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Battlecast is a series of alternate universe skins in League of Legends tied into Viktor's Viktor's lore. Set in a dystopian future where an army of robots with living brains seek to extinguish or convert all life, champions are transformed into cyborg terrors as a part of Viktor's glorious evolution, while some rebel against it.

"The glorious revolution is here! Assembling an army of machines with living brains, Viktor marches against the combined forces of his enemies—with only a scrappy human-led resistance keeping him from total world domination."

Lore[]

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Creator
  • Creator Viktor Creator Viktor
    The creator of the Battlecast machine army, Viktor has perfected the art of transplanting living brains into low-tech, mass-produced weapons. But his work is far from complete, and even now he tinkers on newer, deadlier creations to crush all who oppose him.
Battlecast Army
  • Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath
    Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
    The gold standard of Battlecast shock troopers, Prime Cho'Gath implements self-replicating nanites that reinforce its frame as it consumes living tissue. It has become a common and terrifying sight in occupied cities, where it feeds on civilians who won't submit to conversion.
  • Battlecast Kog'Maw Battlecast Kog'Maw
    Mass-produced artillery units based on the now-extinct Kog'Maw organism, Viktor has invented an ingenious shell delivery system best appreciated from about a hundred miles away—the latest design's maximum range.
  • Battlecast Nasus Battlecast Nasus
    Chromaskins Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
    The latest monstrosity constructed by Viktor, Battlecast Nasus units specialize in the targeted retrieval of high-priority targets. As they hunt for their quarry, their machinery is programmed to learn and adapt, increasing their destructive capacity and empowering them to obliterate all that would stand in their way.
  • Battlecast Alpha Skarner Battlecast Alpha Skarner
    All Battlecasts fear the Alpha, first of his kind, for his brutal efficiency and cold calculation. Unlike the others, he is plagued by unrelenting voices in his brain, fueling him with an indescribable rage as even his thoughts cannot be trusted. This only ensures that wherever Skarner is deployed, conversion is soon to follow.
  • Battlecast Urgot Battlecast Urgot
    Chromaskins Chromas: Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
    A titanium juggernaut used to crush pockets of particularly stubborn resistance, the Battlecast Urgot model is rarely seen but widely feared. Its extensive weapons systems are complemented by a massive, flesh-grinding spike mill, which it pulls fleeing opponents into for sheer spectacle.
  • Battlecast Vel'Koz Battlecast Vel'Koz
    An airborne data collection unit based on the now-extinct Vel'Koz lifeform, these Battlecast monstrosities sweep their concentrated energy beams over heavily populated areas. Survey data from the lifeless wreckage automatically calibrates the entire fleets' weapons systems, making the units a deadlier threat with every skirmish.
  • Battlecast Xerath Battlecast Xerath
    The question of the human soul has always intrigued Viktor, and so he set to work building a Battlecast machine capable of harnessing it. The resulting Xerath units are twisted, hellish monsters imprisoned in a cage of psychic energy, constantly discharging superheated plasma toward any opponent in range.
  • Battlecast Zac Battlecast Zac
    Chromaskins Chromas: Amethyst, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Tanzanite
    Never content with his extant creations, Viktor's latest innovation has forged an experimental alloy that shifts between liquid and solid states. Incredibly flexible yet nigh-indestructible, the new zoophagus assault constructs, or ZACs, spring onto the battlefield, harvesting and consuming any resistance that stands in their way.
The Resistance
  • Resistance Caitlyn Resistance Caitlyn
    Caitlyn has never forgiven herself for letting Viktor's rise to power go unchecked for so long. Determined to fire the shot that ends the war for good, she has personally gunned down hundreds of Battlecast machines in her bloody search for absolution.
  • Resistance Illaoi Resistance Illaoi
    Chromaskins Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
    Chief enforcer of the human-led resistance, Illaoi was once the subject of a failed Battlecast conversion that left her with control over nearby machines. Seizing her newfound power, she has single handedly decimated Viktor's forces in countless battles, becoming a beacon of hope for rebels across the world.
  • Resistance Jayce Resistance Jayce
    Chromaskins Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
    While many presumed him dead, Jayce's sudden return to the Resistance has been heralded by some as a miracle and others as a curse. Burdened by guilt, he still blames himself for his failure to halt Viktor's rise. Only time will tell if Jayce can turn the tide.
  • Resistance Katarina Resistance Katarina
    A lone wolf among the Resistance fighters, Katarina was reckless in battle, putting her fellow soldiers in harm's way in her bloodlust against the Battlecast. That is, until she met Miss Fortune. Sarah saw her ruthlessness as a boon and decided to take Katarina under her wing. Together, they slay any Battlecast in their way.
  • Resistance Miss Fortune Resistance Miss Fortune
    After the death of her parents at the hands of the Battlecast forces, Sarah Fortune was taken in by the Resistance, where she was trained in tinkering and artillery. Now a captain of the human-led resistance, she uses her lethal skill and twin hand cannons to lead hunting parties against high profile Battlecast targets.
  • Resistance Singed Resistance Singed
    Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
    Though many in the Resistance find Singed unsettling, few can deny his efficacy in pushing back the machine threat. For Singed, the only thing that matters is driving back Viktor's creations, whatever the means.
  • Resistance Yorick Resistance Yorick
    Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
    With the rise of the Battlecast armies, Yorick found to his horror that the living minds Viktor fused to his machines bound the souls of his victims to their machine bodies. Harnessing his ability to command the dead, Yorick now raises destroyed and defeated Battlecast husks in an attempt to free all these souls from their machine prisons.

History[]

Olaf vs Everything[]

Series 2

Resistance Illaoi[]

Return to the Stars[]

Events[]

Battlecast Alpha Skarner's loading screen borders and summoner icons could be purchased through a 2370 RP 2370 bundle for the legendary skin.

Resistance loading screen borders could be purchased through 445 Wild Cores 445 or a 1380 Wild Cores 1380 bundle for the epic skins.

Trivia[]

  • The Evolution was first introduced in Viktor's sneak peek.[1]
  • The Battlecast skins were officially tied to the Evolution with the release of Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath[2]
    • V-BC-Corp, the in-game corporation responsible for Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, likely stands for Viktor's Battle-Cast Corporation.
  • It has been confirmed by Riot employees that both Battlecast and Mecha are two distinct universes separate from the universe of PROJECT and Program.[3]
    • However, while not being directly part of any other skin universe but its own, Pulsefire champions are able to traverse space-and-time, making them effectively able to be in all skin universes, including the main League of Legends universe.[4]
  • Creator Viktor Creator Viktor is their creator 0f the Battlecast machines.
  • Battlecast Alpha Skarner Battlecast Alpha Skarner is an early prototype, possessed of an extreme rage not seen in later models.
  • Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath is the gold standard of Battlecast shock troopers, implementing nanites that reinforce its frame.
  • Battlecast Kog'Maw Battlecast Kog'Maw units are built for long-range artillery, based on the now-extinct Kog'Maw organism.
  • Battlecast Vel'Koz Battlecast Vel'Koz units are airborne data collectors based on the now-extinct Vel'Koz organism.
  • Battlecast Xerath Battlecast Xerath units are machines which house a human soul, rather than just a brain.
  • Battlecast Urgot Battlecast Urgot units are juggernauts used to crush particularly stubborn pockets of resistance.[5]
  • Resistance Caitlyn Resistance Caitlyn is a resistance sniper who has gunned down hundreds of Battlecast.
  • Resistance Illaoi Resistance Illaoi is the resistance leader, having undergone a failed conversion that left her with the ability to control machines.[6]
  • Both Battlecast and Eternum might be part of the same universe, as hinted at in the Olaf vs Everything: Series 2 comic.
  • Within the lore, Viktor is rivalled by Jayce's Jayce's Resistance and this relationship is apparent within the Evolution skin series.[7]
    • With the rework of Jayce's Jayce's lore, it was confirmed that Viktor's "acolytes" were in fact "augmented" denizens of Zaun who willingly joined Viktor's cause (as opposed to random minions, or forced individuals).
    • Illaoi Illaoi and Caitlyn Caitlyn are members of Jayce's Jayce's resistance.
  • Resistance Katarina Resistance Katarina & Resistance Miss Fortune Resistance Miss Fortune are currently unique to Wild Rift icon Wild Rift.

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