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List of Character Alignment in New Lore

Game girl 1·5/14/2016, 10:51:27 PM·22 votes·12,813 views

Hey guys! So I've been recently thinking about how a lot of the characters in the new lore have really interesting, diverse, and sometimes not so clear motivations. So I tried putting together a list of their overall alignments (D&D style :P) however some of them are actually somewhat ambiguous so we'll be doing our best! :P Anyway lets get started.

Quick summary of the alignment system: Lawful Good: The Knight Follows strict moral code, always fights evil. Neutral Good : The Hero Always does the right thing, even if it goes against the law/certain morals. Chaotic Good : The Rebel Fights the system to do whats right. Lawful Neutral : The Judge Believes strongly in justice, carries out certain ideals no matter what. True Neutral : The Outsider Doesn't go out of his way to harm others, but doesn't protect them either. Morally ambiguous. Chaotic Neutral : The Nomad Cares only about him/her self, ignores moral codes/the law. Lawful Evil : The Overlord Cares about power above all else, uses the law to enforce his power. Neutral Evil : The Villain Pursues evil at all costs, not for enjoyment. Chaotic Evil : The Psychopath Exists purely to destroy, revels in acts of evil.

Anyway these are pretty basic guidlines, but they are not set in stone and many characters may border different alignments.

Amumu : True Neutral (??) AurelionSol : True Neutral Azir : Lawful Good Bard : Lawful Neutral Brand : Chaotic Evil Braum : Neutral Good Cassiopeia : Lawful Evil Diana : Chaotic Good Ekko : Chaotic Good Fiora : Lawful Neutral Gangplank : Lawful Evil Gnar : True Neutral Graves : Chaotic Neutral Hecarim : Chaotic Evil Illaoi : Lawful Goodl Jhin : Chaotic Evil ** Jinx : Chaotic Evil Kalista : Lawful Good -> Lawful Neutral Karthus : Lawful Neutral Kindred : True Neutral Leona : Lawful Neutral Lucian : Neutral Good MissFortune : Chaotic Good Mordekaiser : Neutral Evil Nasus : Lawful Good Olaf : Chaotic Neutral Pantheon : Lawful Neutral Poppy : Lawful Good RekSai : True Neutral Renekton : Chaotic Good / Chaotic Evil Shen : Lawful Neutral Sion : Chaotic Evil Sivir : Chaotic Neutral Skarner : Neutral Good TahmKench : Chaotic Evil Taric : Lawful Good Thresh : Chaotic Evil TwistedFate : Chaotic Neutral Velkoz : Lawful Evil Xerath : Chaotic Good / Chaotic Neutral / Neutral Evil Yasuo : Neutral Good Zed : Neutral Evil

Lawful Good: 5 Neutral Good : 4 Chaotic Good : 3 Lawful Neutral : 7 True Neutral : 5 Chaotic Neutral : 4 Lawful Evil : 3 Neutral Evil : 3 Chaotic Evil : 8

Looking at this I think its really telling that most champions are Lawful Neutral, it shows the direction riot is taking with the new lore. A lot of the champions fight for ideals/something bigger than themselves. Honestly this usually makes for really great stories . I think its also interesting that there are so few true neutral characters. True Neutral characters seem to not interact with the story line as often which makes sense since riot is trying to make Runnaterra more immersive and what not.

ANYWAY, I'll change any of the allignments if you guys think I got them wrong. Hope you enjoyed! [slayer-jinx-catface]

EDITS

Kindred : Lawful Neutral -> True Neutral (Cardinal Sinveil) AurelionSol : Lawful Neutral -> True Neutral (GreenLore) Pantheon : Evil Neutral -> Lawful Neutral (GreenLore) TahmKench : Evil Neutral -> Chaotic Evil (GreenLore) Ekko : Chaotic Neutral -> Chaotic Good (Inept Maverick, 333Lom, Greenlore) Cassiopeia : Chaotic Neutral -> Lawful Evil (Celestial Bodied) Braum : Lawful Good -> Neutral Good (GreenLore) RekSai : Neutral Evil -> True Neutral (GreenLore, Narasimha) Azir : Neutral Good -> Lawful Good (GreenLore, Riot WAAARGHbobo) Illaoi : Lawful Neutral -> Lawful Good (Riot WAAARGHbobo)

125 Comments

RiotWAAARGHbobo5/15/2016, 6:12:58 PM13 votes

Man, i love me some old school rpg alignment stuff!

For pretty much all of the new and updated mortal characters you can see the writers built in a journey from one alignment to another. This can be a subtle shift (like Illaoi, Shen, or Azir) or the begining of a huge swing ( Ekko, Sivir, Zed)

Imho When writing or playing an old school rpg a character should always be transitioning between alignments. (Or even better, facing a split in the road towards two). So for instance i would argue orginal Sivir was neutral evil bordering on chaotic evil. She's selfish, (ie evil) with no respect for the law (chaotic), though some respect for tradition (neutral).

BUT look at her color text... She changing and begining to doubt how she's lived her life... That means her alignment is shifting radically.

Thus i would argue alignment should have at least two parts. (Potentially three) Alignment of who they were and who they are becoming.

Fun list though!

SpecterVonBaren5/15/2016, 2:42:30 AM7 votes

I'd say Tahm is Lawful Evil. His entire shtick is that he's a crossroads demon, meaning he's all about making a deal and upholding that deal. It's the fault of the people making the bargain with him that he gets to feed on their despair because he can't do it unless they "let him in".

To be Chaotic, you need to be willing to side with anyone or use any means to achieve your goals. Jinx for instance would be just as likely to go skipping through the park with you as she is to blow your head off, it would depend on her mood. Tahm very clearly has his own rules that he follows to a t.

RiotWAAARGHbobo5/16/2016, 3:09:10 AM4 votes

These I would disagree with a couple:

MissFortune is definitely evil. Killing people for revenge (esp bystanders) is selfish and therefore evil. She can justify this to herself and probably thinks she's good--- but she hasn't walked that walk yet. She is definitely in transition.

Illaoi is definitely good. Her god is a strange one with very different views on life than our culture. But Illaoi is absolutely motivated by her faith and to help people-- it's just sometimes to help you... she has to slap the shit out of your soul.

Sivir started as chaotic evil I think. She was blade for hire-- with no qualms about killing innocent people for money. She's in motion though.

Zed I would say he seems to be chaotic evil... but Ninjas always lie.

GreenLore5/15/2016, 12:04:22 AM4 votes

Overall a nice list,though I would change several ones:

  • I'd say Aurelion is closer to true neutral or even chaotic neutral. He doesn't really seem to follow any law or codex,he just does whatever he wants to do.

  • Azir seems more lawful good.He wants to establish his empire after all.He might not follow a strict order code,but he does respect the laws of his own country(thats why it took him so long to free the slaves,because he needed time to change the system)

  • Braum on the other hand seems more to be on the neutral good side,he doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would do something that he considers wrong just because the law says so.

  • Ekko falls more into the chaotic good side,I mean yeah he does some small crimes appearantly(i mean his weapon is a clock arm),but he also rewinded time over 90 times just to save his friend and when it was appearant that he couldn't save him and was faced with the choice of avenging said friend or staying at his side during his last moments,he chose the latter. Not to mention that he rewinded time to restore the memorial even though it putted him in danger.

  • Pantheon seems more lawful evil,or maybe even lawful neutral to me.Yes he ordered Aurelion around,but he did to protect the world from the voidborn.Overall he is really hard to judge because he barely appears in his own lore...

  • Rek'Sai seems more true neutral to me. She is like an animal,who are pretty much "true neutral" by default.Saying she is evil is like saying that a lion defending his territory is evil.

  • Taric seems more neutral good,if not chaotic good. He does what he sees as right,regardless of any laws.

  • Last but not least there is Zed,who would fit more into the lawful evil side,I mean he did create his own ninja order because he thought the old order was too weak willed to fullfill their jobs.

DarkRitual5/15/2016, 3:23:44 PM3 votes

I could argue Ekko as Chaotic Neutral. He and his group look after their own, and won't let anyone stop them from helping each other.

Blood Magicks5/14/2016, 10:55:55 PM3 votes

Just dropping by to say nice list.

Linna Excel5/16/2016, 8:25:11 PM2 votes

Leona : Lawful Neutral

I don't know what she is anymore, but I do know her lore change was wrong and she's a terrible character now.

Cardinal Sinveil5/14/2016, 11:46:06 PM2 votes

I'd honestly label Karthus & Kindred as True Neutral.

Meep Man5/15/2016, 2:03:42 AM2 votes

I don't think Gangplank is Lawful Evil. He is a strange area to where it's something like Chaotic and Lawful at the same time and his motives aren't evil, just selfish. He isn't Shadow Isles, he was just stubborn and greedy, like any ruler of a pirate continent would be. He is more Chaotic Neutral if anything. His law is a little strange and not the Demacian standard at all or anything of the sorts, but isn't just evil. He rewarded the boy in the lore who told about Graves and TF with a coin, food, and bed. He has a kind heart for those who can show that they can work under him. He is just greedily strict with his laws. Chaotic Neutral for your description summarizes Gangplank in a way, at least in my eyes. He only cares about himself, his position, and those who can help him, but loses track of morals along the way.

I also think Vel'Koz is deceiving. He isn't Lawful Evil really. He loves knowledge and the power it gives, but his quotes kind of show off that he enjoys destroying those around him. More Chaotic Evil like the rest of the Void.

Finally, Ekko is 100% Chaotic Good. He cares for other street boys (or whatever you wish to call them) a ton! He rewinded an incredible number of times to try and save a fellow street boy like him, and when he couldn't save him or get payback, he instead used his time to make sure the boy was with someone he liked in his last couple moments. Ekko is anything but selfish and cares for EVERYONE who is good.

Annoxis5/15/2016, 2:57:30 PM2 votes

Vel'Koz is a Lawful Evil acording to you ? Seems weird to me. He is a scientist who rather lacks ethics considering his methods... I don't see where you see the " Lawful " aspect. He would rather be a Neutral Evil, because of his discutable methods rather than his goals.

Rek'Sai too seems weird to me. She is a beast. She absolutely don't care about what is good or what is bad, neither she cares about laws : she is the strongest of the Xer'Sai and will defend her territory at all costs. That is all there is to her.