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* TheHeart: His title is not just for show - [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 he serves as the moral-center for the Kinkou]].
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* TheHeart: His title is not just for show - [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 he serves as the moral-center for the Kinkou]]. It was enough that even after leaving the Kinkou, Akali still has a soft spot on him.
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* PowerTrio: With Akali and Shen.
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* PowerTrio: With Akali and Shen.Shen, until Akali left the Kinkou.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Yes, in spite of his [[ItsEasySoItSucks "Press R to Win"]] reputation, he is damn hard to play properly, since his Lay Waste needs some quick wit to land (with a half-second delay and very small blast zone). Also, he has no mobility-enhancing ability and thus has to watch his positioning, as this makes him very vulnerable to ganks and all-ins from mid lane assassins.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Yes, in spite of his [[ItsEasySoItSucks "Press R to Win"]] reputation, he is damn hard to play properly, since his Lay Waste needs some quick wit to land (with a half-second delay and very small blast zone). Also, he has no mobility-enhancing ability and thus has to watch his positioning, as this makes him very vulnerable to ganks and all-ins from mid lane assassins. While he is not the hardest mage to use well (that is still a three-way tossup between Syndra, Azir, and Orianna), he definitely has one of the highest skill floors. A bad Karthus will get pounded into dust in lane and will spend the rest of the game politely tapping people, constantly running out of mana, and pissing off their teammates when they use their ult to poach kills that they did not deserve. A good Karthus will play it safe in lane and farm from afar, then provide a steady flow of damage from out of the enemy's reach later on and use their ult to pick off fleeing targets. A great Karthus will safely farm from a great distance and punish cockiness or complacency, then lead aggressive pushes with steady, constant AOE damage that leaves the enemy wondering where their health bars went, all the while keeping his ult on reserve to leave no survivors or as a final "fuck you" to the enemy team if they manage to take him out.
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* DifficultButAwesome: He's an extremely squishy melee mage with burst that, while high, is very situational, and he is in the extremely unenviable position of being dead weight without farm while also being one of the worst farmers in the game. His early game is a desperate struggle for survival while he tries to squeeze in a few last hits and hopes that his jungler has his back. Even level 6 isn't that much of an improvement, as he's still a squishy melee mage who likely has very few items and an ult that definitely gives him a major advantage, but is also extremely easy to run out of mana with. By level 9, however, a good Kassadin has gotten those crucial kills they need to succeed, and is now blinking around the map, appearing out of nowhere to slam lone targets with alarmingly high burst and then flee before their team can catch him, and generally reminding the enemy team's squishies that they are never safe.
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Karthus' alternate skins include [[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom Karthus]], Statue of Karthus, [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper Karthus]], [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Fnatic Karthus]], and [[TabletopGames Karthus Lightsbane]].
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Karthus' alternate skins include [[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom Karthus]], Statue of Karthus, [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper Karthus]], [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Fnatic Karthus]], and [[TabletopGames Karthus Lightsbane]].
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae (English, original), Rashida Clendening (English, current), Kerygma Flores (Mexican Spanish), Victoria Angulo (European Spanish)
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae [[Creator/DanielleMcRae Danielle [=McRae=]]] (English, original), Rashida Clendening (English, current), Kerygma Flores (Mexican Spanish), Victoria Angulo (European Spanish)
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* LargeHam: Incredibly so.
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* LargeHam: Incredibly so.so, despite his comparatively small size. Particularly when Skaarl runs away and his voice lines go up an octave.
* TheMadHatter: He appears to be at least somewhat ''aware'' that he's crazier than a bag of furious stoats given the number of references to insanity in his voice lines. He just doesn't ''care''.
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* MushroomSamba: Many lines involve him hallucinating various things, implied to be as a result of him drinking mushroom juice.
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* MushroomSamba: Many lines involve him hallucinating various things, implied to be as a result of him drinking mushroom juice. Apparently it's quite healthy when you get used to the madness and paranoia.
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** Amusingly, Kalista has no qualms about Warwick and his betrayal towards Soraka. It could be inferred that Soraka is too noble-hearted to even take the road of revenge and resists Kalista's urges to take vengeance.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A specific design feature in Kayn's gameplay is that the player plays out the tale of his eventual fate with each game played as him. Kayn begins the game as a not-fully-trained shadow ninja, and Rhaast as a Darkin trapped in his weapon, explaining Kayn's [[MagikarpPower initial weakness and lack of specialization]]. Kayn furthers his training as a shadow ninja by hunting down and killing vulnerable ranged targets, while Rhaast fuels his power and feeds his bloodlust by slaughtering stronger melee enemies. Once one has become sufficiently strong, they're able to kill the other and use the strength they gained in doing so to reach their full potential, also permanently locking out the other option. The character portrait will change to show either Shadow Assassin Kayn or Rhaast. Also, choosing the ''Darkin'' form changes all instances of "Kayn" in the character's ability tooltips to "Rhaast".
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A specific design feature in Kayn's gameplay is that At the player plays out beginning of the tale of his eventual fate with each game played as him. game, Kayn begins is still a ninja-in-training, and Rhaast is trapped in the game as scythe, which explains their initial weakness- Kayn isn't an assassin yet because he still hasn't got the hang of being a not-fully-trained shadow ninja, and Rhaast as a Darkin trapped in cannot exercise his weapon, explaining full power because Kayn struggles against him. Neither is strong enough yet to gain full dominance, but as the game goes on, each can gain strength in different ways, which will eventually result in the form change. And once a form is chosen, Kayn's [[MagikarpPower initial weakness ability and lack character icons change to reflect it, even changing all mentions of specialization]]. Kayn his name in the tooltips to 'Rhaast' if the Darkin route is chosen.
** Kayn, as a ninja, wants to assassinate important targets and then book it before he can be retaliated against, which is represented as damaging [[GlassCannon ranged champions]]. By doing this he furthers histraining training. Once he is fully trained, he has the discipline and strength of will to purge Rhaast's corruption and expel him from the scythe.
** Rhaast, as ashadow ninja by hunting down and killing vulnerable ranged targets, while Rhaast fuels his power and [[BloodKnight Darkin]], wants to fight up close with [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]], which is represented as damaging melee champions. Doing so feeds his bloodlust by slaughtering stronger melee enemies. Once one has become sufficiently strong, they're able to kill the other and use allows him to further corrupt Kayn, granting him the strength they gained in doing so to reach their full potential, also permanently locking out the other option. The character portrait will change to show either Shadow Assassin Kayn or Rhaast. Also, choosing the ''Darkin'' form changes all instances wrest free of "Kayn" in the character's ability tooltips to "Rhaast".Kayn's control and possess him.
** Kayn, as a ninja, wants to assassinate important targets and then book it before he can be retaliated against, which is represented as damaging [[GlassCannon ranged champions]]. By doing this he furthers his
** Rhaast, as a
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** Taken even further when WordOfGod elaborates that a person's moral standing is not what decides which aspect of Kindred comes for them. A good person can still face Wolf's teeth if they choose to run from the inevitability. An evil person will receive Lamb's arrows should they FaceDeathWithDignity
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** Taken even further when WordOfGod elaborates that a person's moral standing is not what decides which aspect of Kindred comes for them. A good person can still face Wolf's teeth if they choose to run from the inevitability. An inevitability (even if they don't choose to, as [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Yorick]] only sees Wolf), while an evil person will receive Lamb's arrows should they FaceDeathWithDignityFaceDeathWithDignity.
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** GutturalGrowler: Wolf, on the other hand, has a very growly voice, seemingly to evoke fear.
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* DontFearTheReaper: While still a capable huntress, Lamb is much closer to this trope than Wolf. Her philosophy on death is that while it is unavoidable and final, it's not something to be feared, and that it gives meaning to life. According to WordOfGod, accepting her (and, by extension, accepting your end) means a peaceful and serene death. Attempting to flee from death means Wolf will give you a horrifying and painful end.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She may not be as vicious as him, but she's just as eager to see you dead if it's your time.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She may not be as vicious as him, but she's just as eager to see you dead if it's your time.
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* DontFearTheReaper: While still a capable huntress, Lamb is much closer to this trope than Wolf. Her philosophy on death is that while it is unavoidable and final, it's not something to be feared, and that it gives meaning to life. According to WordOfGod, accepting her (and, by extension, accepting your end) means a peaceful and serene death. Attempting to flee from death means Wolf will give you a horrifying and painful end.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She mayend. That said, while not be as vicious as him, but vicious, [[BewareTheNiceOnes she's still just as eager as Wolf to see you dead if it's your time.time]].
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She may
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* TheGrimReaper: Implied heavily to be the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, or rather, the result of said personification dividing itself in two.
** Both take on different mannerisms of the Reaper; Lamb is a gentle, soft, yet eerie and absolute figure, while Wolf is a bestial shade who hunts down those who would defy or flee from their fate.
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* TheGrimReaper: Implied heavily to be the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, or rather, the result of said personification dividing itself in two.
**two. Both take on different mannerisms of the Reaper; Lamb is a gentle, soft, yet eerie and absolute figure, while Wolf is a bestial shade who hunts down those who would defy or flee from their fate.fate.
* GutturalGrowler: Wolf has a very growly voice, seemingly to evoke fear.
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* GutturalGrowler: Wolf has a very growly voice, seemingly to evoke fear.
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* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Not them, but ''anyone who dares try to extend their life beyond their time''. This includes all undead, resurrected (they're looking directly at you, Azir), and even those who should've died, but have found ways to extend their life beyond when they were supposed to die (this includes Ekko, who's used his Z-Drive Time control device to avoid certain death many times). Anyone who's chosen this path for themselves have pretty much guaranteed that Wolf gets to enjoy chasing them again. And yes, they do know anyone who's done any of these things and they are not happy about it.
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* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Not them, but ''anyone who dares try to extend their life beyond their time''. This includes all undead, resurrected (they're looking directly at you, Azir), and even those who should've died, but have found ways to extend their life beyond when they were supposed to die (this includes Ekko, who's used his Z-Drive Time control device to avoid certain death many times). Anyone who's chosen guilty of this path for themselves have pretty much ''will'' be found out, and Wolf will be guaranteed that Wolf gets to enjoy chasing them again. And yes, they do know anyone who's done any of these things and they are not happy about it.chase them.
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* GlassCannon: A given like most marksmen champions, but she's on par with Vayne in terms of [[UpToEleven utter severity of both ends]]. Her [[HybridPower hybridized kit]] allows her to deal a staggering amount of fast physical, magic, and fixed percent-health-based DPS, but this comes at the cost of having the durability of tissue paper, with her only innate defense mechanisms being her brief mobility with ''Supercharger'' and potentially a shield from ''Killer Instinct'', her ultimate, which also doubles as an engage.
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* HybridPower: While there are plenty of champions who have the option of building attack damage and/or ability power and still remain effective, Kai'sa's ''Living Weapon'' passive effectively ''requires'' her to build attack damage, ability power, ''and'' attack speed in order to gain its ability bonuses.
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* HybridPower: While there are plenty of champions who have the option of building attack damage and/or ability power and still remain effective, Kai'sa's Kai'Sa's ''Living Weapon'' passive effectively ''requires'' her to build attack damage, ability power, ''and'' attack speed in order to gain its ability bonuses.bonuses. As a result, however, this can potentially allow her to deal some frightening DPS that can shred through even tanky champions should she be given the opportunity to land it.
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* FatalFlaw: Kayn's {{Pride}} led him to try wield Rhaast instead of destroying him like Zed commanded. It could indeed prove fatal for him (and a lot of people around him) if the player chooses the ''Darkin'' route, where Rhaast wrests himself free from Kayn's control, impales him, and then possesses his body.
* {{Pride}}: The reason Kayn wields Rhaast instead of just destroying him like he was meant to. His pride can either be validated or prove to be a very bad idea depending on what the player wants.
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* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair. Foreshadowed somewhat in his lore, where child soldier Kayn survived by using a scythe as an ImprovisedWeapon.
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* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly It doesn't really get more sinister than an OmnicidalManiac LivingWeapon trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair. Foreshadowed somewhat in his lore, where child soldier Kayn survived by using a scythe as an ImprovisedWeapon.possess its wielder.
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** An insectoid being who gets stronger by killing and consuming people? Sounds a lot like [[Franchise/DragonBall Cell.]] Bonus points for sharing the same voice actor (both in English ''and'' Japanese) who uses his Imperfect Cell voice for Kha'Zix.
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* YouAreWhoYouEat: In a nutshell. He is driven by a need to feast and evolve based on the prey he just consumed.
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* YouAreWhoYouEat: In a nutshell. He is He's driven by a need to feast and evolve based on the prey he just consumed.
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Kled is a Diver champion meant for a reckless hyper-aggressive playstyle, pressing on the attack even when any other champion would retreat. He does not use mana or any other resource for his abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. His pasive, ''Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard'', is Kled's untrusty mount. Skaarl has her own health bar and gains all bonus health from items Kled has, and when her health is depleted Skaarl will flee, leaving Kled alone and with a modified set of abilities. When dismounted, Kled gains a large movement speed bonus when moving towards enemy champions and can restore Skaarl's ''Courage'' (tracked in his resource bar) and motivate her to return by attacking and killing enemies, effectively healing Kled when he does as Skaarl will return with almost full health.
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Kled is a Diver Diver/Skirmisher champion meant for a reckless hyper-aggressive playstyle, pressing on the attack even when any other champion would retreat. He does not use mana or any other resource for his abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. His pasive, ''Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard'', is Kled's untrusty mount. Skaarl has her own health bar and gains all bonus health from items Kled has, and when her health is depleted Skaarl will flee, leaving Kled alone and with a modified set of abilities. When dismounted, Kled gains a large movement speed bonus when moving towards enemy champions and can restore Skaarl's ''Courage'' (tracked in his resource bar) and motivate her to return by attacking and killing enemies, effectively healing Kled when he does as Skaarl will return with almost full health.
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In a world far away, where an ancient war still rages, Kayle was a great hero – the strongest of an immortal race committed to destroying evil wherever it could be found. For ten thousand years, Kayle fought tirelessly for her people, wielding her flaming sword forged before time itself. She shielded her delicate features beneath her enchanted armor, the sole remaining masterpiece of an extinct race of craftsmen. Though a beautiful, striking creature, Kayle, now as then, avoids showing her face; war has taken a terrible toll upon her spirit. In her quest for victory, she sometimes would try to lift the wicked up from their morass of evil, but more than often she instead purged those she herself deemed beyond redemption. To Kayle, justice can so often be an ugly thing.
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In a world far away, where an ancient war still rages, Kayle was a great hero – –- the strongest of an immortal race committed to destroying evil wherever it could be found. For ten thousand years, Kayle fought tirelessly for her people, wielding her flaming sword forged before time itself. She shielded her delicate features beneath her enchanted armor, the sole remaining masterpiece of an extinct race of craftsmen. Though a beautiful, striking creature, Kayle, now as then, avoids showing her face; war has taken a terrible toll upon her spirit. In her quest for victory, she sometimes would try to lift the wicked up from their morass of evil, but more than often she instead purged those she herself deemed beyond redemption. To Kayle, justice can so often be an ugly thing.
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* ArtEvolution: Much of Aether Wing Kayle's art assets were made from scratch, resulting in a much more dynamic model, particle effects, and animations. Her auto-attack animations in specific feel ''much'' smoother than the somewhat clunkier ones found in her regular skins, to a point where many Kayle players consider using her Aether Wing skin to be a straight-up buff due to the clarity.
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* HiddenDepths: Despite being an AxCrazy ScreamingWarrior that embodies [[AttackAttackAttack the attitudes of many]] [[PatrioticFervor Noxian soldiers]], he has an interesting view on what a "true Noxian" actually is. He believes in MightMakesRight, but more in the sense of an individual using their own strength to gain power rather than [[KlingonPromotion cutting down the competition]], [[ManipulativeBastard through subterfuge]] or [[AristocratsAreEvil abusing birthright]], leading him to be very critical of most Noxian champions, including Darius and Swain. Conversely, he considers ''Riven'', an exile from the empire, a "pure Noxian girl" due to her more properly embodying these values (remember, her ethos is based on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority hailing the strong]] rather than [[AppealToForce crushing the weak]]).
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* HiddenDepths: Despite being an AxCrazy ScreamingWarrior that embodies [[AttackAttackAttack the attitudes of many]] [[PatrioticFervor Noxian soldiers]], he has an interesting interestingly nuanced view on what a "true Noxian" actually is. He believes in MightMakesRight, but more in the sense of an individual using their own strength to gain power rather than through [[KlingonPromotion cutting down the competition]], [[ManipulativeBastard through subterfuge]] subterfuge]], or [[AristocratsAreEvil abusing birthright]], leading him to be very critical of most Noxian champions, including Darius and Swain. Conversely, he considers ''Riven'', an exile from the empire, a "pure Noxian girl" due to her more properly embodying these values (remember, her ethos is based on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority hailing the strong]] rather than [[AppealToForce crushing the weak]]).
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peaches.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peaches.She has a fondness for fruit, specifically peaches.
-->''"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... attack ships on fire on the shoulders of a... [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Are those peaches?]]"''
-->''"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... attack ships on fire on the shoulders of a... [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Are those peaches?]]"''
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* LargeHam: Rhaast, very much so.
-->(Upon respawning) ''"So that's what death feels like... GOOD THING I'M IMMORTAL!"''
-->(Upon respawning) ''"So that's what death feels like... GOOD THING I'M IMMORTAL!"''
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There was this edit war on the League wiki about this, but as much as I'd like it to be the case, there hasn't been official confirmation that Lande provided anything beyond his voice for Pentakill.
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English/1st voice), Jørn Lande (English/Current voice), José Ángel Fuentes (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish/1st voice), Manuel Campuzano (Mexican Spanish/Current voice)
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English/1st voice), Jørn Lande Unknown (English/Current voice), José Ángel Fuentes (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish/1st voice), Manuel Campuzano (Mexican Spanish/Current voice)
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* HiddenDepths: Despite being an AxCrazy ScreamingWarrior that embodies [[AttackAttackAttack the attitudes of many]] [[PatrioticFervor Noxian soldiers]], he has an interesting view on what a "true Noxian" actually is. He believes in MightMakesRight, but more in the sense of an individual using their own strength to gain power rather than [[ManipulativeBastard through subterfuge]] or [[BlueBlood abusing birthright]], leading him to be very critical of most Noxian champions, including Darius and Swain. Conversely, he considers ''Riven'' a "pure Noxian girl" in spite of her exile from the empire, due to her more properly embodying these values (remember, her ethos is based on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority hailing the strong]] rather than [[AppealToForce crushing the weak]]).
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* HiddenDepths: Despite being an AxCrazy ScreamingWarrior that embodies [[AttackAttackAttack the attitudes of many]] [[PatrioticFervor Noxian soldiers]], he has an interesting view on what a "true Noxian" actually is. He believes in MightMakesRight, but more in the sense of an individual using their own strength to gain power rather than [[KlingonPromotion cutting down the competition]], [[ManipulativeBastard through subterfuge]] or [[BlueBlood [[AristocratsAreEvil abusing birthright]], leading him to be very critical of most Noxian champions, including Darius and Swain. Conversely, he considers ''Riven'' ''Riven'', an exile from the empire, a "pure Noxian girl" in spite of her exile from the empire, due to her more properly embodying these values (remember, her ethos is based on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority hailing the strong]] rather than [[AppealToForce crushing the weak]]).
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* HiddenDepths: There's a lot concealed behind Kled's crazy exterior.
** It's worth noting that he's not the typical yordle variant of insane that Veigar represents, because he's not actually ever isolated or alone. He has Skaarl.
** It's worth noting that he's not the typical yordle variant of insane that Veigar represents, because he's not actually ever isolated or alone. He has Skaarl.
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* HiddenDepths: There's a lot concealed behind Kled's crazy exterior.
** It's worth notingDespite being an AxCrazy ScreamingWarrior that he's not embodies [[AttackAttackAttack the typical yordle variant attitudes of insane that Veigar represents, because he's not many]] [[PatrioticFervor Noxian soldiers]], he has an interesting view on what a "true Noxian" actually ever isolated is. He believes in MightMakesRight, but more in the sense of an individual using their own strength to gain power rather than [[ManipulativeBastard through subterfuge]] or alone. He has Skaarl.[[BlueBlood abusing birthright]], leading him to be very critical of most Noxian champions, including Darius and Swain. Conversely, he considers ''Riven'' a "pure Noxian girl" in spite of her exile from the empire, due to her more properly embodying these values (remember, her ethos is based on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority hailing the strong]] rather than [[AppealToForce crushing the weak]]).
** It's worth noting
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* BioArmor: Her bodysuit is a Void carapace, a living and sentient entity with which she has a strained relationship.
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* TheBusCameBack: Years ago, there was a ''Journal of Justice'' story about [[http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Journal_of_Justice:_Volume_1,_Issue_14 Malzahar attempting to sacrifice Kassadin's daughter]] but accidentally sending her to the Void instead when Kass interfered. This 'lost daughter' subplot was {{retcon}}ned into a little girl who fell into the Void by accident -- but still seems to have a grudge against Malz for siding with the Void.
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* TheBusCameBack: Years ago, there was a ''Journal of Justice'' story about [[http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Journal_of_Justice:_Volume_1,_Issue_14 Malzahar attempting to sacrifice Kassadin's daughter]] but accidentally sending her to the Void instead when Kass interfered. This 'lost daughter' subplot was {{retcon}}ned into a little girl who fell into the Void by accident -- but still seems to have a grudge against Malz for siding along with the Void.many others when Malzahar opened a rift under her village.
*TheAce: Kayn has mastered every weapon in his hand, so naturally he thinks he can tame the Darkin scythe.
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* {{Antivillain}}: It's suggested that he fights to protect his homeland from those who threaten it, like the expansionist Noxian empire. Even then, he's a bloodthirsty ninja who sees no problem in killing everyone that stands in his way to achieve his goal.
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* {{Antivillain}}: AntiVillain: It's suggested that he fights to protect his homeland from those who threaten it, Kayn, like the expansionist Noxian empire. most Ionian champions, is simply defending his homeland. Even then, so, he's a bloodthirsty ninja who sees has no problem in qualms about killing everyone anyone that stands in his way to achieve his goal.way.
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* TheCorruption / TheCorrupter: Rhaast is attempting both of these on Kayn, transforming his left arm and attempting to weaken his resolve.
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* FriendlyEnemy: They're mortal enemies locked in a struggle for dominance, but because both of them are utterly confident in their victory, they come off as a lot more friendly than they really are.
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* GoingNative: Noxian by birth, but Kayn has no loyalty to his home country.
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* GoingNative: Noxian by birth, but Kayn considers himself Ionian and has no loyalty to love for his home country.
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* OhCrap: When Rhaast becomes stronger, he wrests himself free of Kayn's grip. Kayn takes two steps back that ''scream'' this, but by then [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice it's too late for him]].
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* OhCrap: When Rhaast becomes stronger, he wrests himself free of Kayn's grip. Kayn takes two steps a step back that ''scream'' ''screams'' this, but by then [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice it's too late for him]].
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* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair.
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* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair. Foreshadowed somewhat in his lore, where child soldier Kayn survived by using a scythe as an ImprovisedWeapon.
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* TrashTalk: Kayn does this regularly early on to Rhaast, possibly to assert his control over his mind and body.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Rhaast when he takes over, takes almost infectious glee in the slaugher he is either currently inflicting, will inflict soon, or has already inflicted.
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* ForceAndFinesse: Rhaast and Kayn respectively. Rhaast heals from dealing damage, and roars into battle head-on with his sustain and durability, while Kayn has greater burst and strikes at the enemy's backline from the shadows. Exemplified by their respectively upgrades to ''Blade's Reach'' where Kayn use a shadow to cast it at greater range and without slowing himself down, while Rhaast sends his enemies flying with a powerful uppercut.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Without her mask on, Kai'Sa's symbiote suit gives her a pretty deep neckline, leaving her with this. When Riot got heat from some fans for being out-of-place {{Fanservice}}, [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/04/ask-riot-kaisas-v-neck-suit/ they explained]] that she showed less skin early in her development, but it consequently made her look more like a "Void creature or corrupted human" than the "normal person wearing a Void-suit" they were going for. The deeper V-neck seemed to rectify this problem, so it stuck.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Without her mask on, Kai'Sa's symbiote suit gives her a pretty deep neckline, leaving her with this. When Riot got heat from some fans for being who find it to be out-of-place {{Fanservice}}, [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/04/ask-riot-kaisas-v-neck-suit/ they explained]] that she showed less skin early in her development, but it consequently made her look in-game to playtesters more like a "Void creature or corrupted human" than the "normal person wearing a Void-suit" they were going for. The deeper V-neck seemed to rectify fix this problem, issue, so it stuck.
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* HybridPower: While there are plenty of champions who have the option of building attack damage and/or ability power, Kai'sa's ''Living Weapon'' passive effectively ''requires'' her to build attack damage, ability power, ''and'' attack speed in order to gain its ability bonuses.
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* HybridPower: While there are plenty of champions who have the option of building attack damage and/or ability power, power and still remain effective, Kai'sa's ''Living Weapon'' passive effectively ''requires'' her to build attack damage, ability power, ''and'' attack speed in order to gain its ability bonuses.
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* HybridPower: While there are plenty of champions who have the option of building attack damage and/or ability power, Kai'sa's ''Living Weapon'' passive effectively ''requires'' her to build attack damage, ability power, ''and'' attack speed in order to gain its ability bonuses.
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* VideoGameDashing: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The charging period of ''Supercharger'' is meant to be used like this, but Kai'Sa simply sprints. Played straight with ''Killer Instinct'', although it's so fast that it borders on FlashStep.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Without her mask on, this is taken UpTo11.
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* IronWoobie: Her entire character if put together in a nutshell.
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[[folder:Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/70/Kai%27Sa_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20180312001513 Are you the hunter... or the prey?]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Blanca "Neri" Hualde (European Spanish)
-> ''"Life and death are separated by the smallest stumble."''
Claimed by the Void when she was only a child, Kai'Sa managed to survive through sheer tenacity and strength of will. Her experiences have made her a deadly hunter and, to some, the harbinger of a future they would rather not live to see. Having entered into an uneasy symbiosis with a living Void carapace, the time will soon come when she must decide whether to forgive those mortals who would call her a monster, and defeat the coming darkness together... or simply to forget, as the Void consumes the world that left her behind.
Kai'sa is Marksman/Assassin hybrid champion who can specialize in each of the offensive stats in order to pick off isolated targets. Kai'Sa's passive, ''Second Skin'' is divided into two parts. The first part, ''Caustic Wounds'', causes Kai'Sa's basic attacks to apply ''Plasma'' and deal magic damage based on her ability power and how many Plasma stacks the target has. When Kai'Sa attacks an enemy that has 4 stacks of Plasma, it explodes, dealing damage increasing with their missing health. Allies can also apply Plasma with their immobilizing effects. The second part, ''Living Weapon'', causes Kai'Sa's abilities to gain bonus effects when she reaches certain thresholds of bonus stats. Her first basic ability ''Icathian Rain'' fires salvos of void missiles at nearby enemies, split between all targets in range, and each missile past the first that strikes a target deals reduced damage. At 100 bonus attack damage, ''Icathian Rain'' releases significantly more missiles. Her second ability, ''Void Seeker'', has Kai'Sa fire a long-range burst of energy that stops on the first enemy hit, dealing damage, revealing them, and applying 2 stacks of Plasma. At 100 bonus ability power, ''Void Seeker'' deals more damage, applies 3 stacks of plasma, and refunds a portion of its cooldown when it impacts a champion. Upon activation, her third ability ''Supercharger'' has Kai'Sa charge power, briefly gaining a burst of movement speed but losing the ability to attack. After the charging period is complete, she gains attack speed. Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of ''Supercharger''. At 100% bonus attack speed, ''Supercharger'' grants Kai'Sa complete invisibility during the charging period. Finally, her ultimate ''Killer Instinct'' allows her to instantly dash to any point in a radius around a target marked with Plasma in a large range, gaining a shield on arrival.
Kai'Sa's alternate skins include Bullet Angel Kai'Sa.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Without her mask on, this is taken UpTo11.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Unlike her father Kassadin, who barely appears human any more after his brush with the Void, Kai'Sa looks like an attractive young woman in a skintight biosuit. She doesn't even have the VoiceOfTheLegion like Kassadin and Malzahar. This is despite her having (presumably) spent ''much'' longer in the Void than Kassadin, to the point that she practically grew up there.
* TheBusCameBack: Years ago, there was a ''Journal of Justice'' story about [[http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Journal_of_Justice:_Volume_1,_Issue_14 Malzahar attempting to sacrifice Kassadin's daughter]] but accidentally sending her to the Void instead when Kass interfered. This 'lost daughter' subplot was {{retcon}}ned into a little girl who fell into the Void by accident -- but still seems to have a grudge against Malz for siding with the Void.
-->'''Kai'Sa''': ''I forgive you, Malzahar. But I do not forget.''
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kai'Sa's symbiotic void suit is the source of her powers.
* ConfusionFu: Her passive and abilities enable her to switch to different attack patterns throughout the game. As such, she can go for attack speed or just straight on damage. Add on her ability to warp to tagged targets in the chaos of a team fight, and her temporary invisibility with ''Super Charger'', and you have a very annoying marksman in the hands of a guile player.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Seems to be this so far, considering that she's part Void but only using her powers against other Void creatures.
* {{Determinator}}: Being isolated in the desert, and growing up surrounded by Void Predators, Kai'sa is still and idealistic protector of humanity.
* GameFace: She has a mask that her Void suit can put up before she flashes to different targets. Likewise, players can choose to toggle it on if they feel like it.
* GatlingGood: Bullet Angel Kai'Sa will hold two miniguns under her arms after using ''Supercharger'', similar to tonfa.
* GunFu: Nowhere near the extent of [[TheGunSlinger Lucian]] in regards to gameplay, but it's hard to watch a supercharged Kai'Sa pull off a different (sometimes mid-air) pose after every shot and not think of this trope.
* HartmanHips: Zigzagged, her Void symbiote is partially responsible for this trope.
* HeroicHost: She may be using a void creature as her weapon, but Kai'Sa has no evil intent and uses it to fight other void monsters.
* HopeSpot: Like other marksman with long range skill shots, Kai'Sa can tag someone who just nearly got away with ''Void Seekers'', but in this case, its Kai'Sa who can personally flash step to them with ''Killer Instinct'' to finish them off.
* IronWoobie: Her entire character if put together in a nutshell.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: ''Icathian Rain'', especially when empowered by her passive.
* NiceGirl: Denounced by humanity, Kai'Sa nonetheless acts as the silent protector against Void predators. She shows this by protecting another stranded human against the Void creatures despite the same guy being an UngratefulBastard.
* PowerPalms: When not using energy gauntlets or the aforementioned Gatling tonfa from ''Supercharger'', Kai'Sa fires her basic attacks from the palms of her hands.
* PunctuationShaker: Like all the Void monsters (but not Kassadin or Malzahar), Kai'Sa has a name in two parts. She changed it herself (from the original Kaisa), to show her kinship with the Void.
* SymbioticPossession: Just to be clear, Kai'Sa and her Void symbiote are not friends. They're forced to work together in order to survive, and its stated that if Kai'Sa couldn't obtain more food for her second skin, the Void symbiote would be more than happy to devour her instead. Right now however, the symbiote provides Kai'Sa her powers to survive, while Kai'Sas determination and knowledge give them the edge they need to actually take down larger Void monsters.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peaches.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Kai'Sa has been lost in the perilous and [[EldritchLocation Lovecratfian]] wastes of the Void for years, with nothing but all-consuming monsters for company.
* VideoGameDashing: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The charging period of ''Supercharger'' is meant to be used like this, but Kai'Sa simply sprints. Played straight with ''Killer Instinct'', although it's so fast that it borders on FlashStep.
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[[folder:Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f2/Kalista_Select.ogg Death to all betrayers.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Misty Lee (English), Rosa Sánchez (European Spanish), Creator/LauraTorres (Mexican Spanish), Creator/SayakaOhara (Japanese)
-> ''"When wronged, we seek justice. When hurt, we strike back. When betrayed, the Spear of Vengeance strikes!"''
A specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is the undying spirit of vengeance, an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those whose cause she deems worthy of her skills. Woe betide those who become the focus of Kalista’s wrath, for any pact sealed with this grim hunter can only end on the cold fire of her soul-spears.
Kalista is a Marksman champion notable for her high mobility and her need to cooperate with an ally to unleash powerful sustained damage. Her passive, ''Martial Poise'' allows Kalista to dash a short distance in a chosen direction while performing basic attacks or ''Pierce'', granting her extreme in-combat mobility. With her first ability, ''Pierce'', Kalista hurls a spirit lance in a target direction, damaging and applying a stack of ''Rend'' to the first enemy it hits. If the spear kills its target it will continue flying, damaging and applying all stacks of ''Rend'' the original target had to the next enemy hit. Her second ability, ''Sentinel'', passively stores charges over time, up to a maximum of two. When activated, Kalista spends a charge to summon a ghost that patrols back and forth in line for a long duration, revealing the area directly in front of it. If it spots an enemy champion, the ghost will scream and start following them for its remaining duration. Her third ability, ''Rend'', passively causes Kalista's basic attacks and ''Pierce'' to leave lodged spears on enemies they damage, which stack indefinitely but will rapidly vanish if she doesn't keep attacking. When activated, Kalista rips the spears from all nearby enemies, damaging and slowing them. The damage is increased the more spears each target had, and killing a target with it resets the ability's cooldown and mana cost.
To reach her full potential, Kalista must forge a bond and cooperate with an allied champion. She begins the game with an unique item, ''The Black Spear'', that she can consume to bind a chosen ally's spirit to her, permanently turning them into her ''Oathsworn'' for the remainder of the game, granting Kalista bonus attack speed as long as her ''Oathsworn'' is nearby. ''Sentinel'' passively makes it so that, if both Kalista and her ''Oathsworn'' land a basic attack on the same enemy within a few seconds, that target will take a large percentage of their maximum health as bonus damage; this effect can only happen once every few seconds on the same target. With her ultimate ability, ''Fate's Call'', Kalista calls her ''Oathsworn'' back to her side, making them untargetable and unable to cast spells for a few seconds. During this time, the ''Oathsworn'' ally can choose to dash in a target direction, stopping at the first enemy champion hit and knocking up all nearby enemies.
Kalista's alternate skins include [[{{Youkai}} Blood Moon Kalista]], Championship Kalista and [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming SKT T1 Kalista]].
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* AmazonianBeauty: Subverted. While she is more toned then most female champions. Kalista is also very slim, making her look rather gaunt.
* AntiHero: Unlike most native champions of the Shadow Isles, Kalista's only motivation is revenge. Though encouraging people to give in to hate and claim their souls for it isn't going to win her the hero award.
* AssholeVictim: Not herself, but her quarry. If she's coming after someone, there's a [[PayEvilUntoEvil pretty good reason why]].
* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Anti-Heroine]]: Let's pretend that you're Kalista's black spear "partner". You're very low on health and an enemy champion is about to kill you. Then, out of nowhere, Kalista pops her ult and carries you to the nearest turret or just out of sight of the enemy's map where you can teleport back to base in safety.
* BladeOnAStick: Javelins or throwing spears, to be precise.
* CoolMask: Wears a Hannya-like mask in her Blood Moon skin. In her recall animation she pulls it off, revealing her skin to be purple underneath rather than the blue on her classic skin.
* ConfusionFu: Kalista's constant leaping makes her unpredictable in fights, and good reactions allow her to dodge many abilities. Fate's Call also removes an ally from the fight immediately, leaving behind a ghostly afterimage that enemies may nevertheless send spells at.
* DarkIsNotEvil: She is one of the few Shadow Isles champions whose goals aren't about trying to slay every living being, draining their lifeforce to empower themselves, or creating an undead horde[[note]]The other one being Yorick[[/note]]. Instead, her sole motivation of her existence is a seeker of revenge. In fact, most of the deceivers and betrayers she has shown disgust and hatred to are actually very evil people at heart (such as Twisted Fate [[note]]though his {{retcon}}ned lore downplays this to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm pragmatism]] [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere rather than evil]][[/note]], [=LeBlanc=], Cassiopeia, Zed, Lissandra, and Xerath[[note]]though due to his {{retcon}}ned lore it's more an extreme example of PoorCommunicationKills mixed with [[AmbitionIsEvil misguided ambition]][[/note]]) and shown sympathy to those who had been wronged or betrayed (as her quote interaction with Graves indicates). She even shows hatred towards another Shadow Isle champion, Hecarim. [[note]]In her updated lore, this is much more personal than her mission would require or imply; Hecarim killed her when she stood between their king and the magic ritual that created the Shadow Isles, despite having previously promised he would support her. [[/note]]
** Amusingly, Kalista has no qualms about Warwick and his betrayal towards Soraka. It could be inferred that Soraka is too noble-hearted to even take the road of revenge and resists Kalista's urges to take vengeance.
* DealWithTheDevil: She'll hunt down those who betrayed you. Her price is your soul. In-game, Kalista's Oathsworn teammate does gain a fair bit of power, dealing extra damage if they attack in unison and allowing themselves to be quickly repositioned via Fate's Call.
* DifficultButAwesome: Her constant movement is a sight to behold, but the very core of her kit is reliant on maneuvers that are considered among the most difficult in the game.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Her basic skin is barefoot.
* FragileSpeedster: As long as she has something to autoattack, Kalista holds the title for the most maneuverable marksman in the game. Like all marksman though, once something catches up she's toast.
* GhostAmnesia: Implied from some of her quotes, as her memories of humanity clash with her current existence.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6f/Kalista.move09.ogg Kalista... yes, that was our name.]]''
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/e6/Kalista.move18.ogg We - I - must remember.]]''
* HitAndRunTactics: Kalista's passive is based on the concept of orb-walking, moving and attacking around a target and never staying in the same place for more than a second. She can attack and reposition herself in the same motion, or give ungodly amounts of chase.
* IAmLegion: The champion Kalista is made of multiple entities; the original human Kalista, and the numerous souls bound to her service. As such, she refers to herself as "we".
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: She has three ghostly-looking spears coming out of her back, and her Black Spear is initially sticking out of her chest; upon offering a pact with an ally, she pulls it out.
** Her ability ''Rend'' has this as a mechanic. As long as she keeps attacking, spears will keep getting lodged in enemies.
** It's also how she died, [[InTheBack courtesy of Hecarim.]]
* {{Irony}}: She is fueled by an all-consuming desire of revenge originated by her own feelings at the time of her death mixed with a major case of GhostAmnesia, she knows that she has a revenge to fulfill but doesn't know against whom. That would be Hecarim, by the way. Losing more and more of herself whit every soul assimilated, meaning that Kalista is damned to consummate the revenge of anyone but herself.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She can't cancel autoattacks (something you don't quite appreciate until you lose), can miss attacks if she loses vision, and has a lot of her abilities' power tied to an ally, making her possibly the strangest marksman in the game.
* MindHive: Kalista is an amalgamation of the original human Kalista's soul, and every soul she has collected as payment. Every soul added to the amalgamation removes yet more of the former Kalista's personality as it makes up less and less of the amalgamation.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her MO.
* ThePowerOfHate: She really hates all betrayers and deceivers to the bottom of her heart. In fact, she is willing to help those who have been betrayed or wronged [[YourSoulIsMine at the cost of their own souls]]. She even encourages those who have been betrayed to give into their hatred as well.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/ee/Kalista.start01.ogg Turncoats, oath breakers and betrayers... we hate them all.]]''
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Using Kalista requires good actions-per-minute and ping and also pretty much demand that you queue with a partner in pubs, as she depends very heavily on having a support that knows what they're doing (which is a total crapshoot in pubs).
* {{Revenge}}: What is her title again?
* WithMyDyingBreathISummonYou: Her teaser, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnT8jVCyh_E The Pledge]]'', depicts her being summoned in this manner.
* YourSoulIsMine: The price for her services.
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[[folder:Karma, the Enlightened One]]
[[note]]Karma was one of the champions given a complete rework, the folder for reworked champions can be found at the [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsOthers Others]] page[[/note]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/2/27/Karma_Select.ogg Always trust your spirit.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae (English, original), Rashida Clendening (English, current), Kerygma Flores (Mexican Spanish), Victoria Angulo (European Spanish)
->''"Your spirit is something no one can take from you. Use it wisely."''
No champion exemplifies the spiritual traditions of Ionia more than Karma. She is the living embodiment of an ancient soul reincarnated countless times, carrying all her accumulated memories into each new life. With this insight, she serves as a spiritual beacon to her people, bestowing boundless wisdom and healing in times of crisis. Despite being blessed with power that few could comprehend, she rarely uses her magic for destruction, as it always comes at a considerable cost—both to her, and to the land she holds most dear.
Karma is an Enchanter champion who uses a unique mechanic of empowering her abilities to assist her team and hinder enemies. Her ultimate ability, ''Mantra'', gets a free rank at the start of the game, and allows Karma to greatly enhance the effect of the next ability she uses. Her passive, ''Gathering Fire'', reduces the cooldown of ''Mantra'' whenever she damages an enemy champion with her attacks or abilities. Her first ability, ''Inner Flame'', fires a blast of energy in a target direction that explodes upon hitting an enemy, damaging and slowing all nearby foes. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Inner Flame'' becomes ''Soul Flare'', dealing bonus damage and leaving behind a slowing circle of flame in the ground that explodes after a brief delay, damaging all enemies inside it. Her second ability, ''Focused Resolve'', creates a tether between Karma and a nearby enemy champion that damages them over time and briefly roots them in place if they don't break the leash. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Focused Resolve'' becomes ''Renewal'', healing Karma for a percentage of her missing health and increasing the duration of the root effect. Her third ability, ''Inspire'', protects an ally with a damage-absorbing shield that also grants them a movement speed bonus. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Inspire'' becomes ''Defiance'', increasing the shield received by the target and also granting a smaller shield and the movement speed bonus to all allied champions around the shielded target.
Karma's alternate skins include [[{{Mayincatec}} Sun Goddess Karma]], Sakura Karma, Traditional Karma, Order of the Lotus Karma, [[ThePaladin Warden Karma]], [[AnIcePerson Winter Wonder Karma]], and Conqueror Karma.
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* ActualPacifist: Her lifestyle before the Noxian invasion upon Ionia.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Karma has much darker skin than the average Ionian champion.
* CombatMedic: Karma's abilities revolve around damaging and hindering enemies while also shielding and quickening allies. An empowered Inspire exemplifies this aspect of her, shielding and speeding up all allies around the initial shielded target while simultaneously damaging enemies around the initial target.
* {{Combos}}: Empowered Inner Flame leaves behind a circle that detonates after 1.5 seconds - despite the slow empowered Inner Flame inflicts, the small size of it still easily allows a player hit to walk out of the explosion circle... good thing Focused Resolve snares an enemy target still after two seconds, know what we're saying? [[DontExplainTheJoke We're saying to use the snare to stop people from running out of the circle.]]
* CrutchCharacter: While still a strong champion in late game, Karma's power is based on the fact that she starts with Mantra at level 1 instead of getting a true ultimate ability at level 6. While her mantra-enhanced abilities aren't as powerful as a ''real'' ultimate, they're far stronger than any other champions' equivalent abilities at that level- a single Soulflare (mantra-enhanced Inner Flame) for example can seriously chunk an opponent down in only a few hits.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Her Gathering Fire passive reduces the cooldown of Mantra by 2 seconds every time she damages enemies with an ability and 1 second every time she damages enemies with autoattacks. Since having Mantra available often is essential to making the most of Karma's abilities, this encourages a playstyle of constantly harassing the enemy.
* {{Determinator}}: In her own words...
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/ad/Karma.move04.ogg My spirit is an unquenchable fire.]]''
* DoubleMeaning: Her joke, revolving around the fact that she's got both a speed up and a snare:
-->''[[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/72/Karma.joke01.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20130320013301 You know what they say: Karma always catches up to you.]]''
* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Karma wears a symbol of two green limbless dragons facing each others' tail on her back, clearly resembling the silhouette of a yin-yang. This is best seen in the ability icons for her Gathering Fire passive and her Mantra ultimate.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Classic Skin at least.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: She has a four-syllable verbal response to casting Mantra, though it's deliberately kept vague by the production team whether she's speaking an actual language or if it's a four-syllable mantra chant. In-universe, it's a special dialect of Ionian.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/a9/Karma.ultimate01.ogg Lath Rian Oune Vi]]''
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/36/Karma.ultimate03.ogg Gaen Naia Kyri Vi]]''
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/37/Karma.ultimate06.ogg Sae Eleisa Tera Vi]]''
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Defied by one of her lines. She hopes to instill reason into the resistance fighters that hate Noxus and want to strike back to avenge everything and everyone that they lost.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/8/8f/Karma.attack05.ogg "Never become a monster to defeat one."]]''
* ICanStillFight: An empowered Focused Resolve (W) in tandem with her shield can give her deceptive durability at low health.
* InNameOnly: Karma was the first champion to be "relaunched", which basically means removed from the game and replaced with a new champion with the same name. Prior to this, Evelynn had previously had a massive kit overhaul, but that change was restricted only to her gameplay. Karma's general theme is still the same, but her model, voice and lore have been rewritten and her kit is almost completely different.
* JackOfAllStats: Her gameplay is designed to be pretty much this. She doesn't deal as much burst or sustained damage as a pure mage, neither does she offer as many supportive skills as a pure support, but she offers a mix of both, and thus can be either an aggressive support or a high-utility mage, if played right. [[MasterOfNone If played wrong, though...]].
* LaResistance: Joined forces with Ionia's version of this to drive the Noxian forces back.
* MartialPacifist: What Karma does now, as part of her TakeAThirdOption elaborated on below.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/d2/Karma.taunt02.ogg If you desire peace, you must prepare for war!]]''
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/e8/Karma.attack10.ogg Peace, no matter the cost.]]''
* {{Mayincatec}}: The theme behind Sun Goddess Karma.
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Karma's Mantra is all about bolstering her next regular ability she casts and her passive reduces Mantra's cooldown each time she attacks an enemy or casts a spell. While empowering normal abilities as a core gameplay mechanic isn't unheard of (see Heimerdinger's UPGRADE!!!), she stands out as having no true ultimate since Mantra is already unlocked at level 1, though it can be levelled up when an ultimate ability would normally.
* SquishyWizard: Averted. While she'll go down under concentrated fire, expect her to put up a stronger fight than most other caster-support types through her abilities both keeping her alive and fending off enemies to buy time. This is evidenced by her official ratings ranking her defensive power almost as high as her ability power.
** She can even be built as a tank, using kiting, shielding, and self-healing to absorb large amounts of damage while impeding the enemy team.
* SuicidalPacifism: Averted. Her people were willing to be this trope rather than fight back against the Noxians that were wiping them out. She herself had [[MartialPacifist other ideas as to how to be a pacifist]] that also would let her save her people.
* TakeAThirdOption: She hopes to find a balance between the spiritual traditionalists and the war-hardened resistance fighters to build a stronger Ionia that can live in peace.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/96/Karma.move03.ogg I have seen two paths and made another between.]]''
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: She always had the gift of powerful spiritual energy, but she kept it in reserve since her culture abhorred violence. When faced with an enemy intent on wiping the Ionians out, Karma desperately channeled her energy into a mighty dragon-shaped fire to fight back, unlocking her potential for using it offensively as well.
* WarriorMonk: A former pacifist spiritual leader who was forced to use her powers to fight the Noxians off. Gameplay-wise she's more of a caster than a physical monk, though her abilities reflect her dual nature of offense and defense.
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[[folder:Karthus, the Deathsinger]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f5/Karthus_Select_new.ogg "Agony, ecstasy, peace. Every passing has a beauty all its own."]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English/1st voice), Jørn Lande (English/Current voice), José Ángel Fuentes (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish/1st voice), Manuel Campuzano (Mexican Spanish/Current voice)
->''"Death is not the end of the journey, it is just the beginning..."''
The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.
Karthus is a Battle Mage champion that deals powerful sustained damage and cheats death in order to finish off his enemies. His passive, ''Death Defied'', turns Karthus into an immobile and invincible spirit for a few seconds upon death, allowing him to keep casting his spells at no mana cost to deal massive damage uninterrupted. With his first ability, ''Lay Waste'', Karthus causes a target location to explode after a small delay, damaging enemies inside and doubling the damage if the explosion hits a single foe. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used over time. His second ability, ''Wall of Pain'', summons a wall of necromantic energy at a target location for a few seconds, slowing and reducing the magic resistance of enemies that pass through it. His third ability, ''Defile'', passively restores some mana whenever Karthus kills an enemy unit. When toggled on, Karthus surrounds himself with a vortex of souls that continuously damages nearby enemies at the cost of mana-per-second. With his ultimate ability, ''Requiem'', Karthus channels for a few seconds and then strikes all enemy champions with a devastating bolt of energy, dealing heavy damage to them regardless of their position on the map.
Karthus' alternate skins include [[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom Karthus]], Statue of Karthus, [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper Karthus]], [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Fnatic Karthus]], and [[TabletopGames Karthus Lightsbane]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Pentakill Karthus apparently has a drinking problem, as shown in this ([[RuleOfFunny hilarious]]) Champion and Skin sale [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=3125357 here]].
* AmbiguouslyEvil / AffablyEvil: Karthus wants to wish death upon the living, but perfers to do it quickly and without much pain (Similar to Henry from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', also ironic given his [[DeathOfAThousandCuts playstyle]]) and sees death not as painful suffering, but as peaceful bliss. He despises Thresh and Elise's methods, seeing as they regularly torment the dead, Elise to stay alive and Thresh ForTheEvulz.
* AscendedMeme: Press "R" to Win, named after his ult that targets everyone on the field and is legendary in mopping up teamfights and securing kills. His ult is terrifying in just about any situation with low health, because if a Karthus with his ult sees that you're low on health you are already dead.
--> [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/91/Karthus.joke03.ogg What's the incantation again... yes, erm... oh, right, R!]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: His Lay Waste ability has literally unmatched damage ''potential'', but is so breathtakingly difficult to hit an active target consistently with it (with a seventy percent hit rate being considered amazing by tournament players) that you'll likely never see the full benefits of its massive damage output short of him having the target held down for him.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Death = Good, Life = Bad. That's as simple as it gets.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Said [[DiscussedTrope word for word]] by Mordekaiser regarding Karthus's drinking problem. [[StealthPun It goes right through him.]]
* CrypticConversation: Karthus makes a habit of replying with these when asked any question.
* DeathFromAbove: A green torrent of necromantic energy, along with a PreMortemOneLiner.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/0/05/Karthus.R4.ogg Sing with your final breath!]]''
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Getting hit by Lay Waste once isn't that worrisome, getting hit by 15 of them probably will be. With a low mana cost and ''very'' low cooldown time, a competent Karthus will land as many of them as possible in a short period of time, so get used to constantly moving in unpredictable patterns to avoid the bubbles of pain.
* DifficultButAwesome: Yes, in spite of his [[ItsEasySoItSucks "Press R to Win"]] reputation, he is damn hard to play properly, since his Lay Waste needs some quick wit to land (with a half-second delay and very small blast zone). Also, he has no mobility-enhancing ability and thus has to watch his positioning, as this makes him very vulnerable to ganks and all-ins from mid lane assassins.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: His lore implies that he wants to bring the entire world into undeath.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/66/Karthus.move14.ogg Death is a song all will hear.]]''
* EvenEvilHasStandards: His quotes imply that he thinks little of the way Elise tricks her followers to their deaths, and he doesn't approve either of the way Thresh tortures the dead after he kills them. Not that that wins him many points, as he's perfectly fine with Thresh tormenting the ''living''.
* EvilSorcerer: This guy wants to kill the world with his requiem - doesn't get much more Evil Sorcerer than that.
* {{Expy}}: His lore is basically [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Hand's]] backstory with the name and setting changed.
* {{Foil}}: To Yorick. While Yorick was born with his ability to communicate with the dead, and took up his task to guide lost souls with a heavy heart, Karthus possessed no supernatural abilities before his journey to the Shadow Isles, yet was obsessed with the idea of communication with spirits since he was a child. As well, Yorick is determined to lay trapped souls to rest, including his own, when the time comes, while Karthus dreams of sharing with the living his eternal state of undeath.
* GlassCannon: Difficult to be aggressive with and very vulnerable to mobile enemies, Karthus' kit and passive nonetheless lets him be very likely to do a '''lot''' of damage even if he's quickly focused down and killed... and of course, if he lives the entire time, he is capable of doing ''even more''.
* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Undead? Check. Glowing eyes? Check.
* GrimReaper: Grim Reaper Karthus, [[CaptainObvious in case you couldn't guess]].
* HerdHittingAttack: Lay Waste's explosions technically qualify as one, but they hit ''much'' harder when there's only one target. The real HerdHittingAttack is his E ability, Defile -- what can only be described as a huge swirling gyre of screaming, ghostly ''[[BuffySpeak hell-worm-leech-things]]'' centered around Karthus. [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough Don't deliberately get into a pitched teamfight while on top of an enemy Karthus who is using this.]]
* TheHeretic: In his new lore, Karthus' obsession with death led him to join and rise quite high in the Order of the Tallymen of Kindred. After his transformation into an eternally unliving lich, he's now probably their worst enemy as well as an abomination to his former order.
* HopeSpot: #1 in the game at these. Got away with low health? Not anymore.
* KillSat: His ultimate ability is this to all enemy champions. This led to the "Hey Karthus! PRESS R!" meme referencing how some teammates will tell Karthus to ult low-health enemies as if calling down a tactical airstrike.
* LargeHam: Karthus constantly shouts at his opponents about their impending doom in a theatrical manner whenever he casts one of his spells (besides his spammable ''Lay Waste''). He is even more loud and over-the-top when using his Pentakill Karthus skin, where he will actually sing a lyric from one of the Pentakill songs when casting Requiem.
* LeeroyJenkins: One of Karthus's common playstyles is to charge into people and die, as in the next 7 seconds, if his teammates provide enough crowd control, he may be even more useful to the fight, as you can't prevent him from casting that way.
* LethalJokeWeapon: Revive (prior to its removal from Summoner's Rift in season 4) was regarded as the single worst summoner spell in the game, only being useful for gimmicky joke strategies. However, one that actually ''works'' (and rather hilariously so) is "Zombie Karthus", an abomination that results when a Karthus takes Revive and Teleport so that he can inflict damage in a teamfight, throw down a ward before he "dies", continue to output damage for 7 seconds until he actually dies, use Revive then Teleport to the ward, and rejoin the fight to keep the pain coming (forcing the enemy team to [[WhyWontYouDie kill him yet again]]).
* MagikarpPower: Starts off very slow and mana-hungry and can have issues laning against more mobile and aggressive mages. It's also worth mentioning that he has the single weakest starting auto-attacks (Orianna has less AD, but her passive makes her attacks stronger) in the game and a rather cumbersome autoattack animation, making him infamous for his poor farming using attacks alone. Once he gets his ultimate, though, he can start picking off kills from across the map and slowly accumulate power that way until he becomes a veritable death-bringer come lategame. When he buys a Rod of Ages, which is a MagikarpPower item, he says:
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/c/ca/Karthus.itemRodofAges01.ogg Its power grows with time, as does mine.]]''
* MetalScream: Gives one before he starts headbanging as his /dance animation. Pentakill Karthus replaces his staff air-microphone with an actual one.
* NonIndicativeName: Wall of Pain... doesn't deal any damage. However, it slows targets greatly and reduces their armor and MR, which can set up for great amounts of pain from his spammable Lay Waste and area-of-effect Defile that depends on proximity (i.e. you not walking away).
* OddFriendship: Is the lead singer of a band with Sona, Mordekaiser, Yorick, and Olaf. His Pentakill skin gets unique quotes to reflect this.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/dd/PentakillKarthus.move04.ogg We totally topped the charts in the Freljord.]]''
* OmnicidalManiac: Wants to "bring his dark requiem to the world" (i.e kill everyone).
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/95/Karthus.move01.ogg In the end, only the dead shall remain.]]''
* OurLichesAreDifferent: It's not explained how he turned into one, nor is it known if he has a SoulJar.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild[=/=]HumanResources: Karthus's "E" skill apparently uses the souls of his victims as an [=AoE=] attack.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Pulls these off during Requiem.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/17/Karthus.R8.ogg Cease to BE!]]''
* PyrrhicVictory: Even if Karthus and his team gets wiped out, the best-case scenario is that his Requiem will create this situation for the enemy team. They may have killed off Karthus' team, but losing several people and having the survivors at minimal health means that they can't really capitalize on it like they normally would to push towers or take objectives.
* {{Sadist}}: Technically subverted. Pain is just what he inflicts upon people to bring them his true message: Death.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/38/Karthus.tauntThresh01.ogg Death has more meaning than torment alone, warden.]]''
* SimpleYetAwesome: Fans often decry Karthus for having no-skill-required global nuke by hitting the "R" key. It still cannot be denied that it has ''so'' many uses for exerting global pressure. For example, it is a powerful deterrent against enemies starting close fights they'll just barely win (assuming they keep track of its cooldown) and forcing enemies to disengage a fight they're already winning as soon as they see the green cloud of doom over their heads.
* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: OmnicidalManiac death-obsessed lich who sings about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUiOylPbfV0 hope and peace]].
* SpamAttack: This is how Lay Waste works.
* SquishyWizard: Except unlike other mages, the "wizard" part [[TakingYouWithMe continues after he gets blown up]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Before his visual update, where his eyes are now blue.
* TakingYouWithMe: Even if you kill him, there is a small time frame to cast spells for him after dying to take you out, [[KillSat especially if his ultimate is up]].
* ThanatosGambit: Killing a Karthus then getting stuck in a protracted fight near his corpse (so that no one can stop his post-death casting) might be exactly what he was planning on in the first place.
* TheUndead: Willingly became one.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Depending on one's team composition and strategy, running in and intentionally getting killed may not only be a good idea, it might be the ''best'' option if one's team can force the enemy to stay within the blasting zone. Trying this on any other mage (even those with other post-death damage passives) is literally pointless suicide.
** Conversely, when facing a Karthus, disregard the conventional wisdom that focusing an enemy carry first is always a good idea. Either kill Karthus first then get out of there fast (before his team swarms you on top of his Defile area) or save him for last.
* VillainousRescue: This may have been what he was doing when he was found "dead" on the scene of a fight between Malzahar and Kassadin outside the League. Since he was already dead to begin with, reviving him wasn't a big problem, but he still [[CrypticConversation won't actually say]] what he was doing there outside of an ominous remark about "defending the inhibitor."
* WhosLaughingNow: Because of his continual damage output and his free [[KillSat ultimate]] after death, Karthus is quite capable of wiping out multiple enemies in retaliation after he himself dies.
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[[folder:Kassadin, the Void Walker]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/7/79/Kassadin_Select.ogg The balance of power must be preserved.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English), Roberto Cuenca Martínez (European Spanish), Creator/ReneGarcia (Mexican Spanish)
->''"If you look upon the Void, you can't put it behind you. If you look upon Kassadin, he is probably already there."''
Cutting a burning swath through the darkest places of the world, Kassadin knows his days are numbered. A widely traveled Shuriman guide and adventurer, he had chosen to raise a family among the peaceful southern tribes—until the day his village was consumed by the Void. He vowed vengeance, combining a number of arcane artifacts and forbidden technologies for the struggle ahead. Finally, Kassadin set out for the wastelands of Icathia, ready to face any monstrous Void-construct in his search for their self-proclaimed prophet, Malzahar.
Kassadin is an Assassin champion feared for his tremendous mobility and great mage-slaying capabilities. His passive, ''Void Stone'', reduces all incoming magic damage and allows him to move through units. With his first ability, ''Null Sphere'', Kassadin fires a ball of void energy at an enemy, damaging them, interrupting their channeled spells and granting him a magic damage absorbing shield. His second ability, ''Nether Blade'', passively makes his basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. When activated, Kassadin charges his next basic attack with void power, causing it to deal even more bonus damage and restore some of his missing mana, which is increased if he attacks an enemy champion. His third ability, ''Force Pulse'', passively stores a charge whenever an ability is used in his vicinity. Upon reaching six charges, Kassadin can activate the ability to release a pulse of void energy that damages and slows all enemies in a cone in the target direction. With his ultimate ability, ''Riftwalk'', Kassadin teleports to nearby location, damaging all nearby enemies upon arrival. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used, with each teleport briefly increasing the damage and mana cost of the next one.
Kassadin's alternate skins include Festival Kassadin, [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Deep One Kassadin]], Pre-Void Kassadin, [[DarkIsEvil Harbinger Kassadin]], and [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine Cosmic Reaver Kassadin]].
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* ActionDad: He was a father before he was a hunter of all things Void-related. [[BadassFamily It's possible for him to fight on the same team as his daughter]].
* AdultFear: Upon hearing about an incident concerning a maw from the abyss swallowing up the homes of some desert folk, Kassadin understandably ''freaked out''. When he got to the ruins of his home, he clawed at the rubble until his hands bled trying desperately to find his family.
* AntiMagic: Kassadin was entirely designed around this. He passively decreases magic damage taken, his Null Sphere gives him a magic damage-absorbing shield and his Force Pulse is charged by enemy spells cast in his vicinity.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/13/Kassadin.attack2.ogg "Your magic is powerless against ME!"]]''
** Ironically, he is one of the few champs who has no magic resist growth per level.
* ArchEnemy: He and Malzahar want each other dead, seeing as one is a Void Prophet and the other is trying to kill everything void-related. Interestingly a good Kassadin should be able to hard-counter a Malzahar in-game like most other mages.
** With the release of Vel'Koz he got an additional arch enemy.
* ArtEvolution: Had a visual update at some point despite his voice clips not changing at all.
* TheArtifact: He has a [[SilenceYouFool "Silence!"]] and his joke is about 'silencing' his mother. It still stays despite him being patched to be unable to inflict Silence with his ''Null Sphere''.
* BadassCrew: Has a ''private army'' of followers devoted to aiding him in his war against Malzahar and his mad Void cultists. On top of that, Kassadins 'Preservers of Valoran' aren't just a bunch of random guys from the street: WordOfGod states that quite a few of them are powerful individuals.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Attempted to prevent a crazed cabal of Void worshipers led by Malzahar from sacrificing his daughter. He caused a blackout in the process, and is now wanted by the city of Zaun, which, WretchedHive that it is, is much more concerned with the latter than the former.
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Just compare his overall look with the trope's image.
* DarkIsNotEvil[=/=]BadPowersGoodPeople: Sure, he has the powers of the Void. However, he only gave into the power of the Void as means of ''protecting'' Valoran from the Void creatures. This contrast to Malzahar who wants to spread the Void across Valoran and have more mad and evil intentions.
** His goals contrast with his appearance and abilities so much that Malzahar actually thought that Kassadin was fascinating and was ready to welcome him to his cabal of Void-converted followers and was in fact surprised and confused to be attacked by him.
** His Cosmic Reaver Kassadin completely removes the DarkIsNotEvil, switching it to LightIsGood.
* DespairEventHorizon: The apparent demise of his wife and daughter utterly ''broke'' him, only recovering so that he can butcher the man he thinks is responsible.
* {{Expy}}: He looks a lot like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. When his Force Pulse is ready, you ''WILL'' think Darth Vader. Between his arm blade, ability to blink, constant references to the Void, and the effects on his voice, Kassadin is quite a bit like a [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]].
** His Cosmic Reaver Kassadin literally makes him into Protoss, [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine gold and white armor]] and all.
* {{Foil}}: To Malzahar. As with many other [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]] in the game, their rivalry is also reflected on their respective gameplay. Malzahar is a ranged sustained/burst mage with no escape skills but with incredible farming abilities, while Kassadin is a melee anti-mage assassin with a great escape move, but poor pushing skills. However, it should be noted that [[NotSoDifferent some other aspects are shared between them]]. They both have a means to disrupt channels, they both rely a lot on their ultimates to make their plays and they can both perform a devastating combo which can get them in trouble if used improperly.
** Lastly, there's also the contrasting irony of their backstory: Kassadin willingly sought the power of Void, but eventually sides against the Void, while Malzahar never dreamt about being the herald of the Void until his propethic gift dragged him to Icathia and made him Void's prophet.
* FragileSpeedster: An odd, zig-zagging example. With his teleport ability, he is almost impossible to catch or escape from. His fragility comes from that, as an Assassin, he's a GlassCannon. The issue is ''catching'' him. Though if you're a ''mage'' and fighting Kassadin, then he's a LightningBruiser due to his taking 15% less magic damage.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: He's definitely powerful, [[AvertedTrope but he's not evil]].
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Cosmic Reaver Kassadin trades off his dark Purple/Void-colored clothing and replaces them with bright gold and white.
* HumanoidAbomination: Became one after witnessing the Void, but maintained his free will. As such, while he may be one of these, he's completely good in nature.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: He may not be from the Void but he owes quite a bit of his power to it. His goal is to eliminate the Void-born creatures before they devastate Runeterra.
* IgnoredExpert: The Void? Bah! It's nothing but [[ArbitrarySkepticism baseless superstition!]] Why, what kind of mad fool could think such a thing exists in our orderly world full of {{Magitek}} airships and three-foot-tall people exhibiting BizarreSexualDimorphism! Malzahar is certainly a powerful mage, but he is also quite mad, his prophesies baseless! [[MemeticMutation Pay no attention to the world-devouring]] EldritchAbomination! [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Clearly, this phenomenon deserves neither attention nor research on the part of the Institute!]]
* ItsPersonal: His wife is probably dead, his daughter disappeared for over a decade only to fuse with a void monstrosity, and he pins all of this on Malzahar.
* JackOfAllTrades: [[WordOfGod Riot themselves]] say Kassadin has multiple item paths. The most common builds are either GlassCannon[=/=]FragileSpeedster going off of his extreme mobility, or a LightningBruiser route trading off his damage for more survivability.
* JusticeWillPrevail: Befitting of his commitment to protect Valoran, this is one of his movement quotes.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/2/2d/Kassadin.attack3.ogg Justice will be served.]]''
* LaserBlade: Made of ''nothing''. It even uses a special [[UnmovingPlaid particle effect]] to emphasize that Kassadin is slicing people with a tiny piece of the Void.
* MageKiller: Indeed intended to be one, and a good Kassadin is a nightmare for any mage champion at mid. A mage's biggest strengths are their spells and long-range combat, and Kassadin has a magic damage absorbing shield, a spammable teleport, and a passive ability that makes him take reduced magic damage. [[IronicEcho Ironically]], he's mostly played as a mage himself, and is widely considered a mage for gameplay purposes by the player base. His mage killing abilities are higly dependant on whether the player is fast enough to do a surprise teleport directly in front of the mage and land the silence orb before the mage player can react. A bad Kassadin will walk into his death if he times his ports at the wrong time. A good Kassadin can kill his target before the silence wears off. Unfortunately, his renowned silence [[TierInducedScrappy was deemed too overpowered,]] and it was eventually replaced with a magic shield, but he's still a potent MageKiller due to his heavy burst damage.
* MagikarpPower: Very weak early on due to being limited to melee range and having fairly poor farming due to having to harass the enemy with his ranged abilities. Once he reaches level 6 though, he becomes ''much'' harder to gank successfully and he starts to be able to terrorize the enemy caster by silencing them then blinking to them to carve them up. It's somewhat common for Kassadins to lose the laning phase but then become fed off other lanes at midgame due to having exceptional roaming thanks to Riftwalk.
* PowerOfTheVoid: Uh, yeah.
* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: So deep that his voice is reverberating.
* {{Retcon}}: His old back story said that he [[GoMadFromTheRevelation went mad from the revelation]], and made his goal the elimination of all magic. His new one paints him in a more heroic light and makes his goal the elimination of all creatures of the Void.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Anti-Mage. He was even more like him once, having a mana-burn mechanic and sharing the same goal (elimination of all magic users) before both were changed.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: His Nether Blade.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Sports them after seeing the void and letting it inside him.
* TeleportSpam: Kassadin has the shortest-cooldown blink in the game. Each successive one in a short span of time costs more mana but also deals more damage.
* TronLines: [[RuleOfCool Creates them on the ground under him as he moves.]]
* UnmovingPlaid: Zoom in and take a close look at Kassadin's Nether Blade. [[RuleOfCool It's not a sword, it's a sword-shaped window into the void.]]
* VaderBreath: When his Force Pulse ability is charged, his respirator starts acting up.
* WasOnceAMan: Take a look at him, he certainly isn't one now. Subverted in that he still retains his identity and free will even after the Void got done with him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His visual update for 2015 has this going on.
* YourMom: Inverted. His joke is about saying that he silenced HIS mom, and boy did he regret that. [[HilariousInHindsight It may have gotten his silence taken away.]]
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[[folder:Katarina, the Sinister Blade]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6e/Katarina_Select.ogg Violence solves everything!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraPlatt (English), Creator/AnaEstherAlborg (European Spanish), Cony Madera (Mexican Spanish), Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese)
->''"Never question my loyalty. You will never know what I endure for it."''
From childhood, Katarina displayed a natural gift for combat. As the daughter of a prominent Noxian general many paths were open to her, but she rejected them all for the path of the blade. Rigorously trained by the finest assassins in Noxus, her father the best among them, it was not long before Katarina demanded her first assignment. The task they gave her was aggravatingly simple: assassinate a low-ranking Demacian officer. As she set to her work infiltrating the enemy camp, Katarina discovered an opportunity too tantalizing to pass by - the arrival of a Demacian General. Stalking him to his tent, she quietly dispatched his guards and slit his throat. Pleased with her impressive kill, she disappeared into the night. Katarina's elation faded the next day when her original objective, the Demacian officer, led his forces to ambush unprepared Noxian soldiers. Though the Noxians fought valiantly, they suffered heavy casualties. Furious at her mistake, Katarina set off to complete her original task. Returning to the camp, she spied her now heavily guarded target and realized a stealthy kill was no longer possible. Drawing her blades, Katarina swore the officer would die, no matter the cost. She leapt into battle, unleashing a whirlwind of steel. One by one blades flashed and guards fell, each strike bringing her one step closer to the officer. A final thrown dagger restored her honor. Bloody and bruised, Katarina barely escaped the Demacian forces, and returned to Noxus a changed woman. The scar she earned that night now serves as a constant reminder that she must never let passion interfere with duty.
Katarina is an Assassin champion who uses her high mobility and powerful multi-target damage to chain one kill after another. She does not use mana or any other resource for her abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. Her passive, ''Voracity'', instantly refreshes the cooldown of her basic abilities and greatly reduces the cooldown of her ultimate when she kills or helps kill an enemy champion. Katarina's kit also makes heavy use of ''Daggers'', which are left on the ground by some of her abilities; picking up a ''Dagger'' from the ground causes Katarina to immediately make a spinning slash attack, dealing heavy damage to nearby enemies. With her first ability, ''Bouncing Blade'', Katarina throws a ''Dagger'' to an enemy, which then bounces to up two nearby targets, damaging them and then falling to the ground where she can pick it up. With her second ability, ''Preparation'', Katarina tosses a ''Dagger'' into the air that lands at her current location after a small delay, during which she gains a movement speed bonus. Her third ability, ''Shunpo'', teleports Katarina to a nearby unit, damaging them if they're an enemy. She can also teleport to one of her ''Daggers'' on the ground, greatly reducing the cooldown of ''Shunpo''. Her ultimate ability, ''Death Lotus'', causes Katarina to start spinning in place for a few seconds, during which she throws a devastating flurry of blades at up to three nearby enemy champions, inflicing heavy damage and also halving any healing on them.
Katarina's alternate skins include Mercenary Katarina, [[{{Pirate}} Bilgewater Katarina]], [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Red Card Katarina]], [[CatGirl Kitty Cat Katarina]], [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking High Command Katarina]], [[BellyDancer Sandstorm Katarina]], [[AnAsskickingChristmas Slay Belle Katarina]], [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Warring Kingdoms Katarina]], [[{{Cyborg}} PROJECT: Katarina]] and Death Sworn Katarina.
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* ALighterShadeOfGrey: Katarina and her own group (Cassiopeia and Talon) are a slightly lighter shade amongst the Noxians, though still damn ruthless, seeing that she's not 100% trusting of Swain and his group (Darius, Draven, [=LeBlanc=], Sion, and possibly Vladimir).
* AchillesHeel: Crowd control is much more lethal to her than even other carries. Most mages will just run if they get silenced or stunned. When it happens to Katarina, it's probably interrupting her ultimate [[OhCrap while she's in the middle of the enemy team]].
* ArtEvolution: Kat has benefitted from this twice:
** First, compare [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/ff/Katarina_OriginalSkin_old.jpg her original art]] with [[http://glamorousgamergirls.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/katarina_originalskin.jpg her updated art.]]
** Then, compare [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/18/Katarina-Render.png her original character model]] with [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/ab/New_Katarina.png her updated one.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: It's unknown whether it approaches canon, but she ''does'' have a "High Command" skin.
* AxCrazy: She's a professional killer that seems to savor the carnage a bit too much.
* BadassBoast: After using her Death Lotus ability
* BadassFamily: Her father is a famous leader in the Noxian army, and her sister Cassiopeia is another League champion.
* BareYourMidriff: Her midsection is somewhat prominently on display in most of her skins.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt:
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/dd/Katarina.move7.ogg Why? Because I can.]]''
* BellyDancer: Sandstorm Katarina is dressed as one
* BloodKnight: Her selection quote is [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6e/Katarina_Select.ogg "Violence solves everything!"]]
* BondOneLiner: Finishing her Death Lotus ability tends to be followed up with one of four lines. Stuff tends to be dead after she finishes casting it.
* CatGirl: Kitty Cat Katarina
* {{Combos}}: Despite being a caster-type champion (relies on her abilities rather than auto-attacks), she's well-known for being one of the few DPS-type caster champions as opposed to the outright burst damage casters unless she's fed. Her general combo routes: Preparation, Bouncing Blades, and Shunpo is a standard harass combo since the first skill gives her an escape and the second two give her a large burst of damage on a target. A Katarina that sees her prey weakened will likely add [[HerdHittingAttack Death Lotus]] and an Ignite to finish it off.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She learned everything she knows of the blade from her father and it's implied she cares a great deal that he's missing beyond leadership reasons.
* DarkActionGirl: An aggressive professional killer dressed in black who loves carnage and thinks violence solves everything.
* TheDarkChick: On Darius' team in ''A New Dawn''.
* DatingCatwoman: Possibly with Garen. On the surface their rivalry puts them as bitter enemies, but the amount of subtext confuses the issue somewhat.
* DisappearedDad: Her father's disappearance is a cause of great concern for her.
* DifficultButAwesome: A quintessential example of a high-risk-high-reward assassin. While her early game is a bit lackluster, once she hits 6 her killing potential increases several-fold. If she executes her full combo at a favorable moment, she can easily get multiple kills, then use her cooldown resets to escape or keep the streak going (to the point that fans joke that Katarina [[TotalPartyKill Pentakills]] don't count). But if she fails to kill her target or gets interrupted, she's screwed.
** This is played UpToEleven with her recent rework; which revolves the positioning of her dropped daggers in order to get as much spins off as possible and to be able to Shunpo around properly. Learning how to do this allows her to be very hard to hit while getting in a solid amount of gradual burst damage that's decent enough to counterplay.
* EnemyCivilWar: Katarina doesn't trust Swain, listing both him and Darius as her ''rivals''. She and Talon are ALighterShadeOfBlack in Noxus (though still happy to cut anyone's throat if it suits them).
* EvilRedheads: Not all-out evil, but definitely more violent and aggressive.
* {{Fanservice}}: Although she's long been considered sexy by the fanbase, the Halloween [[CatGirl Kitty Cat]] skin just went all-out. The Red Card skin is considered to be blatant fanservice as well. They eventually decided they'd actually ''gone too far'' with Slay Belle Katarina, who originally featured a sexy pole dance for her recall animation, so they changed it.
* FemmeFatale: This trope is even lampshaded when she got a visual upgrade.
* FlashStep: The skill is even called Shunpo, even though it literally translates to "Blink Step" (and is actually [[ItsPronouncedTroPay pronounced]] "Shoo-n-poh").
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: She's a literal assassin in the lore. In game, it's a very bad idea for her to take multiple enemies head on, it's better for her to pick off vital targets then run or start killing once her team starts wreaking havoc and everyone's too distracted. Case in point, her ultimate is very easily stopped if she faces champions with crowd control or takes advantage on being at low health who if they survive her burst will easily put her down.
* GlassCannon: Easily capable of decimating entire teams in the past...if they don't kill her first. General consensus that the best route is to take as many High AP Buff items as possible, with the addition of a few Magic Penetration Items. End result, she can burst down anyone that is not loading up on Magic Resistance, and put a major hurting on those who are. The moment she at all get's caught in any hard crowd controls, she's likely doomed.
** Her rework has made her more easy to counterplay, but if played well, she can still output a good ton of damage that still requires her not to take a ton of hits.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A long one running over her left eye.
* GreenEyes: In her default skin, Katarina is a classic green-eyed redhead.
* HellBentForLeather: Her default costume is all black leather, except for small pieces of grey metal armor.
* HerdHittingAttack: Her ultimate throws up to 30 knives at surrounding opponents, and they ''hurt''.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bouncing Blades manages to throw a knife at an enemy and bounce to hit 4 others nearby. Death Lotus takes this further and throws 10 blades rapidly at 3 different enemies at once ''while'' she's spinning.
* KnifeNut: DualWielding a pair of "daggers" (really more like short swords) and throwing knives, this is pretty much her theme.
* MagikarpPower: Early game, Katarina can easily be handled if one knows how to handle her laning phase....but late game, farmed up or fed for her items, she has a chance to go on frequent killing sprees against unprepared foes, or worse, pentakill entire teams.
* MeaningfulName: "Katarina" means "pure", and "Du Couteau" literally translates to "of the knife" in French.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Close enough, as can be noted from her champion selection quote.
--> ''Violence solves everything!''
* OhCrap: Katarina relies on coming out of nowhere when the enemy doesn't expect it. If you want to know what happens when an enemy DOES expect her, the "A New Dawn" cinematic will accurately display it when she tries to ambush Graves.
* {{Pirate}}: Bilgewater Katarina. Furthermore, she's a regular in Bilgewater's many bars, and has commanded pirate expeditions in the past when she isn't just hiring them.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Finish casting her ultimate doesn't ''necessarily'' mean everything's dead... but she still says lines and is probably set up for her to easily finish the job...
* SeriesMascot: She's almost always a prominent character in the series' official art and is the only character to feature in nearly every cinematic video since the season 1 trailer, barring the Crystal Scar promotional video and character-specific videos.
* SexySantaDress: Slay Belle Katarina
* ShipTease: According to a Journal of Justice article, Blitzcrank's dating service found her to be a compatible match for Garen. During a Q&A on her updated lore, a question was asked about her rivalry with Garen.
-->'''[[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=28103828#post28103828 RiotRaven]]:''' [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow Rivalry? Is that what they're calling it these days?]]
* SpinAttack: Her flourish when she walks over one of her daggers, and Death Lotus. Maybe she's NotSoDifferent from a certain Demacian general after all...
* SuperPersistentPredator: Given that each kill or assist lowers her cooldowns substantially, she will just hop from enemy to enemy and go on a killing spree. The moment you see her get one even one kill in a teamfight, shut her down. ''Quick.''
* StormOfBlades: Her ultimate in a nutshell. The best part of it is that if she gets 2 kills (or assists even) with it, she can do it ''again.''
* TattooedCrook: A unrepentant murderer, and depending on Riot's mood on any given artwork, has a tribal-esque tattoo on her abdomen.
* TeleportSpam: [[FlashStep Shunpo]] has a short cooldown but not enough to reach spam levels normally. However, since her passive resets her basic ability cooldowns when getting kills or assists, an enemy Katarina using it a lot in a short period of time is a sign that things are going very badly for your team.
** That, and nowadays she can do so with the resets on her dagger pick-ups, allowing her to spin around slashing away at targets in tandem, all while properly finding ways to weave in-and-out of the battle.
* WellDoneDaughterGal: Katarina's expanded lore reveals that, though she's DaddysLittleVillain, her father was very difficult to please. He even sent Talon to kill her when she ignored her father's orders to take the head of a low-ranked soldier.
* TheVamp: Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXYGEG0Js_k previous voice]] just highlighted how plain damn evil she was. She's much more toned back now.
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[[folder:Kayle, the Judicator]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/3f/Kayle_Select.ogg Into the fray!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Lisa Lindsley (English), Noora Louhimo (As the Pentakill vocalist), Conchi López (European Spanish), Laura Ayala (Mexican Spanish)
->''"Justice comes on swift wings."''
In a world far away, where an ancient war still rages, Kayle was a great hero – the strongest of an immortal race committed to destroying evil wherever it could be found. For ten thousand years, Kayle fought tirelessly for her people, wielding her flaming sword forged before time itself. She shielded her delicate features beneath her enchanted armor, the sole remaining masterpiece of an extinct race of craftsmen. Though a beautiful, striking creature, Kayle, now as then, avoids showing her face; war has taken a terrible toll upon her spirit. In her quest for victory, she sometimes would try to lift the wicked up from their morass of evil, but more than often she instead purged those she herself deemed beyond redemption. To Kayle, justice can so often be an ugly thing.
Ten years ago, Kayle's war against evil was nearly won... until her rebellious sister Morgana, a pariah amongst their people, suddenly gained power which threatened to bring Kayle and her people to their knees. To save her world, Kayle had no choice but to turn her fiery blade toward her own sister, disowning her, and drawing the line forever between them.
Kayle is a Unique champion who excels at dealing mixed damage while also supporting her team with her assortment of strong utility spells. Her passive, ''Holy Fervor'', causes Kayle's attacks and abilities to reduce the armor and magic resist of enemies they damage, stacking up to five times. With her first ability, ''Reckoning'', Kayle smites a nearby enemy with a blast of light, damaging and slowing them. Her second ability, ''Divine Blessing'', blesses a nearby allied champion, healing them and granting them a movement speed bonus. Her third ability, ''Righteous Fury'', passively causes Kayle's basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage. When activated, Kayle ignites her sword with holy fire for a few seconds, making her basic attacks ranged and causing them to deal even more bonus magic damage that also spreads to enemies around her target. With her ultimate ability, ''Intervention'', Kayle protects herself or an allied champion with a shield of light, completely blocking all incoming damage to the target for a few seconds.
Kayle's skins include [[SilverHasMysticPowers Silver Kayle]], Viridian Kayle, [[BeautifulAllAlong Unmasked Kayle]], Battleborn Kayle, Judgement Kayle, [[{{Magitek}} Aether Wing Kayle]], Riot Kayle, [[GothicHorror Iron Inquisitor Kayle]], and [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Kayle]].
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Subverted forever, except in Pentakill Kayle.
* ActionGirl: She doesn't sit on the sideline and watches other deal out damage - as her selection quote suggests, she's often found in the middle of the fray.
* AncientArtifact: Her armor is stated to be enchanted, and the only existing masterpiece of an extinct [[PlanetOfHats race of craftsmen]].
* BareYourMidriff: Pentakill Kayle.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Weren't kidding about this in the lore.
* {{BFS}}: One of the largest in the game behind Tryndamere´s and Commando Jarvan. Bonus points for wielding it with one hand.
* BreastPlate: Her old model barely had any feminine features other than a slim wasteline. Her new model pushed out her features somewhat. She remains completely covered, but her anatomy is more feminine. Played completely straight by her Battleborn Kayle skin.
* CainAndAbel: With Morgana.
* CombatMedic: She has an ability that heals and speeds up whoever it targets, also did we mention the armor and the sword?
* TheDarkChick: Takes a notable turn as the newest member of Pentakill, with her golden, conservative armor replaced by black, [[MsFanservice much]] [[BareYourMidriff more]] [[AbsoluteCleavage revealing]] leather and plate, and she wears black lipstick with an eyebrow piercing and her hair in a side-cut. Her sword has a microphone on the hilt, and the spell effects are replaced with fire effects with guitar riffs in the background.
* DifficultButAwesome: Her ultimate, Intervention, which makes an allied target immune to all damage for a few seconds. Properly timed, this ability can largely nullify the abilities of the enemy team and pretty much the very purpose of the mage and assassin champion archetypes. Communication with her team can pay huge dividends if she coordinates to use Intervention offensively on someone who can wreak havoc on the enemy team with abandon- trying this on someone that's unaware of her intentions will likely just waste it.
* TheFaceless: ''Was'' always fully-armored with a face-concealing helmet in official pictures of her and in-game. Now there are two skins that can be bought with her helmet off. Her background states she avoids showing her face -- this is due to her constant fighting for thousands of years taking a toll on her spirit, and wearing her helmet constantly to fittingly match how she feels the justice she dispenses to be an ugly thing.
* FlamingSword: An ability which temporarily makes her attacks affect enemies within an area around her target, become ranged and do extra damage.
* GoodIsNotSoft: WordOfGod is that she's one of the few unambiguously good champions in the League... though she seems much more firmly lawful than good.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/b/b2/Kayle.move3.ogg "An eye for an eye!"]]''
* HiddenBuxom: In her classic skin people will often [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistake her for a man]], but her newer skins show she's definitely not lacking under that armor.
* HolyHandGrenade: Her entire kit's theme though only one of her abilities deals instant damage by itself.
* IMeantToDoThat: Her joke with the Aether Wing skin.
* InformedAttractiveness: Was officially described as "incredibly beautiful," but she's also always covered head to toe in official sources... [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f3/Kayle_UnmaskedSkin.jpg Well]], she ''was''.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Seen on her Unmasked and Aether Wing skins, to help her angelic image.
* JackOfAllTrades: Kayle is literally the only champion in the game who can viably be played in ANY position: top, jungle, mid, ADC or support (although playing her as a primary ADC takes some effort since she's only ranged during Righteous Fury, which causes her to push the lane unintentionally, not a good thing during laning). Because of this, she is the only champion in the game that could feasibly make use of any item or build (though obviously this depends on what role she intends to take), leaving her damage options open as to whether to build a hybrid of AP, AD, and/or AS or just focus on AP or AD.
** ConfusionFu: As a result, seeing Kayle in the enemy team will tell you very little about what she'll be doing.
* LethalHarmlessPowers: Intervention makes an ally invulnerable for a few seconds, which sounds like the perfect defensive tool to save a teammate. It's suddenly a lot less harmless-looking when a fed ally of hers (which can include herself) uses it offensively to tear through the enemy team with abandon using this window of invulnerability.
* LightIsNotGood: Something of a theme in her lore (but not entirely clear). Morgana definitely feels this way about her. At the same time though she's one of the few very good champions.
* MagikarpPower: Don't let her kit fool you, just because half her abilities are defensive doesn't mean she won't scale into a deadly carry if she builds toward AP or DPS.
* MeaningfulName: Her name might be derived from ''caelum'' ('cale-UHM', Latin: 'sky','heaven') and/or ''Kelila'' (Hebrew: 'laurel wreath'), both are very fitting for an angel.
* NighInvulnerability: Her Ultimate gives an herself or an ally this for a few seconds.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Kayle's people appear to be a natural race of {{Winged Humanoid}}s with an obsession with [[LawfulGood enforcing order and destroying evil]], rather than divine servants of any kind of god.
* PaletteSwap: Her Viridian and Silver Kayle skins.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: According to her lore, she was fighting in the war in her own world for over ''[[ForeverWar ten thousand years]]''.
* SamusIsAGirl: Her color scheme is even based on Samus's.
* ShouldersOfDoom: She has some pretty big shoulder pads in any skin, especially her Battleborn Kayle skin.
* SplashDamageAbuse: Holy Fervor gives her attacks additional range and an area of effect, making it possible to shred multiple opponents at once by attacking the only one within her reach.
* ThemeSongReveal: ''Tear of the Goddess'' reveals Kayle as the newest singer in the Pentakill, adding her angelic voice to the mix of metal and fire.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Compared to Morgana, she's seems to be more of a tomboy -- she's heavily armored and utilizes her physical attacks more, though both use their abilities heavily as part of their gameplay. Taken to the max with her reveal as the boisterous female vocalist of Pentakill.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Her Aether Wing Kayle skin has this as her backstory. The lore also implies this is played COMPLETELY straight and [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/news/legendary-aether-wing-kayle-takes-flight that the utopia is a good thing]].
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[[folder:Kayn (and Rhaast), the Shadow Reaper]]
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[[caption-width-right:308: [- [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/b/b0/Kayn_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170715224609 "Will you prove worthy?" "Probably not."]] -] ]]
-> '''Kayn voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond (English), Javier Lorca (European Spanish), Creator/EduardoGarza (Mexican Spanish)
-> '''Rhaast voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Miguel Ángel del Hoyo (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish)
-> ''"I am the weapon. '''You''' are a tool."''
-> ''"Lies sooth the mind, don't they?"''
--> ''Kayn'' speaking, with ''Rhaast'' responding.
A peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny — to one day lead the Order of the Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He audaciously wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of his body and mind. There are only two possible outcomes: either Kayn bends the weapon to his will... or the malevolent blade consumes him completely, paving the way for the destruction of all Runeterra.
Kayn is a Unique champion, an aggressive fighter who can transition into either an Assassin or a Diver depending on the game's situation. His passive, ''The Darkin Scythe'', has no immediate effects on its own, but grants Kayn access to two different playstyles. Once a certain amount of time has passed, the player can choose to transform into either the ''Shadow Assassin'', with Kayn expelling Rhaast and becoming a mobile squishy-hunter, or the ''Darkin'', with Rhaast overpowering Kayn and becoming a resilient tank-buster. Each form's meter charges up faster by damaging ranged or melee champions respectively. Once a form has been chosen, ''The Darkin Scythe'' gains a new effect. ''Shadow Assassin'' causes Kayn to deal bonus damage with his attacks and abilities for a few seconds upon entering combat, while ''Darkin'' allows Rhaast to heal for a percentage of the damage dealt by his abilities.
With his first ability, ''Reaping Slash'', Kayn dashes a short distance in a target direction and then sweeps his scythe in a circle, damaging all enemies he hits. In ''Darkin'' form, the ability deals damage equal to a percentage of the targets' max health. With his second ability, ''Blade's Reach'', Kayn swings his scythe upwards in a target direction, damaging and slowing all enemies he hits. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the attack's range is increased and Kayn summons a shadow clone to perform the slash, freeing him to do other actions. In ''Darkin'' form, Rhaast also knocks up enemies he hits. His third ability, ''Shadow Step'', grants Kayn bonus movement speed and allows him to move through terrain and walls for a short duration. Upon entering a wall, Kayn heals himself and the duration of the effect is extended. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the ability also grants immunity to slows and a higher movement speed boost. His ultimate ability, ''Umbral Trespass'', allows Kayn to infest the body of an enemy champion he has recently damaged, becoming briefly untargetable. When the duration ends, or the ability is reactivated, Kayn wrenches himself from the target's body, damaging them. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the range of the ability is increased, and using it refreshes the bonus damage from his passive, while in ''Darkin'' form the ability deals damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health and heals Rhaast for a large percentage of the damage dealt.
Kayn's alternate skins include Soulhunter Kayn.
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* AffablyEvil: Both of them, though surprisingly Rhaast moreso.
* TheAgeless: As with the other Darkin, Rhaast appears completely immortal, even saying as much.
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Neither time, nor violence will end me.''
* {{Animesque}}: Pushes the boundaries, taking the title of 'most anime champion in League' away from champions like Yasuo and Ahri. Visually, he very clearly takes a lot of inspiration from ''Manga/SoulEater''.
* {{Antivillain}}: It's suggested that he fights to protect his homeland from those who threaten it, like the expansionist Noxian empire. Even then, he's a bloodthirsty ninja who sees no problem in killing everyone that stands in his way to achieve his goal.
* ASinisterClue: Kayn (and Rhaast by extension) is left-handed and a remorseless killer.
* AttackAttackAttack: Even when in his weapon, Rhaast relishes every moment of violence he can commit, and considers ''any'' interruption in fighting (especially recalling) to be an extreme annoyance.
* BashBrothers: Kayn with Zed, Rhaast with Aatrox.
* BishounenLine: Played straight if Kayn becomes the Shadow Assassin, averted if Rhaast wins.
* BloodKnight: Rhaast, a typical feature of Darkin.
* BloodMagic: Choosing the ''Darkin'' route causes abilities to have a crimson tone, similar to Aatrox's abilities.
** Also mentioned by Varus that Runeterran blood magic originates from the Darkin.
* BornWinner: This is a common trait of champions in general, but Kayn pushes it a step further. His prowess over weapons and killing is simply something he was born with, and according to WordOfGod, very few people can even resist Darkin corruption, let alone turn the tables and purge a Darkin from its weapon.
* CastingAShadow: He's a member of Zed's Order of the Shadow, and if you choose the ''Shadow Assassin'' route, you can see the similarities between Zed and Kayn.
* CatchPhrase: Both have one that they have a chance to say either at game start or while moving around:
--> '''Kayn:''' (solemn) ''"The child is gone. The killer will remain."''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''"I will survive eternity, they will die today."''
* CharacterDevelopment: Notably, both Kayn and Rhaast have a notable shift in their characterization mid-game once one of them transforms. Kayn begins to revel in his newfound power, while Rhaast thoroughly enjoys his newfound freedom. Best shown by slight modifications to their respective CatchPhrase:
--> '''Kayn:''' (excited) ''"The child is gone. The killer remains."''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''"I survived eternity! They will die today, and the next, and the next..."''
* ChildSoldiers: Was conscripted in Noxus as a boy, sent to Ionia and [[WeHaveReserves expected to die in his first battle]].
* TheCorruption / TheCorrupter: Rhaast is attempting both of these on Kayn, transforming his left arm and attempting to weaken his resolve.
* DarkerAndEdgier: More than most champions. It's notable that Riot's internal name for Kayn when he was in development was "Edgelord Assassin."
* DarkIsEvil: Rhaast. And unlike Aatrox, there's absolutely no ambiguity here.
* DopplegangerAttack: To help indicate that he and Zed are a part of the same order and use similar magic, when using ''Blade's Reach'' as a ''Shadow Assassin'', Kayn leaves behind a shadow that casts the ability for him, similar to Zed's much more advanced use of shadows in combat.
* DynamicEntry: A lot of champions can dash or blink over walls, but only Kayn can casually walk through them to make your day end badly.
* EvilIsHammy: Rhaast becomes a fountain of exuberant carnage and death should he manage to take over Kayn's body. Being cooped up in a scythe for centuries ''would'' leave one a little excited when they manage to finally get free.
* EvilLaugh: Both like to do this as they jump into an enemy with ''Umbral Trespass''. True to their characters, Kayn's is more subdued and haunting, while Rhaast's is over-the-top maniacal.
* EvilVersusEvil: A remorseless assassin versus an OmnicidalManiac BloodKnight. Kayn is ALighterShadeOfBlack because he might not want to kill ''everything'', but being morally better than Rhaast is a low bar to clear.
* FateWorseThanDeath: It's unclear whether Kayn dies in the sense that the Kindred get to collect him should Rhaast win their battle for dominance, as Rhaast's description of Kayn's fate is rather... unpleasant.
-->''"Kayn weeps in the abyss between oblivions. [[KickTheDog Idiot]]."''
* FragileSpeedster: The ''Shadow Assassin'' route, allowing Kayn to deal more burst damage and improving his abilities' ranges and flexibility.
* FriendlyEnemy: They're mortal enemies locked in a struggle for dominance, but because both of them are utterly confident in their victory, they come off as a lot more friendly than they really are.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From a Noxian child soldier to an unstoppable shadow-ninja assassin or an equally unstoppable rampaging Darkin.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A specific design feature in Kayn's gameplay is that the player plays out the tale of his eventual fate with each game played as him. Kayn begins the game as a not-fully-trained shadow ninja, and Rhaast as a Darkin trapped in his weapon, explaining Kayn's [[MagikarpPower initial weakness and lack of specialization]]. Kayn furthers his training as a shadow ninja by hunting down and killing vulnerable ranged targets, while Rhaast fuels his power and feeds his bloodlust by slaughtering stronger melee enemies. Once one has become sufficiently strong, they're able to kill the other and use the strength they gained in doing so to reach their full potential, also permanently locking out the other option. The character portrait will change to show either Shadow Assassin Kayn or Rhaast. Also, choosing the ''Darkin'' form changes all instances of "Kayn" in the character's ability tooltips to "Rhaast".
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: But to avoid confusion for the other nine players in the game, the ingame chat and ping system still call the character "Kayn" even if Kayn is dead and Rhaast is inhabiting what was used to be his body.
** Kayn is also the first Champion whose gameplay takes advantage of the fact that there is no longer a canonical League of Legends and these are hypothetical matches (i.e. you haven't summoned the actual person to fight for you). You can destroy Kayn or Rhaast over and over, but at the beginning of the next match they will both be alive.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In his ''Shadow Assassin'' form, Kayn's eyes glow blue, and in ''Darkin'' form they glow red. In his base form, his corrupted left eye also glows red.
* GoingNative: Noxian by birth, but Kayn has no loyalty to his home country.
* GrandTheftMe: If Rhaast wins, he gets Kayn's body and his shadow abilities to use as his own.
* GuideDangIt: The actual mechanics behind Kayn's transformation gauge are ''not'' well-explained either in promotional material or in the game itself. Of particular note is that the gauge doesn't necessarily show the ''total'' number of orbs Kayn's earned, but the orb count of whichever type - blue or red - is currently ''leading'', and it doesn't show what type is currently ahead. Secondly - and most importantly - the value of the orbs Kayn earns increases as the game goes on. Kayn could kill the entire enemy team by himself at the start of the game and maybe earn 25% of the orbs he needs, but a single good fight against only one or two enemies at the ten minute mark can bring him from empty to full on his gauge in one go.
* HiddenDepths: Rhaast reins himself in until he takes over Kayn's body, instead trying to erode at Kayn's will by offering him freedom and power while simultaneously playing on his fears and doubts. The moment he wins, however, that all goes right out the window and gets replaced with gleeful carnage.
* HijackingCthulhu: Darkin gain new forms by taking over the bodies of those who pick up their weapons. Kayn has the potential to turn the tables on Rhaast by destroying him and claiming his scythe for his own.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Choosing the ''Darkin'' route triggers an animation where the scythe begins moving on its own, before impaling (and presumably killing) Kayn to allow Rhaast to take over.
* InstantExpert: Kayn has mastered every weapon with ease and is a natural adept at Zed's shadow magic. It's why he's so certain he can tame Rhaast.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''I have mastered every weapon of war, no prattling tool will prove an exception.''
* {{Intangibility}}: ''Shadow Step'' allows the player to simply walk through walls at will, while ''Umbral Trespass'' has Kayn become briefly untargetable while floating inside an unfortunate victim.
* KingmakerScenario: It's ultimately up to the player as to which of the two emerges victorious, depending on whose abilities and strengths they need more for that match.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Kayn's the only ninja in the game to not use Energy instead of Mana.
* LaughablyEvil: Rhaast is more randomly destructive than Kayn, but his short attention span, carefree attitude, and casual willingness to admit to mistakes makes him far more amusing than his chronically uptight partner.
-->(Upon reviving in Darkin form) ''"Okay! That did ''not'' work!"''
* LifeDrain: One of Rhaast's key strengths, should he win. He heals a large portion of ability damage on enemy champions, and even more from ''Umbral Trespass''.
* LightningBruiser: The ''Darkin'' route, as Rhaast heals from hitting enemy champions with his abilities, while also gaining max-health-based damage and slightly better crowd control.
* LivingWeapon: Kayn (figuratively) and Rhaast (literally). They're fighting to see who ends up wielding whom.
* MagikarpPower: Begins the game rather weak and unspecialized, with his abilities doing little outside of damage. Once the player selects either ''Shadow Assassin'' or ''Darkin'', Kayn's role as either an Assassin or a Diver is solidified.
* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: Because selecting one transformation over the other involves either Kayn or Rhaast killing the other, the transformation you ''didn't'' select is logically locked out permanently for the rest of the current match. Making the right choice for the current situation is an important part of mastering Kayn.
* MrFanservice: People have been asking for more fan service for the female players, and Riot intends to deliver.
* NameOfCain: The XtremeKoolLetterz variation, but his name is pronounced the same, and he's ''clearly'' [[SarcasmMode the normal, nice Ionian]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Kayn was actually supposed to ''destroy'' Rhaast, for fear of Noxus using the darkin scythe against Ionia. But Kayn was so supremely confident that he chose to take the living scythe for his own use.
* {{Ninja}}: A scythe isn't exactly normal ninja weaponry, but then again, Rhaast isn't exactly a normal scythe. Kayn is a part of Zed's Order of the Shadow, so he at least has some credence as a ninja. The ''Shadow Assassin'' route exemplifies this.
* NotSoDifferent: For all their differences, Kayn and Rhaast both ''love'' killing, and both consider the Rift Scuttler extremely annoying to deal with. They also really enjoy using Kayn's shadow powers.
* ObviouslyEvil: Unlike his fellow Darkin Aatrox, whose motives are much more ambiguous and whose actions CAN influence others favorably, Rhaast makes it very clear that he's an evil, omnicidal demon who wants to slaughter everything in sight.
* OhCrap: When Rhaast becomes stronger, he wrests himself free of Kayn's grip. Kayn takes two steps back that ''scream'' this, but by then [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice it's too late for him]].
* PostMortemOneLiner: Shadow Assassin Kayn is especially fond of these.
--> ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/0b/ShadowAssassin.killAny06.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170920192034 There was a time to run, but you missed it.]]''
* PrettyBoy: Kayn. When Rhaast takes over, he gets considerably more demonic and corrupted looking.
* PsychopathicManchild: For a being perhaps thousands of years old, Rhaast has little more depth or motive than "kill everything he can".
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Which to wreak first? Carnage, havoc, or mayhem? I just'' can't decide.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Kayn's left eye glows red in his base form, showing the extent of Rhaast's corruption. Both eyes are red in Darkin form.
* RedOniBlueOni: Rhaast's red to Kayn's blue, shown clearly [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience in their respective final forms]].
--> '''Kayn:''' ''The true assassin kills one to save many.''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Such noble lies. Save no-one, it's so liberating!''
* RevengeBeforeReason: Kayn against Noxian champions (no doubt as a result of being used as cannon fodder as a child by them). Notably, his ''shadow assassin'' form will have lines for Darius and Sion in particular, who are both melee juggernauts who are almost impossible for him to beat directly without a ''considerable'' advantage. But if you attack either, Kayn gleefully calls for vengeance.
* ScheherezadeGambit: What Rhaast is running (see Hidden Depths, above). His one chance to survive is to keep Kayn interested in their duel; otherwise Kayn will just destroy the scythe like he was originally meant to.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''I let you go, and you will die.''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''And you will'' lose.
* SealedEvilInACan: Barely. Rhaast is confined to the scythe, but he has the power to take over the body of anyone who makes direct contact with him. Kayn already shows signs of Rhaast's influence but is preventing him from taking over entirely (thus far).
* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair.
* SlasherSmile: Kayn sports one in his splash art, shown above.
* SlipknotPonytail: In his ''Shadow Assassin form'', Kayn's long braided hair comes undone and flows freely. WordOfGod says this was meant to symbolize his newfound freedom from Rhaast and other restraints.
* SpinAttack: The second part of ''Reaping Slash''
* TheStarscream: Surprisingly subverted with Kayn. While it's very clear that he has aspirations for becoming the leader of the Order of the Shadow, his backstory makes it clear that he wants to ''inherit'' the order from Zed rather than try to forcibly take the mantle for himself. Also, his quotes towards an allied Zed and an enemy Shen show that he respects Zed very highly, even if he believes his Shadow Assassin form now surpasses him.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: In his ''Shadow Assassin'' form, Kayn believes he's done this. Given the way [[MagikarpPower Kayn]] scales into the late game compared to [[CrutchCharacter Zed]], he's not necessarily wrong. According to WordOfGod, Kayn considers doing this his duty in order to make Zed proud - even if surpassing him means killing him someday.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''Zed now walks in my shadow.''
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Both of them are trying to kill the other, but since they're initially at an impasse, they fight together until one absorbs enough power from fighting to gain dominance.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: If Kayn purges Rhaast, he masters the mighty scythe and fully integrates it into his combat style. If Rhaast consumes Kayn, he adds Kayn's shadow magic to his [[BloodMagic usual]] repertoire of powers.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Shadow Assassin Kayn.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears no shirt. His left arm is mostly corrupted, though, with what appears to be a large pauldron sitting on his shoulder.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His lines indicate that Kayn is acting for the betterment of Ionia, but his plans ''do'' involve killing whoever he sees as a threat to the islands, a task he carries out with gusto.
* WowingCthulhu: Despite the fact that he wants to corrupt and consume Kayn, Rhaast does genuinely respect Kayn's prowess in combat and his abilities, going as far as calling him "the great Kayn" in his taunt if he happens to take over him.
* YouAreAlreadyDead: Similar to Zed's ''Death Mark'', ''Umbral Trespass'' can leave a helpless victim awaiting their doom as Kayn deals the killing blow by emerging.
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[[folder:Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest]]
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[[caption-width-right:307:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/7/7a/Kennen_Select.ogg The eyes never lie.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Creator/AnaEstherAlborg (European Spanish), Creator/LauraTorres (Mexican Spanish), Creator/YumikoKobayashi (Japanese)
->''"The Heart of the Tempest beats eternal... and those beaten remember eternally."''
There exists an ancient order originating in the Ionian Isles dedicated to the preservation of balance. Order, chaos, light, darkness -- all things must exist in perfect harmony for such is the way of the universe. This order is known as the Kinkou and it employs a triumvirate of shadow warriors to uphold its causes in the world. Kennen is one of these shadow warriors, entrusted with the sacred duty of Coursing the Sun - tirelessly conveying the justice of the Kinkou.
Kennen was born in Bandle City and it was said that in his first living moments he bolted first from the womb and second from the midwife who delivered him. His parents had thought that he would outgrow his boundless energy, but as he matured his energy found no limits and was matched only by his unnerving speed. Despite his astonishing gifts, he remained unnoticed (or at least uncaught, as he was quite the prankster) until, on a dare, he ran straight up the great outer wall of the Placidium. When word of this feat reached Kinkou ears, Kennen was quickly and quietly brought in for an audience. He found that the role of the Heart of the Tempest suited him, frenetically delivering both the word and the punishments of the Kinkou across the realm. He now works with his fellows Akali and Shen to enforce the balance of Valoran.
Kennen is a Unique champion that darts through the battlefield fast as lightning, unleashing a storm of attacks and spells to disable enemy targets. Like the other ninja champions, he uses a fixed Energy Meter as a resource instead of mana. His passive, ''Mark of the Storm'', places electrical marks on enemies damaged by his abilities. Once three marks stack, they will be consumed to briefly stun the target and return Energy to Kennen. With his first ability, ''Thundering Shuriken'', Kennen throws an electrically-charged shuriken in a target direction, damaging the first enemy it hits. His second ability, ''Electrical Surge'', passively charges Kennen's every fifth consecutive attack with lightning, causing it to deal bonus damage and put a ''Mark of the Storm'' on the target. When activated, Kennen sends an electric surge to all nearby foes that have a ''Mark of the Storm'' on them or are inside his ''Slicing Maelstrom'', damaging them. With his third ability, ''Lightning Rush'', Kennen turns into a ball of lightning for a few seconds, gaining a large boost to his movement speed, armor and magic resist and allowing him to move through units. While in this state, Kennen damages all enemies he moves through and replenishes some Energy the first time he damages an enemy champion. His ultimate ability, ''Slicing Maelstrom'', summons a powerful thunderstorm around Kennen for a few seconds, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Each successive strike against the same enemy deals increased damage.
Kennen's alternate skins include [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Deadly Kennen]], [[Franchise/StarWars Swamp Master Kennen]], [[MartialArtsUniform Karate Kennen]], [[DeadlyDoctor Kennen, M.D]], [[WinterWarfare Arctic Ops Kennen]], Blood Moon Kennen, and [[{{Superhero}} Super Kennen]].
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Sort of, since his voice gives off the impression that he's still rather young. Tries to be "precocious", but ends up getting excited.
* BadassAdorable: He's one adorable ''flppin' yordle ninja.''
* {{Combos}}: Getting 3 Marks of the Storm on an enemy will stun them. Kennen players with a very good grasp on timing abilities can even [[DifficultButAwesome chain multiple stuns in a row.]]
* CoolMask: Wears one in his Blood Moon skin. Like Blood Moon Kalista, he takes it off in his recall animation.
* TheFaceless: He's a ninja. DURRR. Mostly subverted in his Karate skin... though he still wears a mask over his eyes in it. Completely averted with his Kennen, MD skin.
* [[EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure Environment Specific Skin]]: Arctic Ops Kennen
* FuumaShuriken: Although it's mostly to the size of a Yordle.
-->''"Yes they make Shurikens this small!"''
* GratuitousNinja: He's a ''flippin' ninja!''
* TheHeart: His title is not just for show - [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 he serves as the moral-center for the Kinkou]].
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Has little advantage over most other champions to make a tricky surprise attack. The very conspicuous lighting he generates doesn't help much either.
* HitAndRunTactics: Kennen's kit encourages players to do this thanks to his massive movement speed and landing his stuns using spells and autoattacks. This is more prominent in AD centric/split-pushing builds than AP builds though.
* {{Keet}}: His age is unknown but he sounds like a little boy, energetically runs around, and is the most excitable of the Kinkou.
* TheMcCoy: [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 He's the good-hearted optimist of the Kinkou]].
* NiceGuy: Part of being TheHeart. He's the only one who'd consider forgiving Zed, for instance, if he apologized to them.
* NotTheIntendedUse: Kennen's Electrical Surge passive scales off in attack damage, has relatively decent base attack speed and damage, and have a good form of sustain since he uses energy. Because of these factors, many players often play him as an AD carry instead of an actual mage. He is even used to play in the top lane as an AD build instead of the middle lane because he often fares well against a lot of melee bruisers and doesn't fare well against many mages in the mid lane. This is even acknowledged by the Riot staff themselves when they introduced the custom item builds to the game.
* PowerTrio: With Akali and Shen.
* ShockAndAwe: Absolutely everything he does.
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[[folder:Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver]]
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[[caption-width-right:308: [-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/5/57/Khazix_Select.ogg Change... is good.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DameonClarke (English), Rafael Azcárraga (European Spanish), Pedro D'Aguillon Jr. (Mexicam Spanish) Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese)
->''"Kill. Consume. Adapt."''
When Kha'Zix crossed over into this world, he was fragile and ravenous. The animals he first encountered were too small to fuel the rapid evolution he craved. Kha'Zix focused his hunger on the most dangerous creatures he could find, risking his life to satisfy his need. With each kill he feasted and changed, becoming a stronger, faster predator. Kha'Zix soon chased his prey with unrestrained aggression, believing he was unstoppable. One day, while savoring a fresh kill, the predator became the prey. From cover a creature pounced in a blur of fangs and steel, tackling him to the ground. It roared in his face slashing and clawing, and Kha'Zix felt his blood spill for the first time. Screeching in fury, he sliced at the brute's eye driving it back. They fought from sunset to sunrise. Finally, near death, they reluctantly separated. As his wounds closed, Kha'Zix burned with anticipation at the idea of devouring one who could match the Void's strength. He resumed his search for powerful prey with renewed vigor. Someday, Kha'Zix will feast on Rengar.
Kha'Zix is an Assassin champion who jumps on and takes down single targets at a time, and can adapt his abilities to deal with different situations. His passive, ''Unseen Threat'', causes Kha'Zix's next basic attack to deal bonus damage and slow the target whenever he leaves the enemy team's vision. With his first ability, ''Taste their Fear'', Kha'Zix slices a nearby enemy with his claws, damaging them. If the target has no allies nearby, they will take bonus damage. His second ability, ''Void Spike'', fires spikes in a target direction that explode upon hitting an enemy, damaging nearby foes and healing Kha'Zix if he's inside the explosion. With his third ability, ''Leap'', Kha'Zix jumps to a target location, damaging surrounding enemies upon landing. His ultimate ability, ''Void Assault'', allows Kha'zix to briefly become invisible and gain bonus movement speed up to two times in a row.
Additionally, whenever Kha'Zix levels up his ultimate he can evolve one of four different physical adaptations, each one boosting one of his abilites. ''Reaper Claws'' slightly increases the range of his ''Taste their Fear'' and basic attacks, and makes ''Taste their Fear'' refund most of its cooldown if the target has no nearby allies. ''Spike Racks'' allows his ''Void Spikes'' to fire three exploding spikes in a cone, and causes them to slow and reveal enemies struck. ''Wings'' increases the range of his ''Leap'' and allows its cooldown to be refreshed whenever he kills or helps kill an enemy champion. ''Adaptive Cloaking'' passively allows Kha'Zix to gain the benefits of ''Void Assault'' when out of combat and inside of brush for a few seconds, which linger for a small moment after leaving the brush.
Kha'Zix's alternate skins include [[RobotMe Mecha Kha'Zix]], Guardian of the Sands Kha'Zix, Death Blossom Kha'Zix, and [[PowerOfTheVoid Dark Star Kha'Zix]].
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* TheAssimilator: Those three words in the quote above? Those describe an urge so primal to him that even if he absorbed and evolved a great mind which told him it wasn't the smartest thing to do, he'd discard the intellect in favor of continuing killing, eating and evolving.
* AudibleSharpness: His passive is triggered by disappearing from the vision of the enemy team: It increases his next attack's damage and slows the target. How will you know if you're fulfilling the 'not seen by enemy' requirement for refreshing it? Well, you get a neat little buff, and purple void blades grow from Kha'Zix's claws with an audible "tzing".
* BigCreepyCrawlies: He looks kinda like a big, purple[[note]]red if ultimate is evolved[[/note]] praying mantis.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: No hands, just blades attached to wrist-joints - said blades are almost as tall as he is when he's crouching.
* CannibalismSuperpower: Kha'Zix wants to kill deadly opponents, evolve by eating the corpse, then find another target with whom to repeat the cycle.
* CrosshairAware: Inverted for Kha'Zix. His Isolation mechanic automatically identifies and targets any enemy far enough from their allies that would make them vulnerable, but only Kha'Zix can see the mark. If using the "Mecha" skin, the visual cue is literally a crosshair.
* DynamicEntry: When leaping from bushes, it can be this. But if you evolve his jump, the range doubles, and the jump's cooldown refreshes on kill or assist, so it's not uncommon to see Kha'Zix come flying over the treeline, leapfrog from champion to champion, then jump ''back'' over the trees and vanish.
* EldritchAbomination: Hails from [[EldritchLocation The Void]], so it comes with the territory.
* EvolvingAttack: In as literal a sense as possible. Every point spent in his ult gives him an evolution point to upgrade one of his abilities, making it more powerful.
* {{Expy}}:
** The Franchise/{{Alien}} [[Franchise/AlienVsPredator to Rengar's]] Franchise/{{Predator}}.
** He has an uncanny resemblance to a [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Space Pirate]].
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Scyther]], anyone?
** Also, the whole "evolving" theme is clearly reminiscent of both [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} the Zerg]] and [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]].
* {{Foil}}: To his rival, Rengar. While both have very similar kits and abilities, they need to be used in the opposite way. Rengar benefits from his enemies being clumped up together, while Kha'Zix wants to isolate and delete a single enemy squishy in half a second.
* FragileSpeedster: Like Rengar, he revolves around appearing from out of nowhere. Unlike Rengar, he really can't afford to stick around if he doesn't score a kill quickly. Thankfully, his toolset can be used to make an escape just as easily as it can be used to engage.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Like Kog'Maw, Kha'Zix's story revolves around consuming his enemies and gaining their abilities. Also like Kog'Maw, he has absolutely no mechanics related to this (his evolution mechanics occur naturally as he levels up and is not related to anyone he has killed in any way).
** The sole exception is if you complete his unique quest against Rengar where you are awarded an additional evolution point for defeating a Rengar before he can do the same to you.
* GlassCannon: Like Rengar, he revolves around killing you in seconds. Unlike Rengar, he really can't afford to stick around if he doesn't score a kill quickly.
* GrowingWings: Evolving his leap will make him grow wings, and cause him to fly around from time to time when moving. True to his insectoid appearance, the wings are insectoid as well.
* LaserBlade: Has purple void-energy blades forming on his claws whenever his passive is ready.
* LegoGenetics: With near instant evolution and ability to discard evolutions at will, one has to assume this trope is in play somewhere.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Mecha Kha'Zix's Void Spike becomes a salvo of missiles.
* MiniMecha[=/=]RobotMe: His Mecha Kha'Zix skin.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/32/MechaKhazix.joke.ogg "I have evolved beyond jokes. I am now... a robot. Beep. Boop."]]''
* {{Metamorphosis}}: His evolution mechanic is this in game: Once an evolution is chosen, it takes him a few seconds of standing still while playing out an unique evolution animation - from this point on the new attribute is permanent for the remainder of the match.
* NeverSplitTheParty: Whatever you do while fighting a Kha'Zix, you should never go alone: Kha'Zix's damage increases by quite a lot if you're without an ally of any sort nearby, and if his claws are evolved, that damage will increase even more: It's not uncommon for a Kha'Zix to do around 1000 damage to an isolated target in a very short fraction of time.
* NotSoDifferent: From his rival, Rengar. They're both hunters who seek the most powerful prey to make them stronger. Even more, their kits are extremely similar. Both have single target, high damage nukes (Taste Their Fear, Savagery), a skillshot (Void Spikes, Bola Strike), a way to jump at enemies (Leap, Unseen Predator), benefits from being stealthed (Unseen Threat, Unseen Predator), ways to self heal (Void Spikes, Empowered Battle Roar), and most importantly, ultimates that grant a power spike and stealth (Void Assault, Thrill of the Hunt). While they need to be played differently, the kits are very alike.
* PunctuationShaker: As is typical of Void monsters, his name is two syllables split by an apostrophe.
* SerratedBladeOfPain: Evolving his first ability will turn his already sharp blades into these. It's no surprise they're capable of dealing out some serious hurt afterwards.
* SinisterScythe: He doesn't so much have ''hands'' as his has these.. what would have been wrists are more or less joints which his Blades Below the Shoulder are attached to..
* SpikeShooter: A volley is shot with each use of his W ability, three volleys in a cone if evolved. If they hit a target they explode, dealing damage as well as applying his passive if available when evolved. And if Kha'Zix is in the range of said explosion, he's healed.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Not necessarily good, but whereas Cho'Gath is malicious and Kog'Maw is destructive, Kha'Zix has a very selective impact on Runeterra: he only kills and consumes the strongest predators, so that he can adapt and survive.
* TrrrillingRrrs: He'll be trrrillllliiing any letter that suits it, but it's most noticeable with the R's.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/5/5e/Khazix.EvoR3.ogg "From the darrrrrrrrk"]]''\\
''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/fa/Khazix.move5.ogg "Endless hungerrrr"]]''
* TurnsRed: Any of his evolutions count as this in terms of gameplay, though he literally turns red upon enhancing his ultimate.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Rengar to be this. Riot themselves want to encourage opposing Kha'Zix and Rengar players to enact their final duel, with a special in-game benefit to [[SideQuest whoever kills (or assists in killing) the other at level 16 first]]. If Kha'Zix kills Rengar, as hinted at in the lore he reaches the pinnacle of his predatory evolution by absorbing Rengar's strength; this provides him with a bonus evolution point, allowing Kha'Zix to enhance ''all'' of his abilities.
* YouAreWhoYouEat: In a nutshell. He is driven by a need to feast and evolve based on the prey he just consumed.
---> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/d1/Khazix.taunt1.ogg "Do not fear death, the best part of you will live on!"]]''
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[[folder:Kindred, the Eternal Hunters (Lamb and Wolf)]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/af/Kindred_Select.ogg "Never one..." "...without the other."]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Marcella Lentz-Pope (Lamb) & Creator/MatthewMercer (Wolf) (English)
-> '''Voiced by:''' Tania Ugía (Lamb) & Roberto González (Wolf) (European Spanish)
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Lamb) & Creator/IrwinDaayan (Wolf) (Mexican Spanish)
->''"Tell me again, little Lamb, which things are ours to take?"''
->''"All things, dear Wolf."''
Separate, but never parted, Kindred represents the twin essences of death. Lamb’s bow offers a swift release from the mortal realm for those who accept their fate. Wolf hunts down those who run from their end, delivering violent finality within his crushing jaws. Though interpretations of Kindred’s nature vary across Runeterra, every mortal must choose the true face of their death.
Kindred, composed of the player-controlled Lamb and hovering partner Wolf, are a Marksman champion duo who are intended to be played in the jungle, seeking out their prey to gain power from each mark they bring down. With their first ability, ''Dance of Arrows'', Lamb jumps a short distance in the target direction and fires an arrow at up to three nearby enemies upon landing, damaging them. Lamb also gains bonus attack speed for a short time afterwards. Their second ability, ''Wolf's Frenzy'', sends Wolf to claim a nearby location as his territory, automatically and independently attacking nearby enemies. When used inside Wolf's territory, ''Dance of Arrows'' has its cooldown drastically reduced. Their third ability, ''Mounting Dread'', cripples a nearby enemy champion, greatly slowing them. If Lamb lands three basic attacks on a slowed target, Wolf will pounce at them, dealing bonus damage based on their missing health. With Kindred's ultimate ability, ''Lamb's Respite'', Lamb blesses the ground around herself, creating a large zone inside which all units (friend or foe and even structures) cannot be reduced below a small percentage of their maximum health. When the zone expires, any targets still inside are healed by a small amount of health.
Kindred's passive, ''Mark of the Kindred'', allows both Lamp and Wolf to mark targets as prey; Lamb can manually select an enemy champion, while Wolf will randomly mark a large jungle monster in the enemy side of the map. Slaying a marked target grants Lamb bonus attack range and enhances Kindred's basic abilities, stacking with each mark killed. ''Dance of Arrows'' grants higher attack speed, while ''Wolf's Frenzy'' and ''Mounting Dread'' both deal more damage.
Kindred's alternate skins include Shadowfire Kindred and Super Galaxy Kindred.
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* AffectionateNickname: Lamb calls Wolf "Dear Wolf", and Wolf calls Lamb "Little Lamb".
* AnimalJingoism: Wolf's solo taunt for Rengar?
--> '''Wolf:''' "Chase the cat!"
* AssistCharacter: This is largely how Wolf functions. Normally he simply follows Lamb (who is controlled by the player), unable to attack or be attacked. He separates and performs some functions for their passive, second skill, and third skill.
* BigStupidDoodooHead: Wolf's attempt at mimicking Lamb.
--> '''Wolf:''' Words, words, la-la-la, pew-twang-pew!
--> '''Lamb:''' Are you imitating me?
** When she mimics him back, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Wolf mistakes it for her acting more like him]].
--> '''Lamb:''' I'm hungry, I'm hungry! I'm bored. Chase! Chase! Chase!
--> '''Wolf:''' You get it now!
* TheBeastmaster: In-game, the relationship between Lamb and Wolf is similar to this, with the player mostly controlling Lamb with Wolf assisting in the hunt.
* BeastAndBeauty: While both are animalistic, Lamb is much more human than Wolf.
* BloodKnight: Wolf cares only about chasing and hunting prey, waiting impatiently and complaining of boredom when not on the hunt.
--> '''Wolf:''' "Chasing is the best game in the world, and I ''always'' win!"
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being personifications of the Death, they aren't good or evil. To them, they are simply playing out the final fate of all creatures, and even have directed taunts to Sion, implying that they are providing a MercyKill for him. As WordOfGod put it during a [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/H8socwE1?comment=003d0000 Q&A session regarding whether Kindred was good or evil]]:
--> '''Riot Stellari:''' They're definitely not evil. But they're not positive/negative either. They're a force of nature. Kind of like a tornado isn't inherently good/evil.
** Taken even further when WordOfGod elaborates that a person's moral standing is not what decides which aspect of Kindred comes for them. A good person can still face Wolf's teeth if they choose to run from the inevitability. An evil person will receive Lamb's arrows should they FaceDeathWithDignity
* BrainsAndBrawn: Lamb is the brains, Wolf is the brawn. However, Lamb isn't exactly a weakling, either.
* ConfusionFu: Similarly to Kalista, Lamb can hop all over the place while in Wolf's territory. There's also a ''lot'' of options to mess around with enemies by marking them with Kindred's passive, such as [[KansasCityShuffle marking an enemy only to target a different enemy]], or [[ParanoiaGambit marking an enemy just to scare them and make them break off an attack on an ally, even if Kindred is on the other end of the map]], [[CassandraGambit or doing the above for a while, and then going ahead and attacking the marked enemy for real.]]
* CoolMask: Both Wolf and Lamb wear masks (of a Lamb and Wolf respectively). WordOfGod indicates the masks ''can'' be removed, but this would be [[TooDumbToLive a very bad thing indeed.]]
* CrutchCharacter[=/=]MagikarpPower: They, much like Draven or Tristana, manage to be both at once. Their kit is well-suited to constant early ganking and their ganks tend to be SimpleYetAwesome what with how they mostly just chase somebody down and shoot them, and their respectably high base damages help secure the kill. However, if they fail to get sufficient amount of passive stacks, they have almost no presence in the mid/late-game beyond their ultimate due to relatively poor scaling and bad base AD. But if they can persevere through a weakened midgame and pick off stacks here and there, they scale right back up into a deadly carry.
* DissonantSerenity: Lamb mostly speaks in a calm, soothing tone, even when doing things such as telling Wolf to attack or making threats.
** GutturalGrowler: Wolf, on the other hand, has a very growly voice, seemingly to evoke fear.
* TheDividual: Though they have different personalities, they are always seen at most a few feet apart and seem to share thoughts.
--> Never one...
--> ...without the other.
* DontFearTheReaper: While still a capable huntress, Lamb is much closer to this trope than Wolf. Her philosophy on death is that while it is unavoidable and final, it's not something to be feared, and that it gives meaning to life. According to WordOfGod, accepting her (and, by extension, accepting your end) means a peaceful and serene death. Attempting to flee from death means Wolf will give you a horrifying and painful end.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She may not be as vicious as him, but she's just as eager to see you dead if it's your time.
* EarlyBirdCameo: As with Bard and Tahm Kench, small details were added into matches (their mark appearing above random characters at the start of a match, either of their masks appearing over a character upon death) prior to their release. Additionally, the shadowy form of Wolf can be seen early in the Curse of the Sad Mummy video.
* EmotionlessGirl: Lamb is a near case, according to WordOfGod. She knows much but feels little, as opposed to Wolf, who feels much but knows little. She asks Wolf how he feels, and what it feels like to feel.
* EvilLaugh: Though not necessarily evil, Lamb's playful, eerie laugh combined with Wolf's vicious cackle make for an unsettling mix.
* {{Expy}}: A large part of their concept was inspired by the Chinese philosophy of Yin and yang. Yin and Yang describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Their masks show this further, as the black Wolf has the white Lamb mask, with the reverse being true to Lamb.
** Kindred was also inspired by the fable of The Wolf and the Lamb.
** Similar to [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Bard]], they look like they came out of a Creator/StudioGhibli movie. They bear many similarities to San and Moro from the movie ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' in particular.
* TheFaceless: Lamb's mask covers her whole face, while Wolf's mask only covers part of his. Contrasting this, Wolf seems to ''only'' have a face and a wispy trail following it, while Lamb has a full body.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: With the occasional [[FinishDialogueInUnison speaking in unison.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Kindred's Wolf Frenzy allows for Kindred to keep up with enemies by reducing the cooldown for Dance of Arrows, allowing them to dash around as needed to keep up with their intended target whether they choose to stand and fight, or try to run. Mounting Dread applies a massive slow on activation, and gaining 3 hits on the target causes them to get pounced upon by Wolf for a chunk of damage, which by that point, the target is either trying to flee with little health remaining, or is refusing to accept that their time is up
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: They have bright, glowing [[OccultBlueEyes blue]] eyes.
* TheGrimReaper: Implied heavily to be the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, or rather, the result of said personification dividing itself in two.
** Both take on different mannerisms of the Reaper; Lamb is a gentle, soft, yet eerie and absolute figure, while Wolf is a bestial shade who hunts down those who would defy or flee from their fate.
* IHaveManyNames: As mentioned in ''A Good Death'', the Kindred have many individual names: Lamb and Wolf, Ina and Ani, Farya and Wolyo, these are given examples.
* InstantDeathRadius: Being of the marksman category, they are this by late-game, but special mention goes to ''Wolf's Frenzy'' creating a zone in which Lamb has excessive mobility and damage with Wolf constantly damaging a single person within the area.
** [[{{InvertedTrope}} Inverted]] by their ultimate, which creates an area where ''nobody'' can die.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Seems to be the point of their Ultimate, "Lamb's Respite," which prevents anyone in a certain area from dying.
* KillSteal: They have a series of quotes reprimanding other champions who steal marked jungle monsters from them. Notably, Lamb actually sounds close to angry when this happens.
** According to WordOfGod, [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/H8socwE1-new-champion-qa-kindred-the-eternal-hunters?comment=00160000 this close to how they view Karthus' actions in lore]]:
---> '''Riot Jaredan:''' "Kindred and Karthus's relationship will be looked at to some extent in Karthus's upcoming new extended character introduction. Expect it in the next month or so. In my mind (and that's a scary place), Karthus actively rips people away from the fate that should be Kindred. His actions are an abomination to them."
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Not them, but ''anyone who dares try to extend their life beyond their time''. This includes all undead, resurrected (they're looking directly at you, Azir), and even those who should've died, but have found ways to extend their life beyond when they were supposed to die (this includes Ekko, who's used his Z-Drive Time control device to avoid certain death many times). Anyone who's chosen this path for themselves have pretty much guaranteed that Wolf gets to enjoy chasing them again. And yes, they do know anyone who's done any of these things and they are not happy about it.
* LonelyTogether: Both averted and played straight. Played straight in that Lamb and Wolf were created because their legendary original incarnation was lonely and wanted a friend. Averted in that they empathize with [[ButtMonkey Amumu's]] loneliness, but still don't want to be friends with him.
* ManChild: Wolf is pure, barely-restrained ''id'', happy only when chasing and killing and impatient or bored the rest of the time.
* MeaningfulName: The word "kindred" means "one's family and relations". Their name also plays on the phrase "kindred spirits" (i.e. like-minded persons).
* {{Multishot}}: ''Dance of Arrows'' has Lamb fire up to three arrows at three nearby targets.
* OneHitKill: This could never realistically happen in a real game, but since Kindred is one of the five champions with infinite stacking [[note]]along with Sion, Nasus, Veigar and Bard[[/note]], if they could somehow accumulate 80 stacks of their passive then it will inflict ''100% of the target's current HP'' as bonus physical damage on ''every attack!''[[note]]This would be mitigated by armour, of course, so it wouldn't be an AUTOMATIC OneHitKill unless Kindred had a ridiculous amount of flat armour penetration and the target had no armour, but the attack would still almost certainly kill any target when you factor in the ''normal'' damage of the attack on top of the bonus passive damage[[/note]] After their rework this was moved to Wolf's attacks during Wolf's Frenzy, and would require ''99'' stacks to hit the full "100% of the targets current HP" threshold.[[note]]Each bite does an amount of basic damage plus a percentage of Kindred's bonus AD, plus 1.5%+1% per stack of the target's current HP.[[/note]]
* ParanoiaGambit: Marking an enemy champion for death can have this effect if Lamb marks say, the mid-laner and then never makes her way there, causing the marked enemy to play passively, possibly granting their ally in the same lane an advantage.
* PercentDamageAttack: This isn't a rare thing in League, but Kindred is a notable user of this trope. Kindred's passive grants them permanent and potentially infinite stacks upon killing a marked enemy champion or large jungle monster, and their basic attacks inflict 1.25% of the target's current health per stack. After the rework, this was moved to Wolf's bite attacks during Wolf's Frenzy.
* PrepareToDie: They have a long list of quotes that play when Kindred marks an enemy champion for death. [[ParanoiaFuel Naturally, the marked enemy hears them.]]
--> '''Kindred:''' The masks of the Kindred seek you!
* PronounTrouble: "Kindred" the champion refers to Wolf, who is male, and Lamb, who is female, collectively. Therefore, while referring to the champion as a whole, gender-neutral plural pronouns are ''meant'' to be used. However, because the player controls ''Lamb'', with Wolf acting as an AssistCharacter, some players and ''even some people working for Riot'' mistakenly refer to Kindred as a whole with female pronouns, presumably meaning instead to speak of just Lamb.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Wolf, while being the Yin half of their Yin/Yang symbolism, is more of [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack a very dark purple than the normal black]] used in the symbol, and represents the opposite values of aggressi, focus and masculinity.
* RedOniBlueOni: Wolf and Lamb, respectively.
* RunningGag: Lamb trying to recite a poem starting with "The weft and weave of fate guides", only for either Wolf to interrupt her or Lamb to [[RuleOfFunny forget how it goes]].
* StealthPun: Wolf is wearing a Lamb mask and, therefore, is a WolfInSheepsClothing.
* TimeAbyss: Certain quotes from Lamb imply this.
--> '''Wolf''': How old are we, Lamb?
--> '''Lamb''': Older than those whose footsteps are long vanished.
--> '''Wolf''': Many years.
--> '''Lamb''': I remember them all.
* TouchedByVorlons: In the short story [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/good-death 'A Good Death']] they are the Vorlons who touch amateur actress Magga, making her legendary across Valoran for her portrayal of them until she's famous enough to perform in front of the king and queen of Demacia.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: When Lamb and Wolf speak in unison, it sounds incredibly like this.
* WarriorPoet: Lamb seems to be very much this, with several deep and introspective quotes.
--> '''Lamb:''' Beauty fades. That is why it is beautiful.
* WilliamTelling: Their joke consists of Lamb doing this to Wolf. With the bow held in her legs.
-->'''Wolf:''' What happens if you miss?
-->'''Lamb:''' I don't know.
* WomenAreWiser[=/=]WriteWhoYouKnow: WordOfGod (their creator) says that Wolf is based on himself and his more impatient/bored/hungry moments, while Lamb is based on his wife.
* YinYangBomb: In a variation. Their appearances are heavily based on the ''taijitu'', with Wolf being the Yin (black) and Lamb being the Yang (white). However, like most Western depictions, they're backwards: In Taoism, Yin is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity, and nighttime. Yang, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry, and aggressive; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.
** If one only counts the respective masks of each, however, this is played straight.
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[[folder:Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/a/a3/Kled_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160802142452 I find courage unpredictable. It's total insanity you can rely on.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SpikeSpencer (English), Jorge García Insúa (European Spanish), César Soto (Mexican Spanish)
->''"A sane man would run... but I ain't the runnin' kind!"''
A warrior as fearless as he is ornery, Kled is a popular folk hero in Noxus. Embodying the furious bravado of his nation, he is an icon beloved by the empire’s soldiers, distrusted by its officers, and loathed by the nobility. Tall tales such as “The Great Hussar” “The High General Marshal Sergeant” and “The Mountain Admiral” trace back to the founding of the empire. Many soldiers claim Kled has fought in every campaign the legions have waged, has “acquired” every military title, and has never once backed down from a fight. Though the veracity of the details is often questionable, one part of his legend is undeniable: Charging into battle on his un-trusty steed, Skaarl, Kled fights to protect what’s his… and to take whatever he can get.
Kled is a Diver champion meant for a reckless hyper-aggressive playstyle, pressing on the attack even when any other champion would retreat. He does not use mana or any other resource for his abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. His pasive, ''Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard'', is Kled's untrusty mount. Skaarl has her own health bar and gains all bonus health from items Kled has, and when her health is depleted Skaarl will flee, leaving Kled alone and with a modified set of abilities. When dismounted, Kled gains a large movement speed bonus when moving towards enemy champions and can restore Skaarl's ''Courage'' (tracked in his resource bar) and motivate her to return by attacking and killing enemies, effectively healing Kled when he does as Skaarl will return with almost full health.
With his first ability, ''Beartrap on a Rope'', Kled throws the aforementioned contraption in a target direction, damaging all enemies it hits and attaching to the first enemy champion hit. If Kled remains close to that champion for a brief moment, he will pull the target towards him, damaging and slowing them. When dismounted, this ability instead becomes ''Pocket Pistol'', firing a hail of bullets that damages all enemies in a cone in the target direction, knocking himself back in the opposite direction from the recoil and restoring Skaarl's ''Courage'' for each enemy hit. His second ability, ''Violent Tendencies'', passively causes Kled to enter a frenzy every few seconds, granting his next four basic attacks a massive attack speed boost and causing the fourth attack to deal bonus damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health. His third ability, ''Jousting'', makes Kled and Skaarl dash in a target direction, damaging all enemies they pass through and gaining bonus movement speed. If they hit an enemy champion or monster, they'll be able to reactivate the ability to dash again towards them, damaging all enemies in their path again. With his ultimate ability, ''Chaaaaaaaarge!!!'', Kled chooses a location in a massive area around him and starts riding a rolling Skaarl towards that location, building up a damage-absorbing shield and a movement speed bonus, as well as leaving behind a directional draft of wind that grants all allied champions inside the same movement speed boost. Skaarl will home in on the first enemy champion they encounter, knocking them back and damaging them by a percentage of their max health.
Kled's alternate skins include Sir Kled.
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* AmbiguousGender: Not Kled himself, but Skaarl. Kled switches between male and female pronouns when referring to the beast, [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/zjW8QeQ7-whats-skaarls-gender?comment=00000000 mainly because he doesn't actually know Skaarl's gender himself.]] [[https://twitter.com/MarkYetter/status/757666802063187968 For the record, it's been confirmed that Skaarl is female.]]
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Speaks with a rather noticeable Southern/Texan drawl. Combine this with his {{Angrish}} tendencies, he should really bring to mind a crazier and much more profane WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam.
* {{Angrish}}: Devolves into this occasionally, especially when [[CowardlySidekick Skaarl]] runs.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Sort of. [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/champion-preview/champion-insights-kled-noxian-meme As pointed out in his Champion Insights,]] he seems to be a sort of manifestation of Noxian soldiers' bloodlust and desire for glory in the battlefield, but it is unclear if this is just a coincidental case of Kled being some kind of pseudo-mascot for said values, or if he's just another "legend" given flesh for the League of Legends.
* AttackAttackAttack: He's VERY encouraged to go in, and then keep going in, with Skaarl coming back after he's attacked champions/structures/large monsters enough, meaning he can suddenly become a lot more effective by doing the incredibly insane thing of going back in to a fight on low health. Amusingly, Kled gains movement speed moving towards enemies ''without'' Skaarl, implying that if the two were together they'd rush in without hesitation, but [[CowardlyLion Skaarl is afraid and practicing some restraint.]]
* AxCrazy: Very homicidal and completely off his rocker. Bonus points for actually wielding an axe.
* BearTrap: Has one on a rope, which he tosses out to snag and drag in targets.
* BigEater: Skaarl, apparently. Kled complains about having already feeding the beast half a platoon.
* BloodKnight: Emphasized in this line:
-->'''Kled''': This desert sky is gonna open up with a rain of heavenly bloodshed and ''glorious'' violence!
* BondOneLiner: He sometimes will automatically comment after killing certain enemy champions.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Sometimes when he's busy talking to his mount Skaarl, he'll drop a few of his habits.
-->'''Kled''': Yeah, I like it out here. Freedom, communing with nature, killing hikers.
* CowardlySidekick: While Skaarl makes up a good chunk of Kled's health and gives him access to 2 of his abilities, including his ultimate, unlike other duo champions, when her own health bar gets low enough, she'll run for the hills and leave Kled to fight for himself until he can regain enough ''Courage.''
* CripplingOverspecialization: His kit is loaded with deceptively high mobility and staggering damage: things that make him extremely proficient at killing single targets, however he lacks crowd control and pretty much only has his Ult to support his team. While Kled and Skaarl make a formidable duo, whenever Skaarl runs away and leaves Kled to his own devices, Kled's ''extremely'' vulnerable. He's locked out of two of his abilities and has the ''lowest'' base movement speed in the game at 285. For comparison, Nautilus, who is a [[MightyGlacier walking diving suit]] and one of the previous tie-holders for the slowest movement speed in the game at 325, is considered lumbering. He ''does'' gain bonus movement speed ''towards'' enemies when unmounted, however.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: A lot of his threats to his targets are... interesting.
-->'''Kled''': ''I'M GONNA REACH DOWN YOUR THROAT AND TURN YOUR LUNGS INTO MITTENS!''\\
'''Kled''': ''I'M GONNA CUT YOU OPEN AND USE YOUR SPINE AS A BACK-SCRATCHER, BECAUSE IT IS ITCHY! VERY ITCHY!''\\
'''Kled''': ''THERE'S FIXIN' TO BE TWO SOUNDS: ME HITTING YOU AND [[{{Angrish}} BIYAYAHGUH]]!''
* DynamicEntry: His ultimate. He comes rolling in, atop of an actually-rolling Skaarl, and seeks out the nearest enemy champion. He leaves a speed boost for allies to follow up on his entrance.
* EnemyMine: Several of Kled's lines make it clear that he's planning on killing his teammates; he's just going to kill the enemy champions first.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One of his abilities is simply called ''Beartrap On a Rope.'' Very literal, but indicative.
* {{Expy}}: Of General George S. Patton, a famous [=WW2=] hero.
* {{Foil}}: To Veigar. Veigar went crazy and evil because Noxus intentionally isolated him as a form of mental torture until he was mentally broken. Kled fights for Noxus because he just flat out wants to cause bloodshed, and his insanity seems to entirely be self-inflicted.
** He is also a foil to Poppy. Both are Yordle melee champions that focus on getting into the enemy's faces and being disruptive. Both fight for opposing factions (Demacia for Poppy, Noxus for Kled), and both are revered as legendary figures within those factions. Story-wise however, Poppy is so absolutely focused on seeking to find the hero who is destined to wield the magic hammer she carries, that she doesn't realize that she's that very hero, and fights to defend herself and others. Kled fights entirely to satisfy his BloodKnight urges and make a name for himself and Noxus. Ability wise, Poppy focuses more on disrupting the enemy by knocking their team out of position, knocking them away with her ult, and zoning the enemy out and preventing them from using dashes with her abilities, which gives her both diving and peeling ability. Kled however is about going ultra-aggressive as much as possible with retreating being discouraged, while locking down and harassing one enemy champion so much that the enemy team has to respond by focusing him or have their team get picked apart in the chaos.
** Is also one to Sejuani. In Kled's champion insights, it is explicitly stated by his champion designer, Iain "Harrow" Hendry, that they always thought of Kled as "light cavalry," as opposed to Sejuani's "heavy cavalry" role. While Sejuani's abilities don't do well to emphasize interaction with her mount Bristle, Kled's abilities show more of a mutual benefit with his mount Skaarl.
* FolkHero: He's ''possibly'' this to Noxian soldiers, representing the lust for war, violence and bloodlust they typically embody. Much like Braum, it's unclear if he actually exists in-universe, despite his presence within the non-canon Summoner's Rift.
--> '''Camille''': You know, I don't even believe in you.
* HairTriggerTemper: Clearly, it doesn't take much to tick-off Kled.
* HandicappedBadass: It's possible that Kled's blind in his right eye, since it's milky-white and has a scar running through it on his face.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Aside from [[MoralityPet Skaarl,]] ''literally every champion is listed as his rival'' [[http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/kled/ in his Bio page,]] including, weirdly enough, [[MirrorMatch himself.]]
* HiddenDepths: There's a lot concealed behind Kled's crazy exterior.
** It's worth noting that he's not the typical yordle variant of insane that Veigar represents, because he's not actually ever isolated or alone. He has Skaarl.
* HearingVoices: Specifically ones of invisible badgers and mind weasels.
** Even ''Phreak'', the guy who narrates the Champion Spotlight videos, is [[https://youtu.be/Pz145kVa-4w?t=5m5s apparently in his head.]]
-->'''Phreak''': When combined with Beartrap On A Rope, Jousting makes Kled ob-Noxus-ly sticky, even with champions with a whole pile of dashes and dodges at their disposal.\\
'''Kled''': That voice in my head won't stop making godawful puns!
* LargeHam: Incredibly so.
* LightningBruiser: Skaarl's additional health bar gives him a surprisingly high amount of HP, he's incredibly sticky and hard to shake off once he's onto you, and his pure damage output is guaranteed to shred any target he singles in on. Bonus points to his Ult, which has the potential to turn ''his entire team'' into this.
* IHaveManyNames / OverlyLongName: Has a number of ludicrous military ranks. Most which, he's made up, or "[[KlingonPromotion inherited.]]"
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Kled throws a bear-trap on a rope to reel in opponents.
* InvulnerableHorses: Surprisingly, the GameplayAndStorySegregation is the opposite of what you'd think: According to the lore, Skaarl is literally immortal and invulnerable, her scales deflecting all manner of weaponry. Averting it in-game is a major part of playing as or against Kled, however. Kled effectively has two health bars: his own, and Skaarl's. Any bonus health that Kled acquires, whether from runes or items or what have you, is given instead to Skaarl, whose health acts as a buffer for Kled's. Once Skaarl's health depletes, the cowardly mount splits and leaves fragile Kled on his own. Once Kled earns Skaarl's trust again, Skaarl returns with a percentage of her full health (unless she comes back at the summoning platform).
* MoralityPet: Kled may be a completely homicidal old Yordle, but it's clear that he truly cares about Skaarl.
-->'''Kled:''' The sky is my roof, the open plains are my bed, and [[PetTheDog this lizard is the only company I need]].
* MountedCombat: One of the few champions in the game to ride a mount.
* MushroomSamba: Many lines involve him hallucinating various things, implied to be as a result of him drinking mushroom juice.
* TheMusketeer: While he technically only uses the latter for one ability (and only when dismounted), Kled wields both a halberd and a pocket pistol.
* TheNapoleon: Being a yordle, Kled's not the most intimidating fighter by Noxian standards, but you would be hard pressed to find a more fanatical and angry axe wielding maniac in Valoran.
* NighInvulnerability: Not Kled, but Skaarl is according to their bio. She's also [[{{immortality}} immortal]], so she really just doesn't have a good excuse for running for the hills so often [[CowardlyLion aside from sheer cowardice.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: And HOW. Just listen to this guy for five minutes and hope your eardrums won't burst as most of his voice clips involve some type of yelling. This seems to be taken UpToEleven with some of his lines while dismounted, some of which just have to be heard to be believed.
-->'''Kled''': '''''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/a/a2/Kled.attackDismount17.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729191655 I CAN'T BE REASONED WITH!]]'''''
* OneManArmy: In a similar vein as Aatrox, in Kled's lore he single-handedly turned the tide of a losing battle by boosting the morale of the Noxian army that was fighting at the time before tearing his way through the enemies, and even after he loses Skaarl, he still kept tearing through enemies left and right. And when he gets the lizard to come back to him, it's all but implied he turned the fight into an absolute bloodbath before the barbarians decided to flee.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Zig-zagged. Kled, like Sion, is almost always pure ScreamingWarrior, so when you hear some of his more lucid lines, it feels weird. But in a good way.
-->'''Kled''':[[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/1/15/Kled.moveMount80.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729193234 You can't be lonely when the land is this beautiful.]]
-->'''Kled''':[[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/9/94/Kled.moveMount77.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729193232 The sky is my roof, the open plains are my bed, and this lizard is the only company I need.]]
* PatrioticFervor: Despite all his craziness, he seems to really love his country judging by some of his lines.
-->'''Kled''': Don't mess with Noxus!\\
'''Kled''': Noxus ends where I say it ends.
** However, Kled appears to have his own ideals about what a true Noxian is, given his snide remarks to Noxian champions after killing them, and commenting on how Riven is a "pure Noxian."
* PercentDamageAttack: The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals physical damage based on a percent of the target's maximum HP.
* PrecisionFStrike: Precision S-Strike, more like.
-->'''Kled''': HOLY SH[[SoundEffectBleep *]]T! WHERE ARE WE?!
* PsychopathicManchild: Good God, he makes people like Jinx look ''sane''. Revels in killing folks, warns people of invisible badgers, and swears a storm in comparison to the rest of the cast... then contemplates tacos afterward.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: One of his lines:
-->'''Kled''': [[Film/ThreeHundred THIS! IS!]] [[MemeticMutation NOXUS!]]
* RecoilBoost: Kled's Q ability when unmounted, ''Pocket Pistol'', knocks him backwards from the direction he fires in, likely so he can both be able to deal damage to call Skaarl back and keep his distance so he doesn't get gibbed by his target.
* RedBaron: Played for laughs. Kled holds a number of made-up military titles, each one longer and crazier than the last.
* ScreamingWarrior: He not only yells a lot, but his words just about turn into shrieks at times. To say nothing of when he uses his ult.
* ShutUpHannibal / ShutUpKirk: Unique to him, he'll actually respond to nearby enemy champions taunting him, usually by literally telling them to shut-up. Which trope this counts as depends on how you view the enemy champion and who he's responding to.
* SirSwearsALot: He drops hell, damn, crap, bastard, ass, piss, bitch, and even [[PrecisionFStrike shit]], though the last one is censored.
* StandYourGround: [[PatrioticFervor Much like]] [[AttackAttackAttack any good Noxian soldier,]] Kled will never run away from a fight, whether he be outnumbered or outgunned. This translates into his gameplay as well; Kled is one of the only champions that actually benefits from engaging in combat when at low health, regardless of how ridiculous the matchup is.
-->'''Kled''': Lord Colonel Major Centurion Kled don't run, no he don't!
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
-->'''Kled''': Woo, no sir, [[BlatantLies I ain't gonna' kill you and feed you to my lizard!]] Them's just... malicious rumors!
* ToServeMan: Has no qualms about eating several of the champions. He makes a off-handed remark that humans are "good eating", and lauds to Skaarl that she'll eat snake when referring to [[SnakePeople Cassiopeia]]. Skaarl also apparently eats people; several of Kled's lines reference feeding his victims to Skaarl.
* TrashTalk: Has quite a few, but only triggering when he kills certain champions. Notable, though; the majority of his TrashTalk is directed at fellow Noxian champions, decrying them for not living up to the name of Noxus.
--> '''Kled''' to Darius: [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/8a/Kled.killDarius02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192323 Nice axe! Learn to use it!]]
--> '''Kled''' to Katarina: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/08/Kled.killKatarina02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192354 I like a girl with moxie.]] *Skaarl growls* [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/7f/Kled.killKatarina03.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192355 No! Obviously she didn't have any, that's the dern point!]]
--> '''Kled''' to Riven: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/80/Kled.killRiven01.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192431 Pure Noxian girl. Almost liked her. Almost.]]
--> '''Kled''' to Sion: [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/d/d0/Kled.killSion06.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192505 Huh. I liked him better when he was alive.]]
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Here's Kled's longest title:
-->'''Kled''': I am Kled, High Major Commodore of the First Legion, Third Multiplication, Double Admiral Artillery Vanguard Company! You WILL respect my authority!
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Claims the titles of whomever he kills. He even remarks that he's not sure about some of his titles, and that he should really ask people their title ''before'' he kills them.
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[[folder:Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/0/02/KogMaw_Select.ogg Time to feast!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickSeitz (English), César Díaz Capilla (European Spanish), Oliver Magaña (Mexican Spanish), Creator/NobutoshiCanna (Japanese)
->''"If that's just hungry, I don't want to see angry."''
-->-- '''Tryndamere'''
When the prophet Malzahar was reborn in Icathia, he was led there by an ominous voice which thereafter anchored itself to his psyche. From within, this voice bestowed upon him terrible purpose, and though Malzahar was no longer tormented by its call, the voice did not cease its unrelenting summons. This baleful beacon's gentle flicker - now fastened to Runeterra - drew forth a putrid beast that ambled across a threshold it did not understand, widening a fissure between the spaces which were never meant to meet. There amongst the haunting ruins of Icathia, Kog'Maw manifested in Valoran with unsettling curiosity. The spark which led him to Runeterra teased him still, urging him gently towards Malzahar. It also encouraged him to familiarize himself with his new environment, to the stark horror of everything he encountered on his journey.
The enchanting colors and aromas of Runeterra intoxicated Kog'Maw, and he explored the fruits of the strange world the only way he knew how: by devouring them. At first he sampled only the wild flora and fauna he happened across. As he traversed the parched Tempest Flats, however, he came upon a tribe of nomads. Seemingly unhampered by conventional rules of physics, Kog'Maw consumed every nomad and any obstacles they put in his way, amounting to many times his own mass and volume. The most composed of his victims may have had time to wonder if this was due to the caustic enzymes which stung the ground as they dripped from his gaping mouth, although such musings were abruptly concluded. Even this feeding frenzy did nothing to satiate Kog'Maw's appetite. His swathe of destruction continues still as he is inexorably drawn towards Malzahar. What happens when he finds him is anyone's guess.
Kog'Maw is a Marksman champion who acts as a glass cannon, dealing devastating damage and tearing through enemy defenses from afar. His passive, ''Icathian Surprise'', starts a chain reaction in Kog'Maw's body upon death, letting him run around for a few seconds before violently exploding, dealing true damage to nearby enemies. With his first ability, ''Caustic Spittle'', Kog'Maw spits a blast of corrosive acid in a target direction, damaging and reducing the armor and magic resist of the first enemy it hits. It also passively grants him bonus attack speed. His second ability, ''Bio-Arcane Barrage'', empowers Kog'Maw for a few seconds, massively increasing his attack range and causing his basic attacks to deal bonus damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health. With his third ability, ''Void Ooze'', Kog'maw spews a ball of ooze in a target direction, damaging all enemies it passes through and leaving behind a sticky trail of goo that slows enemies inside it. His ultimate ability, ''Living Artillery'', launches a long-range acid projectile to a target location, damaging all enemies inside by an amount that increases the lower their health is and revealing them. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used, but each use of ''Living Artillery'' briefly increases the mana cost of the next projectile, up to a cap.
Kog'Maw's alternate skins include Caterpillar Kog'Maw, Monarch Kog'Maw, Sonoran Kog'Maw, Reindeer Kog'Maw, Lion Dance Kog'Maw, [[AlluringAnglerfish Deep Sea Kog'Maw]], [[DemBones Jurassic Kog'Maw]], [[RobotMe Battlecast Kog'Maw]], Pug'Maw and Hextech Kog'Maw.
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* AchillesHeel: Like Tristana and Vayne, most of Kog'Maw damage output comes from autoattacking with his Bio-Arcane Barrage and deals lots of % health shred with it. Items and abilities that slows Kog'Maw's attack speed (such as Randuin's Omen and Frozen Heart) will greatly screw him up. He also doesn't have a lot of AD scaling skills as well.
* ActionBomb: Turns into one upon reaching zero HP. If you manage to kill a Kog'Maw at the expense of most of your health, get out of there. [[OhCrap Fast.]]
* AlluringAnglerfish: Deep Sea Kog'Maw.
* AmbiguousGender: Originally thought to be male, but the Deep Sea Kog'Maw skin depicts him as a female angler fish. When called on it, [[WordOfGod Riot]] simply said they wish to protect Kog'Maw's privacy.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: He's actually pretty funny in most dubs, but his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdyng1KAipY Chinese voice]] is downright creepy.
* AscendedMeme: Fans often compare Kog'Maw to a pug due to his dog-like mannerisms and his UglyCute appeal. Kog'Maw now has an official Pug'Maw skin.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The reason why Kog'Maw is relatively unpopular as an AD carry despite having one of the single highest potential [=DPSs=] in the game: his extreme squishiness and lack of self-peeling means that he's very likely to end up being a liability. Other AD carries have less absurd max DPS but provide utility to their team (such as Ashe, Varus, etc.) or have escape abilities to help them survive (Ezreal, Caitlyn, Lucian, etc.) whereas Kog'Maw lacks both. Even the two other [=ADCs=] regarded as hypercarries, Tristana and Vayne, have multiple abilities to pry enemies off of them, making them safer options for late game ravagers. Despite all of this, [[DifficultButAwesome the right team and the right Kog'Maw can still manage to be nigh unstoppable]] if they feel like investing the amount of effort that it takes to pull it off.
* BadassAdorable: Yes, Koggy is given this treatment as well. See CuteMonster (and UglyCute in the YMMV page).
* BigEater: This guy cares not for your pretty laws of physics - he'll happily eat entire camps of people, housing included, without growing in size.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He's an alien, of course he doesn't understand our morality. Especially the part about "eating literally everything in your path is a no-no".
* BodyHorror: He attacks by vomiting.
* BreathWeapon: All of his abilities involve spewing corrosive bile, except his passive, which involves detonating violently to distribute that same corrosive bile.
* CuteMonster: It's hard to not be with a slew of dog-like mannerisms.
* DeathByAThousandCuts: The most ludicrous example in the game as of his rework, as activating Bio-Arcane Barrage not only doubles his total attack speed, but also doubles the attack speed cap, allowing him to attack 5 times a second at most.
* DemBones: Jurassic Kog'Maw
* DifficultButAwesome: Kog'Maw does have some poking capacity thanks to his Bio-Arcane Barrage and his spammable Living Artillery and ''might'' considered to be one of the safest [=ADCs=] to use. However, what makes Kog'Maw very difficult to use is that he lacks any form of escape mechanisms when things go very sour or gets caught in a gank (or if someone gap closes in him, which a lot of melee assassins and bruiser have this mechanism). That being said, he is compensated with a slowing ability which also serves as a decent poke, but that usually isn't enough for Kog'Maw. He also has the weakest laning phases of all [=ADCs=]. Because of this, many players would often find themselves turret hugging and trying to build up some CS; and good positioning is important for Kog'Maw. This led to a in-game meta joke called "Protect the Kog'Maw" where lots of players save their crowd control skills on many melee gap closers and try to peel for Kog'Maw while Kog'Maw barrages down the enemy team. He's also very mana intensive since his Bio-Arcane Barrage and Living Artillery will chew up his mana pool.
* {{Expy}}: Resembles a [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Squig]].
* ExtremeOmnivore: Here's a hint: The League keeps him around by feeding him random, tasty scrap metal. Before he was captured he roamed around Runeterra happily sampling all its sights and tastes... and leaving absolutely nothing left in its wake, not even the campfires.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/61/KogMaw.taunt2.ogg "Terror coming...]] [[MotherOfAThousandYoung Daddy coming!"]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: His background is a BigEater, yet none of his abilities use that characteristic (though they do all involve spitting stuff up). Ironically, his Void-based predecessor Cho'Gath is actually the one who eats people. Still, it is a JustifiedTrope: He's still in "larval phase" and can't digest solid food, ergo the green acidic fluids he vomits. Since you can get killed at any given moment in the Fields of Justice there's really no time to slurp up whatever got broken down by said fluids.
* GlassCannon: In addition to being fairly delicate, he's one of the very few champions in the game who has little in the way of escapes and crowd control. When operating alone, his only tactical options are "AttackAttackAttack" and "Run Away," and any opponent with a gap closer ability (which is "many") can counter the second. He absolutely ''needs'' a MightyGlacier to babysit him. Of course, he compensates by having outrageous damage output and nearly unmatched range. In short, a game with an allied Kog'Maw quickly turns strategy into "protect the Kog'Maw" but a competent Kog'Maw will make it well worth his team's effort even if he is the only one focused 100% on offense.
* GuardianEntity: Possibly to Malzahar. When the latter was fighting Kassadin outside the League, Kog'Maw was instinctively drawn to his aid.
* HollywoodAcid: Whatever alien chemistry it is he brings to the League, it sure doesn't care how tough the thing it's eating away is. It's also a [[TechnicolorScience wonderful array of hues from green to purple]].
* MagikarpPower: Starts off slow, becomes a walking minigun later on. Even more so with an AP build. Very mana hungry ''on top'' of all his other flaws, but once he reaches level 3 on his ultimate, he can shell enemies into oblivion at ranges most champions can only dream of, and still DPS decently thanks to his base abilities.
* MoreDakka: Because he has an ability that deals bonus damage based on the target's HP on every hit while active, building a great deal of attack speed gives him terrifying damage. This is typically an inefficient way to build on almost any other champion. As of his rework, building this is even MORE terrifying as he effectively turns into a machine-gun when he activates ''Bio-Arcane Barrage''.
* NestedMouths
* ObliviouslyEvil: He doesn't mean harm, he just likes to eat. Really, the thing is just hungry; the League keeps him "trapped" by feeding him random scrap. This is in contrast to his predecessor Cho'Gath, the other Voidborn known for being a BigEater, who most definitely ''is'' evil.
* OverlordJr: WordOfGod says that Kog'Maw is only an infant, and his father is on the way to Runeterra.
* PercentDamageAttack: His Bio-Arcane Barrage can easily serve as this, also serves as ArmorPiercingAttack in a lesser extent.
* PunctuationShaker: As is typical of Void monsters, his name is two syllables split by an apostrophe.
* TakingYouWithMe: Often gets to invoke this with his passive.
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[[folder:Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/70/Kai%27Sa_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20180312001513 Are you the hunter... or the prey?]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Blanca "Neri" Hualde (European Spanish)
-> ''"Life and death are separated by the smallest stumble."''
Claimed by the Void when she was only a child, Kai'Sa managed to survive through sheer tenacity and strength of will. Her experiences have made her a deadly hunter and, to some, the harbinger of a future they would rather not live to see. Having entered into an uneasy symbiosis with a living Void carapace, the time will soon come when she must decide whether to forgive those mortals who would call her a monster, and defeat the coming darkness together... or simply to forget, as the Void consumes the world that left her behind.
Kai'sa is Marksman/Assassin hybrid champion who can specialize in each of the offensive stats in order to pick off isolated targets. Kai'Sa's passive, ''Second Skin'' is divided into two parts. The first part, ''Caustic Wounds'', causes Kai'Sa's basic attacks to apply ''Plasma'' and deal magic damage based on her ability power and how many Plasma stacks the target has. When Kai'Sa attacks an enemy that has 4 stacks of Plasma, it explodes, dealing damage increasing with their missing health. Allies can also apply Plasma with their immobilizing effects. The second part, ''Living Weapon'', causes Kai'Sa's abilities to gain bonus effects when she reaches certain thresholds of bonus stats. Her first basic ability ''Icathian Rain'' fires salvos of void missiles at nearby enemies, split between all targets in range, and each missile past the first that strikes a target deals reduced damage. At 100 bonus attack damage, ''Icathian Rain'' releases significantly more missiles. Her second ability, ''Void Seeker'', has Kai'Sa fire a long-range burst of energy that stops on the first enemy hit, dealing damage, revealing them, and applying 2 stacks of Plasma. At 100 bonus ability power, ''Void Seeker'' deals more damage, applies 3 stacks of plasma, and refunds a portion of its cooldown when it impacts a champion. Upon activation, her third ability ''Supercharger'' has Kai'Sa charge power, briefly gaining a burst of movement speed but losing the ability to attack. After the charging period is complete, she gains attack speed. Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of ''Supercharger''. At 100% bonus attack speed, ''Supercharger'' grants Kai'Sa complete invisibility during the charging period. Finally, her ultimate ''Killer Instinct'' allows her to instantly dash to any point in a radius around a target marked with Plasma in a large range, gaining a shield on arrival.
Kai'Sa's alternate skins include Bullet Angel Kai'Sa.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Without her mask on, this is taken UpTo11.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Unlike her father Kassadin, who barely appears human any more after his brush with the Void, Kai'Sa looks like an attractive young woman in a skintight biosuit. She doesn't even have the VoiceOfTheLegion like Kassadin and Malzahar. This is despite her having (presumably) spent ''much'' longer in the Void than Kassadin, to the point that she practically grew up there.
* TheBusCameBack: Years ago, there was a ''Journal of Justice'' story about [[http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Journal_of_Justice:_Volume_1,_Issue_14 Malzahar attempting to sacrifice Kassadin's daughter]] but accidentally sending her to the Void instead when Kass interfered. This 'lost daughter' subplot was {{retcon}}ned into a little girl who fell into the Void by accident -- but still seems to have a grudge against Malz for siding with the Void.
-->'''Kai'Sa''': ''I forgive you, Malzahar. But I do not forget.''
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kai'Sa's symbiotic void suit is the source of her powers.
* ConfusionFu: Her passive and abilities enable her to switch to different attack patterns throughout the game. As such, she can go for attack speed or just straight on damage. Add on her ability to warp to tagged targets in the chaos of a team fight, and her temporary invisibility with ''Super Charger'', and you have a very annoying marksman in the hands of a guile player.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Seems to be this so far, considering that she's part Void but only using her powers against other Void creatures.
* {{Determinator}}: Being isolated in the desert, and growing up surrounded by Void Predators, Kai'sa is still and idealistic protector of humanity.
* GameFace: She has a mask that her Void suit can put up before she flashes to different targets. Likewise, players can choose to toggle it on if they feel like it.
* GatlingGood: Bullet Angel Kai'Sa will hold two miniguns under her arms after using ''Supercharger'', similar to tonfa.
* GunFu: Nowhere near the extent of [[TheGunSlinger Lucian]] in regards to gameplay, but it's hard to watch a supercharged Kai'Sa pull off a different (sometimes mid-air) pose after every shot and not think of this trope.
* HartmanHips: Zigzagged, her Void symbiote is partially responsible for this trope.
* HeroicHost: She may be using a void creature as her weapon, but Kai'Sa has no evil intent and uses it to fight other void monsters.
* HopeSpot: Like other marksman with long range skill shots, Kai'Sa can tag someone who just nearly got away with ''Void Seekers'', but in this case, its Kai'Sa who can personally flash step to them with ''Killer Instinct'' to finish them off.
* IronWoobie: Her entire character if put together in a nutshell.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: ''Icathian Rain'', especially when empowered by her passive.
* NiceGirl: Denounced by humanity, Kai'Sa nonetheless acts as the silent protector against Void predators. She shows this by protecting another stranded human against the Void creatures despite the same guy being an UngratefulBastard.
* PowerPalms: When not using energy gauntlets or the aforementioned Gatling tonfa from ''Supercharger'', Kai'Sa fires her basic attacks from the palms of her hands.
* PunctuationShaker: Like all the Void monsters (but not Kassadin or Malzahar), Kai'Sa has a name in two parts. She changed it herself (from the original Kaisa), to show her kinship with the Void.
* SymbioticPossession: Just to be clear, Kai'Sa and her Void symbiote are not friends. They're forced to work together in order to survive, and its stated that if Kai'Sa couldn't obtain more food for her second skin, the Void symbiote would be more than happy to devour her instead. Right now however, the symbiote provides Kai'Sa her powers to survive, while Kai'Sas determination and knowledge give them the edge they need to actually take down larger Void monsters.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peaches.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Kai'Sa has been lost in the perilous and [[EldritchLocation Lovecratfian]] wastes of the Void for years, with nothing but all-consuming monsters for company.
* VideoGameDashing: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The charging period of ''Supercharger'' is meant to be used like this, but Kai'Sa simply sprints. Played straight with ''Killer Instinct'', although it's so fast that it borders on FlashStep.
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[[folder:Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f2/Kalista_Select.ogg Death to all betrayers.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Misty Lee (English), Rosa Sánchez (European Spanish), Creator/LauraTorres (Mexican Spanish), Creator/SayakaOhara (Japanese)
-> ''"When wronged, we seek justice. When hurt, we strike back. When betrayed, the Spear of Vengeance strikes!"''
A specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is the undying spirit of vengeance, an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those whose cause she deems worthy of her skills. Woe betide those who become the focus of Kalista’s wrath, for any pact sealed with this grim hunter can only end on the cold fire of her soul-spears.
Kalista is a Marksman champion notable for her high mobility and her need to cooperate with an ally to unleash powerful sustained damage. Her passive, ''Martial Poise'' allows Kalista to dash a short distance in a chosen direction while performing basic attacks or ''Pierce'', granting her extreme in-combat mobility. With her first ability, ''Pierce'', Kalista hurls a spirit lance in a target direction, damaging and applying a stack of ''Rend'' to the first enemy it hits. If the spear kills its target it will continue flying, damaging and applying all stacks of ''Rend'' the original target had to the next enemy hit. Her second ability, ''Sentinel'', passively stores charges over time, up to a maximum of two. When activated, Kalista spends a charge to summon a ghost that patrols back and forth in line for a long duration, revealing the area directly in front of it. If it spots an enemy champion, the ghost will scream and start following them for its remaining duration. Her third ability, ''Rend'', passively causes Kalista's basic attacks and ''Pierce'' to leave lodged spears on enemies they damage, which stack indefinitely but will rapidly vanish if she doesn't keep attacking. When activated, Kalista rips the spears from all nearby enemies, damaging and slowing them. The damage is increased the more spears each target had, and killing a target with it resets the ability's cooldown and mana cost.
To reach her full potential, Kalista must forge a bond and cooperate with an allied champion. She begins the game with an unique item, ''The Black Spear'', that she can consume to bind a chosen ally's spirit to her, permanently turning them into her ''Oathsworn'' for the remainder of the game, granting Kalista bonus attack speed as long as her ''Oathsworn'' is nearby. ''Sentinel'' passively makes it so that, if both Kalista and her ''Oathsworn'' land a basic attack on the same enemy within a few seconds, that target will take a large percentage of their maximum health as bonus damage; this effect can only happen once every few seconds on the same target. With her ultimate ability, ''Fate's Call'', Kalista calls her ''Oathsworn'' back to her side, making them untargetable and unable to cast spells for a few seconds. During this time, the ''Oathsworn'' ally can choose to dash in a target direction, stopping at the first enemy champion hit and knocking up all nearby enemies.
Kalista's alternate skins include [[{{Youkai}} Blood Moon Kalista]], Championship Kalista and [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming SKT T1 Kalista]].
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* AmazonianBeauty: Subverted. While she is more toned then most female champions. Kalista is also very slim, making her look rather gaunt.
* AntiHero: Unlike most native champions of the Shadow Isles, Kalista's only motivation is revenge. Though encouraging people to give in to hate and claim their souls for it isn't going to win her the hero award.
* AssholeVictim: Not herself, but her quarry. If she's coming after someone, there's a [[PayEvilUntoEvil pretty good reason why]].
* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Anti-Heroine]]: Let's pretend that you're Kalista's black spear "partner". You're very low on health and an enemy champion is about to kill you. Then, out of nowhere, Kalista pops her ult and carries you to the nearest turret or just out of sight of the enemy's map where you can teleport back to base in safety.
* BladeOnAStick: Javelins or throwing spears, to be precise.
* CoolMask: Wears a Hannya-like mask in her Blood Moon skin. In her recall animation she pulls it off, revealing her skin to be purple underneath rather than the blue on her classic skin.
* ConfusionFu: Kalista's constant leaping makes her unpredictable in fights, and good reactions allow her to dodge many abilities. Fate's Call also removes an ally from the fight immediately, leaving behind a ghostly afterimage that enemies may nevertheless send spells at.
* DarkIsNotEvil: She is one of the few Shadow Isles champions whose goals aren't about trying to slay every living being, draining their lifeforce to empower themselves, or creating an undead horde[[note]]The other one being Yorick[[/note]]. Instead, her sole motivation of her existence is a seeker of revenge. In fact, most of the deceivers and betrayers she has shown disgust and hatred to are actually very evil people at heart (such as Twisted Fate [[note]]though his {{retcon}}ned lore downplays this to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm pragmatism]] [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere rather than evil]][[/note]], [=LeBlanc=], Cassiopeia, Zed, Lissandra, and Xerath[[note]]though due to his {{retcon}}ned lore it's more an extreme example of PoorCommunicationKills mixed with [[AmbitionIsEvil misguided ambition]][[/note]]) and shown sympathy to those who had been wronged or betrayed (as her quote interaction with Graves indicates). She even shows hatred towards another Shadow Isle champion, Hecarim. [[note]]In her updated lore, this is much more personal than her mission would require or imply; Hecarim killed her when she stood between their king and the magic ritual that created the Shadow Isles, despite having previously promised he would support her. [[/note]]
** Amusingly, Kalista has no qualms about Warwick and his betrayal towards Soraka. It could be inferred that Soraka is too noble-hearted to even take the road of revenge and resists Kalista's urges to take vengeance.
* DealWithTheDevil: She'll hunt down those who betrayed you. Her price is your soul. In-game, Kalista's Oathsworn teammate does gain a fair bit of power, dealing extra damage if they attack in unison and allowing themselves to be quickly repositioned via Fate's Call.
* DifficultButAwesome: Her constant movement is a sight to behold, but the very core of her kit is reliant on maneuvers that are considered among the most difficult in the game.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Her basic skin is barefoot.
* FragileSpeedster: As long as she has something to autoattack, Kalista holds the title for the most maneuverable marksman in the game. Like all marksman though, once something catches up she's toast.
* GhostAmnesia: Implied from some of her quotes, as her memories of humanity clash with her current existence.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6f/Kalista.move09.ogg Kalista... yes, that was our name.]]''
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/e6/Kalista.move18.ogg We - I - must remember.]]''
* HitAndRunTactics: Kalista's passive is based on the concept of orb-walking, moving and attacking around a target and never staying in the same place for more than a second. She can attack and reposition herself in the same motion, or give ungodly amounts of chase.
* IAmLegion: The champion Kalista is made of multiple entities; the original human Kalista, and the numerous souls bound to her service. As such, she refers to herself as "we".
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: She has three ghostly-looking spears coming out of her back, and her Black Spear is initially sticking out of her chest; upon offering a pact with an ally, she pulls it out.
** Her ability ''Rend'' has this as a mechanic. As long as she keeps attacking, spears will keep getting lodged in enemies.
** It's also how she died, [[InTheBack courtesy of Hecarim.]]
* {{Irony}}: She is fueled by an all-consuming desire of revenge originated by her own feelings at the time of her death mixed with a major case of GhostAmnesia, she knows that she has a revenge to fulfill but doesn't know against whom. That would be Hecarim, by the way. Losing more and more of herself whit every soul assimilated, meaning that Kalista is damned to consummate the revenge of anyone but herself.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She can't cancel autoattacks (something you don't quite appreciate until you lose), can miss attacks if she loses vision, and has a lot of her abilities' power tied to an ally, making her possibly the strangest marksman in the game.
* MindHive: Kalista is an amalgamation of the original human Kalista's soul, and every soul she has collected as payment. Every soul added to the amalgamation removes yet more of the former Kalista's personality as it makes up less and less of the amalgamation.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her MO.
* ThePowerOfHate: She really hates all betrayers and deceivers to the bottom of her heart. In fact, she is willing to help those who have been betrayed or wronged [[YourSoulIsMine at the cost of their own souls]]. She even encourages those who have been betrayed to give into their hatred as well.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/ee/Kalista.start01.ogg Turncoats, oath breakers and betrayers... we hate them all.]]''
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Using Kalista requires good actions-per-minute and ping and also pretty much demand that you queue with a partner in pubs, as she depends very heavily on having a support that knows what they're doing (which is a total crapshoot in pubs).
* {{Revenge}}: What is her title again?
* WithMyDyingBreathISummonYou: Her teaser, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnT8jVCyh_E The Pledge]]'', depicts her being summoned in this manner.
* YourSoulIsMine: The price for her services.
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[[folder:Karma, the Enlightened One]]
[[note]]Karma was one of the champions given a complete rework, the folder for reworked champions can be found at the [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsOthers Others]] page[[/note]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/2/27/Karma_Select.ogg Always trust your spirit.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae (English, original), Rashida Clendening (English, current), Kerygma Flores (Mexican Spanish), Victoria Angulo (European Spanish)
->''"Your spirit is something no one can take from you. Use it wisely."''
No champion exemplifies the spiritual traditions of Ionia more than Karma. She is the living embodiment of an ancient soul reincarnated countless times, carrying all her accumulated memories into each new life. With this insight, she serves as a spiritual beacon to her people, bestowing boundless wisdom and healing in times of crisis. Despite being blessed with power that few could comprehend, she rarely uses her magic for destruction, as it always comes at a considerable cost—both to her, and to the land she holds most dear.
Karma is an Enchanter champion who uses a unique mechanic of empowering her abilities to assist her team and hinder enemies. Her ultimate ability, ''Mantra'', gets a free rank at the start of the game, and allows Karma to greatly enhance the effect of the next ability she uses. Her passive, ''Gathering Fire'', reduces the cooldown of ''Mantra'' whenever she damages an enemy champion with her attacks or abilities. Her first ability, ''Inner Flame'', fires a blast of energy in a target direction that explodes upon hitting an enemy, damaging and slowing all nearby foes. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Inner Flame'' becomes ''Soul Flare'', dealing bonus damage and leaving behind a slowing circle of flame in the ground that explodes after a brief delay, damaging all enemies inside it. Her second ability, ''Focused Resolve'', creates a tether between Karma and a nearby enemy champion that damages them over time and briefly roots them in place if they don't break the leash. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Focused Resolve'' becomes ''Renewal'', healing Karma for a percentage of her missing health and increasing the duration of the root effect. Her third ability, ''Inspire'', protects an ally with a damage-absorbing shield that also grants them a movement speed bonus. When enhanced by ''Mantra'', ''Inspire'' becomes ''Defiance'', increasing the shield received by the target and also granting a smaller shield and the movement speed bonus to all allied champions around the shielded target.
Karma's alternate skins include [[{{Mayincatec}} Sun Goddess Karma]], Sakura Karma, Traditional Karma, Order of the Lotus Karma, [[ThePaladin Warden Karma]], [[AnIcePerson Winter Wonder Karma]], and Conqueror Karma.
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* ActualPacifist: Her lifestyle before the Noxian invasion upon Ionia.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Karma has much darker skin than the average Ionian champion.
* CombatMedic: Karma's abilities revolve around damaging and hindering enemies while also shielding and quickening allies. An empowered Inspire exemplifies this aspect of her, shielding and speeding up all allies around the initial shielded target while simultaneously damaging enemies around the initial target.
* {{Combos}}: Empowered Inner Flame leaves behind a circle that detonates after 1.5 seconds - despite the slow empowered Inner Flame inflicts, the small size of it still easily allows a player hit to walk out of the explosion circle... good thing Focused Resolve snares an enemy target still after two seconds, know what we're saying? [[DontExplainTheJoke We're saying to use the snare to stop people from running out of the circle.]]
* CrutchCharacter: While still a strong champion in late game, Karma's power is based on the fact that she starts with Mantra at level 1 instead of getting a true ultimate ability at level 6. While her mantra-enhanced abilities aren't as powerful as a ''real'' ultimate, they're far stronger than any other champions' equivalent abilities at that level- a single Soulflare (mantra-enhanced Inner Flame) for example can seriously chunk an opponent down in only a few hits.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Her Gathering Fire passive reduces the cooldown of Mantra by 2 seconds every time she damages enemies with an ability and 1 second every time she damages enemies with autoattacks. Since having Mantra available often is essential to making the most of Karma's abilities, this encourages a playstyle of constantly harassing the enemy.
* {{Determinator}}: In her own words...
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/ad/Karma.move04.ogg My spirit is an unquenchable fire.]]''
* DoubleMeaning: Her joke, revolving around the fact that she's got both a speed up and a snare:
-->''[[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/72/Karma.joke01.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20130320013301 You know what they say: Karma always catches up to you.]]''
* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Karma wears a symbol of two green limbless dragons facing each others' tail on her back, clearly resembling the silhouette of a yin-yang. This is best seen in the ability icons for her Gathering Fire passive and her Mantra ultimate.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Classic Skin at least.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: She has a four-syllable verbal response to casting Mantra, though it's deliberately kept vague by the production team whether she's speaking an actual language or if it's a four-syllable mantra chant. In-universe, it's a special dialect of Ionian.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/a9/Karma.ultimate01.ogg Lath Rian Oune Vi]]''
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/36/Karma.ultimate03.ogg Gaen Naia Kyri Vi]]''
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/37/Karma.ultimate06.ogg Sae Eleisa Tera Vi]]''
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Defied by one of her lines. She hopes to instill reason into the resistance fighters that hate Noxus and want to strike back to avenge everything and everyone that they lost.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/8/8f/Karma.attack05.ogg "Never become a monster to defeat one."]]''
* ICanStillFight: An empowered Focused Resolve (W) in tandem with her shield can give her deceptive durability at low health.
* InNameOnly: Karma was the first champion to be "relaunched", which basically means removed from the game and replaced with a new champion with the same name. Prior to this, Evelynn had previously had a massive kit overhaul, but that change was restricted only to her gameplay. Karma's general theme is still the same, but her model, voice and lore have been rewritten and her kit is almost completely different.
* JackOfAllStats: Her gameplay is designed to be pretty much this. She doesn't deal as much burst or sustained damage as a pure mage, neither does she offer as many supportive skills as a pure support, but she offers a mix of both, and thus can be either an aggressive support or a high-utility mage, if played right. [[MasterOfNone If played wrong, though...]].
* LaResistance: Joined forces with Ionia's version of this to drive the Noxian forces back.
* MartialPacifist: What Karma does now, as part of her TakeAThirdOption elaborated on below.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/d2/Karma.taunt02.ogg If you desire peace, you must prepare for war!]]''
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/e/e8/Karma.attack10.ogg Peace, no matter the cost.]]''
* {{Mayincatec}}: The theme behind Sun Goddess Karma.
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Karma's Mantra is all about bolstering her next regular ability she casts and her passive reduces Mantra's cooldown each time she attacks an enemy or casts a spell. While empowering normal abilities as a core gameplay mechanic isn't unheard of (see Heimerdinger's UPGRADE!!!), she stands out as having no true ultimate since Mantra is already unlocked at level 1, though it can be levelled up when an ultimate ability would normally.
* SquishyWizard: Averted. While she'll go down under concentrated fire, expect her to put up a stronger fight than most other caster-support types through her abilities both keeping her alive and fending off enemies to buy time. This is evidenced by her official ratings ranking her defensive power almost as high as her ability power.
** She can even be built as a tank, using kiting, shielding, and self-healing to absorb large amounts of damage while impeding the enemy team.
* SuicidalPacifism: Averted. Her people were willing to be this trope rather than fight back against the Noxians that were wiping them out. She herself had [[MartialPacifist other ideas as to how to be a pacifist]] that also would let her save her people.
* TakeAThirdOption: She hopes to find a balance between the spiritual traditionalists and the war-hardened resistance fighters to build a stronger Ionia that can live in peace.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/96/Karma.move03.ogg I have seen two paths and made another between.]]''
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: She always had the gift of powerful spiritual energy, but she kept it in reserve since her culture abhorred violence. When faced with an enemy intent on wiping the Ionians out, Karma desperately channeled her energy into a mighty dragon-shaped fire to fight back, unlocking her potential for using it offensively as well.
* WarriorMonk: A former pacifist spiritual leader who was forced to use her powers to fight the Noxians off. Gameplay-wise she's more of a caster than a physical monk, though her abilities reflect her dual nature of offense and defense.
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[[folder:Karthus, the Deathsinger]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f5/Karthus_Select_new.ogg "Agony, ecstasy, peace. Every passing has a beauty all its own."]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English/1st voice), Jørn Lande (English/Current voice), José Ángel Fuentes (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish/1st voice), Manuel Campuzano (Mexican Spanish/Current voice)
->''"Death is not the end of the journey, it is just the beginning..."''
The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.
Karthus is a Battle Mage champion that deals powerful sustained damage and cheats death in order to finish off his enemies. His passive, ''Death Defied'', turns Karthus into an immobile and invincible spirit for a few seconds upon death, allowing him to keep casting his spells at no mana cost to deal massive damage uninterrupted. With his first ability, ''Lay Waste'', Karthus causes a target location to explode after a small delay, damaging enemies inside and doubling the damage if the explosion hits a single foe. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used over time. His second ability, ''Wall of Pain'', summons a wall of necromantic energy at a target location for a few seconds, slowing and reducing the magic resistance of enemies that pass through it. His third ability, ''Defile'', passively restores some mana whenever Karthus kills an enemy unit. When toggled on, Karthus surrounds himself with a vortex of souls that continuously damages nearby enemies at the cost of mana-per-second. With his ultimate ability, ''Requiem'', Karthus channels for a few seconds and then strikes all enemy champions with a devastating bolt of energy, dealing heavy damage to them regardless of their position on the map.
Karthus' alternate skins include [[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom Karthus]], Statue of Karthus, [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper Karthus]], [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Fnatic Karthus]], and [[TabletopGames Karthus Lightsbane]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Pentakill Karthus apparently has a drinking problem, as shown in this ([[RuleOfFunny hilarious]]) Champion and Skin sale [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=3125357 here]].
* AmbiguouslyEvil / AffablyEvil: Karthus wants to wish death upon the living, but perfers to do it quickly and without much pain (Similar to Henry from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', also ironic given his [[DeathOfAThousandCuts playstyle]]) and sees death not as painful suffering, but as peaceful bliss. He despises Thresh and Elise's methods, seeing as they regularly torment the dead, Elise to stay alive and Thresh ForTheEvulz.
* AscendedMeme: Press "R" to Win, named after his ult that targets everyone on the field and is legendary in mopping up teamfights and securing kills. His ult is terrifying in just about any situation with low health, because if a Karthus with his ult sees that you're low on health you are already dead.
--> [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/91/Karthus.joke03.ogg What's the incantation again... yes, erm... oh, right, R!]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: His Lay Waste ability has literally unmatched damage ''potential'', but is so breathtakingly difficult to hit an active target consistently with it (with a seventy percent hit rate being considered amazing by tournament players) that you'll likely never see the full benefits of its massive damage output short of him having the target held down for him.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Death = Good, Life = Bad. That's as simple as it gets.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Said [[DiscussedTrope word for word]] by Mordekaiser regarding Karthus's drinking problem. [[StealthPun It goes right through him.]]
* CrypticConversation: Karthus makes a habit of replying with these when asked any question.
* DeathFromAbove: A green torrent of necromantic energy, along with a PreMortemOneLiner.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/0/05/Karthus.R4.ogg Sing with your final breath!]]''
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Getting hit by Lay Waste once isn't that worrisome, getting hit by 15 of them probably will be. With a low mana cost and ''very'' low cooldown time, a competent Karthus will land as many of them as possible in a short period of time, so get used to constantly moving in unpredictable patterns to avoid the bubbles of pain.
* DifficultButAwesome: Yes, in spite of his [[ItsEasySoItSucks "Press R to Win"]] reputation, he is damn hard to play properly, since his Lay Waste needs some quick wit to land (with a half-second delay and very small blast zone). Also, he has no mobility-enhancing ability and thus has to watch his positioning, as this makes him very vulnerable to ganks and all-ins from mid lane assassins.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: His lore implies that he wants to bring the entire world into undeath.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/66/Karthus.move14.ogg Death is a song all will hear.]]''
* EvenEvilHasStandards: His quotes imply that he thinks little of the way Elise tricks her followers to their deaths, and he doesn't approve either of the way Thresh tortures the dead after he kills them. Not that that wins him many points, as he's perfectly fine with Thresh tormenting the ''living''.
* EvilSorcerer: This guy wants to kill the world with his requiem - doesn't get much more Evil Sorcerer than that.
* {{Expy}}: His lore is basically [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Hand's]] backstory with the name and setting changed.
* {{Foil}}: To Yorick. While Yorick was born with his ability to communicate with the dead, and took up his task to guide lost souls with a heavy heart, Karthus possessed no supernatural abilities before his journey to the Shadow Isles, yet was obsessed with the idea of communication with spirits since he was a child. As well, Yorick is determined to lay trapped souls to rest, including his own, when the time comes, while Karthus dreams of sharing with the living his eternal state of undeath.
* GlassCannon: Difficult to be aggressive with and very vulnerable to mobile enemies, Karthus' kit and passive nonetheless lets him be very likely to do a '''lot''' of damage even if he's quickly focused down and killed... and of course, if he lives the entire time, he is capable of doing ''even more''.
* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Undead? Check. Glowing eyes? Check.
* GrimReaper: Grim Reaper Karthus, [[CaptainObvious in case you couldn't guess]].
* HerdHittingAttack: Lay Waste's explosions technically qualify as one, but they hit ''much'' harder when there's only one target. The real HerdHittingAttack is his E ability, Defile -- what can only be described as a huge swirling gyre of screaming, ghostly ''[[BuffySpeak hell-worm-leech-things]]'' centered around Karthus. [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough Don't deliberately get into a pitched teamfight while on top of an enemy Karthus who is using this.]]
* TheHeretic: In his new lore, Karthus' obsession with death led him to join and rise quite high in the Order of the Tallymen of Kindred. After his transformation into an eternally unliving lich, he's now probably their worst enemy as well as an abomination to his former order.
* HopeSpot: #1 in the game at these. Got away with low health? Not anymore.
* KillSat: His ultimate ability is this to all enemy champions. This led to the "Hey Karthus! PRESS R!" meme referencing how some teammates will tell Karthus to ult low-health enemies as if calling down a tactical airstrike.
* LargeHam: Karthus constantly shouts at his opponents about their impending doom in a theatrical manner whenever he casts one of his spells (besides his spammable ''Lay Waste''). He is even more loud and over-the-top when using his Pentakill Karthus skin, where he will actually sing a lyric from one of the Pentakill songs when casting Requiem.
* LeeroyJenkins: One of Karthus's common playstyles is to charge into people and die, as in the next 7 seconds, if his teammates provide enough crowd control, he may be even more useful to the fight, as you can't prevent him from casting that way.
* LethalJokeWeapon: Revive (prior to its removal from Summoner's Rift in season 4) was regarded as the single worst summoner spell in the game, only being useful for gimmicky joke strategies. However, one that actually ''works'' (and rather hilariously so) is "Zombie Karthus", an abomination that results when a Karthus takes Revive and Teleport so that he can inflict damage in a teamfight, throw down a ward before he "dies", continue to output damage for 7 seconds until he actually dies, use Revive then Teleport to the ward, and rejoin the fight to keep the pain coming (forcing the enemy team to [[WhyWontYouDie kill him yet again]]).
* MagikarpPower: Starts off very slow and mana-hungry and can have issues laning against more mobile and aggressive mages. It's also worth mentioning that he has the single weakest starting auto-attacks (Orianna has less AD, but her passive makes her attacks stronger) in the game and a rather cumbersome autoattack animation, making him infamous for his poor farming using attacks alone. Once he gets his ultimate, though, he can start picking off kills from across the map and slowly accumulate power that way until he becomes a veritable death-bringer come lategame. When he buys a Rod of Ages, which is a MagikarpPower item, he says:
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/c/ca/Karthus.itemRodofAges01.ogg Its power grows with time, as does mine.]]''
* MetalScream: Gives one before he starts headbanging as his /dance animation. Pentakill Karthus replaces his staff air-microphone with an actual one.
* NonIndicativeName: Wall of Pain... doesn't deal any damage. However, it slows targets greatly and reduces their armor and MR, which can set up for great amounts of pain from his spammable Lay Waste and area-of-effect Defile that depends on proximity (i.e. you not walking away).
* OddFriendship: Is the lead singer of a band with Sona, Mordekaiser, Yorick, and Olaf. His Pentakill skin gets unique quotes to reflect this.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/dd/PentakillKarthus.move04.ogg We totally topped the charts in the Freljord.]]''
* OmnicidalManiac: Wants to "bring his dark requiem to the world" (i.e kill everyone).
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/9/95/Karthus.move01.ogg In the end, only the dead shall remain.]]''
* OurLichesAreDifferent: It's not explained how he turned into one, nor is it known if he has a SoulJar.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild[=/=]HumanResources: Karthus's "E" skill apparently uses the souls of his victims as an [=AoE=] attack.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Pulls these off during Requiem.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/17/Karthus.R8.ogg Cease to BE!]]''
* PyrrhicVictory: Even if Karthus and his team gets wiped out, the best-case scenario is that his Requiem will create this situation for the enemy team. They may have killed off Karthus' team, but losing several people and having the survivors at minimal health means that they can't really capitalize on it like they normally would to push towers or take objectives.
* {{Sadist}}: Technically subverted. Pain is just what he inflicts upon people to bring them his true message: Death.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/38/Karthus.tauntThresh01.ogg Death has more meaning than torment alone, warden.]]''
* SimpleYetAwesome: Fans often decry Karthus for having no-skill-required global nuke by hitting the "R" key. It still cannot be denied that it has ''so'' many uses for exerting global pressure. For example, it is a powerful deterrent against enemies starting close fights they'll just barely win (assuming they keep track of its cooldown) and forcing enemies to disengage a fight they're already winning as soon as they see the green cloud of doom over their heads.
* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: OmnicidalManiac death-obsessed lich who sings about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUiOylPbfV0 hope and peace]].
* SpamAttack: This is how Lay Waste works.
* SquishyWizard: Except unlike other mages, the "wizard" part [[TakingYouWithMe continues after he gets blown up]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Before his visual update, where his eyes are now blue.
* TakingYouWithMe: Even if you kill him, there is a small time frame to cast spells for him after dying to take you out, [[KillSat especially if his ultimate is up]].
* ThanatosGambit: Killing a Karthus then getting stuck in a protracted fight near his corpse (so that no one can stop his post-death casting) might be exactly what he was planning on in the first place.
* TheUndead: Willingly became one.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Depending on one's team composition and strategy, running in and intentionally getting killed may not only be a good idea, it might be the ''best'' option if one's team can force the enemy to stay within the blasting zone. Trying this on any other mage (even those with other post-death damage passives) is literally pointless suicide.
** Conversely, when facing a Karthus, disregard the conventional wisdom that focusing an enemy carry first is always a good idea. Either kill Karthus first then get out of there fast (before his team swarms you on top of his Defile area) or save him for last.
* VillainousRescue: This may have been what he was doing when he was found "dead" on the scene of a fight between Malzahar and Kassadin outside the League. Since he was already dead to begin with, reviving him wasn't a big problem, but he still [[CrypticConversation won't actually say]] what he was doing there outside of an ominous remark about "defending the inhibitor."
* WhosLaughingNow: Because of his continual damage output and his free [[KillSat ultimate]] after death, Karthus is quite capable of wiping out multiple enemies in retaliation after he himself dies.
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[[folder:Kassadin, the Void Walker]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/7/79/Kassadin_Select.ogg The balance of power must be preserved.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Adam Harrington (English), Roberto Cuenca Martínez (European Spanish), Creator/ReneGarcia (Mexican Spanish)
->''"If you look upon the Void, you can't put it behind you. If you look upon Kassadin, he is probably already there."''
Cutting a burning swath through the darkest places of the world, Kassadin knows his days are numbered. A widely traveled Shuriman guide and adventurer, he had chosen to raise a family among the peaceful southern tribes—until the day his village was consumed by the Void. He vowed vengeance, combining a number of arcane artifacts and forbidden technologies for the struggle ahead. Finally, Kassadin set out for the wastelands of Icathia, ready to face any monstrous Void-construct in his search for their self-proclaimed prophet, Malzahar.
Kassadin is an Assassin champion feared for his tremendous mobility and great mage-slaying capabilities. His passive, ''Void Stone'', reduces all incoming magic damage and allows him to move through units. With his first ability, ''Null Sphere'', Kassadin fires a ball of void energy at an enemy, damaging them, interrupting their channeled spells and granting him a magic damage absorbing shield. His second ability, ''Nether Blade'', passively makes his basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. When activated, Kassadin charges his next basic attack with void power, causing it to deal even more bonus damage and restore some of his missing mana, which is increased if he attacks an enemy champion. His third ability, ''Force Pulse'', passively stores a charge whenever an ability is used in his vicinity. Upon reaching six charges, Kassadin can activate the ability to release a pulse of void energy that damages and slows all enemies in a cone in the target direction. With his ultimate ability, ''Riftwalk'', Kassadin teleports to nearby location, damaging all nearby enemies upon arrival. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used, with each teleport briefly increasing the damage and mana cost of the next one.
Kassadin's alternate skins include Festival Kassadin, [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Deep One Kassadin]], Pre-Void Kassadin, [[DarkIsEvil Harbinger Kassadin]], and [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine Cosmic Reaver Kassadin]].
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* ActionDad: He was a father before he was a hunter of all things Void-related. [[BadassFamily It's possible for him to fight on the same team as his daughter]].
* AdultFear: Upon hearing about an incident concerning a maw from the abyss swallowing up the homes of some desert folk, Kassadin understandably ''freaked out''. When he got to the ruins of his home, he clawed at the rubble until his hands bled trying desperately to find his family.
* AntiMagic: Kassadin was entirely designed around this. He passively decreases magic damage taken, his Null Sphere gives him a magic damage-absorbing shield and his Force Pulse is charged by enemy spells cast in his vicinity.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/13/Kassadin.attack2.ogg "Your magic is powerless against ME!"]]''
** Ironically, he is one of the few champs who has no magic resist growth per level.
* ArchEnemy: He and Malzahar want each other dead, seeing as one is a Void Prophet and the other is trying to kill everything void-related. Interestingly a good Kassadin should be able to hard-counter a Malzahar in-game like most other mages.
** With the release of Vel'Koz he got an additional arch enemy.
* ArtEvolution: Had a visual update at some point despite his voice clips not changing at all.
* TheArtifact: He has a [[SilenceYouFool "Silence!"]] and his joke is about 'silencing' his mother. It still stays despite him being patched to be unable to inflict Silence with his ''Null Sphere''.
* BadassCrew: Has a ''private army'' of followers devoted to aiding him in his war against Malzahar and his mad Void cultists. On top of that, Kassadins 'Preservers of Valoran' aren't just a bunch of random guys from the street: WordOfGod states that quite a few of them are powerful individuals.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Attempted to prevent a crazed cabal of Void worshipers led by Malzahar from sacrificing his daughter. He caused a blackout in the process, and is now wanted by the city of Zaun, which, WretchedHive that it is, is much more concerned with the latter than the former.
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Just compare his overall look with the trope's image.
* DarkIsNotEvil[=/=]BadPowersGoodPeople: Sure, he has the powers of the Void. However, he only gave into the power of the Void as means of ''protecting'' Valoran from the Void creatures. This contrast to Malzahar who wants to spread the Void across Valoran and have more mad and evil intentions.
** His goals contrast with his appearance and abilities so much that Malzahar actually thought that Kassadin was fascinating and was ready to welcome him to his cabal of Void-converted followers and was in fact surprised and confused to be attacked by him.
** His Cosmic Reaver Kassadin completely removes the DarkIsNotEvil, switching it to LightIsGood.
* DespairEventHorizon: The apparent demise of his wife and daughter utterly ''broke'' him, only recovering so that he can butcher the man he thinks is responsible.
* {{Expy}}: He looks a lot like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. When his Force Pulse is ready, you ''WILL'' think Darth Vader. Between his arm blade, ability to blink, constant references to the Void, and the effects on his voice, Kassadin is quite a bit like a [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]].
** His Cosmic Reaver Kassadin literally makes him into Protoss, [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine gold and white armor]] and all.
* {{Foil}}: To Malzahar. As with many other [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]] in the game, their rivalry is also reflected on their respective gameplay. Malzahar is a ranged sustained/burst mage with no escape skills but with incredible farming abilities, while Kassadin is a melee anti-mage assassin with a great escape move, but poor pushing skills. However, it should be noted that [[NotSoDifferent some other aspects are shared between them]]. They both have a means to disrupt channels, they both rely a lot on their ultimates to make their plays and they can both perform a devastating combo which can get them in trouble if used improperly.
** Lastly, there's also the contrasting irony of their backstory: Kassadin willingly sought the power of Void, but eventually sides against the Void, while Malzahar never dreamt about being the herald of the Void until his propethic gift dragged him to Icathia and made him Void's prophet.
* FragileSpeedster: An odd, zig-zagging example. With his teleport ability, he is almost impossible to catch or escape from. His fragility comes from that, as an Assassin, he's a GlassCannon. The issue is ''catching'' him. Though if you're a ''mage'' and fighting Kassadin, then he's a LightningBruiser due to his taking 15% less magic damage.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: He's definitely powerful, [[AvertedTrope but he's not evil]].
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Cosmic Reaver Kassadin trades off his dark Purple/Void-colored clothing and replaces them with bright gold and white.
* HumanoidAbomination: Became one after witnessing the Void, but maintained his free will. As such, while he may be one of these, he's completely good in nature.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: He may not be from the Void but he owes quite a bit of his power to it. His goal is to eliminate the Void-born creatures before they devastate Runeterra.
* IgnoredExpert: The Void? Bah! It's nothing but [[ArbitrarySkepticism baseless superstition!]] Why, what kind of mad fool could think such a thing exists in our orderly world full of {{Magitek}} airships and three-foot-tall people exhibiting BizarreSexualDimorphism! Malzahar is certainly a powerful mage, but he is also quite mad, his prophesies baseless! [[MemeticMutation Pay no attention to the world-devouring]] EldritchAbomination! [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Clearly, this phenomenon deserves neither attention nor research on the part of the Institute!]]
* ItsPersonal: His wife is probably dead, his daughter disappeared for over a decade only to fuse with a void monstrosity, and he pins all of this on Malzahar.
* JackOfAllTrades: [[WordOfGod Riot themselves]] say Kassadin has multiple item paths. The most common builds are either GlassCannon[=/=]FragileSpeedster going off of his extreme mobility, or a LightningBruiser route trading off his damage for more survivability.
* JusticeWillPrevail: Befitting of his commitment to protect Valoran, this is one of his movement quotes.
--> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/2/2d/Kassadin.attack3.ogg Justice will be served.]]''
* LaserBlade: Made of ''nothing''. It even uses a special [[UnmovingPlaid particle effect]] to emphasize that Kassadin is slicing people with a tiny piece of the Void.
* MageKiller: Indeed intended to be one, and a good Kassadin is a nightmare for any mage champion at mid. A mage's biggest strengths are their spells and long-range combat, and Kassadin has a magic damage absorbing shield, a spammable teleport, and a passive ability that makes him take reduced magic damage. [[IronicEcho Ironically]], he's mostly played as a mage himself, and is widely considered a mage for gameplay purposes by the player base. His mage killing abilities are higly dependant on whether the player is fast enough to do a surprise teleport directly in front of the mage and land the silence orb before the mage player can react. A bad Kassadin will walk into his death if he times his ports at the wrong time. A good Kassadin can kill his target before the silence wears off. Unfortunately, his renowned silence [[TierInducedScrappy was deemed too overpowered,]] and it was eventually replaced with a magic shield, but he's still a potent MageKiller due to his heavy burst damage.
* MagikarpPower: Very weak early on due to being limited to melee range and having fairly poor farming due to having to harass the enemy with his ranged abilities. Once he reaches level 6 though, he becomes ''much'' harder to gank successfully and he starts to be able to terrorize the enemy caster by silencing them then blinking to them to carve them up. It's somewhat common for Kassadins to lose the laning phase but then become fed off other lanes at midgame due to having exceptional roaming thanks to Riftwalk.
* PowerOfTheVoid: Uh, yeah.
* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: So deep that his voice is reverberating.
* {{Retcon}}: His old back story said that he [[GoMadFromTheRevelation went mad from the revelation]], and made his goal the elimination of all magic. His new one paints him in a more heroic light and makes his goal the elimination of all creatures of the Void.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Anti-Mage. He was even more like him once, having a mana-burn mechanic and sharing the same goal (elimination of all magic users) before both were changed.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: His Nether Blade.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Sports them after seeing the void and letting it inside him.
* TeleportSpam: Kassadin has the shortest-cooldown blink in the game. Each successive one in a short span of time costs more mana but also deals more damage.
* TronLines: [[RuleOfCool Creates them on the ground under him as he moves.]]
* UnmovingPlaid: Zoom in and take a close look at Kassadin's Nether Blade. [[RuleOfCool It's not a sword, it's a sword-shaped window into the void.]]
* VaderBreath: When his Force Pulse ability is charged, his respirator starts acting up.
* WasOnceAMan: Take a look at him, he certainly isn't one now. Subverted in that he still retains his identity and free will even after the Void got done with him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His visual update for 2015 has this going on.
* YourMom: Inverted. His joke is about saying that he silenced HIS mom, and boy did he regret that. [[HilariousInHindsight It may have gotten his silence taken away.]]
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[[folder:Katarina, the Sinister Blade]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6e/Katarina_Select.ogg Violence solves everything!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraPlatt (English), Creator/AnaEstherAlborg (European Spanish), Cony Madera (Mexican Spanish), Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese)
->''"Never question my loyalty. You will never know what I endure for it."''
From childhood, Katarina displayed a natural gift for combat. As the daughter of a prominent Noxian general many paths were open to her, but she rejected them all for the path of the blade. Rigorously trained by the finest assassins in Noxus, her father the best among them, it was not long before Katarina demanded her first assignment. The task they gave her was aggravatingly simple: assassinate a low-ranking Demacian officer. As she set to her work infiltrating the enemy camp, Katarina discovered an opportunity too tantalizing to pass by - the arrival of a Demacian General. Stalking him to his tent, she quietly dispatched his guards and slit his throat. Pleased with her impressive kill, she disappeared into the night. Katarina's elation faded the next day when her original objective, the Demacian officer, led his forces to ambush unprepared Noxian soldiers. Though the Noxians fought valiantly, they suffered heavy casualties. Furious at her mistake, Katarina set off to complete her original task. Returning to the camp, she spied her now heavily guarded target and realized a stealthy kill was no longer possible. Drawing her blades, Katarina swore the officer would die, no matter the cost. She leapt into battle, unleashing a whirlwind of steel. One by one blades flashed and guards fell, each strike bringing her one step closer to the officer. A final thrown dagger restored her honor. Bloody and bruised, Katarina barely escaped the Demacian forces, and returned to Noxus a changed woman. The scar she earned that night now serves as a constant reminder that she must never let passion interfere with duty.
Katarina is an Assassin champion who uses her high mobility and powerful multi-target damage to chain one kill after another. She does not use mana or any other resource for her abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. Her passive, ''Voracity'', instantly refreshes the cooldown of her basic abilities and greatly reduces the cooldown of her ultimate when she kills or helps kill an enemy champion. Katarina's kit also makes heavy use of ''Daggers'', which are left on the ground by some of her abilities; picking up a ''Dagger'' from the ground causes Katarina to immediately make a spinning slash attack, dealing heavy damage to nearby enemies. With her first ability, ''Bouncing Blade'', Katarina throws a ''Dagger'' to an enemy, which then bounces to up two nearby targets, damaging them and then falling to the ground where she can pick it up. With her second ability, ''Preparation'', Katarina tosses a ''Dagger'' into the air that lands at her current location after a small delay, during which she gains a movement speed bonus. Her third ability, ''Shunpo'', teleports Katarina to a nearby unit, damaging them if they're an enemy. She can also teleport to one of her ''Daggers'' on the ground, greatly reducing the cooldown of ''Shunpo''. Her ultimate ability, ''Death Lotus'', causes Katarina to start spinning in place for a few seconds, during which she throws a devastating flurry of blades at up to three nearby enemy champions, inflicing heavy damage and also halving any healing on them.
Katarina's alternate skins include Mercenary Katarina, [[{{Pirate}} Bilgewater Katarina]], [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Red Card Katarina]], [[CatGirl Kitty Cat Katarina]], [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking High Command Katarina]], [[BellyDancer Sandstorm Katarina]], [[AnAsskickingChristmas Slay Belle Katarina]], [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Warring Kingdoms Katarina]], [[{{Cyborg}} PROJECT: Katarina]] and Death Sworn Katarina.
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* ALighterShadeOfGrey: Katarina and her own group (Cassiopeia and Talon) are a slightly lighter shade amongst the Noxians, though still damn ruthless, seeing that she's not 100% trusting of Swain and his group (Darius, Draven, [=LeBlanc=], Sion, and possibly Vladimir).
* AchillesHeel: Crowd control is much more lethal to her than even other carries. Most mages will just run if they get silenced or stunned. When it happens to Katarina, it's probably interrupting her ultimate [[OhCrap while she's in the middle of the enemy team]].
* ArtEvolution: Kat has benefitted from this twice:
** First, compare [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/ff/Katarina_OriginalSkin_old.jpg her original art]] with [[http://glamorousgamergirls.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/katarina_originalskin.jpg her updated art.]]
** Then, compare [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/1/18/Katarina-Render.png her original character model]] with [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/ab/New_Katarina.png her updated one.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: It's unknown whether it approaches canon, but she ''does'' have a "High Command" skin.
* AxCrazy: She's a professional killer that seems to savor the carnage a bit too much.
* BadassBoast: After using her Death Lotus ability
* BadassFamily: Her father is a famous leader in the Noxian army, and her sister Cassiopeia is another League champion.
* BareYourMidriff: Her midsection is somewhat prominently on display in most of her skins.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt:
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/dd/Katarina.move7.ogg Why? Because I can.]]''
* BellyDancer: Sandstorm Katarina is dressed as one
* BloodKnight: Her selection quote is [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/6e/Katarina_Select.ogg "Violence solves everything!"]]
* BondOneLiner: Finishing her Death Lotus ability tends to be followed up with one of four lines. Stuff tends to be dead after she finishes casting it.
* CatGirl: Kitty Cat Katarina
* {{Combos}}: Despite being a caster-type champion (relies on her abilities rather than auto-attacks), she's well-known for being one of the few DPS-type caster champions as opposed to the outright burst damage casters unless she's fed. Her general combo routes: Preparation, Bouncing Blades, and Shunpo is a standard harass combo since the first skill gives her an escape and the second two give her a large burst of damage on a target. A Katarina that sees her prey weakened will likely add [[HerdHittingAttack Death Lotus]] and an Ignite to finish it off.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She learned everything she knows of the blade from her father and it's implied she cares a great deal that he's missing beyond leadership reasons.
* DarkActionGirl: An aggressive professional killer dressed in black who loves carnage and thinks violence solves everything.
* TheDarkChick: On Darius' team in ''A New Dawn''.
* DatingCatwoman: Possibly with Garen. On the surface their rivalry puts them as bitter enemies, but the amount of subtext confuses the issue somewhat.
* DisappearedDad: Her father's disappearance is a cause of great concern for her.
* DifficultButAwesome: A quintessential example of a high-risk-high-reward assassin. While her early game is a bit lackluster, once she hits 6 her killing potential increases several-fold. If she executes her full combo at a favorable moment, she can easily get multiple kills, then use her cooldown resets to escape or keep the streak going (to the point that fans joke that Katarina [[TotalPartyKill Pentakills]] don't count). But if she fails to kill her target or gets interrupted, she's screwed.
** This is played UpToEleven with her recent rework; which revolves the positioning of her dropped daggers in order to get as much spins off as possible and to be able to Shunpo around properly. Learning how to do this allows her to be very hard to hit while getting in a solid amount of gradual burst damage that's decent enough to counterplay.
* EnemyCivilWar: Katarina doesn't trust Swain, listing both him and Darius as her ''rivals''. She and Talon are ALighterShadeOfBlack in Noxus (though still happy to cut anyone's throat if it suits them).
* EvilRedheads: Not all-out evil, but definitely more violent and aggressive.
* {{Fanservice}}: Although she's long been considered sexy by the fanbase, the Halloween [[CatGirl Kitty Cat]] skin just went all-out. The Red Card skin is considered to be blatant fanservice as well. They eventually decided they'd actually ''gone too far'' with Slay Belle Katarina, who originally featured a sexy pole dance for her recall animation, so they changed it.
* FemmeFatale: This trope is even lampshaded when she got a visual upgrade.
* FlashStep: The skill is even called Shunpo, even though it literally translates to "Blink Step" (and is actually [[ItsPronouncedTroPay pronounced]] "Shoo-n-poh").
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: She's a literal assassin in the lore. In game, it's a very bad idea for her to take multiple enemies head on, it's better for her to pick off vital targets then run or start killing once her team starts wreaking havoc and everyone's too distracted. Case in point, her ultimate is very easily stopped if she faces champions with crowd control or takes advantage on being at low health who if they survive her burst will easily put her down.
* GlassCannon: Easily capable of decimating entire teams in the past...if they don't kill her first. General consensus that the best route is to take as many High AP Buff items as possible, with the addition of a few Magic Penetration Items. End result, she can burst down anyone that is not loading up on Magic Resistance, and put a major hurting on those who are. The moment she at all get's caught in any hard crowd controls, she's likely doomed.
** Her rework has made her more easy to counterplay, but if played well, she can still output a good ton of damage that still requires her not to take a ton of hits.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A long one running over her left eye.
* GreenEyes: In her default skin, Katarina is a classic green-eyed redhead.
* HellBentForLeather: Her default costume is all black leather, except for small pieces of grey metal armor.
* HerdHittingAttack: Her ultimate throws up to 30 knives at surrounding opponents, and they ''hurt''.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bouncing Blades manages to throw a knife at an enemy and bounce to hit 4 others nearby. Death Lotus takes this further and throws 10 blades rapidly at 3 different enemies at once ''while'' she's spinning.
* KnifeNut: DualWielding a pair of "daggers" (really more like short swords) and throwing knives, this is pretty much her theme.
* MagikarpPower: Early game, Katarina can easily be handled if one knows how to handle her laning phase....but late game, farmed up or fed for her items, she has a chance to go on frequent killing sprees against unprepared foes, or worse, pentakill entire teams.
* MeaningfulName: "Katarina" means "pure", and "Du Couteau" literally translates to "of the knife" in French.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Close enough, as can be noted from her champion selection quote.
--> ''Violence solves everything!''
* OhCrap: Katarina relies on coming out of nowhere when the enemy doesn't expect it. If you want to know what happens when an enemy DOES expect her, the "A New Dawn" cinematic will accurately display it when she tries to ambush Graves.
* {{Pirate}}: Bilgewater Katarina. Furthermore, she's a regular in Bilgewater's many bars, and has commanded pirate expeditions in the past when she isn't just hiring them.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Finish casting her ultimate doesn't ''necessarily'' mean everything's dead... but she still says lines and is probably set up for her to easily finish the job...
* SeriesMascot: She's almost always a prominent character in the series' official art and is the only character to feature in nearly every cinematic video since the season 1 trailer, barring the Crystal Scar promotional video and character-specific videos.
* SexySantaDress: Slay Belle Katarina
* ShipTease: According to a Journal of Justice article, Blitzcrank's dating service found her to be a compatible match for Garen. During a Q&A on her updated lore, a question was asked about her rivalry with Garen.
-->'''[[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=28103828#post28103828 RiotRaven]]:''' [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow Rivalry? Is that what they're calling it these days?]]
* SpinAttack: Her flourish when she walks over one of her daggers, and Death Lotus. Maybe she's NotSoDifferent from a certain Demacian general after all...
* SuperPersistentPredator: Given that each kill or assist lowers her cooldowns substantially, she will just hop from enemy to enemy and go on a killing spree. The moment you see her get one even one kill in a teamfight, shut her down. ''Quick.''
* StormOfBlades: Her ultimate in a nutshell. The best part of it is that if she gets 2 kills (or assists even) with it, she can do it ''again.''
* TattooedCrook: A unrepentant murderer, and depending on Riot's mood on any given artwork, has a tribal-esque tattoo on her abdomen.
* TeleportSpam: [[FlashStep Shunpo]] has a short cooldown but not enough to reach spam levels normally. However, since her passive resets her basic ability cooldowns when getting kills or assists, an enemy Katarina using it a lot in a short period of time is a sign that things are going very badly for your team.
** That, and nowadays she can do so with the resets on her dagger pick-ups, allowing her to spin around slashing away at targets in tandem, all while properly finding ways to weave in-and-out of the battle.
* WellDoneDaughterGal: Katarina's expanded lore reveals that, though she's DaddysLittleVillain, her father was very difficult to please. He even sent Talon to kill her when she ignored her father's orders to take the head of a low-ranked soldier.
* TheVamp: Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXYGEG0Js_k previous voice]] just highlighted how plain damn evil she was. She's much more toned back now.
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[[folder:Kayle, the Judicator]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/3f/Kayle_Select.ogg Into the fray!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Lisa Lindsley (English), Noora Louhimo (As the Pentakill vocalist), Conchi López (European Spanish), Laura Ayala (Mexican Spanish)
->''"Justice comes on swift wings."''
In a world far away, where an ancient war still rages, Kayle was a great hero – the strongest of an immortal race committed to destroying evil wherever it could be found. For ten thousand years, Kayle fought tirelessly for her people, wielding her flaming sword forged before time itself. She shielded her delicate features beneath her enchanted armor, the sole remaining masterpiece of an extinct race of craftsmen. Though a beautiful, striking creature, Kayle, now as then, avoids showing her face; war has taken a terrible toll upon her spirit. In her quest for victory, she sometimes would try to lift the wicked up from their morass of evil, but more than often she instead purged those she herself deemed beyond redemption. To Kayle, justice can so often be an ugly thing.
Ten years ago, Kayle's war against evil was nearly won... until her rebellious sister Morgana, a pariah amongst their people, suddenly gained power which threatened to bring Kayle and her people to their knees. To save her world, Kayle had no choice but to turn her fiery blade toward her own sister, disowning her, and drawing the line forever between them.
Kayle is a Unique champion who excels at dealing mixed damage while also supporting her team with her assortment of strong utility spells. Her passive, ''Holy Fervor'', causes Kayle's attacks and abilities to reduce the armor and magic resist of enemies they damage, stacking up to five times. With her first ability, ''Reckoning'', Kayle smites a nearby enemy with a blast of light, damaging and slowing them. Her second ability, ''Divine Blessing'', blesses a nearby allied champion, healing them and granting them a movement speed bonus. Her third ability, ''Righteous Fury'', passively causes Kayle's basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage. When activated, Kayle ignites her sword with holy fire for a few seconds, making her basic attacks ranged and causing them to deal even more bonus magic damage that also spreads to enemies around her target. With her ultimate ability, ''Intervention'', Kayle protects herself or an allied champion with a shield of light, completely blocking all incoming damage to the target for a few seconds.
Kayle's skins include [[SilverHasMysticPowers Silver Kayle]], Viridian Kayle, [[BeautifulAllAlong Unmasked Kayle]], Battleborn Kayle, Judgement Kayle, [[{{Magitek}} Aether Wing Kayle]], Riot Kayle, [[GothicHorror Iron Inquisitor Kayle]], and [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Kayle]].
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Subverted forever, except in Pentakill Kayle.
* ActionGirl: She doesn't sit on the sideline and watches other deal out damage - as her selection quote suggests, she's often found in the middle of the fray.
* AncientArtifact: Her armor is stated to be enchanted, and the only existing masterpiece of an extinct [[PlanetOfHats race of craftsmen]].
* BareYourMidriff: Pentakill Kayle.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Weren't kidding about this in the lore.
* {{BFS}}: One of the largest in the game behind Tryndamere´s and Commando Jarvan. Bonus points for wielding it with one hand.
* BreastPlate: Her old model barely had any feminine features other than a slim wasteline. Her new model pushed out her features somewhat. She remains completely covered, but her anatomy is more feminine. Played completely straight by her Battleborn Kayle skin.
* CainAndAbel: With Morgana.
* CombatMedic: She has an ability that heals and speeds up whoever it targets, also did we mention the armor and the sword?
* TheDarkChick: Takes a notable turn as the newest member of Pentakill, with her golden, conservative armor replaced by black, [[MsFanservice much]] [[BareYourMidriff more]] [[AbsoluteCleavage revealing]] leather and plate, and she wears black lipstick with an eyebrow piercing and her hair in a side-cut. Her sword has a microphone on the hilt, and the spell effects are replaced with fire effects with guitar riffs in the background.
* DifficultButAwesome: Her ultimate, Intervention, which makes an allied target immune to all damage for a few seconds. Properly timed, this ability can largely nullify the abilities of the enemy team and pretty much the very purpose of the mage and assassin champion archetypes. Communication with her team can pay huge dividends if she coordinates to use Intervention offensively on someone who can wreak havoc on the enemy team with abandon- trying this on someone that's unaware of her intentions will likely just waste it.
* TheFaceless: ''Was'' always fully-armored with a face-concealing helmet in official pictures of her and in-game. Now there are two skins that can be bought with her helmet off. Her background states she avoids showing her face -- this is due to her constant fighting for thousands of years taking a toll on her spirit, and wearing her helmet constantly to fittingly match how she feels the justice she dispenses to be an ugly thing.
* FlamingSword: An ability which temporarily makes her attacks affect enemies within an area around her target, become ranged and do extra damage.
* GoodIsNotSoft: WordOfGod is that she's one of the few unambiguously good champions in the League... though she seems much more firmly lawful than good.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/b/b2/Kayle.move3.ogg "An eye for an eye!"]]''
* HiddenBuxom: In her classic skin people will often [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistake her for a man]], but her newer skins show she's definitely not lacking under that armor.
* HolyHandGrenade: Her entire kit's theme though only one of her abilities deals instant damage by itself.
* IMeantToDoThat: Her joke with the Aether Wing skin.
* InformedAttractiveness: Was officially described as "incredibly beautiful," but she's also always covered head to toe in official sources... [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/f3/Kayle_UnmaskedSkin.jpg Well]], she ''was''.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Seen on her Unmasked and Aether Wing skins, to help her angelic image.
* JackOfAllTrades: Kayle is literally the only champion in the game who can viably be played in ANY position: top, jungle, mid, ADC or support (although playing her as a primary ADC takes some effort since she's only ranged during Righteous Fury, which causes her to push the lane unintentionally, not a good thing during laning). Because of this, she is the only champion in the game that could feasibly make use of any item or build (though obviously this depends on what role she intends to take), leaving her damage options open as to whether to build a hybrid of AP, AD, and/or AS or just focus on AP or AD.
** ConfusionFu: As a result, seeing Kayle in the enemy team will tell you very little about what she'll be doing.
* LethalHarmlessPowers: Intervention makes an ally invulnerable for a few seconds, which sounds like the perfect defensive tool to save a teammate. It's suddenly a lot less harmless-looking when a fed ally of hers (which can include herself) uses it offensively to tear through the enemy team with abandon using this window of invulnerability.
* LightIsNotGood: Something of a theme in her lore (but not entirely clear). Morgana definitely feels this way about her. At the same time though she's one of the few very good champions.
* MagikarpPower: Don't let her kit fool you, just because half her abilities are defensive doesn't mean she won't scale into a deadly carry if she builds toward AP or DPS.
* MeaningfulName: Her name might be derived from ''caelum'' ('cale-UHM', Latin: 'sky','heaven') and/or ''Kelila'' (Hebrew: 'laurel wreath'), both are very fitting for an angel.
* NighInvulnerability: Her Ultimate gives an herself or an ally this for a few seconds.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Kayle's people appear to be a natural race of {{Winged Humanoid}}s with an obsession with [[LawfulGood enforcing order and destroying evil]], rather than divine servants of any kind of god.
* PaletteSwap: Her Viridian and Silver Kayle skins.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: According to her lore, she was fighting in the war in her own world for over ''[[ForeverWar ten thousand years]]''.
* SamusIsAGirl: Her color scheme is even based on Samus's.
* ShouldersOfDoom: She has some pretty big shoulder pads in any skin, especially her Battleborn Kayle skin.
* SplashDamageAbuse: Holy Fervor gives her attacks additional range and an area of effect, making it possible to shred multiple opponents at once by attacking the only one within her reach.
* ThemeSongReveal: ''Tear of the Goddess'' reveals Kayle as the newest singer in the Pentakill, adding her angelic voice to the mix of metal and fire.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Compared to Morgana, she's seems to be more of a tomboy -- she's heavily armored and utilizes her physical attacks more, though both use their abilities heavily as part of their gameplay. Taken to the max with her reveal as the boisterous female vocalist of Pentakill.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Her Aether Wing Kayle skin has this as her backstory. The lore also implies this is played COMPLETELY straight and [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/news/legendary-aether-wing-kayle-takes-flight that the utopia is a good thing]].
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[[folder:Kayn (and Rhaast), the Shadow Reaper]]
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[[caption-width-right:308: [- [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/b/b0/Kayn_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170715224609 "Will you prove worthy?" "Probably not."]] -] ]]
-> '''Kayn voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond (English), Javier Lorca (European Spanish), Creator/EduardoGarza (Mexican Spanish)
-> '''Rhaast voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Miguel Ángel del Hoyo (European Spanish), Germán Fabregat (Mexican Spanish)
-> ''"I am the weapon. '''You''' are a tool."''
-> ''"Lies sooth the mind, don't they?"''
--> ''Kayn'' speaking, with ''Rhaast'' responding.
A peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny — to one day lead the Order of the Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He audaciously wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of his body and mind. There are only two possible outcomes: either Kayn bends the weapon to his will... or the malevolent blade consumes him completely, paving the way for the destruction of all Runeterra.
Kayn is a Unique champion, an aggressive fighter who can transition into either an Assassin or a Diver depending on the game's situation. His passive, ''The Darkin Scythe'', has no immediate effects on its own, but grants Kayn access to two different playstyles. Once a certain amount of time has passed, the player can choose to transform into either the ''Shadow Assassin'', with Kayn expelling Rhaast and becoming a mobile squishy-hunter, or the ''Darkin'', with Rhaast overpowering Kayn and becoming a resilient tank-buster. Each form's meter charges up faster by damaging ranged or melee champions respectively. Once a form has been chosen, ''The Darkin Scythe'' gains a new effect. ''Shadow Assassin'' causes Kayn to deal bonus damage with his attacks and abilities for a few seconds upon entering combat, while ''Darkin'' allows Rhaast to heal for a percentage of the damage dealt by his abilities.
With his first ability, ''Reaping Slash'', Kayn dashes a short distance in a target direction and then sweeps his scythe in a circle, damaging all enemies he hits. In ''Darkin'' form, the ability deals damage equal to a percentage of the targets' max health. With his second ability, ''Blade's Reach'', Kayn swings his scythe upwards in a target direction, damaging and slowing all enemies he hits. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the attack's range is increased and Kayn summons a shadow clone to perform the slash, freeing him to do other actions. In ''Darkin'' form, Rhaast also knocks up enemies he hits. His third ability, ''Shadow Step'', grants Kayn bonus movement speed and allows him to move through terrain and walls for a short duration. Upon entering a wall, Kayn heals himself and the duration of the effect is extended. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the ability also grants immunity to slows and a higher movement speed boost. His ultimate ability, ''Umbral Trespass'', allows Kayn to infest the body of an enemy champion he has recently damaged, becoming briefly untargetable. When the duration ends, or the ability is reactivated, Kayn wrenches himself from the target's body, damaging them. In ''Shadow Assassin'' form, the range of the ability is increased, and using it refreshes the bonus damage from his passive, while in ''Darkin'' form the ability deals damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health and heals Rhaast for a large percentage of the damage dealt.
Kayn's alternate skins include Soulhunter Kayn.
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* AffablyEvil: Both of them, though surprisingly Rhaast moreso.
* TheAgeless: As with the other Darkin, Rhaast appears completely immortal, even saying as much.
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Neither time, nor violence will end me.''
* {{Animesque}}: Pushes the boundaries, taking the title of 'most anime champion in League' away from champions like Yasuo and Ahri. Visually, he very clearly takes a lot of inspiration from ''Manga/SoulEater''.
* {{Antivillain}}: It's suggested that he fights to protect his homeland from those who threaten it, like the expansionist Noxian empire. Even then, he's a bloodthirsty ninja who sees no problem in killing everyone that stands in his way to achieve his goal.
* ASinisterClue: Kayn (and Rhaast by extension) is left-handed and a remorseless killer.
* AttackAttackAttack: Even when in his weapon, Rhaast relishes every moment of violence he can commit, and considers ''any'' interruption in fighting (especially recalling) to be an extreme annoyance.
* BashBrothers: Kayn with Zed, Rhaast with Aatrox.
* BishounenLine: Played straight if Kayn becomes the Shadow Assassin, averted if Rhaast wins.
* BloodKnight: Rhaast, a typical feature of Darkin.
* BloodMagic: Choosing the ''Darkin'' route causes abilities to have a crimson tone, similar to Aatrox's abilities.
** Also mentioned by Varus that Runeterran blood magic originates from the Darkin.
* BornWinner: This is a common trait of champions in general, but Kayn pushes it a step further. His prowess over weapons and killing is simply something he was born with, and according to WordOfGod, very few people can even resist Darkin corruption, let alone turn the tables and purge a Darkin from its weapon.
* CastingAShadow: He's a member of Zed's Order of the Shadow, and if you choose the ''Shadow Assassin'' route, you can see the similarities between Zed and Kayn.
* CatchPhrase: Both have one that they have a chance to say either at game start or while moving around:
--> '''Kayn:''' (solemn) ''"The child is gone. The killer will remain."''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''"I will survive eternity, they will die today."''
* CharacterDevelopment: Notably, both Kayn and Rhaast have a notable shift in their characterization mid-game once one of them transforms. Kayn begins to revel in his newfound power, while Rhaast thoroughly enjoys his newfound freedom. Best shown by slight modifications to their respective CatchPhrase:
--> '''Kayn:''' (excited) ''"The child is gone. The killer remains."''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''"I survived eternity! They will die today, and the next, and the next..."''
* ChildSoldiers: Was conscripted in Noxus as a boy, sent to Ionia and [[WeHaveReserves expected to die in his first battle]].
* TheCorruption / TheCorrupter: Rhaast is attempting both of these on Kayn, transforming his left arm and attempting to weaken his resolve.
* DarkerAndEdgier: More than most champions. It's notable that Riot's internal name for Kayn when he was in development was "Edgelord Assassin."
* DarkIsEvil: Rhaast. And unlike Aatrox, there's absolutely no ambiguity here.
* DopplegangerAttack: To help indicate that he and Zed are a part of the same order and use similar magic, when using ''Blade's Reach'' as a ''Shadow Assassin'', Kayn leaves behind a shadow that casts the ability for him, similar to Zed's much more advanced use of shadows in combat.
* DynamicEntry: A lot of champions can dash or blink over walls, but only Kayn can casually walk through them to make your day end badly.
* EvilIsHammy: Rhaast becomes a fountain of exuberant carnage and death should he manage to take over Kayn's body. Being cooped up in a scythe for centuries ''would'' leave one a little excited when they manage to finally get free.
* EvilLaugh: Both like to do this as they jump into an enemy with ''Umbral Trespass''. True to their characters, Kayn's is more subdued and haunting, while Rhaast's is over-the-top maniacal.
* EvilVersusEvil: A remorseless assassin versus an OmnicidalManiac BloodKnight. Kayn is ALighterShadeOfBlack because he might not want to kill ''everything'', but being morally better than Rhaast is a low bar to clear.
* FateWorseThanDeath: It's unclear whether Kayn dies in the sense that the Kindred get to collect him should Rhaast win their battle for dominance, as Rhaast's description of Kayn's fate is rather... unpleasant.
-->''"Kayn weeps in the abyss between oblivions. [[KickTheDog Idiot]]."''
* FragileSpeedster: The ''Shadow Assassin'' route, allowing Kayn to deal more burst damage and improving his abilities' ranges and flexibility.
* FriendlyEnemy: They're mortal enemies locked in a struggle for dominance, but because both of them are utterly confident in their victory, they come off as a lot more friendly than they really are.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From a Noxian child soldier to an unstoppable shadow-ninja assassin or an equally unstoppable rampaging Darkin.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A specific design feature in Kayn's gameplay is that the player plays out the tale of his eventual fate with each game played as him. Kayn begins the game as a not-fully-trained shadow ninja, and Rhaast as a Darkin trapped in his weapon, explaining Kayn's [[MagikarpPower initial weakness and lack of specialization]]. Kayn furthers his training as a shadow ninja by hunting down and killing vulnerable ranged targets, while Rhaast fuels his power and feeds his bloodlust by slaughtering stronger melee enemies. Once one has become sufficiently strong, they're able to kill the other and use the strength they gained in doing so to reach their full potential, also permanently locking out the other option. The character portrait will change to show either Shadow Assassin Kayn or Rhaast. Also, choosing the ''Darkin'' form changes all instances of "Kayn" in the character's ability tooltips to "Rhaast".
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: But to avoid confusion for the other nine players in the game, the ingame chat and ping system still call the character "Kayn" even if Kayn is dead and Rhaast is inhabiting what was used to be his body.
** Kayn is also the first Champion whose gameplay takes advantage of the fact that there is no longer a canonical League of Legends and these are hypothetical matches (i.e. you haven't summoned the actual person to fight for you). You can destroy Kayn or Rhaast over and over, but at the beginning of the next match they will both be alive.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In his ''Shadow Assassin'' form, Kayn's eyes glow blue, and in ''Darkin'' form they glow red. In his base form, his corrupted left eye also glows red.
* GoingNative: Noxian by birth, but Kayn has no loyalty to his home country.
* GrandTheftMe: If Rhaast wins, he gets Kayn's body and his shadow abilities to use as his own.
* GuideDangIt: The actual mechanics behind Kayn's transformation gauge are ''not'' well-explained either in promotional material or in the game itself. Of particular note is that the gauge doesn't necessarily show the ''total'' number of orbs Kayn's earned, but the orb count of whichever type - blue or red - is currently ''leading'', and it doesn't show what type is currently ahead. Secondly - and most importantly - the value of the orbs Kayn earns increases as the game goes on. Kayn could kill the entire enemy team by himself at the start of the game and maybe earn 25% of the orbs he needs, but a single good fight against only one or two enemies at the ten minute mark can bring him from empty to full on his gauge in one go.
* HiddenDepths: Rhaast reins himself in until he takes over Kayn's body, instead trying to erode at Kayn's will by offering him freedom and power while simultaneously playing on his fears and doubts. The moment he wins, however, that all goes right out the window and gets replaced with gleeful carnage.
* HijackingCthulhu: Darkin gain new forms by taking over the bodies of those who pick up their weapons. Kayn has the potential to turn the tables on Rhaast by destroying him and claiming his scythe for his own.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Choosing the ''Darkin'' route triggers an animation where the scythe begins moving on its own, before impaling (and presumably killing) Kayn to allow Rhaast to take over.
* InstantExpert: Kayn has mastered every weapon with ease and is a natural adept at Zed's shadow magic. It's why he's so certain he can tame Rhaast.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''I have mastered every weapon of war, no prattling tool will prove an exception.''
* {{Intangibility}}: ''Shadow Step'' allows the player to simply walk through walls at will, while ''Umbral Trespass'' has Kayn become briefly untargetable while floating inside an unfortunate victim.
* KingmakerScenario: It's ultimately up to the player as to which of the two emerges victorious, depending on whose abilities and strengths they need more for that match.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Kayn's the only ninja in the game to not use Energy instead of Mana.
* LaughablyEvil: Rhaast is more randomly destructive than Kayn, but his short attention span, carefree attitude, and casual willingness to admit to mistakes makes him far more amusing than his chronically uptight partner.
-->(Upon reviving in Darkin form) ''"Okay! That did ''not'' work!"''
* LifeDrain: One of Rhaast's key strengths, should he win. He heals a large portion of ability damage on enemy champions, and even more from ''Umbral Trespass''.
* LightningBruiser: The ''Darkin'' route, as Rhaast heals from hitting enemy champions with his abilities, while also gaining max-health-based damage and slightly better crowd control.
* LivingWeapon: Kayn (figuratively) and Rhaast (literally). They're fighting to see who ends up wielding whom.
* MagikarpPower: Begins the game rather weak and unspecialized, with his abilities doing little outside of damage. Once the player selects either ''Shadow Assassin'' or ''Darkin'', Kayn's role as either an Assassin or a Diver is solidified.
* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: Because selecting one transformation over the other involves either Kayn or Rhaast killing the other, the transformation you ''didn't'' select is logically locked out permanently for the rest of the current match. Making the right choice for the current situation is an important part of mastering Kayn.
* MrFanservice: People have been asking for more fan service for the female players, and Riot intends to deliver.
* NameOfCain: The XtremeKoolLetterz variation, but his name is pronounced the same, and he's ''clearly'' [[SarcasmMode the normal, nice Ionian]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Kayn was actually supposed to ''destroy'' Rhaast, for fear of Noxus using the darkin scythe against Ionia. But Kayn was so supremely confident that he chose to take the living scythe for his own use.
* {{Ninja}}: A scythe isn't exactly normal ninja weaponry, but then again, Rhaast isn't exactly a normal scythe. Kayn is a part of Zed's Order of the Shadow, so he at least has some credence as a ninja. The ''Shadow Assassin'' route exemplifies this.
* NotSoDifferent: For all their differences, Kayn and Rhaast both ''love'' killing, and both consider the Rift Scuttler extremely annoying to deal with. They also really enjoy using Kayn's shadow powers.
* ObviouslyEvil: Unlike his fellow Darkin Aatrox, whose motives are much more ambiguous and whose actions CAN influence others favorably, Rhaast makes it very clear that he's an evil, omnicidal demon who wants to slaughter everything in sight.
* OhCrap: When Rhaast becomes stronger, he wrests himself free of Kayn's grip. Kayn takes two steps back that ''scream'' this, but by then [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice it's too late for him]].
* PostMortemOneLiner: Shadow Assassin Kayn is especially fond of these.
--> ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/0b/ShadowAssassin.killAny06.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170920192034 There was a time to run, but you missed it.]]''
* PrettyBoy: Kayn. When Rhaast takes over, he gets considerably more demonic and corrupted looking.
* PsychopathicManchild: For a being perhaps thousands of years old, Rhaast has little more depth or motive than "kill everything he can".
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Which to wreak first? Carnage, havoc, or mayhem? I just'' can't decide.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Kayn's left eye glows red in his base form, showing the extent of Rhaast's corruption. Both eyes are red in Darkin form.
* RedOniBlueOni: Rhaast's red to Kayn's blue, shown clearly [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience in their respective final forms]].
--> '''Kayn:''' ''The true assassin kills one to save many.''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''Such noble lies. Save no-one, it's so liberating!''
* RevengeBeforeReason: Kayn against Noxian champions (no doubt as a result of being used as cannon fodder as a child by them). Notably, his ''shadow assassin'' form will have lines for Darius and Sion in particular, who are both melee juggernauts who are almost impossible for him to beat directly without a ''considerable'' advantage. But if you attack either, Kayn gleefully calls for vengeance.
* ScheherezadeGambit: What Rhaast is running (see Hidden Depths, above). His one chance to survive is to keep Kayn interested in their duel; otherwise Kayn will just destroy the scythe like he was originally meant to.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''I let you go, and you will die.''
--> '''Rhaast:''' ''And you will'' lose.
* SealedEvilInACan: Barely. Rhaast is confined to the scythe, but he has the power to take over the body of anyone who makes direct contact with him. Kayn already shows signs of Rhaast's influence but is preventing him from taking over entirely (thus far).
* SinisterScythe: Rhaast is the Darkin that lives within the scythe, and is constantly trying to corrupt Kayn and gain full power over the pair.
* SlasherSmile: Kayn sports one in his splash art, shown above.
* SlipknotPonytail: In his ''Shadow Assassin form'', Kayn's long braided hair comes undone and flows freely. WordOfGod says this was meant to symbolize his newfound freedom from Rhaast and other restraints.
* SpinAttack: The second part of ''Reaping Slash''
* TheStarscream: Surprisingly subverted with Kayn. While it's very clear that he has aspirations for becoming the leader of the Order of the Shadow, his backstory makes it clear that he wants to ''inherit'' the order from Zed rather than try to forcibly take the mantle for himself. Also, his quotes towards an allied Zed and an enemy Shen show that he respects Zed very highly, even if he believes his Shadow Assassin form now surpasses him.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: In his ''Shadow Assassin'' form, Kayn believes he's done this. Given the way [[MagikarpPower Kayn]] scales into the late game compared to [[CrutchCharacter Zed]], he's not necessarily wrong. According to WordOfGod, Kayn considers doing this his duty in order to make Zed proud - even if surpassing him means killing him someday.
--> '''Kayn:''' ''Zed now walks in my shadow.''
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Both of them are trying to kill the other, but since they're initially at an impasse, they fight together until one absorbs enough power from fighting to gain dominance.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: If Kayn purges Rhaast, he masters the mighty scythe and fully integrates it into his combat style. If Rhaast consumes Kayn, he adds Kayn's shadow magic to his [[BloodMagic usual]] repertoire of powers.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Shadow Assassin Kayn.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears no shirt. His left arm is mostly corrupted, though, with what appears to be a large pauldron sitting on his shoulder.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His lines indicate that Kayn is acting for the betterment of Ionia, but his plans ''do'' involve killing whoever he sees as a threat to the islands, a task he carries out with gusto.
* WowingCthulhu: Despite the fact that he wants to corrupt and consume Kayn, Rhaast does genuinely respect Kayn's prowess in combat and his abilities, going as far as calling him "the great Kayn" in his taunt if he happens to take over him.
* YouAreAlreadyDead: Similar to Zed's ''Death Mark'', ''Umbral Trespass'' can leave a helpless victim awaiting their doom as Kayn deals the killing blow by emerging.
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[[folder:Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest]]
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[[caption-width-right:307:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/7/7a/Kennen_Select.ogg The eyes never lie.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Unknown (English), Creator/AnaEstherAlborg (European Spanish), Creator/LauraTorres (Mexican Spanish), Creator/YumikoKobayashi (Japanese)
->''"The Heart of the Tempest beats eternal... and those beaten remember eternally."''
There exists an ancient order originating in the Ionian Isles dedicated to the preservation of balance. Order, chaos, light, darkness -- all things must exist in perfect harmony for such is the way of the universe. This order is known as the Kinkou and it employs a triumvirate of shadow warriors to uphold its causes in the world. Kennen is one of these shadow warriors, entrusted with the sacred duty of Coursing the Sun - tirelessly conveying the justice of the Kinkou.
Kennen was born in Bandle City and it was said that in his first living moments he bolted first from the womb and second from the midwife who delivered him. His parents had thought that he would outgrow his boundless energy, but as he matured his energy found no limits and was matched only by his unnerving speed. Despite his astonishing gifts, he remained unnoticed (or at least uncaught, as he was quite the prankster) until, on a dare, he ran straight up the great outer wall of the Placidium. When word of this feat reached Kinkou ears, Kennen was quickly and quietly brought in for an audience. He found that the role of the Heart of the Tempest suited him, frenetically delivering both the word and the punishments of the Kinkou across the realm. He now works with his fellows Akali and Shen to enforce the balance of Valoran.
Kennen is a Unique champion that darts through the battlefield fast as lightning, unleashing a storm of attacks and spells to disable enemy targets. Like the other ninja champions, he uses a fixed Energy Meter as a resource instead of mana. His passive, ''Mark of the Storm'', places electrical marks on enemies damaged by his abilities. Once three marks stack, they will be consumed to briefly stun the target and return Energy to Kennen. With his first ability, ''Thundering Shuriken'', Kennen throws an electrically-charged shuriken in a target direction, damaging the first enemy it hits. His second ability, ''Electrical Surge'', passively charges Kennen's every fifth consecutive attack with lightning, causing it to deal bonus damage and put a ''Mark of the Storm'' on the target. When activated, Kennen sends an electric surge to all nearby foes that have a ''Mark of the Storm'' on them or are inside his ''Slicing Maelstrom'', damaging them. With his third ability, ''Lightning Rush'', Kennen turns into a ball of lightning for a few seconds, gaining a large boost to his movement speed, armor and magic resist and allowing him to move through units. While in this state, Kennen damages all enemies he moves through and replenishes some Energy the first time he damages an enemy champion. His ultimate ability, ''Slicing Maelstrom'', summons a powerful thunderstorm around Kennen for a few seconds, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Each successive strike against the same enemy deals increased damage.
Kennen's alternate skins include [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Deadly Kennen]], [[Franchise/StarWars Swamp Master Kennen]], [[MartialArtsUniform Karate Kennen]], [[DeadlyDoctor Kennen, M.D]], [[WinterWarfare Arctic Ops Kennen]], Blood Moon Kennen, and [[{{Superhero}} Super Kennen]].
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Sort of, since his voice gives off the impression that he's still rather young. Tries to be "precocious", but ends up getting excited.
* BadassAdorable: He's one adorable ''flppin' yordle ninja.''
* {{Combos}}: Getting 3 Marks of the Storm on an enemy will stun them. Kennen players with a very good grasp on timing abilities can even [[DifficultButAwesome chain multiple stuns in a row.]]
* CoolMask: Wears one in his Blood Moon skin. Like Blood Moon Kalista, he takes it off in his recall animation.
* TheFaceless: He's a ninja. DURRR. Mostly subverted in his Karate skin... though he still wears a mask over his eyes in it. Completely averted with his Kennen, MD skin.
* [[EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure Environment Specific Skin]]: Arctic Ops Kennen
* FuumaShuriken: Although it's mostly to the size of a Yordle.
-->''"Yes they make Shurikens this small!"''
* GratuitousNinja: He's a ''flippin' ninja!''
* TheHeart: His title is not just for show - [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 he serves as the moral-center for the Kinkou]].
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Has little advantage over most other champions to make a tricky surprise attack. The very conspicuous lighting he generates doesn't help much either.
* HitAndRunTactics: Kennen's kit encourages players to do this thanks to his massive movement speed and landing his stuns using spells and autoattacks. This is more prominent in AD centric/split-pushing builds than AP builds though.
* {{Keet}}: His age is unknown but he sounds like a little boy, energetically runs around, and is the most excitable of the Kinkou.
* TheMcCoy: [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31169293#31169293 He's the good-hearted optimist of the Kinkou]].
* NiceGuy: Part of being TheHeart. He's the only one who'd consider forgiving Zed, for instance, if he apologized to them.
* NotTheIntendedUse: Kennen's Electrical Surge passive scales off in attack damage, has relatively decent base attack speed and damage, and have a good form of sustain since he uses energy. Because of these factors, many players often play him as an AD carry instead of an actual mage. He is even used to play in the top lane as an AD build instead of the middle lane because he often fares well against a lot of melee bruisers and doesn't fare well against many mages in the mid lane. This is even acknowledged by the Riot staff themselves when they introduced the custom item builds to the game.
* PowerTrio: With Akali and Shen.
* ShockAndAwe: Absolutely everything he does.
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[[folder:Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver]]
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[[caption-width-right:308: [-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/5/57/Khazix_Select.ogg Change... is good.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DameonClarke (English), Rafael Azcárraga (European Spanish), Pedro D'Aguillon Jr. (Mexicam Spanish) Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese)
->''"Kill. Consume. Adapt."''
When Kha'Zix crossed over into this world, he was fragile and ravenous. The animals he first encountered were too small to fuel the rapid evolution he craved. Kha'Zix focused his hunger on the most dangerous creatures he could find, risking his life to satisfy his need. With each kill he feasted and changed, becoming a stronger, faster predator. Kha'Zix soon chased his prey with unrestrained aggression, believing he was unstoppable. One day, while savoring a fresh kill, the predator became the prey. From cover a creature pounced in a blur of fangs and steel, tackling him to the ground. It roared in his face slashing and clawing, and Kha'Zix felt his blood spill for the first time. Screeching in fury, he sliced at the brute's eye driving it back. They fought from sunset to sunrise. Finally, near death, they reluctantly separated. As his wounds closed, Kha'Zix burned with anticipation at the idea of devouring one who could match the Void's strength. He resumed his search for powerful prey with renewed vigor. Someday, Kha'Zix will feast on Rengar.
Kha'Zix is an Assassin champion who jumps on and takes down single targets at a time, and can adapt his abilities to deal with different situations. His passive, ''Unseen Threat'', causes Kha'Zix's next basic attack to deal bonus damage and slow the target whenever he leaves the enemy team's vision. With his first ability, ''Taste their Fear'', Kha'Zix slices a nearby enemy with his claws, damaging them. If the target has no allies nearby, they will take bonus damage. His second ability, ''Void Spike'', fires spikes in a target direction that explode upon hitting an enemy, damaging nearby foes and healing Kha'Zix if he's inside the explosion. With his third ability, ''Leap'', Kha'Zix jumps to a target location, damaging surrounding enemies upon landing. His ultimate ability, ''Void Assault'', allows Kha'zix to briefly become invisible and gain bonus movement speed up to two times in a row.
Additionally, whenever Kha'Zix levels up his ultimate he can evolve one of four different physical adaptations, each one boosting one of his abilites. ''Reaper Claws'' slightly increases the range of his ''Taste their Fear'' and basic attacks, and makes ''Taste their Fear'' refund most of its cooldown if the target has no nearby allies. ''Spike Racks'' allows his ''Void Spikes'' to fire three exploding spikes in a cone, and causes them to slow and reveal enemies struck. ''Wings'' increases the range of his ''Leap'' and allows its cooldown to be refreshed whenever he kills or helps kill an enemy champion. ''Adaptive Cloaking'' passively allows Kha'Zix to gain the benefits of ''Void Assault'' when out of combat and inside of brush for a few seconds, which linger for a small moment after leaving the brush.
Kha'Zix's alternate skins include [[RobotMe Mecha Kha'Zix]], Guardian of the Sands Kha'Zix, Death Blossom Kha'Zix, and [[PowerOfTheVoid Dark Star Kha'Zix]].
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* TheAssimilator: Those three words in the quote above? Those describe an urge so primal to him that even if he absorbed and evolved a great mind which told him it wasn't the smartest thing to do, he'd discard the intellect in favor of continuing killing, eating and evolving.
* AudibleSharpness: His passive is triggered by disappearing from the vision of the enemy team: It increases his next attack's damage and slows the target. How will you know if you're fulfilling the 'not seen by enemy' requirement for refreshing it? Well, you get a neat little buff, and purple void blades grow from Kha'Zix's claws with an audible "tzing".
* BigCreepyCrawlies: He looks kinda like a big, purple[[note]]red if ultimate is evolved[[/note]] praying mantis.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: No hands, just blades attached to wrist-joints - said blades are almost as tall as he is when he's crouching.
* CannibalismSuperpower: Kha'Zix wants to kill deadly opponents, evolve by eating the corpse, then find another target with whom to repeat the cycle.
* CrosshairAware: Inverted for Kha'Zix. His Isolation mechanic automatically identifies and targets any enemy far enough from their allies that would make them vulnerable, but only Kha'Zix can see the mark. If using the "Mecha" skin, the visual cue is literally a crosshair.
* DynamicEntry: When leaping from bushes, it can be this. But if you evolve his jump, the range doubles, and the jump's cooldown refreshes on kill or assist, so it's not uncommon to see Kha'Zix come flying over the treeline, leapfrog from champion to champion, then jump ''back'' over the trees and vanish.
* EldritchAbomination: Hails from [[EldritchLocation The Void]], so it comes with the territory.
* EvolvingAttack: In as literal a sense as possible. Every point spent in his ult gives him an evolution point to upgrade one of his abilities, making it more powerful.
* {{Expy}}:
** The Franchise/{{Alien}} [[Franchise/AlienVsPredator to Rengar's]] Franchise/{{Predator}}.
** He has an uncanny resemblance to a [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Space Pirate]].
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Scyther]], anyone?
** Also, the whole "evolving" theme is clearly reminiscent of both [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} the Zerg]] and [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]].
* {{Foil}}: To his rival, Rengar. While both have very similar kits and abilities, they need to be used in the opposite way. Rengar benefits from his enemies being clumped up together, while Kha'Zix wants to isolate and delete a single enemy squishy in half a second.
* FragileSpeedster: Like Rengar, he revolves around appearing from out of nowhere. Unlike Rengar, he really can't afford to stick around if he doesn't score a kill quickly. Thankfully, his toolset can be used to make an escape just as easily as it can be used to engage.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Like Kog'Maw, Kha'Zix's story revolves around consuming his enemies and gaining their abilities. Also like Kog'Maw, he has absolutely no mechanics related to this (his evolution mechanics occur naturally as he levels up and is not related to anyone he has killed in any way).
** The sole exception is if you complete his unique quest against Rengar where you are awarded an additional evolution point for defeating a Rengar before he can do the same to you.
* GlassCannon: Like Rengar, he revolves around killing you in seconds. Unlike Rengar, he really can't afford to stick around if he doesn't score a kill quickly.
* GrowingWings: Evolving his leap will make him grow wings, and cause him to fly around from time to time when moving. True to his insectoid appearance, the wings are insectoid as well.
* LaserBlade: Has purple void-energy blades forming on his claws whenever his passive is ready.
* LegoGenetics: With near instant evolution and ability to discard evolutions at will, one has to assume this trope is in play somewhere.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Mecha Kha'Zix's Void Spike becomes a salvo of missiles.
* MiniMecha[=/=]RobotMe: His Mecha Kha'Zix skin.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/3/32/MechaKhazix.joke.ogg "I have evolved beyond jokes. I am now... a robot. Beep. Boop."]]''
* {{Metamorphosis}}: His evolution mechanic is this in game: Once an evolution is chosen, it takes him a few seconds of standing still while playing out an unique evolution animation - from this point on the new attribute is permanent for the remainder of the match.
* NeverSplitTheParty: Whatever you do while fighting a Kha'Zix, you should never go alone: Kha'Zix's damage increases by quite a lot if you're without an ally of any sort nearby, and if his claws are evolved, that damage will increase even more: It's not uncommon for a Kha'Zix to do around 1000 damage to an isolated target in a very short fraction of time.
* NotSoDifferent: From his rival, Rengar. They're both hunters who seek the most powerful prey to make them stronger. Even more, their kits are extremely similar. Both have single target, high damage nukes (Taste Their Fear, Savagery), a skillshot (Void Spikes, Bola Strike), a way to jump at enemies (Leap, Unseen Predator), benefits from being stealthed (Unseen Threat, Unseen Predator), ways to self heal (Void Spikes, Empowered Battle Roar), and most importantly, ultimates that grant a power spike and stealth (Void Assault, Thrill of the Hunt). While they need to be played differently, the kits are very alike.
* PunctuationShaker: As is typical of Void monsters, his name is two syllables split by an apostrophe.
* SerratedBladeOfPain: Evolving his first ability will turn his already sharp blades into these. It's no surprise they're capable of dealing out some serious hurt afterwards.
* SinisterScythe: He doesn't so much have ''hands'' as his has these.. what would have been wrists are more or less joints which his Blades Below the Shoulder are attached to..
* SpikeShooter: A volley is shot with each use of his W ability, three volleys in a cone if evolved. If they hit a target they explode, dealing damage as well as applying his passive if available when evolved. And if Kha'Zix is in the range of said explosion, he's healed.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Not necessarily good, but whereas Cho'Gath is malicious and Kog'Maw is destructive, Kha'Zix has a very selective impact on Runeterra: he only kills and consumes the strongest predators, so that he can adapt and survive.
* TrrrillingRrrs: He'll be trrrillllliiing any letter that suits it, but it's most noticeable with the R's.
-->''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/5/5e/Khazix.EvoR3.ogg "From the darrrrrrrrk"]]''\\
''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/f/fa/Khazix.move5.ogg "Endless hungerrrr"]]''
* TurnsRed: Any of his evolutions count as this in terms of gameplay, though he literally turns red upon enhancing his ultimate.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Rengar to be this. Riot themselves want to encourage opposing Kha'Zix and Rengar players to enact their final duel, with a special in-game benefit to [[SideQuest whoever kills (or assists in killing) the other at level 16 first]]. If Kha'Zix kills Rengar, as hinted at in the lore he reaches the pinnacle of his predatory evolution by absorbing Rengar's strength; this provides him with a bonus evolution point, allowing Kha'Zix to enhance ''all'' of his abilities.
* YouAreWhoYouEat: In a nutshell. He is driven by a need to feast and evolve based on the prey he just consumed.
---> ''[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/d/d1/Khazix.taunt1.ogg "Do not fear death, the best part of you will live on!"]]''
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[[folder:Kindred, the Eternal Hunters (Lamb and Wolf)]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/a/af/Kindred_Select.ogg "Never one..." "...without the other."]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Marcella Lentz-Pope (Lamb) & Creator/MatthewMercer (Wolf) (English)
-> '''Voiced by:''' Tania Ugía (Lamb) & Roberto González (Wolf) (European Spanish)
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Lamb) & Creator/IrwinDaayan (Wolf) (Mexican Spanish)
->''"Tell me again, little Lamb, which things are ours to take?"''
->''"All things, dear Wolf."''
Separate, but never parted, Kindred represents the twin essences of death. Lamb’s bow offers a swift release from the mortal realm for those who accept their fate. Wolf hunts down those who run from their end, delivering violent finality within his crushing jaws. Though interpretations of Kindred’s nature vary across Runeterra, every mortal must choose the true face of their death.
Kindred, composed of the player-controlled Lamb and hovering partner Wolf, are a Marksman champion duo who are intended to be played in the jungle, seeking out their prey to gain power from each mark they bring down. With their first ability, ''Dance of Arrows'', Lamb jumps a short distance in the target direction and fires an arrow at up to three nearby enemies upon landing, damaging them. Lamb also gains bonus attack speed for a short time afterwards. Their second ability, ''Wolf's Frenzy'', sends Wolf to claim a nearby location as his territory, automatically and independently attacking nearby enemies. When used inside Wolf's territory, ''Dance of Arrows'' has its cooldown drastically reduced. Their third ability, ''Mounting Dread'', cripples a nearby enemy champion, greatly slowing them. If Lamb lands three basic attacks on a slowed target, Wolf will pounce at them, dealing bonus damage based on their missing health. With Kindred's ultimate ability, ''Lamb's Respite'', Lamb blesses the ground around herself, creating a large zone inside which all units (friend or foe and even structures) cannot be reduced below a small percentage of their maximum health. When the zone expires, any targets still inside are healed by a small amount of health.
Kindred's passive, ''Mark of the Kindred'', allows both Lamp and Wolf to mark targets as prey; Lamb can manually select an enemy champion, while Wolf will randomly mark a large jungle monster in the enemy side of the map. Slaying a marked target grants Lamb bonus attack range and enhances Kindred's basic abilities, stacking with each mark killed. ''Dance of Arrows'' grants higher attack speed, while ''Wolf's Frenzy'' and ''Mounting Dread'' both deal more damage.
Kindred's alternate skins include Shadowfire Kindred and Super Galaxy Kindred.
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* AffectionateNickname: Lamb calls Wolf "Dear Wolf", and Wolf calls Lamb "Little Lamb".
* AnimalJingoism: Wolf's solo taunt for Rengar?
--> '''Wolf:''' "Chase the cat!"
* AssistCharacter: This is largely how Wolf functions. Normally he simply follows Lamb (who is controlled by the player), unable to attack or be attacked. He separates and performs some functions for their passive, second skill, and third skill.
* BigStupidDoodooHead: Wolf's attempt at mimicking Lamb.
--> '''Wolf:''' Words, words, la-la-la, pew-twang-pew!
--> '''Lamb:''' Are you imitating me?
** When she mimics him back, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Wolf mistakes it for her acting more like him]].
--> '''Lamb:''' I'm hungry, I'm hungry! I'm bored. Chase! Chase! Chase!
--> '''Wolf:''' You get it now!
* TheBeastmaster: In-game, the relationship between Lamb and Wolf is similar to this, with the player mostly controlling Lamb with Wolf assisting in the hunt.
* BeastAndBeauty: While both are animalistic, Lamb is much more human than Wolf.
* BloodKnight: Wolf cares only about chasing and hunting prey, waiting impatiently and complaining of boredom when not on the hunt.
--> '''Wolf:''' "Chasing is the best game in the world, and I ''always'' win!"
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being personifications of the Death, they aren't good or evil. To them, they are simply playing out the final fate of all creatures, and even have directed taunts to Sion, implying that they are providing a MercyKill for him. As WordOfGod put it during a [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/H8socwE1?comment=003d0000 Q&A session regarding whether Kindred was good or evil]]:
--> '''Riot Stellari:''' They're definitely not evil. But they're not positive/negative either. They're a force of nature. Kind of like a tornado isn't inherently good/evil.
** Taken even further when WordOfGod elaborates that a person's moral standing is not what decides which aspect of Kindred comes for them. A good person can still face Wolf's teeth if they choose to run from the inevitability. An evil person will receive Lamb's arrows should they FaceDeathWithDignity
* BrainsAndBrawn: Lamb is the brains, Wolf is the brawn. However, Lamb isn't exactly a weakling, either.
* ConfusionFu: Similarly to Kalista, Lamb can hop all over the place while in Wolf's territory. There's also a ''lot'' of options to mess around with enemies by marking them with Kindred's passive, such as [[KansasCityShuffle marking an enemy only to target a different enemy]], or [[ParanoiaGambit marking an enemy just to scare them and make them break off an attack on an ally, even if Kindred is on the other end of the map]], [[CassandraGambit or doing the above for a while, and then going ahead and attacking the marked enemy for real.]]
* CoolMask: Both Wolf and Lamb wear masks (of a Lamb and Wolf respectively). WordOfGod indicates the masks ''can'' be removed, but this would be [[TooDumbToLive a very bad thing indeed.]]
* CrutchCharacter[=/=]MagikarpPower: They, much like Draven or Tristana, manage to be both at once. Their kit is well-suited to constant early ganking and their ganks tend to be SimpleYetAwesome what with how they mostly just chase somebody down and shoot them, and their respectably high base damages help secure the kill. However, if they fail to get sufficient amount of passive stacks, they have almost no presence in the mid/late-game beyond their ultimate due to relatively poor scaling and bad base AD. But if they can persevere through a weakened midgame and pick off stacks here and there, they scale right back up into a deadly carry.
* DissonantSerenity: Lamb mostly speaks in a calm, soothing tone, even when doing things such as telling Wolf to attack or making threats.
** GutturalGrowler: Wolf, on the other hand, has a very growly voice, seemingly to evoke fear.
* TheDividual: Though they have different personalities, they are always seen at most a few feet apart and seem to share thoughts.
--> Never one...
--> ...without the other.
* DontFearTheReaper: While still a capable huntress, Lamb is much closer to this trope than Wolf. Her philosophy on death is that while it is unavoidable and final, it's not something to be feared, and that it gives meaning to life. According to WordOfGod, accepting her (and, by extension, accepting your end) means a peaceful and serene death. Attempting to flee from death means Wolf will give you a horrifying and painful end.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But don't be fooled. She may not be as vicious as him, but she's just as eager to see you dead if it's your time.
* EarlyBirdCameo: As with Bard and Tahm Kench, small details were added into matches (their mark appearing above random characters at the start of a match, either of their masks appearing over a character upon death) prior to their release. Additionally, the shadowy form of Wolf can be seen early in the Curse of the Sad Mummy video.
* EmotionlessGirl: Lamb is a near case, according to WordOfGod. She knows much but feels little, as opposed to Wolf, who feels much but knows little. She asks Wolf how he feels, and what it feels like to feel.
* EvilLaugh: Though not necessarily evil, Lamb's playful, eerie laugh combined with Wolf's vicious cackle make for an unsettling mix.
* {{Expy}}: A large part of their concept was inspired by the Chinese philosophy of Yin and yang. Yin and Yang describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Their masks show this further, as the black Wolf has the white Lamb mask, with the reverse being true to Lamb.
** Kindred was also inspired by the fable of The Wolf and the Lamb.
** Similar to [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Bard]], they look like they came out of a Creator/StudioGhibli movie. They bear many similarities to San and Moro from the movie ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' in particular.
* TheFaceless: Lamb's mask covers her whole face, while Wolf's mask only covers part of his. Contrasting this, Wolf seems to ''only'' have a face and a wispy trail following it, while Lamb has a full body.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: With the occasional [[FinishDialogueInUnison speaking in unison.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Kindred's Wolf Frenzy allows for Kindred to keep up with enemies by reducing the cooldown for Dance of Arrows, allowing them to dash around as needed to keep up with their intended target whether they choose to stand and fight, or try to run. Mounting Dread applies a massive slow on activation, and gaining 3 hits on the target causes them to get pounced upon by Wolf for a chunk of damage, which by that point, the target is either trying to flee with little health remaining, or is refusing to accept that their time is up
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: They have bright, glowing [[OccultBlueEyes blue]] eyes.
* TheGrimReaper: Implied heavily to be the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, or rather, the result of said personification dividing itself in two.
** Both take on different mannerisms of the Reaper; Lamb is a gentle, soft, yet eerie and absolute figure, while Wolf is a bestial shade who hunts down those who would defy or flee from their fate.
* IHaveManyNames: As mentioned in ''A Good Death'', the Kindred have many individual names: Lamb and Wolf, Ina and Ani, Farya and Wolyo, these are given examples.
* InstantDeathRadius: Being of the marksman category, they are this by late-game, but special mention goes to ''Wolf's Frenzy'' creating a zone in which Lamb has excessive mobility and damage with Wolf constantly damaging a single person within the area.
** [[{{InvertedTrope}} Inverted]] by their ultimate, which creates an area where ''nobody'' can die.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Seems to be the point of their Ultimate, "Lamb's Respite," which prevents anyone in a certain area from dying.
* KillSteal: They have a series of quotes reprimanding other champions who steal marked jungle monsters from them. Notably, Lamb actually sounds close to angry when this happens.
** According to WordOfGod, [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/H8socwE1-new-champion-qa-kindred-the-eternal-hunters?comment=00160000 this close to how they view Karthus' actions in lore]]:
---> '''Riot Jaredan:''' "Kindred and Karthus's relationship will be looked at to some extent in Karthus's upcoming new extended character introduction. Expect it in the next month or so. In my mind (and that's a scary place), Karthus actively rips people away from the fate that should be Kindred. His actions are an abomination to them."
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Not them, but ''anyone who dares try to extend their life beyond their time''. This includes all undead, resurrected (they're looking directly at you, Azir), and even those who should've died, but have found ways to extend their life beyond when they were supposed to die (this includes Ekko, who's used his Z-Drive Time control device to avoid certain death many times). Anyone who's chosen this path for themselves have pretty much guaranteed that Wolf gets to enjoy chasing them again. And yes, they do know anyone who's done any of these things and they are not happy about it.
* LonelyTogether: Both averted and played straight. Played straight in that Lamb and Wolf were created because their legendary original incarnation was lonely and wanted a friend. Averted in that they empathize with [[ButtMonkey Amumu's]] loneliness, but still don't want to be friends with him.
* ManChild: Wolf is pure, barely-restrained ''id'', happy only when chasing and killing and impatient or bored the rest of the time.
* MeaningfulName: The word "kindred" means "one's family and relations". Their name also plays on the phrase "kindred spirits" (i.e. like-minded persons).
* {{Multishot}}: ''Dance of Arrows'' has Lamb fire up to three arrows at three nearby targets.
* OneHitKill: This could never realistically happen in a real game, but since Kindred is one of the five champions with infinite stacking [[note]]along with Sion, Nasus, Veigar and Bard[[/note]], if they could somehow accumulate 80 stacks of their passive then it will inflict ''100% of the target's current HP'' as bonus physical damage on ''every attack!''[[note]]This would be mitigated by armour, of course, so it wouldn't be an AUTOMATIC OneHitKill unless Kindred had a ridiculous amount of flat armour penetration and the target had no armour, but the attack would still almost certainly kill any target when you factor in the ''normal'' damage of the attack on top of the bonus passive damage[[/note]] After their rework this was moved to Wolf's attacks during Wolf's Frenzy, and would require ''99'' stacks to hit the full "100% of the targets current HP" threshold.[[note]]Each bite does an amount of basic damage plus a percentage of Kindred's bonus AD, plus 1.5%+1% per stack of the target's current HP.[[/note]]
* ParanoiaGambit: Marking an enemy champion for death can have this effect if Lamb marks say, the mid-laner and then never makes her way there, causing the marked enemy to play passively, possibly granting their ally in the same lane an advantage.
* PercentDamageAttack: This isn't a rare thing in League, but Kindred is a notable user of this trope. Kindred's passive grants them permanent and potentially infinite stacks upon killing a marked enemy champion or large jungle monster, and their basic attacks inflict 1.25% of the target's current health per stack. After the rework, this was moved to Wolf's bite attacks during Wolf's Frenzy.
* PrepareToDie: They have a long list of quotes that play when Kindred marks an enemy champion for death. [[ParanoiaFuel Naturally, the marked enemy hears them.]]
--> '''Kindred:''' The masks of the Kindred seek you!
* PronounTrouble: "Kindred" the champion refers to Wolf, who is male, and Lamb, who is female, collectively. Therefore, while referring to the champion as a whole, gender-neutral plural pronouns are ''meant'' to be used. However, because the player controls ''Lamb'', with Wolf acting as an AssistCharacter, some players and ''even some people working for Riot'' mistakenly refer to Kindred as a whole with female pronouns, presumably meaning instead to speak of just Lamb.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Wolf, while being the Yin half of their Yin/Yang symbolism, is more of [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack a very dark purple than the normal black]] used in the symbol, and represents the opposite values of aggressi, focus and masculinity.
* RedOniBlueOni: Wolf and Lamb, respectively.
* RunningGag: Lamb trying to recite a poem starting with "The weft and weave of fate guides", only for either Wolf to interrupt her or Lamb to [[RuleOfFunny forget how it goes]].
* StealthPun: Wolf is wearing a Lamb mask and, therefore, is a WolfInSheepsClothing.
* TimeAbyss: Certain quotes from Lamb imply this.
--> '''Wolf''': How old are we, Lamb?
--> '''Lamb''': Older than those whose footsteps are long vanished.
--> '''Wolf''': Many years.
--> '''Lamb''': I remember them all.
* TouchedByVorlons: In the short story [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/good-death 'A Good Death']] they are the Vorlons who touch amateur actress Magga, making her legendary across Valoran for her portrayal of them until she's famous enough to perform in front of the king and queen of Demacia.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: When Lamb and Wolf speak in unison, it sounds incredibly like this.
* WarriorPoet: Lamb seems to be very much this, with several deep and introspective quotes.
--> '''Lamb:''' Beauty fades. That is why it is beautiful.
* WilliamTelling: Their joke consists of Lamb doing this to Wolf. With the bow held in her legs.
-->'''Wolf:''' What happens if you miss?
-->'''Lamb:''' I don't know.
* WomenAreWiser[=/=]WriteWhoYouKnow: WordOfGod (their creator) says that Wolf is based on himself and his more impatient/bored/hungry moments, while Lamb is based on his wife.
* YinYangBomb: In a variation. Their appearances are heavily based on the ''taijitu'', with Wolf being the Yin (black) and Lamb being the Yang (white). However, like most Western depictions, they're backwards: In Taoism, Yin is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity, and nighttime. Yang, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry, and aggressive; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.
** If one only counts the respective masks of each, however, this is played straight.
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[[folder:Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/a/a3/Kled_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160802142452 I find courage unpredictable. It's total insanity you can rely on.]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SpikeSpencer (English), Jorge García Insúa (European Spanish), César Soto (Mexican Spanish)
->''"A sane man would run... but I ain't the runnin' kind!"''
A warrior as fearless as he is ornery, Kled is a popular folk hero in Noxus. Embodying the furious bravado of his nation, he is an icon beloved by the empire’s soldiers, distrusted by its officers, and loathed by the nobility. Tall tales such as “The Great Hussar” “The High General Marshal Sergeant” and “The Mountain Admiral” trace back to the founding of the empire. Many soldiers claim Kled has fought in every campaign the legions have waged, has “acquired” every military title, and has never once backed down from a fight. Though the veracity of the details is often questionable, one part of his legend is undeniable: Charging into battle on his un-trusty steed, Skaarl, Kled fights to protect what’s his… and to take whatever he can get.
Kled is a Diver champion meant for a reckless hyper-aggressive playstyle, pressing on the attack even when any other champion would retreat. He does not use mana or any other resource for his abilities, which are only limited by cooldowns. His pasive, ''Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard'', is Kled's untrusty mount. Skaarl has her own health bar and gains all bonus health from items Kled has, and when her health is depleted Skaarl will flee, leaving Kled alone and with a modified set of abilities. When dismounted, Kled gains a large movement speed bonus when moving towards enemy champions and can restore Skaarl's ''Courage'' (tracked in his resource bar) and motivate her to return by attacking and killing enemies, effectively healing Kled when he does as Skaarl will return with almost full health.
With his first ability, ''Beartrap on a Rope'', Kled throws the aforementioned contraption in a target direction, damaging all enemies it hits and attaching to the first enemy champion hit. If Kled remains close to that champion for a brief moment, he will pull the target towards him, damaging and slowing them. When dismounted, this ability instead becomes ''Pocket Pistol'', firing a hail of bullets that damages all enemies in a cone in the target direction, knocking himself back in the opposite direction from the recoil and restoring Skaarl's ''Courage'' for each enemy hit. His second ability, ''Violent Tendencies'', passively causes Kled to enter a frenzy every few seconds, granting his next four basic attacks a massive attack speed boost and causing the fourth attack to deal bonus damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health. His third ability, ''Jousting'', makes Kled and Skaarl dash in a target direction, damaging all enemies they pass through and gaining bonus movement speed. If they hit an enemy champion or monster, they'll be able to reactivate the ability to dash again towards them, damaging all enemies in their path again. With his ultimate ability, ''Chaaaaaaaarge!!!'', Kled chooses a location in a massive area around him and starts riding a rolling Skaarl towards that location, building up a damage-absorbing shield and a movement speed bonus, as well as leaving behind a directional draft of wind that grants all allied champions inside the same movement speed boost. Skaarl will home in on the first enemy champion they encounter, knocking them back and damaging them by a percentage of their max health.
Kled's alternate skins include Sir Kled.
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* AmbiguousGender: Not Kled himself, but Skaarl. Kled switches between male and female pronouns when referring to the beast, [[http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/zjW8QeQ7-whats-skaarls-gender?comment=00000000 mainly because he doesn't actually know Skaarl's gender himself.]] [[https://twitter.com/MarkYetter/status/757666802063187968 For the record, it's been confirmed that Skaarl is female.]]
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Speaks with a rather noticeable Southern/Texan drawl. Combine this with his {{Angrish}} tendencies, he should really bring to mind a crazier and much more profane WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam.
* {{Angrish}}: Devolves into this occasionally, especially when [[CowardlySidekick Skaarl]] runs.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Sort of. [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/champion-preview/champion-insights-kled-noxian-meme As pointed out in his Champion Insights,]] he seems to be a sort of manifestation of Noxian soldiers' bloodlust and desire for glory in the battlefield, but it is unclear if this is just a coincidental case of Kled being some kind of pseudo-mascot for said values, or if he's just another "legend" given flesh for the League of Legends.
* AttackAttackAttack: He's VERY encouraged to go in, and then keep going in, with Skaarl coming back after he's attacked champions/structures/large monsters enough, meaning he can suddenly become a lot more effective by doing the incredibly insane thing of going back in to a fight on low health. Amusingly, Kled gains movement speed moving towards enemies ''without'' Skaarl, implying that if the two were together they'd rush in without hesitation, but [[CowardlyLion Skaarl is afraid and practicing some restraint.]]
* AxCrazy: Very homicidal and completely off his rocker. Bonus points for actually wielding an axe.
* BearTrap: Has one on a rope, which he tosses out to snag and drag in targets.
* BigEater: Skaarl, apparently. Kled complains about having already feeding the beast half a platoon.
* BloodKnight: Emphasized in this line:
-->'''Kled''': This desert sky is gonna open up with a rain of heavenly bloodshed and ''glorious'' violence!
* BondOneLiner: He sometimes will automatically comment after killing certain enemy champions.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Sometimes when he's busy talking to his mount Skaarl, he'll drop a few of his habits.
-->'''Kled''': Yeah, I like it out here. Freedom, communing with nature, killing hikers.
* CowardlySidekick: While Skaarl makes up a good chunk of Kled's health and gives him access to 2 of his abilities, including his ultimate, unlike other duo champions, when her own health bar gets low enough, she'll run for the hills and leave Kled to fight for himself until he can regain enough ''Courage.''
* CripplingOverspecialization: His kit is loaded with deceptively high mobility and staggering damage: things that make him extremely proficient at killing single targets, however he lacks crowd control and pretty much only has his Ult to support his team. While Kled and Skaarl make a formidable duo, whenever Skaarl runs away and leaves Kled to his own devices, Kled's ''extremely'' vulnerable. He's locked out of two of his abilities and has the ''lowest'' base movement speed in the game at 285. For comparison, Nautilus, who is a [[MightyGlacier walking diving suit]] and one of the previous tie-holders for the slowest movement speed in the game at 325, is considered lumbering. He ''does'' gain bonus movement speed ''towards'' enemies when unmounted, however.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: A lot of his threats to his targets are... interesting.
-->'''Kled''': ''I'M GONNA REACH DOWN YOUR THROAT AND TURN YOUR LUNGS INTO MITTENS!''\\
'''Kled''': ''I'M GONNA CUT YOU OPEN AND USE YOUR SPINE AS A BACK-SCRATCHER, BECAUSE IT IS ITCHY! VERY ITCHY!''\\
'''Kled''': ''THERE'S FIXIN' TO BE TWO SOUNDS: ME HITTING YOU AND [[{{Angrish}} BIYAYAHGUH]]!''
* DynamicEntry: His ultimate. He comes rolling in, atop of an actually-rolling Skaarl, and seeks out the nearest enemy champion. He leaves a speed boost for allies to follow up on his entrance.
* EnemyMine: Several of Kled's lines make it clear that he's planning on killing his teammates; he's just going to kill the enemy champions first.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One of his abilities is simply called ''Beartrap On a Rope.'' Very literal, but indicative.
* {{Expy}}: Of General George S. Patton, a famous [=WW2=] hero.
* {{Foil}}: To Veigar. Veigar went crazy and evil because Noxus intentionally isolated him as a form of mental torture until he was mentally broken. Kled fights for Noxus because he just flat out wants to cause bloodshed, and his insanity seems to entirely be self-inflicted.
** He is also a foil to Poppy. Both are Yordle melee champions that focus on getting into the enemy's faces and being disruptive. Both fight for opposing factions (Demacia for Poppy, Noxus for Kled), and both are revered as legendary figures within those factions. Story-wise however, Poppy is so absolutely focused on seeking to find the hero who is destined to wield the magic hammer she carries, that she doesn't realize that she's that very hero, and fights to defend herself and others. Kled fights entirely to satisfy his BloodKnight urges and make a name for himself and Noxus. Ability wise, Poppy focuses more on disrupting the enemy by knocking their team out of position, knocking them away with her ult, and zoning the enemy out and preventing them from using dashes with her abilities, which gives her both diving and peeling ability. Kled however is about going ultra-aggressive as much as possible with retreating being discouraged, while locking down and harassing one enemy champion so much that the enemy team has to respond by focusing him or have their team get picked apart in the chaos.
** Is also one to Sejuani. In Kled's champion insights, it is explicitly stated by his champion designer, Iain "Harrow" Hendry, that they always thought of Kled as "light cavalry," as opposed to Sejuani's "heavy cavalry" role. While Sejuani's abilities don't do well to emphasize interaction with her mount Bristle, Kled's abilities show more of a mutual benefit with his mount Skaarl.
* FolkHero: He's ''possibly'' this to Noxian soldiers, representing the lust for war, violence and bloodlust they typically embody. Much like Braum, it's unclear if he actually exists in-universe, despite his presence within the non-canon Summoner's Rift.
--> '''Camille''': You know, I don't even believe in you.
* HairTriggerTemper: Clearly, it doesn't take much to tick-off Kled.
* HandicappedBadass: It's possible that Kled's blind in his right eye, since it's milky-white and has a scar running through it on his face.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Aside from [[MoralityPet Skaarl,]] ''literally every champion is listed as his rival'' [[http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/kled/ in his Bio page,]] including, weirdly enough, [[MirrorMatch himself.]]
* HiddenDepths: There's a lot concealed behind Kled's crazy exterior.
** It's worth noting that he's not the typical yordle variant of insane that Veigar represents, because he's not actually ever isolated or alone. He has Skaarl.
* HearingVoices: Specifically ones of invisible badgers and mind weasels.
** Even ''Phreak'', the guy who narrates the Champion Spotlight videos, is [[https://youtu.be/Pz145kVa-4w?t=5m5s apparently in his head.]]
-->'''Phreak''': When combined with Beartrap On A Rope, Jousting makes Kled ob-Noxus-ly sticky, even with champions with a whole pile of dashes and dodges at their disposal.\\
'''Kled''': That voice in my head won't stop making godawful puns!
* LargeHam: Incredibly so.
* LightningBruiser: Skaarl's additional health bar gives him a surprisingly high amount of HP, he's incredibly sticky and hard to shake off once he's onto you, and his pure damage output is guaranteed to shred any target he singles in on. Bonus points to his Ult, which has the potential to turn ''his entire team'' into this.
* IHaveManyNames / OverlyLongName: Has a number of ludicrous military ranks. Most which, he's made up, or "[[KlingonPromotion inherited.]]"
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Kled throws a bear-trap on a rope to reel in opponents.
* InvulnerableHorses: Surprisingly, the GameplayAndStorySegregation is the opposite of what you'd think: According to the lore, Skaarl is literally immortal and invulnerable, her scales deflecting all manner of weaponry. Averting it in-game is a major part of playing as or against Kled, however. Kled effectively has two health bars: his own, and Skaarl's. Any bonus health that Kled acquires, whether from runes or items or what have you, is given instead to Skaarl, whose health acts as a buffer for Kled's. Once Skaarl's health depletes, the cowardly mount splits and leaves fragile Kled on his own. Once Kled earns Skaarl's trust again, Skaarl returns with a percentage of her full health (unless she comes back at the summoning platform).
* MoralityPet: Kled may be a completely homicidal old Yordle, but it's clear that he truly cares about Skaarl.
-->'''Kled:''' The sky is my roof, the open plains are my bed, and [[PetTheDog this lizard is the only company I need]].
* MountedCombat: One of the few champions in the game to ride a mount.
* MushroomSamba: Many lines involve him hallucinating various things, implied to be as a result of him drinking mushroom juice.
* TheMusketeer: While he technically only uses the latter for one ability (and only when dismounted), Kled wields both a halberd and a pocket pistol.
* TheNapoleon: Being a yordle, Kled's not the most intimidating fighter by Noxian standards, but you would be hard pressed to find a more fanatical and angry axe wielding maniac in Valoran.
* NighInvulnerability: Not Kled, but Skaarl is according to their bio. She's also [[{{immortality}} immortal]], so she really just doesn't have a good excuse for running for the hills so often [[CowardlyLion aside from sheer cowardice.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: And HOW. Just listen to this guy for five minutes and hope your eardrums won't burst as most of his voice clips involve some type of yelling. This seems to be taken UpToEleven with some of his lines while dismounted, some of which just have to be heard to be believed.
-->'''Kled''': '''''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/a/a2/Kled.attackDismount17.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729191655 I CAN'T BE REASONED WITH!]]'''''
* OneManArmy: In a similar vein as Aatrox, in Kled's lore he single-handedly turned the tide of a losing battle by boosting the morale of the Noxian army that was fighting at the time before tearing his way through the enemies, and even after he loses Skaarl, he still kept tearing through enemies left and right. And when he gets the lizard to come back to him, it's all but implied he turned the fight into an absolute bloodbath before the barbarians decided to flee.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Zig-zagged. Kled, like Sion, is almost always pure ScreamingWarrior, so when you hear some of his more lucid lines, it feels weird. But in a good way.
-->'''Kled''':[[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/1/15/Kled.moveMount80.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729193234 You can't be lonely when the land is this beautiful.]]
-->'''Kled''':[[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/9/94/Kled.moveMount77.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729193232 The sky is my roof, the open plains are my bed, and this lizard is the only company I need.]]
* PatrioticFervor: Despite all his craziness, he seems to really love his country judging by some of his lines.
-->'''Kled''': Don't mess with Noxus!\\
'''Kled''': Noxus ends where I say it ends.
** However, Kled appears to have his own ideals about what a true Noxian is, given his snide remarks to Noxian champions after killing them, and commenting on how Riven is a "pure Noxian."
* PercentDamageAttack: The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals physical damage based on a percent of the target's maximum HP.
* PrecisionFStrike: Precision S-Strike, more like.
-->'''Kled''': HOLY SH[[SoundEffectBleep *]]T! WHERE ARE WE?!
* PsychopathicManchild: Good God, he makes people like Jinx look ''sane''. Revels in killing folks, warns people of invisible badgers, and swears a storm in comparison to the rest of the cast... then contemplates tacos afterward.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: One of his lines:
-->'''Kled''': [[Film/ThreeHundred THIS! IS!]] [[MemeticMutation NOXUS!]]
* RecoilBoost: Kled's Q ability when unmounted, ''Pocket Pistol'', knocks him backwards from the direction he fires in, likely so he can both be able to deal damage to call Skaarl back and keep his distance so he doesn't get gibbed by his target.
* RedBaron: Played for laughs. Kled holds a number of made-up military titles, each one longer and crazier than the last.
* ScreamingWarrior: He not only yells a lot, but his words just about turn into shrieks at times. To say nothing of when he uses his ult.
* ShutUpHannibal / ShutUpKirk: Unique to him, he'll actually respond to nearby enemy champions taunting him, usually by literally telling them to shut-up. Which trope this counts as depends on how you view the enemy champion and who he's responding to.
* SirSwearsALot: He drops hell, damn, crap, bastard, ass, piss, bitch, and even [[PrecisionFStrike shit]], though the last one is censored.
* StandYourGround: [[PatrioticFervor Much like]] [[AttackAttackAttack any good Noxian soldier,]] Kled will never run away from a fight, whether he be outnumbered or outgunned. This translates into his gameplay as well; Kled is one of the only champions that actually benefits from engaging in combat when at low health, regardless of how ridiculous the matchup is.
-->'''Kled''': Lord Colonel Major Centurion Kled don't run, no he don't!
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
-->'''Kled''': Woo, no sir, [[BlatantLies I ain't gonna' kill you and feed you to my lizard!]] Them's just... malicious rumors!
* ToServeMan: Has no qualms about eating several of the champions. He makes a off-handed remark that humans are "good eating", and lauds to Skaarl that she'll eat snake when referring to [[SnakePeople Cassiopeia]]. Skaarl also apparently eats people; several of Kled's lines reference feeding his victims to Skaarl.
* TrashTalk: Has quite a few, but only triggering when he kills certain champions. Notable, though; the majority of his TrashTalk is directed at fellow Noxian champions, decrying them for not living up to the name of Noxus.
--> '''Kled''' to Darius: [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/8a/Kled.killDarius02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192323 Nice axe! Learn to use it!]]
--> '''Kled''' to Katarina: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/08/Kled.killKatarina02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192354 I like a girl with moxie.]] *Skaarl growls* [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/7/7f/Kled.killKatarina03.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192355 No! Obviously she didn't have any, that's the dern point!]]
--> '''Kled''' to Riven: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/80/Kled.killRiven01.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192431 Pure Noxian girl. Almost liked her. Almost.]]
--> '''Kled''' to Sion: [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/d/d0/Kled.killSion06.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20160729192505 Huh. I liked him better when he was alive.]]
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Here's Kled's longest title:
-->'''Kled''': I am Kled, High Major Commodore of the First Legion, Third Multiplication, Double Admiral Artillery Vanguard Company! You WILL respect my authority!
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Claims the titles of whomever he kills. He even remarks that he's not sure about some of his titles, and that he should really ask people their title ''before'' he kills them.
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[[folder:Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss]]
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[[caption-width-right:308:[-[[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/0/02/KogMaw_Select.ogg Time to feast!]]-] ]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickSeitz (English), César Díaz Capilla (European Spanish), Oliver Magaña (Mexican Spanish), Creator/NobutoshiCanna (Japanese)
->''"If that's just hungry, I don't want to see angry."''
-->-- '''Tryndamere'''
When the prophet Malzahar was reborn in Icathia, he was led there by an ominous voice which thereafter anchored itself to his psyche. From within, this voice bestowed upon him terrible purpose, and though Malzahar was no longer tormented by its call, the voice did not cease its unrelenting summons. This baleful beacon's gentle flicker - now fastened to Runeterra - drew forth a putrid beast that ambled across a threshold it did not understand, widening a fissure between the spaces which were never meant to meet. There amongst the haunting ruins of Icathia, Kog'Maw manifested in Valoran with unsettling curiosity. The spark which led him to Runeterra teased him still, urging him gently towards Malzahar. It also encouraged him to familiarize himself with his new environment, to the stark horror of everything he encountered on his journey.
The enchanting colors and aromas of Runeterra intoxicated Kog'Maw, and he explored the fruits of the strange world the only way he knew how: by devouring them. At first he sampled only the wild flora and fauna he happened across. As he traversed the parched Tempest Flats, however, he came upon a tribe of nomads. Seemingly unhampered by conventional rules of physics, Kog'Maw consumed every nomad and any obstacles they put in his way, amounting to many times his own mass and volume. The most composed of his victims may have had time to wonder if this was due to the caustic enzymes which stung the ground as they dripped from his gaping mouth, although such musings were abruptly concluded. Even this feeding frenzy did nothing to satiate Kog'Maw's appetite. His swathe of destruction continues still as he is inexorably drawn towards Malzahar. What happens when he finds him is anyone's guess.
Kog'Maw is a Marksman champion who acts as a glass cannon, dealing devastating damage and tearing through enemy defenses from afar. His passive, ''Icathian Surprise'', starts a chain reaction in Kog'Maw's body upon death, letting him run around for a few seconds before violently exploding, dealing true damage to nearby enemies. With his first ability, ''Caustic Spittle'', Kog'Maw spits a blast of corrosive acid in a target direction, damaging and reducing the armor and magic resist of the first enemy it hits. It also passively grants him bonus attack speed. His second ability, ''Bio-Arcane Barrage'', empowers Kog'Maw for a few seconds, massively increasing his attack range and causing his basic attacks to deal bonus damage equal to a percentage of the target's max health. With his third ability, ''Void Ooze'', Kog'maw spews a ball of ooze in a target direction, damaging all enemies it passes through and leaving behind a sticky trail of goo that slows enemies inside it. His ultimate ability, ''Living Artillery'', launches a long-range acid projectile to a target location, damaging all enemies inside by an amount that increases the lower their health is and revealing them. This ability has an extremely short cooldown, allowing it to be repeatedly used, but each use of ''Living Artillery'' briefly increases the mana cost of the next projectile, up to a cap.
Kog'Maw's alternate skins include Caterpillar Kog'Maw, Monarch Kog'Maw, Sonoran Kog'Maw, Reindeer Kog'Maw, Lion Dance Kog'Maw, [[AlluringAnglerfish Deep Sea Kog'Maw]], [[DemBones Jurassic Kog'Maw]], [[RobotMe Battlecast Kog'Maw]], Pug'Maw and Hextech Kog'Maw.
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* AchillesHeel: Like Tristana and Vayne, most of Kog'Maw damage output comes from autoattacking with his Bio-Arcane Barrage and deals lots of % health shred with it. Items and abilities that slows Kog'Maw's attack speed (such as Randuin's Omen and Frozen Heart) will greatly screw him up. He also doesn't have a lot of AD scaling skills as well.
* ActionBomb: Turns into one upon reaching zero HP. If you manage to kill a Kog'Maw at the expense of most of your health, get out of there. [[OhCrap Fast.]]
* AlluringAnglerfish: Deep Sea Kog'Maw.
* AmbiguousGender: Originally thought to be male, but the Deep Sea Kog'Maw skin depicts him as a female angler fish. When called on it, [[WordOfGod Riot]] simply said they wish to protect Kog'Maw's privacy.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: He's actually pretty funny in most dubs, but his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdyng1KAipY Chinese voice]] is downright creepy.
* AscendedMeme: Fans often compare Kog'Maw to a pug due to his dog-like mannerisms and his UglyCute appeal. Kog'Maw now has an official Pug'Maw skin.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The reason why Kog'Maw is relatively unpopular as an AD carry despite having one of the single highest potential [=DPSs=] in the game: his extreme squishiness and lack of self-peeling means that he's very likely to end up being a liability. Other AD carries have less absurd max DPS but provide utility to their team (such as Ashe, Varus, etc.) or have escape abilities to help them survive (Ezreal, Caitlyn, Lucian, etc.) whereas Kog'Maw lacks both. Even the two other [=ADCs=] regarded as hypercarries, Tristana and Vayne, have multiple abilities to pry enemies off of them, making them safer options for late game ravagers. Despite all of this, [[DifficultButAwesome the right team and the right Kog'Maw can still manage to be nigh unstoppable]] if they feel like investing the amount of effort that it takes to pull it off.
* BadassAdorable: Yes, Koggy is given this treatment as well. See CuteMonster (and UglyCute in the YMMV page).
* BigEater: This guy cares not for your pretty laws of physics - he'll happily eat entire camps of people, housing included, without growing in size.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He's an alien, of course he doesn't understand our morality. Especially the part about "eating literally everything in your path is a no-no".
* BodyHorror: He attacks by vomiting.
* BreathWeapon: All of his abilities involve spewing corrosive bile, except his passive, which involves detonating violently to distribute that same corrosive bile.
* CuteMonster: It's hard to not be with a slew of dog-like mannerisms.
* DeathByAThousandCuts: The most ludicrous example in the game as of his rework, as activating Bio-Arcane Barrage not only doubles his total attack speed, but also doubles the attack speed cap, allowing him to attack 5 times a second at most.
* DemBones: Jurassic Kog'Maw
* DifficultButAwesome: Kog'Maw does have some poking capacity thanks to his Bio-Arcane Barrage and his spammable Living Artillery and ''might'' considered to be one of the safest [=ADCs=] to use. However, what makes Kog'Maw very difficult to use is that he lacks any form of escape mechanisms when things go very sour or gets caught in a gank (or if someone gap closes in him, which a lot of melee assassins and bruiser have this mechanism). That being said, he is compensated with a slowing ability which also serves as a decent poke, but that usually isn't enough for Kog'Maw. He also has the weakest laning phases of all [=ADCs=]. Because of this, many players would often find themselves turret hugging and trying to build up some CS; and good positioning is important for Kog'Maw. This led to a in-game meta joke called "Protect the Kog'Maw" where lots of players save their crowd control skills on many melee gap closers and try to peel for Kog'Maw while Kog'Maw barrages down the enemy team. He's also very mana intensive since his Bio-Arcane Barrage and Living Artillery will chew up his mana pool.
* {{Expy}}: Resembles a [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Squig]].
* ExtremeOmnivore: Here's a hint: The League keeps him around by feeding him random, tasty scrap metal. Before he was captured he roamed around Runeterra happily sampling all its sights and tastes... and leaving absolutely nothing left in its wake, not even the campfires.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/6/61/KogMaw.taunt2.ogg "Terror coming...]] [[MotherOfAThousandYoung Daddy coming!"]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: His background is a BigEater, yet none of his abilities use that characteristic (though they do all involve spitting stuff up). Ironically, his Void-based predecessor Cho'Gath is actually the one who eats people. Still, it is a JustifiedTrope: He's still in "larval phase" and can't digest solid food, ergo the green acidic fluids he vomits. Since you can get killed at any given moment in the Fields of Justice there's really no time to slurp up whatever got broken down by said fluids.
* GlassCannon: In addition to being fairly delicate, he's one of the very few champions in the game who has little in the way of escapes and crowd control. When operating alone, his only tactical options are "AttackAttackAttack" and "Run Away," and any opponent with a gap closer ability (which is "many") can counter the second. He absolutely ''needs'' a MightyGlacier to babysit him. Of course, he compensates by having outrageous damage output and nearly unmatched range. In short, a game with an allied Kog'Maw quickly turns strategy into "protect the Kog'Maw" but a competent Kog'Maw will make it well worth his team's effort even if he is the only one focused 100% on offense.
* GuardianEntity: Possibly to Malzahar. When the latter was fighting Kassadin outside the League, Kog'Maw was instinctively drawn to his aid.
* HollywoodAcid: Whatever alien chemistry it is he brings to the League, it sure doesn't care how tough the thing it's eating away is. It's also a [[TechnicolorScience wonderful array of hues from green to purple]].
* MagikarpPower: Starts off slow, becomes a walking minigun later on. Even more so with an AP build. Very mana hungry ''on top'' of all his other flaws, but once he reaches level 3 on his ultimate, he can shell enemies into oblivion at ranges most champions can only dream of, and still DPS decently thanks to his base abilities.
* MoreDakka: Because he has an ability that deals bonus damage based on the target's HP on every hit while active, building a great deal of attack speed gives him terrifying damage. This is typically an inefficient way to build on almost any other champion. As of his rework, building this is even MORE terrifying as he effectively turns into a machine-gun when he activates ''Bio-Arcane Barrage''.
* NestedMouths
* ObliviouslyEvil: He doesn't mean harm, he just likes to eat. Really, the thing is just hungry; the League keeps him "trapped" by feeding him random scrap. This is in contrast to his predecessor Cho'Gath, the other Voidborn known for being a BigEater, who most definitely ''is'' evil.
* OverlordJr: WordOfGod says that Kog'Maw is only an infant, and his father is on the way to Runeterra.
* PercentDamageAttack: His Bio-Arcane Barrage can easily serve as this, also serves as ArmorPiercingAttack in a lesser extent.
* PunctuationShaker: As is typical of Void monsters, his name is two syllables split by an apostrophe.
* TakingYouWithMe: Often gets to invoke this with his passive.
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