Lore[]
“ | ▶️ "Look. I know you aren't happy with how I destroyed those universes. But I swear, it was an accident!" |
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- Vast stardust creatures control the ebb and flow of creation, painting the cosmos with sublime light as their celestial court drifts along the fabric of time and space.
- Cosmic Entities
A regal and truly ancient being, whose swirling energies give birth to entire galaxies. She has begun to wall off her creations, fearing the return of an ancient, golden foe that her kind has long sought to forget…
Benevolent ruler of the stars, Ashe fires her arrows across the endless darkness of space, creating new constellations wherever they fall. Her court drifts between galaxies, replenishing all the lights that have faded.
A lonely cradle of life amongst the stars, Bel'Veth wanders ruined space in the aftermath of the Cosmic Court's destruction. She refuses to allow the Dark Star's entropy to spread any further, and so has begun plucking chosen creatures from dying worlds, imbuing them with the power to fight by her side and contain the corruption before it is too late.
A knight in the Queen's court, he leads his calvary across the sky, forever expanding the outer edge of creation—bringing new life wherever his hooves fall.
An entity who carries the raw power of cosmic creation in her hands, Illaoi can slam the orb she holds into the very fabric of reality, allowing time to flow forward even in places where life has been eradicated.
Born before the kindling of the stars, Kassadin stands alone in space's vast void. He watches over all things, a sentinel awaiting the end of this universe… and the beginning of the next.
As an honored Ordinal of the Demaxian Empire, Kayn relentlessly hounds the crew of the Morning Star, hoping to recapture Sona and learn the secrets of the legendary Ora Gate. He bickers constantly with his sentient alien scythe, Rhaast, whose own motivations are far more dire than Kayn could ever realize…
Tasked with charting the heavens, Lulu's whimsical splashes of magic dot the sky with newborn stars. She keeps meticulous records of their names, mourning each of them when they finally pass.
The right hand of Queen Ashe, Lux weaves celestial constellations, bringing order to a universe drifting towards entropy. When the Dark Star began corrupting members of the Cosmic Court, Lux stepped forward to confront Thresh. Yet she harbors a terrible secret—a shard of darkness that has always lived within her heart, whispering temptations…
Gliding effortlessly from star to star, Yi flashes through the night sky with celestial grace, his blade arcing with crystalline precision through the fabric of the universe itself.
The bringer of life, Nami is charged with scattering the seeds of 'Élan vital' on the newborn, cold lifeless rocks and planets that appear with the birth of new stars and constellations.
A creature found aimlessly wandering between galaxies, no one knows where Nautilus came from, or how he has stayed alive in the space between stars. But his natural resistance to the entropic forces of the Dark Star attracted the attention of Bel'Veth. He has found meaning and purpose as a Paladin, where before he simply drifted amongst the cosmos.
Despite the destruction of their respective homes, Nunu and Willump hold onto the innocence that so many have lost. Bel'Veth, having never seen such joy even in the face of despair, bestowed cosmic power upon them. Now they spread that joy wherever they go, fighting the Dark Star's destructive force with their own creativity and boundless imagination.
A cosmic tracker and ferocious hunter, Nidalee travels the galaxy in an eternal hunt, shifting her shape to hide among the sky's wandering stars. Tasked with finding and caring for newborn stars, she is dedicated to defending them from the ever hungry Dark Star corruptants.
Dawn chases dusk beneath the sea, two lovers locked in an endless waltz across the stars. Thus Rakan is never far behind Xayah, his breaking light glowing always above her shadow.- Cosmic Exile Riven
"They callously pull at the threads of reality, tearing it asunder..."
"...but I will cleave their hold on this world. I will mend their ruin and set things right." ( )
Sion was a warrior who found a way to fight his planet's destruction at the hands of the Dark Star to his dying breath. Bel'Veth, fascinated by his stubborn tenacity, raised him from that dying world. Now he fights by her side, a battering ram of force and violence turned towards a singular purpose: eliminating the Dark Star.
An ancient creature of deep, primal wisdoms from before the forming of the first galaxies, Skarner is composed of the very elements that are the building blocks of all the cosmos. His kind are the radiant antithesis of the ancient, squirming things that lurk in the deep darkness of space, and beyond it.
A young member of the cosmic court, minted in the image of the Dark Star corruptant Varus. Tasked with destroying his monstrous doppelganger, this new Varus seeks his place among the stars after his task is finally complete.
Pompous, arrogant, and isolated from his cosmic brethren, Vladimir drinks the essence from dead worlds to infuse dying ones with life. Yet as of late his hunger has begun to grow…
Dusk beckons the dawn to its embrace, two lovers locked in an endless waltz across the stars. Thus Xayah is always a step ahead of Rakan, leading him forever into her arms.
Great horrors are attracted to the light of newborn stars—from the corruptants of the Dark Star, to squirming, ancient things yet unknown. Xin Zhao is the steadfast protector of these cosmic cradles, driving off any that would devour them.- Cosmic Zephyr Yasuo
"Fate's a flittering comet burning all in its fiery path..."
"...But fate has no claim over me."
"I will go beyond the stars." - Yasuo ( , )
History[]
Light's End[]
Ambition's Embrace[]
Events[]
Lux Cosmic loading screen cards could be earned for buying bundle with
, and came with the corresponding Summoner Icon.Trivia[]
- celebrates the Oceania server's launch (all revenue from the server immediately after release was donated to charity for medical services and research).
- This skin line was originally inspired by the Crux constellation, but later incorporated other cosmic bodies and phenomena.
- This skin line thematically resembles Mount Targon & .
- This skin line also visualizes how the Celestials could look like and what their purposes might be, as the skins resemble their depictions from the Realms of Runeterra book.
- This skin line thematically resembles Mount Targon & .
- The celestials were born from the nothingness of the universe and created a court to keep the cosmic balance by creating and protecting all creations from the all-consuming Dark Star.
- The Cosmic Court is composed of:
- - Cosmic Queen
- The right hand of Queen(becoming later )- - Cosmic Enchantress
- - Cosmic Reaver
- - Cosmic Blade
- - The knight of the Queen's court
- - Cosmic Defender
- - Cosmic Hunter
- - Cosmic Dusk
- - Cosmic Dawn
- This skin line is a thematic opposite to the Dark Star skin line, where Cosmic entities create cosmic bodies, and Dark Star Corruptants destroy them.
- The Cosmic Court is composed of:
- has her pet called Aurelion Smol.
- has ornaments similar to necklace and hair decoration, as well as dress decoration. They are all celestial in nature.
- Prior to her corruption, was possibly the strongest Cosmic entity. The second most powerful is possibly , having hung out watching universes live, die, and be born again.[1]
- Dark Cosmics were Cosmic Entities which have been consumed by the Dark Star.[2]
- is a Cosmic entity who is secretly a vessel of the Dark Star and was kept close by other celestials for fear of her true potentials. She was later assigned the task of binding the Dark Star and in a fixed point, but was pulled into the Dark Star by Thresh.
- Her fate was determined by winning choice of Duty and Ambition based on the player base's votes in the Galaxies 2020 event.
- is her canon appearance in the Event Horizon universe, after she embraced her ambition and fell to the Dark Star's corruption.
- is what she would have been if she had stayed true to her duty and successfully saved herself from the corruption.
- 's title was supposed to be Cosmic Beacon; however, due to the players' familiarity with its PBE title of Cosmic the latter remains being used instead.
- Her fate was determined by winning choice of Duty and Ambition based on the player base's votes in the Galaxies 2020 event.
- is classified as a pure Dark Star Corruptant rather than a corrupted Cosmic Entity, despite his Celestial origin, as he was destroyed in an unknown event by the Dark Star after 's corruption and then resurrected by .
- According to Riot mChao, a narrative writer at Riot Games, would likely have been known as Cosmic Conqueror Mordekaiser before his disappearance and resurrection.
- While not being directly corrupted by the Dark Star, actions have resulted in him becoming similar to a Dark Cosmic.
- is a Cosmic entity who is secretly a vessel of the Dark Star and was kept close by other celestials for fear of her true potentials. She was later assigned the task of binding the Dark Star and in a fixed point, but was pulled into the Dark Star by Thresh.
- was created in the image of to hunt the latter down, so they are not the same entity.
- The Dark Star is a powerful enough entity capable of crossing the multiverse and appearing in other universes such as:
- Odyssey is connected to the Event Horizon universe at the Ora Gate.[3]
- The celestials are connected with the Ora in some way, as noted by 's quotes "This pain urges us to kill you though we do not know why." and "You intend to destroy us. A grave mistake."
- obtained a scythe that contains from the Event Horizon Universe.
- If overpowers , he is able to absorb his Ora and gain the powers similar to that of a .
- After killing in-game, says ▶️ "I liked your forebears, Sona. They're all dead, but they had excellent taste." This implies he may have interacted with the Templar Order in the past. Their clothes also bear similar details.
- As noted by in-game quote when killing an Odyssey skin ▶️ "You opened that gate? Excellent. I could use a change of scenery you know." — the gate may have been opened again, likely by the crew of the Morning Star.
- The power that corrupted the fallen Star Guardians may be from the Event Horizon universe, specifically some corrupted Cosmic entity.[4] Similarly, the First Star, which is the sources of power for the Star Guardians, may have also originated from Event Horizon.
- Star Guardian universe is connected to the Event Horizon universe at the Corrupted Guardians and Star Nemeses:
- was a servant of the Dark Star, the enemy entity of the First Star.
- Star Guardian universe is connected to the Event Horizon universe at the Corrupted Guardians and Star Nemeses:
- The Event Horizon skins released in 2020 are inspired by real world constellations.
- is inspired by the Orion constellation.
- is inspired by the Cygnus constellation.
- is inspired by the Scorpius constellation.
- is inspired by the Sagittarius constellation.
- is inspired by the Pisces constellation.
- is inspired by the Leo constellation.
- is inspired by the Eridanus constellation.
- is inspired by the Ara constellation.
- Legends of Runeterra. & have Cosmic skins currently unique to
Media[]
- Main article: Summoner icon
- Main article: Summoner icon (Legends of Runeterra)
- Main article: Summoner icon (Wild Rift)
- Main article: Ward skins