"You can’t escape the past. Right? Be a shame if I had to put them on again. Cast iron’s, well, it’s hard to clean." In his younger years, Vander was a brutal and violent man, with Silco describing him as a “beast” when they fought together on the same side in the past. However, after leading a failed uprising against Piltover that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of his own people and led him to adopt Vi and Powder, who were orphaned by the uprising, as his daughters, Vander abandoned his dream of liberating the undercity from Piltover’s control and become pacifist, discarding his gauntlets and carrying the two girls away to raise them as their father. As the leader of the Lanes, Vander was a selfless and compassionate man who was always willing to protect those who needed his help. He was seen as a protector by many and was well-respected by his fellow Zaunites. He primarily governed the Lanes through a paternal authority, and relied on people's gratitude and genuine respect for him to maintain order. Although he turned pacifist after the failed uprising he led against Piltover, he defied his dogma during his final confrontation with Silco, viciously strangling Deckard with one hand and sacrificing himself to ensure that Vi would survive.