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So, anyone else hyped for the upcoming Ionia Juggernaut?

EbonyBladeJ88·10/31/2019, 11:33:09 PM·6 votes·8,944 views

I've made many posts on this subject in the past, so here are links to them if anyone's interested (They are going to be obviously more and more outdated the further back you go, but I'll list them anyway):

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/GgGPqase-one-of-these-days-id-like-to-see-an-actual-factual-new-juggernaut-for-a-change

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/myoG4Uwi-regions-that-are-missing-juggernauts

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/4BrXag4e-juggernauts-for-targon-and-piltover

Anyways, here's the post proper.

Who's ready to beat people with their (Presumed) bare hands?!

http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Tki7sWHDoepb2/giphy.gif

We can glean from the post that he/she (We don't know yet after all) will behave as, quote:

This new champion will thrive in the center of a brawl, laughing as they take hit after hit then furiously punching back, releasing all that stored aggression on their enemies’ faces. If you like letting your fists do the talking, getting into the heat of a pit fight, and smashing your opponents’ heads together, this may be just the champion for you.

https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/04_Teaser_Two_ywexcon0fojp7b6zndkq.jpg

Now we need to get one for Mount Targon, Piltover, the Void, and the new region of Ixtal!

Though I wouldn't be opposed to seeing new ones (As in entirely new ones; not VGUs, even though I'm hoping the Voli VGU, and presumed Shyvana and Dr. Mundo VGUs of the future, if they go by the vote from the poll, turn out well too) for the existing regions too. Darius was the only Jugger from Noxus before Morde's VGU basically placed him there and away from the Shadow Isles. Darius IS pretty quintessential when you think Juggernaut, and especially so for Noxus, but I still think they could crank out a few more. Perhaps one of the regions Noxus has conquered could provide us one? (Poor Yorick, he lost his fellow Jugg buddy from the Shadow Isles. [zombie-nunu-tears] ) So I guess that means the Shadow Isles will need a new one to take Morde's old spot. The Ruined King as a champ, anyone? We're getting Senna after all, so I don't think the idea is all that implausible.

https://media.giphy.com/media/H1T2umdbbztnA2J4XQ/giphy.gif

I don't want to talk too much about Demacia, Freljord or Zaun (Since Demacia's got Garen and Shyvana and she's hopefully going to get a VGU), the Freljord has 3, the most of ANY region ( Trundle Udyr and Volibear ), Zaun's got 2 ( DrMundo & Urgot ) but Bilgewater only has 1, Illaoi , so maybe they could use another one too.

But anyways, who's ready to be a Fist Fighter?!

https://media.giphy.com/media/39BdMOJMK2YVqktnlS/giphy.gif

39 Comments

Soul Dealer10/31/2019, 11:36:03 PM2 votes

I would be excited if it wasn’t a juggernaut. Historically juggernauts have been very hard to balance and have broken the game a lot. Riot needs to be very careful with this one. Especially since they are saying he is gone be similar in skill level and play style to Darius.

Chembaron Yamada10/31/2019, 11:46:52 PM2 votes

Could be interesting, but I hoped for another thematic for our first Ionian juggernaut. Like some kind of Asian warrior in heavy armor. I remember a concept art from someone with shields as weapons and the armor was inspired by beetles?

Personally, I am not really hyped for that champion, but well.

Bultz11/1/2019, 3:44:03 AM1 votes

I can't wait. I have been begging riot for years to make a fist to fist in the fray brawler/juggernaut. Like superman/Goku/Ryu/All Might. I think it will be a Vastayan because of the tiger like picture in the teaser art. Probably has some sort of fire power. It would make sense if it was a Vastayan because they have magic, this thing is clearly hinted at having some relation with fire. A tiger martial artist juggernaut. That would be cool.

EdgeLady11/1/2019, 3:55:19 AM1 votes

I'm hoping for an arena fighter similar to the ones from Avatar the Last Airbender. A real "firebender", if you will. Like The Boulder but fiery.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/05c2ae31e00806ae8c947efa871a2cd9/tumblr_n8jl74UvB31tec4njo1_500.gif

AlienPrimate11/1/2019, 4:04:37 AM1 votes

They already have one for Targon. Taric plays exactly like a juggernaut in top and jungle. He has absolutely no mobility and will beat almost anyone if he can get close and stick to them with high amounts of sustain and melee dps.

https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/3187783663/209287161?tab=overview https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/3177253502/209287161?tab=overview https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/3182335248/209287161?tab=overview

I say Facts11/1/2019, 4:11:27 PM1 votes

Olaf Is also a Freljordian Juggernaunt Also, Juggernaunts match Freljord the most that's why they have more than other factions, they are the Vikings, so it only makes sense to see heavy brutal warriors in their region. As for ionia, the only way to see that juggernaut is something like a sumo, or a nonhuman brawler.

rasppberry10/31/2019, 11:34:13 PM1 votes

love the gif

Moody P11/1/2019, 4:40:48 PM1 votes

hope it's a musclewaifu tbh

mrmeddyman11/1/2019, 1:20:05 AM1 votes

I'm kinda hoping for a Bulky Pig Vastaya, we don't really have any Vastaya that fit the warrior archetype besides Wukong and he's more of a "skillful acrobatic fighter" than a "big slab of meat gonna lay down the smackdown fighter".

Also want him to be Vastayan so we can explore unconventional animals instead of the basic animals you might find on a Chinese calendars likes cats, dogs, lions, monkeys and birds. Want them to feature an animal that hasn't been portrayed in champ design yet. That's kind of why I want the Seal sister, or an elephant/rhinoceros/anything but another fucking lion based Setaka, A pig is on the chinese calendar yeah, but you still don't see them outside of Charlottes' Web or Animal Farm.