Chapter 425: Ionia's Battle for Standing
Noxus is a very important faction in the League of Legends series.
In Valoran, the world's most important continent in LOL, these two countries now occupy most of the continent, one east and one west.
Demacia is on the western side of the world, in a quiet corner. Although the land is not very large, the land it owns is an out-and-out rich land.
And Noxus to the east, in terms of territory, is much larger than Demacia. However, the land they owned was still relatively barren compared to Demacia, and the people's lives were more difficult.
It may also be the barren land and the not-so-good natural environment that gave birth to the brave and warlike character of the Noxians.
Their warlike nature is not the same as the Freljords in the north. The latter is a very simple character, and the northland people have cultivated their courage in the ice and snow.
The Noxians are different, their belligerence is manifested in their heavy aggressiveness.
The country of Noxus, since its founding, has shown a strong desire to fight abroad.
They are really making enemies everywhere, and there are almost no allies.
To the north, they fought against Freljord, the most famous general of Noxus, the 'Hand of Noxus. Darius' made a name for himself on the battlefields of the North.
And to the west, they have never stopped spying on the rich Demacia, intruding from time to time, and even invading on a large scale.
The previous "Demacia: Glory" tells this story, but from Demacia's point of view.
To the south, Noxus has even taken control of a large part of the coastline in the northern part of Shurima, and many rich ports have fallen into the hands of the Noxians.
To the east, they brazenly launched an invasion of Ionia.
This movie is built on this story.
The general story content will be presented in a two-line narrative.
The story begins with Noxus launching an invasion of Ionia, and the young and highly decorated Svein is the commander of the Legion.
On the battlefield, he led the army of Noxus, and the vast and beautiful land of Ionia was caught in the flames of war.
But under the continuous victories, there are also hidden worries.
In countless front-line wars, Svein has learned first-hand that the empire is strong not because of his perceived Noxian blood, but because Noxus can unite everyone, regardless of their origins. On the battlefield front, a foreign slave and a noble nobleman are equal.
But this time, it's different.
The famous tyrant of Noxus, the elderly Brown. Emperor Darkwell is already obsessed.
His fear of death led him to deploy a new order to all warbands, digging three feet into the ground in the magical land of Ionia, in search of anything that might make people immortal. Svein's forces had been completely redeployed, and it was almost impossible to engage the enemy again.
Finally, at the Battle of Presidian, Svein's legions lured the enemy into the so-called trap as planned, but were crushed alone. His veterans were completely routed, and Svein was mortally wounded. One of his kneecaps was shattered, and his left arm was severed by Ionia's sword.
One of Noxus' most important offensives was thwarted.
The other story line is from the perspective of a girl named Irelia in Ionia.
'Blade Dancer. Irelia's invasion of Noxus has resulted in the loss of her home, but it has also inspired her inner power to manipulate blades and metal with ease.
Later, she joined the rebels organized by the sect leader Karma, and made a name for herself in the Battle of Précidian, even cutting off one of Svein's arms.
From these two story lines, it can be seen that whether it is the Noxus line with Svein as the protagonist or the Ionian line with Irelia as the protagonist, the final climax will converge on the Battle of Precidian.
The so-called Presidium, located in the heart of Ionia, is one of the holiest places in the land, the so-called 'sanctuary'. Many people travel long distances to study at prestigious universities or meditate in the lush enchanted gardens.
According to the setting of the original book, Noxus' invasion of Ionia gave birth to many heroes. Blind Monk Li Qing, Akali, Irelia, Master Infinite Sword Saint Yi, Karma...... These heroes have all performed well in the invasion of Noxus.
But among them, the most famous must be Irelia. She was the most iconic figure in the Battle of Précidian and the official spokesperson of the Ionian spirit.
If Dimension Entertainment wants to show this part of the content, of course, it is impossible to bypass Irelia.
The search for work for the relevant actors has already begun.
In the project launch stage, Wedo Entertainment has also begun to work the various preliminary designs of the movie.
In the original setting, Ionia is very much like a place born out of Japanese culture, and the most concentrated embodiment of this is that a few years ago, Riot once released a CG animation called "Awakening".
In that anime, the style designed for Ionia is like ancient Japan. Especially the outfits of the people, as well as the appearance of Irelia.
Especially the latter, Fan Zhe was very impressed.
Irelia made of fists looks like an Asian, but she looks like an Asian stereotype in Europeans and Americans.
And I have to say, it's really ugly.
Forget if the face is ugly, the aesthetics of European and American women for Asian women are always strange anyway, but the action design is ugly and the body shape is not good-looking, this is a matter of skill and level.
At least, such a thing is definitely impossible to pass here in Fan Zhe, and he will not tolerate his own work to make a protagonist look like this.
Moreover, for example, a large number of oriental elements in Ionia's design, Fan Zhe also intends to get rid of most of them, leaving only the ninja elements that have to be retained.
Others, such as the clothing of the people, the service of the Ionian high-top, and the architectural design, all draw their roots from the authentic Chinese culture.
The ninja can't change this aspect, but like Karma's kimono-like decoration, he is going to directly change the kimono elements to local Chinese elements.
This is not because Fan Zhe has any cultural biases, but a market factor that is directly considered - how big is the Japanese film market? Especially the live-action film market, which is a few grades lower than China's native mainland.
does not please the Chinese audience, but the Japanese audience, Fan Zhe has no brains.