User blog comment:Soul Quest/A question about Volibear and a minor intro/@comment-3213322-20120124234624

Hm, well I guess if you've been around here a bit I should say, "good to have you hear!" instead of "welcome".

On the matter of Volibear, it's briefly mentioned on his trivia page, but he was something of a joke concept originally suggested by a Riot employee and opened up into the mock debate that had at least been running since I joined the game (over 2 years ago now). The overwhelming fan response is certainly what provoked Riot into actually making the champion.

Now, the Riot Wars were actually started up as a mock battle between Rioters IronStylus and Morello over the affections of league champion Leona, but shortly before Volibear was released Rioter Zileas cleverly renewed the mock battle by reupdating a poll on whether or not an armored bear champion should be released. The resulting fan uproar quickly took over the Riot War and became the new focus up until the point of Volibear's release.

In summary: A stupid idea suggested by a Rioter, embraced by fans, and turned into a super work of propaganda with the Rioters' mastery of their community.

And yes, I pretty much stalk and analyze the actions of everyone in the entire world.