Connections
- Fleet was ended by Artemis; waited for "the usual monologue" from her about her diabolical plan, but then his entire fleet was just gone
- Beaten by Lord Vraxx at laser sword dueling (and "everything else"); Vraxx allowed Lance to live to witness his final victory
Context
I'm guessing Lance Starchampion was inspired, at least in name, by Luke Skywalker from Star Wars (who was named Luke Starkiller in earlier drafts of the original films). Another parallel to Star Wars is Lord Vraxx's quote in his lore, in which Vraxx braggs about beating Lance in "laser sword dueling," and then allowing him to "witness my final victory," kind of like what the Emporor did to make Luke angry in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Since the destruction of his fleet warrens a mention in Artemis' lore, we can assume Lance is/was a relatively famous space general. It sounds like Lance Starchampion is the protagonist of his own story, but we currently only know of his failures at the hands of Artemis and Lord Vraxx. Several people have posited online theories since 2016 regarding who Lance is. Such theories are found on Reddit, Steam, and other online forums.
One oft-mentioned theory is that Lance Starchampion is Orion. Based on what I've read from the lore itself, this is rather doubtful. Artemis came into being when Orion's name was spoken. It is likely that moment was when Artemis was born as Mary Washington. Years later, Mary would realize her cosmic powers and try to find Orion, and that adventure included destroying Lance's fleet. If Lance were Orion, her journey would have ended there and Lance would not be alive to talk about his fleet's destruction. Besides, Vraxx beat Lance a laser sword duel. Doesn't sound like Orion to me.
Since the destruction of his fleet warrens a mention in Artemis' lore, we can assume Lance is/was a relatively famous space general. It sounds like Lance Starchampion is the protagonist of his own story, but we currently only know of his failures at the hands of Artemis and Lord Vraxx. Several people have posited online theories since 2016 regarding who Lance is. Such theories are found on Reddit, Steam, and other online forums.
One oft-mentioned theory is that Lance Starchampion is Orion. Based on what I've read from the lore itself, this is rather doubtful. Artemis came into being when Orion's name was spoken. It is likely that moment was when Artemis was born as Mary Washington. Years later, Mary would realize her cosmic powers and try to find Orion, and that adventure included destroying Lance's fleet. If Lance were Orion, her journey would have ended there and Lance would not be alive to talk about his fleet's destruction. Besides, Vraxx beat Lance a laser sword duel. Doesn't sound like Orion to me.
The way Lance Starchampion is preseted makes me want to think of him as a Zapp Branigann character. Perceived as heroic and adept, when in reality he is pretty incompetant.
ReplyDeleteExactly. XD
DeleteI wonder if he could be a potential legend?
ReplyDeleteI think that Lance is the type of soldier/general who is probably a great strategist, but not so good in the combat himself, so it's probably not so possible for him to be legend.
DeleteAlso it is possible that he's dead and in Valhalla if Artemis killed him, but he is not in the tournament because he is not good enough - similiar like Jade Knight from sir Roland's lore
DeleteLance is most probably from a race that lives long life, since by looking at Mirage's lore it can be pretty sure said that Vraxx lived in the ancient times and still Lance lived longer than him (it depends actually, they might die at same moment) all the way to the time when Artemis lived. Also who knows, maybe Vraxx actually also lived long life and died at the hand of Artemis? If he was on one of Lance's ships during Artemis' attack (like maybe a prisoner or either invader) then he could die, too.
ReplyDeleteI think it'd be cool if he ended up becoming a Greatsword + Lance legend
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