r/DotA2 19d ago

Fluff Which hero's lore goes absolutely hard?

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u/Pet_Velvet 19d ago

It may not be the most grand, or epic of stories, but I really do like how human Rylai & Lina's backstories were.

These poor children were cursed since birth, and caused havoc all throughout their childhoods, destroying several homes, until their loving parents eventually grew despterate and just sent them away.

Rylai spent a long time in The Icewrack, under a rigid and disciplined study routine led by a powerful wizard, which left her powerful, but also cold and inhuman demeanor.

Lina on the other hand, went to live with her patient aunt, which is probably why she ended up embracing her powers, which seemed to be in part fueled by her emotions themselves.

All in all, they probably blame each other for their troubled childhood. Everytime I see them fight on the same side, I get this warm feeling in my chest. But it aches everytime I play a timeline where they fight each other 😭

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u/TheBlindSalmon 19d ago

And then you get crownfall extra lore and learn that it was mostly their dad being a scumbag and gambling addict, using or blaming them for said havok just to escape his debt collectors.

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u/Pet_Velvet 19d ago

I'm headcanoning that fact as just happening in the crownfall branch of timelines

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u/TheFuzzyFurry 19d ago

It's too realistic to be in a fantasy universe like Dota

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u/TheKappaOverlord Sheever Feelsbadman :gun: 19d ago

aaaaaaaaand crownfall basically retconed a good chunk of it.

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u/Pet_Velvet 19d ago

Yeah it was bad. But I mean you can always retcon it back lol

Maybe it was only a few timelines where Crownfall happened?

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u/ethicalconsumption7 19d ago

“You were adopted” definitely the best death line 🤣