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tvckerwash · 2 days ago

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watching people discover the fucked up science guy part of viktor's lore and then being like "we need to acknowledge that he's a fucked up science guy 😔" is so funny. like yeah, he is a fucked up science guy who thinks ethics committees are bullshit because in his mind having rights temporarily violated is perfectly fine if it means saving lives—especially when the ones condemning his beliefs don't offer what they consider to be an ethical alternative to fix the problem and simply let it continue to exist.

and yeah, he's a fucked up science guy who experimented on himself following a, quote: traumatic period of introspection. he had a mental breakdown, fell into a major depressive episode, and spending this horrible time of his life "alone in the depths" reinforced and radicalized his previous beliefs, and to showcase his beliefs (and to try and get rid of his emotions because of how overwhelming they were) he turned himself into a cyborg (and did in fact make himself worse in certain ways but ehh who cares /j).

and yeah, he's a fucked up science guy who gave a kid back alley anti anxiety meds so he could face down his bullies, but he did so after making him a cozy beverage, teaching him about the dangers of propaganda and baseless rumors, and having him scream into a megaphone to freak out said bullies because it was funny (not that he'd admit to finding it funny because then he'd have to admit to having emotions, and well he can't do that, no sir).

so yes, viktor is a fucked up science guy, but that's half his charm! he cares so much about helping people, but he's a weirdo and freak about it! though to be fair, in the city that also has a chemically enhanced werewolf (warwick), a sentient blob of goo (zac), a wind and water goddess (janna), and a literal war criminal who invented chemical warfare (singed), among many other wacky individuals, he's pretty normal all things considered! fucked up science is just a part of life in zaun, my dudes!

#viktor league of legends #machine herald #uhh those are the only tags I'm doing #still not making a lol tag < is my lol tag #absolutely no hate or offense intended towards anyone bringing up viktor's deeply questionable ethics btw #it's just genuinely a really funny phenomenon to me is all #fr though viktor (and zaun) are meant to represent that dark messy side of science people don't like to acknowledge exists #we would not be where we are today scientifically if it weren't for the people who willingly or unwilling crossed the line #according to a reddit ama the person who wrote viktor’s 2016 lore was directly inspired by the scientists who invented local anesthesia #and tested it on themselves before testing it on patients! obviously what viktor did is just a smidge more extreme than that #but you get the point #he's not evil he's just not exactly mentally well lmao. except the times where he is an evil super villain #95% of the time he should be a weird but otherwise normal guy and the other 5% he should rob banks with his buddies for comedic effect #as zaun is all dark and gritty and deals with complicated complex themes but also it's like a saturday morning cartoon down there #that story from legends of runeterra where viktor takes away all of jinx’s weapons and then gets beat up by vi for it bc she didn't know #that's why the two of them were causing trouble is so fucking funny. just another tuesday am I right?#to be clear I intentionally took a more comedic tone w this post bc I don't have the energy to get into a nuanced discussion of ethics #and discuss the themes of academic elitism mental illness and other stuff in viktor's lore seriously #nor am i particularly knowledgeable of certain aspects that play a part in his lore aka glorious (r)evolution

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