@Riot Riven and Yasuo: Character evolution

Langhof·4/26/2018, 12:27:48 AM·4 votes·3,497 views

Okay so, after reading the Yasuo and Riven short stories, I have a TON of fleeting questions swirling in my head. But I will try to organize them into coherent and logical questions and thought:

So firstly, with the ending of part 3, will Riven's allegiance/region officially be changed to Ionia? Since she will be dwelling among the Ionians for the foreseeable future and has been taken in by an Ionian elderly couple and all.
Are Yasuo and Riven allies now? Or at least "friendly" with the reveal of the elder's death being accidental? And will this be reflected in different/new VO lines and interactions between the two (for the sake of lore continuity)?

And lastly... will we be getting a redeemed Yasuo skin!?

Thanks for answering ;P

Your friendly neighborhood Yasuo main, Langhof

2 Comments

Zero Shingetsu4/26/2018, 1:07:32 PM2 votes

It all seems too neat and perfect. I feel like this sequence of lore would carry a lot more weight if they allowed the involved events to be a little more messy. It feels convenient, you know?

It's a good question. I feel like it could be, but it probably won't. Riven's former status as an "exile" is probably something they want to keep in spirit, so I expect her to become something of a wandering sword, looking for her place.
Not sure, but this is one of my biggest issues with the death being accidental. Had it been intentional but regretted, these two would maintain their tense relations. We the players would know Riven killed the elder, but Yasuo wouldn't. Riven would be torn between the comfort of Yasuo's acceptance as a worthy comrade, and the grief of knowing she did something that deeply affected his life despite his innocence. I think that'd be a lot more interesting than everything getting tidily wrapped up in three half-chapters of writing.

Roren from LAS4/26/2018, 1:38:28 PM2 votes

I don't think so, It says "Region" and Riven was born in Noxus and that can't be changed no matter what Don't forget what Yasuo says: “But we cannot destroy our past, Riven.”
I always liked the idea of them being together, they are alike Redeemed Yasuo skin? Why not, also it should come with Ionian Riven skin