PROJECT, Battlecast, Mecha, and Program: Some Connections?

TricolorStar·3/30/2017, 9:26:48 PM·2 votes·2,084 views

So I was reading some lore and I thought of some interesting connections between these skin lines.

In the PROJECT universe, PROJECT initiates are fighting against some kind of threat that is not really named. Similarly, the Mecha skinline exists in the same world. Mecha skin chracters were created by Yordles to protect their cities from the same threat.

You can see some Battlecast characters in PROJECT splashart, meaning they exist in that world too. In makes sense that the threat PROJECT and Mecha skins are defending their people from are Viktor's Battlecast creations (also called The Evolution). Mecha Zero Sion was even corrupted by Viktor, making the connection even more prevalent.

Then the Program skins appear to be high-end quantum robots that serve the people at large (Soraka is a healer, Lissandra is some sort of surveillance system, Camille an assassin), but it's unclear who they are aligned with.

In short: PROJECT = Augmented humans to defend against Battlecast monsters [Members:Ashe MasterYi Leona Lucian Zed Yasuo Ekko Katarina Fiora Mecha = Kaiju-like robots designed by Yordles to defend against Battlecast monsters (with Mecha Zero Sion defecting due to Viktor's influence) [Members: Sion Aatrox Malphite Khazix Battlecast = aka "The Evolution", creatures created by Creator Viktor to enslave the world and forcibly 'evolve' them. [Members: Viktor Velkoz Skarner Urgot Chogath Xerath KogMaw Program = Civil servant robots with a clear purpose, but it is unclear who they are aligned with [Members: Lissandra Camille Soraka

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Oleandervine3/30/2017, 9:30:56 PM3 votes

It's been pretty long established that the PROJECT, Mecha, and Battlecast skins took place in the same continuity.

Program Camille pretty much establishes that the Program Skins also take place in this universe, and the AI programs are wanting to eliminate those who were created from organics or who they consider antiquated.

What you probably don't know is that Pulsefire Ezreal is also considered by many to be tied into this world as well, as he talks a lot of being in an alternate timeline and coming back to the present to prevent the machine takeover, a-la-Terminator style.

RainXBlade4/1/2017, 11:07:51 PM1 votes

We need a Sci-Fi animated series about the PROJECT, Battlecast and Program line-up.

But other than that, when I think of these robot/cyborg skin line-ups, I also tend to think about Metal Gear Rising. (Probably because of PROJECT: Yi and Yasuo).

Also, why didn't you include Pulsefire Ezreal into this? He was the one that paved the way into the sci-fi side of League, he's practically Megaman, but with a more cybernetic feel and is in the same universe as the other sci-fi/machine skins.