The characters in Arcane are among the weakest characters in all of League of Legends. I think they used Piltover & Zaun setting and the champions from there because they're more relatable than the characters from places like Shurima, Ionia and Demacia. Although around season 3 or 4 of Arcane i think they'll change the location setting to Noxus and by extension of the wars Noxus engages in against Demacia & Ionia they'll eventtally show the increasingly more poweful characters that inhabit Runeterra.
They've already said the next series won't be called Arcane, and they're looking to delve into three different regions; my guess is Noxus, Ionia, and maybe Bandle City (Linke said he'd like the next season to be a bit more lighthearted, so that's why I think Bandle City might be a possibility, since every other region has some pretty dark lore).
Separate, but never parted, Kindred represents the twin essences of death. Lamb's bow offers a swift release from the mortal realm for those who accept their fate. Wolf hunts down those who run from their end, delivering violent finality within his crushing jaws. Though interpretations of Kindred's nature vary across Runeterra, every mortal must choose the true face of their death.
Context: This cinematic is described as the "Past, Present, and Possible Futures" and if you noticed between each transition, there is very small image of Kindred as she comes to claim each soul's life, in the fire when Kayle burns Aatrox and her eyes in the faint woods as Yasuo accepts his death with the arrow being shot at him The first two characters you see (the angels) are Morgana (Purple Wings), and Kayle (White Wings) the twin Aspects of Justice. They're also sisters wielding two halves of their mother's blade (their mother was the previous Aspect of Justice). That scene takes place in the past of what we know of the lore right now, during a siege on a kingdom called Demacia, which happened in ancient times. To be an Aspect is kind of like being an avatar for a god. The person they're fighting is Aatrox, who, at one point, was also kind of an avatar for godly powers, but was corrupted by blood magic, and effectively "cursed" to never die. He now seeks the destruction of all existence in the hopes that he could finally rest. The last bit of the scene seems to be meant to show the differences in Kayle and Morgana's personalities. Morgana will sink to any low she needs to in order to do what is right, whereas Kayle sees herself above it all, looking at her position as an Aspect as far more important than it possibly is. Since this is the past, this is technically before Kayle and Morganna split and go separate ways on deciding how to deal Justice. But you can definitely tell Kayle is now mad at Morganna for using magic and two, throwing down there's mother sword. The second scene is of the future, in a small village in a land called Ionia. The old samurai is a character by the name of Yasuo, a master of a powerful wind technique. He's had a life of disgrace, and hardship, failing to save his master who taught him the wind technique, being blamed for his death, and then having to kill his own brother who hunted him down. Clearly, when he grows old, he finds a place in the small village, and lives there in peace until it's attacked, prompting him to take up a sword in defense of the people. The scene is pretty self-explanatory, but it's a very strong moment for League of Legends fans for sure. The final scene is my favorite. The whole video starts with the line "Tomorrow is a hope. Never a promise." This line is spoken by Lamb, one half of the character known as The Kindred. The Kindred serve as the Grim Reaper of the world of League of Legends. The story goes that Death was so lonely that it split itself in two, so it would "always have a friend". One half is the Lamb, and the other half is the Wolf. Lamb represents the peace in acceptance of death, wielding a bow to deliver a swift end, and Wolf represents the violence of rejecting and running from death, being literally a beast that mauls anything that tries to escape. You only see them when they've decided your time has come. The character we zoom in on at the end is Tryndamere, a barbarian king of the Freljord (Frel-yord). At the very beginning, he seems to be in a battle for his life against surrounding forces. When we reach the end, his vision shifts to a darker scene, and the image of the Kindred come into his view. Wolf is on the offensive, because Tryndamere is trying to fight for his life. Lamb tries to deliver shots that will end him quickly, but it seems Lamb is surprised to see that Tryndamere has a power that lets him avoid death for a short time (which is what the red in his eyes means) (If I am correct based off lore, he is infused with blood magic which technically allows him to become immortal when on the brink of death). It catches them off guard and lets Tryndamere almost get a blow in. While Wolf attempts to maul him, Lamb tries to go for one final strike, when Ashe, the frost archer, and wife of Tryndamere, arrives and kills two of the men that were attacking him. The Kindred and their darkness fade away, indicating that Ashe's arrival has saved Tryndamere from the Kindred's hunt, and the death he was destined for. As more forces move in against them, Ashe fires a hawk shot into the air to signal their position and call for reinforcements.
Its Kayle that incinerated Aatrox with her righteous fires of Justice her sister Morgana uses her magic to chain Aatrox down as Kayle takes her sisters half of their mother's sword taking on the full powers of an Aspect.
Avatar of Death: Kindred is a god of death, responsible for the passing of living beings to the afterlife. More of a function than a power, Kindred will come to those that are close to death, and take them to the beyond. Whether Kindred chooses the death or they're simply drawn to those close to death seems to vary. If the dying chooses a peaceful death, then Lamb will take them swiftly with their arrows, if they choose to fight death, them Wolf will come for them. The nature of the "choice" is not always clear and obvious, as many have chosen without knowing, due to living a life that put them in the path of one of the Kindred.
The characters presented in this cinematic are: Kayle - White winged angel/valkyrie, she is an aspect of justice and twin sister of Morgana. She believes justice should be delivered swiftly and with no remorse, no emotions or feelings should cloud anyone's judgement. She believes in carrying her mother's legacy with an iron fist. Morgana - Purple winged angel/valkyrie, the twin sister of Kayle. Despite looking edgy or evil, she is the more compassionate of the twins. She uses earthly magic ( the purple chains ) in favor of her sister's celestial powers and chose to abandon her mother's legacy. She bound her wings with chains so she can walk among mortals. At one point in the past their disagreements bloomed into conflict and they went their separate ways. Kayle resents Morgana to this day. Aatrox - Demonic looking entity with wings and a giant sword. Aatrox is a darkin, a corrupted god-warrior who is imprisoned inside the giant sword. As such, he is unable to die. He hates this existence and seeks to destroy the world, in his mind, it's the only way to make his torment end. Every time a life form comes into contact with a darkin weapon ( humans or even animals in case of Naafiri ), the entity imprisoned inside corrupts the life form and transforms it into an approximation of it's former self, completely transferring the consciousness into it's new host. Aatrox had so far ( I think ) two hosts. This one in the cinematic was the first one. Kayle destroys his host in this cinematic, but he will gain a new one later. Yasuo - The wanderer, a ronin, has learned the wind technique from his master, Elder Souma. Yasuo had a brother Yone, also versed in the arts of the wind. At one point Yasuo's master got killed by Riven, a girl who also knows wind technique. Yasuo got framed and the blame of his master's death was put on him. In self defense, Yasuo was forced to kill his brother. Since then, he is wandering the lands. Kindred showed Yasuo a vision of the future, showing a much older self who swore to never kill again, which explains why he replaced his signature katana with a staff and is seen only grazing the bandits with the sword and not slicing them to ribbons. This vision is in this cinematic and it reveals his death. Tryndamere - The barbarian king, shown laying dazed in the snow. His tribe got attacked and demolished by Aatrox. He faced Aatrox and got defeated, but received blood magic from his encounter. Aatrox infused him with said blood magic in hopes of corrupting him to turn him into a superior, more suitable host to carry the sword Aatrox is trapped in. However Tryndamere kept his sanity intact and gained Undying Rage. A blood magic ability that allows him to become simply put unkillable for a duration while he is in a bloodthirsty state. His eyes glow red during that. Ashe - Tryindamere's wife, initially betrothed after an arranged marriage to unite the tribes, they actually developed genuine feeling towards each other and fell in love. Kindred - Essentially League of Legends universe's version of Death. They are two entities in one, Lamb, the white goat-like/satyr looking archer wearing a mask and Wolf, a shadowy wolf wearing a mask. They appear to every living being in their final moments to collect their soul. Those who embrace death receive a peaceful and quick end by Lamb who shoots them with a glowing arrow. Those who reject death and try to flee, get chased by Wolf who violently and slowly rips their souls out, resulting in a painful death. Tryndamere encounters Kindred due to his life being in peril attacked by multiple raiders at once. He is like an anomaly, an exception to the natural order of life and death, as such both Lamb and Wolf try to collect his soul. Every bite from Wolf and every arrow from Lamb would directly correlate to a killing slash/stab from the raiders, but because of his Undying Rage, he refuses to die and lives trough every single blow from them. Being unaware of the last two raiders behind him, they would've been able to surprise stab him in the back and kill him. If Ashe were to fail hitting them behind Tryndamere, he would've died stabbed and the third and final arrow from Lamb would strike him, his soul collected by Kindred. Instead, they hold their shot and vanish. The way Tryndamere reacts to Kindred though, makes me believe this is not his first encounter with them.
The characters in Arcane are among the weakest characters in all of League of Legends. I think they used Piltover & Zaun setting and the champions from there because they're more relatable than the characters from places like Shurima, Ionia and Demacia. Although around season 3 or 4 of Arcane i think they'll change the location setting to Noxus and by extension of the wars Noxus engages in against Demacia & Ionia they'll eventtally show the increasingly more poweful characters that inhabit Runeterra.
They've already said the next series won't be called Arcane, and they're looking to delve into three different regions; my guess is Noxus, Ionia, and maybe Bandle City (Linke said he'd like the next season to be a bit more lighthearted, so that's why I think Bandle City might be a possibility, since every other region has some pretty dark lore).
Separate, but never parted, Kindred represents the twin essences of death. Lamb's bow offers a swift release from the mortal realm for those who accept their fate. Wolf hunts down those who run from their end, delivering violent finality within his crushing jaws. Though interpretations of Kindred's nature vary across Runeterra, every mortal must choose the true face of their death.
Context: This cinematic is described as the "Past, Present, and Possible Futures" and if you noticed between each transition, there is very small image of Kindred as she comes to claim each soul's life, in the fire when Kayle burns Aatrox and her eyes in the faint woods as Yasuo accepts his death with the arrow being shot at him
The first two characters you see (the angels) are Morgana (Purple Wings), and Kayle (White Wings) the twin Aspects of Justice. They're also sisters wielding two halves of their mother's blade (their mother was the previous Aspect of Justice). That scene takes place in the past of what we know of the lore right now, during a siege on a kingdom called Demacia, which happened in ancient times.
To be an Aspect is kind of like being an avatar for a god. The person they're fighting is Aatrox, who, at one point, was also kind of an avatar for godly powers, but was corrupted by blood magic, and effectively "cursed" to never die. He now seeks the destruction of all existence in the hopes that he could finally rest. The last bit of the scene seems to be meant to show the differences in Kayle and Morgana's personalities. Morgana will sink to any low she needs to in order to do what is right, whereas Kayle sees herself above it all, looking at her position as an Aspect as far more important than it possibly is. Since this is the past, this is technically before Kayle and Morganna split and go separate ways on deciding how to deal Justice. But you can definitely tell Kayle is now mad at Morganna for using magic and two, throwing down there's mother sword.
The second scene is of the future, in a small village in a land called Ionia. The old samurai is a character by the name of Yasuo, a master of a powerful wind technique. He's had a life of disgrace, and hardship, failing to save his master who taught him the wind technique, being blamed for his death, and then having to kill his own brother who hunted him down. Clearly, when he grows old, he finds a place in the small village, and lives there in peace until it's attacked, prompting him to take up a sword in defense of the people. The scene is pretty self-explanatory, but it's a very strong moment for League of Legends fans for sure.
The final scene is my favorite. The whole video starts with the line "Tomorrow is a hope. Never a promise." This line is spoken by Lamb, one half of the character known as The Kindred. The Kindred serve as the Grim Reaper of the world of League of Legends. The story goes that Death was so lonely that it split itself in two, so it would "always have a friend". One half is the Lamb, and the other half is the Wolf. Lamb represents the peace in acceptance of death, wielding a bow to deliver a swift end, and Wolf represents the violence of rejecting and running from death, being literally a beast that mauls anything that tries to escape. You only see them when they've decided your time has come.
The character we zoom in on at the end is Tryndamere, a barbarian king of the Freljord (Frel-yord). At the very beginning, he seems to be in a battle for his life against surrounding forces. When we reach the end, his vision shifts to a darker scene, and the image of the Kindred come into his view. Wolf is on the offensive, because Tryndamere is trying to fight for his life. Lamb tries to deliver shots that will end him quickly, but it seems Lamb is surprised to see that Tryndamere has a power that lets him avoid death for a short time (which is what the red in his eyes means) (If I am correct based off lore, he is infused with blood magic which technically allows him to become immortal when on the brink of death). It catches them off guard and lets Tryndamere almost get a blow in. While Wolf attempts to maul him, Lamb tries to go for one final strike, when Ashe, the frost archer, and wife of Tryndamere, arrives and kills two of the men that were attacking him. The Kindred and their darkness fade away, indicating that Ashe's arrival has saved Tryndamere from the Kindred's hunt, and the death he was destined for. As more forces move in against them, Ashe fires a hawk shot into the air to signal their position and call for reinforcements.
Its Kayle that incinerated Aatrox with her righteous fires of Justice her sister Morgana uses her magic to chain Aatrox down as Kayle takes her sisters half of their mother's sword taking on the full powers of an Aspect.
That bombastic side eye Kayle gave Morgana really upset me.
Past : morgana and Kayle present in ancient demacia
Present : Tryndamere together with ashe and the Lamb and Wolf.
Future: Yauso's death
The lore and characters of League have my heart. So many people love the stories and lore without ever needing to play the game
Avatar of Death: Kindred is a god of death, responsible for the passing of living beings to the afterlife. More of a function than a power, Kindred will come to those that are close to death, and take them to the beyond. Whether Kindred chooses the death or they're simply drawn to those close to death seems to vary. If the dying chooses a peaceful death, then Lamb will take them swiftly with their arrows, if they choose to fight death, them Wolf will come for them. The nature of the "choice" is not always clear and obvious, as many have chosen without knowing, due to living a life that put them in the path of one of the Kindred.
"Tryndamere kinda looks like Vander"
Unexpected, but.... you're right
The characters presented in this cinematic are:
Kayle - White winged angel/valkyrie, she is an aspect of justice and twin sister of Morgana. She believes justice should be delivered swiftly and with no remorse, no emotions or feelings should cloud anyone's judgement. She believes in carrying her mother's legacy with an iron fist.
Morgana - Purple winged angel/valkyrie, the twin sister of Kayle. Despite looking edgy or evil, she is the more compassionate of the twins. She uses earthly magic ( the purple chains ) in favor of her sister's celestial powers and chose to abandon her mother's legacy. She bound her wings with chains so she can walk among mortals.
At one point in the past their disagreements bloomed into conflict and they went their separate ways. Kayle resents Morgana to this day.
Aatrox - Demonic looking entity with wings and a giant sword. Aatrox is a darkin, a corrupted god-warrior who is imprisoned inside the giant sword. As such, he is unable to die. He hates this existence and seeks to destroy the world, in his mind, it's the only way to make his torment end. Every time a life form comes into contact with a darkin weapon ( humans or even animals in case of Naafiri ), the entity imprisoned inside corrupts the life form and transforms it into an approximation of it's former self, completely transferring the consciousness into it's new host. Aatrox had so far ( I think ) two hosts. This one in the cinematic was the first one. Kayle destroys his host in this cinematic, but he will gain a new one later.
Yasuo - The wanderer, a ronin, has learned the wind technique from his master, Elder Souma. Yasuo had a brother Yone, also versed in the arts of the wind. At one point Yasuo's master got killed by Riven, a girl who also knows wind technique. Yasuo got framed and the blame of his master's death was put on him. In self defense, Yasuo was forced to kill his brother. Since then, he is wandering the lands. Kindred showed Yasuo a vision of the future, showing a much older self who swore to never kill again, which explains why he replaced his signature katana with a staff and is seen only grazing the bandits with the sword and not slicing them to ribbons. This vision is in this cinematic and it reveals his death.
Tryndamere - The barbarian king, shown laying dazed in the snow. His tribe got attacked and demolished by Aatrox. He faced Aatrox and got defeated, but received blood magic from his encounter. Aatrox infused him with said blood magic in hopes of corrupting him to turn him into a superior, more suitable host to carry the sword Aatrox is trapped in. However Tryndamere kept his sanity intact and gained Undying Rage. A blood magic ability that allows him to become simply put unkillable for a duration while he is in a bloodthirsty state. His eyes glow red during that.
Ashe - Tryindamere's wife, initially betrothed after an arranged marriage to unite the tribes, they actually developed genuine feeling towards each other and fell in love.
Kindred - Essentially League of Legends universe's version of Death. They are two entities in one, Lamb, the white goat-like/satyr looking archer wearing a mask and Wolf, a shadowy wolf wearing a mask. They appear to every living being in their final moments to collect their soul. Those who embrace death receive a peaceful and quick end by Lamb who shoots them with a glowing arrow. Those who reject death and try to flee, get chased by Wolf who violently and slowly rips their souls out, resulting in a painful death.
Tryndamere encounters Kindred due to his life being in peril attacked by multiple raiders at once. He is like an anomaly, an exception to the natural order of life and death, as such both Lamb and Wolf try to collect his soul. Every bite from Wolf and every arrow from Lamb would directly correlate to a killing slash/stab from the raiders, but because of his Undying Rage, he refuses to die and lives trough every single blow from them.
Being unaware of the last two raiders behind him, they would've been able to surprise stab him in the back and kill him. If Ashe were to fail hitting them behind Tryndamere, he would've died stabbed and the third and final arrow from Lamb would strike him, his soul collected by Kindred. Instead, they hold their shot and vanish.
The way Tryndamere reacts to Kindred though, makes me believe this is not his first encounter with them.
Wow, thanks for this. Was actually a cool read! Helped add context to the video fr.
recommened you watch necrt's explained video if you want to know the story and lore behind the cinematic
The character with the bow and mask is called kindred
React to necrit he'll explain everything happened
can't hear shit from the original video.