Battle Academia or God Weapon, is a series of alternate future/universe skins in League of Legends. Set in a world where champions go to school that cultivates the next generation of superheroes.
Scattered across the globe, the God Weapons morphed society into one driven by power. These sentient monuments call to those who are worthy and bestow their gifts upon their subjects, aiming to expand their conquest in this war-torn world. To be chosen is a badge of honor, instilling fear into any who may oppose them.
Lore[]
- At these institutions, only the strong survive. Though they were founded to honor their God Weapon, the students at each academy strive to make its strength their own on their path to glory. Whether it's the classroom, or the battlefield, dominate the competition.
- Durandal God-Weapon Academy
Durandal's latest transfer student has made quite a splash in the Battle Club. Underhanded opponents have quickly discovered that Akshan will throw himself into the fray to give his clubmates the upper hand and win the day. His moral compass makes this daredevil a welcome advocate for the rest of the 2nd years. The good looks don't hurt, either.
A young orphan initially thought devoid of any superhuman abilities, Ezreal had resigned himself to a normal life once he graduated middle school. But an encounter with a deadly threat awakened his slumbering potential, and now he finds himself a 1st year at the prestigious Durandal God-Weapon Academy, where he's joined the ragtag Battle Club.
"C'mon, Ezreal! You've been talking about your ultimate move for weeks!"
"Yeah, let us see it already!"
"Well, I do hate to keep an audience in suspence. All right, I just finished naming it, so get ready!"
"The endless night can be pierced only by the justice in our hearts! Lay bare the truth of our world and embrace an eternal reckoning! CRIMSON COBALT!"
"It's super cool, right? ...right?"
( )
Graves is a salty ex-soldier who served in the Durandal military before he reluctantly became a professor. Following his discovery of something deep behind enemy lines, he received an offer to teach at the Academy from the God-Weapon itself. His hallmark cigar-munching, dispassionate teaching etiquette is a small price to pay for his decades of experience.
A prestigious 2nd year whose face is known throughout the wider city of Durandal, Jayce is the class president, head of the world-renowned Luminary Club, and prodigious inventor of miraculous Jayce-branded technologies. He hopes his inventions will prevent the kind of tragedy that struck him in his youth, though he refuses to speak about what that was.
Katarina is a rough-edged loner who stays far away from the politics of Durandal Academy. A 2nd year student with a chip on her shoulder, she is also a top member of the Assassin Club—the only club on campus allowed to kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels. Few other students ever dare approach her.
"What? You want me to lead the Assassin Club? What happened to the club president? I see. And the vice president? Oh that sounds just tragic. Well, if you're that desperate, how can I say no?"
After years in the shadows, Katarina was the first club president to make assassins practice in broad daylight. After all, what good was pulling off a great assassination if there was nobody to see it happen? ( )
A 1st year at the Durandal God-Weapon Academy, Lux maintains an upbeat attitude no matter the odds. Despite her freshman position in the Sorcery Club, Lux wields a tremendous amount of magical power that even the Academy's senior staff can't quite explain.
"B-but we're not supposed to use our power between classes..."
"You're right, but we can't just let them carry on. Guess I'm about to get in a heap of trouble."
"Not listening, huh? Well then this is for your own good. LUCENT SINGULARITY!"
"Oh, you name your moves too? Have you met Ezreal? You might like him."
"Pick on someone your own size!" - Lux
Nobody at Durandal Academy had quite seen anything like it. Such power, without a weapon to channel it? The professors forbade discussion, but of course, rumors spread...
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Now in her second year at Durandal Academy, Lux has been hardened by the harrowing trials, losses, and betrayals that punctuated her freshman experience. Following the climactic clash with a certain Rogue God-Weapon, Lux has mastered her powers and risen to take her place as head of the Sorcery Club, as well as the new class president.
Following the disappearance of two principals, Yuumi has stepped in as the acting head of Durandal Academy until either individual can be found and re-instated. As a powerful channeler of magic, she uses the academic registry book as a focus object to generate apocalyptic levels of energy… often while perched on a terrified student's head.
A feared and respected second year, head of the Luminary Club, and class president of Labrys God-Weapon Academy. Caitlyn enrolled herself in the famously troubled school specifically to whip the delinquents there into prime fighting shape, hoping to one day become the greatest battlefield general in history. With her perfect record, she's not too far off.
"You're new here, Caitlyn, so let me catch you up. Nobody here cares about your weapon or your good grades. Turn your nose up all you like, but if you come in here assuming this school works like your last, it's gonna eat you alive."
- Corina
"I'd like to repay your sentiment, Corina, so let me 'catch you up.' My rifle does not define me, and neither does this school. A leader - a General - shapes everything around them, not the other way around." ( )
'Brother' to Lux, Garen is the only biological child of his family, but was neglected from an early age as his parents spent all their time developing the god-weapon fragment that would one day become their daughter. As he vented his anger in increasingly delinquent ways, Labrys sought him out for enrollment, where he eventually joined the Battle Club.
An oddly cheery member of Labrys Academy's Battle Club, Leona's dark side comes out in combat, when her motherly, protective persona is utterly replaced by bloodlust. The change is so dramatic that even the most violent students tend to stay on her good side, hoping to avoid her wrath.
Leona had hoped Labrys Academy would prove a worthy challenge, where she would learn and grow as a valiant protector, even amonst the unruly student body. Her hopes were met early, often and to her frequent dismay, unexpectedly.
"Overreacting? Preposterous. You called this a food FIGHT. Ready yourselves accordingly, or fall!"
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After being selected for the yearly cross-academy tournament, Leona sharpened her combat prowess almost every free moment she had, knowing she had to beat out other top-ranking students from rival schools like Durandal, Babylon, Amrita, and Sharur. Her bloodlust now honed and her shield at the ready, she will pummel anyone who challenges her into a meaty pulp.
A consummate troublemaker and prankster, Wukong has failed out of every high school in the region, eventually washing out into Labrys as an 'enrollment of last resort'. A naturally gifted fighter in the Battle Club, he still hasn't learned discipline, and only listens to Caitlyn because she can beat him up.
Yone is a brooding, quiet member of the Assassin Club, one whose morose and serious attitude belies the colossal chip on his shoulder. The bad blood between him and his brother is well known, and even speaking about it casually has been known to invoke Yone's fury—something Caitlyn has picked up on for her own purposes.
- Unknown
- Battle Academia Poppy
"Seems to me like you got a little more weapon there than you can handle."
"Huh? Oh, this isn't mine, I'm just--"
"Good, so you won't mind if we take it, then!"
"Oh! Like a practice battle? I love training!"
"Hey, come back! I thought you wanted to fight!" ( )
History[]
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The prestige (2022) loading screen was given to players who owned the original skin prior to 12.5.
2021 Battle Academia loading screen borders and summoner icons could be purchased through a
bundle for epic skins and a bundle for the legendary skin.The prestige loading screen border and summoner icon could be purchased for 100 prestige points.
2019 Battle Academia loading screen borders and summoner icons could be purchased through a
bundle for epic skins and a bundle for the legendary skin or earned for 250 event tokens.The prestige loading screen could be earned for 2000 event tokens during the 2019 Worlds event.
Battle Academia loading screen borders could be purchased through a
and a bundle for the epic skin and a bundle for the legendary skin.Trivia[]
- This skin line was inspired by various shounen animes and mangas like My Hero Academia and Kill la Kill.
- , , and running animation feature the manga/anime trope "Toast of Tardiness".
- This skin line shares thematic similarities with Academy, Arcade, Silver Age, Star Guardian, Super Galaxy skin universes.
- The Star Guardian skin line is a comic book series in this universe, as noted by both and .
- Caitlyn dislikes the series for having "too much hugging, too little fighting".
- This skin line is currently separate from the Academy universe but it is possible Riot merges the two lines in the future.[1]
- and can be seen within illustrations in Legends of Runeterra.
- The Star Guardian skin line is a comic book series in this universe, as noted by both and .
- Battle Academia is a comic book series in Music universe.
- God-Weapons are titanic, sentient weapons that dot the landscape. Civilizations were built around them, and eventually the various academies![2]
- In Battle Academia universe, there are several God-Weapon academies: Amrita, Babylon, Durandal, Labrys, and Sharur.[3]
- Each school is named after a mythological weapon.
- Amrita: Grants immortality
- Babylon is based on the blow that killed Tiamat.
- Durandal is the legendary sword of Roland.
- Labrys was the symbol of the palace of Knossos.
- Sharur is "the smasher of thousands" wielded by Ninurta.
- Each God weapon is inspired by real life weapons.
- Amrita: A giant focus crystal in the center of an overgrown forest.
- Babylon: A giant canon partially submerged in the ocean.
- Durandal: A giant sword shoved in the ground in the center of a city.
- The city was revealed during Anime Expo Lite 2020.
- Labrys: A giant war axe.
- Sharur: A giant hammer.
- Each school is named after a mythological weapon.
- In Battle Academia universe, there are several God-Weapon academies: Amrita, Babylon, Durandal, Labrys, and Sharur.[3]
- The Durandal God-Weapon Academy has Four Clubs:
- Durandal and Labrys academies both have the same four club structure.
- father was one of the principals at Durandal God-Weapon Academy before disappearing.[4]
- hates teaching and children.[4]
- and parents are faculty at Durandal academy.[4]
- power is tremendous and unexplained even by the academy staff. It would later be revealed that she was created from a fragment of a God-Weapon.
- is adopted sister in this universe.
- As implied by his biography and voice lines, they appear to not have a good relationship.
- portrays Lux as a second year student.[5]
- is the latest principal of the academy.[4]
- creates his own Jayce-brand technology.[4]
- and are likely dating.
- would rather impress or come up with cool attack names than learn to use his powers.[4]
- Their relationship possibly stemmed from the implied one between and in the main universe.
- As stated by , the principal of Labrys God-Weapon Academy is .
- has obtained several school emblems as trophies from his previous battles with students of those schools.
- Yone has a known rivalry with his younger brother to trigger Yone.
- Yasuo may enroll in Labrys soon.
, which is often used by
- Yone has a known rivalry with his younger brother to trigger Yone.
- is obsessed with flan, as seen in her various animations and emotes.
- During Anime Expo Lite 2020, Riot teams revealed that was the other candidate for the legendary slot for Battle Academia 2019 skins.
- is currently unique to Wild Rift.
- are seen as a seperate skin in Wild Rift, there in League of Legends it seen as a chroma.
- Legends of Runeterra.
- It currently unknown which Academy Poppy goes to.
has a Battle Academia skin currently exclusive to - In Legends of Runeterra, multiple champions and followers can be seen within the background such as:
- 6 Corina, Mastermind in illustrations.
- 2 Academy Prodigy & 2 Ophelia in illustrations.
- 1 Astute Academic, 2 Boomcrew Rookie & 1 Zaunite Urchin in illustrations.
- 1 Cithria in illustrations.
- , , , and in illustrations. ,
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