If Skaarl is a living organism

Mannny··2 votes·1,003 views

Then it's impossible for him to be immortal. Unless magical stuff interferes with that. What do you guys think? There was no real explanation as to how or why he is immortal, he just is, and as we know organisms can not be immortal, save some jellyfish but they have tons of nervous systems and stuff and I doubt Skaarl and his genome allows for things like that. Anyone got theories on this?

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Sharjo9 votes

She's immortal and indestructible presumably on account of being a spirit. Specifically Skaarl's a drakalops; a desert wind spirit.

Fasmodey2 votes

Because it is a spirit? Why? Bard is clearly confirmed as killable being and he is also a spirit.

What does make Skaarl special?

Bunnymap4 votes

Where is it confirmed he's killable? If you're talking about in game, the game doesn't affect lore in any way.

Sharjo4 votes

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  1. Bard is not omnipotent, as a spirit he can be banished, powerful magics could potentially imprison him, and a force of equal power could possibly end him.
Ralanr1 votes

Let's just assume that Skaarl is indestructible by Runeterra standards.

Sharjo1 votes

That's what I'm willing to assume.

Fasmodey1 votes

Of course I am not talking about gameplay.

It was confirmed by answer Sharjo shared.

Sharjo3 votes

Not a clue honestly. I would've said Bard's the exception to rules rather than Skaarl; Skaarl's most unique characterisation is something I would've pegged to her relationship with Kled more so than anything else.

Wrathof3001 votes

Could this hint to Kled's location in the Noxian empire? From His short story I assumed he lived near the inlands of Noxus but if Skarrl is a desert spirit could he actually be occupying Shuriman territory that was conquered by Noxus?

Sharjo4 votes

Valoran has its own deserts, and the Noxian empire encompasses a lot of that desert.

DeathBurst1 votes

The way I see it, Skaarl (and darakalops in general) are more the personification of a natural concept than a spirit in the traditional sense. You could "kill" Skaarl, but as long as there is wind in the desert (and maybe sentient beings to witness it), she would eventually reappear.

As opposed to, say, Bard or Aurelion Sol, who are probably much harder to dispose of in the first place but could be definitely eliminated, at least theoretically.

Does that make any sense to you, or am I blabbering crap?

GreenLore5 votes

Skaarl IS magical.

In fact Skaarl was said to be a wind spirit

Mannny1 votes

Oh wow, thanks for this clarification. I always thought he was living.

69944531DEL11 votes

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Skaarl IS magical.

In fact Skaarl was said to be a wind spirit

FLYGON?!?!?!?!?!??! Shit wait that's Desert

Sancre1 votes

Probably after fusing with the crystal, he is no longer organic, and is fully made of magic crystal. If he kept being organic, it would be a matter of magic because of the crystal itself, so that would also explain the immortality.

The second one is the most comon in Runeterra, like Ryze Nasus Renekton Azir Xerath or even Skaarl and the Yordles

Mannny1 votes

How do yordles have magic in them? I don't believe they are immortal, so what differentiates them from other humans?

Sancre1 votes

Yordle seems to be similar to fae by now, what clashes a lot with Lulu's lore, so we need to wait and see how Riot solves this. Right now they are something like spiritual being that have a form based on who sees them, so while some people sees normal Teemo, others would see Little Devil Teemo when looking at it (i'm quite sure this is his real form). Skaarl is a also a spirit, so he is immortal by magic, but as strange as it seems, while he is immortal, AurelionSol isnt

I misread Skaarl with Skarner in the original post it seems, my bad.

PraetorAmalthus1 votes

Didnt´ they say that Skaarl´s existence is basically bound to the Noxian Plains, which is what makes her Kind of immortal since the only way to end her ( or other drakalops, if there are any) would be the end the entire plains which is Kind of impossible unless Sol is bored

69944531DEL11 votes

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which is Kind of impossible unless Sol is bored

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Mystery Ghost1 votes

there are many different lifeforms that function differently even in way that we cant imagine but its clear that you dont have to be undead to be immortal

Digielf1 votes

its an ethereal manifestation, even if you destroy it it will reform

RogueWill1 votes

uhmmm there ar eplenty of immortals and semi immortals being on the fantasy worlds. For example you have elves (that are practically immortal of old age), you have zombies (immortals but brain damage, damage over body carries on) vampires and werewolves (unless they use silver bullets, some of them can even regenerate) and dragons (which are technically not immortals but have a life span so large that they might as well be to us while still be almost immune to damage) I'm guessing skarls is some form of dragon itself.

Also, look at Dr. Mundo, he has almost impossible regeneration thru science, that science have to had come from somewhere on the nature (that is how much of our science is designed) so regeneration from fatal wounds is possible, couple that with a large life span and you get basally an immortal being.

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