Darius: Blood of Noxus

Fasmodey·Aug 18, 2017·80 votes·12,597 views

Darius: Blood of Noxus - Comics - Universe of League of Legends

A comic appears in Universe of League of Legends!

It makes lore much more alive than we have now.

217 Comments

SharjoAug 18, 201740 votes

A little insight in to what exactly went in to making the Hand of Noxus we know today. There's a reason he's a champion.

Blood MagicksAug 18, 20177 votes

There was a quote I found very interesting, in an exchange between Darius and Quill:

Noxus must expand. If we stop conquering, everything falls apart.

I feel like there's a lot behind it. Care to explain why Darius believes this is true?

FasmodeyAug 18, 201713 votes

Ottoman Empire (and many empires in the past) was built on conquering. They would collapse without conquering. You can search if you want.

In other say, they were sustaning the empire with resources of other countries.

That's what I believe about Noxus.

statelesskillerAug 18, 20177 votes

no not quite. they have farms, they have scientists. the thing is that noxians ALWAYS need a enemy. otherwise they will fight among themselves and everything will fall apart

Blood MagicksAug 18, 20174 votes

Yep, my question is more along the lines of that:

Is Noxian economy in a bad state, in severe need of diversifying?
Or is it more that they need a purpose to unite behind?
Is there a Noxian dream of power-based merit that sustains the empire?

statelesskillerAug 18, 20177 votes

from what i have seen noxus seems to be a close version of the klingon empire from star trek. which while it USED to need to conquer to get land to farm. at the point its at now it conquers because otherwise it devolves into a massive civil war between the great families

several parallels can be drawn between them using that. noxus might have at one point had infertile land and so they conquered kingdoms that had fertile land. noxians have great noble families as such as katarinas. which even in war try to overpower one another. so imagine how that would go without the war. like the klingons it is apparently acceptable to kill your commanding officer if they are cowards. lots of neat things like that allow us to get the idea that they both come from similar concepts. where both empires NEED. to have a enemy. because otherwise there empire collapses into itself in civil war

FasmodeyAug 18, 20177 votes

Ottoman Empire also had many farms and scientists...

It doesn't work like that.

ArkVeilAug 18, 20174 votes

I believe at some point, it is stated that Noxus resides on infertile land. It conquered to survive and now must conquer to stay whole.

JusticePauldronsAug 19, 20174 votes

I believe the easiest comparison would be with the Roman empire. The Roman empire was heavily built on its army and ability to boast that anyone could become a citizen of Rome. Being a citizen and a member of the military had a ton of perks, everyone citizen was granted a living wage and plots of land to live on, and as such everyone desired to be a citizen of Rome. With the whole "Might makes right" mentality of Noxus I would assume that they may have a similar doctrine when it comes to their military.

In short though the benefits of being a member of the military have to come from somewhere. If every citizen who enlists is supposed to have X amount of food available and X amount of land given them it only makes sense that in order to provide for the military they would need to constantly expand similar to how the Romans did in order to provide those benefits.

I also believe that Noxus is a incredibly violent society and that violence isn't really looked down upon in the least. With this in mind you have to consider that the majority of their society are soldiers, and as such at a time of peace they would have a literal army of trained killers walking around society. When given no enemy to focus on, the violence would turn inward.

FasmodeyAug 18, 201723 votes

Will we see comics more often in the future? Because it is damn good and makes lore more alive, which is something we need. I believe it takes less time than a cinematic and requires less budget too(?).

I hope we do.

Warlord DienekesAug 18, 20171 votes

Not gonna lie. When I saw this comment I thought they were going to have some silly prophecy about Darius come up. Or other chosen one stupidity.

But this comic was pretty great.

RalanrAug 18, 20175 votes

Oh come now, that ain't Noxus's style.

ThorgramAug 18, 20174 votes

Hey !

Can you infirm or confirm the relationship between Invetia and Quill ? I think Invetia is the child of Quill, since he/she has the pendant that Quill picked up in Ionia.

What do you think ?

LordHippomanAug 18, 20174 votes

Someone pointed out on Reddit (TouchFluffyTail's post in this thread has the link) that Quill and Inveita's names are both on that trade map released in the Piltover story, and that they share a last name. So, yes, probably, Invetia is Quill's daughter, and maybe also Darius's.

Over InnsmouthAug 18, 201732 votes

sees the pool scene

Damn son, more like Dari-ass.

LordHippomanAug 18, 201716 votes

Dari-ass: Butt Of Noxus

FasmodeyAug 18, 201720 votes

Oh damn. It is so good...

I want more, please. Make it more! Make it more often! For everyone region. PLEASE. dies

A Shurima comic in this quality, when Azir and Xerath met. I'm already wet.

Btw, about the comic (SPOILERS, I WARN YOU)

Darius and Draven are not originally born in Noxus but Basilich.

Darius had a lover in the past which was also his first. He loved her so much but as their son died (Darius and Quilletta) in a war, his lover turned her side against Noxus. She gets killed by her right hand because she is a "traitor" in comic.

As I already said, Darius had a son.

This comic takes time after Piltover Story, "Progress Day", chronologically.

We can see noxian spy we have seen in Piltover Update, Tamara, in page 4.

RalanrAug 18, 20176 votes

Does this mean the Ionian invasion was 9 years ago?

ModWulf HelhammerAug 18, 20172 votes

I'm not sure if it was Darius's son, just Quiletta's. He's only ever addressed as "her son", not "their son"

LordHippomanAug 18, 201713 votes

Her last line is "Decius was more than just my son, Darius. He was-"

So we can probably fill in the blank, especially with Darius' reaction.

ModWulf HelhammerAug 18, 20176 votes

Apparently the woman who kills Quiletta is her daughter: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/6uil9u/new_comic_featured_darius_and_draven_up_on/dlt4n8d/

LordHippomanAug 18, 201712 votes

Ooooh SHIT.

Okay, that throws a whole new dimension on it. What if that's Darius' daughter too? That would mean Darius' daughter murdered her mom and his lover, then said "I learned it from you, dad!"

Darius family reunions are a MESS.

Jeddy017Aug 18, 20179 votes

And don't forget everyone's favorite ~~crazy~~ self-asorb uncle, Draaaaaaaaaaaaaven in our favorite TV series, The Ob-noxians.

FasmodeyAug 18, 20174 votes

Well in my language, her last word was "se". Even though it is not a completed word, I can translate it to "yo-". And as she said "Decius was more than just my children, Darius. He was-" I think it is obvious Decius was his son too.

NinjaGuy69Aug 18, 20172 votes

I always knew Darius got bitches, but I'm not sure about that final panel when he's holding Quill. Makes him seem like a softie inside (which he definitely isn't). Edit the panel or riot.

FasmodeyAug 18, 201711 votes

Everyone with decent heart is softie to his/her love interest. Darius is not expection.

NinjaGuy69Aug 18, 20171 votes

Everyone with decent heart is softie to his/her love interest. Darius is not expection.

He was telling her that the Noxian ships were going to destroy her city if they didn't cooperate just seconds before Quill's assistant stabbed her in the neck. Seemed somewhat off-character for Darius. Maybe it was all part of his plan though. Maybe I'm speculating too much.

CetriAug 18, 201712 votes

Exactly, he was trying to talk her down so that her life may be spared. That's what they both were doing, really. Then that shred of hope that it wouldn't end with an old friend and lover dead was ripped away with shocking abruptness.

LordHippomanAug 18, 201719 votes

Tamara? You're alive?

http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/piltover-progress-day/

ModCaptainMårvelousAug 18, 201716 votes

Not only alive but apparently pretty high-up in the Noxus chain. She's working directly with Darius, after all.

SalsonAug 18, 20175 votes

I always did want a Noxian assassin-support hybrid.

Malicious MetalAug 18, 201718 votes

HEAVY BERSERK VIBES

RalanrAug 18, 201716 votes

So much expanding of the blood brothers. Mainly Darius, but we also get to see a bit of Draven being serious.

Seeing Darius just interacting with people is surprisingly fun. He definitely seems like a strict soldier, but not in a bad way. He's found his meaning and in struggles against it he can show some regret. But that regret is not over his choices, but what the choices of others force him to do.

And seeing him angry for someone else was touching. Call it cliche, but that vulnerability when his former lover was just killed made him feel more human to me.

Only problem I have is this Quill draws a lot of parallels to Riven's character imo.

FasmodeyAug 18, 20175 votes

I think It is not surprising to see people who have similar opinions about Noxus and its war tactics. Riven and Quill being against Noxus doesn't make them same.

Quill did not want her arm to be cut off, but I feel like Riven would be the one who would cut her arm if she was in a similar situation.

RalanrAug 18, 201711 votes

True. Riven seems to be searching more for individual fulfillment while Quill found a different way.

That ended with a knife to her throat.

Over InnsmouthAug 18, 201716 votes

tfw we have a comic for _____: Blood of Noxus, and it isnt Vladimir.

Dragon MasterAug 18, 20174 votes

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tfw we have a comic for _____: Blood of Noxus, and it isnt Vladimir.

Same. Kinda wish Riot would stop ignoring him.

RalanrAug 18, 20174 votes

I wish Riot would stop ignoring Sion.

Blood MagicksAug 18, 20178 votes

Darius gets a cute blonde gf and steamy scenes despite having the appeal of a boulder.

Vlad better get a cute brunette gf soon.

Edit: this is banter I love the comic and I love Darius

RalanrAug 18, 20176 votes

Why not make Vlad bi and have him flirt with multiple people?

To drain their blood obviously. No sense in limiting your targets to gender.

LordHippomanAug 18, 201715 votes

This was really high quality and I enjoyed it a lot.

**Spoilers Below: **

Darius is probably one of my least favorite League characters, because he used to just feel kinda like "Garen but Noxus instead and he's an asshole", and I also have continuing traumatic flashbacks to his release week when Noxian Guillotine was NUTS.

I'd say this story changes that. It fleshes out his backstory, revealing maybe most interestingly that he's NOT natively Noxian, which puts an interesting spin on his major loyalty and position. It also, pretty importantly, shows a more human side to him. He's regretful and hesitant to hurt Quill, even after she betrays the Empire, and he looks genuinely shocked and destroyed when Invetia pulls the ol' Darius Special on her. There's a level of responsibility and guilt there, and it could lead to some doubts in the future, if his plotline gets continued.

Side character presence is also good. Draven's in top form, and it seems his reluctance to fight in the army is a thing of the past in the new Lore. Also, holy shit, Tamara's in this. That's a fantastic Progress Day callback. All the characters look fantastic too, the new Noxus art direction is really working, despite how much I miss their Skull House and Four Eyed Ghost Horses (Is that RiotWhren's work again? It's still great.). There's also a nice hint of Singed. Maybe not Singed in particular, but his MO, because Quill's got some real Riven vibes coming from her.

That ending revelation from Quill is a winner too. Welcome to the Kassadin club, Darius.

IamBILGEAug 18, 201713 votes

We can now confirm, with physical proof, that Draven enjoys lotion on his butt.

HeresyHorusAug 18, 201712 votes

After reading the comic i think Riot must give Darius a new voice lines cuz the current ones 100% dont fit him.

CraftyCondorAug 18, 20178 votes

(MASSIVE SPOILERS, READ THE COMIC FIRST) Holy crap. Guys, I think this comic has something to do with his animation, In the end, Quill mention that Decius, her son, was more than just her child "Decius was more than just my son, Darius. He was--" she also mentions earlier in the story that Decius had died in the Freljord, "He died. Fighting for Noxus in the Freljord." I think that Decius was Darius's son, (pool scene) and i think that's why Darius was in the Freljord in the animation. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGx9_wABzlA) he is visiting his sons grave after Quill tells him that he is dead and also after Quill dies (He could also be going to the Freljord to talk to General Korlak on top of that). Also, in the animation we see Darius drink something could be water, could be alcohol drowning out his sorrow after Quill's death and the recent news of his child's death. Either way, as a Darius main this really tore me up, because I've always seen Darius as a brutal man with only destruction and conquest in his wake, yet this comic and animation together show Darius as someone with very human emotions but still with an undying loyalty to Noxus. Darius has lost everything important to him except Noxus and Draven who coincidentally a fierce member of Noxus. so that may be why he continuously fights for Noxus, to honor the memory of Quill and his child, or to forget about them all together... needless to say I cried, even if my whole theory is wrong.

KuroCaliberAug 18, 20177 votes

And here I got excited because I thought that gorgeous woman, Quill, was going to be a new champion.....aaaaaand she's dead.

HalfTangibleAug 18, 20176 votes

Look on the bright side

Tamara's appeared in two major lore stories now, one of which she was the main character for.

She may become her own champion, like how Illaoi showed up as a side character in the Harrowing event before her release.

ˉˉˉˉˉˉAug 18, 20177 votes

The comic is not detailed enough. We need to know more about the river scene...

TotalisAug 18, 20175 votes

easily my favorite comic we've ever gotten.

Right as I was flipping to that last page I was thinking how awesome it would be if we got a 1-armed swordswoman from noxus as a champion just to see my dream crushed into dirt.

NylisaAug 19, 20175 votes

i use to not care about draven and darius

now i care about them and i like them.

ModCaptainMårvelousAug 19, 20175 votes

I'm slightly late to this but I think my one criticism about this comic is that it felt semi-rushed. I love the comic, don't misinterpret what I mean, but it seems like the plot itself was rushed out the door. We're introduced instantly to this new lady, told we have to care about her and shown one scene where she has sexual congress with Darius.

Maybe if this was like a 2-4 part series, it'd feel more impact, but as a one off I didn't feel all that much attachment.