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Regions that are missing Juggernauts

EbonyBladeJ88·10/10/2018, 11:40:36 PM·11 votes·9,284 views

This is a post for people to suggest ideas or concepts for new Juggernaut champions.

There are Juggernaut Champions in the champion pools for the following regions as of this time of writing:

Demacia ( Garen & Shyvana )

Shurima ( Aatrox & Nasus )

Noxus ( Darius )

Zaun ( DrMundo & Urgot )

Bilgewater ( Illaoi )

Freljord (Udyr , Volibear and Trundle )

Shadow Isles ( Mordekaiser & Yorick )

The major factions that are missing Juggernauts in their champion pools then are Ionia, Mount Targon, Piltover and the Void. Remind me if there are any I'm missing, but I'm pretty sure that these and the above factions are the major regions as established in the lore of the game. New areas might be introduced, but for now, I'm going to keep the discussion to these 4 areas that are missing Juggernauts in their champion pools.

IDEAS FOR IONIA

Looking at Ionia, most of the champions that come from there are quick moving people with lots of mobility and dashes. The only one that could be considered slow (Aside from the ADCs anyway) would be Shen since he is a Tank (Warden being his Subclass). So the lack of a Juggernaut champion coming from Ionia could be attributed to the fact that most of the people are quick-moving, mobile champs. But, while it's certainly not a 1-to-1 matchup, Ionia obviously takes inspiration from Chinese and Japanese culture. (Feudal Era, Chinese Dynasties, etc.) So I'm thinking that the kind of design that could work for an Ionian Juggernaut might be based around the idea of a Samurai. You know, these kinds of guys:

https://orig00.deviantart.net/7ec5/f/2010/002/5/4/samurai_by_geeshin.jpg

(This artwork is NOT MINE, just using it as a visual aid)

The idea of some Ionian Warrior wearing this kind of armor would work thematically for the "Melee Titan" design Juggernauts are meant to have, as the heavy armor would logically slow him down. The armor would also provide the logical design of him being able to tank a large amount of damage as well. In terms of what weapon he could wield, I personally would take some cues from Auron of Final Fantasy X.

In that game, Auron wields large and heavy katanas, being a powerhouse with high amounts of HP and Strength for the party. (Sound familiar?) Many of them have the "Piercing" ability or break through armor (Where have we seen THAT before in Juggernaut Kits?). Many of his Overdrive/Limit Break attacks are powerful, heavy-hitting strikes. (Noticing a pattern here?)

So, I would say that a hypothetical Ionian Juggernaut could be a Samurai-type warrior of Ionia that wields a large, heavy two-handed Katana/Sword similar in design to that of a Zanbato. Zanbato are especially large, single-edged swords dating to the Heian period of historical Japan. Such a large weapon would match the theme of many of the Juggernauts wielding large, powerful weapons. Examples are Darius with his huge Axe, Mordekaiser has his huge Mace, Trundle has his huge Club, etc.

Do you think that this idea could work for an Ionian Juggernaut? You are free to add your own ideas to this in the comments, or suggest something entirely different. I just figured that the above ideas would work in my personal opinion

IDEAS FOR MOUNT TARGON

There are those that have suggested that Malphite or Pantheon , when they get reworked, get made into Juggernauts or something similar. While I'm not trying to downplay those that have suggested such things, I'm going to move forward with my own idea for a Targonian Juggernaut.

Mount Targon is heavily inspired by Mount Olympus and Greek Mythology in general. Ancient Greek Military often focused around combat between individuals, which lines up very well with the "Duelist" or "strong in 1V1 fights" theme that the Juggernauts often portray. The weapons they used were varied, so it's kind of difficult to nail down any particular kind of weapon that our hypothetical Juggernaut would use. Another thing you could take inspiration from for this Juggernaut concept is the Gladiators of ancient Rome. In various forms of popular media, the Gladiators are often portrayed as huge, buff guys, which lines up well with the "Melee Titan" theme once again.

Sure, when you say Gladiator, you probably think of this scene:

https://media.giphy.com/media/rvaQRHCzisFeo/giphy.gif

This is where I'm asking for input from my fellow community members. There's LOTS to take inspiration from, from the Mount Olympus/Greek mythology and the Gladiatorial aspect/inspiration here. What would you use to create a Juggernaut based on these ideas?

IDEAS FOR PILTOVER

In an older post of mine of a similar nature as this one, SatomiKun had the following basic idea for a Piltover Juggernaut: "Piltover could have some form of battle machine.... Maybe a hextech vehicle with heavy armor and weaponry, or someone wearing a heavy battle suit." -SatomiKun

That's probably a good start, considering the pseudo-futuristic nature or technological aspects that the Piltover champions often embody. I don't think it has to be LIMITED to that, but there would have to be some technological aspect to any Juggernaut (Or any other champion) that came from Piltover. You could take cues from Doomfist of Overwatch even, or any other number of "future" settings that have some big, hulking brutish character or being.

IDEAS FOR THE VOID

Many people have said that Chogath is the Juggernaut champion for the Void. While he has some similarities (Sustain, Tankiness and potential for high damage output) until a VGU places him with them, he is NOT OFFICIALLY ONE. He is a "Specialist" or a champion that takes various aspects of nearly every main champion class, but combines them in such a way that he can't be positively nailed down as one type of champion or another. I know people will take flak with this explanation, but that's his OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION!

It's obvious that the Void Juggernaut would have to be some monstrous being, probably Cthulhu-inspired or something similar or Lovecraftian. Other than that, I'm really drawing a blank for this one.

CONCLUSION

So while Ionia and Mount Targon have a largy library of things to draw inspiration from, it's these two regions, Piltover and the Void, that I think would need the most help in coming up with a Juggernaut-type champion.

Thanks for reading and I hope to read and enjoy your responses!

13 Comments

Hemulen Magi10/11/2018, 1:51:25 AM2 votes

I like the idea for an Ionian juggernaut. For Targon, maybe we could have something based on Atlas or a Hecatoncheires (a giant with many arms and heads). https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/55/b9/5355b9780b513bb730eadb7921baeebc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ajuN4Gv.png

While they might not technically be juggernauts, I think Rumble is as close as we need to a Piltover juggernaut and Chogath as a void juggernaut if it's only for the sake of having juggernauts represent every region. Both could feel more like juggernauts if only proper AP juggernaut items were added to the game.

MoldyCheese110/10/2018, 11:53:23 PM1 votes

I had a concept for a void champ a LOOOOOONG while back where it was a champion that played either aggro lane, or jungle and a similar passive to rengar and kindred where he would consume the hearts of slain enemies and gain either viktor type buffs to his abilites that escalated based on the number of kills (at 15 his ultimate was a kayn r that could reset.)

but to be fair i only put a few weeks of conception into this guy.

The general design was just a voidly parasite that infected the host, caused them to regurgitate acid slime that stuck to their body before taking complete control and with sharp claws, teeth, tendrils and acted completely feral as the void would accommodate.

I also thought he could be a squishy champion (like a melee gnar) that after killing enemies or assisting in killing them could consume them and evolve his kit into a bruiser style.

I think it really fit the "kill or be killed" ascetic of the void.

sorry i don't have any pictures, i really only can draw on paper because i only have a mouse and keyboard and that note book is long gone. [cass-cry]

Tremenvan10/11/2018, 9:03:40 AM1 votes

Actually, if you get the right build, Taric can work as a somewhat decent juggernaut. Lots of good ideas to explore here though.

F Ù Ń10/12/2018, 1:03:51 AM1 votes

I’d rather not, Juggernauts are already cancer. They take so much to kill

EdgeLady10/14/2018, 5:18:01 AM1 votes

Wouldn't Jayce be a kind of Piltover juggernaut and Rek'Sai being the Void juggernaut? She does have a very unusual kit but she does fit into the mobile off-tank role, only going top lane when not being played as a jungler.

As for Pantheon, he'll probably be getting his update next year, hopefully right after Mordekaiser's rework. Even though his kit isn't as confused as Morde's, he still needs a visual overhaul just as much and his kit could use some changes. I guess we'll see whether he'll fall into the tanky diving juggernaut category like Jax, and, to an extension, Rengar, or more of the not-so-squishy assassin category like Riven, Yasuo, and Zed. He might become Targon's juggernaut since Diana is already that region's assassin.