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Claimed by Void Crest icon the Void when she was only a child, Kai'Sa Kai'Sa managed to survive through sheer tenacity and strength of will. Her experiences have made her a deadly hunter and, to some, the harbinger of a future they would rather not live to see. Having entered into an uneasy symbiosis with a living Void carapace, the time will soon come when she must decide whether to forgive those mortals who would call her a monster, and defeat the coming darkness together... or simply to forget, as the Void consumes the world that left her behind.


Kai'SaSquare"My appearance may frighten you, but make no mistake—I am on your side, and we fight to the bitter end."  Kai'Sa
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Background[]

Early life[]

Kaisa was an ordinary girl born in the southern deserts of Shurima. During her tenth summer, she came upon a pen of sacrificial goats. The girl tried to release the animals but then, suddenly, the ground shook, flashes of light scorched the sky, and a rift opened up the earth. The rift swallowed up the entire village and everyone inside.

Now trapped under the desert, Kaisa could hear the faint voices of others trapped inside. But soon, hers was the only voice left. The first void creature she encountered was about her size. After being knocked down by the voidling, Kaisa drove her knife into its heart, killing it.

Although the creature was dead, its flesh clung to Kaisa’s arm. She was unable to remove it and soon enough, it started growing around her as though it was becoming part of her. She was able to use the second skin as armor against other void creatures. The longer she survived against the void, the greater her confidence grew until she finally managed to escape back to the desert surface. No longer was she the little girl who fell into the rift but was now a fearless hunter of the void.

Protecting Shurima Crest icon Shurima from Voidborn[]

After many years bellow the surface, Kai'Sa rememerges to the surface. A young girl named Illi discovers Kai'Sa beside a pit. Kai'Sa guides Illi on how to confront the impending Void threat. Illi, brave and determined, stands by Kai'Sa's side as they face Void creatures. Kai'Sa imparts the wisdom she gained from fighting the Voidborn over the years to Illi. She advises her to starve the Void and explains the necessity of running at times. When Illi's village searches for her, Kai'Sa encourages Illi to go to her father and prepares her for the challenges ahead.

In the depths of the earth, Kai'Sa navigates the Void-infested underworld. She findss a leader of a nearby settlement up on the surface. She captures him in order to show him the imminent threat below. As they journey through treacherous tunnels, Kai'Sa reflects on her altered perception, her symbiotic relationship with the living armor, and the sacrifices she made to survive in the darkness.

As they emerge closer to the surface than expected, Kai'Sa realizes the urgency of the impending Void threat. The leader, initially blind to the darkness, witnesses the horrors of the abyss. Thousands of monstrous creatures emerge, their malevolent intent clear. Kai'Sa confronts the leader, urging him to understand the danger and protect his people. The leader, still blind to the imminent threat his people face, pleads to be released. Kai'Sa contemplates the morality of her actions, torn between saving lives and succumbing to her predatory instincts. The living armor hungers for the leader's essence, but she resists, determined to safeguard the surface.

Fighting through the creatures, Kai'Sa brings the leader back to the surface, only to discover a settlement unaware of the imminent danger. Setting a warning marker, she realizes her past actions inadvertently attracted the Voidborn. Panic ensues as she unleashes destructive energy to force the settlement's evacuation. As night falls, Kai'Sa stands on a rock spire, witnessing the approaching Void horde. The settlement evacuates, harboring fear and hatred for the once-human girl. Kai'Sa embraces her role as their protector, ready to face the monsters and become the necessary monster to ensure the survival of those she now considers her people.

Attempt to reclaim Xolan[]

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Kai'Sa meets Taliyah

In the desolate void-ridden landscape, Kai'Sa, navigates a purposeful Void tunnel that defies the chaotic nature of the Void. As she confronts the newly discovered Voidborn she dubs "Lamplights", she battles relentlessly, only to find herself overwhelmed. In a twist of fate, Taliyah Taliyah rescues Kai'Sa from the clutches of the Lamplights. Together, they return to a community of survivors in Taliyah's camp, where initial fear and skepticism towards Kai'Sa gradually transform into trust and acceptance through shared meals and vulnerable moments.

Amidst the flickering firelight and the scent of roasting meat, Kai'Sa contends not only with her physical injuries but also the weight of the survivors' gaze, haunted by the fear of the unknown. Kai'Sa Kai'Sa begins to understand the power of alliances and the shared struggle against the pervasive darkness, as she decides to stay and heal.

As the group shares tales of their losses and hopes, Kai'Sa remains skeptical of a mythical sanctuary called Xolan, proposed by a fellow survivor. Tensions rise when Taliyah expresses determination to lead the group to Xolan, across the Sai Kahleek. Kai'Sa warns of the perils, revealing her firsthand knowledge of the deadly Xer'Sai that infest the area. Despite her objections, Taliyah, fueled by hope and a plan to build stone bridges for safe passage, remains resolute in her quest.

As the survivors cross the Sai Kahleek desert, they encounter a nest of Xer'Sai. Kai'Sa takes matters into her own hands to protect the group, but the situation escalates as a colossal Xer'Sai LoR Non-Champion Non-Spell Indicator6 Xer'sai Dunebreaker emerges, threatening the survivors. After barely defeating the Voidborn and saving the survivors, they contemplate a new destination. Taliyah agrees with Kai'Sa that there is no save haven. So Taliyah decides to make one. Kai'Sa and Taliyah set out to Xolan alone in order to defeat the Xer'Sai that live their and make Xolan a safe haven for all the Southern people of Shurima Crest icon Shurima.

Taliyah and Kai'Sa arrived in Xolan to find the town abandoned and destroyed. They were then attacked by a group of Xer'Sai, but fended them off before a sinkhole appeared in the ground. Rek'Sai Rek'Sai emerged from the pit, and Kai'Sa lured her back underground. This allowed Taliyah to bring the statue of Xolaani Xolaani, the 'faceless god', over the sinkhole to prevent Rek'Sai from re-emerging.

Encounter with Bel'Veth[]

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Bel'Veth confronts Kai'Sa with the truth

After plunging back into the Void Crest icon Void-invested grounds of southern Shurima Crest icon Shurima, Kai'Sa found herself ensnared in the depths of the Lavender Sea. Navigating through the unnatural environment, she eventually came face to face with its monstrous empress, Bel'Veth Bel'Veth. Overwhelmed by the empress's formidable strength, Kai'Sa succumbed swiftly, defeated and confined to one of the many grotesque walls that adorned the fake sea.

Within the ominous presence of Bel'Veth, Kai'Sa's reality shattered anew as the empress unveiled the haunting truth about her father, Kassadin Kassadin. Though still alive, the Void had shattered Kassadin's mind, leaving him lost in the ancient abyss. As Kai'Sa grappled with the shock of her father's existence, Bel'Veth delved into the history of the Void, explaining the symbiotic corruption between the Void and reality, where both realms influenced and tainted each other.

Bel'Veth presented Kai'Sa with an ultimatum. The survival of the world hinged on an uneasy alliance – Kai'Sa must assist the empress in eradicating her progenitors, the Watchers. In return, Bel'Veth offered Kai'Sa time to devise a plan to defeat her, confident in the belief that the girl stood no chance against her might. Ordering Kai'Sa to "find the Watchers and confirm the truth," Bel'Veth released her captive, prompting Kai'Sa to instinctively rocket towards the surface, escaping the Lavender Sea.

Appearance[]

Kai'Sa is a slender, pale-skinned woman with long dark brown hair and violet eyes. Her robes are composed of a Void Symbiote with a distinct palette of grey, dark grey, purple and bronze. The most distinctive ornaments of her attire are some purple marks on her face.

Personality[]

Spending many years alone in the Void-infested Shuriman catacombs away from humanity has made Kai'sa very stoic, calculative and not very communicative. Despite her horrible circumstances, she still longs to be with other people and is still capable of connecting with others like Taliyah Taliyah and Ezreal Ezreal. She has shown to have a strong sense of duty towards the other desert-dwelling people of Shurima Crest icon Shurima as she acts as their silent protector against Void predators despite the possible disdain she might receive from revealing herself.

Abilities[]

  • Void Symbiote: When Kai'sa was stuck in a cave connected to the Void, Kai'sa was attached to a Void symbiote. The symbiote grants Kai'sa many different powers.
    • Organic Armor: The symbiote's carapace provides a powerful defense against the harmful effects of the Void on living humans, allowing Kai'sa to pass throught dangerous territories across Runeterra.
    • Void Energy Projection: Kai'sa can project void energy in the form of missiles to decimate her foes.
    • Enhanced Senses: When wearing her helmet, Kai'sa has enhanced senses, like seeing in different light spectrums.

Relations[]

Malzahar Malzahar[]

Kaisa unwittingly released the sacrificial goats meant for Malzahar Malzahar's cultists into a Void-linked canyon as a prank to a transiting desert nomad, causing an earthquake that devastated her village, swallowing and killing all inhabitants except herself, who survived thanks to the symbiote suit and learning the Voidborns' methods of predation

Kassadin Kassadin[]

Kassadin Kassadin lived in the same village as Kai'sa before the village was engulfed by The Void. The event killed Kassadin's wife and child, causing Kassadin to go on his quest for revenge against The Void. While is has not been confirmed, a prevailing theory among players is that Kai'sa is Kassadin's daughter. While their relationship in the main universe has not been formally confirmed, it has been implied through voice lines and in the 2020 Dragonmancer profileicon Four Beasts, DJ Sona Kinetic profileicon Riot Records, and New Horizon profileicon Star Guardian universes, Kassadin is K/DA Kai'Sa's K/DA Kai'Sa's father.[1][2][3] Bel'Veth Bel'Veth reveals that Kai'Sa's father was the only other person to survive the Void, the only person being Kassadin Kassadin.

Ezreal Ezreal[]

Kai'Sa saved Ezreal Ezreal when he was attacked by Void creatures. Ezreal later helped her fight them.

Taliyah Taliyah[]

Kai'Sa encountered Taliyah Taliyah and her group on their journey to find Xolan, a mythical paradise in Sai Kahleek. They fought some void creatures together, including some of Rek'Sai's Rek'Sai's Xer'Sai. Taliyah would then part way with the others and join Kai'Sa in going there.

Bel'Veth Bel'Veth[]

Bel'Veth Bel'Veth is an enemy of Kai'Sa, Naturally feeling animosity towards the empress, Kai'Sa was shocked when Bel'Veth revealed she and her motives were more than a simple Voidborn's, talking about how she would be her salvation and even making a pragmatic deal to spare humanity so she would defeat the Watchers.

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Trivia[]

  • She is around 20 years old.
    • She was 10 when she fell into the Void tunnel and has stayed there for about 10 years.
  • Kai'Sa is 169.6 cm (5’6”) in height like her K/DA counterpart K/DA counterpart.[4]
  • Kaisa is her given name, Kai'Sa is her adopted Void name.
  • Her symbiote can sustain her through the Void-spawns they kill by absorbing their essence, but that isn't really pleasing to her. After the earthquake she unwittingly caused, she scavenged leftover food from castaway sources in the catacombs— water skins, rotting fruit, etc. Now that she can get out from the underground, she likes eating what she can find around Shurima Shurima, preferably peaches. But the suit has to feed too, and she is somewhat fearful of what it might do if she doesn't continue to hunt and sustain it.
    • Due to her symbiote, Kai'Sa is stronger than normal humans while gaining abilities like blasting destructive energy destructive energy, especially when wearing her helmet-like empowered senses (like a special vision that is either thermoreception or X-ray vision).
  • Despite common belief, Kaisa was never trapped in the Void itself, rather willingly stayed within a complex underground tunnel system between the massive Void rift that caused the earthquake of her lore and the surface of the Sai desert, sculpted through years by the spawns that breach from the rift.
  • The lines that decorate her face are tribal marks made out of Voidborn blood.
  • Unlike other beings exposed to the Void's influence, Kaisa was able to avoid its seething madness thanks to her suit's helmet, which allows her to safely remain within the vicinity of Void rifts.
  • It has been theorized that the creature whose part would later become her second skin belonged to the same species as Kha'Zix Kha'Zix.
    • One of her quotes to him is "I know your tricks".
    • Both the symbiote and Kha'zix evolve to become stronger.
      • Both have the potential to become invisible and shoot more projectiles after certain evolutions.

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