Perhaps the reason why aatrox shouts so much is because he spent centuries in the dark with no one to hear him and never wants to be left unheard again
He shouts a lot as to make as many enemies as he can. He literaly needs to kill to be able to not go back into sword prison. Every single one of his taunts to other champions, aside from Zoe, is just him making a bluff. He really just wants to die.
When he says “NOTHING CAN KILL ME. I am not mortal! I do not die!” he is not taunting his opponents, he is begging for the release of death, and crying out in anger, frustration and grief.
I guess that's why he travels around runeterra, to find opponents worthy enough, to finally one day in his trapped life to give him an honorably, satisfying death.
@@brayan3288 He wont find anyone like that.. Even if he would find somebody who would be able to best him in combat. Nothing can kill him, not even a powerful magic, his blade is (or nearly) unbreakable.. Thats his prison, his curse.. To roam a world without hope of an honorable death, thats why he wants to end all existence, because he hopes when there will be nothing left, even that cursed blade and his form which he hates so much will end.. Thats why I think he is one of the most epic, tragic and most powerful characters.. Legendary immortal swordmaster driven by his endless madness, suffering and his twisted satisfaction in violence.
@@wholesomecontent3532 In the case of Aurelion Sol, they just wanted to ensure the survival of runeterra, and whole universe.. They enslaved him to close the void rifts and to fight back the void, because mortals and aspects arent powerful enough to seal the bigger void rifts, and he is a star creator, he has a HUGE EGO, and he simply didnt care about the fate of planets around his stars.. But when the void would devour planets, it would be able to slowly consume whole universe, even ASols stars and himself, which he didnt realize. Because the only thing the void needs is to get to our physical realm, and get enough information, so they would be able to send here even bigger and more powerful horrors which not even celestial being like ASol would be able to fight. Simply said, if targonians wouldnt enslave ASol, they wouldnt have enough power to seal the gigantic rifts openned in War of Icathia, and everything would be lost.
That's literally his story right there a sad, cruel, and miserable life he has no choice, but to find anyone cable of killing him, yet he's immortal and sometime him ending them.
*Wolf:* What does it feel like to end? *Lamb:* I do not know, for this is not our end. *Wolf:* Do others come back? *Lamb:* *Those who do wish they hadn't.
Jesus, At first glance it’s makes you think”oh he’s boasting/taunting that he can’t die” But nah If you listen to it, listen to his tone He sounds broken This is obviously because he’s been stuck feeling the pain of countless deaths but not feeling the sweet release of it because of his immortality The line isn’t a taunt.... It’s a cry for help This is why I love aatrox People at first glance thinks he’s just a shallow edge lord rework when he’s probably one of the most deep/emotional characters
@@givemesubsorgivemeded915 ikr, we have crazy deep shit like this in the lore but no instead we get Emo king corrupts parts of the world to find his UwU wife events. Like cmon man. Honestly they better have like a faction war between Aatrox and Mord in their MMO.
Aatrox kills to die. Amumu may be sad, but Aatrox is one of the characters that truly knows sadness. Aatrox decides to end his sadness, his suffering, by ending everything. Not because he's edgy, but because it's the only way.
Yes. It's called BLIND HOPE, and that makes Aatrox's story even more dark, and sad. But I still root for him because he is noble, even in his darkest times. He only seeks peace. But only in death, he may find his peace.
“I march to death... though I wish it was my own.” 3:27 “Hide me in their carnage... hide me from this suffering.” 2:43 “They will call me villain. Come, let me earn their hatred again... and forever.” 2:51 These seal the deal for portraying his misery. The VA did a phenomenal job at characterising him using his voice. 0:37 showing an introspective side to his philosophy of himself whilst channeling Frederich Nietzsche.
I really loved that abillity but there is no denying that it was overpowered, possibly one of the strongest ults in the game. Not only do you gain a bunch of lifesteal, damage and movement speed but also a guardian angel you can move with upon dying. You could win a 3v1 under the turret and survive.
In my opinion, Aatrox is one of the best written characters I have ever seen. One can not even begin to comprehend the depth of his feelings, the voice actor did a tremendously good job in enacting his grief. Living forever, loathing everything, but the one thing he hates the most is himself, the foul form he has become.
@@30.quachphuthanh32 pantheon is basically the oposite version of Aatrox. He's very motivating and strong minded. Aatrox is violent, insane and hateful. But Aatrox has more depth to his story, I like his lines better.
@@30.quachphuthanh32 Pantheon is like the main protagonist of League, meanwhile Aatrox is the main antagonist, but an antagonist everyone likes or at least feels bad for, both very honorable warriors but with very different origin and purposes.
"The heavens... The endless skies folding into eachother... Where are they now? How far i have fallen... A god! Reduced to a prisoner." I feel bad for aatrox :(
Aatrox lore in case you don't get the quotes (updated with TL;DR version below now) I Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who fought for the empire. He was a very skilled warrior and was brought up for Ascension, he was not made into an animal-like being like many others who had undergone this ritual, instead he resembled an angel it is said that "his wings were the golden light of dawn, and his armor sparkled like a constellation of hope from beyond the great veil." Aatrox was at the front of countless battles, the other god-warriors (other Ascended beings) were always at his side along with 10,000 warriors marching in unison behind him. Setaka, an ascended warrior queen called for Aatrox to deal with the rebellion of Icathia and Aatrox answered the call. Although Aatrox and the other god-warriors expected only to be fighting human soldiers they found something much more sinister. The Icathians knew that Shurima would crush them and reclaim Icathia but they had a plan in mind, they searched and searched for power that they could use against these god-warriors and they found it, Zilean who was a member of the mage council of Icathia advised against this but it was already too late. They made up their minds and they did destroy many god-warriors, yes, but they also destroyed their own city and brought the Void into the world for the second time. They used the power of the Void to crush their enemies but they could not control it, instead the creatures of insatiable hunger devoured everything in Icathia leaving nothing but a barren landscape and ruins of a once-great city. With the Void running rampant through Shurima it was up to the god-warriors to push them back into their realm. The god-warriors succeeded in pushing the Void back but they lost many comrades and everyone lost something in the war against the Void, even Aatrox. As Shurima fell the god-warriors became without purpose, the Void was pushed back and they had no monarch to protect so they started fighting amongst each other for dominance of the world. The god-warriors became demon-like at around this point because they used a special kind of magic they learned to use from the Void, you see the Void couldn't fully corrupt the god-warriors but it did leave maddening whispers in their heads, the Darkin simply learned from this voice and transformed the power of the Void into Blood Magic which helped them kill easier and even weave flesh into armor (the grey parts of Aatrox's body are an example of this armor). The god-warriors were no longer Sunborn (also another name for Ascended), they were now known as the Darkin meaning "the dark ones" in Shuriman. The Great Darkin War as it would come to be known as became so widespread and chaotic that the Targonians were forced to intervene. The Aspect of Twilight (not Zoe at this point in time, but a girl named Myisha) gave the mortals knowledge of how to trap the Darkin while Pantheon the Aspect of War (not the Aspect of War possessing the human Atreus at this point in time either, unknown host) cut down the lesser Darkin while the five strongest were sealed within prisons. Aatrox was of the strongest Darkin and was sealed away with the power of "a thousand suns" as Aatrox himself put it. Aatrox was sealed away inside his own blade and was unable to use any of his senses, he couldn't even breathe. This time away inside his prison was where Aatrox became truly insane. Although this prison would not last forever, a foolish boy ran into where Aatrox was sealed away running from soldiers. The boy saw the blade and picked it up, Aatrox saw his chance and took it. He spread his form around the mortal's body until only Aatrox remained, and the mortal was no more. With stolen flesh Aatrox killed and killed and killed to try and reclaim his former Ascended form and divinity but it was pointless. Aatrox could never return to his former ascended form so in desperation he came up with the idea that if he could not destroy the blade or himself then he would plunge existence into an apocalyptic war where everything would come undone, hopefully, even once noble Aatrox. I *TL;DR:* Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who became an Ascended being, his form resembled an angel. An Ascended warrior queen named Setaka sent Aatrox to deal with the rebellion in Icathia. Icathians released the Void and the god-warriors (another name for Ascended beings) were tasked with pushing the Void back. The Shuriman Empire eventually fell and the god-warriors now named Darkin fought each other for dominance. Targonians intervene and most Darkin are killed except for the 5 strongest one of which being Aatrox who were sealed away. Aatrox steals the body of a foolish mortal and comes to the idea that if he cannot die then he will plunge all of existence into an apocalyptic war where everything would come undone, hopefully, even Aatrox. I Ascension definition: An old Shuriman ritual that remade a normal human into a demi-god, making their lifespan longer and making them even more powerful than they were as a human. Ascension can go different ways, some turn into animals while others somewhat keep their original form an example of these are Aatrox and Xerath. There were also failed Ascension rituals that made a human malformed, although there isn't much lore on these creatures they are known as the Baccai and are always exiled. I Edit: Alright so I redid this because it was pretty much just a brush over of his lore and I'd like that to only be the TL;DR version, and this was the first lore comment I made on this channel so the grammar wasn't that good either, I hope it's a little easier to read now and I also added a TL;DR version at the bottom since I didn't do that in the first few lore comments I made on this channel. I'll still be keeping the main point of his fall though. I'll also redo the other lore comments up to Sylas in the near future because that's where I finally started using better grammar. I Aatrox Lore: universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/aatrox/ I Old Version of the lore I originally wrote before I updated the story is below. Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who was ascended when he was first ascended he looked like an angel. An ascended Shuriman queen sent Aatrox to Icathia to stop the rebellion but the Icathians spawned the Void into Runeterra. It took Aatrox and other ascended warriors to shut down the biggest portals but everyone lost something in the war against the Void even Aatrox. Centuries later Shurima fell when Xerath betrayed Azir and with nothing to test them Aatrox and the other ascended started fighting and were now named Darkin which is Shuriman for The Dark Ones this is where they fell and became demon-like. Targon saw the threat of the Darkin so they intervened Pantheon killed the weaker Darkin while the Aspect of Twilight gave mortals the tools and knowledge to trap the more powerful Darkin like Aatrox, Varus and Rhaast. Thousands of years later Aatrox took over a mortal body and began trying to return to his ascended form but eventually he learned he would never be free of his prison so he came to the idea that if he could not destroy his blade (also his prison) he would bring war and death wherever he goes to turn all of creation into an apocalyptic battle where he hopes he will cease to exist. I (Since the edit is being weird with separating paragraphs I'll be adding I's in between them to separate the paragraphs)
just in case you don't get this part I'd like to explain the Darkin's parasite-like life The Darkin used to be gods or "sunborn" of Shurima and when they were thrown into their weapons or cages they got an ability that can only be activated when a mortal touches their weapon, they absorb them. This is how it works, step 1: mortal touches weapon, step 2: Darkin spreads their form around mortal's body, step 3: mortal dies and all that's left is a demon-like god. Now that you know about the parasitic process you might be wondering "how many hosts do the Darkin have?" for Rhaast it's 1 host and he's the champion Kayn Rhaast is his scythe, for Varus it's 2 hosts we know them from lore and their names are Valmar and Kai but for Aatrox we don't know how many hosts Aatrox has it could be somewhere around hundreds or even thousands because he's had enough practice to absorb someone in just the span of a breath we don't know if all he has to do is touch the mortal with his blade to absorb them or if he has to kill them but he has a lot of hosts the reason for this is that Aatrox needs all these hosts in order to keep his physical form because this flesh decays very fast especially when he tries to go as close as he can to ascension (his ult) the more he uses his godlike powers the faster the flesh he stole decays the other Darkin don't have this problem because they aren't as strong as Aatrox though sorry if this took a while to read but here's the TL;DR version -Darkin are parasitic beings who can take over their hosts when they touch their weapon
This was haunting. I'm used to the really funny voice lines that Aatrox has, hell people criticised the reworked version of him for being too humorous. Hearing all these lines is nothing less than a realisation that Aatrox is so much more than a joke. You can hear his pain, hear his misery, hear his regret and hear his desire for revenge. It's haunting, so beautifully haunting. Although, let's not forget how funny this guy is. He roasts Varus and Rhaast like it's no ones business.
00:03 - "Once in noble battle, I screamed against the silence. I stood as light against the darkness. Now, I serve a new master... oblivion..." 00:19 - "I touched the stars, and saw the glorious light of a thousand suns! Now, blinded by this elegance, how could my purpose be anything... but dark..." 00:37 - "Am I the abyss? Or did I gaze into it?" 00:44 - "I am but an unholy copy of life... A mockery of its freedom... And born in the cruel betrayal of the noble ideals I would've served." 00:58 - "Where I was excellence, I am deformed... Recast poorly with these crude materials. But this abomination of flesh well serves my murderous intent." 01:15 - "I am not a king, I am not a god, I am... worse..." 01:24 - "Tricked into this existence... False slave entrapped by endless life! I shall become a beast feeding on their destruction, and making them lament my unholy birth!" 01:41 - "I have no goodness left, it was taken from me, stolen! I... am the nemesis of life." 01:52 - "I am oblivion, I am destruction... I am doom." 02:04 - "We had another name once... Now, we are Darkin." 02:12 - "Primitives worship me, hoping for mercy." 02:17 - "They sing of love, hope and gods, all that makes them want to live! So, I will quiet that first!" 02:29 - "I shall give them death." 02:33 - "We march to battle... Let me carve flesh, let me cloak myself in the slaughter! Hide me in their carnage... Hide me from this suffering..." 02:50 - "They will call me villain... Come, let me earn their hatred, again and forever." 03:01 - "From entire villages and towns, I will rend the flesh... Until I stand... as an unholy god." 03:14 - "I begged for death, now I am its bringer!" 03:20 - "I stood against the void. Now... I would welcome it." 03:27 - "I march to death... Though I wish it was my own..." 03:34 - "They think me defeated, enchained. But I am unbowed... Noble is this carnage." 03:47 - "My darkness was not born, it was forged by my prison." 03:53 - "My suffering... I will make it bloom." 03:59 - "For my imprisonment, they will suffer. Suffer, as I suffer!" 04:08 - "I will snuff out the light, I shall make darkness eternal!" 04:14 - "I will drown them in oceans of blood!" 04:18 - "I shall regard their cries as braying steeds, waiting to be whipped, broken, and bridled!" 04:27 - "Take everything from them! Become the World-Ender!" 04:34 - "All that lives, I will end!" 04:38 - *Laughs* "Let them lament... my name." 04:46 - "As long as this form lives, I will punish them." 04:52 - "I shall take their limbs. I will reap their beloved! I will tear from their consciousness, the will to live. Yes, this is my purpose." 05:07 - "Every dream is a candle I must snuff out... I... am the darkness..." 05:17 - "The true sound of my blade can only be heard when they loathe re-incarnation." 05:25 - "Their screams will be like the soothing hum of insects at dusk." 05:30 - "The heavens, the endless skies folding into each other. Where are they now?" 05:39 - "How far I have fallen! A god... reduced to a prisoner!" 05:49 - "This cursed form... This crude decaying flesh! I loathe it!" 05:58 - "I cannot die... until all life ends."
I love how aatrox has 3 types of dialogue, the first is where he talks in a villain way, wishing death to all. The second are those where he questions his ideals. And the third is him straight up admitting that this horrifying killing machine is not him, but an empty shell of what used to be a noble warrior
Aatrox just screams "Either you die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain." -- "I rush toward death... I wish it were my own." "I AM NOT *YOUR* ENEMY, I AM *THE* ENEMY!" "This is the silence I seek." "Carnage... home...."
@Hero of Justice, Aatrox He isn't corrupted by the void it the normal sense. Void can't corrupt Targonians and Ascended he just has a strong case of PTSD and he lost everything he fought for and by that I mean Shurima and after that he got betrayed by the Targonian aspects.
@Aatrox of Justice I like how the Darkins are different, Aatrox wants to die while Rhaast and Varus are enjoying the immortality. I can't wait for the next 2 darkins.
@Aatrox of Justice I don't think that they are related, at least it wasn't mentioned anywhere, they look alike because they shaped the body of their victim by the Blood Magic that they invented. Varus can't fully shape the body because he doesn't "own" the body.
Why does everyone say that he's mad? He's everything but mad. Sad, betrayed, suffering, a shadow of himself, but definetly not mad or insane. He's the most self-aware of the known Darkin. He knows painfully well, what happened to him and has an actual grasp on his situation.
It's more like he knows exactly what he's doing and why. He wants to die, and the path to his own death must lead through everyone else's death. He sees no other alternative, but knows far too well, that it's the worst thing that he could do.
Hatred is a powerful weapon. Foolish are those, who arm their enemy. Hatred is powerful, but using it is harmful; Aatrox may not be real by himself, but his condition isn't at all fictional.
I love your portrayal of the champs you do man. Aatrox showing how holy he was, almost a crusader against all that was bad. Corrupted and changed to the animal that he kept caged, scraping anything on the floor for survival and strengthening every second from his rage until he’s the darkness he himself imagined when he fought them.
"Let me make them regret... Being free." I like this line a lot. It really shows how much contempt and envy Aatrox feels for everyone else in the world who doesn't have his hellish nightmare of an existence.
I really love the way he speaks, you can hear tiny sobs between his words, you can feel his unending sadness and despair. He is such a tragic character.
0:36 probably relating to Nietzsches quote "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
I was always thought that Aatrox speaking in 3rd person was abit put of place, then hearing this, i see why: He's convincing himself, forcing himself to say these lines cus he's probably trying to stop himself from going more insane than he is. Its very very sad. The old Aatrox can litherally be the younger version of this Aatrox, thinking he had purpose in the battlefield, spreading wars and bloodshed all around, but it went for far too long, and now we have this broken man trying to kill himself by finding a worthy opponent.
People seem to forget that he cannot die Even when the form dies, he does not . He doesn't want to find a worthy opponent , he wants to END LIFE itself hoping that it would end his eternal state aswell . In the lore it says that While trapped in that sword he still feels mortal feelings : thirst,hunger, the need to breath Which means he's always suffocating , thirsty and hungry for thousands of years He just wants it all to end
@@carnage6968 Uh...thats what i said. He does want to die. I just said that he wants to find a worthy opponent to die from since he talks about a worthy opponent so often in his voice lines.
@@jacklegends2799 He cannot be killed Worthy opponent or not he won't die Even if bested in battle he will still live The only reason he looks for sturdy bodies is to use their flesh to keep his endless massacre going. He's not like olaf , he is immortal , he doesn't care about the worth of his opponents all be wants is death
@@pjp7316 i dont think Zaun is boring, Singed was the most interesting character in Arcane for me, then again, singed is my fav champ so some bias there. I want a series on Noxus, Swain and his public vs the Black Rose is some Game of Thrones material
@@mantiraptor5208 zaun isnt boring but compared to magical lands like ionia, void or places like shurima and freljord or even bandle city. it is definitely more boring than those, not to mention half of the show was piltover which is the most boring region. noxus would be cooler too bc it seems more like a medieval time place
3:28 "I march to death.... Though I wish it was My own" The feelz for realz...so sad. They did an amazing job with his rework; putting his true insanity, pain and suffering into the light for us to see. Makes him incredibly deep actually!
I love the Aatrox rework because the only skill it took to play him back then was just the blood well but now since they've balanced the ultimate again he takes more skill. his old voice sounded like an 80 year old smoker and his old design just looked pretty much the same but less detailed. The lore is my only complaint because it seemed kind of cool to have these demon aliens who've come from another world to claim it but now he's just an ascended I like the new lore too it's interesting but the old one in my opinion seemed better.
I play champs caus thier voice,all my mains are caus I love thier voice,and I liked old aayrox voice,I love new one,and I said it,idc what others said,new voice is 10x better then the old one
"They will call me villain... Come. Let me earn their hatred, again, and forever." I think that line above any other actually embodies him best. And his voice lines in general are genius. "I march to death... though i wish it was my own." "We had another name once... Now, we are Darkin." Even if hes edgy, i love how hes Spawn-esque. He laments on his change, laments how he used to be a force for good, but is now trapped and a prisoner. Yet theres plenty of voice lines that speak about him bringing death and destruction, such as when he ults its very clear he fully embraces being Darkin. I know League isnt so much about the lore but goddamn they did a good job making a conflicted and multi-dimensional character with Aatrox.
this is my favorite quote I think this defines him too "I shall _NOT_ kiss the ground nor let myself be wielded as a tool... I am _DAMNED_ but I will remake this world in _MY. DARK. IMAGE._ " edit: forgot the end quote
League not being about the lore? Sure, the lore has no impact in Summoners Rift, but the team working on the Lore is way better than the team working on the actual game. League of Legends has one of the best game lores i've ever seen and to this day the lore is evolving and gets fleshed out more and more, with the lore getting driven forward as we speak. It is truly beautiful what a world they created only with words.
I feel like Aatrox is a character where the edge is justified. How would you feel after millenia trapped within a weapon? Seeing your home destroyed, ravaged by beast, turned insane and agains that home. Only to spend most of your existence in a sword, where no one can hear you. You can barely see, you are isolated. And when you think you have a chance to end it by dying, you return to that same prison. Alone in the dark. Every, single, time. It' d break almost anyone
@@ThisInfectedGamer Don't forget he still felt hunger, thirst and the need to breathe. He felt all of that, and he pretty much choked for air for thousands of years stuck in his sword.
"No beast so fierce, but knows some touch of pity.... But I know none.... and therefore am no beast." Christ almighty the chills are sprinting down my spine.
My personal favourites: 1:15 I am not a king, I am not a god, I am... Worse 4:27 Take everything from them! Become the world ender! 5:39 How far I have fallen! A god, reduced to a prisoner! 5:49 This cursed form, this cruel decaying of flesh... I loathe it 7:02 To war Aatrox! They shall not rob is of our nobility! 7:09 We shall stand and spit venom at our tormentors for eternity! 7:33 Cleave through them, Aatrox! Crush their skulls! Shatter their ribs! Disembowel their very souls! 7:54 I am damned! 8:15 I am the world ender! 8:19 See what beast they have reduced us to. Creatures of flesh sustained only by this filth's blood and form 9:26 I will hack and chop and cleave and sunder the filth of your forms! 9:32 I will sever your limbs! I will carve your souls! 10:52 You think you can kill me? Nothing can kill me! I am not mortal! I do not die! 11:19 I do not die! 13:01 Let me hear you cry of friendship! Let me hear you scream of brotherhood! 13:08 I know it was you, trickster! You gave them the tools to trap me! 13:14 Come! Let me kill you! A thousand times isn't enough! 14:06 I chose a sword, the noblest weapon, Rhaast. You, seriously, I don't understand. A scythe? A scythe? We're you trapped in the gardening section? Are you planning on murdering fields of wheat? 14:21 I must congratulate you, obviously your parent never had reason to.
What is sad is that he used to hate what he has become. He not only wanted to be a good guy, but he wanted to stop needlessly killing. Now that he has this hatred for everything because of what he had to suffer through, he has no choice but to keep killing. The other option is to be to trapped and suffocated indefinitely inside his sword. So he has to keep fighting and taking over hosts. No other choice. If anyone has read the lore, you would know that Aatrox loathed the name “darkin”. To Aatrox, this name was a stain on his noble purpose as the defender of shurima. He wanted to return shurima to its former glory and be seen once more as a good person. But then he was tricked by Zoe and trapped in his own blade to suffer forever. Eventually, he grew to hate everything. That is why he keeps calling himself darkin. He wants to strike fear in the hearts of mortals. He has given up on trying to be the good guy. He wants them to hate him. He wants them to suffer. “I am darkin! Your gods fear me!” “I AM DARKIN!! I DO NOT DIE!!”. “Pray, fool. You face a darkin!” Also, he keeps talking about his “nobility”. Just another example on how he wanted to be the hero and wanted to have dignity. Even now, even after he has become this ungodly abomination, he refuses to let his dignity and nobility suffer. Even though he has lost everything, he will not allow himself to lose his self respect and honor. Under no circumstances will he lose his self respect. “I shall not kiss the ground, nor let myself be wielded as a tool. I am damned, but I will remake this world in MY DARK IMAGE!!” “THEY SHALL NOT ROB US OF OUR NOBILITY. WE WILL STAND AND SPIT VENOM AT OUR TORMENTORS FOR ETERNITY!!”
Man, aatrox was just so depressed that his personality changed and he became darker inside, so much dark that now it's his obsession to show people what oblivion and or darkness is 😔
@@NOAH-ud1hea little (1 year) late, but yeah it is fundamentaly the same thing as any other darkin (Rhaast, Varus, Xolaani etc.) But there is one difference, Aatrox was the first Darkin to be sealed and because of that his seal is the least sophisticated it got perfected with every Darkin sealed, it is the reason why he is the only one with prison so Painful, with Varus simply just chilling in some kind of ghost world in his bow and Rhaast being able to see the outside world and being content to simply devoure a host if he is too weak.
"The one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall.Die trying despite everything you've done for them eventually they will hate you, why bother?" -Green Goblin
"I March towards death....though I wish it was my own" is probably my favorite quote, and is the quote that i feel is the moment I understood why Aatrox is so angry at the world.
He constantly shouts to force himself into battle, to remind himself that he can either suffer alone or he can make others suffer alongside himself. His hatred is his way of forcing his nobility to bow before his death wish... they did not do him a favor by locking him away.
The music fits perfectly. I love everything about Aatrox, such a tragic story. A glorious, once noble warrior of Shurima, faced with absolute madness in Icathia just to be ripped off his only hope, the guidance of his emperor, and his sanity before getting imprisoned into an unbearable existence for all eternity. Feels bad man
4:25 somehow that quote always makes me dive the enemy team, im surged on to slaughter thine enemy... and typically it works out in winning the fight; then the game after that.
The line in 13:08 is just something else... Ramon Tikaram did such a good job on this character, the emotion can be felt on each line. But that particular line is just out of this world. The delivery on "A thousand times isn't enough" is just...
those quotes, filled with sadness, made me main Aatrox since his day 1 (rework). I did not care if everyone said he sucked or if he was trash. I fell in love with him. (now it's like top tier and feared and permabanned lull ) also I love how you started lol "sad and regretful" then gradually going for his quotes "full of vengeance and anger" lul
MrUsamo same aatrox one trick old and new old aatrox was beautiful but new aatrox is well he deserves his revenge and I love it and I will never change my main darkin forever
Always hated how people shitted on this when he first came out. It's so fucking good and I think Riot just didn't do a good job selling him as the tragic character he is. This video does that job amazingly. The way you ordered the voice lines, it tells a story and it also shows him becoming more angry and pained about his existence and his fall from grace.
"I am not a king, I am not a god, I AM....worse." "False slave entrapped by endless life!" "I shall become a beast feeding on their destruction, and making them lament my unholy birth." That's definitely me right now.
I was coming from Pantheon quotes and oh my.. they are definitely deserve each other as archenemies. Pantheon is like "I can be better and even small things matter." and we have aatrox goes like "My purpose is show all to everything purposeless." I'm in love with their personality.
I like how the new Aatrox and Pantheon have a similar accent since they both originated from the same region when they were mortal. When Aatrox was an Ascended warroir for Shurima he even looked up to Pantheon. Now he has slain the Deity he once admired and left is the mortal who was once the vessel for Pantheon as Pantheon's rework. Champion and story update go hand in hand and the circle closes. Good storytelling Riot.
Poor Aatrox. All he wanted was to save the world from the evil known as The Void. But the human race betrayed his kind, inprisoned them, made them a mere shadow of what they were, brought them endless siffering. No wonder he is so broken and full of hate. The betrayal of the humans doomed the world. Their greatest ally, became their worst enemy.
Humans did not betray darkins, they had to imprison them because they went mad from the horrors they saw in the battle. They had no king to fight for so they battled with each other causing destruction everywhere they fought. And, only aatrox wants to end the world. He hates what he has become. He is very desperate, he thinks if he ends everything, he will and as well.
think you have the lore wrong brother after the war ended in icathia and shurima fell aatrox and his brethren went to war with one another they were named by the humans "Darkin" and were now a threat equal if not bigger than the void, the very thing they seeked to destroy so they trapped the darkin within weapons
# we.are.Venom Her lore is pretty fuckin good and ties into Sylas with Demacia with their hypocrisy. In game though yeah she’s Riot’s money magnet which is annoying.
Lux for me is fine. She has a good lore and is one of league's oldest champions. And if you see past her surface and voice lines, she is a very nice character. Zoe on the other hand.... she is like putting a giant multicolored square piece in a small rounded hole. She doesn't fit in the game and never will on my eyes.
So uh,I'm Aatrox. I'm a transcendental being trapped inside cutlery.. What's your deal? Uh,nice world you have here. I intend to destroy it,you know,FYI I am like a demon,but more edgy,right? You know, cause I'm a sword.
Mhm. Azir and the other Ascendants are massive in comparison to the average human. Couple this with Aatrox's Ultimate, he'd probably be as big as a studio building in NYC, if not a bit smaller.
@@wolhaiiik5387 Probably not. I think the possession makes use of the flesh, but the magic properties of the Darkin is what allows them to grow so big, even in a frail human body.
Saif Yousaf absorbing a lot of human flesh from corpses allows him to continue growing in size. He needs to or else his flesh wont be able to contain his power.
Once noble warrior, now incarnation of death itself. It screams not because it can, it wants to take away silence. It kills not because it can, it want to break the chains of suffering. It fights not because it can, it wants to keep moving foward. Till the end of times. It's only fear is silence, and darkness. It's true dread is immortality. That's an Aatrox, The World Ender.
Arguably the best thing about Aatrox's lines and how bombastic they are is that they are equal parts an act and coping mechanism. He *needs* to be hated, to be reviled and fought against, because combat and fresh hosts are the only thing keeping him from going back to sensory deprivation hell inside the sword.
This video is the very reason I started playing aatrox, the music combined with the order of these lines made me feel the pain from this character, it flipped me from hating to liking him, you should do one on mordekaiser too
I always thought that Aatrox is that one guy who is 《Literally too angry to die》. But now I realised that the only reason why is he taunting his enemies is a wish of death. That's why he wants oblivion, so he could die with this world.
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Perhaps the reason why aatrox shouts so much is because he spent centuries in the dark with no one to hear him and never wants to be left unheard again
@Aatrox of Justice poor boi aatrox
Aryabhatta Borah his short story showed just how tormented he was being trapped in that sword.
He shouts a lot as to make as many enemies as he can. He literaly needs to kill to be able to not go back into sword prison. Every single one of his taunts to other champions, aside from Zoe, is just him making a bluff. He really just wants to die.
He wasn't betrayed the person that will save him and all of his darkin allies died and that was azir
@@hazmatbob1519 He was betrayed, by the very Mortals he always protected.
When he says “NOTHING CAN KILL ME. I am not mortal! I do not die!” he is not taunting his opponents, he is begging for the release of death, and crying out in anger, frustration and grief.
I guess that's why he travels around runeterra, to find opponents worthy enough, to finally one day in his trapped life to give him an honorably, satisfying death.
@@brayan3288 He wont find anyone like that.. Even if he would find somebody who would be able to best him in combat. Nothing can kill him, not even a powerful magic, his blade is (or nearly) unbreakable.. Thats his prison, his curse.. To roam a world without hope of an honorable death, thats why he wants to end all existence, because he hopes when there will be nothing left, even that cursed blade and his form which he hates so much will end.. Thats why I think he is one of the most epic, tragic and most powerful characters.. Legendary immortal swordmaster driven by his endless madness, suffering and his twisted satisfaction in violence.
@@ShaniJaniga Wow targonians are grade A assholes
@@KR91201 I mean yeah they enslaved a dragon just because he wanted to say hello.
@@wholesomecontent3532 In the case of Aurelion Sol, they just wanted to ensure the survival of runeterra, and whole universe.. They enslaved him to close the void rifts and to fight back the void, because mortals and aspects arent powerful enough to seal the bigger void rifts, and he is a star creator, he has a HUGE EGO, and he simply didnt care about the fate of planets around his stars.. But when the void would devour planets, it would be able to slowly consume whole universe, even ASols stars and himself, which he didnt realize. Because the only thing the void needs is to get to our physical realm, and get enough information, so they would be able to send here even bigger and more powerful horrors which not even celestial being like ASol would be able to fight. Simply said, if targonians wouldnt enslave ASol, they wouldnt have enough power to seal the gigantic rifts openned in War of Icathia, and everything would be lost.
This is more like he's telling a story about himself instead of qoutes
That's literally his story right there a sad, cruel, and miserable life he has no choice, but to find anyone cable of killing him, yet he's immortal and sometime him ending them.
Yep, the quotes featured here are the ones about himself.
he's telling his story
Dude you can take the quotes and animate a peotic devil. It's pretty cool from an animators point of view.
Yeah your true
Whoever designed Aatrox's character needs a raise
Whoever reworked aatrox needs to be fired
@@stargun7235 specially whoever took his resurrection. Legit big part of his lore.
Whoever wrote his lore needs a raise. Whoever designed his gameplay needs to be fired
@@GdBearman Completely accurate.
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"Old aatrox is so poetic"
8:31 literally quotes shakespeare
"I smile, and murder while I smile" is another
Dusty i read it as he said it im spooked
@@harbinger3434 I thought that I was the only one who noticed it
He quotes Nietzsche too
@@parkerluciani7048 where ?
“The one who wished for death more than anyone else was the god of death himself”
Mr. Yus Arima
Anakin Skywalker was weak. I destroyed him.
But it is too late for me now...
Anyway, Darth Vader and Aatrox has strong similarities...very strong similarities.
No they dont become darkness, they are the light,
Kindred
"Do people come back?”
“Some do...
And when they do, they wished they hadn’t..”
W E L L
That is a great look at this. A great thought. I must congratulate you.
wrong video, go answer it to kindred quotes...
Frikky7 Bouselmi I don’t think you get it.
@@frikky7bouselmi160 his ult
@@frikky7bouselmi160 I.. Um..
well he will get it eventually
5:39 THE PAIN IN HIS VOICE I HA T E I T-
Smug Loli I love it
also 2:46
agree
This i what i ve been lookin for
Sadge
*Wolf:* What does it feel like to end?
*Lamb:* I do not know, for this is not our end.
*Wolf:* Do others come back?
*Lamb:* *Those who do wish they hadn't.
Well Aatrox can never come back, for he can never leave.
Not for morde
"I march to death...though i wish it was my own"
@@cicadarin7325 morder like to come back
@Zildjian Dela Cruz holy that's some deep stuff
10:52 you really feel the pain
Jesus,
At first glance it’s makes you think”oh he’s boasting/taunting that he can’t die”
But nah
If you listen to it, listen to his tone
He sounds broken
This is obviously because he’s been stuck feeling the pain of countless deaths but not feeling the sweet release of it because of his immortality
The line isn’t a taunt....
It’s a cry for help
This is why I love aatrox
People at first glance thinks he’s just a shallow edge lord rework when he’s probably one of the most deep/emotional characters
K.Rool when he Survives Kazuya Heaven's Gate Move:
@@givemesubsorgivemeded915 ikr, we have crazy deep shit like this in the lore but no instead we get Emo king corrupts parts of the world to find his UwU wife events. Like cmon man. Honestly they better have like a faction war between Aatrox and Mord in their MMO.
Aatrox kills to die. Amumu may be sad, but Aatrox is one of the characters that truly knows sadness. Aatrox decides to end his sadness, his suffering, by ending everything. Not because he's edgy, but because it's the only way.
What's more cruel, is it may not even kill him, he's only HOPING that the end of everything else will take him with it all.
Yes. It's called BLIND HOPE, and that makes Aatrox's story even more dark, and sad. But I still root for him because he is noble, even in his darkest times. He only seeks peace. But only in death, he may find his peace.
But also atleast aatrox had other dark in like rhaast when amumu is completely lonely that he can’t do anything about it
@@lordmonocr6206 Mumu story is sad. One of loneliness. Aatrox on the other is of cruelty. A fate worse then death.
So is he basically Thanos..?
For all the comedy he makes now, he is quite the sad character.
And the saddest part is that he has no choice.
from god to slave :)
No choice, but to wonder around to fight warriors that can kill him, but I guess It always ends on aatrox killing them.
I chose the sword, the most noble weapon! But seriously rhaast were you stuck in a gardening section?
“I march to death... though I wish it was my own.” 3:27
“Hide me in their carnage... hide me from this suffering.” 2:43
“They will call me villain. Come, let me earn their hatred again... and forever.” 2:51
These seal the deal for portraying his misery. The VA did a phenomenal job at characterising him using his voice.
0:37 showing an introspective side to his philosophy of himself whilst channeling Frederich Nietzsche.
I think that he does have a choice, if I was Aatrox I would try to find Zoe and beg her to end my suffering.
“Resurrection, an endless cycle of life”
RIP Aatrox's in-game resurrection ability
He got nerfed again :(
He says it to Anivia tho
It's Riots fault
I really loved that abillity but there is no denying that it was overpowered, possibly one of the strongest ults in the game. Not only do you gain a bunch of lifesteal, damage and movement speed but also a guardian angel you can move with upon dying. You could win a 3v1 under the turret and survive.
@@nemanja2152 they could just nerf the his effects and not remove the revive of his ult
9:27 is by far my favourite, just the way he says it.
“I will hack and CHOP AND CLEAVE, *AND SUNDER THE FILTH OF YOUR FORMS!!!”*
9:26
He sound so angry btw. Maybe because he was trapped and bounded in a sword.
Same here
@@QuocHung179 and by the other side of the same coin. Right at 5:30 is where we can clearly hear is cry is plea, for... something someone to hear him.
In my opinion, Aatrox is one of the best written characters I have ever seen. One can not even begin to comprehend the depth of his feelings, the voice actor did a tremendously good job in enacting his grief. Living forever, loathing everything, but the one thing he hates the most is himself, the foul form he has become.
I love how shuriman characters, ragonian characters and so fill up aatrox's story
@@30.quachphuthanh32 pantheon is basically the oposite version of Aatrox. He's very motivating and strong minded.
Aatrox is violent, insane and hateful. But Aatrox has more depth to his story, I like his lines better.
@@30.quachphuthanh32 Pantheon is like the main protagonist of League, meanwhile Aatrox is the main antagonist, but an antagonist everyone likes or at least feels bad for, both very honorable warriors but with very different origin and purposes.
@@Dafreshcut And Viego destroyed Atreus strong mind...
The actor's name is Ramon Tikaram
"The heavens... The endless skies folding into eachother... Where are they now? How far i have fallen... A god! Reduced to a prisoner." I feel bad for aatrox :(
Sounds similar to Lucifer's lore
WoodsGore he deserved it
WoodsGore aatrox did not deserve the things that has happened to him
@@Ambatu_khan neither did Lucifer 😂😂
WoodsGore he talked shit in front of God he deserved everything
Aatrox lore in case you don't get the quotes (updated with TL;DR version below now)
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Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who fought for the empire. He was a very skilled warrior and was brought up for Ascension, he was not made into an animal-like being like many others who had undergone this ritual, instead he resembled an angel it is said that "his wings were the golden light of dawn, and his armor sparkled like a constellation of hope from beyond the great veil." Aatrox was at the front of countless battles, the other god-warriors (other Ascended beings) were always at his side along with 10,000 warriors marching in unison behind him. Setaka, an ascended warrior queen called for Aatrox to deal with the rebellion of Icathia and Aatrox answered the call. Although Aatrox and the other god-warriors expected only to be fighting human soldiers they found something much more sinister. The Icathians knew that Shurima would crush them and reclaim Icathia but they had a plan in mind, they searched and searched for power that they could use against these god-warriors and they found it, Zilean who was a member of the mage council of Icathia advised against this but it was already too late. They made up their minds and they did destroy many god-warriors, yes, but they also destroyed their own city and brought the Void into the world for the second time. They used the power of the Void to crush their enemies but they could not control it, instead the creatures of insatiable hunger devoured everything in Icathia leaving nothing but a barren landscape and ruins of a once-great city. With the Void running rampant through Shurima it was up to the god-warriors to push them back into their realm. The god-warriors succeeded in pushing the Void back but they lost many comrades and everyone lost something in the war against the Void, even Aatrox. As Shurima fell the god-warriors became without purpose, the Void was pushed back and they had no monarch to protect so they started fighting amongst each other for dominance of the world. The god-warriors became demon-like at around this point because they used a special kind of magic they learned to use from the Void, you see the Void couldn't fully corrupt the god-warriors but it did leave maddening whispers in their heads, the Darkin simply learned from this voice and transformed the power of the Void into Blood Magic which helped them kill easier and even weave flesh into armor (the grey parts of Aatrox's body are an example of this armor). The god-warriors were no longer Sunborn (also another name for Ascended), they were now known as the Darkin meaning "the dark ones" in Shuriman. The Great Darkin War as it would come to be known as became so widespread and chaotic that the Targonians were forced to intervene. The Aspect of Twilight (not Zoe at this point in time, but a girl named Myisha) gave the mortals knowledge of how to trap the Darkin while Pantheon the Aspect of War (not the Aspect of War possessing the human Atreus at this point in time either, unknown host) cut down the lesser Darkin while the five strongest were sealed within prisons. Aatrox was of the strongest Darkin and was sealed away with the power of "a thousand suns" as Aatrox himself put it. Aatrox was sealed away inside his own blade and was unable to use any of his senses, he couldn't even breathe. This time away inside his prison was where Aatrox became truly insane. Although this prison would not last forever, a foolish boy ran into where Aatrox was sealed away running from soldiers. The boy saw the blade and picked it up, Aatrox saw his chance and took it. He spread his form around the mortal's body until only Aatrox remained, and the mortal was no more. With stolen flesh Aatrox killed and killed and killed to try and reclaim his former Ascended form and divinity but it was pointless. Aatrox could never return to his former ascended form so in desperation he came up with the idea that if he could not destroy the blade or himself then he would plunge existence into an apocalyptic war where everything would come undone, hopefully, even once noble Aatrox.
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*TL;DR:* Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who became an Ascended being, his form resembled an angel. An Ascended warrior queen named Setaka sent Aatrox to deal with the rebellion in Icathia. Icathians released the Void and the god-warriors (another name for Ascended beings) were tasked with pushing the Void back. The Shuriman Empire eventually fell and the god-warriors now named Darkin fought each other for dominance. Targonians intervene and most Darkin are killed except for the 5 strongest one of which being Aatrox who were sealed away. Aatrox steals the body of a foolish mortal and comes to the idea that if he cannot die then he will plunge all of existence into an apocalyptic war where everything would come undone, hopefully, even Aatrox.
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Ascension definition: An old Shuriman ritual that remade a normal human into a demi-god, making their lifespan longer and making them even more powerful than they were as a human. Ascension can go different ways, some turn into animals while others somewhat keep their original form an example of these are Aatrox and Xerath. There were also failed Ascension rituals that made a human malformed, although there isn't much lore on these creatures they are known as the Baccai and are always exiled.
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Edit: Alright so I redid this because it was pretty much just a brush over of his lore and I'd like that to only be the TL;DR version, and this was the first lore comment I made on this channel so the grammar wasn't that good either, I hope it's a little easier to read now and I also added a TL;DR version at the bottom since I didn't do that in the first few lore comments I made on this channel. I'll still be keeping the main point of his fall though. I'll also redo the other lore comments up to Sylas in the near future because that's where I finally started using better grammar.
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Aatrox Lore: universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/aatrox/
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Old Version of the lore I originally wrote before I updated the story is below.
Aatrox was a Shuriman warrior who was ascended when he was first ascended he looked like an angel. An ascended Shuriman queen sent Aatrox to Icathia to stop the rebellion but the Icathians spawned the Void into Runeterra. It took Aatrox and other ascended warriors to shut down the biggest portals but everyone lost something in the war against the Void even Aatrox. Centuries later Shurima fell when Xerath betrayed Azir and with nothing to test them Aatrox and the other ascended started fighting and were now named Darkin which is Shuriman for The Dark Ones this is where they fell and became demon-like. Targon saw the threat of the Darkin so they intervened Pantheon killed the weaker Darkin while the Aspect of Twilight gave mortals the tools and knowledge to trap the more powerful Darkin like Aatrox, Varus and Rhaast. Thousands of years later Aatrox took over a mortal body and began trying to return to his ascended form but eventually he learned he would never be free of his prison so he came to the idea that if he could not destroy his blade (also his prison) he would bring war and death wherever he goes to turn all of creation into an apocalyptic battle where he hopes he will cease to exist.
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I got some of this from the lines... but that's so dark... thanks for telling us this. It's a great story
What a guy
just in case you don't get this part I'd like to explain the Darkin's parasite-like life
The Darkin used to be gods or "sunborn" of Shurima and when they were thrown into their weapons or cages they got an ability that can only be activated when a mortal touches their weapon, they absorb them. This is how it works, step 1: mortal touches weapon, step 2: Darkin spreads their form around mortal's body, step 3: mortal dies and all that's left is a demon-like god. Now that you know about the parasitic process you might be wondering "how many hosts do the Darkin have?" for Rhaast it's 1 host and he's the champion Kayn Rhaast is his scythe, for Varus it's 2 hosts we know them from lore and their names are Valmar and Kai but for Aatrox we don't know how many hosts Aatrox has it could be somewhere around hundreds or even thousands because he's had enough practice to absorb someone in just the span of a breath we don't know if all he has to do is touch the mortal with his blade to absorb them or if he has to kill them but he has a lot of hosts the reason for this is that Aatrox needs all these hosts in order to keep his physical form because this flesh decays very fast especially when he tries to go as close as he can to ascension (his ult) the more he uses his godlike powers the faster the flesh he stole decays the other Darkin don't have this problem because they aren't as strong as Aatrox though
sorry if this took a while to read but here's the TL;DR version
-Darkin are parasitic beings who can take over their hosts when they touch their weapon
@@jsc1jake512 I knew a good amount of that, but the information I didn't know is very informative, thanks!
@@jsc1jake512 demi-gods not gods
This was haunting. I'm used to the really funny voice lines that Aatrox has, hell people criticised the reworked version of him for being too humorous.
Hearing all these lines is nothing less than a realisation that Aatrox is so much more than a joke. You can hear his pain, hear his misery, hear his regret and hear his desire for revenge. It's haunting, so beautifully haunting.
Although, let's not forget how funny this guy is. He roasts Varus and Rhaast like it's no ones business.
I mean they are his brothers lol
Guys did they just rework his voice lines? Why is this different?
the Infernalis A while ago Aatrox was reworked. From a gameplay and design standpoint. The old Aatrox wasn't as angry as the current version.
@@jemmascott5559 is this new or old aa voice? I thought new one had a fuck ton of humour but im confused after seeing this
the Infernalis this is the new voice.
00:03 - "Once in noble battle, I screamed against the silence. I stood as light against the darkness. Now, I serve a new master... oblivion..."
00:19 - "I touched the stars, and saw the glorious light of a thousand suns! Now, blinded by this elegance, how could my purpose be anything... but dark..."
00:37 - "Am I the abyss? Or did I gaze into it?"
00:44 - "I am but an unholy copy of life... A mockery of its freedom... And born in the cruel betrayal of the noble ideals I would've served."
00:58 - "Where I was excellence, I am deformed... Recast poorly with these crude materials. But this abomination of flesh well serves my murderous intent."
01:15 - "I am not a king, I am not a god, I am... worse..."
01:24 - "Tricked into this existence... False slave entrapped by endless life! I shall become a beast feeding on their destruction, and making them lament my unholy birth!"
01:41 - "I have no goodness left, it was taken from me, stolen! I... am the nemesis of life."
01:52 - "I am oblivion, I am destruction... I am doom."
02:04 - "We had another name once... Now, we are Darkin."
02:12 - "Primitives worship me, hoping for mercy."
02:17 - "They sing of love, hope and gods, all that makes them want to live! So, I will quiet that first!"
02:29 - "I shall give them death."
02:33 - "We march to battle... Let me carve flesh, let me cloak myself in the slaughter! Hide me in their carnage... Hide me from this suffering..."
02:50 - "They will call me villain... Come, let me earn their hatred, again and forever."
03:01 - "From entire villages and towns, I will rend the flesh... Until I stand... as an unholy god."
03:14 - "I begged for death, now I am its bringer!"
03:20 - "I stood against the void. Now... I would welcome it."
03:27 - "I march to death... Though I wish it was my own..."
03:34 - "They think me defeated, enchained. But I am unbowed... Noble is this carnage."
03:47 - "My darkness was not born, it was forged by my prison."
03:53 - "My suffering... I will make it bloom."
03:59 - "For my imprisonment, they will suffer. Suffer, as I suffer!"
04:08 - "I will snuff out the light, I shall make darkness eternal!"
04:14 - "I will drown them in oceans of blood!"
04:18 - "I shall regard their cries as braying steeds, waiting to be whipped, broken, and bridled!"
04:27 - "Take everything from them! Become the World-Ender!"
04:34 - "All that lives, I will end!"
04:38 - *Laughs* "Let them lament... my name."
04:46 - "As long as this form lives, I will punish them."
04:52 - "I shall take their limbs. I will reap their beloved! I will tear from their consciousness, the will to live. Yes, this is my purpose."
05:07 - "Every dream is a candle I must snuff out... I... am the darkness..."
05:17 - "The true sound of my blade can only be heard when they loathe re-incarnation."
05:25 - "Their screams will be like the soothing hum of insects at dusk."
05:30 - "The heavens, the endless skies folding into each other. Where are they now?"
05:39 - "How far I have fallen! A god... reduced to a prisoner!"
05:49 - "This cursed form... This crude decaying flesh! I loathe it!"
05:58 - "I cannot die... until all life ends."
@Cαια You're welcome
11:22 I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY!, I AM *THE* ENEMY
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@@TheStruggler0 jdjsjjdbdbs wtf
thanks man
I love how aatrox has 3 types of dialogue, the first is where he talks in a villain way, wishing death to all. The second are those where he questions his ideals. And the third is him straight up admitting that this horrifying killing machine is not him, but an empty shell of what used to be a noble warrior
U forgot his fourth mode: sasstrox
And you forgot the fifth one. Talking in third person and trying to convince HIMSELF to do these heinous acts.
@@bug6620 what about fishtrox?
@@fartles fishtrox is above all the others
"Renekton, in your madness, you know my suffering. Though I shall end yours."
"What is property? Why did this dead hamster want me off of it?"
Second should be Kled.
Rexog When does he say that?
@@HandsomeGamerGuy it is
@@torms5374 Probably when Aatrox Taunt's them.
His 2 big counters xd
Aatrox just screams "Either you die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain." --
"I rush toward death... I wish it were my own."
"I AM NOT *YOUR* ENEMY, I AM *THE* ENEMY!"
"This is the silence I seek."
"Carnage... home...."
@Hero of Justice, Aatrox He isn't corrupted by the void it the normal sense. Void can't corrupt Targonians and Ascended he just has a strong case of PTSD and he lost everything he fought for and by that I mean Shurima and after that he got betrayed by the Targonian aspects.
@Aatrox of Justice I like how the Darkins are different, Aatrox wants to die while Rhaast and Varus are enjoying the immortality. I can't wait for the next 2 darkins.
@Aatrox of Justice I don't think that they are related, at least it wasn't mentioned anywhere, they look alike because they shaped the body of their victim by the Blood Magic that they invented. Varus can't fully shape the body because he doesn't "own" the body.
@Aatrox of Justice we should ask riot :D
@@AltumDolor are reworked kayle and morgana by any the remaining two darkin?
Instead of feeling fear, I feel sad for Aatrox from most of his Voicelines.
That is the intended feeling after knowing so much about him.
Okay is this speech is of this game or it belongs to some other movies please tell please
@@nutx5962 its from the game from this champion
Is it bad i feel hyped up to kill people?👀?
Why does everyone say that he's mad? He's everything but mad. Sad, betrayed, suffering, a shadow of himself, but definetly not mad or insane. He's the most self-aware of the known Darkin. He knows painfully well, what happened to him and has an actual grasp on his situation.
On battlefield he is insane, he cloaks himself in his madness and in blood of his enemies
It's more like he knows exactly what he's doing and why. He wants to die, and the path to his own death must lead through everyone else's death. He sees no other alternative, but knows far too well, that it's the worst thing that he could do.
@@Dewpk041 He's trying to find shelter in his madness. Imagine that....
"I Will hack and chop and cleave, AND SUNDER THE FILTH OF YOUR FORMS"
One being self aware does not make one uncapable of being mad. Aatrox is mad and insane, he even admits it himself.
Dad, why is my sister named Rose?
Dad: Because your mother loves roses
Thanks, dad.
Dad: No problem, The Darkin Blade - Aatrox quotes (rework)
Okay is this speech is of this game or it belongs to some other movies please tell please
@@nutx5962 its a meme look it up
@@nutx5962 he basically named his son the title of this video cause he loves it that's the joke
Took me a min to get it
@@nutx5962 its from the game League of Legends
if you listen closely to when he says A god! Reduced to a prisoner it sounds like he is trying not to cry.
look at the Gif his eyes are literally in tears XD
@Kareena K 5:41
I am not a King I am not a God
Jhin:I am Beauty
I wanted to like this comment, but it has 4 likes
@@Aceleo209 you got 'em
Hahahahaha
he edgar Elen poe
omg you are Vi main too?????
i mean your PFP
Hatred is a powerful weapon. Foolish are those, who arm their enemy. Hatred is powerful, but using it is harmful; Aatrox may not be real by himself, but his condition isn't at all fictional.
Holy cows. That one felt hard
The Sound of Lonliness he has this hatred because the people he sacrificed himself for betrayed him
@@shadowdemondante2889 can you explain more? I tought that the aspect of twilight prisoned him in his own weapon
Кристиян Григоров well he got consumed by the void he always fought against it the ppl he protected against the void trapped him in there
@@shadowdemondante2889 damn thats tragic. So he didnt ventured to Freljord and never attacked tryndamere tribe?
5:43 The crack in his voice, it shivers and quakes when he says he’s a prisoner. Really makes it so sad to know why Aatrox does the things he does.
9:26 is my favourite aatrox quote
Who keeps coming back to this?
Me.. Its already about 3 months lol
Me everytime I play aatrox along with the Jhin lines and kindred and xayah and rakan :D
I found this and I can't stop
Im listening this while im playing game, i listen this before i sleep, when im birer etc. Such a successfull and amazing dubbing.
at least 3 times a week
I love your portrayal of the champs you do man. Aatrox showing how holy he was, almost a crusader against all that was bad. Corrupted and changed to the animal that he kept caged, scraping anything on the floor for survival and strengthening every second from his rage until he’s the darkness he himself imagined when he fought them.
DARKNESS!
Nocturne was there.
When he ascended from the sun disc his form was Angelic and might be the most powerful among the ascended warriors...
Berg Katze isn’t he like top 5 strongest according to lore
I love the story of Aatrox, even tho it doesn't seem, but his story is sad, thank you for this video
Big oof
"Let me make them regret... Being free." I like this line a lot. It really shows how much contempt and envy Aatrox feels for everyone else in the world who doesn't have his hellish nightmare of an existence.
True
I really love the way he speaks, you can hear tiny sobs between his words, you can feel his unending sadness and despair. He is such a tragic character.
"I am not your enemy, I am THE ENEMY!"
Badass AF
0:36 probably relating to Nietzsches quote "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
I was always thought that Aatrox speaking in 3rd person was abit put of place, then hearing this, i see why: He's convincing himself, forcing himself to say these lines cus he's probably trying to stop himself from going more insane than he is. Its very very sad. The old Aatrox can litherally be the younger version of this Aatrox, thinking he had purpose in the battlefield, spreading wars and bloodshed all around, but it went for far too long, and now we have this broken man trying to kill himself by finding a worthy opponent.
People seem to forget that he cannot die
Even when the form dies, he does not .
He doesn't want to find a worthy opponent , he wants to END LIFE itself hoping that it would end his eternal state aswell .
In the lore it says that While trapped in that sword he still feels mortal feelings : thirst,hunger, the need to breath
Which means he's always suffocating , thirsty and hungry for thousands of years
He just wants it all to end
@@carnage6968 Uh...thats what i said. He does want to die. I just said that he wants to find a worthy opponent to die from since he talks about a worthy opponent so often in his voice lines.
@@jacklegends2799
He cannot be killed
Worthy opponent or not he won't die
Even if bested in battle he will still live
The only reason he looks for sturdy bodies is to use their flesh to keep his endless massacre going.
He's not like olaf , he is immortal , he doesn't care about the worth of his opponents all be wants is death
@@jacklegends2799
His only hope is to end ALL life
Literally ALL LIFE in the universe
And even then we don't know if he'd die
Aatrox is the sword
Imagine if they make a whole series about him like they did about Jinx and Vi...freaking gorgeous
Imagine if theyd make it about any of the 100 cool champions in league, instead of the 2 most boring ones and 2 most boring regions
@@pjp7316 to be fair they need to start somewhere
@@pjp7316 i dont think Zaun is boring, Singed was the most interesting character in Arcane for me, then again, singed is my fav champ so some bias there. I want a series on Noxus, Swain and his public vs the Black Rose is some Game of Thrones material
@@mantiraptor5208 zaun isnt boring but compared to magical lands like ionia, void or places like shurima and freljord or even bandle city. it is definitely more boring than those, not to mention half of the show was piltover which is the most boring region. noxus would be cooler too bc it seems more like a medieval time place
@@mantiraptor5208 also singed barely even had any screentime. 2 human sisters as the main characters is kinda boring
3:28 "I march to death.... Though I wish it was My own"
The feelz for realz...so sad. They did an amazing job with his rework; putting his true insanity, pain and suffering into the light for us to see. Makes him incredibly deep actually!
I was just going to sleep... I was.
I am listening this when i am trying to sleep and his voice helps me with it lol, its really good to listen
It's soooo soothing...makes my sleep better. LOL I sound like a psycho
Yeah i go sleep now
haha +1
Yeah good luck sleeping after hearing that demonic voice
*I touched the stars, and saw the glorious light of a thousand suns!*
Back again and still blessing my ears with this glory! THANK YOU!!! ME LOVES IT!
I love how everyone in a display of ignorance cried about this Aatrox on release saying the old one was much more "deep".
Boi.
I love the Aatrox rework because the only skill it took to play him back then was just the blood well but now since they've balanced the ultimate again he takes more skill. his old voice sounded like an 80 year old smoker and his old design just looked pretty much the same but less detailed. The lore is my only complaint because it seemed kind of cool to have these demon aliens who've come from another world to claim it but now he's just an ascended I like the new lore too it's interesting but the old one in my opinion seemed better.
Only real intellectuals will understand the new Aatrox 😂
I play champs caus thier voice,all my mains are caus I love thier voice,and I liked old aayrox voice,I love new one,and I said it,idc what others said,new voice is 10x better then the old one
Yea same reason why I play Urgot with the crab skin. He sounds better.
This one fits his lore better.
A monster driven to hysteria and madness by an agonising existence.
It embodies his madness better.
You know you took a wrong turn somewhere when you relate to Aatrox more than the people around you.
5:29 .... such a perfect line.. truly encapsulates his pain, and the following one is perfect as a continuation
"They will call me villain... Come. Let me earn their hatred, again, and forever."
I think that line above any other actually embodies him best. And his voice lines in general are genius.
"I march to death... though i wish it was my own."
"We had another name once... Now, we are Darkin."
Even if hes edgy, i love how hes Spawn-esque. He laments on his change, laments how he used to be a force for good, but is now trapped and a prisoner. Yet theres plenty of voice lines that speak about him bringing death and destruction, such as when he ults its very clear he fully embraces being Darkin.
I know League isnt so much about the lore but goddamn they did a good job making a conflicted and multi-dimensional character with Aatrox.
this is my favorite quote I think this defines him too
"I shall _NOT_ kiss the ground nor let myself be wielded as a tool... I am _DAMNED_ but I will remake this world in _MY. DARK. IMAGE._ "
edit: forgot the end quote
League not being about the lore? Sure, the lore has no impact in Summoners Rift, but the team working on the Lore is way better than the team working on the actual game. League of Legends has one of the best game lores i've ever seen and to this day the lore is evolving and gets fleshed out more and more, with the lore getting driven forward as we speak. It is truly beautiful what a world they created only with words.
I feel like Aatrox is a character where the edge is justified.
How would you feel after millenia trapped within a weapon? Seeing your home destroyed, ravaged by beast, turned insane and agains that home. Only to spend most of your existence in a sword, where no one can hear you. You can barely see, you are isolated. And when you think you have a chance to end it by dying, you return to that same prison. Alone in the dark. Every, single, time.
It' d break almost anyone
@@ThisInfectedGamer I'd argue it would break anyone, period.
@@ThisInfectedGamer Don't forget he still felt hunger, thirst and the need to breathe. He felt all of that, and he pretty much choked for air for thousands of years stuck in his sword.
"Do you see my edge?" Mate, i just watched over 14 minutes of that edge.
lol i read it at the same time he said it XD
@@OmniBrus OH SH*T ME TOOOO
Excuse my language
"No beast so fierce, but knows some touch of pity.... But I know none.... and therefore am no beast." Christ almighty the chills are sprinting down my spine.
Okay is this speech is of this game or it belongs to some other movies please tell please
@@nutx5962 Shakespeare
Richard III, Act 1, Scene 2
The hatred in his voice when he screams for Zoe is frightening, the malevolence is tangible
Aatrox quotes now makes.... sense! No matter how long it is
Good job man for making me love aatrox again
5:40 so much emotion in that line...
My personal favourites:
1:15 I am not a king, I am not a god, I am... Worse
4:27 Take everything from them! Become the world ender!
5:39 How far I have fallen! A god, reduced to a prisoner!
5:49 This cursed form, this cruel decaying of flesh... I loathe it
7:02 To war Aatrox! They shall not rob is of our nobility!
7:09 We shall stand and spit venom at our tormentors for eternity!
7:33 Cleave through them, Aatrox! Crush their skulls! Shatter their ribs! Disembowel their very souls!
7:54 I am damned!
8:15 I am the world ender!
8:19 See what beast they have reduced us to. Creatures of flesh sustained only by this filth's blood and form
9:26 I will hack and chop and cleave and sunder the filth of your forms!
9:32 I will sever your limbs! I will carve your souls!
10:52 You think you can kill me? Nothing can kill me! I am not mortal! I do not die!
11:19 I do not die!
13:01 Let me hear you cry of friendship! Let me hear you scream of brotherhood!
13:08 I know it was you, trickster! You gave them the tools to trap me!
13:14 Come! Let me kill you! A thousand times isn't enough!
14:06 I chose a sword, the noblest weapon, Rhaast. You, seriously, I don't understand. A scythe? A scythe? We're you trapped in the gardening section? Are you planning on murdering fields of wheat?
14:21 I must congratulate you, obviously your parent never had reason to.
My favorites 00:00 till 14:27
Mikkelangelo Kers thank you
11:23 "I am not *your* enemy, I am *THE* enemy!"
I AM NOT *YOUR* ENEMY,
I AM *THE* ENEMY!
Can we appreciate how badass this line is?
Time ?
@@aishaimm 11:23
he sounds like MEGATRON against OPTIMUS :D op lane !
"Its not personal"
Walter White vibes
"Light without darkness is blinding. Darkness without light is abyss."
Aatrox experienced both
Man this guy is pretty cool but he seriously needs a hug
As an Aatrox main i thank u so much
@@nikoskatsikopoulos7415 I become Aatrox main 3 days ago
@@nikoskatsikopoulos7415 Why ? xd
@@nikoskatsikopoulos7415 I play on 14 but Never give up xd It´s going slowly but it´s going to the end with me too .
+1
What is sad is that he used to hate what he has become. He not only wanted to be a good guy, but he wanted to stop needlessly killing. Now that he has this hatred for everything because of what he had to suffer through, he has no choice but to keep killing. The other option is to be to trapped and suffocated indefinitely inside his sword. So he has to keep fighting and taking over hosts. No other choice.
If anyone has read the lore, you would know that Aatrox loathed the name “darkin”. To Aatrox, this name was a stain on his noble purpose as the defender of shurima. He wanted to return shurima to its former glory and be seen once more as a good person. But then he was tricked by Zoe and trapped in his own blade to suffer forever. Eventually, he grew to hate everything. That is why he keeps calling himself darkin. He wants to strike fear in the hearts of mortals. He has given up on trying to be the good guy. He wants them to hate him. He wants them to suffer. “I am darkin! Your gods fear me!” “I AM DARKIN!! I DO NOT DIE!!”. “Pray, fool. You face a darkin!”
Also, he keeps talking about his “nobility”. Just another example on how he wanted to be the hero and wanted to have dignity. Even now, even after he has become this ungodly abomination, he refuses to let his dignity and nobility suffer. Even though he has lost everything, he will not allow himself to lose his self respect and honor. Under no circumstances will he lose his self respect.
“I shall not kiss the ground, nor let myself be wielded as a tool. I am damned, but I will remake this world in MY DARK IMAGE!!”
“THEY SHALL NOT ROB US OF OUR NOBILITY. WE WILL STAND AND SPIT VENOM AT OUR TORMENTORS FOR ETERNITY!!”
Not Zoe but the Aspect of Twilight. But Zoe will sure be splitted in teo if Aatrox meets her :D
Man, aatrox was just so depressed that his personality changed and he became darker inside, so much dark that now it's his obsession to show people what oblivion and or darkness is 😔
Is it the same thing with how Rhaast is trapped in the schythe?
@@NOAH-ud1hea little (1 year) late, but yeah it is fundamentaly the same thing as any other darkin (Rhaast, Varus, Xolaani etc.)
But there is one difference, Aatrox was the first Darkin to be sealed and because of that his seal is the least sophisticated it got perfected with every Darkin sealed, it is the reason why he is the only one with prison so Painful, with Varus simply just chilling in some kind of ghost world in his bow and Rhaast being able to see the outside world and being content to simply devoure a host if he is too weak.
The fury and anguish in his voice at 13:18 is incredible
"The one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall.Die trying despite everything you've done for them eventually they will hate you, why bother?"
-Green Goblin
This is amazing every quote he says feels like a narrated story. Love it
"I March towards death....though I wish it was my own" is probably my favorite quote, and is the quote that i feel is the moment I understood why Aatrox is so angry at the world.
love that ending about Rhaast xDD
''were you trapped in the gardening section. Are you planning on murdering fields of wheat?'' love that one xDD
He constantly shouts to force himself into battle, to remind himself that he can either suffer alone or he can make others suffer alongside himself. His hatred is his way of forcing his nobility to bow before his death wish... they did not do him a favor by locking him away.
"I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY, I AM 'THE' ENEMY!"
One of the BADASS lines ive ever heard for a villain👏👏👏
Aatrox is that one in school who was bullied and outcasted only to show himself again in the future as a bigtime CEO of a company
Only to show up with an AR-15 with 5 extra magazines.
@@urgoing2br4zil29 XD NICE HAHAHAHAH
What do you call this scenario?
I’d say it’s the other way round.
He’s the valedictorian who became an outcast.
Nah man. He showed up with a full suite of balistic bodyarmour and a handhelt minigun
The music fits perfectly. I love everything about Aatrox, such a tragic story. A glorious, once noble warrior of Shurima, faced with absolute madness in Icathia just to be ripped off his only hope, the guidance of his emperor, and his sanity before getting imprisoned into an unbearable existence for all eternity. Feels bad man
4:25 somehow that quote always makes me dive the enemy team, im surged on to slaughter thine enemy... and typically it works out in winning the fight; then the game after that.
The line in 13:08 is just something else...
Ramon Tikaram did such a good job on this character, the emotion can be felt on each line.
But that particular line is just out of this world.
The delivery on "A thousand times isn't enough" is just...
"You would bind yourself to this realm, Morgana??"
"Fine!!"
"Let me show you the ground!"
*Jesus Christ, he has absolutely no chill.*
those quotes, filled with sadness, made me main Aatrox since his day 1 (rework). I did not care if everyone said he sucked or if he was trash. I fell in love with him. (now it's like top tier and feared and permabanned lull ) also I love how you started lol "sad and regretful" then gradually going for his quotes "full of vengeance and anger" lul
MrUsamo same aatrox one trick old and new old aatrox was beautiful but new aatrox is well he deserves his revenge and I love it and I will never change my main darkin forever
@@someguyyouknwo7351 and gets nerf to oblivion by riot pussey games :/
My respects to you Aatrox mains. The revive on his R got removed.
Always hated how people shitted on this when he first came out. It's so fucking good and I think Riot just didn't do a good job selling him as the tragic character he is. This video does that job amazingly. The way you ordered the voice lines, it tells a story and it also shows him becoming more angry and pained about his existence and his fall from grace.
"I am not a king, I am not a god, I AM....worse."
"False slave entrapped by endless life!"
"I shall become a beast feeding on their destruction, and making them lament my unholy birth."
That's definitely me right now.
Let’s tone down the edginess there sir
@@mycoginyourash7599 As you wish :)
Done quoting?
@@brock1594 Mostly done
13:09 I'm just going to leave this here for me
Keep in mind this guy exists in the same world as Arcane.
oh.. *shit*
Not really
@@SirusCreed Yeah
Keep in mind this guy exists in the same world as seraphine
@@dexn437 I don't want to keep that in mind
"I AM DOOM!"
*BFG Divison starts playing in the distance*
I love how he's not just a mindless edgelord but instead a tragic, articulate killer
I was coming from Pantheon quotes and oh my.. they are definitely deserve each other as archenemies. Pantheon is like "I can be better and even small things matter." and we have aatrox goes like "My purpose is show all to everything purposeless." I'm in love with their personality.
I like how the new Aatrox and Pantheon have a similar accent since they both originated from the same region when they were mortal. When Aatrox was an Ascended warroir for Shurima he even looked up to Pantheon. Now he has slain the Deity he once admired and left is the mortal who was once the vessel for Pantheon as Pantheon's rework. Champion and story update go hand in hand and the circle closes. Good storytelling Riot.
Uhh. Not at all. Aatrox is from Shurima and Atreus from Targon. He has a greek accent cause he looks like a spartan
Aatrox has a clear turkish accent lol
Aatrox would drown the World in blood, just to stain the Heavens
-Pantheon
Sometimes, icy hot just needs warm smile.
...And a hug.
Poor Aatrox. All he wanted was to save the world from the evil known as The Void. But the human race betrayed his kind, inprisoned them, made them a mere shadow of what they were, brought them endless siffering. No wonder he is so broken and full of hate. The betrayal of the humans doomed the world. Their greatest ally, became their worst enemy.
If you read the Darkins' lore, then you'd know why they were trapped in their own weapons in the first place.
Humans did not betray darkins, they had to imprison them because they went mad from the horrors they saw in the battle. They had no king to fight for so they battled with each other causing destruction everywhere they fought. And, only aatrox wants to end the world. He hates what he has become. He is very desperate, he thinks if he ends everything, he will and as well.
Skadfled To be fair, the Icathians unleashed the void, so one could argue that humans did in fact betray them.
@@aradshekarian2096 idk man, when they unleashed it they didn't know that it was void. They didn't even know what void was back then.
think you have the lore wrong brother after the war ended in icathia and shurima fell aatrox and his brethren went to war with one another they were named by the humans "Darkin" and were now a threat equal if not bigger than the void, the very thing they seeked to destroy so they trapped the darkin within weapons
I love this demon boi. He radiates evil and malice.
Not actually a demon, but TK and Evelynn are real demons in runeterra.
@@coldarranix1618 I know, smartypants
Well he is a demon but you know,more edgy
@@anilovmartin2710 I understood that refference
Not just malice.
Madness, Pain, Hysteria, Grief, Frustration, Hate.
The motivation and emotions this gives me is inhumane. This is true art.
And somehow they have Lux in this same game.
Trash and bad design champ with bad lore,while we have great champion designs like the darkins sylas zed and more
"We want to keep League a PG game"
Evelynn: **literally exists**
# we.are.Venom Her lore is pretty fuckin good and ties into Sylas with Demacia with their hypocrisy. In game though yeah she’s Riot’s money magnet which is annoying.
Lux for me is fine. She has a good lore and is one of league's oldest champions. And if you see past her surface and voice lines, she is a very nice character.
Zoe on the other hand.... she is like putting a giant multicolored square piece in a small rounded hole. She doesn't fit in the game and never will on my eyes.
@@solbadguy9025 Can't really argue against your point about Zoe... But she is kinda cute tho
So uh,I'm Aatrox.
I'm a transcendental being trapped inside cutlery..
What's your deal?
Uh,nice world you have here.
I intend to destroy it,you know,FYI
I am like a demon,but more edgy,right?
You know, cause I'm a sword.
From how it looks, Aatrox is HUGE!
Mhm. Azir and the other Ascendants are massive in comparison to the average human. Couple this with Aatrox's Ultimate, he'd probably be as big as a studio building in NYC, if not a bit smaller.
Rkehm Nyht hmm maybe the guy he took over was originally a giant, or he just grew when he controlled him
@@wolhaiiik5387 Probably not. I think the possession makes use of the flesh, but the magic properties of the Darkin is what allows them to grow so big, even in a frail human body.
Saif Yousaf absorbing a lot of human flesh from corpses allows him to continue growing in size. He needs to or else his flesh wont be able to contain his power.
Yeah since Trynda's lore has a bit of Aatrox in it (Tryndamere would be Aatrox's next body), I want a Darkin Tryndamere skin.
Im always listening to these when going to sleep i love it .. calms in a special way. Gj on that one aswell
Going through some hard times rn and this is definitely something to start that fire within me to keep going
Thank you for creating this video , this is just perfection in full form !
Once noble warrior, now incarnation of death itself. It screams not because it can, it wants to take away silence. It kills not because it can, it want to break the chains of suffering. It fights not because it can, it wants to keep moving foward. Till the end of times. It's only fear is silence, and darkness. It's true dread is immortality.
That's an Aatrox, The World Ender.
"I am not a King, I am not a God, I AM.... Worse"
Best phrase
second?
mean while encountering Kayn
Aatrox:A Scythe? a Scythe?! are you planning on murdering fields of wheat?
kinda feel bad for the guy under the broken tree. Imagine having your buddies slayed and the beast goes on to tell you about his problem
Arguably the best thing about Aatrox's lines and how bombastic they are is that they are equal parts an act and coping mechanism.
He *needs* to be hated, to be reviled and fought against, because combat and fresh hosts are the only thing keeping him from going back to sensory deprivation hell inside the sword.
"A god! Reduced to a prisoner."
Aurelion Sol : first time?
This video is the very reason I started playing aatrox, the music combined with the order of these lines made me feel the pain from this character, it flipped me from hating to liking him,
you should do one on mordekaiser too
Volibear: gods cannot die
Aatrox: laughs in darkin
I keep watching this masterpiece again and again, great job and edit. The music was a great climate participation.
I always thought that Aatrox is that one guy who is 《Literally too angry to die》. But now I realised that the only reason why is he taunting his enemies is a wish of death. That's why he wants oblivion, so he could die with this world.
the guy that is literally too angry to die is Tryndamere's R