Draven's new lore is a downgrade in my opion
"In Noxus, warriors known as reckoners face one another in arenas where blood is spilled and strength tested—but none has ever been as celebrated as Draven. A former soldier, he found that the crowds uniquely appreciated his flair for the dramatic, not to mention the spray of blood from each of his spinning axes. Addicted to the spectacle of his own brash perfection, Draven has sworn to defeat whomever he must to ensure that his name is chanted throughout the empire forever more."
I know this is short bio but it implies some worrying things:
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Draven never deserted the army while giving them the middle finger. He just left? Just like that? Was he discharged? In the question and answer section for Draven when he came out they stated that Draven left because he wanted to and he felt that the army was destroying his individuality or "Draven-ness". He did not like the army nor was he respected there. Because of the fact that he left on his own accord, his reputation in Noxus was down the gutter and the only job that was available to him at that time was to become a low executioner, even though he would have made a fine gladiator he couldn't. A job that there was no glory, no crowds and you just chopped people's heads off and be done with it. Draven on his own revolutionized on what it meant to be an executioner and became the first of his kind. The new lore takes down his badassness by a ton. Also, because I fear that he left the army on good will..
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Before anyone says this new lore is less cruel because he fights warriors instead of prisoners and that makes Draven more morally gray, no it really isn't. Reckoners seem to fight each other for no other reason than to see who is stronger and it implies that it results in death... Draven was murdering prisoners before, this could have been spun that he was killing criminals and traitors to the empire which is way more morally gray than killing fellow non-criminal Noxians...
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Old lore: He decided that the glorious exploits of Draven should be put on display for the entire WORLD. New lore: throughout the EMPIRE forever more. Old lore Draven was aiming for the world and not just within Noxus.
In conclusion, I do think that this new lore is a downgrade unless his longer biography explains some things.
