god level entities in the League of Legends universe

Tattersall·2/3/2018, 12:07:17 AM·1 votes·1,419 views

I'm here to discuss with you guys the entities in League of Legends that could be considered to be on the level of gods. I'm not here to talk about strong fighters like Jax, apex predators like Rek'Sai, or even beyond-human beings like demons or frozen watchers. No, I'm here to discuss the most powerful beings in the lore (not limited to champions), the ones that can truly be called godlike.

Here's the tl;dr of what I think deserves to be discussed here, and a summary of why (in no particular order).

AurelionSol Aurelion Sol - Cosmic being that has been around since the creation of the universe. item 3097 The Targon Empire - A civilization that spans the stars. Was able to enslave Sol. Kindred The Kindred - Death itself. Bard Bard - An inter-dimensional being that protects the very fabric or reality. item 3513 The Void - A primal entity that seems to be able to consume entire dimensions. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/87/Prophet_of_an_Elder_God.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/48?cb=20170818003219 Nagakabouros - An inter-dimensional god that's been confirmed to be far more powerful than Aurelion Sol.

If you think I missed anyone, tell me in the comments now.

Now it's time for the real deal. I'm about to go in-depth into each of these entities.

#AurelionSol Aurelion Sol "The being now known as Aurelion Sol was already ancient by the time stellar debris first coalesced into worlds. Born in the first breath of creation, he roamed the vast nothingness." Honestly, that's all you need right there. He's an ancient being with the ability to create stars, the basis of all creation. Sol is pretty straight forward, so I'm mostly going to talk about reasons he wouldn't be considered a god. For one, he's mono-dimensional. Sol is aware of other dimensions, but he has no power to traverse them. Second, it's confirmed that cosmic entities can die. Sol, while ancient and with no end in sight, is still mortal. Third, he's far far far below the power of Nagakabouros.
WAAARGHbobo has said this: "Aol Sol is, at best, a demi-god-- he serves only one reality and exists on only one realm. He mocks humans because they are as small to him as mites to us. BUT comparing him to Nagakabouros is like comparing a dung beetle to the theory of relativity. He's just pointing out he has a better view in the rug." Nevertheless, I do think Sol should be considered godlike. I mean, just because something else is more godlike doesn't mean he's not godlike to humans, right?

#item 3097 The Targon Empire as a whole After what little lore has been released on Zoe, I've realized that I'd been underestimating the Targonians by quite a bit. They're the civilization that managed to enslave Aurelion Sol, and I always kind of wondered how Sol could let that happen. But now I realize that they definitely have the power to do it. The only concrete things we know about Targon are that they were a space-faring empire before they met Sol, certain people in the empire are super-powerful mortals that can project their consciousness into hosts, they use these hosts to keep a hold on distant civilizations, and that they are against the spread of the Void. We know that Pantheon, Leona, Diana, and Taric are powerful people, but the release of Zoe gives us an Aspect far more powerful than any Aspect we've seen so far. Zoe is a being who regularly hops between worlds, and she's apparently ancient, something that can't be said for the other aspects we know. She also seems to be a collector, which wouldn't be a big deal except she has one of Bard's chimes in her collection. It's been confirmed that the only way she would have that is if Bard gave it to her or he's cool with it. Either way, that's a pretty big deal. Any kind of interaction with Bard is a big deal. The Targon Empire may be on the decline, but even now I would consider them a godlike entity.

#Kindred The Kindred The Kindred are literally the Grim Reapers in the League universe. This one is pretty cut and dry. We also know that they have sight into alternate dimensions, as they're aware that Ekko's been cheating death for a while. But the biggest argument for their god-hood is simply that they are beings of death, and creatures like Aurelion Sol and Bard can die.

#Bard Bard Bard is a celestial being similar to Aurelion Sol, and like Sol, Bard can die. And yet I can't help but think that Bard is on a level above Sol. Aurelion Sol is a forger of stars, but Bard is a protector of the universe who can travel between dimensions. Considering that the lack of ability to travel between dimensions is one of the things that makes Rioters refer to Sol as merely a demigod, Bard's power level becomes a lot clearer.

#item 3513 The Void We don't know much about the Void. We know that the Void is trying to consume Runeterra, we know that the Targon Empire has set itself up as an enemy of the Void (suggesting that its actions will affect more than just Targon), and we know that on some level, Aurelion Sol himself fears what's on the other side. We know the Void as a force, one that's only goal is to consume and dominate, and yet it is also intelligent. My theory is that the Void itself is its own dimension, but that doesn't even matter. If Targon fears it, and Aurelion Sol fears it, and it's multi-dimensional, it's definitely something that deserves to be talked about here.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/87/Prophet_of_an_Elder_God.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/48?cb=20170818003219 Nagakabouros

We know next to nothing about Nagakabouros. All we know is that The Bearded Lady is Illaoi's god and that it is apparently "to Aurelion Sol as the theory of relativity is to a dung beetle." This leads me to believe that Nagakabouros is currently the most powerful known being in the League of Legends universe.

That's all I've got. So now, I'll spend my time making a short list of beings who I don't think are worthy of being godlike.

Aatrox Kayn Varus Darkin - Darkin are merely ancient beings who were trapped in weapons by magic. Anivia Ornn Volibear Demi-gods - It seems that these demi-gods are more tied to the land than anything else. Anivia is the Freljord's winter given form, Ornn its volcano/mountain, and Volibear its storms. I assume that if these places were to be destroyed, their counterpart would also perish. A feat easy for one such as Aurelion Sol. Azir Nasus Renekton Xerath The Ascended - These people were transformed into powerful beings by way of the Sun Disk, which in the end is only a part of Aurelion Sol's power given a focus. One theory is that the Targonians are also Ascended, but in a far more efficient way. Brand Brand - Truly a force of destruction that may not have a way to be killed, but it was captured by Nasus and Renekton working together, and I assume that that's where the edge of its powers lie. Braum Braum - Too human. Ekko Zilean Time travelers - Certainly, being able to jump through time is an extremely powerful ability, but would that power let you survive a star being thrown at the planet? Evelynn TahmKench Demons - This one's tricky. How far can demons go? Are they merely a human creation, or do they also have the power to influence more powerful beings? I'm going with the former, as Evelynn was apparently born out of a specifically human (or at least, Runeterran) conflict, and Tahm Kench would've tried something by now. But who knows, maybe he's working behind the scenes in Targon just as Sol works for them. Fiddlesticks Nocturne Shaco Not enough data item 3153 The Shadow Isles - Still a more or less isolated event. It's possible that the Void was something like the Shadow Isles before going inter-dimensional, so the potential is there. But for now, it's not godlike. And actually, the fact that Bard didn't intervene may show that it's not Void level. Ivern The god-willow - It's possible that the god-willow is an Anivia/Ornn/Volibear of Ionia, but I think that that's as far a it goes. Jax Jax - Just no. item 3092 The Frozen Watchers - Definitely a power house, but they'd have to be around the same level as the Freljordian demi-gods. Shen Udyr Anything that deals with spirits - I think spirits are just kind of a mirror of the magical properties of Runeterra. Nothing cosmic. Kayle Morgana "Angels" - Not enough data. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/4/47/Skaarl_the_Cowardly_Lizard_3.png/revision/latest?cb=20160811031410 Skaarl - See: "Jax."

And that's that. Tell me what you think. Also yeah this is a repost. I don't know if this can be taken down because of that. I hope not.

23 Comments

SolarisCorvus2/3/2018, 2:31:36 AM2 votes

I believe that Kindred isnt as powerful as Bard or Aurelion Sol simply because Kindred is the embodiment of death on runeterra. Meaning that their jurisdiction does not extend beyond runeterra and I dont think they have such a firm grasp on beings like Aurelion and possibly the demi gods like Ivern. The reasoning behind the me thinking that beings such as Aurelion and Bard arent affected by death is mostly due to his respawn lines in which he states that star dragons live and die by their own rules (although it is in game and might just be a joke so you can take that with a grain of salt) and in Iverns case he seems to just gain new bodies based on his respawn lines as well which would lead me to believe that other demigods might be capable of doing such things. This leads me to reason that the kindred only affects beings who have a more traditional sense of life and death and as such it seems that they arent really a god like being whose existence can threaten Aurelion and other beings with less traditional definitions of death but are in reality just a powerful spirit who is born from the powerful mortal experience of death such as Eve and Tahm are born from pain. At the most I believe that Kindred is a demigod like Ornn or Volibear in which they are technically immortal but still bound to the runeterran concept of death, so if for example everyone were to be taken over by the mist or become iceborn I would think that the Kindred would cease to exist and lose all their power.

Jesus i sure did write alot. Let me know if you think im wrong on something.

Shadowkirby142/3/2018, 3:20:29 AM2 votes

Nocturne Nocturne falls under the Demon category alongside Kench and Evelynn. He feasts on the fears of those that are induced in their sleep. He made his debut in the For Demacia story (which was confirmed that the demon was Nocturne).

Shaco Shaco's an enchanted marionette that was both disheartened by the loss of his prince and corrupted by an unknown, sinister force that made him sadistic and maniacal. Unfortunately, I don't think Shaco's mighty enough to compete against godlike beings, but perhaps he's cunning enough?

Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks... Fiddle... uum... he's undead, but not Shadow Isles undead, just undead by a bunch... of... crows? Uhh...- Okay, I'll be blunt here, I have no idea what he even is anymore. You can make shit up for him and even then it wouldn't matter anyway.

Chromatic Eagle2/3/2018, 6:16:21 PM1 votes

I get what you're saying, but I'm pedantic enough to say a god =/= all powerful. Not always at least.

Oleandervine2/3/2018, 6:34:23 PM1 votes

Targon and the Void are places, not gods. Targon had the power to subjugate Aurelion Sol, yes, but they did it with the combined efforts of the Aspects, who are a collective of demigods. When a lot of small things with a little power pool their resources together, they can accomplish big things. Targon is not godly or any more powerful than any other nation on Runeterra. They just used trickery and teamwork.

The Void is a dimension, we don't know a lot about it, but what we do know is that it's full of abominations and faceless horrors. It's not sentient to our knowledge, and it so far doesn't seem to have any kind of divine powers, other than spawning mindless creatures. This doesn't classify it as godly or having god like powers. It's just a place of hungry monsters that have figured out how to break into other realities and eat what's there.

As for Nagakabouros, we know nothing about her, yes. And the fact that a cosmic entity that isn't omniscient doesn't know or understand an unknown eldritch deity doesn't make it more powerful than him. That'd be like saying that astrophysics is the most powerful science in the universe just because you don't understand it.

Solicitude2/3/2018, 8:10:01 PM1 votes

This bitch Zoe used to be a human, but, by some means i dont really remember and im bored to check, she was turned into a god-like entity.

Iceborn Pippin2/5/2018, 7:31:18 PM1 votes

Shaco Shaco is confirmed to be a demon inhabiting a marionette. Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks is a human soul inhabiting a scarecrow.