Prediction/Assumptions about next years(2019) lore events

Before we start, this post was just gonna be reply to this thread however, my reply looks like a nice discussion so i just made a thread about it.

First of all let me quote that thread here.

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There's been quite a bit of progress since then, and I think it appropriate to revisit the list of who has yet to be updated. We're getting closer and closer, the end is in sight folks!

To qualify for this list, you simply need to lack an extended bio. We're now at a point where the majority of champions have reached this point. Note that a few of these, like Jax and Cass, are in the weird position of having a short story but no extended bio. In a few of these cases, like Vel'Koz, these short stories can change as the character receives updated lore.

I'm not counting Kayle/Morgana on this list, as I know they and their updates are coming very soon.

These two don't really count, but as their bios were created at the very beginning of the lore revamp, they're very short and could do with a bit of detail in my opinion

If we're going by champs left to be updated by region, it looks like this

Freljord: 10 Bandle City/Yordles: 8 Noxus: 4 Zaun: 2 Demacia: 3 Void/Icathia: 6 Other: 5

In total, that's approximately 38/142, which equates to about 27% remaining. We've only got about a quarter left. At the end of 2017 for example, there were approximately 73/139 champions not updated. This means that Riot, in addition to adding 3 champions, updated 35 champions in 2018.

Assuming Riot maintains this pace, we will see the lore revamp completed by early 2020. Just a little more patience guys, we're almost at the end of a long road.

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There's been quite a bit of progress since then, and I think it appropriate to revisit the list of who has yet to be updated. We're getting closer and closer, the end is in sight folks!

To qualify for this list, you simply need to lack an extended bio. We're now at a point where the majority of champions have reached this point. Note that a few of these, like Jax and Cass, are in the weird position of having a short story but no extended bio. In a few of these cases, like Vel'Koz, these short stories can change as the character receives updated lore.

I'm not counting Kayle/Morgana on this list, as I know they and their updates are coming very soon.

These two don't really count, but as their bios were created at the very beginning of the lore revamp, they're very short and could do with a bit of detail in my opinion

If we're going by champs left to be updated by region, it looks like this

Freljord: 10 Bandle City/Yordles: 8 Noxus: 4 Zaun: 2 Demacia: 3 Void/Icathia: 6 Other: 5

In total, that's approximately 38/142, which equates to about 27% remaining. We've only got about a quarter left. At the end of 2017 for example, there were approximately 73/139 champions not updated. This means that Riot, in addition to adding 3 champions, updated 35 champions in 2018.

Assuming Riot maintains this pace, we will see the lore revamp completed by early 2020. Just a little more patience guys, we're almost at the end of a long road.

So let me predict and speculate the events next year,

lets split them into categories like: a. this champs lore would come with his VGU/VgU/VU b. this champs lore would come random like (vlad,nocturne,soraka,etc.) c. this champs lore would come along with some highlight champ like a new champ/VGU/spotlight champ like ashe with her comic.

So with the reaming candidates, lets assume this timeline of events.

1. We all know that the chained champ is next and will come out(just my guess) january next year. so what champs would get a lore update alongside with this champs release. The chains and tiles screams demacia, blessed isles or other factions but for me, i think this champ's faction/affiliation would be demacia since lucian was the last champ from the faction and its been a year since galio's release and demacia's relaunch. I wouldn't even consider lucian as its last champ though because he has a little to do with demacia, so lets give quinn the title of the last demacian champ as for now. Now that we assume that the new champ is demacian, lets think of champs that has to do with demacia but didn't receive a lore update yet. These champs are sona,xin and ofc lucian. I bet these 3 would be updated then however, what would be their relation to the chained champ? Cetri has valid points to what this champs relation to those three, like being imprisoned by Lucian's order, perhaps Xin Zhao was the one that take down this champ or maybe sona's music is what will soothed the chained champ. There are endless possibilities and theories about it. But my instinct tells me that only 2 or 1 of those champs will have a connection to that champ making them a category C and 1 or 2 will have the category B option, being brought up random like soraka.

2. After the chained champ, it will be the turn of the 2 sisters, Kayle and Morgana. However, my instincts tell me that we will have a category B lore update in between them.

3. K&M's lore updated. they will receive the category A option. maybe they will also give insight to other champs so who knows what. maybe lucian's order was kayles follower, more bard info, etc.

4. New champ. no info yet but i hope its a yordle so that bandle city would get its lore update alongside with its champs. Although, i hope the city is just an affiliated city and its champs would be scattered across runetera like teemo living in the jungles, rumble living in a jankyard faction not yet introduced, aswell as tristana living in an unnamed faction but resides in bandle city for now to recover maybe from a trauma in her faction involving firearms, or even lulu living in an alice in wonderland faction but got back to bandle to recover like tristana as for now, etc. Maybe bandle city is a resting place for yordles to recover, have a vacation or see their families although they're whimsical spirits i believe. Maybe veigar goes back there to rehabilitate from morde's demise.

5. After Ashe's comic comes into an end in march. I bet there would be a freljord update which snub nunu and ornn's releases. Maybe all freljord champs except the spirits like anivia and voli would get an update and maybe some would get a color story by chance too.

6. VGU and i bet its mordekaiser. With his release, i can see maybe lucian(again if he doesnt get updated until then) gets updated and the shadow isles would get its update aswell(yep, it already got update) however, they might fix some errors of some SI champs in their bios. I bet this lore update would also benefit a fix with kindred's bio because death, yeah...

7. maybe a random lore update of some champs. Maybe alistar's retcon.

8. New champ, I bet its gonna be a void champ, yes a non-humanoid champ this time. It will bring a new update to the void champs and whats happening inside the void that didn't get showcased in kaisa's release. maybe a glimpse in velkoz's bio.

9. VGU. Maybe pantheon, he is high on the list and i bet he would bring new content now because almost all the outdated champs got retconed at this moment.

10. Noxian champs get a random lore update with cas, draven and talon.

11. new champ. just my guess is probably a demon or related to demons and will give lore updates to shaco or fiddle and those 2 will get the pantheon treatment of lore first before update.

12. VGU. maybe volibear/ one of the demons(fiddle,noc or shaco). if voli, he will bring info about the spirits again with anivia or possibly olaf(making olaf like stormborn and an ursine).

13. New champ. maybe an icathian champ. this champ will give new updated bios to jax and zilean.

Maybe this is 2020.

14.VGU. I will bet mundo. he would give new lore to twitch and singed completing the list of outdated champs.