Turns out Poppy (and thus other Yordles) live very long lives

darkdill·12/8/2015, 9:41:19 PM·40 votes·5,703 views

Poppy's lore claims that she was around when Demacia was "an ambitious new nation". Seeing as Fiora's lore is full of stuff about laws and traditions (which would require that Demacia be at least a century old), this means that Yordles must have longer lifespans than humans.

But then again, Riot absolutely hates talking about Champion ages because "CONTROVERSY!".

Incidentally, if Poppy really is hundreds of years old, she must be pretty dang dense not to realize by now that she's the hammer's intended owner. Guess she fills the "Idiot Hero" trope appropriately.

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Tesla Effect12/8/2015, 11:26:26 PM16 votes

In response to the long life span of Yordles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN4bRZOS_xk

Funny PS: Yodas species is called Yordles, thank you Rito, I have been waiting a long time for this reveal.

Princess Emma12/8/2015, 9:55:16 PM14 votes

The hammer actually belongs to a guy named MC

Virgin Ray12/9/2015, 12:21:52 AM10 votes

They live very long lives, Veigar "IS THAT A SHORT JOKE?!?!?!?!"

Ralanr12/8/2015, 9:57:35 PM9 votes

They could be effectively immortal as long as they have purpose. Kinda like Pathfinder Gnomes.

yogozin12/8/2015, 9:48:17 PM5 votes

+1 for TV tropes.

A Superb Villain12/9/2015, 12:42:08 AM5 votes

Well, I already know how that short story will end. It turns out the legendary monster slayer Poppy has heard of is a literal legend; she has been searching so long, and so oblivious to the flow of time, the potential hero has already grown old and died.

Hence, commemorating his achievements in a statue.

Edit: Disregard; my reading comprehension is pathetic at the moment. Finals will do that to you.

Poppy is the Slayer, the statue is just an idealized version of her likeness.

ModCaptainMårvelous12/8/2015, 11:01:39 PM3 votes

I'm going to assume that Demacia isn't that old. Of course, comparatively, A kingdom that's 200 years old may seem big and grand but it's still not THAT old. Especially when you'd compare it to a fallen empire like Shurima or an enternal vigil like the Iceborn in Freljord.

GuiltyGecko12/9/2015, 2:09:48 AM2 votes

Considering Lulu's lore...she must be from a time LONG since past.