The Five Darkin

TowerChessPiece·Nov 10, 2013·3 votes·19,061 views

We all know that is of a legendary race of warriors known as the Darkin. We also know that these warriors have supposedly been reported to appearing in both Jax's and Darius' classic splash art. My question is will these and the other two Darkin be revealed. Maybe not as Champions but as something else?

12 Comments

dialMARK4acti0nSep 28, 20144 votes

Isn't the one on Hecarim's splash just one of his spectral riders?

SarenNov 4, 20144 votes

We all know that is of a legendary race of warriors known as the Darkin.

Call me crazy, but may I ask where in the lore it actually states that the Darkin were all specifically warriors? Perhaps they were a race as diverse as humanity. That would open up a few more possibilities. For example, nobody knows ANYTHING for certain about Shaco , and he's one of the most likely (in my opinion, of course) to be one of the Darkin, just of a different mindset than Aatrox . Again, he's stated as being an enigma, and he seems just as otherworldly as Aatrox, so I think it's perfectly reasonable that he could be of the same race.

juggernaut1821Nov 12, 20131 votes

That'd be really interesting. I'd love to see that :)

SpencevNov 13, 20131 votes

The Darkin in the Darius picture and the Jax picture appear to be quite similar and since these two are both masters of battle it may be a Darkin due to the fact that Aatrox is always present at battles.

TowerChessPieceNov 13, 20131 votes

They bear quite a resemblance but they don't look exactly alike so I feel as though they are each one of the other two.

KinjishiNov 5, 20141 votes

The figure pointed out in Darius' skin/splash looks like all the other soldiers. Not a darkin. The thread on this in Story and Art forum has a lot more on this if you're interested.

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/EookJA38-the-darkin-facts-myths-and-theories

LastAzAzELMay 18, 20151 votes

all of these warriors might have been influenced by darkin just like tryndamere http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/IEmMfWPz-new-champion-concept-uurion-the-darkin-hammer

Vistha KaiMay 18, 20151 votes

I agree that in Jax's splash it looks like Aatrox, but Darius' it's obviously a noxian grunt - unless Darius was commanding an army of Darkin. Heca's doesn't remind me of anything other than his spectral riders.

Also, there's a pretty solid theory that Varus is a half-Darkin - he wasn't fully changed because of his protective, magical tattoos and/or his talisman. He bears a resemblance to Aatrox and possess a living weapon that makes him inhumane when fighting.

Icestar1186May 18, 20151 votes

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with the Varus is a Darkin thing. He looks very different from Aatrox, and appears mostly human. The living weapon is related to the corruption he absorbed.

Vistha KaiMay 18, 20151 votes

He looks different... perhaps because of the difference in champion releases? Then his arms and legs basically turned into a plate-like armor. That's how Aatrox looks like too.

Read his lore. Corruption didn't swallow him whole, because of tattoos he's been imprinted with as a part of his guard duty at the Pit of Pallas.

And how do you know where Aatrox's power comes from? How do you know how Varus would look like if he didn't have protective tattoos?

I'm sorry, but saying "No" just cause is stupid.

WickedKingAug 15, 20151 votes

I would love to see another Darkin champion, probably related to Mount Targon and Shurima, representing the item 3069 Sun about how Lunari got wiped out, which inspired Rakkor war tribe and Solari feeling guilty to talk about. The appearance of "Darkin Sun" would be a mix of Myrmidons (Greek warriors) and Aztec Eagle Warriors with a blueish skin opposite of Aatrox red skin, and the weapon of choice would be a golden shield in a shape of a discus representing Solari Sun, Shurima Disc and Rakkor Shield, but that would be merely a decoration since he rely on the power from the sun.