New Burst Mage Theory

HonestJohnTheCon··1 votes·699 views

OK, so we know that the new champion is female, is bubbles-related, is nice, light-hearted, and bubbly (hehe), and has a sleep CC. It's been heavily theorized that the new champ is from Targon, and there is evidence to back it up.

But, all of the Targon champions' bios have been super dark or super tragic. Even the indisputably good ones like Leona and Taric had to go through a lot to get to that point. So how would another Targonian vessel fit in with the rest?

The answer to that, I think, is that it's not another Targonian vessel. I think that the new champion is an ACTUAL ASPECT in physical form.

We know that the Aspects, sometimes called celestials, reside on top of Targon and sometimes imbue humans who reach the summit with magical powers via some form of soul-bonding. We know that the celestials often wander down from Targon, lost and confused; some of them mindlessly kill civilians, while others do nothing, like the golden boy in Leona's story.

I'm hoping that the new champion sheds light on the Aspects themselves and their spacefaring empire, as well as their motivations. They are currently just a huge mystery, and I'm starved for new lore on them.

Also, the champions released or VGU'd this year have shed light on certain species. Xayah and Rakan established the vastaya, Kayn cleared up the Darkin, Evelynn defined demons, and Ornn showed us demigods. I don't think it would be implausible for the new champion (who will likely be released in Preseason) to be a celestial from Targon's summit.

3 Comments

Arakadia1 votes

Targonians don't reside ontop of Mt Targon. They're all over the place.

But you'd need a solid reason for why this Aspect takes no host.

HonestJohnTheCon1 votes

Well, on Runeterra, they reside on Mount Targon. That's what I meant. Sorry for not clarifying, as Mt. Targon probably was not their first location in the Universe.

I'd think that it would be weird for a Mount Targon champion to be silly and lighthearted. All of the current Targon champs are grimly determined for a goal in one way or another (except Taric, but he still knows the burden of his job). Also, given that we haven't gotten a legitimate Aspect yet, I'd say it's not that implausible.

Nobody really climbs Mount Targon for fun, they usually do it out of desperation for a higher calling. So if the new champion is a human with a Targonian Aspect inside of them, either A) the Aspect dominated them completely like Pantheon or B) the powers and knowledge that came with the Aspect gave the host a new outlook on life.

If the new champion is a legitimate Aspect, however, there is no reason for the Aspect not be lighthearted; they could just be exploring Runeterra for kicks.

Arakadia2 votes

I think your idea of a physical form Aspect is totally viable. I'm not disagreeing with that. I actually made a champion concept that was an Aspect in their true, physical form.

Anyways I totally agree that more Targon lore would be amazing.

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