Bandle City
Champion Lore

Corki

the Daring Bombardier

The yordle pilot Corki loves two things above all others: flying, and his glamorous mustache... though not necessarily in that order. After leaving Bandle City, he settled in Piltover and fell in love with the wondrous machines he found there. He dedicated himself to the development of flying contraptions, leading an aerial defense force of seasoned veterans known as the Screaming Yipsnakes. Calm under fire, Corki patrols the skies around his adopted home, and has never encountered a problem that a good missile barrage couldn't solve.

Corki splash art
Corki splash art
Origin & Background

The Story of Corki

Corki is a Yordle who fell in love with the sky long before he ever touched the ground. Having migrated from Bandle City — the magical Yordle homeland — to Piltover generations ago, he became one of the city's most celebrated aviators and joined the Rapid Strike Squadron, a Yordle flying corps that deploys to conflicts across Runeterra. His custom flying machine is a Hextech marvel, loaded with missiles, bombs, and modifications he tunes by hand between sorties.

The two things Corki loves most in the world — flight and his spectacular mustache — say everything about him: one earned through decades of skill and daring, one maintained with religious devotion. He is cheerful, energetic, and absolutely certain that most problems can be solved with enough altitude and a well-placed payload.

Unlike many Yordles who eventually feel the pull back to Bandle City's timeless warmth, Corki has found his home among the clouds. He doesn't miss what he left behind — or if he does, the roar of his engines and the wind at 3,000 feet drowns it out. He's fought in more campaigns than he can count and come back from every one, which he takes as proof that the universe rewards a good pilot with a good mustache.

Key Connections

Relationships

Tristana
Fellow Yordle & Rapid Strike Ally
Both Yordles serve in Runeterra's conflicts. Corki respects the Yordle Gunner's firepower and shares her enthusiasm for chaos.