It's heavily implied in Diana's lore that warriors clad in silver and gold would be fighting monsters pouring from the sky and her flavor text even depicts her battling three voidborn monstrosities.
Ralanr28 votes
best be getting to Targon.
GreenLore23 votesWhy do I see Olaf as this one character who for some reason always appears when there is some kind of giant catastrophe going on and he'll always survive despite the fact that he just wants to die
Sharjo7 votesI'm now imagining Solari, Lunari and Ascended warriors all teaming up to beat back the alien invaders of Icathia.
Also I'm even more of the opinion now that of all the realms that intersect with Runeterra, the Void never did naturally but was made to through magical interference. The way the Voidborn react to Runeterra's atmosphere just makes me think the connection between the two planes was never meant to be.
Malicious Metal14 votesThe very air seems to be causing them pain. Like Cho like to say; "The Daylight, It burns!"
It does seem like their plane's vastly different than Runeterra, perhaps their hostility comes only from their wicked reaction to Runeterra's atmosphere and other environmental factors.
So many theories, so little time.
Sharjo6 votesJust the fact that they go from being pale to purple because of the atmospheric changes in a matter of minutes speaks to how negatively it affects them. Perhaps the beasts of the Void aren't beasts at all, and when sent hurtling in to Runeterra they go through so much pain that many lose their minds. Our Void champions are simply the ones who survived with enough mentallity to do more (in most cases 
)
Malicious Metal2 votesPerhaps Rek'Sai used to be more than just a vicious beast but due to isolation she degenerated.
Also, the void creatures seem to be white as bone, perhaps even translucent, with volatile bodies that can adapt to almost any situation.
I have this theory that the void's nothing more than a gigantic hive-mind where these creatures thrive and being cast out into rune terra, something akin to hell for these creatures they're forced to adapt or perish.
XIII Vanitas5 votesBut that wouldn't explain why human beings that reach the Void or its energy turn purple and keep their own personalities (although it's heavily changed by the discover of what's beyond their own dimension).
I think the Void is just a place with a really harsh enviroment, therefore its inhabitants pour into other dimensions to consume their resources. In fact, all voidborns share a great hunger for something, most of the times food ( 
), but also knowledge (
).
Their actions cause the Void to expand and parasite new worlds.
I also think that the energy of the Void has an intrinsic parasitic nature: this is why 
is able to absorb the magic damage thrown at him.
Baron of Bread2 votesI believe a Rioter confirmed Rek as basically a Void Bear, she was never a language speaking classy member of Void society like Cho'Gath. She has supposedly always been a vicious and territorial creature, in the Void or out of it.
Doesn't mean your theory is off for the others though.
Shroom Junkie1 votesWhat do you mean pale? Is it some lore I never read that depicted them like that, or?..
Moonshade8 votesI think its more along the lines of the Void creatures are rapidly evolving/adapting. The void from which they came either has a different form of electromagnetic radiation that allows its inhabitants to see causing Voidborn who come to Runeterra to have issues with the UV of Runeterra burning them since they're not used to Runeterra's light spectrum causing them pain and discomfort (Vel'Koz says I miss the darkness of the void, Cho'Gath complains about the Light Burning, could be literal pain or could just be the same experience one has when turning on the bathroom light after leaving their dark bedroom, blinding almost painful brightness since their world has no light the sudden introduction of light would likely be painful to their visual organs). This sudden introduction of light could also explain why most Void creatures are purple/black but the ones Diana fought were white, lets look at moles and other subterranean organisms that live in little to no light conditions, what happens to them? Their eyes become small and none functional or they get evolved right off the organism entirely since light is not needed in their environment to function, they also become pale since they don't need a defense against solar radiation that pigmentation serves.
We even see this pattern in humans, humans in darker, more overcast areas that require wearing lots of clothing (England, Iceland, Ireland, etc...) all have pale skin (even the Irish/Scottish Highlanders, some of which wore only kilts (until the weather forced them to dress warmer) and fought naked/barely clothed in combat. This pale skin is because they didn't need as much protection from the sun and needed to be able to absorb enough sun to make vitamin D. Compare this to Africans who have darker skin and live in much drier, arid climates with long sunny days that don't require inhabitants to cover up to keep warm (in fact it can be downright uncomfortable to be totally covered in hot climates). Their darker skin protects them from the sun's harmful rays (there's a reason those of African descent don't burn easy) but also is less efficient at making Vitamin D since they got more consistent sun and didn't need to have the lighter skin with maximum Vitamin D production capabilities. Void monsters could be the same way, in their Dark dimension they don't need protection from the light's affects because there is none and since there's no light being pale isn't an advantage or disadvantage so they stay pale so they don't waste energy producing pigment. In Runeterra there is light so they need to make pigment to protect themselves and provide camouflage against the background. We already know Void creatures evolve very fast I mean look at Kha'Zix his main goal is evolution and Cho'Gath he is able to grow very quickly, so we already have established that Void creatures evolve fast and are able to reorder their physiology to adapt to varying circumstances.
The other thing I can think of is that the Void creatures react differently based off of perceived threat, like when the void monsters first appeared before Diana, (it was never said they came from some form of portal, just that their energy was polluting the area) they were white because they didn't see her as anything more than a snack so they weren't in combat mode, after she cut two down as if they were butter sculptures the third turned purple and black and had hooks/barbs/claws/spikes erupting from its flesh, making its self better suited for combat in the low light conditions (darker colours to better blend in and disguise movements against the dark background, while additional natural weaponry in the forms of more spikes/claws to better combat its clearly formidable foe)
Fasmodey2 votesI'm now imagining Solari, Lunari and Ascended warriors all teaming up to beat back the alien invaders of Icathia.
Also I'm even more of the opinion now that of all the realms that intersect with Runeterra, the Void never did naturally but was made to through magical interference. The way the Voidborn react to Runeterra's atmosphere just makes me think the connection between the two planes was never meant to be.
Only Nasus and Azir would fight against Void, Renekton and Xerath wouldn't care about Runeterra, they would just blow up voidborns that walked out to their path.
And I know that's what you wanted to say, just trying to more clear for other people. Act like you didn't see my message. <3
Sharjo1 votesI was more imagining it in an ancient context, with a newly Ascended Nasus and Renekton teaming up with Solari and Lunari warriors of the ancient past.
Fasmodey1 votesI was more imagining it in an ancient context, with a newly Ascended Nasus and Renekton teaming up with Solari and Lunari warriors of the ancient past.
I dont think Renekton would team up with Nasus, he is currently completely insane.
Sharjo1 votesAncient context. Back when he wasn't insane, when they had just recently Ascended with Nasus and fought a dire threat to Shurima. I'm thinking in regards to Runeterra's ancient history, not the modern era.
Fasmodey1 votesAncient context. Back when he wasn't insane, when they had just recently Ascended with Nasus and fought a dire threat to Shurima. I'm thinking in regards to Runeterra's ancient history, not the modern era.
Oh wow, reading by ass is the definition of this situation, sorry.
Sharjo1 votesWell it's cleared up now, so no worries!
PeponiPoro5 votesI did not interpret the beasts or terrors as void creatures, even though that WAS my first thought. I think this is something else entirely, as in none of the past void lores have they been described as turning in to ectoplasm (or whatever that goo they turned in to was) after being killed. They were also described as being the enemies of Aspects on past worlds, whereas we know from what Rioters have said that the Void was created on Runeterra in some event that I can not remember the name of right now... I'm pretty sure they aren't void creatures, but I could be proved wrong.
LittleBlast1 votesRead dianas lore
PeponiPoro1 votesI did...
LittleBlast1 votesThe creature Diana fought is extremely similar to the Void Creatures we know of today
PeponiPoro1 votesYes but they are not in the ways I described above.
Riftyn1 votesI believe what you are thinking of is the old "rune wars." Before riot started changing the lore, this is what basically started every single event that had occurred in the story. This has since changed when riot removed the idea of summoners. Currently there is no backstory for how the void began.
Oysteroth3 votesYeah I'm not sold on this being a void invasion. In old lore, the void is described as a place between worlds, but in Leona's new lore, it describes what's going on as a universe scale cosmic battle between strange horrors (inhuman entities and pallid, eyeless strangers that came down the mountain) and cosmic protectors (the aspects)
What sets this apart from the void is that all of our void champs and creatures are distinctly animal in nature. Cho has six identifiable limbs and looks like a reptilian insect thing. Vel has squid/octopus tentacles. Kha is literally an insect. Rek Sai is like a.. mole rat/centipede. You can easily describe their features. When Diana was attacked by one of the monsters, "it split apart, revealing a glutinous mass of sense organs and hooked teeth." That's indescribable lovecraft horror right there. Since when are void creatures covered in eyes with gaping orifices all over their bodies? None of the void creatures melt into otherworldly tar when defeated. I will admit, purple and evolving lend itself to the void, but the rest are very different. Not to mention Kassadin and Malz became infused with purple before they left Icathia/the void, not once they left.
Maybe I'm wrong, but with the current information we have on the void, the targonian horrors don't share many similarities. Hopefully we'll get a void lore rework to either distance or unite these two ideas.
Riftyn1 votesThe lore is such a mess right now, we're going to have to wait until kass and the rest of the void champions are reworked or get updated lore before we really know how they work, but remember that the void is based on Lovecraft's work, even Icathia is based on one of his short stories. Maybe riot has plans on expanding on this idea.
Caytheles1 votesLegion Reference?
Dataless1 votes
"The Watchers will return...."
Nechronia1 votesIn other words, the Targon vs Void equivalent to Shadow and Fortune.
Could be a pretty cool way to reintroduce everyone's favorite giant bug dinosaur back into the lore :>
Jasiwel1 votesDon't dragons also come from the sky? Why not Void Dragons?
DarkRitual1 votesThere's a chance one of the empty champion slots on the Targon site is Taric. Lore-wise he didn't fit in from anywhere, so needing completely rewritten would be a good reason to toss him into Targon's Lore. A tall rugged mountain would no doubt be a good place to find many outrageous gems.
Voidzilla1 votesI'm really excited to see this development.
Connecting Mount Targon to the Void, though at first I thought was a little odd (yet still awesome, as the Void is my favorite area of the LoL-verse), actually makes sense. Since Targon has the Solari, who venerate the sun like the Shurimans, it implies they might be situated relatively close by and perhaps even had cultural exchanges. Since the Void is mainly coming through Shurima, yet they have history with Mount Targon, that can imply Icathia may be located somewhere between Shurima and Targon, and that the Void is infesting both areas.
I'll admit, I was never the most interested in Targon lore, but the connection with the Void got me super-stoked for it.
Baron of Bread1 votesI think the lore was implying that the Void has encroached there before (which is why the land is so inhospitable now but nice in Diana's vision of the past) and is starting to do so again (as shown by the void monsters Diana fights). So it is probably an "and" instead of an "or".
rtbf379078921 votes;'D omg im sooo happy. My bby gurl. She the main. She da realest. Imagine panth, leona, and whatever two new champs theyll introduce. leona chasing her and panth will side with diana. my bby gurl is the lead role. omg ima cry guys! omg omg. ohh yeah. wooo./ years ive waited. yeeears.
Solidair31 votesRight? Super rad. I'm ready for Leona and Diana to stand back to back and demolish an army of the Void.
Solari Fortune1 votesI just love the way Leona called down Solar Flare in her lore Slam fist into ground and make it rain fire
FrostyDog1 votesI would assume Pantheon would be there to help fight as would Aurelion Sol
Ralanr1 votesI assume he'll have an army of all his previous hosts.
KnKitsune1 votes....... WHERE WILL EVERYONE ELSE BE DOING WHEN THIS HAPPENS!?
