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Man, I really enjoy your analysis. Just sitting and watching someone watching a video is boring imo. So I really appreciate you pausing, going back and giving your insight on a compositional or technical level. And the fact that it takes time is totally normal. You ain't a full-timer, you have work to do, so I think it is definitely normal for your uploads being delayed because of more important stuff. Keep up the good work :) Also. I did not see people giving you the names of the statued Champions and while it is hard to make them out I can name 2. Taliayah, The Stoneweaver, is the girl in front and Gnar, The Missing Link, is the prehistoric-looking beast more in the background. Based on other comments this being the SSG Team Skins, the ones who are hard to make out are Xayah, The Rebel, and Rakan, The Charmer, as well as Ezrael, The Prodigal Explorer. The only one missing from the line-up as a statue is Jarvan IV, who is represented by the player. This location symbolizes a fight with a so-called Elder-Drake, which is a monster, players are able to slay late in the game to gain a huge advantage for their entire team
Just so you know, Faker was named the "Unkillable Demon King" by the Chinese teams back in 2013 because he almost never died in game back then. He was so skilled that he was able to pull off unbelievable things and come out alive.
I'm quite impressed that you understood so much without knowing much about league or it's competitive scene. You are right about Fakers nichname, he is widely considered the best league player of all time being one of the two players achieveing 3 world cup wins. Faker appeared on the big stage in season 3 (every season is basically a whole year and we are in season 10 now) and he has been absurdly good all through. While it is very unlikely for teams to keep the same roster for a long period of time Faker has been on SKT T1 since his debut on the big stage and he still is on the Team. SKT T1 is the only team that was able to win the worlds 3 times and the only team to win 2 consecutive world cups. Even if they don't win they usally make to the finals or semi-finals atleast. A few months ago Faker actually got a blank check offer from an amercican team but he declined because he thinks that Korea has better players overall, which is more fun to him and he didn't want to leave Korea as he can identify a lot with the Korean culture. That's also they reason they showed the SKT T1 logo, they are pretty much seen as THE team to beat, the final boss. (Faker also did a roll during his introduction in the world finals 2016, not certain on the year, and ate a raw broccoli on stage after winning the finals^^). I can btw pretty much assure you that someone will leave a way more detailed comment about everything in the video and I recommend you to read the whole blog post that it will be because I think all that stuff is very interesting. ITts nice seeing that you enjoy these as much as we do, I'm looking forward to your next videos :D. (Also I'm sorry for kinda jumping all over the place with my comment, I was never great at expressing myself in few words)
@@ShatteredFocusProductions I'm pretty sure they do even though they only added them after their third win. There have been no versions with 1 or 2 stars and it is not a common practice for teams to do that like it is in football. I believe their current jacket doesn't have them anymore but I'm not sure, they "recently" changed their logo but I haven't seen their jackets since.
I'm sorry if I'm mistaken but, isn't SKT the only team with 3 consecutive worlds/lck wins? Who is that "other" player besides Faker who won 3 times in major events?
Don’t “try not to pause so much”. We are hear to see what you have to say. There are thousands of reaction channels that will watch, nod their head and be “yeah that was good”. The people who get upset about pauses can go watch those. I am here because you express your opinion and provide insight that I haven’t seen anywhere else.
I agree. It's frustrating to me to see that he has something to say, but wants to try to appease those who get triggered by pausing. I want to hear his thoughts as they come to him
Your guess with the “trouble” at 10:20 is spot on. He lost to this team twice in the group stage, but still managed to qualify for playoffs and eventually win the whole thing
Basically, that's the story of a player "Ambition" and his fights for the 2017 World Championship. He picked weapons, that was representing champions he was playing and his opponents are wielding weapons of champions, that they were playing vs him in their matches during his climb to the top. Also, whole video is full of small details presenting different event's that had occured during that tournament.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions To be fair, the video is full of small details. One of the top comments in the original video is a full list of them with timestamps. But yeah it's showing 3 games that Ambition and his team Samsung Galaxy, won in order to become World champions in 2017. The fights are (big list of champions and players that you probably don't know): -Ambition on Kha Zix vs Perks on Yassuo -Ambition on Sejuani vs Uzi on Vayne -Ambition on Jarvan IV vs Faker on Ryze (just like the song says RISE) The ending also shows Uzi waking up, ready for revenge, since the video was made for Worlds 2018 and he was a favorite (he did not win, losing in quarter to Perkz team, also shown on this video)
Shattered Focus Productions so something that is apparent that I do see you take note of when in the transitions to the next battle, including the Freljord area (frozen mountain). There are champion statues in the background. These statues are of the champions that were designated to get the skin line called “Championship.” These skins were released before each Worlds and the money spent on those skins by the players would go to the prize pool for the Finals. In between the middle and last fight, all the champions fighting the dragon (that specific dragon being called the Elder Dragon) those are the champions that Ambition’s (the main character) team used to win against Faker and SKT.
Its not just about him though, you have a lot of proplayers hidden in that video: Uzi, one of the best ADCs to ever touch the game playing his iconic Vayne; Faker, the G.O.A.T., playing Ryze, with whom hes turned many games around; it goes that way, each champion here represents a proplayer pretty much single-handedly winning the game with that champ
I don't particularly mind it when you pause the video, I think it's good that you can say whats on your mind immediately without having to try to remember it later. Since your videos are based on analysis as well, I don't think many people will care if you pause alot since you soak in alot of details at once.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions These people don't care for quality reactions, you're doing a GREAT job pausing and taking time to analyse rather than just throw some words like eh, ah, oh.
The player at the end is named UZI and was considered the best ADC (a role in league) during that time. Their team was the favorite to win worlds and the ending was to symbolize a return/revenge story.
Your guesses were really solid based on what you had to go off of! Quick summary: Rise chronicles the story of one pro player, Ambition, as he recovers from losing the 2016 World championship, and picks himself back up to (successfully) challenge for the 2017 title. The tattered banners and distortion at the beginning (along with a sneaky bit of audio from the shoutcasters announcing his 2016 defeat) all symbolize the devastation at having come so close, only to fall short. The climb through the elimination bracket is shown as a literal vertical climb up an ever-steeper mountain, and each opponent is a contender he had to overcome: Perkz from Europe's G2, Uzi from China's RNG, and Faker from Korea's SKT T1. You're exactly right about the weapons representing champions: Ambition uses Kha'Zix's claws against Perkz's Yasuo, Sejuani's icy flail (and boar mount) against Uzi's Vayne, and lastly Jarvan IV's lance against Faker's Ryze. At the end, the players shown climbing up after Ambition are contenders, looking to dethrone him and his team (Samsung Galaxy) in the 2018 championship, for which this video was promotional.
6:22 thats true - hes pretty much the michael jordon of league, noone was ever that good for that long a time. Even though recently some others played as well as him, he´ll always be remembered as the best league player of all time. Hes a real big e-sports figure, and many that dont even care about league know him.
Even though you probably wont really understand whats happening, these here are the 30 seconds faker is most well known for: ua-cam.com/video/ZPCfoCVCx3U/v-deo.html
I love how you noticed so much little details even not being into the League's competition side. There is not much to say other do it already. Keep up the good work! Waiting for Amumu's reaction ♥
I didn't see anyone commenting, but in his second encounter, against the guy with crossbow (Uzi), the character only pass by his opponent because his team lost the match against them, but managed to qualify for the elimination phase, which is shown when got hitted in the glasses and in his shoulder. In the end they show Uzi's face as a tribute for this.
Shattered Focus Productions Partially False. They showed his face at the end because even tho the video was about the events of 2017 worlds, Uzi qualified again for the 2018 worlds, which is where all the other teams climbing up are at. That is symbolized by Uzi opening his eyes, showing that he wasn’t defeated before and will be back in typical anime villain fashion. He opened his eyes for only a split second, which I think you never saw in his video because you kept pausing it right before you got to the last second. Tbf, it’s a really short frame and they don’t usually have that kind of important detail in the last frame of a vid.
More or less spot on about Faker, "The Unkillable Demon King". He's the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of the eSports scene in League, that's why he's the final opponent. I believe the three stars on his jacket signify the number of World Championships they've won, out of the 9 World Championships so far. Notably, this video followed one person (Ambition on Samsung Galaxy), and his journey through the previous year's (video was made in 2018, as a reflection of 2017) World Championships. His three opponents that he faced off against were Perkz's Yasuo, Uzi's Vayne, and Faker's Ryze - champions that are considered their 'signature' champions. As an additional bit of tension, Samsung Galaxy (and Ambition) were against SKT T1 (and Faker) in the finals of the previous year and lost - so a repeat match of the previous year.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Also fun thing is SK Telecom and Samsung are telecommunications companies in South Korea (I believe they're rivals in that respect too, which I thought was pretty iconic as these two teams clash) Additional note: Also spot on about the character taking a shot against the second opponent, did signify losing against them - both the first two opponents were in the same group (4 teams per group), RNG (second opponent) won the final group stage game, giving them first seed, while Samsung took second seed (generally means you have easier opponents by taking first seed).
The level of detail that went into the production of RISE was insane. So many references that people miss out on, which is understandable if you dont play the game. i recommend searching up a video or reddit post listing some of the things hidden in this video, its super cool visual story telling.
One little detail that I always find funny is that when he faces off with Faker, they show Faker as one of his most well-known champions, Ryze. And when Faker gets his big moment, with the biggest and craziest champion visualization of any of the contestants (Referencing Ryze's ability Rune Prison) at that exact moment the full power of the chorus sounds like it's yelling "RYZE! RYZE!".
I had to laugh when you said: "Sorry if I missed too much" you basically got way more stuff from the video, than most people who actually play League day-in-and-out :P
So you got most of it, there's just a few things you missed that I haven't seen others point out here in the comments: 1) The beginning of the video is the "Lobby" of the game. In it we see all of the banners from the various e-sports teams, as well as the weapons from all of the various champions as it's the symbolism of the fact that in the lobby you choose which champion you want to play as. Also, that noise that's all washed out and hard to hear before the music starts is the sound of the sportscaster during the previous worlds where Ambition lost. It (along with the fact that he's shaking and visibly upset) is meant to show the Ambition is still a little rattled from that loss at worlds, but is pushing through it anyway. Also, remember the sound of the crows in the background, they'll be significant later, and aren't just there for the aesthetics. 2) The huge blast @ 1:13 was the second guy that Ambition ends up fighting (his name is Uzi) using one of Vayne's abilities to beat another e-sports player (possibly Cuvee or Rekkles, but we'll never know since we never see the fight) playing Kennen, and foreshadows that Ambition will fight him next. Remember Uzi though, as he'll also be important later. 3) There's a dude frozen in the ice @ 1:20 lol 4) The weapons are in fact symbolism not only of champions that each e-sports players likes to play, but are also the champions that each player used against each other when they faced off at worlds 2016. Additionally, each player Ambition faces is in the same order that he fought them in worlds 2016. 5) Each of the people you see from 3:00 on are also actual e-sports players as well, not just symbolic placeholders for the sake of the message they were trying to convey. 6) The trophy at the top of the mountain @ 3:08 is the actual LoL Trophy you get when you win worlds. 7) Now for the big one: the last 10 seconds of the video. So what you see is the player Uzi with his eyes closed. Listen closely. What do you hear? Crows. Do you know why? Because after he was defeated, Uzi was brought back to the lobby (just like Ambition did at the beginning of the video). It's symbolism to represent that even if you lose in League, there's always next match / next tournament / next season and that you could come back and "Prove yourself and rise" (above the competition). That no matter what, you're never really down and out for good, and that maybe the next season would be Uzi's. Spoiler: It wasn't, but his team did end up 12 wins to 4 losses in the 2017 season and unfortunately lost the finals in a reverse 2-3 sweep :(
As many other said, I love that you were able to pick up so many details and understand so much of the video without even playing league, that's real analisys right there. Your vids are also really instructive about film making, I really love it. Not every league of legends video are as meaningful as this one, and I think you really should take a look at their "normal" videos (normal as not a music video), considering they're longer and have a "movie spirit" I think they'd be great for you to react to.
It was amazing, the fact that you can say this much without playing the game. You got it right, almost all. Im not gonna try to explain the video because a lot of guys already did before me, here in comments. What i can do tho is recommand you to react to Legends Never Die. I would like to see you react to that video because it has a lot of meaning behind the video.
I absolutely love your reaction videos and I am here to actually learn something or at least find out about something you saw that I didn't see when watching the video on my own. I am pretty sure people who are here have already watched the video at least once. So, I encourage you to actually pause the video when you have something to say. If there are really people who do not want you to pause, then I don't know what to say... Keep up the great work. Probably one of the best (if not the best) reaction channel
Damn, this is the type of reactions that I was looking for. We all know and feel that Riots production is awesome and cool, but most of us dont understand why we feel that or how Riot is able to portray it in their music and video. I'm also subscribed to Lucky Boy that explains the music part and I'm so glad I stumbled to your reaction also. However, what really made me impressed was your intelligence, how you were able to deduce what was going on without knowing much. That's really a plus for me and I will be following your work for now on.
Holy crap, despite not knowing much about the game or the e-sports scene the dude did really damn well and was pretty close or completely accurate with all his statements. I'm super impressed by this. Might check out more of your videos throughout the day, or at least throughout the week. To explain the ending of the vdeio though, that's the player Uzi. Uzi is largely considered the second best player in the world and he competed with Ambition (the hero in RISE) in the group stages of the world championships in season 7. Throughout season 8, Uzi had been on a tear and him along with his team was largely considered to be the favorites going into the season 8 world championships. So the scene of Uzi's face at the end is meant to convey that Uzi might've been defeated in S7, but he's been hungrily awaiting his itme and hye's the one to beat this year, or he's the last boss this year. At least that's how I personally understyood it.
You really caught and showed a lot of cinematography knowledge in this, and I really enjoyed your breakdown, so here's a fun little fact - League of Legends primarily uses just four keys on the keyboard: Q, W, E, and R, used to activate your abilities and skills. The way the player with the crossbow attacks mimics the motion of pressing those buttons! It's a neat little touch.
in the second scene, the other guy is using vayne, an Attack Damage Carry and the protagonist of the video is using a tanky champion (sejuani) thats why its shown how he is getting hit, because as a tank his purpose is to receive damage
It's great seeing you back. And you aren't wrong about the Esports and I believe Faker become the leader of T1. Also, gotta be ready for the sad hours for Sad Mummy.
u are correct on figur it out and the main charecter is a player that switch roles and rise to the top and took the championship and his weapons is his champions that he played with the most
So, if you want the brief story: At the start of the video, you hear the shoutcasting in the background from the end of worlds 2016. The player Ambition was the midlaner of the losing team for that match. He transitioned to the jungle role after that year, and you see him grab the equipment from 3 junglers, Kha'zix (mantis like alien), Sejuani (boar rider with a flail), as well as Jarvan's Lance. In the plains, he face's G2's perkz (SSG vs G2 was in the 2017 group stage) who was a big yasuo player. During the lightning strike you can see the silhouettes of Khazix and yasuo in the background. Wasn't a matchup that happened, but both are iconic champion for them. In the cave he face's RNG's Uzi, who's playing as Vayne (crossbow user). You see the boar-rider shadow on the lava-fall. Incidentally, RNG beat SSG 2-0 during the group stages, thus why you don't see ambition actually beat him Lastly, you have the statues with all the previous world champions, and of course the undecided 2017 champion. And he's up against SKT faker, his direct opponent at the last world championship(faker is a midlaner, the same role ambition was in last year), and his final opponent for 2017. Faker's most notorious champion is Ryze. Extras: the page at the end reads in Korean "The Unkillable Demon King's fundamental guide to winning Worlds", a faker reference, same thing with the broccoli. The champions you see Ambition climbing over before the final showdown represent one of the comps his team used. And every year riot gives a "championship skin" to a single champ, thing of it as the special skin for worlds. You see each of the previous world's skins as those MASSIVE statues in the background throughout the video. sometimes occluded by clouds etc. And at the end, it was showing Uzi, the Vayne player from the cave, kinda hinting "hey maybe it's RNG's turn to take the crown"
The mountain he climbs on is mount targon, it is a place in runterra and you can read about it in the lore, on top of the mountain there are the aspects, chosen beings which became gods by climbing the mountain or were gods from the beginning (There is a handful champions which are aspects). Basically it sets Top tier E-sport players equal to gods/aspects
Yes they represent League players and certin key champion picks The firs Ambition Khazix, Sejuani,Jarven the 4th. First opponent being Perks from G2, on Yasuo. The secound being Uzi From Royal never give up on Vayne. And Third being Faker From SKT T1 On his god tier Pick Ryze. Were talking a champion in lol that has been changed Re worked changed Destoried and remade simply due to how amazing Faker is on the champion.
He got so much of the story from the cinematography alone, this guy has earned my respect. "I might give league of legends another shot" Oh, you poor soul...
Three stars on the SKT logo represent 3 world championships they won, maybe it is highlighted to show how hard it was to take them down. SSG also lost to SKT in the previous finals, so there's a revenge story. And in the last shot Uzi was waking up to come back and try again the following year.
There so many details and references to both the game and the competitive scene that to write about all of them would take too much time. Basically in the beginning there's that distortion effect to symbolize that he (Ambition) just woke up there (after a beating probably). The main dude is a player that has been around the top many times but never won and everyone was starting to say he was washed up. This "story" is about how he and his team won the previous year's world championship defeating SK Telecom T1 in the finals. The close up in the "SKT T1" logo is to show the 3 stars, meaning they were previously 3 times world champions. When he get's hit during that 2nd fight it's because during the winning campaign of his team they lost 1 game during the group stage 12:10 - Every year the players from the team that wins Worlds can chose 1 champion to receive a skin in the team's theme, in this shot there's all of his team's skins fighting a dragon, which is a neutral creature in the map that grants you buffs when you kill it The final fight against Faker was longer just to be the climax of the video because in real life they ficked them up 3x0 in the best of 5 The ending shows the guy that hit him with an arrow during the 2nd fight waking up in the same place Ambition was at the start, you can hear the crows in the background hinting at that. They chose to put him in the end because he, much like ambition, has many times been among the top teams, but never won the world championship, and his team was the favorites to win that year. (Spoiler: they didn't)
A Neat Detail is That Yassuo specializes in wind related attacks. After the shot where it shows the players sword, it transitions to a shot of the wind picking up in trees to further hint at the character being Yassuo.
They look so normal because this video is a story of that years championship winners, and the people who we see in the video are a mix between the players who were in the championship and the "Champions/characters" they played
i don't get why people would complain about you pausing an analysis video, but i really do like when you pause it *in the moment* that you see something. probably almost all of us have already seen these videos you're watching for the first time, so to be upset by you pausing it is kind of ridiculous. they can just go watch it themselves if it bothers them xD. just here to support you and let you know that you definitely can and should pause the video when you wanna say something. also, great analysis as usual. i really appreciate your attention to detail and how much of your knowledge you share with us.
So, there is this part right after the first fight where a lighting shuriken is thrown and then shattered by an arrow made of bats. That little scene symbolizes his team mate dying in game to the guy in the second fight. It was a tough series.
The video was about the Season 7 World Championship for League of Legends. The 'protagonist' is Ambition from the team Samsung Galaxy. His team won that year. The finals of Season 7 was a rematch of the two teams that made it to the finals in Season 6. In Season 6 SKT T1 (the team with Faker) beat Ambition and Samsung Galaxy 3 times in a 5 game series. In Season 7 Samsung Galaxy beat SKT T1 after winning 3 games of a five game series. Both are teams from South Korea. At the time the video was made, Faker was (and maybe is) the only player to have been in the World Finals 4 times, and one of the only two to have won the championship 3 times (the other retired after Season 6). The purpose of the video is to set the stage for the Season 8 Worth Championship and build hype for it (SKT did not do well enough in their region to be present, Samsung Galaxy was there but were heavily out classed). The other players that appear are Perks from the European team G2 Esports, and Uzi from China who was on team Royal Never Giveup. So it is a story about getting back up after losing (season 6) working though adversity to return to beat the opponent that you lost too before.
Unkillable Demon King is correct! That's actually his nickname. He was dubbed that because in his first year playing, Chinese players were trying their hardest just to get a few meaningful kills on him and he just wouldn't go down without destroying their entire teams. He was unstoppable.
I'm actually glad that you pause. I can't understand why anyone gets frustrated at reactor's pausing. I, for one, am interested in all your input! But if you don't pause, then you're talking over the video, and that seems counter-productive.
This video for me is like the vid of the underdogs. Samsung Galaxy(?) is a team who just got in, have to face these other prominent players (not necessarily leaders in their respective teams) who already had experience to this kind of battle and overwhelming pressure. For sure it was a steep climb for the team.
Concerning the lore, this ascension could be link to the Mont Targon. Targon is the greastest mountain in the League fantasy; many had try to climb, many failed. But succeding to climb to the pike, you meet with the power of the universe. many characters inherit gods like powers, or became the reincarnation of an elemental aspect (War for Pantheon, Dusk and Dawn for Zoe, etc.., even the twins (Morgana and Kayle)'s mother attempted the climb while pregrant, and her daughters became the spirits of Justice (fair for one and vengeance for the other) To add to the idea that the start of the video is the lobby/respawn point, you can undertand that the player in the volcano shooting arrows, red glasses, has "respawned" or is ready to play again, as there is also a new match, a new fight, a revenge to take.
In the comments of the original video, there is a comment by a user called Asif Ahmed close to the top that goes into in-depth analysis of what the progression of the story symbolizes. It's very interesting to read through.
Ambition, the protagonist of the MV has a story dissection that he did for this video. He explained that the World's Cup is represented by the mountain everyone is climbing, and those who lose fall down. The beginning of the story starts when he has just fallen from an attempted climb. That's all the distortion and disorientation as well as the reason for Ambition being so out of breath. He gets up, picks his weapons and starts to climb again. The first battle is against a team called G2, which he beat in the group stages. The second battle is against a team called RNG, represented by Uzi, who is one of the best players for his role in the world (Uzi's team basically centers around him). The significance of the two arrows is the two losses he incurs against RNG, and despite never beating them, he gets to move up because his team won second place in group stages. You never see him beat Uzi, because all he does is run past him. The last battle is against Faker in the finals, which he wins and like you said, his win is presented by the statue with the symbol. The significance of the last part with Uzi is that it shows him in his fallen state. This is really subtle because the only way you really tell is by the crow sounds in the background, the same sounds heard at the beginning when Ambition was on the bottom. The background shots you like so much are from lore most likely. The statues of champions are champions previous world champions have given skins to and have played to win in the past.
I see many people gave a lot of info about the video and its meaning! Great community you have here. Let me add a small precision, Ambition's team, SSG, lost 3-2 to SKT T1 (Faker's team) the previous year, 2016 (hence the distortion at the beginning, he is devastated by coming so close to winning the Worlds). The video represents the 2017 Worlds, and the finals that year were once again SSG vs. SKT T1, a rematch of the previous year's. But this time, SSG would not only win, but clean sweep SKT with a 3-0.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Yes, that's a crazy story. A bit more in depth if you are really interested. (for your understanding, a "match" usually consists of a series of "games" being played, most often a 3 or 5 game series) I'll try to keep it as short as I can while still being descriptive enough. SKT T1 is one of those teams that have been highly successful from the very beginning. They were dominating most of the tournaments they played. SSG however, had a troubled history. At first there were two teams, Samsung Blue and Samsung White. Both pretty successful in all tournaments they played, White even winning the World Championship in 2014. But in 2015, a new regulation prohibits a single organization owning several teams, so Samsung had to merge their teams and formed Samsung Galaxy (SSG). In the process they released all players from both teams and hired an entirely new roster for SSG. This could have been their downfall. In early 2015, they competed in Champions 2015 (a national tournament) and finished the Spring split dead last with a record of 2W-12L. They had to play a promotion tournament in order to qualify for the Summer split. They scored a perfect record of 2W-0L, winning both matches 2 games to 0. In Champions 2015's Summer split, they placed 7th out of 10, with a 6W-12L record, barely qualifying for the regional league, the LCK. At the KeSPA Cup 2015, they were eliminated in the first round, losing the match 0-2. Following this most of the players left the team. That's when Ambition, amongst others, joined the roster to replace the departing players. In 2016 LCK Spring split, they almost made it to the playoffs with a 10-8 match record, but lost the tiebreaker. In the Summer split they placed 4th, qualifying for the playoffs, in which they placed 4th out of 5, losing an opportunity to qualify for the Worlds. However that was enough for them to qualify in the regional finals, which they won, qualifying them for the 2016 Worlds. At the 2016 Worlds, they placed first of their group in group stage with 5-1, and got a clean sweep on quarter and semifinals, winning both 3-0. Now to the finals, a 5 game series against SKT. They lost the first 2 games, forcing them to win the 3 next games back to back in order to win the match. SSG got back up and won the next 2 games, almost performing a reverse sweep, but SKT won the last game, and the match 3-2. 2017 was a more stable and successful year for SSG, placing second (14-4) and third (13-5) of the LCK Spring and Summer splits respectively, and winning the regional finals, qualifying for the 2017 Worlds. They passed the group stage and, again, breezed through quarter and semifinals with 3-0 and 3-1. It was time for the finals. They were meeting SKT once again. But this year was SSG's time, and they proved it by winning 3-0. Later in 2017, Samsung announced they would stop sponsoring the team. The team was acquired by KSV, and later renamed Gen.G, to meet limited success still to this day. Ambition went on to retire in 2018.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Glad to help with my not so useful background info ahah The other teams that have been merged (including SKT) weren't affected as much by this new regulation. I think the main reason is that these kept players from both former teams into the newly merged team, while Samsung decided to make a new team from scratch, without any player coming from their former teams. But who knows what would've happened otherwise... If you haven't watched them yet I'd recommend LoL older cinematics, "A New Dawn" and "A Twist of Fate". But I guess you already have a big to-do list to go through!
To add Extea context to what this is. See this is actually the Greatest Cinderlla story in Pro League of legends due to what went down and why. You have SKT and Faker being the most dominant Team in the history of the game having won 3 Worlds this would have be their 4th and 3rd in a row. See in 2013. SKT T1 (T2 Judgement Day) at the time came onto the Korean leage scene. In Their debet game they went against Cj Blaze, with Ambition in the middle lane. At the time he was concidered the best mid laner in the world, even more so on his star pick khazix. In Faker's first pro game he killed him under tower by out microing him using his ult animation timing to tower dive him and solo kill him. From there Faker took that lead and snow balled the game to winning it. Shortly after claiming Best midlaner in the world title from Ambition. This video is about Ambition's revenge. It took him 4 Years for him to finially avenge the loss to Faker in his debut game it just so happened in the world finals where he Beat Faker as well as SKT. Prevent their 4th world Championship
Since you liked this one, I think you're going to love Phoenix and maybe Annie's story, I don't remember the name of that one, but you'll find it easily. Hype for next videos!
A bit late, and idk if someone commented this already, but at 2:43, you can see a giant shuriken made of lightning, followed by a massive arrow. The shuriken of lightning is from a champ called Kennen, since this vid is in March and if im not wrong you watched Awaken in Feb, Kennen is the ninja rat that darted around and did that massive lightning strike. The arrow refers to the champ Vayne, played by Uzi (from Royal Never Give Up, or RNG), at 3:00. The shuriken of lightning is thought to have come from Fnatic's ADC, Rekkles, as he was famous for his Kennen bot. Fnatic was knocked out of finals by RNG. This is shown as the arrow from Vayne struck down and dispersed the lightning shuriken from Vayne. I saw this on Dot Esports, dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-of-the-best-easter-eggs-in-the-rise-music-video-for-worlds .Tbh i like this reference the most because its like a neat little hidden reference ^^.
I might add (a bit late, since i started binging your vids.) The emblem of SK Telecom T1 is focused because the three stars on it symbolize three world championships the team (and faker) earned. Not sure if somebody mentioned it yet.
Copied and pasted from a comment on the original video - (0:01) Worlds Logo (0:06) Ambition getting nightmares from S6 Worlds (0:08) All the different teams that attended Worlds 2016, and some champions' weapons (0:18 - 0:22) He picks up Kha'Zix's blades, Sejuani's flail and Jarvan's spear (0:29 - 0:36) A new season (A new start for Ambition) (0:38 - 1:10) SSG Ambition Kha'Zix vs G2 Perkz Yasuo (1:13) Kennen's Q (SSG Toplaner Cuvee's Kennen) (1:16) Championship Thresh (1:18) Ashe's arrow (1:28) Olaf's Axe (1:32) Ambition gets shot by Uzi's Vayne [SSG lost to RNG in groups, but still made it out] (1:42) They lost again (1:50) Ambition uses Sejuani to finally defeat RNG (1:55) Championship Zed (2:01) SSG skins + Elder Dragon (2:10 - 2:11) TPA and FNC, S2 and S1 champions respectively (2:13) SKT T1 S3S5S6 champions (2:13) The unlit statue is Samsung White's, which no longer exists (2:18) Faker's SoloQ name before going pro (2:20) 3 Stars is for 3 Championship wins (2:22 - 2:48) SSG Ambition Jarvan vs SKT T1 Faker Ryze (2:29) RYZE ! (2:34) JARVAN 4 ! (2:50) Upside down broccoli with the words roughly translating to "The unkillable demon king's 'must have' to win worlds" (2:56) SSG wins S7 Worlds (2:58) Ambition finally reveals his face (3:02) Season 8 starts - All the rivals return more hungry than ever and slowly crawling their way up to dethrone the king. Their eyes are set gazing at the far-reaching fortress that lies at the top of the league realm. Who will triumph? Only time will tell us. (3:04) Gambit Gaming - Smurf's Darius (3:05) KT Deft Kalista, and 2 other players (3:05) Championship Riven (3:08) Worlds trophy (3:10) Flash Wolves member and a guy with Shen's swords (3:13) TL Doublelift Jinx (3:14) FNC sOAZ Fiora (3:20 - End) Uzi wakes up to get revenge Sums up the story of the video pretty well. I'm actually impressed you figured out most of the major events without any knowledge on League pro play, great video.
I've been binge watching your LoL React videos and I really enjoy hearing your perspective on these videos. I think you should be able to pause it when you feel the need to express an immediate thought whenever you please. People who are trying to listen to the content you're trying to review should watch the original video prior to this. Not to discourage those who want to listen to the content, but I want people to consider if they want to see 2-3 minutes of SFP just physically watching it. While I believe many may argue that the first time to listen to a song, watch a video, or view any art in its entirety when possible, which I don't disagree with, this may add unnecessary time to the overall video length. Plus, he is likely to forget initial impressions/thoughts that cross his mind, if it isn't being jotted down somewhere off-screen. In addition, I do enjoy his facial and physical reactions to the content, it isn't enough to contribute to his general perspective/opinion alone. So, it is difficult to cater to both preferences. Most viewers come to listen to the input you have and sometimes an immediate though can differ greatly from an in-depth description. Not a bad thing, but I find your initial reaction just as entertaining and also informative as any thought provoking discussion and further review you wish to present after you had a moment to think about the content/explanation. As an avid player/fan of LoL it makes me happy to hear people come to approach these videos despite not having much knowledge, but willing to dissect the subject of interest and come to a logical conclusion, regardless if right or wrong. As someone who isn't totally into this media, I hope people understand that they can't expect you to be right and remember everything in a subject area that you're only introduced to via friends and secondary sources. I look forward to what Riot releases for 2020 and I hope you will review them when the time comes. Until then, stay safe and continue to have fun your way! (Edited for minor corrections)
Your incredible insights into the story without knowledge of what it is based on and only analyzing the scenes is on the verge of what I would consider a prodigy. I am going to have to sub and watch every single damn video you have because of this *pretends its a burden*
I greatly enjoy these videos. It's interesting to hear an expert on aspects of such cinematics. I also play World of Warcraft and would greatly appreciate hearing your opinions and analyses of the game's trailers for each expansion.
So the video like, just came out, but you should totally check out Terror in Demacia. It's a promo for a rework of the champion Fiddlesticks, he has needed the love for a long time.
Not sure if this is true for every case but no, most of those locations are not from the game. They might be in the lore somewhere, but not in terms of gameplay. You noticed that a lot of the scenery and terrain was actually various corpses or petrified bodies of various league champions. The one lava location you kept coming back to quite a bit was a big dude, red eyes, and metal looking helmet. That one is Mordekaiser; they were fighting in the helmet area lol
Faker rose to prominence by getting a solo kill on Ambition, who was one of the highest ranked mid laners of the time. Ambition finally achieved revenge by beating him on the world stage. Faker was as much of an unkillable demon king as everyone said, but for Ambition, the victory was way more personal, making the story much more poetic.
You can check that video actualy and also add the word references and you will find every single reference of the video in that one. every single shot has a reference.
La historia de League Of Legends es tan extensa que intentar ver cada detalle en el video es una tarea difícil incluso para los mas conocedores, así que está bien si alguno se te escapa. Los lugares que muestran son del universo del juego y pertenecen a la historia. Puedes verlo como con El Señor De Los Anillos, hay mapas en línea de toda la geografía del universo de League of Legends. Also, I don´t know if you speak spanish but I wanted to let you know that you have a latino -from Venezuela- watching your videos and hyping up about them, see you around!
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Maybe you could watch "A new Horizon" before that? The two stories are connected, and Id personally like to see if you can take the story from it just from the two videos :)
thats the story of the last worlds the "chars". what u see are realy people /player with there signatur legends / weapons and gear from worlds 2018 if i remember right
Its completly fine if you pause, you should do it. If somebody just wants to see the whole vid, then they can go watch the whole video on the official channel. We are here to see you talk and your reactions.
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Man, I really enjoy your analysis. Just sitting and watching someone watching a video is boring imo. So I really appreciate you pausing, going back and giving your insight on a compositional or technical level. And the fact that it takes time is totally normal. You ain't a full-timer, you have work to do, so I think it is definitely normal for your uploads being delayed because of more important stuff. Keep up the good work :)
Also. I did not see people giving you the names of the statued Champions and while it is hard to make them out I can name 2. Taliayah, The Stoneweaver, is the girl in front and Gnar, The Missing Link, is the prehistoric-looking beast more in the background. Based on other comments this being the SSG Team Skins, the ones who are hard to make out are Xayah, The Rebel, and Rakan, The Charmer, as well as Ezrael, The Prodigal Explorer. The only one missing from the line-up as a statue is Jarvan IV, who is represented by the player. This location symbolizes a fight with a so-called Elder-Drake, which is a monster, players are able to slay late in the game to gain a huge advantage for their entire team
Siph0r Sorry I’m just seeing this. Thank you for the comment and understanding🤠
Just so you know, Faker was named the "Unkillable Demon King" by the Chinese teams back in 2013 because he almost never died in game back then.
He was so skilled that he was able to pull off unbelievable things and come out alive.
@@ShatteredFocusProductions The player Is ambition
I'm quite impressed that you understood so much without knowing much about league or it's competitive scene. You are right about Fakers nichname, he is widely considered the best league player of all time being one of the two players achieveing 3 world cup wins. Faker appeared on the big stage in season 3 (every season is basically a whole year and we are in season 10 now) and he has been absurdly good all through. While it is very unlikely for teams to keep the same roster for a long period of time Faker has been on SKT T1 since his debut on the big stage and he still is on the Team. SKT T1 is the only team that was able to win the worlds 3 times and the only team to win 2 consecutive world cups. Even if they don't win they usally make to the finals or semi-finals atleast. A few months ago Faker actually got a blank check offer from an amercican team but he declined because he thinks that Korea has better players overall, which is more fun to him and he didn't want to leave Korea as he can identify a lot with the Korean culture. That's also they reason they showed the SKT T1 logo, they are pretty much seen as THE team to beat, the final boss. (Faker also did a roll during his introduction in the world finals 2016, not certain on the year, and ate a raw broccoli on stage after winning the finals^^). I can btw pretty much assure you that someone will leave a way more detailed comment about everything in the video and I recommend you to read the whole blog post that it will be because I think all that stuff is very interesting. ITts nice seeing that you enjoy these as much as we do, I'm looking forward to your next videos :D. (Also I'm sorry for kinda jumping all over the place with my comment, I was never great at expressing myself in few words)
Prinztropius I appreciate the comment🤠 Its crazy that he has that nickname lol. Do the three stars on his jacket represent his wins?
@@ShatteredFocusProductions I'm pretty sure they do even though they only added them after their third win. There have been no versions with 1 or 2 stars and it is not a common practice for teams to do that like it is in football. I believe their current jacket doesn't have them anymore but I'm not sure, they "recently" changed their logo but I haven't seen their jackets since.
I'm sorry if I'm mistaken but, isn't SKT the only team with 3 consecutive worlds/lck wins? Who is that "other" player besides Faker who won 3 times in major events?
ZiiRmono it would be bengi, fakers jg who accompanied him for 3 world wins during SKT
SKT wons worlds 3x and they had 8 lck titles.
Don’t “try not to pause so much”. We are hear to see what you have to say. There are thousands of reaction channels that will watch, nod their head and be “yeah that was good”. The people who get upset about pauses can go watch those. I am here because you express your opinion and provide insight that I haven’t seen anywhere else.
Brunik Rokbyter I appreciate ya🤠
It's a reaction, he can talk as much as he likes if he puts discussion in the title as well.
pokimane reactions are so triggering
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I agree. It's frustrating to me to see that he has something to say, but wants to try to appease those who get triggered by pausing. I want to hear his thoughts as they come to him
I've watched this video hundreds of times and never noticed the
silhouette of the champions in the first fight, that was just amazing!
Rômulo Palmieri glad you enjoyed🤠
I thought I was the only one haha
The distortion in the beginning is actually him recalling his failed worlds run in 2016 I believe.
PartyArty oh? Thats a nice touch!
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Thats also why you see Uzi in the very last image. He's getting up. ready for the next worlds
Your guess with the “trouble” at 10:20 is spot on. He lost to this team twice in the group stage, but still managed to qualify for playoffs and eventually win the whole thing
Galador ah gotcha! Thanks for sharing🤠
Basically, that's the story of a player "Ambition" and his fights for the 2017 World Championship. He picked weapons, that was representing champions he was playing and his opponents are wielding weapons of champions, that they were playing vs him in their matches during his climb to the top. Also, whole video is full of small details presenting different event's that had occured during that tournament.
SpatMos Dope🤠 I love this concept! If only COD did something this cool for their community smh
Eden Mylonakos In filmmaking you should only show something if it has meaning. It isn’t always the case but it should be
@@ShatteredFocusProductions To be fair, the video is full of small details. One of the top comments in the original video is a full list of them with timestamps.
But yeah it's showing 3 games that Ambition and his team Samsung Galaxy, won in order to become World champions in 2017.
The fights are (big list of champions and players that you probably don't know):
-Ambition on Kha Zix vs Perks on Yassuo
-Ambition on Sejuani vs Uzi on Vayne
-Ambition on Jarvan IV vs Faker on Ryze (just like the song says RISE)
The ending also shows Uzi waking up, ready for revenge, since the video was made for Worlds 2018 and he was a favorite (he did not win, losing in quarter to Perkz team, also shown on this video)
Shattered Focus Productions so something that is apparent that I do see you take note of when in the transitions to the next battle, including the Freljord area (frozen mountain). There are champion statues in the background. These statues are of the champions that were designated to get the skin line called “Championship.” These skins were released before each Worlds and the money spent on those skins by the players would go to the prize pool for the Finals. In between the middle and last fight, all the champions fighting the dragon (that specific dragon being called the Elder Dragon) those are the champions that Ambition’s (the main character) team used to win against Faker and SKT.
Its not just about him though, you have a lot of proplayers hidden in that video:
Uzi, one of the best ADCs to ever touch the game playing his iconic Vayne; Faker, the G.O.A.T., playing Ryze, with whom hes turned many games around; it goes that way, each champion here represents a proplayer pretty much single-handedly winning the game with that champ
I don't particularly mind it when you pause the video, I think it's good that you can say whats on your mind immediately without having to try to remember it later. Since your videos are based on analysis as well, I don't think many people will care if you pause alot since you soak in alot of details at once.
Ryan Shing I’m of the same mind. I just got a lot of comments complaining about the amount of pausing so I guess I need to find a balance🤷♂️
@@ShatteredFocusProductions These people don't care for quality reactions, you're doing a GREAT job pausing and taking time to analyse rather than just throw some words like eh, ah, oh.
The player at the end is named UZI and was considered the best ADC (a role in league) during that time. Their team was the favorite to win worlds and the ending was to symbolize a return/revenge story.
Andre Nguyen Dope🤠
Your guesses were really solid based on what you had to go off of! Quick summary:
Rise chronicles the story of one pro player, Ambition, as he recovers from losing the 2016 World championship, and picks himself back up to (successfully) challenge for the 2017 title. The tattered banners and distortion at the beginning (along with a sneaky bit of audio from the shoutcasters announcing his 2016 defeat) all symbolize the devastation at having come so close, only to fall short.
The climb through the elimination bracket is shown as a literal vertical climb up an ever-steeper mountain, and each opponent is a contender he had to overcome: Perkz from Europe's G2, Uzi from China's RNG, and Faker from Korea's SKT T1.
You're exactly right about the weapons representing champions: Ambition uses Kha'Zix's claws against Perkz's Yasuo, Sejuani's icy flail (and boar mount) against Uzi's Vayne, and lastly Jarvan IV's lance against Faker's Ryze.
At the end, the players shown climbing up after Ambition are contenders, looking to dethrone him and his team (Samsung Galaxy) in the 2018 championship, for which this video was promotional.
Parker Nystrom Crazy! Thanks for the summary🤠
6:22 thats true - hes pretty much the michael jordon of league, noone was ever that good for that long a time. Even though recently some others played as well as him, he´ll always be remembered as the best league player of all time. Hes a real big e-sports figure, and many that dont even care about league know him.
Even though you probably wont really understand whats happening, these here are the 30 seconds faker is most well known for: ua-cam.com/video/ZPCfoCVCx3U/v-deo.html
Ein ManU thats dope🤠 I’ll check the clip out!
I love how you noticed so much little details even not being into the League's competition side. There is not much to say other do it already. Keep up the good work! Waiting for Amumu's reaction ♥
Demóstenes Wiggin Thank you! Glad you enjoyed🤠
I didn't see anyone commenting, but in his second encounter, against the guy with crossbow (Uzi), the character only pass by his opponent because his team lost the match against them, but managed to qualify for the elimination phase, which is shown when got hitted in the glasses and in his shoulder. In the end they show Uzi's face as a tribute for this.
Pedro Paulo Melo Arantes Dope that explains that🤠 Thank you!
Shattered Focus Productions Partially False. They showed his face at the end because even tho the video was about the events of 2017 worlds, Uzi qualified again for the 2018 worlds, which is where all the other teams climbing up are at. That is symbolized by Uzi opening his eyes, showing that he wasn’t defeated before and will be back in typical anime villain fashion. He opened his eyes for only a split second, which I think you never saw in his video because you kept pausing it right before you got to the last second. Tbf, it’s a really short frame and they don’t usually have that kind of important detail in the last frame of a vid.
More or less spot on about Faker, "The Unkillable Demon King". He's the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of the eSports scene in League, that's why he's the final opponent. I believe the three stars on his jacket signify the number of World Championships they've won, out of the 9 World Championships so far.
Notably, this video followed one person (Ambition on Samsung Galaxy), and his journey through the previous year's (video was made in 2018, as a reflection of 2017) World Championships. His three opponents that he faced off against were Perkz's Yasuo, Uzi's Vayne, and Faker's Ryze - champions that are considered their 'signature' champions. As an additional bit of tension, Samsung Galaxy (and Ambition) were against SKT T1 (and Faker) in the finals of the previous year and lost - so a repeat match of the previous year.
AbyssArray Appreciate the summary🤠
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Also fun thing is SK Telecom and Samsung are telecommunications companies in South Korea (I believe they're rivals in that respect too, which I thought was pretty iconic as these two teams clash)
Additional note: Also spot on about the character taking a shot against the second opponent, did signify losing against them - both the first two opponents were in the same group (4 teams per group), RNG (second opponent) won the final group stage game, giving them first seed, while Samsung took second seed (generally means you have easier opponents by taking first seed).
I like it when you pause. If i want to watch the video without pauses i can go watch the original. I feel like you catch more stuff when you pause
gatorlily24 Appreciate the feedback🤠 and true!
Nikhil Korgaokar good idea!
You did excellent on the analysis of what everything represents! I'm genuinely impressed.
It is actually so sick to see you piece this puzzle of a video together. Everything you were saying was so spot on it was unreal!
Glad you enjoyed🤠
Cant wait to see a reaction to Phoenix, also a League of Legends cinimatic from worlds 2019.
Aldevyr I’ll be sure to check them out🤠
@@ShatteredFocusProductions yeah u should watch that video next
im baffled on how you found out everything perfectly without knowing much about the game, amazing analysis
Your production quality for these is always amazing!
Thank you!
Come on dude, we love your reactions!. Keep Bringing some more League, you have a lot of music videos and cinematics to see and share with Us!
Iván Ariel Toledo 🤠🙏
The level of detail that went into the production of RISE was insane.
So many references that people miss out on, which is understandable if you dont play the game.
i recommend searching up a video or reddit post listing some of the things hidden in this video, its super cool visual story telling.
Fermox Dope! I’ll check them out🤠
One little detail that I always find funny is that when he faces off with Faker, they show Faker as one of his most well-known champions, Ryze. And when Faker gets his big moment, with the biggest and craziest champion visualization of any of the contestants (Referencing Ryze's ability Rune Prison) at that exact moment the full power of the chorus sounds like it's yelling "RYZE! RYZE!".
I had to laugh when you said: "Sorry if I missed too much"
you basically got way more stuff from the video, than most people who actually play League day-in-and-out :P
So you got most of it, there's just a few things you missed that I haven't seen others point out here in the comments:
1) The beginning of the video is the "Lobby" of the game. In it we see all of the banners from the various e-sports teams, as well as the weapons from all of the various champions as it's the symbolism of the fact that in the lobby you choose which champion you want to play as. Also, that noise that's all washed out and hard to hear before the music starts is the sound of the sportscaster during the previous worlds where Ambition lost. It (along with the fact that he's shaking and visibly upset) is meant to show the Ambition is still a little rattled from that loss at worlds, but is pushing through it anyway. Also, remember the sound of the crows in the background, they'll be significant later, and aren't just there for the aesthetics.
2) The huge blast @ 1:13 was the second guy that Ambition ends up fighting (his name is Uzi) using one of Vayne's abilities to beat another e-sports player (possibly Cuvee or Rekkles, but we'll never know since we never see the fight) playing Kennen, and foreshadows that Ambition will fight him next. Remember Uzi though, as he'll also be important later.
3) There's a dude frozen in the ice @ 1:20 lol
4) The weapons are in fact symbolism not only of champions that each e-sports players likes to play, but are also the champions that each player used against each other when they faced off at worlds 2016. Additionally, each player Ambition faces is in the same order that he fought them in worlds 2016.
5) Each of the people you see from 3:00 on are also actual e-sports players as well, not just symbolic placeholders for the sake of the message they were trying to convey.
6) The trophy at the top of the mountain @ 3:08 is the actual LoL Trophy you get when you win worlds.
7) Now for the big one: the last 10 seconds of the video.
So what you see is the player Uzi with his eyes closed.
Listen closely.
What do you hear?
Crows.
Do you know why?
Because after he was defeated, Uzi was brought back to the lobby (just like Ambition did at the beginning of the video). It's symbolism to represent that even if you lose in League, there's always next match / next tournament / next season and that you could come back and "Prove yourself and rise" (above the competition). That no matter what, you're never really down and out for good, and that maybe the next season would be Uzi's. Spoiler: It wasn't, but his team did end up 12 wins to 4 losses in the 2017 season and unfortunately lost the finals in a reverse 2-3 sweep :(
As many other said, I love that you were able to pick up so many details and understand so much of the video without even playing league, that's real analisys right there. Your vids are also really instructive about film making, I really love it.
Not every league of legends video are as meaningful as this one, and I think you really should take a look at their "normal" videos (normal as not a music video), considering they're longer and have a "movie spirit" I think they'd be great for you to react to.
It was amazing, the fact that you can say this much without playing the game. You got it right, almost all.
Im not gonna try to explain the video because a lot of guys already did before me, here in comments. What i can do tho is recommand you to react to Legends Never Die. I would like to see you react to that video because it has a lot of meaning behind the video.
Ben There is a vote on my community tab if you want LND to be the next one🤠
I absolutely love your reaction videos and I am here to actually learn something or at least find out about something you saw that I didn't see when watching the video on my own. I am pretty sure people who are here have already watched the video at least once. So, I encourage you to actually pause the video when you have something to say. If there are really people who do not want you to pause, then I don't know what to say... Keep up the great work. Probably one of the best (if not the best) reaction channel
Damn, this is the type of reactions that I was looking for. We all know and feel that Riots production is awesome and cool, but most of us dont understand why we feel that or how Riot is able to portray it in their music and video. I'm also subscribed to Lucky Boy that explains the music part and I'm so glad I stumbled to your reaction also. However, what really made me impressed was your intelligence, how you were able to deduce what was going on without knowing much. That's really a plus for me and I will be following your work for now on.
I like how you official call yasou as the DJ... i've watched lots of your videos.. really great and so Underrated...
Holy crap, despite not knowing much about the game or the e-sports scene the dude did really damn well and was pretty close or completely accurate with all his statements. I'm super impressed by this. Might check out more of your videos throughout the day, or at least throughout the week.
To explain the ending of the vdeio though, that's the player Uzi. Uzi is largely considered the second best player in the world and he competed with Ambition (the hero in RISE) in the group stages of the world championships in season 7. Throughout season 8, Uzi had been on a tear and him along with his team was largely considered to be the favorites going into the season 8 world championships. So the scene of Uzi's face at the end is meant to convey that Uzi might've been defeated in S7, but he's been hungrily awaiting his itme and hye's the one to beat this year, or he's the last boss this year. At least that's how I personally understyood it.
I AM SO GLAD YOU NOTICED TH3 CHAMPS SHOWING DURING THE FIGHTS AAAAA
You really caught and showed a lot of cinematography knowledge in this, and I really enjoyed your breakdown, so here's a fun little fact - League of Legends primarily uses just four keys on the keyboard: Q, W, E, and R, used to activate your abilities and skills. The way the player with the crossbow attacks mimics the motion of pressing those buttons! It's a neat little touch.
in the second scene, the other guy is using vayne, an Attack Damage Carry and the protagonist of the video is using a tanky champion (sejuani) thats why its shown how he is getting hit, because as a tank his purpose is to receive damage
Flaki Neat!
It's great seeing you back.
And you aren't wrong about the Esports and I believe Faker become the leader of T1.
Also, gotta be ready for the sad hours for Sad Mummy.
Tony Peppermint I’m ready🤠
I had goosebumps at the moment he starts to realise what's going on, 200iq
Awww I like the little I need to do the sad mummy at the end
u are correct on figur it out
and the main charecter is a player that switch roles and rise to the top and took the championship and his weapons is his champions that he played with the most
Dan El Dope🤠
Lmao. The "Activate Windows" on his screen 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hell yea and its still there😂
Most world championship animations put the players as the characters, which I love that.
So, if you want the brief story:
At the start of the video, you hear the shoutcasting in the background from the end of worlds 2016. The player Ambition was the midlaner of the losing team for that match. He transitioned to the jungle role after that year, and you see him grab the equipment from 3 junglers, Kha'zix (mantis like alien), Sejuani (boar rider with a flail), as well as Jarvan's Lance.
In the plains, he face's G2's perkz (SSG vs G2 was in the 2017 group stage) who was a big yasuo player. During the lightning strike you can see the silhouettes of Khazix and yasuo in the background. Wasn't a matchup that happened, but both are iconic champion for them.
In the cave he face's RNG's Uzi, who's playing as Vayne (crossbow user). You see the boar-rider shadow on the lava-fall. Incidentally, RNG beat SSG 2-0 during the group stages, thus why you don't see ambition actually beat him
Lastly, you have the statues with all the previous world champions, and of course the undecided 2017 champion. And he's up against SKT faker, his direct opponent at the last world championship(faker is a midlaner, the same role ambition was in last year), and his final opponent for 2017. Faker's most notorious champion is Ryze.
Extras: the page at the end reads in Korean "The Unkillable Demon King's fundamental guide to winning Worlds", a faker reference, same thing with the broccoli. The champions you see Ambition climbing over before the final showdown represent one of the comps his team used. And every year riot gives a "championship skin" to a single champ, thing of it as the special skin for worlds. You see each of the previous world's skins as those MASSIVE statues in the background throughout the video. sometimes occluded by clouds etc. And at the end, it was showing Uzi, the Vayne player from the cave, kinda hinting "hey maybe it's RNG's turn to take the crown"
The mountain he climbs on is mount targon, it is a place in runterra and you can read about it in the lore, on top of the mountain there are the aspects, chosen beings which became gods by climbing the mountain or were gods from the beginning (There is a handful champions which are aspects). Basically it sets Top tier E-sport players equal to gods/aspects
Jaqueline Henner Oh? Thats dope! Thanks for sharing🤠
Yes they represent League players and certin key champion picks The firs Ambition Khazix, Sejuani,Jarven the 4th. First opponent being Perks from G2, on Yasuo. The secound being Uzi From Royal never give up on Vayne. And Third being Faker From SKT T1 On his god tier Pick Ryze. Were talking a champion in lol that has been changed Re worked changed Destoried and remade simply due to how amazing Faker is on the champion.
impresive.noticed so much even tho know praticly nothing on league
They were the Mid Laners of every team in the semifinals and finals in Worlds 2018.
He got so much of the story from the cinematography alone, this guy has earned my respect.
"I might give league of legends another shot"
Oh, you poor soul...
Three stars on the SKT logo represent 3 world championships they won, maybe it is highlighted to show how hard it was to take them down. SSG also lost to SKT in the previous finals, so there's a revenge story. And in the last shot Uzi was waking up to come back and try again the following year.
Dimitri Feoktistov Dope! Appreciate the summary🤠
There so many details and references to both the game and the competitive scene that to write about all of them would take too much time.
Basically in the beginning there's that distortion effect to symbolize that he (Ambition) just woke up there (after a beating probably). The main dude is a player that has been around the top many times but never won and everyone was starting to say he was washed up. This "story" is about how he and his team won the previous year's world championship defeating SK Telecom T1 in the finals. The close up in the "SKT T1" logo is to show the 3 stars, meaning they were previously 3 times world champions.
When he get's hit during that 2nd fight it's because during the winning campaign of his team they lost 1 game during the group stage
12:10 - Every year the players from the team that wins Worlds can chose 1 champion to receive a skin in the team's theme, in this shot there's all of his team's skins fighting a dragon, which is a neutral creature in the map that grants you buffs when you kill it
The final fight against Faker was longer just to be the climax of the video because in real life they ficked them up 3x0 in the best of 5
The ending shows the guy that hit him with an arrow during the 2nd fight waking up in the same place Ambition was at the start, you can hear the crows in the background hinting at that. They chose to put him in the end because he, much like ambition, has many times been among the top teams, but never won the world championship, and his team was the favorites to win that year. (Spoiler: they didn't)
A Neat Detail is That Yassuo specializes in wind related attacks. After the shot where it shows the players sword, it transitions to a shot of the wind picking up in trees to further hint at the character being Yassuo.
the protagonist won the worlds 2017 , thats the reason why he won the last fight and got his team symbol in the statue
They look so normal because this video is a story of that years championship winners, and the people who we see in the video are a mix between the players who were in the championship and the "Champions/characters" they played
i don't get why people would complain about you pausing an analysis video, but i really do like when you pause it *in the moment* that you see something. probably almost all of us have already seen these videos you're watching for the first time, so to be upset by you pausing it is kind of ridiculous. they can just go watch it themselves if it bothers them xD. just here to support you and let you know that you definitely can and should pause the video when you wanna say something.
also, great analysis as usual. i really appreciate your attention to detail and how much of your knowledge you share with us.
Cinna Matrix Appreciate ya🤠
So, there is this part right after the first fight where a lighting shuriken is thrown and then shattered by an arrow made of bats. That little scene symbolizes his team mate dying in game to the guy in the second fight. It was a tough series.
"Maybe I should give league another try." Got him boss 😈😈😈
You figured out the story of the music video faster than me and I played league for years
The video was about the Season 7 World Championship for League of Legends. The 'protagonist' is Ambition from the team Samsung Galaxy. His team won that year. The finals of Season 7 was a rematch of the two teams that made it to the finals in Season 6. In Season 6 SKT T1 (the team with Faker) beat Ambition and Samsung Galaxy 3 times in a 5 game series. In Season 7 Samsung Galaxy beat SKT T1 after winning 3 games of a five game series. Both are teams from South Korea.
At the time the video was made, Faker was (and maybe is) the only player to have been in the World Finals 4 times, and one of the only two to have won the championship 3 times (the other retired after Season 6).
The purpose of the video is to set the stage for the Season 8 Worth Championship and build hype for it (SKT did not do well enough in their region to be present, Samsung Galaxy was there but were heavily out classed).
The other players that appear are Perks from the European team G2 Esports, and Uzi from China who was on team Royal Never Giveup.
So it is a story about getting back up after losing (season 6) working though adversity to return to beat the opponent that you lost too before.
Unkillable Demon King is correct! That's actually his nickname. He was dubbed that because in his first year playing, Chinese players were trying their hardest just to get a few meaningful kills on him and he just wouldn't go down without destroying their entire teams. He was unstoppable.
this guy is so intuitive for someone who doesnt play LoL
I'm actually glad that you pause. I can't understand why anyone gets frustrated at reactor's pausing.
I, for one, am interested in all your input! But if you don't pause, then you're talking over the video, and that seems counter-productive.
Knoel Moreno true
This video for me is like the vid of the underdogs. Samsung Galaxy(?) is a team who just got in, have to face these other prominent players (not necessarily leaders in their respective teams) who already had experience to this kind of battle and overwhelming pressure. For sure it was a steep climb for the team.
Concerning the lore, this ascension could be link to the Mont Targon. Targon is the greastest mountain in the League fantasy; many had try to climb, many failed. But succeding to climb to the pike, you meet with the power of the universe. many characters inherit gods like powers, or became the reincarnation of an elemental aspect (War for Pantheon, Dusk and Dawn for Zoe, etc.., even the twins (Morgana and Kayle)'s mother attempted the climb while pregrant, and her daughters became the spirits of Justice (fair for one and vengeance for the other)
To add to the idea that the start of the video is the lobby/respawn point, you can undertand that the player in the volcano shooting arrows, red glasses, has "respawned" or is ready to play again, as there is also a new match, a new fight, a revenge to take.
In the comments of the original video, there is a comment by a user called Asif Ahmed close to the top that goes into in-depth analysis of what the progression of the story symbolizes. It's very interesting to read through.
Ambition, the protagonist of the MV has a story dissection that he did for this video. He explained that the World's Cup is represented by the mountain everyone is climbing, and those who lose fall down. The beginning of the story starts when he has just fallen from an attempted climb. That's all the distortion and disorientation as well as the reason for Ambition being so out of breath. He gets up, picks his weapons and starts to climb again. The first battle is against a team called G2, which he beat in the group stages. The second battle is against a team called RNG, represented by Uzi, who is one of the best players for his role in the world (Uzi's team basically centers around him). The significance of the two arrows is the two losses he incurs against RNG, and despite never beating them, he gets to move up because his team won second place in group stages. You never see him beat Uzi, because all he does is run past him. The last battle is against Faker in the finals, which he wins and like you said, his win is presented by the statue with the symbol. The significance of the last part with Uzi is that it shows him in his fallen state. This is really subtle because the only way you really tell is by the crow sounds in the background, the same sounds heard at the beginning when Ambition was on the bottom.
The background shots you like so much are from lore most likely. The statues of champions are champions previous world champions have given skins to and have played to win in the past.
The starst on the shield of faker, are the times he won the world championship, so he is a legend
Kirbo Hd thats a cool touch!
I see many people gave a lot of info about the video and its meaning! Great community you have here.
Let me add a small precision, Ambition's team, SSG, lost 3-2 to SKT T1 (Faker's team) the previous year, 2016 (hence the distortion at the beginning, he is devastated by coming so close to winning the Worlds). The video represents the 2017 Worlds, and the finals that year were once again SSG vs. SKT T1, a rematch of the previous year's.
But this time, SSG would not only win, but clean sweep SKT with a 3-0.
Clément Masse Really! Thats a hella of a comeback👀 and you’re right it is a great community🤠
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Yes, that's a crazy story. A bit more in depth if you are really interested. (for your understanding, a "match" usually consists of a series of "games" being played, most often a 3 or 5 game series) I'll try to keep it as short as I can while still being descriptive enough.
SKT T1 is one of those teams that have been highly successful from the very beginning. They were dominating most of the tournaments they played.
SSG however, had a troubled history. At first there were two teams, Samsung Blue and Samsung White. Both pretty successful in all tournaments they played, White even winning the World Championship in 2014.
But in 2015, a new regulation prohibits a single organization owning several teams, so Samsung had to merge their teams and formed Samsung Galaxy (SSG). In the process they released all players from both teams and hired an entirely new roster for SSG. This could have been their downfall.
In early 2015, they competed in Champions 2015 (a national tournament) and finished the Spring split dead last with a record of 2W-12L. They had to play a promotion tournament in order to qualify for the Summer split. They scored a perfect record of 2W-0L, winning both matches 2 games to 0.
In Champions 2015's Summer split, they placed 7th out of 10, with a 6W-12L record, barely qualifying for the regional league, the LCK.
At the KeSPA Cup 2015, they were eliminated in the first round, losing the match 0-2. Following this most of the players left the team. That's when Ambition, amongst others, joined the roster to replace the departing players.
In 2016 LCK Spring split, they almost made it to the playoffs with a 10-8 match record, but lost the tiebreaker. In the Summer split they placed 4th, qualifying for the playoffs, in which they placed 4th out of 5, losing an opportunity to qualify for the Worlds. However that was enough for them to qualify in the regional finals, which they won, qualifying them for the 2016 Worlds.
At the 2016 Worlds, they placed first of their group in group stage with 5-1, and got a clean sweep on quarter and semifinals, winning both 3-0. Now to the finals, a 5 game series against SKT. They lost the first 2 games, forcing them to win the 3 next games back to back in order to win the match. SSG got back up and won the next 2 games, almost performing a reverse sweep, but SKT won the last game, and the match 3-2.
2017 was a more stable and successful year for SSG, placing second (14-4) and third (13-5) of the LCK Spring and Summer splits respectively, and winning the regional finals, qualifying for the 2017 Worlds. They passed the group stage and, again, breezed through quarter and semifinals with 3-0 and 3-1. It was time for the finals.
They were meeting SKT once again. But this year was SSG's time, and they proved it by winning 3-0.
Later in 2017, Samsung announced they would stop sponsoring the team. The team was acquired by KSV, and later renamed Gen.G, to meet limited success still to this day. Ambition went on to retire in 2018.
Clément Masse Appreciate the info🤠 I understand why they’d regulate the amount of teams but it is unfortunate they had too
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Glad to help with my not so useful background info ahah
The other teams that have been merged (including SKT) weren't affected as much by this new regulation.
I think the main reason is that these kept players from both former teams into the newly merged team, while Samsung decided to make a new team from scratch, without any player coming from their former teams. But who knows what would've happened otherwise...
If you haven't watched them yet I'd recommend LoL older cinematics, "A New Dawn" and "A Twist of Fate". But I guess you already have a big to-do list to go through!
To add Extea context to what this is. See this is actually the Greatest Cinderlla story in Pro League of legends due to what went down and why. You have SKT and Faker being the most dominant Team in the history of the game having won 3 Worlds this would have be their 4th and 3rd in a row.
See in 2013. SKT T1 (T2 Judgement Day) at the time came onto the Korean leage scene. In Their debet game they went against Cj Blaze, with Ambition in the middle lane. At the time he was concidered the best mid laner in the world, even more so on his star pick khazix. In Faker's first pro game he killed him under tower by out microing him using his ult animation timing to tower dive him and solo kill him. From there Faker took that lead and snow balled the game to winning it. Shortly after claiming Best midlaner in the world title from Ambition. This video is about Ambition's revenge. It took him 4 Years for him to finially avenge the loss to Faker in his debut game it just so happened in the world finals where he Beat Faker as well as SKT. Prevent their 4th world Championship
how can you know all this from the first look unbelievable wow !!!
10:28 that silhouette is the champion Sejuani. That player made a game-winning move using her.
Since you liked this one, I think you're going to love Phoenix and maybe Annie's story, I don't remember the name of that one, but you'll find it easily.
Hype for next videos!
ElKevin glad you’re excited🤠
A bit late, and idk if someone commented this already, but at 2:43, you can see a giant shuriken made of lightning, followed by a massive arrow.
The shuriken of lightning is from a champ called Kennen, since this vid is in March and if im not wrong you watched Awaken in Feb, Kennen is the ninja rat that darted around and did that massive lightning strike. The arrow refers to the champ Vayne, played by Uzi (from Royal Never Give Up, or RNG), at 3:00.
The shuriken of lightning is thought to have come from Fnatic's ADC, Rekkles, as he was famous for his Kennen bot. Fnatic was knocked out of finals by RNG. This is shown as the arrow from Vayne struck down and dispersed the lightning shuriken from Vayne.
I saw this on Dot Esports, dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-of-the-best-easter-eggs-in-the-rise-music-video-for-worlds .Tbh i like this reference the most because its like a neat little hidden reference ^^.
I’m gonna watch this later today but you have a very different understanding of tomorrow than me 😂
Egemen Bora Uysal 🤷♂️
Oh my lord speaking of more League videos...PLEASE react to Phoenix!!! Insanity at its finest.
I might add (a bit late, since i started binging your vids.) The emblem of SK Telecom T1 is focused because the three stars on it symbolize three world championships the team (and faker) earned. Not sure if somebody mentioned it yet.
Copied and pasted from a comment on the original video -
(0:01) Worlds Logo
(0:06) Ambition getting nightmares from S6 Worlds
(0:08) All the different teams that attended Worlds 2016, and some champions' weapons
(0:18 - 0:22) He picks up Kha'Zix's blades, Sejuani's flail and Jarvan's spear
(0:29 - 0:36) A new season (A new start for Ambition)
(0:38 - 1:10) SSG Ambition Kha'Zix vs G2 Perkz Yasuo
(1:13) Kennen's Q (SSG Toplaner Cuvee's Kennen)
(1:16) Championship Thresh
(1:18) Ashe's arrow
(1:28) Olaf's Axe
(1:32) Ambition gets shot by Uzi's Vayne [SSG lost to RNG in groups, but still made it out]
(1:42) They lost again
(1:50) Ambition uses Sejuani to finally defeat RNG
(1:55) Championship Zed
(2:01) SSG skins + Elder Dragon
(2:10 - 2:11) TPA and FNC, S2 and S1 champions respectively
(2:13) SKT T1 S3S5S6 champions
(2:13) The unlit statue is Samsung White's, which no longer exists
(2:18) Faker's SoloQ name before going pro
(2:20) 3 Stars is for 3 Championship wins
(2:22 - 2:48) SSG Ambition Jarvan vs SKT T1 Faker Ryze
(2:29) RYZE !
(2:34) JARVAN 4 !
(2:50) Upside down broccoli with the words roughly translating to "The unkillable demon king's 'must have' to win worlds"
(2:56) SSG wins S7 Worlds
(2:58) Ambition finally reveals his face
(3:02) Season 8 starts - All the rivals return more hungry than ever and slowly crawling their way up to dethrone the king. Their eyes are set gazing at the far-reaching fortress that lies at the top of the league realm. Who will triumph? Only time will tell us.
(3:04) Gambit Gaming - Smurf's Darius
(3:05) KT Deft Kalista, and 2 other players
(3:05) Championship Riven
(3:08) Worlds trophy
(3:10) Flash Wolves member and a guy with Shen's swords
(3:13) TL Doublelift Jinx
(3:14) FNC sOAZ Fiora
(3:20 - End) Uzi wakes up to get revenge
Sums up the story of the video pretty well. I'm actually impressed you figured out most of the major events without any knowledge on League pro play, great video.
Gregorio Gomez Glad you enjoyed🤠 and thanks for the time stamps!
One correction, the flashes in the sky are representations of Uzi vs Rekkless on the other side of the elimination bracket
really good videos man, you should see call of power from league of legends as well
this is earliest i have ever been, it says 45 seconds ago
haha dope!
the 3 stars stand for the 3 worlds skt has under his belt
THE UNKILLABLE DEMON KING
I've been binge watching your LoL React videos and I really enjoy hearing your perspective on these videos. I think you should be able to pause it when you feel the need to express an immediate thought whenever you please. People who are trying to listen to the content you're trying to review should watch the original video prior to this. Not to discourage those who want to listen to the content, but I want people to consider if they want to see 2-3 minutes of SFP just physically watching it. While I believe many may argue that the first time to listen to a song, watch a video, or view any art in its entirety when possible, which I don't disagree with, this may add unnecessary time to the overall video length. Plus, he is likely to forget initial impressions/thoughts that cross his mind, if it isn't being jotted down somewhere off-screen. In addition, I do enjoy his facial and physical reactions to the content, it isn't enough to contribute to his general perspective/opinion alone. So, it is difficult to cater to both preferences.
Most viewers come to listen to the input you have and sometimes an immediate though can differ greatly from an in-depth description. Not a bad thing, but I find your initial reaction just as entertaining and also informative as any thought provoking discussion and further review you wish to present after you had a moment to think about the content/explanation. As an avid player/fan of LoL it makes me happy to hear people come to approach these videos despite not having much knowledge, but willing to dissect the subject of interest and come to a logical conclusion, regardless if right or wrong. As someone who isn't totally into this media, I hope people understand that they can't expect you to be right and remember everything in a subject area that you're only introduced to via friends and secondary sources. I look forward to what Riot releases for 2020 and I hope you will review them when the time comes. Until then, stay safe and continue to have fun your way! (Edited for minor corrections)
Kokorohimeki I appreciate your in depth answer! Thank you for sharing your thoughts🤠 and I appreciate you binge watching my videos🙏
Your incredible insights into the story without knowledge of what it is based on and only analyzing the scenes is on the verge of what I would consider a prodigy. I am going to have to sub and watch every single damn video you have because of this *pretends its a burden*
I greatly enjoy these videos. It's interesting to hear an expert on aspects of such cinematics. I also play World of Warcraft and would greatly appreciate hearing your opinions and analyses of the game's trailers for each expansion.
His camera is so good its messing with my eyes
Great video again :D
The swordsmaster < The DJ
So the video like, just came out, but you should totally check out Terror in Demacia. It's a promo for a rework of the champion Fiddlesticks, he has needed the love for a long time.
YES GIVE LEAGUE ANOTHER CHANCE, AND PLEASE, RECORD IT AND POST HERE
I love that he refers Yasuo as DJ not Samurai
FINALLY! So when will the next video come out?
Nguyễn Quốc Vĩnh Cường Music Video tomorrow and the first episode of the web series The Party drops Friday
You could also react to the Assassins Creed Trailers! I always thought that they were really good although they are a bit older now.
Lizz Harty Unfortunately I can’t since I’ve seen then all😅 I’m a bit of a fan🤠
@@ShatteredFocusProductions damn it ! :D
Not sure if this is true for every case but no, most of those locations are not from the game. They might be in the lore somewhere, but not in terms of gameplay. You noticed that a lot of the scenery and terrain was actually various corpses or petrified bodies of various league champions.
The one lava location you kept coming back to quite a bit was a big dude, red eyes, and metal looking helmet. That one is Mordekaiser; they were fighting in the helmet area lol
Faker rose to prominence by getting a solo kill on Ambition, who was one of the highest ranked mid laners of the time.
Ambition finally achieved revenge by beating him on the world stage.
Faker was as much of an unkillable demon king as everyone said, but for Ambition, the victory was way more personal, making the story much more poetic.
Hes the demon king yes thats right
You can check that video actualy and also add the word references and you will find every single reference of the video in that one. every single shot has a reference.
Great vids... I love them!! You should also react to LoL Annie Origins :)
La historia de League Of Legends es tan extensa que intentar ver cada detalle en el video es una tarea difícil incluso para los mas conocedores, así que está bien si alguno se te escapa. Los lugares que muestran son del universo del juego y pertenecen a la historia. Puedes verlo como con El Señor De Los Anillos, hay mapas en línea de toda la geografía del universo de League of Legends. Also, I don´t know if you speak spanish but I wanted to let you know that you have a latino -from Venezuela- watching your videos and hyping up about them, see you around!
you should react to Xayah and Rakan Light and shadow by League of legends
BalanceMeSon I’ll check it out🤠
@@ShatteredFocusProductions Maybe you could watch "A new Horizon" before that? The two stories are connected, and Id personally like to see if you can take the story from it just from the two videos :)
"Sad money" freudian slip.
That sigh made me a lil stressed abt u not liking it ngl lmao
thats the story of the last worlds the "chars".
what u see are realy people /player with there signatur legends / weapons and gear from worlds 2018 if i remember right
Its completly fine if you pause, you should do it. If somebody just wants to see the whole vid, then they can go watch the whole video on the official channel. We are here to see you talk and your reactions.