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Can We Have an Update to The Darkin Lore?

MrEnds·4/11/2019, 2:28:11 PM·10 votes·4,539 views

So I am a huge fan of the lore in league of legends and one thing that stands out to me is the lack of information and detail pertaining to the Darkin. The Darkin lore seems quite incomplete and overlooked compared to most of the other lore in league of legends such as on Demacia, The Void, Zaun, Bilgewater, The Shadow isles, Shurima, and more. the main reason why i believe this is a problem is because the Darkin seemed like an extremely important influence in many of the wars and are only briefly talked about in the lore and were said to have become an EVEN GREATER threat then THE VOID. also I think the lore feels incomplete because there is only information on 3 of the darkin (Aatrox, Rhaast, and Varus) when there is supposedly 5 still alive according to Rhaast in one of his ingame voice lines. Tell me what your opinions are in the comments i'd love to read them and see what you guys think! https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/lolesports_gamepedia_en/c/cc/AatroxSquare.png?version=17d10bd9faefe38daca6eb4a3abe361b https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2017/july/kayneavn/darkinpathicon.jpg https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/lolesports_gamepedia_en/c/c2/VarusSquare.png?version=fd9088d7016f52bf45272873264729a6

26 Comments

Naalith4/11/2019, 2:46:21 PM9 votes

Honestly I wouldn't expect new lore on them for a minute. That's not saying I don't want it, but we got super spoiled there for a minute. Kayn, Varus, Aatrox, Where Icathia Once Stood, and Twilight of the Gods all happened within a year. You look at a major region like Shadow Isles not being updated from 2016 until now or Bandle City still not having anything and you realize individual storylines take a minute to get new content.

I'd love new darkin stuff though. Hopefully we get a new one next year at least.

NotaRobot10064/11/2019, 4:05:52 PM4 votes

Heck, it's more like we have info on 2 and a half Darkin. Rhaast's got pretty much no lore outside of Kayn. Which is weird because Kayn has lore outside of Rhaast, so it's a little sad that only one of them gets to be a character.

LuaDotExe4/11/2019, 3:20:11 PM3 votes

I personally think there's enough info as it is; Darkin are former Ascended warriors that fought off the Void, became corrupted by it, and were then betrayed and entombed in their own weapons by an incarnation of the Aspect of Twilight. Ascended represent something specific, as well, and whatever the Darkin represented no longer exists.

BLIGHTBRINGER4/11/2019, 8:25:17 PM2 votes

I just want to know who this sister is of Varus... Is she also a Darkin? Why is he looking for her? Are they close?

I have so many questions.

Jaspers4/11/2019, 2:47:59 PM2 votes

They have more lore than Yordles do and there's only 3 of them.

SSmotzer4/12/2019, 3:49:54 AM1 votes

Well, it's possible the Demacian lore dump we had is in perpetration for the Darkin sealed beneath Demacia. We had a Darkin from Ionia, and Darkin from Noxus, Aatrox seems to really enjoy hanging out in the Freljords, that just leaves Demacia as the odd one out when it comes to Darkin.

Not to mention the reveal that the Darkin Ta'anari had his heart carved out and forged into Sivir's crossblade, but there is debate whether or not Sivir will actually be taken over by the Darkin, most people think she won't be. Then we got Naganeka, a snake Darkin who's poison seems to be coursing though Cassiopia's veins, turning her into a Demi-Ascended.

Then Valeeva, who is my bet on being the Darkin sealed beneath Demacia. If we follow the pattern the rest of the Darkin have set she will most likely be sealed within just some chains, and symbolize the scales of justice. Now I could be reaching, but Morgana finding magical chains that can contain her celestial power out of no where does raise some questions, especially considering the design of the chain looks nothing like Sylas's chains, and the fact they aren't made of petricite seems out of place in Demacia.

That leaves Cebotaru, the wolf Darkin. My guess is that he isn't one of the "living Darkin" in that he will have been sealed within the Shadow Isles, back when it was the Blessed Isles.

Jerry SeinfeId4/11/2019, 4:52:47 PM1 votes

can we maybe first get some other lore for a change? this ain't league of darkin.

Hammermancer4/11/2019, 5:04:59 PM1 votes

Umm

only if we needlessly force issues of sexuality into it, and then start demeaning people who liked the old lore better and completely disregard all legitimate criticism like "Did varus still have a kid?" or "is the new boyfriend effectively the same role as the wife or..." by calling people homophobes