Poppy/Background

Lore
While other young yordle girls played skip-step and braided wreathes out of posies, Poppy spent her youth earning calluses and grease stains in her father's armor shop. Blomgrun, her father, was Bandle City's finest smith. The only thing he loved as much as his work was his young daughter, Poppy - named for the sprightly sounds of the sparks that leapt from his ever-burning forge. He swelled with pride the day she was first able to lift his trusty hammer, Whomper. Poppy immediately took to his art, demonstrating a natural gift for smithing, which Blomgrun honed with devoted instruction.

One day, a Demacian general named Florin Berell commissioned Blomgrun to craft a helm, glorious beyond comparison. Blomgrun toiled away on this project, determined to present Florin with his finest work. He let Poppy set the center jewel, entrusting her with the most important piece. When the pair finished, they departed for Demacia to deliver it in person. Word of the general's order, however, was leaked to the Noxian High Command, and two Noxian assassins were dispatched to intercept the delivery. Blomgrun was able to occupy the assassins long enough for Poppy to escape with the prized helm. She watched helplessly from the brush as her father was slain. Instead of fleeing home, she carried the helm the rest of the way to Demacia alone. She refused payment for it, saying that no amount would compensate for her father's life. Instead, she offered it as a gift, honoring her father's final intentions. Florin saw the grim determination behind the tears in her eyes, and requested that the leadership of Bandle City appoint Poppy as the yordle ambassador to Demacia. Soon after, seeking to crush Noxus with her father's hammer, Poppy volunteered for the League of Legends.

"Poppy may be small, but Whomper - or her will - is not."

Quotes
Classic=
 * Upon selection


 * Attacking


 * Movement


 * Taunt


 * Joke


 * Laugh

PBE=


 * Upon selection


 * Upon starting a game


 * Attacking


 * Upon attacking


 * Movement


 * Taunt


 * Taunting an enemy


 * Taunting an enemy


 * Taunting an enemy


 * Joke


 * Laugh


 * Upon hitting an enemy with a


 * Upon picking up a


 * Upon casting


 * Upon casting


 * Upon casting


 * Upon stunning an enemy with


 * Upon buying an item


 * Upon buying


 * Upon buying


 * Upon buying


 * Upon finishing


 * While on low health


 * Upon placing a ward


 * Upon death
 * {{sm2|Poppy.death01.ogg|


 * Upon respawning
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"One thing about me: I'm not good at staying down."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"That's okay. I'm playing the long game."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Let's try that again."}}


 * Unsorted
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Hmm... nice weapon. Does it come in hammer?"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"You smash people with it, right?"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Wait, you're here? I thought you were there."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Didn't I just knock you away?"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"You should you wanna do this? You don't even have a weapon."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"That's not a hammer! This is a hammer."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Look at all that shiny armor. Sorry I gotta mess it up."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"I'll about to hammer you in the jewels."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"I don't get Yordles. Too fluffy."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Look at him go!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Remember to roll!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Up goes the guy!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"And don't come back!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"And stay there!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Huh. Didn't know I could do that."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Whoa. You went far."}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Whomp!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"To the hero!"}}
 * {{sm2|Poppy.unknown01.ogg|"Fuel for the quest."}}

Development
 was designed by Coronach.

Champion Sneak Peek
By Pendragon
 * Prepare yourselves. The tiny but mighty Poppy has joined the League of Legends! This compact little warrior packs one mean punch with her mighty hammer, Whomper. Boasting a powerful set of abilities, Poppy is ready to pulverize anyone who thinks it funny to make a short joke.

Poppy Visual Talks
By Fruity Sebbles

"Everyone’s favorite hammer girl has been on our scopes for a while, as she’s one of those older champions in need of across-the-board work to bring her up to current standards. To be clear, we LOVE her core identity - who doesn’t want to play the fearless Yordle striking hammer-induced terror into enemies across the map? In fact, the gap between her awesome premise and lackluster execution is exactly why we’re working on her.

Artistically, Poppy will still look like a heavily armed and armored ball of golden death. We’re looking to preserve her thematic and color scheme while bringing her art up-to-date both technically and stylistically. Similarly, there’s a lot to love in her story, we just plan to bring it up-to-date and cement her more firmly in the world and among her fellow Yordles. On the gameplay front the challenge is a bit bigger, as Poppy’s kit is pretty archaic at this point. Nevertheless, we’re looking to keep her current fearless style of gameplay and core dash-and-smash mechanics - we still want her to have that same diver mentality.

Poppy is definitely a hefty undertaking - not quite a Sion-level project but pretty close to it. She’s still a ways out and is going to take a lot of work, but will hopefully offer an awesome experience for players once we’re done with the job."

Previous Lore
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 * -|Old lore=

While other young yordles would play skip-step and make wreathes out of braided posies, Poppy was earning calluses and grease stains in her father's armor shop. Blomgrun was a well-respected armorsmith, and he named his daughter for the sprightly sounds that accompanied the sparks leaping from his ever-burning forge. He was filled with pride when she was first able to lift his trusty hammer, Whomper. One day, Blomgrun was commissioned to create a glorious helm for a Demacian general. Word of the charge was leaked to the Noxian High Command, and two of their best spies ambushed Blomgrun's caravan en route. Though Poppy escaped with the helm, she helplessly watched as her father was slain. Instead of fleeing home, she carried the helm to Demacia alone. When the Demacian general saw the grim determination behind the tears in her eyes, the general requested that the leadership of Bandle City appoint Poppy as the yordle ambassador to Demacia. Soon after, seeking to crush Noxus with her father's hammer, Poppy volunteered for the League of Legends.


 * "Poppy may be small, but Whomper - or her will - is not."