#corrupted star guardian rakan

[ambypamby]

✨corrupted star guardian rakan ✨

[starguardiancentral]

[charmerquilled]

This is totally a late night posting, but muah muah, have a apology drawing for being near-absent here 👉👈

[tartagliove]

ZE i have a question because i was thinking about it recently and needed to know your thoughts. so, if you and childe were league champs, which skin set would you want matching skins from .. yk like xayah rakan. im obsessed with the nightbringer / dawnbringer skin line, so i think nightbringer!dazai dawnbringer!carina would be one of my favs, BUT im also so obsessed with arcana and anima squad skin lines

HIII CARINA THIS IS SUCH A FUN QUESTION!!! first of all nightbringer!Dazai and dawnbringer!Carina would be soooo gorgeous. that aesthetic is so pretty! also a bit of like. enemies to lovers type of vibe hehe.

if Ajax and I were League champs, we'd have matching skins from the cosmic/dark cosmic skin line! it would be dark cosmic!Tartaglia and cosmic!Zebra hehe. I absolutely adore the stars and galaxy theme. not to mention the lore we'd have?? he gets corrupted by the dark star and I meet him down the road. we fight, each trying to achieve our goals of cosmic creation/destruction, but we start to fall in love hehe

another strong contender is the faerie court skin line ahhhh I absolutely adore those skins! star guardian and anima squad are some of my other favorites c:

[cryptidswitch]

I was thinking about Xayah and Rakan from League of Legends today, specifically them in the Star Guardians storyline. (For those who don't know, Star Guardians is League's take on magical girls)

In the storyline Xayah and Rakan are a couple, deeply in love, and on a mission Xayah starts to get corrupted so Rakan sacrifices himself to save her. Now she has to live with the hole his absence has left and the guilt that she is carrying over the whole thing.

Now, the two of them are always together in every other storyline, they even get animations together and moves that help each other in game. They are a husband and wife duo. They are MADE for each other.

I think the concept of seeing the whole aftermath of a soulmate sacrificing themselves to save the other is deeply tragic and romantic and I really wish some books would explore this more.

Idk just thoughts I had

[odekoyma]

First, enjoy your art. Fun times

Second, who do you think would win in the corrupting mega villain department. Star guardian Zoe or Darkin Zoe. They are so similar (thou for totally different end games) I can just picture them having an argument on who's the better big bad evil.

THEY ARE SIMILAR . Though in SG universe Zoe isn't a pure evil girl, she just cares about her friend and she wants her to come back or something..... Anyways, I don't remember that part, cuz 2022 SG event was boring as hell for me. But what I ABSOLUTELY LOVE about this Zoe how freaking chaotic and crazily evil she was with the whole city AND especially with Rakan & Xayah which became her minions for some while.

And Darkin Zoe....well the concept is great, and in her splashart we see how she just obliterates planets with her power so and also we know it's a corrupted version of the Targonian Zoe which is like THE STRONGEST ASPECT THERE. I guess this one takes a win of being an ultimate boss in the game.

[infintasmal]

Rakan - Riot Verses

*Most verses are linked with Xayah as their skins are often released in pairs. However interactions with other character can of course occur without Xayah's presence or (if shipping is of interest) in verses in which they do not meet. Feel free to talk to me about it. Below are his standard, as Riot writes them (mostly) skin line verses.

Standard

Rakan can be seen in towns across Ionia, dancing and singing for the enjoyment of others (and himself, of course). He's long since left his home lands in order to learn more about the invading humans in hopes that he can draw their attention to the plight of the wild magic and the vastaya. He's vibrant, loud and always on the move. Most recently, he can be found with Xayah and her freedom fighters. He loves her more than even himself and is willing to do anything for her and their people.

Cosmic Dawn

Rakan is the dawn itself, a sun rising above the horizon. He dances through the cosmos, bringing light to the darkness, following forever after the shadowy dusk ahead of him.

Star Guardian - Corrupted

When their last mission went south, Rakan and Xayah were left to die. After watching Xayah take her last breath, Rakan followed shortly after. But the two were soon revived in the shadow of the Twilight Star, filled with hatred and resentment toward the team that abandoned them. And while Rakan laments his death, what he truly cannot forgive is watching Xayah fall before his eyes. Even in their second life, she struggles with her corruption and Rakan mourns his lost love. Now, he'll do anything to keep from losing her to the darkness completely, even if it means defeating his former friends.

*a verse after he 'redeems' Xayah but is still corrupted is also available

Star Guardian - Redeemed

Rakan's attempt to sacrifice himself in order to save Xayah is short lived but not entirely unsuccessful. She manages to track him through the cosmos and through the light of the First Star, his mind is freed from the darkness. He's now returned once more to the light, reunited with his home once again.

Elderwood

Rakan is the young fey prince of the Elderwood's Seelie Court, the Day Court. A monarch in all senses, he's endlessly curious about the world beyond his kingdom. Most recently, he's been meeting with the Unseelie Night Court's Princess Xayah, a rival turned lover. While his people object to the union, wishing to remain within their brightly lit dream, Rakan can't help but be drawn to that which he doesn't know. Perhaps a dance partner is just what his kingdom needs.

Arcana

A resident of the poorer Lower World, Rakan's life was simple. So long as he had his music, he was content, even as he existed underfoot of the Archetypes. But after a chance encounter with the Higher Arcana's Xayah, he is anything but content. Not until they can be together. And even if the world itself should rewrite the patterns set before them, he won't stop until he's beside her, following her in their forbidden dance.

Broken Covenant

Rakan once lived contently as a poor thief, eking out a simple existence with his lover Xayah. But his antics brought him too close to the sun and he soon found himself at Vladimir's mercy. On the verge of death, Xayah pleaded for his life. In exchange for Vladimir's mercy, Rakan was revived as a Neverghaast, a being not quite dead but hungry for the Breath of Life, Aspira. Xayah, to pay her debt, spies on the world above. And Rakan, now trapped in the shadows, fears the monster he's becoming.

Dragonmancer

The only thing Rakan has ever taken seriously in his life is his love. While seeking new strength and new dances, he is swallowed by the darkness of his worst nightmares. But no shadow can hold his brilliance for long. Thinking only of Xayah and the life he longed for fighting beside her, he emerged victorious and banished the shadows away. The Devotion Dragon, watching from on high, saw a kindred spirit in Rakan and granted him power to match his soul.

Modern (Musicverse or other similar riotverses)

Rakan learned to dance before he learned to walk and he's been moving ever since. Now, he lives life to the fullest, a full time dancer combining the traditional dances of his heritage with a more modern twist. He has an avid social media presence, performing anywhere from clubs and theaters to street corners and protests. He believes dance and music are forces to bring people together. And if he can use his powers of beauty and theatrics to help his renegade girlfriend fight against The Man, then all the better.

[rebelquilled]

hi, my apologies for bothering you, but I read your sorta storytelling post about Starguardian/corrupted Guardian Xayah stuff and I loved it. it actually had me thinking of fun little verse things I do with my star guardian verse for my oc blaze, one of the big things was that because blaze does tennis too, her and xayah are like partners in doubles matches, a sorta opposites attract partnership, one more to herself while the other is sociable, one plays back with groundstrokes and keeping the rally consistent while the other lurks and strikes when ready.

anyway, wanted to just share that

no worries! thank you for reading the ramblings of a random roleplayer! it warms my heart when others like my thoughts and it's even more exciting to hear they inspired your own!

that is definitely intriguing, though! and i can see it in a unique twist! i imagine xayah would focus mainly on singles, but with her speed and strikes, she would make a fine doubles partner... but would be tricky to work with! so the two of them making a talented duo would be quite imposing, and i'm sure rakan forces xayah to learn to play nice....ish hehe!

thank you again for your thoughts and time, i really do appreciate it! apologies for delay on responding on my end, i am on the slower side these days especially during the work week. hope you are having a lovely week yourself <333

[hannahyeaman]

What inspired your current book (published or WIP)?

In April 2017, League teased "The Harpy and the Phoenix." A lot of people at the time theorized it as a new Quinn skin, haha, but it ended up being dual released champions.

Lovers.

I was instantly curious as to why they only had one wing, so I started jotting down ideas for a story. I only wrote a very short clip at the time, but I revisited the concept in January 2019. Initially, Roshan was a lackadaisical guard and both he and Mika lost a wing. Opposite wings. But as I wrote and edited, it was no longer necessary for him to lose a wing, so I decided against that. Roshan was also supposed to be corrupted by the end of book one (when it was a duology), but then Riot released (corrupted) Star Guardian Xayah and Rakan in September 2019, so I axed that path too. As much as SOUL-BOUND started from X/R (primarily this particular teaser), it's not a fan fiction.

Mika's not a rebel. She's a sheltered princess like Rapunzel from Tangled. She's brash. Tsundere (thanks to watching Toradora during revisions). She's on a quest to heal her corrupted world and just so happens to meet a very charismatic vagabond. Roshan is largely based off my husband in a lot of ways. He's the golden retriever in our black cat/golden retriever relationship, so I made Roshan the sunny one.

I gave them a sun and moon dynamic to help name them. Their meet cute happens in a tavern because of Taylor Swift’s song "Gorgeous" since Roshan has ocean blue eyes and Zayn was originally Mika's betrothed.

Anyway, they've been my passion project for 5 (technically 7?) years and finally published them! I hope it reaches others and finds its audience. I hope if you're a Xayah and Rakan admirer and give their book a chance, you like them too.

[stahri-light]

This artwork by 140 jka got some creative juices flowing. Namely how it is a Star Guardian's fate to either die in battle or become that which they've sworn to destroy. Not to mention what a corrupted Ahri would actually be like. And the effect her fall from grace would have on those that care for her.

It... wouldn't be pretty.

And I think a lot of her ire would be directed towards Rakan and Xayah? Several things surrounding their relationship could be subverted to take on a much darker tone. The Lhotlans' death not the least of them. Right, I'mma gonna start there. Especially since it's my belief this'd be the deepest roots of Ahri's corruption. Events on the Lonely Planet literally broke her heart. Having to choose which friend to save or watching all of them die.

A corrupted Ahri? She's just awful. Resentful of Xayah forming her own team with Rakan. Feeling as though she were the one abandoned. Cast aside for her failures. Like she wasn't 'good enough'.

The thing to note there is that, on some level, Ahri already feels like this. The corruption only brings these sorts of emotions to the forefront, making them more pronounced.

Original artwork found here.

[seekslight-arch]

" i'd happily go kick their ass, but i don't think that would help you. " (from @spirithunts, maybe sg?)

@spirithunts  ✧.*

             𝐋𝐔𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀  𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘  𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒  𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅  𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌  𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐎𝐔𝐓  𝐀𝐓  𝐀𝐇𝐑𝐈,  all  fists  and  curses,  violence  and  yelling.

what  hurts  most  is  that  ahri  is  right.  she  could  go  after  sylas  and  she  could  attempt  to  fight  the  corrupted  star,  but  that  wouldn't  make  lux  feel  any  better.  it's  not  about  ❝  kicking  ass,  ❞  but  about  purifying.

the  younger  guardian  clenches  fists,  her  expression  a  frown,  eyes  heavy  with  tears  already  blurring  her  vision.

❝  i  know,  ❞  she  whispers,  lowering  her  head,  body  trembling.  ❝  you're  right,  as  always.  you  don't  even  know  how  i  envy  you  —  for  not  having  to  deal  with  it.  ❞

little  does  lux  know  about  zoe,  rakan  and  xayah  —  the  turn  of  events  will  probably  delay  revealing  the  information.

...or  will  it  not?

[teeto-peteto]

Strange question, do you prefer when Star Guardians was more Sailor Moon or Madoka Magica? Or do you like both?

Oddly enough i prefer Sailor Moon.

Reason is that Riot keeps releasing skins (wich is not... bad, entirely) and those skins now need a plot/story. Point is that back when Lux team was the only one the skinline had, it was very Sailor Moon styled. They fight the baron, void creatures, they have silly school drama, lesbians, that's literally pretty much Sailor Moon. And it was great. Back on the day it was suggested that Janna, as she is the one that has been an star guardian for the longest time, has some secrets. Thats fine.

Then Ahri's team appeared, and it wasnt bad, either, but they started introducing a story that was more than just haha sparkles! And honestly, it was interesting! Problem is that, you back then realize 'Oh, no, this skinline is going to crash down in hell' cause now we have 3 mysterious star guardians that are dead/fallen/etc. Now Syndra exists, and its stated that she has dark secrets. Sarah is a lesbian (periodt and it has literally nothing to add to my point but regardless) and she has like conflict with Ahri so thats more school drama. This is kinda like when the Outer Senshi started to appear in Sailor Moon and they got added to the original team in a lot of the episodes? well.

Then Neeko, Zoe and Xayah/Rakan released. And oh man things were so good but everything started to crash eventually. Now we have the concept that star guardians can be corrupted! By desesperation/death/whatever. Do you guys remember when Janna said she had secrets? At this point in the lore, who the fuck cares about Janna??????? Who cares about the Lux team? What do they do? Do they just rescue kitties from trees while Ahri shows up like 'ok i can handle the sassy kid and my corrupted best friends with my chameleon bestie'.

Okay, the Kai'sa gang is what killed me and made me loose the focus on the story. I have opinions, and that is that i just think community has done a lot to make star guardian entretaining because i didnt understand half of the story on the event. Lux is dead or smth cause she has an statue, and i readed that and i just said 'Whatever' cause Lux dying is so meaningless to the plot. We literally know nothing about her in recent years, there's literally nothing to say 'omg i cant believe this happened'. They just say well Lux is dead. Well what about Jinx?? Lulu?? Poppy?? Janna??????? I hate Ezreal with my guts but that dude isnt like affected??? Where IS the people?!??! Completely understand that they added A LOT of characters to the story line but come on you cant just said 'oops she died, anyway here's Kaisa talking to a stone LOL'. I didnt get the villains and the corruption. The Harp being Fiddlesticks was like woah! Thats cool. Why is Zoe just Zoe but purple then? Why is Morgana purple then? Why are they sassy?????? I mean okay there are great villains that are sassy. these arent.

Okay i dont want to rip the lore apart. Thats what sentinels of light are for. they are my punching bag and i dont regret it. This is just what happens when you're a capitalist and you try to keep people interested but you keep stepping over your own story and messing it up just for the sake of adding more characters. If this was just Sailor Moon then we could have as many skins as we wanted without trouble and sassy villains! But i get the story keeps people interested, i cant blame aanyone and im happy they like it! I love what community has done for Star Guardian cause it what keeps my interest rather than the canon, keep writing keep creating cause im watching.

good thing Everything Goes On was released cause i wasnt understanding half of the story and put it to sleep but i went heheee this song is soooooo coooool.

[starguardiancentral]

Curiosity killed the cat, incoming polls to see who is the most popular Star Guardian by team!

Burning Bright: Lux v Jinx v Janna v Lulu v Poppy

New Horizons: Ahri v Ezreal v Soraka v Syndra v Neeko v Miss Fortune

Star Crossed: Redeemed Xayah v Redeemed Rakan v Orianna v Senna v Seraphine

Valoran City: Kai'sa v Akali v Taliyah v Sona v Ekko v Nilah

Outer City: Quinn v Rell

Star Nemesis: Morgana v Zoe v Fiddlesticks v Corrupted Rakan v Corrupted Xayah

First Stars: Gwen v Zoe v Harp v Syndra v Akshan

[charmerquilled]

So I watched L.ight and Shadow tonight, and the one thing I want to update, headcanon wise, is how Rakan absorbed her darkness within this short. Nothing much has changed, but I do want to be more specific. I fully believe Rakan was sharing what little light he had remaining inside him with Xayah within this moment. Not all of it of course, but just enough to help calm the swirling corruption within her form. But by doing this, the Lhotlan WILL NOT get the light back since it's with Xayah now. He is practically SACRIFICING a little bit of himself each time he has to share with her. In turn, it causes the darkness to further creep towards his struggling, dimming light. It's a brutal internal fight he has stave off. The fact that the corruption appeared on his skin soon afterwards is a telling sign that it's a SLOW losing battle. One he is highly aware he won't win, but he still FIGHTS for Xayah's future. So I believe he did not absorb XAYAH'S corruption, it's his OWN. Thus, every time he shares more of his dwindling light with her, those patches are only going to grow bigger. And they are going to be a lot harder to fight off. And in this moment below, it's now taking up his entire arm, which probably indicates that he has ALREADY shared his light often with her. And with the way he is somewhat kneeling in pain in this shot, I wonder if there are other corrupted patches littered about his body. Also, the camera being tilted definitely means there is unbalanced chaos happening within :C

[wind-without-wings]

Stuck at work rn, but I'm scratching my brain over SG!Yzl

Before SG 2022 released, I had her pinned as an outer Guardian like Syndra and Nilah.

But after the event was over and we had some lore on Fiddlesticks... I really think Yzl would be a Nemesis--a Star Guardian that has fallen into the deepest depths of dispair and hatred.

But that also makes me wonder: What seperates Nemesis from Corrupted Star Guardians (Zoe, Rakan, Xayah, and also arguably Syndra and Akali)?

Well, personally.... I think Nemesis are devoid of "hope", the very thing the First Star stands for.

Out of all the Corrupted, Zoe and Syndra might be the hardest to identify "hope" in. But they also don't seem to outright hate the Guardians the same way Morgana does. They're not keen on Morgana's plan to spiral the universe into entropy.

On the flip-side. Rakan and Xayah, as well as Akali, are the easiest to see hope in. Both groups anchor themselves to another and rely on them to keep them stable.

Xayah and Rakan rely on eachother (Xayah fights for Rakan, and Rakan wants to save Xayah from her hatred towards Ahri).

Akali grounds herself on the promise she and Kai'sa made. They're best friends, and neither of them want to lose that to Morgana's plans.

But back to Yzl. Based on everything my brain has spit at yall, why would I say Yzl would be a Nemesis? Why not just a Corrupted?

Well, I really think Yzl would lose hope. She would realize The Oath is founded on empty promises and unavoidable sacrifice. While she gained the power to protect those close to her, she would eventually realize there is no happy end.

Her friends and everything she vowed to protect was gone. What now? What purpose did she have? None. She no longer had purpose in the eyes of the First Star--her oath was broken.

But she did not turn herself over to malice as Morgana did. Many saw Yzl as the enemy--a being that appeared and scattered the light of many Star Guardians.

But her goal wasnt of malice. Her means were cruel, but her goal was something she wished she could achieve herself.

Yzl wishes to believe there is still hope, somewhere, for this dying universe. So she challenges Star Guardians, testing their resolve. Testing their willingness to go the extra mile for the oath. For eachother. For the hope that binds them together.

She did not want a repeat of her own fate. She didn't want any more dispair.

[ahri-thefoxylady]

AUs available to interact with

Main Verse: Elderwood - a spirit of the elderwood, she has some funny memories and they’re a little behind the times but she’s learning.

Star Guardian: (tagged with Maximum Sass Achieved) leader of a group of star guardians, feels terrible about what happened with Xayah, Rakan, and Neeko. wants to find a way to rescue her former teammates without letting them burn out. Knows the truth of the First Star and how corrupted guardians are made

Spirit Blossom: (tagged with Chase and Play) the spirit of salvation. She leads the recently deceased to the lands beyond. She will attempt to help them finish their unfinished business but if they are tempted off the path, she will not follow them. can freely move between the Spirit and Living worlds, though its easier to do so around the spirit blossom festival

K/DA: (tagged with Wearing the Crown) formerly a solo artist, now the leader of the KDA girls. She writes songs, provides funding for their other interests and helps smaller upcoming artist out as best she can.

Coven: (tagged with Half-Light Jackal) a powerful witch of The Coven, a sisterhood of powerful witches who serve their Old Gods. She is a ruthless hunter and cunning fox who leads the unsuspecting to the darkest corners of the forest for her God.

Firefox: (no tag yet) a young gifted pyromancer who’s fighting against the Infernals and the Ashen Lord. She’s trying to keep their onslaught at bay, though she’s not sure what will happen in the future

Snow Moon: (no tag yet) A powerful, ancient snow fox spirit that presides over the Snow Moon Cult, taking their offering of emotions and memories. She keeps these memories safe and feeds of their emotion, experiencing the outside world through their eyes. She tends to stay around the temple, but will venture around Ionia when there isn’t someone being initiated into the ranks.

Challenger: (no tag yet) a powerful vastaya who fought against the invasions. she grew tired of sitting idle and hiding while the forests burns, the vastaya were hunted, and the invaders tried to conquer their homelands. she became a threat to anybody who were there to cause harm to her home