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-->"There is no such thing as fate. But there is such a thing as ''Akshan''"

--->'''Akshan, from afar''': Dear friends: please stop dying. Love, Akshan!

* CrutchCharacter: Akshan has room to dominate the early game and beyond, but he needs to work fast. He has solid burst damage and surprisingly high duelling ability for [[GlassCannon a marksman]] (namely due to his shield passive and ability to pick his fights), has great roaming and flanking potential, and his signature [[BackFromTheDead ally revival]] utility. The downsides are his mediocre DPS and range compared to other marksmen (in turn resulting in inconsistent teamfighting), below-average late game scaling, lack of crowd control, and said revival requires him to kill an opponent himself, usually the most dangerous one. What this all adds up to is a champion that absolutely needs to secure a few snowballing kills ASAP, built on aggressive early skirmishes and surprise ganks, because he otherwise has no real tools to make a comeback if he's behind.

-->''(after a [[TotalPartyKill pentakill]])'' "Hahaha! [[ImprobableWeaponUser They never expect the grappling hook!]]

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: While not quite as drastic as Senna or Jhin, Akshan has a few changes to his attack speed interactions that alter how his gameplay functions and shakes up his itemization plans compared to other marksmen. He has an attack speed ratio of 0.4, one of the worst of any champion in the game[[note]]Most marksmen have a ratio around 0.625-0.65, the only champion worse than him is Jhin, whose ratio is ''zero''[[/note]], but the stat is functionally reintegrated in other abilities: ''Dirty Fighting'' allows him to choose between following up a basic attack with a second shot after a fixed split-second delay, or to cancel it to give him a burst of movement speed scaling in part off his attack speed, and the DPS while using ''Heroic Swing'' also scales off attack speed. This means he avoids heavily relying on [[DeathOfAThousandCuts kiting through extended skirmishes]] like with most other marksmen, and while he's still a FragileSpeedster, he structurally relies more on the raw personal utility and damage of his casted abilities to fight in shorter bursts much like an assassin, turning attack speed into a helpful, but secondary core stat.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: is chronic desire for vengeance makes him a significant outlier among other [[ThePaladin Sentinels]], and believes the world "taking one of his" can only be corrected by "taking one of theirs." This in turn works in line with the Absolver itself, which only brings people back to life if they were murdered, and the murderer itself is killed by the weapon. ​
-->'''Akshan''': [[LampshadeHanging Is it wrong to kill killers?]] Eh, I'll ponder that later.
* PunnyName: Sounds a lot like "action".

-->"To the shadows! Where the scoundrels hide...."

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Not unlike Viego. He leaves the area around his abs completely exposed.

Ashe's alternate skins include Freljord Ashe, [[Myth/RobinHood Sherwood Forest Ashe]], [[BarbarianHero Woad Ashe]], [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Queen Ashe]], [[GemstoneAssault Amethyst Ashe]], [[LoveGoddess Heartseeker Ashe]], [[BlackKnight Marauder Ashe]], [[{{Cyberpunk}} PROJECT: Ashe]], [[MediaNotes/ProfessionalGaming Championship Ashe]], [[CosmicEntity Cosmic Queen Ashe]], [[WeirdWest High Noon Ashe]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Fae Dragon Ashe]], [[WitchClassic Coven Ashe]], [[BeachEpisode Ocean Song Ashe]], [[{{Lunacy}} Lunar Empress Ashe]], [[MediaNotes/ProfessionalGaming DRX Ashe]], and [[GemstoneAssault Crystalis Motus Ashe]].\\

'''A''' | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsBToC B – C]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsDToF D – F]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsGToH G – H]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ I – J]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsK K]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsLToM L - M]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsNToO N – O]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToQ P – Q]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsR R]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSaToSh Sa – Sh]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSiToSy Si – Sy]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsTToU T – U]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsVToW V – W]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsXToZ X – Y]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsZ Z]]]]]]-]

Akali's alternate skins include [[Franchise/MortalKombat Stinger Akali]], [[PlayingWithFire Infernal Akali]], [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball All-Star Akali]], [[DeadlyDoctor Nurse Akali]], Silverfang Akali, [[{{Lunacy}} Blood Moon Akali]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Headhunter Akali]], [[SupremeChef Sashimi Akali]], [[IdolSinger K/DA]] [[GirlGroup Akali]], [[GoldenSuperMode Prestige K/DA Akali]], [[{{Cyberpunk}} PROJECT: Akali]], True Damage Akali, [[IdolSinger K/DA All Out]] [[GirlGroup Akali]], [[FantasticNoir Crime City Nightmare Akali]], [[MagicalGirlWarrior Star Guardian Akali]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming DRX Akali]], [[WitchClassic Coven Akali]], Prestige Coven Akali, and [[ParadoxPerson Empyrean Akali]]. ''Wild Rift'' exclusively includes Crystal Rose Akali.\\

Alistar's alternate skins include [[PaintItBlack Black Alistar]], [[GoldColoredSuperiority Golden Alistar]], [[TorosYFlamenco Matador Alistar]], [[{{Cowboy}} Longhorn Alistar]], [[BerserkerRage Unchained Alistar]], [[BigRedDevil Infernal Alistar]], [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Sweeper Alistar]], [[BlackKnight Marauder Alistar]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming SKT T1 Alistar]], Moo Cow Alistar, [[{{Magitek}} Hextech Alistar]], Conqueror Alistar, [[AnIcePerson Blackfrost Alistar]], and Lunar Beast Alistar.\\

Aphelios' alternate skins include Nightbringer Aphelios, Lunar Beast Aphelios, [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Edward Gaming Aphelios]], Spirit Blossom Aphelios, and [[BoyBand HEARTSTEEL Aphelios]]. ''Legends of Runeterra'' exclusively includes [[TimePolice Pulsefire Aphelios]].\\

Ashe's alternate skins include Freljord Ashe, [[Myth/RobinHood Sherwood Forest Ashe]], [[BarbarianHero Woad Ashe]], [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Queen Ashe]], [[GemstoneAssault Amethyst Ashe]], [[LoveGoddess Heartseeker Ashe]], [[BlackKnight Marauder Ashe]], [[{{Cyberpunk}} PROJECT: Ashe]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Championship Ashe]], [[CosmicEntity Cosmic Queen Ashe]], [[WeirdWest High Noon Ashe]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Fae Dragon Ashe]], [[WitchClassic Coven Ashe]], [[BeachEpisode Ocean Song Ashe]], [[{{Lunacy}} Lunar Empress Ashe]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming DRX Ashe]], and [[GemstoneAssault Crystalis Motus Ashe]].\\

Azir's alternate skins include [[SpaceIsMagic Galactic Azir]]. [[{{Necromancer}} Gravelord Azir]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming SKT T1 Azir]], [[EasternZodiac Warring Kingdoms Azir]], [[NatureSpirit Elderwood Azir]], and [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Worlds 2022 Azir]]. ''Legends of Runeterra'' exclusively includes [[TheCorruption Corrupted Azir]].\\

'''A''' | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsBToC B – C]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsDToF D – F]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsGToH G – H]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ I – J]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsK K]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsLToM L - M]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsNToO N – O]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToR P – R]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSaToSh Sa – Sh]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSiToSy Si – Sy]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsTToU T – U]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsVToW V – W]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsXToZ X – Y]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsZ Z]]]]]]-]

Akali's alternate skins include [[Franchise/MortalKombat Stinger Akali]], [[PlayingWithFire Infernal Akali]], [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball All-Star Akali]], [[DeadlyDoctor Nurse Akali]], Silverfang Akali, [[{{Lunacy}} Blood Moon Akali]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Headhunter Akali]], [[SupremeChef Sashimi Akali]], [[IdolSinger K/DA]] [[GirlGroup Akali]], [[GoldenSuperMode Prestige K/DA Akali]], [[{{Cyberpunk}} PROJECT: Akali]], True Damage Akali, [[IdolSinger K/DA All Out]] [[GirlGroup Akali]], [[FantasticNoir Crime City Nightmare Akali]], [[MagicalGirlWarrior Star Guardian Akali]], [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming DRX Akali]], [[WitchClassic Coven Akali]], and Prestige Coven Akali. ''Wild Rift'' exclusively includes Crystal Rose Akali.\\

'''A''' | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsBToC B – C]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsDToF D – F]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsGToH G – H]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ I – J]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsK K]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsLToM L - M]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsNToO N – O]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToR P – R]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSaToSh Sa – Sh]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSiToSy Si – Sy]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsTToU T – U]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsVToW V – W]] | [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsXToZ X – Z]]]]]]-]