that you don't list him as a villain, he does some bad things in the name of his glorious revolution.

HalfTangible11/26/2017, 7:43:17 PM2 votes

Jinx resides in Piltover.

"But she's originally from Zaun"

Vi 's originally from Zaun, Viktor 's originally from Piltover, you assigned them to their places of residence.

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO11/26/2017, 3:36:02 PM2 votes

Mundo is a pretty good use as a villain last I checked, plus we now have Jhin coming to Piltover to do lord knows what.

Jinx, while she is crazy, I most definitely believe her to be a villain, same with Viktor. If they’re not villains already I guarantee that they will Be soon.

JackMcSnipeyz11/26/2017, 3:51:46 PM2 votes

How is jinx neutral when she is literally a terrorist, just because she has a few loose screws doesnt mean she is neutral, she's just a psycho killer. Stop trying to make everyone morally gray.

And yes, piltover needs a villain

Ebonmaw Dragon11/26/2017, 7:21:13 PM2 votes

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Twitch Wants to make everything as stinky as himself

Uhh... is that really evil?

A Liberal11/29/2017, 3:29:53 AM1 votes

A jack the ripper type character would fit really well into Piltover, given that it is a steampunk aesthetic. Maybe he's a Piltoverian who isn't smart enough to create things by himself so he steals people's memories and knowledge with an enchanted weapon to progress himself? Could be a really interesting dynamic if he kills society's elite, but does it for a cause he perceives as good.