Champions should be immigrating into Noxus rather than running from it

Blood Magicks·6/11/2017, 12:02:08 AM·77 votes·3,307 views

I was contemplating the other day how I feel more patriotic towards Noxus than towards any of the countries I've lived in when I realised many people probably share this sentiment.

When a country offers immense opportunities and freedom proportional to how much one has achieved, well, people flock to that country. When it offers protection to mages banished from Demacia or a purpose to Vastayans with destroyed homes, well, you see it become more diverse than it currently is.

And yet we currently have no core Noxus champions who have come from different factions and made their way up the ladder of power. Everyone who resides in Noxus looks Noxian to the core, and Noxian armies as shown in Kled's promo look distinctly Central/South European, with little to no variation (before you make remarks, Morgana is no longer Noxian and Vlad is looks like a standard Noxian, but bleached. Riven looks different, but she left).

We have deserters like Riven and Taliyah who left the "war machine". Their personal journeys are intriguing in their own ways **but I feel Riot should tell the other type of story too: of a persecuted or power-hungry mage or warrior who came from somewhere else, felt they belonged in Noxus and built a life they loved in the heart of the empire. **

This is just a suggestion, of course, I just feel introducing a character like that would flesh out the Noxus Riot is trying to build better.

108 Comments

Melledoneus6/11/2017, 3:16:47 AM39 votes

Noxus has freedom and opportunity, but it just means it is more brutal. If you start climbing political ranks, assassins will be sent after you. If you become an amazing soldier, your superior will feel obliged to place you on the frontline to be killed. Success means you paint a target on your back if someone powerful doesn't take you in. Talon is a perfect example of this.

Noxus is a place of great promise, but also great risk. It's like Russian roulette and the lottery in one.

abdul5696/11/2017, 12:47:10 AM13 votes

We don't have a proper noxian support. I'd like a reverse ivern in terms of how s/he came to be. Maybe like a travelling preacher. At first he's cheerful/optimistic who thinks wars can end via love and affection. But due to being in the wrong places at the wrong time, like going to ionia during the chem battles, then travelling to zaun/piltover and seeing how corrupt they are, going to bilgewater during the fight between gp + mf then finally rejected from demacia due to his affinity with magic, his heart becomes hardened.

His final destination is noxus and after all he's been through, his personality has changed. He never loses sight of his dream to bring about peace but his actions are now distorted after all he's been through. Love and affection doesn't do anything and so he now thinks the only way to bring about peace is through war. Noxus accepts him. He rises through the ranks, teaching his magic and becoming a great leader (his speaking power is immense from his time as a preacher). His can inspire his men to victory through his words and magic.

Who is he?

The Noxian drill sergent.

macromite6/11/2017, 3:29:31 PM13 votes

Freedom is only half the story, the other half is safety.

Noxus represents a soceity without safety, but with infinite freedom.

Demacia is the reverse, with no freedom and infinite safety.

Furor Nexis6/11/2017, 1:54:02 AM10 votes

I could easily see someone like Olaf travelling to Noxus. Since power in every form is valued there, a man who's fated not to die in battle but as an old man would intrigue many, and would also give rise to the classic Noxian assassination attempts on his life, only to find out he just shreds everything Noxus throws at him. It'd be the ultimate test of spirit for our Freljordian badass.

Placentas6/11/2017, 5:03:21 AM9 votes

"When it offers protection to mages banished from Demacia or a purpose to Vastayans with destroyed homes, well, you see it become more diverse than it currently is."

Ifffyyy - Taliyah was offered "protection" and knowledge, but ended up being used as a pawn and she luckily realize this and got the hell out.

Asayake 5150glow6/11/2017, 12:36:58 AM8 votes

[{quoted}](name=Blood Magicks,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=ilFnzegs,comment-id=,timestamp=2017-06-11T00:02:08.033+0000) We have deserters like Riven and Taliyah who left the "war machine". Their personal journeys are intriguing in their own ways **but I feel Riot should tell the other type of story too: of a persecuted or power-hungry mage or warrior who came from somewhere else, felt they belonged in Noxus and built a life they loved in the heart of the empire. **

Hmm... so... maybe... just maybe... like... Syndra ????????

That's literally her lore.

SpecterVonBaren6/11/2017, 2:48:23 AM6 votes

While Noxus may advertise that you can move up so long as you are strong enough, you're making the mistake of assuming none of the people that are already in positions of power aren't knocking down people that might take their place of power.

People don't flock to Noxus because while the society rules may be that the strong can move up in the world, it also means you have to be tough and brutal in order to fight your way past all the other people that got to the top before you and most people are not in fact capable or willing to go into that kind of life if they can help it. Noxus is more like something between Rome and the mafia from what we know of it.

CasterGilgamesh6/11/2017, 5:02:29 AM5 votes

well riot keeps painting noxus and the stereotypical bad guy.....even though i really love Noxus Noxus is best city state then its the freijlord and ionia

sanjiluv6/11/2017, 5:06:10 AM4 votes

Thats stupid. No one wants to move to north korea. For the same reasons no one wants to move to noxus. NEXT

ModKnightsKemplar6/11/2017, 5:07:05 AM4 votes

On the other hand, several Noxus champs came from nothing. Darius and Talon's lore hint at them being brought up from nothing to a position of power and influence. I feel like you're selling that short just a bit.

But yeah, someone who immigrated later in life to Noxus could be interesting. A traitorous Demacian mage has potential here, I think.

Sexy Jack Rabbit6/11/2017, 6:44:35 AM3 votes

Hoenstly as NICE as Noxus might sound in that regard, people still walking around murdering and kidnapping people as Slaves. Not too mention a giant half-snake lady. Noxus SOUNDS like a real nice place to live in retrospect, but I'm not sure you would not have much mental security living in a place like that.

Emell6/11/2017, 5:30:35 PM1 votes

Why do you assume Noxus believes diversity is a strength? Diversity is a weakness and Noxus hates weakness.

Want proof? Look at Europe.