Piltover could use more male champions, and Zaun more female champions

333lom·8/9/2015, 1:02:41 PM·15 votes·8,530 views

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What do you think? For now, Piltover is more female-dominated, while zaun male-dominated, at least by the number of champions. Piltover has many females, including the ones who were, or probably were from Zaun. That includes Janna, Jinx and Vi. But now they reside in Piltover, and that's why they are more important to that city than to Zaun, as characters. Zaun currently has no female champion that fights for its interests.

Piltover females Caitlyn Jinx Orianna Vi Janna males Ezreal Jayce I'm not counting Yordles? They are a group of their own, and there are more male Yordles than female, maybe Riot could give us a balance there too.

Zaun females ??? males Blitzcrank Ekko Singed DrMundo Twitch Viktor Warwick Zac

Did I forget someone? I'd really like to see another male champion from Piltover, maybe a shy inventor, someone who's always struggling to not loose his glassess or something. But I'm just rambling now.

EDIT: People, please stop telling me that Jinx and Vi are from Zaun, I know that, I've already wrote that. I put them in Piltover because they are currently in Piltover, their actions affect Piltover and their stories unfold in Piltover. Nothing they do affects Zaun.

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Sharjo8/9/2015, 1:56:13 PM19 votes

Cuz I like statistic and stuff I'll actually add to this in terms of numbers:

Piltover's champion pool is comprised of 8 champions (including Yordles, but their relationship with the Pilties post IoW removal is questionable)- Caitlyn Corki Ezreal Heimerdinger Jayce Orianna Vi Ziggs

For a grand total of two male humans, two female humans, three male yordles and one un-sexed entity who is identified as female. The ratio here is 5:3 in favour of males.


Zaun's champion pool is comprised of 9 champions-

Blitzcrank DrMundo Ekko Jinx Singed Twitch Viktor Warwick Zac

For a grand total of five male humans, one female human, one male rat and two un-sexed entities who both identify as male. The ratio here is 8:1 in favour of males.


Demacia's champion pool is comprised of 14 (12 not counting some anomalous dudes) champions-

Fiora Galio Garen JarvanIV Kayle Lucian Lux Poppy Quinn Shyvana Sona Taric Vayne XinZhao

For a grand total of four human males, six human females (including Shyvana), one otherworldly male, one otherworldly female, one yordle female and one un-sexed entity who identifies as male. The ratio here is 8:6 in favour of females, making Demacia the only nation in all of known Runeterra to more lasses than lads. Even discounting Kayle and Taric since their status in the new canon is dubious at best, the ratio's still 7:5 and still in favour of the lasses.


Noxus's champion pool is comprised of 12 champions (10 not counting Riven and Morgana)

Cassiopeia Darius Draven Katarina Leblanc Morgana Riven Sion Swain Talon Urgot Vladimir

For a grand total of five human males, four human females, two undead males and one otherworldly female. The ratio is 7:5 in male favour, but discounting Morgana and Riven (since Morgana's status right now is like Kayle's and Taric's and Riven's gone AWOL) that drops to 7:3/


Ionia's champion pool is comprised of 15 champions (14 if we discount Jax)-

Ahri Akali Irelia Jax Karma Kennen LeeSin MasterYiShen Soraka Syndra Varus MonkeyKing Yasuo Zed

Here there are six human males, four human females, one male yordle, two humanoid males and two humanoid females, for a 9:6 ratio. Discounting Jax it's 8:6


Freljord's got 12 champions and I know the ratio by heart: 8:4 in male favour

Anivia Ashe Braum Gragas Lissandra Nunu Olaf Sejuani Trundle Tryndamere Udyr Volibear

The specifics are six human males, two human females, one troll male, one ursine male, one iceborn female and one unsexed entity that identifies as female (she's ice. I count that as unsexed). An interesting note I like about Freljord is despite the disparity in numbers in the lore Freljord's female cast are almost all the "main characters" of the region and are also the most powerful characters in the area, either through their political standing or their magical abilities.

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Bilgewater's repped by only five champions (eight if you count Nami, Nautilus and Tahm Kench)

Fizz Gangplank Graves MissFortune TwistedFate

This makes for three human males, one human female and one "whatever the fuck Fizz is" male, for a 4:1 ratio in male favour.

If we include Nami Nautilus TahmKench the ratio goes up to 6:2 with a male favour still.


I can keep going like this but I feel like you get the general gist. One thing I actually wonder about sometimes is these ratios in a racial sense, and by that I mean Runeterra's sentient species (the races). Runeterra is known to be inhabited by the following races:

  • Ascendants
  • Brackern (presumably they're still around)
  • Celestial Entities (does this even count? I dunno)
  • Darkin
  • Demons
  • Frozen Watchers
  • Humans
  • Iceborn
  • Marai
  • Trolls
  • Ursine
  • Voidborn (whom are of varying species)
  • Yordles
  • Whatever the fuck Fizz's people are called
  • Whatever the fuck Morgana and Kayle's people are called and don't you say angel or I'll rip your arms off

Of these groups the vast majority are represented in game by only a single individual, with only humans, yordles, voidborn, ascendants, celestial entities and "whatever the fuck Morgana and Kayle's people are called" having multiple representatives of their kind.

Of these races only seven have a female representing them (humans, yordles, voidborn, celestials, M&K's people, Marai and Iceborn), only one of these races isn't playable and only three of them actually get new champions added to their ranks: humans, yordles and voidborn. That last point actually changed this year when Bard became the second celestial being to come to the game, although I'm still wondering if celestial beings can be counted as a "race" so to speak.

I went on a tangent and rambled for a long sodding time, but eh, whatever. TL;DR there's stuff. Go read it.

Duke Anax8/9/2015, 2:07:28 PM3 votes

Jinx is currently located in Piltower, but she is affiliated to Zaun.

Also Janna is not actually in Piltower as far as we know, she is just allied to Piltover in a foe of my foe kinda way.

Also when you add the three male yordles it looks more like both cities lack female champs.

Celio Hogane HD8/9/2015, 1:15:57 PM2 votes

Heimerdinger and Ziggs are both from piltower AND bandle, just because you don't feel counting them doesn't mean they should not...

And Both Vi and Jinx are now from piltower and Janna is from... whatever she lives, but remember that all 3 are champions who were born in Zaun.

Ah btw, you forgot Warwick, is zaunite.

So is not the fact zaun lacks females, is they just leave zaun.

So if we go for BIRHTPLACES, Piltower has 2 females and 2 males.

Kerrigan 4 Prez8/9/2015, 8:44:59 PM2 votes

I would just like to point out, that Jinx and Vi are both from Zaun. This is known through Ekko special taunts to the two of them.

kokopelli28/10/2015, 5:54:07 PM1 votes

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that blitz was a girl