Yo, Sharjo, question about one of the yordles.

Valaran Nara·Aug 16, 2016·2 votes·916 views

What do you think is the likelihood of Rumble being from the outskirts of Zaun/Piltover?

I ask this because Rumble is an underdog who is use to getting picked on all the time and is somewhat prejudice.

I'm thinking of Ekko and Vi who does a bit of tinkering. They are both somewhat rebellious and Rumble has the "angsty teen" persona going around him.

If he was to manifest around the ideal of a culture, wouldn't it be around the children of the slums?

11 Comments

SharjoAug 16, 20165 votes

The sod? Someone's directly asking for my opinion? PEOPLE HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF ME OH GOD NOW BHGAJVBHGDK GJND JHS

Clears throat

Ok, now that the panic's out of the way, Rumble. I seriously doubt Rumble's from Zaun/Piltover now or that he has even manifested before humans. Why? Because of his anti-human sentiment. Rumble actually has an opinion that people have been bringing forth recently; yordles are loosing their independence and integrity as a people. In the past this was because of yordles scientists in Piltover, where as now it comes down to yordles leaving bandle city and yordle society behind to join human cultures that they like, though the scientist stuff could also be a part of it if we extrapolate that Heimerdinger, Ziggs and other yordles manifested around the ideals of Piltover, and thus became famous figures within the city.

My assumption is that Rumble would only manifest before humans to show them up, and right now, since he's still working out the kinks with Tristy, it's likely he's never been far from Bandle City. He'll show his face to humans when the time's right and he's got a lot to show. I mean he already does now considering he made a sodding mech, but he can go further with it, y'know? Maybe he'll never get to Super Galaxy level but it's definetly a dream to pursue regardless.

So to summarise; no, I don't think Rumble's got any involvement with Piltover, Zaun, or any human civilisations. He's Bandle born, Bandle raised and wants to show his Bandle pride to the world, both to show the humans and his own kind what they're capable of.

RavenhaleAug 16, 20161 votes

I agree that to permanently place him in Piltover or Zaun would require tweaking of his lore. As it stands, he would only appear to make a point. I reason Piltover is the most probable place he could manifest, since showing up with a machine in places like the Freljord would only confuse the locals. I think he would want to compare apples to apples.

On a different note, I'm a bit curious as to when Piltover and Zaun were founded and if Heimerdinger played a major role in the early developments of these city-states. I'm fairly certain that neither is as old as Demacia/Noxus, but it should be old enough for Heimerdinger to be an established icon to inspire the likes of Ziggs to manifest.

SharjoAug 16, 20164 votes

I like to imagine that Heimerdinger saw early human engineering and was inspired by that, and so he manifested around the ideals of a budding city state called Piltover that was making progress in that field. The people were so amazed by the magic technology built by a yordle's hands that it got them furthering the development of technology fueled by magic, birthing hextech.

So in my headcanon Heimer's the father of hextech in a way.

QuantumPantherAug 17, 20161 votes

Heimerdinger's inventions are actually really large parts of Piltover's landscape and development. I have an entire file just about Heimerdinger's inventions and how they are applied throughout Runeterra. His inventions and theories really kick-started the field of Hextech research and development.

Valaran NaraAug 16, 20161 votes

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The sod? Someone's directly asking for my opinion? PEOPLE HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF ME OH GOD NOW BHGAJVBHGDK GJND JHS

Clears throat

Ok, now that the panic's out of the way, Rumble. I seriously doubt Rumble's from Zaun/Piltover now or that he has even manifested before humans. Why? Because of his anti-human sentiment. Rumble actually has an opinion that people have been bringing forth recently; yordles are loosing their independence and integrity as a people. In the past this was because of yordles scientists in Piltover, where as now it comes down to yordles leaving bandle city and yordle society behind to join human cultures that they like, though the scientist stuff could also be a part of it if we extrapolate that Heimerdinger, Ziggs and other yordles manifested around the ideals of Piltover, and thus became famous figures within the city.

My assumption is that Rumble would only manifest before humans to show them up, and right now, since he's still working out the kinks with Tristy, it's likely he's never been far from Bandle City. He'll show his face to humans when the time's right and he's got a lot to show. I mean he already does now considering he made a sodding mech, but he can go further with it, y'know? Maybe he'll never get to Super Galaxy level but it's definetly a dream to pursue regardless.

So to summarise; no, I don't think Rumble's got any involvement with Piltover, Zaun, or any human civilisations. He's Bandle born, Bandle raised and wants to show his Bandle pride to the world, both to show the humans and his own kind what they're capable of.

owo Welp, here's hoping Bandle City still exists and didn't just poof out of existence. Otherwise, we'll have a bunch of misplaced furballs to deal with.

SharjoAug 16, 20164 votes

Already confirmed by Riot that it does exist, just that it's not really accessible by humans since magic makes things weird.

Ebonmaw DragonAug 16, 20163 votes

Considering that he is pretty much against the Human Culture, i doubt that he would "manifest"

Valaran NaraAug 16, 20161 votes

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Considering that he is pretty much against the Human Culture, i doubt that he would "manifest"

Well, remember, that was pre-retcon. He was against humans because he wanted to believe he was the best despite how everyone treated him. As of right now, outskirts of Zaun seems about right for him if he was to manifest in any particular area on the map.

Not only that, but his dislike for humans could easily be translated post retcon in a dislike for either Piltover or Zaun depending on which side he prefers to be on. Remember, Ekko already has some prejudices against Pilties.

RavenhaleAug 16, 20162 votes

Rumble would likely not encounter the Human Graduates from Heimerdinger's Academy. They would never find Bandle City.

Rumble had an issue with creating things for Human Use. He didn't see the point in it.

Rumble had the perception that Humans looked down upon Yordles. I have no idea how this perception can develop with Yordles being such a rare encounter for most Humans.

Rumble preferred making gadgets, which is why he was encouraged to join Heimerdinger. I believe this suggests a desire for machinery was not a commonplace trait among Yordles.

While Rumble does not wish to share his creations for Human Use, he does want to share that his creations exist. This desire for acknowledgement is crucial for Rumble to have any chance to manifest in the Human Realm.

Assuming Rumble could manifest, it would likely be in Piltover. While I agree that his original personality does bear quite the resemblance to the children of the Zaun slums, I don't see why a Yordle would manifest from "Angst". If he did manifest, it would likely be around the love of mechanized creation, which I think is more prevalent in Piltover. He would be that Yordle that appears for every "Science Fair" and then promptly vanishes afterwards. The whole concept of science presentations feels more natural for Piltover than Zaun.

For a more consistent state of manifestation, Rumble would also need the love of fixing machinery added to his lore. If that was part of his character, he could manifest as some sort of mechanic that helped make machines work. It may also break him away from Piltover, since mechanics are probably in equal demand in Zaun. He could still remain antisocial (as I'm sure Heimerdinger is).