Will absolutely be checking out Still Here! That one will be the last one I check out before we kick things off with Arcane. Then of course after Arcane I have a few more I still need to check out 🔥
@@YayReactsNecrit have lore explaination video on it Leagueoflegendscinematic StillHere. #The Awaken, Warriors, The Call, Still Here Cinematic and Riot Forge games like Song of Nunu are canon to Arcane show.
@@YayReactsLegends of Runeterra #Darkin_Membership_villains_fandom Aatrox = Double aa thing. There was a note. Half had a double aa in his name as their strong and righteous general of the Ascension Warriors Aatrox. /Aatrox - The Darkin Blade\ Rhaast - The Darkin Scythe Naafiri - The Darkin Dagger Xolaani - The Darkin Bloodletters Taarosh - The Darkin Halberd Ibaaros - The Darkin Harpoon Joraal - The Darkin Aegis Styraatu - The Darkin Harp Anaakca - The Dakin Spear Baalcux - The Darkin Staff Praa - The Darkin Fan ========= And the second one was without the double aa because they followed the queen of warrior ascensions, namely Setaka. /Setaka => Sivira's weapon Crossblade\ Varus - The Darkin Bow Naganeka - The Darkin Ballista Horace - The Darkin Lodestone Valeeva - Unknown ________ Varus = Double aa is absurd and you horses. & A is not alone. Ps many of them are Death, but not all of them are fully confirmed. Valeeva, Enakai, Syphax, Zigantus, Xuuyan, Shabaka, Shebake, Moneerah, Cebotaru, Naganeka, Horazi.#Necrit Twilight of the Gods. ======== #Legends of Runeterra expansion Darkin comes to life in the latest Legends of Runeterra expansion. Play Dominance and watch the saga unfold. Varus two comics or Necrit Varus video d Varus sister. => Valeeva. ---------- My favorite lovers Valmar & Kai = Varus' body This live Darkin membership is the best. 😅 villains.fandom.com/wiki/ Darkin Double "aa" Varus Literary means nothing. The story of Twilight of the Gods Myisha and Zoe photo go it looked. images.app.goo.gl/ZX1kUbjKzaZ8D3Cg8 Varus new updated voice lines ruclips.net/video/D4tUniadIPg/видео.html Varus got these new voice lines on League of legends & Legends of Runeterra
Lamb understand emotions but cannot feel it, wolf feels emotions but can't understand it. Kindred is basically the embodiment of death on the League lore. Lamb is basically the sign of swift death for people who is ready and accepted to face death Wolf is the embodiment of a violent death for people who tries to run away from it.
@@chefkochkawasaki4127 No, they're not an agent of death, their lore is basically the embodiment of death, The Pale Man, split himself in 2. They are Death itself, not spirits or beliefs. Cultures do not change this, Ionians and Frejlordians know and respect both of Kindred's half, Ionian for the Lamb side and Frejlord asking for the blessing of the Wolf for a good chase. Kindred is the embodiment of death : Lamb gives the arrow of swift death to those who accept their mortality. Wolf thrashes and chases, granting an agonising and violent death to those who run from death.
It is also worth point out that regions and groups in Runeterra view kindred in different ways. E.g Noxians view dying to Wolf as honorable, while Demacians prefer Lamb
@@neo_child I think you need to check it out the updates of their lore, yes they are the embodiment of death, but not the only one, there are others like them, with other animals characteristics and masks, acting in different regions or for different "species", there is even one responsible for taking out this embodiments of death to their own deaths, like one above all of them, and it is not the Kindreds. All these characters are even playable in LoR, the game responsible for expanding Runeterra world building and lore
Aatrox's story is arguably one of the most depressing in the setting, and he's basically the only "destroy everything" villain I've seen who is both sympathetic and justified in his nihilistic goals. Short Story: he was a mighty god-warrior who was trapped in his sword by the Gods and Humanity, forcing him to live in perpetual suffering unless he possesses whoever picks him up, twisting their form into a mockery of what he used to be until the flesh rots and the host falls apart or is killed. All he wants for him and the Darkin (other god-warriors who shared his fate) is for their suffering to end, and he feels that the only chance they have is for Aatrox to create a war of such unfathomable scale that reality itself is destroyed and they will finally die with it. Long Story: one of the regions in Runeterra is a massive desert wasteland called Shurima. However, Shurima used to be the home of the Shuriman Empire, a massive nation who could use a structure called the Sun Disk to turn their best and brightest into a mighty legion of god-warriors known as the Ascended Host (this includes Nasus and Renekton, if you look into their stories). Among these Ascended was the General known as Aatrox, one of the most powerful warriors Runeterra has ever seen. When the mage city of Icathia decided to break away from the Empire, Aatrox with several other Ascended and several Shuriman legions were sent to put them in their place. The fighting was fierce, but Icathia could not hope to beat their attackers by convential means... so they turned to the Void. The Void's power is unfathomable, but, unfortunately for the mages who tapped into it, the Void was also sentient and *very* hostile towards all of existence. In their desperation, Icathia destroyed themselves to release the Void onto Runeterra, a threat the Gods themselves feared. The entire Ascended Host was brought in to combat this new threat, and Aatrox found him fighting against horrors beyond mental comprehension. His kin fighting under his command were killed or driven mad as tides and tides of teeth, flesh, and claws crashed against their ranks. After the Void was finally defeated, the Ascended were never the same: the Void may not have corrupted them directly, but the trauma from the battle was more than enough to ruin the god-warriors. With a few exceptions, the Ascended became more aggressive and less human, with Aatrox himself developing a disdain for mortals and a massive amount of guilt for what had befallen those under his command. Then, when Emperor Azir was betrayed by Xerath (two other champions) during his attempt at personal Ascension, the Sun Disk exploded and took the Shuriman empire with it. Without the Empire holding them together the Ascended became warlords and their worst traits began to show. To make matters worse, the Ascended healer known as Xolaani taught the other Ascended blood magic, which they used to augment and empower their forms; from that moment, they became known as the Darkin. Things came to a head when Xolaani used her own blood magic to begin enslaving the other Darkin, claiming that the world would only know peace under her control. Aatrox, who already saw the healer as a coward, was enraged by this, and a massive Darkin Civil War began that resulted in the enslavement or deaths of any mortal caught in the crossfire. The Gods could no longer stand by and watch, so the Targonians and the Aspects (hosts to the Celestial Gods) joined the fray. The fighting was fierce, but eventually the Aspect of Twilight (who is currently Zoe, but was different back then) used a magic comparable to the force of a dead star to trick and seal away the Darkin into their own weapons, which were then scattered across Runeterra. To be trapped in a Darkin Weapon is unfathomably cruel: you can feel your lungs desperate for breath, but you cannot breath. You can feel your eyes beg to blink as they stare into nothingness, but you cannot blink. You feel everything, but at the same time you have no form. All you can do is scream with no voice into the empty prison you are contained in, unable to move or entertain yourself for all of eternity. The weapon itself is unbreakable, and it is all too easy for it to simply get lost in the dark and never be found again. However, there is one escape: anyone who picks up a Darkin weapon connects to the Darkin inside, who can now possess the body of the fool touching them so long as their wills are stronger. This respite is temporary, however: the Darkin can never again retain their own body, and can only use their host for as long as the host's flesh will allow them too. Eventually the host will die or be burnt out, and the Darkin will once again be pulled into their prison. Aatrox did *everything* he could to try and break the curse, his willpower and blood magic allowing him to immediately dominate his host and reshape them (and those he kills) into a twisted mockery of what he used to be. However, as the years carried on and on and on and on and on and on, Aatrox came to a miserable conclusion: there was nothing he could do. His original form was lost, and he would never again see the heavens for anything other than his jailers. He could no longer live, but he could no longer die. The only true respite from his torture was battle, cloaking his grotesque form in the blood of his enemies. So, if Aatrox and his kin could not find peace for however long reality existed... why not end it? Aatrox does not want to end the world because he is whiny or merely jealous, he wants everything to die so that he and his Darkin brethren may have a chance to die as well. It is the only path he feels he can take, so he marches on it with the nobility he held in his prime. Aatrox will hack and chop and cleave his way through Runeterra and use the blood he sheds to grow larger and stronger, until he can rip the Celestials from the night sky and end the world in a massive final battle. Fun facts about Aatrox: -He is called the God-Killer because he killed the God Pantheon by stabbing Atreus (the current Aspect of War) in the chest with his sword. He *killed* a constellation by stabbing its host in the chest so hard that he cleaved the stars from the sky. The Pantheon you reacted to is Atreus, who managed to reawaken the Aspect's power through sheer will and kill Aatrox's host. -He slaughtered a barbarian tribe, and used dark magics on the only 'survivor'. That barbarian was Tryndamere, who now has a powerful rage within him that can heal his wounds, empower his body, and straight-up deny death. This is important for 'Still Here', by the way. -Aatrox also dislikes two of the other Darkin: Rhaast (the Darkin Scythe) because he feels he is weak and Varus (the Darkin Bow) because he decided to work towards vengeance and not oblivion (and because Varus lacks another A in the name; "Varus. V-A-R-U-S. There should be an A, and then another A Varus. There was a memo, Varus, a *memo*.") -In Legends of Runeterra (a LoL card game that is REALLY good), he is shown to care greatly for and even demonstrates admiration towards the other Darkin not named Xolaani. He really, REALLY hates Xolaani. And... that should be about it. I hope this helped :)
"short story" and about Varus: The double A thing Varus. also a fun fact about Runeterra only a "god" can kill another god for godd otherwise they can always return. that's why he was capable of killing the aspect of war Pantheon.
@@zed9579 but technically he isn't a god tho? Godlike or rather powerful demigod ascended... Actually wouldn't it make him similiar to Pantheon now, as Aspect had died and a mortal with a power of a God remains
@@zenixvampirchik652 he is a god artificial but still a god but i'm expressing myself wrong the right thing to say is: only a imortal being can kill another imortal being for good. At least that's what looks like
Super tl:Dr :god super soldier gets super PTSD from fighting Cthulhu shit and gets super depression because he gets traps in his sword by the same gods who gave him god power and just wants to die, but he's immortal.
actually no hate but i found it so funny when you asked why he doesn't off himself when the screen read "nothing can kill me". that actually wasn't hyperbole, nothing can kill Aatrox, but he believes that when everything else is dead he can finally die too, so he actually IS trying to off himself
That's rough. Imagine being tormented by the same scale of depression that drives people to suicide, but even that doesn't work. It's beyond hopeless, because you don't even have the final way out. You know that you are unable to be killed, kill yourself, or even die of old age. This makes your issue on a cosmic scale, and so are his solutions. And all he has left is his immense strength...
@@yargolocus4853 I strongly believe the Darkin war is a farce. The ascended warriors of Shurima, after throwing themselves into Icathia, gained followers. Followers turned to worshipers, until they became the new religion that threatened the aspects role as the Gods of Runeterra. I suspect the aspects slaughtered the Darkin worshippers, framed it as the Darkins fighting amongst each other, sowed seeds of discord, and had the other Darkins actually fight. Until their numbers were reduced into something manageable that the Aspect of change can kill them all off. And given that they can actually kill Darkins, the last five that they trapped in their weapons don't feel like an execution, or a punishment. It feels directed. Like it's done out of spite. I really don't like how Riot's expanding the Darkin lore and how we keep getting more and more Darkins as the day go by. He used to be the Last Darkin, then Kayn was released, Varus was suddenly a Darkin, and then we get Legends of Runeterra Darkins.
@@furnfurn6314 I thought the other darkin aren't active rn cuz they are sealed in their weapon, I remember in the card game that there is a new darkin, the one who made the blood magic, but also in the darkins die note, Kayn /COULD/ overpower Rhaast. So maybe the host need to be stronger than them mentally to /kill/ them??? God I quit league I'm still being haunted by questions
"Why doesn't he off himself?" He cant. Aatrox is the sword the body holding it was someone who picked up his sword + the bodies of the people hes killed in an amalgam shaped like his past form. If he 'dies' he goes back to the sword, rinse repeat.
Sad part is, he doesn't even go into the sword, he always is in the sword, the body merely acts as a window to the outside world. Real, but distant. Aatrox's existence is pure existential dread and the curse of immortality given form.
what makes him hate the world is that he is always the sword so he doesnt go back to the sword he is always the sword. its not like he is trapped in the sword, his body is the sword
@@oniidante No the sword is the prison. The same blade he used before blood magic is in his hands. All of them where trapped in their weapons .The difference is that the rest are weaker but to their benefit because they have a co partner ship to their host they don't suffer like Aatrox. Rhaast,Naafirie have eyes and can see hear feel ect Varus is a trio where they swap control in and out if they don't get along or the Darkin gets to "murder murder" the lovers take control. But Aatrox can feel anything or seen anything until someone who want to wield his blade comes near him. It should be in his lore on the lore page where he mentions that he can't breath or feel a heart beat even do their is a heart beating on the sword ,he feel like he is suffocating even do he can't feel it .This is why out of all the Darkin he compares himself to the void so much because he can't feel anything when back inside the sword true oblivion dead but et alive but not really eternal confusion.
You're spot on! Pyke did, in fact, make his list for the people who betrayed him. However, because he's absolutely insane, he's severely paranoid and thinks EVERYONE betrayed him, so his list actually gets longer and never finishes. Very original take on a usual serial killer type of character
No. There was "magic whales" who revive him and wrote this list for him, but he was thinking that its his own list bc of their magic. Now he is free from the spell (illaoi saved him) and make choices freely. And he hates bad captains so they his main victims now (and Viego was one time xD). He something like antihero, not the bad guy anymore I'll say. This info was in "ruined king" game. (Sry for my bad english, not my native language)
@@rrraven369 yes! They angry bc bildgewater sailors hunts them (fishing is main job in bildgewater) and tried fight back. Illaoi, or more specifically, her goddess The Bearded Lady, cleared Pyke's mind by "test of spirit" (basically its trial when goddess decades worth people live or no. Illaoi, the head priestess, can apply it on anyone) and he was able to rethink his life. I looove Pyke. His story is the story about not-so-bad man, that trasted wrong people and died, betrayed by untrustworthy captain. I can speak about his lor for hours, honestly, and that is not a joke xD You can read his lore by yourself, actually, there is a website called "league of legends universe". Its official website where you can find short bio all of champions and one+ short story about them. Sadly its hard to navigate there, but worth it imo. And, if you want, I can help with this and with understanding lore of lol in general. Mb my english not so good, but I know a lot about lol (what I am doing with my life... xD)
@@errorpenNagakebouros. Illaoi's god revived Pyke the day he died. The god of motion deemed him worthy of life. His list was infact just for the people who betrayed him, but his mind started to degrade. One of the First missions in The Ruined King a LoL story, had Illaoi hunting Pyke as he was seen as an Undead. The Buru peoples nemesis. When Illaoi 'tests' someone if they fail they die. Pyke passed and was deemed worthy to live
Aatrox is cursed with immortality. He is not the person you see but the sword in his hand. The sword is his prison and all he wants to do is die, and he can't. So he has decided to destroy everything instead. His thought process is: "I can't be imprisoned, if there is no prison."
32:03 The huge anchor and weird creature is Nautilus, the colossus of the sea. He's a different champion from Pyke. Long story short, in Bilgewater (the region they're from), you must toss a coin in the water for "good luck." Nautilus was a captain who refused to pay the tithe and his ship sunk. He now roams the sea floor, making sure people pay the tithe and sinking those who don't. That's why he took the money and it's why the dude was so attached to his coins.
@@YayReacts If you are interested in more lore. Should watched Necrit cinematic explanations on Still Here ilhe has even two lore videos. Plus Necrit have lore video folder for upcoming Riot Games MMO. ruclips.net/p/PLTotkIAxkcBMWUi4pjyNdfUj9kDiuI2SA&si=t_woMEuyjle_Ay6y Where he is explaning World, Classis, Races, Loot = Weapons and Armors, Mounts, Interview with developers. And for better expression to champions. "The Call" with champions interactions | League of Legends Cinematic ruclips.net/video/jZkG0TAf2xo/видео.htmlsi=qNqnyiQX8BqaVLfb Still Here - with champions voice interactions | League of Legends Cinematic ruclips.net/video/qzdVlpclO6M/видео.htmlsi=40myDf1-rX5HOz1y
You did my man Aatrox dirty. Guy has been suffering in decaying flesh for aeons and just wants to die and tried everything to "off himself" as you said, but he always comes back and his last hope is that by killing everything and everyone (at this point he has pretty much gone insane from this whole thing) he can finally rest. That guy isnt whiny...hes desperate
That was kinda irritating, not gonna lie. I get that the story is kinda hard to understand without context, but he was pretty literal in why he was so pissed. Yay: Why doesn't he just off himself? Aatrox: "NOTHING CAN KILL ME! *I do not die.*" Yay: "He's so whiny."
Every Darkin lives through the same sht that Aatrox does, but yet literally from ~15 other known Darkins not one of them acts like him. So yes, he is just whining, he's special spoiled boy, who only cares about his wants
@@Karel-b2m I mean... not really? The only Darkin who don't follow him into Oblivion are Rhaast (who just wants to run around killing everything for fun), Varus (who is too busy running around like Batman made of two gay guys and a bow), Naafiri (who wants the Darkin to work together like a pack, so... she might actually follow Aatrox), and then Xolaani and her followers (who want to enslave everyone using their blood magic). Aatrox certainly has a personal investment in oblivion, but the Other Darkin willingly follow him and share his beliefs. He is their general, and he will end their suffering if it's the last thing he does.
Aatrox isn't the body, the body is just an amalgamation of mangled corpses and blood that he desperately tries to shape in his original image. Aatrox is the sword, "Do you see MY edge". And since dark in weapons can't be destroyed,neither can he be. At least, not in any conventional way.
Aatrox was a god ascended warrior (thats what he means when he says i saw the glorious light of a thousand suns) , god warriors fought in the biggest battle known in the world of Runeterra to protect if from beigns know as the watchers , they won but they were changed by the horrors of war , being in some way part gods they could not die ( also thanks to blood magic) so humans trapped the darkin on weapons , now Aatrox thinks the only way he can die or get rid of his prison is by destroying everything and everyone , his story is kinda sad , imagine being volunteer to fight to greatest horrors to protect the people of runeterra , only to be imprisoned by them inside a sword .
He was imprisoned mostly thanks to Aspect of Twilight (Zoe) and Aspect of War (Pantheon) both of whom lead mortals into battle with the Darkin (and both of them were basically his allies, so Aatrox now sees Pantheon and Zoe as betrayers) and Aspects are kind of Gods of Runeterra (that’s why he wants both mortals and gods dead). She should really check out their backstories and not only their voice lines
@@daniellxd53 yes, and at the point Atreus has just become a host. But since we don’t really know the previous vessel of Twilight (and it doesn’t matter) I said Zoe.
When you realize that the only reason why Aatrox screams so much is because he is terrified of not being heard, the only reason he kills is out of pure despair and in search of the slightest grim of hope that maybe someone can destroy him and his blade, and when you realize that the reason why he has so many quotes in the 3rd person is because he's afraid of being alone... such a sad character, From The strongest Hero That has been born, to a Betrayed Madman who has lost hope even in death, carried now only by his former pride...Also the thing about the “Fight or be forgotten” line is… Old Aatrox told this to his enemies. New Aatrox tells this to himself. If he stop fighting, he reverts into prison… In the dark, hungry, unable to breath, unable to scream… Just a sword, buried and… Forgotten. In Kindred's story, the "pale man" is them before they split into two.. they're the death symbol in Runeterra and kind of Yin and Yang as well.. there's darkness in the Lamb and light in the Wolf. Lamb gives the ones that accept death a painless passing and Wolf brutally murders those who run from death. One is deaf, the other can't see. One can understand emotions, but can't feel, the other can feel, but can't understand.
On Aatrox, he is a darkin, he basically wants to die but since he is immortal he chose to end everything else in the hope he could finally find peace. The darkins are probably the best part of the entire lore, if you want you can check or react to Necrit's video "Story of league of legends explained" it is probably the best entry point to the lore wether you watch it as a complete beginner or already have some cues on the world of Runeterra since he retraces every big important events that happened from a bigger point of view (it is Arcane spoiler free btw)
Thank you for the clarification on Aatrox!! Also for mentioning that Necrit's video is Arcane spoiler free! I've felt a bit strange reacting to another RUclipsr's content but have gotten Necrit recommended to me so many times at this point. I guess I'll be checking out Story of league of legends explained soon enough 😊
As someone who indulged on league of legends lore well before touching the game, I do say these 3 are the some of the best well written characters they've made. Even long after i stoped playing, I still love staying in touch with cinematics and necrit videos. A very dedicated and amazing team behind the story
The Grey Man is what Kindred was, the Wolf is emotional but can't remember while the Lamb is stoic and unfeeling, but remembers everything. It's like a lobotomy, left-brain/right-brain act interdependently. You got that 100% right.
So fun fact for Kindred for the previous voice lines video you did. When Fiddlesticks meets Kindred, one of his voicelines is "Grey man", which is a reference to the story Lamb tells of, that being the entity that was previously Kindred, split itself into Lamb and Wolf.
I would love to see you react to some of the Legends of Runeterra voice lines. Its a card game that has a greater focus on smaller characters that aren't fully fledged champions in League of Legends
In order to understand the champion ,you must read their lore ,because usually the voicelines jist give hints ,but of you don't know the lore it means almost nothing. Each champion has atleast biography and a story, some has more than 1 like queen Lissandra ❤
kindred is my all time favourite voice lines and concept. In Kindred's story, the "pale man" is them before they split into two.. they're the death symbol in Runeterra and kind of Yin and Yang as well.. there's darkness in the Lamb and light in the Wolf. Lamb gives the ones that accept death a painless passing and Wolf brutally murders those who run from death. One is deaf, the other can't see. One can understand emotions, but can't feel, the other can feel, but can't understand. Aatrox and all of the darkin are technically demi god warriors with PTSD and since he and his fellow darkin are imprisoned in the weapon they once wield as ascended. The darkin are in a state of a Fate worse than death, they cannot die nor are they truly alive. Who wouldn't be angry. BTW, the Trickster he is referring to Zoe. you should really check out the cinematic trailer and voice lines for Naafiri. She's also a Darkin like Aatrox but with a bit of a twist - very eerie trailer ;) For the pyke trailer So quick explanation for the coins. The huge champion is Nautilius. As human he was the best diver around. Before departing from Bilgewater he always threw coins in the water to pay the debt to the see (Bilgewater tradition, it's basically for safe sail). Nautilius was hired by a captain with bad reputation and he lied to Natilius that he has paid the debt to the see. Nautilius' greedy captain cut his line while diving leaving him to die but some power fused him with his diving suit and so Natilius the champion was born. Now he stands as a reminder and punishes those who haven't payed the debt. The boy payed his debt when the coins fell in the water so Nautilius spared his life. You already saw Nautilus in the "A New Dawn" cimenatic on land. He is very powerful but also very slow which is why Graves was able to bring him down I highly recommend the Xayah ans Rakan voicelines and joined call to react to - they also have special star guardian voice lines. :)
26:01 The trickster he is talking about is the Aspect Of Twilight, a divinity of Mount Targon, in the current time the aspect of twilight is another champion called Zoe.
the trickster is a character called Zoe, she is a god aatrox WAS a noble warrior who fought for humanity but after years on end of battle he was deformed and most of his comrades went mad after fighting the void for so long
Legends of Runeterra #Darkin_Membership_villains_fandom Aatrox = Double aa thing. There was a note. Half had a double aa in his name as their strong and righteous general of the Ascension Warriors Aatrox. /Aatrox - The Darkin Blade\ Rhaast - The Darkin Scythe Naafiri - The Darkin Dagger Xolaani - The Darkin Bloodletters Taarosh - The Darkin Halberd Ibaaros - The Darkin Harpoon Joraal - The Darkin Aegis Styraatu - The Darkin Harp Anaakca - The Dakin Spear Baalcux - The Darkin Staff Praa - The Darkin Fan ========= And the second one was without the double aa because they followed the queen of warrior ascensions, namely Setaka. /Setaka => Sivira's weapon Crossblade\ Varus - The Darkin Bow Naganeka - The Darkin Ballista Horace - The Darkin Lodestone Valeeva - Unknown ________ Varus = Double aa is absurd and you horses. & A is not alone. Ps many of them are Death, but not all of them are fully confirmed. Valeeva, Enakai, Syphax, Zigantus, Xuuyan, Shabaka, Shebake, Moneerah, Cebotaru, Naganeka, Horazi.#Necrit Twilight of the Gods. ======== #Legends of Runeterra expansion Darkin comes to life in the latest Legends of Runeterra expansion. Play Dominance and watch the saga unfold. Varus two comics or Necrit Varus video d Varus sister. => Valeeva. ---------- My favorite lovers Valmar & Kai = Varus' body This live Darkin membership is the best. 😅 villains.fandom.com/wiki/ Darkin Double "aa" Varus Literary means nothing. The story of Twilight of the Gods Myisha and Zoe photo go it looked. images.app.goo.gl/ZX1kUbjKzaZ8D3Cg8 Varus new updated voice lines ruclips.net/video/D4tUniadIPg/видео.html Varus got these new voice lines on League of legends & Legends of Runeterra
11:08 "I touched the stars, and saw the glorious light of a thousand suns." This is referencing his Ascension as a God-Warrior in Shurima. The ascension is a ritual where somebody chosen by a council of priests stands below the Sun Disc and has the energy of the Sun gods channelled into them, making them extremely powerful. Here're the other Ascended champions from League: Azir, Nasus, and Renekton. "Now, blinded by this elegance, how could my purpose be anything but dark?" He's likely using a metaphor to explain why he's become "evil". He might also just be referencing the fact that after Shurima fell, all the Ascended from Shurima (thousands of them) started fighting each other for power. In their struggle for power, they discovered a method to alter their form using blood magic and become even more powerful. They eventually became known as the Darkin and that period of intense feuds, as the Darkin Wars. Here're the other Darkins from League: Varus, Naafiri, and Rhaast (the champion is called Kayn, Rhaast is the scythe Kayn wields). "They think me defeated, enchained." The Darkin Wars ravaged the region of Shurima and people had enough of living in fear, so they called upon the Aspect of Twilight for help. She taught them how to seal the Darkins in their weapons and sealed most of the Darkin herself within a single weapon, the Chalicar (that the champion Sivir now wields). Humans sealed the rest of the Darkins within their weapons. To have a body, they must be picked up by an animal so that they can possess its mind (in the case of Kayn, he's resilient enough to resist Rhaast's influence). Aatrox is so powerful that whenever somebody picked him up, the body was consumed extremely quickly. He found that by killing people he could consume them and add to his host's longevity to prevent it from consuming itself too quickly. For thousands of years, he was trapped in his sword. He couldn't feel anything from the outside world, he couldn't breathe so he suffocated for those thousands of years, and decided that if he would destroy the world to hopefully destroy his own prison (the sword). This is why his goal is oblivion. He just wants to die, but can't. His appearance is modeled by his blood magic btw. When he says "our", it's because he corrupted the mind of his host, so his host is speaking as if it was Aatrox himself. When he says things like "Cleave through them, Aatrox!", it's the host speaking to Aatrox in the same way some people speak to their possessions.
Pyke is a deranged, murderous spectre. He came back from the depths of the ocean, seeking vengeance on the captain and crew that abandoned him to drown. But his list never ends. And everybody's name is on his list.
Something you have to understand regarding Aatrox, that big horned, demonic looking thing, isn't Aatrox. That's just a possessed human being transmogrified through blood magic to resemble a bastardized form of Aatrox. Due to some curse casted upon him and his kind, they were trapped in their weapons, indestructible, immortal. Yes, Aatrox isn't that demon thing, Aatrox is the sword with a beating heart. And without a host, he becomes trapped inside the weapon, unable to die, unable to breathe. It was explicitly described in his lore that it feels like he stopped mid breathe and held his lungs.
Aatrox has 2 choices, eternal suffering in a sensory deprivation prison where he feels ungodly amounts of pain 24/7 while always being conscious and no one can hear him scream, or kill people to sustain his bloody form you see him as. So he doesn't really have a choice, offing himself isn't an option and is actually worse because it just returns him to the prison
From what i can remember Lamb and Wolf also split their senses when the Grey Man split himself Lamb cant process emotions, while Wolf feels emotions but are hella confused by it, thats why she keeps asking him abt "feelings", Wolf is deaf while Lamb is blind
@YayReacts If you liked kindred (Lamb and Wolf), you will absolutely love "Still here" (2024) cinematic. It includes some familiar faces and also some champions that were mentioned in the voice lines from this video. It deserves 1 full video :)
i love that with kindred theres this like perception that even the physical embodiment of death can feel lonely so it cut itself in two so that it will always have a friend.
1:47 -ish Kindred is pretty much the Grim Reaper split in two, that's why all things must meet that man the Sheep talks about ~I guess you got it down the line, but couldn't hold myself. Sorry for that lol Edit: Okay, I really CAN'T hold myself. To put it simple: those who accept their death, meets Lamb. Those who try to run away from it, meets Wolf
Kindred is the spirit of death, the man their referencing is death who split himself in two the lamb and the wolf. The lamb appears to people who accept death willingly, the wolf represents those who try to run from death which is why he loves to chase because no one can out run death.
I actually really liked you trying to figure out stuff just from the voice lines. As you saw by yourself you can infer a lot just form the voice lines and u were pretty spot on! haha Thanks for the reactions! Ps. you dont have to make a video out of it BUT, i think you could like Aurelion Sol teaser trailer and his voice lines. The gist of it is that he is a cosmic dragon who creates stars, galaxies, etc. He got to Runaterra and people of mount Targon praised him, but they wanted his power, so they made him a crown. He, ignorant and arrogant (i mean if i was a cosmic dragon who can literally breed galaxies into existance id be full of myself too x'd) put on the crown, which bounded him and sealed his great power, so now he is but a mere fraction of his former self. Tricked into serving mere mortals T-T
a simple brief kindred is literally death lamb is the one that takes your soul peacfully and wolf is for people who run away from their death aatrox is from species called darkins and he is the strongest darkin basically they are all immortal beings in form of weapons and as you can see aatrox is a sword and he is not killing because he is a villian he just wants to die so he think he will die after he ends everything because he hates his immortality as for pyke i dont really know much about him xD
I wanted to do a kindred tattoo so bad but never found the perfect sketch or idea to do it, but i have the same goosebumps everytime, the concept of quick death or chasing a little bit more of life to then die in a worse way, its something that amuses me so much, big love from italy, lterally same reaction every time
Kindred in my personal opinion is the most lovely designed and written champion in League. So poetic. So sad yet uplifting. “Those who run from death never lived” is a bar.
Aatrox was once what was referred to as a god warrior, and was corrupted after the invasion of the void, via his and a few others, collectively titles after they fell as the "Darkin", and was sealed by powerful magics, sealed into their weapons by the gods of mount targon, specifically Zoe and the aspect of Dawn. the body he has is simply flesh and blood via use of hemomancy(blood magic, which was also what seperated the darkin from the GW's, and these darkin are who tough Vladimir how to cast blood magic) from others made into a semblance of his former form. Naafiri, Rhaast, and Varus are others this happened to, and Nasus, Renekton, Azir, and Xerath are some examples of their previous forms as god warriors.
Interesting thing about Aatrox is his dichotomy. In his LoL voicelines he lament his fate and cursing those who, in his eyes, betrayed him and his kin. With bit of roast of other champions and two other darkins that close to him in terms of power. But in Legends of Runeterra voicelines he has chance to interact with rest of his brothers and sisters in arms. In those interactions he is good and faithful commander and friend to them, while they in turn ready to drawn world in blood as soon as he says a word. And then there are interactions with darkin betrayer whom he hates with passion.
Really loved your reaction! Especially with the Aatrox and Kindred lines, Def earned a sub! You can also react to Jhin, and Swain voice lines, those are goated as well
A bit late, but I figured I'd offer my knowledge as I've been playing league and following Arcane for a long time. Aatrox The Darkin Blade is exactly what his title states. He is his sword and you can even see his heart beating at the base of it's blade. He was a noble warrior and defender of the great Shuriman Desert, defending his home from the rampaging and ever-consuming void. He fell in battle and died an honorable death, however mortal minds feared the absences of Aatrox's and his brothers skills. So, to preserve his life, they sealed him inside the sword he wielded in battle. Fueled by anger and hatred, he persisted within this blade for centuries. Until the unfortunate soul who found him grasped the hilt of his unholy form, granting him the power to mold this vessel into whatever he wanted. He was but the first of his brethren to awaken, and now he roams Runeterra in unbridled rage, ending the lives of mortals to keep himself distracted from his perpetual existence. Short explanation: The Darkin are individuals who served Shurima as noble defenders, trapped inside vessels unwillingly by mortal magics. Each of them are relics of time, sentient, and so far all of them resent mankind for their entrapment. So far, we have Aatrox(Sword), Rhaast(Scythe), Varus(Bow and Arrow), and Naafiri(Dagger/Knife). All of this was pulled from the League of Legends official website, I highly recommend giving their stories a read as a lot of them tie into each other and are incredibly interesting!
“All things must meet this man” because it was the Grey man basically death so everyone meets him. The grey man split himself and became the Kindred lamb and wolf basically his only friend is himself/herself.
Aatrox was the General of all the Darkin (which were ascended warriors before this), and they were basically God-warriors who became corrupted after fighting against waves of void monsters for years. They went mad and started fighting themselves and went on a rampage. humans begged for help from Targon celestials and Zoe from league showed them how to trap the PTSD god warriors into their own weapons for eternity with blood magic basically. Aatrox was the first they trapped and it was very crude. He became even more mad inside his weapon.
Kindred, The eternal hunters: Kindred is the embodiment of death in Runterra, the world of the League of Legends. Kindred, combined of Lamb and Wolf, are hunting those who die. Those on the verge of death can make a choice, die quick and clean by the Arrow of the Lamb, or deny their death and get hunted by the hungry Wolf. No one escapes death. All die. Aatrox the World Ender: Aatrox, Rhaast, Varus and Naafiri are all known and playable "Darkin" in League of Legends. The 4 of them were once noble Knights in the land of Icathia, strong, respected and ungodly powerful. They were strongest humans known to Runterra. As the "Void" popped up close to the state of Icathia, a War between the Voidborn and Icathia began. The humans stood no chance against the Void and the Knights were abandoned left to die. Those who did die were not heart of yet, but Aatrox, Naafiri, Varus and Rhaast managed to escape somehow touched by the void. As the celestials, gods of Runterra and the aspect "Zoe" noticed they didn't die, they were scared of their power, afraid they could slay gods, so without hesitation, Zoe the Aspect of Twilight, gathered the strongest magicians and trapped the Knights, banishing and imprisoning them in their respective weapons and Naafiri in the Xer'sai/Dog form burried beneath the sands. Aatrox the leader of the Darkin known as the World ender in his Sword, Rhaast as the harbinger of Doom in the Scythe, Varus in his trusty bow of Vengeance and Naafiri as a Xer'Sai a soecies thought to be dead. Touched by Rek'Sai. The Darkin are factually immortal until the end of Time. Also yes the last couple wuotes are/were in the game. One that has sadly been deleted was "Ah Mastery, it appears your parents never loved you..."
i may be biased, but jhin’s and hwei’s voicelines are genuenly perfect. they both have wonderful lore and amazing storytelling, i think it’s worth a listen!
When they say "All things must meet this man, so they shunned him" It is actually reference to "All that lives must die, so they ran away from death"...or something alike...
Aatrox basically can´t ever die but it´s all he wants. Because he is now the opposite of his ideals in life. His very existence sickens him but he cant end it. So he eventually went so mad he thought "If I destroy everything else and Im the last thing in existence, I might die aswell"
Can you imagine working extremely hard to become not just Ascended but leader of the ascended only to be imprisoned in your own sword for a thousand years
Kindred is the literal manifestation of death Aatrox was a duty bound guy called god warrior who was corrupted in a big magic disaster thingy Pyke is a sunken sailor who uses the full might of Nagakabouros, the sea deity short explanation
Pyke is hunting the people that wronged him... for now. He was embraced by Nagakabouros, the God of Motion and Monsters. That's why he's came back. The second short for him, he was killing someone who was on his list. But it's a tradition in Bilgewater that you give the sea a coin to pay for Nagakabouros for clear passage. What you saw in the water with the anchor, that was the largest of those embraced by Nagakabouros, Nautilus. This is the first video to really show the scale of the monster that is Nautilus. But as soon as the boy dropped his coins, he paid the debt to the gods and could go on his way. If he didn't, Nautilus would sink the whole ship.
The Wolf and the Lamb are the twin aspects which make up the entity known as the Kindred. A number of voice lines and stories heavily imply they were once one being known as the Grey Man, who was the personification of death. Lamb inherited memory and wisdom and offers a swift and peaceful death, while Wolf inherited emotion and feeling and offers a warrior’s death in battle.
I don't know if anyone explained but basically, Kindred is the essence of death, one of the strongest characters by lore Aatrox is a general who served like angels and fought against the void. They were tricked sending Aatrox and his army to death fighting void and imprisoned by Zoe and now he's reduced to a sword (all darkins were reduced to it for example Naafiri (took a form of dog) and much more (more characters in Legends of Runterra) and they slowly decay because mortals cant survive (its like in the venom movie) Pyke was a crew member of a ship and his captain (Gangplank) didnt want to save him and the creatures of the depth ate him, so he decided to take revenge on every rich person where he has a death list going after all of them Thats a really short explanation of their backstory but the lore is much more in depth
"All things must meet this man." The man in mention is the Gray Man, League's interpretation of Death, he split himself birthing The Lamb and The Wolf. Lamb: She's basically the guardian who guides the good souls. Wolf: He's the one who hunts down bad spirits. They're shown in the "Still Here" cinematic how a person in the universe sees when they're about to die Still Here Cinematic spoiler warning . . . . . . (Old man Yasuo meets the Lamb, Tryndamere meets the Wolf).
It is definitely a bit more helpful to hear champion *interactions* those showcase the people talking to each other so you kinda get how everyone else feels about each other(like if you saw the Aatrox interaction video, you would have seen who the Trickster was)
"The gray man" the one body of kindred which is the embodiment of death he was shunned because all things must meet death so he split himself into wolf and lamb to have a friend. In lore I believe lamb understands emotion but cannot express it and wolf can express emotion but doesn't understand it. Aatrox was a solider tricked by the living darkin weapon to grab it to gain the power to save everyone and be everliving but in the end it ended up being sugarcoated and became the vessel for the sword to inhabit and control his mind into murdering everyone alike endlessly living of the lifeforce of his enemies and as his quote "I march to death... though I wish it was my own" since he is immortal and lives off of the repeating war. Pyke was a skilled harpoonsmen who would fearlessly dive into the mouths of dangerous sea creatures to help kill them. On one dive his rope was cut by his captain and crew and left to die but after death his body got possessed by a great magical power vowing to kill any captain on the streets of bilgewater who dared betraying him or any other crewmember. Thus in game when he gets a kill with his ultimate the people who assisted on the kill gets the same amount of gold as him as a usable item called "Your cut". Love the vid and love that there were 2 of my mains in the video (pyke and kindred)❤
Aatrox and the other darkin were originally "god warriors" before they fought the void and became "darkin" the void corrupted their minds but also giving them power like blood magic so the darkin went mad and used that power to fight among themselves after their ruler "azir" was murdered, there was no one to keep them in check so they fought and the gods deemed the darkin as too dangerous and too strong so instead of trying to kill them they gave the humans the power to trap the darkin in their respective weapons. In that imprisonment its stated in aatrox story he feels like hes suffocating but he cant die so hes constantly suffering while being trapped into a sword and he has no body to move to voice to speak so its true hell and suffering. He went completely mad and his only copium is if he kills everything it will finally end. Side note: the one that gave the humans the power to trap the darkin was zoe the aspect of twilight she looks like a little girl but has been living for a very long time
Aatrox is basically the spirit in the Sword which can never die until there is no one to wield it. He seeks to end all life in a hope that there will be no one left to give it life. A darkin is like a fallen God (ascended) which was sealed in a weapon. Anyone who touches such weapon becomes awakens it
These 3 specifically for me had one of the best voice lines and voice actors to deliver them, makes a character whole and tells you their story along with it Also there's the voice lines for the skin of Project Pyke where he sounds more deranged that his original
Most simple way to explain Aatrox - maddening perpetual suffering for eternity and conceptual inability to die. So he come to a conclusion. If he ends everything. There should be a chance that he will finally die too. At the end of everything - he too shall perish. This is basically his sole motivation and what makes him going. Because without this goal he'll just be stuck suffering forever. And by the way Aatrox is a sword. He corrupts his weilders/uses corpses and flesh to keep his "puppet" body going. His only way of interacting with anything at all as his essence if forever in prison in the sword. He was a godlike being before being locked tho. Also he is so powerful that no flesh puppet/body can hold his power so when he has body it constantly rots away/decaying. The dude is THE godkiller. Even when he is basically a weak shadow of his true capabilities
you really have to take a look at aatrox lore. necrit explains it pretty well. summarized. aatrox and the other darkin where ascendet of a country called shurima. they where humans that rised and became as powerful as goods as weapons to fight the void. after the war against the void was won they pretty much had no purpose anymore and became bored starting to fight each other. they obviously did some colleteral damage while fighting each other with followers so the humans searched for a way to capture them and stop them from fighting wars against each other and then zoe ( basically a god, also the one aatrox called trickster) gave them the means to trap them inside of their weapons and making them invincible so they would never die and were punished for what they did for eternity. but if mortals touch their prisons they can take control of their bodies and manipulate them into any form they want as long as they have the material to do so. and now to the part why aatrox wants to destroy the entire world. when they are trapped inside their weapon. they cant eat, sleep, drink, breath, etc but they feel that they didnt do it. and he was laying buried underground for hundreds and thousands of years. constantly feeling like hes starving, dehydrating and suffocating because he didnt breath eat or drink. and not just the feeling you feel when you are hungry but rather really like you are dying of starvation or lack of oxygen. and it will never end. he just wants it to end but cant end it because he cant die. literally. he didnt say it because he is stronger then everyone else and just doesnt want loose a fight but rather he cant die. the weapon which is his prison cant be destroyed by anything and inside of it he cant die. so literally is immortal. his last hope is that if existence as a whole ended that he would end along with it, thats why his only purpose right now is destroying and killing everything in the hope that when nothing is left he will finally stop existing himself as he said himself "i march to death... though i wish it was my own..." aatrox was a noble fighter with the purpose of being the ascended warrior that was supposed to defend his country until he was betrayed and imprisoned in his weapon where through his pain over time the new aatrox we now know was born who just wants his suffering to end and the only possible way he still has hope is by destroying everything that exists so that he might finally stop existing himself and get freed from the suffering.
@@Aatrox-gamingxyz wrote it. As accurately as i could but a bit biased (maybe) towards aatroxes side so its easier to understand why aatrox is how he is and why he tries to destroy everything
For Kindred, they are the embodiment of the Death itself in Runeterra. Basically it was one gray man in the lore and he was lonely (Death was lonely), so he decided to split himself in half so he can have a friend. Lamb as everyone said is the peaceful death, the one you accept it yourself. Wolf is the one that chases you, the painful death, the one you want to escape.
So back story on aatrox, he was once an ascended which is basically almost a god, or like a step down, but when the leader of the ascended disappeared they squabbled after fighting the war against the void and were basically going to destroy the world fighting each other. The humans consulted with the gods of targon and their aspects, zoe the aspect of change and sometimes tricks taught them how to trap ascended aatrox in a sword for eternity, making him a darkin. He cant die, but when someone wields the sword he can take over their body and basically kills their soul, then starts running the body ragged killing people until the next person picks up the sword, because he literally cannot die, only the body holding the sword can :(
From what i know, all darkin were shurimans (people from the desert, kings, gods and all) that got corrupted by blood magic and turned into monsters, that's why the anger and chaos in the voice lines, because the original body of aatrox was someone great, that died for aatrox (the monster) to be born or something like that, i could be saying bs rn tho
Aatrox's lore story is one of the better ones i think. The description of him being unable to breathe. Unable to see. Unable to move...as a sword with no eyes to open and no lungs to fill...but powerful enough to take over any person who touches the sword which gives him their body. But the power is too much and the human body disintegrates immedetly. Leaving the sword and returning Aatrox to his prison once more...unless he can find more bodies to occupy. Aatrox also has the power to kill gods for real. Striking Pantheon in the chest removed his constelation from the sky and the old god of war is no more. The Trickster god is Zoe.
Pyke is a really fun character cause his insanity isnt his own. So whenever he isnt on kill mode, he is a genuinely alright guy who values his allies and specially valuea a hardworker
Nautilus and Pyke were in the cinematic with the kid who fell off the boat, Naut and Pyke both have their own individual hit lists, but while Pyke is a ghost, Nautilus is sorta like a mutant
23:15 in a nutshell, he got turned immortal, but all he wants is to die, but because he cannot die or cannot be killed, he believes if he kills and destroys - ends everything, than his immortality will no longer be 27: 11 if ur curious to whom or of who he is talking, feel free to check out those champs next, until u complete the rabbit whole xd
Now that you know about Aatrox and Kindred you MUST watch Still Here. We'd love that. =D
Will absolutely be checking out Still Here! That one will be the last one I check out before we kick things off with Arcane. Then of course after Arcane I have a few more I still need to check out 🔥
Zoe is the trickster
@@YayReacts you will love the cinematic it is awesome :) also maybe react after to necrit video explaining the lore about it :) its very interesting
@@YayReactsNecrit have lore explaination video on it Leagueoflegendscinematic StillHere. #The Awaken, Warriors, The Call, Still Here Cinematic and Riot Forge games like Song of Nunu are canon to Arcane show.
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Aatrox = Double aa thing. There was a note.
Half had a double aa in his name as their strong and righteous general of the Ascension Warriors Aatrox.
/Aatrox - The Darkin Blade\
Rhaast - The Darkin Scythe
Naafiri - The Darkin Dagger
Xolaani - The Darkin Bloodletters
Taarosh - The Darkin Halberd
Ibaaros - The Darkin Harpoon
Joraal - The Darkin Aegis
Styraatu - The Darkin Harp
Anaakca - The Dakin Spear
Baalcux - The Darkin Staff
Praa - The Darkin Fan
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And the second one was without the double aa because they followed the queen of warrior ascensions, namely Setaka.
/Setaka => Sivira's weapon Crossblade\
Varus - The Darkin Bow
Naganeka - The Darkin Ballista
Horace - The Darkin Lodestone
Valeeva - Unknown
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Varus = Double aa is absurd and you horses. & A is not alone. Ps many of them are Death, but not all of them are fully confirmed.
Valeeva, Enakai, Syphax, Zigantus, Xuuyan, Shabaka, Shebake, Moneerah, Cebotaru, Naganeka, Horazi.#Necrit Twilight of the Gods.
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#Legends of Runeterra expansion
Darkin comes to life in the latest Legends of Runeterra expansion. Play Dominance and watch the saga unfold.
Varus two comics or Necrit Varus video d Varus sister. => Valeeva.
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This live Darkin membership is the best. 😅 villains.fandom.com/wiki/
Darkin Double "aa" Varus Literary means nothing.
The story of Twilight of the Gods
Myisha and Zoe photo go it looked.
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Varus new updated voice lines
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Varus got these new voice lines on League of legends & Legends of Runeterra
Lamb understand emotions but cannot feel it, wolf feels emotions but can't understand it.
Kindred is basically the embodiment of death on the League lore.
Lamb is basically the sign of swift death for people who is ready and accepted to face death
Wolf is the embodiment of a violent death for people who tries to run away from it.
More like an agent of death, since there are multiple death spirits depending on the region and their people's beliefs.
@@chefkochkawasaki4127 No, they're not an agent of death, their lore is basically the embodiment of death, The Pale Man, split himself in 2. They are Death itself, not spirits or beliefs. Cultures do not change this, Ionians and Frejlordians know and respect both of Kindred's half, Ionian for the Lamb side and Frejlord asking for the blessing of the Wolf for a good chase.
Kindred is the embodiment of death :
Lamb gives the arrow of swift death to those who accept their mortality.
Wolf thrashes and chases, granting an agonising and violent death to those who run from death.
@@neo_child and yet there are other spirits of death alongside the Etherfiend. Who hunts down the forgotten spirits
It is also worth point out that regions and groups in Runeterra view kindred in different ways. E.g Noxians view dying to Wolf as honorable, while Demacians prefer Lamb
@@neo_child I think you need to check it out the updates of their lore, yes they are the embodiment of death, but not the only one, there are others like them, with other animals characteristics and masks, acting in different regions or for different "species", there is even one responsible for taking out this embodiments of death to their own deaths, like one above all of them, and it is not the Kindreds. All these characters are even playable in LoR, the game responsible for expanding Runeterra world building and lore
Aatrox's story is arguably one of the most depressing in the setting, and he's basically the only "destroy everything" villain I've seen who is both sympathetic and justified in his nihilistic goals.
Short Story: he was a mighty god-warrior who was trapped in his sword by the Gods and Humanity, forcing him to live in perpetual suffering unless he possesses whoever picks him up, twisting their form into a mockery of what he used to be until the flesh rots and the host falls apart or is killed. All he wants for him and the Darkin (other god-warriors who shared his fate) is for their suffering to end, and he feels that the only chance they have is for Aatrox to create a war of such unfathomable scale that reality itself is destroyed and they will finally die with it.
Long Story: one of the regions in Runeterra is a massive desert wasteland called Shurima. However, Shurima used to be the home of the Shuriman Empire, a massive nation who could use a structure called the Sun Disk to turn their best and brightest into a mighty legion of god-warriors known as the Ascended Host (this includes Nasus and Renekton, if you look into their stories). Among these Ascended was the General known as Aatrox, one of the most powerful warriors Runeterra has ever seen. When the mage city of Icathia decided to break away from the Empire, Aatrox with several other Ascended and several Shuriman legions were sent to put them in their place. The fighting was fierce, but Icathia could not hope to beat their attackers by convential means... so they turned to the Void. The Void's power is unfathomable, but, unfortunately for the mages who tapped into it, the Void was also sentient and *very* hostile towards all of existence. In their desperation, Icathia destroyed themselves to release the Void onto Runeterra, a threat the Gods themselves feared. The entire Ascended Host was brought in to combat this new threat, and Aatrox found him fighting against horrors beyond mental comprehension. His kin fighting under his command were killed or driven mad as tides and tides of teeth, flesh, and claws crashed against their ranks. After the Void was finally defeated, the Ascended were never the same: the Void may not have corrupted them directly, but the trauma from the battle was more than enough to ruin the god-warriors. With a few exceptions, the Ascended became more aggressive and less human, with Aatrox himself developing a disdain for mortals and a massive amount of guilt for what had befallen those under his command. Then, when Emperor Azir was betrayed by Xerath (two other champions) during his attempt at personal Ascension, the Sun Disk exploded and took the Shuriman empire with it. Without the Empire holding them together the Ascended became warlords and their worst traits began to show. To make matters worse, the Ascended healer known as Xolaani taught the other Ascended blood magic, which they used to augment and empower their forms; from that moment, they became known as the Darkin. Things came to a head when Xolaani used her own blood magic to begin enslaving the other Darkin, claiming that the world would only know peace under her control. Aatrox, who already saw the healer as a coward, was enraged by this, and a massive Darkin Civil War began that resulted in the enslavement or deaths of any mortal caught in the crossfire. The Gods could no longer stand by and watch, so the Targonians and the Aspects (hosts to the Celestial Gods) joined the fray. The fighting was fierce, but eventually the Aspect of Twilight (who is currently Zoe, but was different back then) used a magic comparable to the force of a dead star to trick and seal away the Darkin into their own weapons, which were then scattered across Runeterra.
To be trapped in a Darkin Weapon is unfathomably cruel: you can feel your lungs desperate for breath, but you cannot breath. You can feel your eyes beg to blink as they stare into nothingness, but you cannot blink. You feel everything, but at the same time you have no form. All you can do is scream with no voice into the empty prison you are contained in, unable to move or entertain yourself for all of eternity. The weapon itself is unbreakable, and it is all too easy for it to simply get lost in the dark and never be found again. However, there is one escape: anyone who picks up a Darkin weapon connects to the Darkin inside, who can now possess the body of the fool touching them so long as their wills are stronger. This respite is temporary, however: the Darkin can never again retain their own body, and can only use their host for as long as the host's flesh will allow them too. Eventually the host will die or be burnt out, and the Darkin will once again be pulled into their prison.
Aatrox did *everything* he could to try and break the curse, his willpower and blood magic allowing him to immediately dominate his host and reshape them (and those he kills) into a twisted mockery of what he used to be. However, as the years carried on and on and on and on and on and on, Aatrox came to a miserable conclusion: there was nothing he could do. His original form was lost, and he would never again see the heavens for anything other than his jailers. He could no longer live, but he could no longer die. The only true respite from his torture was battle, cloaking his grotesque form in the blood of his enemies. So, if Aatrox and his kin could not find peace for however long reality existed... why not end it? Aatrox does not want to end the world because he is whiny or merely jealous, he wants everything to die so that he and his Darkin brethren may have a chance to die as well. It is the only path he feels he can take, so he marches on it with the nobility he held in his prime. Aatrox will hack and chop and cleave his way through Runeterra and use the blood he sheds to grow larger and stronger, until he can rip the Celestials from the night sky and end the world in a massive final battle.
Fun facts about Aatrox:
-He is called the God-Killer because he killed the God Pantheon by stabbing Atreus (the current Aspect of War) in the chest with his sword. He *killed* a constellation by stabbing its host in the chest so hard that he cleaved the stars from the sky. The Pantheon you reacted to is Atreus, who managed to reawaken the Aspect's power through sheer will and kill Aatrox's host.
-He slaughtered a barbarian tribe, and used dark magics on the only 'survivor'. That barbarian was Tryndamere, who now has a powerful rage within him that can heal his wounds, empower his body, and straight-up deny death. This is important for 'Still Here', by the way.
-Aatrox also dislikes two of the other Darkin: Rhaast (the Darkin Scythe) because he feels he is weak and Varus (the Darkin Bow) because he decided to work towards vengeance and not oblivion (and because Varus lacks another A in the name; "Varus. V-A-R-U-S. There should be an A, and then another A Varus. There was a memo, Varus, a *memo*.")
-In Legends of Runeterra (a LoL card game that is REALLY good), he is shown to care greatly for and even demonstrates admiration towards the other Darkin not named Xolaani. He really, REALLY hates Xolaani.
And... that should be about it. I hope this helped :)
Well summarized. I know a lot about runeterras lore and still there were some new facts here for me.
"short story" and about Varus: The double A thing Varus.
also a fun fact about Runeterra only a "god" can kill another god for godd otherwise they can always return. that's why he was capable of killing the aspect of war Pantheon.
@@zed9579 but technically he isn't a god tho? Godlike or rather powerful demigod ascended... Actually wouldn't it make him similiar to Pantheon now, as Aspect had died and a mortal with a power of a God remains
@@zenixvampirchik652 he is a god artificial but still a god but i'm expressing myself wrong the right thing to say is: only a imortal being can kill another imortal being for good. At least that's what looks like
Super tl:Dr :god super soldier gets super PTSD from fighting Cthulhu shit and gets super depression because he gets traps in his sword by the same gods who gave him god power and just wants to die, but he's immortal.
actually no hate but i found it so funny when you asked why he doesn't off himself when the screen read "nothing can kill me".
that actually wasn't hyperbole, nothing can kill Aatrox, but he believes that when everything else is dead he can finally die too, so he actually IS trying to off himself
That's rough. Imagine being tormented by the same scale of depression that drives people to suicide, but even that doesn't work. It's beyond hopeless, because you don't even have the final way out. You know that you are unable to be killed, kill yourself, or even die of old age. This makes your issue on a cosmic scale, and so are his solutions. And all he has left is his immense strength...
@@yargolocus4853 I strongly believe the Darkin war is a farce. The ascended warriors of Shurima, after throwing themselves into Icathia, gained followers. Followers turned to worshipers, until they became the new religion that threatened the aspects role as the Gods of Runeterra. I suspect the aspects slaughtered the Darkin worshippers, framed it as the Darkins fighting amongst each other, sowed seeds of discord, and had the other Darkins actually fight. Until their numbers were reduced into something manageable that the Aspect of change can kill them all off. And given that they can actually kill Darkins, the last five that they trapped in their weapons don't feel like an execution, or a punishment. It feels directed. Like it's done out of spite. I really don't like how Riot's expanding the Darkin lore and how we keep getting more and more Darkins as the day go by. He used to be the Last Darkin, then Kayn was released, Varus was suddenly a Darkin, and then we get Legends of Runeterra Darkins.
@@furnfurn6314 I thought the other darkin aren't active rn cuz they are sealed in their weapon, I remember in the card game that there is a new darkin, the one who made the blood magic, but also in the darkins die note, Kayn /COULD/ overpower Rhaast. So maybe the host need to be stronger than them mentally to /kill/ them??? God I quit league I'm still being haunted by questions
Kindred is one of the best depiction of death in media, soft and peaceful but also scary and dark. Their story is beautiful and the lines are amazing!
It's like Thanatos and Ker in Greek mythology - the god of peaceful death and the god of violent death
"Why doesn't he off himself?" He cant. Aatrox is the sword the body holding it was someone who picked up his sword + the bodies of the people hes killed in an amalgam shaped like his past form.
If he 'dies' he goes back to the sword, rinse repeat.
Sad part is, he doesn't even go into the sword, he always is in the sword, the body merely acts as a window to the outside world. Real, but distant. Aatrox's existence is pure existential dread and the curse of immortality given form.
what makes him hate the world is that he is always the sword so he doesnt go back to the sword he is always the sword. its not like he is trapped in the sword, his body is the sword
@@oniidante No the sword is the prison. The same blade he used before blood magic is in his hands.
All of them where trapped in their weapons .The difference is that the rest are weaker but to their benefit because they have a co partner ship to their host they don't suffer like Aatrox.
Rhaast,Naafirie have eyes and can see hear feel ect Varus is a trio where they swap control in and out if they don't get along or the Darkin gets to "murder murder" the lovers take control. But Aatrox can feel anything or seen anything until someone who want to wield his blade comes near him. It should be in his lore on the lore page where he mentions that he can't breath or feel a heart beat even do their is a heart beating on the sword ,he feel like he is suffocating even do he can't feel it .This is why out of all the Darkin he compares himself to the void so much because he can't feel anything when back inside the sword true oblivion dead but et alive but not really eternal confusion.
What I never understood is why doesn't Aatrox simply try to snap the sword in half 🤔.
You're spot on! Pyke did, in fact, make his list for the people who betrayed him. However, because he's absolutely insane, he's severely paranoid and thinks EVERYONE betrayed him, so his list actually gets longer and never finishes.
Very original take on a usual serial killer type of character
No. There was "magic whales" who revive him and wrote this list for him, but he was thinking that its his own list bc of their magic. Now he is free from the spell (illaoi saved him) and make choices freely. And he hates bad captains so they his main victims now (and Viego was one time xD). He something like antihero, not the bad guy anymore I'll say.
This info was in "ruined king" game.
(Sry for my bad english, not my native language)
@@errorpen so, did the magic whales use pyke as their hitman? did the list get longer all the time?
@@rrraven369 yes, he mentions the list keeps getting longer and longer
@@rrraven369 yes! They angry bc bildgewater sailors hunts them (fishing is main job in bildgewater) and tried fight back. Illaoi, or more specifically, her goddess The Bearded Lady, cleared Pyke's mind by "test of spirit" (basically its trial when goddess decades worth people live or no. Illaoi, the head priestess, can apply it on anyone) and he was able to rethink his life.
I looove Pyke. His story is the story about not-so-bad man, that trasted wrong people and died, betrayed by untrustworthy captain. I can speak about his lor for hours, honestly, and that is not a joke xD
You can read his lore by yourself, actually, there is a website called "league of legends universe". Its official website where you can find short bio all of champions and one+ short story about them. Sadly its hard to navigate there, but worth it imo. And, if you want, I can help with this and with understanding lore of lol in general. Mb my english not so good, but I know a lot about lol (what I am doing with my life... xD)
@@errorpenNagakebouros. Illaoi's god revived Pyke the day he died. The god of motion deemed him worthy of life. His list was infact just for the people who betrayed him, but his mind started to degrade. One of the First missions in The Ruined King a LoL story, had Illaoi hunting Pyke as he was seen as an Undead. The Buru peoples nemesis. When Illaoi 'tests' someone if they fail they die. Pyke passed and was deemed worthy to live
Aatrox is cursed with immortality. He is not the person you see but the sword in his hand. The sword is his prison and all he wants to do is die, and he can't. So he has decided to destroy everything instead. His thought process is: "I can't be imprisoned, if there is no prison."
32:03 The huge anchor and weird creature is Nautilus, the colossus of the sea. He's a different champion from Pyke. Long story short, in Bilgewater (the region they're from), you must toss a coin in the water for "good luck." Nautilus was a captain who refused to pay the tithe and his ship sunk. He now roams the sea floor, making sure people pay the tithe and sinking those who don't. That's why he took the money and it's why the dude was so attached to his coins.
Yay Reacts, Keep making videos!
Absolutely! 😃🔥
@@YayReacts If you are interested in more lore.
Should watched Necrit cinematic explanations on Still Here ilhe has even two lore videos.
Plus Necrit have lore video folder for upcoming Riot Games MMO.
ruclips.net/p/PLTotkIAxkcBMWUi4pjyNdfUj9kDiuI2SA&si=t_woMEuyjle_Ay6y
Where he is explaning World, Classis, Races, Loot = Weapons and Armors, Mounts, Interview with developers.
And for better expression to champions.
"The Call" with champions
interactions | League of Legends Cinematic
ruclips.net/video/jZkG0TAf2xo/видео.htmlsi=qNqnyiQX8BqaVLfb
Still Here - with champions voice interactions | League of Legends Cinematic
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You did my man Aatrox dirty. Guy has been suffering in decaying flesh for aeons and just wants to die and tried everything to "off himself" as you said, but he always comes back and his last hope is that by killing everything and everyone (at this point he has pretty much gone insane from this whole thing) he can finally rest. That guy isnt whiny...hes desperate
That was kinda irritating, not gonna lie. I get that the story is kinda hard to understand without context, but he was pretty literal in why he was so pissed.
Yay: Why doesn't he just off himself?
Aatrox: "NOTHING CAN KILL ME! *I do not die.*"
Yay: "He's so whiny."
Every Darkin lives through the same sht that Aatrox does, but yet literally from ~15 other known Darkins not one of them acts like him. So yes, he is just whining, he's special spoiled boy, who only cares about his wants
@@Karel-b2m I mean... not really? The only Darkin who don't follow him into Oblivion are Rhaast (who just wants to run around killing everything for fun), Varus (who is too busy running around like Batman made of two gay guys and a bow), Naafiri (who wants the Darkin to work together like a pack, so... she might actually follow Aatrox), and then Xolaani and her followers (who want to enslave everyone using their blood magic).
Aatrox certainly has a personal investment in oblivion, but the Other Darkin willingly follow him and share his beliefs. He is their general, and he will end their suffering if it's the last thing he does.
We all need to be patient with her. She doesn't know his backstory. It's alright.
Aatrox isn't the body, the body is just an amalgamation of mangled corpses and blood that he desperately tries to shape in his original image. Aatrox is the sword, "Do you see MY edge". And since dark in weapons can't be destroyed,neither can he be. At least, not in any conventional way.
12:10 Perfect example of why a glance at their profile would help you greater enjoy their voice lines.
Aatrox was a god ascended warrior (thats what he means when he says i saw the glorious light of a thousand suns) , god warriors fought in the biggest battle known in the world of Runeterra to protect if from beigns know as the watchers , they won but they were changed by the horrors of war , being in some way part gods they could not die ( also thanks to blood magic) so humans trapped the darkin on weapons , now Aatrox thinks the only way he can die or get rid of his prison is by destroying everything and everyone , his story is kinda sad , imagine being volunteer to fight to greatest horrors to protect the people of runeterra , only to be imprisoned by them inside a sword .
He was imprisoned mostly thanks to Aspect of Twilight (Zoe) and Aspect of War (Pantheon) both of whom lead mortals into battle with the Darkin (and both of them were basically his allies, so Aatrox now sees Pantheon and Zoe as betrayers) and Aspects are kind of Gods of Runeterra (that’s why he wants both mortals and gods dead). She should really check out their backstories and not only their voice lines
@@MarSaMa_21 Correction, Zoe was not the twilight at that point, but yes, it was the Aspect of Twilight.
@@daniellxd53 yes, and at the point Atreus has just become a host. But since we don’t really know the previous vessel of Twilight (and it doesn’t matter) I said Zoe.
@@MarSaMa_21 yes we do.. the one that teached humans how to entrap the corrupted god warriors was named Myisha .. the previous Aspect of Twilight
@@quantumphayer oh… sorry… well, it doesn’t matter too much anyway since it would be easier to just name the current host.
Yorik, Pantheon, Jhin, Kayle and Morgana also have super nice Voicelines
Agreed, I recommended her Pantheon, Aatrox & Swain for early ones. And I didn't hide I'm a Kayn main and hoping he gets a turn eventually! 😅
Also Kled and Renata
@@codebracker Oh boy Kled's are wild lol. Good but wild xD
@@CZ2_Delta always want to recommend Urgot ones since he is badass but almost no one can get a lot of his speeches lol
pantheon and jhin are top tier for me ngl. must watch
When you realize that the only reason why Aatrox screams so much is because he is terrified of not being heard, the only reason he kills is out of pure despair and in search of the slightest grim of hope that maybe someone can destroy him and his blade, and when you realize that the reason why he has so many quotes in the 3rd person is because he's afraid of being alone... such a sad character, From The strongest Hero That has been born, to a Betrayed Madman who has lost hope even in death, carried now only by his former pride...Also the thing about the “Fight or be forgotten” line is… Old Aatrox told this to his enemies. New Aatrox tells this to himself. If he stop fighting, he reverts into prison… In the dark, hungry, unable to breath, unable to scream… Just a sword, buried and… Forgotten.
In Kindred's story, the "pale man" is them before they split into two.. they're the death symbol in Runeterra and kind of Yin and Yang as well.. there's darkness in the Lamb and light in the Wolf. Lamb gives the ones that accept death a painless passing and Wolf brutally murders those who run from death. One is deaf, the other can't see. One can understand emotions, but can't feel, the other can feel, but can't understand.
bro 1:20 and i already got goosebumps. That story from kindred will NEVER get old.
I love Kindred voice lines, the music and sentences are just perfect, such a good character
On Aatrox, he is a darkin, he basically wants to die but since he is immortal he chose to end everything else in the hope he could finally find peace.
The darkins are probably the best part of the entire lore, if you want you can check or react to Necrit's video "Story of league of legends explained" it is probably the best entry point to the lore wether you watch it as a complete beginner or already have some cues on the world of Runeterra since he retraces every big important events that happened from a bigger point of view (it is Arcane spoiler free btw)
Thank you for the clarification on Aatrox!! Also for mentioning that Necrit's video is Arcane spoiler free! I've felt a bit strange reacting to another RUclipsr's content but have gotten Necrit recommended to me so many times at this point. I guess I'll be checking out Story of league of legends explained soon enough 😊
@@YayReacts Always happy to add some context when needed and asked ! Your reactions are always a fun watch, looking forward for what's next !
As someone who indulged on league of legends lore well before touching the game, I do say these 3 are the some of the best well written characters they've made.
Even long after i stoped playing, I still love staying in touch with cinematics and necrit videos. A very dedicated and amazing team behind the story
The Grey Man is what Kindred was, the Wolf is emotional but can't remember while the Lamb is stoic and unfeeling, but remembers everything. It's like a lobotomy, left-brain/right-brain act interdependently. You got that 100% right.
So fun fact for Kindred for the previous voice lines video you did. When Fiddlesticks meets Kindred, one of his voicelines is "Grey man", which is a reference to the story Lamb tells of, that being the entity that was previously Kindred, split itself into Lamb and Wolf.
I would love to see you react to some of the Legends of Runeterra voice lines. Its a card game that has a greater focus on smaller characters that aren't fully fledged champions in League of Legends
Agreed!!!
"Why doesn't he off himself"
Aatrox literally 1 sec later: "NOTHING CAN KILL ME!"
😆😆😆
In order to understand the champion ,you must read their lore ,because usually the voicelines jist give hints ,but of you don't know the lore it means almost nothing.
Each champion has atleast biography and a story, some has more than 1 like queen Lissandra ❤
kindred is my all time favourite voice lines and concept.
In Kindred's story, the "pale man" is them before they split into two.. they're the death symbol in Runeterra and kind of Yin and Yang as well.. there's darkness in the Lamb and light in the Wolf. Lamb gives the ones that accept death a painless passing and Wolf brutally murders those who run from death. One is deaf, the other can't see. One can understand emotions, but can't feel, the other can feel, but can't understand.
Aatrox and all of the darkin are technically demi god warriors with PTSD and since he and his fellow darkin are imprisoned in the weapon they once wield as ascended. The darkin are in a state of a Fate worse than death, they cannot die nor are they truly alive. Who wouldn't be angry. BTW, the Trickster he is referring to Zoe.
you should really check out the cinematic trailer and voice lines for Naafiri. She's also a Darkin like Aatrox but with a bit of a twist - very eerie trailer ;)
For the pyke trailer
So quick explanation for the coins. The huge champion is Nautilius. As human he was the best diver around. Before departing from Bilgewater he always threw coins in the water to pay the debt to the see (Bilgewater tradition, it's basically for safe sail). Nautilius was hired by a captain with bad reputation and he lied to Natilius that he has paid the debt to the see. Nautilius' greedy captain cut his line while diving leaving him to die but some power fused him with his diving suit and so Natilius the champion was born. Now he stands as a reminder and punishes those who haven't payed the debt. The boy payed his debt when the coins fell in the water so Nautilius spared his life. You already saw Nautilus in the "A New Dawn" cimenatic on land. He is very powerful but also very slow which is why Graves was able to bring him down
I highly recommend the Xayah ans Rakan voicelines and joined call to react to - they also have special star guardian voice lines. :)
26:01 The trickster he is talking about is the Aspect Of Twilight, a divinity of Mount Targon, in the current time the aspect of twilight is another champion called Zoe.
the trickster is a character called Zoe, she is a god
aatrox WAS a noble warrior who fought for humanity but after years on end of battle he was deformed and most of his comrades went mad after fighting the void for so long
Great video and reaction! Love it!
I hope you keep reacting to voice lines. I'd suggest (Morgana & Kayle, Urgot, Swain).
Legends of Runeterra
#Darkin_Membership_villains_fandom
Aatrox = Double aa thing. There was a note.
Half had a double aa in his name as their strong and righteous general of the Ascension Warriors Aatrox.
/Aatrox - The Darkin Blade\
Rhaast - The Darkin Scythe
Naafiri - The Darkin Dagger
Xolaani - The Darkin Bloodletters
Taarosh - The Darkin Halberd
Ibaaros - The Darkin Harpoon
Joraal - The Darkin Aegis
Styraatu - The Darkin Harp
Anaakca - The Dakin Spear
Baalcux - The Darkin Staff
Praa - The Darkin Fan
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And the second one was without the double aa because they followed the queen of warrior ascensions, namely Setaka.
/Setaka => Sivira's weapon Crossblade\
Varus - The Darkin Bow
Naganeka - The Darkin Ballista
Horace - The Darkin Lodestone
Valeeva - Unknown
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Varus = Double aa is absurd and you horses. & A is not alone. Ps many of them are Death, but not all of them are fully confirmed.
Valeeva, Enakai, Syphax, Zigantus, Xuuyan, Shabaka, Shebake, Moneerah, Cebotaru, Naganeka, Horazi.#Necrit Twilight of the Gods.
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#Legends of Runeterra expansion
Darkin comes to life in the latest Legends of Runeterra expansion. Play Dominance and watch the saga unfold.
Varus two comics or Necrit Varus video d Varus sister. => Valeeva.
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My favorite lovers
Valmar & Kai = Varus' body
This live Darkin membership is the best. 😅 villains.fandom.com/wiki/
Darkin Double "aa" Varus Literary means nothing.
The story of Twilight of the Gods
Myisha and Zoe photo go it looked.
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Varus new updated voice lines
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Varus got these new voice lines on League of legends & Legends of Runeterra
11:08 "I touched the stars, and saw the glorious light of a thousand suns." This is referencing his Ascension as a God-Warrior in Shurima. The ascension is a ritual where somebody chosen by a council of priests stands below the Sun Disc and has the energy of the Sun gods channelled into them, making them extremely powerful. Here're the other Ascended champions from League: Azir, Nasus, and Renekton.
"Now, blinded by this elegance, how could my purpose be anything but dark?" He's likely using a metaphor to explain why he's become "evil". He might also just be referencing the fact that after Shurima fell, all the Ascended from Shurima (thousands of them) started fighting each other for power. In their struggle for power, they discovered a method to alter their form using blood magic and become even more powerful. They eventually became known as the Darkin and that period of intense feuds, as the Darkin Wars. Here're the other Darkins from League: Varus, Naafiri, and Rhaast (the champion is called Kayn, Rhaast is the scythe Kayn wields).
"They think me defeated, enchained." The Darkin Wars ravaged the region of Shurima and people had enough of living in fear, so they called upon the Aspect of Twilight for help. She taught them how to seal the Darkins in their weapons and sealed most of the Darkin herself within a single weapon, the Chalicar (that the champion Sivir now wields). Humans sealed the rest of the Darkins within their weapons. To have a body, they must be picked up by an animal so that they can possess its mind (in the case of Kayn, he's resilient enough to resist Rhaast's influence).
Aatrox is so powerful that whenever somebody picked him up, the body was consumed extremely quickly. He found that by killing people he could consume them and add to his host's longevity to prevent it from consuming itself too quickly. For thousands of years, he was trapped in his sword. He couldn't feel anything from the outside world, he couldn't breathe so he suffocated for those thousands of years, and decided that if he would destroy the world to hopefully destroy his own prison (the sword). This is why his goal is oblivion. He just wants to die, but can't. His appearance is modeled by his blood magic btw.
When he says "our", it's because he corrupted the mind of his host, so his host is speaking as if it was Aatrox himself. When he says things like "Cleave through them, Aatrox!", it's the host speaking to Aatrox in the same way some people speak to their possessions.
I like that you take time to pause and analyze, leaving comments and voicing your thoughts, and don’t just watch in silence
Thank you! I try my best!
Pyke is a deranged, murderous spectre. He came back from the depths of the ocean, seeking vengeance on the captain and crew that abandoned him to drown. But his list never ends. And everybody's name is on his list.
Something you have to understand regarding Aatrox, that big horned, demonic looking thing, isn't Aatrox. That's just a possessed human being transmogrified through blood magic to resemble a bastardized form of Aatrox. Due to some curse casted upon him and his kind, they were trapped in their weapons, indestructible, immortal. Yes, Aatrox isn't that demon thing, Aatrox is the sword with a beating heart. And without a host, he becomes trapped inside the weapon, unable to die, unable to breathe. It was explicitly described in his lore that it feels like he stopped mid breathe and held his lungs.
Aatrox has 2 choices, eternal suffering in a sensory deprivation prison where he feels ungodly amounts of pain 24/7 while always being conscious and no one can hear him scream, or kill people to sustain his bloody form you see him as.
So he doesn't really have a choice, offing himself isn't an option and is actually worse because it just returns him to the prison
Part of one of Pyke's lines got cut off
He says "Krakens cry when you slice their throats. Haunting sound.
From what i can remember Lamb and Wolf also split their senses when the Grey Man split himself Lamb cant process emotions, while Wolf feels emotions but are hella confused by it, thats why she keeps asking him abt "feelings", Wolf is deaf while Lamb is blind
@YayReacts If you liked kindred (Lamb and Wolf), you will absolutely love "Still here" (2024) cinematic. It includes some familiar faces and also some champions that were mentioned in the voice lines from this video. It deserves 1 full video :)
i love that with kindred theres this like perception that even the physical embodiment of death can feel lonely so it cut itself in two so that it will always have a friend.
1:47 -ish
Kindred is pretty much the Grim Reaper split in two, that's why all things must meet that man the Sheep talks about
~I guess you got it down the line, but couldn't hold myself. Sorry for that lol
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Okay, I really CAN'T hold myself. To put it simple: those who accept their death, meets Lamb. Those who try to run away from it, meets Wolf
Kindred is the spirit of death, the man their referencing is death who split himself in two the lamb and the wolf. The lamb appears to people who accept death willingly, the wolf represents those who try to run from death which is why he loves to chase because no one can out run death.
I actually really liked you trying to figure out stuff just from the voice lines. As you saw by yourself you can infer a lot just form the voice lines and u were pretty spot on! haha
Thanks for the reactions!
Ps. you dont have to make a video out of it BUT, i think you could like Aurelion Sol teaser trailer and his voice lines. The gist of it is that he is a cosmic dragon who creates stars, galaxies, etc. He got to Runaterra and people of mount Targon praised him, but they wanted his power, so they made him a crown. He, ignorant and arrogant (i mean if i was a cosmic dragon who can literally breed galaxies into existance id be full of myself too x'd) put on the crown, which bounded him and sealed his great power, so now he is but a mere fraction of his former self. Tricked into serving mere mortals T-T
i been playing leag for year and i didn't know this ty for your reaction i found a new pfp for discord kindred is a favorite now
a simple brief kindred is literally death lamb is the one that takes your soul peacfully and wolf is for people who run away from their death
aatrox is from species called darkins and he is the strongest darkin basically they are all immortal beings in form of weapons and as you can see aatrox is a sword and he is not killing because he is a villian he just wants to die so he think he will die after he ends everything because he hates his immortality as for pyke i dont really know much about him xD
I wanted to do a kindred tattoo so bad but never found the perfect sketch or idea to do it, but i have the same goosebumps everytime, the concept of quick death or chasing a little bit more of life to then die in a worse way, its something that amuses me so much, big love from italy, lterally same reaction every time
Kindred in my personal opinion is the most lovely designed and written champion in League. So poetic. So sad yet uplifting. “Those who run from death never lived” is a bar.
5:11 "None can hide. Though many try."
Yorick: Am I a joke to you?
Aatrox was once what was referred to as a god warrior, and was corrupted after the invasion of the void, via his and a few others, collectively titles after they fell as the "Darkin", and was sealed by powerful magics, sealed into their weapons by the gods of mount targon, specifically Zoe and the aspect of Dawn. the body he has is simply flesh and blood via use of hemomancy(blood magic, which was also what seperated the darkin from the GW's, and these darkin are who tough Vladimir how to cast blood magic) from others made into a semblance of his former form. Naafiri, Rhaast, and Varus are others this happened to, and Nasus, Renekton, Azir, and Xerath are some examples of their previous forms as god warriors.
Interesting thing about Aatrox is his dichotomy. In his LoL voicelines he lament his fate and cursing those who, in his eyes, betrayed him and his kin. With bit of roast of other champions and two other darkins that close to him in terms of power. But in Legends of Runeterra voicelines he has chance to interact with rest of his brothers and sisters in arms. In those interactions he is good and faithful commander and friend to them, while they in turn ready to drawn world in blood as soon as he says a word. And then there are interactions with darkin betrayer whom he hates with passion.
you started with the heavy hitters of voice lines hell yea
She listened to us with kindred I'm so glad thank you so much
Really loved your reaction! Especially with the Aatrox and Kindred lines, Def earned a sub! You can also react to Jhin, and Swain voice lines, those are goated as well
Appreciate you!
A bit late, but I figured I'd offer my knowledge as I've been playing league and following Arcane for a long time. Aatrox The Darkin Blade is exactly what his title states. He is his sword and you can even see his heart beating at the base of it's blade. He was a noble warrior and defender of the great Shuriman Desert, defending his home from the rampaging and ever-consuming void. He fell in battle and died an honorable death, however mortal minds feared the absences of Aatrox's and his brothers skills. So, to preserve his life, they sealed him inside the sword he wielded in battle. Fueled by anger and hatred, he persisted within this blade for centuries. Until the unfortunate soul who found him grasped the hilt of his unholy form, granting him the power to mold this vessel into whatever he wanted. He was but the first of his brethren to awaken, and now he roams Runeterra in unbridled rage, ending the lives of mortals to keep himself distracted from his perpetual existence. Short explanation: The Darkin are individuals who served Shurima as noble defenders, trapped inside vessels unwillingly by mortal magics. Each of them are relics of time, sentient, and so far all of them resent mankind for their entrapment. So far, we have Aatrox(Sword), Rhaast(Scythe), Varus(Bow and Arrow), and Naafiri(Dagger/Knife). All of this was pulled from the League of Legends official website, I highly recommend giving their stories a read as a lot of them tie into each other and are incredibly interesting!
“All things must meet this man” because it was the Grey man basically death so everyone meets him. The grey man split himself and became the Kindred lamb and wolf basically his only friend is himself/herself.
Aatrox was the General of all the Darkin (which were ascended warriors before this), and they were basically God-warriors who became corrupted after fighting against waves of void monsters for years. They went mad and started fighting themselves and went on a rampage. humans begged for help from Targon celestials and Zoe from league showed them how to trap the PTSD god warriors into their own weapons for eternity with blood magic basically. Aatrox was the first they trapped and it was very crude. He became even more mad inside his weapon.
Pantheon, in my humble opinion, has the best voice lines in the game. I always tear up a bit when I hear them.
You got it at the end. Kindred is the embodiment of death. The grim reaper so to say.
Kindred, The eternal hunters: Kindred is the embodiment of death in Runterra, the world of the League of Legends. Kindred, combined of Lamb and Wolf, are hunting those who die. Those on the verge of death can make a choice, die quick and clean by the Arrow of the Lamb, or deny their death and get hunted by the hungry Wolf. No one escapes death. All die.
Aatrox the World Ender: Aatrox, Rhaast, Varus and Naafiri are all known and playable "Darkin" in League of Legends. The 4 of them were once noble Knights in the land of Icathia, strong, respected and ungodly powerful. They were strongest humans known to Runterra. As the "Void" popped up close to the state of Icathia, a War between the Voidborn and Icathia began. The humans stood no chance against the Void and the Knights were abandoned left to die. Those who did die were not heart of yet, but Aatrox, Naafiri, Varus and Rhaast managed to escape somehow touched by the void. As the celestials, gods of Runterra and the aspect "Zoe" noticed they didn't die, they were scared of their power, afraid they could slay gods, so without hesitation, Zoe the Aspect of Twilight, gathered the strongest magicians and trapped the Knights, banishing and imprisoning them in their respective weapons and Naafiri in the Xer'sai/Dog form burried beneath the sands. Aatrox the leader of the Darkin known as the World ender in his Sword, Rhaast as the harbinger of Doom in the Scythe, Varus in his trusty bow of Vengeance and Naafiri as a Xer'Sai a soecies thought to be dead. Touched by Rek'Sai. The Darkin are factually immortal until the end of Time. Also yes the last couple wuotes are/were in the game. One that has sadly been deleted was "Ah Mastery, it appears your parents never loved you..."
i may be biased, but jhin’s and hwei’s voicelines are genuenly perfect. they both have wonderful lore and amazing storytelling, i think it’s worth a listen!
When they say "All things must meet this man, so they shunned him" It is actually reference to "All that lives must die, so they ran away from death"...or something alike...
Aatrox basically can´t ever die but it´s all he wants. Because he is now the opposite of his ideals in life. His very existence sickens him but he cant end it. So he eventually went so mad he thought "If I destroy everything else and Im the last thing in existence, I might die aswell"
kindred is a personification of death and the voice line is about itself
15:40 aatrox: "TAKE EVRYTHING FROM THEM BECOME..."
dog was like: chill out bro
😂😂😂
Reading voice lines before watching any lore videos, actually wild
Can you imagine working extremely hard to become not just Ascended but leader of the ascended only to be imprisoned in your own sword for a thousand years
Kindred is the literal manifestation of death
Aatrox was a duty bound guy called god warrior who was corrupted in a big magic disaster thingy
Pyke is a sunken sailor who uses the full might of Nagakabouros, the sea deity
short explanation
Pyke is hunting the people that wronged him... for now. He was embraced by Nagakabouros, the God of Motion and Monsters. That's why he's came back. The second short for him, he was killing someone who was on his list. But it's a tradition in Bilgewater that you give the sea a coin to pay for Nagakabouros for clear passage. What you saw in the water with the anchor, that was the largest of those embraced by Nagakabouros, Nautilus. This is the first video to really show the scale of the monster that is Nautilus. But as soon as the boy dropped his coins, he paid the debt to the gods and could go on his way. If he didn't, Nautilus would sink the whole ship.
The Wolf and the Lamb are the twin aspects which make up the entity known as the Kindred. A number of voice lines and stories heavily imply they were once one being known as the Grey Man, who was the personification of death. Lamb inherited memory and wisdom and offers a swift and peaceful death, while Wolf inherited emotion and feeling and offers a warrior’s death in battle.
Recommendations showed me this vid, just saying :) Also I like how Aatrox part can be summarized as:
Why dis 👹 so mad? 😭😭😭
I don't know if anyone explained but basically, Kindred is the essence of death, one of the strongest characters by lore
Aatrox is a general who served like angels and fought against the void. They were tricked sending Aatrox and his army to death fighting void and imprisoned by Zoe and now he's reduced to a sword (all darkins were reduced to it for example Naafiri (took a form of dog) and much more (more characters in Legends of Runterra) and they slowly decay because mortals cant survive (its like in the venom movie)
Pyke was a crew member of a ship and his captain (Gangplank) didnt want to save him and the creatures of the depth ate him, so he decided to take revenge on every rich person where he has a death list going after all of them
Thats a really short explanation of their backstory but the lore is much more in depth
Something i learned about league lore is that "Overthinking" isnt something that is possible with league lore, its just choosing a path
"All things must meet this man." The man in mention is the Gray Man, League's interpretation of Death, he split himself birthing The Lamb and The Wolf.
Lamb: She's basically the guardian who guides the good souls.
Wolf: He's the one who hunts down bad spirits.
They're shown in the "Still Here" cinematic how a person in the universe sees when they're about to die
Still Here Cinematic spoiler warning
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(Old man Yasuo meets the Lamb, Tryndamere meets the Wolf).
It is definitely a bit more helpful to hear champion *interactions* those showcase the people talking to each other so you kinda get how everyone else feels about each other(like if you saw the Aatrox interaction video, you would have seen who the Trickster was)
Kindred is both, the lamb and the Wolf, two sides of the mask. The peaceful death and the struggle
Love it when smart people overthink while reacting to voice lines 😭😭😭
"The gray man" the one body of kindred which is the embodiment of death he was shunned because all things must meet death so he split himself into wolf and lamb to have a friend. In lore I believe lamb understands emotion but cannot express it and wolf can express emotion but doesn't understand it.
Aatrox was a solider tricked by the living darkin weapon to grab it to gain the power to save everyone and be everliving but in the end it ended up being sugarcoated and became the vessel for the sword to inhabit and control his mind into murdering everyone alike endlessly living of the lifeforce of his enemies and as his quote "I march to death... though I wish it was my own" since he is immortal and lives off of the repeating war.
Pyke was a skilled harpoonsmen who would fearlessly dive into the mouths of dangerous sea creatures to help kill them. On one dive his rope was cut by his captain and crew and left to die but after death his body got possessed by a great magical power vowing to kill any captain on the streets of bilgewater who dared betraying him or any other crewmember. Thus in game when he gets a kill with his ultimate the people who assisted on the kill gets the same amount of gold as him as a usable item called "Your cut".
Love the vid and love that there were 2 of my mains in the video (pyke and kindred)❤
20:59 me when I get hemoroids
Aatrox and the other darkin were originally "god warriors" before they fought the void and became "darkin" the void corrupted their minds but also giving them power like blood magic so the darkin went mad and used that power to fight among themselves after their ruler "azir" was murdered, there was no one to keep them in check so they fought and the gods deemed the darkin as too dangerous and too strong so instead of trying to kill them they gave the humans the power to trap the darkin in their respective weapons. In that imprisonment its stated in aatrox story he feels like hes suffocating but he cant die so hes constantly suffering while being trapped into a sword and he has no body to move to voice to speak so its true hell and suffering. He went completely mad and his only copium is if he kills everything it will finally end.
Side note: the one that gave the humans the power to trap the darkin was zoe the aspect of twilight she looks like a little girl but has been living for a very long time
23:10 "Why doesn't he off himself?" as aatrox himself is saying "NOTHING CAN KILL ME" is way too funny 🤣
okay but aatrox voice actor is so fucking peak. He did Ramattra from Overwatch too and you can just feel the emotion he puts in mannnnnnn
Aatrox is basically the spirit in the Sword which can never die until there is no one to wield it. He seeks to end all life in a hope that there will be no one left to give it life. A darkin is like a fallen God (ascended) which was sealed in a weapon. Anyone who touches such weapon becomes awakens it
These 3 specifically for me had one of the best voice lines and voice actors to deliver them, makes a character whole and tells you their story along with it
Also there's the voice lines for the skin of Project Pyke where he sounds more deranged that his original
The dogo looking up like he sees aatrox😂
Rek’sai and Bard have the best voice lines imo.
Most simple way to explain Aatrox - maddening perpetual suffering for eternity and conceptual inability to die. So he come to a conclusion. If he ends everything. There should be a chance that he will finally die too. At the end of everything - he too shall perish. This is basically his sole motivation and what makes him going. Because without this goal he'll just be stuck suffering forever.
And by the way Aatrox is a sword. He corrupts his weilders/uses corpses and flesh to keep his "puppet" body going. His only way of interacting with anything at all as his essence if forever in prison in the sword. He was a godlike being before being locked tho.
Also he is so powerful that no flesh puppet/body can hold his power so when he has body it constantly rots away/decaying. The dude is THE godkiller. Even when he is basically a weak shadow of his true capabilities
Kindred is indeed the representation of death, lamb takes those who accept it, wolf hunts those who run from it
you really have to take a look at aatrox lore. necrit explains it pretty well.
summarized. aatrox and the other darkin where ascendet of a country called shurima. they where humans that rised and became as powerful as goods as weapons to fight the void. after the war against the void was won they pretty much had no purpose anymore and became bored starting to fight each other. they obviously did some colleteral damage while fighting each other with followers so the humans searched for a way to capture them and stop them from fighting wars against each other and then zoe ( basically a god, also the one aatrox called trickster) gave them the means to trap them inside of their weapons and making them invincible so they would never die and were punished for what they did for eternity. but if mortals touch their prisons they can take control of their bodies and manipulate them into any form they want as long as they have the material to do so. and now to the part why aatrox wants to destroy the entire world. when they are trapped inside their weapon. they cant eat, sleep, drink, breath, etc but they feel that they didnt do it. and he was laying buried underground for hundreds and thousands of years. constantly feeling like hes starving, dehydrating and suffocating because he didnt breath eat or drink. and not just the feeling you feel when you are hungry but rather really like you are dying of starvation or lack of oxygen. and it will never end. he just wants it to end but cant end it because he cant die. literally. he didnt say it because he is stronger then everyone else and just doesnt want loose a fight but rather he cant die. the weapon which is his prison cant be destroyed by anything and inside of it he cant die. so literally is immortal. his last hope is that if existence as a whole ended that he would end along with it, thats why his only purpose right now is destroying and killing everything in the hope that when nothing is left he will finally stop existing himself as he said himself "i march to death... though i wish it was my own..." aatrox was a noble fighter with the purpose of being the ascended warrior that was supposed to defend his country until he was betrayed and imprisoned in his weapon where through his pain over time the new aatrox we now know was born who just wants his suffering to end and the only possible way he still has hope is by destroying everything that exists so that he might finally stop existing himself and get freed from the suffering.
did you write it yourself? is it just copy paste?
@@Aatrox-gamingxyz wrote it. As accurately as i could but a bit biased (maybe) towards aatroxes side so its easier to understand why aatrox is how he is and why he tries to destroy everything
For Kindred, they are the embodiment of the Death itself in Runeterra. Basically it was one gray man in the lore and he was lonely (Death was lonely), so he decided to split himself in half so he can have a friend.
Lamb as everyone said is the peaceful death, the one you accept it yourself. Wolf is the one that chases you, the painful death, the one you want to escape.
You have to see the tahm kench animatic, its so good. Especially if you liked the creepy characters
Kindred is Riot's biggest masterpiece as a champion IMO, no other champion's voice lines hits that hard.
if ever they will do an animation or movie...i hope they will get the voice actors of everyone involved...
Pantheon, Volibear and Mordekaiser are also awesome. Especially the first two.
"All things must meet this man."
Death.
Zoe, the aspect of twilight is the trickster that gave the mortals the tools to trap aatrox in his blade
So back story on aatrox, he was once an ascended which is basically almost a god, or like a step down, but when the leader of the ascended disappeared they squabbled after fighting the war against the void and were basically going to destroy the world fighting each other. The humans consulted with the gods of targon and their aspects, zoe the aspect of change and sometimes tricks taught them how to trap ascended aatrox in a sword for eternity, making him a darkin. He cant die, but when someone wields the sword he can take over their body and basically kills their soul, then starts running the body ragged killing people until the next person picks up the sword, because he literally cannot die, only the body holding the sword can :(
From what i know, all darkin were shurimans (people from the desert, kings, gods and all) that got corrupted by blood magic and turned into monsters, that's why the anger and chaos in the voice lines, because the original body of aatrox was someone great, that died for aatrox (the monster) to be born or something like that, i could be saying bs rn tho
Aatrox's lore story is one of the better ones i think.
The description of him being unable to breathe. Unable to see. Unable to move...as a sword with no eyes to open and no lungs to fill...but powerful enough to take over any person who touches the sword which gives him their body.
But the power is too much and the human body disintegrates immedetly. Leaving the sword and returning Aatrox to his prison once more...unless he can find more bodies to occupy.
Aatrox also has the power to kill gods for real. Striking Pantheon in the chest removed his constelation from the sky and the old god of war is no more. The Trickster god is Zoe.
Pyke is a really fun character cause his insanity isnt his own. So whenever he isnt on kill mode, he is a genuinely alright guy who values his allies and specially valuea a hardworker
Nautilus and Pyke were in the cinematic with the kid who fell off the boat, Naut and Pyke both have their own individual hit lists, but while Pyke is a ghost, Nautilus is sorta like a mutant
oh man, it'd be great if you do a deep dive into Aatrox's lore, his story is so tragic.
23:15 in a nutshell, he got turned immortal, but all he wants is to die, but because he cannot die or cannot be killed, he believes if he kills and destroys - ends everything, than his immortality will no longer be
27: 11 if ur curious to whom or of who he is talking, feel free to check out those champs next, until u complete the rabbit whole xd