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With urgot release which champ do you think would ultimately succeed in reshaping zaun.

SolarisCorvus·7/25/2017, 12:27:38 AM·2 votes·533 views

With urgot being added to zaun's streets Iwonder what will zaun end up being. Champs such as warwick and zac would want zaun to be a peacful place where does they care about would have nothing to fear. Camille only care about zaun as long as it benefits piltover which means that while she would not necessarily quell an uprising, if it were affect piltover in a major degree she would probably cut some people down. Ekko wants zaun to rise above being piltover's lesser which might mean that he sees zaun becoming independent of piltover and abandoning it. Then you have Viktor who sees the only way for zaun to become a better place is through zaunites using their freedom to break the shackles of their human form. Then you have people like urgot and singed who simply see zaun as a place where they can do as they please which in urgotted's place means turning zaun into a steampunk noxus minus the ravens and politics. Also mundo wants to "save" everyone.

So who do you believe will shape zaun and into what. If I forgot any champ that would have an influence over zaun please tell me.

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some degenerate7/25/2017, 9:56:12 AM4 votes

In all honesty? Ekko.

Riot's clearly developing him into the "main protagonist" for the Zaun faction, much like Miss Fortune being the main protagonist for Bilgewater, or Lux being the main protagonist for Demacia.

The biggest indicator lies in his narrative "set-up" and his relations to other faction-affiliated champions. At the moment, he currently has lore/narrative connections to:

  • Jinx - someone he used to know from his old gang, a friend he once admired (and even developed a crush on) before she went insane. -Vi - recent lore states that she wasn't a member of Ekko's old gang, but it's possible that both of their gangs collaborated for jobs and various heists in the past. Explaining why he once admired her before she 'sold out' to Piltover.
  • Jayce - offered apprenticeship, which Ekko refused.
  • Viktor - offered apprenticeship, which Ekko also refused.
  • Caitlyn - will inevitably interact with her at some point, thanks to her affiliation with Vi.
  • Possibly Warwick - could interact with him at some point, thanks to his heavily-implied affiliations with Jinx.
  • Singed - same as above, due to his implied relations with Jinx and Warwick.
  • Possibly Twitch - his in-game taunt might be an indicator of some sort of connection( something about Twitch reminding him of a pet rat he used to care for) but it's far more likely it's just a joke that shouldn't be taken seriously.
  • Mundo - random encounter as seen in Mundo's short story, and nearly died because of it. Might encounter him again in the future.
  • Camille - mentioned under his 'related champions' tag on his universe page for reasons we don't yet know. Though knowing her and her role, she'll inevitably see him as a threat to Piltover's power and will try to assassinate him because of it.
  • Janna - also mentioned under his relations tag on the Universe site, for reasons we don't yet know. We do know that he worships her, and I can see her being "summoned" by one of his prayers in another upcoming lore event.
  • And now Urgot - His in-game taunts towards Ekko states that he sees "potential" in him, and wants him to become another one of his pawns through the use of his "tests."

tl;dr - every Zaunite and Piltovan champion of noticeable status and power (aka - Urgot, Jayce, Viktor & Camille) has (or will have) some sort of personal 'plan' going for Ekko - and for good reason. The kid is a literal prodigal genius and managed to build a rough time machine prototype by himself. Imagine what he could create when he's older, or with a steady stream of funds and resources. That alone is enough of a reason why said aforementioned champions view him as a potential asset or a threat.

But do I think Ekko has the potential to reshape Zaun for the better? No. Honestly, I don't think any of them do. Instead, I think all of them will play their part in "reshaping" Zaun and Piltover - for the worse.

With the recent direction of the lore (hints of a Noxian invasion, Jhin and Evelyn heading to both cities to assassinate important targets, Urgot and Camille's plans to remove powerful political figures, foreshadowing chemical explosions that kill in the thousands; etc) it seems like Zaun and Piltover are headed for some kind of social uprising disaster that'll completely shake the foundations of both cities, like Gangplank's "death" did for Bilgewater in Burning Tides. I think Ekko will be one of the few champions who will try their best to stop the inevitable cataclysm or 'alleviate' its aftermath, but nothing more than that.

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO7/25/2017, 12:36:13 AM1 votes

Well Mundo is too insane for any real effects. He's a wildcard and not concerned about followers.

I can see Viktor becoming a serious threat, especially if he decides to expand his scope and take advantage of the cult that has formed around hextech modifications.

Warwick and Zac are both too independent and elusive to really draw much support. If they up the vigilante shenanigans they may gain more of a following a la Batman or Spiderman.

Ekko is a kid and likely to be a pawn to whatever power wants to take advantage of his technology. Unless he does something amazing I don't see him changing Zaun in anyway.

This leaves Urgot. Urgot seeks to inspire chaos and violence which are incredibly easy notions to inspire. Ultimately I see the battle for Zaun being between Urgot and Viktor. The implications for either sides victory are not good for the survivors.

The main thing holding a lot of the Zaunites back is lack of scope and lack of initiative.