Reading Morgana's updated short bio, I think it has the potential to go in a really cool direction.

Blood Magicks··33 votes·2,344 views

Driven by vindictive obsession, Morgana is a potent mistress of suffering and the black arts. Once a being of grace and light, she was ripped from her kind during an ancient conflict that broke her soul, turning her into the cruel tormentor she is today. Comforted by a prophecy that claims she will strike the final blow and gain her revenge, Morgana lies in wait, her lust for power growing endlessly.

Now I know some people read this and thought 1) this might make her a bit too one-sided villain or 2) she sounds like a victim of the conflict rather than the initiator of it (I agree with the latter by the way, give my first main more agency), but I thought one thing:

Lucifer

https://i.imgur.com/0PkK36T.jpg

This can be absolutely amazing. Judeo-Christian mythology is at least as awesome as the Nordic one, and if Riot puts their art team on that and delivers a gender-swapped Lucifer(in a subtle and tasteful way) I am hyped and sold. Add to that how the worship and fear of this entity influenced the culture of Valoran throughout the ages and it can turn out solid. Give me "Paradise Lost" and Milton's poetry, Riot. Give me mature and well-crafted Runeterran myth. I know Season 6 faced some backlash because the characters were 2deep and sometimes preachy, but you more than compensated in Season 7, which was more mass-market. I hope the seasons to come strike a good balance.

35 Comments

Warlord Dienekes9 votes

But the point of Paradise Lost was that Lucifer seems cool and charming but was actually a childlike little bitch throwing a tantrum because he couldn’t have his way once you analyze his actions.

Blood Magicks7 votes

Morgana isn't some pillar of level-headedness and maturity either.

BestJhinUniverse4 votes

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Morgana isn't some pillar of level-headedness and maturity either.

Not a huge Morgana fan but I think I can speak on their behalf here and say, stick to your Vladimir dreaming and posts.

Blood Magicks8 votes

I am a huge Morgana fan both in gameplay and lore (150k mastery so far, mained her throughout seasons 2, 4 and 6), but I won't speak on anyone's behalf and instead ask her fans to convince me.

Stars Shaper4 votes

Did they updated Kayle's too?

Placentas12 votes

Ya but a Rioter said they're essentially placeholders until Morg & Kayle get their real VGU. This new little blurb is just there to match the current lore.

Stars Shaper3 votes

Thanks for the info.

Papa Andrei1 votes

Thats a fun word. Blurb. Heh

Żügżwäng4 votes

Lore in this game is severely lacking and constantly being retconned. The pregame tips are laughable sometimes: vastayans like to eat gobbledy%%%%s from Xteria.

For a game with so many interesting characters it would be nice for some sort of backstory to be added... Perhaps through events like the starguardian one where you take a team of noxians through some set of levels.

Papa Andrei2 votes

Okay let me explain to you how the lore chsnges work. Riot got rid of everything damn near, and so right now, they are making the foundations for a new world essentially. This foundation will let them build up more (more character stories and interactions, books, comics, etc.) you need a ground to build a skyscraper ya?

DariusDemiurge3 votes

No thanks.

Muzét3 votes

On Another Topic I said that she could become a demon after being fallen.. Got downvoted3but still hooping so.

kattzkitti2 votes

What is it about religious people that they just can't help but shove their children's fairy tales down other's throats wherever and whenever they have the opportunity to?

Blood Magicks34 votes

Does my post imply I'm religious in any way?

Darius Strada28 votes

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What is it about religious people that they just can't help but shove their children's fairy tales down other's throats wherever and whenever they have the opportunity to?

Then you should also blame Marvel and DC. Why are they shoving down my throat with Nordic, Greek and Christian religions?

Mhihnj2 votes

Christian religion

wait wut?

Beyond Legends3 votes

DC does have lucifer as a character along with god.

Mhihnj1 votes

i didn't know that tbh

Papa Andrei2 votes

Hell is also literal place, as Cinstantine seems to loooooove it there.

Craft Zeppelin1 votes

I'M THE GOD OF THUNDAAAAAAAH! (While being strapped in a seat.)

TheHappyReaperz1 votes

Also Egyptian, as Marvel does still have Moon Knight.

The Stabby Tabby17 votes

Fedoralord senses religious inspiration.

(MUST DISCREDIT RELIGION)

Knalxz8 votes

Children's fairy tales? You are aware that's exactly what lol is right? A bunch of fairy tales beating the shit out of each other.

Kinda weird it use that phrase as an insult when it's the discussion is about the exact same thing.

Papa Andrei2 votes

Okay can we have a Karthus and Ryze skin where they boh have fairytail books instead of their normal tomes? LEMME SMACK SOMEONE WITH A BOOK.

Kitty Cat Tosha1 votes

Using a book as weapon? BLASPHEMY

Triple3T2 votes

I'm atheist and I think this would be awesome.

PinkSalt3 votes

Ooo someone a bit salty.

Game girl 11 votes

I wish I could dislike this comment more times.

YHWH Adonai2 votes

This can be absolutely amazing. Judeo-Christian mythology is at least as awesome as the Nordic one, and if Riot puts their art team on that and delivers a gender-swapped Lucifer(in a subtle and tasteful way) I am hyped and sold.

  1. The origin of Lucifer is much, much older than Judeo-Christian mythology. Lucifer is Venus as Morning Star. Bringer of the Light (as she brings the Sun). Queen of the Night (she is the brightest on the night sky after a Moon), the Fallen One (as a Morning Star she is just going to/from Afterworld-Hell. There is many stories about it). So it would be not much gender swapping if Morgana would be personification of Venus-Lucifer.

This is the picture of Mesopotamian Ishtar which is also Venus. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2224/13197189004_f0d76cc8b2_b.jpg

  1. Yes. Judeo-Christian mythology is amazing and it has similar roots as any pagan religion you mentioned. It's beautiful cultular heritage. So why Riot don't want to use it? I guess because christian and jewish people in some countries are crazy and see everywhere sacrilege. So they probably don't want to be accused of anything and deal with crazy people who feel offended. So they use as inspiration European Pagan Religions, Asian ones (especially Chinese and Japanese one) (I especially love Wukong, which is the same as famous Son Goku btw. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong ) and some others.

For some unknown for me reason I always associated Morgana with some Asian demon. She looks very similar to Morgana. She is a winged woman who sits on the roofs of houses especcialy at night. She looks like ghostly, wicked woman without a belly and she steals babies from cradles causing cot death.

Craxsian1 votes

Is it from PBE?

Kitty Pix1 votes

Why is not a single person linking to the Google doc source for all these stories, it's getting really annoying. I want to read them all :(

6FlagsFunnelCake2 votes

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Why is not a single person linking to the Google doc source for all these stories, it's getting really annoying. I want to read them all :(

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i_yh-Z3oc2846t5iLJCubex9jma2nDWlhr-WWBBtUoA/edit

PokladnicaZla1 votes

Fun fact;There are some theologist who clbelieve that Lucifer was in fact female.

I must admit i find the idea of RITO basing Morgana's and Kayle's lore on some of tge worlds religions quite interesting,but I do hope if they do make Morgana evil (which I hope they dont) that they give her a proper that explains it all.Not just making her evil for the sake of it.

Akali Prime1 votes

aww but we already have a champion thats basically the devil TahmKench

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