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[@stevenstevenson9365]

It's Darkin here. Kayn you turn on the light?

[@Dark4rcanine]

wow, you fucking didnt :D

[@leichtgesalzener-kabeljaurogge]

Steven Stevenson XD

[@barney2159]

get out

[@stanislaviliev6305]

Steven Stevenson Necrit you just have to pin this comment!

[@GabDamn]

Get out

[@hysteric4544]

just thinking blue eyes and red eyes something about the eyes right, jax has blue eyes what if and only if he fought the darkin that tried to corrupt him and won? May be the reason why he does not want to wield a real weapon is because he fear that there are some traces left of the darkin within him and using a real weapon will manifest the darkin?

[@morbrak1294]

That is flippin genius

[@Alroja]

eric go Not gonna lie, that theory sounds really cool, makes sense, and it SHOULD be real.

[@vaporwolf9344]

But he's the champ

[@thanakorntanampon3625]

what about Jaximus?

[@Kampsycho]

Exacly he's the champ, so he probly defeated a Darkin but abandon'd the Weapon and stuck with a lamp. Though the lore just says he was too strong with a weapon, but that lore is about THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE. So... Rhaast also said he's immortal so if Jax did beat a Darkin nd got empowered the darkin is now just hiding till it gains bloodlust from its trait till it takes form.

[@yahwhey2392]

I love how Aatrox is such a huge part of the lore but then he is absolutely useless in game

[@emmanuelowusu8226]

Jay Finch is not going to me soon

[@hasankadhim5191]

they said he (aatrox) getting a rework after a new champion (kayn) maybe also lore update

[@florianaurel4445]

nah i play him time to time and he is strong. not op but strong.

[@killingspeerx]

Jay Finch Aatrox has a great lore and a badass design, however his gameplay will be much better in his final rework. I really have high hopes for him

[@aleck5andrs443]

pfff, check my match history. When he will get updated I will be a god.

[@OppaUwU]

So, Aatrox = Top Kayn/Rhaast = Jg Varus(?) = ADC (?) = Supp (?) = Mid

[@ilikecake5854]

Mohammad 'Izzuddin soraka support corupted by the banana darkin :)

[@gneoz7238]

I like cake Omg yes Darkin soraka mid :^). Darkin lux lulululul

[@unknownstranger3831]

Mid - Yasuo, corrupted by cancer

[@HackOnFackebook]

HAHAAHAH

[@fotinospanos4143]

Yasuo is mid and supp and adc and jg cuz new meta is shut(i main yasuo but i hate new meta(

[@angchen]

Since the darkin can take over someone, that means they take control right? If im playing aatrox, i take control of him, IM THE DARKIN CONFIRMED

[@florianaurel4445]

XD

[@tscaglione131]

Anjelly oh my god! *suprise intensifies*

[@gankplankmain7862]

Anjelly when is your release and teasers

[@Murasane]

you thought the darkin was a character in game but the real darkin is you

[@angchen]

I'm HARAMBE!! I am already released, no one plays me cuz im useless

[@mattbirch4452]

5 Darkin, 5 horsemen of the apocalypse (Death, War, Famine, Pestilence and Conquest) Varus is Conquest due to his bow which conquest is always seen with, Death is Rhaast and War Aatrox as mentioned by Rhaast. So two more darkin on the way, most likely with some strange damage over time abilities.

[@EnderSwagger]

Varus likely represents pestilence, due to his corruption being almost disease like.

[@OmegagamingDK]

Famine will destroys all your potions and biscuits

[@OmegagamingDK]

don't you think Varus would be pestilence since his kit is him using blight and i dont see him as conquest Kled is more conquest than varus tbh xD

[@monkpawfire]

wtf arent the horsemen 4

[@user-vs6oe8fl3m]

Matt Birch 4 horsemen not 5...

[@einokooboss2734]

Darkins are so cool

[@siegdarklyon1900]

as for the lore hounds : wiki clearly states : **darkin are sentient WEAPONS**

[@Kampsycho]

they probly are and can take form, but some were trapped in their weapon form and need a host till they take over like how Rhaast does ingame. Seems like Varus' is weakened and can't consume him yet so just feeds off his lust for vengeance like symbiosis. only assuming the bow's bloodlust is for vengeance or w/e.

[@siegdarklyon1900]

im pretty sure varus is the guy, not the darkin

[@lordgoopy9]

Lunatic Might indeed Varus is confirmed as the guy, the bow is the Darkin corrupting him.

[@monkpawfire]

but aatrox might be a darkin weapon in its full power and has a manifestation of itself

[@navatheramenguy3127]

id trust more Universe page on league than the wiki

[@Smtee37]

Varus corrupted by the Darkin of Revenge?

[@rad1cal415]

retribution?? ITS his titel arrow of retribution

[@ThatsATortoise]

It could be pestelance, as his ablities are very "infectious". And it could also be explained why Varus says, im on borrowed time. Meaning that Varus is aware that he is slowly being consumed by the darkin weapon and that soon he will die/give in to it.

[@DatCrazyOokamii]

I was thinking Vengeance XD but yeah retribution

[@5H4D3]

Pestilence rather. They seem to follow the horsemen, war, death, pestilence, famine. The next Darkin might have a draining playstyle, stripping your target of its power and infusing yourself with it.

[@jalcome4201]

ShadeVision No one says Riot will actually make 5 Darkin. Sure would be cool for us, but a) from their point they could very well leave 3 remaining darkins as lore only figured and b) designing 5 champs 5 times the same theme is for riot... 🤕 We aint Overwatch

[@gankplankmain7862]

Damn I think aatrox is the most op champion in league because of his lore * plays Aatrox then went 3/12/5 *

[@whitesunflower6820]

I'm HARAMBE!! nope it's sol he created universe lol

[@gneoz7238]

I'm HARAMBE!! Aurelion :^). or void thingy. Tentacles

[@ovidiulupan1786]

That's how I like Rito, 1 new champ every 2 months

[@vaporwolf9344]

tru

[@rajumiah1501]

ovidiu lupan meanwhile in overwatch

[@zacharyharrison9211]

ovidiu lupan throwback to when it used to be a new champ every 2 weeks

[@ovidiulupan1786]

Zachary Harrison yeah those were the days... but nowdays its hard to make original champions

[@JonDoesex]

Zachary Harrison yo zac it's me again

[@maciekx10]

I like that now we have 3 types of Darkin in game: Aarox - the one that has fully taken over his hosts body Kayne - Someone who recently got his weapon (Rhaast) and is fighting for dominance Varus - Someone who seams to have dominated his weapon (Darkin) since we never heart it speak also Rhaast uses Varuses name insted a name that would fit a Darkin making it seam like the darkin has been dominated.

[@franmesic5205]

This is good theory - aatrox and varus being one that finished the transformation and kayn being on its way.

[@nishiharach.]

maciekx10 man i want varus to be a darkin

[@kalonjistephens6481]

zzSmeb call him vaarus then

[@randomname8616]

Notice how both Aatrox and Rhaast have "aa" in their name, Varus doesn't. As Aatrox is called "The Darkin Blade" and Rhaast "The Darkin Scythe" implying the Darkin are weapons . My theory is that the bow Varus wields is a Darkin, but that the Darkin itself is bound to that well by some magic so it can't escape go back in his normal state (being the bow), but that when Varus touched the well a part of the Darking returned to it's body, the bow and that the circle on the belt around his chest is where the eye of the weapon will pop up if it gets a chance to escape from the well and return into the bow again.

[@connormunro8282]

I have this idea that darkin actually also represent different parts of the body Rhaast - eyes Aatrox - blood Varus - The physical body (due to the corruption on his legs and wrists looking like its actually making a new body)

[@Rhygon-nz1hl]

My theory is that the Darkin are actually the weapons who are trying to take over a hosts body (which explains Aatrox' title "Darkin blade"). If you look at Varus' lower body half it is as if the darkin(weapon) is still trying to get him. Same goes for kayn

[@asgerk4837]

Rhygon3799 they are sentient weapons

[@moribundus959]

Demonblade Tryndamere? I mean in the animation his weapon breaths!

[@jamesjuld]

Spyros Gkanas it's what would he be if he was corrupted by a darkin

[@moribundus959]

I think his skin is canon.

[@M4cTr1cK]

look at my comment :)

[@jamesjuld]

Spyros Gkanas i don't think anything is really canon right now, except from the newest lore. And if it would be canon, in which way? Wouldn't that mean without the skin he isn't really tryndamere? I think if he got corrupted by a darkin(revenge or wraith) he would look like demonblade

[@gutocbs]

If you think about it, Irelias blades are also alive.

[@bankshaft132]

Dude I love your vids, lore is awesome and you make it clear!

[@aladeen9031]

Jsem rád že se ti daří :) a zároveň ti přeji vše nej do budoucna protože jsi jediný kdo se o příběh LoLka zajímá. Mám tě za ty videa atd. hrozně rád a tvůj channel jsem si oblíbil strašně moc, nebýt tebe skoro nic moc o příběhu LoLka nevím a díky tobě jsem začal znovu hrát LoLko. Doufám, že jsis můj komentář přečetl :)

[@BoiledDawg]

Is there lore about the strap on Varus's chest? If not then could it be that the strap is a darkin? Or that varus wears more than one darkin like the pants, the bow, and the strap? Since Rhaast mentions demon pants. Would love it if you answered 😊

[@AliceIsSleepy]

Boiled Dawg Dude, at first that seemed really stupid, then i realized that that would have explained Rhaast's confusion about the numbers. If 3 Darkin were in the same body, there would be three, but also five darkin, depending on how you count it. It's pretty much for sure they wouldn't go for that, but it would explain stuff. Good job.

[@nebojsajeremic7403]

What do you think? Is it possible that Kayn`s lore may influence the possible change in Aatrox`s lore and also his future rework?

[@killingspeerx]

Nebojsa Jeremic I thought so too. Aatrox has a great lore and character desigb however his gameplay is not unique anymore. So I hope his rework will make him more badass to be able to handle tough champs in order to reflect on his lore

[@FallenArtemis]

Its not a rework, its just a gameplay update. They are keeping his lore, maybe changing a little couple things, but they are changing pretty much every one of his abilities to better fit his character, lore, and personality.

[@Evanthesurfer]

Nebojsa Jeremic Aatrox is a pretty newish champ and his visuals won't be updated. his lore seems to already be coinciding with rhaast so the only changes will be Aatrox's game play and varus' lore probably

[@Clarkiez96]

Aatrox will get a full rework soon, its been confirmed, no idea when though. I doubt his lore will get updated just yet since it's fine as it is, darkin are still mysterious and we'll have to end up waiting for maybe one more before they start revealing their pasts and intentiions. Aatrox is not new, he's like 4 years old

[@yvsdaddy6662]

Ehhh soo

[@paulius3238]

Your vids are amazing. I think you definitely deserve more subs.

[@ariakeshavarz8244]

one of my favorite stories nice job ty

[@badinfluence2175]

Hey necrit, You think the figure in the project overdrive trailer could be connected to the darkins?

[@neco9590]

5:50 now, with the new Varus-story that makes absolutely clear that Varus is the bow (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ-sZZipZaepbqs if you have not seen it yet) the "five" Rhaast mentions could theoretically alos be: Kayn, Rhaast(the weapon), Kai, Valmar and Varus(the weapon)... theoretically.However that would mean that at first he thinks Varus does currently exist without host and that would be pretey much bullshit. Now who are the other Darkins?I remember a demon of some sort killing Vaynes parents, but that is the only slight guess I can bring in.

[@hongdiem19]

Neco The demon who killed Vayne’s parents is Evelynn.You can hear it in her lines or check her splashart :3

[@neco9590]

Oh, your right. Aint got my lore straight atm... That being said seeing how she is super into pain as much as lust, linewise, she could still be a candidate... (Only there is no weapon and no "posessed body" involved here, so... propably just classic old demon I guess)

[@disqtiq6438]

yay new video from my best lore teller and update teller

[@brennanshook7101]

loved the live reaction

[@kbyiann]

If the darkin are so powerful , then why there are only few remaining ?

[@Necrit]

Maybe there were only a few to begin with

[@vitorguedes8297]

Necrit Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they started to fight each other? I remember reading that somewhere, like they started to fight and then only a few were remaining.

[@Brettlaken]

And well I expect the rune wars to be extreme enough to wipe out a lot of Darkin's (I guess they would like to stop Ryze from collecting the runes if they could as it would probably kill everything)

[@Justin_Shadow]

Well the Darkin were imprisoned in these weapons so something must have happened and also there must have been few, they really have to reveal more when Aatrox's rework comes around this year.

[@meddlingcactus5104]

well its also possible they've killed each other off.

[@griffyn1161]

I think it would be awesome if they have a event based on the reveal of the other 2 darkins

[@mirkilos]

what a freaking beast you called it b4 the music video wp

[@ibraheemayyad7027]

I rly appreciate your efforts and congratulations for your graduation.

[@rajumiah1501]

Aatrox in game should have abilities to buff his allies because that is pretty much what he does in his lore + he kills them as well

[@killingspeerx]

Raju Miah Exaclty!!! I thought that whnever he ulti there should be a passive or another ability on his ulti that buffs his allies.

[@ME-hs7ll]

he is getting a full new kit in a year or so

[@szabolcstanko6016]

Aatrox support is already good. make it better

[@OmegagamingDK]

i now that is in his lore and stuff but i play him and really like the sutain tank feel of him, but if they rework him to fit with his lore he would pretty much be a support and i really dont want that to happen

[@rajumiah1501]

yup, he will be op as all hell lol, just let him have his current abilities plus like 25% dmg bonus to everyone on his team who are near him lol - it will fit the lore

[@TheJokeKiller1]

i'm i the only one that deaths dance looks kinda look like a darkin or darkin weapon

[@siddheshpawar7566]

thanks #Necrit you are really a kind person your voice is really good.... And I love your channel... I really appreciate your work man... keep it up

[@bookiegeki8605]

Yay Necrit Bedtime stories :) Your voice is really soothing so I can not be tense >_

[@Neshyoily]

It is so obvious: Jax was so strong because he could manage over all the 5 Darkins (since he's the master of weapons), once they prohibited him to use the weapons, he hide them through the world but, the weapons thirsty of power, found other fighters.

[@jamaglaqui3912]

what if jax is same as kayn kayn has 2 forms: shadow assasin and darkin form. what if jax's weapon was also a darkin? as u can see, his eyes are blue maybe he destroyed the darkin inside his weapon which is the same thing from kayn when he choose the shadow assasin form where he destroyed rhaast. the darkins in jax's splash art must be hunting him because of killing their kind what do you think necrit?

[@jamaglaqui3912]

so tryndamere is just a tool to feed aatrox with blood?

[@Anorthunis]

I love your choice of music, the Warlords album is one of my favorites

[@mahmoudalqaisi6182]

cool video, you mentioned that there might be 4 or 5 darkin that will be so cool when the rest come at and play with your friends as a darkin team

[@joosepparnalaas7756]

Hey necrit, I know that you are very busy but can you do a video on death`s dance because if you look closely, it has an eye on it like the weapon Kayn uses.

[@joosepparnalaas7756]

So my point is that if the Darkins are the weapons, Death's Dance is the 4th Darkin. (If you count varus)

[@florianvolk2901]

what do rhaast and aatrox have together? both have a double "A" in their names. And the fact that varus doesn't have a double "A" is that he wasn't originally a darkin, but got connected to one. If i am right that would mean that every darkin has a double "A" in his name. this results in the fact that varus aatrox and rhaast are the only darkins known.

[@FrekieOfficial]

Varus is not a darkin, if anything, its the bow. It has also been confirmed by a rioter, that a darkin doesnt need to have two a's in their name.

[@hepinizkudurun3660]

varus is probably one that won the dominance war like shadow assasin kayn in game

[@ds.hack_]

I'm surprised about the double "A" thing, because it's now on Aatrox's special interaction with Varus. I'm surprised that you noticed this wow.

[@wilsonmao9873]

i think when he says the 5 of us hes talking about varus, varus's weapon, aatrox (his blade is "part" of him), kayn's body during darkin form, and rhaast

[@jessederooij4199]

But what about the dark "crystals" I guess you could call it, shown in the "Wild Magic" video of Zed, Xayah and Rakan? Could that be connected to Kayn, since the colors, blue and dark red, are the same as his passive's? Or have they got something to do with the Darkin?

[@dopicek0]

Aatrox is the darkin of war Kayn is the darkin of death Varus is probably of pestilence so there are still the darkin of conquest and famine

[@gneoz7238]

Zero Blade Varus is prob famine . The conquest is prob on Noxus cuz noxus

[@dopicek0]

i said pestilence because of the well, and i think it could be that the water was corrupted or something

[@OwariNoBeater]

bish its vengence

[@particledragon9463]

The arrow of retribution

[@OwariNoBeater]

its Vengence he is the Darkin of Vengence read his lore

[@TyralBipath]

The weapons are the Darkin!!!! yayyyy, this was correct!

[@buildawall5803]

Rhaast eats tanks lol

[@Justgetonfury0098]

Hey necrit another thing you missed ... If tou look at aatrox's splash his front portion of the body is also cut with his weapons top view shape, so it is to consider that rhaast got the same event for him (on wich you see on the transformation) so the theory that the darkin are the weapons finishes itself with a "scar" that was made during the transformation process. If you get to se this answer me what you think about it.

[@jojoosahon9530]

love your video sooo much

[@norsetrack945]

7:58 Every... f*ckin... time, when I hear "Uhhh how some champions (like Aurelion) made it to the League?"

[@proudcatowner903]

yo Zed has trained Kayn to the ascended form of Raahst like Zed is good ??

[@dillargoj1011]

le khaZe he isnt "bad" He fights for balance. He killed his Master and shit because He didnt become the twilight something.

[@Evanthesurfer]

le khaZe he's good when compared to rhaast because he doesn't have an apocalyptic agenda but compared to the "good" champs both versions of Kayn are "bad"

[@TheIridescentFisherMan]

@Necrit I believe when Kayne is talking to Varus " 3 of us- no five of us" I believe he is referring to himself and Varus' Bow. Kayns' scythe is 1 thing and so is varus' Bow. But he refers to Aatrox as a blade because he so well synced with his weapon they have become 1?

[@user-um8wl6yx9m]

Necrit, why did you overlook the VS. event and didn't make any video of it, for instance a theory or an explanatory video of the story behind the VS. event?

[@FenrisRM]

ok. please hear me out on my theory. i do think that the darkin are initially the weapons, that take over a body as a host. with kayn, we have the choice to enbrace or renounce the darkin aatrox is a host completely taken over by the sword and varus did not give in to the corruption of the darkin bow since he is that determined to get his revenge

[@betababy8545]

FenrisRM Or maybe the Darkin that consumed Varus no longer exists, but its essenced remained in the well, hence why varus got corrupted. Maybe this is the reason why Varus' bow doesn't talk like Rhaast does, and also that maybe this is the reason why Rhaast calls Varus in his own name rather than the Darkin that consumed him. Maybe Rhaast knows that the Darkin that consumed Varus was no longer there, but he can still sense the Darkin essence

[@betababy8545]

FenrisRM well technically the Darkins are the weapons, but I do think Darkins are creatures that are trapped inside the weapons. This has been stated on one of Kayn's Recall voice lines, Rhaast saying that why does Kayn flee, and Kayn replies mockingly maybe Rhaast got trapped inside the weapon because of Rhaast's atttitude.

[@danielelkhoury7652]

I personally think that Rhaast was sealed in there since there is a line that goes something like this (not the exact words): *Kayn Recalls* Rhaast says that Kayn should stay and fight blah blah blah Then Kayn asks in a mocking way if that mentality was the reason Rhaast got "emprisoned" in the weapon Edit: I forgot a word

[@betababy8545]

daniel el khoury I noticed that as well... And to think people here argue if Darkins are the weapons or not

[@Monika-kh5zi]

"two of us... uh, five of us" in kayne's dialogue to varus... sounds like a reference to kai and valmar inside varus?

[@andrewedward5181]

@necrit Maybe Rhaast took refuge in his blade (which is living since it has an eye -.-) and when you transform into a darkin as kayn the effect is similar to aatrox's ultimate, which makes Aatrox stronger. So what do you think

[@choibandrangx]

Hello Necrit, can you do an explanation of Kayn's relationship with Zed and Shen? Much appreciated :)

[@lexiroms2163]

Kayn = Zed's Apprentice Zed = Brother and Enemy of Shen Shen = Kayn's Master's Enemy

[@raiden538]

All we know for now is that Kayn is one of Zed's students

[@oggeboijkpg7157]

DaFluxNetChamp FTW If u look at the interactions on skin spotlight you will see that Kayn says hes sorry when he kills shen like shen was important to him and not his enemy

[@lexiroms2163]

As i said, His *MASTER's* Enemy.

[@oggeboijkpg7157]

DaFluxNetChamp FTW Then u didnt answear his question. And Zed is not Shens brother.

[@rad1cal415]

necrit if u havent seen it Zed is kayns master

[@arielcrews424]

champion interaction on SkinSpotlights

[@Fujiwara.Takumi1]

zed is kayn's master only as kayn. as shadow assasin, who the fuck is zed lmao. in darkin, corrupted, zed is not involved too

[@twosidesbaked8689]

Also Necrit, Death's dance item has an eye too so it might be the Darkin item or the wepaon they all talk about ? (as you mention weapons) then we know that there are 3 darkin weapons, right ?

[@Zero-vt5qw]

Great to see my main Doing all this Badass stuff.

[@kbyiann]

according to lore , who is stronger - aatrox or rhaast ?

[@MrBlackzine]

Rhaast is Death, Aatrox is War. They are both powerful but it depends on peoples i guess.

[@jakubpalonka8388]

aatrox is a full darkin, and rhaast is a soul trapped in his weapon, as Necrit said probably for failing, so i assume that aatrox is stronger

[@MrBlackzine]

Welp rhaast corrupt the one who hold him, so if he take over the body of Kayn he is as powerful as when he was free. So hum 50/50 i guess.

[@speewagon820]

Rhaast not Kayn

[@kbyiann]

Ermal Ademi sorry , i forgot

[@bgm9616]

Varus is 3 people (2 lovers and the darkin the 2 won against the darkin) Kayn is 2 kayn and rhaas total of 5 but rhaas mixes it up by thinking varus is 1

[@ivanjokanovic7369]

Yoo i main kayn now and some items have been added. They are the same items but like boosted. How do i buy them

[@malxire]

mmm for people saying varus is pestilence search any artwork representing the four horseman of apocalipse the one holding a bow is conquest. war holds a sword so atrox and dead a scythe like rhaast but famine holds a balance so im curious as to how that darkin is going to fight maybe is gonig to be a supp balancing buff to allies and debuff to enemy and leaving pestilence to be a damage over time mage for mid lane that way they could be an entire team

[@YomasNorway]

This info might be super lame, BUT Rhaast, Vaarus and Aatrox are all left handed (or atleast holding their darkin thingies on the left side)

[@santoshsivasankaran1935]

Yomas Varus is holding his bow on his right hand XD

[@YomasNorway]

No that is only in his splash art, cause older splash arts are reversed. You can check it out ingame.

[@Rai_.]

How about this ides.Look at tryndamere when he ults,he has glowing red eyes and it is known that he was corrupted by aatrox.Now look at Jax,he has bright glowing blue eyes.Aatrox has red eyes and Kayn has blue ones,what if jax is in the same spot as Kayn only that he managed to overpower the darkin in his lantern at all times.What if those darkin shadows in his splash were the shadows of a failed darkin,or Aatrox trying to save his failed brother.Maybe it is a little bit crazy but it would be awesome to be true.

[@awesomeguydj8810]

jax's lantern is just that. A lantern. His entire point is that he is the "super wow can use a weapon he's barely used and the still whoop yo ass guy". So he uses an ordinary lamp post as a "crutch" to himself to make it fair.

[@lordgoopy9]

Jax has blue eyes due to being from the Icathia cataclysm and being infected by the Void. Same thing as Malzahar (And I would say Kassadin, but his eyes are yellow somehow?)

[@vriis]

LordGoopy because he has a helmet on, kinda like power armor from Fallout. Of course it's gonna have lights on it

[@lordgoopy9]

dynamiteProgrammer i've had to look rly fucking hard into drawing him in his New dawn design and I noticed that the eyes are too deep to be goggles. Also in his color story he lifts his mask to eat a boiled egg. so yes it's a mask

[@denofeels5481]

In my opinion Jax is as Tryndamere but created by the darkin of conquest, since he always wins no matter the weapon he uses

[@allster0crowly]

Is Varus a Darkin?Kayn/Rhast has a interaction if there is a ally Varus and Aatrox. the one for AAtrox relates to their representative titles , when with a ally Varus he quotes that if they find Aatrox then it is a party and murder party. Or is it just a corruption?

[@jojoosahon9530]

your voice and the background music is soo good

[@Minecraftpro333]

I've been saying varus is a darkin for a while now😑.

[@OwariNoBeater]

U's right

[@emilypiens2355]

maybe are darkins just spirits that corrupt phisical things like man (aatrox) or wapons (kayns wapen and varus bow)

[@ralphpeters7252]

The wiki states they are sentient weapons though. So they're definetly the weapons

[@emilypiens2355]

Ralph Smit-Peters don't trust the wiki everyone can just place things on it only trust the universe page

[@lordgoopy9]

It was confirmed several times by the Rioters in the Story and Art boards

[@maciekx10]

When it comes to Varus then it is possible that the bow that he is using now was sealed in the well. It really depends on the warding since if it says something like - the corrupted well was sealed - then we can take it as the well being filled with the bows power.

[@GiRR007]

theres a weird quote that kayne and rhaast say , kayn says that if he lets go of rhaast then rhaast will die and rhaast says that kayn will lose if that happens. what do you think this is in correlation too ?

[@eastwest5274]

Varus lore has changed ^^

[@Ilovegailcoffeee]

The 5 darkins? For all lanes? Top - Aatrox Jungle - Rhaast Mid - New champ Adc - Varus??? Support - new champ Id love to see this happen Like if you agree, so this comment goes up

[@methmeth]

that's a great idea

[@TheLegoLord100]

Looking at the design of the item's "profile picture", its functionality in-game and the knowledge that the in-game items can be linked to big lore points (BotRK and Dead Man's Plate for example), could the item Death's Dance also be a darkin weapon? What we know of Aatrox and Rhaast is that in-game their mechanics mostly center around healing in physical combat and, as such, surviving longer, exactly what Death's Dance helps you do. I don't know if this could also count (since Aatrox's blade doesn't have one) but Death's Dance does have an eye at its hilt. Just something to consider.

[@AlbyCervitaur]

Does anyone knows the name of the osts he used in this video (which was beautifull)?

[@ilikecake5854]

soraka needs a story update too She is from Ionia but now she has no conection with warwick or singed anymore... OMG...what if...SHE WAS CORUPTED BY THE BANANA DARKIN! THAT WOULD EXPLAIN EVERYTHING also she is a support what if she knows something about that well...the "well of life" mby...mby there is where the others darkins were locked

[@gneoz7238]

Darkin soraka :^)

[@moarice509]

This new character is so edgy that unless they use Crawling or Bring Me To Life as his (their?) login music I'd be disappointed.

[@jaydenchristensen6179]

Hold up if rast is a darkin when kayn turns shadow assassin effectively killing or rendering rast unconscious would that mean mean hes 1 out of the 5 left and is then useless cause kayn takes him over?

[@jurgis88]

You know when you mentioned the four horsemen of appocalypse represented as darkin in lore but them being 5 and not horseman-y at all, i thought maybe they are like from X-men, appocalypse and his four horsemen. Seem similar to me, thou not to the exact but kinda close not much info to be frank here. Any thoughts ?

[@olivernielsen2639]

Whos watching in 2017??? Hope you have nice day☺️😊😀😂😁😄 SIKE!!!! Just kidding, but arent you tired of seeing these???

[@GabDamn]

I was born in the wrong generation

[@kevinning7597]

Lol

[@marvelbladez993]

First lmao!

[@paztah2194]

Khyle X Smith lol

[@mail2257]

shadow of zed? what about this thet box zed opened was darkin inside and zed is fighting it but evrytime shadow(darking is getting stonger and stronger)? can this be new zed lore?

[@vidulusow]

Have you seen the voiceline kayn has for shen? I think it's pretty important and that you should've touched on it

[@Sledgehead01]

I think Varus is corrupted by an essence of a Darkin. But with the amulet/ necklace thing its help resisting the darkins corruption powers. Sorta like Yorick and is vile is stopping the black mist from fully consuming him. Since the essence of darkin isnt that strong ( compared to the mist) he can control the bow, unlike yorick who can summon but cant control the mist. In regaurds of The demon pants quote, Rhaast says to varus is more of an insult towards the Darkin essence since he can't fully corrupt Varus.

[@Mo-pk7tp]

This might be a stupid question but if darkins love blood so much, are they somehow related to Vladimir? Sorry Im kinda new with the lore, and Im still trynna find my way through it hahaha :/

[@Kuhlik13]

Wait Akali was Zed's student? I never got any tips on that. Where can I find more?

[@kingd413]

I think I get it now - Varus is the name of the Darkin bow that corrupted the Ionian or am I wrong?

[@torpeden]

this thing with the well and with varus, could it be something in the lines of aatrox's passive: "blood well" ?

[@maximilliantimofte4797]

@Necrit NOTICE ME SENPAI, can you say where you found out that akali was a student of zed?

[@Dragonpixies]

great video :)

[@B1tt3Rs]

@Necrit One of the lines when Kayn transforms into the Darkin is "Destruction, Wrath, Fury as it was meant to be . Could it be that : Aatrox is Fury, given to Tryndamere , Destruction is Rhaast since he is the Darkin of death. Varus would be wrath because he wants the noxians who destroyed his village to feel his wrath .. ? Varus' passive is Living vengeance, could mean his bow is alive. As for the Demon pants quote, I think it said somewhere that Varus was fighting the corruption within and it would eventually consume him. Could be because varus wants to kill the Noxians and in doing so losing himself.

[@kh2freak1337]

As someone whos favorite champion has been aatrox for 3 seasons now all this darkin related lore makes me very very happy!

[@jmanmac10]

Could it be possible that the line of Rhaast to Varus is about varus being corrupted by multiple darkin? I dont know why Rhaast would want to keep the other a secret or hide their existence and it seems he's referring directly to varus, kayn and himself, not the other darkin. Plus varus wears three items that could be corrupted, his bow, the amulet on his chest and his pants, which Rhaast refer to.

[@DarthDookieMan]

I like that since Rhaast is the Darkin of Death, the weapon that Rhaast is represented as is a scythe.

[@vardaanchauhan26]

Awesome video

[@hamdepaf6686]

08:42 are you sure? i think they just feed on it to become more powerfull. So they have an interest in conflickt yes, but i think they also would loose there food if Runterra gets destroyed. Thats probably also the reason they are not enemies to Bard's race (do we know the name? i don't pls tell me). And if they are alike what does Bard feed on? He does get stronger by getting meeps... Perhaps they are more than just "something" on the ground.

[@christopherbailey3406]

Poppy's special hammer that has to choose it's own user. Also @Necrit do you think that if some war or conflict were to happen between the inhabitants of runeterra and the void that the darken would deem that a fight for them to join in/interfere with. Plenty of bloodshed for Aatrox, plenty of death for Rhast. and while there will always be death, there may not be blood for Aatrox if all the humans are killed.

[@raizero1330]

Ah ik a darkin is usually in a humanoid form but.. when they die(well their humanoid form dies) they are transferred into there weapons which are linked towards them, also when a non human(etc) pick up a darkin weapon they can be possessed same with varus

[@ArkLazarusMaximus]

How did you miss the quote where Kayn states that Rhaast was sealed/ captured into the scythe? It ties together the fact that if Varus is now a Darkin, then the corruption he was protecting probably was a darkin and Varus probably made a pact with it when he sought its power. Also, from Edwards Santegelo's journal ( the guy from the vastaya update) basically confirmed that the darkin were sentient weapons.

[@ShroomMuncher1]

that new varus vid was fuckin dope and clears shit up pretty well

[@KJ-nw8ge]

well in the skin spotlight, on a first move raast says to kill more and kayn asks if that haste is what sealed him in the weapon. rewatch the interaction vid.

[@makaramuss]

maybe varus is connected with a darkin that not purely evil but neutral? Like kalista making his carrier strong enought to take his vengance? and maybe darkin of varus is feeding from vengance too but doesnt care about controlling person all together (since if he do he cant take vengance anymore because he is complately new person now.)

[@blockhead134]

Can i put in that Kayns scyth when he kills it looks similar in color scheme and design to Trynds sword? Trynd is known to survive the impossible after his runin with Aatrox, so maybe he overpowered a darkin sword and made it his similar to the way Kayn can?