Possible Void backstory hints in Illaoi's dialouge?

Doctor Dyment··16 votes·2,168 views

Illaoi "Ugly thing. You weren't designed by god, you were made by fools."

Illaoi says this to Rek'Sai in a taunt. And as we know, Rek'Sai is from the Void, a realm that we have little to no knowledge of whatsoever. We do know that the Void has spawned many abominations such as the likes of Cho'Gath, Kha'Zix, and Vel'Koz. But this quote might imply that the Voidborn are not created by the Gods, but rather something or someone. This may also tie in to Kog'Maw's quote about his "daddy." Could it be that Kog'Maw's so called father did not birth him naturally as a normal creature does, but rather created him, and many of the other Voidborn falsely? And if so, who or what did it? Will we ever get to see this mystery creature who is creating abominations to unleash on the land? How would you rate this theory on a scale of 1-10, with a 1 being "You're a crackpot" and ten being "You might be on to something here."

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Overlord Forte13 votes

This is the same person who believes Kindred (the literal personification of death) to be a foolish spirit. The self-same of Bard, a literal cosmic force of balance.

Perspective is extremely colored here.

Notably, she also says, "What kind of stupid god made you?" to Rek'Sai. It's not entirely clear she even understands what created the Voidborn entirely.

Ralanr1 votes

This is a good point. I have a tendency to take what a champion says in game a bit too seriously (beyond the jokes) so it never occurred to me that she may be wrong in her thought process.

Ralanr5 votes

Considering how Khazix operates, I can see void creatures being manufactured. Kinda like the Kaiju in Pacific Rim.

Transgressor3 votes

Fuck.

Better start praying to Cthulu to reserve a slot after the apocalypse.

Ralanr1 votes

I think he'll just save you to snack on later.

Transgressor1 votes

ಠ_ಠ

Dreamspitter3 votes

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Considering how Khazix operates, I can see void creatures being manufactured. Kinda like the Kaiju in Pacific Rim.

0.o

oooooooh....

Rebonack1 votes

The information we have on the nature of the Void is far too contradictory to draw any solid conclusions.

We still don't know whether its just a spooky purple world on another plane of existence or if its an eldritch realm of madness beyond mortal comprehension.

Painkiller9901 votes

I have already created theories about the void and this is the main one. give u a solid 9 and propose the idea that the Void isn't a God but rather a person or monster of some kind that either corrupts creatures and changes them or simply creates them.

Mister Sunglow1 votes

Void event coming up???

Transgressor1 votes

-Dialouge -DIALOUGE -DIALOUGE

Really?

Sharjo1 votes

I view that line as more of an off-handed jab at the Shurimans; Rek'Sai exists as she does now not because God allowed her to grow and develop, but because the Shurimans weren't able to put her down before she became so monstrous. Rek'Sai's existence as she is now is down to the Shurimans fucking up.

I'm convinced Illaoi really doesn't like Shurima or its people.

Ebonmaw Dragon10 votes

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I'm convinced Illaoi really doesn't like Shurima or its people.

Azir EVERYONE MUST LOVE SHURIMA

Sharjo9 votes

Illaoi BOO FUCK SHURIMA

Fasmodey1 votes

She underestimates everyone and talks like she knows something about them. Probably not a big deal quote.

If she is right, it also means creator is more than one. May be there are Mommy and Daddy.

FakeGravity1 votes

Plot twist nagakaborus the watchers the void are all related. Probably being all brothers

Dreamspitter1 votes

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Plot twist nagakaborus the watchers the void are all related. Probably being all brothers

Like the Chaos Gods?

Fasmodey1 votes

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Like the Chaos Gods?

Nah, Chaos Gods have so much similarity compare to void and watchers. Ice powers and purple energy? Not that similar.

Dreamspitter1 votes

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Nah, Chaos Gods have so much similarity compare to void and watchers. Ice powers and purple energy? Not that similar.

The Chaos Gods have drastically different themes, and aesthetics.

Fasmodey1 votes

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The Chaos Gods have drastically different themes, and aesthetics.

Similar doesn't mean same. Their origin is same. They are born from strong emotions and aspects. They all have servants. They all have living in Warp.

How much can you list like this for Void and Watchers too?

Dreamspitter1 votes

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Similar doesn't mean same. Their origin is same. They are born from strong emotions and aspects. They all have servants. They all have living in Warp.

How much can you list like this for Void and Watchers too?

Well.....we dont actually know at all what the Watchers are, or what they, or why they watch. We only know that they are very old.

http://i.imgur.com/r3x6fuO.jpg

But I swear...if they ever release a Watcher champion, he's gotta have an interaction with Vel'koz.

At the time of Lissandra's release, people thought there was some kind of connection between him and the statues on the far bridge of Howling Abyss

http://i.imgur.com/xH79oEg.jpg

Like the void itself, or some power within it sending things to Runeterra -with Vel'koz simply being a later model. The statues on the tall pillars circled in red, and the statues along both sides of the bridge don't really look like the much later Bard release constellation. But that could just be art evolution.

Quantum Lotus1 votes

KogMaw "Terror coming... daddy coming..." I'm pretty sure koggles is referring to Chogath because Cho'gath is known as the terror of the void. So I think Kog and Cho are somehow related. But I would love to see some more info on the void. Maybe even a whole void event similar to that of the Bilgewater event? :D

Tronzalore20331 votes

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PickleBabah1 votes
  1. Hopefully there will be an inc void event soon <:
LordHippoman1 votes

Ooh. When I heard that in her voiceover preview, I figured it was for Blitzcrank or Orianna.

That though. That is interesting. Illaoi speaks in pseudo-riddles a lot, but we'll see if that gets followed up on. Illaoi seems like the type who would know a lot about this sort of thing, she exhibits some extreme powers for a human. She seems to know of Bard and Kindred, she knows Katarina's feelings about Garen, something that only Tahm also remarks on, and he's pretty much an immortal demon.

I wouldn't be surprised if Illaoi was part of Nagakaborous, in a way, like a little bit..possessed? Her weird green eyes might imply that.

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