Karma’s new bio is so much better than before

jocomotion·7/30/2018, 3:37:53 PM·33 votes·11,591 views

Thank you Riot for releasing the updated Bio and listening to player feedback. For those who don’t know Karma’s old bio was released at the time Irellia’s rework came out, however the bio seemed overall poorly done. But recently Riot’s updated the bio, and it is leagues better than it was before.

The main problem was the first bio didn’t really mesh with Karma’s old theme of taking drastic action when necissary and instead painted Karma as nothing but a pacifist that was punished and chastised for trying to stop the Noxian invaders. That mixed with the lack of character in her story made the bio very forgettable compared to most. But now it’s pretty good,

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/karma/

Karma silenced them with a raised hand. Though she could still hear the voices in her head, it was the Spirit of Ionia in her heart that guided her…. She did not know if she had been chosen for her courage and strength of will, but Karma knew that sometimes harmony came only at a great cost.”

THIS. This is how I imagined Karma. She wants peace she wants harmony, she’d love nothing more to just not harm a single soul, but she recognizes the fact that it’s not possible in runeterra’s state. She’s powerful, she’s brave, SHE’S Karma, and though sometimes she’s unsure if she made the right choice, she’ll never regret the choices she makes. This paragraph alone made up for the old lore for me.

Their world was changing, and true wisdom lay not in resisting that fact, but accepting it.

14 Comments

IxtaliKing7/30/2018, 10:25:56 PM7 votes

It's amazing how that one small part made all the difference. That is the Karma we have in-game; strong-willed, pragmatic, wise and principled. I can't wait to see what her stories will be like.

Pisces StarChild7/30/2018, 8:26:49 PM6 votes

I agree. Her stoic and rather composed nature when facing adversities was brought back, something I admired about her, and separates her from other leaders in league. That passage you highlighted truly emphasizes how enlightened she is; coming to terms with the harsh reality they're in and realizing she'll have to make changes to traditions. She's back and has earned that title of hers once again!

ZackTheWaffleMan7/30/2018, 4:26:21 PM5 votes

too bad that she's crap and identity-less in-game

Deathfall7/30/2018, 6:32:34 PM3 votes

It's better but it is still bland. She's had so much taken from her over the years that what is the point in caring about her lore or anything else anymore? The Developers think the VGU was a success and that she is perfect the way she is. I mean the Developers think her in-game model is amazing and matches all of her splash-art, her art assets are fully completed, the kit gives her a direction, her thematic is represented well, and so much more. News flash Meddler, Reav3s and Ghostcrawler . . . it isn't. Delusional Developers.

Don Lupus8/1/2018, 10:28:16 AM1 votes

Still worse than the old one, but since Riot seems to insist on "making something new for the sake of it", it's still better than that first bio-update.