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Gnar's lore direction

Destínum··9 votes·2,714 views

So Riot has stated that Gnar has been taken in by the other yordles (and he's friends with both Heimer and Lulu), yet they list him as independent. His lore also makes it seem much more like he's still living in the Kumungu Jungle. Rengar is also the narrator for his story, yet Gnar doesn't actually seem to have any personal ties with him.

Personally, I think they are going in a bit of a wrong direction with this. I feel like Gnar doesn't need to be very connected to the other yordles, and the jungle would be much more interesting as the main setting for him.

An idea I had: What if Rengar actually took Gnar in after finding him, seeing potential in the boy? Gnar's family is long gone, and having some kind of father figure for him would be kind of necessary for him to learn about things in life since he's so young. Because of Gnar's more primal mind, I think Rengar would understand him way better than any other yordle could. It would also add something to Rengar's character. Right now, he's honestly pretty flat as a character. "I'm League's take on predator" is basically it. I think showing that even this rough lion can have a softer side would add a lot of depth.

This was just my idea, but where do you guys think they should go with Gnar's lore?

25 Comments

Leon9627 votes

http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=1050044&d=1408330820

Destínum3 votes

Awwwwww

Xulsigae3 votes

I'd certainly like to know more about him as a character. With his lack of coherent quotes or anything from his perspective, he's just 'cute fanservice' so far it seems. We know nothing of his motivations (unless I missed something) or his thoughts on anything. His backstory is interesting, but that's all we have so far.

(And just to be that guy, If the IoW was still around, why would he join it?)

Variks the Loyal2 votes

I think Riot originally planned to put Gnar in with the other Yordles, but the players would much rather he become Rengar's apprentice.

Rew7112 votes

I think that Gnar, Rumble, and Ziggs should be friends. Rumble's new splash makes me think that Gnar would find Rumble the least strange to befriend and Ziggs too. Heimer's tech in my opinion would scare someone like Gnar and then Heimer would have to deal with Mega Gnar a lot. Not much friendship to me. Rengar should be included as his friends considering how Gnar seems to find Rengar fun and amusing. Ziggs being crazy and fun would suit Gnar as he seems to like crazy things.

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

Gnar is somekind of "Stone Age Caveman" style, so if you're talking about family, I don't think Gnar gives a sh*t about them. Gnar wasn't originally from Bandle City, just some jungle Gnar was from, so that's one reason he is considered independant, similar to how Lucian is such a bothersome in Shadow Isle killing ghosts and stuff when out of nowhere, he originated from Demacia for some reason.

GenoXx1 votes

He's from demacia. If you now their theme, Demacians live by just. So it fits that he lives in demacia. Undead have ben seen around Valoran, and so he has been given the task of hunting them. Well him and Senna. The undead don't just stay on the Isles. They manifest elsewhere.

Meep Man1 votes

Gnar has no home. Due to him having no family and no true home, he wonders. You could say this is due to normal childish antics, which is a valid reason, but notice how Gnar wandered all the way to Kumunga, a good bit far from his awakening location. My thought is Gnar's family back in Ancient Freljord were nomadic hunters. I think if Gnar was taken in by Rengar and trained, he would probably just wander off. Besides, I don't think Gnar is incredibly fond of Rengar. I don't hate the idea. I actually follow some blogs on Tumblr that do the same thing with Rengar and Gnar. It's just I find it not very likely.

GenoXx1 votes

idk why they made him have an encounter with rengar, then says he was taken in by the yordles....... and never stated where hes from(although its hinted) I don't think they care much about Gnar's Character seeing how they rushed into azir.

I also think that they were falling behind schedule with champion releases which Is why gnar was so late and Azir and Sion came not too long ago after. And this new champion coming....usually(or so it was when I started) it was like evry two months..

GreenLore1 votes

gnar was confirmed to have been released pretty late,because of issues during his development,which is why azir came out so shortly after gnar(looking at all the azir bugs that he had on release,he might have needed a bit more time too).

However where does it say that Gnar was taken in by the other yordles?Even though he lists heimerdinger and lulu as his friends,the official site still lists him as independent. I think heimerdinger might study him and Lulu might be searching for yordles outside of bandle city(and I guess mini gnar is pretty fun to play with)

Destínum1 votes

It says so in his reveal page.

GenoXx1 votes

Im not sure, I can possibly see gnar going back to some sort of nest in the jungle even if he did meet them.

Ninpire1 votes

howd you know rengar was the narrator :O

Narasimha1 votes

Because it says so at the end? o.O

Also, it wouldn't work. Rengar wouldn't have the patience to work with Gnar, and Gnar's too hyper too actually learn anything. Also, not every champion needs 10 levels of depth. Rengar is a hunter. Thats who he is, thats what he does. He doesn't need to be a tragic hero or have a more gentle side.

Ninpire1 votes

what? no it doesn't ;-;

is there a new one or something

Drogmyre1 votes

Gnar is a hunter as well, Rengar even notes it in Gnar's lore.

Also, Rengar does have the patience to deal with Gnar. He's a fucking hunter, if he wasn't patient he'd get nowhere in that profession. Not to mention that it would make sense, as his paternal figure was a different species as well, that taught him how to hunt. He could pass his knowledge and experience onto Gnar.

But whatever, let's just have the really boring lion/predator fan service with no real storyline, that works too.

Narasimha1 votes

There is a huge difference between having the patience to wait to take down a prey, and having the patience to teach a small hyperactive child. Its like having the patience to sit through a board meeting, and having the patience to wait for your most anticipated video game to come out. And if its boring to you, thats...well, you. Like I said, not every person is complex. Hell, even in real life some people are exactly what they seem to be.

Destínum1 votes

Like I said, not every person is complex. Hell, even in real life some people are exactly what they seem to be.

If you truly think that, you're a very shallow person. The human mind is extremely complex and have a lot of depth to it, no matter who it belongs to. You can never know truly who someone else is unless you're extremely close to them.

Narasimha1 votes

you're a very shallow person.

You can never know truly who someone else is unless you're extremely close to them.

Oh the irony XD Are you a psychologist, perhaps? I know I'm no such person, I just happen to minor in it (with a major in Computer Science, its a hilarious combination, but I digress.) The overall human mind is very complex, yes. That does not mean that every single person is such. There are plenty of recorded cases where a person displays a single characteristic or type, and never diverges from it. While it is also true that such people do have the occasional behaviors outside of their norm, these serve as outliers to the mean.

Destínum2 votes

That wasn't irony at all. I'm not saying it's impossible to judge sertain parts of someones persona, I'm just saying that no one's personallity is black or white.

I'm not a psycholigist, but I don't believe for a second that there are people in real life that has 1 defining trait about them, and that's it (unless they have a mental disorder or something). Hell, my cats are more complex than that.

Destínum5 votes

Riot confirmed it during Gnar's Q&A. It's also pretty obvious from the vocabulary and actions of the narrator.

TerraRising1 votes

If you remember, Riot commissioned those two-panel comic strips of Gnar's interactions with other champions. They can be found here and here.

I think this is where Riot wants to go with the little guy, a cute champ that annoys some and entertains others. Having him as "independent" keeps him free from direct conflict with another faction.

Noraver1 votes

I don't think Rengar should take him in; That doesn't fit Rengar's character at all. Rengar is a stalker, a hunter. A solo killer.

If anything, Gnar should follow him around on occasion, but I wouldn't go any further than that.

Destínum2 votes

Rengar was raised and taught by a human though. Perhaps that human had some kind of legacy he passed on to Rengar, who now is planning on passing it on to Gnar?

Placentas1 votes

I think if Rengar "adopted" Gnar or at least took him under his wing it would be really cute. It also continues the cycle of an orphaned being , being taken in by a member of a different species and helping them to learn, grow, and survive on their own.

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