@Riot, I'm Very Scared To Ask This But...Who Is Retconned Jax?

Impetual·May 25, 2015·3 votes·756 views

I am a player who is very scared of how the retcon may ruin his character.

The Institute of War was a central part of his character's core theme (which is supposedly going to be respected), and the length of time it is taking you guys to retcon him is making me worry.

I could be wrong, but I would assume that he would be one of the first champions you guys would have retconned as his lore is one of the most closely tied to the Institute of War.

Assuming you guys are trying to nip things in the bud early.

The fact that his inevitable retcon is taking so long is starting to feel like a kind of torture....I'm just waiting for his character to be changed into something without the same feeling and heart that Jax had.

Riot please, if it has to happen, let it happen quick. Hit us with the Jax retcon, let us know the damage.

Who is the retconned Jax?

9 Comments

Legacy of XionMay 25, 20152 votes

I really must wonder why Jax fights with a lamp post now. if he's retconned, why would anyone of his skill use a stupid lamppost...

Only Play DariusMay 25, 20151 votes

Well he has a mace in his nemesis skin....

Legacy of XionMay 25, 20151 votes

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Well he has a mace in his nemesis skin....

So then he'd need his model updated, his splash art further updated and New Dawn would sadly be outdated despite it being made without the IoW in mind.

TheHobbitsMay 25, 20152 votes

New lore goes like this:

Jax entered onto non-summoners rift and met Rammus. Ok he said and grabbed a nearby lamp post because mystery. Why has he come here? Only thyme will tell.

Hope you enjoyed. There will be a 5 min video animated by the guys that did Avatar and an interactive comic book as well soon*

*soon is a registered trademark of Rito gams. #LC$bigplayz.

SiachiMay 25, 20151 votes

I'm not a rioter, and I have no idea if they'd see this, but just for the sake of discussion, what part of Jax's character, personality, and motivations do you like, and hope they keep in his (Sadly inevitable) lore update?

Then on the off-chance they do see this thread, they might keep it in mind when working on him.

ImpetualMay 25, 20151 votes

I think Jax's most important aspect was that he was a top fighter in the League of Legends and a possible undercover political player in the Institute of War!

He was so good that he was given certain restrictions on his weapon choice, and his identity was always a secret.

Despite this, he still kicked ass!

He also may have been an important political player....there were some mysteries surrounding his true identity within the Institute of War.

Simply put, he is one of the most influential participants in the most important political arena of Runeterra, despite a handicap.

He is Jax.

GreenLoreMay 25, 20151 votes

The official site lists him as an ionian,so I guess thats where he is gonna live.

I guess Jax could turn into something like a wandering warrior for hire(remember he was a mercenary before he joined the league),who mastered every weapon and thus started to put a restriction on himself to fight with a lamppost.

Alternatively he could have participated in some kind of arena battle(Maybe even in the noxian arena?),where he was so good that he got the lamppost as a restriction.

EvilMerodachMay 25, 20151 votes

Kayle Morgana Fiddlesticks Nocturne Are all pretty heavily Institute reliant lore wise. I forsee Jax being kind of the Draven counterpart. Like Garen vs Darius You'd have Jax vs Draven Both being heavily motivated by the crowd, or Roman tournament style fighting. Fighting to be the best/most loved. Good, but also kind of show-offs/over confident in their own battle skills. (btw- in old Lore, Jax was limited in his weapon choice, but they then removed the restriction, he chose to keep using the broken lamp post as a weapon to say f@#k you Rito, I don't need a weapon to be the best.)

"Imagine if I had a real Lore."

EvilMerodachMay 25, 20152 votes

I think out of everyone in the League, Fiddlesticks needs a new lore most. I mean...he's an inanimate scarecrow in a room that no longer exists.

As far as anyone knows..he doesn't even move outside of SR battles. He just stands there and either kills or drives people into insanity for entering his room..but doesn't actually do anything. Not only are all doors sealed to the room...the whole damn room, building, and ideal of the place were retconned...leaving poor fids with literally nothing.