Worldbreaker is a series of alternate future/universe skins in League of Legends. Set in a mythological setting, all of the champions are mesoamerican-like deities that hold the fate of the world in their hands.
Lore[]
“ | ▶️ "How many worlds can you break? One? More than one? ...Two?" |
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In the end, the moon will smother the sun. And in that hopeless dawn, four titans will rise to shatter the world itself.
- First destructive cycle
- Worldweaver -
An ageless being in whom the sun rises and sets, Karma is the key to an ancient prophecy spelling doom for the world. When she is overtaken by the moon, four titans will rise up from the depths of the earth, annihilating all life. - First Titan -
The first of four titans prophesied to shatter the world, Nautilus is set to rise when the moon smothers the sun. It is said he will emerge from the sea, heralding a great cleansing tide that will wash away all of mankind.
"When the moon smothers the sun, a creature of the deep will rise, surging forth with the tide."
- Prophecy of the First Destruction
"And he shall be called Nautilus, first of the titans, a harbinger of unholy terrors to come."
- Prophecy of the First Destruction ( )
- Second Titan -
The second of four titans prophesied to shatter the world, it has been foretold that Trundle will appear when the moon smothers the sun. In that darkness, he will rise in the north, blanketing all of creation with frost until the land is cold and silent.
"From the frigid tundra, a brute of ice will saunter forth, his eyes aglow with malice."
- Prophecy of the First Destruction
"He will reign as Trundle, the chilling behemoth, entombing entire civilizations in frost."
- Prophecy of the First Destruction
Bury the land in frost.
"And Trundle shall raise up colossal pillars of ice, reclaiming mankind’s heights for his own."
- Prophecy of the First Destruction ( , , )
- Third Titan -
The third of four titans prophesied to shatter the world, Hecarim will begin his hunt when the moon smothers the sun. Riding from the south, his rampaging shadow will be cast across the land, infecting the living with dread and darkness. - Fourth Titan -
The last of four titans prophesied to shatter the world, Nasus is the true end of all things. A monstrous abomination of smoke and flame, he will emerge from the bottom of the earth in a column of hungry fire, devouring all of existence.
"O, hear the earth tremble! At sunrise, the fourth titan will arise in a blaze of hellfire and glory, just as the Prophecy of the First Destruction foretold. I fear that the end is nearing..."
- Meduanna the Seer
"But however many souls he devours, it will not be enough."
- Meduanna the Seer
"At sundown, he shall swell in size, stretching out towards the vast, all-seeing cosmos. As the final sliver of sunlight disappears, so shall the earth."
- Meduanna the Seer ( , )
- Second destructive cycle
- Worldweaver -
An immense tree-like golem, Maokai grew from the very roots of the world, charred though they were by the last annihilation. Burdened to revive the world after every destructive cycle, he wanders for all eternity, reseeding the earth with his magical saplings, making way for the renewal of life… only for it to be undone once more.
Burdened with the gift of revival, the worldweaver resumed his eternal task, scattering saplings across the earth.
In the aftermath of destruction, he alone would knit the earth back together, coaxing life from its barren soil. But this hard-earned life, he knew, could never linger.
Numerous as the days, the saplings carried limitless potential, each an untapped source of renewal and rebirth. ( , )
- Fifth Titan -
With the world revitalized, there came another wave of titans. Most fearsome of all was Malzahar, the once-great protector of animals. Vengeful over the horrors of the previous extinction, the holy shaman succumbed to anger, and there, in the depths of his rage, his magic turned dark, fueling a fury to end all life—from the depths of the seas to the peaks of mountains. - Sixth Titan -
A once towering fortress toppled during the last annihilation, the thing called Sion was given consciousness by Malzahar, and raised up to become the purest titan of death and destruction. Now, imbued with ravenous hatred, he blasts the terrain with every step, hellbent on culling any instance of life.
Gripped by a burning compulsion, the thing called Sion strode forward, seeking to crush the world that had granted him life. As he approached a neighboring city, he savored the anticipation of tearing its walls apart, brick by brick.
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume II, Part 1
"The city walls had withstood the brutality of countless wars, but they crumbled now against Sion's relentless onslaught. Safely tucked inside the palace, the warrior Anatu knelt before her queen. "I am bound by oath to protect the city," she said. "Let me fight."
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume II, Part 2
Brave Anatu drew back her bow, imbuing her arrow with radiant light, and let fly. Though her aim was true, the arrow piercing Sion’s core seemed only to enrage him further.
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume II, Part 3 ( , )
- Seventh Titan - Worldbreaker Elise
The warrior Anatu begged her queen to reconsider, to seek out alternative sources of power. But Elise knew that if she did not act soon, her city would fall to the titans. Ignoring the prophecies which warned of a gruesome transformation, she sought out the forbidden rites, desperate for power beyond mortal reckoning...
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume III, Part 1
At sundown, the queen emerged an eight-legged monstrosity, her mind twisted by ravenous hunger. Those she had sworn to protect were now her prey, to be ensnared in her gaping maw.
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume III, Part 2
At Elise's behest, a multitude of spiderlings swarmed the land, entrapping her once-beloved subjects in sinuous webs--offerings for their queen. ( , )
- Eighth Titan - Worldbreaker Malphite
Struck by the warrior Anatu’s stray arrow, the greatest and final titan Malphite awakened from his centuries-old slumber, a forewarning of the world’s second end.
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume IV, Part 1
He had been content to remain dormant, even as his fellow titans gloried in the chaos of destruction. But as punishment for disturbing his rest, Anatu and the rest of her kind would feel the full force of his wrath.
- The Epic of Anatu, Volume IV, Part 2
Malphite plunged downwards, fist clenched. Upon impact, the earth gave a heaving, shuddering groan. ( , )
- Shamans
History[]
Prophecy of the Worldbreaker[]
BY KANTAYAMS[1]
In the end, the moon will smother the sun. And in that hopeless dawn, four titans will rise to shatter the world.
First comes the flood from the depths, drowning cities as they sleep.
Second comes the frost that stills the oceans and freezes the deserts.
Third comes the rampaging shadow, blanketing the world in dread.
And when time ends, fourth comes the final fire, devouring every ill-fated soul in sight.
Trivia[]
- The skin line was heavily inspired by mesoamerican mythology.
- Legends of Runeterra. and have Worldbreaker skins exclusive to
Media[]
- Main article: Card Back (Legends of Runeterra)
- Main article: Board (Legends of Runeterra)
- Main article: Guardian (Legends of Runeterra)