First appearance: S7E3 — Chinchilla the White — Akumu v Jinx · watch it on YouTube
Thaneater is a legendary battleaxe that arrived the way the best things in the arena do: in a pillar of flame, mid-fight, with no warning at all. It appeared in S7E3 — Chinchilla the White — Akumu v Jinx and landed squarely in the hands of Akumu. He knew exactly what to do with it.
Description
Thaneater is a battleaxe of legendary make, far finer than an ordinary blade. Its real menace shows when its wielder lands a truly perfect strike. In that moment the axe bites deeper with a surge of deathly force, and it heals whoever is holding it as their enemy bleeds.
In short, it is a weapon that rewards a lucky swing twice: once in the wound and once in the wielder.
History
Thaneater made its first appearance during Akumu’s Deathmatch against Jinx, an episode named for Chinchilla the White, the unfortunate member of the arena’s Chinchillas whom Akumu kicked into the sun in the first round. Later in the fight, yet another column of fire erupted in the arena, and out of it the axe shot straight into Akumu’s grip.
The gift did not go to waste on Akumu, because he was already trained with weapons of its kind. He came out of the flames armed with a legendary blade he knew how to use.