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TBH, not a huge fan of Sylas' lore

Blood Mefist·1/8/2019, 10:07:23 PM·5 votes·4,027 views

The first thing that gets me about his lore is that it seems like it shares too much with Urgot's lore. Both people who dutifully and happily worked for their mother countries, but end up imprisoned and resent their home for its societal structure. Both learn things that make them stronger in prison and break out to lead revolutions based on their newfound visions of destruction. The draw more similarities between the two, Urgot's line "They put me in chains, they gave me my weapon!" could be used for Sylas almost too perfectly. Both also have lines about toppling the walls of Demacia and discord/chaos being better than order. I know there are nuances and differences between them, but it almost feels like a Pyke vs. Old Nautilus situation again.

The other thing that irks me is that he was not killed outright. Demacian officials painted him as "one of the most dangerous mages in Demacia" and he killed three members of high society while originally being a member of low society himself. There are so many factors that suggest he should be killed outright, but he is instead imprisoned and given time to gather knowledge and power.

IDK, those a couple of things that made me not feel invested in Sylas' lore. It's just my few cents on the matter that I felt like sharing.

4 Comments

Modl Ryden l1/8/2019, 10:50:16 PM4 votes

Me man with abs and no shirt. Me imprisoned with L A R G E C H A I N S. Me smash! Me overthrow Demacia.

Sounds like something Demacia would do. At this rate Demacia is like the Florida of Runeterra.

The Highest Noon1/8/2019, 10:11:22 PM2 votes

Take a look at my own post regarding my dislike for the character. He makes 0 sense to me. His gameplay barely reflects his backstory. His attitude barely reflects his backstory. It's like they took Ezreal and made him Draven's lore. What the hell?

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/general-discussion/z6HaZHA0-im-disappointed-with-sylas

MasterLico1/8/2019, 11:06:11 PM1 votes

demacian heart is much better [slayer-jinx-wink]

JustBeKuznick1/31/2019, 11:19:09 PM1 votes

Yeah I'm not sure if you really read either lore, but they really are not alike. Sylas was born in a country that looked down on his powers and his family turned him in. He was used for his unique ability to track down others like him. At first he found meaning in it, but soon realized the hypocrisy in the society of Demacia as he discovered all the mages amongst the wealthy. In trying to protect a young girl, he accidentally touched the girl giving him her powers, which accidentally killed 3 Demacian members. Thus he went on the run, gaining the name as the most dangerous mage. Upon capture he used Lux to gain information about the very things that bind him. Her family found out she was interacting with him and forced her to stop while ordering Sylas to be hung. At his execution, he used Lux's powers to escape, finding other exiled mages to aid him. Urgot on the other was betrayed by his country, setup to die on a mission. Urgot was cocky and found himself to comebe a worthy fighter, only to find out he wasn't basically good as he thougt. Upon capture he was brought to the depths of Zaun and tortured like all the others below. However, by the time Baron Voss came to torture him, he realized there was nothing Baron could do to him to cause him more pain, thus Baron fled the area. Urgot began to take over the prison, killing those he felt unworthy and weak. He forced prisoners to were the very chains that bound him. He began removing and replacing his own body parts he felt were weak, becoming what we see now. Later on, Urgot blew the prison up, killing prisoners and destroying the city. Escaping, Urgot moved to test those above to his own standards, allowing those he view worthy the chance to live.