#rell league of legends

[master-of-the-elements]

*Whew* This is nothing but the absolute truth. Like the way she blames Azizi for “spoiling”them when in actuality she did too, but doesn’t sit and think about why she did 😭

I've been thinking about Ambessa and Mel and Rell. And yeah. Ambessa really knew that the way she was raised was terrible, but refused to actually unpack it. And even though Ambessa refused to investigate the wrongs of her childhood and later her own choices, the experience clearly impacted the way she raised her children. It's not a mystery why Mel and Kino weren't warriors. Ambessa didn't want her children to endure what she did, but because she can't consciously accept how her messed up her upbringing actually was she can only resent her kids for it, specifically Mel too.

It is at best annoying for Ambessa to know her children don't fit the mold she broke herself into and now justifies her ambition with, but she let's them be this way. She wants Mel and Kino to be the Wolf, but she won't force them like she was. Years back she tried to train Kino and Mel in martial combat, and gave up on that early on. Ambessa refused to think on why she abandoned her children's training regimen when they were still so young.

Instead, Ambessa took on Rell who was exploited by her parents in a similar vein as Menelik exploited and abused her as a child, so it's easier to put Rell through the things she did but doesn't want for her children. By her logic it's easier to condition Rell to make the same kind of choices she would make because they're so similar. What's worse is that you can tell Ambessa is still being gentler to Rell than Menelik was to her, but it doesn't fix anything, it only makes things worse.

And Ambessa could avert all this unnecessary pain and strain puts on her family and those she cares for if she EVER tried to process any of her actions and wrongs done to her and those she's done to others in turn. But the act of reflection would risk her actually critiquing her upbringing and her own choices, and she can't have that.

[greenirisart]

Just give em a suit ~

[melmedarda]

WE ARE ON MEDARDA FAMILY LOCKDOWN ‼️‼️ Spoilers for Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf under the cut.

MEL POVS??? RELL IS IN IT? THIS IS EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER WANTED. NEVER shutting up about this.

[avellanaslesbianas]

Noxians! Funny bunch

[sylvanas-girlkisser]

Tinfoil out for Rell Medarda

So after my earlier post about the whole Rell/Mel/Ambessa thing, I got to thinking, and now I'm making it everyone's problem.

Spoilers ahead:

In the season 2 opening we get these shots (not all in sequence):

Ambessa sitting lazily on a couch holding a black rose

Mel looking uncomfortable surrounded by shadowy hands

Mel sitting on the same couch, lit so her shadow resembles Ambessa

So, Ambessa is in deep shit with the Black Rose right? They nearly killed her once, they've stripped her of most of her power and influence, and now they've kidnapped Mel. We know Ambessa would do anything to keep her family safe, and that doubtlessly include sacrificing her own life.

The most widespread Rell Medarda theory seems to be that she's Mel's younger sister, with the main counterpoint being that Rell's mom is described as "the heir to a fallen noble house" which doesn't make sense as a descriptor for Ambessa, yeah her house is falling but she's the head not the heir to the house.

And that's when it struck me: House Medarda is crumbling, but so is Mel's own empire. She's losing her sway over the council, her main ally wants to retire from politics, and a civil war is not good for business.

Which is to say nothing of the fact that it's more or less confirmed now that she's got magic, which last i checked is still very much banned in Piltover.

Also there's this promo image of Mel floating around which looks... Distinctly Noxian, at least compared to what she wears in S2A1

Do you see where I'm going with this?

Let's say that by the end of Arcane season 2, Ambessa is dead, house Medarda is in ruins, Mel's own fortune isn't doing much better, and suddenly everyone finds out she's a mage. Who knows maybe she even becomes the scapegoat for everything that happened between Piltover and Zaun.

She's exiled back to Noxus, and has to attempt to rebuild her empire from nothing. Somewhere in the process of doing so she has a daughter. A daughter with a whole lot of magical potential.

Next thing she knows, she's got the Black Rose banging down her door to get their hands on her daughter. Sure it might leave a bitter taste in her mouth to deal with them, but Mel knows business, and isn't there a degree of poetry to the people who ruined her, also being the ones to restore her to power.

"But hold on" you might say "Mel is a kind and loving person, her biggest goal in life is to be different from Ambessa, that sounds nothing like Rell's mom."

Did you know that when Britney Spears wanted her toddlers to calm down, she would give them pacifiers dipped in whiskey, because that's what her parents did to her growing up, and she genuinely didn't realize it was harmful.

Breaking the cycle isn't easy at the best of times, and if Mel is also having to fend off vultures at every turn trying to take what remains of the Medarda fortune, it's easy to imagine her falling into bad habbits.

And wouldn't that just be the most tragic ending for a character like her, who spent so much of her life trying to undo her mother's work, only to end up traumatizing her own daughter and sternly telling her "excellence is measured in sacrifice".

Hey does anyone remember how Rell was forced by her mother to kill her friends one by one in order to make her stronger? How about that scene in season one where Ambessa kills the Ionian princess Mel had made friends with?

[league-of-starlight]

Happy pride month, folks.

[black-is-beautiful18]

Ambessa really loves her children so much. The pain and anger she feels in having to send Mel away? The way she just wants both Kino and Mel to be strong enough to protect themselves and their family? The worry that brings her? The hurt she feels at the loss of Rell? The way she swears to uproot the Black Rose for each and every one of them?! Are her methods of parenting the best? Absolutely not, but she is a mother! A mother who will do anything to protect the ones she holds dear.

[melmedardaapologist]

the inclusion of rell was such a genius idea, because on one hand you can see how ambessa is trying to mold her into a potential protégée (interestingly, fifteen or so years later, she will attempt to do the same with caitlyn), but on the other, we see her constantly dismiss the idea of attempting to comfort her or check in with her because it would be “an insult to her strength”…

[sandasielin]

Illustration I finished back in May for @starguardszine ✨

[abunchofnumbers05]

LoL Incorrect Quotes #15

Machine Herald!Viktor: Behold, the glourious evolution! Rell: No you. *uses her ferromancy to throw him around like a ragdoll* All the other champions that have some metal on their bodies:

[vladstocker]

LoL fans, who you think will be the main character on the upcoming noxus series?!

I'm not a big fan of the game, but my choose is Rell

Loved her background, concept and motivations.

I think she has a good conflict with the Black Rose, and can attract the audience sympath like jinx did 😁😁

Who would you like the new series to focus on?

[arcaneconfessions]

Arcane fucked league lore up so bad I’m already afraid how the noxius show is going to ruin the champs. Rel is already a victim bc that dumb Ambessa book

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[rabbitmaskedd]

new skin is horrendous btw but at least it made me remember maidenspark exists

(also maybe me having issues posting was literally just because i was drawing only fnaf. maybe league fanart will save me)

[errrror4o4]

Welcome to the Lost Girls' Loft, where all the lost girls of all of Runeterra can take a moment away from all the world-ending shenanigans they usually have to put up with.

I also choose to believe Yasuo comes by to bring Taliyah groceries and tea when he's in the area.

[avellanaslesbianas]

Long-awaited by no one LeBlanc's Moving Castle character sheet

[sylvanas-girlkisser]

Hello here to ask about Rel theories

So I’m not super well versed in league lore but I did some reading after arcane S1 came out. And the first time I was reading about characters from Noxas and saw Rel I lost my mind. I immediately wanted her to be Mel’s sister.

But do people have specific theories about her? I’d absolutely die if we got to see Mel have some sibling angst to rival Jinx/Vi

Or am I totally wrong lol

oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh, okay I'll see what I can manage to write down before i have to go play TTRPGs!

So like, in season 1 I was pretty critical of the Rell Medarda theory; as it seemed to mostly hinge on the ideas that Rell and Mel sounded similar, and that Rell similar to the Medardas was black.

But I have always loved it as a crack theory, because I think it would be a very amusing dynamic to have Mel hanging out with her punk rock little sister in her super fancy penthouse.

Then season 2 act 1 came out, and now a lot of pieces are falling into place. Rell was given to the Black Rose at a young age, and now it's revealed that Ambessa is entangled with the Black Rose, who iirc talks about her owing them something.

The Black Rose was interested in Rell because of her magical powers, S2A1 all but confirms Mel has magic - Though its also all but confirmed Ambessa doesn't.

Rell's mother gave Rell to the Black Rose in the hope of restoring her house to power, not to mention that she was very involved in Rell's training. One of the things we know about Rell's mom is that she drilled the phrase "excellence is measured in sacrifice" into her, which does feel like a very Ambessa thing to say.

So my theory is basically that Ambessa cuts a deal with the Black Rose, giving over her living super weapon of a youngest daughter, while still being allowed to train her, in return for her family's safety and return to power.

Given how much family matters to Ambessa, this feels like exactly the kind of faustian bargain that the Black Rose would be all over.

Also, Rell was supposedly briefly listed under "related characters" on the official lore wiki so do with that what you will.