Zed's Dead Baby

Trolosaurus·Dec 27, 2015·8 votes·4,162 views

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-En6UoYzmz0o/Vn8ZFlePlRI/AAAAAAAA2Uo/hioUjeTpMx4/s1600/zed1.jpg What do you make of this? I'm speculating a Kinkou related lore event or a teaser for the next champion

34 Comments

ViashinoWizardDec 27, 20159 votes

Zed got a really bad case of pink eye but won't go to the hospital because Shen Akali Kennen

CatastropDec 27, 20154 votes

OMG, the way I read, it's Zed had a baby that's now dead. That should be sad, but It's the most hilarious thing ever if I'm honest XD

Mister SunglowDec 27, 20152 votes

Wow... miscarriages in LoL sh't went from 0 to 100 real quick!

SharjoDec 27, 20153 votes

I feel like this is depicting a critical moment in Zed's lore, where he saw what was in the box.

I feel like there's some Zed lore approaching with Shen's upcoming visual update.

I feel many things, but I'm not 100% certain about this. It's...intriguing.

RalanrDec 27, 20151 votes

It could be a moment of redemption for Zed.

Because they can't permanently kill him.

Course they could make it so he can't die like a normal human anymore.

TrolosaurusDec 27, 20151 votes

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It could be a moment of redemption for Zed.

Because they can't permanently kill him.

Course they could make it so he can't die like a normal human anymore.

No, they can kill him

I recall one designer said character death was never out of the question

RalanrDec 27, 20151 votes

Well that's horrifying and makes me giddy.

VesarixxDec 27, 20151 votes

It's not like character death would even mean you couldn't still use them in game, Apparently Ashe used to hear stories of Braum when she was younger, so maybe champions are drawn into the league from all throughout time or something. Either that or the lore team painted themselves into a corner and can't figure out how to get out of it.

TrolosaurusDec 27, 20151 votes

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It's not like character death would even mean you couldn't still use them in game, Apparently Ashe used to hear stories of Braum when she was younger, so maybe champions are drawn into the league from all throughout time or something. Either that or the lore team painted themselves into a corner and can't figure out how to get out of it.

Plus Legends is more a past tense implication anyway

101100111000Dec 27, 20151 votes

But if a character can die, that means their potential for character development gets shot down hard.

Like, really hard.

RendarkanDec 27, 20152 votes

Like Yorick Mori rework.

item 3070 Yorick

SkelenthDec 27, 20152 votes

As far as I know, Braum is an Iceborn, and by that, can live longer than normal humans, dammit he even punched through a mountain. Until know, LoL has a constant timeline, in which the lifespan of humans still is normal. They normally don't get older than 70 years or so. Of course there are special cases, like Zilean or the Iceborn, like Lissandra, but they are special cases after all, they are no normal humans. What I am trying to say is: there will never come true character death. Look at GP.

AunuxaDec 28, 20151 votes

GP had oranges. Removes death.

MelledoneusDec 27, 20154 votes

Shen "Zed... what have you done?" Zed : "What had to be." Throws decapitated head at Shen's feet Shen : "You will be punished for your betrayal, Zed!" Zed : "After seeing the death of your own father, not even you mourn him. A fitting end for a fool." Shen : "What do you see in this path, Zed? What would lead you down such a dark road?" Zed : "Recognition. Redemption. Freedom. His traditions have imprisoned us all, Shen!" Shen : "Tradition is what restrains us, Zed! So we could learn to control our misguiding emotions!" Zed : "You are a fool for not joining me. I give you freedom and you reject it." unsheathes his Ionian Katar Zed : "For that, you will perish! Kill them!"

AATTRROOXXDec 27, 20153 votes

Shen rework. The EYE of the twilight

KnKitsuneDec 27, 20152 votes

This could mean whatever was in the box might be starting to consume Zed and some people like Syndra or the Kinkou might try and stop that.

VasilisGreenDec 27, 20152 votes

I smell an event with the upcoming shen rework!

The DeckownerDec 27, 20152 votes

shen update soon

ÝonesDec 27, 20151 votes

Finally Zed's being removed.

And I'm sorry.

RalanrDec 27, 20151 votes

Zed had a baby?

TrolosaurusDec 27, 20151 votes

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Zed had a baby?

Never seen Pulp Fiction?

VasilisGreenDec 27, 20151 votes

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Zed had a baby?

Hahahaha i lol'd hard

LeadpaintchipsDec 27, 20151 votes

was my first thought too! Punctuation is key here.

"Zed's dead, baby!" would work so much better here.

The SoulforgedDec 27, 20151 votes

It may be the master killing zed, before he takes his place D:

Indominus BladeDec 27, 20151 votes

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It may be the master killing zed, before he takes his place D:

This stupid theory has to die.

UltraboomerDec 27, 20151 votes

at first I thought that was zed. looking closer, isn't that his living shadow? also, I suspect that zed has been dead a long time. his cry out in pain in his lore was probably him being killed.

BoulderoxDec 27, 20151 votes

I still see riot gods nerfing zed due to his thunderlords BS

IcyPepperDec 27, 20151 votes

Plot Twist: that's actually his shadow.

IcyPepperDec 27, 20151 votes

Wait, the syntax here is making me confused.

Zed is the father of a deceased person?

EmbertineDec 27, 20151 votes

Only one thing to say. . . .

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gjVuXE3DDdY/maxresdefault.jpg

Gift of NightDec 27, 20151 votes

I think we're forgetting to account for Zeds death animation, I mean in game you never see him die. He kinda just snaps his fingers, a black hole appears, and he falls into it. Maybe he can elude death?

EmbertineDec 28, 20151 votes

If you look at it you will actually see that the body is dissolving into shadow, which points to it only being a shadow and not really himself. However if you enlarge the picture you can see that it is actually a cherry blossom tree sprouting from the eye of his mask, and from his neck as well. This points to a more symbolic idea, what exactly I do not know.

I would like to hear other people's thoughts on this.

ShénzhìDec 28, 20151 votes

Blessed Isle's vault (before Shadow Isle) is very much in correlation with Kinkou Order's purpose, ideologically. In the story of Shadow Isle character it does already state 'the order' about the Blessed Isle.

Zed the Master of Shadows; the Shadow Isles. Shadow as synonym of Death; 'deadeye' teaser.

I think it's just a story & lore overhaul. A spiritual swap between Shen and Zed. Shen's update may be more clear now: It's personal between Shen and Zed. Zed 1st Impression: The bad guy. Zed 2nd Impression: The sad guy.

Zed killed his master.
Zed defied Kinkou. (selfishly, ambitiously, shadow-schitzophrenia)
Zed upset Shen: made a monster out of his brother. (Shen's Hate)
Zed knows. In new lore: did he want this to happen? (Zed's Love)

I must say that new champions is not going to keep players in LoL. I've played over a year of LoL and Kindred, Illaoi and this new champion tease will not bring me back. It's not new champions; it's the game systems and game's design that is repulsive.