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@@lmntrix898 Not really actually, Remember that, thanks to Pantheon's latest story, Aattox's fight with Pantheon was 40 years ago. Aatrox's latest thing is him destroying tryndamere's village
Man...Yi can't catch a break. First his village gets nuked and then when he tries to rebuild and teach the wuju technique to others, a vast majority of them die.
yeah and his students can’t do much bc they’re still students ofc even if it is the wuju style… like there’s an extreme difference between master yi and even the best of his students.
Having a full village of Wuju masters would be an unstoppable force, better the lore never lets it happen or Ionia is going to conquer all of Runeterra.
Necrit, one thing to point out is that in Taarosh's voice lines, he says "Aatrox, I have heard your call!", as well as Xolaani when she dies, she calls out "Aatrox-!". Aatrox is most probably the one that assumed control after Setaka went missing, and he's the one that declared war against Xolaani's efforts.
Again, his lore show that he a noble warrior and one of the greatest accended, his lore also mention that he didnt chose war, he was forced to, likely that when he know what Xolaani done, he fight her because she try to controlled his friends and allies, and unintentionally started the civil war
@@nicolaspereyra420 almost definitely. All the darkin's descriptions mention a 'Darkin General' and Taarosh outright names his general as Aatrox. In addition, Xolaani's card art tells us she engaged in a civil war with Aatrox, so it makes sense that she was the leader of one side of this conflict, making Aatrox as the general of a group of darkin the other side. He seems to have won, judging by how rent free he is in her head. Another clue is that the statue of 'The Faceless God' (who is Xolaani) shown in the 'The Call' video is faceless because of a giant single gash through it's face. All this new information seems to indicate that gash was made by Aatrox.
I think I can speak for everybody when I say we want all of these as champions. Seriously, these look awesome! So many cool creature designs in LOR and we're only getting humans.
@@yone1598 the only darkin that seemed boring to me in design strangely is xolaani since she looks very humanoid but apart from that the other darkin look amazing XD
I like the fact that before we had more Darkins in canon League's lore, the three we had were inspired by the four horseman of the apocalypse of christian belief, with Aatrox's sword representing war, Vaarus' bow representing conquest and Rhaast's schythe representing death. I always wondered myself if Riot ever introduced another Darkin, how would they be able to represent famine, as it's christian symbol is a pair of scales. Is it only my impression, or Xoolani's twin sickles by her side make her seem as a scale? It might be an homage to what the Darkins original inspiration was.
@@theyounglinker5044 That would make sense, seeing as Anubis (a god in egyptian mythology, depicted as a dog) is also know as the "Guardian of scales". Problem with that would be, that Nasus is already a pretty good representation of Anubis in League.
I personally feel like Varus fits the bill for famine instead of conquest. The scales would make sense also because a bow is no good without the arrows, further Varus is made of 2 humans to the 1 Darkin. There's a clear dichotomy which I think represents balancing the scales. I don't know how to explain my vision much better than this haha
@@MrShuthefukup I'd still think he's Conquest, since his whole shtick is vengeance, going out with a goal and being hellbent to make it happen. I feel like both theories are interesting as eachother though, any way you can spin this is probably still going to turn out awesome hahaha
A darkin that managed to get a wuju student as a host? NOW THIS IS COOL. There is just way too much potential for lol's lore. So many characters, so many connections.
@@dejakiller69 i wonder how it is going to use the dagger. If riot wants the dog to walk on 4 legs then it would have to hold the dagger in its teeth or maybe use it with the tail. Or they can go the easy route and make the dog be biped and turn it into a creature similar to alistar.
The general is obviously Aatrox. There is even a voice line for one of the cards calling to him. + wasn't he a general when they were ascended? I feel like it said in his lore that he lead the other ascended into battle. You know like a general. + he was one of the first people to become ascended so you would think someone who has been around of that long would lead people
@@Fahklevi But again in his lore it says he was one of the first and that he lead people into battle both before and after becoming ascended (hence why he was one of the first since he lead soldiers into battle)
@@ongseungwu4311 He doesn't show it in the video but a voice line from a 9 cost darkin card (forgot the name of the card) literally calls aatrox the general so I think that is proof enough. Also no they are not in a civil war since the civil war ended centuries ago after they got trapped in their own weapons
I do love Xolaani a lot, but honestly I don't like how her card's effects have nothing to do with her abilities. I know that's kinda petty though, I still enjoy her character a lore-wise.
I think its a perfect translation of her abilities, the weapon makes whoever dies with it into one of her followers, and her effect represents her reviving her host with blood magic multiple times.
I don’t like how the darkin have little synergy with each other, I get that they’ll add more cards for them but this is literally the darkin expansion. It should’ve been their main focus rather than 5 champions and equipment
I think they are perfect. All darkin weapons can be played as equipment or you can "break" them to unleash their inner darkin unit. Xolaani specifically can never truly die (for she, is the one who undestands best the concept of immortality) and thus she is the only Darkin when you kill her she returns to your hand as a weapon again. I think they did a good job.
@@Trox9996 But does he call Aatrox "my general"? You see, that is the point of a hint. It is quite obviously Aatrox, and I'd find it hard to believe that it were someone else, but since Taarosh doesn't specifically say "my general", it isn't really a confirmation. It's still obviously Aatrox, don't get me wrong.
@@lehiergendwo8291 Aatrox was the general of the ascended. It only makes sense with Aatrox also being the general of the darkins who are his former allies.
I got the sense from the voice lines that the general teased in all the flavor text was Aatrox. A lot of them say his name when they're killed, summoned, etc.
The civil war was between xolani and aatrox, so I think the xolani haters' general would be aatrox. But I don't know what he would be doing at icathia.
I believe the general is Aatrox himself, Xolaanis card text mentions a civil war between them and Taaroshs card text mentions him almost killing Xolaani. I think Taarosh fought under Aatrox, probably together with the other darkin, who mention their general, against Xolaani and the Darkin she controlled.
The rot and perpetual stench of death Taarosh's card talks about seems likely to be the Ruination and creation of the shadow Isles, and not hemomancy, since why would he want Xolaani to suffer from hemomancy if she created it
I think it would probably be a mage or an adc because making a high range tank wouldn't make much sense and would be kinda unhealthy for the game. Also it would be nice to have another monster adc
I saw the relation between Master Yi’s students, Jun, Kayn, and The Darkin Bloodletters (Xolaani) but I couldn’t piece together the full picture, thanks necrit.
13:16 if Rhaast takes over Kayn he slaughters everyone and beats Xolaani or just doesnt even let Jun take the weapon. Anyways, Rhaast kills even Master Yi.
u cant see yi's body anywhere so it could be that yi just escaped or yi lost his mind after losing his best student and fled or rhaast killed yi or yi wasnt even there at that moment, i highly doubt Rhaast wouldnt have a hard time against yi
@@haytamhaytam7227 Same here despite an ascended’s powerful status they’ve been injured for way less so you’d expect some form of injury or resistance for the darkins.
One thing I thought: Xolaani could be Varus' sister. There has always been the theory that the darkin we got in LoL where based of the 4 horsemen of Apocalypse, who carried a sword (Aatrox), a scythe (Rhaast), a bow (Varus) and a pair of scales. And dual blades hanging from Xolaani's arms may be a weapon representing a pair of scales
@@articmy xolaani is a Shurima card. All of the other darken match the region they are located in, so in this hypothetical future she must have moved to shurima at some point. That being said, lor is an alternate universe, and the whole kayn invading yi and his students isn't canon with league, so who knows
@@danielsniff6405 Eh I don't see this working at all for Xolaani being Varus' sister, it just doesn't add up. Currently with lor we can assume she is in Ionia as we know Varus' story is not happening in the future because it's during the Noxus invasion while this hypothetical timeline in lor happens after the invasion. I don't see why they would put her in Ionia for lor but in the main timeline she's in Shurima... it would just be easier for them to just say Varus' sister is Naganeka instead who is alive and in Shurima already. I think people are just trying too hard to make Xolaani make sense for.. anything really, only because she is the main focus while the other Darkin are not.
@@chadachi3970 yeh, that's all fair, I don't really know if I buy that she's varus' sister either. She is pushed pretty hard though, and I wouldn't be surprised if she became a champion in the future, be it in LOR of LOL
@@danielsniff6405 I would be down for her to be a champion, she looks pretty cool and her being the original source of the blood magic in the Darkin makes her fit perfectly as famine. As long as she isn't some Renata ass revive empower bs lmao
Many many years ago, when making "fan champions" was popular, I made a Hemomancer Healer Darkin that had a similar theme to what Renata currently is. Seeing this kinda makes me happy. Hard to explain.
i was kinda hoping that this darkin champ gets only 1 A on their name so we’ll have more voicelines from Aatrox complaining about having double A’s on every darkin name
4:10 That must be the most terrifying thing to witness: a massive weapon you extracted from ruins suddenly coming to life. If you compare this to Galio or the Petricite statues, that's their expected behavior because Petricite absorbs magic so it's a somewhat unexpected but natural consequence of the statues that're sculpted out of a magic absorbing stone. That Darkin weapon however is of unknown origin for the people who unearthed it. (If they knew its origin, they wouldn't have taken it.)
When i was reading the new cards i was actually sad to see JUN's downfall, and sad for yi again losing another wuju blademaster student. I was rooting so hard for JUN :((. Xolani taking over jun looks pretty sick tho. But jun :((
It took 5 long years for more darkin lore but man was it worth the wait! Even the card voice lines in runeterra are sooooo good and riot actually made them feel like powerhouses or threats on the board! Cant wait for the second half of the saga expansion probably for varus!
South African here - the name Xolani (the X makes a clicking sound) is of Xhosa or Zulu origin meaning "please forgive", or "peace". This is a really good name that reflects well on her character's goal to unite all for peace, even if it's executed in a bad way haha. I'm really proud to see a character with a South African name! 🇿🇦
The fact that there's a possibility that Aatrox somehow teams up with Kai'sa in her efforts to defeat Bel'Veth is something I didn't fully expect but definitely find interesting.
One of Taarosh's quotes when you play him is: "Aatrox, i have heard your call". And the flavor text on the darkin halberd says that: "Taarosh heard his genrals call". Thats why i think it might be possible that both Taarosh and the other darkin that mention a call, might be referring to Aatrox as their general.
@@user-sz9vt4sd7y dont forget about comparing her abilities to the fact that blitzcrank slows himself. very important step if you want to be annoying in the league community
This is the one of the most coolest lore in this universe I hope they push this for something bigger things like a event or what if univers like corrupted versions of aspects
@@justsomeguywhoneverdies9210 why the hell not? Its not too far off to have a different character as a skin. Specially since we all know taatosh aint getting into the game. Best bet we have is just getting him as a skin. And hecarim fits just well.
Taarosh flavor text is him answering his general's call, and his voiceline is "Aatrox, I've heard your call!". Aatrox has to be the general, and I bet Aatrox want to open the largest void rift so they could end the world.
Wow, how badass would it be to have aatrox gather his army in icathia, since he probably is the general, with the intent of allying himself with the void in order to end reality and finally have a chance at resting, but only there, they all realize that bel'veth, who now is the most powerful active force of the void, does not intend on ending reality, but rather make it her own, and so we have a 2.0 war against the void, with the same people who fought in the first place, only now they are darkin, and not ascended. Damn that would be great ! :)
I know I'm really late to the video but yeah all this has been revealed in the last part of the expansion. Thanks for the update on the lore though! I hope you cover the Aatrox update as well some time
the general mentioned is very likely aatrox as aatrox vs xoolani was mentioned in xolaanis lore we know this we know taarosh calls to aatrox we know xolaani cries out vs aatrox its very likely aatrox
My theory is that the wuju or Jun was near Xolani and maybe Aatrox was able to sense that Xolani is coming back and gathering the other darkin is the best way to fight xolani and also not everyone hate xolani so there might be a chance she also has a darkin army.
I trust Riot to make a sick Darkin champion with the dagger and dog theme, eventhough i'm not quite feeling the combination. luckily there aren't many times that Riot dissapointed me. I also really hope they add all these dope new Darkin characters, they're my absolute favorite race in Runeterra.
@@junbolt-gama5355 from me Riot gets an A+ in content, there are not many game designers like them. But mistakes can always happen. But as I said, I trust them to not fk up
I really wonder what will happen with Kayn in the future, like at some point we will get a darkin event and you cant have kayn just as kayn i think they should make him be the assasing for some time and maybe at some point he gets badly injured and Rhaast takes over from there
That is the hard part when they created kayn like this. But if the Darkin Saga ever become an official lore they'll have to decice who they must kill to keep the other.
This card interactions also intriguing. Taarosh, as i understand, repsect Aatrox. So mb Aatrox is general for darkins? IIRC, Aatrox did lead darkins in battle as their leader in Icathia war
Well actually Aatrox was a general of Ascended army and when they become Darkin too. So yea 90% the "General" they talking is Aatrox, but not sure what's he doing in Icathia
@@freshlymemed5680 in the voice lines Aatrox says "once i stood against the void. Now i would welcome it" So if he is going to the south he is maybe going to join forced with her
I didn't realize that every darkin was tied to a weapon, whether it be the majority in sivir's chakram, aatrox in the sword, rhaast in the scythe, xolaani in the bloodletters, etc. Also the darkin are having a hard time deciding on whether to follow the memo or not
Since Renekton's story, I see it as both the ascended and the darkin as having hemomancy and that's why some of them have ultimates that give them stat buffs and change their body sizes (Aatrox, Nasus, Renekton). Perhaps it is the most powerful of them who can use hemomancy but not all? I also just had a realization that riot could rework Cho'Gath's lore into being a fully void corrupted ascended. All void beings have a desire to consume something and most void beings on runeterra are twisted versions of things that were already there.
I hope she has a good design so badly! Darkin are so cool and have so many different ways to look :o Edit: Not what I wanted if I'm honest... Kinda tired of pretty faces :I
if you are talking about the darkin champion, this is probably the next champion monster which would make it look very different from the rest of the 3 darkin that we have, something like naganeka in the card they showed us
@@Ruined_Poro I mean, Rhaast took over Kayn’s body but he still looks like an inhuman monster. I think they could have easily made Xolaani more monstrous looking.
It was used in a ritual to destroy the Darkin by essentially nuking them with moon magic. It required the heart of one of the Darkin named Tan'ari. So I don't think the others were sealed within the weapon. I haven't read Twilight of the Gods in a while tho so my memory may be a little off.
Necrit said it bad. Chalicar erased Darkins powers from existence at the full moon and they became dust. Taanari became human again but he was killed by Twilight, betrayed,tho he was only sane Darkin in there.
Sivir's weapon is only made for imprisoning the Darkin and not letting them go, the other Darkin were imprisoned in their own weapons. but they still have a consience, and like Rhaast they can sense that people are near and lure them in
This is supposed to be a Darkin Saga so there'll probably be 1 or 2 more expansions with Darkin where Varus and Aatrox are released. Heck, we might even get 3 more Darkin expansions, the last one being the Dagger we haven't seen just yet, it wouldn't be the first time either seeing as how they released the Udyr rework in LoR before LoL. To be honest I'm a little more excited for Varus right now, Aatrox is really cool of course but Varus is still a pretty outdated champ with model, somewhat gameplay and of course voice lines that still reference his old lore before it was remade so he was a Darkin. He feels too neglected and I want to see some Varus interactions with other champions particularly the other Darkin.
Couldnt it be possible that bel veth assimilated an Ascended/Darkin that is meant to be the "general" of the Darkin? i dont know why but the Void seems to stirr up in Icathia more and more story wise and Belveth seemingly wants more and more powerfull Food to assimilate into her lavender sea. It would make sense (and be pretty terrifying) for a Darkin to get absorbed since the Darkin fought the void and already got corrupted.
Icathia is the first place the void ripped itself into and destroyed while the Icathians were in combat against the ascended shuriman army (let by Setaka, Nasus and Aatrox were there). very interesting theory, I feel like Darkin/ascended and the void are like the 2 biggest potential threats, so something that comes from both of them would be pretty sick to see. Look how different Aatrox is compared to Nasus, all because of the void (and blood magic ofc) i would love to see what an ascended would look like if the void took it all the way
@@Plem_xo Nasus and their generation are like the 3rd or 4th wave, meanwhile Aatrox and Sekata are the first wave, First Ascendeds in Runeterra, so i think there is a different with each Ascended gen. And in Leona lore did mention about an Ascended with gold armor and wings big like a sky, i doubt that is Aatrox.
@Fact Driven but with what Aatrox said about his Ascended form and what in Leona lore is likely the same, specially about the wings like the sky with stars
I think why Taarosh could sense the taint of death is not cause of the blood magic but because he is in the Shadow Isles. All the Darkin have a region icon. Taarosh is Shadow Isles. Just like how Naganeka has Noxus icon and Horazi has Targon with her "perspective in the burning celestial matter.."
i hope they release xolaani with the same mechanics as kayn where if she heal/shield/buff her ally a meter will fill and when full and become a stronger healer, or when she damages her enemies a diff meter will fill and when fully filled will become somewhat of an offensive support like pyke
I think the rot and perpetual death Taarosh refers to is actually being on the Blessed Isles at the moment of the Ruination. We know the Darkin spread across the world and that the scholars of the Blessed Isles kept powerful artifacts. His evolved art also fits the aesthetic of the Shadow Isles. As for his host, maybe one of Hecarims soldiers?
Might have wanted to get your info updated cause the champion after the "monster hunter" is the Male enchater. They had to rearrange the releases since the roadmap recording.
Aatrox - Figher > released. Varus - Carry > released. Raast - Jungler/Tank > released. Xolaani - Support/Fighter Anaakca - Fighter Baalkux - Mage/Tank Horazi - Carry/Mage Ibaaros - Support/Tank Joraal - Fighter/Tank Naganeka - Carry/Assassin Naafiri - Jungler/Assassin Praa - Support/Controller Styraatu - Support/Controller Taarosh - Fighter/Mage These are my predictions of what will their roles be based on their weapons and current lore.
I know it shows her being defeated by Kayn and friends in LoR but honestly she would be a cool champion to add to the game. Plus she's still listed as alive. It would also be neat to see a Darkin who wasn't sealed by either breaking out of their weapon or who hid knowing Darkin kind were being hunted. Maybe the general for example who was thought to be dead never got sealed just chilled in Icathia or spent time in the void like a prisoner
The General is most likely Aatrox. When you summon Taarosh, one of his lines is "Aatrox, I have heard your call!"
wasnt he in freljord
no he roams around runterra fucking shit up just cuz. he was last seen around targon, fighting pantheon .
He got the memo, obviously he is ally of Aatrox.
@@lmntrix898 Not really actually, Remember that, thanks to Pantheon's latest story, Aattox's fight with Pantheon was 40 years ago. Aatrox's latest thing is him destroying tryndamere's village
@@lok4890 well maybe he got cold from that shity place and went to shurmia to chill a bit
Man...Yi can't catch a break. First his village gets nuked and then when he tries to rebuild and teach the wuju technique to others, a vast majority of them die.
yeah and his students can’t do much bc they’re still students ofc even if it is the wuju style… like there’s an extreme difference between master yi and even the best of his students.
At least Wukong is doing well.
Having a full village of Wuju masters would be an unstoppable force, better the lore never lets it happen or Ionia is going to conquer all of Runeterra.
@@CK1000997 for now
Yeah, at this rate the future of Wuju is going to fall onto the hands of a monkey.
Necrit, one thing to point out is that in Taarosh's voice lines, he says "Aatrox, I have heard your call!", as well as Xolaani when she dies, she calls out "Aatrox-!". Aatrox is most probably the one that assumed control after Setaka went missing, and he's the one that declared war against Xolaani's efforts.
Again, his lore show that he a noble warrior and one of the greatest accended, his lore also mention that he didnt chose war, he was forced to, likely that when he know what Xolaani done, he fight her because she try to controlled his friends and allies, and unintentionally started the civil war
Is aatrox the one calling them from icathia? I dont even know where he is now, I know he went to friedjord and targon but nothing else
@@nicolaspereyra420 no one knows tbh, the way is waiting 2 months to see the next part of the darkin saga on lor, and hope for Aatrox!
@@bielx1dragon675 the saga might be split in three part so could assume that Varus is on the second one then Aatrox the big bad is last
@@nicolaspereyra420 almost definitely. All the darkin's descriptions mention a 'Darkin General' and Taarosh outright names his general as Aatrox. In addition, Xolaani's card art tells us she engaged in a civil war with Aatrox, so it makes sense that she was the leader of one side of this conflict, making Aatrox as the general of a group of darkin the other side.
He seems to have won, judging by how rent free he is in her head.
Another clue is that the statue of 'The Faceless God' (who is Xolaani) shown in the 'The Call' video is faceless because of a giant single gash through it's face.
All this new information seems to indicate that gash was made by Aatrox.
I think I can speak for everybody when I say we want all of these as champions. Seriously, these look awesome! So many cool creature designs in LOR and we're only getting humans.
@@yone1598 the only darkin that seemed boring to me in design strangely is xolaani since she looks very humanoid but apart from that the other darkin look amazing XD
@@yone1598 Your opinion is invalid. everybody loves darkin
@@yone1598 Speaking for everyone? These cards are cool as hell. People will most likely remember them even after months.
@@asbani07 your existence is invalid. Go and study child
@@franciscoOrellana29 hehhhh? Nice joke child
I like the fact that before we had more Darkins in canon League's lore, the three we had were inspired by the four horseman of the apocalypse of christian belief, with Aatrox's sword representing war, Vaarus' bow representing conquest and Rhaast's schythe representing death. I always wondered myself if Riot ever introduced another Darkin, how would they be able to represent famine, as it's christian symbol is a pair of scales. Is it only my impression, or Xoolani's twin sickles by her side make her seem as a scale? It might be an homage to what the Darkins original inspiration was.
Well, people are speculating that the new darkin will be a dog, and that's also a common depiction of famine.
@@theyounglinker5044 That would make sense, seeing as Anubis (a god in egyptian mythology, depicted as a dog) is also know as the "Guardian of scales". Problem with that would be, that Nasus is already a pretty good representation of Anubis in League.
@@theyounglinker5044 No one is speculating that, it has already been confirmed to be an animal-turned-darkin.
I personally feel like Varus fits the bill for famine instead of conquest. The scales would make sense also because a bow is no good without the arrows, further Varus is made of 2 humans to the 1 Darkin. There's a clear dichotomy which I think represents balancing the scales.
I don't know how to explain my vision much better than this haha
@@MrShuthefukup I'd still think he's Conquest, since his whole shtick is vengeance, going out with a goal and being hellbent to make it happen. I feel like both theories are interesting as eachother though, any way you can spin this is probably still going to turn out awesome hahaha
A darkin that managed to get a wuju student as a host? NOW THIS IS COOL. There is just way too much potential for lol's lore. So many characters, so many connections.
And then next champ that's a darkin takes a dog as a host nice
@@dejakiller69 i wonder how it is going to use the dagger. If riot wants the dog to walk on 4 legs then it would have to hold the dagger in its teeth or maybe use it with the tail. Or they can go the easy route and make the dog be biped and turn it into a creature similar to alistar.
@@motivatedvergil9145 think of Zacian from Pokémon Sword/Shield
@@motivatedvergil9145 nagenaka's host is a chicken and look at her now.
@@bronzeadollur3271 i dont know anything about pokemons but i googled that one and yeah it looks good. The little wolf from TFT is similar.
The general is obviously Aatrox. There is even a voice line for one of the cards calling to him. + wasn't he a general when they were ascended? I feel like it said in his lore that he lead the other ascended into battle. You know like a general. + he was one of the first people to become ascended so you would think someone who has been around of that long would lead people
He was one of the first because he was champion of Shurima. Strongest warrior there ever was, a so called perfect warrior.
But aren't they on a civil war? So maybe the voice line is like " yes btch im coming for round 2," i kind of thing so the war continues again
Maybe he took the general position after xetaka dies
@@Fahklevi But again in his lore it says he was one of the first and that he lead people into battle both before and after becoming ascended (hence why he was one of the first since he lead soldiers into battle)
@@ongseungwu4311 He doesn't show it in the video but a voice line from a 9 cost darkin card (forgot the name of the card) literally calls aatrox the general so I think that is proof enough. Also no they are not in a civil war since the civil war ended centuries ago after they got trapped in their own weapons
I do love Xolaani a lot, but honestly I don't like how her card's effects have nothing to do with her abilities. I know that's kinda petty though, I still enjoy her character a lore-wise.
I think its a perfect translation of her abilities, the weapon makes whoever dies with it into one of her followers, and her effect represents her reviving her host with blood magic multiple times.
I don’t like how the darkin have little synergy with each other, I get that they’ll add more cards for them but this is literally the darkin expansion. It should’ve been their main focus rather than 5 champions and equipment
Agreed
I think they are perfect. All darkin weapons can be played as equipment or you can "break" them to unleash their inner darkin unit. Xolaani specifically can never truly die (for she, is the one who undestands best the concept of immortality) and thus she is the only Darkin when you kill her she returns to your hand as a weapon again. I think they did a good job.
I personally think it’s okay cuz it opens the window to her becoming a champion similar to how LOR has Yone but it’s past version of him
Note: Taarosh's voice lines confirm that Aatrox is the general.
I wouldn't really call it "confirm", but they strongly hint at it.
@@lehiergendwo8291 My man he literally says "Aatrox, i've heard your call"
@@Trox9996 But does he call Aatrox "my general"? You see, that is the point of a hint. It is quite obviously Aatrox, and I'd find it hard to believe that it were someone else, but since Taarosh doesn't specifically say "my general", it isn't really a confirmation. It's still obviously Aatrox, don't get me wrong.
@@lehiergendwo8291 but the general called. So if the general called, and Taarosh tells Aatrox that he heard his call, what gives.
@@lehiergendwo8291 Aatrox was the general of the ascended. It only makes sense with Aatrox also being the general of the darkins who are his former allies.
I got the sense from the voice lines that the general teased in all the flavor text was Aatrox. A lot of them say his name when they're killed, summoned, etc.
The civil war was between xolani and aatrox, so I think the xolani haters' general would be aatrox. But I don't know what he would be doing at icathia.
Necrit straight up forgot that the cards had voice lines, lmao
@@miksapribus2140 trying to kill himself with the void
@@sangminyi93 he maybe deaf lmao
I believe the general is Aatrox himself, Xolaanis card text mentions a civil war between them and Taaroshs card text mentions him almost killing Xolaani. I think Taarosh fought under Aatrox, probably together with the other darkin, who mention their general, against Xolaani and the Darkin she controlled.
The rot and perpetual stench of death Taarosh's card talks about seems likely to be the Ruination and creation of the shadow Isles, and not hemomancy, since why would he want Xolaani to suffer from hemomancy if she created it
Not to mention his region is the Shadow Isles, so he was almost certainly hidden there.
Correct :)
I want to play chicken darkin so bad. A artillery tank, that sounds so cool, man
I think it would probably be a mage or an adc because making a high range tank wouldn't make much sense and would be kinda unhealthy for the game. Also it would be nice to have another monster adc
Naganeka as an artillery champion (as an adc main I am hoping adc of course) sounds like extacy
I saw the relation between Master Yi’s students, Jun, Kayn, and The Darkin Bloodletters (Xolaani) but I couldn’t piece together the full picture, thanks necrit.
A Darkin from Ionia, that knows the Wuju Style and Hemomancy. Imagine how broken of a champion it will be.
13:16 if Rhaast takes over Kayn he slaughters everyone and beats Xolaani or just doesnt even let Jun take the weapon. Anyways, Rhaast kills even Master Yi.
Just like in-game, Rhaast is just plain better
If you look closely at Rhaast's splash art, you can see Jun dead on the ground. He didn't even give her a chance to touch Xolaani.
thank you mr World Ender
u cant see yi's body anywhere so it could be that yi just escaped or yi lost his mind after losing his best student and fled or rhaast killed yi or yi wasnt even there at that moment, i highly doubt Rhaast wouldnt have a hard time against yi
@@haytamhaytam7227 Same here despite an ascended’s powerful status they’ve been injured for way less so you’d expect some form of injury or resistance for the darkins.
when I saw the thumbnail, I immediately thought "OH, IS THIS THE NEW DAGGER DARKIN?!?"
i just hope that we can have Xolaani as a champion in the future
The general is aatrox. The 10 cost dude that summons followers that you slew confirms it when he calls on AAtrox
One thing I thought: Xolaani could be Varus' sister. There has always been the theory that the darkin we got in LoL where based of the 4 horsemen of Apocalypse, who carried a sword (Aatrox), a scythe (Rhaast), a bow (Varus) and a pair of scales. And dual blades hanging from Xolaani's arms may be a weapon representing a pair of scales
Varus sister is in Shurima so it cant be her
@@articmy xolaani is a Shurima card. All of the other darken match the region they are located in, so in this hypothetical future she must have moved to shurima at some point. That being said, lor is an alternate universe, and the whole kayn invading yi and his students isn't canon with league, so who knows
@@danielsniff6405 Eh I don't see this working at all for Xolaani being Varus' sister, it just doesn't add up.
Currently with lor we can assume she is in Ionia as we know Varus' story is not happening in the future because it's during the Noxus invasion while this hypothetical timeline in lor happens after the invasion. I don't see why they would put her in Ionia for lor but in the main timeline she's in Shurima... it would just be easier for them to just say Varus' sister is Naganeka instead who is alive and in Shurima already.
I think people are just trying too hard to make Xolaani make sense for.. anything really, only because she is the main focus while the other Darkin are not.
@@chadachi3970 yeh, that's all fair, I don't really know if I buy that she's varus' sister either. She is pushed pretty hard though, and I wouldn't be surprised if she became a champion in the future, be it in LOR of LOL
@@danielsniff6405 I would be down for her to be a champion, she looks pretty cool and her being the original source of the blood magic in the Darkin makes her fit perfectly as famine.
As long as she isn't some Renata ass revive empower bs lmao
Rhaast the most cruel of the Darkin Necrit? Rhaast is the most melancholic and nostalgic one, maximum.
I hope so much Xolaani will someday be playable in the rift. Her lore, champion designe and the fact that she is a healer, makes her so interesting
she was a healer*
Aatrox is the general, calling the Darkin to do battle with Xolaani and stop her plans to enslave them all.
Many many years ago, when making "fan champions" was popular, I made a Hemomancer Healer Darkin that had a similar theme to what Renata currently is.
Seeing this kinda makes me happy. Hard to explain.
Xolaani's blades are protected in Master Yi's temple. You can read it in his card.
i was kinda hoping that this darkin champ gets only 1 A on their name so we’ll have more voicelines from Aatrox complaining about having double A’s on every darkin name
Varus only has one though?
Xolaani is Aatrox's sister.
old champions in League don't get new voice lines when a new champion is added...
@@ortelim9540 Could be. All Darkins with double A are allies of Aatrox it seems.
@@aatroxtheworldender933 no, Xolaani has double As and she’s Aatrox’s enemy
new necrit video before school :) thank you for uploaded content is very enjoyable and happy! excited for next videos to watch them!
4:10 That must be the most terrifying thing to witness: a massive weapon you extracted from ruins suddenly coming to life. If you compare this to Galio or the Petricite statues, that's their expected behavior because Petricite absorbs magic so it's a somewhat unexpected but natural consequence of the statues that're sculpted out of a magic absorbing stone. That Darkin weapon however is of unknown origin for the people who unearthed it. (If they knew its origin, they wouldn't have taken it.)
Also you lost some chickens...
When i was reading the new cards i was actually sad to see JUN's downfall, and sad for yi again losing another wuju blademaster student. I was rooting so hard for JUN :((. Xolani taking over jun looks pretty sick tho. But jun :((
True. I saw few people talking about this on the comments, but I think this is the most interesting and sad part of the story
Where can I read these stories without playing LoR please tell me
it's so sad cuz there's 2 scenarios: Jun gets absorbed by Xolaani or Jun gets killed by Rhaast. She doesn't survive jn any timeline lmao
It took 5 long years for more darkin lore but man was it worth the wait! Even the card voice lines in runeterra are sooooo good and riot actually made them feel like powerhouses or threats on the board!
Cant wait for the second half of the saga expansion probably for varus!
Been waiting for this
This is the best part of every new runterra expansion, Necrit explaining the hidden lore behind each card. Love it and keep up the good work.
South African here - the name Xolani (the X makes a clicking sound) is of Xhosa or Zulu origin meaning "please forgive", or "peace". This is a really good name that reflects well on her character's goal to unite all for peace, even if it's executed in a bad way haha. I'm really proud to see a character with a South African name! 🇿🇦
Are you sure it's South African? The name sounds very Nahuatl to me.
The general is Aatrox 100% cuz Taarosh says "Aatrox, I have heard your call!"
Necrit you are my favorite youtuber ever always comin at us with the Riot news and lore. Thank you man!!!
Great work! Thank you
Cant wait for Xolaani to be added to the game in the next 30 years😢
Ever since the Release of her voicelines, I was waiting and hoping that you would cover the lore of Xolaani
Necrit I would love to see a video on all the dark magic's of runeterra! (The warlocks, the undead).
Thanks for the incredible content dude
Your video was very helpful, I'm still learning and getting the hang of it still. I'm into House and EDM. I look forward to seeing more of your
The fact that there's a possibility that Aatrox somehow teams up with Kai'sa in her efforts to defeat Bel'Veth is something I didn't fully expect but definitely find interesting.
Aatrox despite human and Aatrox can 1v1 bel'veth so i don't think thats gonna happen
Doubt Bel'Veth can stand a chance againts Aatrox
If he dies, he dies and he finds peace.
If he doesn't die he will be compelled by the power of friendship and find a new purpose.
One of Taarosh's quotes when you play him is: "Aatrox, i have heard your call". And the flavor text on the darkin halberd says that: "Taarosh heard his genrals call". Thats why i think it might be possible that both Taarosh and the other darkin that mention a call, might be referring to Aatrox as their general.
Finally I've been waiting on this video
THANK YOU NECRIT, i have got all my friends interested in the MMO and overall, League of Legends universe. Really love the content, keep it up : )
is it me or is Jun/Xolani's story a champion level story? the main issue ofc being that Kayn technically needs to become shadow version to create her.
FINALLY, take bel'veth and give us Xolaani please
No. I like void mommy
@@doolaloo8496 true. This guy will be crying how Xolaani is "broken" "braindead" and "elo inflated" on her release.
@@user-sz9vt4sd7y dont forget about comparing her abilities to the fact that blitzcrank slows himself. very important step if you want to be annoying in the league community
Take the only cool champion we got since God knows when?
@@thelastcrow5660 since renata glasc?
omg yes another mmo video i have been rewatching the last one cause im so exited but this is cool too i love lol lore
This is the one of the most coolest lore in this universe I hope they push this for something bigger things like a event or what if univers like corrupted versions of aspects
Taarosh is so damn cool man. Would love to have him as a champ, or a Heca skin
Heca skin? hell no, that's impossible. Taarosh is an actual character with a Darkin weapon, so he'll probably just get's added to the game
@@dennis_nl7587 could work as a legendary lore skin
@@eylore3934 legendary skins are still them in future/past or from another universe. Not another character.
@@justsomeguywhoneverdies9210 why the hell not? Its not too far off to have a different character as a skin. Specially since we all know taatosh aint getting into the game. Best bet we have is just getting him as a skin. And hecarim fits just well.
Taarosh flavor text is him answering his general's call, and his voiceline is "Aatrox, I've heard your call!". Aatrox has to be the general, and I bet Aatrox want to open the largest void rift so they could end the world.
Really love ur content bro new to the channel
Ah yes, Necrit I've been waiting for this
The new card interactions are very interesting as well. Kayn, Jun, Yi and RhAAst have all decent lines to each other
Wow, how badass would it be to have aatrox gather his army in icathia, since he probably is the general, with the intent of allying himself with the void in order to end reality and finally have a chance at resting, but only there, they all realize that bel'veth, who now is the most powerful active force of the void, does not intend on ending reality, but rather make it her own, and so we have a 2.0 war against the void, with the same people who fought in the first place, only now they are darkin, and not ascended. Damn that would be great ! :)
I gotta say I love the direction they went with kayne and master yi's cards, using both of them to tell an interconnected story
I know I'm really late to the video but yeah all this has been revealed in the last part of the expansion. Thanks for the update on the lore though! I hope you cover the Aatrox update as well some time
the general mentioned is very likely aatrox
as aatrox vs xoolani was mentioned in xolaanis lore
we know this
we know taarosh calls to aatrox
we know xolaani cries out vs aatrox
its very likely aatrox
I'd love a Varus Rework of some sort to also make him look Darkin, could even release both darkins at the same time make it a lore
Wow I admire yours job and content, lets just hope new darkins will be cool enough to be played by ppl.
Having new darkin lore is just a blessing for my heart
My theory is that the wuju or Jun was near Xolani and maybe Aatrox was able to sense that Xolani is coming back and gathering the other darkin is the best way to fight xolani and also not everyone hate xolani so there might be a chance she also has a darkin army.
I trust Riot to make a sick Darkin champion with the dagger and dog theme, eventhough i'm not quite feeling the combination. luckily there aren't many times that Riot dissapointed me. I also really hope they add all these dope new Darkin characters, they're my absolute favorite race in Runeterra.
Chicken-Ballista Darkin somehow exist and I kinda like it's design so I trust Riot with the new Darkin too
Its gonna be like the giant wolf from dark souls
@@sorashou6229 that's what I fear, because that would look pretty ridiculous and unpractical. Not a fan.
@@dennis_nl7587 we are talking about a Game with designs from a magical cat to a Death Lord Juggernaut. It can go pretty well.
@@junbolt-gama5355 from me Riot gets an A+ in content, there are not many game designers like them. But mistakes can always happen. But as I said, I trust them to not fk up
Omg necrit, thanks, that was fast
Sheeeesh new vid hype!
I really wonder what will happen with Kayn in the future, like at some point we will get a darkin event and you cant have kayn just as kayn i think they should make him be the assasing for some time and maybe at some point he gets badly injured and Rhaast takes over from there
That is the hard part when they created kayn like this. But if the Darkin Saga ever become an official lore they'll have to decice who they must kill to keep the other.
Yeahlike the void event this easter that never came
@@bonk5221 yeah hehe
This card interactions also intriguing. Taarosh, as i understand, repsect Aatrox. So mb Aatrox is general for darkins? IIRC, Aatrox did lead darkins in battle as their leader in Icathia war
Well actually Aatrox was a general of Ascended army and when they become Darkin too. So yea 90% the "General" they talking is Aatrox, but not sure what's he doing in Icathia
@@baobaotr4683 Maybe he sensed Bel'veth and now he wants a rematch with the void.
@@freshlymemed5680 i'm not sure about that since he said "I stood against the void, but now i would welcome it"
@@freshlymemed5680 in the voice lines Aatrox says "once i stood against the void. Now i would welcome it"
So if he is going to the south he is maybe going to join forced with her
ashen knight pyke's dagger with the red chroma looks similar to the dagger teaser for the new darkin if you remove the glow with ctrl+5
It's so amazing how couple cards can hold a whole storyline if you look a little closer.
We finally have a new info from the release of Aatrox. Yes, Aatrox is the general of the Darkin. Aatrox can unleash all the Darkin with a war cry.
I didn't realize that every darkin was tied to a weapon, whether it be the majority in sivir's chakram, aatrox in the sword, rhaast in the scythe, xolaani in the bloodletters, etc.
Also the darkin are having a hard time deciding on whether to follow the memo or not
About time you showed up Necrit.
Since Renekton's story, I see it as both the ascended and the darkin as having hemomancy and that's why some of them have ultimates that give them stat buffs and change their body sizes (Aatrox, Nasus, Renekton). Perhaps it is the most powerful of them who can use hemomancy but not all? I also just had a realization that riot could rework Cho'Gath's lore into being a fully void corrupted ascended. All void beings have a desire to consume something and most void beings on runeterra are twisted versions of things that were already there.
They should find a way to separate Rhaast and Kayn, maybe in a fight where Kayn drops Rhaast and a random soldier picks him up.
The 3 of them would die
would be a rather unsatisfying end wouldn't it, maybe rhaast escapes the scythe instead?
Random facts about Runeterran lore:
- Seraphine needs to be erased
- The map needs to be updated
- Everyone loves the Darkin
Agreed
Except Xolaani. Me and the boys hate her
I would like a rework of seraphine instead of downright deleting her...
Double A thing is the coolest shit i ever saw.
and Varus needs to be changed to Vaarus
Finally more darkin stuff!!
Oh boy i am so excited with what's gonna happens next. My boy Aatrox is getting some attention and he's planning smt big. Can't wait for it
I hope she has a good design so badly! Darkin are so cool and have so many different ways to look :o
Edit: Not what I wanted if I'm honest... Kinda tired of pretty faces :I
if you are talking about the darkin champion, this is probably the next champion monster which would make it look very different from the rest of the 3 darkin that we have, something like naganeka in the card they showed us
I wouldn't exactly call her pretty, Jun was pretty but she kinda mangeled the whole body
Xolani looks like that only beacuse she took over Jun's body. You can even see how she morphed with Jun's gogles.
@@Ruined_Poro I mean, Rhaast took over Kayn’s body but he still looks like an inhuman monster. I think they could have easily made Xolaani more monstrous looking.
if sivirs weapon contains darkin how come they dont try to take over her body? like how all the other darkin do it?
I think the darkins souls within sivirs weapon are "dead" more or less, so they can't tey to take over
It was used in a ritual to destroy the Darkin by essentially nuking them with moon magic. It required the heart of one of the Darkin named Tan'ari. So I don't think the others were sealed within the weapon. I haven't read Twilight of the Gods in a while tho so my memory may be a little off.
Necrit said it bad. Chalicar erased Darkins powers from existence at the full moon and they became dust. Taanari became human again but he was killed by Twilight, betrayed,tho he was only sane Darkin in there.
Sivir's weapon is only made for imprisoning the Darkin and not letting them go, the other Darkin were imprisoned in their own weapons. but they still have a consience, and like Rhaast they can sense that people are near and lure them in
great video
The corruption refered to in taaroshs text is the black mist not blood magic, i think. His weapon was probably hidden on the blessed isles
I just hope they add Aatrox to LoR
This is supposed to be a Darkin Saga so there'll probably be 1 or 2 more expansions with Darkin where Varus and Aatrox are released. Heck, we might even get 3 more Darkin expansions, the last one being the Dagger we haven't seen just yet, it wouldn't be the first time either seeing as how they released the Udyr rework in LoR before LoL.
To be honest I'm a little more excited for Varus right now, Aatrox is really cool of course but Varus is still a pretty outdated champ with model, somewhat gameplay and of course voice lines that still reference his old lore before it was remade so he was a Darkin. He feels too neglected and I want to see some Varus interactions with other champions particularly the other Darkin.
@@jsc1jake512 Varus needs a reworked visual (really monstrous and more like a human hydra) like Jax, Caitlyn, Zilean, and Master Yi in LoR
Couldnt it be possible that bel veth assimilated an Ascended/Darkin that is meant to be the "general" of the Darkin?
i dont know why but the Void seems to stirr up in Icathia more and more story wise and Belveth seemingly wants more and more powerfull Food to assimilate into her lavender sea. It would make sense (and be pretty terrifying) for a Darkin to get absorbed since the Darkin fought the void and already got corrupted.
Icathia is the first place the void ripped itself into and destroyed while the Icathians were in combat against the ascended shuriman army (let by Setaka, Nasus and Aatrox were there). very interesting theory, I feel like Darkin/ascended and the void are like the 2 biggest potential threats, so something that comes from both of them would be pretty sick to see. Look how different Aatrox is compared to Nasus, all because of the void (and blood magic ofc) i would love to see what an ascended would look like if the void took it all the way
@@Plem_xo Nasus and their generation are like the 3rd or 4th wave, meanwhile Aatrox and Sekata are the first wave, First Ascendeds in Runeterra, so i think there is a different with each Ascended gen. And in Leona lore did mention about an Ascended with gold armor and wings big like a sky, i doubt that is Aatrox.
@Fact Driven but with what Aatrox said about his Ascended form and what in Leona lore is likely the same, specially about the wings like the sky with stars
@@baobaotr4683 in that case, why do you doubt it’s him?
@@Plem_xo because...bad english ? 😂
Necrit really is spoiling us with all this content.
Thank you very much😺
I woke up to this, this is a good day!
I was waiting for the new lore
I think why Taarosh could sense the taint of death is not cause of the blood magic but because he is in the Shadow Isles. All the Darkin have a region icon. Taarosh is Shadow Isles. Just like how Naganeka has Noxus icon and Horazi has Targon with her "perspective in the burning celestial matter.."
i hope they release xolaani with the same mechanics as kayn where if she heal/shield/buff her ally a meter will fill and when full and become a stronger healer, or when she damages her enemies a diff meter will fill and when fully filled will become somewhat of an offensive support like pyke
I wanna see more Darkin champions on LOL. I feel it's a character type with so much potential!
I think the rot and perpetual death Taarosh refers to is actually being on the Blessed Isles at the moment of the Ruination. We know the Darkin spread across the world and that the scholars of the Blessed Isles kept powerful artifacts. His evolved art also fits the aesthetic of the Shadow Isles. As for his host, maybe one of Hecarims soldiers?
ok ima sleep instead but very hyped to see this vid when i wake up
Might have wanted to get your info updated cause the champion after the "monster hunter" is the Male enchater. They had to rearrange the releases since the roadmap recording.
I think that "stench of rot etc" in Taarosh is Blessed Isles after the ruination. That buildings look like those from there imo
DAMN! love the darkin stuff! Please call me when Taarosh will be a playable champion! Thanks :)
Aatrox - Figher > released.
Varus - Carry > released.
Raast - Jungler/Tank > released.
Xolaani - Support/Fighter
Anaakca - Fighter
Baalkux - Mage/Tank
Horazi - Carry/Mage
Ibaaros - Support/Tank
Joraal - Fighter/Tank
Naganeka - Carry/Assassin
Naafiri - Jungler/Assassin
Praa - Support/Controller
Styraatu - Support/Controller
Taarosh - Fighter/Mage
These are my predictions of what will their roles be based on their weapons and current lore.
the general stirring in icathia might be the essence of satakka that was absorbed by bel'veth?
More Darkin More Darkin! This is good.
I know it shows her being defeated by Kayn and friends in LoR but honestly she would be a cool champion to add to the game. Plus she's still listed as alive. It would also be neat to see a Darkin who wasn't sealed by either breaking out of their weapon or who hid knowing Darkin kind were being hunted. Maybe the general for example who was thought to be dead never got sealed just chilled in Icathia or spent time in the void like a prisoner
Can't wait for the next darkin part in the saga.
The smell of death Taarosh mencions is the shadow islands, because thats the region his card is from