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your honor they're everything to me

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who would you say is his favourite true damage member and why ? was there anyone he had to warm up to over time or did he get along with everyone immediately ?

» — ⌜ALWAYS ACCEPTING QUESTIONS ABOUT EKKO⌟ , 

— @windchaser

picking a favorite would be super hard because they're all important to him in different ways. but it was definitely easier to connect to some than others.

akali brought the group together, so i assume she was the first of them ekko met, and honestly i think they got along right off the bat. on top of the shared music interest and street influenced styles more specificaly, i think they share some other interests, like graffiti, and that their personalities just work well together. like, i think they're silly together and the tdmg promo art supports this, but i also think they'd be good friends.

yasuo was just! really cool! in ekko's eyes. i also think they'd get along rather easily tbh and yas is definitely one of the ones ekko is closer to. i really have a hard time picking a favorite for ekko, but i think it'd be between kali and yas — with yasuo maybe winning. ekko loves yasuo and admires and respects him and thinks he's so cool and i think they'd be pretty close too which definitely influences in who's his favorite.

i think senna and qiqi are the ones that he may not have clicked with immediately for different reasons. with senna there's a bigger age gap i think? and she's just. also really cool and awesome but more serious and closed off i feel. but ultimately she also comes across as someone who'd be really nice and caring to those close to her and i think ekko would also respect and care for her a lot.

qiyana has a more... difficult personality. one could say she's arrogant but honestly she can back up everything with how she is actually really talented and awesome. and i think ekko also understands sometimes you have to act extra self-assured because other people will try to put you down because of who you are and where you come from which i feel is true for both of them. i think they might not have as many shared interests, but i could be wrong. and qiqi can be a little bossy, which would take getting used to on his part. anyway. i think he needed to warm up to qiyana more so than the others, but i think he loves qiqi as much as he loves the rest of them.

they're all his family (sometimes, i feel, more than his actual family, because i think his parents are a little absent for several reasons). i think it's less being closer to some more than others, and more that his relationship with them is different. he trusts everyone in true damage to have his back, be it with work stuff or personal stuff, as he'd also be there for them.

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TRUE DAMAGE 2021: CURFEW This year gonna try and explore more of the dynamics of everyone, one being Yasuo and Ekko and their big bro/lil bro dynamic! If you ever just wanna see art in general my twitter is @/astrodid ! 

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i don't know how old qiqi is but regardless being the babiest tdmg member i think everyone else is either Parent or Sibling coded in relation to ekko tbh

senna? band mom (lucian is honorary band dad tbh). yas? the big brother ekko thinks is really cool. kali? the big sister he does dumb and fun things with. qiqi is the potentially scary bossy older sister. they all have assigned roles in my head sorry knajdfnk

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i know i'm overthinking this but the fact they made these promo arts for real events including this one and have ek.ko and j.inx attend it for arcane soundtrack being nominated makes me think of arcane being like a show that exists in music/modern verse.. like ba and sg are manga series/anime? in some other verses

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"One condition. I'm the one who gives it to them."

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tdmg ekko is Big Custom Jacket character design which means scenarios w his s/o wearing his jacket.....

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[ from: kayn 7:19PM ] TELL AKALI TO ANSWER HER FUCKING TEXTS

[ from: kayn 7:20PM ] OR SHE LOSES HER TICKETSSS

[ from: kayn 7:20PM ] U A PENTAKILL FAN????

» — ⌜TEXT MESSAGES⌟ , 

— @umbane

7:25pm → [ hs emogoth ]: i ain't kali's boss man

7:26pm → [ hs emogoth ]: if she don't wanna to talk to u

7:26pm → [ hs emogoth ]: she'll just keep ignoring u

7:26pm → [ hs emogoth ]: no matter what i say

7:29pm → [ hs emogoth ]: but yeah i dig pentakill

7:29pm → [ hs emogoth ]: they're awesome

7:29pm → [ hs emogoth ]: y do u ask

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Breakout True Damage Ekko - Mythic Variant Splash Art

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 1x07 - "The Boy Savior" ↳ "Oh, look who it is. The boy savior!"

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your ekko's thoughts on powder vs jinx? did he have a crush on her? mun's thoughts on the ship itself and whether you see it ever happening?

» — ⌜ALWAYS ACCEPTING QUESTIONS ABOUT EKKO⌟ ,

— anon.

thank you for the ask anon because i meant to write about it and never got to! that said, prepare for an essay because the brief answer is just: it's complicated.

when it comes to powder, actually, it isn't really. ekko was obviously very close to vander's kids, as is obvious in the fact they trust his tip about jayce's office, how affectionate claggor is toward him, and most of all, when he and vi reunite later on. their dialogue establishes they had a sibling-like relationship, and that ekko was often around her and the other 3.

which leads to powder specifically: being closer in age i think they'd sort of naturally be brought together, especially with their shared interest in creating things (because, despite her lack of confidence at the time, powder clearly enjoyed making her bombs and stuff, and i think ekko would've always had the inventor streak tbh).

they're said to be 12ish in act one (jinx 11/12 more specifically, ekko 12/13), and they probably have known each other their whole lives. and while i don't really keep the sentiment (or phrasing) of how he states he had a crush on the special interactions in game, it holds true to my ekko that he had a baby crush on powder. they were good friends, she was smart and pretty and nice, they were around each other a lot... it's easy to see how it'd happen.

and how it broke his little heart when he thought she died with the others, only to see her reappear with silco and calling herself jinx.

which leads us to the next part of the first question. when it comes to powder, ekko cared about her a lot, regardless of the crush. she was very important to him. and like i said i think he'd have seen her as someone smart and nice and pretty great. jinx is... only one of those things.

silco is bad news way before he gets to the height of his power post timeskip. even as a kid ekko knows that — and would've expected powder would know too. moreover, even if they didn't know the whole story, it's obvious vander (and the vander-aligned side of the undercity) had issues with silco. it would have been a personal betrayal regardless, but then there's the added fact ekko was watching when silco had grayson and benzo brutally murdered before taking vander. he saw it firsthand — it's how vi knows where to go.

and if the enforcer doesn't matter to him, vander definitely does, as does benzo, who clearly took him in the shop and gave him the chance to tinker and work on his little inventions, something that would've been very important for a kid from the undercity who'd have few if any opportunities to make something of his interest and talent otherwise. we don't see much of him and benzo, but i hc they were in a way close (benzo was looking after ekko when his parents are not around, after all). so seeing all that, seeing silco there and knowing he's responsible for benzo's death (and later on believing he's also responsible for vander's and claggor's, mylo's and vi's deaths), ekko's stance on silco is also very personal, which in turn makes powder's decision to stay with him a very personal betrayal, both for that and for what she meant for him.

i imagine (and this is, of course, subject to change and up to plotting with jinx writers!) initially he wouldn't have wanted to believe she was with silco willingly, or that she didn't know all he had done. i think it's very likely he'd have tried to reach out (to save her, indeed, as 'the boy savior' she accuses him of being later on). but once she made it clear this was her choice... ekko's mentality really is that powder was dead. it's why she has a place at the mural; whoever jinx is, it's not his friend, it's not the girl he liked. this is someone else entirely, someone he doesn't know and doesn't like.

throughout the years, ekko's feelings about jinx only get more complicated because, despite assuming that stance, it's never as simple as that. he can't completely separate who powder was from who jinx is, and as much as he'd scoff at the idea, deep down part of him still cares. not a part he ignores as much as a part he's unaware of until the time comes to face her and he falters in the last moment.

for the most part, though, he greatly dislikes jinx. resents her, even — when she kills one of the firelights because she reminded her of vi, ekko is viciously angry, enough so he forgets about the plan to lunge at jinx, being held back by the other firelights. he believes powder is gone and beyond saving because he felt her betrayal and witnessed it firsthand, because they've been on opposite sides for years and he lost friends at her hand, because he reached out early on and was refused. she is jinx by choice, and he hates the chaotic, uncaring person she has become. even if deep down part of him holds on to the idea she could be saved still. that somehow she could be powder again, even if that wouldn't erase everything she did as jinx.

as to my thoughts on the ship: i'm a big fan of pain and friends to enemies to lovers so 🤷‍♀️ i don't think it's impossible, necessarily, but it'd depend on a lot of development, individual and of their relationship. as jinx currently is? no, i can't see it. ekko cares deeply not just about himself or his loved ones, but for his city and its inhabitants. he cares for his people. he does indeed want to save people. he wants to make things better. and this fundamentally clashes with jinx as she is now — someone who suffered a lot and had to face a world that didn't seem to care for her and who, in turn, doesn't care for it.

it would take a redemption of sorts and a change of heart for it to happen. not to say she has to become an entirely different person, but that there must be change. it's making me think of ca.tra/dora, a little; in the sense c.atra was someone full of anger and resentment that was also turned against a.dora, and that her journey was imo less redemption and more healing, but both things sort of walk hand in hand. point being: if jinx went through a similar change, one motivated by personal feelings and relationships rather than a sudden desire to do good, but that led her to understand the harm she's causing and want to take a different path, then i can see the ship working. for all his anger, ekko does care about her still, otherwise he'd just have ended it on the bridge. they both did things that, from the other's perspective, hurtful (not that they're on the same level). so it'd take a lot to rebuild trust, before anything else, and for any sort of feelings to develop after that.

so the answer to the 'do i see it happening' is a tentative yes? i can see it, but it depends on how it's done. and personally i do like it; i think it could be very angsty and full of character development, which i love.

as of now, though, i think ekko's feelings about jinx are mostly negative and generally too complex, and that he'd have a hard time even coming to terms with the fact he still cares for her to a point. and that is likely to get worse before it gets better, given how she is by the end of arcane's first season.

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» — ⌜HEADCANONS — base, modern & star guardian⌟ ,

⸻     basic  information

legal  name:  officially unknown; for now, i'm going with erik (derived from eric, meaning 'ever ruler'; not picked by the meaning, honestly, and rather for fitting with other zaunite names such as viktor and orianna, as well as with 'ekko' being a nickname he had since childhood and before his time-related powers) bassey (a last name that, beyond the english meaning connected to 'small' or 'short', is said to come from nigerian abassi, meaning 'god'). for now, this is valid for every verse.

most  known  as:  ekko - a nickname he is said to have received from his friends, most people don't even know it isn't his name. in true damage verse, it's his stage name but also comes from a nickname everyone uses for him since childhood.

nicknames:  called 'little man' by vi, mylo, claggor and powder as a child.

date  of  birth:  may 29th.

gender:  male.

place  of  birth:  zaun; in modern, new york; valoran city in star guardian.

currently  living:  same place he was born in.

spoken  languages:  english,  spanish, japanese; in runeterra, only the languages used in piltover and zaun.

education:  in base, he has no formal education. in modern, he graduated in high school. could be in college but the classes make him bored and he thinks there are better uses for his time. after all, his philosophy is it's not how much time you have, it's how you use it — and ekko isn't using his to get a degree for stuff he already knows. in star guardian he's still in school (year 1).

hair  color:  naturally white in base verse; dark brown, almost black in modern and star guardian, though the dreads are decorated with varied colors.

eye  color:  also  dark brown.

height:  5'6"/168cm

⸻     family  information:

siblings:  none.

parents:  wyeth and inna.

children:  none.

pets:  none in base and modern; waku, his companion, in star guardian, although he's more of a lil robot than a pet.

⸻     relationship  information

sexual  orientation:  bisexual.

relationship  status:  verse dependent; but i write no ships for him atm so single?

since  when:  his whole life tbh AIDHIAHDISHD

TAGGED BY: @seekslight TAGGING: I'm not sure who wasn't tagged.. @aimedfists @seeksmoon @agonizedembrace @witchcraftandburialdirt

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❛   hey   —   ❜   reflexive   as   a   hand   moves   to   mute   his   words   ,   hovering   over   the   lower   half   of   his   face   as   gaze   drifts   to   the   side   .   maybe   that   sounded   a   bit   too   rough   .   he   coughs   lightly   before   trying   again   with   conscious   effort   to   soften   his   tone   :   ❛   yasuo   said   he’d   be   back   in   about   twenty-five   .   do   you   need   anything   while   you   wait   ?   —   ate   lunch   already   ?   ❜   shit   —   was   that   weird   to   ask   ?   yone’s   well   aware   of   the   age   difference   between   them   ,   but   just   because   ekko’s   a   kid   in   his   eyes   doesn’t   mean   that   he   should   treat   him   like   one   .

» — ⌜IN CHARACTER ASKS⌟ , 

— @windchaser

Ekko has no biological siblings, older or younger. Yet many of his favorite people in the world make him think that must be what having siblings feels like. Vi had always been his big sister, since he was a little boy getting in trouble with Powder or getting too dirty to be sent straight home without being hosed down first. But there are others that, though their relationship may have been formed later, and despite how different it is from his bond with Vi, give him that same feeling: this is what having siblings must be like.

It was the case with most of True Damage, perhaps due to the age difference. Senna was more motherly than sisterly, truth be told, the responsible one that kept them all in line; but Qiqi and Kali were his sisters too, and if anyone felt like an older brother, it was certainly Yasuo. Acted like it, too, always trying to keep him in line, to prevent Ekko from taking idiotic risks, to give him a good example, and scold him when needed. Or when Yasuo thought it was needed. Ekko would disagree 99% of the time.

With the closeness, comes familiarity; and with it, too much freedom. It has been a long time since Ekko felt hesitant at all to show up at Yasuo's place, or even to get there before the DJ would be home. It's not just his place, of course, but that doesn't bother the young rapper. Yone is pretty cool too — and he imagines if Yasuo makes for a cool big brother, part of it also comes from the example of his own older brother.

They don't often get the chance to talk, Ekko always too busy with Yas or True Damage stuff, Yone always mindful to give them space. But today Yasuo isn't here yet (geez, why is it so hard for everyone else to be on time?); and he finds Yone a little more intimidating without his brother present.

"Hey," The returned greeting is casual, a slight nod accompanying it. At the mention of how long it'd still take Yasuo to be back, Ekko can't help but snort. "Did he always make a habit of bein' late, or was that only after he became a fancy famous DJ?"

The humorous question becomes a half-smile. He's used to it, truth be told — to people trying to look after him like that. And Ekko doesn't need it, sure, but so long as they respect him when it counts (when it's his music or his ideas he speaks of), then people fussing over his well-being was no issue at all.

Besides, dad would be furious if he heard he had been rude to someone only trying to be kind.

And he was a little hungry, thinking about it.

"Ah — man, I totally forgot. We're workin' on new stuff, you see — I get a little carried away sometimes." Ekko scratches the back of his head, somewhat embarrassed laughter accompanying the gesture. "But I don't wanna bother you with that, so don't worry, I can just get takeout or something. Thanks for the reminder, Yone."

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also there's not really much to elaborate about this but the fact ekko always appears so confident honestly isn't at all an act. he knows what he's capable of and he's proud of himself for that (and his background also means most people would sooner doubt how capable he is than acknowledge it, which also contributes to him doubling down in confidence).

this goes for both base verse and tdmg. when he sings i got a giant team, big as my self esteem i just think he means it and he won't play humble because, like i said, people expect him to be lesser or to fail because he comes from a place considered 'bad' and he ain't having that shit c:

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[ to : ekko (tdmg) ] hey thanks for comin to the debut it was really nice !!

[ to : ekko (tdmg) ] hopefully we can do something together in the future?

[ to : ekko (tdmg) ] i cant rap for shit...but u def can!!!!

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— @fluxjumped

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] np np

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] u guys rocked

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] ya i def can lol

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] we can't all have the same talents tho

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] no fun in that

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] esp if u thinkin of a collab ;)

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] u sing really well

⮡ [ hs ezreal ] nice to hear in smt so different from ur old work

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other topics to discuss... ekko in the fourth episode going enraged at jinx when she kills one of the firelights and telling vi powder is gone and there's no saving her and then when they fight he still ends up hesitating

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i'm rewatching arcane and the fact ekko says he saw everything after benzo is brutally murdered and the way vi holds him i'm unwell