Evelynn's possible place in the new lore, theory/concept.

Zerenza··4 votes·1,232 views

Okay so hear me out here on a couple things before i start the small concept of Evelynns new origin that i just thought of and of the possibility of this being used to actually solidify her into the game.

First: Evelynn's lore is litterally two sentences long and she doesn't really have anything related to any other champions, except twisted fate(Ex Lover).

Second: Her kit is out dated and very unhealthy but her artwork is really beautiful (especially her newest artwork for her base skin)

Third: She has already been stated as being up for a full VGU and Rework in the near future.

So with this in mind i got to thinking "Where in the entire Lore of Runeterra would a sneaky Assassin/Thief actually make sense?" well there are two places that i thought of.

The first is at the start of the Ruined King calamity where "An unknown Thief" stole the skull of Mordekaiser which led up to the events of the Ruined King. This is interesting and i'll get into it later as to why she can be put here.

The second is before the Inauguration of Swain where the previous High Commander of the Noxians was assassinated by an unknown person(who was not leblanc, leblanc did help swain but did not kill the Noxus High Commander).

So we have two places where an unknown assassin has caused huge ripple effects through generations just by doing one little thing and in both cases, the person is unknown. Who out of all of the known character's in League could actually pull something like this off without ever letting his/her identity be revealed, well this where things get a bit interesting.

I have a theory that Evelynn's new origin might be being hinted at us and here it is.

In the past there was another Shadow like figure who would appear at vital times in history to turn the tides of battle, his name was Aatrox. Now this certainly isn't the same as assassinating key figures but i'm getting to that.

Aatrox is a Darkin, a race of unknown origin with only five member's remaining, presumably all Darkin are near immortal and are extremely powerful in their own right. In addition their Physiology is of Dark single colored skin(aatrox for example is red wish harsh black tint), glowing eyes that match their skin color(red eyes for Aatrox) and finally the wings and other strange Bone-like living armor that cover's their body, in Aatrox's case this is on his Forearms and Legs along with his living sword.

It's not known whether every Darkin has a weapon like this however if we look at Evelynn's concept and lore, her ability is to "Sap the life out of her enemies" most likely with her spikes or claws. Well it just so turns out that in her Newest artwork, her Spikes and Claws share a resemblance to Aatrox's living weapon and his armor in design. This may not have been intended but it does show. In addition her Skin color while not the same as Aatrox's is Dark Blue and her Eye's match her by only being a few shades off from her base color, similar to Aatrox.

This leads me to believe that all Darkin have the ability to sap life from their opponents in some way,shape or form with some sort of weapon or ability. In Aatrox's case this would be his living sword, but in evelynn's case it's her Spike's and Claws that share a striking similarity with his armor and sword in design.

Next if we take a look at her newest Artwork again, she's sitting on the steps to a castle and at first glance it looks completely normal but if we look closer it resembles the lighting and color scheme of the shadow isles but not as harsh or maybe not quite yet the shadow isles as in the Blessed Isles. If we assume that this castle she is at is in the Blessed Isles then this artwork could depict her in the act of stealing Mordekaiser's Skull and would make her old enough to be considered a Darkin.

Now for her abilities, she can summon spikes (we've already attributed this to being part of Darkin Physiology) and hide in the shadow's. Well, this is where i'm not to sure about, it's possible the Term "Darkin" actually refer's to this ability and the Race's Sinister abilities as a whole. And that the Darkin, similar to other Race's in Valoran, happen to have a few things that they're able to do but may be able to master one thing more than another. Like sapping life from people they kill or hiding in the shadow's. It does make sense that Darkin should have this ability, Aatrox seemingly appear's out of nowhere in the middle of battles without any warning and he can't just burst into existence so maybe Aatrox didn't master it like Evelynn did, this might also explain why evelynn only get's a shield from her Ultimate and not health (she's not proficient in sapping life like Aatrox is).

Finally its possible all Darkin have a complex that involves battle or interfering with things they probably shouldn't. Such as killing a high commander or turning the tides of a one sided war. They also might have a complex for Killing and enjoy causing pain, both aatrox and evelynn love both of these things. These may just be coincidences but considering that Aatrox is the only known Darkin and Evelynn's orgin is unknown but she shows to have a lot of similarities to Aatrox that she may very well be a Darkin or that she could be reworked into one in the future.

This is also a concept for her possible reworked lore as an attempt to put her into the League of Legends new lore and to also fill the gaps of other parts of the lore which has become more common recently. I also think that these might be early hints to her new lore when they changed her Artwork and that this may very well be possible but what do you guys think. I think i'm sleepy and probably thought about this too much so it only makes sense to me but whatever i think its fun anyway.

24 Comments

Tattersall2 votes

Interesting… I once heard another theory that doesn't really conflict with yours that Eve was also the assassin who tried to kill the Ruined King, but accidentally killed the queen instead.
But considering your theory, and the fact that the death of the queen caused the Shadow Isles… What is the real target was the queen?
Anyway, cool theory.

Zerenza1 votes

Also a possibility, it's plausible the artwork is depicting her in the act of infiltrating the ruined kings castle the only thing that doesn't make sense is her title "The Widowmaker" which implies she might prefer to kill men over women.

In terms of the time line i believe that Mordekaiser's skull was stollen at around the same time that the Queen was killed so its possible she did both too.

Skelenth2 votes

Just a little nitpick here: Swain killed the attender to Noxian Grand General (Leader) Keiran Darkwill in a duel. Both agreed to it, because they were having power struggles against the other, and what is a better way to prove you're the supreme leader than killing the other before everyone's eyes? The person that went missing was General DuCouteau (Katarina's and Cassiopeia's father). Even though a member of the High Command, he was not the Leader of Noxus.

EDIT: Boram -> Keiran (His son)

Zerenza2 votes

General Boram Darkwill Assassinated: From the league of legends wikia

General Boram Darkwill and his accompanying platoon of Raedsel Guardsman were found slain on the roads not far from the village. Analysis of the scene indicated that the entire troop was eliminated with terrifying efficiency. Noxian scouts were unable to find any traces of an attacking force or any signs of survivors. Swain later ordered the bodies of every slain Noxian soldier be put to fire, as is the Noxian ceremony for fallen ranking officers in wartime conditions. He then accused Demacia for the assault, as they are the only other military on this continent which was capable of it.

Skelenth2 votes

I'm sorry, I messed up names... And the background. Boram Darkwill was indeed the assassinated Grand General, Keiran was just his son, who tried to claim the position after his fathers death, and so was a political enemy for Swain.

Zerenza1 votes

It's chill, i will say this though there are only 3 assassins that could have killed Darkwill. Evelynn, Katarina and Katarina's Father they are the only assassins who specialize in killing multiple people at once, the Du Couteau specialize in this quite a bit based on Kat's lore.

Linna Excel1 votes

I say leave evelynn as a mystery and a rorschach test.

XIII Vanitas1 votes

I can't see her as a Darkin, no matter how much I try. She isn't fit to be part of the demonic race, imo. I would much rather see her as a human being that was transformed into the shadowy succubus we all know. Maybe she was cursed by a protective spell that was cast to prevent Mordekaiser's skull from being stolen? Maybe she turned because of the Black Mist? Who knows.

Zerenza1 votes

There isn't another "New Lore" race that fit's evelynn and her abilities and design do put her under the block to be a Darkin if she's reworked and they feel like doing it. It would also explain her personality(It's very similar to Aatrox) and the nature of her abilities being one to sap life, succubus for example aren't ever spoken of as existing in Valoran so making her a Darkin instead would allow her to maintain her design fantasy while also adding to her lore by giving her a place in it and overall mystery.

It's also possible that the Darkin all have the distinct need for indulgence in a certain things, they all have a complex. Aatrox's is killing, blood and battle and Evelynn's could be roughly the same but with a bit more...lustful twist considering her nature.

XIII Vanitas3 votes

You don't have to shove her into a pre-existent race in the first place. Magic is part of the world of Runeterra, she could be literally anything. Also, her personality is a lot different from Aatrox's. Evelynn is a sadist that enjoys stalking and torturing her prey, Aatrox finds true beauty in bloodshed. He's a lot more similar to Jhin than he is to Evelynn.

Valaran Nara1 votes

{quoted}

Evelynn is a masochist that enjoys stalking and torturing her prey...

Sadist. The word you're looking for is Sadist.

If she was a masochist, she'd enjoy it if OTHERS were stalking and torturing her.

XIII Vanitas1 votes

Yeah, mb. Thanks for correcting me.

Whyte Lyon1 votes

I always assumed the background castle in Evelynn's art was Noxus, as the soldier she's jumped on has a helemet similar to theirs. However it could just be Helmet Bro who wears a helmet similar to Noxians but I'm confirdent he's not a citizen.

Zerenza1 votes

Yeah i did too until i looked at the color scheme and the soldier's other feature's, such as his Grieves(the spiral design is similar to the blessed isles and shadow isles). And the fact there aren't hundreds of them and just one guard in the entire picture also leads me to believe this isn't Noxus along with the castles design in general not really matching Noxus.

Whyte Lyon1 votes

You keep saying "Sacred Isles" isn't it Blessed?

PS. Do you mean grieves or greaves?

Zerenza1 votes

My bad i knew it was either Sacred or Blessed.

and Greaves again my bad.

Edit: I fixed it

Whyte Lyon1 votes

I'm still very confused as to where this "spiral design" feature on the soldier is? I spent some might say too long seaching for it and for the life of me I can't. You implied it's on his leg but there isn't any design on it.

Zerenza1 votes

Oh okay sorry i'm half blind it's not really a spiral design but if you look at his leg (behind evelynn on the bottom left) you can see more of his armor and notice that it seems to be made of metal plates (because of the grooves in the armor and the sheen).

This is important because Noxians don't use metal plates for armor they uses pieces of solid polished stone as stated in a comment on the Kled reaveal thread from a rioter, the base soldier's do at least which is what makes their armor and design so distinct.

I'll admit it's a stretch to say this soldier is from the Blessed isles but atleast we can tell he's most likely not Noxian.

Rebonack1 votes

I would love it if Eve were a dark fae from the Glade. She fits the description of a boabhan sith to a T and the Glade could use some more exposure. Assuming, of course, that it's still a thing.

Not big on the idea of her being another Darkin. Her design doesn't scream '13 year old's OC' quite hard enough.

Zerenza1 votes

I can't see her being a Dark Fae because the only fae we know of right now is Pix and he's about 3 inches tall, the magic he uses is almost always some sort of long range ability that he shoots out. Evelynn's spikes and shadow abilities don't share any similarities to Pix's magic or the glade as a whole which is all about Mystery, Deception, Dreams and Wonder. Evelynn is more about Agony, Shadow's, Fear and Pain.

Now i could see her being from the Glade but not as a Fae, maybe as something else that's more sinister and would explain her personality along with abilities. And if they made her a Darkin it would probably be one of the easiest ways to solidify her in lore and to explain her design/abilities easily. Just like with any champion that will get reworked they can pretty much do anything.

Edit: Which reminds me i made a champion that i need to change to being from the glade and right her lore out XD

Rebonack1 votes

{quoted}

I can't see her being a Dark Fae because the only fae we know of right now is Pix and he's about 3 inches tall, the magic he uses is almost always some sort of long range ability that he shoots out. Evelynn's spikes and shadow abilities don't share any similarities to Pix's magic or the glade as a whole which is all about Mystery, Deception, Dreams and Wonder. Evelynn is more about Agony, Shadow's, Fear and Pain.

Now i could see her being from the Glade but not as a Fae, maybe as something else that's more sinister and would explain her personality along with abilities. And if they made her a Darkin it would probably be one of the easiest ways to solidify her in lore and to explain her design/abilities easily. Just like with any champion that will get reworked they can pretty much do anything.

Edit: Which reminds me i made a champion that i need to change to being from the glade and right her lore out XD

Right, we only have one example of a fae at the moment. Pix is more on the 'neutrally benevolent' side of things. The other end of the spectrum when it comes to faeries is 'terrifying monster that will murder you and enjoy your suffering'. Some fae are small. Some are normal human sized. These creatures in folklore cover a huge range of appearances and attributes. There's more to fae than just Disney Pixie style stuff.

Here, read up. This is the creature that I think Eve most closely mirrors if you want to find a parallel in folklore.

I'll freely admit that I'm a big sucker for mythology. There are so many really cool creatures that get almost zero exposure because everyone is too busy focusing on demons, vampires, and werewolves.

Zerenza1 votes

I am a sucker for it as well, i major in culture, mythology and history after all and yes i do know that there are different types, evelynn could very well be a malicious Fae but i have a hard time placing her in the Glade right now just because we don't have information on there being Dark Fae in Valoran's Glade and don't really have any way to connect her to there in terms of artwork or lore.

Maybe in a future rework of her they will make her a Dark Fae and expand on the Glade but for now nothing really ties her to it because to the lore, they are polar opposites and it's unknown if anything that's an opposite to Pix or other Faerie's even exists(in valoran) but it is a possibility.

The Glade doesn't really have any connection to the outside world and no one in the lore speaks of it aside from Lulu which makes it kind of hard to place it into the current interconnected world of League of Legends and hard to put champions inside of it as well and would more so separate them from the Lore as a whole than actually put them inside of it, you know.

Rebonack1 votes

{quoted}

I am a sucker for it as well, i major in culture, mythology and history after all and yes i do know that there are different types, evelynn could very well be a malicious Fae but i have a hard time placing her in the Glade right now just because we don't have information on there being Dark Fae in Valoran's Glade and don't really have any way to connect her to there in terms of artwork or lore.

Maybe in a future rework of her they will make her a Dark Fae and expand on the Glade but for now nothing really ties her to it because to the lore, they are polar opposites and it's unknown if anything that's an opposite to Pix or other Faerie's even exists(in valoran) but it is a possibility.

The Glade doesn't really have any connection to the outside world and no one in the lore speaks of it aside from Lulu which makes it kind of hard to place it into the current interconnected world of League of Legends and hard to put champions inside of it as well and would more so separate them from the Lore as a whole than actually put them inside of it, you know.

With Yordles changing so dramatically I strongly suspect that we'll be getting an update on what (if anything) the Glade still is in the new Lore. Who knows where Riot will end up going with it. This is just my ideal moonshot, so to speak. More likely they'll connect her to the Shadow Isles somehow (bleh).

And if we're going by established Lore, Eve really doesn't fit with the descriptions of the Darkin that we've been given. Namely, big imposing winged demon-looking things. Eve isn't really any of those three things, but who knows what'll happen as of the VGU?

Honestly, I think I would have liked Aatrox a lot more if his Justicar skin had been the base and Riot had played up his connection to Demacian religion more strongly. There's something about his base skin that's just intensely off-putting to me. Can't stand the name 'Darkin' either =/

Zerenza1 votes

The only reason i can piece her into being a darkin is because of the Dark color's(such as black and grey) mixed with the deep colors of blue and purple. For Aatrox he used dark color(black and grey) and then uses deep/vivid Red and Orange. The other thing is that her abilities as described by other champions and her lore are strongly similar to Aatrox, the way they look in her new artwork is similar to how his Base skins armor looks in texture and design.

For the Shadow Isles thing with Evelynn, most shadow isles inhabitants or harrowing victims share a few things. 1: They either had their soul torn from their body and turned into a spirit (kalista, Thresh, Hecarim) with only one goal in mind 2; They came to accept the darkness of the Shadow Isles into them and were able to maintain their human form but always seem to have sort of connection to souls and death(Yorick, Karthus and Elise). It should also be noted that inhabitants of the shadow isles cannot leave except during the Harrowing(exception being elise) and Evelynn walks freely, she doesn't have a connection to Death or Souls and speaks mostly of inflicting pain not the sweet embrace of death.

The fact she doesn't talk about the act of killing but the joy she takes in doing it (Similar to Aatrox but Aatrox finds beauty in it) also leads me to believe she may be a darkin or something similar.

Personally design wise i hate Aatrox, the wings seem a bit useless to me and he shouldn't have them. The color scheme of combining dark color's with vivid/deep or bright ones is what i really like and evelynn's design in gereral is probably my favorite in the whole game.

More from Story, Art, & Sound

More by Zerenza