@peroroncino6109 No he is not, at least not definitely. They both had been around for centuries when the Black Rose was formed, but the lore doesn't give you a definite age or time of their creation. We know the Black Rose was created before they took down Mordekaiser, but after the Darkin Wars. We also know that there were legends of Leblanc's existence when Mordekaiser was resurrected and was attempting to conquer the world for the second time. We know that Vladimir was a prince of Camavor that was given to a Darkin as servant/slave before they started fighting each other and that he learned hemomancy(blood magic) from them. That is all the lore gives and Riot will probably retcon a lot of this anyway so......
One thing to remember as well is her alias “The Faceless One” which could imply that the face we see at the end is not her real face at all and in fact no one actually knows how she actually looks like not even Vlad himself and its just one of her clones
Red haired Assassin Katarina, spider lady is called Elise and part of the Black Rose - same as the last 2 people, Vladimir and LeBlanc, Gigachad with Axe is Darius, Noxian General that fights a northern campaign for Noxus during this time in the Story, Troll is called Trundle and basically the king of trolls, a race living in the northern parts of this universe
I'm not sure darius is yet to be general. He sounds skinny and young which probably sets back when boram darkwill ruled (you can see his banner on soldiers). He is probably a commander for conquering mission
The guy with the axe is called Darius, in this time of period I believe he's a general of the Noxus military. He's fighting with Trundle, the king of the trolls, they live in Freljord, a heavy snowy place, and his mallet is of something called True Ice, wich only the "Ice Born" people are able to hold, and that is why Darius leaves his weapon when it got infected with true ice, and why is it kinda bad ass that he's able to use it again to knock out Trundle without diying. The red haired lady is Katarina, she's a very skilled assassin from someone very important that would be kinda a spoiler to know, so i'll leave as that. She start fighting Elise, the spider like woman when Elise protects Katarina's target. She is ... well ... different ... By some events, she is now part spider, she can transform herself into an actual very big spider too. The 2 on the end are Le Blanc and Vladmir, they both are the head of the Black Rose, the secret society that appears in piltover after Ambessa and then Mel. She is the shadow lady that talks with Mel (it is implied that even for those who are not familiar with the lore, by her voice, her talking about Piltover and the "arrow" like tattoo below her eyes) ... She is ... very powerful, and the Black Rose are like the iluminatts in Noxus, they manipulate a lot of events. Vladmir is a very powerfull wizard that learned some "dark" arts centuries ago and was invited by Le Blanc to create the Black Rose with her.
It's confirmed he wasn't a Grand General yet as he's younger on this cinematic, he's only a Commander of what is likely to be a regiment that would become the elite Trifarian Legion.
I can understand that what is shown in the cinematic is overwhelming for non-league arcane fans since we are moving from a region that's pretty much the most "normal" compared to the rest of the universe. One thing you need to understand is that the runaterra universe is more close to fantasy setting than sci-fi, so expect for more magic and mythical theme for the upcoming series.
There is a UA-cam channel called Necrit, who explains all the lore in this cinematic and also did other explanation videos specifically for Arcane fans
- It is set shortly after Arcane. Mel arrives on the shores of Rokrund, the ancestral seat of her family (this is the same spot as in the Ambessa Blood Sweat and Tears video). She then arrives to a massive arch called a Noxtora. Noxus builds these kind of doors everywhere they conquer, and they always face the Immortal Bastion, the Capital. - Meanwhile, in a secret ball organised by the Black Rose, a red-haired assassin, Katarina, has been sent to eliminate a Target. Lady Elise, mistress of house Kythera and high ranking member of the Rose, organised the event and apparently laid a trap expecting Katarina to show up. - On the northern border of Noxus, yet another expansion is being lead by Darius, one of Noxus' best soldiers. He fights Trundle, the king of the trolls, who wields a club of true ice. This ice is fatal to anyone who isn't an "iceborn", yet Darius managed to survive holding his frozen axe for long enough to win. This is the kind of mad strength that's expected in Noxus. All of these events are being watched by a mysterious yellow-eyed figure and her shadow carvings : A wolf with the Medarda crest on its head, a spider trapping an assassin, and the axe of a warrior in the North. While crossing the door, Mel is faced with an illusion of the Immortal Bastion. First, undead soldiers attack her, part of the grey legion, created by the Black Rose. Then, hemomancers (blood sorcerers) from the Crimson Cult, and finally an avalanche of rocks and armor. I believe this is an illusion sent by the Black Rose to threaten and intimidate Mel by showing her what she can expect in Noxus. Mel is visibly shaken by it, but she steels her resolve, and presses on. Finally the shadowy figure from Arcane is revealed to us. LeBlanc, the pale sorceress, leader of the Black rose, of unknown origin and name. We can recognize her yellow eyes and markings. Moreover, we can see that the tip of her fingers are blackened, while in Arcane, the only "real" thing about the shadowy figure was her fingers. Basically, this confirms that she was puppeteering a clone from afar, from the tips of her fingers. Vladimir is the co-founder of the rose, and is not a vampire, but the first human hemomancer. They both created the Rose a good thousand years prior to that, but they're both even older. Vladimir around 1500 years old, and LeBlanc possibly even older, but we don't know. At the very end, LeBlanc wants to do something "bolder", which Vladimir claims is "too much" even for them, and the truth is, we don't know yet what it is ! The community is very curious and divided as to what the last symbol was. It could be the symbol of a demon, but also perhaps of a Darkin, corrupted Demi-Gods sealed into weapons... Either way, this teases something big for the lore ! (i copy and pasted this from someone else on another video cause i wasn't about to write all this. so this isnt mine but its all accurate)
A lot of people explained stuff already but ill do it anyways in order Mel: You're an arcane fan so you already know but Mel is coming to Noxus to presumably challenge the Empire, which is the other characters you see in the cinematic. Katarina: The red head girl. She's an assassin for hire by a man named Swain who is opposed to the Black Rose (the people who were in Mel's side plot) and essentially the prime minister of Noxus. Swain is kind of evil but also way less evil than the Black Rose, he's meant to be the lesser of two evils, 98% evil vs 100% evil. Katarina was infiltrating a secret party of black rose members to kill that guy who was presumably important. Unfortunately though she's in a relationship with an ugly white man 😭 Elise: Spider Lady. Basically her deal is that she used to be a social climber within the empire, and then eventually climbed too high and became a target. LeBlanc recruited her for her talents in murder and charm, and then she eventually made a pact with a spider god, which is why she looks the way she does. Her current ordeals is finding male suiters to lure and sacrifice to her god in order to maintain her power and youth. She might have been at the party to look for suiters? (also she is known around Noxus as a mysterious suiter most people don't see in person to conceal her spidery-ness) Darius: Soldier general guy, head of military in Noxus. Allied with Swain but out of political reasons and not because he likes him. (so he's basically on the same side as Katarina). Trundle: troll king guy. they were presumable fighting over territory. - LeBlanc: She was "The Deceiver" in Arcane! She's a super old person who is the leader of the Black Rose (a shadowy cabal controlling the empire behind the scenes) and has the ability to make clones and shapeshift. She's basically immortal because if you kill her she just swaps to one of her clones. Her key traits are being highly manipulative and being in multiple places at once; a LOT of government officials are all literally just LeBlanc. - Vladimir: He's a guy who has blood magic and co-founded the Black Rose with LeBlanc. He's essentially her right hand and is a socialite who opposes the current government in Noxus. He has a cult of his own and he's more of a public face than LeBlanc is. They're basically besties.
You've now seen most of the pivotal players from Noxian Leadership; They represent the core priciples of Noxus, as Ambessa explained to Cait when they were training. - Vision: Jericho Swain, Grand General of Noxus, who is essentially leading Noxus publicly, closer to a political leader. He has an Odin like thing going on with Ravens spying for him, but I'll leave the details in the dark as you'll probably learn about it in the noxus show. So we've seen his Raven a couple of time throughout Arcane, it was confirmed when we saw the red eyes. - Might: Darius, the Hand of Noxus, who has a more.. hands on approach and leads its elite leagion, the Trifarian legion. - Guile: Leblanc, leader of the Black Rose, known as the deceiver or the faceless one. She 'rules' from the shadows by exerting influence through the black rose. Swain and the black Rose are always getting in each other's hair, which also shows in the cinematic. The party you see in the video is organised by the rose to recruit influencial and strong people to work with them. Katarina (red hair) is at the party to kill the guy lounging on the couch (we don't know why, though) on Swain's orders. Before the current set up, Noxus had a single ruler (Boram Darkwill), who was pretty much under the Black Rose's control.
The Noxian dude is Darius, the Hand of Noxus, he was sent to Freljord by Boram Darkwill. He's younger here, and even before he joined the Trifarix Legion and became the Principle of Might. Only a handful of people can match his strength, and perhaps only 2 people are capable of actually matching him, the rest can barely hold their back against him. The Troll guy is Trundle, the weapon that he's holding is made out of True Ice, a really dangerous element, only an Iceborn is Immune to it. I'm guessing because he's much smaller in this Cinematic, this was when he's trying to take over the other tribe of Trolls to become the King of Trolls. Red Haired Girl is Katarina Du Couteau, she came from a high ranking family of Noxus, she studied the blade while she's young to become an Assassin, she was sent to the Black Rose Danse to assassinate someone from the Black Rose. The spider lady is Elise or Lady Elise , she used to be a human Mistress until she was turned into a Spider Lady by the Vile-Spider God called Vilemaw in the Shadow Isles. She's one of the Founder of the Black Rose. The lady at the End is LeBlanc, leader and founder of the Black Rose, she was responsible for many things that happened in Runeterra, including the rise of power of Swain and the downfall of the Noxus Emperor, Boram Darkwill. she's an ancient being older than Noxus, or should I say. Even before Noxus became a Noxus. The white haired guy is Vladimir, he's a blood mage, a hemomancer, you could say he's a "Vampire" but not really a vampire, he doesn't suck blood but requires sacrifice by inviting people to his home "party" he uses his magic to modify his body, also he's one of the Founder of the Black Rose, he was personally invited by LeBlanc herself in his home.
In case you want to know more about what is happening in this one, Necrit (who knows lots about LoL lore) made a video where he goes into the details and I can recommend it.
This is not a trailer for a second Arcane show, rather it is a trailer for the next season of League of Legends, themed around.. well, Noxus. Though it seems the trailer does hint at a possible future show (if it's true or not)
Just so you not confused, this isn’t a trailer for a new arcane show. It may tease stuff that could be shown/used in a new show they are working on like the last minute of the cinematic was referencing, but this is a season cinematic for the game. Which the games season is Noxus/Black rose themed. It was created by the same animation studio that created arcane so that’s why it had the same feel as arcane. Arcane timeline was apart of the canon lore of Runeterra, and this is just referencing a continuation of that lore in a different nation away from piltover and zaun. That’s why Mel is there because she has a connection to Noxus and the Black rose but you won’t see characters like Vi or Caitlyn because it’s a different part of the planet of Runeterra.
I mean technically it is also a teaser of what to expect for the new Arcane Show (It's going to have a different title since we're moving on to a new region which is Noxus). The last bit of the trailer shows us Le Blanc whose been going after Embessa & Mel in Arcane.
@@rexstylus as stated in original comment it may tease stuff what the next show will be about like the ending scene with Vladimir and Leblanc. but this isn’t an official trailer they put out to show us the exact show they are making. Just was clarifying bc she stated “This was a good trailer and hope it comes out soon”
@aPhatPhoenix yeah the messaging from Riot could have been better, or just more info about what the status of the new show(s) are at this time, so people watch this with the right kind of expectation.
Black Rose tries to stop the chaos , they try to keep Mordekaiser under Noxus , if that guy revive it will be mad for all of the people in Runeterra , that guy was too angry to die and he learned the dead language and absolutely destroyed everything , he founded Noxus and the capital "Immortal Bastion " . The guy fighting the troll king [ Trundle ] is named Darius ... hes like a symbol in Noxus , people doesnt realise but when he picked the frozen axe he literally touched the true ice ability, because Trundle is a iceborn and hes from Freljord . The girls fighting Katarina the red hair and Elise the spider who has a demon inside her .. shes more of a Black Rose oriented character and Katarina more of a Swain[ the Grand General of Noxus] character . In Noxus it doesn't matter the rank or if u are a normal or royalty... all it matter is to be STRONG AND MIGHTY .
Did they change Elise's lore at some point? I don't remember her being possessed by anything. The only thing that'd come close to it is her worship of Vilemaw.
@@lukerdw nope u didnt missed anything. IDK where does that person get that she possessed by a demon, maybe read in fanfic or made it themselves. Elise is a follower of a Spirit-God Vilemaw who grants her power and immorality in return.
The queen is called Katarina, she's a baddass, and the woman at the end (With dark fingers) Is the one who contacted Mel at Arcane, at the series she was just a Shadow, cause her Character just manipulate, and almost never shows her true self
Katarina, the girl with red hair: She is the daughter of very wealthy aristocrats from Noxus. But, being the older sister, she trained her entire life to be a perfect assassin, and inherit The Ducouteau House, and the assassins cabal. But due to daddy issues, she was disinherited and her father tried to kill her. She began to be loyal to the new ruler of Noxus, and killed her father. And also, Is this an international school? I'm looking to go to one of those.
Noxus is a great choice for a story. Because they have hands in everywhere and their characters are fantastic. It was good to see Katarina and Darius yet I really want to see Swain (Arcane was foreshadowing him with the demon crows)
The Trailer is first and foremost for game (season 1 of the 2025 gamplay season [1 of 3], not season 1 of the noxius show), and kinda an epilog for arcane. While i think its safe to assume that some of it will spill over in the actual show, i wouldnt bet money on it to which extend.
I'm so excited for the new series because we'll get to see Darius (guy with an Axe) and meet his brother DRAAAAVEN!!!! Noxus series is going to give Game Of Thrones vibesssss and I'm here for it.
Top characters to look forward to: 1. Leblanc - witch / matron of blackrose/ grand manipulator of the world/ almost omnipotent/she's dealing with a calamity much greater than viktor 😂 humanity should just let her cook 2. Darius - noxian leader / symbol of strength 3. Katarina - Assassin / can control her daggers 4. Vladimir - too strong / hemomancer / one of the leaders of blackrose / equal rank as Leblanc 5. Mel - i guess fan favourite?/ i still think she gained her power too easy/ she's a new add-on in lore and she already got a huge plot sword on her, how tf can she rival leblanc clones without learning her powers first? 😂 6. Trundle - extremely hype appearance/ Troll King 👑 7. Elise - spider lady / she always has best and hot skins 😂 riot just wanted to flex this particular skin, i bet her participation to the next Show based on Noxus is only minimal or none.
So the trailer is both a teaser for the new season of the game as well as a semi-teaser for where the next series is going too. We got some great stuff to look forward to 😎 I highly recommend you read the short comic called "Lux" It introduces a character named Luxanna Crownguard. She will be one of the main characters moving forward for animated series. She lives in Demacia, a nation at war with Noxus. Just something that i think will interest you and add a little more knowledge of some lore. Noxus, Demacia, and Ionia are all regions that will be covered in the next show/shows. So it'll be a good way for you to get a tint idea of what we might get into moving forward.. PLUS Lux and Jinx technically know each other in the game. There's even a ship between them, similar to Vi and Cait 😉😉😉 Ps. I think theres a webcomic for the "Lux" story if you want to just read it online 🙏
A way to link this to Arcane: At the end of season 2 you see 6-eyed birds. Those birds hang around Swain, a Noxian ... politician. Dagger redhead also hangs out with Swain. Some weird creatures rose to the top of Noxian society and formed a ... club. Creatures like spider lady and the 2 at the end. They love Conspiracies. Ambessa hated those guys. Swain is not a fan either. The redhead with blue skin is a Freljordian leader. Axe guy is a Noxian general solving a battle through champion fight, something the trolls enjoy very much. We'll see how Mel fits into this.
Cuz for context when you pause maybe rewind back 3-4 seconds. A lot happens even in a second with these outrageous cinematic. Love the commentary Sis. Kia Kaha ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I see you like Mel and other Arcane characters but hear me out. Arcane is the worst place and you have seen nothing (yet) ;) Trust me you will FORGET jinx, mel and arcane when new series are out. They will continue with Noxus vs Demacia and then Ionia and from there Freljord to Void to Shurima and Targon. Not even mentioning Shadow Isles where Elise (spider girl) is from. Riot will do what Marvel couldn't keep and what DC failed to execute. GREAT STORY. We will watch all these amazing series and then when we are old we will play the MMO. Trust in Riot.
We will not forget Mel because she's going to be the bridge between Arcane and the new series! also her story is not over yet. In the new series she's coming back home to Noxus to deal with the Black Rose people.
Nobody that watched Arcane, will forget any character. I hate when people say sh*t like ''Arcane had its fun, now let the grown ups play''. As if Arcane isnt one if not the greatest TV series of the last 10+ years. Why can we not just enjoy both. I'm sure Noxus will be epic, but Arcane was so great because of the emotional bond to the characters. It is not all about action.
@@_MrToast_ None of what you said changes the fact that Arcane took place in the most uninteresting place in this world. There are more interesting characters and regions to come.
@@SolusArmatura Sure Noxus, Ionia, Demacia etc. have bigger potential. But that does not mean it will be better than Arcane. The setting is not what made Arcane special or not. If the writing is not up there, the setting wont save it. But if the setting is ''the most unteresting'' in your words, but the writing etc. is great. What would you pick? I'm sure they will deliver, but the setting is not the main reason, why i'm hyped about the Noxus show tbh. I'm just hyped we get more from this amazing studio.
Yup. We knew that they were doing Noxus as a way to get more heroes updated and a way to get Mel as the next new character in the game. The red head is Katarina, I believe. The last two characters in the video were Le Blanc, the woman and Vladimir, the blond guy.
Red hair = kararina a noxus assassin Strong guy= Darius the hand of noxus a general. Le blanc whit golden eyes is in arcane. Vladimir a blood magic black rose character.
The woman at the end was LeBlanc. She was the shadow like figure in Arcane, that appeared at few times. She is the leader of the Black Rose.
One of the leaders.. .well.. the most sane of the leaders... Vladimir being the other.
@@satsunada let's say operational manager :p
Vladimir is older than Leblanc
@peroroncino6109 No he is not, at least not definitely. They both had been around for centuries when the Black Rose was formed, but the lore doesn't give you a definite age or time of their creation. We know the Black Rose was created before they took down Mordekaiser, but after the Darkin Wars. We also know that there were legends of Leblanc's existence when Mordekaiser was resurrected and was attempting to conquer the world for the second time. We know that Vladimir was a prince of Camavor that was given to a Darkin as servant/slave before they started fighting each other and that he learned hemomancy(blood magic) from them. That is all the lore gives and Riot will probably retcon a lot of this anyway so......
One thing to remember as well is her alias “The Faceless One” which could imply that the face we see at the end is not her real face at all and in fact no one actually knows how she actually looks like not even Vlad himself and its just one of her clones
Red haired Assassin Katarina, spider lady is called Elise and part of the Black Rose - same as the last 2 people, Vladimir and LeBlanc, Gigachad with Axe is Darius, Noxian General that fights a northern campaign for Noxus during this time in the Story, Troll is called Trundle and basically the king of trolls, a race living in the northern parts of this universe
I'm not sure darius is yet to be general. He sounds skinny and young which probably sets back when boram darkwill ruled (you can see his banner on soldiers). He is probably a commander for conquering mission
The guy with the axe is called Darius, in this time of period I believe he's a general of the Noxus military. He's fighting with Trundle, the king of the trolls, they live in Freljord, a heavy snowy place, and his mallet is of something called True Ice, wich only the "Ice Born" people are able to hold, and that is why Darius leaves his weapon when it got infected with true ice, and why is it kinda bad ass that he's able to use it again to knock out Trundle without diying.
The red haired lady is Katarina, she's a very skilled assassin from someone very important that would be kinda a spoiler to know, so i'll leave as that. She start fighting Elise, the spider like woman when Elise protects Katarina's target. She is ... well ... different ... By some events, she is now part spider, she can transform herself into an actual very big spider too.
The 2 on the end are Le Blanc and Vladmir, they both are the head of the Black Rose, the secret society that appears in piltover after Ambessa and then Mel. She is the shadow lady that talks with Mel (it is implied that even for those who are not familiar with the lore, by her voice, her talking about Piltover and the "arrow" like tattoo below her eyes) ... She is ... very powerful, and the Black Rose are like the iluminatts in Noxus, they manipulate a lot of events. Vladmir is a very powerfull wizard that learned some "dark" arts centuries ago and was invited by Le Blanc to create the Black Rose with her.
It's confirmed he wasn't a Grand General yet as he's younger on this cinematic, he's only a Commander of what is likely to be a regiment that would become the elite Trifarian Legion.
and Trundle wasn't a King of Trolls yet, If I take a guess, he's currently trying to take over the other tribe.
it’s not bad that he used boneshiver - you literally see it begin to infect him as he holds it. True Ice lore is still intact
@@Karaamjeet oh, i didnt mean it was bad. I meant badass :)
5:50 who is this man? I tell one thing if this man lead army to plitover instead of ambessa they all dead
Lol true 😂
yeah Darius is basically greatest general in Noxus and the current embodiment of Might in Noxus
I can understand that what is shown in the cinematic is overwhelming for non-league arcane fans since we are moving from a region that's pretty much the most "normal" compared to the rest of the universe. One thing you need to understand is that the runaterra universe is more close to fantasy setting than sci-fi, so expect for more magic and mythical theme for the upcoming series.
Red Hair: Katarina
Spider woman: Elise
Man with red cape: Darius
Troll: Trundle (Freiljord)
Woman in the final with the man: Leblanc and Vladimir
There is a UA-cam channel called Necrit, who explains all the lore in this cinematic and also did other explanation videos specifically for Arcane fans
- It is set shortly after Arcane. Mel arrives on the shores of Rokrund, the ancestral seat of her family (this is the same spot as in the Ambessa Blood Sweat and Tears video).
She then arrives to a massive arch called a Noxtora. Noxus builds these kind of doors everywhere they conquer, and they always face the Immortal Bastion, the Capital.
- Meanwhile, in a secret ball organised by the Black Rose, a red-haired assassin, Katarina, has been sent to eliminate a Target.
Lady Elise, mistress of house Kythera and high ranking member of the Rose, organised the event and apparently laid a trap expecting Katarina to show up.
- On the northern border of Noxus, yet another expansion is being lead by Darius, one of Noxus' best soldiers. He fights Trundle, the king of the trolls, who wields a club of true ice.
This ice is fatal to anyone who isn't an "iceborn", yet Darius managed to survive holding his frozen axe for long enough to win.
This is the kind of mad strength that's expected in Noxus.
All of these events are being watched by a mysterious yellow-eyed figure and her shadow carvings : A wolf with the Medarda crest on its head, a spider trapping an assassin, and the axe of a warrior in the North.
While crossing the door, Mel is faced with an illusion of the Immortal Bastion. First, undead soldiers attack her, part of the grey legion, created by the Black Rose. Then, hemomancers (blood sorcerers) from the Crimson Cult, and finally an avalanche of rocks and armor.
I believe this is an illusion sent by the Black Rose to threaten and intimidate Mel by showing her what she can expect in Noxus.
Mel is visibly shaken by it, but she steels her resolve, and presses on.
Finally the shadowy figure from Arcane is revealed to us.
LeBlanc, the pale sorceress, leader of the Black rose, of unknown origin and name. We can recognize her yellow eyes and markings. Moreover, we can see that the tip of her fingers are blackened, while in Arcane, the only "real" thing about the shadowy figure was her fingers.
Basically, this confirms that she was puppeteering a clone from afar, from the tips of her fingers.
Vladimir is the co-founder of the rose, and is not a vampire, but the first human hemomancer.
They both created the Rose a good thousand years prior to that, but they're both even older. Vladimir around 1500 years old, and LeBlanc possibly even older, but we don't know.
At the very end, LeBlanc wants to do something "bolder", which Vladimir claims is "too much" even for them, and the truth is, we don't know yet what it is !
The community is very curious and divided as to what the last symbol was.
It could be the symbol of a demon, but also perhaps of a Darkin, corrupted Demi-Gods sealed into weapons... Either way, this teases something big for the lore !
(i copy and pasted this from someone else on another video cause i wasn't about to write all this. so this isnt mine but its all accurate)
A lot of people explained stuff already but ill do it anyways in order
Mel: You're an arcane fan so you already know but Mel is coming to Noxus to presumably challenge the Empire, which is the other characters you see in the cinematic.
Katarina: The red head girl. She's an assassin for hire by a man named Swain who is opposed to the Black Rose (the people who were in Mel's side plot) and essentially the prime minister of Noxus. Swain is kind of evil but also way less evil than the Black Rose, he's meant to be the lesser of two evils, 98% evil vs 100% evil. Katarina was infiltrating a secret party of black rose members to kill that guy who was presumably important. Unfortunately though she's in a relationship with an ugly white man 😭
Elise: Spider Lady. Basically her deal is that she used to be a social climber within the empire, and then eventually climbed too high and became a target. LeBlanc recruited her for her talents in murder and charm, and then she eventually made a pact with a spider god, which is why she looks the way she does. Her current ordeals is finding male suiters to lure and sacrifice to her god in order to maintain her power and youth. She might have been at the party to look for suiters? (also she is known around Noxus as a mysterious suiter most people don't see in person to conceal her spidery-ness)
Darius: Soldier general guy, head of military in Noxus. Allied with Swain but out of political reasons and not because he likes him. (so he's basically on the same side as Katarina).
Trundle: troll king guy. they were presumable fighting over territory.
- LeBlanc: She was "The Deceiver" in Arcane! She's a super old person who is the leader of the Black Rose (a shadowy cabal controlling the empire behind the scenes) and has the ability to make clones and shapeshift. She's basically immortal because if you kill her she just swaps to one of her clones. Her key traits are being highly manipulative and being in multiple places at once; a LOT of government officials are all literally just LeBlanc.
- Vladimir: He's a guy who has blood magic and co-founded the Black Rose with LeBlanc. He's essentially her right hand and is a socialite who opposes the current government in Noxus. He has a cult of his own and he's more of a public face than LeBlanc is. They're basically besties.
Ugly white man? Garen is good looking
You've now seen most of the pivotal players from Noxian Leadership; They represent the core priciples of Noxus, as Ambessa explained to Cait when they were training.
- Vision: Jericho Swain, Grand General of Noxus, who is essentially leading Noxus publicly, closer to a political leader. He has an Odin like thing going on with Ravens spying for him, but I'll leave the details in the dark as you'll probably learn about it in the noxus show. So we've seen his Raven a couple of time throughout Arcane, it was confirmed when we saw the red eyes.
- Might: Darius, the Hand of Noxus, who has a more.. hands on approach and leads its elite leagion, the Trifarian legion.
- Guile: Leblanc, leader of the Black Rose, known as the deceiver or the faceless one. She 'rules' from the shadows by exerting influence through the black rose.
Swain and the black Rose are always getting in each other's hair, which also shows in the cinematic. The party you see in the video is organised by the rose to recruit influencial and strong people to work with them. Katarina (red hair) is at the party to kill the guy lounging on the couch (we don't know why, though) on Swain's orders.
Before the current set up, Noxus had a single ruler (Boram Darkwill), who was pretty much under the Black Rose's control.
The Noxian dude is Darius, the Hand of Noxus, he was sent to Freljord by Boram Darkwill. He's younger here, and even before he joined the Trifarix Legion and became the Principle of Might. Only a handful of people can match his strength, and perhaps only 2 people are capable of actually matching him, the rest can barely hold their back against him.
The Troll guy is Trundle, the weapon that he's holding is made out of True Ice, a really dangerous element, only an Iceborn is Immune to it. I'm guessing because he's much smaller in this Cinematic, this was when he's trying to take over the other tribe of Trolls to become the King of Trolls.
Red Haired Girl is Katarina Du Couteau, she came from a high ranking family of Noxus, she studied the blade while she's young to become an Assassin, she was sent to the Black Rose Danse to assassinate someone from the Black Rose.
The spider lady is Elise or Lady Elise , she used to be a human Mistress until she was turned into a Spider Lady by the Vile-Spider God called Vilemaw in the Shadow Isles. She's one of the Founder of the Black Rose.
The lady at the End is LeBlanc, leader and founder of the Black Rose, she was responsible for many things that happened in Runeterra, including the rise of power of Swain and the downfall of the Noxus Emperor, Boram Darkwill. she's an ancient being older than Noxus, or should I say. Even before Noxus became a Noxus.
The white haired guy is Vladimir, he's a blood mage, a hemomancer, you could say he's a "Vampire" but not really a vampire, he doesn't suck blood but requires sacrifice by inviting people to his home "party" he uses his magic to modify his body, also he's one of the Founder of the Black Rose, he was personally invited by LeBlanc herself in his home.
In case you want to know more about what is happening in this one, Necrit (who knows lots about LoL lore) made a video where he goes into the details and I can recommend it.
This is not a trailer for a second Arcane show, rather it is a trailer for the next season of League of Legends, themed around.. well, Noxus. Though it seems the trailer does hint at a possible future show (if it's true or not)
Just so you not confused, this isn’t a trailer for a new arcane show. It may tease stuff that could be shown/used in a new show they are working on like the last minute of the cinematic was referencing, but this is a season cinematic for the game. Which the games season is Noxus/Black rose themed. It was created by the same animation studio that created arcane so that’s why it had the same feel as arcane. Arcane timeline was apart of the canon lore of Runeterra, and this is just referencing a continuation of that lore in a different nation away from piltover and zaun. That’s why Mel is there because she has a connection to Noxus and the Black rose but you won’t see characters like Vi or Caitlyn because it’s a different part of the planet of Runeterra.
Great note for context.
Slight correction though, Arcane IS canon and so was this cinematic 😉
@ as I stated in the original comment “Arcane is apart of the canon lore of Runeterra, and this referencing a continuation of that canon lore”
I mean technically it is also a teaser of what to expect for the new Arcane Show (It's going to have a different title since we're moving on to a new region which is Noxus). The last bit of the trailer shows us Le Blanc whose been going after Embessa & Mel in Arcane.
@@rexstylus as stated in original comment it may tease stuff what the next show will be about like the ending scene with Vladimir and Leblanc. but this isn’t an official trailer they put out to show us the exact show they are making. Just was clarifying bc she stated “This was a good trailer and hope it comes out soon”
@aPhatPhoenix yeah the messaging from Riot could have been better, or just more info about what the status of the new show(s) are at this time, so people watch this with the right kind of expectation.
THATS THE BLACK ROSE LADY IN THE END, THE GOLDEN LINES BELOW THE EYES SHOW EM I JUST REALISED
Black Rose tries to stop the chaos , they try to keep Mordekaiser under Noxus , if that guy revive it will be mad for all of the people in Runeterra , that guy was too angry to die and he learned the dead language and absolutely destroyed everything , he founded Noxus and the capital "Immortal Bastion " .
The guy fighting the troll king [ Trundle ] is named Darius ... hes like a symbol in Noxus , people doesnt realise but when he picked the frozen axe he literally touched the true ice ability, because Trundle is a iceborn and hes from Freljord .
The girls fighting Katarina the red hair and Elise the spider who has a demon inside her .. shes more of a Black Rose oriented character and Katarina more of a Swain[ the Grand General of Noxus] character . In Noxus it doesn't matter the rank or if u are a normal or royalty... all it matter is to be STRONG AND MIGHTY .
Did they change Elise's lore at some point? I don't remember her being possessed by anything. The only thing that'd come close to it is her worship of Vilemaw.
@@lukerdw nope u didnt missed anything. IDK where does that person get that she possessed by a demon, maybe read in fanfic or made it themselves. Elise is a follower of a Spirit-God Vilemaw who grants her power and immorality in return.
Why you doing my girl Elise like that bro? 😂
Stop the cap, by the way, at this time Swain is not leading Noxus yet
The queen is called Katarina, she's a baddass, and the woman at the end (With dark fingers) Is the one who contacted Mel at Arcane, at the series she was just a Shadow, cause her Character just manipulate, and almost never shows her true self
Katarina, the girl with red hair: She is the daughter of very wealthy aristocrats from Noxus. But, being the older sister, she trained her entire life to be a perfect assassin, and inherit The Ducouteau House, and the assassins cabal.
But due to daddy issues, she was disinherited and her father tried to kill her. She began to be loyal to the new ruler of Noxus, and killed her father.
And also, Is this an international school? I'm looking to go to one of those.
Noxus is a great choice for a story. Because they have hands in everywhere and their characters are fantastic. It was good to see Katarina and Darius yet I really want to see Swain (Arcane was foreshadowing him with the demon crows)
thats probably why they showed the crow; to give taste to those who will be disappointed like you in the cinematic lol.
The Trailer is first and foremost for game (season 1 of the 2025 gamplay season [1 of 3], not season 1 of the noxius show), and kinda an epilog for arcane. While i think its safe to assume that some of it will spill over in the actual show, i wouldnt bet money on it to which extend.
I'm so excited for the new series because we'll get to see Darius (guy with an Axe) and meet his brother DRAAAAVEN!!!! Noxus series is going to give Game Of Thrones vibesssss and I'm here for it.
My absolute goat Trundle
welcome Arcane fan to another region in vast of Runeterra
Top characters to look forward to:
1. Leblanc - witch / matron of blackrose/ grand manipulator of the world/ almost omnipotent/she's dealing with a calamity much greater than viktor 😂 humanity should just let her cook
2. Darius - noxian leader / symbol of strength
3. Katarina - Assassin / can control her daggers
4. Vladimir - too strong / hemomancer / one of the leaders of blackrose / equal rank as Leblanc
5. Mel - i guess fan favourite?/ i still think she gained her power too easy/ she's a new add-on in lore and she already got a huge plot sword on her, how tf can she rival leblanc clones without learning her powers first? 😂
6. Trundle - extremely hype appearance/ Troll King 👑
7. Elise - spider lady / she always has best and hot skins 😂 riot just wanted to flex this particular skin, i bet her participation to the next Show based on Noxus is only minimal or none.
So the trailer is both a teaser for the new season of the game as well as a semi-teaser for where the next series is going too. We got some great stuff to look forward to 😎
I highly recommend you read the short comic called "Lux" It introduces a character named Luxanna Crownguard. She will be one of the main characters moving forward for animated series. She lives in Demacia, a nation at war with Noxus.
Just something that i think will interest you and add a little more knowledge of some lore.
Noxus, Demacia, and Ionia are all regions that will be covered in the next show/shows. So it'll be a good way for you to get a tint idea of what we might get into moving forward.. PLUS Lux and Jinx technically know each other in the game.
There's even a ship between them, similar to Vi and Cait 😉😉😉
Ps. I think theres a webcomic for the "Lux" story if you want to just read it online 🙏
A way to link this to Arcane:
At the end of season 2 you see 6-eyed birds. Those birds hang around Swain, a Noxian ... politician. Dagger redhead also hangs out with Swain. Some weird creatures rose to the top of Noxian society and formed a ... club. Creatures like spider lady and the 2 at the end. They love Conspiracies. Ambessa hated those guys. Swain is not a fan either. The redhead with blue skin is a Freljordian leader. Axe guy is a Noxian general solving a battle through champion fight, something the trolls enjoy very much.
We'll see how Mel fits into this.
Cuz for context when you pause maybe rewind back 3-4 seconds. A lot happens even in a second with these outrageous cinematic. Love the commentary Sis. Kia Kaha ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kia ora from a fellow kiwi 🫡
NGL I thought that place was some kind of UN gathering place haha
You should watch the other League Cinematics
9:02 no, they just work together
I see you like Mel and other Arcane characters but hear me out. Arcane is the worst place and you have seen nothing (yet) ;) Trust me you will FORGET jinx, mel and arcane when new series are out. They will continue with Noxus vs Demacia and then Ionia and from there Freljord to Void to Shurima and Targon. Not even mentioning Shadow Isles where Elise (spider girl) is from. Riot will do what Marvel couldn't keep and what DC failed to execute. GREAT STORY. We will watch all these amazing series and then when we are old we will play the MMO. Trust in Riot.
We will not forget Mel because she's going to be the bridge between Arcane and the new series! also her story is not over yet. In the new series she's coming back home to Noxus to deal with the Black Rose people.
Nobody that watched Arcane, will forget any character. I hate when people say sh*t like ''Arcane had its fun, now let the grown ups play''. As if Arcane isnt one if not the greatest TV series of the last 10+ years. Why can we not just enjoy both. I'm sure Noxus will be epic, but Arcane was so great because of the emotional bond to the characters. It is not all about action.
@@_MrToast_ None of what you said changes the fact that Arcane took place in the most uninteresting place in this world. There are more interesting characters and regions to come.
@@SolusArmatura Exactly!!!
@@SolusArmatura Sure Noxus, Ionia, Demacia etc. have bigger potential. But that does not mean it will be better than Arcane. The setting is not what made Arcane special or not. If the writing is not up there, the setting wont save it. But if the setting is ''the most unteresting'' in your words, but the writing etc. is great. What would you pick?
I'm sure they will deliver, but the setting is not the main reason, why i'm hyped about the Noxus show tbh. I'm just hyped we get more from this amazing studio.
Yup. We knew that they were doing Noxus as a way to get more heroes updated and a way to get Mel as the next new character in the game. The red head is Katarina, I believe. The last two characters in the video were Le Blanc, the woman and Vladimir, the blond guy.
Last guy would have been Vladimir
What's with your hate towards men?
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Red hair = kararina a noxus assassin
Strong guy= Darius the hand of noxus a general.
Le blanc whit golden eyes is in arcane.
Vladimir a blood magic black rose character.
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