Saddest Champion Lore?

the Anarchit3cht··5 votes·5,027 views

If you ask me, I'd have to say it's probably Yorick. But you don't really get that without his review for the league

> "Yorick could barely recall his early years in the Shadow Isles, diligently tallying the passing days, then months, then years. When the inner walls of his cave were nothing more than a maelstrom of crooked lines, he stopped. There was no more point to counting days in death than counting breaths in life. He wondered briefly how many lifetimes he might have tallied – another utterly useless exercise. " > > "The shovel rested neatly atop the body, clasped beneath its folded arms. The face -- that face he should have known -- was his own. It was the face of innocence, hope, sadness. It was a face so early on its journey, already convinced it had seen the end. > > And Yorick didn't even recognize it. " > > " Normally, I would stand here wearing the face of someone you once knew, but it seems you've forgotten everyone. "

How sad that must be.

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TenshouSNK8 votes

No one said Lucian ? Wow, people he lost his wife to a lantern.

50000000000000001 votes

100% wifesteal

SpartenA79917 votes

Sad, definitly. But I'd honestly cry if i witnessed Soraka's. She gave up her immortality to help her friend, just so he could stab her in the back and want to take her heart for himself.

Godaren1 votes

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Sad, definitly. But I'd honestly cry if i witnessed Soraka's. She gave up her immortality to help her friend, just so he could stab her in the back and want to take her heart for himself.

yeah hers is so sad i feel bad when i play wick now :(

Celio Hogane HD4 votes

OMG i just readed the title, i was thinking "Well amumu becausWAIT"

And i realiced.

Amumu is Kindred.

Who is lonelly? Amumu.

Why amumu is lonelly? because he has no friends.

Amumu is the body of the death, wich in one point he make himself two, but the body of "death" was still arround.

That is why when Kindred Taunts amumu they say:

Lamb: "We understand your loneliness, but..." Wolf: "Stay away!"

Because if they got close to Amumu they will become one again.

#HeadCanon.

japan hate acc1 votes

Oh sh!t... wow... mind blown

DrShoking3 votes

Orianna "dance with me, my pet. dance with me into oblivion" There's something unsettling and sad about her whole story but, she doesn't even have a reason to exist now due to the institution being gone.

James Stone3 votes

Riven's lore is pretty sad, IMO. Being the only survivor of a biological bombardment and being forced to watch her brothers in arms die a slow and agonizing death, with the attack being sent by the very nation she was serving (technically by Singed, but at that point he was at Noxus' employ).

Zilean's Chronodisplasia, even if not properly explored, also paints a really grim picture. Having absolutely no control over what time you experience, being forced to watch hopelessly as your loved ones die because you were too far away in your perception of time to even notice something was going on, and going through life knowing that you can never connect to someone, because you know you will outlive them all, and in one minute you can be talking to them and the other you'll see yourself contemplating their grave. The only thing that controlled his disease was the Institute, but with them gone Zilean might truly be alone.

Chespin20132 votes

Zilean Having to repeatedly watch as time goes by must be painful especially watching your home town and all the people you once knew turning to dust before your eyes without the ability to really interact without them and having to see it over and over again can honestly say would be a living hell to experience.

Melancholy Exile2 votes

Amumu. It's reached the point where Runeterra's answer to Death, an entity which has also experienced the pain of being shunned by all the world, wants nothing to do with him.

stealthfox942 votes

Lucian Viktor Yasuo Renekton

DragonShea2 votes

Any poor child from Noxus, One can only Imagine what hell they had to go through, personally I'd would exclude Riven for being too damn whiny and Talon for being a rather cold bastard. Darius and Draven would be people that I would sympathize with because they at least have implied in their backstory that things were much harder for them than most other children with is saying something.

But in the end it's riot that have the final say on the story of the noxian children.

ArdoreAurorale2 votes

Orianna 100%

Ralanr2 votes

Sion was brought back to life as nothing more than an undead monster. He hates what he is, but can't think straight enough for long to really fix it.

"Why do I feel...nothing."

ShaftyMegee1 votes

I was going to say ammumu... but wow I didn't know that was Yoriks lore...

Twisted Tea1 votes

The irony here is that because the League is retconned, and the Institute of War does not exist, Amumu does not become a part of it. He never finds a friend (Annie ), never finds a home (The League of Legends), and his Tantrums become stronger for it.

It's safe to assume that Yorick has still continued his harrowing existence and forgotten everyone, even without a Judicator to acknowledge this. His story then just remains untold. If anything this ties him with Amumu for the saddest Lore; had the League still existed, he definitely would have taken the cake.

Håppy1 votes

Olaf

The guy's story describes that he can't even kill himself honorably because he's too ferocious of a fighter. The guy just wants to die a proper warrior's death and can't.

That's really depressing.

DariusDemiurge1 votes

Morgana Malzahar Maokai Yorick Poppy Galio

The change from old lore for Xerath to the new garbage is sad too.

Celio Hogane HD1 votes

like way more new Xerath Lore, at least now he dind't make things "cause want to know if i can"

Fasmodey2 votes

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Morgana Malzahar Maokai Yorick Poppy Galio

The change from old lore for Xerath to the new garbage is sad too.

As I'm a Xerath main and I liked his old lore too, I can definitely say I like new lore more. It has more meaning and reason to destroy a empire completely. In my eyes, He is less evil and has a better personality than '' i want to cast a spell that I don't know its results, also I don't care what will happen to my people ''.

GreenLore1 votes

Azir He was betrayed and killed by his best friend,for reasons he can't understand. His whole family and the kingdom he loved so much were all destroyed(even worse he had a vision of his families last moments),when he only wanted the best for his kingdom.

On a more speculative note he probably didn't have a good father either,since Xerath called his father a mad emporer,meaning that azirs childhood probably wasn't that nice either(considering that he almost died once,I think this is rather likely)

Then there is Amumu obviously.

SEKAI1 votes

A lot of Ionian's lores are pretty sad.

Then there are champs like Skarner and Maokai...

50000000000000001 votes

New Skarner lore isn't sad. It's just mysterious.

the Anarchit3cht2 votes

Old Skarner, Maokai, and Trundle lores were very sad. But they destroyed those.

Godaren1 votes

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Old Skarner, Maokai, and Trundle lores were very sad. But they destroyed those.

is there a place i can read them at? I like champ lore a lot and wish they would do more with it

the Anarchit3cht1 votes

Skarner: Centuries ago, there lived a race of creatures as ferocious as they were wise. The brackern were unusual beings blessed with the earth's primal magic, embodied in the form of crystals. Their kind knew of an arcane ritual to bind their life's essence to a crystal, communing with the magic embedded in it. With this power, the brackern thrived in the Odyn Valley, protecting both creatures and crystals alike. Despite attacks from those looking to claim the primal magic, it seemed that nothing could get past the brackern's defenses. Nothing, that is, until the devastation of a Rune War.

A vicious battle was fought near the Odyn Valley and the unleashed chaotic magic poisoned the crystals. The brackern began to grow sick and die, and no amount of defensive magic could reverse the effects. To avoid extinction, their only course was to hibernate underground until the wars stopped. The strongest, most intelligent brackern hibernated closer to the surface to awaken first and assess the world's condition for the return of their race. The recent mining operations and violent escalation in Kalamanda were enough to awaken the first of these vanguards. When Skarner burst to the surface, he lashed out in anger and confusion. Reason eventually won out over his anger when he realized that the agents of the League who found him were simply functionaries. Skarner was invited to the Institute of War to share the brackern's story. In return, the summoners told him about the history that his kind had slept through. Much had been done to curb the unchecked use of magic since the Rune Wars, but it was obvious that the world was not yet safe for his kind to reawaken. For now, however, there is a place where Skarner can use his power to change the world into one to which his kind could eventually return: the League of Legends.

"The humans have not yet learned to control their magic - what once was Kalamanda is now a crystal scar on the history of this world."
― Skarner

Maokai: The twisting magical energies unleashed by mages during the Rune Wars caused an incredible amount of devastation to the natural world. The League was established to control the use of this magic by confining it to the Fields of Justice. By limiting its use to there, they thought that they could prevent it from doing further harm to the environment. It seemed that they were successful until Maokai came into being. During a League match on The Twisted Treeline, Maokai, an ancient oak that stood above the upper jungle, spontaneously roared to life. Ripped from the natural balance by arcane forces, his sentience was forged in chaos. Before the Adjudicators of the League could step in and suppress him, he slew all six champions participating in the match. The scholars of the Arcanum Majoris took a keen interest in him, as they were eager to discover the secrets of his animation.

Maokai was furious, however. He abhorred the existence that was thrust upon him; he felt it was a corruption of nature. He learned to communicate with people in hopes of finding a way to be returned to his former, true state. Seizing the opportunity, the League offered a trade. They would research a way to revert him so long as he agreed to fight in the League of Legends. Maokai was indifferent to verdicts rendered by the League, but he was eager to punish summoners for their wanton use of magic. He agreed to the terms under one condition: once they learned how to turn him back, they would never animate another tree again. He wears a lantern on the Fields of Justice to set him apart from the other trees, and as a warning to the animals that would do him harm. "I will use this power until I am free of it."

Trundle: Trolls have never been well-regarded beings on Valoran. Generally speaking, they are barbaric, cannibalistic, and sneaky. Despite their malevolent natures, however, the Ruhgosk never deserved the grisly fate that was visited upon them.

Generations ago, a twisted necromancer known as Hakolin the Bonecrafter attempted to enslave the Ruhgosk tribe. As a parting gift, Hakolin afflicted the trolls with a leprous disease, forever cursing the members of the tribe. Caught forever in a hideous rotting state, the Ruhgosk endured their curse while desperately in search of a cure. They never found one.

A wise Ruhgosk shaman learned that he could magically bind the disease to a single troll, provided that the troll could bear the weight of the entire tribe's curse upon himself. However, there was no such troll... until the birth of Trundle. His ability to regenerate is so profound that it appeared as if he did not carry the disease. As Trundle grew, he came to understand his gift and what it could do for his people. When he came of age, he took the curse from his tribe in a baptism of searing agony. Through the shaman's ritual, Trundle became a horrifying creature whose flesh constantly sloughs off his body, only to be re-grown in an unremitting cycle. He has joined the League of Legends in hopes of eventually finding someone who could dispel the heinous curse completely.

"I've learned a thing or two about pain! Let me show you." --Trundle

As a result of this change, many of the Skarner/Maokai quotes no longer make sense, as they didn't undergo as massive a rework as Trundle did.

DariusDemiurge1 votes

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is there a place i can read them at? I like champ lore a lot and wish they would do more with it

look up the league wiki/as and stuff in your web browser of choice.

the Anarchit3cht1 votes

I looked there, they seemed to have gotten rid of the "old lore" tab or at least moved it to a place I can't find.

DariusDemiurge1 votes

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I looked there, they seemed to have gotten rid of the "old lore" tab or at least moved it to a place I can't find.

That is tragic either way.

the Anarchit3cht2 votes

Rejoice, for I have found it! It is located by the balance updates/league judgments section towards the bottom of the page, as opposed to the handy "old lore" tab right at the top next to the current lore.

Caytheles1 votes

Amumu bro

Jolyne Cujoh1 votes

Rammus simply because of how shit it is But honestly probably Riven . Spent her childhood becoming a Noxian soldier only to be betrayed and see those inspired by her get killed because of her

IcyPepper1 votes

Sona

At least she got adopted...

Stars Shaper1 votes

I think it's Azir Short Story expecially if meanwhile you envision it you listen to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGgdY4eE9pU

japan hate acc1 votes

Lucian and Yasuo, especially Lucian. Honestly. Lucian lost the love of his life, but not only that, he's haunted by the idea that she is still in neverending agony. Senna is tormented, and Lucian, the once kind and warmhearted Lucian, is now here for one sole reason: vengeance. If he ever kills Thresh and frees Senna and countless other souls, you know what he's probably going to do? Kill himself. The only reason he's still alive is because Senna is still out there, oppressed and tortured. And Yasuo, has lost everything. Honor, trust, family (he had to kill his brother), a home.

Skelenth1 votes

I am surprised I didn't see Nautilus lore yet. I mean, he first get betrayed by his former friends, get pushed into a weird black ooze, just to find himself on the oceanfloor in complete darkness fused with a diving suit. Even in his quotes you can hear how mentally damaged the poor guy is: "The endless march." "Forward. Forward." "Left to die." I would never want to have his fate (though big daddys are awesome)

Darius Strada1 votes

I feel quite for Sion.They robbed him his well deserved rest in death, stripped him away from his humanity and force him to fight and he is only capable of having small glimpses of his former self while killing.

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