Lore[]
“ | ▶️ "Grim dark future, huh? Nah, it's more of a highly-regimented totalitarian police state." |
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After unlocking the secrets of time travel, these champions are thrust into a far-flung dystopian future. While Chrono-enforcers relentlessly pursue them across time and space, a small few have escaped into history—taking their technology along for the ride.
- The Rememberancers
A legendary chrono-law enforcer feared in every age, Caitlyn's mission is to protect the fragile enigma that is time. Those who dare threaten its integrity inevitably find themselves firmly locked in the sights of her temporal plasma blaster.
“Your reckless brutality has gone on for too long, Khada Jhin. On behalf of the Remembrancers, and to preserve order in our timelines, I will end your senseless violence.”
“Spare me the poetry, madman. I am not your muse. I am the authority sent to curb your abnormalities and expel you from this timeline.”
“Acquainted with my plasma blaster? You’re about to be.”
- Caitlyn
“Khada Jhin, last sighted in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth timeli--That’s it! I know where we’ll find him.”
- Caitlyn ( , , )
Fiora joined the Chrono-Enforcers at a young age under the tutelage of her father. When a conflict with a temporal fugitive left him disgraced, her future was thrown into doubt, but Fiora endured. Now, despite having reclaimed her family's reputation, and forged herself into an utter paragon of the Chrono-Enforcers, recent revelations have cast her into doubt once more, but this time about the Remembrancer's true purpose...
A dedicated chrono-enforcer, Lucian joined the Remembrancers when he lost his wife, Senna, in an errant Praetorian attack. Now, he searches for her while bringing justice to the reckless time travelers who would cavalierly tear holes in space-time.
Through his work in bringing their opponents to justice, Lucian earned the personal attention and gratitude of Thresh, leader of the Remembrancers. Armed with special modifications to his Pulsefire suit, Lucian embarks on his relentless pursuit across timelines. Through it all, however, he can't shake the feeling that this upgrade isn't all it seems...
The Remembrancers, responsible for Senna’s disappearance? It couldn’t be. But as Lucian barrelled towards the leader he'd once trusted, the roaring of his thoughts dispelled any lingering doubts.
"ENOUGH! She was my world, Thresh. Soon as I find what I'm looking for, I’m coming back to take you down." ( )
The sole survivor from a timeline devoured by Praetorians, Pantheon refused to succumb when the marauders ran him through and left him for dead. He now dons the Pulsefire suit to hunt down those who would dare risk creating the anomalies that unleash the robotic hordes upon time and space.
As head of the Remembrancers, Thresh usually remains behind the scenes pulling the chains of time rather than stepping into the stream himself. Yet recent events have caused him to leave his temporal citadel, bringing his pulsefire lantern to bear.
As paradoxes multiply and more rogue agents rebel against the grasp of the chrono-enforcers, Thresh, as commander of the Rembrancers, takes matters into his own hands. He must not yield control of time to these interlopers… nor to the growing Praetorian threat.
“The Remembrancers, abduct your wife? Lucian, Lucian, Lucian. Your desperation has clouded your judgment. In the end, aren’t you the one who failed to protect her?”
“If you’d served us longer, perhaps you could have saved her. But your actions have made you an enemy of the Remembrancers. Yes... I'll make sure you're never happy again. ( )
- Chrono Fugitives
A time fugitive who built his Pulsefire suit from scratch, Ekko improved on the Remembrancers' technology, crafting a modified Chronobreak device that allows him to make short temporal jumps, create time breaks within a singular timeline, and to collapse them all into a single, anomaly-free singularity.
Temporal fugitive and time-hopping explorer extraordinaire, Ezreal leaps across disparate realities searching for interesting technology to acquire. He is responsible for countless paradoxes and is currently wanted by the dystopian Remembrancers, who hunt him relentlessly.- Pulsefire Jhin
“Time is an intricate, interconnected fabric--and the perfect canvas for my masterpiece. Caitlyn. Are you watching?”
“Now our paths diverge. Join me for one final performance. Your expression of agony will be one of my finest works.”
“Time to dance.”
- Jhin
“Another timeline, another act.”
- Jhin
“He left a note? 'Marvel at my creation, Caitlyn.’ …Ugh.”
- Caitlyn
“I create magnificent futures--you are stuck in the past.”
- Jhin
“At last, a performance worthy of this timeline.”
- Jhin ( , , , , , )
Swindling his way past the chrono-enforcers, Twisted Fate has made himself known by pulling off grand heists, across various timelines. Always just moments ahead of the law, with stolen riches in his pocket, he knows the alleyways of time make for the quickest of getaways…
- Other Chrono Users
- Pulsefire Akshan
“Let's skip the formalities, Shen. You killed someone very important to me in the last timeline. So, now you die.”
“Suppose I leave behind a time paradox or two. Who cares? What matters is ridding the chronosphere of villains like you.”
"The future cannot be that awful. After all, I'M in it."
- Akshan
“Sure, vengeance is unhealthy. But evil crimelords are definitely worse!”
- Akshan
“Shadya would not approve, but certain misdeeds call for more… extreme… methods.”
- Akshan
The chargers emerged at random from portals scattered across the earth. Someone had to be controlling them behind the scenes… but who?
“Hello, friend! Come to steal from the crimelord, have you? Good, that makes two of us!”
- Akshan
“Ah-ah-ah, Shen. This belonged to Shadya. What could you possibly want with this?”
- Akshan
“'This technology is too powerful,' they said. 'You risk destabilizing the timelines,' they said. Eh, I’ll take my chances.”
- Akshan
“A stitch in time? Pah! That will not mend the past.”
- Akshan
“Shadya. I was too late in this timeline, but I promise, I’ll save you in the next.”
- Akshan ( , , , , , , , , , )
- Pulsefire Aphelios & Pulsefire Alune
Alune’s physical body was trapped in the liminal space between timelines, where no ordinary person would dare go… but her brother Aphelios was no ordinary person.
“Time’s barriers are not easily broken, Phel. Remember, to exist beyond linear time, you must seek out the five phasic anomalies. It will be painful, but we will endure--together.”
- Alune
“I will guide you from beyond time’s boundaries, brother.”
- Alune
“Observe where the timelines intersect, and your aim will be true. This is the secret of the first anomaly.”
- Alune
“The second anomaly is this: You are every version of yourself. Remember your strength, and use it well.”
- Alune
“Gravity weighs us down in every dimension. Resist its pull. Choose for yourself. Only then will the third anomaly reveal itself.”
- Alune
“Irregularities in time are not mishaps, but opportunities. Be strengthened by this fourth anomaly.”
- Alune
“The very fabric of time rejects who we are, brother. Never forsake this final anomaly, for our bond transcends the timelines.”
- Alune ( , , , , , , )
Milio swears that he wasn't trying to stir up trouble for the Chrono-Enforcers with his time-hopping. He's just really curious about energy elements waiting to be discovered in other timelines. But since his magic can manipulate pulsefire in extraordinary ways, transforming them into a means of healing, even the toughest enforcer is lenient with him.
A worshipper of temporal purity, Riven knows there are many others who would rather see time manipulated in their favor. These heretics give her blade purpose—she can only find true solace in eliminating all who would disturb the natural order.
Over the millennia, Shen has been called many names: warlord, trespasser, conqueror. Even so, his mission to build an army for the ages seems never-ending. Seeking only the smartest and the strongest to join his ranks, he remains untroubled by emotion, casting his timeless gaze over those with hidden potential.
History[]
The Rememberancers[]
In the Dystopian Timeline of Post-Cog Era Piltover, a highly regimented totalitarian police state has taken power. During these times the group known as The Remembrancers is tasked to manage the temporal spaces with Chrono-enforcers known as Pulsefire and observe for any temporal anomalies and changes to the timelines.
Pulsefire Ezreal[]
Skins typically don't have canon lore, but there's a small 'alternate universe' storyline for Pulsefire Ezreal. I posted this on the EU forums so I'll give the same short summary of the idea here:
In my mind, a couple years from 'now' in Runeterra, Ezreal's wanderlust leads him down into the Southern Wastes, where he stumbles into a time warp (rampant, chaotic magic down there and all). He emerges in the distant, war-torn future, where Piltovan and Zaunite technology has advanced far beyond anything he'd ever imagined - but has wrought utter destruction across Valoran. He finds the Pulsefire armor at a crash site and discovers that it evolves to fit his form (and, of course, meets the AI named PEARL). Ezreal takes the Pulsefire armor back through the warp in the hopes of preventing such a future from ever happening, and... well, of course, to show off his totally superior technology to the rest of the League's champions. 'Cause he's Ezreal.
Pulsefire Revealed[]
Pulsefire Caitlyn[]
- NOT ON HER WATCH[1]
Time is a way to escape. From the mundanity of a life. From the limitations of an era.
From the law.
And when it comes to running from the law, she doesn't have time for that.
The legendary time-law enforcer, feared in every age. Time is a fragile enigma under her protection, and those who dare to break its boundaries have inevitably met with the end of her barrel.
One Simple Rule[]
Pulsefire Shen, Riven and Twisted Fate[]
- Pulsefire 2018[2]
Three timelines cross. One will decide the future.
Pulsefire Shen
To build an army for the ages, you must search across time.
Pulsefire Riven
We will defend time from these heretics.
Pulsefire Twisted Fate
The alleys of time make for a quick getaway.
Systems Online[]
Out of Time[]
Events[]
The prestige (2022) loading screen was given to players who owned the original skin prior to 12.5.
Pulsefire loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 250 event tokens or purchased through a
bundle for epic skins.Prestige Pulsefire loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 2000 event tokens during the 2020 Pulsefire event.
Prestige Pulsefire loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 2000 event tokens during the 2020 Pulsefire event.
Trivia[]
- Legends of Runeterra. , , and have Pulsefire skins exclusive to
- This skin line is heavily inspired by Back to the Future, The One, and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Pulsefire champions are able to traverse space and time, making them effectively able to be in all skin universes, including the main League of Legends universe.[3]
- Pulsefire was originally intended to be a distant future of PROJECT, which would explain why and do not have the other as a partner. The idea was relented and Pulsefire was developed into its own universe.
- The Rememberancers are chrono-enforcers who patrol and stabilize the timelines to prevent paradoxes created by reckless time travelers and the dangers posed by the Praetorian; however, their true goals may not be what they seem.
- joined their rank after disappearance and has been searching for her, during which process he got which may contain something sinister.
- is the head of the Rememberancers who decides to deal with the growing threats himself.
- and 's biographies imply Thresh may have unclear motives and he may even be behind the Praetorian attacks.
- is a chrono-enforcer who has doubts about the Rememberancers' true goals and was seen battling .
- She saved twice, once in Out of Time and once when a future Ezreal met a past Fiora.
- is not from Pulsefire universe but one that was destroyed by Praetorians and is now hunting reckless time travelers, including .
- is deemed as a Chrono Fugitive by the Rememberancers due to his lack of care when shifting trough time and space, creating possible temporal paradoxes.
- and are chrono-enforcers appointed to apprehend or dispose of him. also encountered him at some point before the events of Out of Time while a past also tried to kill him after the events of the story.
- At some point in the future, he will join the Rememberancers to combat the Praetorian threats.
- He is a friend of .
- It’s confirmed that Ezreal and Ekko are a couple on this lore.[4]
- is deemed a fugitive by the Rememberancers and is being hunted by . He is a friend of and occasionally helps him fix and upgrade his suit.
- Ekko is likely not from Pulsefire universe.
- may not be a chrono-enforcer but pursues the same goal as the Rememberancers.
- is a time thief.
- is a warlord trying to build the greatest army across space and time.
- The latter three characters have crossed path at some point.
- In Legends of Runeterra, multiple champions and followers can be seen within the background such as:
- 2 Sandstone Charger.
- 4 Vekauran Safecracker in 1 Warlord's Hoard illustrations.
- is currently unique to Wild Rift.
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