Talk:Yasuo/@comment-5266525-20131123022411/@comment-8506165-20131123180844

"Riven's character has never been one of a stealthy assassin - nor would she ever frame someone else for her crime. She's a Traditional Noxian who believes that Strength Is Power. If killing the elder was necessary - she would charge through entire armies, not sneak around back."

I dunno, Emptylord...

"She was ruthless and efficient as a warrior, but her true strength lay in her conviction. She entered battles without any trace of doubt in her mind: no ethical pause, no fear of death."

"What began as war quickly became extermination. Noxian soldiers followed the terrifying Zaunite war machines across fields of death. It wasn't the glorious combat for which Riven trained. She carried out the orders of her superiors, terminating the remnants of a beaten and fractured enemy with extreme prejudice."

That makes it sound rather like Riven was more the ultimate "just following orders" type before her Heel Face Turn. So if her orders were "Go kill that Elder guy" the lore makes it look like she would've done it. As it says - she did as she was told regardless of it being no valiant charge at a strong foe, more a rout of weakened, scattered bands and nothing to do with the Traditional Noxian ideals.

Nor did she ever deliberately frame anyone for her crime, it was just "Look, he was killed by a wind technique! We only know of one guy that mastered such a thing!" from Yasuo's fellows after it'd happened.