Skin Idea: Djinn Azir

before topia·7/7/2015, 9:08:51 PM·2 votes·474 views

I believe this would be a great idea due to the relations with the lore and belief systems which skins are sometimes themed off of.

As mentioned earlier this week, "Void creatures names are usually ancient Shuriman." https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/3bshif/void_creatures_names_are_usually_ancient_shuriman/

The closest void champion to Azir in terms of aesthetics and abilities is Malzahar.

Malzahar summons voidlings while Azir summons soldiers, they both are from the desert, and have relations to Shurima.

This is shown by the evidence in Malzahar's lore where we learn that Icathia is also in the desert, "He ventured into the desert without supplies, drawn by the lure of a specious charm. His destination: a lost civilization to the east, known to ancient texts as Icathia."

Now on to the djinn-themed skin, djinns are a type of species mentioned in the Qu'ran. The Qu'ran is a religious text that originated from the desert, but surely that isn't enough to justify a connection between djinns and Malz/Azir. There's something missing, and that is King Solomon.

Solomon (according to the Qur'an) was a a king of ancient Israel and a prophet. Like Azir, he was a great leader. However, (according to the Qur'an) Solomon had a special gift no other man had, he could control the species of "djinn." "And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of jinn and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks." (Quran 27:17)

And thus concludes my thesis of Azir's relation to King Solomon and why Azir should have a 'djinn/Solomon skin' where he summons mystical soldiers/creatures to fight for him.

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