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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, [=LeBlanc=], Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle.
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, [=LeBlanc=], Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle.Taric
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* OccultBlueEyes: Many champions in this line have glowing blue eyes behind their masks, though others have [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red]] or even [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]].
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* JapaneseSchoolClub: They may not specifically be in Japan, but the various clubs at Durandal Academy are obviously based on them, including the Battle Club (home to [[TheHero Ezreal]]), Luminary Club (for [[GadgeteerGenius Jayce]]), Sorcery Club (for [[CuteWitch Lux]]), and ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Assassin Club]]'' (for [[KnifeNut Katarina]]), and just like the archetype, SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness -- the Assassin Club grants Kat the right to ''[[BlackComedy potentially kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels]]''.
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* JapaneseSchoolClub: They may not specifically be in Japan, but the various clubs at Durandal Academy are obviously based on them, including the Battle Club (home to [[TheHero Ezreal]]), Luminary Club (for [[GadgeteerGenius Jayce]]), Sorcery Club (for [[CuteWitch Lux]]), and ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Assassin Club]]'' Club (for [[KnifeNut Katarina]]), and just like the archetype, SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness -- the Assassin Club grants Kat the right to ''[[BlackComedy potentially kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels]]''.
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* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Battlecast Xerath. He's significantly less machine than the others, only sporting a machine-looking mask with the rest of his body being red energy. It's been admitted that he was made before the skin line was truly fleshed out, so he's a little bit out of place.
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* WomanInWhite: Ghost Bride Morgana (made to celebrate the Latin American server launch) is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona La Llorona]] of Mexican folklore, an all-white ghost of a weeping woman betrayed by the man she loved, spending an eternity alongside a river bank searching for him and her children.
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* WomanInWhite: WightInAWeddingDress: Ghost Bride Morgana (made to celebrate the Latin American server launch) is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona La Llorona]] of Mexican folklore, an all-white ghost of a weeping woman betrayed by the man she loved, spending an eternity alongside a river bank searching for him and her children.
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* WitchClassic: Coven Camille and Lissandra have elements of this, serving their ancient dead gods and spreading their old dark magics into the new world, and eagerly awaiting their inevitable return.
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* WitchClassic: The Coven Camille and Lissandra have elements is much more stylized in appearance than the traditional imagery, but they carry the spirit of this, this trope, being a group of witches serving their ancient dead gods and spreading their old dark magics into the new world, and eagerly awaiting their inevitable return.rebirth.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Morgana became the Majestic Empress by slaying the old gods in charge of the world and taking their place.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: Talon's draconic power was taken from him by Irelia, making him mortal.
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle, (Raventhorn) [=LeBlanc=]
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, [=LeBlanc=], Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle, (Raventhorn) [=LeBlanc=]Kayle.
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* TheAssimilator: [[TheFairFolk The sylvain known as Elderwood LeBlanc]] killed Cover LeBlanc and "stole" her magic and name (she has been ressucted afterward by her [[EldritchAbomination gods]]).
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Coven Morgana is furious at Kayle for apparently "devouring" the ''sun itself'', creating the eclipse.
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle, (Raventhorn) LeBlanc
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle, (Raventhorn) LeBlanc[=LeBlanc=]
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Riot went with the subtext in canon and in this universe, Leona and Diana are all but stated to be lovers, with Coven Morgana having taunts for both of them about the other being doomed to perish.
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* FriendlyEnemy: While she doesn't have a representative skin nor a clearcut place in the Eclipse lore (yet), Diana is implied to be this to Leona, with [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Leona being extremely reluctant to fight her, giving her the chance to leave]], [[AlasPoorVillain and expressing sincere remorse if she must bring her down]].
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* FriendlyEnemy: While she doesn't have a representative skin nor a clearcut place in the Eclipse lore (yet), Diana is implied to be this to Leona, with [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Leona being extremely reluctant to fight her, giving her the chance to leave]], [[AlasPoorVillain and expressing sincere remorse if she must bring her down]]. Come Coven Morgana's skin, they have had a RelationshipUpgrade to [[spoiler:heavily implied lovers.]]
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, Morgana, Zyra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) KayleKayle, (Raventhorn) LeBlanc
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) TaricTaric, (Blackthorn) Morgana, (Viridian) Kayle
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Jarvan has gone from being a mortal emperor (and in this line may or may not have been as heroic as he is in canon) to a force of universal destruction that is the Dark Star.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalVillainy:
** Jarvan has gone from being a mortal emperor (and in this line may or may not have been as heroic as he is in canon) to a force of universal destruction that is the DarkStar.Star.
** Dark Cosmic Lux goes from a Demacian mage believing in justice and hope to a mad destroyer of universes.
** Jarvan has gone from being a mortal emperor (and in this line may or may not have been as heroic as he is in canon) to a force of universal destruction that is the Dark
** Dark Cosmic Lux goes from a Demacian mage believing in justice and hope to a mad destroyer of universes.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Morgana's motivation for wanting to restore Talon's power to him is unclear. Her recall animation has her desperately reaching for Talon's power and sobbing on the ground as it disappears, suggesting the two had some kind of history together, but nothing more has been stated or shown.
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Irelia is described as a demigoddess.
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], Veigar, Ahri, (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric
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[[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsAToC A – C]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsDToF D – F]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsGToH G – H]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ I – J]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsK K]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsL L]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsMToO M – O]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToR P – R]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsS S]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsTToU T – U]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsVToW V – W]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsXToZ X – Z]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsOthers Others]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsThemes Skin Themes]] | '''Skin Themes A – M''' | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsThemesNToZ Skin Themes N – Z]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsFactions Factions]]]]]]-]
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->'''Champions in the Cosmic line''': (Cosmic Queen) Ashe, (Cosmic Reaver) Kassadin, (Cosmic Enchantress) Lulu, (Cosmic Blade) Master Yi, (Cosmic Dawn) Rakan, (Cosmic Dusk) Xayah, (Cosmic Defender) Xin Zhao\\
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Thresh, Varus, Orianna, Kha'Zix, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Karma, Shaco, (Dark Cosmic) Jhin
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Thresh, Varus, Orianna, Kha'Zix, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Karma, Shaco, (Dark Cosmic) Jhin
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->'''Champions in the Cosmic line''': (Cosmic) Lux, (Cosmic Queen) Ashe, (Cosmic Reaver) Kassadin, (Cosmic Enchantress) Lulu, (Cosmic Blade) Master Yi, (Cosmic Dawn) Rakan, (Cosmic Dusk) Xayah, (Cosmic Defender) Xin Zhao\\
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Cho'Gath, Jarvan IV, Karma, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Mordekaiser, Orianna, Shaco, Thresh, Varus,Orianna, Kha'Zix, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Karma, Shaco, Xerath (Dark Cosmic) JhinJhin, Lux
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Cho'Gath, Jarvan IV, Karma, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Mordekaiser, Orianna, Shaco, Thresh, Varus,
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->'''Champions in the line''': Alistar, Amumu, Annie, Anivia, Galio, Janna, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Poppy, Renekton, Singed, Sion
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->'''Champions in the line''': Alistar, Amumu, Annie, Anivia, Galio, Janna, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Poppy, Renekton, Sejuani, Singed, Sion
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* TricksterArchetype: Twisted Fate, the leader of the Blood Moon cult, is referred to as a Trickster Demon, one who deals death through his deck of cards with spirits trapped inside them. Despite the title, Ionians dispute whether he's actually a demon from the spirit world, or simply a mortal in a mask who has amassed great power.
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* TricksterArchetype: TheTrickster: Twisted Fate, the leader of the Blood Moon cult, is referred to as a Trickster Demon, one who deals death through his deck of cards with spirits trapped inside them. Despite the title, Ionians dispute whether he's actually a demon from the spirit world, or simply a mortal in a mask who has amassed great power.
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Blood Moon) Aatrox, Akali, Diana, Elise, Evelynn, Jhin, Kalista, Kennen, Pyke, Shen, Sivir, Talon, Thresh, Twisted Fate, Yasuo, Zilean
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->'''Champions in this line''': (Blood Moon) Aatrox, Akali, Diana, Elise, Evelynn, Jhin, Kalista, Katarina, Kennen, Master Yi, Pyke, Shen, Sivir, Talon, Thresh, Tryndamere, Twisted Fate, Yasuo, Zilean
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->'''Champions in the line''': (Heartseeker) Ashe, Lucian, Orianna, Quinn, Varus, Vayne, (Heartbreaker) Vi, (Heartpiercer) Fiora, (Sweetheart) Annie, Rakan, Sona, Xayah
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->'''Champions in the line''': (Heartseeker) Ashe, Jinx, Lucian, Orianna, Quinn, Varus, Vayne, Yuumi, (Heartbreaker) Vi, (Heartpiercer) Fiora, (Sweetheart) Annie, Rakan, Sona, Xayah
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: A large portion of the line's skins were created years before they were unified into their own AlternateUniverse, most made as simple cowboy western-themed skins. When the universe was properly established with its own lore, its overall aesthetic with newer skins has since become [[HellOnEarth much more ambitious]] [[WeirdWest and fanciful]].
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: A large portion of the line's skins were created years before they were unified into their own AlternateUniverse, most made as simple cowboy western-themed generally mundane cowboy/western-themed skins. When the universe was properly established with its own lore, its overall aesthetic with newer skins has since become [[HellOnEarth much more ambitious]] [[WeirdWest and fanciful]].
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* DesertSkull: High Noon Thresh's is made to resemble one, complete with giant horns and being [[FlamingSkulls engulfed in flames]].
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* DesertSkull: High Noon Thresh's usual skull head is made to resemble one, complete with giant horns and being [[FlamingSkulls engulfed in flames]].
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: A large portion of the line's skins were created years before they were unified into their own AlternateUniverse, most made as simple cowboy western-themed skins. When the universe was properly established with its own lore, its overall aesthetic with newer skins has since become [[HellOnEarth much more ambitious]] [[WeirdWest and fanciful]].
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* CrushKillDestroy: Frequently uttered by the ones with unique voice lines.
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* SuperPrototype: Battlecast Alpha Skarner. He's the first of Viktor's army, and he is perhaps the only one not expressly designed only to kill; instead, he incapacitates them (Perhaps dismembering them with his chainsaws) before dragging them to Viktor to be experimented on. This is emphasized by Skarner's ultimate ability which drags enemies along with him. It's also shown by his appearance seeming more 'dated', but the 'Super' part is emphasized by his VO being more advanced than simply CrushKillDestroy, which the others often are.
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* SuperPrototype: Battlecast Alpha Skarner. He's the first of Viktor's army, and he is perhaps the only one not expressly designed only to kill; instead, he incapacitates them (Perhaps dismembering them with his chainsaws) before dragging them to Viktor to be experimented on. This is emphasized by Skarner's ultimate ability which drags enemies along with him. It's also shown by his appearance seeming more 'dated', but the 'Super' part is emphasized by his VO being more advanced than simply CrushKillDestroy, advanced, which the others often are.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: 0-SION/"Mecha Zero Sion's" in-game quotes depict him as an unstable prototype mecha who rejected its programming and [[CrushKillDestroy now fights as an enemy of humanity]], though this has [[SubvertedTrope since been reduced]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation to a lingering possibility rather than an actual reality in the plot]].
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* AIIsACrapshoot: 0-SION/"Mecha Zero Sion's" in-game quotes depict him as an unstable prototype mecha who rejected its programming and [[CrushKillDestroy [[KillAllHumans now fights as an enemy of humanity]], though this has [[SubvertedTrope since been reduced]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation to a lingering possibility rather than an actual reality in the plot]].
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The line took a while to properly find its footing before it settled on the "mechs are protectors of humanity designed to fight off kaiju" plotline, with the most glaring sticking point being Mecha Zero Sion. His in-game and initial promotional depictions were that of [[AIIsACrapshoot a rogue independent mecha]] [[CrushKillDestroy who turned on humanity]], but this aspect is {{Subverted|Trope}} in his current skin blurb where him going rogue is just a lingering, but unfounded possibility.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The line took a while to properly find its footing before it settled on the "mechs are protectors of humanity designed to fight off kaiju" plotline, with the most glaring sticking point being Mecha Zero Sion. His in-game and initial promotional depictions were that of [[AIIsACrapshoot a rogue independent mecha]] [[CrushKillDestroy mecha who turned on humanity]], but this aspect is {{Subverted|Trope}} in his current skin blurb where him going rogue is just a lingering, but unfounded possibility.
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* CirclesOfHell: Gatekeeper Galio condemns enemies to one of these, corresponding to their descriptions from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''.
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors, respectively for "[letting] your mom die"[[note]]Technically, Grena sacrificed herself to save Ashe despite Ashe trying to save her. [[KickTheDog Ouch.]][[/note]] and committing {{Matricide}}. Interestingly, the circle's punishment involves being frozen in ice.
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors, respectively for "[letting] your mom die"[[note]]Technically, Grena sacrificed herself to save Ashe despite Ashe trying to save her. [[KickTheDog Ouch.]][[/note]] and committing {{Matricide}}. Interestingly, the circle's punishment involves being frozen in ice.
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* GeniusBonus: Gatekeeper Galio's judgements are all based off ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. Whichever circle he says they'll go to corresponds with the mentioned sin:
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors (and notably involves being frozen in ice), respectively for "[letting] your mom die" and committing {{Matricide}}.
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors (and notably involves being frozen in ice), respectively for "[letting] your mom die" and committing {{Matricide}}.
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* CoolHorse: Conspicuous by their absence (unless you count Hecarim). High Noon Ashe has a mare named Virtue, but she is mostly just a head and forelegs, dissolving into wispy smoke just past the withers.
* DevilButNoGod: Explicitly: the High Noon Gothic universe is the result of humans staging a "land rush" on Heaven and ultimately destroying it.
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* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these. High Noon Ashe's cape takes on a feathery appearance when her passive is fully stacked.
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* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these. High Noon Ashe's cape takes on a feathery appearance when her passive is fully stacked.stacked and also when she ults.
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* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these.
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* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these. High Noon Ashe's cape takes on a feathery appearance when her passive is fully stacked.
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* SamuraiCowboy: Yasuo fully embodies this trope. He trades his nodachi for a gunblade!
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* SamuraiCowboy: Yasuo fully embodies this trope. High Noon Yasuo. He even trades in his nodachi for a gunblade!
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* SnakePeople: Cassiopeia is in the line, whose appearance is appropriately made to resemble a desert rattlesnake. Despite being a well-known desperada, Lucian's surprised at seeing her in person and discovering she's one of these.
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* SnakePeople: Cassiopeia is in the line, Desperada Cassiopeia, whose appearance is appropriately made to resemble scales are patterned like a desert rattlesnake. Despite being rattlesnake (rattle too). Even though she's a well-known desperada, outlaw, Lucian's surprised at seeing when he sees her in person and discovering she's one of these.discovers that she really is half snake.
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* SchoolNurse: While not officially considered part of the Academy line, [[HospitalHottie Nurse Akali]] serves as one in the comic. Vlad deliberately tries to get injured [[HelloNurse just to see her]], [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor but after a few days, she gets replaced with Surgeon Shen instead]].
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* SchoolNurse: While not officially considered part of the Academy line, [[HospitalHottie Nurse Akali]] serves as one in the comic. Vlad deliberately tries to get injured [[HelloNurse just to see her]], her, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor but after a few days, she gets replaced with Surgeon Shen instead]].
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* AnimalMotifs: Separated from the EasternZodiac entries below, Jax refers to Lunar Revel Nidalee as the Spirit of the White Tiger, and Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao has the title of "Tiger General".
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-->''(after a [[TotalPartyWipe pentakill]])'' "To kingdoms everywhere: you're welcome!"
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A skin line inspired by and released in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the various skin lines feature a heavy influence from Ancient Asia. Originally popularized by the combat-oriented Warring Kingdoms skins, the thematic branched out into a larger narrative, including Firecracker skins representing the festive side of Lunar Revels, and other general skins representing the mythological side. Each year, depending on the Zodiac sign for that year, new skins will be released that represent that years Zodiac.
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A skin line inspired by and released in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the various skin lines feature a heavy influence from Ancient Asia. Originally popularized by the combat-oriented Warring Kingdoms skins, the thematic branched out into a larger narrative, including Firecracker skins representing the festive side of Lunar Revels, the {{Magitek}} HumongousMecha-themed Mecha Kingdoms line, and other general skins representing the mythological side. Each year, depending on the Zodiac sign for that year, new skins will be released that represent that years year's Zodiac.
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'''Champions in the Firecracker Line''': (Panda) Annie, (Dragonwing) Corki, (Firecracker) Jinx, Sejuani, Vayne, (Lion Dance) Kog'Maw
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'''Champions in the Firecracker Line''': line''': (Panda) Annie, (Dragonwing) Corki, (Firecracker) Jinx, Sejuani, Vayne, (Lion Dance) Kog'MawKog'Maw\\
'''Champions in the Mecha Kingdoms line''': Draven, Garen, Jax, Leona, Sett
'''Champions in the Mecha Kingdoms line''': Draven, Garen, Jax, Leona, Sett
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* AscendedMeme: After many, ''many'' years, Jax found a ''real'' weapon in the form of his [[HumongousMecha Avalon]].
-->'''Jax''': Can't believe I used to fight with a lamppost. It'll be hard going back.
-->'''Jax''': Can't believe I used to fight with a lamppost. It'll be hard going back.
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* HumongousMecha: The Mecha Kingdoms sub-line revolve around champions piloting massive {{Magitek}} versions of their usual selves called Avalons, used to combat invading leviathans. [[UnitsNotToScale They're scaled down to work with gameplay]], but the Legendary-tier Mecha Kingdoms Jax gains additional animations help sell his size and weight, being seen carried and deployed by floating drones ''Film/PacificRim''-style, to his recall showing him landing on a just-as-disproportionately-sized mountain side.
-->'''Jax''': Would you look at that? [[BrickJoke I finally have a real weapon!]]
-->'''Jax''': Would you look at that? [[BrickJoke I finally have a real weapon!]]
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* {{Magitek}}: The Avalons of the Mecha Kingdoms line are a mixture of ancient and futuristic aesthetics, built of strange technology from the heavens themselves.
-->'''Jax''': What fuels this, you ask? A little bit of monster essence [[ArrogantKungFuGuy and a whole lotta Jax]].
* RagsToRiches: Sett is not of royalty, and was originally a nameless barbarian from parts unknown, but gained a massive following as a pit fighter named "The Savage Wolf" and used his fortune to gain an Avalon of his own.
-->'''Jax''': What fuels this, you ask? A little bit of monster essence [[ArrogantKungFuGuy and a whole lotta Jax]].
* RagsToRiches: Sett is not of royalty, and was originally a nameless barbarian from parts unknown, but gained a massive following as a pit fighter named "The Savage Wolf" and used his fortune to gain an Avalon of his own.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the Mecha Kingdoms line, Garen is the warlord of the Vercentia Kingdom, Leona is the matriarch of the Dawnrise Kingdom, and both of them pilot their own Avalons. {{Subverted|Trope}} with Jax, who is high-ranking, but still answers to the king of the Estercrest Kingdom.
* SmugSuper: Comes with the territory of being [[TheAce Jax]], but his Mecha Kingdoms counterpart really loves to boast about his power with and without his mech, as well as talking smack against other Avalon pilots.
* SmugSuper: Comes with the territory of being [[TheAce Jax]], but his Mecha Kingdoms counterpart really loves to boast about his power with and without his mech, as well as talking smack against other Avalon pilots.
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A page for in-world groups or themed skin teams with some established story, from '''A''' to '''M'''.
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[[folder:Academy]]
At Valoran High, it's hard to fit in. When the lessons are about magic and history, some students just have a hard time paying attention. These skins depict champions as people in a High School, some as students and some as school faculty.\\
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The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "Academy Adventures", currently [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-series-1 with]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-series-2 three]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-3 series]].
->'''Champions in this line''': (Professor) Ryze, (Headmaster) Fiora, (Academy) Ahri, Darius, Ekko, Vladimir
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* AlphaBitch: Ahri gives off these vibes, never really looking up from her phone when things go down.
* AxesAtSchool:
** Literally with Darius, maybe excused since it is a magical school. Amusingly enough, his weapon in-game appears to be a modified wooden baseball bat with an axe head.
** One comic directly addresses this, with Jinx being reprimanded for bringing weapons in class, [[LampshadeHanging leading her to ask why everyone else can]]. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Everyone ends up getting their items confiscated]], though Jinx gives the school ''a lot'' of vandalism for confiscating [[CompanionCube Fishbones]].
* BadassTeacher: Many teachers in the comics are champions who still have their canonical powers and aren't afraid [[MundaneUtility to use them for lessons]]. Bard as a band teacher, for example, is able to stop a noisy class using Tempered Fate. One comic shows that after school hours, Dr. Mundo does ''[[MaskedLuchador luchador]] [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestling]].''
* BeachEpisode: One of the comics has one, but thanks to a volleyball smacking into Ekko's Zero Drive, [[HilarityEnsues said beach ends up infested with]] {{Sea Monster}}s.
* BeeAfraid: One comic shows Darius being attacked by them, and [[IntoxicationEnsues he acts like he's on hallucinogens with all the stings]].
* BigManOnCampus: [[{{Hunk}} Taric]] is this in the comics, much to [[LovableAlphaBitch Ahri's]] [[GreenEyedMonster irritation]]. Her attempt at [[PlayingWithFire giving him "a foxfire makeover"]] doesn't reduce the amount of his admirers (and indeed [[ShirtlessScene might've actually increased it]]).
* TheCameo: The comic regularly features a lot of champions from other skin lines, mostly as brief {{Funny Background Event}}s.
* CrustyCaretaker: In the comics, Yorick is the school janitor, and he isn't afraid [[DisproportionateRetribution to sic his ghouls and the Maiden of the Mist on a bunch of students for causing a mess]].
* {{Delinquents}}: According to the announcement/in-game lore blurbs, Ahri, Ekko, Darius, and Vladimir were suspended from academy grounds due to varying levels of troublemaking:
** Ahri is [[PhoneaholicTeenager always on her cellphone]], [[UpToEleven even during disciplinary hearings about her always being on her cellphone]]. She also sticks gum in water fountains and uses charm magic on other students to do her assignments, as well as on staff members [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment during said disciplinary hearings about her always being on her phone]] to escape.
** Ekko illegally used the academy's chemistry and electronic equipment, vandalized the Athletics Department, [[MundaneUtility and split time streams to skip class]].
** Darius is just TheBully, shoving students into lockers, getting into fistfights during gym class, and [[AxesAtSchool bringing dangerous weapons to school.]]
** Vladimir is a snob, hiring students to do his assignments, [[EnemyEatsYourLunch eating another student's lunch]], and "putting a strain on the janitorial department after [[NoodleIncident 'that' incident," which involved large pools of "mysterious red liquid" on school property]].
* DodgeballIsHell: A few comics feature Valoran High's take on it, [[BloodSport featuring Trundle with a giant bat and Syndra with telekenetic powers]].
* FoodFight: The second series of the comic begins with one that involves quite a menagerie of champions.
* HighSchool: The theme of the skin line. The {{Troperiffic}} fanmade webcomic takes this concept and rolls with it, [[HighSchoolAU transplanting a wide pool of champions to fit the environment]].
* HighSchoolSweethearts: The comic depicts -- [[CrackShip of all people]] -- Malzahar and Rek'Sai as this, [[SickeninglySweethearts who are so inseparable]] they even beat out [[OfficialCouple Xayah and Rakan]] as prom king and queen.
* HotTeacher: [[MsFanservice Headmistress Fiora]], originally just a {{Fanservice}}-y Halloween skin, but was retroactively placed into the Academy lore to make her the school's actual headmistress.
* {{Joshikousei}}: Ahri, though technically her uniform is more inspired by Korean fashion than Japanese.
* NewTransferStudent: The comic features ''[[EldritchAbomination Rek'Sai]]'' [[AdorableAbomination as one]], one who doesn't make a lot of friends except with [[SickeninglySweethearts Malzahar]].
* PrincelyYoungMan: Academy Vladimir definitely gives off this vibe, helped by his "extreme snobbery" and being able to hire other students to finish his exams and attend his classes.
* SchoolNurse: While not officially considered part of the Academy line, [[HospitalHottie Nurse Akali]] serves as one in the comic. Vlad deliberately tries to get injured [[HelloNurse just to see her]], [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor but after a few days, she gets replaced with Surgeon Shen instead]].
* SchoolPlay: The comic features [[MadArtist Jhin]] staging one [[DisasterDominoes which doesn't go well]], though not particularly for the reasons you'd expect when [[PsychoForHire Jhin]] is involved.
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[[folder:Arcade]]
An alternate timeline where [[TrappedInTVLand "players" have been forcibly dragged into the Arcade World]], an amalgamation of retro arcade games filled with an army of rogue bosses led by Final Boss Veigar. Joined by some of the "native" in-game protagonists, our heroes have joined in a fight to vanquish the evil Battle Bosses of the game-verse, and to stop Final Boss Veigar from giving the world a final Game Over.
->'''Champions in the Arcade line''': (Arcade) Ahri, Caitlyn, Corki, Ezreal, Hecarim, Kai'Sa, Miss Fortune, Riven, Sona, (Demacia Vice) Garen, Lucian\\
'''Champions in the Battle Boss line''': (Battle Boss) Blitzcrank, Brand, Malzahar, Qiyana, Yasuo, Ziggs, (Final Boss) Veigar
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* TheAce: Most of the players are listed as being exceptionally talented gamers: Ezreal is a world-record-holding speedrunner, Miss Fortune has top scores in every ShootEmUp in existence, Sona beat Keyboard Solo 4's ultra solo mode on nightmare difficulty (which the devs admitted ''should not be possible''), and Ahri owns a 6-million-point score in the NintendoHard beat-em-up "Demacia Vice," earning her the title of "Queen of the Arcade." [[TheTeamNormal The only exception is Riven]], who's listed as a simple part-time arcade worker who plays dance simulators after hours, [[BadassNormal but that doesn't stop her from kicking ass like the rest]].
* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike his canonical counterpart, Arcade Hecarim is the protagonist of a surprise fan-favorite 1978 arcade game, and joins the party as a hero.
* AdaptationalVillainy: By contrast, Blitzcrank and Ziggs are of the villainous Battle Bosses, and were even bosses in their native games before they were summoned by Veigar. Yasuo ''used'' to be the protagonist of his respective game, [[TheCorruption but was corrupted by Veigar]] [[FaceHeelTurn into becoming one of his servants]].
* ArcadeSounds: Naturally present in all the in-game skins.
* BigBad: Final Boss Veigar, [[TheNapoleon no pun intended]]. Originally "a mini-boss with a Napoleon complex," he managed to rip into the code of Arcade World to assemble an army of bosses to TakeOverTheWorld.
* TheChosenMany: Miss Fortune, Riven, and Sona were the first "real players" to arrive in the Arcade World, and have been dubbed the Holy Gaming Trinity, [[ChromaticArrangement the Goddesses of RGB]] destined to save the game.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: The in-universe fourth wall, thankfully. Much of the current mess started with Veigar uncovering the ability to mess with the game's code and TakeOverTheWorld, forcing the real players and other characters to stop him and his bosses on his own turf.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Veigar and Qiyana started off as a mini-boss and an NPC respectively, and have since grown to becoming major separate threats, each with aspirations of [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]].
* GamerChick: Of all the "real" players in the line, four out of five of them are women, all well-versed in gaming.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Ezreal, and presumably the other players, were forcibly transported into Arcade World by Veigar himself. Considering how they're champions, {{Challenge Gamer}}s and {{Speedrun}}ners in the real world, Veigar has likely made a terrible mistake.
* NoticeThis: Amusingly {{Parodied|Trope}} ''and'' played straight simultaneously with Arcade Caitlyn's ''Headshot'' indicator. In place of the usual visual indicator, the skin replaces it with a retro finger cursor pointing at enemies to click for CriticalHit damage.
* {{Retraux}}: As the title implies, the line is heavily inspired by colorful retro UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame aesthetics, taking influence from classic [[ShootEmUp shoot 'em ups]], to [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] to {{Fighting Game}}s, to even {{Pinball}} machines.
* SmugSuper: Much like her canon self, Battle Boss Qiyana has a ridiculously haughty attitude, but has the threatening power level to warrant it.
-->'''Qiyana''': I hear this game has a beautiful amazingly talented boss at the end, and her name is Qiyana.
* ThatOneBoss[[invoked]]: In-universe, Battle Boss Blitzcrank has quite a reputation for his [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall cheap mechanics, powerful attacks, and a massive health pool.]] Appropriately, Final Boss Veigar put him as the gatekeeper of his personal fortress, because Veigar hates fun.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The scenario for Ahri, Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Riven, and Sona, who are regular players [[TrappedInTVLand forcibly brought into the "Arcade World."]] In fact, all of the "native" heroes and bosses come from different games, mostly thanks to Final Boss Veigar [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou ripping into the code of Arcade World]] to bring them there.
* UnexpectedCharacter: 2019's Arcade line was initially teased on the PBE with Arcade Caitlyn, Arcade Kai'Sa, Battle Boss Qiyana and Battle Boss Yasuo, who remained on the PBE for several weeks before it they were properly promoted with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoqSJKqor6o "ULTRACOMBO" animation]]. At the very end of the trailer, Demacia Vice Garen and Lucian were unveiled, which while separate from this wave still showed there was more Arcade-relevant skins coming very soon.
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[[folder:Arclight]]
Once each millennium, an ancient, godlike entity of divine light descends from the heavens, choosing worthy warriors to be his will incarnate, to become immortal agents of the Arclight.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Arclight) Brand, Varus, Vayne, Vel'Koz, Yorick, (Justicar) Aatrox, Syndra
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* AdaptationalHeroism:
** Vel'Koz is portrayed as a literal divine {{God}} in this timeline, but one who bestows the power of the Arclight into his agents [[GodIsGood to fight the darkness of the world]].
** Varus is a not-quite-freed Darkin in canon but a holy warrior here.
** The Justicars are described as chiefs of the Arclight, embodiments of justice and order, but are represented by the villainous-in-canon Aatrox and Syndra.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Varus has darker skin and hair, especially compared to the extreme pallor of his canon appearance.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: In this line, Vel'Koz happens to be that "ancient, godlike entity of divine light" that [[TheChosenMany chooses those he deems worthy]] to be his agents.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Arclight Varus, the first skin in the line, was originally based on his original lore (before it was updated to its current state since late 2017), canonically representing what he looked like after gaining power from The Pit and before it started [[TheCorruption corrupting him]]. With the inclusion of other skins in the line and skin descriptions, its plot has been completely changed.
** Similarly, prior to his 2018 VGU, Justicar Aatrox was meant to be an in-canon representation of how the armies he rallied together saw him. With his lore writing this element of his character out, the Justicar skin's setup was also changed.
* {{God}}: The unspeakably powerful yet sublime being of light energy is framed as this in the skinline's canon, and as it turns out, it's Arclight ''[[EldritchAbomination Vel'Koz]]''.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: These skins have white, gold, and [[HeavenlyBlue various blues]] predominant in their palettes.
* HolyHandGrenade: The Arclight's [[LightEmUp powers of divine light]] were bestowed upon by a transcendental being of legend and myth, one who appears every millennium from the heavens to choose a new agent.
* {{Immortality}}: Arclight Yorick is specifically described to have this as part of his powers, which is presumably the case with the others.
* LightEmUp: Right in the title, giving champions a very bright makeover. Also crosses with HolyHandGrenade.
* LightIsGood[=/=]LightIsNotGood: Zigzags these tropes. While these characters are meant to serve Good, they can also be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality amoral]] or, as in the case of Brand, outright evil.
* VestigialEmpire: Yorick is described to once being a king before he was chosen by the Arclight, abandoning it to focus on enforcing the will of the divine. Unfortunately, he returned centuries later to find it having crumbled into ruins, and he took it with both sorrow and madness.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Thousands of years ago, Kegan Rodhe was the first to be chosen. The power eventually consumed the original man, leaving only his burning shell to walk the earth as Arclight Brand.
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[[folder:Arctic Ops]]
A skin line taking place in an arctic, modern warfare setting, with soldiers of High Command decked out with specialized military technology.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Arctic Ops) Gragas, Kennen, Varus, (Arctic Warfare) Caitlyn, (Northern Front) Swain, (Northern Storm) Volibear
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Gragas is constantly covered up by a hermetically sealed arctic combat suit and mask, and is a mystery to everyone except High Command's Research and Development labs. While physically he appears to be a very large man, he seems to be powered by the cold mixture of chemicals he's carrying around.
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Publicly, High Command views {{Ninja}}s as a joke from a medieval age, but as it turns out, Kennen is secretly one of their operatives, deployed in hot zones of the deep arctic alongside his deadly ninja skills.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Much like his canonical counterpart, Northern Front Swain prefers to fight before they bring out the armed helicarriers, shocktroopers, and mecha. When High Command's Grand General is around, they don't have to.
* BearsAreBadNews:
** Volibear is in this line, so it's a given. As it turns out, having a giant soldier who's immune to the cold and capable of ripping through entire regiments of armored soldiers is incredibly valuable in the arctic.
** Weirdly, despite being based on Cold War-era USSR military concepts, Bear Cavalry Sejuani is not counted as part of the skin line.
* ColdSniper: Arctic Warfare Caitlyn and Arctic Ops Varus bring their [[TheStoic stoic]] efficiency with their respective sniper rifle and bow and arrow to the Arctic front, making this trope [[LiteralMetaphor a bit more literal in the process]].
* WinterWarfare: The theme of the skin line, with lots of modernized weaponry and winter combat uniforms for everyone! Splash arts also emphasize this by having things like tanks and high-tech military facilities all covered in constant snow.
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[[folder:Battle Academia]]
A line taking place in a highly shounen-inspired world of the God-Weapons, with the Durandal God-Weapon Academy raising its many students into becoming the next generation of superheroes.\\
->'''Champions in the line''': (Battle Academia) Ezreal, Jayce, Katarina, Lux, (Battle Professor) Graves, (Battle Principal) Yuumi
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* AcademyOfAdventure: The main setting is the prestigious Durandal God-Weapon Academy, [[SuperheroSchool raising its students to be the next generation of superheroes]].
* {{Adorkable}}: While the canon version of Ezreal already had some of this in him, [[UpToEleven Battle Academia Ezreal completely amplifies it to hilariously endearing extremes]], possibly helped by [[StylisticSuck his oddly stilted and dramatic]] yet earnest new voiceover.
* {{Animesque}}: The line somehow potentially revels in this concept ''[[UpToEleven even more]]'' than the [[MagicalGirl Star Guardian]] line, with this one more inspired by [[ShonenDemographic shonen media]], the most obvious being ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia''.
* ApatheticTeacher[=/=]CoolTeacher: Professor Graves zigzags between the two a lot. On one hand, he's a wise ex-soldier who served in the Durandal military with decades worth of knowledge behind him, [[SecretKeeper including discovering something important but secret behind enemy lines]]. On the other, [[ChildHater he doesn't actually like kids]] ''or'' teaching and only reluctantly became a professor after the God-Weapon itself offered him a position, and has a very salty, dispassionate, and [[CigarChomper cigar-chomping]] way of teaching. On yet ''another'' hand, he's still viewed with respect and authority despite all of this, and Ezreal doesn't seem to notice or care about Graves' more negative qualities.
* BookDumb: It's all but explicitly stated that Ezreal isn't the most stellar student, both in terms of controlling his newfound powers to [[LateForSchool his attendance]].
-->'''Ezreal''': This better not make me late for class. I've got 12 tardies and we're only 10 days into the semester!
* CanonWelding:
** Battle Academia Ezreal claims that Star Guardian is a comic series in his world, but when pitted against a champion with a Star Guardian skin, [[AmbiguousSituation he admits that he's unsure if they're actually real or not]].
** While not officially merged as of the line's release, [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1123335034708979712 Riot has announced plans to potentially merge Battle Academia with]] [[HighSchoolAU the Academy line]] at some point in the future.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ezreal [[DiscussedTrope actively discusses this to himself]], constantly thinking of a cool name for his super-attacks. When his ultimate is fully leveled up, he finally settles on calling it "[[RedIsHeroic Crimson Cobalt]]".
-->'''Ezreal''': ''Crimson Dynami''--no, not that. ''Crimson Ruin''? Ugh, I suck at naming attacks!
* CuteWitch: Lux is in the line, and she's just as upbeat, bubbly, and skilled with magic as ever. While she's still a freshman in the Sorcery Club, she seems to wield an inexplicably tremendous amount of power even the Academy's senior staff can't explain.
* TheDreaded:
** [[KnifeNut Katarina]] is a lone top member of the Assassin Club -- the only club where ''lethal force'' is potentially allowable -- is feared by nearly everybody in the school. Ezreal is especially fearful around her; if he does manage to best her in battle, he immediately assumes that she's holding back and intentionally letting him win.
** [[KillerRabbit Yuumi]] is also approached with trepidation despite her being a cat, not simply because she can be ridiculously destructive, but even worse -- she's the principal.
--->'''Ezreal''': ''(killing Battle Academia Yuumi)'' I'm sorry, Principal Yuumi! Please don't destroy [[NoodleIncident another dormitory!]]
* HeroesWantRedHeads: We don't know exactly why they got together, but Lux is given red hair in this line and she's currently dating [[TheHero Ezreal]].
* GadgeteerGenius: Jayce in this universe is a prestigious 2nd year [[StudentCouncilPresident class president]], head of the Luminosity Club, ''and'' a prodigious inventor of miraculous Jayce-branded technologies. It's implied that [[BrokenAce his desire to be one of these is to prevent a kind of tragedy that he experienced in his youth, one which he doesn't speak of but still affects him]].
* IntellectualAnimal: Yuumi is [[CuteKitten a magical housecat]] and also ''principal of the Academy''. While her position is temporary -- she's just filling in ever since the original principals mysteriously disappeared -- she is nonetheless [[KillerRabbit a very capable mage who can potentially unleash apocalyptic levels of energy]] [[{{Bathos}} while perched on]] [[HeadPet a terrified student's head]].
* JapaneseSchoolClub: They may not specifically be in Japan, but the various clubs at Durandal Academy are obviously based on them, including the Battle Club (home to [[TheHero Ezreal]]), Luminary Club (for [[GadgeteerGenius Jayce]]), Sorcery Club (for [[CuteWitch Lux]]), and ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Assassin Club]]'' (for [[KnifeNut Katarina]]), and just like the archetype, SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness -- the Assassin Club grants Kat the right to ''[[BlackComedy potentially kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels]]''.
* LivingWeapon: [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1128859144767676418 As explained by Rioters]], God-Weapons of the Academy's namesake are titanic, sentient weapons which dot the landscape of the world, and are so ancient that civilizations were originally built around them. [[WhatsUpKingDude Apparently they're also accessible to a degree]], as it directly offered [[ApatheticTeacher Graves]] a professor position that he felt obligated to take up.
* OfficialCouple: After [[ShipTease multiple instances of Ezreal and Lux's relationship being]] [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zagged]] with varying amounts of canonicity, the two in this universe are ''finally'' officially dating, although [[TheILoveYouStigma Ez is still very nervous about using the L-word]].
-->'''Ezreal''': ''(encountering an enemy Lux)'' [[OhCrap I'm sparring with Lux!? Wh—what do I do? Do I have to fight her?! We have a date later!]]
* RedIsHeroic: Ezreal gets a mostly red and black costume and powers manifesting as red, black, and white energy, and is the closest the line has to a main protagonist.
* SpeedStripes: While using her ultimate, Katarina has several manga-esque speed lines rushing around the corners of the screen.
* StockShonenHero: Ezreal is a {{Troperiffic}} love letter to the archetype; a HotBlooded, BookDumb [[{{Bishounen}} bishie]] [[ShonenHair with crazy hair]] who discovered he had TheGift and is presently enrolled in [[AcademyOfAdventure Durandal God-Weapon Academy]], [[ThePowerOfFriendship making friends]] and [[{{Determinator}} striving]] [[ToBeAMaster to be the greatest there ever was]]. Even his dialogue is effectively a laundry list of stock shonen hero quotes.
* StylisticSuck: Battle Academia Ezreal's dialogue and delivery appears to be inspired by stereotypically "bad" anime dubs, like it was originally Japanese but then localized into English... in a rush. As a result, he sounds a lot more stilted and oddly exaggerated when compared to his usual self, though not quite enough to be [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny technically]] [[BlindIdiotTranslation incorrect]].
-->''"Wow, Jayce is so strong! One day, I know I'll catch up to him!"''\\
''"I'll graduate from the academy and protect everybody!"''\\
''"Whoops! Guess I got a little careless. I better stop messing around."''
* SuperMode: In another anime reference, Battle Academia Ezreal visibly changes as his ''Rising Spell Force'' passive powers up[[note]]Notably, it's his only skin that does[[/note]], giving him additional BattleAura and [[PowerDyesYourHair increasingly brightening up his hair]] like a [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]].
* SuperheroSchool: The theme the line is based around, heavily inspired by ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia''.
* ToastOfTardiness: Ezreal, Lux, Katarina, and Graves run with toast in their mouths during their "hasted" animations running from base (in addition, Katarina is reading a book while running and Graves carries a huge stack of textbooks with him). [[{{Troperiffic}} Because]] [[{{Animesque}} anime]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Surprisingly not as omnipresent as you'd expect from [[{{Troperiffic}} this line]], though it's still present with Katarina and her bright pink hair and Lux with her bright peach-orange hair ([[LampshadeHanging which the dev team themselves]] [[https://twitter.com/neolexical/status/1126082398666412032 requested as a "bad hair color"]]).
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[[folder:Battlecast]]
In an alternate-universe version of Runeterra, Viktor went the extra mile, leading his Glorious Evolution down a more warlike path. Using his genius, he captured terrifying creatures, some from the Void and some native, and used them as "biological templates" to create powerful death machines fueled by dark Hextech.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Creator) Viktor, (Battlecast Alpha) Skarner, (Battlecast Prime) Cho'Gath, (Battlecast) Urgot, Kog'Maw, Vel'Koz, Xerath, (Resistance) Illaoi, Caitlyn
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Illaoi is mostly portrayed as mostly neutral (if chaotic) in canon, but in this line, she's an unambiguous hero who fights for LaResistance.
* CanonWelding: A bit of an odd example: Resistance Illaoi was originally pitched in development as "Battlecast Illaoi," but changed names partway in development to reflect a LaResistance added into the Battlecast universe. As a result, the similarly-named Resistance Caitlyn (a skin released ''seven years'' prior) was also merged into the lore.
* CrushKillDestroy: Frequently uttered by the ones with unique voice lines.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Battlecast Alpha Skarner was featured as [[https://i.imgur.com/pwRU4.png a background silhouette in Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath's splash art]] a full three years before his official release, as well [[https://imgur.com/hcdcq as hinted through text in a separate teaser.]]
** Battlecast Kog'Maw was also teased in the same teaser, with "MAW" being present alongside the Skarner example above and already-available skins like "XER"/Xerath and "URG"/Urgot (there's also "ANI", which is speculated to stand for Anivia, but so far there hasn't been confirmation of a Battlecast skin for her).
* EasterEgg: When normal Skarner stands in a brush for long enough, he'll say, "Skar-Skar-Skarner!" as a reference to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Battlecast Alpha Skarner will do the same thing as his joke, before correcting himself.
--> [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/c/c9/SkarnerBattlecastAlpha.joke02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20141105025052 Skar-Skar-Skarrnerr.. Rebooting system.]]
* EatingMachine: Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, who still has the canonical Cho'Gath's appetite for ''[[ExtremeOmnivore everything]]'', including civilians attempting to defy conversion.
* EnergyBeings: Battlecast Xerath units are Viktor's attempts to create a machine capable of a human soul. As its skin description states, however, Xerath units are twisted and unstable plasma monstrosities trapped in metal cages of psychic energy.
* HumongousMecha: Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, the Battlecast most predisposed to combat.
* KillerRobot: All of the characters are fueled by their emotionless desire to eradicate anything biological.
* LaResistance: There exists a human uprising against these mecha monstrosities, joined by Illaoi and Caitlyn.
* MadScientist:
** Creator Viktor, who made all of the Battlecast skins, finally achieving his Glorious Evolution.
** Battlecast Vel'Koz is supposed to be a supplementary to Viktor, an artificial version of this trope that analyzes enemies and marks them for Skarner to apprehend.
* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Battlecast Xerath. He's significantly less machine than the others, only sporting a machine-looking mask with the rest of his body being red energy. It's been admitted that he was made before the skin line was truly fleshed out, so he's a little bit out of place.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Noticeably different from other Hextech, distinguished by their dark metal frames, glowing red lights, and the black smoke coming from their exhaust pipes.
* RobotSoldier: Battlecast Urgot is supposed to be a template for these, but he's the only one of his kind so far.
* SuperPrototype: Battlecast Alpha Skarner. He's the first of Viktor's army, and he is perhaps the only one not expressly designed only to kill; instead, he incapacitates them (Perhaps dismembering them with his chainsaws) before dragging them to Viktor to be experimented on. This is emphasized by Skarner's ultimate ability which drags enemies along with him. It's also shown by his appearance seeming more 'dated', but the 'Super' part is emphasized by his VO being more advanced than simply CrushKillDestroy, which the others often are.
--> '''Skarner''', when ulting: [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/63/SkarnerBattlecastAlpha.R3.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20141105025247 YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.]]
* UnwillingRoboticisation: Unlike canon!Viktor's current iteration, Creator Viktor's Glorious Evolution is ''not'' voluntary. Illaoi was the subject of a failed conversion, and she uses her newfound powers to fight alongside the rest of the human resistance.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Blood Moon]]
Ionia is a strange place in Runeterra, filled with magic. Once a year, it's host to the Blood Moon, a night where the moon is crimson and demons roam freely throughout the mortal world. These masked demons, the Cultists of the Blood Moon, have little purpose beyond shedding as much blood as they can for the dark harvest.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Blood Moon) Aatrox, Akali, Diana, Elise, Evelynn, Jhin, Kalista, Kennen, Pyke, Shen, Sivir, Talon, Thresh, Twisted Fate, Yasuo, Zilean
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* AdaptationalVillainy: No matter their alignment in canon, every champion in the line is amoral at best, with most being openly evil.
* CoolMask: Nearly every champion in the line gets a cool mask inspired by Japanese {{Oni}}. [[MaskOfPower They're also cursed]]. Even though Akali doesn't wear one on her face, she still keeps one pushed up on her head.
* DemonicPossession: The indoctrination of normal humans into the Blood Moon cult is depicted as a combination of this and TheCorruption, with cultist rituals merging the demonic powers of the Blood Moon into human vessels.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original lore, Shen and Akali weren't actually Blood Moon demons themselves, but actors in a play that depicted the Blood Moon festival. Both were eventually redesigned with their overall respective [=VGUs=] to better fit the theme.
* HungryWeapon: Blood Moon Yasuo, Sivir, and Aatrox have weapons that crave blood and influence their wielders' minds toward violence so they can drink their fill. Apparently Yasuo and Aatrox didn't need much of a push.
* {{Lunacy}}: These champions represent demons released by the Ionian Blood Moon.
* MadArtist: Jhin is depicted as a "Blood Calligrapher" demon who paints with his gun. His spell effects are themed after paint, and he makes his victims explode in a shower of ink.
* ShipTease: Blood Moon Evelynn is still described as a seduction demon, and [[http://www.leagueoflegends.co.kr/upload/EditorImages/20180420112526_NKfkPcME.jpg in her splash art]], she's holding the hands of what appears to be [[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy9vHnb7aK4/WIe2gLUsdEI/AAAAAAAAcpA/3KXp4rWE-54zLgahUwfPFHPu-GoJZ2v0ACLcB/s1600/TwistedFate_Splash_10.jpg Blood Moon Twisted Fate]] (note the roped armguards), referencing their (now non-canon) ship in the normal timeline.
* TricksterArchetype: Twisted Fate, the leader of the Blood Moon cult, is referred to as a Trickster Demon, one who deals death through his deck of cards with spirits trapped inside them. Despite the title, Ionians dispute whether he's actually a demon from the spirit world, or simply a mortal in a mask who has amassed great power.
* {{Wutai}}: These demons have their roots in Ionian legends. Outsiders like Blood Moon Elise, Kalista, and Thresh represent how Ionians see them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Burning Tides]]
Bilgewater, one of the most infamous {{Wretched Hive}}s in all of Runeterra, is home to all sorts of unscrupulous outlaws and ruthless marauders trying to seize various opportunities of power, one with all sorts of local folklore and cutthroat culture. The skin line has two divisions: one representing Bilgewater champions with their canonical appearances at certain points in time, and another more loosely inspired by Bilgewater's nautical aesthetics and culture.
->'''Champions in the canonical line''': (Captain) Gangplank, Miss Fortune, (Cutthroat) Graves, (Cutpurse) Twisted Fate\\
'''Champions in the alternate Bilgewater line''': (Sea Hunter) Aatrox, (Dark Waters) Diana, Vladimir, (Fiddle Me Timbers) Fiddlesticks, (Rogue Admiral) Garen, (Ironside) Malphite, (Bilgewater) Katarina, Swain, (Corsair) Quinn, (Bilgerat) Rumble, (Pirate) Ryze, (Buccaneer) Tristana, (Kingpin) Twitch
----
* TheCaptain:
** Captain Gangplank represents Gangplank's appearance and personality prior to Miss Fortune's assassination attempt on his life.
** Captain Fortune represents Miss Fortune in present actuality, when she's commanding her ship and not keeping up a flirtatious and cordial visage.
* CoolShip: Ironside Malphite is a giant golem of wood and steel built from the hull of a legendary gunship.
* DefectorFromDecadence:
** In the non-canon Bilgewater, [[FourStarBadass Admiral]] Garen is apparently no longer a part of Demacia, becoming a ruthless adversary in the process. He frequently [[DecapitationPresentation sends back the heads]] of those who challenge him back to Demacian naval authorities.
** According to its skin description, Bilgewater Swain represents him if he were to become tired of his rule in Noxus, instead taking to the seas around Bilgewater for plunder and souls on his flagship, the Beatrice.
* TheFundamentalist: The local religion surrounding Nagakabouros ([[IHaveManyNames also known as]] Mother Serpent, The Bearded Lady, and more) shows up as the basis for Dark Waters Diana, once an extremist for the Order of the Mother Serpent, now a mercenary for her unnamed employer.
* HunterOfMonsters: Bilgewater is filled with hunters test their luck trying to fight the various local {{Sea Monster}}s for profit, but Sea Hunter Aatrox is considered among the best monster [[BountyHunter bounty hunters]] in the business, despite resembling a threatening [[FishPeople fish man]] himself.
* {{Pirate}}: Gangplank, Miss Fortune, Graves, and Twisted Fate are/were canonically pirates, but most of the other champions get additional non-canon makeovers to get in on the action.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Cutpurse Twisted Fate and Cutthroat Graves (representing their younger selves as members of Gangplank's crew) share a splash, with both of their skin blurbs listing them as bumbling mercenary partners for hire.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: Bilgewater is heavily inspired by this style, so naturally, all of its skins take at least some inspiration from it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cops and Robbers]]
Step aside, criminals, because there's new lawbringers roaming the streets! Taking place in an alternate Piltover, this theme contains modernized police and riot officers, robbers, the mafia, and secret agents.\\
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The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "Punches and Plants: A Piltover Police Story", currently with [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/punches-and-plants two]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/punches-and-plants-piltover-police-story-2 seasons]].
->'''Champions in the General Cops and Robbers line''': (Officer) Caitlyn, Vi, (Constable) Trundle, (Captain) Volibear, (Safecracker) Evelynn, (Pickpocket) Twitch\\
'''Champions in the Crime City line''': (Mafia) Braum, Graves, Jinx, Miss Fortune, (Gragas Esq.) Gragas, (Gangster) Twitch, (Knockout) Lee Sin\\
'''Champions in the Riot line''': (Riot) Blitzcrank, Graves, Kayle, (Riot K-9) Nasus, (Riot Squad) Singed, (Riot Girl) Tristana\\
'''Champions in the Secret Agent line''': (Secret Agent) Miss Fortune, Xin Zhao
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* AmoralAttorney: Gragas Esq., who's managed to divert the police and court personnel from the [[MobWar mafia wars]] [[DirtyCop by paying them off and offering them the finest prohibited goods he has access to]].
* BlatantBurglar: Pickpocket Twitch, complete with the typical black flatcap, DominoMask, shirt, and a ThiefBag. For bonus points, his [[YouDirtyRat rat-based]] design is swapped out for a [[RascallyRaccoon raccoon-based]] one.
* BodyguardingABadass: "Bank Vault" Braum serves as the already-capable Mafia Miss Fortune's "body man," being both a [[PunchClockVillain surprisingly pleasant gentleman]] and [[SuperStrength able to rip out a maximum-security vault door with his bare hands]]. He also comes with his own cadre of [[KillerRabbit gun-toting poros]].
* BoxingBattler: Knockout Lee Sin is counted as part of the Mafia line, making a name for himself in the underground circuit, now serving as a [[HiredGuns "problem-solver"]] to the kingpins in need with money to spare.
* BuddyCopShow: "Punches and Plants" primarily focuses on the escapades of Officer Vi and Zyra (Vi's usual [[BashBrothers partner-in-crimefighting Caitlyn]] now being their superior officer) and their quest to foil the mafia's sword-stealing schemes.
* CanonForeigner: Within the comic, Zyra becomes one of the main characters despite not having a representative skin in the official line. Quinn, Lucian, and Ziggs have also become a part of the force.
* CoolBike: Officer Vi is sitting on a spiffy police motorbike in her splash.
* CoolShades: A featured in nearly all the Officers and Riot Police skins sans Tristana (Vi also has them, but she keeps them on her head). Safecracker Evelynn also gets some stylish red-tinted glasses.
* DonutMessWithACop:
** Officer Vi is munching on a donut in her splash, with [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Caitlyn standing in the background, having just gotten a box for more]].
** [[https://oce.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/store/sales/heist-begins-double-ip-weekend Captain Volibear and Constable Trundle's promotional article]] states that they're on the case to find the thieves responsible for a vault robbery, and have "promised to have these thieves thrown in the slammer [[BaitAndSwitch just as soon as they finish their donuts]]. [[SkewedPriorities And find them]]. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That’s important, too.]]"
* {{Fanservice}}: Officer Caitlyn and Vi are depicted as being ''[[FairCop much]]'' [[FairCop more attractive than their default outfits]], especially with the former's much more scantily-clad, [[BareYourMidriff midriff-barring]] outfit.
* LawmanBaton: Constable Trundle, Riot Kayle, and Riot K-9 Nasus trade in their weapons for giant nightsticks, with Kayle's being ''electrified''.
* MobWar: The theme of the Crime City subseries is surrounding the conflict between gangs led by Miss Fortune, Graves, and Twitch, with fancy suits, {{Nice Hat}}s, and Tommy guns (or in the case of Jinx, [[SenselessViolins a violin case]] [[MoreDakka with a gatling gun]]) all around!
* TheMole: Early in the comic, Twitch reveals during interrogation that the elusive "MG" is someone in their own force. Vi and Zyra's initial suspicion is '''M'''alcolm '''G'''raves, [[RedHerring but that quickly turns out to be a dud]]. [[spoiler:It's actually [[BrainwashedAndCrazy a tampered]] Blitzcrank going by the name "'''M'''ega '''G'''oatee." At the very end, [[ReverseMole Mafia Miss Fortune is also revealed to have been an agent for the cops]]]].
* MyLittlePanzer: How is "MG" stopped at the end of the first series? With an {{EMP}}-generating, limited-edition "Hacker" Poro keychain, which is also revealed to be able to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy tamper and hack into robots]]. This is followed up on in Series 2, with Vi and Zyra investigating why they can do this, especially since their developer, Hextech Annie, denies them being anything more than simple keychains. [[spoiler:She's lying]].
* PoliceAreUseless:
** Volibear and Trundle are... not that great at their jobs, despite respectively being a captain and constable. Their attempts to find the robbers result in them staking out the completely wrong address, accidentally wiretapping themselves, and trying to tail suspicious individuals ''while in full uniform''. They only manage to catch Twitch and Evelynn after ''accidentally'' dropping a pink ward during hide and seek that managed to detect them... only to get distracted while collecting their loot, [[HereWeGoAgain allowing their suspects to escape under their noses]].
** In the comic, Vi and Zyra seem to be the only officers doing actual investigative work, with everyone else on the force being depicted as passive or goofing off. [[SubvertedTrope They do, however, spring into action when a dangerous crisis breaks out]].
* PrinceAndPauper: In the comic, Mafia Jinx and ''Queen Ashe'' swap identities for a night during a Freljord museum exhibition, allowing Ashe to take some time off. Apparently, [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter she didn't consider what Jinx would end up doing]] [[StuffBlowingUp once she was in the museum in her place]].
* RuleOfCool[=/=]RuleOfFunny: While every skin uses one of these, the base Officer skin line relies on typical action movie tropes, police stereotypes, and {{Fanservice}} as opposed to the more serious Riot Police line.
* SpyCatsuit: Safecracker Evelynn is [[TheVamp Evelynn]] as a burglar, so no surprises here.
* SWATTeam: The Riot line is equipped with fancy riot control gear.
* TuxedoAndMartini: The Secret Agent skins are based on this style of SpyFiction, with Miss Fortune getting a classy [[TheChanteuse lounge singer]]/FemmeFatale makeover, and Xin Zhao getting [[BadassInANiceSuit a badass suit]] and Mark VII "utili-spear" (which is equipped with communication and palmprint ID tech, lockpicks, and gank-coordinators, is somehow capable of folding up into a suitcase, [[BoringButPractical but is mostly used for stabbing]]).
* UnflinchingWalk:
** Captain Volibear and Constable Trundle are walking away from a massive explosion in their splash.
** The final panel of the first season has Vi and Zyra heading off the scene [[InvokedTrope by setting off one of Jinx's leftover mines]] [[PlayedForLaughs as the rest of the force gets caught in the explosion]]. [[RuleOfCool Shades included]].
--->'''Zyra''': Where did the sun go?\\
'''Vi''': Just keep walking.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Culinary Masters]]
This skin line depicts champions as masters of cuisine in the titular [[CookingShow cooking competition show]], each specializing in a different form of delicious delicacies that'll titillate your tastebuds. And if you don't like the food, they'll kill you. So there's that.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Sashimi) Akali, (Birdio) Galio, (Barbecue) Leona, (Sinful Succulence) Morgana, (Butcher) Olaf, (Baker) Pantheon, (Pizza Delivery) Sivir, (Master Chef) Tahm Kench
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* TheAce: If anyone proves they can be this as a pizza delivery girl, it's Sivir, deemed the fastest on the planet, winner of nine consecutive corporate awards, and having never recieved a single complaint since online reviews were invented.
* AscendedMeme:
** Pantheon always wanted to be a baker since his release. Now he can be one!
** Pizza Delivery Sivir is a concept going [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=351202&highlight=pizza+delivery+sivir all the way back from 2010]], [[http://www.surrenderat20.net/2013/09/pax-prime-monday-art-demo-pizza.html and it was officially teased in concept art in a 2013 PAX Prime panel]]. It's unclear what took them so long given the almost legendary memetic status it reached, [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell but it finally came to be in 2018]].
* TheCameo: [[TheRival Pizza Delivery Sivir and Birdio]] are featured in each others' splash arts. In Birdio's splash, Academy Ahri is standing near their high-speed race, while Sivir's splash art features Surprise Party Amumu to the side, as well as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Annie walking Pug'Maw in the background]].
* ChefOfIron: Goes without saying, applying to pretty much everyone.
* CookingShow: The conceit of the line is inspired by such competition cooking shows like ''Series/MasterChef''. Most of the skin descriptions for the line are written in the style of a typical [[LargeHam hamtastic]] introduction for each of the champions.
* CoolBike: Pizza Delivery Sivir has a motorbike with her in every splash art she's in, and she also rides off with it in-game with her recall.
* EdibleBludgeon: Some of them use these.
* ExoticEntree: Tahm Kench is boiling writhing tentacles. And he has a poro in a cage, presumably to boil later.
* FoodFight: A number of them use food as weapons.
* GoofySuit: ''[[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRc10-JqlHo/WqBZL5lIAJI/AAAAAAAA6sA/fqixjZmUbwQznhniq_S4ZJdu-OGo4BpQgCLcBGAs/s1600/23a01509cf966187.jpg Birdio]].'' Strangely enough, [[BunnyEarsLawyer he's actually a regional manager and salesman of the year of one of the world's largest chicken restaurants, and is quite proud of his work]].
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Some characters use various kitchen items that could be plausibly dangerous, including Barbecue Leona's barbecue fork, but then others use literal food, such as Pantheon using a giant bread loaf for a shield. Some characters [[DualWielding do both]], with Butcher Olaf wielding both a meat tenderizer and an axe-shaped steak, and Sashimi Akali using an oversized sushi knife and a giant crab leg.
* LethalChef: All of them in the more literal sense, but Morgana is such an inept baker that the sole gingerbread man not burnt to a crisp on the tray has stood up and is making a run for it.
* TheRival: Birdio and Pizza Delivery Sivir have a well-documented viscious rivalry over who's the better employee for their respective companies. They can be seen racing against each other in their respective splash arts.
* SupremeChef: Implied by Master Chef Tahm Kench, the leader of the band. Although he does use some [[ExoticEntree unusual ingredients.]]
* ThisBananaIsArmed: Don't look at Butcher Olaf like that. He doesn't need a cleaver to chop you to pieces, he'll just use the steak.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Day Job]]
A loose series of alternate versions of champions, representing them if they were in some kind of casual day job.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Matador) Alistar, (Boom Boom) Blitzcrank, (Corporate) Mundo, (Primetime) Draven, (Fisherman) Fizz, (Sailor) Gangplank, (Hazmat) Heimerdinger, (Forecast) Janna, (Angler) Jax, (Prestigious) [=LeBlanc=], (Lumberjack) Sion, (Firefighter) Tristana, (Lil' Slugger) Trundle, (Black Belt) Udyr, (Groovy) Zilean
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* TheArtifact:
** [[WeatherReport Forecast Janna's]] contains a minor one, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall with one voice line expecting "a spawn of dragons every 6 minutes today."]] As of patch 8.23, dragon respawn times have been reduced to every 5 minutes.
** [[BatterUp Lil' Slugger Trundle's title]] originated from before his visual overhaul, where he was much more of a PintSizedPowerhouse instead of a hulking brute. While you could go the IronicName route, his lore blurb rectified this by stating he joined a little league team after he was rejected from other minor/major leagues, [[BlatantLies which he got past by claiming he was only 13.]]
* BoxingBattler: Boom Boom Blitzcrank is styled after a boxer, complete with gloves to deliver a mean uppercut to those he gets his hands on.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Corporate Mundo was used early on in the game's life to [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2336703 announce various sales]], and as you can imagine, he's not particularity nice. Not only are his business practices pretty corrupt -- he once laid off a bunch of people from a company he acquired -- he also ''[[AxCrazy beat someone to death in the lobby]]''. [[BlackComedy Everyone just watched.]]
* GRatedStoner: Groovy Zilean has a... strange disposition from peering into the space-time continuum, and has taken up hobbies including hacky-sack, paying too much for pizza and tickets for awful music events, and running a New Age book store which is closed a lot of the time.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Primetime Draven styles himself out of esports shoutcasters, [[BreakingTheFourthWall and actually casts himself for his in-game performance]].
--> ''(casting Whirling Death)'' "Hashtag--[=DravenBigPlay=]!"
* MightyLumberjack: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lumberjack Sion]]. [[ShoutOut He's a lumberjack]] [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus and he's okay]].
* StageMagician: Prestigious [=LeBlanc=]. She's currently the subject of an international manhunt [[MagiciansAreWizards after she made a jet liner of passengers disappear and never brought them back]].
* WeatherReport: Forecast Janna styles her after a weather reporter in both appearance and personality. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Her being on the battlefield is just another day in the job]].
--> ''"Five day forecast: sunshine, rainbows, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and bloodshed]]!"''
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[[folder:Demonic]]
A skin line set in a hellish realm, detailing the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent various denizens]] that either serve in the underworld, or rule over it.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Gatekeeper) Galio, (Little Devil) Teemo, (Little Demon) Tristana, (Demon) Vi
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* AscendedMeme: Little Devil Teemo is a huge reference to [[TheScrappy Teemo's longstanding reputation as]] [[FanNickname "Satan"]] [[ButtMonkey among the community]].[[invoked]]
* BigRedDevil:
** He's ironically not that big, but Little Devil Teemo otherwise evokes the design to a tee, complete with horns, {{Hellfire}}, hooved feet, and a pitchfork.
** Gatekeeper Galio, however, plays it straight as the one who judges all sinners and condemns them to their proper torment. Despite this, [[HorrifyingTheHorror he practically cowers in the presence of his master, Teemo.]]
* CanonWelding: With the Harrowing universe, as Little Devil Teemo's face can be seen in the cauldron smoke in Bewitching Morgana's splash art, and Little Demon Tristana is stated to have been a witch, implying she was once Bewitching Tristana.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Demon Vi is more attractive than cute, but Little Demon Tristana is straight up adorable. Little Devil Teemo qualifies as a RareMaleExample.
* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: The inhabitants of Hell have varying ranks, which includes Dukes (Gatekeeper Galio), Queens (Little Demon Tristana), and Generals (Demon Vi), with Little Devil Teemo filling the role of {{Satan}}.
* DealWithTheDevil: A reoccurring theme in the descriptions is warning of the cost of summoning them. To wit:
** Summoning Gatekeeper Galio often ends in tragedy as the several hundred foot tall demon refuses to shrink down for mortals.
** Little Demon Tristana offers enticing contracts, but really desires to rain {{Hellfire}} upon the signatories, and the world.
** Demon Vi will only heed the summoning of a worthy opponent, but will turn on them at some point.
* TheDreaded: Little Devil Teemo.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Little Demon Tristana. Implied to have started out as Bewitching Morgana's [[CuteKitten white cat]] before [[HumanityEnsues being magically transformed into a humanoid]] CatGirl as Bewitching Tristana, who would go on to become a queen of Hell, ruling over the twin Aspects of Ruin and Woe and commanding a vast army of lesser demons.
* GeniusBonus: Gatekeeper Galio's judgements are all based off ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. Whichever circle he says they'll go to corresponds with the mentioned sin:
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors (and notably involves being frozen in ice), respectively for "[letting] your mom die" and committing {{Matricide}}.
* {{Hellfire}}: Present throughout the line through descriptions, gameplay, or splash art.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The main theme of the line, mostly of the "red skinned and horned humanoid" variety, although Little Devil Teemo is closer to classic "goatman" depiction of {{Satan}}, albeit with a tail.
* PlayingWithFire: Be it in splash art or gameplay, every champion has fire, specifically {{Hellfire}}, as part of their devilish designs.
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[[folder:Dragon World]]
A coalition of powerful Fighters and Trackers, the Dragonslayers fight to protect the world from the terrors of dragonkind. Adorned in armor crafted from the remains of the dead beasts, they roam the world in an eternal hunt for the ultimate prey. Their weapons are imbued with the fiery magic that dragons command, and their end goal is to protect the innocent people and destroy the evil spellweavers who command the draconic forces.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Dragonslayer) Braum, Jarvan IV, Pantheon, Vayne, Xin Zhao, (Dragon Trainer) Heimerdinger, Tristana, Lulu, (Dragon Knight) Mordekaiser, (Dragon Master) Swain, (Dragon Sorceress) Zyra (Dragon Oracle) Udyr
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* BadassTeacher: Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger treats his in-game performance as simple dragon training and/or light sparring, especially when up against other Dragon Trainers. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Slaying Dragon Knight Mordekaiser, Dragon Master Swain, and/or Dragon Sorceress Zyra]] is just a happy bonus.
-->''(after a pentakill)'' "Excellent work, class! Today, everyone graduates!"
* TheBeastmaster: The Dragon Trainers are aware that dragons ''should'' be humanity's nemeses, but have found that they're still beings [[FluffyTamer that can be tamed in their youth]], and indeed, [[BefriendingTheEnemy can be]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship befriended]].
* BladeOnAStick: Much like their normal skins, Pantheon, Jarvan, and Xin Zhao use spears to fight dragons.
* TheCorruption: Swain was formerly a Dragonslayer, but in a moment of hubris, he battled beneath the earth for the souls of ancient, long-dead wyrms, [[FaceHeelTurn only for them to overpower and corrupt him]].
* TheDragonslayer: The main theme. Most armor found on the Dragonslayers are made of the scales and bones of dead dragons.
-->'''Dragon Trainer Tristana''': [''gasp''] What are you wearing?!
* EasterEgg: In game, their auto attacks deal an additional 1 damage to the dragon. Not enough damage to actually make them OP compared to other skins, but a fun little interaction.
* EvilSorcerer:
** Dragon Sorceress Zyra commands dragons instead of plants, with purple dragon eggs replacing her usual seeds.
** Dragon Master Swain was formerly a great dragonslayer, but is now corrupted by the souls of the ancient wyrms, gaining powers as a slave to the monsters he once swore to destroy.
* FluffyTamer: The Dragon Trainers have newborn dragons to assist them, [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter and they are adorable]]. More specifically, Pix is now a dragon accompanying Lulu, Tristana ''[[EquippableAlly is equipped with]]'' a dragon named Riggle, and Heimerdinger is able to summon several, and always has one named Pythagoras [[HeadPet resting on his head]].
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Swain actually wanted to use the powers of dragons against them, but became corrupted by it and became the Dragon Master he is.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Heimerdinger has these by the boatload, [[FluffyTamer summoning newborn dragons]] to serve [[TheTurretMaster as turrets]], explosive eggs that stun enemies on impact, and for his auto-attacks, Pythagoras chucks up bones and drumsticks for Heimerdinger to hurl at their enemies.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Yup. Dragonslayer Pantheon in particular runs with the trope, growing fiery dragon wings to jump with for his ultimate.
* LastOfHisKind: While "modern" ones are still around, Pantheon is described as the last of the ancient dragonslayers, one of the heroes who fought back after dragon fire initially consumed the world.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite taking place in the same universe, the Dragon Tamer line is this to the Dragonslayer and Dragon Master line, which frames dragons as much more sympathetically, [[FluffyTamer as well as adorably]]. Compare the "[[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-preview/rise-dragonslayers Rise of the Dragonslayers]]" to the "[[http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/11/skin-teaser-dragon-trainers-field-guide.html Dragon Trainer's Field Guide]]" passages and you'll spot the immediate tone differences.
* NaturalWeapon: Dragon Oracle Udyr invokes his draconic masters to grow claws or harden his fists with scales.
* PlayingWithFire: The most elaborate ones feature fiery spell effects on their abilities.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Dragonslayer Pantheon gains giant, firey wings while using his ultimate.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Dragon Sorceress Zyra is purple in appearances, and her serpentine dragon minions are also purple, and spit purple flames. This is a contract to the heroic Dragonslayers, who all have normal fire on their abilities.
* {{Stripperific}}: Dragonslayer Vayne, whose armor has a CleavageWindow and BareYourMidriff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eclipse]]
Long ago, an order of monastic knights slew the vile gods of the old world, using esoteric powers granted by the moon and sun. Now the world has grown dark and violent, as those selfsame deities prepare their return, challenged only by the light of the eclipse.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Hecarim goes from being a ghastly slaughterer who swarms the world with the Black Mist in tow to being [[NatureSpirit a stalwart guardian of the forest]].
* CanonWelding: [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1059937795228270593 According to Word of God]], the Omen of the Dark universe is in-universe fiction within this universe, shared as storybook fables.
* ChivalricRomance: The line takes heavy inspiration from a fantasized take on this, with mortal knights taking up arms to combat the strange, natural wickedness of the world. To emphasize this, Leona's lore blurb and dialogue is in formal if dramatic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English early Modern English]].
* TheCorruption: The growing influence of the Coven has been described as this, with its effects most seen in Veigar, one of the children of the Elderwood who was cursed with dangerous insanity.
* EldritchAbomination: The Old Gods -- the GreaterScopeVillain of the line, served by The Coven -- are described as having become this even after their bodies died and were buried by the Elderwood. Nocturne is among them -- he is the Eternal Nightmare, after all.
* TheFairFolk: While they've been severely cut down the present day, some of the Elderwood are of this sort. Among them are Soraka, a dryad who views humanity with benign curiosity, Ahri, a fair-skinned trickster spirit, Veigar, a cursed goblin child, and [=LeBlanc=], a sylvan who fought against the rising threat of the Coven, [[TheAssimilator stealing their lives, magic, and even name in the process]].
* FriendlyEnemy: While she doesn't have a representative skin nor a clearcut place in the Eclipse lore (yet), Diana is implied to be this to Leona, with [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Leona being extremely reluctant to fight her, giving her the chance to leave]], [[AlasPoorVillain and expressing sincere remorse if she must bring her down]].
* LightEmUp: Regardless of whether it comes from [[ThePowerOfTheSun the sun]] or [[{{Lunacy}} the moon]], Leona wields this power with her sword and shield.
* ManEatingPlant: The Death Blossoms are a deceptive race of hunters hiding within great flower fields, lulling those entranced by their beauty before consuming them. Kha'Zix consumes souls for a chance at metamorphosis, while Elise feasts on the flesh of maidens seemingly for the hell of it.
* NatureSpirit: The Elderwood are specifically spirits of the forest, once being gentle and kind (consisting of [[TheFairFolk fae, sylvans, and dryads]]), but are now becoming far more protective after the rise of the Coven, who sought to abuse their power for dastardly intentions.
* ThePaladin:
** Eclipse Leona, a protector of humanity against the old, vile gods, wielding ThePowerOfTheSun or {{Lunacy}} depending on which skin's in use.
** There's also The Knights of the Emerald Chapel, led by Emerald Taric, who swore an oath to the forest to serve as their eternal guardians from invaders.
* PaletteSwap: Eclipse Leona is a Variant skin with two different purchasable forms: a dark orange [[ThePowerOfTheSun Solar Eclipse]] skin, and a bright silver [[{{Lunacy}} Lunar Eclipse]] skin, each gaining different particle effects and voice lines for their respective theme, with purchasing one making the other 45% cheaper. Reportedly, this came from Riot having a 50/50 split on deciding which form they wanted to develop, [[TakeAThirdOption so they developed both]] (which was also something they were concurrently experimenting with in the Star Guardian "Pajama Guardian" Variants).
* TimeAbyss: The time of the old gods is long gone, but Elderwood Bard is said to predate them and the entirety of the great forest, making him very likely a primordial being since the dawn of time.
* WhenTreesAttack: Elderwood Hecarim resembles a ''[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]]'' tree centaur god of the forest, [[GentleGiant though he only serves as its guardian from the most wicked of humans]].
* WitchClassic: Coven Camille and Lissandra have elements of this, serving their ancient dead gods and spreading their old dark magics into the new world, and eagerly awaiting their inevitable return.
* YinYangBomb: As the name might imply, Eclipse Leona's usual [[LightEmUp light]] and [[ThePowerOfTheSun sun]]-based theme is infused with mixture of darkness. She even refers to her power as that of "the cold of the darklight."
-->'''Solar Eclipse Leona''': The sun is gone, but I am here.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Event Horizon]]
A mix of more cosmic-themed skins containing two distinct themes: The Cosmic entities of sublime love and children of the stars, bringing light and beauty to the emptiness of deep space, and beings of the Dark Star, corrupted spirits serving the Singularity to pull all existence into the inky, inescapable abyss.
->'''Champions in the Cosmic line''': (Cosmic Queen) Ashe, (Cosmic Reaver) Kassadin, (Cosmic Enchantress) Lulu, (Cosmic Blade) Master Yi, (Cosmic Dawn) Rakan, (Cosmic Dusk) Xayah, (Cosmic Defender) Xin Zhao\\
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Thresh, Varus, Orianna, Kha'Zix, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Karma, Shaco, (Dark Cosmic) Jhin
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Jhin, a Cosmic entity having been partially corrupted by the Dark Star, has developed a unique and horrifyingly de/reconstructive vision beyond that of either parties, and as he believes they squander their potential in fulfilling it, he now serves neither.
-->''(to Galaxy Slayer Zed)'' "Killing galaxies, Zed? How... plainly derivative. Allow me to make you part of something greater..."
* AdaptationalVillainy: Jarvan has gone from being a mortal emperor (and in this line may or may not have been as heroic as he is in canon) to a force of universal destruction that is the Dark Star.
* ApocalypseHow: The Dark Star Corruptants are trying to bring a Class-Z instance of this.
* TheCorruption: All the dark star champions have experienced this.
* CosmicEntity: All of these skins are based on cosmic phenomena, with the Cosmic beings born of and inspired by the stars, while the Dark Star beings are based off black holes and dark nebulae. Dark Star Thresh even describes himself as "entropy incarnate."
-->'''Dark Cosmic Jhin''': What lies beneath my mask? The universe. As I was meant to make it.
* DissonantSerenity: Karma, while still a nightmarish star-consuming Dark Star, is relatively less volatile than her kin, preferring to meditate in the vast emptiness where there were once stars and impose order through fear than seek galaxies out to ruin.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Cosmic line was started with Cosmic Reaver Kassadin, which was initially based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux#Cultural_significance the Southern Cross]] to celebrate ''League of Legends''' server launch in Oceania. Since then, it's branched off into its own thematic line as the aesthetic opposite to the Dark Star line.
* FallenHero: Jhin used to be a pure Cosmic being, but was consumed by the Dark Star, gaining a new vision for a new purpose. Despite this, he remains an enemy of the Dark Star, but only because he's become something ''far worse''.
-->''"The stars are my eyes... and one by one... I must blind them."''
* MadArtist: Dark Cosmic Jhin plays off his love of twisting the murder and death of individuals into beautiful art, extending his methods across [[SpacetimeEater entire]] [[OmnicidalManiac galaxies]].
-->''(loading his [[FourIsDeath fourth]] [[ArcNumber shot]])'' "I must erase everything... the audience demands it..."\\
''"Destroying galaxies is a... pedestrian interpretation. I paint upon the canvas of eternity..."''
* SpacetimeEater: All Dark Star Corruptants are trying to bring calamity and destruction from deep space, and Dark Star Thresh specifically wants to feed all of existence to the Singularity, effectively erasing all time, matter, and thought.
* YinYangBomb: As his name might imply, Dark Cosmic Jhin integrates elements from both the beauty of the Cosmic entities and the destructive tendencies of the Dark Star, making him potentially deadlier than both.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fables]]
A lighthearted set of skins turning champions into magical gods, deities, or creatures of various worldwide mythologies and folklore.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Siren) Cassiopeia, (Loch Ness) Cho'Gath, (Dark Valkyrie) Diana, (Valkyrie) Leona, (Ghost Bride) Morgana, (River Spirit) Nami, (Sasquatch) Nunu and Willump, (Muse) Sona, (Leprechaun) Veigar
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* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Nunu and Willump swap out the ice-themed yeti theme for a more forest-themed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sasquatch]] theme.
* EnthrallingSiren:
** Siren Cassiopeia is obviously based on this trope, inspired by the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology classic Greek depiction]] while visually playing into the SirensAreMermaids trope. Funnily enough, she's not happy with her reputation of drowning sailors and is trying to set the record straight, but she has a tendency to [[TakenForGranite literally petrify interviewers]].
** River Spirit Nami is based on a Brazilian counterpart called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iara_(mythology) Iara]], who shares the same deal of luring men into the waters using song, though they're usually portrayed as less sinister than the classical variant. The skin description poses her a malicious drowning siren, but [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/4/4e/Nami_River_Spirit_Promo_2.jpg the skin's Brazilian promotional image]] gave "Nami Iara" a more favorable depiction where she was a kindhearted witch doctor lured into a trap and killed, but was reborn by the sympathetic fish and [[{{Lunacy}} moon]] as [[NatureSpirit a guardian of the natural world]].
* {{Leprechaun}}: Leprechaun Veigar, though unfortunately, he isn't a fairy, he doesn't grant three wishes, and he doesn't have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. In fact, he's much more interested in just killing you.
* TheMuse: Muse Sona, serving as a namesake [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek goddess]] of inspiration. She's mostly been forgotten over time, but she's recently found a resurgence in followers from an unlikely source: coffee-addled waiters working on their "next big screenplay idea."
* StockNessMonster: Loch Ness Cho'Gath, of course. Described as a sea serpent that grows the more it feeds, only recognized through blurry photographs, and is believed to be responsible for a series of local disappearances. [[SkewedPriorities He's great for tourism, though!]]
* {{Valkyries}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Valkyrie Leona]], here to descend from the heavens and lead the world's greatest soldiers to [[WarriorHeaven Valhalla]] (not that she tells anyone that it directly entails dying in battle). She's also accompanied by an EvilCounterpart in Dark Valkyrie Diana, who much prefers the comfort of mortal life, which hasn't really flown over well with Valhalla's management style.
* WomanInWhite: Ghost Bride Morgana (made to celebrate the Latin American server launch) is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona La Llorona]] of Mexican folklore, an all-white ghost of a weeping woman betrayed by the man she loved, spending an eternity alongside a river bank searching for him and her children.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Forgotten Depths]]
A series dedicated to folklore around Runeterra's oceans, the depths of which have been been the subject of much folklore and speculation of what may lurk below... and if we'd ever want to find out.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Atlantean) Fizz, Syndra (Deep One) Kassadin, (Deep Sea) Kog'Maw, Nami, (Coral Reef) Malphite, (Abyssal) Nautilus, (Deep Terror) Thresh
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* {{Atlantis}}: One of the many tales told involves this, once a proud, opulent underwater kingdom with a massive army led by General Fizz and magic skill (represented by Syndra), but has mysteriously since become a ghost town.
* EldritchOceanAbyss: The bottom of the ocean is described as one of these, home to all sorts of [[EldritchAbomination horrifying and otherworldly creatures]]. The effects of looking into the abyss did to Kassadin what his canonical version experienced from peering into The Void.
* SeaMonster: Several, all described as borderline [[EldritchAbomination eldritch]] in nature.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guardians of the Sands]]
Set in an alternate Shurima, these champions were made to oversee its ancient tombs, spirits using their powers over the sand and light to let no man wander into their hallowed grounds, lest they be torn apart, consumed, and broken.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Guardian of the Sands) Kha'Zix, Rammus, Skarner, Xerath, (Risen) Fiddlesticks, (Sand Wraith) Pyke
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* AncientTomb: The Guardians of the Sands were invoked to guard them, punishing any trespassers and forcing them to face their wrath.
* DealWithTheDevil: Risen Fiddlesticks was illegitimately summoned by a jealous child emperor in an effort to gain power, [[JackassGenie but instead proceeded to instantly destroy his empire]].
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While Sand Wraith Pyke certainly fits aesthetically, despite being considered part of the line, his skin blurb doesn't really have any real connection to the shared plot of the other skins; he's essentially the same RevenantZombie as in canon, just one based in the sands of Shurima rather than the waters of Bilgewater.
* TheMagnificent: The guardians each have their own poetic sobriquet they are summoned by: Kha'Zix the Devouring Scarab, Rammus the Skewering Wheel, Skarner the Gilded Scorpion, and Xerath the Liquid Light.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Shurima's motif heavily incorporates this, so naturally, [[LightEmUp light]] and [[DishingOutDirt sand-powered]] particle effects have been incorporated into most of the champions' particle effects. [[EnergyBeings Xerath]] in specific is stated to be made of "liquid light," with the ability to drown trespassers in his purifying radiance.
* ScarabPower: Kha'Zix, Rammus, Skarner, and Fiddlesticks take inspiration from scarabs, owing to Shurima's obvious inspiration toward ancient Egypt. Guardian of the Sands Kha'Zix is specifically called "The Devouring Scarab."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Harrowing]]
[[YouMeanXMas The annual Harrowing]] is among the darkest times of the year in Runeterra, and wherever you may be, it'll be quite the event. The line is split between the colorful Halloween-tinged Trick-or-Treat skins, the more spectral Death Sworn line, and the zombie-themed Zombies VS. Slayers universe.
->'''Champions in the Trick-or-Treat line''': ([=FrankenTibbers=]) Annie, (Witch's Brew) Blitzcrank, (Mundo) Mundo, (Trick or Treat) Ekko, (Pumpkinhead) Fiddlesticks, (Headless) Hecarim, (Bewitching) Janna, Miss Fortune, Morgana, Nidalee, Tristana, (Count) Kassadin, (Kitty Cat) Katarina, (Count Kledula) Kled, (Ravenborn) [=LeBlanc=], (Haunted) Maokai, Zyra, (Haunting) Nocturne, (Nosferatu) Vladimir\\
'''Champions in the Death Sworn line''': (Death Sworn) Katarina, Viktor, Zed, (Reaper) Hecarim, Soraka, (Underworld) Twisted Fate, Wukong\\
'''Champions in the Zombies Vs. Slayers line''':(Zombie) Brand, Nunu & Willump, Ryze, (Zombie Slayer) Jinx, Pantheon
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Zombie Ryze was originally trying to prevent the spread of the ZombieApocalypse, [[WalkingTheEarth scouring the world]] in search for a cure. He had apparently ''[[YankTheDogsChain almost]]'' [[ShootTheShaggyDog reached his goal before succumbing to the mutation]].
* BedsheetGhost: Haunting Nocturne primarily styles him after one, though he still keeps his signature knife arms.
* CatGirl:
** Kitty Cat Katarina puts her [[MsFanservice in a pretty revealing]] cat outfit, which according to her skin bio is being worn for ''[[HighlyVisibleNinja an assassination mission]].'' There are times where she normally questions the parameters for such operations, but oddly enough, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl this isn't one of them]].
** Bewitching Tristana is more of a cat-themed CuteWitch. It's implied she's actually [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMPn8CgmdTA/V_1YJ1xxyAI/AAAAAAAAV7I/nYpxmfTTmVcqWhH-1LOX5tRwarzv7N09QCLcB/s1600/Morgana_Splash_11.jpg Bewitching Morgana's cat featured in her splash art]], [[HumanityEnsues just made more humanoid through magic enchantment]].
* ChainsawGood: Zombie Slayer Pantheon traded his simple BladeOnAStick for a live ''chainsaw'' [[XOnAStick on a stick]].
* CreepyCemetery: [[GaiasVengeance Haunted Zyra]] inhabits one, providing all the more reason for stray trick-or-treaters to stay away during the night.
* {{Cult}}: The Death Sworn cult is a collective of those who pledge their lives to [[TheGrimReaper Death]], believing in a future where the living will kneel before the dead.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The Death Sworn line has a much darker and serious tone than the other two themes, ingraining itself in a cult surrounding the actual deathly aspects of The Harrowing.
* DealWithTheDevil:
** The gist of the Death Sworn cult: surrender your life to Death, and you will be blessed with horrifying spectral powers as his servant.
** Underworld Twisted Fate will offer those on Death's door another path [[ChessWithDeath with a game of chance]], returning you with a life of luxury if you win, dooming your soul into his collection if you lose. He also manipulated "the lords of the living" to sacrifice Soraka, their starchild and [[AllLovingHero avatar of compassion]], to Death in exchange for immortality, [[WhoWantsToLiveForever not realizing that doing so]] [[AndIMustScream had damned them to eternal suffering]].
* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mundo Mundo]], featuring Mundo dressed in a shoddily-made costume of himself (in-game, his cleaver makes rubbery squeak sounds on impact). He apparently does this every year in lieu of any other costume; [[MemeticMutation Mundo trick-or-treats as he pleases]].
* TheGrimReaper: Neither Reaper Hecarim nor Soraka are ''the'' Death, but they are sworn to it and definitely evoke the appropriately grim imagery surrounding the archtype.
* GrumpyOldMan: Count Kledula dips in between this and CoolOldGuy. [[OverlyLongName Count Baron Double-Marquis Lord Duke Kledula]] seems to have the Harrowing spirit down, but he also would like it if you got off his lawn, and probably the rest of his land.
* HalloweenEpisode: The most prominent section of the line is the lighthearted Trick-or-Treat themes, featuring most of its champions taking a break from their usual fare to go [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin trick-or-treating]].
* HeadlessHorseman: Headless Hecarim, even if he technically does have [[PumpkinPerson a flaming pumpkin head]]. Bonus points for being a ''literal'' [[OurCentaursAreDifferent horseman]].
* HotWitch: Bewitching Janna, Miss Fortune, Morgana, and Nidalee puts them in [[MsFanservice fancy and fanservice-y]] witch outfits. Bewitching Tristana, however, is very firmly a CuteWitch.
* HunterOfMonsters: The titular Zombie Slayers of the Zombies Vs. Slayers line. Jinx was ''ecstatic'' for the ZombieApocalypse and the lawless carnage it entails, and Pantheon finds it a lot more fun than being an auto mechanic.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Nosferatu Vladimir, natch. [[VillainsOutShopping Hemomancers can be cinema buffs too]].
* MundaneUtility: Ekko apparently uses his [[TimeMaster time-warping]] abilities to get extra trick-or-treating goodies. Shattering the fabric of reality is evidently a small price to pay for infinite fun-sized chocolate bars.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: The entire ZombieApocalypse of the Zombie Vs. Slayers line started when Brand, a military scientist working for the government, had his funding suddenly cut as he was developing a powerful virus. He was forced to test the mutagen on himself, [[GoneHorriblyWrong with disastrous results]].
* PumpkinPerson: Found on [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pumpkinhead]] [[ScaryScarecrows Fiddlesticks]] and [[HeadlessHorseman Headless Hecarim]].
* VillainsOutShopping: Ravenborn [=LeBlanc=] isn't simply fashionable; she's deliberately trying to upstage her high-society rivals at the annual holiday gala. In another regard, Vladimir's Film/{{Nosferatu}} skin comes from him being a film buff.
* WhenTreesAttack: Haunted Maokai is meant to represents the trees of a forest just outside of town where many have vanished in.
* YouMeanXMas: The Harrowing is obviously meant to be a stand-in for [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]].
* ZombieApocalypse: The theme of the Zombies Vs. Slayers line, obviously featuring [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies the zombies]] and [[HunterOfMonsters those who slay them]], began when Brand developed a mutagen in a government compound that went [[GoneHorriblyWrong horribly wrong]].
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[[folder:Headhunter]]
A group of mysterious warriors who spend their time HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, the Headhunter skin line is a direct reference to the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' movie series. Complete with advanced hunting armor, adaptive cloaking, impossibly sharp blades, and a penchant for stealth, the Headhunters seek the most powerful and glorious prey they can get their blades into.
->'''Champions in this line''': Akali, Caitlyn, Master Yi, Nidalee, Rengar
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* BattleTrophy: In true [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Yautja]] fashion, Akali, Rengar, and presumably all the other Headhunters have a trophy wall. [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset Headhunter Rengar simply wears the bones of his slain]].
* DoingInTheWizard: Any mention of magical power is removed, instead replaced with alien tech or biology. Akali's blades are stated to be "flaring with alien energy," and Nidalee is described to have alien biology that allows her to hunt her prey as a human ''and'' an animal.
* EgomaniacHunter: All of the champions present in the line are ready for a hunt, turning themselves into a race of perfect killing machines just to prove they can.
-->'''Pulsefire Ezreal''': ''(nervous)'' I have ''so'' much respect for your species! [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Please don't hunt me]]!
* {{Expy}}: Made to directly reference and resemble the aliens from ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Like the creatures they reference, they spend their time hunting the most powerful fighters across the world.
* InvisibilityCloak: Rengar and Akali continue to use stealth in-game, but now they've been altered to resemble ''Predator''-esque cloaking devices.
* ThunderboltIron: Headhunter Master Yi's WeaponOfChoice is a five-foot long serrated blade, stated to be forged from a meteoric alloy.
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[[folder:Heartbreakers]]
A theme of skins released every year for Valentine's Day, the Heartseekers are from a world where love is always in the air, romance is king, and the champions are fashionably decked out and ready for adventure [[BreadMilkEggsSquick and bloodshed]].
->'''Champions in the line''': (Heartseeker) Ashe, Lucian, Orianna, Quinn, Varus, Vayne, (Heartbreaker) Vi, (Heartpiercer) Fiora, (Sweetheart) Annie, Rakan, Sona, Xayah
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* BearsAreBadNews: While Sweetheart Annie is made of "sugar, spice, and everything nice," Tibbers is still made of the insatiable hunger of a shadow bear. [[{{Bathos}} And fire-resistant cotton]]. He's still probably good for a [[BearHug hug]] (but only one).
* CreepyDoll: Orianna is still seen by others as [[UncannyValley creepy and unnatural]], despite her simply wanting to help those with broken hearts and dance for them. Heartseeker Orianna actually has the most natural-looking face of all of her skins; it's when you see her clockwork movements actually in motion where things really fall apart.
** Interestingly, her splash art implies she actually is a doll-sized cake-topper, with the real Orianna's hand for scale.
* CupidsArrow: The general design aesthetic for most of the bow-wielding champions Ashe, Varus, and Vayne, with Heartseeker Varus especially looking like a traditional [[TheMatchmaker matchmaking]] "Cupid" himself. According to Quinn's skin description, the Heartseekers' weapons are designed to channel their target's inner romantic, but [[LethalJokeWeapon still function as actual weapons designed to inflict pain]].
* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
** Heartseeker Vayne's splash art implies that [[AbhorrentAdmirer Dr. Mundo]] asked her for a date, to which she responded to [[TalkToTheFist with an arrow to the back]].
** Heartseeker Ashe's full splash art features a lovestruck, yet otherwise normal [[ArrangedMarriage Tryndamere]] in the background.
* GoodIsNotSoft: The goal of the Heartseekers is to help those overcome negative emotions of grief and instilling feelings of romance as Valentine's Day approaches. They do so using arrows, bullets, and other typically violent types of magic. Hey, LoveHurts.
* LoveGoddess: All of the Heartseekers appear to be based on this, most of them are described as searching to fill the world with love... [[CupidsArrow using projectile weapons]]. Heartseeker Ashe, their leader, is the self-described "Queen of Hearts", who can't stand to see agony and grief as the season of love approaches.
* SharpDressedMan: Heartseeker Lucian gets a dashing red/white suit, ready to sweep you off your feet, preferably at a dinner by lantern light.
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[[folder:Hextech]]
A skin line set in an alternate version of Piltover and Zaun, one where champions are either specialists in or made out of [[{{Magitek}} hextech machinery]].
->'''Champions in the line''': Alistar, Amumu, Annie, Anivia, Galio, Janna, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Poppy, Renekton, Singed, Sion
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Hextech Galio retains his colossal size in his splash art, and Hextech Alistar is also shown as similarly enormous in his own.
* ChildProdigy: Annie is a scientific prodigy in the hextech renaissance, and has a collection of highly valued hextech [[BearsAreBadNews warbears]], including Tibbers.
* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: Hextech Galio was created by several of Piltover's largest industrial families and donated to the city as a public service to capitalize on the booming hextech market. His bio even describes him as an "ostensively walking advertisement."
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Hextech Janna is decidedly a lot more normal and grounded than the other more flashy skins, effectively being a light SteamPunk outfit makeover. This is because it was meant to be based on Janna's old lore where she began as a human Zaunite, though with her bio rewrites and the growth of the Hextech line, the skin gained a new non-canon plot setup.
* ItCanThink: Hextech Anivia was a breakthrough for being the first hextech lifeform to be declared as sentient. The secret behind artificial life is well-guarded out of fear of abuse, with Hextech Alistar designed as its guardian.
* {{Magitek}}: The central focus of this line is ''League of Legends''' take on it. In addition to some champions being made out of the stuff, the hextech developers also address the potential consequences of working with the stuff, for good (Hextech Janna gaining [[BlowYouAway wind powers]] from working with raw materials) or bad (Hextech Singed [[BodyHorror mangling himself physically and mentally into a magic chemical-infused monstrosity]]).
* RobotBuddy:
** Hextech Kog'Maw units are advertised as incredibly friendly and expensive ''pets'', viewed mostly as symbols of wealth around their owners.
** [[invoked]]Hextech Amumu was similarly intended as a playmate for wealthy children, but has long since been forgotten as [[TechnologyMarchesOn Hextechnology Marches On]].
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[[folder:High Noon Gothic]]
A skin line taking place in WeirdWest version of Runeterra, featuring champions given huge western/desert makeovers, with wild and deadly showdowns all around.
->'''Champions in the line''': (High Noon) Ashe, Darius, Hecarim, Jhin, Lucian, Thresh, Twisted Fate, Urgot, Yasuo, (Longhorn) Alistar, (Sheriff) Caitlyn, (Desperada) Cassiopeia, (Bandito) Fiddlesticks, (Sonoran) Kog'Maw, (Cowgirl) Miss Fortune, (Sandscourge) Skarner
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* ALoadOfBull: Longhorn Alistar, natch. He's a rather pragmatic [[HiredGuns muscle-for-hire]], breaking up saloon fights as often as busting down bank vault doors. Even while facing him as an opponent, Lucian seems to have a level of respect for him, and almost sounds guilty when having to put him down.
* AntiAntiChrist: High Noon Lucian looks very spooky after his corruption following [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Thresh]], but despite this, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he very much intends to put a stop to his game]].
-->'''Lucian''': ''(approaching High Noon Thresh)'' [[BadassBoast I'll rule my own soul, devil, and send you back to hell]]!
* AntiHero: High Noon Lucian made a DealWithTheDevil, possesses scary demonic powers and [[TheCorruption the appearance]] [[CreepyGood to show for it]], but overall, he's primarily driven by revenge against Thresh and his forces of hell to bring him, Senna, and the rest of the desert to peace.
-->'''Lucian''': I got one rule: [[GoodIsNotSoft You hurt people, you answer to me]].
* TheAtoner: Yasuo arrived in the West fleeing murder charges. Since then he has single-handedly driven off bandit gangs and saved a lot of lives, and his brand of {{vigilante|Man}} justice impressed one (small) town enough that they made him sheriff.
-->'''Lucian''': [[PostMortemOneLiner Hope you find peace, Yasuo]]. Least one of us will.
* CardSharp: Twisted Fate, naturally. More specifically, Tobias "Twisted Fate" Felix spends his days hustling poor saps between the Buzzard Gulch and other various border towns.
* CattlePunk: High Noon Urgot replaces his BioPunk-themed body with this, turning him into a twisted hybrid of an old-timey RailroadBaron and a steampunk demon from hell. This aesthetic is also lightly present with High Noon Jhin and Yasuo.
* {{Cowboy}}: Majority of the skins revolve around this theme.
* CursedWithAwesome: High Noon Lucian. Sure, the deal with Thresh [[TheCorruption corrupted his soul and the left side of his body is visibly affected]] (which becomes a full-blown demonic transformation during his recall and ultimate), but one can't deny [[PayEvilUntoEvil he's putting those powers to good use against Thresh himself]].
* DealWithTheDevil:
** The devil in this case being Thresh, who --when not spreading widespread fear and chaos in search for souls-- makes deals with mortals in exchange for theirs. Urgot sold his immortal soul for his mechanical body after he was left in the desert to die, and Lucian had his corrupted to save the life of his one true love ([[SenselessSacrifice or at least attempt; several lines imply Senna still didn't make it]]), gaining demonic powers in the process.
** Darius, who was humiliatingly defeated by his brother and became twisted by an obsession for revenge, also became the subject to this with Hecarim.
--->'''Ashe''': Guess it's like you always said, Darius. Demons give you what you want, devils give you what you need.
* DesertSkull: High Noon Thresh's is made to resemble one, complete with giant horns and being [[FlamingSkulls engulfed in flames]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: Part of this is due to his corruption, but High Noon Lucian's left arm and gun is visibly glowing black and red, contrasting greatly to his normal right arm and bright white/gold gun.
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] Lucian, the [[DealWithTheDevil corrupted]] Urgot, and the straight-up demonic Thresh are these, respectively. In addition, their dynamic is made as a direct ShoutOut to ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', though they would more likely respectively be Lucian, Thresh, and Urgot.
* HellOnEarth: The old west is swarmed with all kinds of gothic hell-beasts, both to bargain with mortals and/or to destroy them. he reason the legions of hell swarm the prairie is because {{Heaven}} was destroyed by mortal men during a land rush, releasing the devils of {{Hell}} from confinement.
* HiredGuns: As one might expect, many of the outlaws serve as these, including Alistar, Jhin, and Miss Fortune. Lucian used to be this, but ever since his DealWithTheDevil, he's more out for seeking {{Revenge}}.
* TheMagnificent: The 2018 High Noon skins are given fancy titles in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2g9u9K3U7M The Devils Among Us]]": Lucian is "The Man with the Grinning Shadow", Thresh is "The Slaughter God", and Urgot is "The Steel Monstrosity".
* NiceHat: With the exception of Kog'Maw, [[ScaryScorpions Skarner]] and [[FlamingSkulls Thresh]], everyone in the line wears a nice hat.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Ashe is described as a "mechanical angel", built early on during the pioneering age, empowered by the blood of deities from the destruction of {{Heaven}}. She chooses to forgive humanity for their crimes, and now serves to protect them from TheLegionsOfHell [[HolyHandGrenade with arrows]] [[LightEmUp of light]].
-->'''Ashe''': I am cold steel fuelled by the blood of saints and angels. [[{{Bathos}} Howdy]].
* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these.
* RailroadBaron: The once-named Jeremiah James used to be one of these, but [[RichesToRags lost his millions and industrial empire after betting his own heart in a game of chance and losing]]. The only reason he's still around is because he sold his soul to Thresh, turning him into High Noon Urgot.
* RidingIntoTheSunset: Lucian's joke emote [[SubvertedTrope subverts this]] [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]], where he whistles for his horse to do this... and it never comes.
* SamuraiCowboy: Yasuo fully embodies this trope. He trades his nodachi for a gunblade!
* ScaryScorpions: Sandscourge Skarner represents one of the many dangerous and carnivorous scorpions on the prairie, and is drawn to campfires at night. Travelers, beware!
-->'''Lucian''': Is it just me, or are those critters getting bigger?
* TheSheriff:
** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sheriff Caitlyn, natch]], who extends her long arm of the law (as well as her [[SniperRifle gun]]) over the town of Progress.
** High Noon Yasuo serves as the reluctant sheriff of a "two-street town," defending it against bandit gangs and other desert threats.
* ShowdownAtHighNoon: The name of the line is an obvious reference to this. High Noon Lucian's teaser, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W33hF01Oos A New Devil's in Town]]", features him ready to partake in a duel with Thresh in this style.
* SnakePeople: Cassiopeia is in the line, whose appearance is appropriately made to resemble a desert rattlesnake. Despite being a well-known desperada, Lucian's surprised at seeing her in person and discovering she's one of these.
* WantedPoster: Cowgirl Miss Fortune's splash art features these.
* WeirdWest: Champions with supernatural/magic abilities still retain them in the line, including Cassiopeia, Fiddlesticks, Twisted Fate, and Thresh. High Noon Lucian is among the biggest showcases, having made a DealWithTheDevil and has demonic powers to go alongside his [[TheGunslinger gunslinging]].
* TheWildWest: The general theme of the line, in a few varieties. Some are just standard {{Cowboy}} makeovers, while some are made to resemble wild desert creatures, and others are given [[WeirdWest additional supernatural elements for flavor]].
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[[folder:Immortal Journey]]
-> ''"The mountaintop reaches skyward; the earth reaches for the heavens. In this mountain there is a lake, and from this lake rose the Sacred Sword." - Immortal Journey''
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Long ago, in an ancient land, many souls gathered beneath the gods to test the limits of their power. Foolish and arrogant, brave and just, their journeys are written into the immortal pages of history...
->'''Champions in this line''': (Soaring Sword) Fiora, (Divine Sword) Irelia, (Sacred Sword) Janna, (God Staff) Jax, (God Fist) Lee Sin, (Eternal Sword) Master Yi, (Majestic Empress) Morgana, (Splendid Staff) Nami, (Valiant Sword) Riven, (Enduring Sword) Talon, (Radiant) Wukong
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: God Fist Lee Sin and God Staff Jax (who's already one anyway) are quite full of themselves... [[SmugSuper though probably]] [[PhysicalGod for good reason]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Talon was once the proud dragon king of the south seas, who in his hubris challenged the demigoddess Irelia to a duel and lost in front of his assembled court. He lashed out at her in humiliation, and she sealed his power away and banished him to the mortal realms to learn some humility.
* EvilSorceress: While she may not look the part, Morgana is a feared sorceress and [[TheUsurper usurper queen]] who sought revenge against Irelia for sealing away Talon's power, having crushed her in battle and is now seeking to restore the once-great dragon king's stature.
* HumanityEnsues: Nami was originally a fish with dreams of becoming a dragon, but started gaining a more human-like form after the sealed dragon king Talon's power began seeping out and influencing her. She still has [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent her fish tail]] for the most part (her splash art obscures her bottom half in water), but her recall shows her gaining human legs.
* LadyOfWar: Nearly all of the female champions in the line count, being incredibly powerful yet graceful all at once. Fiora is one of Yi's fellow martial arts students, Janna is the steadfast guardian of an immortality-granting sword of jade, and Irelia is a demigoddess who won a duel against Talon and then sealed his power in her blades when he struck at her in retaliation. Morgana and Riven both trained in the arts of war and politics for years, and are now clashing for the fate of the world.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While [[MonkeyKingLite Radiant Wukong's conceit]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest does have its basis in Wuxia]], his design is far more {{Animesque}} and bright in comparison to the more gracefully epic aesthetic of most other Immortal Journey skins. This is mostly due to it originally being a Lunar Revel skin before shifting lines.
* LegendaryCarp: Splendid Staff Nami is an allusion to the legend of the fish that becomes a dragon.
* MonkeyKingLite: Wukong was already this, but Radiant Wukong drives it UpToEleven, described as having undergone on a long journey to test his skills against history's greatest warriors, but is still barred by his quick temper and impulsive nature. His much more dynamic aesthetics also bring to mind ''another'' [[Franchise/DragonBall famous Sun Wukong expy]].
* PhysicalGod:
** Lee Sin became the titular wielder of the "God Fist" after defeating the master of every martial art school ''blindfolded'' and defeating [[LegacyCharacter his predecessor]] atop a treacherous mountain.
** Jax was also once a mortal warrior, but ascended into godhood (or at least received god-level immortality) after becoming the successful wielder of the God Staff.
** As a dragon king, Talon was apparently something close, but Irelia (herself a demigoddess) stripped him of his power to curb his arrogance.
** Morgana became a goddess through magical power and now seeks to kick humans and lesser gods down a rung or two.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: Yi (followed by Fiora) is seeking a fabled sword of pure jade that grants immortality, but is hidden at the bottom of a silent lake, guarded by Janna.
* {{Wuxia}}: The entire line is a massive love letter to the genre, aesthetically resembling it at its most awesome and beautiful.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Infernal]]
Following the Ashen Lord of fire and ruin's summoning into the mortal world, he and his army of Infernals have been slowly remaking all that exists into his horrific image, intending to leave behind nothing but cinders, ashes, and death.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Ashen Lord) Aurelion Sol, (Infernal) Akali, Alistar, Amumu, Diana, Galio, Mordekaiser, Nasus, Shen, Varus, (Foxfire) Ahri, (Shadowfire) Kindred, (Obsidian) Malphite, (Charred) Maokai, (Molten) Rammus, (Scorched Earth) Renekton, Xerath, (Firefang) Warwick, (Volcanic) Wukong, (Wildfire) Zyra
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Several champions from Aurelion Sol to Nasus to Diana, who in canon range from being neutral to heroic, are now the baddies.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Based on several splash arts -- most prominently Ashen Lord Aurelion Sol, Infernal Akali, and Firefang Warwick -- the Infernals are utterly enormous.
* TheCorruption: Wildfire Zyra and Charred Maokai were respectively a neutral forest nymph and one of the gentle treefolk, [[FaceHeelTurn but were corrupted by the Infernal's touch and now serve alongside them]].
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: While he hasn't won ''yet'' (there still exists a rebellion in the form of the Shadowfire Temple), the Ashen Lord and his infernal legion is hellbent on burning the entire world to the ground.
* EvilIsNotAToy: The Ashen Lord was first summoned into the world by an extremist pyromancer cult who unwisely sought to control the god of fire and ruin's power for themselves. [[GoneHorriblyWrong This proved to be an apocalyptic mistake]].
* GodzillaThreshold: The high priests of the Shadowfire Temple summoned their god of destruction and rebirth, Shadowfire Kindred, not fully realizing the bitter price they may have to pay to fight the flames, but also not really caring [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt since hope is almost completely lost]].
* {{Hellhound}}: Infernal Nasus evokes a fiery, anthropomorphic cerberus, and unlike his canon counterpart where he fights to protect the world, [[EvilCostumeSwitch this version's fully intent on destroying it]]. Firefang [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Warwick]] also counts to a degree.
* LaResistance: The Shadowfire Temple is seemingly the last hope for humanity, with Foxfire Ahri leading the charge and the rest of it summoning their god, Shadowfire Kindred to fighting the Ashen Lord. Separately, when the mountains burst, obsidian creatures from the earth (represented by Obsidian Malphite) were freed and seek to destroy the Infernals.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Infernal Amumu is a lesser infernal spirit who, like his canon counterpart, isn't actively malevolent and is simply really lonely and seeks friendship, but is eternally cursed to bring fire and destruction wherever he goes.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Ashen Lord Aurelion Sol is the ultimate BigBad of the line, being an enormous dragon god of cinders and death.
* OutsideContextProblem: Obsidian Malphite and the other obsidian creatures are this towards the Ashen Lord's armies, as nobody knows what they are, why they were trapped deep beneath the earth, or why they are so well suited for and committed to fighting off the Infernals.
* PlayingWithFire: ''[[UpToEleven Like you wouldn't believe]]'', with everyone in the line possessing fiery appearances and powers. Even before the Aurelion Sol and his infernals were unleashed, pyromancy already existed in various forms and factions.
* TheStarscream: Scorched Earth Xerath possesses keen intellect compared to other Infernal leaders and is awaiting the day he can usurp his master. Soon...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:K/DA]]
Introducing K/DA! An unconventionally-flaired, but explosively popular music phenomenon who arrived onto the pop scene with their hit song "POP/STARS", Ahri, Evelynn, Kai'Sa, and Akali look forward to taking their music and their message internationally.\\
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K/DA was originally made to coincide with "The Afterparty" of the [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Worlds 2018]], the opening ceremony for the finals of which premiered the group's [[{{Defictionalization}} live performance]] of "POP/STARS", headlined by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Beer Madison Beer]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon_So-yeon Soyeon]] and Miyeon of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(G)I-dle (G)I-dle]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaira_Burns Jaira Burns]].\\
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Their [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/kda promotional website can be found here]], and their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 music video here]]!
->'''Champions in the line''': Ahri, Akali, Evelynn, Kai'Sa
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* {{Adorkable}}: Akali is shown with shades of this in the [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ K/DA interview]], seeming somewhat embarrassed at being in the spotlight with such positive reception. When compared to her [[HotBlooded lively]] [[AWildRapperAppears rap verse to "POP/STARS"]], the dissonance is amusingly endearing.
* AGoodNameForARockBand: Or rather, GirlGroup. Similar to Pentakill, K/DA gets its name from the game's "Kill/Death/Assist" ratio.
* BattleRapping: Akali was originally a street-level battle rapper who gained notoriety from a viral battle rap from when she was 15 ([[NoodleIncident it apparently involved a few flips]]), and after she was picked up by Ahri, she now lends her hard-hitting lyrics and flow to K/DA. For bonus points, she's also a literal mixed martial-artist who knows how to wield kama, earning her title of "Hip Hop Ninja".
* BilingualDialogue: "POP/STARS" switches between English and Korean, and most of the group is multilingual -- Akali fluently speaks English, Korean, and Japanese, Kai'Sa speaks Chinese, Afrikaans, Korean, and English, and Eve appears to know both Korean and English, translating for the monolingual Ahri, who speaks in Korean during [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ their group interview]].
* BoastfulRap: Pretty much the entirety of "POP/STARS" is the group boasting about how unstoppable they are, but special mention goes to the bilingual rap verses by Akali/Jeon So-yeon, which ''starts'' with "[[BadassBoast I'm a goddess with a blade, 소리쳐봐 내 이름 잊지 못하게]][[note]]Shout my name so that you can’t forget it[[/note]]".
* BreakoutCharacter: While K/DA as a whole was a smash hit, Akali ended up becoming the group's most popular character, so much so that she (and by extension, Soyeon of {{Music/GIDLE}} fame) was brought back as part of True Damage.
* CanonWelding: One of Evelynn's trivia facts lists ''[[{{Necromancer}} Karthus]]'' as an artist she takes inspiration from, referring to [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]]. Scenes of the subway train in the "POP/STARS" video [[FreezeFrameBonus also feature posters of both Pentakill and DJ Sona's logos]], and it was [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1059176880991916032 later confirmed]] that they all exist in the same universe, [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1060597470277718016 or at least certain incarnations of them]].
* CoolCar: Evelynn is frequently seen resting on or driving an impressive lavender Lamborghini, apparently one of several fast cars in her collection.
* CostumePorn: [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/11/ask-riot-clash-prejudice-and-complex-skins/ Several Rioters are in agreement]] that the K/DA line were the most challenging skins they've ''ever'' designed (on par with Elementalist Lux, whose difficulty stemmed mostly from alternate forms and volume than sheer quality), [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/11/ask-riot-clash-prejudice-and-complex-skins/ with over 70 iterations in development]] ([[https://twitter.com/liyart_/status/1058844505275658240 Kai'Sa alone had around 40!]]). This totally paid off, as the final products are simply ''gorgeous''.
* CreativeDifferences: Invoked by Evelynn as being the reason she left her previously-involved groups, who she otherwise has "[[PlausibleDeniability nothing but good things to say about]]".
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Kai'Sa, being the group's lead dancer and choreographer, comes with this attitude. When asked "Why do you dance?", her response:
-->'''[=@KDAKaisa=]''': When the music begins, a symphony of movement stirs in my being. It begins as a rumble, [[MythologyGag like a calling from the void, hungry and demanding release]]. My body reacts to the call, jumping to weave a story. A story to leave the void behind, and fall into the steps of life.
* DarkerAndEdgier: When compared to [[IdolSinger Popstar Ahri's]] much cheerier and colorful theming. Her starting K/DA was her breaking off from her cutesy teenage look to establish her as a stylish, more mature icon, with the group itself having a sleek, glamorous, and at times aggressive aesthetic to it. During one of her segments in the "[=POP/STARS=]" video, which are mainly set in a laundromat, there's a lingering shot on a laundry basket which has her old Popstar and [[MagicalGirlWarrior Star Guardian]] outfits in it, showing how she's moved past that image.
* TheDiva: Much of the roster is inspired by this, though Evelynn has the reputation of "No. 1 Diva". In her own words, she's "an artist, not a socialite" with incredibly high standards, having once walked out on a live performance for a backing track she felt was too subpar for her vocals. Despite her turbulent presence, she has a massive diehard fanbase calling themselves "Deeva", and prior to joining K/DA, she had two solo hits in "Agony's Embrace" and "Ecstasy" and had known Ahri for years. It's telling that ''she's'' recognized as being "the foundation of the group's sound."
* ExpressiveMask: During Akali's portions in the black-lit subway train of the "POP/STARS" video, the stylized mouth patterns on her face mask animates to her rapping.
* TheFashionista: Part of Ahri's post-reinvention image is being a fashion icon, with her sleek design attracting fashion designers all across the world. She's also in the face of FOXY cosmetics and launched her own fragrance, Charmed.
* ForeignFanservice: Kai'Sa's international origins are played up in her profiles and [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ interview]], with her taste of international styles contributing a layer of exoticism to K/DA as a whole.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Sanguine: Ahri, the passionate and highly proactive de facto face and lead vocalist of the group.
** Choleric: Akali, the hot-blooded and aggressively energetic rapper from the streets.
** Phlegmatic: Evelynn, the haughty, domineering born-superstar of the group, the foundation of their overall aesthetic.
** Melancholic: Kai'Sa, the highly methodical, yet passionate lead dancer and choreographer of the group.
* GirlGroup: Of an especially edgy, KoreanPopMusic variety, inspired by real-life groups such as Music/TwoNEOne and Music/BlackPink.
* GoldenSuperMode: During the Afterparty event of Worlds 2018, K/DA Kai'Sa had a "Prestige Edition" (the first of its kind) that decks her out in flashy white and gold colors. Over the course of the next several months, very likely due to popularity and fan demand, the rest of her group received the same treatment.
* IdolSinger: Ahri used to be a much cuter and Music/GirlsGeneration-inspired variety in her teenage years, now having evolved into her [[DarkerAndEdgier more mature and dark-lit]] design with K/DA.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In K/DA Ahri's skin bio, it stated she took a five-year break following her success as Popstar Ahri before re-emerging with K/DA, referencing how the original Popstar skin was released 5 years prior.
* MultipleTailedBeast: Ahri, natch, whose tails in this line look both holographic and crystal-like, and even briefly change colors depending on what ability she's using. Funnily enough, K/DA's fans only ''suspect'' that they're real.
* NiceHat: Akali wears a stylish cap with the group's K/DA logo on it.
* ReallyGetsAround: Eve is implied to be this, listed as having been romantically involved with several ([[NoodleIncident now-missing]]) male celebrities, though she's never confirmed a relationship.
* TeamChef: Kai'Sa is said to be found in the K/DA house cooking large meals. Her favorite food is Sichuan dry hot pot.
* VirtualCelebrity: Unlike Pentakill --who was originally just a theme of cosmetic skins that were {{Defictionalized}} much later-- K/DA was made specifically to coincide with a real collaborative release following Worlds 2018's "Afterparty" event, with the girls appearing front and center in their music video ([[MediumBlending and among the real artists behind them during their live performance]]).
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[[folder:Lunar Revel]]
A skin line inspired by and released in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the various skin lines feature a heavy influence from Ancient Asia. Originally popularized by the combat-oriented Warring Kingdoms skins, the thematic branched out into a larger narrative, including Firecracker skins representing the festive side of Lunar Revels, and other general skins representing the mythological side. Each year, depending on the Zodiac sign for that year, new skins will be released that represent that years Zodiac.
->'''Champions in the general Lunar Revel line''': (Lunar Wraith) Caitlyn, (Jade Fang) Cassiopeia, (Lunar Goddess) Diana, (Dragon Fist) Lee Sin, (Lunar Empress) Lux, (Lunar Wraith) Morgana, (Lunar Guardian) Nasus, Warwick, (Guqin) Sona, (Coin Emperor) Tahm Kench, (Jade Dragon) Wukong\\
'''Champions in the Warring Kingdoms line''': (Warring Kingdoms) Azir, Garen, Jarvan IV, Katarina, Nidalee, Tryndamere, Vi, Xin Zhao, (Dragonblade) Riven, Talon\\
'''Champions in the Firecracker Line''': (Panda) Annie, (Dragonwing) Corki, (Firecracker) Jinx, Sejuani, Vayne, (Lion Dance) Kog'Maw
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Warring Kingdoms Nidalee and Lunar Wraith Caitlyn.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original Warring Kingdoms skins (Jarvan IV and Xin Zhao) were originally released to celebrate the anniversary of ''League's'' Chinese server, and are more aesthetically reminiscent of ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' than Chinese New Year. Later Warring Kingdoms skins would be more integrated into the general Lunar Revel aesthetic, so they might seem a little out-of-place as years go on.
* EasternZodiac: Certain skins represent [[AnimalMotifs the totems]] in the zodiac:
** The Year of the Dragon in 2012 wasn't represented by an actual dragon champion, but was still referenced in Dragon Fist Lee Sin, Dragonblade Talon, and Jade Dragon Wukong.
** The Year of the Snake in 2013 was represented with Jade Fang Cassiopeia.
** The Year of the Monkey in 2016 was represented with Radiant Wukong (originally he was considered part of the line, but has since been labeled an Immortal Journey skin[[note]]Unlike most Lunar Revel skins, Radiant Wukong is available throughout the year due to his previous Underworld Wukong skin already being legacy[[/note]]).
** The Year of the Rooster in 2017 was represented with Warring Kingdoms Azir.
** The Year of the Dog in 2018 was represented with Lunar Guardians Warwick and Nasus.
** The Year of the Pig in 2019 was represented with Firecracker Sejuani.
* FatalFireworks: Featured in all the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Firecracker"]] to varying degrees. Within the context of the Lunar Revel, firecrackers are supposed to ward off evil spirits and misfortune (much like how they're symbolically seen in Chinese cultures), but they're a lot more dangerous when given to a [[PlayingWithFire pyromaniac child]], a hungry Void monster, and a TriggerHappy girl who thinks a seven foot-long rocket shaped like an angry dragon [[ComicallyMissingThePoint is just a fun]] [[ExactWords firecracker for parties]].
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The weapons of Dragonblade Talon and Riven are directly forged from the dragonfire of a shadow dragon, with the latter even featuring fiery spell effects. Others, like Jade Dragon Wukong, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere, and Warring Kingdoms Garen, have more Eastern-style serpentine dragons in them.
* {{Lunacy}}: A benevolent example from Lunar Empress Lux, a demigod groomed to watch over the immortal realm and protect the world from darkness, joined by her Lunar Guardians Warwick and Nasus.
* RedOniBlueOni: While the Lunar Guardians have raised Lunar Empress Lux to protect the world, the red Warwick is described as "feral" as he ravenously pursues foes from the south, while the blue Nasus is the stoic, but powerful guardian of the north.
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[[folder:Mecha]]
An alternate universe/future where several of Bandle City's greatest scientists have constructed mecha for protection of their home from a kaiju threat.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Mecha Zero) Sion, (Mecha) Aatrox, Aurelion Sol, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Rengar, (Giant Enemy Crabgot) Urgot
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* AIIsACrapshoot: 0-SION/"Mecha Zero Sion's" in-game quotes depict him as an unstable prototype mecha who rejected its programming and [[CrushKillDestroy now fights as an enemy of humanity]], though this has [[SubvertedTrope since been reduced]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation to a lingering possibility rather than an actual reality in the plot]].
* CoolAirship: The ASOL-13/"Mecha Aurelion Sol", not only looks like a giant badass robot dragon (and/or possibly [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Rayquaza]]), he's also a functioning mobile mothership containing thousands upon thousands of personnel, weapons, attack fighters, and ground-based anti-kaiju vehicles.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The line took a while to properly find its footing before it settled on the "mechs are protectors of humanity designed to fight off kaiju" plotline, with the most glaring sticking point being Mecha Zero Sion. His in-game and initial promotional depictions were that of [[AIIsACrapshoot a rogue independent mecha]] [[CrushKillDestroy who turned on humanity]], but this aspect is {{Subverted|Trope}} in his current skin blurb where him going rogue is just a lingering, but unfounded possibility.
* FlyingFirepower: ATRX-1/"Mecha Aatrox" was created in response to flying kaiju threats, and is capable of limited flight as well as a ''[[{{BFS}} massive]]'' HotBlade.
* HumongousMecha: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title]], though the [[UnitsNotToScale "humongous" part unfortunately]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation does not translate into gameplay]].
* {{Kaiju}}: [[GiantEnemyCrab Giant Enemy Crabgot]] is confirmed to be in the line as one of the {{Kaiju}} the mechs were designed to fight against.
* ShoutOut: The entire line from the colorful aesthetics to the "HumongousMecha vs. {{Kaiju}}" conceit is a giant love letter to ''Film/PacificRim'', with a light amount of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' thrown in the mix.
* TransformingMecha: Most of the mecha have transforming capabilities, with Aatrox, Rengar, and Malphite turning into [[CoolPlane a jet]], [[CoolCar a car]], and [[ThisIsADrill a drill]] for their recalls. Sion turns into a [[CoolTrain charging train]] during his ultimate.
* UrbanWarfare: K-ZX/"Mecha Kha'Zix" and RNGR-7/"Mecha Rengar" are described as stealthy, smaller-sized defenders made for urban environments.
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[[folder:Medieval]]
A set of skins that take place in an alternate Runeterra reminiscent of the middle ages.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Little Knight) Amumu, (Queen) Ashe, (Executioner) Mundo, (Sir) Kled, (Sorceress) Lux, (Blacksmith) Poppy, (King) Tryndamere, (Medieval) Twitch, (White Mage) Veigar
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* TheBlacksmith: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blacksmith Poppy]] works under the tutelage of Sir Ornn of the Freljord, during which she found herself wielding [[DropTheHammer a legendary hammer]] destined for an unknown hero, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which is most definitely]] [[IgnorantOfTheCall not herself]].
* HarmlessVillain: For being such [[WhiteMage a helpful cleric in healing magic]], it might come as a surprise that Veigar [[CardCarryingVillain still identifies as a dastardly villain]], one who takes his widespread healing and curing [[EpicFail as a failure worth of conscious annoyance]].
* HorseOfADifferentColor: With the Sir Kled skin, Skaarl is given a much more avian appearance, suspiciously similar to a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]].
* HotWitch: Sorceress Lux, personality-wise, [[CuteWitch is still the Lux]] [[MagicalGirl we all know and love]], but her outfit is a lot more revealing than her default. Perhaps her [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]] was done in exchange for her NiceHat.
* KnightInShiningArmor:
** [[MonsterKnight Amumu is an]] [[{{Mummy}} undying, mummified princeling]], but he otherwise perfectly fits the brave-hearted, idealistic, and heroic archetype.
** [[OverlyLongName Sir Prince Chevalier Archduke Lord Double-Earl Kled]] (or Sir Kled, for short) ''looks'' the part, [[SubvertedTrope but he's also an extremely territorial lunatic who seeks to conquer all the countryside in the name of]] [[{{Egopolis}} The Kingdom of Kled]] (which consists entirely of him and [[CowardlySidekick his single cowardly subject, Skaarl]]).
* PsychoForHire:
** Twitch is a wretched [[ProfessionalKiller assassin-for-hire]] in the Dread Fortress Zaun, [[AxCrazy one who takes delight in killing his targets]] [[PlagueMaster with moist, toxic garbage]].
** Mundo is a "mad giant" who's hired mainly as a legitimate formal executioner, but it's stated that he also ''really'' enjoys executing prisoners.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Ashe and King Tryndamere discard their canon status as leaders of northern {{Barbarian Tribe}}s in favor of regal medieval flavor, but they lose none of their strength.
* WhiteMage: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin White Mage Veigar]], who is [[AccidentalHero (acciden]][[HarmlessVillain tally)]] a skilled mage capable of curing ailments and dispelling curses. [[{{Irony}} Ironic considering his base skin is reminiscent of a Black Mage from]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', and while he doesn't get the full costume makeover, his white and red colors still evoke a White Mage from the same series.
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[[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsAToC A – C]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsDToF D – F]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsGToH G – H]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ I – J]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsK K]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsL L]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsMToO M – O]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToR P – R]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsS S]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsTToU T – U]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsVToW V – W]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsXToZ X – Z]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsOthers Others]] | '''Skin Themes A – M''' | '''Skin Themes N – Z''' | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsFactions Factions]]]]]]-]
A page for in-world groups or themed skin teams with some established story, from '''A''' to '''M'''.
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[[folder:Academy]]
At Valoran High, it's hard to fit in. When the lessons are about magic and history, some students just have a hard time paying attention. These skins depict champions as people in a High School, some as students and some as school faculty.\\
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The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "Academy Adventures", currently [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-series-1 with]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-series-2 three]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/academy-adventures-3 series]].
->'''Champions in this line''': (Professor) Ryze, (Headmaster) Fiora, (Academy) Ahri, Darius, Ekko, Vladimir
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* AlphaBitch: Ahri gives off these vibes, never really looking up from her phone when things go down.
* AxesAtSchool:
** Literally with Darius, maybe excused since it is a magical school. Amusingly enough, his weapon in-game appears to be a modified wooden baseball bat with an axe head.
** One comic directly addresses this, with Jinx being reprimanded for bringing weapons in class, [[LampshadeHanging leading her to ask why everyone else can]]. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Everyone ends up getting their items confiscated]], though Jinx gives the school ''a lot'' of vandalism for confiscating [[CompanionCube Fishbones]].
* BadassTeacher: Many teachers in the comics are champions who still have their canonical powers and aren't afraid [[MundaneUtility to use them for lessons]]. Bard as a band teacher, for example, is able to stop a noisy class using Tempered Fate. One comic shows that after school hours, Dr. Mundo does ''[[MaskedLuchador luchador]] [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestling]].''
* BeachEpisode: One of the comics has one, but thanks to a volleyball smacking into Ekko's Zero Drive, [[HilarityEnsues said beach ends up infested with]] {{Sea Monster}}s.
* BeeAfraid: One comic shows Darius being attacked by them, and [[IntoxicationEnsues he acts like he's on hallucinogens with all the stings]].
* BigManOnCampus: [[{{Hunk}} Taric]] is this in the comics, much to [[LovableAlphaBitch Ahri's]] [[GreenEyedMonster irritation]]. Her attempt at [[PlayingWithFire giving him "a foxfire makeover"]] doesn't reduce the amount of his admirers (and indeed [[ShirtlessScene might've actually increased it]]).
* TheCameo: The comic regularly features a lot of champions from other skin lines, mostly as brief {{Funny Background Event}}s.
* CrustyCaretaker: In the comics, Yorick is the school janitor, and he isn't afraid [[DisproportionateRetribution to sic his ghouls and the Maiden of the Mist on a bunch of students for causing a mess]].
* {{Delinquents}}: According to the announcement/in-game lore blurbs, Ahri, Ekko, Darius, and Vladimir were suspended from academy grounds due to varying levels of troublemaking:
** Ahri is [[PhoneaholicTeenager always on her cellphone]], [[UpToEleven even during disciplinary hearings about her always being on her cellphone]]. She also sticks gum in water fountains and uses charm magic on other students to do her assignments, as well as on staff members [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment during said disciplinary hearings about her always being on her phone]] to escape.
** Ekko illegally used the academy's chemistry and electronic equipment, vandalized the Athletics Department, [[MundaneUtility and split time streams to skip class]].
** Darius is just TheBully, shoving students into lockers, getting into fistfights during gym class, and [[AxesAtSchool bringing dangerous weapons to school.]]
** Vladimir is a snob, hiring students to do his assignments, [[EnemyEatsYourLunch eating another student's lunch]], and "putting a strain on the janitorial department after [[NoodleIncident 'that' incident," which involved large pools of "mysterious red liquid" on school property]].
* DodgeballIsHell: A few comics feature Valoran High's take on it, [[BloodSport featuring Trundle with a giant bat and Syndra with telekenetic powers]].
* FoodFight: The second series of the comic begins with one that involves quite a menagerie of champions.
* HighSchool: The theme of the skin line. The {{Troperiffic}} fanmade webcomic takes this concept and rolls with it, [[HighSchoolAU transplanting a wide pool of champions to fit the environment]].
* HighSchoolSweethearts: The comic depicts -- [[CrackShip of all people]] -- Malzahar and Rek'Sai as this, [[SickeninglySweethearts who are so inseparable]] they even beat out [[OfficialCouple Xayah and Rakan]] as prom king and queen.
* HotTeacher: [[MsFanservice Headmistress Fiora]], originally just a {{Fanservice}}-y Halloween skin, but was retroactively placed into the Academy lore to make her the school's actual headmistress.
* {{Joshikousei}}: Ahri, though technically her uniform is more inspired by Korean fashion than Japanese.
* NewTransferStudent: The comic features ''[[EldritchAbomination Rek'Sai]]'' [[AdorableAbomination as one]], one who doesn't make a lot of friends except with [[SickeninglySweethearts Malzahar]].
* PrincelyYoungMan: Academy Vladimir definitely gives off this vibe, helped by his "extreme snobbery" and being able to hire other students to finish his exams and attend his classes.
* SchoolNurse: While not officially considered part of the Academy line, [[HospitalHottie Nurse Akali]] serves as one in the comic. Vlad deliberately tries to get injured [[HelloNurse just to see her]], [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor but after a few days, she gets replaced with Surgeon Shen instead]].
* SchoolPlay: The comic features [[MadArtist Jhin]] staging one [[DisasterDominoes which doesn't go well]], though not particularly for the reasons you'd expect when [[PsychoForHire Jhin]] is involved.
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[[folder:Arcade]]
An alternate timeline where [[TrappedInTVLand "players" have been forcibly dragged into the Arcade World]], an amalgamation of retro arcade games filled with an army of rogue bosses led by Final Boss Veigar. Joined by some of the "native" in-game protagonists, our heroes have joined in a fight to vanquish the evil Battle Bosses of the game-verse, and to stop Final Boss Veigar from giving the world a final Game Over.
->'''Champions in the Arcade line''': (Arcade) Ahri, Caitlyn, Corki, Ezreal, Hecarim, Kai'Sa, Miss Fortune, Riven, Sona, (Demacia Vice) Garen, Lucian\\
'''Champions in the Battle Boss line''': (Battle Boss) Blitzcrank, Brand, Malzahar, Qiyana, Yasuo, Ziggs, (Final Boss) Veigar
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* TheAce: Most of the players are listed as being exceptionally talented gamers: Ezreal is a world-record-holding speedrunner, Miss Fortune has top scores in every ShootEmUp in existence, Sona beat Keyboard Solo 4's ultra solo mode on nightmare difficulty (which the devs admitted ''should not be possible''), and Ahri owns a 6-million-point score in the NintendoHard beat-em-up "Demacia Vice," earning her the title of "Queen of the Arcade." [[TheTeamNormal The only exception is Riven]], who's listed as a simple part-time arcade worker who plays dance simulators after hours, [[BadassNormal but that doesn't stop her from kicking ass like the rest]].
* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike his canonical counterpart, Arcade Hecarim is the protagonist of a surprise fan-favorite 1978 arcade game, and joins the party as a hero.
* AdaptationalVillainy: By contrast, Blitzcrank and Ziggs are of the villainous Battle Bosses, and were even bosses in their native games before they were summoned by Veigar. Yasuo ''used'' to be the protagonist of his respective game, [[TheCorruption but was corrupted by Veigar]] [[FaceHeelTurn into becoming one of his servants]].
* ArcadeSounds: Naturally present in all the in-game skins.
* BigBad: Final Boss Veigar, [[TheNapoleon no pun intended]]. Originally "a mini-boss with a Napoleon complex," he managed to rip into the code of Arcade World to assemble an army of bosses to TakeOverTheWorld.
* TheChosenMany: Miss Fortune, Riven, and Sona were the first "real players" to arrive in the Arcade World, and have been dubbed the Holy Gaming Trinity, [[ChromaticArrangement the Goddesses of RGB]] destined to save the game.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: The in-universe fourth wall, thankfully. Much of the current mess started with Veigar uncovering the ability to mess with the game's code and TakeOverTheWorld, forcing the real players and other characters to stop him and his bosses on his own turf.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Veigar and Qiyana started off as a mini-boss and an NPC respectively, and have since grown to becoming major separate threats, each with aspirations of [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]].
* GamerChick: Of all the "real" players in the line, four out of five of them are women, all well-versed in gaming.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Ezreal, and presumably the other players, were forcibly transported into Arcade World by Veigar himself. Considering how they're champions, {{Challenge Gamer}}s and {{Speedrun}}ners in the real world, Veigar has likely made a terrible mistake.
* NoticeThis: Amusingly {{Parodied|Trope}} ''and'' played straight simultaneously with Arcade Caitlyn's ''Headshot'' indicator. In place of the usual visual indicator, the skin replaces it with a retro finger cursor pointing at enemies to click for CriticalHit damage.
* {{Retraux}}: As the title implies, the line is heavily inspired by colorful retro UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame aesthetics, taking influence from classic [[ShootEmUp shoot 'em ups]], to [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] to {{Fighting Game}}s, to even {{Pinball}} machines.
* SmugSuper: Much like her canon self, Battle Boss Qiyana has a ridiculously haughty attitude, but has the threatening power level to warrant it.
-->'''Qiyana''': I hear this game has a beautiful amazingly talented boss at the end, and her name is Qiyana.
* ThatOneBoss[[invoked]]: In-universe, Battle Boss Blitzcrank has quite a reputation for his [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall cheap mechanics, powerful attacks, and a massive health pool.]] Appropriately, Final Boss Veigar put him as the gatekeeper of his personal fortress, because Veigar hates fun.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The scenario for Ahri, Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Riven, and Sona, who are regular players [[TrappedInTVLand forcibly brought into the "Arcade World."]] In fact, all of the "native" heroes and bosses come from different games, mostly thanks to Final Boss Veigar [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou ripping into the code of Arcade World]] to bring them there.
* UnexpectedCharacter: 2019's Arcade line was initially teased on the PBE with Arcade Caitlyn, Arcade Kai'Sa, Battle Boss Qiyana and Battle Boss Yasuo, who remained on the PBE for several weeks before it they were properly promoted with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoqSJKqor6o "ULTRACOMBO" animation]]. At the very end of the trailer, Demacia Vice Garen and Lucian were unveiled, which while separate from this wave still showed there was more Arcade-relevant skins coming very soon.
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[[folder:Arclight]]
Once each millennium, an ancient, godlike entity of divine light descends from the heavens, choosing worthy warriors to be his will incarnate, to become immortal agents of the Arclight.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Arclight) Brand, Varus, Vayne, Vel'Koz, Yorick, (Justicar) Aatrox, Syndra
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* AdaptationalHeroism:
** Vel'Koz is portrayed as a literal divine {{God}} in this timeline, but one who bestows the power of the Arclight into his agents [[GodIsGood to fight the darkness of the world]].
** Varus is a not-quite-freed Darkin in canon but a holy warrior here.
** The Justicars are described as chiefs of the Arclight, embodiments of justice and order, but are represented by the villainous-in-canon Aatrox and Syndra.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Varus has darker skin and hair, especially compared to the extreme pallor of his canon appearance.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: In this line, Vel'Koz happens to be that "ancient, godlike entity of divine light" that [[TheChosenMany chooses those he deems worthy]] to be his agents.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Arclight Varus, the first skin in the line, was originally based on his original lore (before it was updated to its current state since late 2017), canonically representing what he looked like after gaining power from The Pit and before it started [[TheCorruption corrupting him]]. With the inclusion of other skins in the line and skin descriptions, its plot has been completely changed.
** Similarly, prior to his 2018 VGU, Justicar Aatrox was meant to be an in-canon representation of how the armies he rallied together saw him. With his lore writing this element of his character out, the Justicar skin's setup was also changed.
* {{God}}: The unspeakably powerful yet sublime being of light energy is framed as this in the skinline's canon, and as it turns out, it's Arclight ''[[EldritchAbomination Vel'Koz]]''.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: These skins have white, gold, and [[HeavenlyBlue various blues]] predominant in their palettes.
* HolyHandGrenade: The Arclight's [[LightEmUp powers of divine light]] were bestowed upon by a transcendental being of legend and myth, one who appears every millennium from the heavens to choose a new agent.
* {{Immortality}}: Arclight Yorick is specifically described to have this as part of his powers, which is presumably the case with the others.
* LightEmUp: Right in the title, giving champions a very bright makeover. Also crosses with HolyHandGrenade.
* LightIsGood[=/=]LightIsNotGood: Zigzags these tropes. While these characters are meant to serve Good, they can also be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality amoral]] or, as in the case of Brand, outright evil.
* VestigialEmpire: Yorick is described to once being a king before he was chosen by the Arclight, abandoning it to focus on enforcing the will of the divine. Unfortunately, he returned centuries later to find it having crumbled into ruins, and he took it with both sorrow and madness.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Thousands of years ago, Kegan Rodhe was the first to be chosen. The power eventually consumed the original man, leaving only his burning shell to walk the earth as Arclight Brand.
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[[folder:Arctic Ops]]
A skin line taking place in an arctic, modern warfare setting, with soldiers of High Command decked out with specialized military technology.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Arctic Ops) Gragas, Kennen, Varus, (Arctic Warfare) Caitlyn, (Northern Front) Swain, (Northern Storm) Volibear
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Gragas is constantly covered up by a hermetically sealed arctic combat suit and mask, and is a mystery to everyone except High Command's Research and Development labs. While physically he appears to be a very large man, he seems to be powered by the cold mixture of chemicals he's carrying around.
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Publicly, High Command views {{Ninja}}s as a joke from a medieval age, but as it turns out, Kennen is secretly one of their operatives, deployed in hot zones of the deep arctic alongside his deadly ninja skills.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Much like his canonical counterpart, Northern Front Swain prefers to fight before they bring out the armed helicarriers, shocktroopers, and mecha. When High Command's Grand General is around, they don't have to.
* BearsAreBadNews:
** Volibear is in this line, so it's a given. As it turns out, having a giant soldier who's immune to the cold and capable of ripping through entire regiments of armored soldiers is incredibly valuable in the arctic.
** Weirdly, despite being based on Cold War-era USSR military concepts, Bear Cavalry Sejuani is not counted as part of the skin line.
* ColdSniper: Arctic Warfare Caitlyn and Arctic Ops Varus bring their [[TheStoic stoic]] efficiency with their respective sniper rifle and bow and arrow to the Arctic front, making this trope [[LiteralMetaphor a bit more literal in the process]].
* WinterWarfare: The theme of the skin line, with lots of modernized weaponry and winter combat uniforms for everyone! Splash arts also emphasize this by having things like tanks and high-tech military facilities all covered in constant snow.
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[[folder:Battle Academia]]
A line taking place in a highly shounen-inspired world of the God-Weapons, with the Durandal God-Weapon Academy raising its many students into becoming the next generation of superheroes.\\
->'''Champions in the line''': (Battle Academia) Ezreal, Jayce, Katarina, Lux, (Battle Professor) Graves, (Battle Principal) Yuumi
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* AcademyOfAdventure: The main setting is the prestigious Durandal God-Weapon Academy, [[SuperheroSchool raising its students to be the next generation of superheroes]].
* {{Adorkable}}: While the canon version of Ezreal already had some of this in him, [[UpToEleven Battle Academia Ezreal completely amplifies it to hilariously endearing extremes]], possibly helped by [[StylisticSuck his oddly stilted and dramatic]] yet earnest new voiceover.
* {{Animesque}}: The line somehow potentially revels in this concept ''[[UpToEleven even more]]'' than the [[MagicalGirl Star Guardian]] line, with this one more inspired by [[ShonenDemographic shonen media]], the most obvious being ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia''.
* ApatheticTeacher[=/=]CoolTeacher: Professor Graves zigzags between the two a lot. On one hand, he's a wise ex-soldier who served in the Durandal military with decades worth of knowledge behind him, [[SecretKeeper including discovering something important but secret behind enemy lines]]. On the other, [[ChildHater he doesn't actually like kids]] ''or'' teaching and only reluctantly became a professor after the God-Weapon itself offered him a position, and has a very salty, dispassionate, and [[CigarChomper cigar-chomping]] way of teaching. On yet ''another'' hand, he's still viewed with respect and authority despite all of this, and Ezreal doesn't seem to notice or care about Graves' more negative qualities.
* BookDumb: It's all but explicitly stated that Ezreal isn't the most stellar student, both in terms of controlling his newfound powers to [[LateForSchool his attendance]].
-->'''Ezreal''': This better not make me late for class. I've got 12 tardies and we're only 10 days into the semester!
* CanonWelding:
** Battle Academia Ezreal claims that Star Guardian is a comic series in his world, but when pitted against a champion with a Star Guardian skin, [[AmbiguousSituation he admits that he's unsure if they're actually real or not]].
** While not officially merged as of the line's release, [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1123335034708979712 Riot has announced plans to potentially merge Battle Academia with]] [[HighSchoolAU the Academy line]] at some point in the future.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ezreal [[DiscussedTrope actively discusses this to himself]], constantly thinking of a cool name for his super-attacks. When his ultimate is fully leveled up, he finally settles on calling it "[[RedIsHeroic Crimson Cobalt]]".
-->'''Ezreal''': ''Crimson Dynami''--no, not that. ''Crimson Ruin''? Ugh, I suck at naming attacks!
* CuteWitch: Lux is in the line, and she's just as upbeat, bubbly, and skilled with magic as ever. While she's still a freshman in the Sorcery Club, she seems to wield an inexplicably tremendous amount of power even the Academy's senior staff can't explain.
* TheDreaded:
** [[KnifeNut Katarina]] is a lone top member of the Assassin Club -- the only club where ''lethal force'' is potentially allowable -- is feared by nearly everybody in the school. Ezreal is especially fearful around her; if he does manage to best her in battle, he immediately assumes that she's holding back and intentionally letting him win.
** [[KillerRabbit Yuumi]] is also approached with trepidation despite her being a cat, not simply because she can be ridiculously destructive, but even worse -- she's the principal.
--->'''Ezreal''': ''(killing Battle Academia Yuumi)'' I'm sorry, Principal Yuumi! Please don't destroy [[NoodleIncident another dormitory!]]
* HeroesWantRedHeads: We don't know exactly why they got together, but Lux is given red hair in this line and she's currently dating [[TheHero Ezreal]].
* GadgeteerGenius: Jayce in this universe is a prestigious 2nd year [[StudentCouncilPresident class president]], head of the Luminosity Club, ''and'' a prodigious inventor of miraculous Jayce-branded technologies. It's implied that [[BrokenAce his desire to be one of these is to prevent a kind of tragedy that he experienced in his youth, one which he doesn't speak of but still affects him]].
* IntellectualAnimal: Yuumi is [[CuteKitten a magical housecat]] and also ''principal of the Academy''. While her position is temporary -- she's just filling in ever since the original principals mysteriously disappeared -- she is nonetheless [[KillerRabbit a very capable mage who can potentially unleash apocalyptic levels of energy]] [[{{Bathos}} while perched on]] [[HeadPet a terrified student's head]].
* JapaneseSchoolClub: They may not specifically be in Japan, but the various clubs at Durandal Academy are obviously based on them, including the Battle Club (home to [[TheHero Ezreal]]), Luminary Club (for [[GadgeteerGenius Jayce]]), Sorcery Club (for [[CuteWitch Lux]]), and ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Assassin Club]]'' (for [[KnifeNut Katarina]]), and just like the archetype, SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness -- the Assassin Club grants Kat the right to ''[[BlackComedy potentially kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels]]''.
* LivingWeapon: [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1128859144767676418 As explained by Rioters]], God-Weapons of the Academy's namesake are titanic, sentient weapons which dot the landscape of the world, and are so ancient that civilizations were originally built around them. [[WhatsUpKingDude Apparently they're also accessible to a degree]], as it directly offered [[ApatheticTeacher Graves]] a professor position that he felt obligated to take up.
* OfficialCouple: After [[ShipTease multiple instances of Ezreal and Lux's relationship being]] [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zagged]] with varying amounts of canonicity, the two in this universe are ''finally'' officially dating, although [[TheILoveYouStigma Ez is still very nervous about using the L-word]].
-->'''Ezreal''': ''(encountering an enemy Lux)'' [[OhCrap I'm sparring with Lux!? Wh—what do I do? Do I have to fight her?! We have a date later!]]
* RedIsHeroic: Ezreal gets a mostly red and black costume and powers manifesting as red, black, and white energy, and is the closest the line has to a main protagonist.
* SpeedStripes: While using her ultimate, Katarina has several manga-esque speed lines rushing around the corners of the screen.
* StockShonenHero: Ezreal is a {{Troperiffic}} love letter to the archetype; a HotBlooded, BookDumb [[{{Bishounen}} bishie]] [[ShonenHair with crazy hair]] who discovered he had TheGift and is presently enrolled in [[AcademyOfAdventure Durandal God-Weapon Academy]], [[ThePowerOfFriendship making friends]] and [[{{Determinator}} striving]] [[ToBeAMaster to be the greatest there ever was]]. Even his dialogue is effectively a laundry list of stock shonen hero quotes.
* StylisticSuck: Battle Academia Ezreal's dialogue and delivery appears to be inspired by stereotypically "bad" anime dubs, like it was originally Japanese but then localized into English... in a rush. As a result, he sounds a lot more stilted and oddly exaggerated when compared to his usual self, though not quite enough to be [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny technically]] [[BlindIdiotTranslation incorrect]].
-->''"Wow, Jayce is so strong! One day, I know I'll catch up to him!"''\\
''"I'll graduate from the academy and protect everybody!"''\\
''"Whoops! Guess I got a little careless. I better stop messing around."''
* SuperMode: In another anime reference, Battle Academia Ezreal visibly changes as his ''Rising Spell Force'' passive powers up[[note]]Notably, it's his only skin that does[[/note]], giving him additional BattleAura and [[PowerDyesYourHair increasingly brightening up his hair]] like a [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]].
* SuperheroSchool: The theme the line is based around, heavily inspired by ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia''.
* ToastOfTardiness: Ezreal, Lux, Katarina, and Graves run with toast in their mouths during their "hasted" animations running from base (in addition, Katarina is reading a book while running and Graves carries a huge stack of textbooks with him). [[{{Troperiffic}} Because]] [[{{Animesque}} anime]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Surprisingly not as omnipresent as you'd expect from [[{{Troperiffic}} this line]], though it's still present with Katarina and her bright pink hair and Lux with her bright peach-orange hair ([[LampshadeHanging which the dev team themselves]] [[https://twitter.com/neolexical/status/1126082398666412032 requested as a "bad hair color"]]).
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[[folder:Battlecast]]
In an alternate-universe version of Runeterra, Viktor went the extra mile, leading his Glorious Evolution down a more warlike path. Using his genius, he captured terrifying creatures, some from the Void and some native, and used them as "biological templates" to create powerful death machines fueled by dark Hextech.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Creator) Viktor, (Battlecast Alpha) Skarner, (Battlecast Prime) Cho'Gath, (Battlecast) Urgot, Kog'Maw, Vel'Koz, Xerath, (Resistance) Illaoi, Caitlyn
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Illaoi is mostly portrayed as mostly neutral (if chaotic) in canon, but in this line, she's an unambiguous hero who fights for LaResistance.
* CanonWelding: A bit of an odd example: Resistance Illaoi was originally pitched in development as "Battlecast Illaoi," but changed names partway in development to reflect a LaResistance added into the Battlecast universe. As a result, the similarly-named Resistance Caitlyn (a skin released ''seven years'' prior) was also merged into the lore.
* CrushKillDestroy: Frequently uttered by the ones with unique voice lines.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Battlecast Alpha Skarner was featured as [[https://i.imgur.com/pwRU4.png a background silhouette in Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath's splash art]] a full three years before his official release, as well [[https://imgur.com/hcdcq as hinted through text in a separate teaser.]]
** Battlecast Kog'Maw was also teased in the same teaser, with "MAW" being present alongside the Skarner example above and already-available skins like "XER"/Xerath and "URG"/Urgot (there's also "ANI", which is speculated to stand for Anivia, but so far there hasn't been confirmation of a Battlecast skin for her).
* EasterEgg: When normal Skarner stands in a brush for long enough, he'll say, "Skar-Skar-Skarner!" as a reference to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Battlecast Alpha Skarner will do the same thing as his joke, before correcting himself.
--> [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/c/c9/SkarnerBattlecastAlpha.joke02.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20141105025052 Skar-Skar-Skarrnerr.. Rebooting system.]]
* EatingMachine: Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, who still has the canonical Cho'Gath's appetite for ''[[ExtremeOmnivore everything]]'', including civilians attempting to defy conversion.
* EnergyBeings: Battlecast Xerath units are Viktor's attempts to create a machine capable of a human soul. As its skin description states, however, Xerath units are twisted and unstable plasma monstrosities trapped in metal cages of psychic energy.
* HumongousMecha: Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, the Battlecast most predisposed to combat.
* KillerRobot: All of the characters are fueled by their emotionless desire to eradicate anything biological.
* LaResistance: There exists a human uprising against these mecha monstrosities, joined by Illaoi and Caitlyn.
* MadScientist:
** Creator Viktor, who made all of the Battlecast skins, finally achieving his Glorious Evolution.
** Battlecast Vel'Koz is supposed to be a supplementary to Viktor, an artificial version of this trope that analyzes enemies and marks them for Skarner to apprehend.
* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Battlecast Xerath. He's significantly less machine than the others, only sporting a machine-looking mask with the rest of his body being red energy. It's been admitted that he was made before the skin line was truly fleshed out, so he's a little bit out of place.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Noticeably different from other Hextech, distinguished by their dark metal frames, glowing red lights, and the black smoke coming from their exhaust pipes.
* RobotSoldier: Battlecast Urgot is supposed to be a template for these, but he's the only one of his kind so far.
* SuperPrototype: Battlecast Alpha Skarner. He's the first of Viktor's army, and he is perhaps the only one not expressly designed only to kill; instead, he incapacitates them (Perhaps dismembering them with his chainsaws) before dragging them to Viktor to be experimented on. This is emphasized by Skarner's ultimate ability which drags enemies along with him. It's also shown by his appearance seeming more 'dated', but the 'Super' part is emphasized by his VO being more advanced than simply CrushKillDestroy, which the others often are.
--> '''Skarner''', when ulting: [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/63/SkarnerBattlecastAlpha.R3.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20141105025247 YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.]]
* UnwillingRoboticisation: Unlike canon!Viktor's current iteration, Creator Viktor's Glorious Evolution is ''not'' voluntary. Illaoi was the subject of a failed conversion, and she uses her newfound powers to fight alongside the rest of the human resistance.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Blood Moon]]
Ionia is a strange place in Runeterra, filled with magic. Once a year, it's host to the Blood Moon, a night where the moon is crimson and demons roam freely throughout the mortal world. These masked demons, the Cultists of the Blood Moon, have little purpose beyond shedding as much blood as they can for the dark harvest.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Blood Moon) Aatrox, Akali, Diana, Elise, Evelynn, Jhin, Kalista, Kennen, Pyke, Shen, Sivir, Talon, Thresh, Twisted Fate, Yasuo, Zilean
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* AdaptationalVillainy: No matter their alignment in canon, every champion in the line is amoral at best, with most being openly evil.
* CoolMask: Nearly every champion in the line gets a cool mask inspired by Japanese {{Oni}}. [[MaskOfPower They're also cursed]]. Even though Akali doesn't wear one on her face, she still keeps one pushed up on her head.
* DemonicPossession: The indoctrination of normal humans into the Blood Moon cult is depicted as a combination of this and TheCorruption, with cultist rituals merging the demonic powers of the Blood Moon into human vessels.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original lore, Shen and Akali weren't actually Blood Moon demons themselves, but actors in a play that depicted the Blood Moon festival. Both were eventually redesigned with their overall respective [=VGUs=] to better fit the theme.
* HungryWeapon: Blood Moon Yasuo, Sivir, and Aatrox have weapons that crave blood and influence their wielders' minds toward violence so they can drink their fill. Apparently Yasuo and Aatrox didn't need much of a push.
* {{Lunacy}}: These champions represent demons released by the Ionian Blood Moon.
* MadArtist: Jhin is depicted as a "Blood Calligrapher" demon who paints with his gun. His spell effects are themed after paint, and he makes his victims explode in a shower of ink.
* ShipTease: Blood Moon Evelynn is still described as a seduction demon, and [[http://www.leagueoflegends.co.kr/upload/EditorImages/20180420112526_NKfkPcME.jpg in her splash art]], she's holding the hands of what appears to be [[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy9vHnb7aK4/WIe2gLUsdEI/AAAAAAAAcpA/3KXp4rWE-54zLgahUwfPFHPu-GoJZ2v0ACLcB/s1600/TwistedFate_Splash_10.jpg Blood Moon Twisted Fate]] (note the roped armguards), referencing their (now non-canon) ship in the normal timeline.
* TricksterArchetype: Twisted Fate, the leader of the Blood Moon cult, is referred to as a Trickster Demon, one who deals death through his deck of cards with spirits trapped inside them. Despite the title, Ionians dispute whether he's actually a demon from the spirit world, or simply a mortal in a mask who has amassed great power.
* {{Wutai}}: These demons have their roots in Ionian legends. Outsiders like Blood Moon Elise, Kalista, and Thresh represent how Ionians see them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Burning Tides]]
Bilgewater, one of the most infamous {{Wretched Hive}}s in all of Runeterra, is home to all sorts of unscrupulous outlaws and ruthless marauders trying to seize various opportunities of power, one with all sorts of local folklore and cutthroat culture. The skin line has two divisions: one representing Bilgewater champions with their canonical appearances at certain points in time, and another more loosely inspired by Bilgewater's nautical aesthetics and culture.
->'''Champions in the canonical line''': (Captain) Gangplank, Miss Fortune, (Cutthroat) Graves, (Cutpurse) Twisted Fate\\
'''Champions in the alternate Bilgewater line''': (Sea Hunter) Aatrox, (Dark Waters) Diana, Vladimir, (Fiddle Me Timbers) Fiddlesticks, (Rogue Admiral) Garen, (Ironside) Malphite, (Bilgewater) Katarina, Swain, (Corsair) Quinn, (Bilgerat) Rumble, (Pirate) Ryze, (Buccaneer) Tristana, (Kingpin) Twitch
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* TheCaptain:
** Captain Gangplank represents Gangplank's appearance and personality prior to Miss Fortune's assassination attempt on his life.
** Captain Fortune represents Miss Fortune in present actuality, when she's commanding her ship and not keeping up a flirtatious and cordial visage.
* CoolShip: Ironside Malphite is a giant golem of wood and steel built from the hull of a legendary gunship.
* DefectorFromDecadence:
** In the non-canon Bilgewater, [[FourStarBadass Admiral]] Garen is apparently no longer a part of Demacia, becoming a ruthless adversary in the process. He frequently [[DecapitationPresentation sends back the heads]] of those who challenge him back to Demacian naval authorities.
** According to its skin description, Bilgewater Swain represents him if he were to become tired of his rule in Noxus, instead taking to the seas around Bilgewater for plunder and souls on his flagship, the Beatrice.
* TheFundamentalist: The local religion surrounding Nagakabouros ([[IHaveManyNames also known as]] Mother Serpent, The Bearded Lady, and more) shows up as the basis for Dark Waters Diana, once an extremist for the Order of the Mother Serpent, now a mercenary for her unnamed employer.
* HunterOfMonsters: Bilgewater is filled with hunters test their luck trying to fight the various local {{Sea Monster}}s for profit, but Sea Hunter Aatrox is considered among the best monster [[BountyHunter bounty hunters]] in the business, despite resembling a threatening [[FishPeople fish man]] himself.
* {{Pirate}}: Gangplank, Miss Fortune, Graves, and Twisted Fate are/were canonically pirates, but most of the other champions get additional non-canon makeovers to get in on the action.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Cutpurse Twisted Fate and Cutthroat Graves (representing their younger selves as members of Gangplank's crew) share a splash, with both of their skin blurbs listing them as bumbling mercenary partners for hire.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: Bilgewater is heavily inspired by this style, so naturally, all of its skins take at least some inspiration from it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cops and Robbers]]
Step aside, criminals, because there's new lawbringers roaming the streets! Taking place in an alternate Piltover, this theme contains modernized police and riot officers, robbers, the mafia, and secret agents.\\
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The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "Punches and Plants: A Piltover Police Story", currently with [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/punches-and-plants two]] [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/punches-and-plants-piltover-police-story-2 seasons]].
->'''Champions in the General Cops and Robbers line''': (Officer) Caitlyn, Vi, (Constable) Trundle, (Captain) Volibear, (Safecracker) Evelynn, (Pickpocket) Twitch\\
'''Champions in the Crime City line''': (Mafia) Braum, Graves, Jinx, Miss Fortune, (Gragas Esq.) Gragas, (Gangster) Twitch, (Knockout) Lee Sin\\
'''Champions in the Riot line''': (Riot) Blitzcrank, Graves, Kayle, (Riot K-9) Nasus, (Riot Squad) Singed, (Riot Girl) Tristana\\
'''Champions in the Secret Agent line''': (Secret Agent) Miss Fortune, Xin Zhao
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* AmoralAttorney: Gragas Esq., who's managed to divert the police and court personnel from the [[MobWar mafia wars]] [[DirtyCop by paying them off and offering them the finest prohibited goods he has access to]].
* BlatantBurglar: Pickpocket Twitch, complete with the typical black flatcap, DominoMask, shirt, and a ThiefBag. For bonus points, his [[YouDirtyRat rat-based]] design is swapped out for a [[RascallyRaccoon raccoon-based]] one.
* BodyguardingABadass: "Bank Vault" Braum serves as the already-capable Mafia Miss Fortune's "body man," being both a [[PunchClockVillain surprisingly pleasant gentleman]] and [[SuperStrength able to rip out a maximum-security vault door with his bare hands]]. He also comes with his own cadre of [[KillerRabbit gun-toting poros]].
* BoxingBattler: Knockout Lee Sin is counted as part of the Mafia line, making a name for himself in the underground circuit, now serving as a [[HiredGuns "problem-solver"]] to the kingpins in need with money to spare.
* BuddyCopShow: "Punches and Plants" primarily focuses on the escapades of Officer Vi and Zyra (Vi's usual [[BashBrothers partner-in-crimefighting Caitlyn]] now being their superior officer) and their quest to foil the mafia's sword-stealing schemes.
* CanonForeigner: Within the comic, Zyra becomes one of the main characters despite not having a representative skin in the official line. Quinn, Lucian, and Ziggs have also become a part of the force.
* CoolBike: Officer Vi is sitting on a spiffy police motorbike in her splash.
* CoolShades: A featured in nearly all the Officers and Riot Police skins sans Tristana (Vi also has them, but she keeps them on her head). Safecracker Evelynn also gets some stylish red-tinted glasses.
* DonutMessWithACop:
** Officer Vi is munching on a donut in her splash, with [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Caitlyn standing in the background, having just gotten a box for more]].
** [[https://oce.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/store/sales/heist-begins-double-ip-weekend Captain Volibear and Constable Trundle's promotional article]] states that they're on the case to find the thieves responsible for a vault robbery, and have "promised to have these thieves thrown in the slammer [[BaitAndSwitch just as soon as they finish their donuts]]. [[SkewedPriorities And find them]]. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That’s important, too.]]"
* {{Fanservice}}: Officer Caitlyn and Vi are depicted as being ''[[FairCop much]]'' [[FairCop more attractive than their default outfits]], especially with the former's much more scantily-clad, [[BareYourMidriff midriff-barring]] outfit.
* LawmanBaton: Constable Trundle, Riot Kayle, and Riot K-9 Nasus trade in their weapons for giant nightsticks, with Kayle's being ''electrified''.
* MobWar: The theme of the Crime City subseries is surrounding the conflict between gangs led by Miss Fortune, Graves, and Twitch, with fancy suits, {{Nice Hat}}s, and Tommy guns (or in the case of Jinx, [[SenselessViolins a violin case]] [[MoreDakka with a gatling gun]]) all around!
* TheMole: Early in the comic, Twitch reveals during interrogation that the elusive "MG" is someone in their own force. Vi and Zyra's initial suspicion is '''M'''alcolm '''G'''raves, [[RedHerring but that quickly turns out to be a dud]]. [[spoiler:It's actually [[BrainwashedAndCrazy a tampered]] Blitzcrank going by the name "'''M'''ega '''G'''oatee." At the very end, [[ReverseMole Mafia Miss Fortune is also revealed to have been an agent for the cops]]]].
* MyLittlePanzer: How is "MG" stopped at the end of the first series? With an {{EMP}}-generating, limited-edition "Hacker" Poro keychain, which is also revealed to be able to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy tamper and hack into robots]]. This is followed up on in Series 2, with Vi and Zyra investigating why they can do this, especially since their developer, Hextech Annie, denies them being anything more than simple keychains. [[spoiler:She's lying]].
* PoliceAreUseless:
** Volibear and Trundle are... not that great at their jobs, despite respectively being a captain and constable. Their attempts to find the robbers result in them staking out the completely wrong address, accidentally wiretapping themselves, and trying to tail suspicious individuals ''while in full uniform''. They only manage to catch Twitch and Evelynn after ''accidentally'' dropping a pink ward during hide and seek that managed to detect them... only to get distracted while collecting their loot, [[HereWeGoAgain allowing their suspects to escape under their noses]].
** In the comic, Vi and Zyra seem to be the only officers doing actual investigative work, with everyone else on the force being depicted as passive or goofing off. [[SubvertedTrope They do, however, spring into action when a dangerous crisis breaks out]].
* PrinceAndPauper: In the comic, Mafia Jinx and ''Queen Ashe'' swap identities for a night during a Freljord museum exhibition, allowing Ashe to take some time off. Apparently, [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter she didn't consider what Jinx would end up doing]] [[StuffBlowingUp once she was in the museum in her place]].
* RuleOfCool[=/=]RuleOfFunny: While every skin uses one of these, the base Officer skin line relies on typical action movie tropes, police stereotypes, and {{Fanservice}} as opposed to the more serious Riot Police line.
* SpyCatsuit: Safecracker Evelynn is [[TheVamp Evelynn]] as a burglar, so no surprises here.
* SWATTeam: The Riot line is equipped with fancy riot control gear.
* TuxedoAndMartini: The Secret Agent skins are based on this style of SpyFiction, with Miss Fortune getting a classy [[TheChanteuse lounge singer]]/FemmeFatale makeover, and Xin Zhao getting [[BadassInANiceSuit a badass suit]] and Mark VII "utili-spear" (which is equipped with communication and palmprint ID tech, lockpicks, and gank-coordinators, is somehow capable of folding up into a suitcase, [[BoringButPractical but is mostly used for stabbing]]).
* UnflinchingWalk:
** Captain Volibear and Constable Trundle are walking away from a massive explosion in their splash.
** The final panel of the first season has Vi and Zyra heading off the scene [[InvokedTrope by setting off one of Jinx's leftover mines]] [[PlayedForLaughs as the rest of the force gets caught in the explosion]]. [[RuleOfCool Shades included]].
--->'''Zyra''': Where did the sun go?\\
'''Vi''': Just keep walking.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Culinary Masters]]
This skin line depicts champions as masters of cuisine in the titular [[CookingShow cooking competition show]], each specializing in a different form of delicious delicacies that'll titillate your tastebuds. And if you don't like the food, they'll kill you. So there's that.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Sashimi) Akali, (Birdio) Galio, (Barbecue) Leona, (Sinful Succulence) Morgana, (Butcher) Olaf, (Baker) Pantheon, (Pizza Delivery) Sivir, (Master Chef) Tahm Kench
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* TheAce: If anyone proves they can be this as a pizza delivery girl, it's Sivir, deemed the fastest on the planet, winner of nine consecutive corporate awards, and having never recieved a single complaint since online reviews were invented.
* AscendedMeme:
** Pantheon always wanted to be a baker since his release. Now he can be one!
** Pizza Delivery Sivir is a concept going [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=351202&highlight=pizza+delivery+sivir all the way back from 2010]], [[http://www.surrenderat20.net/2013/09/pax-prime-monday-art-demo-pizza.html and it was officially teased in concept art in a 2013 PAX Prime panel]]. It's unclear what took them so long given the almost legendary memetic status it reached, [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell but it finally came to be in 2018]].
* TheCameo: [[TheRival Pizza Delivery Sivir and Birdio]] are featured in each others' splash arts. In Birdio's splash, Academy Ahri is standing near their high-speed race, while Sivir's splash art features Surprise Party Amumu to the side, as well as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Annie walking Pug'Maw in the background]].
* ChefOfIron: Goes without saying, applying to pretty much everyone.
* CookingShow: The conceit of the line is inspired by such competition cooking shows like ''Series/MasterChef''. Most of the skin descriptions for the line are written in the style of a typical [[LargeHam hamtastic]] introduction for each of the champions.
* CoolBike: Pizza Delivery Sivir has a motorbike with her in every splash art she's in, and she also rides off with it in-game with her recall.
* EdibleBludgeon: Some of them use these.
* ExoticEntree: Tahm Kench is boiling writhing tentacles. And he has a poro in a cage, presumably to boil later.
* FoodFight: A number of them use food as weapons.
* GoofySuit: ''[[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRc10-JqlHo/WqBZL5lIAJI/AAAAAAAA6sA/fqixjZmUbwQznhniq_S4ZJdu-OGo4BpQgCLcBGAs/s1600/23a01509cf966187.jpg Birdio]].'' Strangely enough, [[BunnyEarsLawyer he's actually a regional manager and salesman of the year of one of the world's largest chicken restaurants, and is quite proud of his work]].
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Some characters use various kitchen items that could be plausibly dangerous, including Barbecue Leona's barbecue fork, but then others use literal food, such as Pantheon using a giant bread loaf for a shield. Some characters [[DualWielding do both]], with Butcher Olaf wielding both a meat tenderizer and an axe-shaped steak, and Sashimi Akali using an oversized sushi knife and a giant crab leg.
* LethalChef: All of them in the more literal sense, but Morgana is such an inept baker that the sole gingerbread man not burnt to a crisp on the tray has stood up and is making a run for it.
* TheRival: Birdio and Pizza Delivery Sivir have a well-documented viscious rivalry over who's the better employee for their respective companies. They can be seen racing against each other in their respective splash arts.
* SupremeChef: Implied by Master Chef Tahm Kench, the leader of the band. Although he does use some [[ExoticEntree unusual ingredients.]]
* ThisBananaIsArmed: Don't look at Butcher Olaf like that. He doesn't need a cleaver to chop you to pieces, he'll just use the steak.
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[[folder:Day Job]]
A loose series of alternate versions of champions, representing them if they were in some kind of casual day job.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Matador) Alistar, (Boom Boom) Blitzcrank, (Corporate) Mundo, (Primetime) Draven, (Fisherman) Fizz, (Sailor) Gangplank, (Hazmat) Heimerdinger, (Forecast) Janna, (Angler) Jax, (Prestigious) [=LeBlanc=], (Lumberjack) Sion, (Firefighter) Tristana, (Lil' Slugger) Trundle, (Black Belt) Udyr, (Groovy) Zilean
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* TheArtifact:
** [[WeatherReport Forecast Janna's]] contains a minor one, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall with one voice line expecting "a spawn of dragons every 6 minutes today."]] As of patch 8.23, dragon respawn times have been reduced to every 5 minutes.
** [[BatterUp Lil' Slugger Trundle's title]] originated from before his visual overhaul, where he was much more of a PintSizedPowerhouse instead of a hulking brute. While you could go the IronicName route, his lore blurb rectified this by stating he joined a little league team after he was rejected from other minor/major leagues, [[BlatantLies which he got past by claiming he was only 13.]]
* BoxingBattler: Boom Boom Blitzcrank is styled after a boxer, complete with gloves to deliver a mean uppercut to those he gets his hands on.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Corporate Mundo was used early on in the game's life to [[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2336703 announce various sales]], and as you can imagine, he's not particularity nice. Not only are his business practices pretty corrupt -- he once laid off a bunch of people from a company he acquired -- he also ''[[AxCrazy beat someone to death in the lobby]]''. [[BlackComedy Everyone just watched.]]
* GRatedStoner: Groovy Zilean has a... strange disposition from peering into the space-time continuum, and has taken up hobbies including hacky-sack, paying too much for pizza and tickets for awful music events, and running a New Age book store which is closed a lot of the time.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Primetime Draven styles himself out of esports shoutcasters, [[BreakingTheFourthWall and actually casts himself for his in-game performance]].
--> ''(casting Whirling Death)'' "Hashtag--[=DravenBigPlay=]!"
* MightyLumberjack: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lumberjack Sion]]. [[ShoutOut He's a lumberjack]] [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus and he's okay]].
* StageMagician: Prestigious [=LeBlanc=]. She's currently the subject of an international manhunt [[MagiciansAreWizards after she made a jet liner of passengers disappear and never brought them back]].
* WeatherReport: Forecast Janna styles her after a weather reporter in both appearance and personality. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Her being on the battlefield is just another day in the job]].
--> ''"Five day forecast: sunshine, rainbows, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and bloodshed]]!"''
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[[folder:Demonic]]
A skin line set in a hellish realm, detailing the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent various denizens]] that either serve in the underworld, or rule over it.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Gatekeeper) Galio, (Little Devil) Teemo, (Little Demon) Tristana, (Demon) Vi
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* AscendedMeme: Little Devil Teemo is a huge reference to [[TheScrappy Teemo's longstanding reputation as]] [[FanNickname "Satan"]] [[ButtMonkey among the community]].[[invoked]]
* BigRedDevil:
** He's ironically not that big, but Little Devil Teemo otherwise evokes the design to a tee, complete with horns, {{Hellfire}}, hooved feet, and a pitchfork.
** Gatekeeper Galio, however, plays it straight as the one who judges all sinners and condemns them to their proper torment. Despite this, [[HorrifyingTheHorror he practically cowers in the presence of his master, Teemo.]]
* CanonWelding: With the Harrowing universe, as Little Devil Teemo's face can be seen in the cauldron smoke in Bewitching Morgana's splash art, and Little Demon Tristana is stated to have been a witch, implying she was once Bewitching Tristana.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Demon Vi is more attractive than cute, but Little Demon Tristana is straight up adorable. Little Devil Teemo qualifies as a RareMaleExample.
* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: The inhabitants of Hell have varying ranks, which includes Dukes (Gatekeeper Galio), Queens (Little Demon Tristana), and Generals (Demon Vi), with Little Devil Teemo filling the role of {{Satan}}.
* DealWithTheDevil: A reoccurring theme in the descriptions is warning of the cost of summoning them. To wit:
** Summoning Gatekeeper Galio often ends in tragedy as the several hundred foot tall demon refuses to shrink down for mortals.
** Little Demon Tristana offers enticing contracts, but really desires to rain {{Hellfire}} upon the signatories, and the world.
** Demon Vi will only heed the summoning of a worthy opponent, but will turn on them at some point.
* TheDreaded: Little Devil Teemo.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Little Demon Tristana. Implied to have started out as Bewitching Morgana's [[CuteKitten white cat]] before [[HumanityEnsues being magically transformed into a humanoid]] CatGirl as Bewitching Tristana, who would go on to become a queen of Hell, ruling over the twin Aspects of Ruin and Woe and commanding a vast army of lesser demons.
* GeniusBonus: Gatekeeper Galio's judgements are all based off ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. Whichever circle he says they'll go to corresponds with the mentioned sin:
** Minor not-really-sins like being naive (Poppy) and being "a weirdo tree hugger" (Ivern) get people into Circle One, which is for people who could not reach heaven on account of not being Christian, but were also not bad enough to deserve any of the other circles.
** [[TheVamp Ahri]] gets Circle Two, which punishes {{Lust}}.
** Graves gets Circle Three, whose [[CigarChomper smoking]] is punished as gluttony. He also considers [[EldritchAbomination Baron]] [[HorrorHunger Nashor]] as being worthy of the circle, and notes to [[DrunkenMaster Gragas]] that gluttons are punished with an eternity of eating themselves.
** [[YouDirtyRat Twitch]] and his "sneaking around" gets Circle Four, which punishes {{greed}}.
** [[BadassPreacher Illaoi]] gets Circle Six, which punishes heresy, aka worshiping false gods.
** [[BloodKnight Kled]] gets put into Circle Seven, for violence against neighbors. Galio also jokingly calls it "[[DeadlyEuphemism a pool party]]" -- it's actually a river of boiling blood.
** Circle Eight punishes fraud, with Garen getting a spot [[DisproportionateRetribution for wetting the bed and blaming it on Lux]], as well as [[SmugSuper Aurelion Sol]] for excessive {{pride}}. He also condemns nearby taunting enemies [[DeadpanSnarker for being "smartasses"]].
** Both Ashe and Sejuani get Circle Nine, which is reserved for traitors (and notably involves being frozen in ice), respectively for "[letting] your mom die" and committing {{Matricide}}.
* {{Hellfire}}: Present throughout the line through descriptions, gameplay, or splash art.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The main theme of the line, mostly of the "red skinned and horned humanoid" variety, although Little Devil Teemo is closer to classic "goatman" depiction of {{Satan}}, albeit with a tail.
* PlayingWithFire: Be it in splash art or gameplay, every champion has fire, specifically {{Hellfire}}, as part of their devilish designs.
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[[folder:Dragon World]]
A coalition of powerful Fighters and Trackers, the Dragonslayers fight to protect the world from the terrors of dragonkind. Adorned in armor crafted from the remains of the dead beasts, they roam the world in an eternal hunt for the ultimate prey. Their weapons are imbued with the fiery magic that dragons command, and their end goal is to protect the innocent people and destroy the evil spellweavers who command the draconic forces.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Dragonslayer) Braum, Jarvan IV, Pantheon, Vayne, Xin Zhao, (Dragon Trainer) Heimerdinger, Tristana, Lulu, (Dragon Knight) Mordekaiser, (Dragon Master) Swain, (Dragon Sorceress) Zyra (Dragon Oracle) Udyr
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* BadassTeacher: Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger treats his in-game performance as simple dragon training and/or light sparring, especially when up against other Dragon Trainers. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Slaying Dragon Knight Mordekaiser, Dragon Master Swain, and/or Dragon Sorceress Zyra]] is just a happy bonus.
-->''(after a pentakill)'' "Excellent work, class! Today, everyone graduates!"
* TheBeastmaster: The Dragon Trainers are aware that dragons ''should'' be humanity's nemeses, but have found that they're still beings [[FluffyTamer that can be tamed in their youth]], and indeed, [[BefriendingTheEnemy can be]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship befriended]].
* BladeOnAStick: Much like their normal skins, Pantheon, Jarvan, and Xin Zhao use spears to fight dragons.
* TheCorruption: Swain was formerly a Dragonslayer, but in a moment of hubris, he battled beneath the earth for the souls of ancient, long-dead wyrms, [[FaceHeelTurn only for them to overpower and corrupt him]].
* TheDragonslayer: The main theme. Most armor found on the Dragonslayers are made of the scales and bones of dead dragons.
-->'''Dragon Trainer Tristana''': [''gasp''] What are you wearing?!
* EasterEgg: In game, their auto attacks deal an additional 1 damage to the dragon. Not enough damage to actually make them OP compared to other skins, but a fun little interaction.
* EvilSorcerer:
** Dragon Sorceress Zyra commands dragons instead of plants, with purple dragon eggs replacing her usual seeds.
** Dragon Master Swain was formerly a great dragonslayer, but is now corrupted by the souls of the ancient wyrms, gaining powers as a slave to the monsters he once swore to destroy.
* FluffyTamer: The Dragon Trainers have newborn dragons to assist them, [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter and they are adorable]]. More specifically, Pix is now a dragon accompanying Lulu, Tristana ''[[EquippableAlly is equipped with]]'' a dragon named Riggle, and Heimerdinger is able to summon several, and always has one named Pythagoras [[HeadPet resting on his head]].
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Swain actually wanted to use the powers of dragons against them, but became corrupted by it and became the Dragon Master he is.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Heimerdinger has these by the boatload, [[FluffyTamer summoning newborn dragons]] to serve [[TheTurretMaster as turrets]], explosive eggs that stun enemies on impact, and for his auto-attacks, Pythagoras chucks up bones and drumsticks for Heimerdinger to hurl at their enemies.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Yup. Dragonslayer Pantheon in particular runs with the trope, growing fiery dragon wings to jump with for his ultimate.
* LastOfHisKind: While "modern" ones are still around, Pantheon is described as the last of the ancient dragonslayers, one of the heroes who fought back after dragon fire initially consumed the world.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite taking place in the same universe, the Dragon Tamer line is this to the Dragonslayer and Dragon Master line, which frames dragons as much more sympathetically, [[FluffyTamer as well as adorably]]. Compare the "[[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-preview/rise-dragonslayers Rise of the Dragonslayers]]" to the "[[http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/11/skin-teaser-dragon-trainers-field-guide.html Dragon Trainer's Field Guide]]" passages and you'll spot the immediate tone differences.
* NaturalWeapon: Dragon Oracle Udyr invokes his draconic masters to grow claws or harden his fists with scales.
* PlayingWithFire: The most elaborate ones feature fiery spell effects on their abilities.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Dragonslayer Pantheon gains giant, firey wings while using his ultimate.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Dragon Sorceress Zyra is purple in appearances, and her serpentine dragon minions are also purple, and spit purple flames. This is a contract to the heroic Dragonslayers, who all have normal fire on their abilities.
* {{Stripperific}}: Dragonslayer Vayne, whose armor has a CleavageWindow and BareYourMidriff.
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[[folder:Eclipse]]
Long ago, an order of monastic knights slew the vile gods of the old world, using esoteric powers granted by the moon and sun. Now the world has grown dark and violent, as those selfsame deities prepare their return, challenged only by the light of the eclipse.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Solar Eclipse/Lunar Eclipse) Leona, (Coven) Camille, Lissandra, (Death Blossom) Elise, Kha'Zix, (Elderwood) Bard, Hecarim, [=LeBlanc=], (Dryad) Soraka, (Emerald) Taric
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Hecarim goes from being a ghastly slaughterer who swarms the world with the Black Mist in tow to being [[NatureSpirit a stalwart guardian of the forest]].
* CanonWelding: [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1059937795228270593 According to Word of God]], the Omen of the Dark universe is in-universe fiction within this universe, shared as storybook fables.
* ChivalricRomance: The line takes heavy inspiration from a fantasized take on this, with mortal knights taking up arms to combat the strange, natural wickedness of the world. To emphasize this, Leona's lore blurb and dialogue is in formal if dramatic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English early Modern English]].
* TheCorruption: The growing influence of the Coven has been described as this, with its effects most seen in Veigar, one of the children of the Elderwood who was cursed with dangerous insanity.
* EldritchAbomination: The Old Gods -- the GreaterScopeVillain of the line, served by The Coven -- are described as having become this even after their bodies died and were buried by the Elderwood. Nocturne is among them -- he is the Eternal Nightmare, after all.
* TheFairFolk: While they've been severely cut down the present day, some of the Elderwood are of this sort. Among them are Soraka, a dryad who views humanity with benign curiosity, Ahri, a fair-skinned trickster spirit, Veigar, a cursed goblin child, and [=LeBlanc=], a sylvan who fought against the rising threat of the Coven, [[TheAssimilator stealing their lives, magic, and even name in the process]].
* FriendlyEnemy: While she doesn't have a representative skin nor a clearcut place in the Eclipse lore (yet), Diana is implied to be this to Leona, with [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Leona being extremely reluctant to fight her, giving her the chance to leave]], [[AlasPoorVillain and expressing sincere remorse if she must bring her down]].
* LightEmUp: Regardless of whether it comes from [[ThePowerOfTheSun the sun]] or [[{{Lunacy}} the moon]], Leona wields this power with her sword and shield.
* ManEatingPlant: The Death Blossoms are a deceptive race of hunters hiding within great flower fields, lulling those entranced by their beauty before consuming them. Kha'Zix consumes souls for a chance at metamorphosis, while Elise feasts on the flesh of maidens seemingly for the hell of it.
* NatureSpirit: The Elderwood are specifically spirits of the forest, once being gentle and kind (consisting of [[TheFairFolk fae, sylvans, and dryads]]), but are now becoming far more protective after the rise of the Coven, who sought to abuse their power for dastardly intentions.
* ThePaladin:
** Eclipse Leona, a protector of humanity against the old, vile gods, wielding ThePowerOfTheSun or {{Lunacy}} depending on which skin's in use.
** There's also The Knights of the Emerald Chapel, led by Emerald Taric, who swore an oath to the forest to serve as their eternal guardians from invaders.
* PaletteSwap: Eclipse Leona is a Variant skin with two different purchasable forms: a dark orange [[ThePowerOfTheSun Solar Eclipse]] skin, and a bright silver [[{{Lunacy}} Lunar Eclipse]] skin, each gaining different particle effects and voice lines for their respective theme, with purchasing one making the other 45% cheaper. Reportedly, this came from Riot having a 50/50 split on deciding which form they wanted to develop, [[TakeAThirdOption so they developed both]] (which was also something they were concurrently experimenting with in the Star Guardian "Pajama Guardian" Variants).
* TimeAbyss: The time of the old gods is long gone, but Elderwood Bard is said to predate them and the entirety of the great forest, making him very likely a primordial being since the dawn of time.
* WhenTreesAttack: Elderwood Hecarim resembles a ''[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]]'' tree centaur god of the forest, [[GentleGiant though he only serves as its guardian from the most wicked of humans]].
* WitchClassic: Coven Camille and Lissandra have elements of this, serving their ancient dead gods and spreading their old dark magics into the new world, and eagerly awaiting their inevitable return.
* YinYangBomb: As the name might imply, Eclipse Leona's usual [[LightEmUp light]] and [[ThePowerOfTheSun sun]]-based theme is infused with mixture of darkness. She even refers to her power as that of "the cold of the darklight."
-->'''Solar Eclipse Leona''': The sun is gone, but I am here.
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[[folder:Event Horizon]]
A mix of more cosmic-themed skins containing two distinct themes: The Cosmic entities of sublime love and children of the stars, bringing light and beauty to the emptiness of deep space, and beings of the Dark Star, corrupted spirits serving the Singularity to pull all existence into the inky, inescapable abyss.
->'''Champions in the Cosmic line''': (Cosmic Queen) Ashe, (Cosmic Reaver) Kassadin, (Cosmic Enchantress) Lulu, (Cosmic Blade) Master Yi, (Cosmic Dawn) Rakan, (Cosmic Dusk) Xayah, (Cosmic Defender) Xin Zhao\\
'''Champions in the Dark Star line''': (Dark Star) Thresh, Varus, Orianna, Kha'Zix, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Karma, Shaco, (Dark Cosmic) Jhin
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Jhin, a Cosmic entity having been partially corrupted by the Dark Star, has developed a unique and horrifyingly de/reconstructive vision beyond that of either parties, and as he believes they squander their potential in fulfilling it, he now serves neither.
-->''(to Galaxy Slayer Zed)'' "Killing galaxies, Zed? How... plainly derivative. Allow me to make you part of something greater..."
* AdaptationalVillainy: Jarvan has gone from being a mortal emperor (and in this line may or may not have been as heroic as he is in canon) to a force of universal destruction that is the Dark Star.
* ApocalypseHow: The Dark Star Corruptants are trying to bring a Class-Z instance of this.
* TheCorruption: All the dark star champions have experienced this.
* CosmicEntity: All of these skins are based on cosmic phenomena, with the Cosmic beings born of and inspired by the stars, while the Dark Star beings are based off black holes and dark nebulae. Dark Star Thresh even describes himself as "entropy incarnate."
-->'''Dark Cosmic Jhin''': What lies beneath my mask? The universe. As I was meant to make it.
* DissonantSerenity: Karma, while still a nightmarish star-consuming Dark Star, is relatively less volatile than her kin, preferring to meditate in the vast emptiness where there were once stars and impose order through fear than seek galaxies out to ruin.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Cosmic line was started with Cosmic Reaver Kassadin, which was initially based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux#Cultural_significance the Southern Cross]] to celebrate ''League of Legends''' server launch in Oceania. Since then, it's branched off into its own thematic line as the aesthetic opposite to the Dark Star line.
* FallenHero: Jhin used to be a pure Cosmic being, but was consumed by the Dark Star, gaining a new vision for a new purpose. Despite this, he remains an enemy of the Dark Star, but only because he's become something ''far worse''.
-->''"The stars are my eyes... and one by one... I must blind them."''
* MadArtist: Dark Cosmic Jhin plays off his love of twisting the murder and death of individuals into beautiful art, extending his methods across [[SpacetimeEater entire]] [[OmnicidalManiac galaxies]].
-->''(loading his [[FourIsDeath fourth]] [[ArcNumber shot]])'' "I must erase everything... the audience demands it..."\\
''"Destroying galaxies is a... pedestrian interpretation. I paint upon the canvas of eternity..."''
* SpacetimeEater: All Dark Star Corruptants are trying to bring calamity and destruction from deep space, and Dark Star Thresh specifically wants to feed all of existence to the Singularity, effectively erasing all time, matter, and thought.
* YinYangBomb: As his name might imply, Dark Cosmic Jhin integrates elements from both the beauty of the Cosmic entities and the destructive tendencies of the Dark Star, making him potentially deadlier than both.
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[[folder:Fables]]
A lighthearted set of skins turning champions into magical gods, deities, or creatures of various worldwide mythologies and folklore.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Siren) Cassiopeia, (Loch Ness) Cho'Gath, (Dark Valkyrie) Diana, (Valkyrie) Leona, (Ghost Bride) Morgana, (River Spirit) Nami, (Sasquatch) Nunu and Willump, (Muse) Sona, (Leprechaun) Veigar
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* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Nunu and Willump swap out the ice-themed yeti theme for a more forest-themed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sasquatch]] theme.
* EnthrallingSiren:
** Siren Cassiopeia is obviously based on this trope, inspired by the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology classic Greek depiction]] while visually playing into the SirensAreMermaids trope. Funnily enough, she's not happy with her reputation of drowning sailors and is trying to set the record straight, but she has a tendency to [[TakenForGranite literally petrify interviewers]].
** River Spirit Nami is based on a Brazilian counterpart called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iara_(mythology) Iara]], who shares the same deal of luring men into the waters using song, though they're usually portrayed as less sinister than the classical variant. The skin description poses her a malicious drowning siren, but [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/4/4e/Nami_River_Spirit_Promo_2.jpg the skin's Brazilian promotional image]] gave "Nami Iara" a more favorable depiction where she was a kindhearted witch doctor lured into a trap and killed, but was reborn by the sympathetic fish and [[{{Lunacy}} moon]] as [[NatureSpirit a guardian of the natural world]].
* {{Leprechaun}}: Leprechaun Veigar, though unfortunately, he isn't a fairy, he doesn't grant three wishes, and he doesn't have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. In fact, he's much more interested in just killing you.
* TheMuse: Muse Sona, serving as a namesake [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek goddess]] of inspiration. She's mostly been forgotten over time, but she's recently found a resurgence in followers from an unlikely source: coffee-addled waiters working on their "next big screenplay idea."
* StockNessMonster: Loch Ness Cho'Gath, of course. Described as a sea serpent that grows the more it feeds, only recognized through blurry photographs, and is believed to be responsible for a series of local disappearances. [[SkewedPriorities He's great for tourism, though!]]
* {{Valkyries}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Valkyrie Leona]], here to descend from the heavens and lead the world's greatest soldiers to [[WarriorHeaven Valhalla]] (not that she tells anyone that it directly entails dying in battle). She's also accompanied by an EvilCounterpart in Dark Valkyrie Diana, who much prefers the comfort of mortal life, which hasn't really flown over well with Valhalla's management style.
* WomanInWhite: Ghost Bride Morgana (made to celebrate the Latin American server launch) is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona La Llorona]] of Mexican folklore, an all-white ghost of a weeping woman betrayed by the man she loved, spending an eternity alongside a river bank searching for him and her children.
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[[folder:Forgotten Depths]]
A series dedicated to folklore around Runeterra's oceans, the depths of which have been been the subject of much folklore and speculation of what may lurk below... and if we'd ever want to find out.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Atlantean) Fizz, Syndra (Deep One) Kassadin, (Deep Sea) Kog'Maw, Nami, (Coral Reef) Malphite, (Abyssal) Nautilus, (Deep Terror) Thresh
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* {{Atlantis}}: One of the many tales told involves this, once a proud, opulent underwater kingdom with a massive army led by General Fizz and magic skill (represented by Syndra), but has mysteriously since become a ghost town.
* EldritchOceanAbyss: The bottom of the ocean is described as one of these, home to all sorts of [[EldritchAbomination horrifying and otherworldly creatures]]. The effects of looking into the abyss did to Kassadin what his canonical version experienced from peering into The Void.
* SeaMonster: Several, all described as borderline [[EldritchAbomination eldritch]] in nature.
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[[folder:Guardians of the Sands]]
Set in an alternate Shurima, these champions were made to oversee its ancient tombs, spirits using their powers over the sand and light to let no man wander into their hallowed grounds, lest they be torn apart, consumed, and broken.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Guardian of the Sands) Kha'Zix, Rammus, Skarner, Xerath, (Risen) Fiddlesticks, (Sand Wraith) Pyke
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* AncientTomb: The Guardians of the Sands were invoked to guard them, punishing any trespassers and forcing them to face their wrath.
* DealWithTheDevil: Risen Fiddlesticks was illegitimately summoned by a jealous child emperor in an effort to gain power, [[JackassGenie but instead proceeded to instantly destroy his empire]].
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While Sand Wraith Pyke certainly fits aesthetically, despite being considered part of the line, his skin blurb doesn't really have any real connection to the shared plot of the other skins; he's essentially the same RevenantZombie as in canon, just one based in the sands of Shurima rather than the waters of Bilgewater.
* TheMagnificent: The guardians each have their own poetic sobriquet they are summoned by: Kha'Zix the Devouring Scarab, Rammus the Skewering Wheel, Skarner the Gilded Scorpion, and Xerath the Liquid Light.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Shurima's motif heavily incorporates this, so naturally, [[LightEmUp light]] and [[DishingOutDirt sand-powered]] particle effects have been incorporated into most of the champions' particle effects. [[EnergyBeings Xerath]] in specific is stated to be made of "liquid light," with the ability to drown trespassers in his purifying radiance.
* ScarabPower: Kha'Zix, Rammus, Skarner, and Fiddlesticks take inspiration from scarabs, owing to Shurima's obvious inspiration toward ancient Egypt. Guardian of the Sands Kha'Zix is specifically called "The Devouring Scarab."
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[[folder:Harrowing]]
[[YouMeanXMas The annual Harrowing]] is among the darkest times of the year in Runeterra, and wherever you may be, it'll be quite the event. The line is split between the colorful Halloween-tinged Trick-or-Treat skins, the more spectral Death Sworn line, and the zombie-themed Zombies VS. Slayers universe.
->'''Champions in the Trick-or-Treat line''': ([=FrankenTibbers=]) Annie, (Witch's Brew) Blitzcrank, (Mundo) Mundo, (Trick or Treat) Ekko, (Pumpkinhead) Fiddlesticks, (Headless) Hecarim, (Bewitching) Janna, Miss Fortune, Morgana, Nidalee, Tristana, (Count) Kassadin, (Kitty Cat) Katarina, (Count Kledula) Kled, (Ravenborn) [=LeBlanc=], (Haunted) Maokai, Zyra, (Haunting) Nocturne, (Nosferatu) Vladimir\\
'''Champions in the Death Sworn line''': (Death Sworn) Katarina, Viktor, Zed, (Reaper) Hecarim, Soraka, (Underworld) Twisted Fate, Wukong\\
'''Champions in the Zombies Vs. Slayers line''':(Zombie) Brand, Nunu & Willump, Ryze, (Zombie Slayer) Jinx, Pantheon
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Zombie Ryze was originally trying to prevent the spread of the ZombieApocalypse, [[WalkingTheEarth scouring the world]] in search for a cure. He had apparently ''[[YankTheDogsChain almost]]'' [[ShootTheShaggyDog reached his goal before succumbing to the mutation]].
* BedsheetGhost: Haunting Nocturne primarily styles him after one, though he still keeps his signature knife arms.
* CatGirl:
** Kitty Cat Katarina puts her [[MsFanservice in a pretty revealing]] cat outfit, which according to her skin bio is being worn for ''[[HighlyVisibleNinja an assassination mission]].'' There are times where she normally questions the parameters for such operations, but oddly enough, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl this isn't one of them]].
** Bewitching Tristana is more of a cat-themed CuteWitch. It's implied she's actually [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMPn8CgmdTA/V_1YJ1xxyAI/AAAAAAAAV7I/nYpxmfTTmVcqWhH-1LOX5tRwarzv7N09QCLcB/s1600/Morgana_Splash_11.jpg Bewitching Morgana's cat featured in her splash art]], [[HumanityEnsues just made more humanoid through magic enchantment]].
* ChainsawGood: Zombie Slayer Pantheon traded his simple BladeOnAStick for a live ''chainsaw'' [[XOnAStick on a stick]].
* CreepyCemetery: [[GaiasVengeance Haunted Zyra]] inhabits one, providing all the more reason for stray trick-or-treaters to stay away during the night.
* {{Cult}}: The Death Sworn cult is a collective of those who pledge their lives to [[TheGrimReaper Death]], believing in a future where the living will kneel before the dead.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The Death Sworn line has a much darker and serious tone than the other two themes, ingraining itself in a cult surrounding the actual deathly aspects of The Harrowing.
* DealWithTheDevil:
** The gist of the Death Sworn cult: surrender your life to Death, and you will be blessed with horrifying spectral powers as his servant.
** Underworld Twisted Fate will offer those on Death's door another path [[ChessWithDeath with a game of chance]], returning you with a life of luxury if you win, dooming your soul into his collection if you lose. He also manipulated "the lords of the living" to sacrifice Soraka, their starchild and [[AllLovingHero avatar of compassion]], to Death in exchange for immortality, [[WhoWantsToLiveForever not realizing that doing so]] [[AndIMustScream had damned them to eternal suffering]].
* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mundo Mundo]], featuring Mundo dressed in a shoddily-made costume of himself (in-game, his cleaver makes rubbery squeak sounds on impact). He apparently does this every year in lieu of any other costume; [[MemeticMutation Mundo trick-or-treats as he pleases]].
* TheGrimReaper: Neither Reaper Hecarim nor Soraka are ''the'' Death, but they are sworn to it and definitely evoke the appropriately grim imagery surrounding the archtype.
* GrumpyOldMan: Count Kledula dips in between this and CoolOldGuy. [[OverlyLongName Count Baron Double-Marquis Lord Duke Kledula]] seems to have the Harrowing spirit down, but he also would like it if you got off his lawn, and probably the rest of his land.
* HalloweenEpisode: The most prominent section of the line is the lighthearted Trick-or-Treat themes, featuring most of its champions taking a break from their usual fare to go [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin trick-or-treating]].
* HeadlessHorseman: Headless Hecarim, even if he technically does have [[PumpkinPerson a flaming pumpkin head]]. Bonus points for being a ''literal'' [[OurCentaursAreDifferent horseman]].
* HotWitch: Bewitching Janna, Miss Fortune, Morgana, and Nidalee puts them in [[MsFanservice fancy and fanservice-y]] witch outfits. Bewitching Tristana, however, is very firmly a CuteWitch.
* HunterOfMonsters: The titular Zombie Slayers of the Zombies Vs. Slayers line. Jinx was ''ecstatic'' for the ZombieApocalypse and the lawless carnage it entails, and Pantheon finds it a lot more fun than being an auto mechanic.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Nosferatu Vladimir, natch. [[VillainsOutShopping Hemomancers can be cinema buffs too]].
* MundaneUtility: Ekko apparently uses his [[TimeMaster time-warping]] abilities to get extra trick-or-treating goodies. Shattering the fabric of reality is evidently a small price to pay for infinite fun-sized chocolate bars.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: The entire ZombieApocalypse of the Zombie Vs. Slayers line started when Brand, a military scientist working for the government, had his funding suddenly cut as he was developing a powerful virus. He was forced to test the mutagen on himself, [[GoneHorriblyWrong with disastrous results]].
* PumpkinPerson: Found on [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pumpkinhead]] [[ScaryScarecrows Fiddlesticks]] and [[HeadlessHorseman Headless Hecarim]].
* VillainsOutShopping: Ravenborn [=LeBlanc=] isn't simply fashionable; she's deliberately trying to upstage her high-society rivals at the annual holiday gala. In another regard, Vladimir's Film/{{Nosferatu}} skin comes from him being a film buff.
* WhenTreesAttack: Haunted Maokai is meant to represents the trees of a forest just outside of town where many have vanished in.
* YouMeanXMas: The Harrowing is obviously meant to be a stand-in for [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]].
* ZombieApocalypse: The theme of the Zombies Vs. Slayers line, obviously featuring [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies the zombies]] and [[HunterOfMonsters those who slay them]], began when Brand developed a mutagen in a government compound that went [[GoneHorriblyWrong horribly wrong]].
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[[folder:Headhunter]]
A group of mysterious warriors who spend their time HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, the Headhunter skin line is a direct reference to the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' movie series. Complete with advanced hunting armor, adaptive cloaking, impossibly sharp blades, and a penchant for stealth, the Headhunters seek the most powerful and glorious prey they can get their blades into.
->'''Champions in this line''': Akali, Caitlyn, Master Yi, Nidalee, Rengar
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* BattleTrophy: In true [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Yautja]] fashion, Akali, Rengar, and presumably all the other Headhunters have a trophy wall. [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset Headhunter Rengar simply wears the bones of his slain]].
* DoingInTheWizard: Any mention of magical power is removed, instead replaced with alien tech or biology. Akali's blades are stated to be "flaring with alien energy," and Nidalee is described to have alien biology that allows her to hunt her prey as a human ''and'' an animal.
* EgomaniacHunter: All of the champions present in the line are ready for a hunt, turning themselves into a race of perfect killing machines just to prove they can.
-->'''Pulsefire Ezreal''': ''(nervous)'' I have ''so'' much respect for your species! [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Please don't hunt me]]!
* {{Expy}}: Made to directly reference and resemble the aliens from ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Like the creatures they reference, they spend their time hunting the most powerful fighters across the world.
* InvisibilityCloak: Rengar and Akali continue to use stealth in-game, but now they've been altered to resemble ''Predator''-esque cloaking devices.
* ThunderboltIron: Headhunter Master Yi's WeaponOfChoice is a five-foot long serrated blade, stated to be forged from a meteoric alloy.
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[[folder:Heartbreakers]]
A theme of skins released every year for Valentine's Day, the Heartseekers are from a world where love is always in the air, romance is king, and the champions are fashionably decked out and ready for adventure [[BreadMilkEggsSquick and bloodshed]].
->'''Champions in the line''': (Heartseeker) Ashe, Lucian, Orianna, Quinn, Varus, Vayne, (Heartbreaker) Vi, (Heartpiercer) Fiora, (Sweetheart) Annie, Rakan, Sona, Xayah
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* BearsAreBadNews: While Sweetheart Annie is made of "sugar, spice, and everything nice," Tibbers is still made of the insatiable hunger of a shadow bear. [[{{Bathos}} And fire-resistant cotton]]. He's still probably good for a [[BearHug hug]] (but only one).
* CreepyDoll: Orianna is still seen by others as [[UncannyValley creepy and unnatural]], despite her simply wanting to help those with broken hearts and dance for them. Heartseeker Orianna actually has the most natural-looking face of all of her skins; it's when you see her clockwork movements actually in motion where things really fall apart.
** Interestingly, her splash art implies she actually is a doll-sized cake-topper, with the real Orianna's hand for scale.
* CupidsArrow: The general design aesthetic for most of the bow-wielding champions Ashe, Varus, and Vayne, with Heartseeker Varus especially looking like a traditional [[TheMatchmaker matchmaking]] "Cupid" himself. According to Quinn's skin description, the Heartseekers' weapons are designed to channel their target's inner romantic, but [[LethalJokeWeapon still function as actual weapons designed to inflict pain]].
* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
** Heartseeker Vayne's splash art implies that [[AbhorrentAdmirer Dr. Mundo]] asked her for a date, to which she responded to [[TalkToTheFist with an arrow to the back]].
** Heartseeker Ashe's full splash art features a lovestruck, yet otherwise normal [[ArrangedMarriage Tryndamere]] in the background.
* GoodIsNotSoft: The goal of the Heartseekers is to help those overcome negative emotions of grief and instilling feelings of romance as Valentine's Day approaches. They do so using arrows, bullets, and other typically violent types of magic. Hey, LoveHurts.
* LoveGoddess: All of the Heartseekers appear to be based on this, most of them are described as searching to fill the world with love... [[CupidsArrow using projectile weapons]]. Heartseeker Ashe, their leader, is the self-described "Queen of Hearts", who can't stand to see agony and grief as the season of love approaches.
* SharpDressedMan: Heartseeker Lucian gets a dashing red/white suit, ready to sweep you off your feet, preferably at a dinner by lantern light.
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[[folder:Hextech]]
A skin line set in an alternate version of Piltover and Zaun, one where champions are either specialists in or made out of [[{{Magitek}} hextech machinery]].
->'''Champions in the line''': Alistar, Amumu, Annie, Anivia, Galio, Janna, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Poppy, Renekton, Singed, Sion
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Hextech Galio retains his colossal size in his splash art, and Hextech Alistar is also shown as similarly enormous in his own.
* ChildProdigy: Annie is a scientific prodigy in the hextech renaissance, and has a collection of highly valued hextech [[BearsAreBadNews warbears]], including Tibbers.
* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: Hextech Galio was created by several of Piltover's largest industrial families and donated to the city as a public service to capitalize on the booming hextech market. His bio even describes him as an "ostensively walking advertisement."
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Hextech Janna is decidedly a lot more normal and grounded than the other more flashy skins, effectively being a light SteamPunk outfit makeover. This is because it was meant to be based on Janna's old lore where she began as a human Zaunite, though with her bio rewrites and the growth of the Hextech line, the skin gained a new non-canon plot setup.
* ItCanThink: Hextech Anivia was a breakthrough for being the first hextech lifeform to be declared as sentient. The secret behind artificial life is well-guarded out of fear of abuse, with Hextech Alistar designed as its guardian.
* {{Magitek}}: The central focus of this line is ''League of Legends''' take on it. In addition to some champions being made out of the stuff, the hextech developers also address the potential consequences of working with the stuff, for good (Hextech Janna gaining [[BlowYouAway wind powers]] from working with raw materials) or bad (Hextech Singed [[BodyHorror mangling himself physically and mentally into a magic chemical-infused monstrosity]]).
* RobotBuddy:
** Hextech Kog'Maw units are advertised as incredibly friendly and expensive ''pets'', viewed mostly as symbols of wealth around their owners.
** [[invoked]]Hextech Amumu was similarly intended as a playmate for wealthy children, but has long since been forgotten as [[TechnologyMarchesOn Hextechnology Marches On]].
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[[folder:High Noon Gothic]]
A skin line taking place in WeirdWest version of Runeterra, featuring champions given huge western/desert makeovers, with wild and deadly showdowns all around.
->'''Champions in the line''': (High Noon) Ashe, Darius, Hecarim, Jhin, Lucian, Thresh, Twisted Fate, Urgot, Yasuo, (Longhorn) Alistar, (Sheriff) Caitlyn, (Desperada) Cassiopeia, (Bandito) Fiddlesticks, (Sonoran) Kog'Maw, (Cowgirl) Miss Fortune, (Sandscourge) Skarner
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* ALoadOfBull: Longhorn Alistar, natch. He's a rather pragmatic [[HiredGuns muscle-for-hire]], breaking up saloon fights as often as busting down bank vault doors. Even while facing him as an opponent, Lucian seems to have a level of respect for him, and almost sounds guilty when having to put him down.
* AntiAntiChrist: High Noon Lucian looks very spooky after his corruption following [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Thresh]], but despite this, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he very much intends to put a stop to his game]].
-->'''Lucian''': ''(approaching High Noon Thresh)'' [[BadassBoast I'll rule my own soul, devil, and send you back to hell]]!
* AntiHero: High Noon Lucian made a DealWithTheDevil, possesses scary demonic powers and [[TheCorruption the appearance]] [[CreepyGood to show for it]], but overall, he's primarily driven by revenge against Thresh and his forces of hell to bring him, Senna, and the rest of the desert to peace.
-->'''Lucian''': I got one rule: [[GoodIsNotSoft You hurt people, you answer to me]].
* TheAtoner: Yasuo arrived in the West fleeing murder charges. Since then he has single-handedly driven off bandit gangs and saved a lot of lives, and his brand of {{vigilante|Man}} justice impressed one (small) town enough that they made him sheriff.
-->'''Lucian''': [[PostMortemOneLiner Hope you find peace, Yasuo]]. Least one of us will.
* CardSharp: Twisted Fate, naturally. More specifically, Tobias "Twisted Fate" Felix spends his days hustling poor saps between the Buzzard Gulch and other various border towns.
* CattlePunk: High Noon Urgot replaces his BioPunk-themed body with this, turning him into a twisted hybrid of an old-timey RailroadBaron and a steampunk demon from hell. This aesthetic is also lightly present with High Noon Jhin and Yasuo.
* {{Cowboy}}: Majority of the skins revolve around this theme.
* CursedWithAwesome: High Noon Lucian. Sure, the deal with Thresh [[TheCorruption corrupted his soul and the left side of his body is visibly affected]] (which becomes a full-blown demonic transformation during his recall and ultimate), but one can't deny [[PayEvilUntoEvil he's putting those powers to good use against Thresh himself]].
* DealWithTheDevil:
** The devil in this case being Thresh, who --when not spreading widespread fear and chaos in search for souls-- makes deals with mortals in exchange for theirs. Urgot sold his immortal soul for his mechanical body after he was left in the desert to die, and Lucian had his corrupted to save the life of his one true love ([[SenselessSacrifice or at least attempt; several lines imply Senna still didn't make it]]), gaining demonic powers in the process.
** Darius, who was humiliatingly defeated by his brother and became twisted by an obsession for revenge, also became the subject to this with Hecarim.
--->'''Ashe''': Guess it's like you always said, Darius. Demons give you what you want, devils give you what you need.
* DesertSkull: High Noon Thresh's is made to resemble one, complete with giant horns and being [[FlamingSkulls engulfed in flames]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: Part of this is due to his corruption, but High Noon Lucian's left arm and gun is visibly glowing black and red, contrasting greatly to his normal right arm and bright white/gold gun.
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] Lucian, the [[DealWithTheDevil corrupted]] Urgot, and the straight-up demonic Thresh are these, respectively. In addition, their dynamic is made as a direct ShoutOut to ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', though they would more likely respectively be Lucian, Thresh, and Urgot.
* HellOnEarth: The old west is swarmed with all kinds of gothic hell-beasts, both to bargain with mortals and/or to destroy them. he reason the legions of hell swarm the prairie is because {{Heaven}} was destroyed by mortal men during a land rush, releasing the devils of {{Hell}} from confinement.
* HiredGuns: As one might expect, many of the outlaws serve as these, including Alistar, Jhin, and Miss Fortune. Lucian used to be this, but ever since his DealWithTheDevil, he's more out for seeking {{Revenge}}.
* TheMagnificent: The 2018 High Noon skins are given fancy titles in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2g9u9K3U7M The Devils Among Us]]": Lucian is "The Man with the Grinning Shadow", Thresh is "The Slaughter God", and Urgot is "The Steel Monstrosity".
* NiceHat: With the exception of Kog'Maw, [[ScaryScorpions Skarner]] and [[FlamingSkulls Thresh]], everyone in the line wears a nice hat.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Ashe is described as a "mechanical angel", built early on during the pioneering age, empowered by the blood of deities from the destruction of {{Heaven}}. She chooses to forgive humanity for their crimes, and now serves to protect them from TheLegionsOfHell [[HolyHandGrenade with arrows]] [[LightEmUp of light]].
-->'''Ashe''': I am cold steel fuelled by the blood of saints and angels. [[{{Bathos}} Howdy]].
* PowerGivesYouWings: High Noon Lucian's "fully corrupted" form (seen while using ''The Culling'' and his recall) gives him long, demonic spikes over his shoulder and back that evoke these.
* RailroadBaron: The once-named Jeremiah James used to be one of these, but [[RichesToRags lost his millions and industrial empire after betting his own heart in a game of chance and losing]]. The only reason he's still around is because he sold his soul to Thresh, turning him into High Noon Urgot.
* RidingIntoTheSunset: Lucian's joke emote [[SubvertedTrope subverts this]] [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]], where he whistles for his horse to do this... and it never comes.
* SamuraiCowboy: Yasuo fully embodies this trope. He trades his nodachi for a gunblade!
* ScaryScorpions: Sandscourge Skarner represents one of the many dangerous and carnivorous scorpions on the prairie, and is drawn to campfires at night. Travelers, beware!
-->'''Lucian''': Is it just me, or are those critters getting bigger?
* TheSheriff:
** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sheriff Caitlyn, natch]], who extends her long arm of the law (as well as her [[SniperRifle gun]]) over the town of Progress.
** High Noon Yasuo serves as the reluctant sheriff of a "two-street town," defending it against bandit gangs and other desert threats.
* ShowdownAtHighNoon: The name of the line is an obvious reference to this. High Noon Lucian's teaser, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W33hF01Oos A New Devil's in Town]]", features him ready to partake in a duel with Thresh in this style.
* SnakePeople: Cassiopeia is in the line, whose appearance is appropriately made to resemble a desert rattlesnake. Despite being a well-known desperada, Lucian's surprised at seeing her in person and discovering she's one of these.
* WantedPoster: Cowgirl Miss Fortune's splash art features these.
* WeirdWest: Champions with supernatural/magic abilities still retain them in the line, including Cassiopeia, Fiddlesticks, Twisted Fate, and Thresh. High Noon Lucian is among the biggest showcases, having made a DealWithTheDevil and has demonic powers to go alongside his [[TheGunslinger gunslinging]].
* TheWildWest: The general theme of the line, in a few varieties. Some are just standard {{Cowboy}} makeovers, while some are made to resemble wild desert creatures, and others are given [[WeirdWest additional supernatural elements for flavor]].
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[[folder:Immortal Journey]]
-> ''"The mountaintop reaches skyward; the earth reaches for the heavens. In this mountain there is a lake, and from this lake rose the Sacred Sword." - Immortal Journey''
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Long ago, in an ancient land, many souls gathered beneath the gods to test the limits of their power. Foolish and arrogant, brave and just, their journeys are written into the immortal pages of history...
->'''Champions in this line''': (Soaring Sword) Fiora, (Divine Sword) Irelia, (Sacred Sword) Janna, (God Staff) Jax, (God Fist) Lee Sin, (Eternal Sword) Master Yi, (Majestic Empress) Morgana, (Splendid Staff) Nami, (Valiant Sword) Riven, (Enduring Sword) Talon, (Radiant) Wukong
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: God Fist Lee Sin and God Staff Jax (who's already one anyway) are quite full of themselves... [[SmugSuper though probably]] [[PhysicalGod for good reason]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Talon was once the proud dragon king of the south seas, who in his hubris challenged the demigoddess Irelia to a duel and lost in front of his assembled court. He lashed out at her in humiliation, and she sealed his power away and banished him to the mortal realms to learn some humility.
* EvilSorceress: While she may not look the part, Morgana is a feared sorceress and [[TheUsurper usurper queen]] who sought revenge against Irelia for sealing away Talon's power, having crushed her in battle and is now seeking to restore the once-great dragon king's stature.
* HumanityEnsues: Nami was originally a fish with dreams of becoming a dragon, but started gaining a more human-like form after the sealed dragon king Talon's power began seeping out and influencing her. She still has [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent her fish tail]] for the most part (her splash art obscures her bottom half in water), but her recall shows her gaining human legs.
* LadyOfWar: Nearly all of the female champions in the line count, being incredibly powerful yet graceful all at once. Fiora is one of Yi's fellow martial arts students, Janna is the steadfast guardian of an immortality-granting sword of jade, and Irelia is a demigoddess who won a duel against Talon and then sealed his power in her blades when he struck at her in retaliation. Morgana and Riven both trained in the arts of war and politics for years, and are now clashing for the fate of the world.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While [[MonkeyKingLite Radiant Wukong's conceit]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest does have its basis in Wuxia]], his design is far more {{Animesque}} and bright in comparison to the more gracefully epic aesthetic of most other Immortal Journey skins. This is mostly due to it originally being a Lunar Revel skin before shifting lines.
* LegendaryCarp: Splendid Staff Nami is an allusion to the legend of the fish that becomes a dragon.
* MonkeyKingLite: Wukong was already this, but Radiant Wukong drives it UpToEleven, described as having undergone on a long journey to test his skills against history's greatest warriors, but is still barred by his quick temper and impulsive nature. His much more dynamic aesthetics also bring to mind ''another'' [[Franchise/DragonBall famous Sun Wukong expy]].
* PhysicalGod:
** Lee Sin became the titular wielder of the "God Fist" after defeating the master of every martial art school ''blindfolded'' and defeating [[LegacyCharacter his predecessor]] atop a treacherous mountain.
** Jax was also once a mortal warrior, but ascended into godhood (or at least received god-level immortality) after becoming the successful wielder of the God Staff.
** As a dragon king, Talon was apparently something close, but Irelia (herself a demigoddess) stripped him of his power to curb his arrogance.
** Morgana became a goddess through magical power and now seeks to kick humans and lesser gods down a rung or two.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: Yi (followed by Fiora) is seeking a fabled sword of pure jade that grants immortality, but is hidden at the bottom of a silent lake, guarded by Janna.
* {{Wuxia}}: The entire line is a massive love letter to the genre, aesthetically resembling it at its most awesome and beautiful.
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[[folder:Infernal]]
Following the Ashen Lord of fire and ruin's summoning into the mortal world, he and his army of Infernals have been slowly remaking all that exists into his horrific image, intending to leave behind nothing but cinders, ashes, and death.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Ashen Lord) Aurelion Sol, (Infernal) Akali, Alistar, Amumu, Diana, Galio, Mordekaiser, Nasus, Shen, Varus, (Foxfire) Ahri, (Shadowfire) Kindred, (Obsidian) Malphite, (Charred) Maokai, (Molten) Rammus, (Scorched Earth) Renekton, Xerath, (Firefang) Warwick, (Volcanic) Wukong, (Wildfire) Zyra
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Several champions from Aurelion Sol to Nasus to Diana, who in canon range from being neutral to heroic, are now the baddies.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Based on several splash arts -- most prominently Ashen Lord Aurelion Sol, Infernal Akali, and Firefang Warwick -- the Infernals are utterly enormous.
* TheCorruption: Wildfire Zyra and Charred Maokai were respectively a neutral forest nymph and one of the gentle treefolk, [[FaceHeelTurn but were corrupted by the Infernal's touch and now serve alongside them]].
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: While he hasn't won ''yet'' (there still exists a rebellion in the form of the Shadowfire Temple), the Ashen Lord and his infernal legion is hellbent on burning the entire world to the ground.
* EvilIsNotAToy: The Ashen Lord was first summoned into the world by an extremist pyromancer cult who unwisely sought to control the god of fire and ruin's power for themselves. [[GoneHorriblyWrong This proved to be an apocalyptic mistake]].
* GodzillaThreshold: The high priests of the Shadowfire Temple summoned their god of destruction and rebirth, Shadowfire Kindred, not fully realizing the bitter price they may have to pay to fight the flames, but also not really caring [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt since hope is almost completely lost]].
* {{Hellhound}}: Infernal Nasus evokes a fiery, anthropomorphic cerberus, and unlike his canon counterpart where he fights to protect the world, [[EvilCostumeSwitch this version's fully intent on destroying it]]. Firefang [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Warwick]] also counts to a degree.
* LaResistance: The Shadowfire Temple is seemingly the last hope for humanity, with Foxfire Ahri leading the charge and the rest of it summoning their god, Shadowfire Kindred to fighting the Ashen Lord. Separately, when the mountains burst, obsidian creatures from the earth (represented by Obsidian Malphite) were freed and seek to destroy the Infernals.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Infernal Amumu is a lesser infernal spirit who, like his canon counterpart, isn't actively malevolent and is simply really lonely and seeks friendship, but is eternally cursed to bring fire and destruction wherever he goes.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Ashen Lord Aurelion Sol is the ultimate BigBad of the line, being an enormous dragon god of cinders and death.
* OutsideContextProblem: Obsidian Malphite and the other obsidian creatures are this towards the Ashen Lord's armies, as nobody knows what they are, why they were trapped deep beneath the earth, or why they are so well suited for and committed to fighting off the Infernals.
* PlayingWithFire: ''[[UpToEleven Like you wouldn't believe]]'', with everyone in the line possessing fiery appearances and powers. Even before the Aurelion Sol and his infernals were unleashed, pyromancy already existed in various forms and factions.
* TheStarscream: Scorched Earth Xerath possesses keen intellect compared to other Infernal leaders and is awaiting the day he can usurp his master. Soon...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:K/DA]]
Introducing K/DA! An unconventionally-flaired, but explosively popular music phenomenon who arrived onto the pop scene with their hit song "POP/STARS", Ahri, Evelynn, Kai'Sa, and Akali look forward to taking their music and their message internationally.\\
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K/DA was originally made to coincide with "The Afterparty" of the [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Worlds 2018]], the opening ceremony for the finals of which premiered the group's [[{{Defictionalization}} live performance]] of "POP/STARS", headlined by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Beer Madison Beer]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon_So-yeon Soyeon]] and Miyeon of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(G)I-dle (G)I-dle]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaira_Burns Jaira Burns]].\\
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Their [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/kda promotional website can be found here]], and their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 music video here]]!
->'''Champions in the line''': Ahri, Akali, Evelynn, Kai'Sa
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* {{Adorkable}}: Akali is shown with shades of this in the [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ K/DA interview]], seeming somewhat embarrassed at being in the spotlight with such positive reception. When compared to her [[HotBlooded lively]] [[AWildRapperAppears rap verse to "POP/STARS"]], the dissonance is amusingly endearing.
* AGoodNameForARockBand: Or rather, GirlGroup. Similar to Pentakill, K/DA gets its name from the game's "Kill/Death/Assist" ratio.
* BattleRapping: Akali was originally a street-level battle rapper who gained notoriety from a viral battle rap from when she was 15 ([[NoodleIncident it apparently involved a few flips]]), and after she was picked up by Ahri, she now lends her hard-hitting lyrics and flow to K/DA. For bonus points, she's also a literal mixed martial-artist who knows how to wield kama, earning her title of "Hip Hop Ninja".
* BilingualDialogue: "POP/STARS" switches between English and Korean, and most of the group is multilingual -- Akali fluently speaks English, Korean, and Japanese, Kai'Sa speaks Chinese, Afrikaans, Korean, and English, and Eve appears to know both Korean and English, translating for the monolingual Ahri, who speaks in Korean during [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ their group interview]].
* BoastfulRap: Pretty much the entirety of "POP/STARS" is the group boasting about how unstoppable they are, but special mention goes to the bilingual rap verses by Akali/Jeon So-yeon, which ''starts'' with "[[BadassBoast I'm a goddess with a blade, 소리쳐봐 내 이름 잊지 못하게]][[note]]Shout my name so that you can’t forget it[[/note]]".
* BreakoutCharacter: While K/DA as a whole was a smash hit, Akali ended up becoming the group's most popular character, so much so that she (and by extension, Soyeon of {{Music/GIDLE}} fame) was brought back as part of True Damage.
* CanonWelding: One of Evelynn's trivia facts lists ''[[{{Necromancer}} Karthus]]'' as an artist she takes inspiration from, referring to [[HeavyMetal Pentakill Karthus]]. Scenes of the subway train in the "POP/STARS" video [[FreezeFrameBonus also feature posters of both Pentakill and DJ Sona's logos]], and it was [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1059176880991916032 later confirmed]] that they all exist in the same universe, [[https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/1060597470277718016 or at least certain incarnations of them]].
* CoolCar: Evelynn is frequently seen resting on or driving an impressive lavender Lamborghini, apparently one of several fast cars in her collection.
* CostumePorn: [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/11/ask-riot-clash-prejudice-and-complex-skins/ Several Rioters are in agreement]] that the K/DA line were the most challenging skins they've ''ever'' designed (on par with Elementalist Lux, whose difficulty stemmed mostly from alternate forms and volume than sheer quality), [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/11/ask-riot-clash-prejudice-and-complex-skins/ with over 70 iterations in development]] ([[https://twitter.com/liyart_/status/1058844505275658240 Kai'Sa alone had around 40!]]). This totally paid off, as the final products are simply ''gorgeous''.
* CreativeDifferences: Invoked by Evelynn as being the reason she left her previously-involved groups, who she otherwise has "[[PlausibleDeniability nothing but good things to say about]]".
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Kai'Sa, being the group's lead dancer and choreographer, comes with this attitude. When asked "Why do you dance?", her response:
-->'''[=@KDAKaisa=]''': When the music begins, a symphony of movement stirs in my being. It begins as a rumble, [[MythologyGag like a calling from the void, hungry and demanding release]]. My body reacts to the call, jumping to weave a story. A story to leave the void behind, and fall into the steps of life.
* DarkerAndEdgier: When compared to [[IdolSinger Popstar Ahri's]] much cheerier and colorful theming. Her starting K/DA was her breaking off from her cutesy teenage look to establish her as a stylish, more mature icon, with the group itself having a sleek, glamorous, and at times aggressive aesthetic to it. During one of her segments in the "[=POP/STARS=]" video, which are mainly set in a laundromat, there's a lingering shot on a laundry basket which has her old Popstar and [[MagicalGirlWarrior Star Guardian]] outfits in it, showing how she's moved past that image.
* TheDiva: Much of the roster is inspired by this, though Evelynn has the reputation of "No. 1 Diva". In her own words, she's "an artist, not a socialite" with incredibly high standards, having once walked out on a live performance for a backing track she felt was too subpar for her vocals. Despite her turbulent presence, she has a massive diehard fanbase calling themselves "Deeva", and prior to joining K/DA, she had two solo hits in "Agony's Embrace" and "Ecstasy" and had known Ahri for years. It's telling that ''she's'' recognized as being "the foundation of the group's sound."
* ExpressiveMask: During Akali's portions in the black-lit subway train of the "POP/STARS" video, the stylized mouth patterns on her face mask animates to her rapping.
* TheFashionista: Part of Ahri's post-reinvention image is being a fashion icon, with her sleek design attracting fashion designers all across the world. She's also in the face of FOXY cosmetics and launched her own fragrance, Charmed.
* ForeignFanservice: Kai'Sa's international origins are played up in her profiles and [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/popstar-interview/ interview]], with her taste of international styles contributing a layer of exoticism to K/DA as a whole.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Sanguine: Ahri, the passionate and highly proactive de facto face and lead vocalist of the group.
** Choleric: Akali, the hot-blooded and aggressively energetic rapper from the streets.
** Phlegmatic: Evelynn, the haughty, domineering born-superstar of the group, the foundation of their overall aesthetic.
** Melancholic: Kai'Sa, the highly methodical, yet passionate lead dancer and choreographer of the group.
* GirlGroup: Of an especially edgy, KoreanPopMusic variety, inspired by real-life groups such as Music/TwoNEOne and Music/BlackPink.
* GoldenSuperMode: During the Afterparty event of Worlds 2018, K/DA Kai'Sa had a "Prestige Edition" (the first of its kind) that decks her out in flashy white and gold colors. Over the course of the next several months, very likely due to popularity and fan demand, the rest of her group received the same treatment.
* IdolSinger: Ahri used to be a much cuter and Music/GirlsGeneration-inspired variety in her teenage years, now having evolved into her [[DarkerAndEdgier more mature and dark-lit]] design with K/DA.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In K/DA Ahri's skin bio, it stated she took a five-year break following her success as Popstar Ahri before re-emerging with K/DA, referencing how the original Popstar skin was released 5 years prior.
* MultipleTailedBeast: Ahri, natch, whose tails in this line look both holographic and crystal-like, and even briefly change colors depending on what ability she's using. Funnily enough, K/DA's fans only ''suspect'' that they're real.
* NiceHat: Akali wears a stylish cap with the group's K/DA logo on it.
* ReallyGetsAround: Eve is implied to be this, listed as having been romantically involved with several ([[NoodleIncident now-missing]]) male celebrities, though she's never confirmed a relationship.
* TeamChef: Kai'Sa is said to be found in the K/DA house cooking large meals. Her favorite food is Sichuan dry hot pot.
* VirtualCelebrity: Unlike Pentakill --who was originally just a theme of cosmetic skins that were {{Defictionalized}} much later-- K/DA was made specifically to coincide with a real collaborative release following Worlds 2018's "Afterparty" event, with the girls appearing front and center in their music video ([[MediumBlending and among the real artists behind them during their live performance]]).
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[[folder:Lunar Revel]]
A skin line inspired by and released in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the various skin lines feature a heavy influence from Ancient Asia. Originally popularized by the combat-oriented Warring Kingdoms skins, the thematic branched out into a larger narrative, including Firecracker skins representing the festive side of Lunar Revels, and other general skins representing the mythological side. Each year, depending on the Zodiac sign for that year, new skins will be released that represent that years Zodiac.
->'''Champions in the general Lunar Revel line''': (Lunar Wraith) Caitlyn, (Jade Fang) Cassiopeia, (Lunar Goddess) Diana, (Dragon Fist) Lee Sin, (Lunar Empress) Lux, (Lunar Wraith) Morgana, (Lunar Guardian) Nasus, Warwick, (Guqin) Sona, (Coin Emperor) Tahm Kench, (Jade Dragon) Wukong\\
'''Champions in the Warring Kingdoms line''': (Warring Kingdoms) Azir, Garen, Jarvan IV, Katarina, Nidalee, Tryndamere, Vi, Xin Zhao, (Dragonblade) Riven, Talon\\
'''Champions in the Firecracker Line''': (Panda) Annie, (Dragonwing) Corki, (Firecracker) Jinx, Sejuani, Vayne, (Lion Dance) Kog'Maw
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Warring Kingdoms Nidalee and Lunar Wraith Caitlyn.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original Warring Kingdoms skins (Jarvan IV and Xin Zhao) were originally released to celebrate the anniversary of ''League's'' Chinese server, and are more aesthetically reminiscent of ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' than Chinese New Year. Later Warring Kingdoms skins would be more integrated into the general Lunar Revel aesthetic, so they might seem a little out-of-place as years go on.
* EasternZodiac: Certain skins represent [[AnimalMotifs the totems]] in the zodiac:
** The Year of the Dragon in 2012 wasn't represented by an actual dragon champion, but was still referenced in Dragon Fist Lee Sin, Dragonblade Talon, and Jade Dragon Wukong.
** The Year of the Snake in 2013 was represented with Jade Fang Cassiopeia.
** The Year of the Monkey in 2016 was represented with Radiant Wukong (originally he was considered part of the line, but has since been labeled an Immortal Journey skin[[note]]Unlike most Lunar Revel skins, Radiant Wukong is available throughout the year due to his previous Underworld Wukong skin already being legacy[[/note]]).
** The Year of the Rooster in 2017 was represented with Warring Kingdoms Azir.
** The Year of the Dog in 2018 was represented with Lunar Guardians Warwick and Nasus.
** The Year of the Pig in 2019 was represented with Firecracker Sejuani.
* FatalFireworks: Featured in all the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Firecracker"]] to varying degrees. Within the context of the Lunar Revel, firecrackers are supposed to ward off evil spirits and misfortune (much like how they're symbolically seen in Chinese cultures), but they're a lot more dangerous when given to a [[PlayingWithFire pyromaniac child]], a hungry Void monster, and a TriggerHappy girl who thinks a seven foot-long rocket shaped like an angry dragon [[ComicallyMissingThePoint is just a fun]] [[ExactWords firecracker for parties]].
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The weapons of Dragonblade Talon and Riven are directly forged from the dragonfire of a shadow dragon, with the latter even featuring fiery spell effects. Others, like Jade Dragon Wukong, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere, and Warring Kingdoms Garen, have more Eastern-style serpentine dragons in them.
* {{Lunacy}}: A benevolent example from Lunar Empress Lux, a demigod groomed to watch over the immortal realm and protect the world from darkness, joined by her Lunar Guardians Warwick and Nasus.
* RedOniBlueOni: While the Lunar Guardians have raised Lunar Empress Lux to protect the world, the red Warwick is described as "feral" as he ravenously pursues foes from the south, while the blue Nasus is the stoic, but powerful guardian of the north.
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[[folder:Mecha]]
An alternate universe/future where several of Bandle City's greatest scientists have constructed mecha for protection of their home from a kaiju threat.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Mecha Zero) Sion, (Mecha) Aatrox, Aurelion Sol, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Rengar, (Giant Enemy Crabgot) Urgot
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* AIIsACrapshoot: 0-SION/"Mecha Zero Sion's" in-game quotes depict him as an unstable prototype mecha who rejected its programming and [[CrushKillDestroy now fights as an enemy of humanity]], though this has [[SubvertedTrope since been reduced]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation to a lingering possibility rather than an actual reality in the plot]].
* CoolAirship: The ASOL-13/"Mecha Aurelion Sol", not only looks like a giant badass robot dragon (and/or possibly [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Rayquaza]]), he's also a functioning mobile mothership containing thousands upon thousands of personnel, weapons, attack fighters, and ground-based anti-kaiju vehicles.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The line took a while to properly find its footing before it settled on the "mechs are protectors of humanity designed to fight off kaiju" plotline, with the most glaring sticking point being Mecha Zero Sion. His in-game and initial promotional depictions were that of [[AIIsACrapshoot a rogue independent mecha]] [[CrushKillDestroy who turned on humanity]], but this aspect is {{Subverted|Trope}} in his current skin blurb where him going rogue is just a lingering, but unfounded possibility.
* FlyingFirepower: ATRX-1/"Mecha Aatrox" was created in response to flying kaiju threats, and is capable of limited flight as well as a ''[[{{BFS}} massive]]'' HotBlade.
* HumongousMecha: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title]], though the [[UnitsNotToScale "humongous" part unfortunately]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation does not translate into gameplay]].
* {{Kaiju}}: [[GiantEnemyCrab Giant Enemy Crabgot]] is confirmed to be in the line as one of the {{Kaiju}} the mechs were designed to fight against.
* ShoutOut: The entire line from the colorful aesthetics to the "HumongousMecha vs. {{Kaiju}}" conceit is a giant love letter to ''Film/PacificRim'', with a light amount of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' thrown in the mix.
* TransformingMecha: Most of the mecha have transforming capabilities, with Aatrox, Rengar, and Malphite turning into [[CoolPlane a jet]], [[CoolCar a car]], and [[ThisIsADrill a drill]] for their recalls. Sion turns into a [[CoolTrain charging train]] during his ultimate.
* UrbanWarfare: K-ZX/"Mecha Kha'Zix" and RNGR-7/"Mecha Rengar" are described as stealthy, smaller-sized defenders made for urban environments.
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[[folder:Medieval]]
A set of skins that take place in an alternate Runeterra reminiscent of the middle ages.
->'''Champions in this line''': (Little Knight) Amumu, (Queen) Ashe, (Executioner) Mundo, (Sir) Kled, (Sorceress) Lux, (Blacksmith) Poppy, (King) Tryndamere, (Medieval) Twitch, (White Mage) Veigar
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* TheBlacksmith: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blacksmith Poppy]] works under the tutelage of Sir Ornn of the Freljord, during which she found herself wielding [[DropTheHammer a legendary hammer]] destined for an unknown hero, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which is most definitely]] [[IgnorantOfTheCall not herself]].
* HarmlessVillain: For being such [[WhiteMage a helpful cleric in healing magic]], it might come as a surprise that Veigar [[CardCarryingVillain still identifies as a dastardly villain]], one who takes his widespread healing and curing [[EpicFail as a failure worth of conscious annoyance]].
* HorseOfADifferentColor: With the Sir Kled skin, Skaarl is given a much more avian appearance, suspiciously similar to a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]].
* HotWitch: Sorceress Lux, personality-wise, [[CuteWitch is still the Lux]] [[MagicalGirl we all know and love]], but her outfit is a lot more revealing than her default. Perhaps her [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]] was done in exchange for her NiceHat.
* KnightInShiningArmor:
** [[MonsterKnight Amumu is an]] [[{{Mummy}} undying, mummified princeling]], but he otherwise perfectly fits the brave-hearted, idealistic, and heroic archetype.
** [[OverlyLongName Sir Prince Chevalier Archduke Lord Double-Earl Kled]] (or Sir Kled, for short) ''looks'' the part, [[SubvertedTrope but he's also an extremely territorial lunatic who seeks to conquer all the countryside in the name of]] [[{{Egopolis}} The Kingdom of Kled]] (which consists entirely of him and [[CowardlySidekick his single cowardly subject, Skaarl]]).
* PsychoForHire:
** Twitch is a wretched [[ProfessionalKiller assassin-for-hire]] in the Dread Fortress Zaun, [[AxCrazy one who takes delight in killing his targets]] [[PlagueMaster with moist, toxic garbage]].
** Mundo is a "mad giant" who's hired mainly as a legitimate formal executioner, but it's stated that he also ''really'' enjoys executing prisoners.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Ashe and King Tryndamere discard their canon status as leaders of northern {{Barbarian Tribe}}s in favor of regal medieval flavor, but they lose none of their strength.
* WhiteMage: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin White Mage Veigar]], who is [[AccidentalHero (acciden]][[HarmlessVillain tally)]] a skilled mage capable of curing ailments and dispelling curses. [[{{Irony}} Ironic considering his base skin is reminiscent of a Black Mage from]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', and while he doesn't get the full costume makeover, his white and red colors still evoke a White Mage from the same series.
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