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Salo is a Piltovan aristocrat and a member of Piltover's ruling council.
Background[]
Early Life[]
Salo was born and raised into one of Piltover's ruling houses. At some point during his life, he would inherit his family's position on the city's ruling council.
Hexgem Incident[]
When the workshop of [1] However with the help of and , Jayce was able to perfect his research, which he came to call Hextech, and he was given the authority to continue working on it.[2] In time, Salo became one of the many entrepreneurs in Piltover to benefit from Jayce and Viktor's creation of the Hexgates.
was robbed and accidentally blown up in the process, his unauthorized research into the Arcane was exposed and he was put on trial to be judged by the council. Salo moved to banish Jayce, but was able to convince him and the other councilors to expel him from the Academy and destroy his research instead.After [3] Thanks to this, Salo was quick to support Jayce when he moved to expel Heimerdinger from the council and force the yordle into early retirement.[4]
stole one of Jayce's hextech gemstones, Salo supported Mel's idea to add him to their table as a councilor. Jayce's new position made him aware of the deep corruption that occurred amongst the many of the merchants who used the hexgates and he attempted to root it out by himself, causing some of the other councilors, including Salo, to plot against him. Convinced by Mel, Jayce was able to win back their favor by forging his own deals with each of them, including Salo.Following Jinx's second attack on Piltover and the discovery of [5]
treasonous actions against them, the Council convened to discuss their next move. There, they learned from , a rookie Enforcer and daughter, about the all the horrible things she'd seen in the undercity and how was responsible for almost all of them. Although Jayce wanted to go into the undercity and retrieve his stolen hextech gemstone by force, the other councilors, including Salo, disagreed out of the fear of triggering a war and decided to negotiate with Silco instead.After he ventured into the undercity to take down a shimmer production factory, Jayce later informed the council that he had offered Silco Zaun's independence in exchange for the hextech gemstone and Jinx. Although Salo quickly objected to his proposal, he eventually agreed to it alongside the other councilors. However, before the councilors could finalize their decision to grant Zaun its independence, the council room was bombed by Jinx with a hextech-powered rocket, leaving Salo's fate unknown.[6]
Appearance[]
(TBA)
Personality[]
Like the stereotypical politician, Salo is a vain and self-centered individual who only cares for his own interests. He is also shown to be corrupt and out of touch with his own people, and appears to have a disdainful view towards Zaunites.
Abilities[]
(TBA)
Relations[]
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Salo likes to be on Hoskel's good side, even if it means bribery, but seems to know very little about his fellow councilor, as he was unaware of Hoskel's nut allergy. Despite this, the two of them both enjoy illegal Noxian spirits and are willing to employ corrupt tactics to regularly smuggle the drink to Piltover for themselves.
Arcane Show Appearances[]
Season One appearances: 6/9 | ||
Welcome to the Playground: Absent |
Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved: Appears |
The Base Violence Necessary for Change: Absent |
Happy Progress Day!: Appears |
Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy: Appears |
When These Walls Come Tumbling Down: Appears |
The Boy Savior: Absent |
Oil and Water: Appears |
The Monster You Created: Appears |
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Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 2: Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 4: Happy Progress Day!
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 5: Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 6: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 8: Oil and Water
- ↑ Arcane: Season 1, Episode 9: The Monster You Created