"...and maybe, in that one last moment before the end, she feels the hands of her sisters on her shoulders, and for the first time in a thousand years of frozen loneliness, she feels warm..." dude I had to stop and stare at a wall
A thousand years ago, Lissandra sacrificed everyone except herself to stave off the Void. Today, she sacrifices _only_ herself to seal it away for good.
Ngl, I'd read a romance novel about Lissandra finding and working together with Zilean, someone who shares her burden and knowledge of the void, to find another way to defeat the void and finding that she finally has someone with her to take on the loneliness that comes with basically turning yourself into an ageless god. The ending could conclude with them saving the world by "freezing" themselves in time together, looping black ice from never melting and acting as an indestructible barrier to keep the void locked away for eternity - the "hero", Zilean, and the "villain", Lissandra, trapped together in unmelting ice but conversing in the land of dreams forever, finally with someone who will never leave them.
And then thousands and thousands of years passes by, and a very curious mage finds the frozen tomb stuck in time, accidentally breaking the spell and without a clue what he has unleashed The void would break the ice but Zilean and Lissandra would still he trapped, making his journey to learn how to break that spell in order to get their help to undo the end of the world, again
The End Game storyline kills Ashe and the character is reincarnated through some long lost little sister so we can finally get a VGU and be rid of the poor winter clothing
Honestly the best, it reminds me of charlize theron in an interview for snow white saying how to walk like a (evil) queen is from the core back straight eyes forward thinking "murder"
Never played LoL, didn't know anything about the game before these videos... but I've binged almost every single one of them and all of the shorts. Idk what it is, man. You just make good content.
Yeah, as bad of a reputation lol has given by it's own players, for this and that, the lore is just so fucking good, it's crazy immersive and everytime you learn another story, another bit of insight you understand a little more about runeterra and the timeline, it's super awesome and i wish riot would make more events about the lore, and not so much the disconnected events that happen in an alternate universe or parallel to runeterra. (KDA, PROJECT, maybe Spirit Blossom is a little more connected, and the ruination is too, but some events are like, just, there)
the game may be trash but it has definitely one of the best lores in video game history, the way they shaped the world and built the champions around it is amazing.
If it makes you feel better, TBSkyen doesn't play league either lol. He just enjoys the lore and plays the card games I think. The lore is just very interesting and the countless design strengths and flaws are just very fun to discuss
20:32 The homeguard animation ever get me me the feeling of Lissandra turning herself into a figurehead, coming to protect her allies against ever kind of danger, natural or supernatural.
If you didn't know, if you stay at the end screen of an ARAM Game in the Howling Abys for a few minutes, Lissandra tells you the story of the tree sisters and the Howling Abys.
Following this channel over the years REALLY gave me a large amount of appreciation for Lissandra as a character. She has to be one of the most fleshed out characters in the League lore overall, and I LOVE how she's a bit like the MCU Thanos: clearly mad, insane and a villain, BUT you can kinda see where they come from. Doesn't mean you agree with their conclusion, but the story of the universe they're each respectively in, does make it seem like their extreme measures might be wrong, but not necessarily bad in the big picture. I hope I didn't butcher the argument through poor wording, I just like that Riot did MCU Thanos before the MCU did MCU Thanos.
One way they could do her story is by ultimately having Lissandra turn on the watchers. How? well, Nunu. she becomes a surrogate mother to him and tries to manipulate him for his powers, but slowly does grow a connection to the boy. During the final battle when she is about to win Nunu is somehow able to show her hope and she gives her life to stop the watchers. It works for her story and Nunu because that what we are told of Nunu's power, hope, He shows there is a brighter future despite all the darkness.
Before lissandra got her minireworks I thought her passive should be a shield. But the thralls are really cool. And the healing on her ult helps alot. Maybe they could put something on e since it has a really long cooldown and if she's using it she's either already in trouble or putting herself there. But her biggest problem is she just has too much CC. Riot can't balance battlemages at all. That's why most of them have fallen completely off people's radar. If they're strong they're terrible to deal with. Which is why most have been tweaked to be more like burst mages. This is also why riot does not want to make a class of ap bruiser items. Because it took them years to be able to balance riven, pantheon, darius, Fiora, ect so that they couldn't do a million damage and cc you and be unkillable. People forget that part of the reason the black cleaver meta was so terrible was because bruisers were already running over the meta. Riot has not wanted to go through the same trial and error for mages that are supposed to behave more like bruisers than burst mages. And I can't blame them. Not only would vlad and morde be completely busted but proplay also tends to abuse battlemages whenever they're remotely able to work in the meta.
I think if they took her thralls away to add resistances they'd make sense. Or a passive that you can choose based on what you're building. A resistance-granting shield or the thralls. Could be a cool idea to be able to choose your passive as you wish to play her either as a full engage burst mage or a cc heavy initiator battlemage
If I may, I find it incredibly symbolic that Lyssandra lost her sight, and her main character trait is her inability to see the hope-filled path regarding the future. Also, the ice that makes up her sort of glacier-pedestal is black ice. Which is the "silent and deadly" ice in regards to accidents and harm.
I find it interesting how her shoulder guards look similar to those of Bel'veth and also how her headpiece sort-of mimics Bel'veths true face. Its like her contact with and derivation of Power from the void either left a memory of her form within the void to later create Bel'veth from... or that her Outfit developed that way because she tapped into the parts of the void that later birthed Bel'veth.
Skyen, can you PLEASE not make me cry again over a fictional ice witch. Thank you very much. Excellent video, now I gotta buy more tissues because I'm out of them thanks to you.
for the algorithm! this was an interesting episode, as so much of the Freljord that we see commonly is through champions like Ashe, Braum, and Sejuani who give a very different take on the area than Lissandra does. We see not the warmth of hearth fires and the bonds of tribes, but the cold and calculated separation that she creates between herself and everyone else.
Okay, if the self sacrifice ending happened it’d be dope if Lisandra became an actual statue of ice but this time she wouldn’t be a passive observer but instead an active protector. Plus we get a dope statue dedicated to her memory so it’s a win all around.
I don't know if it's just me that gets the feeling of kinship towards some champions but since she came out, I've loved her lore, her design, her statuesque figure, the power she exudes. It's beautiful. Perhaps it's the gay in me; the cliché of being attracted to to strong, powererful, beautiful women. Thank you for making this. It's really well done and satisfying to watch. :)
I love the redesign of Lissandra . Also oh boy that future speculations part is the best thing you added to your videos ( was kinda hoping you could've done that with Viego and Gwen or on the ruination arc as a whole and maybe qiyana or the lore of ixtal and there conflict with piltover ) your idea of Lissandra sacrificing herself and finding peace sent chills down my spine ( no pun intended) my eyes were about to get watery keep up good work😃👍
doubt it. the void is like the main main story where its spread all over the place, and you get hints and glimpses of it here and there, but we gon wait a long as time before the story gets concluded. afterall the first obvious glimps was with the lore retcons and targon where aurelion sol himself needed to use his ult in lore to destroy (pantheon fck that old point and click spear chugging dude, and) a rift from the void that showed a being that might be as strong as the star forger himself. nonetheless it will be interresting to see how the struggles against the void keep unraveling in the story.
Her amazing depth comes with time and a very strong motif. Most characters in League aren't lucky enough to own them. I wish all the demigods can get their own motifs fixed later on, especially Anivia and Ornn. I'm not worried about Udyr, since he already has a lot of potential.
I am once again reminded my my scheduled "character design, animation and how to convey a character" class by tb skyne that he does a very good mundo impression... Starting a petition for mundo's new design video to be ENTIRELY in mundo's voice
Skyen, I hope you know that when you described the moment Lissandra sacrifices herself and feels the hands of her sisters on her back, I had tears in my eyes. Family showing up in your last moments has always been a weakness of mine.
okay, lissandrais oneof my favorite champions in like every way, story, character, aestectic, gameplay, just everything. And let me just say the "backless" dress idea should ABSOLUTELY be done. i understand why companies especially big corporations dont take ideasfom the community very often if ever. and as much as I prefer your and subjectivlies & many others designs and ideasfor league champs ive resighnedmyselef to knowing none will really ever be implemented. BUT OMG the backless dress idea should be. In the sameway they did a cute little update to ashe and chanedsome voice lines and "responded to you" lol, they should do a tiny model update for her in which they make that small change. Anyways keep up the amazing work Skyen!
imagine if the idea of the "grand alliance ending" was one of the raids in the mmo where we play as people in the immense army attacking the watchers with characters surrounding us on the battlefield and then lissandra sacrificing/ doing something to end the final encounter. Could be cool
I think the blind motif in comparison with Zilean is very potent. She is literally blind to the hope that still lies within what appears to be a bleak future. Although her dreams are fraught with nightmares, it's a personal choice to seek out the light or not. It may explain why she's made these decisions, but it does not excuse her choices regardless. Edit: she also reminds me a little bit of the Bloodbourne designs, small head, long neck and limbs.
man, the true highlights of these videos are the way you narrate the lore and seeing how and why it works with the character design, wether its seraphine and what she could be, or gwens reading as a royal oc, your content is really insane and i wish you'd get much more attention in this channel, this video is incredible and one of your best videos to this day in my opinion my grade is a pogchamp
As much as I agree with the open back style, try as I might I can't see other style of sexualization better than showing her legs. Not a lot, not in a mini-skirt or anything, but with a thigh cut on her long gown-like dress. I think there's a good potential of being a little bit more direct with her confidence and power motif, and also adding a little bit more movement to her model. And I am, indeed, taking into account the statuesque monument-feel of her appearance. Her movements could still be a little stiff even with a sign of a leg showing, she won't be doing leg swipes or a can can dance with it. One advantage I can see on the backless dress is the fact that it's being hidden with her long braid, which is an awesome symbol of "she's vulnerable but keeps hiding it". In the end, I'll admit most of this argument is a "I 'think' this is better" without a good defense, but also I want to point out that it would be really cool if there was a hint of a black ice stiletto shoewear if one of her legs was exposed. Maybe this goes into a "step on me" feeling, maybe not. But it's a good thought.
The problem with showing her legs would be that she would have to move them to move or it would look weird, hiding her legs and making her move kind off "sliding" she has a more unnatural appearance
Lis was my favorite character to play, back in the day when I had time to play. Thanks for the deep dive. I want to see Lissandra in an animated series. I'm far more interested in her than in Vi and Jinx.
You are so good at storytelling, I love watching your videos and when you get to speculation or outright narration I become entranced and get goosebumps, just mwah chef's kiss
Can already imagine Zilean's pov of sudden cold approaching where he resides, a towering woman of ice approaching like a glacier within the desert threateningly, only for a translator to greet alongside Lissandra to tell that despite her appearance and everything, she was there because she knew what Zilean was out there for, and wished to assist in holding back the demise coming from Icathia, even if it is more for her own hopes for a redemption, to make all her actions have not been for naught
Your storytelling and voice are fantastic I love how you go through each second of the video. It’s beautiful how you show the story through beautiful storytelling. Thank you. You’re insights to character design are fantastic and inspirational!
Yeah, so glad you did this! I've always loved Lissandra. Never liked playing her (sadly) but MAN is her lore cool. After the events surrounding the Shadow Islands and the new game launches I hope Riot focuses on the Freljord. But they could also just as easily move on to Mordenkaiser's plot beats too. There is just so much and I am so happy they've finally stuck with something.
I recently got into Runeterra lore through the card game and you are my favorite channel on the lore. Freljord has always been my favorite region is the game because of it's beautiful card art.
Very interesting again! I sort of burned out and couldn't get myself to do anything. After a few minutes of nothing, I felt like watching one of your videos may be both calming and entertaining enough. Now I'm cleaning my closet, and I'll work on my deadline in a moment. Thank you so much for these videos, it can really help with recovery!
Freljord is my favorite region, so thank you for expanding my knowledge about it and especially about Lissandra. Also i love the new segment which you explore the different narratives and future scenarios of the character's story.
The idea that she going again the void and die for every one is really nice , it’s make her final action so “human” and like you said , she should die but in the end maybe zilean bring her back to life to help him or she survile and somehow zilean know that and he ask her to join him ( but maybe riot not gonna give us this kind of story so ...... yeah )
This was an amazing video. The open back dress is a really good idea for this kind of character (I might do something similar with an RPG character that I have). Thanks for the video, love your job o/
I really love the new future section, and also love how you commission art for the videos! Really hope it pays out, hope you have a nice day when you're reading this :)
When i found out that you where going to make a what´s the deal with Lissandra I knew it was going to be special, you display so much love and passion for animation and storytelling that i find myself compelled to listen, to draw, to imaguine and this one is such a gem her character is an old cliche "the terrible and uncrutable ice queen/witch" but it has evolved into a sympathetic antagonist into that villain that screams "I do this because it must be done". I can only say that your posible conclutions to her story as well as the intriguing stoisism of her desing were a delight to listen, thanks for the care put into this
I wish for Lissandra to be redeemed. Self-sacrifice or an alliance with Ashe and Sejuani or a mix of the two or something completely different, I think it would all be interesting. But god damn, some kind of redemption would be so good thematically: The fool who brought about the start of the end managed to put a stop to it despite believing for literal lifetimes that it is hopeless. It shows that even in the face of what seems to be hopelessness, one can still prevail if they fight for it hard enough and see the error of their ways. She kind of gives Paul Atreides vibes in some ways: Immense power, incredible impact, not a hero and has caused an “end” in a way that they regret yet “cannot” stop.
I definitely agree with you about the backless dress! It's such a better visual for making her seem mature and refined, in addition to all of the reasons that you illustrated.
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When everything seems doomed, no hopes are left for world..Kled finds out the watchers are invading his property.
the watchers will pray for mercy
the watchers are going to feel the wrath of his shotgun
"Don't let the door hitcha on your way to HELL!"
“We send unto them, only you
YEE and HAW until it is done”
(Kassadin confused on the distance)
Greetings!
Ok you got me here. Kled is now a doomguy!
ITS CANNON GUYS!
The tall lady has a magnificent braid.
Elsa could never
I think I've seen you on DBD videos
@@floofzykitty5072 ME TOO!
riot is addicted to long hair designs lool
She embodies Girlboss, Gatekeep and Gaslight
The three G's
@@whamdrig844 the three sisters of slay
Renata: Am i a joke to you
Skyen: send me the fan fics!
Everyone who was just convinced Lissandra and Zilian would make an interesting couple: UNDERSTOOD!!
I was so used to TBshorts that untill I watched the intro I was like "huh, that's a long introduction for this format"
"...and maybe, in that one last moment before the end, she feels the hands of her sisters on her shoulders, and for the first time in a thousand years of frozen loneliness, she feels warm..."
dude I had to stop and stare at a wall
I had to pause the video and watch something else
Just realized how much a Frozen Tomb for an ult makes sense on Lissandra
@Irfan Spirtovic but she doesn't survive, she just delays the inevitable..
@@catrielmarignaclionti4518 Survival is just that, delaying the end.
@@justascarecrow6988 r/im14andthisisdeep. Woah
@@thelonelyduck7267 But it's true.
Okay but the self sacrifice possible ending. You didnt have to make me cry like that Skyen 😭😭
:D
TRUNDLE AND BRAUM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Skyen's storytelling is immaculate :D
I genuinely cried too.... Good thing I was showering... Hides the tears..
A thousand years ago, Lissandra sacrificed everyone except herself to stave off the Void.
Today, she sacrifices _only_ herself to seal it away for good.
Ngl, I'd read a romance novel about Lissandra finding and working together with Zilean, someone who shares her burden and knowledge of the void, to find another way to defeat the void and finding that she finally has someone with her to take on the loneliness that comes with basically turning yourself into an ageless god. The ending could conclude with them saving the world by "freezing" themselves in time together, looping black ice from never melting and acting as an indestructible barrier to keep the void locked away for eternity - the "hero", Zilean, and the "villain", Lissandra, trapped together in unmelting ice but conversing in the land of dreams forever, finally with someone who will never leave them.
Yes, this is good.
I'll ship it.
And then thousands and thousands of years passes by, and a very curious mage finds the frozen tomb stuck in time, accidentally breaking the spell and without a clue what he has unleashed
The void would break the ice but Zilean and Lissandra would still he trapped, making his journey to learn how to break that spell in order to get their help to undo the end of the world, again
That was kinda beautiful
Old people, yeah!
The End Game storyline kills Ashe and the character is reincarnated through some long lost little sister so we can finally get a VGU and be rid of the poor winter clothing
Ok, Am I the only one now that wants a series of videos that are just T B Skyen reading the lore? Like, badtime stories.
please do!!
Yes please! Skyen's voice is so calming somehow! The Christmas stream was super relaxing as well!
you should take a look at Necrit’s channel!
That's all about Necrit. Lore, stories, event explaining, theories and even predictions
I mean we have necrit but i must admit tbskyen reading lore like bedtime stories is pretty cool
"Oh yes, let's talk about the symbolism behind the sexualized components of her dress"
I-
Just-
You're a damn genius.
I will also say, her run animation where she leans forward like that gives her the effect of a ship's figurehead
lissandra's animations are my fav shes so serene when she moves and the way she extends her hands out makes it feel like she longing for something
Honestly the best, it reminds me of charlize theron in an interview for snow white saying how to walk like a (evil) queen is from the core back straight eyes forward thinking "murder"
Never played LoL, didn't know anything about the game before these videos... but I've binged almost every single one of them and all of the shorts.
Idk what it is, man. You just make good content.
Yeah, as bad of a reputation lol has given by it's own players, for this and that, the lore is just so fucking good, it's crazy immersive and everytime you learn another story, another bit of insight you understand a little more about runeterra and the timeline, it's super awesome and i wish riot would make more events about the lore, and not so much the disconnected events that happen in an alternate universe or parallel to runeterra. (KDA, PROJECT, maybe Spirit Blossom is a little more connected, and the ruination is too, but some events are like, just, there)
the game may be trash but it has definitely one of the best lores in video game history, the way they shaped the world and built the champions around it is amazing.
If it makes you feel better, TBSkyen doesn't play league either lol. He just enjoys the lore and plays the card games I think. The lore is just very interesting and the countless design strengths and flaws are just very fun to discuss
@@lacrymos the game isnt trash the community is just toxic
Same, I never really got into Lol but DAMN the lore is great
GOD i love her. She is iconic, a legend and she IS, the moment. Love her design, voice, kit... 10/10
Yes, yes, yes and yes.
20:32 The homeguard animation ever get me me the feeling of Lissandra turning herself into a figurehead, coming to protect her allies against ever kind of danger, natural or supernatural.
I’d watch the anime about the freljord starring Lissandra as the ‘final boss’
Lissandra being the villain, and then allying with her to beat the watcher
If you didn't know, if you stay at the end screen of an ARAM Game in the Howling Abys for a few minutes, Lissandra tells you the story of the tree sisters and the Howling Abys.
I thought that was removed
@@draw1341 you can't wait in the end screen more than a few seconds
@@draw1341 I just checked and it was removed. Bummer; that story was what made me care about the lore in league.
@@marvinafonso7713 you can still find it on UA-cam though :)
Also alot of what she says is no longer canon. But it's still super cool.
her ice thing on the ground always remind me of ferrofluid, and her design give a black widow aesthetic that Elise could only dream to have.
@ngan dinh yes? she even transforms into essentially a blackwidow spider
Following this channel over the years REALLY gave me a large amount of appreciation for Lissandra as a character. She has to be one of the most fleshed out characters in the League lore overall, and I LOVE how she's a bit like the MCU Thanos: clearly mad, insane and a villain, BUT you can kinda see where they come from. Doesn't mean you agree with their conclusion, but the story of the universe they're each respectively in, does make it seem like their extreme measures might be wrong, but not necessarily bad in the big picture. I hope I didn't butcher the argument through poor wording, I just like that Riot did MCU Thanos before the MCU did MCU Thanos.
One way they could do her story is by ultimately having Lissandra turn on the watchers. How? well, Nunu. she becomes a surrogate mother to him and tries to manipulate him for his powers, but slowly does grow a connection to the boy. During the final battle when she is about to win Nunu is somehow able to show her hope and she gives her life to stop the watchers. It works for her story and Nunu because that what we are told of Nunu's power, hope, He shows there is a brighter future despite all the darkness.
She already betrayed them. Hence them being frozen. She’s just doesn’t believe they can be truly stopped
I think she is such a great character: lore, visual design and her gameplay (although she needs some kind of resistances for her kind of gameplay).
Before lissandra got her minireworks I thought her passive should be a shield. But the thralls are really cool. And the healing on her ult helps alot.
Maybe they could put something on e since it has a really long cooldown and if she's using it she's either already in trouble or putting herself there.
But her biggest problem is she just has too much CC. Riot can't balance battlemages at all. That's why most of them have fallen completely off people's radar.
If they're strong they're terrible to deal with. Which is why most have been tweaked to be more like burst mages. This is also why riot does not want to make a class of ap bruiser items. Because it took them years to be able to balance riven, pantheon, darius, Fiora, ect so that they couldn't do a million damage and cc you and be unkillable.
People forget that part of the reason the black cleaver meta was so terrible was because bruisers were already running over the meta.
Riot has not wanted to go through the same trial and error for mages that are supposed to behave more like bruisers than burst mages.
And I can't blame them. Not only would vlad and morde be completely busted but proplay also tends to abuse battlemages whenever they're remotely able to work in the meta.
I think if they took her thralls away to add resistances they'd make sense. Or a passive that you can choose based on what you're building. A resistance-granting shield or the thralls. Could be a cool idea to be able to choose your passive as you wish to play her either as a full engage burst mage or a cc heavy initiator battlemage
@@SoulDevoured A really interesting comment. Ty :D
@@dhananjaysinghkandari I think that adding resistances on her e depending on the number of enemies, would be enough.
@@raistlinmajere1000 true. That'd ensure that even if she ults an enemy she's not bursted down immediately.
*Riot furiously writing down new lore while listening to this video*
If I may, I find it incredibly symbolic that Lyssandra lost her sight, and her main character trait is her inability to see the hope-filled path regarding the future. Also, the ice that makes up her sort of glacier-pedestal is black ice. Which is the "silent and deadly" ice in regards to accidents and harm.
I find it interesting how her shoulder guards look similar to those of Bel'veth and also how her headpiece sort-of mimics Bel'veths true face. Its like her contact with and derivation of Power from the void either left a memory of her form within the void to later create Bel'veth from... or that her Outfit developed that way because she tapped into the parts of the void that later birthed Bel'veth.
I am honestly so glad we got Legends of Runeterra, without it it would be so difficult to visualize some of the most important aspects of the lore.
Lady Dumitrescu: ah yes, an worthy oponent! Our battle will be legendary!
why fight when they could kiss
@@mothman3781 They SHOULD*
*The Handshake Meme*
TALL LADIES
Hearing you read out the possible endings for Lissandra's story nearly made cry.
The story of Lissandra's sacrifice had me in tears, not gonna lie
Skyen, can you PLEASE not make me cry again over a fictional ice witch. Thank you very much. Excellent video, now I gotta buy more tissues because I'm out of them thanks to you.
28:53 I too think Galio is an excellent punch himbo.
Oh that “she *sees* them” made me cry. Like real tears
for the algorithm!
this was an interesting episode, as so much of the Freljord that we see commonly is through champions like Ashe, Braum, and Sejuani who give a very different take on the area than Lissandra does. We see not the warmth of hearth fires and the bonds of tribes, but the cold and calculated separation that she creates between herself and everyone else.
I love that redesign.
Okay, if the self sacrifice ending happened it’d be dope if Lisandra became an actual statue of ice but this time she wouldn’t be a passive observer but instead an active protector.
Plus we get a dope statue dedicated to her memory so it’s a win all around.
Oh UA-cam gods, please help Skyen pay for the great art commission that was featured in this!
The video is also really great!
I would like to see Lissandra having a breakdown and showing all of the emotions that she bottled up for all of these years
The self sacrifice ending is a little trite but you just know that the animation would be absolutely epic
I don't know if it's just me that gets the feeling of kinship towards some champions but since she came out, I've loved her lore, her design, her statuesque figure, the power she exudes. It's beautiful.
Perhaps it's the gay in me; the cliché of being attracted to to strong, powererful, beautiful women.
Thank you for making this. It's really well done and satisfying to watch. :)
I love the redesign of Lissandra . Also oh boy that future speculations part is the best thing you added to your videos ( was kinda hoping you could've done that with Viego and Gwen or on the ruination arc as a whole and maybe qiyana or the lore of ixtal and there conflict with piltover ) your idea of Lissandra sacrificing herself and finding peace sent chills down my spine ( no pun intended) my eyes were about to get watery keep up good work😃👍
Well, after the ruined king saga this year, riot might start a void saga and maybe we see some kind of close to Lissandra story
What if the void comes into contact with the ruination
@@tobiassiagian2562 the void is superior in many ways of power and narrative
doubt it. the void is like the main main story where its spread all over the place, and you get hints and glimpses of it here and there, but we gon wait a long as time before the story gets concluded. afterall the first obvious glimps was with the lore retcons and targon where aurelion sol himself needed to use his ult in lore to destroy (pantheon fck that old point and click spear chugging dude, and) a rift from the void that showed a being that might be as strong as the star forger himself.
nonetheless it will be interresting to see how the struggles against the void keep unraveling in the story.
Her amazing depth comes with time and a very strong motif. Most characters in League aren't lucky enough to own them. I wish all the demigods can get their own motifs fixed later on, especially Anivia and Ornn. I'm not worried about Udyr, since he already has a lot of potential.
I am once again reminded my my scheduled "character design, animation and how to convey a character" class by tb skyne that he does a very good mundo impression... Starting a petition for mundo's new design video to be ENTIRELY in mundo's voice
Skyen, I hope you know that when you described the moment Lissandra sacrifices herself and feels the hands of her sisters on her back, I had tears in my eyes. Family showing up in your last moments has always been a weakness of mine.
okay, lissandrais oneof my favorite champions in like every way, story, character, aestectic, gameplay, just everything. And let me just say the "backless" dress idea should ABSOLUTELY be done. i understand why companies especially big corporations dont take ideasfom the community very often if ever. and as much as I prefer your and subjectivlies & many others designs and ideasfor league champs ive resighnedmyselef to knowing none will really ever be implemented. BUT OMG the backless dress idea should be. In the sameway they did a cute little update to ashe and chanedsome voice lines and "responded to you" lol, they should do a tiny model update for her in which they make that small change. Anyways keep up the amazing work Skyen!
imagine if the idea of the "grand alliance ending" was one of the raids in the mmo where we play as people in the immense army attacking the watchers with characters surrounding us on the battlefield and then lissandra sacrificing/ doing something to end the final encounter.
Could be cool
I do think Riot is setting up the eventual outbreak of the Void to be its big MMO event storyline.
Corrupted Blood Incident?
Let's just hope it's more interesting than Ruination or Worlds. Fingers crossed.
I'm so thankful for this "What's the deal with". I loved watching it
Before Jinx and Vi at arcane, I really hope the freljord sisters and gods gain an animated history
21:49 TBSkyen really has that laugh down!
No mention of my mans Braum in the epic Battle of Five Armies?
He must be busy in Bilgewater for the Ruined King game.
dear lord, skyen, stop making me cry over stories that might never happen. this video makes me want to write again.
That is a very big compliment, thank you :)
The descriptions you did for possible endings gave me chills
This is one of your best essays so far. Really amazing work!
I think the blind motif in comparison with Zilean is very potent. She is literally blind to the hope that still lies within what appears to be a bleak future. Although her dreams are fraught with nightmares, it's a personal choice to seek out the light or not. It may explain why she's made these decisions, but it does not excuse her choices regardless.
Edit: she also reminds me a little bit of the Bloodbourne designs, small head, long neck and limbs.
Oh my dear Volibear. I swear my jaw was shaking at the "sacrifice time"
man, the true highlights of these videos are the way you narrate the lore and seeing how and why it works with the character design, wether its seraphine and what she could be, or gwens reading as a royal oc, your content is really insane and i wish you'd get much more attention in this channel, this video is incredible and one of your best videos to this day in my opinion
my grade is a pogchamp
DAMN Lissandra's lore is deep and strong, wow, got chills (nice narration by you), I like her even more now.
As much as I agree with the open back style, try as I might I can't see other style of sexualization better than showing her legs.
Not a lot, not in a mini-skirt or anything, but with a thigh cut on her long gown-like dress. I think there's a good potential of being a little bit more direct with her confidence and power motif, and also adding a little bit more movement to her model. And I am, indeed, taking into account the statuesque monument-feel of her appearance. Her movements could still be a little stiff even with a sign of a leg showing, she won't be doing leg swipes or a can can dance with it. One advantage I can see on the backless dress is the fact that it's being hidden with her long braid, which is an awesome symbol of "she's vulnerable but keeps hiding it".
In the end, I'll admit most of this argument is a "I 'think' this is better" without a good defense, but also I want to point out that it would be really cool if there was a hint of a black ice stiletto shoewear if one of her legs was exposed. Maybe this goes into a "step on me" feeling, maybe not. But it's a good thought.
The problem with showing her legs would be that she would have to move them to move or it would look weird, hiding her legs and making her move kind off "sliding" she has a more unnatural appearance
Very beautiful shitpost
Id show her belly from the side.
The skirt slit is a nice idea.
Goddamn it, Skyen, you're not allowed to make me feel things about Lissandra!
Lis was my favorite character to play, back in the day when I had time to play. Thanks for the deep dive.
I want to see Lissandra in an animated series. I'm far more interested in her than in Vi and Jinx.
Damn that Lissandra seeing her sisters part got me. I'm so excited for more lore to come out :'(
Duuude you really stepped up the game with story telling, got really drawn into it.
Somebody get a lot of money and pay this man to read shit in his AMAZING narration voice!
You are so good at storytelling, I love watching your videos and when you get to speculation or outright narration I become entranced and get goosebumps, just mwah chef's kiss
Lissandra is the living embodiment of Fuck Around And Find Out. She fucked around, found out and now is terrified.
HOLY SHIT THAT LAST STAND OF LISSANDRA GAVE ME GOOSEBUMBS
i love the character of Lissandra. i hope one day we will have a show of Lissandra.
The backless dress is an awesome idea even more so if she had something like a huge void tainted runic tattoo
A brand if you will
Bruh, your emotive narration of the alternate endings and then A LITTLE CLICHE? Gave me whiplash
When I first played Lissandra I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I still do.
Holy shit I saw the Arcana concept on Pinterest and now I know the artist, thank you!!
The happy redemption ending for Lissandra would be great in my book but I am a sucker for redemption stories for anti-villains.
Can already imagine Zilean's pov of sudden cold approaching where he resides, a towering woman of ice approaching like a glacier within the desert threateningly, only for a translator to greet alongside Lissandra to tell that despite her appearance and everything, she was there because she knew what Zilean was out there for, and wished to assist in holding back the demise coming from Icathia, even if it is more for her own hopes for a redemption, to make all her actions have not been for naught
And this is the reason she’s my favorite character!
Your storytelling and voice are fantastic I love how you go through each second of the video. It’s beautiful how you show the story through beautiful storytelling. Thank you. You’re insights to character design are fantastic and inspirational!
Holy moly I have missed these videos. Great work I almost cried at the self sacrifice end. Man I hope riot sees this and takes notes.
God, when you described her after the story, I got goose bumps
Yeah, so glad you did this! I've always loved Lissandra. Never liked playing her (sadly) but MAN is her lore cool. After the events surrounding the Shadow Islands and the new game launches I hope Riot focuses on the Freljord. But they could also just as easily move on to Mordenkaiser's plot beats too. There is just so much and I am so happy they've finally stuck with something.
I recently got into Runeterra lore through the card game and you are my favorite channel on the lore.
Freljord has always been my favorite region is the game because of it's beautiful card art.
Everyone chilling while Lissandra always tense
"But she's also the fool who let them in..." *Tahm Kench teaser flashbacks*
Me realizing Lisandra would have definitely been eaten by Tahm
As my long time favorite forgotten champion, I thank you for this.
THAT FUCKING ANIME VILLIAN LAUGH IS ON POINT HOLLY SHT
Ugh loved this. Missed these big ones and I love Liss so much.
Lissandra definitely is a very compelling character, and I'm glad to have her summarized here :)
Very interesting again!
I sort of burned out and couldn't get myself to do anything. After a few minutes of nothing, I felt like watching one of your videos may be both calming and entertaining enough. Now I'm cleaning my closet, and I'll work on my deadline in a moment. Thank you so much for these videos, it can really help with recovery!
Freljord is my favorite region, so thank you for expanding my knowledge about it and especially about Lissandra. Also i love the new segment which you explore the different narratives and future scenarios of the character's story.
Ashe looks so out of place in that line-up especially against Nunu and Willump. 😑
The idea that she going again the void and die for every one is really nice , it’s make her final action so “human” and like you said , she should die but in the end maybe zilean bring her back to life to help him or she survile and somehow zilean know that and he ask her to join him ( but maybe riot not gonna give us this kind of story so ...... yeah )
You are a very good storyteller.
This was an amazing video. The open back dress is a really good idea for this kind of character (I might do something similar with an RPG character that I have). Thanks for the video, love your job o/
I really love the new future section, and also love how you commission art for the videos! Really hope it pays out, hope you have a nice day when you're reading this :)
I really really really enjoyed the speculation section of this video. You are a great narrator mr Skyen
When i found out that you where going to make a what´s the deal with Lissandra I knew it was going to be special, you display so much love and passion for animation and storytelling that i find myself compelled to listen, to draw, to imaguine and this one is such a gem her character is an old cliche "the terrible and uncrutable ice queen/witch" but it has evolved into a sympathetic antagonist into that villain that screams "I do this because it must be done". I can only say that your posible conclutions to her story as well as the intriguing stoisism of her desing were a delight to listen, thanks for the care put into this
When you said "She sees them" it gave me the chills...
I wish for Lissandra to be redeemed. Self-sacrifice or an alliance with Ashe and Sejuani or a mix of the two or something completely different, I think it would all be interesting. But god damn, some kind of redemption would be so good thematically: The fool who brought about the start of the end managed to put a stop to it despite believing for literal lifetimes that it is hopeless. It shows that even in the face of what seems to be hopelessness, one can still prevail if they fight for it hard enough and see the error of their ways. She kind of gives Paul Atreides vibes in some ways: Immense power, incredible impact, not a hero and has caused an “end” in a way that they regret yet “cannot” stop.
Lissandre's personality & personal history is kind of reminiscent of shadow Weaver From she raw
Wow! Your speculations were amazing! I loved this video so much. I kinda wanna DM an D&D campaign with this story now
I definitely agree with you about the backless dress! It's such a better visual for making her seem mature and refined, in addition to all of the reasons that you illustrated.