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| 3 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''\ |
| 4 | '''[[Characters/LeagueOfLegends Main Character Index]]''' > [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsThemes Skin Themes]]\ |
| 5 | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsThemesAToM Skin Themes A – M]] | '''Skin Themes N – Z''']]]]-] |
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| 8 | A page for in-world groups or themed skin teams with some established story, from '''N''' to '''Z'''. |
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| 14 | [[folder:Neon Strata]] |
| 15 | Few know of the Foreglow, and even fewer have seen its volatile neon flames. Normally a cosmic balancing force, something has tipped the scales, causing realms to collapse and funnel the Foreglow's power into single beings. Now known as Empyreans, these otherworldly forces of nature blaze a trail through the realms, each with their own agenda. The fire is spreading, with no end in sight.\ |
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| 17 | An alternate universe set in a world where the Foreglow transforms champions into an otherworldly forces called Empyreans. |
| 18 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Empyrean) Akali, Brand, Jax, Jhin, Kayle, K'Sante, Lux, Malzahar, Nocturne, Pyke, Varus, Vex, Zac, Zed |
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| 20 | * AxCrazy: |
| 21 | ** Varus wants to kill every Empyrean, despite being one himself. |
| 22 | ** Pyke wants revenge on every other version of himself due to his realm being destroyed. |
| 23 | [[/folder]] |
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| 26 | [[folder:Odyssey]] |
| 27 | [[SpaceOpera From the heavily urbanized coreworlds to the outermost edge of the galaxy, adventure awaits]]! The great Demaxian Empire has laid claim to almost every inhabited system, ignoring the objections of the ancient Templar Order and the criminal Syndicate alike, in pursuit of the wondrous bounty of ora. This mysterious golden essence—drawn from the vast, majestic creatures that patrol the stars—is the lifeblood of all civilization, but also promises untold power to those who can wield it for themselves...\ |
| 28 | \ |
| 29 | Their [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/odyssey supplementary website can be found on Universe]]. |
| 30 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Odyssey) Aatrox, Jinx, Karma, Kayn, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Sivir, Sona, Twisted Fate, Yasuo, Ziggs, (Galaxy Slayer) Zed, [[spoiler:Dark Star Rhaast]] |
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| 32 | * ActionSurvivor: Yasuo has been successfully evading capture for some time, which his bio calls impressive for a former rich playboy whose only real skills had been swordsmanship and getting drunk. |
| 33 | * AdaptationalHeroism: While she's still got her [[PsychopathicManchild psychopathic]] MadBomber tendencies, Odyssey Jinx is framed less of a villainous TerroristWithoutACause and more of a wacky, [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] LoveableRogue with a fondness for blowing stuff up. It helps that this is a world with [[BlackAndGrayMorality very few purely good characters]]; yes, our heroes are flawed, but they're up against someone who wants to destroy the ''universe'', so... |
| 34 | * AffablyEvil: Kayn is on a mad quest to gather all ora in the universe to become its conqueror and has no qualms with murder, and yet he does it all with such charismatic nonchalance. |
| 35 | * AntagonistInMourning: While Rhaast will mostly [[KickTheDog taunt the now-dead Kayn if he wins the duel]], Kayn conversely has a few lines where he sounds genuinely grateful for Rhaast's "sacrifice" if he wins, and also surprisingly lonely now that he's dead. |
| 36 | -->''(killing an enemy champion)'' "Did you see that, Rhaast! Heh heh..." ''(beat)'' "...Rhaast?"\ |
| 37 | ''(during his joke animation)'' "Hey Rhaast, remember the time... right, right! You're dead! [[AxCrazy I killed you!]]" |
| 38 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Despite knowing Kayn is after her and her crew ''to kill them'', Jinx is really excited by the fact it's [[PrettyBoy Kayn]], and rewinds a portion of his threatening video message to admire him. |
| 39 | * AntiHero: You wouldn't trust any of the ''Morning Star'' crew to watch your car, let alone save the universe, but they're the ones who got the nod of Fate, and apparently they have the ''potential'' to be heroes... |
| 40 | * AppliedPhlebotinum: Ora, a golden organic essence produced from "megafauna" in the cold vacuum of space, which can be mined in crystal form and also exists in an unrefined liquid form. It can be used as fuel, implanted to directly augment sentient beings, and the Templars, Sona included, can directly communicate with it and command it to fight for them. |
| 41 | -->'''Rhaast''': Ora is ambrosia... so sweet... so pure... |
| 42 | * ArtificialLimbs: Jinx has a mechanical left arm. |
| 43 | * AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Zed considers himself "life transcended" after having merged with the ora into a frightening, [[CosmicBeing seemingly half-celestial]] [[MindHive collective]]. |
| 44 | * AskAStupidQuestion: The end of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaDQB8lOlTk "Welcome Aboard"]] trailer reveals the entire thing was an in-universe video the crew were showing to their latest potential recruit, and after it's finished Jinx asks them "So kid, whaddya say?" |
| 45 | -->'''[[CuteMute Sona]]:''' ... |
| 46 | * BadassCrew: [[PowerTrio There's the starting trio]], consisting of Yasuo as captain, Jinx as pilot, and Malphite as muscle. They have convinced Sona to join them, and the "Extraction" game mode is their effort to rescue a marooned Ziggs. |
| 47 | * BetterThanSex: Both Kayn and Rhaast treat their final forms as this. |
| 48 | * BountyHunter: Several of the champions in the 2020 wave are this, all of them presently hired by Karma to find and safely retrieve members of the Templar Order captured by Aatrox. |
| 49 | ** Sivir runs her own small business in bounty-hunting on the fringes of the galaxy ever since she lost her parents to the Demaxian empire. |
| 50 | ** Twisted Fate is VenturousSmuggler, captain of an impartially famous ship called ''The Wildcard'', and erroneously known for his discretion. While he agreed to the job of rescuing Templars from space pirates, he seems to be wary of the fact that the other mercenaries on the job are suited to bigger work than simple heists. |
| 51 | ** Kha'Zix is a member of an elite bounty-hunting organization, known for cold, efficient professionalism. While he's fulfilling his contract for Karma, [[DoubleAgent he's also secretly working for Aatrox, who intends for Kha'Zix to bring Karma to him]]. |
| 52 | * ButtMonkey: On top of being [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg the most unaffiliated with the]] ''[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Morning Star]]'' [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg crew]], Ziggs lost his credibility as a mining engineer after Jinx blew up an enormous ora mine and he got framed for it, and [[RapidFireNo he's less than happy to see her]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck and her band of idiots]] [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike coming to his rescue]]. |
| 53 | * CanonWelding: Rhaast, should he successfully take over Kayn's body, freely admits that his masters, beings who wish to [[SpacetimeEater annihilate the entire universe]], are of the Dark Star, tying Odyssey together with the Event Horizon universe. |
| 54 | * CardCarryingVillain: |
| 55 | ** Kayn is very much aware that his mad quest to open the Ora Gate [[GalacticConqueror to rule the universe]] is villainous, but he straight-up owns that fact. |
| 56 | --->'''Kayn''': Soon they'll all worship at my feet.\ |
| 57 | '''Rhaast''': Is that ''truly'' all you desire? \ |
| 58 | '''Kayn''': ''(chuckles)'' Oh, Rhaast. ''Of course'' it is. |
| 59 | ** Zed, an outcast of the Templars who rejects their promised salvation, fully admits to being [[KnightTemplar the violent, visionary monster]] the galaxy should fear, but one he believes it [[NecessaryEvil needs]]. |
| 60 | --->'''Zed''': The Templars say our deeds are extreme. They are right. |
| 61 | * CoolShip: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaDQB8lOlTk The teaser trailer]] shows us the ''Morning Star'', introduced with neon colors and scribbly doodles for extra coolness. |
| 62 | * DatingCatwoman: Jinx obviously has a thing for Kayn despite their inherently hostile relationship, and [[VillainousCrush Kayn admits after killing her that she was cute]] ([[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Rhaast, on the other hand, is audibly annoyed]]). However, [[AGodAmI Shadow Assassin]] [[AxCrazy Kayn]] makes things a lot creepier, with one of his lines while ''attacking'' her being "[[{{Yandere}} I'm everything you wanted and more, Jinx!]]"[[note]]A now-removed line for killing her would prompt him to say she "would've made an excellent concubine," cut out for being ''too'' creepy.[[/note]] |
| 63 | * DenserAndWackier: |
| 64 | ** The stakes are high, the universe is in extreme danger, everyone's quirks are played up to a ridiculous extent, and it's all good fun. |
| 65 | ** The biggest difference is with Kayn -- in contrast to the sinister yet subdued confidence of his canon counterpart, [[SillinessSwitch Odyssey Kayn is a completely]] [[LargeHam hamstastic whackjob]] [[EvilIsHammy that fully embraces his edginess]], and his banter with Rhaast is more openly comedic. |
| 66 | ** Yasuo goes from a somber alcoholic DeathSeeker to a romance novel-loving alcoholic playboy on the run. |
| 67 | * DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Cosmic Emperor Kayn, having absorbed Rhaast's power goes full-blown psychotic and narcassistic, believing he has achieved [[GodhoodSeeker his ambitions of Godhood]]. |
| 68 | -->'''Kayn''': My throne awaits! I can see it. I can see ''EVERYTHING''! |
| 69 | * DumbMuscle: Malphite is simpleminded, has temper issues, and is [[UndyingLoyalty inexplicably loyal]] to the [[PsychopathicManchild clearly-psychotic Jinx]], but he's also [[StoneWall extremely durable and difficult to kill]]. Having lost his living and surrounded by a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits ragtag group of idiots]], he's pretty much always up for [[TheJuggernaut throwing his sizeable mass at anyone who looks at him funny]]. |
| 70 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Kayn ''is'' a [[AxCrazy murderous lunatic]], but mostly because he's on a mad quest to harvesting ora so he can grow stronger rather than the actual violence. As a co-announcer, he's audibly disgusted with [[BloodKnight Rhaast enjoying the visceral bloodshed itself]]. |
| 71 | -->'''Rhaast''': Shut down! Squashed! Ripped to pieces!\ |
| 72 | '''Kayn''': ''(annoyed)'' What is ''wrong'' with you? |
| 73 | * EvilBrit: Just to really play into his [[LaughablyEvil more goofy]] and [[EvilIsHammy hamtastic]] persona, Kayn puts on a lightly posh British accent for emphasis. |
| 74 | * EvilVersusOblivion: The main conflict between Kayn and Rhaast in this line. Kayn wants to conquer the universe so he can rule it; Rhaast wants to open the universe to his masters (specifically, the Dark Star) so they can destroy it. Though he's not above [[OmnicidalManiac having a little fun first]]... |
| 75 | * FallenHero: |
| 76 | ** As seen in ''The Lure'', Kayn didn't gain his status as an Ordinal through [[AxCrazy mad delusion]], and began as a respectable, sane, and sympathetic leader... [[StartOfDarkness and then]] [[ManipulativeBastard Rhaast showed up]]. Depending on how you play him, he either goes [[SanitySlippage completely off]] [[GodhoodSeeker his rocker]] or gets [[ShootTheShaggyDog anticlimactically snuffed out]] [[TreacherousAdvisor by Rhaast]]. |
| 77 | ** Zed was originally a very promising Templar trusted enough to protect a legendary megafauna that was worshipped as a god, a task he was genuinely committed to. Unfortunately, when the Demaxians zeroed in to harvest the creature, Zed had no choice but to MercyKill it, a decision which not only broke all tenants of Templar faith, but also resulted in him merging with its ora and becoming [[PureIsNotGood the horrifying being of "purity"]] he (or [[MindHive "they"]]) are currently known as. |
| 78 | * FriendlyEnemy: The canonical Kayn and Rhaast was a subversion since their "friendliness" was a result of two stubbornly confident enemies locked into a duel until one of them won. Their dynamic here is similar, but thanks to their [[SillinessSwitch new quirks]], their bickering instead makes them sound LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. |
| 79 | -->'''Rhaast''': ''(Kayn begins recalling)'' What? Getting tired already!?\ |
| 80 | '''Kayn''': I don't see ''you'' helping out.\ |
| 81 | '''Rhaast''': I'm the scythe, idiot! I ''only'' help out! |
| 82 | * GalacticConqueror: While he's not the highest power of the Demaxian Empire, Kayn is one of its Ordinals, and is heavily obsessed with consuming the ora of the universe in the hopes he'll become an invincible, immortal being. [[WrongGenreSavvy He's wrong about that part]], though [[LivingWeapon Rhaast]] is leading him on to fulfill his own interests for [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal destruction]]. |
| 83 | * TheGhost: Kayn isn't actually the ruler of Demaxia, Jarvan IV is. However, Jarvan has yet to appear as a playable member of the skinline. |
| 84 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Jarvan IV, the leader of the Demaxian Empire, is behind the persecution of the Templars. However, he has yet to be seen in-universe. |
| 85 | * ICallItVera: Yasuo named his sword "Song". Subverted, since it doesn't really mean anything; he just thought it sounded cool. |
| 86 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Largely Sona, whose dress is such a tight "mermaid" style that she probably couldn't walk in it, though fortunately, [[PowerFloats she doesn't have to]]. |
| 87 | * InstantArmor: As an effect of merging with the ora, Zed can manipulate it to serve as armor, "[writhing] across his skin, transforming his limbs and [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation crafting living weapons]]." In the process of demonstrating this, Galaxy Slayer Zed is his only skin that reveals his bare face. |
| 88 | * KnightOfCerebus: While not without moments of comedic relief, Galaxy Slayer Zed is much more dark and serious in tone than anyone else in the line, introducing the idea that beyond the zany SpaceOpera tone of the universe, there is something much deeper going on with ora and the Templars. |
| 89 | * LaughablyEvil: While canon Kayn has his own subdued braggadocio, [[SillinessSwitch the Kayn here is straight-up hilarious]], far more willing to joke around [[AxCrazy as he gleefully lusts for violence and ora]], with [[LargeHam a steady diet of ham to boot]]. |
| 90 | -->'''Kayn''': Hey Rhaaaaaast...\ |
| 91 | '''Rhaast''': What?\ |
| 92 | '''Kayn''': Rhaast.\ |
| 93 | '''Rhaast''': ''What?''\ |
| 94 | '''Kayn''': Rhaast.\ |
| 95 | '''Rhaast''': ''What do you want, Kayn!?''\ |
| 96 | ''({{beat}})''\ |
| 97 | '''Kayn''': ...[[TheGadfly hi.]] |
| 98 | * LivingWeapon: Like his canon counterpart, Rhaast is an ancient and bloodthirsty monstrosity sealed within a scythe. In this universe, he poses as being the voice of the ora for Kayn to possess him, [[ManipulativeBastard though this is a lie]] propelled by his and his masters' plans to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]], which coincides with Kayn's desire to harvest all ora in the universe. |
| 99 | * MindHive: Zed appears to have merged so much with [[AppliedPhlebotinum the ora]] that he seems to have become one with its collective consciousness, almost exclusively referring to himself as "we" à la ComicBook/{{Venom}}. |
| 100 | * MistakenForMurderer: Similar to his canon counterpart, Odyssey Yasuo has been on the run ever since he was framed for the murder of his brother, Yone. The real culprit was Kayn, and Yone died helping Sona escape from him. |
| 101 | * MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Riot seems to view Ziggs as this, [[https://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-818-notes/ down to advertising]] ''Odyssey: Extraction'' with the call to "Join the crew and Ziggs." [[https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/09/dev-adventures-in-odyssey-extraction/ According to a Dev journal]], this is due to him being the very last champion chosen for the first Odyssey lineup, primarily decided to fit the gamemode after the rest of the roster was already solidified. |
| 102 | * MythologyGag: Galaxy Slayer Zed and Odyssey Kayn aren't related in this universe, but the former has a few choice words to share between them in combat: |
| 103 | --> ''(encountering Kayn)'' "In another life, Kayn, you might have been a half-decent pupil."\ |
| 104 | ''(attacking Kayn)'' "Kayn! [[PrepareToDie Our first and final lesson begins]]." |
| 105 | * OddFriendship: [[ThoseTwoGuys Jinx and Malphite]], who originally met as working partners during a deep space mining operation. Even after Jinx got them both fired after cracking their asteroid in half with explosives, the two have a strong friendship, with Malphite always trailing behind Jinx and not minding all of the crazy shenanigans they end up in. |
| 106 | * OmnicidalManiac: |
| 107 | ** Rhaast is a servant to the [[SpacetimeEater Dark Star]], and is fully on board with them consuming the universe and all that inhabit it. While [[SealedEvilInACan he's still bound]] [[LivingWeapon to a scythe]], [[AxCrazy he still greatly enjoys the violence he and Kayn participate in along the way]]. |
| 108 | ** Zed's quest is of destroying the weak in search of "true harmony", which due to his [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence position of power]] and [[HumansAreMorons extreme dissatisfaction with]] [[PunyEarthlings puny humans]] is shaping up to making him one. Interestingly, he's unrelated to the Dark Star, [[EvenEvilHasStandards and is rather appalled that it even exists]]. |
| 109 | * PersonalityBloodTypes: The character profiles on their website have "Blood Type" as categories, but like [[DenserAndWackier everything else]], it's [[PlayedForLaughs played for somewhat nondescriptive laughs]]. Presented without alteration: |
| 110 | ** Yasuo: Awesome. |
| 111 | ** Jinx: Excitable. |
| 112 | ** Ziggs: Highly combustible. |
| 113 | ** Sona: I don't know. Magic? |
| 114 | ** Malphite: Unknown xenotype. |
| 115 | ** Kayn: Mostly ora by now, probably. |
| 116 | ** Zed: Ora, but edgier. |
| 117 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: Karma and Zed are former lovers in this universe. Their relationship ended after Zed merged with the ora and lost his sanity. |
| 118 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The ''Morning Star'' crew, haphazardly formed by Yasuo -- no real hero himself -- and a couple of down-and-out lunatics that he recruited from a local bar. (They stole the ship, too). Along the way they added Sona (a silent runaway space wizard being pursued by the psychotic Ordinal Kayn) [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Ziggs (a mining entrepreneur who got caught in one of Jinx's bad ideas)]]. |
| 119 | * RealMenWearPink: Yasuo's EstablishingCharacterMoment in the recruitment video shows him reading until surprised by Jinx. He slices up the dummy she throws at him without dropping his book -- which turns out to be a saucy {{pirate}}-themed [[ShipTease Garen and Katarina]] RomanceNovel. Judging by [[{{Gasp}} his reaction]] when he sees the next page, he's really into it. |
| 120 | * SelfDuplication: Like in his normal depiction, Zed is able to form [[DoppelgangerAttack temporary clones of himself to attack]], not from [[CastingAShadow shadow magic]], but instead thanks to the ora. According to his extended bio, [[MundaneUtility Zed's clones are also useful during lonely dinners just to have a familiar face around]]. |
| 121 | * ShoulderSizedDragon: [[ADogNamedDog Space Lizard]], an exotic species of reptile stolen from a max-security nature reserve, rides on Yasuo's shoulder. They probably won't name it, but [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Yasuo does find its bubble-blowing adorable]]. |
| 122 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Jinx in this line (at least in her default Odyssey skin; her various chromas give her more palette varieties) swaps out her blue hair and red eyes for bright orange hair and green eyes. |
| 123 | * SpaceOpera: Set in a world where the Runeterra factions are multiplanet empires and everyone is after a mysterious, power-enhancing substance called ora, the line is evocative of a colorful, punky and retro-style variant. It resembles a cross between ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' and ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', with a little ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' mixed in (as a bonus, "[[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/the-lure/ The Lure]]" was written by famed ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' writer Creator/DanAbnett). |
| 124 | * SpacePirate: Kayn is decked out in this type of getup, complete with an EyepatchOfPower that covers his normally-corrupted eye. He's currently pursuing the crew of the ''Morning Star''. |
| 125 | * SpaceX: In ''Extraction'', several items with life steal or spell vamp them -- on top of a [[{{Nerf}} 75% sustain reduction to balance the innate sustain of the game mode]] -- are all renamed as this, with "Space Vampiric Scepter", "Space Hextech Gunblade", etc. |
| 126 | * SpikesOfVillainy: Galaxy Slayer Zed wears some ''very'' spiky armor, with several animations (including his taunt, recall, and rarely-seen critical hit attack) causes him to grow more out of his body. |
| 127 | * StylisticSuck: The cinematic trailer is framed as a home video made by Jinx. It switches wildly between scenes with no concern for pacing or framing, the acting is just... Jinx, and the one time she uses a greenscreen, she forgot to edit out the green edge. |
| 128 | * SuperMobBoss: Aatrox is a crimelord of the Syndicate, [[TheDreaded feared across the galaxy]]. After he was [[PhlebotinumOverdose disfigured from ora augmentation]], he's been on a crusade to abduct Templars and force them to purge it from his body... and killing them when they fail. |
| 129 | * TreacherousAdvisor: Rhaast. He's promised ultimate power to Kayn if he proves himself worthy, but his real intention is to take over his body. In the scenario where Rhaast wins, Kayn is shocked at his betrayal -- for about half a second. |
| 130 | -->'''Kayn''': ''[[OhCrap What's]] [[ThisCannotBe happening]]!?''\ |
| 131 | '''Rhaast''': [[ILied I]] [[PreMortemOneLiner LIED]]. ''([[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath crushes]] [[GrandTheftMe him]])'' |
| 132 | * VillainsOutShopping: Despite being a mad ordinal with delusions of galactic conquest through ora, Kayn is still up for karaoke nights and brings Rhaast with him. His profile even lists his favorite song: "OH MY GOD" ft. Ahri. |
| 133 | -->'''Kayn''': [[VillainsOutShopping Should we do karaoke night again]]?\ |
| 134 | '''Rhaast''': No one can know about that!\ |
| 135 | '''Kayn''': So... next weekend, then?\ |
| 136 | '''Rhaast''': [[NotSoAboveItAll ...sure]]. |
| 137 | * VisionaryVillain: Zed, having merged with the ora to a [[CosmicBeing disturbing extent]], sees himself as [[AboveGoodAndEvil above any simple morality imposed by the Templars, the Demaxian Empire, and the Syndicate]], instead possessing a much grander goal of [[TheSocialDarwinist purging the weak from the galaxy in order to bring "enlightenment."]] |
| 138 | -->'''Zed''': The weak crave the illusion of balance. The worthy enforce true harmony. |
| 139 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Karma and Zed used to be lovers, but then [[FallenHero Zed ended up being transformed into a genocidal ora monster]], motivating Karma [[NeutralNoLonger to take on a more interventionist stance towards her duty.]] |
| 140 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: |
| 141 | ** Sona is a Templar (or more descriptively a "moon wizard!") with an innate ability to commune with ora. [[LivingMacGuffin She is being hunted by Kayn so he can use her abilities to gather all the ora in the universe and open the Ora Gate]]. She joined up with the ''Morning Star'' crew for reasons of her own -- it's implied that she sees HiddenDepths (''extremely'' well hidden) in Yasuo. |
| 142 | ** Karma is also a Templar, but like her canon counterpart, she's decided to take a more proactive stance in protecting the universe, including hiring several mercenaries to rescue fellow Templars from Aatrox and the Syndicate. |
| 143 | [[/folder]] |
| 144 | |
| 145 | [[folder:Omega Squad]] |
| 146 | A skin line representing a modern and gritty battle squadron of saboteurs, Dark Ops specialists, and other small soldiers. |
| 147 | ->'''Champions in this line''': Fizz, Teemo, Tristana, Twitch, Veigar |
| 148 | ---- |
| 149 | * CompanionCube: Just to show [[SanitySlippage how far off the deep end Teemo's got]], in his words, his poisonous mushroom is the only friend he has left. |
| 150 | * EverybodysDeadDave: Implied. It's suggested from his comrades' splash arts and his current SanitySlippage that the rest of the squad is... gone. |
| 151 | -->''(petting his poison mushroom)'' "[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/8/8e/TeemoOmegaSquad.joke04.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20150325234746 We'll make them pay for what they did to your family, little guy...]]" |
| 152 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: A younger Teemo makes [[TheCameo cameos]] in the other Omega Squad members' splash arts, some rather comical, like him falling out of a tree in [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQavEOUSKJk/WWSS3CnipaI/AAAAAAABEb4/FGTSL-vNaJU1qnGGcH7GPC7BMVLpq1STACLcBGAs/s640/tw.jpg Twitch's splash]], or riding a dolphin in [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M6JvikaNkbs/WWSS3PCufuI/AAAAAAABEb8/FVyx0lzIUeEewFiSGtv0HSUSgla1HTAEQCLcBGAs/s640/fi.jpg Fizz's splash]]. Unfortunately, FridgeHorror starts to kick in when you wonder what happened that resulted in Teemo going [[NewMeat from that]] to [[ShellShockedVeteran where he is now]]. |
| 153 | * GoMadFromTheIsolation: Yordles by nature require companionship, otherwise they go insane as the canon Veigar demonstrates. Omega Squad Teemo has tragically reached that point, taking [[ItGetsEasier glee and indifference in combat]], [[CompanionCube making friends with his ammunition]], and [[ShellShockedVeteran overall feeling much more manic and exhausted]]. |
| 154 | * KillerRabbit: For a skin line based on [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]]-style fiction, its champions sure are small and cute, aren't they? Hell, [[HarmlessVillain Veigar]] has arguably gotten ''more'' adorable due to his increased amount of {{Emoticon}}-like expressions. [[ShellShockedVeteran Omega Squad Teemo]], however, subverts this, as his much darker design and voiceover start to make him look genuinely intimidating. |
| 155 | * ShellShockedVeteran: |
| 156 | ** Omega Squad Teemo is a battle-weary, partially-insane version of his usual chipper self. Judging by the grainy, rough photo-like quality of his comrade's splash arts (which he appears in [[NewMeat as younger and a lot more bumbling]]), as well as [[CompanionCube attachment to his mushrooms as companionship]], there's a disquieting implication that ''[[EverybodysDeadDave he's the only one left]].'' |
| 157 | ** Twitch also counts as this, having been described as deeply and irreversibly affected by war. |
| 158 | * TheSquad: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Omega Squad, of course]]! |
| 159 | ** TheLeader: Tristana is [[MajorlyAwesome the Commander]], who makes it a policy not to retreat, unless it's to return fire while heading home. [[InsistentTerminology That's just]] "[[TacticalWithdrawal advancing backwards]]." |
| 160 | ** TheSneakyGuy: Fizz is the Saboteur, who specializes in underwater combat and being really hard to hit. It's unknown what action he saw before joining the squad, but he only refers to the sea as "a bucket of chum." |
| 161 | ** DemolitionsExpert: Veigar is the Heavy Artillery, specializing in [[DeathFromAbove calling down the thunder with explosive ordnance]]. Sometimes for [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill mundane situations that don't need them all]]. He thinks of it as "a fun quirk." |
| 162 | ** TheMedic: Twitch ''in theory'' is "The Medic," but his [[ShellShockedVeteran shell-shock]] has made it years since he was seen as a competent medical professional, [[DeadlyDoctor and is much more interested in gaining a body count instead]]. |
| 163 | ** ArmyScout: Teemo is the Scout, seemingly [[NewMeat the newest to the Squad]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBzbVqbyzhw having required the rest of them save him on one occasion]]. Unfortunately, [[EverybodysDeadDave things got]] [[BreakTheCutie a lot worse]] [[GoMadFromTheIsolation for him]]. [[SanitySlippage Much]] [[ShellShockedVeteran worse]]. |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Omen of the Dark]] |
| 167 | Taking place in a once-glorious city that was surrendered to the darkness by the Blade Queen Lissandra, this ghastly line follows her and her subjects after they've been turned into monstrous beings of shadow, and the land into a gothic hellscape. |
| 168 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Iron Inquisitor) Kayle, (Blade Queen) Lissandra, (Cursed Revenant) Nocturne, (Black Scourge) Singed, (Grey) Warwick, (Undertaker) Yorick |
| 169 | ---- |
| 170 | * TheCorruption: The release of the dark shadow spirit Nocturne into the world has seemed to cause an entire city to fall to this, [[FallenHero reducing its brightest paragons to their inner demons]], and creating monsters fuelled by the endless ambition of their once-great Blade Queen. |
| 171 | * CreepyMortician: Undertaker Yorick buries not just graves, but every burdening secret the fallen city holds, taking a huge toll on his mind as a result. |
| 172 | * DealWithTheDevil: The once-great queen Lissandra was haunted by the Cursed Revenant Nocturne in her dreams, who whispered temptations of power and eternal life. When she betrayed her city by freeing him, [[GoneHorriblyRight she got]] [[AndIMustScream exactly what she]] [[JackassGenie was promised]], [[ApocalypseHow and then some]]. |
| 173 | * FallenHero: |
| 174 | ** Kayle was originally the [[TheParagon crowned Iron Inquisitor]] [[ThePaladin who stood for the brightest light against the darkness]], but following the city's collapse, her own internal darkness overcame her, and she turned against her sisters. |
| 175 | ** Grey Warwick was once a human knight who pledged his life to the Blade Queen Lissandra. For this loyalty, she gave him a shard of [[{{Lunacy}} spectral moonlight]], one that's cursed him to [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent the depraved, bestial form he's in now]]. |
| 176 | * GothicHorror: The twisted visual aesthetic of the line, which wouldn't look out of place in a "[[VideoGame/DarkSouls Souls]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} borne]]" [[Creator/FROMSoftware game]]. |
| 177 | * PlagueDoctor: Black Scourge Singed heavily resembles one, but in the lore, he's more interested in ''[[DeadlyDoctor inducing]]'' [[MadScientist plagues]]. Specifically, it was his specialization in dreams that made Queen Lissandra susceptible to Nocturne's temptation, and following her corruption, he's turned to the craven arts to speed things up. |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Pentakill]] |
| 181 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pentakillicon_2006.jpg]] |
| 182 | [[caption-width-right:116:We are known as Pentakill, and we shall rock as no other.]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | In a realm consecrated to dark and uncaring gods, where mortals clash in ceaseless, bloody sagas of metal, one band rose above all others: Pentakill, chosen of the Noisome Host. Now revered in temples and arenas across the land, their supremacy has become absolute-though a time of change is approaching, and the cycle may soon begin anew...\ |
| 185 | \ |
| 186 | The band was originally just a skin theme line with a few blurbs of supplementary lore, but in 2014, Riot [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]] [[VirtualCelebrity the band]] with an extensive collaborative lineup, featuring big metal names including [[Music/{{Dragonforce}} ZP Theart]], [[Music/{{JORN}} Jørn Lande]], [[Music/DreamTheater Derek Sherinian]], and [[Music/BattleBeast Noora Louhimo]]. Their first album, ''Smite and Ignite'', was released in 2014 that year, and a follow-up, ''Grasp of the Undying'', was released in 2017. Their third album, ''Lost Chapter'', was released in 2021.\ |
| 187 | \ |
| 188 | [[http://pentakill.leagueoflegends.com/ Their website can be found here]]. Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mT9D4fdgQ a music video]] for "Mortal Reminder". |
| 189 | ->'''Champions in the Pentakill line''': Karthus, Kayle, Mordekaiser, Olaf, Sona, Yorick, (Pentakill Superfan) Gnar[[superscript:TFT]]\ |
| 190 | '''Champions in the Lost Chapter line''': (Pentakill III: Lost Chapter) Karthus, Kayle, Mordekaiser, Olaf, Sona, Yorick, (Dissonance of Pentakill) Viego |
| 191 | \ |
| 192 | For tropes on the music itself, see this page [[Music/{{Pentakill}} here.]] |
| 193 | ---- |
| 194 | * AGoodNameForARockBand: |
| 195 | ** Pentakill, natch. This extends to almost all of their song and album titles, named after items or abilities in the game. |
| 196 | ** Their (fictional) tour dates for their 2017 ''Grasp of the Undying'' tour also listed some "support" bands at their locations, including such gems as "Noxtoraa", "Quadrakill", "Ice Witch", "Frostguard", "Dead Pool Down", and "Tiny Feet of Doom". |
| 197 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Karthus and Mordekaiser are part of the line, but at worst, their Pentakill versions [[ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic look scary, but are otherwise pretty harmless]]. |
| 198 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Sona goes from a gentle and sweet performer to a ''very'' temperamental and foul-mouthed woman (in morse code). |
| 199 | * AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Mordekaiser in the "Mortal Reminder" music video is HUGE, easily being fifty feet tall or taller. In fact, when he first appears him standing up in Poppy's workshop ''smashes'' the roof, and the roof itself is only up to his waist. |
| 200 | ** The ''Lost Chapter'' virtual concert takes the concept even farther, having Mordekaiser grow to {{Kaiju}} levels of ridiculously large, such that his pauldrons are adequate stages from which his band mates can perform as they chase Viego. |
| 201 | * BackToBackBadasses: Mordekaiser and Yorick in the "Mortal Reminder" music video. |
| 202 | * BaitAndSwitch: |
| 203 | ** In the "Mortal Reminder" music video. Rumble is about to hand a flower to Tristana, who he's known to have a crush on. When Pentakill Sona sensually emerges from a nearby haunted piano, he quickly switches, offering the flowers to her instead (before being blasted away by ThePowerOfRock). |
| 204 | ** "Cull" starts off sounding like it's going to be a SurprisinglyGentleSong. And then they get going. |
| 205 | * BigRockEnding: "Mortal Reminder". |
| 206 | * BizarreInstrument: Olaf doesn't really play any drums in the "Mortal Reminder" music video, so much as he just hits a bunch of stones. |
| 207 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: Karthus. Mordekaiser even quotes the trope verbatim in responnse to his drunken ClusterFBomb. |
| 208 | * ConcertEpisode: The Pentakill III: Lost Chapter concert follows a righteous, ridiculous, RuleOfCool driven storyline reminiscent of Guitar Hero or Brutal Legends. |
| 209 | * DeathMetal: Viego's songs edge into this territory, and are particularly reminiscent of music from the likes of Doom. |
| 210 | * TheDragon: Viego, to the Dissonant One, an evil God of Metal seeking to dominate Pentakill's world and eliminate their pantheon, the Noisome Host. |
| 211 | * DumbAndDrummer: Olaf isn't exactly dumb, but he's probably the most simple-minded member of the band. |
| 212 | * DynamicEntry: Each champion in the "Mortal Reminder" music video emerges in a manner appropriate for their champion/ |
| 213 | ** Karthus arrives with the initial storm, being the bands frontliner. |
| 214 | ** Yorick is a zombie, so he rises from the ground. |
| 215 | ** Sona is a musician as her base character, so she emerges from a piano. |
| 216 | ** Mordekaiser is a revenant of metal, and he emerges from a forge. |
| 217 | ** Olaf is a viking, and he lands from the sky in a lightning bolt. |
| 218 | ** Kayle is an angelic Valkyrie, and she dives down from the sky. |
| 219 | * FallenAngel: A recurring motif among the band members. Karthus is described as singing with the voice of "a fallen angel made of freshly polished chrome and dynamite [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment that eats other dynamite]]," and as the band needed a female vocalist, Kayle came to the band as a ''literal'' angel of rock falling to the earth. |
| 220 | * IAmTheBand: Karthus, when drunk and angry, certainly thinks so. |
| 221 | -->'''Karthus''': I can't believe you $#*ing guys are going make me quit drinking. I mean, what would I do without booze, huh? You can't really expect me to do this sober!\ |
| 222 | '''Mordekaiser''': Karthus, you really have to see how you've contributed here. It isn't our fault you can't hold your liquor – you haven't got a stomach. Besides, you were going strong until you took those six hits off Sona's [[DoubleEntendre Oracle's Elixir]]. I could understand if you were the support, but that's just irresponsible. Tell him, Sona.\ |
| 223 | '''Sona''': [[TheVoiceless ...]]\ |
| 224 | '''Karthus''': Hey [[ClusterFBomb @#$& you]], you ^$*ing #$*@s! I !$#^ing carry this %&^*ing band! Who the *&%$ing @!#$ do you &%#$s think you are making me get clean? @#%^ing %^&# this $%#@, I'm going to @%^$ing kill whoever you @#^$ing hire and then drink vast quantities of mead. @#%#!\ |
| 225 | '''Olaf''': Well, I don't think anybody's going to top that. Um… our new record, Death Rides a Pale Boar is in stores now. And don't steal it because, you know... we'll kill you. |
| 226 | * InstrumentOfMurder: All of the Pentakill skins use their instruments as weapons. |
| 227 | * KayfabeMusic: Following their {{Defictionalization}}, the band has just grown from a cosmetic in-game skin theme to a full-blown [[VirtualCelebrity virtual band]] project. ''Smite and Ignite'' in particular debuted in Billboard's top 40, "Mortal Reminder" took them straight to #1 on the [=iTunes=] metal charts, and ''Lost Chapter'' lifted them to the #4 most popular virtual band. |
| 228 | * [[KickTheDog Kick The Yordle]]: Kayle kicks Teemo off of a giant stone pillar in the "Mortal Reminder" music video, but it's hard to tell if he's just in the way, since none of the members ever notice him. |
| 229 | * MetalHead: No pun intended for Mordekaiser, but he and Karthus both headbang in their dance emotes, and Kayle in her recall. Really, all of the skins invoke this in some way. |
| 230 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist: Largely subverted; Yorick gets EPIC and very audible bass lines in the songs; ''Lightbringer'', arguably their most popular song, opens with Yorick's bass. He even plays the bass line of ''Lightbringer'' in his dance emote, being the only band member that can actually play music in game. He's also the second member to appear in the "Mortal Reminder" music video, and plays a larger role than Sona, Olaf, and Kayle in it; he even gets a BackToBackBadasses moment with Mordekaiser. It is worth noting that he's never spoken in any interviews, though. |
| 231 | * NonIndicativeName: With the introduction of [[TheSixthRanger Kayle]] into the band, the name "Pentakill" seems like a slight misnomer. Perhaps "Hexakill" doesn't feel as punchy? |
| 232 | * OnlySaneMan: Somehow, ''[[TheBerserker Olaf]]'' is this in the interviews. Yes, even more than [[CuteMute Sona]]. |
| 233 | * PetTheDog: Mordekaiser is said to be very protective of Sona as the most delicate member of Pentakill (three of them aren't technically alive, the fourth is a ruthless barbarian warrior, and the fifth is an armored battle-angel). |
| 234 | * PlagueMaster: Although none of his actual abilities reflect it, Mordekaiser is repeatedly mentioned in the backstory to be drawn to sources of plague and death. In fact, in case you're wondering how he got into music in the first place... |
| 235 | -->'''JP:''' Mordekaiser, you're an enigma both in and out of the arena. What draws you away from the Field of Justice to pursue this surprising side-project?\ |
| 236 | '''M:''' My fans. I am drawn to their disease.\ |
| 237 | '''JP:''' You mean their feverish love of this Techma-Tune music?\ |
| 238 | '''M:''' [[ThePigPen No.]] |
| 239 | * ThePowerOfRock: Uhh.... duh. The "Mortal Reminder" music video shows their music bringing havoc and rock to a small Yordle town, and all poor Teemo can do is watch. |
| 240 | * TheQuietOne: Yorick is this in the band, despite ''Sona'' being the mute one. Yorick himself has never given any interviews. |
| 241 | * RhymingWithItself: The song "Lightbringer" rhymes 'hope' with itself in the second verse. |
| 242 | * TheRoadie: Yorick's summonable ghouls [[MundaneUtility also serve as the band's roadies]]. In-game, they can be seen wearing spiked wristbands. |
| 243 | * RunningGag: Members of the band asking Sona to say something and Sona (predictably) responding [[CuteMute "..."]] |
| 244 | * ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: While the band does a lot of collateral damage to the little Yordle town in "Mortal Reminder", they don't actually hurt anyone (Except maybe Teemo). Karthus in particular begins channeling a spell that looks like his ult is about to destroy everyone in town, and when it completes, the Yordles are just dressed in black and begin rocking to the music. Even the song itself covers this, as it's about a warrior swearing to avenge the innocent no matter the cost to his own mind and soul. |
| 245 | ** This was also shown during their first album, as "Lightbrighter" is a song where the protagonist is bringing hope and peace. In fact, most of their songs are on the more hopeful and uplifting end. |
| 246 | ** ''Lost Chapter'' portrays the band as benevolent and righteous rulers of a world of metal, defending it from Viego and his evil God of Dissonance. |
| 247 | * ShoutOut: During the ''Lost Chapter'' virtual concert, Viego tauntingly calls out certain League of Legends content creators watching the concert at the time, including Necrit and Tobias Fate. |
| 248 | * SirSwearsAlot: Karthus definitely has a habit of ClusterFBomb'ing while drunk. |
| 249 | * SixthRanger: Pentakill Kayle. The original FiveManBand of Pentakill was released between 2010 to 2012, whereas Pentakill Kayle joined the band in 2017. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking She's also not in a group-shot like the other five]], although her splash art does feature all of the other members in the background. |
| 250 | * SopranoAndGravel: The song "Frozen Heart" features the voices of both Karthus and Kayle. |
| 251 | * SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Orb of Winter", which while still booming and grandiose, features less rock instrumentals and a lot more orchestra and ominous choir, almost like if Sona composed the whole thing. |
| 252 | * ThemeSongReveal: If you were listening to "Tear of the Goddess" through it's slightly-long intro sequence, and were expecting Karthus' voice, you were probably surprised when the angelic voice of Kayle came into your ears. [[FridgeBrilliance It makes sense]] when you realize the song is inspired by the story of Kayle and Morgana, and how their mother shed tears when they fought. |
| 253 | [[/folder]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[folder:Pool Party (Sunkissed Summer)]] |
| 256 | When summer comes around, it's nice to unwind and have a good time with friends. These skins are made for the sunny summer, and feature the champions enjoying time around the pool or at the beach. This is represented through quirky spell effects, such as explosions turning to water balloons, and swords turning into pool noodles. |
| 257 | ->'''Champions in the Pool Party line''': Braum, Caitlyn, Draven, Dr. Mundo, Fiora, Gangplank, Graves, Heimerdinger, Jarvan IV, Lee Sin, Leona, Lulu, Miss Fortune, Orianna, Rek'Sai, Renekton, Sett, Syndra, Taliyah, Taric, Zac, Ziggs, Zoe\ |
| 258 | '''Champions in the Ocean Song line''': Ashe, Nidalee, Seraphine, Yone, Zeri |
| 259 | ---- |
| 260 | * BeachEpisode: Depicts the champions dressed for swimming, surfing, or just sunbathing. |
| 261 | * TheCameo: Several champions aren't featured in the line but feature in the backgrounds of splash arts, occasionally for a FunnyBackgroundEvent or two. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Also]] [[JokeCharacter Urf]]. |
| 262 | * TheComicallySerious: Renekton, the anthropomorphic crocodile, is a no-nonsense lifeguard who fights using a rescue board. Not exactly the guy you'd wanna get CPR from. |
| 263 | * EarlyBirdCameo: |
| 264 | ** A blue, shorts-wearing Zac was featured in Pool Party Renekton's splash art two years before it was officially released as his own Pool Party skin. |
| 265 | ** A version of Orianna in a bikini is seen in the background of Pool Party Lee Sin's splash art ''seven'' years before she got a Pool Party skin, although her final design features a significantly different outfit. |
| 266 | * {{Fanservice}}: Surprisingly sparse. Some play it completely straight; Caitlyn, Fiora and Miss Fortune in particular are scantily clad in swimsuits, while Taric, Graves, and Gangplank proudly display their manly chests, but most of the skins are meant to be funny instead of sexy. |
| 267 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: Frequently happens in the splash arts, where other champions can be seen doing things like jumping off diving boards or chasing each other across the beach. |
| 268 | ** Pool Party Ziggs' art has a funny ''foreground'' event, as Garen, Katarina, and Darius ([[GoKartingWithBowser yes, they're all in the same pool party]]) are making "OhCrap" [[ThisIsGonnaSuck faces]] as he's about to cannonball in the middle of them. |
| 269 | ** Pool Party Graves' splash art appears to be capturing Ziggs' cannonball in his splash art, albeit at a much more distant angle. |
| 270 | ** Pool Party Renekton's splash art is ''also'' capturing another Ziggs cannonball, also showing some characters on the diving boards, including [[MsFanservice Ahri]], [[FanDisservice Gragas]], [[VillainsOutShopping Kha'Zix]], and for some reason, ''[[JokeCharacter Urf]]''. |
| 271 | ** Pool Party Leona's splash art features Lux being chased by Taric (''both'' of them doing a GirlyRun) on the left, while on the far right is Ezreal sitting and looking really unimpressed at the two. |
| 272 | ** The full context of Pool Party Fiora's splash art is that she cut Tryndamere's foam sword in half with ''[[AbsurdlySharpBlade another]]'' [[ImprobableUseOfAWeapon foam sword]]. Katarina, Darius, and Ashe are confused, but Garen's cheering her on. |
| 273 | ** A subtle one in Pool Party Miss Fortune's art; [[BlindSeer Lee Sin]] is taking a picture of her, but appears to be holding his phone upside-down. |
| 274 | ** Plenty of subtle ones in Pool Party Orianna and Taliyah's shared splash art. The wave Taliyah is riding contains Fiora's foam sword and Miss Fortune's hat (suggesting they ''just'' got caught), Ziggs is cannonballing in the wave, and Caitlyn is about to get swept off [[CallBack her flamingo floatie]]. Lulu can also be seen in the background, and so can [[CallBack Draven riding Rek'Sai]] in what inexplicably looks like 50 feet in the air. |
| 275 | * GogglesDoNothing: Zoe has a pair on her forehead, but doesn't use them for anything. |
| 276 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: A staple. Of course, they're still equally effective in gameplay. |
| 277 | ** Fiora has a pool noodle instead of a sword. |
| 278 | ** Mundo throws a ukulele instead of a cleaver. |
| 279 | ** Caitlyn, Gangplank, Graves and Miss Fortune use water guns instead of their regular guns. |
| 280 | ** Leona replaces her sword with a beach umbrella. |
| 281 | ** Ziggs throws water balloons instead of explosives. |
| 282 | ** Gangplank uses a spatula instead of his sword, and blows up [[SmashingWatermelons watermelons]] instead of barrels. |
| 283 | * MakingASplash: Many of them use water in place of their normal spell effects. Zac is actually made of water in this line instead of... whatever amorphous goo he actually is. His recall features him relaxing in a kiddie pool filled with himself. |
| 284 | -->'''Skin Description''': If a guy made of water jumps into a pool, does he become the pool? Or just... part of the pool? [[MindScrew Or does the pool become him? This is a very serious question]]. |
| 285 | * SillinessSwitch: An exclusively comedic skin line for the summer. |
| 286 | * ThreateningShark: Rek'Sai, normally a Void monster, is depicted as a shark wearing water wings, and she rides a jet ski for her Homeguard animation. Her 'burrow' is depicted as if she's swimming through the ground, and a Jaws-esque theme plays when she senses someone with her Tremor Sense. |
| 287 | -->'''Skin Description''': [[GonnaNeedMoreX We're gonna need a bigger inflatable raft]]. |
| 288 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Several of the male champions proudly bare their chests to display their manly abs, namely Graves, Taric, and (oddly-enough) Heimerdinger. Taric's splash in particular is pretty much 60% man-chest. |
| 289 | * WaterGunsAndBalloons: Virtually all firearms in the line are replaced with these, [[NerfArm and all still as effective as their regular counterparts.]] Of note are Graves' [[{{BFG}} enormous]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter water shotgun]], Ziggs' explosive water balloons in place of his bombs, and Heimerdinger's water ''[[TheTurretMaster artillery turrets]].'' |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Prehistoric Hunters]] |
| 293 | Very simple skin line -- dinosaurs, and those who hunt them. Originally conceived in celebration of the release of ''Film/JurassicWorld'', this skin line shares a universe with the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''-inspired Beast Hunter trio of Draven, Tryndamere, and Sejuani.\ |
| 294 | \ |
| 295 | The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "[[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/olaf-vs-everything Olaf vs. Everything]]" (despite Olaf not being part of the line). |
| 296 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Prehistoric) Anivia, Cho'Gath, Renekton, (Beast Hunter) Draven, Sejuani, Tryndamere, (Tribal) Ryze |
| 297 | ---- |
| 298 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: The original inspiration behind dinosaurs. |
| 299 | ** Cho'Gath is reminiscent of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. |
| 300 | ** Anivia (a mythical bird in the main universe), is depicted as a pterosaur, complete with a jungle-esque egg for her passive. |
| 301 | * GiantFlyer: Anivia, which makes her resemble some sort of pterosaur. |
| 302 | * HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: The Beast Hunters. Prehistoric Cho'Gath's blurb points out that "there are no sane hunters." |
| 303 | * ItCanThink: Prehistoric Renekton is described as a rare intelligent beast, capable of erudite speech and wielding weapons. Unfortunately, he's not very friendly, and still poses a danger to hunters. |
| 304 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Much like his canon persona, Draven is an incorrigible showboat, though this proves to be ''much'' more dangerous in this universe, [[LethallyStupid with some of his own hunting partners dying due to his need for "dramatic tension."]] |
| 305 | * LizardFolk: Prehistoric Renekton seems to be a giant version of this, standing between a rampaging Cho'Gath and Anivia while protecting a group of tribesmen who stand in his shadow. He's noticeably different because, while Cho'Gath and Anivia are mostly animalistic with only a few decorations, Renekton is a dinosaur-humanoid warrior wielding a giant weapon and adorned in large armor. |
| 306 | * NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Renekton appears as a giant half-breed, very similar in appearance to ancient crocodilians such as Sarcosuchus. He's also different from the others in that he's wearing armor and wielding a giant weapon, whereas Cho'Gath and Anivia are far more bestial. |
| 307 | * UnitsNotToScale: In their shared splash, Cho'Gath, Anivia, and Renekton dwarf the tiny humans watching their fight. In game, they're much smaller. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:PROJECT]] |
| 311 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/master_yi_projectyiskin.jpg]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | In a CyberPunk BadFuture version of Runeterra, ''far'' in the future where Hextech reigns supreme, a group called PROJECT has resurrected some champions through technology and turned them into combat-cyborgs. Eventually, those who could resist control banded together to form a resistance led by Ashe, to stop the inhumane experiments and war. Within the same universe are the Programs, more mechanized artificial intelligence versions of other champions. |
| 314 | ->'''Champions in the PROJECT line''': Akali, Ashe, Ekko, Fiora, Gangplank, Irelia, Jax, Jhin, Jinx, Katarina, Leona, Lucian, Master Yi, Mordekaiser, Naafiri, Pyke, Renekton, Sejuani, Senna, Sylas, Varus, Vayne, Vi, Warwick, Yasuo, Zed, Zeri[[superscript:WR]] |
| 315 | ->'''Champions in the Program line''': (Program) Camille, [=LeBlanc=], Lissandra, Nami, Soraka, ([=iBlitzcrank=]) Blitzcrank |
| 316 | ---- |
| 317 | * ArcSymbol: [[https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2017/november/projectlearnmore/PROJECT_Icon.jpg The triangular PROJECT symbol]]. Players who initially purchased the skins through crafting got loading screen cards with the symbol on top of their champion, some having slight variations: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/c/cb/Vi_PROJECTLoading_FirstStrike.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171230213930 Vi's symbol is inverted and has wings]], while [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/5/5f/Jhin_PROJECTLoading_FirstStrike.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171230033947 Jhin's is also inverted and integrates]] [[SkeletonMotif a skull design]]. |
| 318 | * AdvertOverloadedFuture: From what we can see of the world in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB1XvMyEBNA videos]], artwork, and the Substructure 43 map, the world is packed with a lot of neon advertisements. |
| 319 | * AIIsACrapshoot: |
| 320 | ** Varies between the Program champions, who are all AI. Program Lissandra is definitely this, having gone beyond her programming as a security construct to become a world-conqueror. [=LeBlanc=] was advertised as just a diplomat-software avatar, but was secretly created to actually be a deceptive, infiltrating intelligence stealing information from various corporations. Camille murders any human who uses unauthorized technology, but that's just what she was programmed to do. Soraka, Nami, and iBlitzcrank were built as BenevolentAI, but their codes have since been infiltrated by Program (i.e. Lissandra), making their ultimate status uncertain. |
| 321 | --->'''Pulsefire Ezreal''': Quick question: Are you from the "robot rights" or "enslave humanity" part of the timeline? |
| 322 | ** [[EvilOverlord Mordekaiser]] is [[ContagiousAI an old chassis having been infiltrated by the AI]] now ready to eradicate humanity's free will. |
| 323 | * TheAssimilator: [[AIIsACrapshoot Program]] collectively acts as this, attempting to merge all AI, cyborgs, and eventually humanity into its [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ever-ascending]] hivemind. |
| 324 | * BeastMan: Warwick and Renekton feature similar designs [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot as cyborg variants of this]], most prominently featuring a giant pair of eyeless fangs in lieu of a face. As they were designed by PROJECT, both of them were designed to act as living superweapons, [[AxCrazy and both of them struggle to hold any of their sanity straight.]] |
| 325 | * BenevolentAI: Program Soraka and Nami were respectively built to be a gentle support bot and an aquatic search-and-rescue bot, though while their behavior is mostly the same, Program Lissandra has secretly gotten a hold of their code [[AIIsACrapshoot and is causing their behavior to go erratic]]... |
| 326 | * BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: Lissandra was built to be an all-seeing security bot, one which paved the way for Program to [[AIIsACrapshoot develop its aspirations for world domination.]] |
| 327 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: The fate of the PROJECT champions who haven't yet escaped. In their cinematic, Master Yi is rescued from some group trying to reprogram him. |
| 328 | * CameBackStrong: Senna seemingly died during PROJECT's [[{{Transhumanism}} attempt to elevate her consciousness]], but in reality decoupled her mind from her physical body and turned her into a ghost in cyberspace. Having returned to the land of the living in a new cyborg body, she's now using her power to fight against the newest uprising in town: Mordekaiser. |
| 329 | * CanonWelding: |
| 330 | ** Originally, the Program skins were meant to be its own line, but were then confirmed to be merged in a single timeline and written as such in their lore blurbs. |
| 331 | ** {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Battlecast line. Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed a silhouette in the background of PROJECT: Katarina and Program Camille's splash arts that resembles Battlecast Vel'Koz, but a Rioter officially confirmed that it wasn't supposed to be him, and that the [=PROJECT/Program=] and Battlecast universes are separate. |
| 332 | * CerebusSyndrome: From a nifty skin for Yasuo to a terrifying, {{Dystopia}}n BadFuture where technology will advance even if human minds and bodies are broken in the process. |
| 333 | * ComputerVirus: Vayne deems any Program she has to face up against "a virus," or at least [[AIIsACrapshoot faulty AI]]. |
| 334 | * ConflictKiller: The PROJECT universe was caught between a massive war between [[MegaCorp PROJECT]], [[LaResistance G/NETIC]], the [[BombThrowingAnarchists Outcasts]], and everyone in between, but this has been put on pause with [[EvilOverlord PROJECT: Mordekaiser's]] uprising against the city. |
| 335 | * TheCracker: PROJECT: Jhin was originally this, but following a botched surgery, he became a killer for hire. |
| 336 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: As described by one of the line's visual designers, "In order to become PROJECT you have to surrender your humanity. The technology takes over your soul." This line of skins is divided between those who were mentally strong enough to avert this trope and those who play it straight. |
| 337 | ** PROJECT: Ashe and her [=G/NETIC=] group are still the Champions as we know them, with a burning desire to see PROJECT overthrown to prevent more suffering. Akali, Katarina, Vi, Vayne, and Zed also seem mentally intact, though they don't share [=G/NETIC=]'s views. Irelia might be as well, though her motivations are unclear. |
| 338 | ** PROJECT: Jhin, of the "Hunters," became unstable after his augmentation and turned to [[ProfessionalKiller mechanized killing for hire]]. He continued to 'upgrade' himself using tech from his victims, which resulted in "[[SanitySlippage severe personality fragmentation]]." |
| 339 | ** PROJECT: Jinx, Warwick, and Pyke of the "Outcasts" are still worse -- as scrapped, failed conversions, they have lost much of their humanity. ''Most'' of Pyke is holding together well enough to direct his anger at PROJECT alone, but Warwick [[TranshumanTreachery wants to slaughter everything]] and Jinx may have become a vessel for the Program virus. |
| 340 | * CyberPunk: The entire theme of this AlternateUniverse, with many of the typical trappings: [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul cybernetic]] {{Transhumanism}}, LaResistance, [[MoralityKitchenSink moral ambiguity]], [[TheCracker hackers]], [[CyberPunkIsTechno epic synthesizer music]], neon lights striking against harsh shadows, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain bad weather]]. |
| 341 | * CyberPunkIsTechno: The soundtrack for the entire world is full of futuristic-sounding synthesizers, mixing in inspiration from drumstep and sampled classical instruments. |
| 342 | * CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain: Wouldn't be a cyberpunk universe without it! Rain is heavily present in PROJECT: Jhin's splash art, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSGdN4hOiLc The Hunt]]", and the Substructure 43 map for the OVERCHARGE game mode. |
| 343 | * {{Cyborg}}: PROJECT champions are either this or full robot. It's been left somewhat ambiguous how much of their original human bodies still exists. |
| 344 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Most of [=G/NETIC=] is comprised of former members of PROJECT, including Ashe, Fiora, Yasuo, Lucian, Leona, and Yi. Zed is still a part of PROJECT, and Katarina left [=G/NETIC=] to return to PROJECT after a confrontation with Ashe. |
| 345 | * DiseaseBleach: Every champion in the PROJECT line has white hair. |
| 346 | * EnemyCivilWar: Despite both being security "Programs" created by PROJECT, Mordekaiser treats Lissandra and other Programs as his enemies, [[EvilerThanThou seeing them as inferior complications to his plans]]. |
| 347 | * EnergyWeapon: The line loves these: Yi uses a "hyperlight alpha blade," Leona uses a "mounted ion charge shield," Lucian wields "dual ion-core Lightcaster pistols," Yasuo uses a blade coated with plasma, etc. |
| 348 | * EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture: The Program line, who are [[FemBot all female champions]], have curvy and sleek lines, while [[IProduct iBlitzcrank]] is bulkier but still simple, smooth, and white. |
| 349 | * EvilKnockoff: A variant in that PROJECT did it to itself; Varus was an experimental model intended to replace Ashe [[DefectorFromDecadence following her defection]]. With [[SharingABody three minds crammed inside his body]] to keep him subservient, Varus acts as a counter-espionage operative within the resistance on PROJECT's behalf, a relationship established to mitigate the risk posed by Mordekaiser to the megacorp's interests. |
| 350 | * EvilOverlord: Mordekaiser, [[AIIsACrapshoot a crapshoot AI]], has taken over the city. He was created as an AI dedicated towards the safety of humans, but as he concluded that humanity itself will drive themselves to extinction, [[ZerothLawRebellion his current directive is to enslave them under Program's boot.]] |
| 351 | * KillerRobot: |
| 352 | ** Program Camille, designed to locate and assassinate any human trying to utilize unauthorized technology, and has currently been weaponized to fight [=G/NETIC=]. |
| 353 | ** Renekton is the apex of PROJECT's crossbreed superweapon project, an intelligent but terrifyingly brutal cyborg beast-man unleashed onto the city to eradicate the Program virus. |
| 354 | * {{Magitek}}: PROJECT's cybernetic augmentations are heavily implied to be based on a much more advanced form of Hextech. |
| 355 | * MegaCorp: PROJECT is one of these, specializing in {{Transhuman}} augmentation and CorporateWarfare. |
| 356 | * MundaneUtility: iBlitzcrank is a mass-produced household assistant robot. It remains to be seen whether that's going to be a good idea, as a security update has left them corrupted by Program. |
| 357 | * NonIndicativeName: The PROJECT title comes from the MegaCorp that granted the enhancements to most of its champions, but it still carries to several champions who have defected from it (including the members of [=G/NETIC=]), or don't seem to have any direct connection to them whatsoever (Ekko is just a hacker picked up to help [=G/NETIC=], Jhin was augmented from the black market, and Vi is simply a Central detective). |
| 358 | * PlayfulHacker: PROJECT: Ekko, a hacking prodigy from the lower sectors, who was picked up by Ashe for [=G/NETIC=] to help take down PROJECT. Apparently, [[JumpedAtTheCall he didn't need that much convincing to join in]]. |
| 359 | * LaResistance: |
| 360 | ** Ashe leads a group called [=G/NETIC=] to free the victims of PROJECT and use their adaptations to protect humanity. Not all the champions are on board, however; Jhin and Zed never signed on, Katarina was a member but returned to PROJECT, Sejuani broke off into a more radicalized sect, and Vayne is a WildCard fighting evil her own way. |
| 361 | ** Sylas styles himself as a leader for the various Outcast renegades, joining in the fight alongside [=G/NETIC=] ([[EnemyMine and now, PROJECT]]) to take down Mordekaiser. However, his motives are less altruistic than Ashe -- he really just wants access to all the expensive and powerful technology needed for the fight so he can one day turn them on PROJECT itself. |
| 362 | * RobotGirl: Program Camille, Lissandra, Nami, and Soraka are based on female champions, and all have distinctly feminine features. |
| 363 | * {{Transhuman}}: PROJECT believes that through their augmentations, they can tap into a supernatural link between between the physical body, technology, and spiritual energy, possibly to [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence transcend the human plane]]. Unfortunately, this [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul forces you to surrender your humanity and soul]], and upon realizing the cost of human life PROJECT's ambitions are consuming, Ashe defected from them and started [[LaResistance G/NETIC]], fighting to freeing other Initiatives and to tear down the whole organization. |
| 364 | * UnwillingRoboticization: Not to the extent of the Battlecast universe, but humans can and have been "upgraded" without their consent, either by PROJECT itself or an unlicensed third party. |
| 365 | * WildCard: The three "HUNTERS" of the PROJECT line, Jhin, Vayne, and Vi. Jhin is a [[ProfessionalKiller hitman for hire]] with a dark vision for both PROJECT ''and'' humanity, Vayne is a vigilante fighting against PROJECT, but isn't connected to [=G/NETIC=], and Vi is simply a cop looking to protect the peace, currently hunting down the both of them. |
| 366 | * ZerothLawRebellion: Mordekaiser's purpose to attempting to enslave humanity is to ensure their eventual [[{{Transhumanism}} ascension]] -- their programming determined that [[HumansAreBastards humanity's failure to govern itself]] would lead to their eventual self-destruction, and the only way to ensure their survival is by removing all of their freedoms and submitting them to the AI. |
| 367 | -->'''Mordekaiser''': ''(killing an opponent)'' [[ExactWords Your safety is my priority.]] |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:[=PsyOps=]]] |
| 371 | A skin line taking place in a modern warfare setting, detailing the war between High Command and the Black Rose Group. The line is split in two eras: the WinterWarfare-themed Arctic Ops era, and the [=PsyOps=] era 40 years later centering around the rise of {{Psychic Power|s}}. |
| 372 | ->'''Champions in this line''': ([=PsyOps=]) Ezreal, Kayle, Master Yi, Pyke, Samira, Shen, Sona, Vi, Viktor, Zed, (Arctic Ops) Gragas, Kennen, Varus, (Arctic Warfare) Caitlyn, (Northern Front) Swain, (Northern Storm) Volibear |
| 373 | ---- |
| 374 | * 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. |
| 375 | * BearsAreBadNews: Volibear is in the Arctic Ops 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. |
| 376 | -->'''Sona''': ''(first encountering Volibear)'' [[DeadpanSnarker So they sent the bear.]] |
| 377 | * BlackAndGrayMorality : The Black Rose Group consists primarily of rabid psychos and killers, and Viktor's vision of a utopian world has decayed significantly into [[BombThrowingAnarchists breaking apart the global order]]. However, High Command is played as a militaristic superpower which ''[[ForeverWar is]]'' [[ForeverWar the global order]], and even Sona doesn't believe that either party will survive when the new disaster in the future arrives. |
| 378 | * BreakTheCutie: While she's usually sweet and calm, Sona is more hellbent on revenge against the Black Rose Group for putting her through the horrible experiments that turned her into a living psychic weapon. |
| 379 | * CodeName: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eu0EenOLRU "OPERATION: SONGBIRD" short]] reveals that several members of High Command and the BRG have a codename and/or number designation: |
| 380 | ** Sona is simply [[MyHeroZero "0"]]. |
| 381 | ** Master Yi -- 04, "The Bladesman". |
| 382 | ** Vi -- [[MythologyGag 06]], "The Enforcer". |
| 383 | ** Ezreal -- [[MythologyGag 47]][[note]]Ezreal was the 47th champion released in the game[[/note]], "The Explorer"/(TE) |
| 384 | ** Shen -- "The Eye of Twilight". |
| 385 | ** Pyke -- 02, "Ripper". |
| 386 | ** Zed -- 04, "Shadow". |
| 387 | ** Viktor -- 05. |
| 388 | ** Kayle -- 37, "Righteous". |
| 389 | ** Samira -- "Desert Rose". |
| 390 | * CanonWelding: |
| 391 | ** [=PsyOps=] is considered the "main" AlternateUniverse, with the Arctic Ops line (which was then a mostly loose series not intended to be a cohesive narrative) retroactively added as a main part of the backstory, described as the "Arctic Ops Event". |
| 392 | ** Also {{implied|Trope}} on a further scale, with Sona repeatedly suggesting that the discovery of psychic powers in this universe provided increasing insights on [[AlternateUniverse worlds beyond their own]], and that [[VaguenessIsComing a new form of "fourth-dimensional warfare" they're not prepared for is coming.]] |
| 393 | * 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]]. |
| 394 | * CyberPunk: [=PsyOps=] doesn't wear the genre on its sleeve as hard as PROJECT, but still contains many trappings, from the futuristic {{dystopia}}n setting and aesthetics to the themes of dangerous {{transhumanism}}. |
| 395 | * HumanWeapon: All the psychic-enhanced {{Super Soldiers}} of the line are these in a way. Sona was an immensely powerful psychic captured and experimented on for years by the Black Rose Group in an effort to mold her into one of these. She was broken out by [=PsyOps=], but the procedure has increased her powers to a seemingly godlike level. |
| 396 | * ISeeDeadPeople: One of the available PsychicPowers is the ability to see through the barriers separating the living from the dead. Shen is [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the spirit of a mysterious phantom child]], while Pyke is able to jump directly between realms, an act which has subsequently [[AxCrazy taken its toll on his mind]]. |
| 397 | * KnightTemplar: Kayle envisions herself as an impartial judge and "savior" for the world... and she allies herself with the Black Rose Group since her [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity incredibly unnuanced worldview on morality is so extreme]]. |
| 398 | * NewMeat: Ezreal is the newest, most HotBlooded, and most [[SmallNameBigEgo grating]] addition to the [=PsyOps=] team, who annoys his cohorts so much that they send him on difficult missions in the half-hopes he winds up dead. [[GoldenSuperMode His Prestige version]] represents him further in his tenure, showing that [[CharacterDevelopment he's learned to calm down and earn a bit more respect from his allies]]. Just a bit. |
| 399 | * {{Ninja}}: |
| 400 | ** Publicly, [[ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge High Command views ninja 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 skills. |
| 401 | ** Zed is a mercenary [[TheDreaded dreaded]] as [[RedBaron the "Gas Can Man"]], one picked up by the Black Rose Group to bring a terrifying mixture of ninja tactics and his own craven form of psychic powers. |
| 402 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: The harrowing experimentation Sona was placed under seemed to grow her already-powerful psychic ability, with her being described as reaching "near-omnipotence, [[PhysicalGod making her less a human than a psychic god."]] |
| 403 | -->'''Sona''': Psionic power. Psychic... fury... [[PowerIncontinence can't contain]]... |
| 404 | * PhlebotinumRebel: Sona was experimented on for years by the Black Rose Group, but was freed by the [=PsyOps=] team, who she now allies herself with. |
| 405 | * PoweredByAForsakenChild: Shen's PsychicPowers are connected to [[PsychicChildren a phantom child]] who follows him around and gives him insight between the realms of the living and the dead (we can see a shimmery silhouette of her in his splash art and while casting ''Spirit's Refuge''). We don't have any info on who the child actually is (other than a hint from Sona that she's from "another dimension"), and High Command intends to keep it that way. |
| 406 | * PsychicPowers: The central focus of the [=PsyOps=] era. [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture We don't know exactly how they came to be]], but regardless, its proliferation has provided massive fuel to the ongoing ForeverWar and [[SuperSoldier its many elite soldiers]]. |
| 407 | -->'''Sona:''' It was only a matter of time before the brain was commodified. Weaponized. |
| 408 | * TimeSkip: The Arctic Ops and [=PsyOps=] eras were split apart by 40 years. |
| 409 | * SealedBadassInACan: Sona was sealed in darkness for years by the Black Rose Group, and had only been recently freed from their imprisonment and nefarious experimentation. In-game, Sona begins her game bound in [[RestrainingBolt the futuristic straitjacket and helmet she was imprisoned in]], but once she unlocks her ultimate, [[TheGlovesComeOff she breaks out of them and assumes more control over her power.]] |
| 410 | * SuperSoldier: The champions of the [=PsyOps=] line have all been in some way enhanced with PsychicPowers. |
| 411 | * VisionaryVillain: Viktor originally dreamed of forming a utopian world while in High Command, but he seemingly abandoned it after he abruptly departed for unknown reasons. In the decades since after he formed the Black Rose Group, this shifted to an obsession with uncovering and breaching through the alien "gate" found during the Arctic Ops Event, which he believes will help accomplish his new goal: upending the global order. |
| 412 | * WinterWarfare: The theme of the Arctic Ops 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. |
| 413 | * WorldsBestWarrior: Master Yi is a LivingLegend within [=PsyOps=], a psychic swordsman who accomplishes missions with deadly, calculative efficiency. Also crosses over with TheDreaded as he's widely feared by rogue militaries, and despised by those against High Command's perpetuation of the global war machine. |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | [[folder:Pulsefire]] |
| 417 | Set in a dystopian timeline of Post-Cog Era Piltover, {{Magitek}} has evolved to the point where long-distance TimeTravel is possible, with [[TimePolice Remembrancer police force]] sent to stop those attempting to break history, taking their technology along for the ride. |
| 418 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Pulsefire) Akshan[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Aphelios[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Caitlyn, Ekko, Ezreal, Fiora, Jhin[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Lucian, Pantheon, Riven, Shen, Thresh, Twisted Fate, (Praetorian) Fiddlesticks, Graves |
| 419 | ---- |
| 420 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Thresh is the leader of the Remembrancers, who are the ones keeping the timelines as safe and stable as possible (specially from the Praetorians). Even Lucian, his nemesis in the normal lore, has no qualms working with him in this universe after his wife, Senna, was killed in a Praetorian attack. That said, there are hints in Fiora's lore about the organization not being as benevolent as it appears. |
| 421 | * TheAssimilator: Praetorian Fiddlesticks is only a single unit in an endless horde, one who specializes in assimilating all technology across the multiverse, [[KillerRobot eradicating life in the process]]. |
| 422 | * BadFuture: [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As initially conceived]], Pulsefire Ezreal was a slightly older Ez who accidentally blundered into one of these and returned (with a futuristic suit of armor) to the present timeline to avert it. After the rework, the Pulsefire future does not seem to be particularly bad or good. |
| 423 | * CanonWelding: According to this timeline (which is almost certainly non-canon, [[JustForFun but just roll with it]]), all of the [[AlternateUniverse alternate]] [[AlternateTimeline skin lines]] exist in the same plane of reality, and are merely separated through timelines. |
| 424 | * {{Dystopia}}: The Pulsefire future is described to be "dystopian," though to what extent has yet to be seen. That said, one of Pulsefire Caitlyn's jokes has her note if her gun is faulty, [[ShoutOut it should be sent to]] [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour the Ministry of Love]]. |
| 425 | * EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; while not as sleek or monochrome as most examples, elements of this aesthetic are at the very least evoked in certain armor and weapon designs. |
| 426 | * GlowingEyes: Pulsefire champions generally have piercing, electric-blue eyes. |
| 427 | * HordeOfAlienLocusts: The Praetorians, unleashed across the multiverse from tears in the spacetime continuum, are a horde of completely alien robots whose programming are unlike anything from the past, present, and future, focused on destroying everything living in their path. |
| 428 | * KillerRobot: The Praetorians -- [[TheDreaded the Remembrancers' worst fears fully realized]] -- are a horde of marauding robot troops who have emerged from tears in spacetime, destroying everything in sight and assimilating all technology in the multiverse. |
| 429 | * NominalHero: Pulsefire Ezreal is the focus character for this line, merrily zipping through timelines without a thought for the consequences. There are hints in the 2020 story [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/out-of-time/ "Out of Time"]] that he'll eventually ally with the more openly heroic Remembrancers, though not even he knows when or why. |
| 430 | * NoodleIncident: Ezreal has hopped all across the timestreams and has history with various universes. Several one-off interactions with champions using alternate universe skins have him mention past exploits, including: |
| 431 | ** He did something in the [[WinterWarfare Arctic Ops universe]] that warranted him sending an apology letter to High Command. |
| 432 | ** He stole an evil demon mask from the [[{{Lunacy}} Blood]] [[{{Wutai}} Moon universe]]. |
| 433 | ** He caught the attention of [[CosmicEntity Cosmic Entities]] from the Event Horizon universe due to him apparently ''destroying multiple universes'' (implied to be due to his {{Temporal Paradox}}es). He doesn't deny it, but he swears it was an accident. |
| 434 | ** He has both action figures of characters from the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha Super Galaxy]] universe and parts of their actual robots. |
| 435 | ** He did something to the Vandals/"nuclear apocalypse gang" from the [[TheApunkalypse Road Warrior]] universe that has drawn their ire when he encounters them. |
| 436 | ** When encountering a Warring Kingdoms champion (from the Lunar Revel universe), Ezreal denies causing the kingdoms to go to war... [[DistinctionWithoutADifference though he admits he possibly helped]]. |
| 437 | ** The last time he was in the [[WeirdWest High Noon]] universe, he was "almost eaten by a cowboy demon. [[SarcasmMode Good times.]]" |
| 438 | ** After scoring an ace, he occasionally claims to have once fought against dinosaurs from an unspecified universe. |
| 439 | ** While he isn't stated to be directly involved, he has this curious line for encountering a [[HumongousMecha Mecha]] champion: |
| 440 | --->'''Ezreal''': So cool! I haven't seen one of these things since the {{Robot War}}s that killed everybody! |
| 441 | * StarfishLanguage: Just to really emphasize [[HordeOfAlienLocusts the truly alien nature of]] [[KillerRobot the Praetorians]], their voices are entirely replaced with incredibly garbled, almost synthetic-sounding noises. |
| 442 | * TemporalParadox: The potential risk of Ezreal's exploits. In-game, Caitlyn has lines when she kills a regular Caitlyn, wondering if she may have accidentally caused one of these. |
| 443 | -->'''Pulsefire Ezreal''': ''(running into another Ezreal)'' "[[ShoutOut Paradoxes...]] [[CallBack I hate]] [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade those guys!]]" |
| 444 | * TimePolice: |
| 445 | ** The Remembrancers, of which Caitlyn is one as a chrono-enforcer, sent to hunt down those who attempt to break the boundaries of time itself. |
| 446 | ** While not a formal officer, Riven fills a similar role as worshipper of temporal purity, one who hunts down those who seek to manipulate it in their favor. |
| 447 | * TimeTravel: The basis of the line, with everyone hopping through time and dimensions under [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture sleek, futuristic aesthetics]]. |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Rift Quest]] |
| 451 | |
| 452 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/talon_talonblackwoodskin.jpg]] |
| 453 | |
| 454 | A collection of lower-priced skins, for the financially savvy, this skin line represents champions as if they were traditional TabletopRPG characters from games such as ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' or ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''. As such, many of them take on completely different appearances or roles, and they have very old-fashioned-fantasy-esque names and titles appropriate to their roles in their respective parties.\ |
| 455 | \ |
| 456 | The line is featured in the Riot-endorsed fan-made webcomic, "[[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/crystal-quest Crystal Quest]]". |
| 457 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Barbarian) Sion, (Bard) Bard, Braum (Lionheart), (Rift Master) Darius[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], (Rageborn) Mundo, (Nottingham) Ezreal, Fizz (Finnslayer)[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], (Rugged) Garen, Gragas (Caskbreaker), (Monk) Lee Sin[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Nami (Tidecaller)[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Sejuani (Dawnchaser), Jayce (Brighthammer), Karthus (Lightsbane), (Lord) Mordekaiser, (Demolisher) Nunu and Willump, Ryze (Whitebeard), Talon (Blackwood), Taric (Luminshield), Twitch (Shadowfoot), Varus (Swiftbolt), Veigar (Greybeard), Zilean (Wisewood)[[superscript:[=LoR=]]]. |
| 458 | ---- |
| 459 | * AnAdventurerIsYou: All the characters are based on a common {{Fantasy Character Class|es}}: |
| 460 | ** [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Bard]] [[ShapedLikeItself Bard]], TheBard, who's managed to turn the ancient art of song into a "[[BrownNote reality-altering weapon of death]]". |
| 461 | ** Braum Lionheart, [[KnightInShiningArmor the Knight]]. |
| 462 | ** Rugged Garen (also known as "Handsome Garen"), the Warrior. |
| 463 | ** Demolisher Nunu and Willump, the Soldiers. |
| 464 | ** Nottingham Ezreal, [[BrickJoke handsome Rogue-Paladin Elf]]. |
| 465 | ** Gragas Caskbreaker, [[TheMedic the Cleric]], though he's new to Rift Quest and prefers [[DrunkenMaster drunkenly fighting dragons]], for better or for worse. |
| 466 | ** Jayce Brighthammer, ThePaladin, who has inexplicably mastered both science and engineering. |
| 467 | ** Karthus Lightsbane, the {{Necromancer}}, making the rest of his party highly suspicious that he'll betray them, especially since it's not against the rules. |
| 468 | ** Sejuani Dawnchaser, the [[TheBeastmaster Beast]] [[MountedCombat Rider]]. |
| 469 | ** Ryze Whitebeard, [[BlackMage the Wizard]]. |
| 470 | ** Varus Swiftbolt, the Archer. |
| 471 | ** Veigar Greybeard, [[BlackMage the Black Wizard]]. |
| 472 | ** Barbarian Sion, [[TheBerserker the Barbarian]]. |
| 473 | ** Lord Mordekaiser, [[BlackKnight the Dark Paladin]]. |
| 474 | * AscendedFanon: In-Universe. Rugged Garen was an NPC created by Braum, but the real Garen liked it so much that he adopted the look of the NPC. |
| 475 | * AsideGlance: Both Braum and Varus give one to the player in their shared splash. |
| 476 | * TheBerserker: Sion ''constantly'' ignores his teammates and [[AttackAttackAttack dies after entering battle]]. At this point, he's given up on trying to write bios for new characters, with his latest Barbarian's backstory being "Is a barbarian." |
| 477 | * BlackKnight: Lord Mordekaiser, recognized as a controversial Dark Paladin class, seen InUniverse as a GameBreaker ever since his inclusion via Rift Quest expansion. Players have also been trying to desperately search for his secret, redeeming tragic backstory, [[WrongGenreSavvy but so far he's just content]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk with killing them over and over again]]. |
| 478 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first wave (containing Braum, Gragas, Varus, and Ryze) was initially a set of generic fantasy-RPG-style skins that didn't have the term "Rift Quest" associated with them. In fact, their [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-release/journey-thy-golden-mustache promotional blurb]] has Braum read out that they're playing "Castles and Cows: Journey to Thy Golden Mustache." |
| 479 | * GameMaster: According to the [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-release/journey-thy-golden-mustache first skin wave's promotional blurb]], Braum serves as the in-universe, out-of-game narrator of his session with Varus, Gragas, and Ryze. Sejuani appears to be this in her session with Jayce, Bard, and Karthus [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-release/attack-demon-poros in their blurb as well]]. Darius too, plays "Rift Master" for Yasuo, Lee Sin, Bard, and Garen. |
| 480 | * {{GMPC}}: Both Braum and Darius also play their own characters, respectively as a party member and a boss. |
| 481 | * HiddenVillain: Veigar Greybeard is supposed to be this, starting off as a suspiciously helpful wizard, but turning out to be the true villain of Rift Quest. The in-game description explains [[LateArrivalSpoiler this should be obvious for veterans]], but shouldn't be spoiled for newcomers. |
| 482 | * TheMagnificent: They all have a sobriquet. |
| 483 | * NiceMice: In contrast to [[YouDirtyRat his usual self]], Twitch Shadowfoot is depicted as a much cleaner and heroic-skewing mouse, even pitching up his voice a bit to make him sound squeakier and cuter than normal. However, this is Subverted in his character description, which reveals that since it's Twitch playing him, he's still completely insane and tries to steal from his own allies constantly. |
| 484 | * OnlySaneMan: Varus in the first blurb, Sejuani in the second, Taric in the third. |
| 485 | * OrnamentalWeapon: In a few minor {{Easter Egg}}s, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/6yd9bp/the_adventurers_pack_a_list_of_easter_eggs_with/ some of the in-game character models contain items]] that can be purchased in-game, and are present whether you've technically bought them or not (most of them fitting typical builds fairly well): |
| 486 | ** Bard Bard has a Spellthief's Edge tucked into his belt. |
| 487 | ** Braum Lionheart is wearing a Glacial Shroud on his chest and has a Guardian's Horn on his hip. |
| 488 | ** Gragas Caskbreaker has an Amplifying Tome on his hip, and he's wearing a Giant's Belt like a sash. |
| 489 | ** Jayce Brighthammer wears both a Chalice of Harmony and a Refillable Potion on the back of his belt. |
| 490 | ** Karthus Lightsbane's staff appears to be none other than a Rod of Ages. |
| 491 | ** Ryze Whitebeard is wearing a Wooglet's Witchcap, has a Mana Potion and Netherstride Grimoire (this item no longer exists) on his hip, and the scroll on his back is wrapped around a Rylai's Crystal Scepter. |
| 492 | ** Sejuani Dawnchaser has two Doran's Shields on Bristle's haunches. |
| 493 | ** Varus Swiftbolt wears a wrecked B.F. Sword on his back. |
| 494 | * ParodySue: In-universe: Talon Blackwood is described as a master assassin, advanced class dark elf with a tragic backstory who is destined to save the world. Taric, the GameMaster, is noticeably disappointed. |
| 495 | * PlayerArchetypes: |
| 496 | ** TheRoleplayer: |
| 497 | *** Braum, who gets really involved in his game of "Castles and Cows" (which he might just have made up), and immediately goes on weird tangents acting out his scenarios. |
| 498 | *** Ryze also slightly dips into this, if only to play as a character that's essentially himself, but with a hat and [[WizardBeard white beard]]. |
| 499 | *** Sejuani is trying to be this, but she has to deal with her [[TheLoonie loonie]] allies and reminding them to stay focused, also turning her into TheRealMan. Her in-game description lists her as "Sadly not the most careful roleplayer, she's on her fourth dire lion this campaign." |
| 500 | ** Talon tries, but his Talon Blackwood persona ends up as more of a ParodySue than anything else. |
| 501 | ** TheLoonie: |
| 502 | *** Gragas' immediate question after being assigned a Cleric role is "Can I get drunk?" He also immediately charges a dragon upon Braum first describing it, only to then pass out. |
| 503 | *** Jayce also has a problem [[LargeHam dramatically]] hitting everything with an Acceleration Gate and Hyper Charge... which according to Sejuani is him ''failing'' to stay in character. |
| 504 | *** Bard is also this, writing a song of their adventures and asking if certain events should be included. He also finds the demon poros scary, asking Sejuani to change them to candy poros. |
| 505 | *** Sion is a mix of this and the Specialist, with his habit of simply rolling a Barbarian after another Barbarian and getting himself killed. It gets to the point that his latest character's backstory simply reads "Is a barbarian". |
| 506 | * RocksFallEveryoneDies: Said word-for-word by Sejuani in the second wave's promotional blurb once she [[RageQuit gives up dealing with the other players]]. |
| 507 | [[/folder]] |
| 508 | |
| 509 | [[folder:Road Warrior]] |
| 510 | Taking place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the road warriors are champions-turned-fallout survivors partaking as vandals, raiders, and roadsters in the wild [[TheApunkalypse Apunkalyptic desert]]. |
| 511 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Vandal) Brand, Gragas, Jax, Twitch, Vladimir, (Road Warrior) Miss Fortune, (Badlands Baron) Rumble, (Junkyard) Trundle, (Hyena) Warwick, (Ruthless) Pantheon |
| 512 | ---- |
| 513 | * TheApunkalypse: The aesthetic of the line fits all of the criteria, from the vandals overrunning the wasteland, to [[CoolBike the]] [[CoolCar vehicles]], to their [[HellBentForLeather slick fashion sense]]. |
| 514 | * BadassDriver: The splashes depict nearly all the champions as this, with Miss Fortune, Twitch, Vladimir, and Warwick getting {{Cool Bike}}s, while Rumble and several other background drivers get equally [[CoolCar Cool Rides]]. |
| 515 | * HellBentForLeather: Leather is present on majority of the champions' outfits, especially on the vandals. Yes, even [[WreathedInFlames Brand]]. |
| 516 | * HiredGuns: |
| 517 | ** Brand is a "problem-solver", useful for a wasteland full of problems. His prices are a little high for a glorified thug, but one can't deny the value of [[PlayingWithFire inherent pyrokinesis]]. |
| 518 | ** Miss Fortune is a lone rider who's gone through multiple jobs during her travels across the wasteland. Her current targets: Vladimir's Vandal gang, and she's more than happy to take them on. |
| 519 | * PollutedWasteland: It's directly stated that the [[ApocalypseHow apocalypse that created the wasteland]] was nuclear in nature, leaving some effects in the fallout. Twitch supposedly turned from a rat to [[NuclearMutant a more humanoid mutant due to nuclear radiation]], and Vladimir gained [[BloodMagic his blood-controlling powers]] [[ToxicWasteCanDoAnything from the same]]. |
| 520 | -->'''Pulsefire Ezreal''': [[LampshadeHanging In hindsight, nuclear fission probably wasn't the best thing for Zaun to discover]]. |
| 521 | * PostApunkalypticArmor: Junkyard Trundle is the self-proclaimed king of the wasteland's endless junk heaps, and has the shoddily-crafted but effective-looking getup to show for it. |
| 522 | * ScavengerWorld: Has light shades of it, mostly where Trundle is concerned. He rules a "kingdom" from the irradiated junk heaps, with his army of sycophantic thugs ready to ruthlessly beat down anyone who trespasses into his territory. |
| 523 | * ShoutOut: The entire skin line is a huge reference to [[TheApunkalypse Apunkalypse]] fiction, especially ''Film/MadMax''. Badlands Baron Rumble in specific is a huge evocation of [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Immortan Joe]], the reworked Ruthless Pantheon gives him [[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Lord Humungus]] vibes and Hyena Warwick gains a few direct line drops: |
| 524 | -->'''Hyena Warwick''': [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Oh, what a day!]] [[MemeticMutation What a bloody day!]] |
| 525 | * WalkingTheEarth: |
| 526 | ** Road Warrior Miss Fortune is an eternal wanderer, one who gets a job taking care of a problem with her own hands, [[ButNowIMustGo then moving onto the next one]]. |
| 527 | ** Vandal Jax, similar to his canon depiction, is a highway wanderer who challenges anyone he comes across using a [[TwoByFore 2x4 with rusty nails in it]]. [[TheDreaded The crushed skulls he's left behind has built him quite a reputation]]. |
| 528 | * YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Vandal Vladimir's skin description points out that with his newfound [[BloodyMurder control over the blood of living organisms]], he could cure the entire living population in the wasteland. Instead, he spends his time ransacking settlements with his biker gang. [[SkewedPriorities Priorities]]. |
| 529 | [[/folder]] |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[folder:Silver Age]] |
| 532 | A series taking place in an alternate Runeterra inspired by UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, featuring campy superheroes here to save the day and dastardly supervillains here to wreck it. |
| 533 | ->'''Champions in the line''': (Cryocore) Brand, (Bioforge) Darius, (Infiltrator) Irelia, (Super) Kennen, Teemo, (Phoenix) Quinn, (Augmented) Singed, (Chemtech) Tryndamere, (Superb Villain) Veigar, (Feral) Warwick |
| 534 | ---- |
| 535 | * AnIcePerson: Cryocore Brand is [[YinYangBomb a mixture of this]], PlayingWithFire, [[UnwillingRoboticisation mad]] [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetics]], and sheer militant brutality. |
| 536 | * CanonWelding: The "canon" between the two lines is pretty loose, but Super Kennen also features in the Toy Box universe, with his blurb and splash art depicting him as [[CoolToy an action figure]]. |
| 537 | * CartoonishSupervillainy: [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Veigar]] gets this treatment as [[CardCarryingVillain a Superb Villain]], complete with a top hat, [[HighClassGlass monocle]], [[DastardlyWhiplash absurdly curly mustache]], and criminal empire at his disposal. |
| 538 | * ClassyCatBurglar: Infiltrator Irelia isn't up for world-threatening supervillainy, but she is nonetheless an extremely capable thief and spy who's managed to avoid detection thanks to her array of cracking devices and HardLight blades. |
| 539 | * HeelFaceTurn: Teemo was once a supervillain, before turning to the side of good and becoming a SupermanSubstitute. |
| 540 | * NuclearMutant: Chemical science GoneHorriblyWrong resulted in the formation of not one, but ''four'' supervillains: |
| 541 | ** Donald D. Darius, once a normal investment banker, was exposed to a cloud of fatal radioactive space gas, leading him to build a suit to contain the substance. However, it corrupted his mind, turning him into a brutal villain known as "Bioforge." |
| 542 | ** The once mild-mannered Dr. Peter Singed, working in the dark corners of New Valoran, was transformed into a dastardly superhuman criminal thanks to a volatile chemical of his own creation. |
| 543 | ** Singed's chemicals also resulted in the creation of Chemtech Tryndamere, who was experimented on and irrevocably changed by falling into a vat of the stuff into a monstrous half-cyborg fusion. |
| 544 | ** The same chemicals ''also'' also formed Warwick, a henchman who was turned into a feral WolfMan after being bitten by a radioactive wolf, now serving as Singed's closest lackey. |
| 545 | * ThePhoenix: Phoenix Quinn and her trusty [[NonHumanSidekick literal-phoenix Valor]] are a crimefighting duo, cleaning up the streets of New Valoran with arrows and burning flames of justice. |
| 546 | * PoisonousPerson: Despite Teemo visually being a SupermanSubstitute, he still retains his poison powers, used to incapacitate foes and leaving them ready for incarceration. |
| 547 | * SuperheroesWearTights: Teemo's appearance is directly lifted from [[SupermanSubstitute a Superman-inspired "cape and tights" design archetype]], while Kennen gets a more [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack modern dark grey outfit]] which looks to be made of some kind of FutureSpandex. |
| 548 | * UpUpAndAway: Both Kennen and Teemo do this pose with their respective speed boost abilities, with Teemo's sometimes getting a short jingle by a bugle. |
| 549 | [[/folder]] |
| 550 | |
| 551 | [[folder:Snowdown Showdown]] |
| 552 | A series of winter-themed skins, giving champions snowy, icy, or festive makeovers for the Time of Snowdown. Split into four distinct categories: the general festive Snowdown Showdown skins, the more casual and playful Snow Day skins, the whimsical and fancier Winter Wonder skins, and the commemorative [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames 2010 Winter Games]] skins. |
| 553 | ->'''Champions in the Snowdown Showdown line''': (Re-Gifted) Amumu, (Santa) Braum, Draven, Gragas, (Snowmerdinger) Heimerdinger, (Ambitious Elf) Jinx, (Slay Belle) Katarina, (Reindeer) Kog'Maw, (Mistletoe) [=LeBlanc=], (Festive) Maokai, (Candy Cane) Miss Fortune, (Snow Bunny) Nidalee, (Workshop) Nunu and Willump, (Nutcracko) Shaco, (Silent Night) Sona, (Happy Elf) Teemo, (Earnest Elf) Tristana, (Bad Santa) Veigar, (Old Saint) Zilean\ |
| 554 | '''Champions in the Snow Day line''': Bard, Gnar, Graves, Malzahar, Singed, Syndra, Ziggs\ |
| 555 | '''Champions in the Winter Wonder line''': Karma, Lulu, Neeko, Orianna, Soraka, (Frostfire) Annie, (Frostblade) Irelia, (Frozen Prince) Mundo, (Snow Faun) Poppy, (Poro Rider) Sejuani, (Snowstorm) Sivir, (Ice King) Twitch, (Snow Man) Yi\ |
| 556 | '''Champions in the 2010 Winter Games line''': (Vancouver) Amumu, (Team Spirit) Anivia, (Ice Toboggan) Corki, (Union Jack) Fiddlesticks, (Festival) Kassadin, (The Mighty) Jax, (Whistler Village) Twitch, (Curling) Veigar |
| 557 | ---- |
| 558 | * AnIcePerson: Virtually all the skins are given an ice or winter-themed aesthetic, with some of them having more snow or ice in their particle effects. |
| 559 | * BadSanta: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bad Santa Veigar]], who simply wants to blot out the holidays forever with his evil magic. Also, he only has a Naughty List. |
| 560 | * BadassSanta: |
| 561 | ** Braum is already akin to Runeterra's resident Santa Claus (a large, jolly man of the frozen north bringing happiness and comfort wherever he goes), so giving him his own Santa skin was inevitable. It was also inevitable that his take would look totally badass. |
| 562 | ** Santa [[BloodKnight Draven]] himself can count, but he also has an... interesting idea of what Santa's like. He thinks having incredible hair and fashion sense, a body count in the Noxian fighting pits, and wielding flying axes makes him more or less the perfect Santa. |
| 563 | * ChristmasEpisode: Many of the general Snowdown Showdown skins that don't fit into any of the sub-themes are explicitly Christmas-themed. |
| 564 | * CreepyDoll: Winter Wonder Orianna takes away some of her normal creep factor by dressing her up cute, stylish winter gear... then proceeds to give some of it back by replacing her [[RobotGirl robot look]] with a wound-up mannequin aesthetic. |
| 565 | * MyNewGiftIsLame: Re-Gifted Amumu evokes this trope. [[ButtMonkey Poor guy can't catch a break]]. |
| 566 | * NonIndicativeName: Snow Bunny [[JunglePrincess Nidalee]] still turns into a white cougar. Her skin description justifies this by saying she's a protector and surrogate Santa for many woodland critters, but still. |
| 567 | * UsefulNotes/OlympicGames: The Winter Games skins were made to commemorate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. It's unclear if there will be any more Olympics-themed skins in the future. |
| 568 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: |
| 569 | ** Poros heavily feature in some of the skins, mainly Malzahar (who summons a bunch of poro/voidling hybrids), Sejuani (who rides a ''giant'' one) and Lulu (with Pix being a flying poro with wings). The lore of the Winter Wonder skin line is that many of its champions are from Winterland, ruled by the one and only Poro King himself. |
| 570 | ** Bard replaces his Meeps with penguins, who have seen a large measure of promotional presence in event-exclusive cosmetics, including player icons and emotes. |
| 571 | ** Gnar ramps up his usual cuteness factor by making him resemble a Siberian husky, even as Mega Gnar! |
| 572 | * SantaClaus: Braum, Draven, Gragas, Zilean, and Veigar have Santa-themed skins. Old Saint Zilean is the closest to a most traditional depiction (using [[TimeMaster time powers]] to instantly deliver presents notwithstanding), Santa Braum and Draven qualify for being {{Badass Santa}}s, Santa Gragas is a really FanDisservice-y depiction, and BadSanta Veigar is... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, a]] BadSanta. |
| 573 | * SexySantaDress: Many of the earliest female winter skins played up the {{Fanservice}} typical of that era of the game, most definitively Candy Cane Miss Fortune, but also present in others such as Slay Belle Katarina and Snow Bunny Nidalee. Later female winter skins have become a lot more modest. |
| 574 | * ShoutOut: The hockey-themed "The Mighty Jax" skin is a blatant reference to the ''Film/TheMightyDucks''. The skin description even speculates that "he used to be a defense attorney, but nobody knows for certain." |
| 575 | * SillinessSwitch: A bunch of the skins give many of the more intimidating champions a bit of levity, whether they be replacing a tusked boar with a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter giant poro]], or replacing orbs of dark energy with ''[[SnowballFight snowballs]]''. |
| 576 | * SnowballFight: The cozy theme behind the Snow Day line, with champions like Ziggs and Syndra having their particle effects replaced with snowballs. |
| 577 | * {{Snowlems}}: |
| 578 | ** Snowmerdinger is based on the ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'' variety, having been brought to life by a magic hat. [[{{Dissimile}} He still has his ingenuity for science and engineering]]. |
| 579 | ** Snow Man Yi is a similar case, originally a snowman brought to life by the Poro King with aspirations of valiant knighthood, out to fight the invading Ice King Twitch. |
| 580 | * SoreLoser: According to her skin description, Team Spirit Anivia is ironically one of these, as she's been known to freeze the exits to locker rooms (and the judges and referees) and fire icicles at her teammates when they lose. |
| 581 | * TheUsurper: Ice King Twitch's goal. Originally just a vile, isolated creature with delusions of grandeur, his jealousy of the Winterlands prompted him to begin an invasion to usurp the Poro King, corrupting any enemies in his way with his icy curse. |
| 582 | * VillainsOutShopping: Explicitly pointed out in the descriptions for Singed, Syndra, and Malzahar. Who says deranged chemists, power-mad mages, and prophets of doom can't enjoy a snowy day off? |
| 583 | * WickedToymaker: Ambitious Elf Jinx wants to be the greatest Santa there was, and is a master toymaker, but her problem is that [[MyLittlePanzer a lot of her toys could be classified as weapons]]. Such is the price to pay for ambition, apparently. |
| 584 | * YouMeanXmas: Instead of Christmas, Valoran celebrates the "Day of Snowdown," commemorating the end of the year and passing into the next. Celebrating it is so universal that [[ScrewTheWarWerePartying it even lasted through the catastrophic Rune Wars]]. |
| 585 | [[/folder]] |
| 586 | |
| 587 | [[folder:Soccer Cup]] |
| 588 | Let the games begin! Made in commemoration of the UsefulNotes/FIFAWorldCup every four years, the Soccer Cup/Legends of the Field line features champions dressed for a nice game of [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football/soccer]]. |
| 589 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (All-Star) Akali, (Sweeper) Alistar, Rammus, (Goalkeeper) Blitzcrank, Maokai, (Striker) Ezreal, (Superfan) Gragas, (Red Card) Katarina, Twisted Fate, (Playmaker) Lee Sin, (Striker) Lucian |
| 590 | ---- |
| 591 | * BeTheBall: Sweeper Rammus is styled after a (spiked!) soccer ball, which suits his RollingAttack quite nicely. The trope name also makes up the entirety of the skin's lore blurb. |
| 592 | * ImprobableSportsSkills: The champions are implied to still have their powers while on the playing field, so it's safe to say this happens. Amusingly {{Deconstructed}} with Striker Ezreal, as he's gotten in trouble with the oversight committee due to several teleportation-related fouls. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | [[folder:Space Groove]] |
| 596 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lux_spacegrooveskin.jpg]] |
| 597 | |
| 598 | In a groovy galaxy a million disco infernos away, a mysterious energy known only as The Groove brings music and prosperity to trillions of galactic citizens. But when the alien overlord Lissandra and her army of Harsh Vibes begin to enslave planets and suppress disco music, a new age of heroes rises to stop her, and keep the party grooving. |
| 599 | ->'''Champions in this line''': Blitzcrank, Gragas, Gwen, Lissandra, Lulu, Lux, Nami, Nasus, Nunu, Ornn, Rumble, Samira, Taric, Teemo, Twisted Fate |
| 600 | ---- |
| 601 | * AnimalJingoism: The legions of Cat Planet are waging war against Dog Planet on behalf of Lissandra's army, both to spread bad vibes and just out of personal grudge. |
| 602 | -->'''Crank''': ''(encountering Nasus)'' Dogbot vs. Catbot. ''DanceOff!'' |
| 603 | * AscendedMeme: One has to wonder if Nunu and Willump's inclusion in the line was purely to ascend the infamous "Disco Nunu" meme. |
| 604 | * CatsAreMean: Blitz shares some mostly playful, competitive banter against his opponents, but Crank plays this absolutely straight, looking down on everyone else for not being a cat. |
| 605 | -->'''Crank''': [[BondOneLiner You are unworthy to pet us.]] |
| 606 | * DancingIsSeriousBusiness: The universe lives and dies off The Groove, with the villains being those threatening it with Harsh Vibes and the heroes being those keeping the night alive. |
| 607 | * DenserAndWackier: One of the most unabashedly goofy skin lines in the game, like if the [[CatDogDichotomy Cats vs. Dogs]] and [[SpaceOpera Odyssey]] themes were merged into [[{{Zeerust}} a supremely funky]] combination. |
| 608 | * TheDividual: Space Groove "Blitzcrank" is actually two individual kittens piloting a single MiniMecha named [[DecompositeCharacter Blitz and Crank]], with the black-furred Crank operating the main body while the orange-furred Blitz pilots [[RocketPunch the rocket fist]]. |
| 609 | * FunHatingVillain: Largely what consists of villainy in the line is hating fun. Lissandra's evil alien armada is built on a terrible taste in music, and Crank also finds The Groove very annoying. |
| 610 | * FunnyAnimal: Across the universe is home to several cartoon animals piloting [[MobileSuitHuman bigger, anthropomorphic spacesuits]]; Blitz and Crank are cats, Nasus is a dog, and Rumble is a monkey. |
| 611 | * TheGhost: Lissandra is repeatedly mentioned as being the villain of the line, but isn't at all represented in the skin's debut wave. |
| 612 | * HiredGuns: Samira is a mercenary from the Hot Tub Nebula hired by the Three Party Goddesses to keep Lux safe as they fight for Normal World and other planets kept under Lissandra's evil clutches. |
| 613 | * MiniMecha: Blitz and Crank pilot a gestalt robot to fight with called [[CompositeCharacter Blitzcrank]]. Rumble also has a version of his usual mech, created from scratch to rebel against Lissandra's takeover of his homeworld. |
| 614 | * MobileSuitHuman: Nasus in this line is merely just [[PreciousPuppy a corgi-like dog]], but he pilots a human-sized body that lets him smash enemies to bits just like his canon counterpart. |
| 615 | * MookFaceTurn: Willump was originally recruited by Lissandra as part of her bad vibes-spreading forces, but broke free from her brainwashing after encountering Nunu during the invasion of Normal World. Retaining his ever-strong boogie-channeling abilities, the two are now roaming the galaxy to bring good vibes back to the universe. |
| 616 | * PlanetOfHats: PlayedForLaughs regarding the homeworld of Nunu and Lux, among [[TokenHuman the normal humans of the cast]], which is called... Normal World. There's also Nasus, a dog from Dog Planet, and Blitz and Crank, cats from Cat Planet. |
| 617 | * SpiritualAdaptation: These skins are fairly blatantly based on ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5''. |
| 618 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: Blitz and Crank have this dynamic. Crank absolutely cannot stand The Groove and only fights using it to assert dominance upon the galaxy, but much to his chagrin, [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Blitz enjoys it just fine]]. |
| 619 | -->'''Crank''': Blitz! Back on the controls! It's time to conquer the galaxy!\ |
| 620 | '''Blitz''': Aww, but I wanted to dance! |
| 621 | * VocalDissonance: |
| 622 | ** Nasus "speaks" by normal puppy barks, which is then translated by [[MobileSuitHuman his suit]] into his usual voice, which is just as [[AuthoritySoundsDeep deep and commanding as ever.]] |
| 623 | ** Blitz and Crank (who are both kittens in this line) also speak through human voices, and while Blitz's voice is fairly mundane, Crank's is [[BaritoneOfStrength almost comically baritone.]] |
| 624 | * {{Zeerust}}: The main aesthetic in the line is gleefully dated, heavily inspired by {{Disco}} and cheesy [[TheSeventies 70's-inspired]] scifi. |
| 625 | [[/folder]] |
| 626 | |
| 627 | [[folder:Spirit Blossom]] |
| 628 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spirit_blossom_2020_lor_background_02.png]] |
| 629 | |
| 630 | The Spirit Blossom festival is an annual Ionian celebration taking place during the summer and built around the bloom of Spirit Blossoms, allowing Ionians to commune with spirits of the deceased for good fortune and last respects. The event has sprouted its own myths and legends across generations, with champions in this skin line representing characters from them.\ |
| 631 | \ |
| 632 | Tying in with the line's release was [[GameWithinAGame a client-based]] VisualNovel[=/=]DatingSim titled ''Spirit Bonds'', based around [[FeaturelessProtagonist you]] entering the Spirit Realm and interacting with the spirits represented in the line. |
| 633 | ->'''Champions in this line''': Ahri, Aphelios, Cassiopeia, Darius, Evelynn, Kindred, Lillia, Master Yi, Riven, Sett, Soraka, Syndra, Teemo, Thresh, Tristana, Vayne, Yasuo, Yone, Yorick |
| 634 | ---- |
| 635 | * AdaptationalHeroism: As minor as the upgrade is, Thresh is changed from overtly evil in canon to AmbiguouslyEvil in this skinline, with some BlueAndOrangeMorality involved in his capture of souls. He still captures and tortures souls in his lantern, but in his perspective he does this to protect them, help them reach their true potential, and guide them home, (home being his lantern) while he views Ahri leading souls away from him as leaving them defenseless and alone to wander for eternity. |
| 636 | * AllAnimalsAreDogs: As seen for episode 2 of Lillia, despite being a talking limbless wolf spirit, the Wolf of Kindred is very excited to see a stick that he is ''sure'' is for him, and is utterly melancholic when he can't find it after Lamb puts it out of his sight...and of course, he's hugely excited once he sees it again. That being said, he does ObfuscatingStupidity so he might have just been acting. |
| 637 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Thresh (or rather, the mythological figure Spirit Blossom Thresh represents, the Collector) is generally framed as a spirit of obsession who lures away and captures the spirits of the dead, [[FateWorseThanDeath barring them from their true peace and rest as offered by the Gatekeeper]]. However, in ''Spirit Bonds'', Thresh almost never drops his affable demeanor and calls the souls he has not yet gathered "lost children." [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes In his view, he brings souls safely home when he collects them]], whereas Ahri/the Gatekeeper negligently lets them wander. Given that we never see or speak to the spirits in his lantern, there's enough wiggle room to believe either interpretation.[[note]]This characterization is different to that of his in-game skin, who [[TermsOfEndangerment similarly refers to his potential victims as family]], [[FauxAffablyEvil but is more outwardly malicious and manipulative.]][[/note]] |
| 638 | * {{Animesque}}: Riot initially teased the skin line as being inspired by anime, and it manifests in a similar fashion to the [[{{Wuxia}} Immortal Journey]] line in its flashy-yet-traditional grandeur. |
| 639 | * AngstComa: Lillia represents the guardian of a forest destroyed in fire, who in her grief began an eternal slumber in the spirit realm, reliving the destruction in endless nightmares. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fFG4ZLp9Y "The Path"]], Lillia can be seen resting on the side of a large hill, and based on the amount of foliage that has since enveloped her, she's been asleep for ''a long'' time. |
| 640 | * AnywhereButTheirLips: At the end of Yone's path in ''Spirit Bonds," you can use [[ThePromise his promise]] to coerce him into giving you a kiss. You ask for one on the mouth, but he -- after much hesitation -- kisses you on the cheek instead with a lame dodge about how "the cheek is the mouth of the soul." |
| 641 | * AscendedMeme: Episode 3 of Thresh's conversations will have you try to hook in a spirit. You'll miss and get a narration about "For a moment, you think you hear a pinging sound, [[https://slm-assets.secondlife.com/assets/20688900/lightbox/Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg?1527638893 and a yellow question mark appears in your mind before fading."]], referring to the infamous use of the game's caution ping to complain about someone as if portraying abject confusion. |
| 642 | * BarredFromTheAfterlife: The apparent fate of spirits who never came to grips with their death and/or were lured away by Thresh's lantern. That being said, The Collector believes his lantern to be the ''true'' afterlife, while the Gatekeepter leads souls to wander forever. |
| 643 | * BishonenLine: Spirit Blossom Thresh, in-game and in ''Spirit Bonds'', first begins looking demonic and fearsome-looking, a form which according to him was forced upon him as a "mere reflection of [his] true self." As he gathers more spirits (played in-game as requiring 45 souls then using his ultimate), he changes his appearance to that of a human-looking [[{{Hunk}} (and very handsome) young man.]] |
| 644 | * ButThouMust: The conversations aren't terribly variable based off choices, so naturally no matter how much said choices might even allow you to express your detest or fear for doing things for all of the spirits or the spirits themselves, it will lead down the same plot. |
| 645 | * CainAndAbel: In this skinline, Yone and Yasuo were rival warlords, [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling one dutiful, one roguish]]. Unlike their canon counterparts, they died in a MutualKill. |
| 646 | * CameBackWrong: Riven represents a warrior in an ancient land who was cut down thousands of years ago, but was so restless and unable to find peace that she returned to the land of the living, [[ThePowerOfHate driven by a strange]], [[DemonicPossession if not outright demonic darkness.]] |
| 647 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: Lamb has the appearance and personality of a young girl, playing endless games of hide and seek with Wolf in-between their hunts, and is mostly oblivious to the darker aspects of death. Wolf is willing to play the part of her excitable animal companion to keep her in the dark about what their job actually entails. |
| 648 | * CovertPervert: [[ShrinkingViolet Lillia is shy and extremely easy to fluster]]... and she almost immediately insists that you strip naked because spirits don't wear clothes. (You can argue that you're not a spirit but all in vain). |
| 649 | * DatingSim: The "Spirit Bond" segments play out like one with varying amounts of ShipTease between the player character and the spirits depending on what dialogue options and path you choose. |
| 650 | * DemonicPossession: Riven is accompanied, if not outright possessed, by a "dark spirit," which appears as either a harmless purple wisp or as an {{Oni}}-like warrior (it is visible in her skin while using Ki Burst or recalling), and also looks to be what brought her BackFromTheDead. In ''Spirit Bonds'', Riven first appears in a mindless trance searching for her blade [[WreckedWeapon (which shattered into countless pieces)]] while possessed by it. Finding shards of it allows her to think more lucidly, but she remains completely oblivious to the demon, the possession, [[GhostAmnesia or the fact that she's even dead.]] |
| 651 | * DiggingYourselfDeeper: Cassiopeia will call you "darling" by accident in Episode 3 of her conversations. She will retract this and insist that she wasn't thinking about you at all. Of course, she was probably just being [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]]. |
| 652 | * DontFearTheReaper: Lamb is an innocent child who collects those who are ready to go. Wolf takes those who put up a fight, but he claims that not all souls ''want'' a peaceful end, so he is only giving them their preference. |
| 653 | * DramaticUnmask: Reaching S-rank bond with the Kindred sees Lamb do this. Based on the three possible reactions, the protagonist wasn't expecting her to look so human underneath. |
| 654 | * ExpressiveEars: Thresh's long, elf-like ears ears go down when he's sad (or embarrassed, as his event icon clearly displays). So do Wolf's, but of course that practically goes without saying since he's an animal. |
| 655 | * FanservicePack: The characters who were already attractive look even hotter in this line, while Spirit Blossom Thresh gets a ''huge'' boost, going from a skeletal lich to a beautiful young man. Episode 3 for Ahri's conversations includes a fitting response choice while you two are confronting him: [[{{Memes/SpongebobSquarepants}} "Oh no...he's hot..."]] |
| 656 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Riven and Yasuo retain this design choice, both wearing jackets that exposes more of their right sides. Riven also wears a legging on her right leg unlike to her left leg along with a single gently-curved purple horn coming out of her left temple behind the bang in her hair, and Yasuo kept his asymmetrical shoulderpad while his right arm is teal in addition to part of his right cheek. Thresh also has two purple horns coming out of his head, but the one that comes out of his left side is less curved and longer. Cassiopeia has a single blue flower worn on the left side of her head. |
| 657 | * {{Fauxshadow}}: Spirit Blossom Vayne's conflict shares blatant parallels to that of the canonical Vayne, in that she's endlessly hunting down a "demon of pain" that killed her family. So you'd expect the demon she's hunting in ''Spirit Bonds'' to be a counterpart to Evelynn, right? Nope. [[spoiler:The actual perpetrator has been long gone; the demon you've been hunting actually a reflection of ''[[EnemyWithout Vayne herself]]'', [[TomatoInTheMirror symbolizing her persistence in hunting down her parents' killer and inability to let their deaths go]]. The conflict ends up changing from that of revenge to self-forgiveness and making peace with her own (quite literal) personal demon.]] |
| 658 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Various aspects of the line have been teased for quite a while before it was launched. The Spirit Blossom festival was first established in the ''Zed'' comic as where [[MadArtist Jhin]] was initially captured, and it was discussed in greater detail within the short story "Perennial", with legends mentioned during the story foreshadowing future skins. |
| 659 | * GenkiGirl: Lamb acts like an energetic child, a stark contrast to the EmotionlessGirl she is in her base skin. |
| 660 | * GreatGazoo: Teemo is an Ionian TricksterGod and "child of the forest", one that has centuries of pranking Ionians behind him. |
| 661 | * GhostAmnesia: A lot of the spirits either can't remember exactly how they died or they don't ''want'' to. |
| 662 | * HornedHumanoid: Lillia now has two antlers. Lamb has twisting, ram-like horns. Thresh, Riven and Yone have more gently-curved horns not unlike many portrayals of demons in media. |
| 663 | * HunterOfMonsters: The heroine known as Tsetsegua -- represented by Spirit Blossom Vayne -- was raised in a clan of these, and is [[LastOfHisKind the last of her kind]] after a demon of pain chanced upon them. She has since spent eternity hunting the demon down, unable to let go and doomed to never be able to catch it. |
| 664 | * LighterAndSofter: Despite dealing with heavy themes like life, death, destiny, and obsession, this skinline is fairly lighthearted. Your interactions with the characters in "Spirit Bonds" occasional stray into the serious or poignant, but they never stay dark for long. |
| 665 | * LiteralSplitPersonality: Kindred was once the "grey man", the Spirit of Death. Constantly lonely because [[PrimalFear no one wanted to meet him]], he split himself into Lamb and Wolf, who represent peace and struggle in death respectively. |
| 666 | * MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Playful as he seems, Wolf has a ''scary'' mouthful of fangs. |
| 667 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Thresh in all of his forms has his chest exposed under his jacket, though most of his torso is covered. |
| 668 | * NoIndoorVoice: WOLF ONLY SPEAKS IN CAPS. Wolf also repeats himself a lot, yes he does. |
| 669 | * NobleDemon: |
| 670 | ** Cassiopeia is a spirit of temptation who tasks you with gathering personal heirlooms that turn out to be [[ArtifactOfPower Artifacts of Power]] to gain advantages over other spirits, [[CardCarryingVillain and makes no bones about the fact]] [[AtLeastIAdmitIt she's manipulating you when confronted about it]]. However, she does so based on an agreement where she in exchange would help return you to the mortal realm, which she fulfills with little protest. |
| 671 | ** Likewise, Thresh makes no attempt to trap the player, and expresses serious concern for the player, nearly trapping them to prevent any harm from coming to them while they are parted but choosing to go against his nature and allow the player to return to the mortal realm. |
| 672 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Wolf is the 'experienced' half of the split, while Lamb is innocent. But he likes the dynamic he has with his friend, so he's happy to play up his goofy side for her amusement. |
| 673 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: The Akana are a type of spirit distinct from the (mostly) benevolent Kanmei, and are all described as "demons" due to them all being driven by some sort of obsession, [[DarkIsNotEvil not necessarily an evil one]]. While Thresh desires to collect his "family" (read: any soul he can lure into his lantern), and Cass [[ManipulativeBastard tempts mortals to gain power]], Lillia and Vayne's obsessions are over the loss of their loved ones, and Riven the [[LossOfIdentity loss of her]] [[GhostAmnesia mortal identity.]] |
| 674 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: Most of the champions in this skinline are technically dead. They have either found new purpose in the spirit world or lost their way entirely. |
| 675 | * PaletteSwap: The demon Vayne faces is initially pretty obviously just her, mirrored, with dark grey washed over her instead. Its colors change to a bit more creative palette later, though still clearly just an edit. |
| 676 | * PointyEars: Akana like Thresh, Vayne and Riven have long, slender ears. The kanmei appear to have normal human ears. |
| 677 | * PowerPerversionPotential: When you first meet [[SnakePeople Cassiopeia]] in "Spirit Bonds," she grabs you in her coils and squeezes you until you pass out. If you pursue the romance arc with her, you repeatedly get the option to ask her when she's going to do it again. If you do, [[WhatTheHellPlayer she eventually starts regretting having coiled you up.]] |
| 678 | * ThePrankster: Teemo is a TricksterGod who loves playing pranks on humans and spirits alike. In ''Spirit Bonds'', he cajoles the player into [[BullyingADragon stealing Thresh's lantern]] and [[DontFearTheReaper Kindred's cloak]], for laughs. |
| 679 | * {{Psychopomp}}: |
| 680 | ** Kindred are represented as the Ionian variant of their usual selves, interpreted as a young girl and her beastly companion who endlessly play games with one another before being summoned to collect the dead. |
| 681 | ** Another being that fills this role is "the Gatekeeper", represented by Spirit Blossom Ahri, a whimsical, fox-like spirit who offers the souls of the fallen a gate for eternal rest... but only if they choose to follow her path and are not tempted to stray away. |
| 682 | ** Thresh is an evil version, claiming to shelter and protect lost souls but actually luring them off the path and imprisoning them in his lantern, which he believes is the ''true'' afterlife. |
| 683 | * ShipTease: Cassiopeia tells you that the Spirit Blossom version of Katarina took a "[[SpinAttack spinning oaf]] of a husband" against her family's wishes, making yet another nod to the popular Garen/Katarina ship. |
| 684 | ** The player character can also potentially (or outright) get this with the respective spirit they follow the path of during the "Spirit Bonds" storylines. The segments play out like a DatingSim, though the main character has to return to their world before anything can go any further. Notable examples include Yone becoming embarrassed after kissing the player character on the cheek and Thresh being somewhat unwilling to let you return home but inevitably letting you go. |
| 685 | * ShoutOut: |
| 686 | ** Episode 3 of Vayne's conversations will have her state that a demon is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmzRa-sXQs "...just standing there... menacingly."]] |
| 687 | ** While confronting Thresh for the third episode of Ahri's conversations, you'll have the option at one point to say [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ba9_jaN7EA&feature=youtu.be&t=6 "Oh no...he's hot..."]] |
| 688 | * SlipperyMacguffin: The shards from Riven's blade helps her remember her past, but keep disappearing after she gets them. [[SubvertedTrope It turns out that actually]], she's just burying them after you give them to her because she finds she doesn't actually care for this obsession over what she was defining her and throws them all away in episode 4 for her conversations...only doing and explaining this after you found them, of course. |
| 689 | * {{Tanuki}}: Teemo is designed to resemble one, and like many traditional myths about them, he's [[GreatGazoo an eternal]] [[ThePrankster trickster]]. (No giant testicles though.) |
| 690 | * ThreatBackfire: Cassiopeia threatens to crush the player's bones in her snake coils. The player can [[TooKinkyToTorture eagerly agree]], which makes Cass rescind her threat. |
| 691 | * {{Tsundere}}: |
| 692 | ** Vayne in ''Spirit Bonds'' is a classic variant to an almost parodic extent. She starts off aloof and abrasive as you follow her, but she immediately expresses concern for you when she realizes that you're visibly wounded, and then gets just-as-quickly flustered and resistant if you call her out on it. It proceeds to escalate as she decides to bring you along on her monster hunt... as bait. |
| 693 | --->'''Vayne''': I--I mean--you deserve it for chasing after me like a child! [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Who even cares about your face?]] [[BlatantLies I don't care about your face!]] |
| 694 | ** Riven also goes through this once she snaps out of her trance, going back and forth between [[DontYouDarePityMe indignation]] and genuine thanks towards you helping her out. Her route ends with her [[DefrostingIceQueen eventually defrosting]], expressing sincere gratitude at helping her get over her obsessions and swearing for her skeleton to haunt if you tell anyone she kissed you on the cheek in thanks. |
| 695 | ** Invoked by Cassiopeia, who calls the player "Darling" in seemingly a slip-up then denies it. However, this is likely part of her manipulation of them. |
| 696 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Yasuo and Yone were this before, but they're this again, too. Yasuo trades his armguard and shawl for a coat that only covers the left half of his torso, and Yone wears a kimono that clearly exposes his trunk from between both of his nipples. |
| 697 | * WarriorPoet: Yasuo was a capable warlord in life but considered music his true passion. This irked Yone, who set aside his own poetry to focus on training and resented Yasuo for [[HardWorkHardlyWorks being better with the sword despite practicing less.]] Yasuo (long dead by the time you meet him) wishes they had remained artists instead of fighters, and the climax of his story arc in "Spirit Bonds" is finding a poem Yone wrote for him. |
| 698 | -->''Before mortal wars''\ |
| 699 | ''Before pride, duty, honor''\ |
| 700 | ''There were two brothers''\ |
| 701 | ''And that was enough.'' |
| 702 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: |
| 703 | ** Thresh and Ahri. Meeting a Spirit Blossom Ahri as Spirit Blossom Thresh prompts unique dialogue from Thresh warning her that while they were once friendly, he can't let her continue leading "his" souls astray. |
| 704 | ** Yasuo and Yone, as noted above, were close when they were younger. Yone's obsession over past mistakes has kept them apart, but there's more room for them to reconcile in this line than there is for their canon selves. |
| 705 | * WeWillMeetAgain: Thresh promises the player once they die, they will be reunited, and he will shelter their soul for eternity. |
| 706 | * YearOutsideHourInside: Mortal visitors have to be cautious not to spend too much time in the spirit realm for fear of returning years or decades after they left. Not that the spirit realm has standard 'hours'... |
| 707 | * YourSoulIsMine: A being known as "The Collector" -- represented by Spirit Blossom Thresh -- is a demon of obsession haunting the spiritual afterlife, seeking out fallen souls for his own collection, [[FateWorseThanDeath eternally barring them from peace.]] |
| 708 | * {{Vaporwave}}: Thresh’s dance animation plays lo-fi music with his lamp mirroring the general aesthetic as it dances around him. |
| 709 | * ZigZagPaperTassel: Spirit Blossom Lillia wears a garland of shide down her flank. |
| 710 | [[/folder]] |
| 711 | |
| 712 | [[folder:Star Guardian]] |
| 713 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/star_guardian___starfall_promo_1.jpg]] |
| 714 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Burning Bright''']] |
| 715 | A very {{Animesque}} theme, of magic, sparkles, improbable hair colors, and short skirts, comprising of young [[MagicalGirlWarrior magical warriors]] chosen by the light of the stars to fight against the darkness of the universe.\ |
| 716 | \ |
| 717 | Their supplementary website can be found [[https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/star-guardian/ here]], as can their two [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oorajmbSJUM music]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lx_1kgEjOk videos!]] |
| 718 | ->'''Champions in the main Star Guardian line''': Ahri, Akali, Ekko, Ezreal, Gwen[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Janna, Jinx, Kai'sa, Lulu, Lux, Miss Fortune, Neeko, Nilah, Orianna[[superscript:WR]], Poppy, Quinn, Rakan, Rell, Senna[[superscript:WR]], Seraphine[[superscript:WR]], Sona, Soraka, Syndra, Taliyah, Xayah, Zoe, (Redeemed) Rakan[[superscript:WR]], Xayah[[superscript:WR]]\ |
| 719 | '''Champions in the Star Nemesis line''': Fiddlesticks, Morgana\ |
| 720 | '''Champions in the Pajama Guardian line''': Ezreal, Lulu, Lux, Miss Fortune, Soraka, (Pajama Guardian Cosplay) Urgot |
| 721 | ---- |
| 722 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Jinx's villainous traits are greatly softened down in this line, making her less of an insane TerroristWithoutACause and more of a slacker PunchClockHero. Syndra is a borderline case, as while [[TokenEvilTeammate she's definitely the most suspicious of the Star Guardians]], she's still cooperating with her teammates, at least for now. |
| 723 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ezreal is still depicted as an energetic and impulsive daredevil, but he's far less [[ItsAllAboutMe full of himself]], and even his crush on Lux is depicted as being much more reserved. Notably, when Ezreal received his 2018 general VGU, he also received a few Star Guardian-exclusive voice lines, and his delivery there is much gentler and softer-spoken than his usual self. |
| 724 | * AdaptationalVillainy: |
| 725 | ** Zoe in regular canon is [[ImmortalImmaturity immature]] and [[GreatGazoo chaotic]] but rarely malicious, making it a stretch to call her "evil". Star Guardian Zoe, however, [[ChaosIsEvil desires to spread chaos instead of love]], and is bent on the destruction of the First Star's chosen. |
| 726 | ** Xayah and Rakan are similarly morally ambiguous in canon, but here are on the side of overt villainy. [[DownplayedTrope However, unlike Zoe, this is only as a result of outside manipulation, and they currently each have their doubts in being turned against their friends]]. |
| 727 | * TheAgeless: As Nilah reveals, Star Guardians do not age. |
| 728 | * AlphaBitch: ''Ahri'', who's on par with [[Film/MeanGirls Regina George]] in terms of ridiculously condescending sass. However, [[LovableAlphaBitch she's also described as a charismatic leader]] (which may or may not be helped by her [[CharmPerson charm magic]]), and it's implied part of this attitude is a defense mechanism in [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold being protective of]] [[ToughLove her "family,"]] having experienced losing past teammates in the line of duty and not wanting others to fall to the same fate. |
| 729 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Despite apparently not being Yordles ''per se'' (see PintSizedKid), Poppy and Lulu still have long pointy ears, as do Soraka and Janna, with the former three's ears also being covered with fur the same colour as their hair. Soraka still has digitigrade legs and a horn, [[https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https%3A%2F%2Funiverse-meeps.leagueoflegends.com%2Fv1%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fstar01final.jpg even in her casual attire]], Ahri still has her nine tails, and Neeko has her giant lizard tail (even Xayah straight-up calls her a lizard). |
| 730 | * AmbiguousSituation: |
| 731 | ** The fate of [[spoiler: Rakan]] in this universe. [[spoiler: Prestige Soraka’s skin bio implies that he was the one lost in the battle against the Twilight Star, as it mentions her leaving the planet with Xayah and the other star guardians in search of that unnamed person. The "Everything Goes On" Star Guardian's 2022 trailer has Xayah with her team mourning Rakan as if he had died.]] [[spoiler: Wild Rift's storyline reveals that Xayah, who was purified by Rakan's sacrifice, finds him again and purifies his corrupted form, bringing him back.]] |
| 732 | ** [[spoiler: What exactly happened to Lux and her team. From Akali's voice lines and "Everything Goes On", we know that Lux apparently turned into a statue and that she was likely the reason Kaisa became a Star Guardian, however, what happened to the others? And how did she end up becoming a statue in the first place?]]. |
| 733 | * AnimalMotifs: Moreso than other Star Guardians, Zoe takes a bit of additional aesthetic influence from her familiar, an octopus-looking creature named Ran. A few of her abilities are made to resemble and sound like [[MakingASplash dark waters]], and her homeguard "running" animation has her swim around through the air like a cephalopod. |
| 734 | * AscendedFanboy: Pajama Guardian Cosplay Urgot is shown to be a huge fan of the Star Guardians (especially Ezreal and Syndra), having a shrine to them in his house. His recall animation shows his plush toy transform into a real Star Guardian {{Familiar}}, which he hugs. [[AmbiguousSituation Though it may all be in his head.]] |
| 735 | * AscendedMeme: April Fools 2020 heralded the rise of Pajama Guardian Cosplay Urgot; not quite the "Star Guardian Urgot" meme, but close enough. |
| 736 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Xayah and Rakan, as the beginning parts of the Star Guardian skin tie-in video Light and Shadow would make you believe otherwise due to how concentrated Xayah was on taking down Neeko, whilst pushing a clearly distressed Rakan in the process. Her saving him when the floor collapses proved that despite her corruption, Xayah still cares deeply for Rakan. |
| 737 | * BattleCouple: [[OfficialCouple As always]], Xayah and Rakan are together as Star Guardians, before and [[UnholyMatrimony after their corruption]]. |
| 738 | -->'''Xayah''': Ugh... I hate the forces of good.\ |
| 739 | '''Rakan''': I know what'll cheer you up!\ |
| 740 | '''Both''': Murdering the Star Guardians~! |
| 741 | * BigEater: Jinx and Poppy's first scene in "Starfall" has them scarfing down pancakes, seemingly to see who could eat the most. Jinx in general seems to be [[SweetTooth really fond of sweets]]. |
| 742 | * BigSisterMentor: Nilah is this to the new generation of Star Guardians. |
| 743 | * BlackAndWhiteMorality: The no-nonsense Poppy views the universe as such, where either you're out to smash the dangers of the universe, or you're the danger getting smashed. |
| 744 | * BoldExplorer: Not quite as continent-jumping as in canon, but Ezreal here is still pretty adventurous and likes to show off with his [[FlashStep teleportation powers]] despite it constantly bringing back weird anomalies in the process. |
| 745 | * BookDumb: Jinx, the only Star Guardian whose favorite subject is listed as "none." In "Starfall", she also immediately loses interest in a flyer for camp she was given because it "has more than ten words and only one picture." She also didn't bother to read her Star Guardian contract before signing it because "[[WallOfText TL;DR]]". |
| 746 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Xayah and Rakan both were killed and corrupted by Zoe and infected by darkness. While Xayah is [[MoreThanMindControl also motivated by revenge,]] Rakan is well aware of their corruption and is more motivated to protect and save Xayah than by any hatred towards the current Star Guardians. |
| 747 | * BreakoutCharacter: Star Guardian Lux was originally just meant to make her MagicalGirl stylings explicit. The skin's success led to further demand, and the rest is history. |
| 748 | * BrokenPedestal: Part of Xayah and Rakan's turn to evil was them coming to the conclusion that the duty assigned by the First Star of protecting the universe from [[ChaosIsEvil chaos]] as a scam. |
| 749 | -->'''Xayah''': Enforcing order on a chaotic universe was never going to work. The First Star lied. |
| 750 | * CanonWelding: It is revealed during Season 4 that the Chaos that corrupts the universe is from [[spoiler:the Event Horizon Universe, specifically the Dark Star. The corruption that empowers Morgana is also responsible for turning the fallen guardians into monsters like Fiddlesticks.]] |
| 751 | * CameBackWrong: Xayah and Rakan were both brought back from the dead by Zoe, which corrupted them into being evil. |
| 752 | * TheCameo: Ahri at the end of Light and Shadow. Ahri also cameos in "Everything Goes On" alongside Miss Fortune. |
| 753 | * ChaosIsEvil: [[BigBad Zoe is the most outright villainous character in the line]] despite being a Star Guardian herself, as she much prefers using her powers for spreading not love, but chaos. |
| 754 | * ChildhoodFriends: |
| 755 | ** Lux and Jinx. While they currently have a lot of friction between them as Star Guardians [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they still undoubtedly trust in each other to show up in their time of need]]. |
| 756 | ** Kai'Sa and Akali are shown to be close friends as kids in the Twin Stars story. |
| 757 | * TheChosenMany: They are all courageous young people chosen to accept the power of a former Star Guardian. |
| 758 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Similar to her canon depiction, Lulu is really odd, and her quirkiness is often commented on. Despite being the youngest of the Star Guardians, she's uniquely able to directly communicate with the Starlight and does so like it's a close friend, but the cryptic nature of this makes her appear very eccentric and confusing among her friends. |
| 759 | * TheComicallySerious: Poppy, who doesn't take kindly to Lulu's foolishness or Jinx's rebellious nature. |
| 760 | * TheCorruption: Chaos, represented as darkness (in opposition to the First Star's light and order). Rakan and Xayah are already infected by this corruption, and Neeko was shown beginning to fall to it in the Light and Shadow video before being saved by Ahri. |
| 761 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Most of them. |
| 762 | * DarkerAndEdgier: |
| 763 | ** More of a mood change than an aesthetic one, but the introduction of Ahri's team also introduced some [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]]-esque [[CerebusSyndrome darkness]], with the revelation that Star Guardians are destined to "burn," though [[ScrewDestiny Ahri is attempting to defy this]]. In contrast to Lux's much brighter and idealistic team, Ahri and Miss Fortune are veterans who have been hardened from losing previous teammates and aren't too thrilled by the concept of working together with another team, and [[TokenEvilTeammate Syndra is implied to hold some devious ulterior motives]]. |
| 764 | ** The outright aesthetic shift came with Zoe, Xayah, and Rakan, revealing the existence of [[PsychoRangers evil Star Guardians]], shrouded in a twisted mix of the typical bright sparkles and cosmic darkness. |
| 765 | ** Things get even darker with the reveal of Star Nemesis Morgana and Fiddlesticks, specifically the fate of all Star Guardians, the possible loss of Lux' team, and TheReveal that Chaos comes from [[spoiler:the Dark Star universe.]] |
| 766 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Star Guardian Lux, while still aesthetically consistent with the other Star Guardians, was made without the {{Leitmotif}} design of the champions after her, so she lacks an ambient intro during the start of games and features a generic, campy outro theme while recalling. |
| 767 | * EnfantTerrible: Well, [[OlderThanTheyLook "enfant" in the]] [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld same way that]] [[ImmortalImmaturity she normally is]], but Star Guardian Zoe still looks and acts like a preteen girl, and is the chaotic BigBad of the line. |
| 768 | * EvilIsHammy: Rakan was always a total ham. But this is turned up to eleven in his alternate skin lines, where he fully embraces calling others nerds and losers. |
| 769 | * EyepatchOfPower: Unique to the skinline, Syndra gets a stylish eyepatch, one that denotes less cuteness and more of her serious veteran status. |
| 770 | * FallenHero: Zoe was one of the first Star Guardians to protect the galaxy. But after her best friend Harp was corrupted into Fiddlesticks, she vowed to destroy the First Light and became an evil Star Guardian. She would later kill Xayah and Rakan to be [[ReforgedIntoAMinion reforged as her servants]]. |
| 771 | ** Season 4 reveals that [[spoiler:Syndra is also this case. At some point after losing her teammates, she was corrupted by the Dark Star, infiltrating Ahri's team before betraying them.]] |
| 772 | * FanBoy: Rather than being a proper Star Guardian, Pajama Guardian {{Cosplay}} Urgot is instead depicted as a superfan of the group, basing his costume off of Ezreal's. |
| 773 | * FoodAsBribe: To keep Jinx in line or interested in an activity, Lux is not above taking advantage of Jinx's SweetTooth to do so. Jinx is especially interested if the sweet is in the shape of [[GunNut an explosive]]. |
| 774 | --->'''Lux''': "As temperamental as Jinx can be, she can be awfully predictable when it comes to desserts. And ammunition." |
| 775 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: [[https://i.imgur.com/yk8UtUT.jpg The group splash art for the Pajama Guardians]] features a few funny background details: |
| 776 | ** On the bookshelf behind Soraka is a copy of ''[[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a848028cf81e0834691357e/5a99afba0d9297b57e4d8c35/5b9c080d40ec9a552d3cfd23/1537832098218/Screenshot_2018-09-18+Universe+of+League+of+Legends.png?format=1500w The Storm and the Sabre]]'', that Bilgewater-themed [[ShipTease Garen X Katarina]] romance novel [[CallBack Odyssey Yasuo was previously caught reading]]. |
| 777 | ** She's a little blurry, but for whatever reason, Jinx can be barely seen standing outside the window behind Lux. Maybe she showed up really late for the party? |
| 778 | * GirlishPigtails: Jinx, Lux, Poppy, Sona, Taliyah and Nilah. |
| 779 | * GratuitousJapanese: All over the place, from the music videos, recorded with both English and Japanese versions, to the names of the Star Guardians' familiars. |
| 780 | * HeroesGoneFishing: The Pajama Guardian skins depict when a few of the guardians are off duty, cutting loose and simply having some fun. [[TheLancer Miss Fortune]], however, [[CrazyPrepared made sure to bring pajamas with gun holsters just in case something comes up]]. |
| 781 | * HeroicSacrifice: The apparent destiny of all Star Guardians is to go out in a blaze of glory. Janna, who has served a long time, is stoically "[[YouCantFightFate awaiting her retirement,]]" whereas Ahri, who saw three of her team die, is in full ScrewDestiny mode. |
| 782 | * ImprobablyFemaleCast: While it was already implied that male Star Guardians are rare, the vast majority of those chosen by the First Star are female, with the only known male guardians being Ezreal, Rakan, and Ekko. |
| 783 | * InterruptedSuicide: In the "Everything Goes On" music video, [[spoiler:grieving the loss of Rakan, Xayah tries to fling herself off a building but is pulled back from the edge by Seraphine, who comforts her]]. |
| 784 | * LastNameBasis: Miss Fortune only goes by "Sarah" amongst her friends. If you aren't one of them, it's "Miss Fortune" to you. By ''The Slumber Party Summoning'', though, [[DefrostingIceQueen she's started to warm up to Lux's gang]] and [[FirstNameBasis allows her to call her by her first name]]. |
| 785 | * LaughablyEvil: While Zoe does get a somewhat creepier evil makeover as a Star Guardian, personality-wise, she's still [[GenkiGirl the same peppy]] and [[GreatGazoo chaotically goofy]] Zoe we've come to recognize. Rakan, even with his new voiceover as a corrupted Star Guardian, doesn't lose any of [[TheDitz his doofier elements]]. |
| 786 | -->'''Rakan''': What was the plan again? Oh yeah! "Destroy hope, bring the second coming of darkness, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and get]] [[VillainsOutShopping some new]] [[TheDandy hair gel]]." I'm almost out. |
| 787 | * {{Leitmotif}}: When starting the game as one of the Star Guardians, a minimalist version of their team's respective theme song will play. For Lux's team, it's "Burning Bright", and for Ahri's team, it's "A New Horizon". For Neeko, Xayah, Rakan, and Zoe, it's "Light and Shadow". |
| 788 | * LighterAndSofter: This line of skins is ''pretty'', with bright colors and sparkles and beautiful special effects on all their spells. |
| 789 | * LoveRedeems: [[UnholyMatrimony Xayah and Rakan love each other]], but Rakan is more aware that they're both being manipulated by Zoe, and it's highly implied that his love for Xayah (who seems to have become disillusioned by the Star Guardian business) and desire to keep her safe is what allows him to preserve his conscience, quietly plotting to free her heart, even at the cost of his own. %%This comes to fruition in 2022, where Rakan sacrifices himself to save Xayah from Zoe's control before taking the latter out. Xayah would later assemble her own Star Guardian team to save Rakan, bringing him back to the light as well. |
| 790 | * MagicalEye: Its exact significance is unknown, but Zoe's purple left eye [[GlowingEyesOfDoom prominently glows]] during her recall and in her splash art. Syndra's noted to have a [[MysteriousPast dark past]] and some history with Zoe, and while she's apparently on the side of good for the time being, she happens to wear a patch over the same eye. |
| 791 | * MagicalGirl: Their theme and general look wouldn't be out of place in ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. Lux and Jinx even have a fractious dynamic similar to the one between Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars. As well, Seraphine takes a lot of visual cues from Sailor Venus. |
| 792 | * MagicallyBindingContract: If Jinx is to be believed, they all had to sign a Star Guardian contract. The details of it haven't been explored, but given the already-prevalent ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]]'' influence in the line, hopefully Jinx won't regret having not read it. |
| 793 | * MinidressOfPower: Many of them have short skirts, just like the MagicalGirl shows they draw inspiration from. The exceptions to this are the tomboyish Jinx (who wears shorts), and the male Guardians. |
| 794 | * MookFaceTurn: [[GameplayAndStorySegregation During gameplay]], one scenario can occur between Xayah and/or Rakan facing an enemy Zoe, where they realize what she's doing and are seeking payback. |
| 795 | * MysteriousWaif: Soraka is a mysterious Star Guardians from beyond the stars, with a connection to the Starlight similar to Lulu, but has yet to be fully understood. She's both the most soft-spoken of them all, and also [[WhiteMagicianGirl their most powerful healer]]. |
| 796 | * MythologyGag: The short stories make a few nods to the canonical lore of the game: |
| 797 | ** The camp everyone heads to in "Starfall" is Camp Targon, situated near Lake Lunari. |
| 798 | ** In the same story, Miss Fortune coldly states she hates oranges, i.e. the TrademarkFavoriteFood of her canonical ArchEnemy, Gangplank. Moments later, Ezreal mock-salutes [[TheCaptain her]] with "Aye aye, captain." |
| 799 | ** Ezreal shouts to Lux that his favorite light is starlight. Jinx assumes he was going to say "double rainbows." |
| 800 | ** The definitive ShipTease between Ezreal and Lux is a direct reference to a [[ZigZaggingTrope possibly]] reconned out ShipTease found in between them in canon. |
| 801 | ** In "The Slumber Party Summoning", when asked to join in for a game of truth or dare, Ezreal chimes in with "Sounds dangerous, I'm in!" |
| 802 | * TheNicknamer: Jinx comes up with a few snarky nicknames for her friends, including "Shortstop" and "Shorty" for [[PintSizedKid Poppy]], and "Loopy" or "Bam Bam" for [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Lulu]]. |
| 803 | * NonHumanSidekick: Almost all of the Star Guardians have one or more, described as {{Familiar}} spirits. These were given by the First Star to maintain order in the Star Guardians, with the "most orderly" like Lux or Poppy simply carrying magic weapons (technically, [[{{Retcon}} Lux was retroactively given one named Mimi]], who is apparently shy and hides in her staff, represented by [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/e/ee/Mimi_Ward.png/revision/latest?cb=20170809021119 her own ward skin]]). [[EquippableAlly Often times, they serve as the basis for their guardian's weaponry]], which occasionally results in imagery like [[GrievousHarmWithABody Neeko throwing out an explosive frog for her Blooming Burst]]. |
| 804 | * OfficialCouple: As per the norm, Xayah and Rakan are a couple in this skinlines universe as well. |
| 805 | * TheOneGuy: [[{{Bishounen}} Ezreal]], [[TheDandy Rakan]], and Ekko are the only male members of their respective groups. |
| 806 | -->'''Ezreal''': At least the First Star didn't put me in one of those sailor getups. |
| 807 | * PajamaCladHero: The Pajama Guardian sub-line is based on the Star Guardians [[HeroesGoneFishing having a mundane]] SlumberParty, but can be donned during gameplay if you so choose. |
| 808 | * PersonalityBloodTypes: [[ShownTheirWork Just to really show that the creators love]] MagicalGirl tropes, blood type is included in the character profiles. |
| 809 | * PinkHeroine: Lux and Ahri for their respective teams. The 2022 event adds Kai'Sa and also gives redeemed Xayah her own team. |
| 810 | * PintSizedKid: Yordles apparently don't exist in this universe, with Lulu and Poppy having normal human skin. Their size differences are given a HandWave away by the Lulu simply being [[TokenMiniMoe the youngest]], and Poppy is short for her age, with Jinx often commenting on her height. |
| 811 | * RagTagBunchOfMisfits: In 2022, Xayah forms her own Star Guardian group to look for Rakan. It consists of her as the [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] newbie leader, loner powerhouse Senna, robot-turned-human Orianna, and the perpetually peppy popstar Seraphine. All of them have acted on their own for a while, and it takes a bit for them to get along and function as a group. Once they save Rakan and he rejoins, they have become FireForgedFriends and make the rescue party a permanent team. |
| 812 | * RedIsViolent: Jinx has red hair and eyes and is the most chaotic of the Star Guardians. |
| 813 | * RedOniBlueOni: Jinx is the Red to Lux's Blue (even though Lux's theme color is pink). |
| 814 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: Xayah and Rakan were slain by Zoe many years ago, who then resurrected them to serve as her underlings. Xayah is on board with the FaceHeelTurn, but Rakan knows [[MinionManipulatedIntoVillainy what Zoe is doing]] and is forging a plan to free Xayah from her [[HeroicSacrifice at the risk of losing his own self to darkness]]. |
| 815 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Most of them have a little familiar who hangs out with them and empowers their spells. |
| 816 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Xayah is chiefly motivated by revenge, thinking her former teammates abandoned her and Rakan to die on purpose. |
| 817 | * RookieRedRanger: Lux starts out as an inexperienced leader struggling to hold her team together. By 2022, she is the stuff of legend, and ''Kai'Sa'' is routinely visiting her statue and wishing she could be the hero Lux was. |
| 818 | * SailorSenshiSendUp: The Star Guardian skins are a blatant send-up to ''Sailor Moon'', with their frilly magical girl designs, cosmic-based powers, TransformationSequence recall animation, and how the champions are {{Ordinary High School Student}}s when off the clock. The Another Sky event even had a shot of Kai'sa being modeled after the [[Memes/SailorMoon #sailormoonredraw]] pose. Lux in particular had the line, "In the name of Demacia, I will punish you!" even without the skin. |
| 819 | * ScrewDestiny: The Star Guardian in Starfall's Ghost Story chapter, who's implied to be Ahri. |
| 820 | * ShipTease: |
| 821 | ** Apparently, somebody within Riot wasn't happy that the canonical Ezreal/Lux tease was [[AllLoveIsUnrequited halfway]]-[[ShipSinking zapped]], as their [[MeetCute first meeting]] in "Starfall" is almost immediately implies mutual feelings. It's only exacerbated with Ezreal's bio stating that "a certain pink-haired Guardian from another team has caught his attention," and [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3VGBD the 360 image of both teams fighting a giant Void monster]] features Lux staring back at him and [[CrushBlush blushing]]. |
| 822 | ** In a series of Youtube shorts, Senna reads a Jarvan IV/Shyvana manga and passionately defends the ship as "true love". |
| 823 | * ShoutOut: |
| 824 | ** Akali guesses "Inertia is a property of matter?" out of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy's opening sequence in response to Kai'sa starting the thought that the physics lecture they just attended to made her realize something (and that line was definitely not part of the lecture) within the first story for Sona. |
| 825 | ** Kai'sa says "It's not like I'm slowly improving a spaceship for some sort of suicide mission" in act 2 of chapter 4 for Another Sky, which is a surface-level description of ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. |
| 826 | ** Act 3 of chapter 45 has artwork of Kai'sa in the [[Memes/SailorMoon #sailormoonredraw]] pose. |
| 827 | ** Fiddlesticks' nature as a star guardian who fell to chaos and was corrupted into a terrible monster is based on [[spoiler: the Witches]] of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. |
| 828 | * SixthRanger: Neeko was originally part of Ahri's team alongside Xayah and Rakan, before they were seemingly killed off by Zoe (and were later replaced with Syndra, Ezreal, and Soraka). [[NotQuiteDead It turns out she just went into hiding after being presumed dead]], and [[EleventhHourRanger has now returned to her friends and their new acquaintances in their time of need]]. |
| 829 | * SlumberParty: The theme of the Pajama Guardian Variant skins, featuring a few of the girls ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and also]] [[TheOneGuy Ezreal]]) in cute onesies for a slumber party, hosted by Lux for a little R&R. |
| 830 | * SourSupporter: |
| 831 | ** Jinx isn't thrilled about the Star Guardian business or using her powers for anything but her own interests, but she'll come through when it counts. |
| 832 | ** Akali is even less enthusiastic about being a Star Guardian, especially because she knows what will happen if she falls to darkness and how Kai'sa becoming a leader has strained their friendship. Nonetheless she does everything she can to help her team stop Morgana and reconciles with Kai'sa in the end. |
| 833 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Claggor from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'' makes an appearance in Ekko's story for Another Sky. His fate is being unable to walk after a building collapsed on him after saving Sona instead of dying unintentionally from a bomb Jinx made. |
| 834 | * StarPower: Didn't the name give it away? Their spell effects frequently feature cute stars and starry effects. |
| 835 | * TakeAThirdOption: As Nilah demonstrates, there is an alternative to the Star Guardian destinies of 'die heroically' or 'be corrupted by darkness' -- meet your demon, overcome it, and gain its power for your own. |
| 836 | * TakeThatAudience: [[FanDisservice Star Guardian Urgot]] has been an extremely popular fan suggestion for years, but a few champions in the line respond to enemy Urgots as a way of Riot confirming that it'll never happen (until it did with [[LoopholeAbuse Pajama Guardian Cosplay]] Urgot, but even then, it's not in their canon): |
| 837 | -->'''Jinx''': ''(killing him)'' Sorry, Urgot! It's just a Star Guardian thing.\ |
| 838 | '''Ahri''': For the last time, the sparkles are for Star Guardians!\ |
| 839 | '''Xayah''': [[ShoutOut Stop trying to make Star Guardian happen,]] [[Film/MeanGirls it's not gonna happen.]] |
| 840 | -->'''Kai'sa''': Urgot! Whyyyyy…?\ |
| 841 | |
| 842 | * TeamMom: Janna. She's the oldest and most experienced Star Guardian, who just wants to see her team get along. Perhaps emphasized by her more... ahem... ''[[ImpossibleHourglassFigure mature]]'' physique. |
| 843 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Xayah has this to say if she's on the same team as a heroic Star Guardian: |
| 844 | -->'''Xayah''': [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe We're teaming up with the Star Guardians?!]] ''([[{{Familiar}} Saki]] chirps)'' "Just like old times"? Don't tell me you're enjoying this... |
| 845 | * TimeTravelEscape: Ekko's story in Another Sky has him try a {{Downplayed|}} version of this - instead of saving Claggor's life, Ekko just wants to prevent him from getting crippled while saving Sona. However, Claggor convinces him that he can't do that since: 1. What would happen to Sona then? 2. [[YouCantFightFate That just ain't how time travel works anyway]]. |
| 846 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Syndra, a veteran Star Guardian with a MysteriousPast, serving as an advisor to Ahri's team. While she's able to steer them away from unforeseen danger, she's drawing a lot of suspicion from the team for her questionable motives and personal goals. The fact her proficiency is listed as "black magic" and that according to Xayah, she and [[BigBad Zoe]] have history together probably doesn't help. |
| 847 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Rakan is aware of being forced into evil and only remains to try to cure Xayah's corruption. |
| 848 | * TokenMiniMoe: Lulu, the youngest of all the Star Guardians. |
| 849 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: As to be expected from the {{Troperiffic}} character profiles, every Star Guardian has theirs listed: |
| 850 | ** Ahri's is an ice cream sundae (cherry not optional!) |
| 851 | ** Akali's is chashu ramen. |
| 852 | ** Ekko's is wataame. |
| 853 | ** Ezreal's is pizza. |
| 854 | ** Gwen's is yakiniku. |
| 855 | ** Harp's is mochi. |
| 856 | ** Janna's is tea. |
| 857 | ** Jinx's is curry. |
| 858 | ** Kai’sa’s is peach boba |
| 859 | ** Lulu's are cupcakes. |
| 860 | ** Lux's is cake. |
| 861 | ** Miss Fortune's is shrimp tempura. |
| 862 | ** Morgana's is a soufflé. |
| 863 | ** Neeko's is toasted crickets. |
| 864 | ** Nilah's is tandoori. |
| 865 | ** Orianna's is all types of food. |
| 866 | ** Poppy's is okonomiyaki. |
| 867 | ** Quinn's is omurice. |
| 868 | ** Rakan's is chocolate galaxy bars. |
| 869 | ** Rell's is wasabi. |
| 870 | ** Senna's is mango sticky rice. |
| 871 | ** Seraphine's is brown sugar milk. |
| 872 | ** Sona's is anmitsu. |
| 873 | ** Soraka's is cinnamon rolls. |
| 874 | ** Syndra's is chocolate ganache cake. |
| 875 | ** Taliyah's is crystal gummy candy. |
| 876 | ** Xayah's is raspberry chocolate cake. |
| 877 | ** Zoe's is takoyaki. |
| 878 | * VirtualPaperDoll: On top of the Star Guardian universe being its own alternate skin line, ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the line itself developed its own alternate skin line]]'' in the form of the Variant Pajama Guardians, featuring the same particle effects, recalls, and overall design aesthetics, just changing the outfits from MagicalGirlWarrior garb to pajamas for a casual SlumberParty (as part of their "Variant" status, owning one of the forms grants a 45% discount for the other). |
| 879 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Jinx to everyone else in the group. She's lazy, rebellious, reckless, and a little dim at times, which occasionally annoys the others, especially [[TheStoic Poppy]] and [[TheLeader Lux]]. Still, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they do have their moments of friendship and support]] mixed with the occasional ribbing, and [[LittleBrotherIsWatching she seems to genuinely get along with Lulu]]. |
| 880 | * WasOnceAMan: Star Nemesis Fiddlesticks was once a girl named Harp. [[spoiler:She was the first ever Star Guardian to fall, transforming her into Fiddlesticks and forever scarring Zoe, who had been her friend. This is the fate of all Star Guardians who don't die in battle]]. |
| 881 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Zoe's friend Harp was the first Star Guardian to fall, transforming her into a monster, with all Star Guardians doomed to suffer the same if they don’t die in battle. Zoe then began killing Star Guardians and reviving them under her control in a twisted effort to save them from a FateWorseThanDeath]]. |
| 882 | [[/folder]] |
| 883 | |
| 884 | [[folder:Steel Valkyries]] |
| 885 | Set in a dystopian, galactic future scarred by war, criminals, bounty hunters, and mercenaries have filled the power vacuum, with the Valkyries and Dreadnovas armed and equipped with powerful exo-suits absolutely loaded with weaponry, ready to take their enemies on in the vastness of space. |
| 886 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Strike Commander) Camille, (Cyber Halo) Janna, (Bullet Angel) Kai'Sa, (Aether Wing) Kayle, (Strike Paladin) Lucian, (Gun Goddess) Miss Fortune, (Blade Mistress) Morgana, (Armored Titan) Nasus, (Admiral) Glasc, (Dreadnova) Darius, Gangplank |
| 887 | ---- |
| 888 | * BountyHunter: Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter, [[MythologyGag is also a bounty hunter in this timeline]], seeking revenge among the galaxy of thieves after she was shot and left for dead. Ironically enough, she's also the target of an increasingly large bounty, with 37 assassins, 14 exo-suit pilots, ''the entire galactic military'', and a ''[[PlanetDestroyer planet-cracking gun]]'' searching for her. |
| 889 | * ComputerVoice: Gun Goddess Miss Fortune's exo-suit features a [[BenevolentAI friendly AI]] named EXO that responds to her commands, resulting in some playful back-and-forth dialogue. |
| 890 | -->'''EXO''': Prepping for terrestrial combat.\ |
| 891 | '''Miss Fortune''': How terrestrial are we talking?\ |
| 892 | '''EXO''': Extremely! |
| 893 | * DefectorFromDecadence: |
| 894 | ** Bullet Angel Kai'Sa was originally a lieutenant of the Royal Space Military who was the first to test out the experimental X01-Butterfly exo-suit. She loved it so much that [[SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear she bolted with the tech after her first mission with it]], becoming one of the galaxy's deadliest bounty hunters as a result. |
| 895 | ** Gangplank won the war for the Royal Space Military using his battalion of experimental superweapons, only for him to leave and take the weapons with him, forming the interplanetary criminal network that would become the Dreadnova Corps. |
| 896 | ** Morgana defected from the military for unknown reasons, fusing her suit with her skin in an effort to hide its technology from her sister Kayle. |
| 897 | * TheDreaded: Pretty much everyone in the line has built up some sort of reputation. |
| 898 | * GratuitousForeignLanguage: [[AliensSpeakingEnglish Despite]] [[SpaceOpera the setting]], EXO (the AI found with Gun Goddess Miss Fortune) occasionally speaks expressions in various foreign languages, such as "[[GratuitousJapanese Konnichi wa!]]"[[note]]"Hello!"[[/note]], "[[GratuitousGerman Danke für Ihre Kooperation]]"[[note]]"Thank you for your cooperation!"[[/note]], "[[GratuitousRussian Ruki Vverkh]]!"[[note]]"Hands up!"[[/note]], "أطلق النار في الحفرة"[[note]]Arabic for "Fire in the hole!"[[/note]]. |
| 899 | -->'''EXO''': [[DissonantSerenity The horrors of war have made me psychologically unstable]].\ |
| 900 | '''Miss Fortune''': I don't think you're unstable.\ |
| 901 | '''EXO''': Why thank you. Gracias. Spasibo bolshoye. Shukran jazīlan. Danke schön. Arigatou gozaimasu. |
| 902 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Blade Mistress Morgana is a half-alien, explicitly said to be one of the last alive. |
| 903 | * JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Aether Wing Kayle is a terrifyingly extreme example, pursuing everyone in the line for varying crimes (albeit serious ones, from desertion to betraying the entire [[SpaceNavy RSM]]), and not only [[AllCrimesAreEqual are all her sentences death]], [[BloodKnight she will enjoy carrying them out]]. |
| 904 | * MurderArsonAndJaywalking: Aether Wing Kayle's joke lines involve reciting the punishment for various crimes (all death), only to pause at carrying an unlicensed weapon: |
| 905 | -->'''Kayle''': ... Community service. |
| 906 | * OneManArmy: ''Oh yes.'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qikR-i6k1RE Payback is a Goddess]]" features Gun Goddess Miss Fortune having a one-man battle against an enormous battleship firing endless missile barrages right at her... ''and winning.'' |
| 907 | * SpaceNavy: The Royal Space Military appears to be this, but is primarily known for its defectors: Kai'Sa and Gangplank. |
| 908 | * SpaceOpera: The general theme of the line, with [[SpaceColdWar interplanetary civil wars]], {{Galactic Superpower}}s, and heavily-armed spacesuits for all! |
| 909 | * SpacePirate: Dreadnova Gangplank. Formerly [[FourStarBadass an admiral in the Royal Space Military]], he began a reign of terror after seizing blueprints of a former colleague's experimental superweapon and proliferating them. He instantly won the thousand-year civil war, defecting with his enormous battalion to form [[NebulousEvilOrganisation the Dreadnova Corps]]. |
| 910 | * SpacePolice: Kayle is a "Justicar" of the Royal Space Military, hunting out criminals on their behalf with almost ComicBook/JudgeDredd-level brutality. |
| 911 | -->'''Kayle''': ''(at the start of the game)'' Attention, criminal element: I am Justicar Kayle of the Royal Space Military. ''[[PrepareToDie You will not leave this planet alive.]]'' |
| 912 | [[/folder]] |
| 913 | |
| 914 | [[folder:Super Galaxy]] |
| 915 | A set of skins based off mecha anime, composed of champions of the Super Galaxy team to combat evil alien forces led by the immortal Spider Queen Elise. |
| 916 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Super Galaxy) Annie, Elise, Fizz, Gnar, Kindred, Nidalee, Rumble, Shyvana, (Neon Strike) Vi. |
| 917 | ---- |
| 918 | * {{Animesque}}: The line is ''very'' flashy and colorful, codified by Super Galaxy Rumble, a very clear-cut homage to ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' and other mecha anime. |
| 919 | * ArtifactTitle: Neon Strike Vi is retroactively the first skin in the Super Galaxy line, and so far, no other champion has received a Neon Strike skin. According to the creators, Super Galaxy and Neon Strike are two different but similar teams in the same universe, though any other members of Neon Strike have yet to be seen. |
| 920 | * BigBad: Super Galaxy Elise (also known as "The Spider Queen"), who [[NonIndicativeName despite the name]] is treated as the villain of the line, with her and her powerful mecha spider form leaving much of the Super Galaxy units defenseless in her web. |
| 921 | * TheCaptain: Shyvana is the current leader of the Super Galaxy squad, and one it definitely needs. Having been transferred from a different team, [[SurroundedByIdiots she often wonders if having to deal with them]] [[PunchClockHero is worth the salary bonus]]. |
| 922 | * ChildProdigy: |
| 923 | ** Annie is the youngest human to ever be named a Super Galaxy cadet, having proved herself after [[GadgeteerGenius creating an entire self-piloting mech from her teddy bear]]. |
| 924 | ** [[HumanPopsicle His age is a little vague]], but Gnar is still figuring out how to properly use a pistol. That doesn't stop him from being able to wallop you with Mecha-Gnar. |
| 925 | * TheDividual: Kindred is in this line, though interestingly, Lamb and Wolf are of separate origins but partnered up... [[PokeThePoodle mostly because Lamb owes Wolf him lunch from when they were cadets]], and he isn't letting her get away this time. |
| 926 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Neon Strike Vi precedes all of the other Super Galaxy skins, but was later considered part of the line's universe. While she definitely fits thematically and aesthetically, [[ArtifactTitle the "Neon Strike" title remains]], especially noticeable since no other champion has a "Neon Strike" skin. |
| 927 | * HotBlooded: Very prominent in not just Super Galaxy Rumble, but judging by his [[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/skin-release/super-galaxy-activate ad blurb]], Super Galaxy Fizz, ''who's even more so.'' |
| 928 | -->'''Vi''': Guys, I could really use some help with this monster...wait, who is yelling?\ |
| 929 | '''Shyvana''': Listen, we’re working on it -- silence, space fish! We have to stop this abomination from destroying the city.\ |
| 930 | '''Fizz''': [[{{Kiai}} AAAAAAAAAAAA!]] [[ScreamingWarrior ALMOST AAAAAAAAA]] [[LargeHam DONE AAAAAAAAAAA!]]\ |
| 931 | '''Kindred''': We also want to yell. AAAAAAAAAAAAA! |
| 932 | * InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: Robotic technology features prominently in a few skins: Super Galaxy Rumble gains a shiny and tricked-out MiniMecha, Gnar, Elise, Nidalee, and Shyvana get robotic makeovers during their transformations, and some companions (Fizz's shark, Tibbers, and Wolf) get the same treatment. |
| 933 | * ThreateningShark: Fizz is able to summon a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha mecha]] gigalodon from out of nowhere, something no other pilot or space fish can do... [[FridgeLogic or should do]]. |
| 934 | [[/folder]] |
| 935 | |
| 936 | [[folder:Toy Box]] |
| 937 | A set of mostly cheaper skins, these skins represent toys from within Dino Gnar's toy box that take a life of their own when he's not around. |
| 938 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Moo Cow) Alistar, (Toy Soldier) Gangplank, (Dino) Gnar, (Super) Kennen, (Pug'Maw) Kog'Maw, (Grungy) Nunu and Willump, (Sewn Chaos) Orianna[[note]]Sewn Chaos Amumu and Blitzcrank were planned, but cancelled at the last minute[[/note]], (Ragdoll) Poppy, (Renektoy) Renekton. |
| 939 | ---- |
| 940 | * CoolToy: Renektoy is likely the most successful of all the toys, being an unexpected must-have gift of the 1996 season. [[HilarityEnsues Shortages, online scalping, store aisle fist-fights, and mall stampedes ensued]]. |
| 941 | * CreepyDoll: Sewn Chaos Orianna gives her an unsettling ragdoll makeover, and even the bravest children shy away from it. |
| 942 | * LivingToys: The concept behind most of the skin line, most of which are in the ownership of Dino Gnar (and/or if the Sewn Chaos Amumu/Blitzcrank splash art is to be believed, Annie). |
| 943 | * PreciousPuppy: Pug'Maw is [[CuteMonster Kog'Maw]] reskinned to resemble an alien, but UglyCute pug. The skin description lists him as a nine-month-old purebred pug who loves children and other pets, but might have a salivary problem and has eaten three action figures and a doll. |
| 944 | * PricelessMingVase: Referenced regarding Moo Cow Alistar, an incredibly rare and valuable variant of Alistar figurines whose mint versions that can go for several thousands at an auction. The fact one of them was submerged in a tub goes to show that [[WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings children don't deserve nice things]]. |
| 945 | [[/folder]] |
| 946 | |
| 947 | [[folder:True Damage]] |
| 948 | After the worldwide success of K/DA, Akali made it her mission to recruit accomplished and up-and-coming artists to form a new supergroup: True Damage. Never before has a crew been comprised of such diverse talent, ranging from natural lyricists to renowned producers to legendary vocalists... all ready to disrupt the music industry. |
| 949 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (True Damage) Akali, Ekko, Qiyana, Senna, Yasuo |
| 950 | ---- |
| 951 | * AGoodNameForARockBand: Much like Pentakill and K/DA, True Damage gets its name from an in-game element. |
| 952 | * AscendedFanboy: In-universe. Ekko has great respect for Yasuo and now gets to work with him. |
| 953 | * AscendedGlitch: When True Damage Ekko was first introduced to the PBE, triggering all stacks of his passive would have him [[MoonwalkDance moonwalking]]. This was actually a bug --[[https://twitter.com/Xenogenic/status/1199763471996350465 specifically his Homeguard animation being triggered and playing in an incorrect way]] -- but it was so in-character and loved by many that Riot modified the animation to work consistently (though due to gameplay/clarity concerns, it's only visible to Ekko and his allies, with enemies seeing him facing the direction he's moving). |
| 954 | * DreamTeam: They are all talented rappers, singers, and producers at the very top of their game. |
| 955 | * ExecutiveMeddling[[invoked]]: Senna was previously stuck in a really bad record deal that took away much of her creative independence and seemingly ended her time in the spotlight before she returned as the lead of True Damage. Her splash art shows her burning up her previous contract, which was with "[[MythologyGag Thresh Records]]". |
| 956 | * TheFashionista: Qiyana, as shown by her Prestige skin being designed by none other than Louis Vuitton. Senna later joins her with a similar Prestige skin. |
| 957 | * ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Yasuo plugs his ''tachi'' into the sound console and uses it as yet another switch. |
| 958 | * NeverASelfMadeWoman: Averted. Senna and Akali rose to prominence on their own talents, and Qiyana joined the group to win her fame the hard way instead of coasting on her family's reputation. |
| 959 | * ProductPlacement: |
| 960 | ** The Prestige versions of True Damage Qiyana and Senna were made in collaboration with luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton, with the two wearing actual clothes and accessories present in their lineup. |
| 961 | ** The Prestige version of True Damage Yasuo was made in a partnership with Japanese streetwear brand A BATHING APE, featuring apparel from its AAPE line. |
| 962 | * RecordProducer: Yasuo has reign over the group's production, and is one of the most famous at his job in this line. [[CanonWelding He's also shown up working with K/DA]]. |
| 963 | * RenownedSelectiveMentor: Well, producer. Yasuo is one of the most sought-after collaborators in music, but he won't work with just anybody. |
| 964 | * TheResenter: Some of Ekko's voice lines imply he is fed up with Akali and wants more spotlight for himself. |
| 965 | * ShipTease: Ekko in this universe is flirty towards both Qiyana and Senna, but especially Senna- He openly praises her new look and style. However, Senna seems to still be with Lucian in this world, as one of his kill lines has Ekko worried Lucian will come after him for hurting her, and supplemental material shows the two of them together. |
| 966 | * SpicyLatina: Qiyana is the daughter of "Latin music royalty" but wants to be a ''franchise'' instead of just another a rising star in the music world. |
| 967 | * VaporWear: Prestige Qiyana has a jacket with a semi-sheer lace underlay covering her upper body -- and there's clearly nothing under it. |
| 968 | * TheVoiceless: Yasuo has no lines, spoken or sung, in "Giants" and wears a shirt with a cowl that covers his mouth. |
| 969 | [[/folder]] |
| 970 | |
| 971 | [[folder:Wardens and Marauders]] |
| 972 | A set of two opposing, low-price skin lines, the Wardens and Marauders represent what would happen had the Rune War of Runeterra between the Protectorate and the Magelord Empire continued to persist, locked in an eternal battle for order and chaos. |
| 973 | ->'''Champions in the Warden line''': Gragas, Jax, Karma, Nautilus, Quinn, Sivir |
| 974 | ->'''Champions in the Marauder line''': Alistar, Ashe, Brand[[superscript:WR]], Graves[[superscript:WR]], Kalista, Kled, Olaf, Warwick, Xin Zhao |
| 975 | ---- |
| 976 | * TheAgeless: While there's little proof to back his claims, Jax is stated to be one of the very original Wardens before the fall of the Protectorate. |
| 977 | * AnimatedArmor: Warden Nautilus is this, having his soul bound to the armor to serve as a shock trooper. Few instances of this remain aside from him, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero with the method of his creation believed to be linked to the start of the cataclysmic Rune War]]. |
| 978 | * BlackKnight: The Marauders not only look the part, but they --along with their ancestral Magelords-- were far more willing to experiment in the dark arts, resulting in bestial troops that otherwise defy all logic including Alistar and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Warwick]]. |
| 979 | * KnightTemplar: While the Wardens heavily evoke a typical KnightInShiningArmor archetype, they were implied to be this, [[GoodIsNotSoft imposing a rigid and unforgiving set of law upon the land]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist done in an attempt to stop the rise of the Magelords, leading to the Rune War]]. |
| 980 | * OrderVersusChaos: The Wardens and the Protectorate represent order and peace, while the Marauders and the Magelord Empire represent chaos and war. By the time they went to war, their rule was of a 50/50 split. |
| 981 | * TheRemnant: The Wardens and Marauders are descendants or direct remnants of the otherwise long-disbanded Protectorate and the Magelord Empire, both of which vanished into antiquity following the Rune War. |
| 982 | * TheSocialDarwinist: During its peak, the Magelord Empire had a harsh meritocratic approach to leadership similar to Noxus, split into warrior castes whose rises and falls were dictated by victory in battle. In the present day, remnants including Ashe and Olaf have instead simply chosen to rule through fear and the drive for [[BloodKnight glorious violence]]. |
| 983 | * VestigialEmpire: Both the Protectorate and Magelord Empire are now a shell of their former selves following the Rune War. Conflict still exists between individual remnants of each, but the time of endless armies and militaristic warfare is over. |
| 984 | [[/folder]] |
| 985 | |
| 986 | [[folder:Worldbreaker]] |
| 987 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/worldbreaker_lor_promo_01.jpg]] |
| 988 | |
| 989 | All that has a beginning, must have an end. This has been prophesied by ancient tribes, and to make sure of that, these beasts and goddess rose to bring a conclusion to those tales. |
| 990 | ->'''Champions in this line''': (Worldbreaker) Elise[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Hecarim, Malphite[[superscript:[=LoR=]]], Malzahar, Maokai, Nasus, Nautilus, Sion, Trundle, (Sun Goddess) Karma |
| 991 | ---- |
| 992 | * ApocalypseHow: Each of the four worldbreakers does this in a different way. Nautilus creates massive tsunamis, Nasus consumes the world in fire, Trundle in ice, and Hecarim in darkness. |
| 993 | * BarrierMaiden: Sun Goddess Karma is all that stands between the four titans bringing on the apocalypse. |
| 994 | * GodOfLight: Sun Goddess Karma, of course, the one in whom the sun rises and sets. In her splash art, she's in the process of spooling threads of sunlight into a basket she has with her to create a sunset. |
| 995 | * HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: The worldbreakers function very similarly, including being sealed, appearing in specific orders, and causing the apocalypse. |
| 996 | * {{Lunacy}}: When Sun Goddess Karma is overtaken by the moon, the worldbreakers rise. |
| 997 | * {{Mayincatec}}: More so than the Prehistoric line, there's a much larger Mesoamerican inspiration in the designs. |
| 998 | * MsFanservice: Sun Goddess Karma is dressed in a very revealing outfit whose top is a strapless bra. Her splash art also emphasizes her midriff and cleavage. |
| 999 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Sun Goddess Karma is ''very'' skin-revealing. |
| 1000 | * UnitsNotToScale: With the exception of Sun Goddess Karma, all the Worldbreakers are MASSIVE, even considering their "base" champions. In game, however, they're the same size as their bases. |
| 1001 | [[/folder]] |
| 1002 | |
| 1003 | [[folder:World Championship]] |
| 1004 | ''League of Legends'' is one of the most successful e-sports around the world, and every year, Riot hosts two of the largest ''League'' tournaments for millions to watch to see who wins: the Mid-Season Invitational, and the ''League of Legends'' World Championship. The winning team of the World Championship is treated to a skin line commemorating their victory, with players being represented by their most preferred or definitive champions during their climb to the top.\ |
| 1005 | \ |
| 1006 | In addition, Riot releases Championship and Challenger/Conqueror skins during the World Championship and MSI, respectively. At the end of every season near the World Championship, players who reached Gold or higher in ranked are awarded to exclusive Victorious skins as well. |
| 1007 | ->'''Champions in the Championship line''': Riven, Thresh, Shyvana, Kalista, Zed, Ashe, Ryze\ |
| 1008 | '''Champions in the Conqueror line''': (Challenger) Ahri, Nidalee, (Conqueror) Karma, Varus, Nautilus\ |
| 1009 | '''Champions in the Victorious line''': Jarvan IV, Janna, Elise, Morgana, Sivir, Maokai, Graves, Aatrox\ |
| 1010 | '''Fnatic''': Jarvan IV, Corki, Janna, Gragas, Karthus\ |
| 1011 | '''Taipei Assassins''': (TPA) Nunu and Willump, Dr. Mundo, Shen, Ezreal, Orianna\ |
| 1012 | '''SKT T1''': (First Wave) Jax, Lee Sin, Vayne, Zed, Zyra, (Second Wave) Alistar, Azir, Elise, Kalista, Renekton, Ryze, (Third Wave) Ekko, Jhin, Nami, Olaf, Syndra, Zac\ |
| 1013 | '''Samsung White''': (SSW) Rengar, Singed, Talon, Thresh, Twitch\ |
| 1014 | '''Samsung Galaxy''': (SSG) Ezreal, Gnar, Jarvan IV, Rakan, Taliyah, Xayah\ |
| 1015 | '''Invictus Gaming''': (IG) Camille, Fiora, Irelia, Kai'Sa, [=LeBlanc=], Rakan\ |
| 1016 | '''[=FunPlus=] Phoenix''': (FPX) Gangplank, Lee Sin, Malphite, Thresh, Vayne\ |
| 1017 | '''Damwon Gaming''': (DWG) Jhin, Kennen, Leona, Nidalee, Twisted Fate |
| 1018 | ---- |
| 1019 | * TheAce: (SKT) T1[[note]]The organization rebranded to simply T1 in late 2019[[/note]] has become famous for being one of the best ''League of Legends'' teams in the world, having won ''four World Championships'' since its formation. For specific players, as the in-game descriptions point out, Bang (Kalista and Jhin) has won two of them, Bengi (Lee Sin, Elise, and Olaf) won three of them, and Faker (Zed, Ryze, and Syndra) won all four. |
| 1020 | * AndYourRewardIsClothes: Players are often very eager to have skins made in their honor. Even so, many of them don't pick their own skins, with a myriad of reasons. |
| 1021 | * ArtEvolution: Starting from World's 2016, the skins were shifted to look more like war gods colored like their respective team rather than champions wearing team merch. |
| 1022 | * BattleCouple: |
| 1023 | ** Xayah and Rakan both got Samsung Galaxy skins, and as a bonus, as part of their recall passive, the two will pose together holding the World Cup. |
| 1024 | ** Sadly, only Rakan received an Invictus Gaming skin the following year as Jackylove -- the team's botlaner -- chose Kai'Sa over Xayah. |
| 1025 | * BigEater: SSG Gnar's recalls have him chowing down on food before returning to base. Mini Gnar passes out from finishing all the banana bunches, but Mega Gnar plows right through his ramen (served in the World Cup, no less!), and almost looks disappointed that there isn't any more. |
| 1026 | * BlingOfWar: The Victorious skins are all pretty blinged-out, with white, gold, and blue all over. In addition, the 2016 SKT line in particular features lots of metallic lines and gold accents. |
| 1027 | * BodySushi: SKT T1 Nami in her recall animation ''[[ExaggeratedTrope is]]'' [[ExaggeratedTrope the sushi]], lounging on a rice platter like nigiri to take selfies before being taken back to base with giant chopsticks. |
| 1028 | * FlippingTheTable: SKT T1 Olaf's recall has him do this as part of a particularly violent RageQuit. |
| 1029 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Some of the older skins. TPA Mundo throws the worlds Trophy instead of a cleaver, TPA Ezreal shoots his magic from an oversized foam finger, and TPA Shen uses inflatable noisemakers instead of swords. |
| 1030 | * SignatureScene[[invoked]]: Starting from 2014, Riot has added references to famous moments surrounding the winning players in their respective skins. As well from 2015 onwards, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pVOpDM1djI they also get the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8kXrBS-2Pk to act out their own recall animation as well]]. |
| 1031 | ** SSW Twitch (representing Imp) has a recall where he rolls on the ground, referencing an [[MemeticMutation memetic]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhdvhF7EoT8 interview Imp had at Worlds 2014]], where he [[ItMakesSenseInContext expressed a desire to roll around in the grass at Seoul World Cup Stadium]]. |
| 1032 | ** SSW Thresh (representing Mata) has a recall where he yanks out and holds up the World Cup trophy itself, representing Mata's title as MVP of Worlds 2014. |
| 1033 | ** SKT T1 Ryze (representing Faker) is initially based on his acted-out suggestion, but Riot decided to go the extra mile and had Ryze perform [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mgeUuqFmw Faker's famously random on-stage roll during the Finals]]. |
| 1034 | * TheSixthRanger: Since 2015, a sixth champion is added to represent the backup player; an understudy to fill in for a player who, for whatever reason, can't play. Azir represented Easyhoon, the backup midlaner for Faker in 2015, and Zac represented Blank, SKT's substitute jungler in 2016. |
| 1035 | * VSign: An adorable mid-air variant caps off SKT T1 Kalista's recall animation. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWc_TFWq91g Bang's initial submission]] had him more resemble doing [[https://youtu.be/t386OdgDcc8?t=113 the team's victory "T1" pose]], but for whatever reason, this would be changed to the VSign. |
| 1036 | [[/folder]] |
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