A lot of people are saying that the blade is the Darkin, not in fact the humanoid. I thought "The darkin blade" meant he was the swordfighter amongst the Darkin. And since Riot has so kindly left this race up for debate, i was going to ask if it were plausible that every darkin has a niche they fill, and if they would possibly be added into the game.
(would LOVE to see a darkin support)
TheHappyReaperz3 votesIn the Vastaya researchers journal, it mentions the Darkin as a race of sentient weapons. So, the blade is confirmed to be Aatrox, but exactly what the body that is wielded by it is, is still unknown.
Wrathof3004 votesSuppose it is more along the lines that the combination of the blade on the body is the darkin known as Aatrox, opposed to the sword controlling some random body. More of a symbiotic relationship opposed a parasitic one. Or even, Aatrox himself is the sword that manifested a body to wield itself.(of course the latter would mean that any Varus darkin theories are squashed)
Faustavian1 votesOhhhhh okay, I didn't read that yet, so I missed that, Thank you :D
Declareas2 votesExcept that research journal is from an unreliable narrator who has a history of excessive poeticism and metaphor. Additionally, being dubbed a "sentient weapon" doesn't mean that he literally is a blade. The demon himself could easily be considered a living weapon, just like if you were to release a great beast upon a city you might consider it a living weapon. I'm not saying it's impossible for Aatrox to be the sword, and clearly it's alive, but no, nothing is confirmed at this point.
Partybringer1 votesI too would love to see the Darkin Lute in the game
Bârd1 votesBwooh~
GreenLore1 votesHonestly I do hope that the 5 darkin will eventually be able to form a functioning team.
And I do think that every darkin will represent a different weapons(if the whole "sentient weapon"-thing is actually true,the guy who wrote about them might have been mistaken),I mean the title "Darkin blade" feels meaningless if another darkin were to use a sword.