What kind of undead plague runeterra?

Shíny·Nov 18, 2014·1 votes·766 views

I was thinking of the shadow isles and i'm not quite sure what categories some of its residents fit into. I'm not too familiar with the different types of undead so some of these might be completely off. so we have for sure Mummy Lich Lich Maybes Spirit bound to armor? Spirit bound to armor or revenant? So hes technically a zombie that just craves battle instead of brains? Reanimated skeleton? or is he just a spirit that built the best body a chain warden could want? Revenant almost seems to describe yorick? Spirit bound to armor?

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LordHippomanNov 18, 20142 votes

You know, I've always wondered, was Hecarim a half man/half horse in life too? Or is that just a post death thing?

I've always liked the idea that it was a post death thing, and horse and rider were originally separate, but got fused in the soul blender or whatever. Hecarim is an anagram for "Chimera", which is a being made up of two or more creatures, so it fits. That's just my theory though, we don't really have any canon info.

ShínyNov 18, 20141 votes

It feels like riot is hinting heavily with their word choice that hecarim was a Calvary officer of some sort, hes called the vanguard of death and during the harrowing he marshaled a spectral host to overrun that port. I like the idea that perhaps he was so close to his horse in life that whatever forces the ruined king unleashed on the shadow isles fused them together.

Ironclad DragonNov 18, 20141 votes

The "Whatever Seems Cool At The Time" kind.

VantoothNov 18, 20141 votes

Irelia Actually, more of a revived human as she is 100% human. No relation to undeath. A wraith which is a kind of ghost and possessed an ancient armor bring death and sickness with him. Amumu Yeah a mummy. Hecarim officially a specter, a ghost or apparition. He incarnates war and it is hinted that he was once human before the tragedy of the shadow isles, unlike mordekaiser the armor is part of his being. Karthus Yeah, a lich. Sion A undead/zombie. Yorick A ghoul. Thresh A spectre, a ghost, a reaper a spectral being who claims souls. And soon enough Kalista, a spectre that punishes the betrayers.