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Introduction
I have been playing League of Legends since its release and I have always found the lores in the game itself fascinating. They allow you to immerse deep down within the stories around which the game was built. Sure the first couple of champions were simply created and the follow up stories have been released like some addition to them, to give them some depth, but as the game progressed and continue to rise in popularity around the world, League of Legends creators have seen the opportunity to tell a story for each champion so they have created the universe that is called Runterra. These back stories help you connect with your favorite champions on a deeper level and may even influence your choice for your favorite champion as well. I know that it has influenced me for sure.
There are a lot of amazing stories in the League of Legend’s universe that really explain the universe to a reader and make a player much more immersed in the game since, the one keeps imagining the world of Runterra while playing the champion in the Summoner’s Rift. But nothing can be perfect, since there are many champions that really have awful lores that need drastic improvement, and I am here to point those champions out and hopefully these articles will find their way into Riot Games’ HQ so that they can finally fix these monstrosities.
Disclaimer: When these lists are made there are 159 champions in the game, by the time it is finished there probably will be some new additions to the universe so I will fit them in the current roster at the time of their release.
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147: Twitch
One of the most awful lores in the League of Legends but it’s not ranked lower since Twitch isn’t really relevant anywhere. He is just from Zaun, not a part of any race or anything. I mean the thing that bothers me is that Twitch has received a rework some time in the past. Yes his abilities are rubbish but even so he is really strong right now and smurfs are abusing it. But if you had the time to rework a champion’s abilities and his in-game looks via VGU and VFX update, you must have had at least one hour to write something about him. It doesn’t have to be good, just let it be there. I have nothing to work with right now. Three sentences is the best you can, Riot? With all that money?
The best part of the lore
Honestly, nothing
The worst part of the lore
His whole lore is awful. Here it is. Twitch’s full lore.
‘’A plague rat by birth, a connoisseur of filth by passion, Twitch is a paranoid and mutated rat that walks upright and roots through the dregs of Zaun for treasures only he truly values. Armed with a chem-powered crossbow, Twitch is not afraid to get his paws dirty as he builds a throne of refuse in his kingdom of filth, endlessly plotting the downfall of humanity.’’
No further comments, your honor.
146: Tristana
Tristana witnessed a tragedy and spent the rest of her days felling sad about it and made herself some kind of protector. Really awful lore. I know that she is one of the first champions to be released but the be this neglected is really painful. Most of the Yordles have really boring and stupid lores, and Tristana is no exception. Really only Fizz’s and Vex’s lore are good.
The best part of the lore
‘’Tristana had often marveled at how mortals protected the things that were dear to them. While she couldn’t comprehend their reasons to guard shiny metals, or walls of stone, she respected their methods, and decided to emulate them. Other yordles watched with curiosity as she took to marching around the borders of Bandle City stern-faced, and watching out for danger. She started calling her food “rations”, and set herself strict times for rest and relaxation.’’
Just nicely written, nothing more, nothing less.
The worst part of the lore
‘’Like most yordles, Tristana was always fascinated by the world beyond Bandle City. She traveled far and wide, full of wonder and enthusiasm for the varied places, people, and creatures she encountered. Using the hidden pathways that only yordles know, she explored the length and breadth of the material realm, remaining mostly unseen.
She witnessed such breathtaking sights as ice trolls migrating across the floes of the far north beneath kaleidoscopic auroras. She marveled as warships blasted each other to pieces in naval battles that churned the seas. She watched, awestruck, as great armies marched with unity and precision—incredibly strange concepts to a yordle!—across the endless sands to the south.’’
So, she has travelled? I also travel a bit but I didn’t end up in League of Legends, didn’t I?
145: Lulu
Lulu was definitely inspired by The Alice in the Wonderland. Really just a copy – paste story. She went nuts, followed a fairy and when she returned she started turning children into mushrooms. Cool. I mean if you dig deep down and with just a bit of mental clearance you get that Alice in the Wonderland is the story about drugs. You really don’t need the college degree to notice that. I know that world of League of Legends is magical place where magic is normal but from Lulu’s lore I only get the drug addict vibes. She went high on the shrooms most likely and went on the highest trip of her life.
The best part of the lore
‘’The spirit led her far into the forest. They went over boulders, under logs, and around ancient, overgrown stone circles. The faerie darted into a cave hidden behind a waterfall, and Lulu went after it. It flittered ahead, always just out of reach.
Down and down and down they went. Lulu tumbled and scrambled around twisted roots and glowing mushrooms, and at some point they crossed over into the spirit realm without her realizing it. Their surroundings became progressively stranger and more disorienting; up became down, forward became backward, big became small.’’
I really like Alice in the Wonderland, so just change the name Lulu to Alice and you get it.
The worst part of the lore
‘’In Demacia, she freed a group of children from their boring history lessons, and led them off into a nearby meadow. Her game resulted in them being turned into toadstools for a full turn of the moon, while their desperate parents and the local militia searched for them in vain. It wasn’t quite what Lulu had intended, but fun nonetheless. When the children finally returned home and told everyone what had happened, no one believed them.’’
Just makes no sense.
144: Jinx
So Jinx is anarchist and she is mad on Vi for some reason. That’s the only thing you can really understand if you just read Jinx’s lore. She robbed a bank. Big deal, my homeboys out there in Runeterra using magic and stuff. She has a gun. A big gun, but still a gun.
Her lore is so uninteresting that it physically hurts me. It doesn’t explain anything about the world , it’s like her release was due and they just packed it up as quickly as they could.
The best part of the lore
‘’When the day arrived, Vi, Sheriff Caitlyn, and the wardens prepared a trap for Jinx outside the treasury. But Jinx had already smuggled herself inside by way of an oversized coin crate that had been delivered days before. When Vi heard pandemonium erupt from inside the structure, she knew the wardens had been outclassed once again. She burst into the treasury, and the ensuing confrontation left the Ecliptic Vaults a smoldering ruin, and the merry mischief maker Jinx nowhere to be found.’’
She is smart, we get it.
The worst part of the lore
‘’Jinx first gained notoriety through her anonymous “pranks” on the citizens of Piltover… particularly those with connections to the wealthy merchant clans. These pranks ranged from the moderately annoying to the criminally dangerous. She blocked streets on Progress Day, with a stampede of exotic animals freed from Count Mei’s menagerie. She disrupted trade for weeks when she lined the city’s iconic bridges with adorably destructive flame chompers. Once, she even managed to move every street sign in town to new and utterly confusing locations.’’
So, is Jinx supposed to be some kind of washed up version of Harley Quinn? Because we really don’t need any more Harley Quinns.
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Conclusion
Another rank list about The Rankings of League of Legends lores is done. There is a long way to go guys trust me. We have only just begun, but I would love to hear your opinions on this one. I mean the serial. Do you like it? What would you change? Leave a comment, I would be happy to hear from you!