The Ancient Demons of Runeterra

Kotex·9/3/2015, 4:14:47 PM·4 votes·1,717 views

I really love the lore of League--not just the champions' lore notes but the lore of Runeterra itself, its events and inhabitants. Im rather Fascinated by Aatrox and TahmKench's lore. Demons that have been archived into the history of Runeterra where they each embody the negative emotions and desires of mankind. Aatrox represents mankind's desire for violence and bloodshed (yes i know Aatrox is of a species called Darkin, but the lore still refers to him as a demon/avatar of war), Tahm represents mankind's weakness and flaws, which they have been manipulating for their own interest for what is supposed to be thousands of years or longer before the league. What interests me even more are the minor footnotes alluding to more of these "demons."

I would simply love seeing alot more of these demons come to light as champions, expanding on their mysterious orchestrations throughout history and how they may intertwine if at all, as Tahm seemingly is friends with Aatrox or at least respects him as a fellow ancient manipulator, but either way is privy to his existence and true agenda. They could all be quite liken to the Seven deadly sins or the Nine circles. Aatrox being Wrath oriented which his presences can corrupt others into embracing (such as he corrupted Tryndamere ), TahmKench Tahm being a glutton in spite of primarily representing imperfections. There could be a variety of many more of these demon avatars that would make interesting champions. And again i know whether Aatrox--or the Darkin race in general can be classified as demonic is up for debate.

I know im a total nerd that likes to talk about nerd things Heimerdinger

12 Comments

Tesla Effect9/3/2015, 4:18:41 PM7 votes

Aatrox is not a demon per say, but he does manipulate people. Tahm Kench on the other hand is a true demon, one that can not be destroyed so long as there are individuals that have greed. He is part of them and he mainifests from them and manipulates their greedy tendencies even more.

GenoXx9/3/2015, 4:19:19 PM2 votes

Aatrox is not a Demon......Look what you've done Narrative. Aatrox is his own race- The Freakin darkin

Ralanr9/3/2015, 5:05:04 PM1 votes

Shaco is a demon I think. As is Nocturne.

And maybe Fiddlesticks.

Nerds rejoice!

Edit: I didn't even notice my phone autocorrected Shaco to shaving...that's embarrassing.

GreenLore9/3/2015, 8:04:02 PM1 votes

I wonder though: If demons represent the flaws of humanity,then maybe Angels are gonna represent their virtues? Like Justice/orderKayle and freedomMorgana ? Though I guess it would take away the whole "angel war"-thing a bit,because there can be hardly a war among angels if their numbers are too small(but then again,maybe only the highest angels represent stuff like that)

Peridition9/3/2015, 9:55:35 PM1 votes

To me, Aatrox Shaco and TahmKench are all completely different types of demons

Aatrox is more like a classically western inspired demon who acts like a demi-god of war.

Shaco is just a trickster demon. He might be a fae creature that is much more sinister than he seems.

Tahm Kench is more like a eastern concept of a demon. He's a evil spirit that possesses the bodies of others. He's more like a folklore or a cautionary tale. That and I'm 99% certain he was inspired by the river demon in Journey to the West.

http://cdn.wegotthiscovered.com/wp-content/uploads/Journey-to-the-West-Conquering-the-Demons_L-670x288.jpg

hexarte9/4/2015, 1:57:06 AM1 votes

I'll get onto drawing this as a comic as soon as possible, because I very much like this idea. But I agree to no Aatrox as a demon