Foilhat Theory on Darkin

ChompyWulf··1 votes·495 views

OK, so we know some stuff about Darkin. Three are openly known now in the champion pool between Aatrox, Rhaast, and Varus. There are hints that there are Five Darkin, while thematically they mirror the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

While Rhaast and Aatrox are pretty clearly Death and War, while Varus isn't Famine, there has been debate if Varus is Conquest or Pestilence with the question being "which version of the Four Horsemen are they drawing from?"

First answer, they are using all 5. If there are 5 Darkin, why make up a new addition when there are two interpretations of one of the Horsemen? This way, we can properly deduce Varus is Pestilence. Thanks to his kit and lore it clearly shows he is an avenger, not a conqueror, and that he uses pestilence much like a famous Greek god used arrows and disease as his weapons.

So then, now the big shocker.

The Fourth Darkin is already in the game. We have Aatrox, who is either a still living Darkin original or a full fledged corrupted host, representing War. Rhaast actively struggles with Kayn and they serve as Death. Varus is in some far less pervasive stage of corruption as Pestilence. Conquest, ironically, was conquered by a mortal of such might and thirst, that it's name has been lost. It is wielded now with a new name, Nightfall, the weapon of Mordekaiser, the Fourth "Darkin" of Conquest. He may have seemed a perfect host of ambition and power to corrupt, but this man was shockingly so willful he couldn't be possessed, and now the weapon is doomed to be wielded by the Revenant until his cult can be rooted out totally and prevented from resurrecting their master and the mace can be passed on to find a host.

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Naalith3 votes

I actually think Varus's darkin is the darkin of revenge (vengeance), which is why they have a symbiotic relationship rather than the darkin trying to kill him. And I doubt Mordekaiser is a darkin just based on his lore, but of course when they eventually rework him who knows what he'll end up as.

ChompyWulf1 votes

The reason I used quotations when referring to Morde as a Darkin the second time is because he isn't corrupted or influenced by Nightfall. He tamed its Darkin soul and his willpower is absolute, making the actual Darkin weapon his slave and tool while not being one himself.

And I say Pestilence for Varus and discard your Vengeance comment because the prevailing theory is the Darkin are Horsemen equivalents and there is no Horseman of Vengeance.

Naalith2 votes

Well there is also no 5th horsemen. So.

ChompyWulf1 votes

I already outlined how it can work for five. There are also a number of other differences from the Horsemen that is not being adapted to the Darkin. Each has a horse. Each horse is a drastically different color. Each rider has a different tool while Death carried none. They were literally angels while the Darkin are more similar to demonic appearance.

6FlagsFunnelCake3 votes

The Darkin are in no way related to the Four Horseman of the apocalypse. Some Rioters have stated this, while also stating how some people can see the connections, but trust me it's not a thing.

Varus isn't even pestilence, his Darkin Bow (Pallas) feeds more off of Varus's need for Vengeance.

And even still, there are FIVE Darkin, not Four. The final two are unknown and possibly even dead, as the world (in the lore, not us) only know of Rhaast, Aatrox and Pallas.

ChompyWulf1 votes

I address the 4/5 Horsemen/Darkin way it can all work out, if you bothered to read. If you have any Riot confirmation of Varus being Vengeance, please do share, all I have seen is theories and postulating without official word. And of course if Varus is killing he is feeding Pallas. Whether directly on vengeance or indirectly on the Pestilence that is part of Varus' cursed power and his means of vengeance, he is being fed. Also, these hasn't been confirmation that Varus is using anything other than his old bow. All lore hints that something left in the pit corrupted him, and not necessarily the weapon like Rhaast is.

And finally OF COURSE Riot denies anything they aren't ready to reveal yet! Even leaks that were nearly perfectly true down the line were denied officially.

Khâmul1 votes

if you're looking for the 4 horsemen of apocalypse, go to the shadow isles

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