"Telling people you're a god? Hell, you're barely a paring knife."

Dessem·Aug 3, 2016·25 votes·1,962 views

I am reminded of that crazy theory someone posted about Aatrox actually being the sword he's holding, instead of the winged creature we all know and love. Kled saying Aatrox is "barely a paring knife" perhaps a hint that this is true? (Or is Kled just completely insane and this is confirmation the theory's insane?)

Idly, Kled also mocks that "drinking from battle" is dumb, yet Aatrox's voice lines don't include anything about that? What's that about?

20 Comments

SaltyToplaneGoatAug 3, 201611 votes

I posted that theory a lot, because seriously, HOW MANY HINTS DO PEOPLE NEED?

"The darking blade", the vfx to make the sword look alive, the inhuman, puppet like body - he can't even fly with these wings, it's more like something pulls him up and throws him into an area. At the same time we also have people in combination with weird magic weaponary, mostly Jax and Varus.

DessemAug 3, 201625 votes

I need hints on the level of,

SOME OFFICIAL LORE RIOT DUDE: "Just dropping in to say Aatrox is legit the sword."

SaltyToplaneGoatAug 3, 201617 votes

Well, you can wait until 2050 then - because that is when Aatrox will finally get his long lore done because Riot's lore release is about as slow as a snail on valium.

GULAG 4 UAug 4, 20162 votes

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Well, you can wait until 2050 then - because that is when Aatrox will finally get his long lore done because Riot's lore release is about as slow as a snail on valium.

^^^ I'd create smurfs just to upvote this...

MarshbouyAug 3, 20165 votes

It's gonna be like the graves vapes now thing but with more creature puppetry

Teedy15Aug 4, 20161 votes

I forget on what post it was, but one of the riot members replied to a post about how they were wondering if kled knew Aatrox beforehand and why he didn't show more emotion in his taunts, saying that one of Kled's taunts referenced what Aatrox really was.

Also, drinking from battle could be from when his sword absorbs blood.

RoodToobAug 4, 20161 votes

another character/skin for this theory is Demonblade Tryndamere

ElikainAug 4, 20161 votes

Maybe Aatrox is just a sword of corruption like Varus's corruption and that if transforms one unlucky individual into a demon like Aatrox?

Maybe that's Aatrox's true form but it comes with from his weapon? Is this where Varus is headed? That owl tattoo is preventing the corruption to take over completely.

#WE NEED MORE CORRUPTION EXPLORATION AND QUITE POSSIBLY, A CHAMPION THAT SWITCHES WEAPONS BASED ON HIS SKILLS, OR MAYBE A SHAPESHIFTER ULTIMATE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO DO SO.

GreenLoreAug 4, 201610 votes

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"The darking blade",

So I guess katarina,the sinister blade is actually just the blade as well?And Taric is a living shield? It's just a metaphor,champs get titles like these all the times.

the vfx to make the sword look alive,

Could be easily explained by the sword literallly being a part of his body. The darkin(or just aatrox) could have the ability to create weapons out of their own flesh,or transform weapons with their magic.

the inhuman, puppet like body

He looks inhuman because he is a darkin duh... And he doesn't come off as puppetlike either.

he can't even fly with these wings,

Yet he has a move where he flies in the air for a short time and he can glide over the ground while using his ult.

it's more like something pulls him up and throws him into an area.

No it doesn't. When he flies up,he clearly just levitates up before crashing forward.The sword doesn't do anything during that process Sure he points his blade forward when he starts to dive,but thats only logical for an attack....

At the same time we also have people in combination with weird magic weaponary, mostly Jax and Varus.

Jax literally just pulled out a random lamp post out of the ground and uses it as a weapon,there is nothing special about it. And Varus was corrupted by a dark flame,not his bow.

MisterShamelessAug 5, 20162 votes

Summoner: Jax, did you forget to bring your staff again?

Jax: Hmmm, seems like it.

Summoner: Lets head back and...

Jax: Grabs a nearby street lamp and rips it out of the ground This is mine now.

Summoner: Dude! You can't keep doing that! You know how much the city fined you last time you did that?

Jax: Nope and don't care.

Summoner: That's because you ran off and left me behind to deal with the officers and the fine. It cost 400 gold pieces just for one lamp!

Jax: HEY LOOK! NOXIANS ARE INVADING!

Summoner: What where?! Those are the local offi.... Jax?

Jax: http://i.imgur.com/PJc8ZAQ.gif[/img]

Summoner: Sees Jax flying away as a helicopter DAMN IT, NOT AGAIN!

Officers: You know the drill, it's gonna cost you another 400 gold pieces.

Summoner: That's the sixth time this month Jax... Sixth time!

FasmodeyAug 3, 20169 votes

Aatrox's sword drinks blood from his victims. Just look at his ultimate.

morris1Aug 4, 20161 votes

"Blood Well" Aatrox consumes the blood when he dies with it active.

RalanrAug 3, 20165 votes

I really prefer the "Aatrox is the sword" theory because it makes so much freaking sense.

Sadly it's not the case probably.

Raven ElizabethAug 3, 20161 votes

when it comes to champ quotes and things of the sort. Its important to understand who it is that you are listening too. There is such thing as an unreliable narrator.

General Esdeath Aug 4, 20161 votes

Aatrox drinks from the battle metaphorically by taking in the battle and using it as a lesson for his next one. Literally he consumes blood.

PenguinOverlord8Aug 4, 20161 votes

I didn't know this theory was a thing. He's like the wobbufet of league :D

KoKobotoAug 4, 20161 votes

The only thing Aatrox is... is bad.

https://junerecords.com/images/product/v/vinyl-rock-and-pop-michael-jackson-bad-(180g-lp)-256px-256px.jpg

GreenLoreAug 4, 20161 votes

He might be just referring to Aatroxs title.

GULAG 4 UAug 4, 20161 votes

Wait who's aatrox? They made a second sion reowkr!? They gave the good'ol greeny guy some winds and a redass colour?!

Dang.... I missed something?

Jokes aside, it seems logical. Can't wait for another darkin champion :D

DeclareasAug 10, 20161 votes

Personally, I find the "Aatrox is the Sword" theory unpalatable and cliché. I am reminded of the "Swain is Beatrice" theory, and I disagree with that conjecture as well. While the sword is clearly alive, I find it much more likely that it is either a partner to Aatrox--Skaarl to his Kled if you will--or a part of his body, than an intelligent entity. Aatrox' W sums it up for me; the sword thirsts for blood mindlessly, and Aatrox can choose whether to feed it--(Blood Thirst)--or to expend blood already consumed as an attack--(Blood Price)--. Aatrox' passive works in a similar fashion; the blood that he stores in his sword grants him power in the form of attack speed, as well as the ability to regenerate his own health. Other commenters also neatly summed up why his title, "The Darkin Blade," is not necessarily an indicator that he is the sword; Talon isn't literally "The Blade's Shadow," Varus isn't literally "The Arrow of Retribution," Quinn and Valor aren't literally "Demacia's Wings," Darius isn't literally "The Hand of Noxus," et cetera. This type of metaphorical naming scheme is common in classical literature and folk tales. In the end, though, the real problem I have with this theory is that there is scant if any evidence to support it. He's a demon with a sword. Literally being the sword doesn't make him any cooler, at least in my opinion.

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