@Jaerden: What is Lore team's opinion on Ahri?

Luxxum·6/25/2015, 5:36:10 PM·13 votes·7,108 views

When Tahm Kench's VO was made available, I began reading through it, and found his quote to ahri worrying.

In ahri's lore, she is a fox who accidentally absorbs the essence of a dying mage, becoming mostly human in shape and gaining a small amount of human reasoning. She then used this to seduce and kill people to steal their essences and become more human. However, as she becomes more human, she gains a human conscience, and seeks out the IoW to find a way to become human without killing others.

However, her VO goes against this, seeming to be her before she gains a conscience. This is fine, as the VO is in game and not necessarily cannon, but Tahm Kench's line to her seems to support that the lore team is looking at her VO, not her actual lore, or worse, changing her lore to match the VO.

While Tahm Kench's taunts tend to be just personal and generally untrue, I just want to check what Lore team's current opinion is of Ahri. I would hate to see my favorite character's personality changed to being a bland seductress.

34 Comments

Irongrinder6/26/2015, 12:25:13 AM10 votes

You're too late.

Trundle went from a martyr for his race to an ice troll bully.

Xerath went from a mage willing to give up everything in his pursuit of knowledge to Jafar Villain #47.

Sivir went from capable and confident mercenary to inept buffoon.

...

Yeah, Riot is taking FANTASTIC CARE with their characters.

Matezoide6/26/2015, 1:39:56 AM8 votes

''How dare this arrogant son of a bitch push Ahri's buttons with his taunt? My poor waifu doesnt deserve this!''

The taunt fits perfectly. He knows about her past, he knows what she did, and he is using it against her. Thats the exact same thing he does to every other champion.

Photos of Ghosts6/25/2015, 6:01:01 PM3 votes

Dis. JAREDANU PLS.

FailedEXE6/25/2015, 10:07:56 PM3 votes

Are you implying that she is NOT a seductress? The lore, her in-game quotes, charm ability? Growing a conscious doesn't change what she is. So the latest champion finally has a taunt for Ahri.... Big deal. He has a taunt for nearly the entire cast of champions, and just because half the female champions show more skin doesn't make Ahri any less provocative.

GreenLore6/25/2015, 8:40:16 PM2 votes

Well even if Ahri doesn't want to seduce and kill people anymore,that doesn't change the fact that she used to do it and that she is most likely still rather flirty(and that she still runs around in a very fanservicery outfit),so it could easily apply to ahri even after she started to feel regret for killing others.

Darrosh Jewfist6/27/2015, 1:50:13 AM2 votes

Hey, it's good you brought up this Ahri discussion because Ahri is probably one of the most iconic champions in League right now. I mean, you see a ton of fanart and Ahri is featured heavily in promotional images and even the New Dawn video - so it's clear that marketing and art at the very least want to flesh out Ahri a lot more.

That said, it does seem like Ahri is in a bit of strange spot - written lore and VO's not matching.

It'd probably be good to discuss what are perceptions of Ahri as a community - and what the lore team's goal is. Do you want Ahri to fulfill that role of a seductress? Or do you just want a flirty femme fatale sort of personality that exudes lust with each movement? Like an unobtainnable Bond girl?

Xano5016/28/2015, 3:36:46 PM2 votes

So, what Lore team should do first.

Chromatic Eagle6/30/2015, 12:35:04 AM2 votes

I just assumed it was more on how she dresses and acts, rather than her past or a retcon. Even in battle she'd be flirty.