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Are Little Legends canon?

The Iceborn·7/24/2019, 4:12:26 PM·13 votes·11,632 views

https://i.imgur.com/R9ltn3n.jpg[] So ever since TFT came out I wondered if Little Legends could somehow be a part of the canon universe... Let's just explore the possibilities!

#####Runespirit The runespirit seems like quite a curious "thing" as it is essentially animated stone. We do know that animated stone exists in the universe of LoL and a prime example of that are krugs. So the possiblity is there and judging by the look of the runespirit it seems like it's home may be Ionia. Now there is also another example of animated stone and that woulde be Daisy herself. If we keep Daisy in mind as well as the Krugs and the (not necessarily canon) stone golems from the Summoners Rift, the Runespirit may quite possibly be canon.

#Furyhorn This creature looks like a mix of a cat/lion and a ram. I really can not see the furyhorn being canon, however there is a slim chance of it being a freljordian "being" due to the ram connection(and Ornn).

######Featherknight Featherknights may or may not be a part of the freljordian region due to their general appearance. We definitely know that the creature is a part of the "Snowdown Showdown" universe. Anything else above this point would be a very vague assumption.

####Molediver Well regarding the Molediver, my theory is that this species would live between Demacia and Noxus as the territory seems very broad and "earthy" and with that a perfect place for burrowing. Their physical appearance with their strong forelimbs and rather small eyes makes them quite realistic and with that quite possibly canon.

#####Hauntling Right away a "creature" like that seems to be a part of the Shadow Isles. The ghostly appearance plus the chain really give it a creepy and lonely feel. Now I myself have not quite seen such a ghost on any pictures on the universe page or the map however, there have been similar "things" which makes the Hauntling more believable.

##Silverwing The Silverwing could potentially be a young demacian Raptor. Looking at the Raptors when they are grown, they have dark-grey feathers with a huge beak. So the young Raptor, or rather the demacian Silverwing would have blue-golden feathers that they would lose when grown. This is probably the most believable instance of a Little Legends being canon. https://i.imgur.com/1YnN6GN.jpg[] https://i.imgur.com/OGNySOj.png[]

#Summary To me personally, I would say the most believable candidates for being real/canon beings are the Molediver and the Silverwing given their appearance and overall believability.

15 Comments

Sugarlicious7/24/2019, 5:09:12 PM6 votes

The Silverwing could potentially be a young demacian Raptor

But...they ARE young raptors. You literally quoted the LoL wiki.

https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Demacia

NotaRobot10067/24/2019, 5:42:33 PM6 votes

Hauntling is canon in my heart.

SpecterVonBaren7/25/2019, 6:50:33 AM5 votes

I don't see why the Furyhorn couldn't be canon when it's one of the most natural animal's of the bunch. Seems odd to say "Yes this tiny penguin with a sword could exist" while dismissing what is essentially just a small furry animal with horns, outright.

Terozu7/24/2019, 4:37:47 PM4 votes

You forgot River Sprite! https://imgur.com/iU5eP4R.png[]

How dare you!

Ebonmaw Dragon7/25/2019, 4:36:21 AM4 votes

I dont think that the Penguin and the Mole are canon, mainly because they are animals that use tools... If they were canon, it would mean that there is a whole race of sentient penguins and moles that can create and use tools like humans, vastayah or yordles etc.

Jimmy Rustles7/24/2019, 4:20:16 PM3 votes

Haha silly, they're small spirits and animals

Not cannons

Skullgetti7/26/2019, 10:52:10 PM1 votes

I believe all of them are non-canon except the blue sentinel (the rock legend, not sure about this one) and the demacian silverwing. All of the skins are completely non-canon

Whyte Lyon7/24/2019, 9:37:13 PM1 votes

There's an answer to this but it isnt whether or not the sprites are definitively canon. The answer is they're a part of the whole 'league of legends' IP. Devs were simply utilizing the brand's artistic license with known/familiar aspects (eg. the penguin carried over from Snowdown) so to maintain the game's recognizable assets and aesthetic. Basically, it's a design choice so players can readily identify with the game they're playing. Lore wouldnt factor into said choice, not when it isnt lore related nor enhances the lore in the slightest.

Could a future story or comic illustration reference them in the canonical setting? Probably. Although I think it's safe to conclude they're for the gamemode, it's not intended to go any deeper than that. I know Scathlock has said as much.

IoveMyADC7/25/2019, 7:21:57 PM1 votes

River spirit, runespirit and hauntling could all easily be cannon. Runespirit is pretty much just the same sort of elemental that we already have cannon... but smaller and it's not like it would make sense for it to be a fixed size. River spirit could easily just be a manifisation of how a lot of places in runeterra are alive... despite them being a place and not a living thing (for example the lulu and trist story we got a while ago... the forest they were in had a spirit which was alive and it was helping them). It could also just be a spirit from something that has passed. The hauntling is probably just from like morde/the shadow isles, but very believable to be cannon. They're made to look really cute in tft, so it's not like in cannon all of these are going to look/act the same, but they are probably all cannon.