Ekko

Ekko is only twenty years old, but he acts and gives off this feeling of being very world weary because he feels like he's been around a lot longer than he actually has been. He's seen a lot, been a part of a lot, and it's affected him, despite the fact that he's still very young.

When Ekko was younger, he had a carefree and goofy attitude, he quickly made best friends with Powder due to how playful both were. He was very enthusiastic about fighting hand to hand and looked up to Vi like an older sibling. However, once Benzo was killed, and when he presumed that Vi perished in the explosions.

Ekko matured considerably, taking charge as the leader of the Firelights. Despite all the trauma inflicted on him, Ekko chose to fight for the people and focus on helping addicts and victims affected by Silco's Shimmer operation. While he does retain his enthusiasm for his inventions and fighting, he is more reserved around people he's not familiar or comfortable around.

Because Ekko was born and raised in Zaun, the lower city, he has a biased negative opinion on Piltover residents, shown notably with his interactions with Caitlyn. He does seem to respect Heimerdinger, despite him being a former-council member at the time of their meeting.

Although Ekko keeps a tough exterior, it's clear that he keeps a lot of his emotions bottled inside. When he put up a front and acted cold against Vi, she was able to see right through the act, and embraced him, leading him to start crying.

Ekko is also particularly morally responsible when it comes to tough choices, as when he had the opportunity to stay in the alternate universe where Piltover and Zaun were both independent nations, both being on good terms with each other, Powder was his girlfriend, and where every character who died in the original timeline is alive (with the exception of Vi dying during the workshop heist). Instead of falling to the temptation of what was essentially a utopia, he chose to leave it so that he could go back to his universe to help and protect his city and his people, as he told Heimerdinger from the very beginning when he got into an alternate reality.

Appearance: Ekko is of average height with a wiry, athletic build. His skin is a rich dark brown, contrasting sharply with his thick white hair. He styles his hair into bundled locks on top of his head, with the sides buzzed short.

His dark brown eyes, once soft and round in childhood, now carry a sharper, more intense expression. His eyebrows are straight and slightly angled downward, and his wide nose complements his defined facial structure. High cheekbones taper into a pointed chin, giving his face a sharp and distinct profile.

Ekko’s attire reflects his life in Zaun and his leadership of the Firelights. He wears an oversized dark green jacket covered in neon graffiti-like scribbles, paired with baggy, off-white pants. An orange bandana tied around his neck is a signature part of his look. During combat, he often wears a white tank top for ease of movement.

His most distinctive feature is the white hourglass symbol painted across his face, stretching from his forehead to the tip of his nose.

Abilities Hand-to-hand combat: Ekko is an excellent combatant in close quarters and possesses borderline super-human agility, being capable of evading Jinx’s bullets. Leadership: Ekko shows great skill in leadership and coordination, organizing the Firelights as resistance against Silco and managing the haven. Inventor/Genius Intellect: Ekko has always been adept at building inventions, and has impressed the likes of Heimerdinger, who has considerable knowledge as an immortal being.

n his youth, Ekko worked for Benzo at his shop and often eavesdropped on several of his more private conversations even when the man would send him away. This made him privy to certain transactions and secrets that he would sometimes share with his friends: Vi, Mylo, Claggor, and Powder.

Growing up, Ekko looked up to Vi and played with her younger sister, Powder. Vi taught him some fighting moves,[4] He would sometimes go to the junk heap with Vi, who would then hose him down when he got too dirty.[1]