Tying Nautilus to Amumu

How to tie Nautilus with Amumu

"Once, Nautilus was a sailor commissioned by the Institute of War to explore the uncharted reaches of the Guardian’s Sea. This expedition took him deep into unknown waters where he and his crew found a vast section of the ocean’s rich blue waves were replaced by a black, oozing liquid that none of the crew could identify."

"Perhaps one of the oddest champions in the League of Legends is the Yordle known as Amumu. His life before joining the League remains unknown... especially to Amumu. All he remembers is that he woke up alone inside a pyramid within the Shurima Desert."

Here, we have two characters that I'll bet no one has ever thought to connect before, except for the sneaky Riot lore team, of course. The first thing I'm sure you noticed was the colors I chose for the post. It's something that I wasn't able to do using Reddit, and I want to try to tell a story with it. So, without further ado, here we go...

"When Nautilus, awoke, he was something different. The great iron suit was now somehow part of him, he could not tell where it ended and he began. All he remembers is that he woke up alone, and furthermore, felt a deep sadness that he could not entirely explain. In his hands, he still clutched the anchor that belonged to the men that had condemned him. Eventually, he stood up, determined to wander the world to discover his past."

"When Amumu awoke, he was entwined in mummy wrappings, and could not feel his heart beat. All of the details of his memory were fuzzy and indistinct, but one fact remained clear; he was left here, alone, to die. Dropping to his knees, Amumu wept into his bandages. No matter what he did, it seemed he could never stop his tears or sadness. Having no other purpose, he wandered without direction or sense of passing time in search of answers"

Disclaimer: Although these are in quotes, and are pieces of official lore, they are arranged in a way that nullifies the fact that they are quotes. In this form, they are no longer meant to be taken as fact. 

Alright, so that was weird right? Their lores are actually really interchangeable, and almost scary to a level. 

The yordle race used to be nomadic, traveling all across valoran, which explains how amumu was left where he was, but not why. Having been exposed to multiple cultures, and the extreme conditions of the Shurima, it's most likely little mumu passed away before the Yordles reached Sablestone mountains, and they saw it fitting to bury him the way a pharoah would be. Nautilus was abandoned by his crew that had every chance to help him.

What does all of this point to, and why does it matter?

It's very apparent that someone, or something is going around Valoran reviving the dead and giving them a purpose, whether they know it or not. 

Yorick, who I haven't mentioned thus far, fits into this part at least. He died a human, and since he never had any kids, his family's name is essentially abandoned. He then wakes up on the Shadow Isles, and finds out he has a job to do. 

Amumu, more than likely lived a good life, but yordles are known to have various things happen to their psyche should they be away from their own kind for too long. Who ever is running around playing god knew this, and decided to revive Amumu with the purpose of spreading sadness all throughout Valoran. Amumu was buried for an unkown amount of time, perhaps centuries. Why the accumulation of sadness persisted after his yordle demise? That I don't know.

Nautilus is actually the most interesting one of them all, and there's a reason I saved him for last. He's brought back with no memory of what happened, in the same way Amumu is. He seems to be trapped inside the diver's suit in the same way that Mordekaiser is trapped in his armor, and when he finally finds land, he can't figure out who he used to be. The summoners themselves even refuse to tell him who he was on that ship with. Nautilus is a giant lore question mark. Seeing that no one will tell him who he used to be, but they are fine with spreading rumors of how scary he is, I think he may have been brought back with the purpose to spread fear. I don't know, but the last paragraph of Nautilus' lore definitely raise some interesting questions.


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