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What is Evelynn's lore?

CaptainAntiHeroz·12/5/2019, 8:05:12 AM·3 votes·4,602 views

Alright so ever since blue invisible girl got turned into blue sometimes invisible sadist demon girl I've kind of been more interested in her lore more than her gameplay. Mainly due in part to the whole W being a movement speed boost plus able to remove slows being removed not cool man.

BUUUUUUT well from both a design and story perspective Eve perplexes me, sure being an invisible girl randomly was weird too but back then things more or less 'just were' if that makes any sense at all. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqp4Kwkuyds/Vw6QJOvIo7I/AAAAAAAA500/Tkwtl57Ek_QxEetrHOvKa8_CK05ips1rQCLcB/s1600/Evelynn_Splash_0.jpg So that became this https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/007/458/801/large/jessica-oyhenart-evelynn.jpg?1513201485 and that is cool I like that she has a story now and is confirmed to be the one responsible for what happened to Vayne's parents. But there are a few things I don't get.....

Like for example: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/007/604/404/large/st-cygnus-evelynn04.jpg?1507267034&dl=1 -Evelynn is perfectly capable of inflicting pain with her claws and did so in both the old and new splash art, and it was in her old kit as well. So outside of just being more of a silhouette on her model and a way to make her not just a naked save for shadows demon lady, what does she use the lashers for?

-Also most demons have some sort of fall from grace or something that conjures them into existence but Evelynn is just kinda here to be a plot device for Vayne?

-Why wouldn't she kill Vayne? Does she have the big grand plan? Could she turn Vayne into a demon like herself? After all Vayne has become a cold blooded rutheless monster killing machine and it would make sense seeing as how she's going down a dark road....

-Why does Evelynn eat things like dragon if she feeds off pain? Can demons feed off normal means and just choose to feed of the suffering of others (in Evelynn's case because Tahm quite literally eats people if I'm not mistaken) because it's fun for them and they can do so?

-On top of all that Evelynn seems to have disdain for Ahri (in the theoretical circumstance that they were to one day meet based off of interactions in game) and calls her a skank, and while I don't think Eve is quite a succubus she does use sexuality to her advantage to lure in prey, but we never really see how Evelynn is on her own. I mean its the same for the other demons in league as well, we only see them in the context of what they hunt, never seeing them how they see themselves and how they conduct themselves while not hunting. So whats Eve truly like?

These are just a few questions I've had in my head for a while now and if anyone has any answers or comments please feel free to let me know (Also mods please forgive me I went for the least sexualized Evelynn images I could find while still pointing out that her claws are weapons too)

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Umbral Regent12/5/2019, 9:26:09 AM2 votes

-Evelynn is perfectly capable of inflicting pain with her claws and did so in both the old and new splash art, and it was in her old kit as well. So outside of just being more of a silhouette on her model and a way to make her not just a naked save for shadows demon lady, what does she use the lashers for?

For lashing, for lack of better words. Although if they appear to people in her "human" guise, then they could lend an exotic flair to her appearance, making her more alluring, but otherwise, they're lashers for the simplest of reasons.

-Also most demons have some sort of fall from grace or something that conjures them into existence but Evelynn is just kinda here to be a plot device for Vayne?

I'm not sure where you're getting your information from. None of the demons in Runeterra have any such "fall from grace"; they're primordial magical beings from the spirit realm, most of whom were - not quite created - but in some way brought to "life" by the Rune Wars.

Evelynn in particular woke up to the suffering of mortals in Runeterra during the Rune Wars, and found her insatiable appetite for pain and anguish through it.

Beyond that, Evelynn has always been connected to Vayne's lore. It's pretty much always been the case, as far as I know, that Evelynn murdered Vayne's parents. It's just that pre-VGU, it was a demon assassin killing for fun, and post-VGU it was a succubus-esque demon murdering for personal sustenance.

-Why wouldn't she kill Vayne? Does she have the big grand plan? Could she turn Vayne into a demon like herself? After all Vayne has become a cold blooded rutheless monster killing machine and it would make sense seeing as how she's going down a dark road....

I don't know where you're getting the idea that a demon could turn someone into a demon.

As far as Evelynn's plans for Vayne are concerned; she does feed off of mortal suffering, so leaving Vayne alive after having her witness her parents' deaths would doubtless leave Vayne suffering a lot of emotional trauma, giving Evelynn plenty to feed on.

-Why does Evelynn eat things like dragon if she feeds off pain? Can demons feed off normal means and just choose to feed of the suffering of others (in Evelynn's case because Tahm quite literally eats people if I'm not mistaken) because it's fun for them and they can do so?

I don't think she's being literal with that quote. As far as we know, she doesn't require any physical sustenance and feeds exclusively off of suffering and pain.

Tahm Kench's devouring of people is an odd thing, but really only if you try to directly relate gameplay and narrative. I'm sure he does quite literally devour people, but at the end of the day, I'm 90% sure he mostly feeds off of his unique brand of torture.

-...we never really see how Evelynn is on her own. I mean its the same for the other demons in league as well, we only see them in the context of what they hunt, never seeing them how they see themselves and how they conduct themselves while not hunting. So whats Eve truly like?

Judging from her Biography, very basic and animalistic. She tailored her body to help her hunt and feed on people's anguish, and seems to act only in the interest of satiating that hunger. So, I don't think there's ever a time when she's not hunting, and even if there was, it would probably still be fairly single-minded.

AnythingSupports12/5/2019, 8:50:23 AM1 votes

Hmmm I think if demons reproduce by simply corrupting mortals it'd make sense that she'd try to make vayne into one considering the circumstances

Don't think they'd do it but it is an interesting concept

Cant really explain anything else though because I don't really know

BLACK REALM GOD12/5/2019, 8:40:02 AM1 votes

i think:

evelynn uses the lashes for exactly what she uses them in the game for. impaling and cone strikes

i wouldn't buy into her story too much. She has a unique gameplay kit and needed a story to rationalize it. so they slapped one together and made it modern.

demons are just an easy way for riot to explain that someone or something is evil. if you look at all of the demons they're just normal things with corrupted outlooks. evelynn is probably whatever janna is and janna just doesnt know it. the comment about her eating pain is probably her just draining life force to survive and misunderstanding it as pleasure because it sustains her. regardless - magic defies physics and reality. you shouldn't try to make sense of fiction.

if she killed vayne then we'd have another gangplank moment on our hands and that made the fanbase unhappy.

evelynn is a diva. if you've ever seen any anime or tv drama where there's that one bitchy pretty girl always strutting her stuff and wrapping men around her finger that's eve. it's a common trope.

dragon is a gameplay mechanic. she wouldn't work if she couldn't kill camps or at the very least she'd be another ivern.

if you watch her when you play her she auto attacks with her claws. her E (i think that's the move?) causes her to take her tethers and slap the enemy if it's not empowered and if it is then she stabs and yanks herself to the target.

her R takes her tethers and is what creates that giant swipe.

GreenLore12/5/2019, 12:44:59 PM1 votes

-Evelynn is perfectly capable of inflicting pain with her claws and did so in both the old and new splash art, and it was in her old kit as well. So outside of just being more of a silhouette on her model and a way to make her not just a naked save for shadows demon lady, what does she use the lashers for?

She likely uses them as weapons. Yes claws are nice and all, but her tentacles have a larger reach and are likely even more deadly.

-Also most demons have some sort of fall from grace or something that conjures them into existence but Evelynn is just kinda here to be a plot device for Vayne?

Demons in runeterra aren't like that though(the darkin are closer to the "fall from grace"-kind). In general we don't know the exact nature of demons in runeterra, but they seem to be primordial spirits who feed on human suffering in one way or another. Evelynn is a spirit who literally feeds on pain.

-Why wouldn't she kill Vayne? Does she have the big grand plan? Could she turn Vayne into a demon like herself? After all Vayne has become a cold blooded rutheless monster killing machine and it would make sense seeing as how she's going down a dark road....

In-universe Evelynn is unable to just walk up to someone and kill them. She needs her victim to touch her with "desire" before she can attack them. So Vaynes parents likely did this before they were killed, but Vayne was just a child at that time(one that just walked into a room with her dead parents), there simply wasn't a way for Evelynn to physically assault Vayne.

-Why does Evelynn eat things like dragon if she feeds off pain? Can demons feed off normal means and just choose to feed of the suffering of others (in Evelynn's case because Tahm quite literally eats people if I'm not mistaken) because it's fun for them and they can do so?

That's just a joke.

-On top of all that Evelynn seems to have disdain for Ahri (in the theoretical circumstance that they were to one day meet based off of interactions in game) and calls her a skank, and while I don't think Eve is quite a succubus she does use sexuality to her advantage to lure in prey, but we never really see how Evelynn is on her own. I mean its the same for the other demons in league as well, we only see them in the context of what they hunt, never seeing them how they see themselves and how they conduct themselves while not hunting. So whats Eve truly like?

Evelynn uses sexuality as a trap, but she has never sex with her victims. I'm pretty sure though that this is just a quote to give these 2 a sort of rivalry, because they hunt in a very similar fashion within the lore, making them sort of counterparts to each other.

Kynin12/5/2019, 2:44:39 PM1 votes

-Also most demons have some sort of fall from grace or something that conjures them into existence but Evelynn is just kinda here to be a plot device for Vayne?

Riot has went on record that the demons are not related to Christianity whatsoever. So as far as I know there is no "grace". Evelynn was a manifestation of all the pain of the rune war. -Why wouldn't she kill Vayne? Does she have the big grand plan? Could she turn Vayne into a demon like herself? After all Vayne has become a cold blooded rutheless monster killing machine and it would make sense seeing as how she's going down a dark road...

Eve seeks out the happiest people to feast on. I doubt she would get much from a young child that just saw her parents get killed.

-Why does Evelynn eat things like dragon if she feeds off pain? Can demons feed off normal means and just choose to feed of the suffering of others (in Evelynn's case because Tahm quite literally eats people if I'm not mistaken) because it's fun for them and they can do so?

Dragons can feel pain. Demons in Runeterra feed off of a feeling. Tahm Kench and Evelynn both need consent to eat. Tahm Kench needs a verbal agreement Evelynn needs physical touch. Tahm Kench feeds off of greed and gluttony. Eve feeds off of lust.

-On top of all that Evelynn seems to have disdain for Ahri (in the theoretical circumstance that they were to one day meet based off of interactions in game) and calls her a skank, and while I don't think Eve is quite a succubus she does use sexuality to her advantage to lure in prey, but we never really see how Evelynn is on her own. I mean its the same for the other demons in league as well, we only see them in the context of what they hunt, never seeing them how they see themselves and how they conduct themselves while not hunting. So whats Eve truly like?

That was probably more of a joke from Riot. It is pretty funny for a literal succubus to call another character a skank. Demons in league are what they hunt. They are purely a manifestation of human feelings. Eve is always looking for the next meal. Tahm is always trying to make a deal.

ZackTheWaffleMan12/5/2019, 6:21:24 PM1 votes

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-Why does Evelynn eat things like dragon if she feeds off pain? Can demons feed off normal means and just choose to feed of the suffering of others (in Evelynn's case because Tahm quite literally eats people if I'm not mistaken) because it's fun for them and they can do so?

I'm pretty sure that dragon quote has no bearing on the lore whatsoever. It's a reference to a certain brand of adult toy, either intentionally or unintentionally.

floo12/5/2019, 10:51:13 AM1 votes

As to why Eve doesnt just kill Vayne..

Look at Thresh's lore. He's been told to take everything from someone's life to see them wither in pain and anguish to collect their soul, when they give up on life. Looking at her interaction with Thresh she clearly admires exactly that, so perhaps she would do the same or something similar? Play with her prey and make them suffer indirectly.