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Twice slain and thrice born,
is a brutal warlord from a foregone epoch, who uses his to bind souls into an eternity of servitude. Few now remain who remember his earlier conquests, or know the true extent of his powers—but there are some ancient souls that do, and they fear the day when he may return to claim dominion over both the living and the dead.
"Destiny. Domination. Deceit." — Mordekaiser | |
Background[]
(TBA)
Appearance[]
Mordekaiser appears to be a massive suit of animated armor with no visible trace of humanity save for two spectral teal eyes. Rigid and angular, the black metal plates that comprise his form are enormous, featuring three large spikes on each shoulder and two "horns" from the helmet. The armor seems to pulse and glow with the bright teal color of necromantic magic. He also wears a dark red loin cloth and a tri-pointed cape, faded and tattered.
His oversized mace, Nightfall, is colored identically to his armor and is spiked outward in four directions.
Personality[]
Mordekaiser is a brutal warlord that desires to conquer everything and destroy all those that stands in their way.
Abilities[]
- Necromancy: After dying, Sahn-Uzal was placed inside a foggy plane of the Spirit World. There he learned Ochnun, the language of the dead, permitting him to pass through the veil. Now with the new name of Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant can control spectral energy to his desires.
- Self-Resurrection: Mordekaiser is able to bind his own soul in his suit of armor, allowing him to continue in the physical world.
- Soul-Bidding: When someone is slain by Mordekaiser or one under his control, their spirits are bound to his will, becoming servants in his army, regardless of their previous alliances.
- Soul Constructs: Mordekaiser can collect the soul of his victims and twist them in to whatever shape he desires. Many of his belongings, such as his armor and his mace, are made from the souls of the dead.
- Metallic Armor: Mordekaiser often posses a enchanted armor that allows him to exist in the physical plane, and destroy his foes with overwhelming force.
- Afterlife Realm: By sheer force of will, Mordekaiser has been able to create his own realm of the dead where he and those he controls go after leaving the physical plane. This allows him a home base that no army can reach.
Relations[]
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Given Sahn-Uzal (Mordekaiser when he was human)'s faith in the Hall of Bones, it's safe to say his culture did not have a
myth; which would explain why he was never claimed by them.[]
Mordekaiser tortured
, who would later mimic him after his downfall.[]
The Immortal Bastion for herself.
, another from his inner circle, was instrumental to his downfall. She is preparing to banish him when he returns to keepJanuk[]
Januk tasked to obtain The Elixir of Uloa with which he would be able to resurrect Mordekaiser. However, Ezreal intentionally gave him a fake vial and left Januk while stealing an old Ochnun bell.
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While it's not directly confirmed, it has been implied Mordekaiser may have a certain level of awareness about [1] It has been confirmed if they were to directly fight, Mordekaiser would likely win.
actions and is waiting to benefit from them once he decides to return.Read More
Biography
Starring Champion
Mentioned Champion
Alternate Universes
Trivia[]
- Mordekaiser is at least 1500 years old, but due to the unknown period of time between Sahn-Uzal's death and his resurrection, Mordekaiser's actual age is unknown.
- Morderkaiser was originally resurrected around 400 BN.
- According to his writer and ex-Rioter Michael Yichao on Mordekaiser Mains discord, Mordekaiser may have been living during the Shurima Empire.
- Mordekaiser defied death by sheer force of will because he refused to accept the reality around him. He gained necromantic powers by teaching himself Ochnun in the death realm, which allowed him to speak beyond the veil of death to deceive mortals into resurrecting him.
- Mordekaiser's quote ▶️ "Destiny. Domination. Deceit." would subconsciously inspire Noxus' Principles of Strength: Vision, Might, and Guile.
- [2] is a portion of the Spirit Realm that Mordekaiser has corrupted for his own uses.
- Mordekaiser's story references Dracula from Castlevania and Sigma from Megaman X.
- Mordekaiser's mace being called the eponymous band as well as the eponymous song by Blind Guardian.
- Both it and a child's drawing of old Mordekaiser (standing next to a burning house with 'I ♥ My Daddy' written at the top) can be seen in the game's Mac Version trailer.
references - The Hall of Bones in Sahn-Uzal/Mordekaiser's lore references Valhalla "Hall of the Slain" in Norse mythology;
- However, much to his anger, the dead Sahn-Uzal ended up in an empty, foggy wasteland with other lost souls fading into oblivion;
- This wasteland likely references Sheol, a dark realm where both the righteous and the wicked will go to after death, in Hebrew mythology. It is also similar to the Underworld in Mesopotamian mythology.
- The Elixir of Uloa has the properties to resurrect .
- His armor has two layers of metal, a black iron skeletal under-layer and the tarnished proto-noxian armour on top of that.[3]
- As revealed in live Q&A, Mordekaiser's armor is made from souls and iron. lore
Change log[]
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29 May 2019 (During V9.11) | Added. |