Some of the skins in league have some pretty cool lore behind them

Bârd··9 votes·11,531 views

For example, take Aatrox His justicar skin is how he appears to the people he aids. His Sea Hunter skin is how he appears to the people of Bilgewater. *edit: I done goofed. This is how he would appear as a Marai pirate. Mecha Aatrox is not actually Aatrox, but a robot created by Rumble and Heimerdinger, inspired by the legends of Aatrox.

For some champions, you have to stretch it a little bit, but you can get some cool things out of it Ahri Dynasty and Midnight are how she dressed while she was still seducing humans for their souls, just her daytime and nighttime dress. Foxfire is how she appeared just after becoming human. Popstar is what her career would have been if she had not become a champion in the "league" (or whatever it is that these champions are fighting for) Challenger is how she would have appeared if she had continued to consume the souls of humans. Academy is how she would have appeared if she had gone to school.

On some champions, we can only speculate wildly Amumu Pharaoh: If we assume this to be cannon like the other skins, then this is Amumu post mummification, about to be placed in a sarcophagus. We can also assume this to mean that he was a Shuriman king while he lived. Little knight Amumu is the start of a little story arc. Amumu came back from the dead with no memories, and no knowledge of the world. With this in mind, he went to school with Annie (probably with some illusion magic that he got by having some mage take pity on him). While in this school, he got a role in the school play, which featured the legends of king Arthur. On opening night, he broke the sword prop, and was kicked out of the play. After a couple of months, Amumu had the idea of wrapping himself up and sending himself as a gift to Annie, his only friend. He got re-gifted. Later, he almost became prom king, but lost to some guy with Trump Hair. This defeat drove Amumu into a deep depression, which is seen in Emumu. Sad Robot was an AI that was made to replicate Amumu's state of persistent sadness for research purposes. Also, they were allowed to do more to a Robot than to a real (even if undead) person. In Suprise Party, some of the other champions threw a Party to celebrate the memory of Urf. Amumu came to join the fun, but he ran into the table with the cake, knocked it over, and ruined it. He got kicked out.

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Ebonmaw Dragon4 votes

His Sea Hunter skin is how he appears to the people of Bilgewater.

WRONG

Sea Hunter Aatrox is actually an aatrox from an Alternative Universe where he is from the race of the Merai (Like Nami) instead of a Darkin. He hunts sea creatures that sells in the butcher bridge and its part of the Pirate crew of Garen.

Stars Shaper3 votes

Varus Arclight skin is how he looked just after absorbing the Pit of Pallas powers before it corrupted him.

Xerath Guardian of the Sands is how he would look if he would be on Shurima side.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

Swain master tactician skin is actually what he looks like in the league universe and his classic skin is pre promotion

Darius lord darius is what he would look like if he challenged swain for master tactician

creator Viktor is what he would look like if he was allowed to keep the stone of power he took from the college of science and technololy and the battlecast skin set are his creations if he was allowed to keep it

Ralanr1 votes

I always saw Lord Darius as depicting Darius as a Noxian noble.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

i can see that but lore wise its darius in the position or master tactician of the noxian army

p.s. hello again

Ralanr1 votes

Howdy.

RiotRiot Fauxfox3 votes

My two favorite ideas/speculation for skins are

  1. The Steel Legion was created by Jayce to fight off the Battlecast monstrocities that Viktor created.

And

  1. Blackfrost Anivia is the Anivia consumed with corruption trying to fight off the watchers and protect the Frelijord.

"COME MORTAL BEINGS... BRING YOUR ARMIES TO MY DOMAIN, ALL WILL PERISH IN ENDLESS WINTER."

:3

Also that Aatrox skin thing is p cool and something I never really thought of.

RiotKindlejack7 votes

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My two favorite ideas/speculation for skins are

  1. The Steel Legion was created by Jayce to fight off the Battlecast monstrocities that Viktor created.

And

  1. Blackfrost Anivia is the Anivia consumed with corruption trying to fight off the watchers and protect the Frelijord.

"COME MORTAL BEINGS... BRING YOUR ARMIES TO MY DOMAIN, ALL WILL PERISH IN ENDLESS WINTER."

:3

Also that Aatrox skin thing is p cool and something I never really thought of.

Steel Legion and Bioforge depict a hextech arms race where Demacians get tech from Piltover and Noxus get tech from Zaun to escalate their conflict. They were something of a spiritual successor to Commando and Crimson Elite :P

RiotRiot Fauxfox1 votes

Oh. Well that's even cooler.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

gees dont you watch necrit? you should know this stuff mister rioter lol

patmax171 votes

IIRC blackfrost anivia is anivia corrupted by the awakening of lissandra :)

Ralanr1 votes

I love imagining the stories behind the skins.

Sharjo1 votes

Can't wait for the day when we've got the whole setting down so that sometimes we can have some alternate reality skin stories going on.

Ralanr1 votes

They are ripe material for fanfics though.

If I could actually focus on skin fanfics thought! GAH.

RiotKindlejack8 votes

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Can't wait for the day when we've got the whole setting down so that sometimes we can have some alternate reality skin stories going on.

This is something I'm personally very excited about. We get to hint at stories and settings with some text and the splash art, but I would love to actually have some short stories written about some of the alternate worlds we cook up. In the meantime I'll just be over here enjoying PROJECT fanfiction >XD

Ralanr1 votes

You could hold more fanfic contests.

League of Potato1 votes

Or if league ever makes an animated series. I would definitely pay for it. I'm sure a bunch of people would too.

rtbf2232199601 votes

I want them to make more things like A New Dawn ;(

Notoary1 votes

I love the idea of short blurbs of context when skins are released. It would be a lot of extra work though, so I can totally understand why you guys don't. The first thing that comes to mind is Star Guardian Lux and how, in the completely unrelated Sailor Moon series, Sailor Moon found the other scouts in following episodes. A little story that goes along with her finding the others(very vaguely hinting at the next one in the line) that spans over the releases would be so cool. Or other skin lines with a similar idea or just why/where they exist.

RiotKindlejack5 votes

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I love the idea of short blurbs of context when skins are released. It would be a lot of extra work though, so I can totally understand why you guys don't. The first thing that comes to mind is Star Guardian Lux and how, in the completely unrelated Sailor Moon series, Sailor Moon found the other scouts in following episodes. A little story that goes along with her finding the others(very vaguely hinting at the next one in the line) that spans over the releases would be so cool. Or other skin lines with a similar idea or just why/where they exist.

Me too! Right now all you get is a few sentences on release (e.g., "By day, Luxanna Crownguard is a shy, kind-hearted student at the College of Magic. But with the power of starlight, she transforms into the luminous champion of love and friendship, Star Guardian Lux!"). Hinting at future skins is something we try to avoid right now because we've seen that even when it looks foolproof, until skins hit PBE, things can come up that delay or shelve a concept.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

like ao shin? is that what it is? is this an announcement for ao shin? ILLUMINATI

Bârd1 votes

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This is something I'm personally very excited about. We get to hint at stories and settings with some text and the splash art, but I would love to actually have some short stories written about some of the alternate worlds we cook up. In the meantime I'll just be over here enjoying PROJECT fanfiction >XD

While you are here, I am curious. is PROJECT related to Mecha?

RiotKindlejack3 votes

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While you are here, I am curious. is PROJECT related to Mecha?

No, not really. They are both near-future fantasies though; PROJECT being a Metal Gear-esque development of military technology that uses suits to channel 'digital magic', Mecha being giant robots with power cores controlled by AI and built by clever little yordle scientists (to fight Kaiju perhaps?)

Desiderium1 votes

What about Full Metal? Like Jayce?

Similar to Project, but without the channeled magic? Literally just a powersuit?

Stars Shaper1 votes

I think is just a powersuit a la Ironman.

RiotKindlejack2 votes

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What about Full Metal? Like Jayce?

Similar to Project, but without the channeled magic? Literally just a powersuit?

Full Metal Jayce started out looking a lot more Art Deco in concept, while Rammus has Eva Unit 01 in the background of his splash... no idea >XD

TerraRising1 votes

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Mecha being giant robots with power cores controlled by AI and built by clever little yordle scientists (to fight Kaiju perhaps?)

You probably can't answer this, Kindlejack, but I am curious about something:

Are the Battlecast / Mecha / Pulsefire skins related? It would seem to me that PFE and the Mecha line would be perfect protagonists against Creator Viktor's Battlecast line (even Xerath).

RiotKindlejack1 votes

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Mecha being giant robots with power cores controlled by AI and built by clever little yordle scientists (to fight Kaiju perhaps?)

You probably can't answer this, Kindlejack, but I am curious about something:

Are the Battlecast / Mecha / Pulsefire skins related? It would seem to me that PFE and the Mecha line would be perfect protagonists against Creator Viktor's Battlecast line (even Xerath).

Right now no, we don't have many skin lines that share the same alternate fantasy. However I would really like them to! I think each major skin line should be paired with an adversary so players can write awesome fanfic, play skin vs skin games etc. but there's no reason to stop there. Perhaps iBlitzcrank and PROJECT exist in the same world, but the iBlitzcranks are more like mass-produced private law enforcement while PROJECT are unique members of a cutting edge military experiments? If it's anything like Dominion: Tank Police I could see Officer Caitlyn and Vi rolling alongside an iBlitzcrank unit on Akira-eque motorcycles down the streets of New New Piltover. Compared to them though I would imagine more extreme anime skins like Super Galaxy Rumble and Neon Strike Vi might be what they watch on TV after a long shift.

Pulsefire Ezreal, as our very first sci-fi skin, never had any rivals but we have talked a lot about it as he is clearly fighting for the future of all mankind with his awesome tech. I personally think that Eternum would be a good match as they are inspired by the Mass Effect Reapers - beings from the darkness of space come to harvest mankind.

Battlecast is for the most part less advanced. They are Robotnik'd* slaves with engines that spew black columns of smoke from diesel engines. During the tease for Battlecast Prime Cho'gath there was mention of blueprints acquired by 'The Resistance'. It was most likely imagined as a sort of Terminator future where Skynet is replaced with Viktor and there's no time travel to save them. Could be Full Metal Jayce, could be Resistance Caitlyn, could be both. I really hope in the future we have answers for you!

*In the teaser for Vel'koz it describes how Viktor captured Vel'koz, encased his flesh in metal and inhibited the functions/freedom of his mind. Just like a certain Egg-shaped Doctor on Mobius.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

i personally love the creator series because it shows you how many different directions the league of legends universe could've gone just because someone forgot to take the cool red crystal from Viktor or lord darius for example he could easily challenge swain for the post of master tactician but he realizes that swain is better for the job. also i think you should seriously consider making swains master tactician skin his classic skin becuase it is his true appearence in the lore.

RiotKindlejack1 votes

Do you mean Tyrant Swain? I'd like to do more lore skins that show champions at the height of their power - like Captain Fortune and Overlord Malzahar.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

yes sorry lol

Whut Thuh 1 votes

i also think that more cannon skins would be cool

Neamean1 votes

Lest we not forget the priciest VU best height or their power skin Spirit Guard Udyr

RiotBioluminescence4 votes

Personal head-canon - DJ Sona exists in the PROJECT universe, and is a trapped/enslaved AI personality being forced to entertain at an illicit nightclub.

Her VO is confusing enough that I can make out lines like "What is happening?" and "Let me out" in the nonsense :)

What's your opinion on where DJ Sona stands in relation to the other skin lines, Kindlejack?

Ralanr2 votes

Now that's creepy.

Oerbà1 votes

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Personal head-canon - DJ Sona exists in the PROJECT universe, and is a trapped/enslaved AI personality being forced to entertain at an illicit nightclub.

Her VO is confusing enough that I can make out lines like "What is happening?" and "Let me out" in the nonsense :)

What's your opinion on where DJ Sona stands in relation to the other skin lines, Kindlejack?

omg I thought I was the only one who thought so

Like, the triangle she has on her back is almost the exact same as the triangles shared by the other PROJECT skins. She also follows the same color scheme, gray and black with splashes of color in between.

RiotKindlejack2 votes

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Personal head-canon - DJ Sona exists in the PROJECT universe, and is a trapped/enslaved AI personality being forced to entertain at an illicit nightclub.

Her VO is confusing enough that I can make out lines like "What is happening?" and "Let me out" in the nonsense :)

What's your opinion on where DJ Sona stands in relation to the other skin lines, Kindlejack?

I've talked to SpaceW0mbat about it, he's the vision-holder on PROJECT, and I think we agree that DJ Sona could be in the PROJECT universe. Just as I mentioned earlier, the PROJECT crew are doing their tactical espionage action while DJ Sona would be playing to sold-out arenas. I'd also like to roll iBlitz and the futuristic Officer Cait/Vi into this setting because it's all very 'Anime 2050AD' feeling. This is definitely a universe we will be going to again >:)

As for her being trapped/enslaved that sounds so dark! I would hope Sona loves what she does although yes with the heavy filtering her script is a bit of a mystery. On that note, why don't you come by the skins team and say hi?

Stars Shaper1 votes

Well then... Are you going to give Project Yasuo some cookies since he didn't get half a brick during the "Oh so awesome" PROJECT event?

Decrit1 votes

was he supposed to? I mean he already got his time to shine.

ABOUT SHINING what about Leona instead? She had barely screen time :c

Stars Shaper1 votes

It was totally unfair to leave a champion out of his own skinline event.

BurningRice1 votes

I'm curious if the Eternum skins fit in with either mecha or the battlecast line, or maybe they are their own thing with more soon to come

DrawDiaGrams1 votes

Oh, man, if you make Kaiju skins that look like the old godzilla movies I will throw all my money at you.

Whut Thuh 1 votes

ah good pacific rim reference .. very suttle [zombie-brand-clap]

GenoXx1 votes

Project: Skinline is when Viktor manages to show people the benefits of machinery. I take he got the attention of some great inventors and scientists, thus the dysotopian age began. It's a more futuristic world. I'd imagine Demacia completely modernized in this age. A large corporation, began researching old warriors of some renown. This led them to the idea of converting them into cyborgs. I'd say they dug up their bodies(at least took their brains) revived them and enhanced them with advanced techmaturgy. Or at least got their dna some how and worked from there.

But, they had flaws. They couldn't keep control of their experiments and acted on their own. I'd say they all escaped but zed was sent to capture or destroy them.

That's my theory on it though.

Ralanr1 votes

So the steel legion?

The Soulforged1 votes

Aren't these all speculation though?

Bârd2 votes

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Aren't these all speculation though?

Ahri and Amumu are, yes.

Aatrox, however, is cannon. Justicar has been confirmed to be how he appears to those he aids, and Sea Hunter has been confirmed to be a Marai version of Aatrox. Mecha Aatrox is shown as under construction in his splash, with the sillouhete of Rumble in the foreground.

SithesisLord1 votes

I like to think of Aether Wing Kayle as the canon version of Kayle, honestly.

That might be because she looks near identical to Uriel from Darksiders and i love the concept that angels aren´t medieval winged warriors, but rather extremely high-tech winged warriors with an ego that´s a bit too overwhelming for everybody else to deal with.

Might be my love for AW Kayle and Darksiders talking though.

EndGamer111 votes

Skin lore

no Viktor

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