You can go with a full essay or just one line of text. I'm curious to see which characters are loved and are special to the readers. In my case its pretty obvious , but I want to see who do you like the most and why. [galio-happy]
Jhin.
Everything about him is either "oh no" or "oh fuck yes".
is my favorite Champ lore wise. I like the mystery that surrounds them and the
Wolf: "Lamb, tell me a story." Lamb: "There was once a pale man with dark hair who was very lonely." Wolf: "Why was it lonely?" Lamb: "All things must meet this man, so they shunned him." Wolf: "Did he chase them all?" Lamb: "He took an axe and split himself in two right down the middle." Wolf: "So he would always have a friend?" Lamb: "So he would always have a friend."
Line is my favorite to hear when playing the game.
Pantheon in the old lore delivered well on his characterization, he truly felt like the paragon of his people and someone fighting on their behalf.
The new lore captured this feeling extremely well with Atreus, and his rivalry and friendship with Pylas is one of the best in all of the lore, so I am definitely interested in how they flesh out Pantheon, the Aspect of War. I am saddened that so much time has passed since we were left on a cliffhanger, with very little context on Pantheon's character.
However, I'd much prefer that Riot has Targon fully fleshed out behind the scenes by the time we get around to a Pantheon VGU, so I've been gratefully for champions like 
and 
and I hope that it will be worth the wait.
Has such depth that hasn't been explored yet. In the story Where Icathia Once Stood, we get to know Jax as a warrior that lived to fight for his kingdom and brothers, a true beating heart of their people. And over thousands of years the undying love he has for his kingdom has never faded. He still continues to fight and search for warriors to take back his homeland.
He once fought against Shurima, because his people had been ripped from their culture.
Now he fights against the void, because it ripped his kingdom from their land.
I want to know more about his emotional state honestly, I want to know more about what he's been doin for 3,500 years!!!! So much unexplored potential.
is just great.
Cause he's a star dragon that's why.
(he's also feed up with targons shite I want to see that aspect of cancer burn in star fire)
After rereading and a bit of speculation, it occurred to me that maybe Poppy isn't just humble and clueless. At the end of the parade she finds where a town is celebrating a monster hunter, she asks for directions to where he was last seen. And while the story does mention her killing monsters, it doesn't mention that she's been where she's headed to.
Now, that hunter may not be the Hero of Demacia she's searching for, but it's undeniable that the hunter is not Poppy. He wields a hammer, but that only means he'd be a fitting choice since he knows how to use hammers.
If Poppy really isn't the Hero of Demcia, that means all the things she's able to do with the hammer are by her own strength. She is a Yordle, after all. They're inherently magical. And the hammer is specifically supposed to be able to "level mountains", which she hasn't really shown the amount of power required to do.
And making the true Hero would be really fuckin' cool. They wouldn't even need to change Poppy at all, just replace her base skin's hammer.
Old literally just appeared to help out the losing side just so that more people could die. Also was a lot more mysterious, and was more composed and calm.
Tough between 
and plus the rest of the Darkin.
's involvement in the adamant pursuit in creating something so specifically.. furry is such a moment for me.
Twilight of the Gods speaks for me when I want to say the Ascended/Darkin lore just leaped to the 4th dimension of intrigue.
I know his story is very cliche but its still kinda interesting. I also love his and 
's meeting.
I really miss old 
. He still remain an aspect of it but it is different. His old lore was him literally given up on life until he saw a tough little yordle who continue on despite losing her father. This remind him to live, to try again.
It's a tough choice between 
and 
.
I never cared for Ahri's older lore, as it could be summarized completely by "fox turns into sexy lady, and feels bad" but now, with her updated lore, it's honestly very touching. For her, manipulating people's emotions was like a drug for her, she couldn't help herself. She killed so many, all in the effort of trying to achieve that ecstasy, that perfect feeling of being weightless and wonderful. However, when she falls in love with an artist, and ends up killing him because of her addiction, she truly understands the weight of her actions. She feels so much remorse and guilt that she literally tried to rid herself of her memories.
I've always had a soft spot for tragic characters, and in the now canon lore, Ahri is one of the most tragic figures in Runeterra, not that her feeling remorse necessarily excuses her from all the blood on her hands. And she has A LOT of blood on her hands.
For Janna, I liked her older lore, but her new lore fits her so much better, in my opinion. She was born from prayers, people seeking help, and that's exactly what she did. She's a being of pure altruism, something I wish I could be, and aspire to, an embodiment of hope and faith, always protecting those in true need. Her short story "Deep Breath" honestly brought me to tears, seeing that even if it's seemingly the smallest, most insignificant person, she still cares. Until Soraka eventually gets her lore update, I can say with full certainty that Janna is the most compassionate individual in the entire League Universe.
My lore knowledge limited to biographies, so this one is my favorite.
Honestly 
mostly because she has the best aesthetic in the game, but because she's a total badass yet very sensible.I love characters who are aggressive, but in a "righteous anger" kind of way. 
is similar, and has a very nice design, but telekinetic blade > real blade.
My 3rd favorite 
completes the holy trinity of bad bitches.
Torn between and 
.
Both are my favorite champs by lore, physical appearance, and ability design.
was a man trying to put his troubled past behind him and start anew. He couldn't outrun his sins. Even now lost in his insanity he tries to mete out his own sort of justice. Very relatable for me today. I really love how his lore raises more questions than it answers. Is he the father of 
? The father of 
? What happened in his past that he so desperately wants to forget? Whose name did he whisper with his final human breathe? Does he have fleas and would they also go supersaiyan? These are the thoughts that keep me awake at night.
is a teen trying to enjoy good times protecting his friends in the city he loves. He wants to make his family proud but is choosing his own way, which deviates from the path his parents have chosen for him. Having spent my youth running through the streets of Philadelphia I also relate to Ekko's story frame, especially losing a friend you can't save no matter how hard you try. RIP Arjuna.
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Poppys always makes me so happy.
. 2nd place .
I'm kinda split between the following.
: Cute, that's all that I need to say.
: Really want to see what they could do with this lore cause it sounds cool.
: I'm so intrigued by how twisted and strange Jhin is.
: I feel like Riot could do so much with the "wrath of nature given form."
An ambition beyond any champion I think of. A being that built himself from nothing. Intelligent, cunning, dangerous and scary even before his ascension. From slavery to a transcended being of immense power that rivals primordial entities of Runeterra.
A childhood through traumatic events ended with "I will take everything, your life, your empire and your power." They made his life miserable, he made them pay everything.
His personality, power level and backstory are things drive me into him, which makes me believe he has so much potential, even with his human life.
Mind you that this is more headcanon than actual lore. Singed probably has negatively impacted more champions than any other "Villain" except for maybe new LeBlanc, but none of it was done with malice because he doesn't seem to weigh actions in any moral sense, rather he weighs them in how much it will help him continue his research. He needs funds and resources for his research and that is all that matters to him. To Singed there wouldn't a difference in taking 1 million Runeterra bucks to make a medicine that cures sickly children vs taking 1 million Runeterra bucks to make a toxic gas that will be used to kill children, as long as the work was about equal. Whenever they get around to making his BIO, I don't want there to be any sad backstory to make him more sympathetic. I'd him have a completely average upbringing, he was just always obsessed with chem as if his brain was programmed to be that way, end of the story. The best way I can think to describe it would be "Forrest Gump gone wrong" in the way that Forrest Gump is completely surface level with his motivations and always does what he says he is going to do, except now he doesn't have a moral compass. That's how he is in my headcanon at least.
Evil as shit and brutal warlord that literally forced every country around him to unite against him, killed like thousands of people on his own, and when they finally do manage to kill him he just has skelly bois that he enslaved that resurrect him so he can ruin some more peoples lives. after doing this for a bunch of times and losing half the global population or something, they finally figure out how to lock him away. Then some sad king who couldn't man up after his wife died ripped the blessed isles, unleashed some ghosts and whatnot and Morde is back to kill some squatters who now live near his Immortal bastion (they call it noxus or something these days). He also turned veigar evil, Is the owner of a metalband and destroyed bandle city during a horrific concert accident resulting in numerous yordle casualties.
Immortal sorceress who betrayed a powerful warlord and jumpstarted the creation of an empire all while maintaining control over the politics of Runeterra? LeBlanc is serving us what we deserve.
Bad bitch in general.
Sooo... Favorite champ lore-wise? Yes, I have one. No, I won't tell, you guess. Damn, this shouldn't be hard. Really though, haven't you guessed? And this is it. So?
Okay seriously tho, she's obviously my favourite character. I see so many possibilities in her. She has a wide array of powers that we don't know everything about yet (like wtf happened to Okin?). She has so much room to grow and evolve. I just like how stupidly powerful she is. She hasn't climbed up a mountain, she hasn't performed a sacred ritual, she doesn't have great knowledge... Yet, she's still powerful. And not just powerful, like, really, REALLY powerful, and she's human. She doesn't need to be some kind of otherwordly entity nor to have a shit ton of knowledge. Of course I want her to develop some knowledge, imagine how OP she would become.
cause she is a badass
I like many lores but she has always been my favourite.
I can't explain it, she made me feel something special with her story. Not just when she has already transformed herself but when she's human too.
Trundle because he is smart and strong working his way up to be troll king and Hes like Sejuani and Ashe except he doesnt call himself queen of all frejord when there are a good amount of people that dont submit to the his rule. Yes he does call himself king of trolls and makes those who dont belive submit but Trundle doesnt do it while preaching of being a saviour but is just as much a conquerer as sejuani.
A fallen and forgotten king left to grow mad and determined to come back to take what rightfully is his and then some, death? who cares.
There are a couple of champions that they released that just felt real.
To start, . He was a kid who wanted to save his friend. Even though he has this super natural time ability, the fact it was set to "Seconds" instead of hours or days gave him a very neat concept. "Every second counts." He makes mistakes and learns from them. How is that not relateable? His animation is amazing and is, to this day, my favorite one they've done for a champion.
To follow through, . She was a very down-to-earth character (pun intended) that wanted to find more for herself. She had this gift and used it. I also absolutely loved her design. She was so different from the other female characters.
The third champ I loved that felt real was 
. This one is a little bit more of a stretch, but she was just this strong woman that could really kick some tail, but she used it all to teach. She was this teacher who was wanting people to learn through experience. (Albeit, she takes it a little far. "Broken bones teach better lessons.")
I'm going to wrap this up with 
and 
. They were just this cute couple who would fight for each other. Whether you're in a couple yourself, or you have a close friend you hold dear, they were just a pleasant example of caring for someone else. On top of that, they had great personalities. Their conversations in game are fun to listen to, and the way they thank each other for shields and the like is fun as well.
These champions didn't feel as far out as some of the other champions, like Jhin, Kled, Bard, or Aurelion Sol. They had either crazy powers, or they were just insane in their own way. (Don't get me wrong, I love them as well, but not for the same reasons.) The champions that you could relate to, or felt more "down to earth", were the ones I loved seeing. They had great stories or motives for why they did what they did, and you could tell they fought for what they have.
