They ain't friends, though. But it's still nicely done.

Are they from a story? League of legends or something similar?

Yes they are out of League of Legends. Kayn and Rhaast

League of Legends, yes. The demon looking thing is part of a semi-race (complicated) of beings that were sealed into weapons, becoming the weapons themselves. They try to persuade people to pick them up, after which they take over their body and reshape it closer to how they once looked.

The guy with the braid grabbed a weapon like that, but could resist the weapon's influence. So now they're constantly fighting for control over the guy's body, with the demon thing always looking for moments of weakness where he can destroy the other guy's mind, effectively erasing him.

They can converse, and of course, it's funny if they squabble in-game, but they're literally mortal enemies.

I was thinking Melkor and his disciple, Sauron but Okay. League of Legends (had to Google that one) will work too.

I'm glad to know they're recognizable. I thought they might look a little too different here

I wouldn’t call it mortal enemies , Kayn is also not fully aware of how much Rhaast can take over and rhaast does willingly help out and not hold back his power , remember the transformation we see in the game is a theoretical one and kayn is shocked when rhaast kills him to take over his body , kayn just goes into the back of his mind essentially then.

Because story wise kayn has been injured so many times badly that rhaast could of just not helped him and took over , rhaast more then likely enjoys the banter and is reaping more then enough soul energy being kayns scythe , we can see that in kayns dialogue where he asks rhaast to do more to help out and the response is “ I am the scythe all I can do is help out “

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I seriously adore these two. I wish I played more jungle so I could hear their banter more- they're like an old married couple that bond over murder. Just two idiots with God complexes bickering non stop, it's so entertaining.

Cursed. Thats not how these interact.

Same here. I don't play jungle at all, but they're still among my favorite league characters. I just like their dynamic a lot. Their odyssey skin dialogues especially are pure gold xD

I wish there was some more lore for these two though...

That's just how it is with games isn't it? Always keeping us on a lore diet, lol.

Aren't they supposed to be changing some things with Varus? Could open up an opportunity for more Darkin lore if we get lucky.

How does someone sleep with a head like that.

I'm still waiting for new voice lines for Varus lol. It's been like 4 years.

There's a darkin event happening in LoR now, so there's some more story at least, but it's sadly nothing special. LoR Varus seems really cool, I like that they made him a good guy of sorts. But I feel like they missed the mark with Kayn and Rhaast, their interactions are scarce and just kind of..dry. And Kayn doesn't even talk to Zed for some reason..

I hope they do Aatrox justice at least

Honestly I wonder that myself xD

It's a fanart, I didn't design the character

Oh I didn't know that! I really like Varus, I'll have to look into it.

I like that with Varus, he's still being fucked with by his hosts. I have a feeling that they're going to pull a "power of love" shtick with them, because both of Varus hosts are very gay and very in love. It might either A) teach Varus a little more empathy/remind him that he was once human too or B) fuel their eventual eviction of Varus. Varus is always getting picked on by Aatrox anyway, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to choose the humans this time around lol.

Rhaast and Kayn? In the alternate universe where they’re actually friend this is wholesome

I mean their insult to each other every few second is wholesome too

I'm surprised so few people know about this game, poor advertising on riot's part probably.

And good guess! A) is exactly what happened :) There are also some more darkin characters there. Some are from the existing lore (they were in twilight of the gods I think), and some seem to be completely new. Definitely recommend checking it out!

I think it's also a completely different kind of gaming than LoL. People that play League are there for the gameplay, not necessarily the lore. So it's probably attracting people that either don't play League or the rare folk that are actually invested in the lore. I just haven't had the time to squeeze in another game to suck emotional investment into so I've not opened it.

And ah! That makes me happy. Varus always felt... Really lonely? Like you've got rampaging anger god Aatrox, snarky murder nightmare Rhaast... and Varus. Who doesn't seem to talk about anything but that he's got a limited amount of time left and he'll make his enemies pay for their crimes against him (whatever that may be). He seemed a little weaker than his brethren (and so, not very wanted by them) and also the most human still, so I had hoped they would play into that. I'm glad they have!

Good game. Glad I’m done playing forever, hopefully. 2 years going strong.

Kayn and his Darkin Scythe, what's his name again?

I'm a lore enthusiast, so I'm probably stuck forever even if I'm not playing. Good luck with your abstinence, brother

Thank you!! This is my 2nd, sort of 3rd time “quitting for good.” I refuse to even get on to play casually.

Ranked is what makes it so damn terrible for me to play. I’m a very competitive person. Just in the wrong places in life sometime. :’)

Edit: also, if you ever want to quit League for good, DM me. I’ve got a 1,000 reasons.

The Rhaast erasure :c

Nobody remembers his name

Hopefully it's the last time lol!

I stopped playing ranked years ago, way too toxic for me. I don't know how people manage to stay sane playing this game competitively..

Thank you for the offer, but I feel like I'm in a pretty healthy spot right now, just playing with friends occasionally :)

“Did you see that Rhaast!? … Rhaast?”

Ok, and you’re welcome! I know everyone’s not the same, so you could’ve either needed help or not. And thanks!!

There was a memo Varus, a memo.

If I had one complaint about Kayn and Rhaast, it’s that you don’t get to hear them banter much since you want to change forms ASAP.

Why are we still here... just to suffer...

I love this art style! The characters themselves remind me a lot of Kayn and Rhaast from a MOBA game called League of Legends. Kayn is a shadow ninja disciple and his weapon scythe is possessed by a darkin (demon) named Rhaast. Looks just like that one actually

Very cool. What was the inspiration for this if you don’t mind me asking?

This is exactly who they are :)

I'm happy to hear they're still recognizable, since I took a lot of liberties with their designs.

Kayn and Rhaast! My boys!

I love these two disaster boyfriends/comedy duo.

Exactly, they're boyfriends (jkjkjkjk)

Okay I'm thinking about this and can only decide that Rhaast is a belly sleeper. Just plops his face down and starts snoring.

Or maybe he just floats.

Guess it's convenient to hide inside the scythe while sleeping.

I bet yall will like Aatrox voiceline too. Darkins are still the most beautiful thing created.

Ahahaha jkjk... unless?

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Pretty sure it’s fan art of kayn and rhaast from league of legends

That's an adorable mental image :)

I don't think he'd willingly go back to the weapon, so he's either a belly sleeper or doesn't sleep at all

Same here!

Riot won't give me anymore content for these two, so I gotta make do :)

Oh, this is so good! The subjects in the painting look so relaxed and natural as to be completely believable. And with the background, you've captured beautifully a certain kind of look that a lot of my favorite paintings of landscapes from the early 1900s had. Trees that look like eucalyptus or cypress and they have an otherworldly, kind of languid look.

I have tried to do trees like that and have only succeeded once. Anyway, great work!

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I'm not too deep into the lore, but isn't part of what enables this that Kayn was already a serial killer? They can have more of a symbiotic relationship because they both want the same thing anyway lol

Yeah, other Darkins in the game: Aatrox (trapped in a sword), Varus (trapped in a bow), Yuumi (trapped in a book)

The other comment is correct, it's a fan art :)

I just wanted to draw these two together, since they can't really interact physically in the canon story (the demon guy is trapped inside a weapon).

Thank you so much!

I'm happy to hear the background turned out well, since I'm still learning all this stuff. I've only been drawing characters until recently, so this piece was a huge challenge for me.

Since no one said it yet r/sympatheticmonsters

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Well no, kayn isn’t a serial killer , he has a dark mind but he just has an insane amount of willpower , his one arm is almost fully taken over in his model and it’s only because that arm was injured and rhaast healed it (if I remember correctly, it’s just that the darkin , though immortal ascended beings were not super strong in there minds from the ascension , like nasus didn’t become more brilliant from ascending

The darkin were no different before they got sealed into weapons , and some were not inherently evil though most were a bit brutal and went very much insane (aatrox) after being forgotten for so long since they are immobile as weapons

Ah my bad. I was thinking of the story when Kayn met Zed. But he was a child soldier, not a serial killer. Thanks!

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I’d imagine Rhaast would be the naughty boy to “accidentally slip up” and cut off Kan~ye’s braid a la Harriet The Spy style 😆

As a Kayn main, I approve :P

Is that…. Is that AATROX : DDDDDDD

Kayn plays a cool role in the Zed comics (I read them for free on the LoL wiki). No real Rhaast interactions, but still.

It's Rhaast and Kayn. So no, but you were on the right track guessing Darkin.

Ah still really cool I saw Kahn right after I said Aatrox… sorry I just really love Aatrox….

I like everything about this except kayne's smile

This is certainly an interesting piece.

It's like the old married couple in every sitcom ever.

Does it look weird? I struggle with faces most of the time, so if you have any criticism I'd like to hear it

The MMO will save us all Prayge

Oh wow haha 😂 fantastic art!

I did draw Aatrox at some point, but that's a different painting :D

Oh I know about the comics, they're awesome! But I'm interested in learning more about Rhaast's backstory and riot is starving me :c

Nice cope but we'll never be free

I think the perspective might be off, but im not entirely sure something just seems off about his smile. Sorry not exactly constructive criticism if i don't know what's wrong.

It's a full on side view, so there's not much to fuck up when it comes to perspective. I think I know what might be wrong though. The bridge of the nose starts too high and it makes his face proportions all messed up. My fault for not using references again 🤦‍♂️

Not sure if that's what you meant but thanks for help anyway!