BLITZCRANK

Shortly after the development of Hextech inventors and scientists ran to Zaun. Unlike in Piltover, here they could experiment with volatile materials without caring for regulations. These experiments often ended in disaster and toxic chemicals spilled into the streets of Zaun.

A team at the college of technology developed steam powered golems who would remove the hazardous debris. These golems worked through days and night carrying waste to the growing number of disposal sites around the city. Even among these machines accidents were common and these robots were frequently sent back to the college in pieces since the gathering of slime at the bottom of Zaun wasn’t easy and over time these acidic chemicals wore down the metal these golems were made of.

Then came an ambitious creatore, called Viktor, who wanted to create a machine who could clean more effectively and eliminate the need for costly repairs. He gathered broken parts from the retired golems avoiding the flashier components popular among other creators.

After going through the dump of unwanted parts he created Blitzcrank hoping that the golem would quickly eradicate all waste. Viktor told Blitzcrank about his idea of helping people and he gave the sentient golem a resilient desire to serve the people of Zaun by removing the toxins in their path.

The golem took Viktors ideology believing self sacrifice and altruism could lead to greatness of the entire city. He joined the other machines in their cleanup program going far beyond the usual areas of pollution. He fearlessly cleansed toxic neighborhoods from the most dangerous chemical spills without the need to return to the college for repairs. He developed ambitious plans for his crew of golems but he found his own design was limited to only cleaning chemical spills. One night he borrowed Viktor’s tools and he wrenched open his own steam engine. He configured his mechanics to remove all limits to his function so he could make an even greater difference in the city.

In the following weeks he orchestrated evacuations across entire neighborhoods to help people avoid the toxic fumes. Then he redistributed the food distribution system to increase its efficiency and he repaired the filtering system to dispose of clean water to the community well.

With every good deed Blitzcrank’s sense of his own purpose solidified and he gained consciousness that no other golem had yet achieved. Viktor noticed the unusual changes in his creation and he wanted to replicate Blitzcrank’s profound sentience and self-sufficiency in other machines. Blitzcrank never revealed what caused him to awaken so he started roaming the streets refusing to rest when there might be people in need of his help.

No task was too hard for Blitzcrank, he stopped robberies, saved people from fires, returned lost animals as time passed he learned that several of the people he saved became ill due to the exposure to the toxic chemicals. He turned to his creator for help and Viktor who wanted to evolve humans beyond immortality was eager to assist. Unfortunately the family they tried to help died before the cure was made, saddened by their death and his inability to save them made him realise this wasn’t his way of helping people and parted with his creator as a friend and pier.

Even though Zaun was viewed as a place of caos, Blitzcrank sees only its infinite possibilities, he now searches Zaun looking for ways to create changes for good paying extra attention to those forgotten by society. He believes that, with a bit of help, Zaun will grow into the greatest city Veloran has ever seen.