Do we have any immortal characters?

Chromatic Eagle··1 votes·1,496 views

As in, they'll live forever, unless they get an ax to the face. I know we have several long lived characters.

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Sharjo3 votes

For the sake of avoiding confusion, immortal is, at least in the way I'm discussing it is:

being unable to die by_ any_ means, including aging, disease, and straight out murder.

No individual champions as far as I know have been confirmed to be immortal in that sense. The only truly immortal being we've seen in League that's confirmed to be immortal is Skaarl.

Aatrox is a mystery and the lack of information means we dunno if he's immortal or not. AurelionSol as impossibly powerful as he is, Aurelion Sol isn't eternal and will eventually die one day. That's already confirmed by Riot if I remember right. Bard same situation for Bard; immensely powerful but not immortal. Kindred is omnipresent and defies the laws of time and space, but isn't immortal either. Lissandra if Avarosa is any indication, Lissandra ain't immortal. Mordekaiser and the other denizens of the Shadow Isles could be considered immortal, but they're not unkillable as there's ways of purifying the Mist. Morde specifically is basically invulnerable but Riot's hinted that he might have moments of vulnerability since he's aiming for "Undying" not "Undead". Nasus and the Ascended are certainly not immortal despite being immensely long lived beings. They can be killed by sheer brute force. Ryze magically radiated sure, but Ryze certainly isn't immortal. Kled Poppy Rumble Tristana and any other yordles are ageless, but not immortal.


Some specific cases I wanna add a bit more too:

Anivia Considering she's the embodiment of the Freljord, she could probably die, though as a reincarnating spirit she may be able to remanifest even if her physical form is killed. Little to go on here so I dunno if she could be considered immortal. TahmKench As a being of a completely non-physical nature I have no idea how immortality works for demons like Tahm. Given that Shen can seemingly kill them I guess not, but Tahm's cryptic wording about time makes me wonder.

Needler41 votes

Aatrox surely isn't immortal. He is one of the only 5 (?) remaining dark kin, meaning that the rest died.

Vistha Kai1 votes

For the sake of avoiding confusion, immortal is, at least in the way I'm discussing it is: being unable to die by any means, including aging, disease, and straight out murder.

That's being immortal and invincible.

Immortal is being unable to die of internal causes, such as old age. Invincible is being unable to die of external causes, such as an axe to the face.

Yordles for example are immortal (at least in this excuse for a lore we got now). Xerath would count as one too. Other ascended most likely are too and as far as I know there is no information saying otherwise. After all Nasus and Renekton are about 2-3 thousand years old "now".

Sharjo2 votes

Well by dictionary definitions Immortal is:

living forever; never dying or decaying.

Invincible is:

too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

Invincible is more synonymous with being "unbeatable" rather than "unkillable". Granted these things are malleable and up for interpretations, especially in a fantasy universe where the rules are made up, but this is what I'm going with.

Vistha Kai1 votes

In recent years the word "immortal" was used to describe entities that are unable to die of age and diseases, which is also the definition used by the OP.

It may or may not be correct with what the dictionary says, but that's what the OP asked for.

"Immortal, unless axed in the face".

Oglaf1 votes

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That's being immortal and invincible.

Immortal is being unable to die of internal causes, such as old age. Invincible is being unable to die of external causes, such as an axe to the face.

Yordles for example are immortal (at least in this excuse for a lore we got now). Xerath would count as one too. Other ascended most likely are too and as far as I know there is no information saying otherwise. After all Nasus and Renekton are about 2-3 thousand years old "now".

There is also being Timeless. The old gods of the Vikings were all immune to the ravages of time, but famously quite capable of being killed through violence. Same thing with the Greek pantheon (and many more, I am sure).

GreenLore1 votes

I'd argue that Kindred could be truly immortal(or was it somewhere stated that they aren't?). There was speculation that they might die when everyone is dead,but I'm not sure if this was confirmed to be true.

Also I think it was mentioned somewhere in the shurima lore that the ascended have just a vastly expanded lifespan,implying that they could die of old age eventually(likely after thousands of years)

Sharjo1 votes

Aye I concede on both points, especially the Ascended point, especially considering that's what's been happening to Nasus; weakened by age.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Wait since when can Shen kill demons?

Sharjo1 votes

If I remember rightly it's part of his job description, but I'ma reread his bio just in case.

Rummaging through lore archives

Yeah he's slain demons:

Enforcing that equilibrium was its own struggle. For the task, Shen carried two blades on his back. One was an Ionian steel saber that could cleave through a person in one blow. The other was a sword of pure arcane energy. It was used for dealing with spirits, and had been passed down through many generations of Shen’s ancestors. He had slain countless demons, ghosts, wraiths, and sprites with it over the years, and fully expected to take one more before the day was done.

Oh yeah his bio was updated with his VGU.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Full bio or just the one paragraph entry?

Whyte Lyon1 votes

You have the internet to look it up yourself y'know.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

I actually looked it up after I posted that but thanks.

Sharjo1 votes

Full bio with colour text.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Huh. Can't believe I missed that. I knew Fiora had one. Kinda meh for me.

Vistha Kai1 votes

Since he got his stupid blade apparently.

Tattersall1 votes

The only truly immortal being we've seen in League that's confirmed to be immortal is Skaarl.

Drakalops are desert wind spirits which reflect the loneliness of the plains. Skaarl is a particularly odd manifestation of this creature-- reflecting Noxian soldiers relationship with courage (changing like the wind), the landscape of Noxus, and emphasising Kled’s insane bravado through counterpoint.

-Kled Q&A So yeah, Skaarl is a wind spirit that represents the plains of Noxus. With that, I think that Skaarl can be killed in the event that the plains of Noxus are utterly destroyed. Aurelion Sol could easily do that. But that's just my ten cents.

Sharjo2 votes

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Skaarl is a particular drakalops-- only know to be with Kled. There are others. Yes, Drakalops are totally immortal and unkillable. Drakalops are said to be the cause of the mysterious winds in Noxian deserts and on the high plains that gust and then instantly disappear.

Think of it from the context that Kled reflects professional Noxian soldiers and Skaarl reflects the Noxian landscape and irregulars. But together they reflect the idea of battle hardened courage and friendship.

Tattersall1 votes

Yeah, but I feel like Riot isn't that… dumb. I just find it hard to believe that they'd just suddenly decide to create a (terrestrial) creature that could survive its own planet being utterly obliterated. Just imagine Skaarl treading water (so to speak) in space.
So even though the above quote is by Riot, I still choose to believe that "Drakalops are totally immortal and unkillable" was an exaggeration. I stick by my theory that a drakalops' life is tied to the land it represents.

Honestly, it's hard for me to say this, cuz' you're Sharjo. I actually feel like I have to apologize.
Sorry.

Sharjo2 votes

No need to apologise; it's right to challenge me on this stuff as much as it is to challenge folks on any subject. I can fuck this up y'know!

yoshi27901 votes

Yes, we do.

Mordepool1 votes

Mordekaiser aureon sol malphite brand. We have a bunch

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

I thought even AS was implied to have an age limit.

GreenLore1 votes

He is as old as the universe itself,so I doubt he really has an age limit.

Mordepool1 votes

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I thought even AS was implied to have an age limit.

He's been around since the dawn of creation I'm sure he'll die of old age any second though /s

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

That's not what I meant but ok.

Oleandervine1 votes

Bard, Kindred, Lissandra, Ivern

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

I thought even Kindred will die one day, and I thought Lissandra was just long lived. Bard I could see.

MrNhbdy1 votes

Kyle and Morgana , pre-retcon

Oglaf1 votes

Isn't the League pretty much Valhalla where they all live and fight forever...?

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

Ryze, the Yordles, Ivern, Karthus, Sion, Urgot, Zac, Anivia, Aatrox ?

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Ryze can live forever? I assumed he was just long lived. Did Riot mention Yordles? I think they said so about Ivern, but obviously undead are immortal. Most of the time. We don't know about Zac do we, and Anivia reincarnates but we don't know if there's a limited amount of cycles. Not sure about Aatrox.

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

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Ryze can live forever? I assumed he was just long lived. Did Riot mention Yordles? I think they said so about Ivern, but obviously undead are immortal. Most of the time. We don't know about Zac do we, and Anivia reincarnates but we don't know if there's a limited amount of cycles. Not sure about Aatrox.

Im not sure if Ryze is inmortal or just long long long lived.

The yorldes are in a weird spot right now, Riot said that they are "timeless"... However we dont know if they can die since they are also considered "Spirits"

Zac is basically a bunch of cells, as long as 1 of those cells live, he will regenerate himself. Of course that the cells arent inmortal, but since he keeps creating more cells its safe to assume that he is "inmortal" unless you destroy all the cells of his body (Like Majin Boo).

And im not sure about Aatrox and Anivia as well, but we know that he can be killed (since there are only 5 of his race left)

Needler41 votes

Ryze probably can't die because of natural causes, but he can certainly be killed with force. The Yordles also can't die of aging, i same for Ivern, but Kindred and Bard too. The undead aren't guaranteed to be immortal (immortal = no death from aging, unkillable = no death at all), but they probably still are. Zac is just a biological weapon so he is also immortal or just very long lived, I think. Anivia can reincarnate indefinetely unless Freljord is destroyed, Aatrox is immortal, but killable.

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

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Ryze probably can't die because of natural causes, but he can certainly be killed with force. The Yordles also can't die of aging, i same for Ivern, but Kindred and Bard too. The undead aren't guaranteed to be immortal (immortal = no death from aging, unkillable = no death at all), but they probably still are. Zac is just a biological weapon so he is also immortal or just very long lived, I think. Anivia can reincarnate indefinetely unless Freljord is destroyed, Aatrox is immortal, but killable.

Yeah, OP said "unless they get an ax to the face." wich means "unless they are killed"

Skelenth1 votes

Apart from basically every elemental/unclassified spirit, there are a few that get insanely old for human standards (Iceborn, Ascended), those whose "being alive" is questionable to begin with (Everyone from the Shadow Isles, Blitzcrank, Galio, Fiddlesticks), Yordles, Celestials (As in Bard, Aurelion Sol. Not Mt. Targon Aspects) and we actually don't know whether Voidborns grow old or not.

Also Zilean.

JustMonika131 votes

As long as life exists, death exists, which means Kindred exists.

Hrd2H1t1 votes

As far as I know:

Aatrox Anivia AurelionSol Azir Bard Blitzcrank Braum Fiddlesticks Galio Hecarim Ivern Kalista Karthus Kindred Lissandra Mordekaiser Nasus Nocturne Orianna Rammus Renekton Sion Skarner TahmKench Thresh Urgot Viktor Xerath Zyra

EDIT: I'm only counting immunity to age, hunger, and sickness as immortality

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Why would Viktor and Zyra be immortal? I think Braum is just long lived. Azir is definitely not immortal, he just ages slowly.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Why would Viktor and Zyra be immortal? I think Braum is just long lived. Azir is definitely not immortal, he just ages slowly.

Skelenth1 votes

I think Viktor, Sion and Urgot would need too much maintenance to be considered immortal.

Oglaf1 votes

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I think Viktor, Sion and Urgot would need too much maintenance to be considered immortal.

Between the three, VIktor is self-sufficient enough to be considered immortal. Sion and Urgot are basically on life-support, requiring constant outside help to maintain themselves. Viktor on the other hand is responsible for his own transformation and definitely would be capable of taking care of himself.

GreenLore1 votes

Actually Sion has shown to not need sustainance. He was imprisoned for decades in his own tomb and did just fine when he was freed.

Oglaf1 votes

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Actually Sion has shown to not need sustainance. He was imprisoned for decades in his own tomb and did just fine when he was freed.

Doesn't he need a pit crew of Necromancers doing their thang over him?

GreenLore1 votes

That was a mean to reprogram him,so that he'll obey Swain. When Swain found the information about him being imprisoned in there,he mentions that Sion is still alive in there.

Deep in Old Noxus lies a memorial that speaks of former grandeur and a fall from grace. Therein lies the man Boram Darkwill attempted to rouse from his eternal slumber. It's still in there, clawing at the walls. I would almost pity it, if I thought it capable of suffering.

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