But was he?
My meta on him also means I'm comfortable in assuming that there were attempts to solve scum slots because he wanted to beat scum at their own game before they did away with him (had he not gotten lynched)
Granted, this also means he also shaded town players
I know Ekko's play enough for me to think he simply can't just resist solving. It's his bread and butter, I don't imagine he'd hold his tongue to achieve his wincon. It's like crack to him