8:15 It's normal to be suprised with the fantasy, after all, Piltover and Zaun are the most normal regions in all of the world, so your jaws are gonna drop when you see the full extent of this world
If you’re wanting to learn the lore, there’s this TH-camr that knows literally EVERYTHING about the characters, story, powers, and even creatures. He’s called Necrit and he’s got a huge following
Had him ready on a side tab to excited to check his name after watching the cinematic and after reading your comment, I had to see if I had him. And yup lol.
last scene is Leblanc and Vladimir, the leaders of the Black Rose, Leblanc was the black shadow lady in arcane s2 when **spoiler warning** she was killing Ambessa
woman with the red hair = katarina spider girl = elise armored guy = darius ice troll = trundle woman at the very end = leblanc white haired dude = vladimir P.S. the reason why darius axe froze is because trundle was an Iceborn and the club was made of true ice (true ice to simplify is like liquid nitrogen on steroids x 100000000 and in solid form). Iceborn are from Freljord which is a different area in runeterra (the world where league happens) i would say from Noxus but a bit close.
Katarina was sent to assasinate someone from the party (a black rose party organized by elise). Elise is working for Leblanc. Leblanc was the leader of the black rose (black rose was shown in arcane season 2) along side with Vladimir. Darius fought trundle. not sure about this but I think this was a time when Noxus tried to invade the Freljord which explains why Darius is a bit younger.
@@outrawr doesnt look like an invasion to me, and from the arcane timeline this seems to be a modern Darius. Maybe Noxus and the ice trolls put their strongest warriors against one another on occasion as a form of a truce?
@@hiddensinix2767I doubt this is a modern Darius. In lore, Darius would be around the same age Ambessa was in Arcane. Also Darius had a kid and a wife for many years at one point. This Darius looks to be from before that
@@Adonna2424 True! it was on the top lane and I had a hunch before this cinematic came out that it has something to do with Freljord since the frost on the shattered darius axe
Spidergirl is Elise and I think she is also a member of the Blackrose and her family is one of the oldest bloodlines of Noxus. She is a shapeshifter and can transform into a big spider as seen!
Well she's now a shape shifter but she was previously human. He husband attempted to kill hey by infecting her with poison, LB saved her by introducing her to a demon God creature. It's a great story.
The "Ice guy" is Trundle and the King of Trolls. His weapon is made of "true ice". Darius, the guy he is fighting, is considered the strongest Warrior of Noxus and I think he damaged his arm here permanently, cause he touched his weapon to long, which was effected by "true ice". In General alot of lore in this cinematic, which is awesome!
I don't think Darius's wound is permanent, because he still looks very young... and there's a lot to be explored, he only got hurt because only those who are glacinate can touch the ice without getting frostbite.
@acousticks526 from what I understood from the context, there was going to be a war there... and leaders were chosen from each army so that there would only be one death... and the winner would probably advance territory... Darius was probably the strongest there and Trundle was the troll king, they fought and Darius won, we see that soon after the trolls retreat
Just to clarify for some people in the comments, this is NOT a trailer for the next show. This is a trailer for the next season of the game. Having said that, we know the next show will be in Noxus, and this was animated by the Arcane designers. So consider this a teaser of what we could have in the future. And damn does it look good.
@@shinazaki14imasa54 no, mel is confirmed new champion in new season "noxus", mel will probably be in new show but this is only for league and has nothing with show
@@seezar100 this trailer is only about past, mel vision is past, darius v trundle is past, on the walls you can see history of noxus, alistar, riven assassins,... Only thing that is about the future is last scene with Leblanc but i dont think that new series will be about that cause riot is working on new mmo so collecting strongest weapons for mordekaiser will probobly be in mmo only
I love it when arcane fans realize that league is a lot bigger than just piltover and zaun (region where arcane takes place) and how SMALL that region is compared to all the shit happening literally everywhere else in the world we got vikings and elder gods + eldritch horrors in *Freljord* Demons, witches, and nobles fighting for political power in *Noxus* Mage civil wars in *Demacia* Void horrors and demi gods of ancient times in *Shurima* the living region of *Ionia* where water will come out and drown you if you disrespect nature or spirits The *shadow isles* with undead horrors creeping everywhere The pirate city of *Bildgewater* who are forced to fight said undead horrors The yordle home dimension (Heimerdinger's race) of *Bandle City* where they can just teleport to any other region in the world *Targon* with religious zelots and mountain that if anyone climbs they become gods The hidden regions of *Ixtal* where mages are literally everywhere and everyone uses magic for everything And lastly *Camavore* with it's MANY DRAGONS and nobles
Pardon my novel but I'm passionate about the world of Runeterra. So basically the League champions we have in this cinematic are Katarina (red haired girl, an assassin), Elise (spider lady, Black Rose), Trundle (the troll), Darius (the Noxus guy), Vladimir (the "vampire" guy, Black Rose) and LeBlanc (the woman at the end, leader of the Black Rose). I don't really know why Katarina was sent there to assassinate the unnamed individual but the Black Rose is a mysterious, underground secret society. The only thing I know is one of their main objectives is to keep Mordekaiser imprisoned because he's a serious threat. Morde's lore is interesting and he was actually who founded Noxus. The way Noxus works is Swain overthrew the old leader of Noxus because he didn't want corruption in a leadership role. So he takes over control as the leader of Noxus. However, to prevent future corruption he forms the Trifarix which is where there are three leaders of Noxus so if one of them goes corrupt the other two can deal with them. Each one represents 3 principles. Principle of Vision which is Swain (he is possessed by a demon that HE can control and utilize it's power). That's why you see a 6 eyed crow at the end of Arcane that he uses as his own surveillance system. Principle of Might, which is Darius who is the general of the Noxian army as well. And the last is the Principle of Guile which at this point even League players don't really know who it is, but they're referred to as The Faceless. Us as League players KNOW Darius is strong, considering he's one of the Trifarix leaders and also the leader of arguably one of the biggest and strongest armies in Runeterra, however we've kind of just been told "he's stronk" but never really shown. But that's what's really cool about the cinematic is he's fighting Trundle, A LITERAL TROLL TWICE HIS SIZE and is wielding a true ice club. True Ice is different than normal ice. True Ice weapons generally can kill anybody who touches it unless they are Iceborn. It's an unbearable pain to even the people who are able to wield it. So the fact that Darius picks it up, feels that pain and proceeds to try to beat Trundle up with his bare fists without really being weakened by it is impressive to say the least. And then when he has no other choice he finally picks up his axe, wielding that True Ice and is able to knock out Trundle. Maybe not unscathed but at least not dead like most people who would try to wield True Ice. This intrigues me a lot to know what the story with that is because as far as I knew it was only Iceborn who could wield it, not just really strong people. But Darius and Draven (his brother) are orphans just like Vi and Jinx so they could probably come up with a reason as to why Darius is able to wield the True Ice (maybe their mom was from the Freljord or something). As far as Noxus as a whole goes, they have always been considered the "bad guys" but I think they're morally grey, just like Silco. If I remember correctly, they do terrible things with good intentions in mind. I could be wrong as it's been a while since I've really read up on Noxus but I THINK they basically want to unite Runeterra under one entire nation to prevent conflict and war but they do it by starting wars and invasions... But I believe the reason they think the way they do is because there have been regions within Runeterra that have gone to war with each other and have caused severe threats and consequences to the rest of Runeterra because of their actions. For example, Ixtal went to war with Shurima and basically opened up a gate to the Void (think the Upside Down from Stranger Things) to use in their battle against Shurima, only for that plan to backfire and cause a serious threat to Runeterra as a whole. So I think in Noxus' mind they are just trying to unite all of Runeterra to prevent any future conflicts such as this. There is days upon days of reading and videos you can intake on all of League of Legends lore, the world is massive and every facet of it from the history, regions, and champions are all INCREDIBLY interesting. Hence why I went on this big long rant and please let me know if I got anything wrong and I'll correct it. Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
@@nyla_n123 Someone said it in the comments but Necrit is who I suggest to watch. Man is a literal walking encyclopedia for League/Runeterra lore. But Shurima and Ixtal are places within Runeterra. Like how Piltover/Zaun/Noxus are. Shurima is like an ancient Egypt of sorts and Ixtal is a jungle region near Shurima. Ixtal was a part of the Shuriman empire but they wanted their independence free of Shurima influence. That is why Ixtal rebelled and started a war that opened up the Void (the Upside Down equivalent in Runeterra). -Freljord which is a snowy region (where Trundle and True Ice are from). -Bilgewater which is a pirate/sea region. -Demacia which is all about nobility and they are very ANTI-MAGE. -Ionia is an asian inspired spiritual land where they have spirits within the trees and other things so they respect their land greatly. -Mount Targon which is this giant mountain where if you climb to the top of it without dying (though unlikely) then you can be judged by the celestials and become a demigod or a host for the celestial being IF they find you worthy. -Shadow Isles which was once the Blessed Isles where they were this society that was shrouded by the white/grey mist because they harboured dangerous artifacts that could cause destruction to the world if it fell into the wrong hands. The mist disoriented sailors who tried to look for it and you needed a special orb in order to part the mist to enter the island. But then someone came along (they knew how to get past the mist) and corrupted the island which ended up turning all the people who lived there into undead beings and poisoning the land. Now the white or grey mist is the black mist which spreads to the main land of Runeterra every year killing and claiming the souls of all who touch it. If you enjoy reading then there's this novel called Ruination by Anthony Reynolds that tells the entire story of how the Blessed Isles became the Ruination. I read it myself and I thought it was very good and you don't need to be a League of Legends player in order to enjoy it. Lastly, -Bandle City which is where all the yordles live (where Heimerdinger was born originally) but they technically are in the spirit realm instead of in Runeterra itself. If you have any more questions let me know, I love discussing lore with people and I can even suggest media if you want to see more of the areas that I mentioned. :)
Morde would annhilate both factions. I don't think neither faction wants him back. Hell, they cannot even control Sion. They would just be destroyed if he ever came back. Also, vlad is an hemomancer, not a vampire.
@@suzujizu Yeah, I know Vlad is a hemomancer but the men in the video called him "vampire guy" so I was using it as a descriptor for them to know who I was talking about! I added quotations to prevent any confusion and I also adjusted the part about Mordekaiser. You're right, he'd probably just destroy everyone. He seems to be similar to Aatrox in that regard. Thanks!
What's interesting about that last part is that we just saw a conflict such as the ones you describe in arcane. Had viktor one, the glorious evolution would have consumed at least most of runeterra and basically caused the hextech apocalypse. Ekko truly was the boy saviour.
This is the cinematic for the new season of the game, although it very clearly is teasing a new show too--the showmakers already stated it will feature Noxus and the Freljord (where the fight in the snowy mountains took place).
Indeed I don't think we will see any of these scenes in the next show but it's definitely where it will be placed and who the next show will focus more on, Mel, Darius and Catalina will be the main protagonist
The axe gets a taste of true ice which is a type of ice that like "godly - demon" beings touched (the watchers of the void). That Ice can only be touched by some special people or beings called the iceborn (like Trundle - the king troll he is fighting); pretty much darius here is accepting unseffurable pain to be able to handle the axe and be able to move it, and probably long term consequences for his arm having experienced the frost of the true ice. Thats the price he has to pay to win. Incredibly badass and incredibly noxian.
for everyone wondering, mel was in this simply because she was announced to be the next official new Championen joining the Game, so putting her in the Trailer wandering towards noxus just makes sense and highlights the fact, she will be playable soon.
8:51 Honestly wouldn't worry about being spoiled, Arcane itself was a pretty big departure from the actual Lore. There's no way to actual know what they'll do next even if you know the lore.
@@GeneralPethow so? Ambessa died and she's the one he made the deal with..I mean he could technically reach out to mel but his daughter seems to be back so I don't see a reason for him to continue his experiements
@imarock8763 Well, it's established that he created chemical weapons for the noxians against Ionia, so regardless of Mel's death, he is still probably on that ship with Mel. Maybe Mel doesn't know what he did in Piltover
OK so, lore time, Noxus used to be ruled by a single guy, but they he became crazy and it was found out he was being manipulated by someone else (it was basically Le Blanc but their never found out), so Swain got rid of that guy and formed the triferix, so now Noxus is ruled by 3 forces who represent the 3 forces of Noxus, that Ambessa mentioned earleir. Darius, the general of the forces of noxus, who represents might, Swain the grand general who represents vision, who is basically a strategist, and then theres ... i don't remember the name , but is basically Le Blanc who represents guile, they appear as a group of people but they are all Le Blanc, the thing is, they don't know they are all Le Blanc still in power. btw, Le Blanc is the lady at the end of the video. Other people in the video are Elise, the spider lady who is also part of the black rose, Vladimir, the white hair guy with LB who is a hemomancer (blood magic) and also part of the black rose. Katarina, the assassin who fought Elise. she is working for Swain. and Trundle, the king of the trolls-
Tldr what's happening in the video: Mel arrives back in Noxus and has a vision of what will happen once she reaches the immortal bastion (the main capital building). Katarina (red haired assassin) is sent by the Noxus empire (probably by Swain) to infiltrate the ball and kill that man (for unknown reasons, we don't know who he is). The ball itself is held by the Black Rose and hosted by Elise (the spider lady) at her manor. She is a core member of the Black Rose and a very influential noble in Noxus. Darius, part of the trifarix leadership in Noxus along with Swain, is probably expanding Noxus territory into the Freljord, where he encounters and fights the king of trolls, Trundle. At the end you see LeBlanc which is the black rose mage in all black that can shapeshift in Arcane, what you saw in Arcane was one of her many clones. She and the man along her, Vladimir, are the two founders of the Black Rose and are both ancient beings.
Mel at the end of Arcane taken Noxus fleets and ships and directed back to Noxus to hunt Black Rose syndicate, which is leaded by Le Blanc and Vladimir who were talking at the end of this cinematic. At the beginning of cinematic Mel and Noxus legions went to the shores and Mel went to the GATE of Noxus touching it and having visions maybe from the future of her, and in the horizon, you can see a city called Imortal Bastion which is the Capital of Noxus. There is also 2 fights ongoing between Darius a great Leader of Noxus armies fighting Trundle a Troll creature form Freljord which is a big, frosted place north of Noxus its like the North pole in League of Legends world, and the other fight is between Katarina which is from Noxus armies against Elise from Black Rose syndicate. I dont know what the connection between all of these scenes but sounds all about Black Rose syndicate and its pointing how would the next League of legends series would be about.
the man from noxus, with the axe, is called Darius, the big troll with the ice mace is called Trundle, i think that the girl with the gold mask who tried to kil that man is called Katarina, and the spider-girl is called Elise.
Your missing out on really good Fortiche animation, if you don't watch the Ambessa Champion Trailer: Blood Sweat & Tears. It came out 2 month ago I think, not that long ago. Would love to see your reactions to that too
Elise's (Spider lady) Introduction was so cool, her slowly crawling out of the shadows, her face present the whole time but blending into the other masks
In the Still Here cinematic from your reactions, the wolf fighting Tryndamere in the woods (big sword man) is the male part of the god of death Kindred. In the lore it claims the souls of those unwilling to die. The female part of the god of death is the Lamb, and claims those ready to die and willing to embrace death. Tryndamere was on the verge of dying (and popped his ultimate skill) but refused to die. That's why Wolf was fighting him and Lamb wasn't. Ashe's presence restored his spirit and Kindred vanished. Kindred is shown is Blood sweat and tears music video, where Ambessa goes through the trial of Death by Kindred, to become the chosen of the Wolf and rightfully claim Noxus throne (Arcane reference). But little did she know that her baby Mel resurrected her once she gained her Arcane powers and she was destined to be the Chosen of the Wolf. In Wasteland song from arcane the lyrics go : if she wants, death could take me this time. Which implies that Jinx accepts death and lets Lamb take her soul. In the entire series Jinx is distant, hesitant, doubting, and Vi doesnt let her give up Powder's thoughts. The song goes : Please let me go, for the entire duration, showing how detrimented her mind is, how undeserving of love she felt. During Vi's grief, the lyrics still went Please let me go. To stop caring about her, as she would only hurt herloved ones. But only in the end of the song after Ekko convinced her to live, the lyrics change to: Don't let me go. She finally accepts love from Ekko and while her logic says that she should be lonely forever, her heart is still there, needing love.
spider girl- Elise red hair girl- Katarina White hair guy at the end- Vladimir (Yes he is a vampire) black hair girl at the end- Leblanc (also the black rose she briefly appeared in Arcane) dude with the axe- Darius blue troll axe guy was fighting- Trundle hope that helps
I just finished arcane today & now this pops up! Huge fan of arcane & was saddened when it ended. Now there’s noxus :D hope it delivers like arcane did!
Axe guy is Darius, Troll in Trundle, Assasin chick is Katarina, Spidergirl is Elise, last two was Le Blanc and Vladimir (basically blood bending menace) 😂
-Darius is the man who fought the Troll. -Trundle is the one who fought Darius - Both Darius and Trundle are Top Lane champion ( So basically it's an reference to their role in league) -Katarina is the red hai assasin (Mid laner) -Elise is the Spider (Jungler) -Fun fact about Elise: In the 2024 World Championship Main Event, Elise was picked 19 times and banned 42 times, achieving a win rate of 63.16%. -Leblance is the woman in the last video ( Mid Laner) - And lastly Vladimir is the one that looks like a vampire ( He can be a Mid laner or Top laner depending on the players choice).
Im gonna tell every part by little rn. First of all the structure next to mel stands is a noxian structure. It means noxus has conquered there. And yes she saw black rose in those visions. Also the thing that glows red lights on is noxus’s capital (Immortal bastion) and the home of mordekaiser also it opens to the realm of spirits. And black rose is protecting it bc they sent mordekaiser to the spirit realm (with leblanc’s betrayal) and they dont want him to comeback. And the other part is trundle and darius’s fight. Darius is one of the three rulers in noxus and darius stands for strength part of noxus. Also he is the leader of trifarix(kind of an army). And everybody knows that noxus is a conqueror country and theyre occupating other countries. And the other blue one is trundle who is also the king of the trolls. And theyre in freljord. Freljord’s lands are separated for all the clans and gods and trolls are one of them. They fight and darius won in the last second ( also Darius’s axe is frozed bc turndle’s weapon is made of true or real ice) anyway and the other trolls respects Darius for defeating their king but ofc trundle is not dead. And probably noxus is gonna continue conquering freljord after that. And the silk dance part is part from the lore also. Katarina the red headed one gets a message from anonymous person who wants to execute the man in the video but elise(spider girl) protects him and also she organised that party for loyal and wealthy families in runeterra. Anyways katarina kills the guy anyway bc its her job. Also elise is part of the black rose aswell. And the last part is really important bc leblanc and Vladimir are the founders of black rose. Amd they’re discussing about mel ofc. Bc she is a threat for black rose obviously. And shes saying piltover was a mistake. So its a arcane reference too. Btw if u dont know black rose is a cult of betrayal and sly and also they’re literally controlling every threat in the whole world snd execute them immediately. Like mordekaiser (leblanc was mordekaiser’s sorceress and betrayed him). And vladimir betrayed his master (A darkin) and steal his blood magic and become immortal. Annd I hope that’s everything if I missed something let me know:)
Firstly, we open on an image of a wolf. It represents one-half of Kindred. This is in reference to Ambessa blood, sweat, and tears because Mel has "The Mark of the chosen/The Mark of the Wolf." Also, the opening starts on the same exact beach that Ambessa survived on. You can look at it shot for shot, I think it is on Rockrund, a beach near noxus. The next part shows Katarina attending a ball dance. For some context, League released some Noxus skins for Ezreal, Renata Glasc (the most powerful chembaron from Zaun), Thresh, and some others. The reasoning is that Noxus apparently has invited some other strong suitors to a party, hoping to gain their pledge to The Black Rose. We don't see them here (it is to be assumed they all might make teases or appearances in the next series), but Katarina snuck her way into the dance. Katarina is an assassin for Noxus, very skilled. Next, we have Darius, a young darius going up against a young Trundle, a troll from the Freilord. Now we technically don't know if Noxus at this point is attempting to push in Frejlord or if actually the Trolls came too far down on purpose. The Trolls of Frejlord are close with Lissandra, who can make ice-borne weapons and true ice weapons. To keep it short, Trundle's club is not "True" ice, if it was, no mere mortal can actually touch the weapon, they literally die if they touch the weapon. But "Ice-borne weapons" are still very strong weapons, which is why you see the weapon start to freeze Darius' hand and arm. The gate that Mel is walking up to is the opening Arch to Noxus, and in the far distance is the home capital, Immortal Bastion. It actually is the largest standing building in all of Runeterra.. Next, as Katarina is attempting to kill her target, we see Elise pop out who is a spider. She also got invited to the Noxus ball, presumably protecting someone. If I am correct, Elise is more of a shadow Isle's champ, but l guess she got invited lol. At the very end, we officially get to see Leblanc, it is confirmed this is her official VGU (Visual Game Update) and as of right now, lore accatue appearance. Along with Leblanc we get to see Vladamir, he actually used to be human MANY centuries ago, but he magically altered himself, absorbed power of darkin and has been using blood magic to keep himself young. Vlad and Leblanc established The Black Rose centuries ago, and they work from the shadows. There is technically a third person, but we do not know who that is yet. We again here reference to "opportunity washed up on our shore = Mel" (again showing a wolf because she has the mark of the wolf from Kindred) The calamity they are talking about is the return of Mordekaiser, which the black rose is trying to prevent. To keep it short, basically all of Runeterra does not want the mofo returning, and he is actually banished underneath the immortal bastion. As per usual, the black rose are considered "evil", but in their evil doings, they are trying to prevent a worse event from happening as referenced right above. The very last thing people are Guessing it's either a reference to Aatrox sword, or Naafiri dagger, both of which are Darkin weapons. Hopefully that breaks everything down for ya lol. On a personal note I am mixed about this trailer. On one hand, it stands amazingly on its own, and it's basicallv teasina their next series. Please Please correct me if I am wrong because I have even been confused by it. Riot Games announced that this year, they would be resetting their seasons back to season 1 (thus why it's called season 1 cinematic) and changing their format, since league came out in 2010, every year is considered 1 season = 1 year, thus they always do a top tier cinematic for launch. (this year would've been season 15 cinematic) . But this year, they are going to reset seasons and will include "chapters" throughout the season, meaning they were upping their cinematics now to 3 in a year. My point being, I am slightly sad they didn't do their other animation. I don't know if Riot Games is just going to go full hard with Fortiche on everything moving forward, but compared to previous season trailers, just a slight letdown. But if it wasn't for comparison, it's an amazing trailer, and if we get two more this year, that would be awesome. They definitely left out a lot of champs people wanted, such as Draven, Riven, Rell, Swain, Mordekaiser, Samira, Kled, and some others. I feel like for some very die-hard fans of just league, it could start splitting up the player base/fan base, just slightly. I personally end up leaning towards loving this trailer, though. I love the freaking music. I don't think anybody expected to see Trundle or Frejlord and I think once we get into the Noxus show, they are definitely setting up all their puzzle pieces to then expand everywhere else, Shurima, lonia, Frejlord, Demacia, etc. I also just wanted to point out if people haven't thought about it, Katarina is a VERY skilled assassin, not only can elise transform into a spider whenever (Idk why she stops attacking, but it's a trailer) but to take on two arms, plus her spider arms, that takes some mad skill and training. Again I know it's a trailer, but katarina is really bad ass, just like Darius, embodies much of Noxus willpower, strength, and skill.
They are preparing themselves for MORDEKAISER. Lb probably is tryng to capitalise the power potencial of MEL to somehow adquire some knowledge for the future insane battle
@@Aurid_art It looks closer to Naafiri's dagger form before they combine with the dune hounds. I personally think it's most likely some kind of Darkin.
Lore is actually being rewritten slowly, like with arcane, lore was rewritten with it, and Arcane IS canon. EVERY Cinematic since last year is technically canon. Aka lore.
Ngl, I am a big lore geek and the lore from runeterra is superbe writing compaired to a lot of other game lore. It has it flaws, but what doesn't... The "champions" really feel like people, in their thinking, acts and so much more. You can really connect to certain ones if you get to know them, weirdly speaking. So I can only encourage you guys to get to know the lore better. Just as a lot of guys/girls already said, Necrit (youtuber) is our living archive, just watch him or read yourselves into it. Nice chill video!! If you go into the lol lore you've got yourselves a new subscriber! (Sorry for typo's not a native speaker)
The part where Darius (the Noxus Guy) was practically getting his head pulled off like a lego piece, wasn't even the most damaging thing there. He's taking on True Ice, from Trundles' (the Troll) Club, which is extremely lethal.
Darius "The hand of Noxus" (he was actually mentioned by Ambessa in Arcane) is the guy fighting the Troll named Trundle. Skullcrusher (Trundle's ice bat) is made of True Ice which doesn't melt. And whoever grabs True Ice could die from frost that's why Darius can't carry his Cleaver because it was frozen by True Ice. The red hair assassin is Katarina and the Spider lady is Elise (She literally turns into a spider) The lady in the end is LeBlanc, the leader of Black Rose (She is the black figure Mel and Ambessa saw in the Rose Prison) the white hair guy is Vladymir who is also one of the founding members of Black Rose and Noxus. He practices Blood Magic.
this is actually a cinematic they release almost every year for new seasons.... but there are rumors that the next "arcane" will take place in noxus region. arcane is based around league of legends lore, so i think they're telling it like a story
Guys the last women was Leblanc she was the one who tried to kill ambesa by possesin other people body, she is the person who kidnap mel and called mel her sister, she is like the most powerful witch ever and leader of the black rose
You really need to watch the background lore of the universe. They won't probably make a series out of them since they are available to read, but in the last scene, those two are Leblanc and Vladimir. One of the founders (hiding behind the shadows) of the new Noxus after they sealed Mordekaiser (correct me if I'm wrong).
React to some of the Necrit Lore videos. Or you guys can check out the Cinematic League of Legend videos on some characters. They're hella fire and informative
The last scene we saw is Vladimir and LeBlanc the leaders of the Black Rose. Think of them as the Illuminati. Katerina is a Noxian Assassin The spider chick her name is Elise she is a member of the Black Rose she serves LeBlanc. Darius is the one that fights the Troll he and his brother enbody the strength of Noxus. Jerico Swain is the long hair warlock character symbolised by the 3 eye crowd. Which we saw at the end of Arcane.
Bro called Elise - spider people ( i got damage IRL ) didnt know who Darius and trundle are also ( felt like adc ganked by rengar ) , ahhhh i feel more powerful than them with 7 years of legue of legends experience
The assassin that killed this man in the dance hall was Katarina , and the character that she was fighting was Elise. She made a pact with a spider god that’s way her final form is a giant spider. They are all part of the black rose and was invited to some kind of party that’s way they are all wearing masks. The women with the golden eyes is called Leblanc and is the leader of the black rose she tries to stop Morderkaiser to return to the mortal world. Vladimir is basically a vampire but he learned something called blood magic from a violent race called the Darkin. So he can live forever but only appears when important things are happing in history. The muscelar man with the giant ax he’s name is Darius he is invading Freljord and he is fighting a ice troll called Trundle. For some reason he survived touching true ice something that would kill you immediately but he strong enough to handle it. Those who can touch true ice or “ice magic“ are called ice born and this Ice witch called Lissandra is using the ice born to freeze the watchers inside of this abyss so that the world is not destroyed. Swain is not in this video but a hint of him was at the last episode of Arcane when there where a crow with many eyes. I think maybe Swain is invading Ionia for a second and time idk.
Noxus is a place / region (to my understanding). What they are going to do is give us stories from different regions within the Arcane universe. Noxus is where Mel's family is from, and she is taking over in place of Ambessa (which is why she's kind of dressed like her in the beginning). It's also where Ambessa was fighting against the Black Rose. Ambessa came to Piltover (where season 1 & 2 is set) in order to find something to fight the Black Rose with, and she found the the Arcane and realized they were afraid of it. I believe they're also afraid of Mel because another character ( I can't remember who) mentioned that she can tap into the Arcane. The last woman character, I am speculating is the Black Rose person Mel was fighting in season 2. Because she says "we don't want a repeat of Piltover". I'm excited it's going to be a really cool and interesting one, I'm excited too 😄 P.s. I did enjoy "who's Noxus? Is he Noxus?" Lol! That was funny and endearing. Thank you if you read my nerdy rant and thank you for the fun video!
um fan fact the one that froze darius axe is a true ice and when he hold it again the true ice is spreading through his hands, idk he maybe cripple now
Spider girl = Elise, Darius was fighting Trundle the troll king, at the end Leblanc was talking to Vladimir, Katarina was the one fighting the spider girl. ( I don't really want to spoil anything so I just say their name instead) And also there will probably be a lot of connections between Arcane and this one because it's the same world. There is Demacia, Noxus, Freljord, Piltover & Zaun, Targon, Shurima, Ixtal, Bilgewater, Shadow Isle, Ionia. So there is a lot more BIG "cities" so you know for a fact there will be more shows coming. Noxus is one of the coolest places in "Runeterra" in my opinion so I can't wait for this show, all I am going to say is that they are badass and there will be probably a LOT of battles :D Sorry if I miss wrote something English is not my first language xd
Actually what the guy said about not needing to know lore now it is most definitely going to help cause arcane is canon to lore meaning all lore written in the page will probably have influence in shows and give more context. (Obviously more stuff needs to be updated first)
The guy with white hair is Vladimir Patron of the Crimson Circle and co-founder of the Black rose with Leblanc Jericho Swain want to destroy the black rose
I'm not a Lol fan at all but the only champion I played was Darius. You can't imagine how fucking happy I was seeing him there. Cannon you have great taste Darius is HIM!!!
Thats Katarina the two dagger girl you always see. Different outfit. And Elise the spider. She can turn into a spider in game. And Leblanc at the end, the masked Sorceres in Arcane
you guys should check out the champions from arcane and their skins now that we're done with piltover and zaun. Vi, Jinx, Ekko, Heimerdinger, Warwick, Jayce, Viktor, Singed, Ambessa, Caitlyn are the champions you know of. There are also a lot of champions that weren't shown from those regions but that may be a bit much for you guys.
The black-haired, pale lady is named LeBlanc, and she is one of the two founding members of the Black Rose; the other founder and leader being Vladimir, the vampire-like figure. They are the ones controlling the Black Rose and, therefore, scheming behind the curtains in Noxus. In Noxus, Swain opposes them, and allied with him are Darius (the man battling the troll) and Katarina (the red-haired assassin). Katarina attended a private ball hosted by the Black Rose with the intent of assassinating a noble. However, Elise, the Spider Queen and an agent of the Rose, intervened to protect him. Observing all of this from the shadows was LeBlanc, raising the question: was this a calculated setup to expose Katarina's true loyalties and test her abilities? I wager the noble who perished had previously failed LeBlanc and was deemed expendable.
If you have not, you should watch the Ambessa music video. And also if you want to know more about League lore you should check out some Necrit videos.
Black Rose tries to stop the chaos , they try to keep Mordekaiser under Noxus , if that guy revive it will be mad for all of the people in Runeterra , that guy was too angry to die and he learned the dead language and absolutely destroyed everything , he founded Noxus and the capital "Immortal Bastion " . The guy fighting the troll king [ Trundle ] is named Darius ... hes like a symbol in Noxus , people doesnt realise but when he picked the frozen axe he literally touched the true ice ability, because Trundle is a iceborn and hes from Freljord . The girls fighting Katarina the red hair and Elise the spider who has a demon inside her .. shes more of a Black Rose oriented character and Katarina more of a Swain[ the Grand General of Noxus] character . In Noxus it doesn't matter the rank or if u are a normal or royalty... all it matter is to be STRONG AND MIGHTY .
They weren't holding back on "fantasy" in Arcane, there wasn't much "fantasy" because Piltover and Zaun is one of the places that people go to to avoid magic, to escape magic
EXPLANATION: LeBlanc (the woman at the end) created clan named "Black Rose" (mentioned in Arcane season 2) in order to stop a warlord named Mordekaiser (Sahn-Uzal) from destroying whole Runettera (LOL world). Mordekaiser is being held captive under the so called "Immortal bastion", which he has build. (Immortal bastion is HUGE building in the middle of Noxus city). LeBlanc kidnaps and trains children from a young age to be as strong as possible and helps them awaken certain abilities, essentially forming her own army against Mordekaiser. That's why she appeared in Arcane because she wanted Mel to join the Black Rose because of her powers. For example, one of those children is Elise... the spider woman in the trailer. LeBlacn also collects rare items and various artifacts, again against Mordekaiser, and it is speculated that it was Ambessa who stole one such artifact and that is why LeBlanc took revenge on her by killing Kino. Also seen in the trailer is Darius - a guy fighting an ice troll named Trundle - Darius is one of the generals of Noxus. Then Katarina - the assassin with red hair who fought with the spider woman Elise. And finally Vladimir - a man who has the ability to control blood and made a pact with LeBlanc. And you already know Mel :) I hope this makes sense. This is a VERY shortened version of the explanation. Each of the characters has a very deep and significant lore. I recommend a youtuber named Necrit...he's a real pro in LOL lore.
8:15 It's normal to be suprised with the fantasy, after all, Piltover and Zaun are the most normal regions in all of the world, so your jaws are gonna drop when you see the full extent of this world
Facts.
Yeah lol the world is 90% magic and Piltover/Zaun are the outcast losers for not using magic, so to speak.
@@lafatte24 and demacia
@kluvcentral6316 yeah but they got galio and are actively fighting magic so I feel like it's a bit diff from not having any at all lol.
@kluvcentral6316 counterpoint: Kayle and Morgana
If you’re wanting to learn the lore, there’s this TH-camr that knows literally EVERYTHING about the characters, story, powers, and even creatures. He’s called Necrit and he’s got a huge following
Ah yes, our lore master, wonder how he’s chilling in the Shadow Isles.
you mean the guy from the pentakill music video
Had him ready on a side tab to excited to check his name after watching the cinematic and after reading your comment, I had to see if I had him. And yup lol.
oh f*ck... I write my comment before seeing your comment...
Ah it's alright... I'll double down...
Necrit is THE Lore Master in LoL universe. He's an amazing content creator. I enjoy all of his videos!
last scene is Leblanc and Vladimir, the leaders of the Black Rose, Leblanc was the black shadow lady in arcane s2 when **spoiler warning** she was killing Ambessa
I genuinely think they just teased the character models for the new series.
@@poohshysty1207 I hope so,they all look incredible
And Vladimir is Vladimir Putin's ancestor
@@DBT1007 forbidden League lore xD
and Vlad was there too. The crow at the end
woman with the red hair = katarina
spider girl = elise
armored guy = darius
ice troll = trundle
woman at the very end = leblanc
white haired dude = vladimir
P.S. the reason why darius axe froze is because trundle was an Iceborn and the club was made of true ice (true ice to simplify is like liquid nitrogen on steroids x 100000000 and in solid form). Iceborn are from Freljord which is a different area in runeterra (the world where league happens) i would say from Noxus but a bit close.
Katarina was sent to assasinate someone from the party (a black rose party organized by elise). Elise is working for Leblanc. Leblanc was the leader of the black rose (black rose was shown in arcane season 2) along side with Vladimir.
Darius fought trundle. not sure about this but I think this was a time when Noxus tried to invade the Freljord which explains why Darius is a bit younger.
@@outrawr doesnt look like an invasion to me, and from the arcane timeline this seems to be a modern Darius. Maybe Noxus and the ice trolls put their strongest warriors against one another on occasion as a form of a truce?
@@hiddensinix2767I doubt this is a modern Darius. In lore, Darius would be around the same age Ambessa was in Arcane. Also Darius had a kid and a wife for many years at one point. This Darius looks to be from before that
Cool easter egg: the frozen broken Darius axe is now found in top lane on the Summoners Rift map.
@@Adonna2424 True! it was on the top lane and I had a hunch before this cinematic came out that it has something to do with Freljord since the frost on the shattered darius axe
I was sad Arcane is over BUT IM HYPED FOR NOXUS
Piltover and zaun are the most normal zones in runeterra
@@illidantempestira6729no, its Demacia
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Arcane: Normal technological city with magical incidents.
Noxus: F*** your magic, I roll strength check only.
This deadass looks so amazing like..arcane already looked crazy but damn
I'm pretty sure the studio that made arcane made this as well.
@ yeah it’s the Studio Fortiche! They’re really amazing so it’s cool seeing them changing up the style a bit!
Spidergirl is Elise and I think she is also a member of the Blackrose and her family is one of the oldest bloodlines of Noxus. She is a shapeshifter and can transform into a big spider as seen!
SHES SO FINE!!!!! 😍😍🕷️🕷️🕷️
Elise and Katrina and Cassiopeia are all sisters so I hope to see them all
@@gembardon2486Katarina probably is the girl fighting Elise
@@Drakavio yea I know
Well she's now a shape shifter but she was previously human. He husband attempted to kill hey by infecting her with poison, LB saved her by introducing her to a demon God creature. It's a great story.
The "Ice guy" is Trundle and the King of Trolls. His weapon is made of "true ice". Darius, the guy he is fighting, is considered the strongest Warrior of Noxus and I think he damaged his arm here permanently, cause he touched his weapon to long, which was effected by "true ice". In General alot of lore in this cinematic, which is awesome!
I don't think Darius's wound is permanent, because he still looks very young... and there's a lot to be explored, he only got hurt because only those who are glacinate can touch the ice without getting frostbite.
i believe he actually fought death, true ice is supposed to kill anyone who isn’t ice born on contact isn’t it?
@@pyrotoxinssWhy would Death fight Darius in Trundle's form and why would they fight in the first place?
@acousticks526 from what I understood from the context, there was going to be a war there... and leaders were chosen from each army so that there would only be one death... and the winner would probably advance territory... Darius was probably the strongest there and Trundle was the troll king, they fought and Darius won, we see that soon after the trolls retreat
@pyrotoxinss true ice does not kill instantly. only glacinatr can use it without getting hurt....
Just to clarify for some people in the comments, this is NOT a trailer for the next show. This is a trailer for the next season of the game. Having said that, we know the next show will be in Noxus, and this was animated by the Arcane designers. So consider this a teaser of what we could have in the future. And damn does it look good.
Nah, its connected to Arcane since Mel is there, so it must be a trailer teaser for Noxus next region in production
@@shinazaki14imasa54 its a trailer for the next season and a teaser for the next show
They're very clearly teasing what's to come with what they showed in this trailer.
@@shinazaki14imasa54 no, mel is confirmed new champion in new season "noxus", mel will probably be in new show but this is only for league and has nothing with show
@@seezar100 this trailer is only about past, mel vision is past, darius v trundle is past, on the walls you can see history of noxus, alistar, riven assassins,... Only thing that is about the future is last scene with Leblanc but i dont think that new series will be about that cause riot is working on new mmo so collecting strongest weapons for mordekaiser will probobly be in mmo only
I love it when arcane fans realize that league is a lot bigger than just piltover and zaun (region where arcane takes place) and how SMALL that region is compared to all the shit happening literally everywhere else in the world
we got vikings and elder gods + eldritch horrors in *Freljord*
Demons, witches, and nobles fighting for political power in *Noxus*
Mage civil wars in *Demacia*
Void horrors and demi gods of ancient times in *Shurima*
the living region of *Ionia* where water will come out and drown you if you disrespect nature or spirits
The *shadow isles* with undead horrors creeping everywhere
The pirate city of *Bildgewater* who are forced to fight said undead horrors
The yordle home dimension (Heimerdinger's race) of *Bandle City* where they can just teleport to any other region in the world
*Targon* with religious zelots and mountain that if anyone climbs they become gods
The hidden regions of *Ixtal* where mages are literally everywhere and everyone uses magic for everything
And lastly *Camavore* with it's MANY DRAGONS and nobles
This my friend is why The Riot IP could be as big as the marvel cinematic universe
Man I need a Bildgewater show about Sarah. TF and Graves would be so fun to watch
sarah?
@@BenDNee miss fortune
haha someone has watched a bunch of necrit vids I see.
Pardon my novel but I'm passionate about the world of Runeterra. So basically the League champions we have in this cinematic are Katarina (red haired girl, an assassin), Elise (spider lady, Black Rose), Trundle (the troll), Darius (the Noxus guy), Vladimir (the "vampire" guy, Black Rose) and LeBlanc (the woman at the end, leader of the Black Rose). I don't really know why Katarina was sent there to assassinate the unnamed individual but the Black Rose is a mysterious, underground secret society. The only thing I know is one of their main objectives is to keep Mordekaiser imprisoned because he's a serious threat. Morde's lore is interesting and he was actually who founded Noxus.
The way Noxus works is Swain overthrew the old leader of Noxus because he didn't want corruption in a leadership role. So he takes over control as the leader of Noxus. However, to prevent future corruption he forms the Trifarix which is where there are three leaders of Noxus so if one of them goes corrupt the other two can deal with them. Each one represents 3 principles. Principle of Vision which is Swain (he is possessed by a demon that HE can control and utilize it's power). That's why you see a 6 eyed crow at the end of Arcane that he uses as his own surveillance system. Principle of Might, which is Darius who is the general of the Noxian army as well. And the last is the Principle of Guile which at this point even League players don't really know who it is, but they're referred to as The Faceless.
Us as League players KNOW Darius is strong, considering he's one of the Trifarix leaders and also the leader of arguably one of the biggest and strongest armies in Runeterra, however we've kind of just been told "he's stronk" but never really shown. But that's what's really cool about the cinematic is he's fighting Trundle, A LITERAL TROLL TWICE HIS SIZE and is wielding a true ice club. True Ice is different than normal ice. True Ice weapons generally can kill anybody who touches it unless they are Iceborn. It's an unbearable pain to even the people who are able to wield it. So the fact that Darius picks it up, feels that pain and proceeds to try to beat Trundle up with his bare fists without really being weakened by it is impressive to say the least. And then when he has no other choice he finally picks up his axe, wielding that True Ice and is able to knock out Trundle. Maybe not unscathed but at least not dead like most people who would try to wield True Ice. This intrigues me a lot to know what the story with that is because as far as I knew it was only Iceborn who could wield it, not just really strong people. But Darius and Draven (his brother) are orphans just like Vi and Jinx so they could probably come up with a reason as to why Darius is able to wield the True Ice (maybe their mom was from the Freljord or something).
As far as Noxus as a whole goes, they have always been considered the "bad guys" but I think they're morally grey, just like Silco. If I remember correctly, they do terrible things with good intentions in mind. I could be wrong as it's been a while since I've really read up on Noxus but I THINK they basically want to unite Runeterra under one entire nation to prevent conflict and war but they do it by starting wars and invasions... But I believe the reason they think the way they do is because there have been regions within Runeterra that have gone to war with each other and have caused severe threats and consequences to the rest of Runeterra because of their actions. For example, Ixtal went to war with Shurima and basically opened up a gate to the Void (think the Upside Down from Stranger Things) to use in their battle against Shurima, only for that plan to backfire and cause a serious threat to Runeterra as a whole. So I think in Noxus' mind they are just trying to unite all of Runeterra to prevent any future conflicts such as this.
There is days upon days of reading and videos you can intake on all of League of Legends lore, the world is massive and every facet of it from the history, regions, and champions are all INCREDIBLY interesting. Hence why I went on this big long rant and please let me know if I got anything wrong and I'll correct it. Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
This was a really good explanation. Still a little confused but I’m gonna watch lore videos this weekend 😅 also, what is ixtal and shurima?
@@nyla_n123 Someone said it in the comments but Necrit is who I suggest to watch. Man is a literal walking encyclopedia for League/Runeterra lore.
But Shurima and Ixtal are places within Runeterra. Like how Piltover/Zaun/Noxus are. Shurima is like an ancient Egypt of sorts and Ixtal is a jungle region near Shurima. Ixtal was a part of the Shuriman empire but they wanted their independence free of Shurima influence. That is why Ixtal rebelled and started a war that opened up the Void (the Upside Down equivalent in Runeterra).
-Freljord which is a snowy region (where Trundle and True Ice are from).
-Bilgewater which is a pirate/sea region.
-Demacia which is all about nobility and they are very ANTI-MAGE.
-Ionia is an asian inspired spiritual land where they have spirits within the trees and other things so they respect their land greatly.
-Mount Targon which is this giant mountain where if you climb to the top of it without dying (though unlikely) then you can be judged by the celestials and become a demigod or a host for the celestial being IF they find you worthy.
-Shadow Isles which was once the Blessed Isles where they were this society that was shrouded by the white/grey mist because they harboured dangerous artifacts that could cause destruction to the world if it fell into the wrong hands. The mist disoriented sailors who tried to look for it and you needed a special orb in order to part the mist to enter the island. But then someone came along (they knew how to get past the mist) and corrupted the island which ended up turning all the people who lived there into undead beings and poisoning the land. Now the white or grey mist is the black mist which spreads to the main land of Runeterra every year killing and claiming the souls of all who touch it. If you enjoy reading then there's this novel called Ruination by Anthony Reynolds that tells the entire story of how the Blessed Isles became the Ruination. I read it myself and I thought it was very good and you don't need to be a League of Legends player in order to enjoy it.
Lastly,
-Bandle City which is where all the yordles live (where Heimerdinger was born originally) but they technically are in the spirit realm instead of in Runeterra itself.
If you have any more questions let me know, I love discussing lore with people and I can even suggest media if you want to see more of the areas that I mentioned. :)
Morde would annhilate both factions. I don't think neither faction wants him back. Hell, they cannot even control Sion. They would just be destroyed if he ever came back.
Also, vlad is an hemomancer, not a vampire.
@@suzujizu Yeah, I know Vlad is a hemomancer but the men in the video called him "vampire guy" so I was using it as a descriptor for them to know who I was talking about! I added quotations to prevent any confusion and I also adjusted the part about Mordekaiser. You're right, he'd probably just destroy everyone. He seems to be similar to Aatrox in that regard. Thanks!
What's interesting about that last part is that we just saw a conflict such as the ones you describe in arcane. Had viktor one, the glorious evolution would have consumed at least most of runeterra and basically caused the hextech apocalypse. Ekko truly was the boy saviour.
NOXUS LOOKS SO PEAK
Imagine to see the invasion to Ionia
@@thodoriskonstantopoulos3691zed would be lit
Wisdom Kayne said he was gonna binge arcane and marathon league before he does the arcane fashion someone PLEASE save that man
that project when it drops finna break the internet
He is determined to see it through to the end. Bless his heart when he falls into the abyss.
bless him JESUS CHRIST WHAT
This is the cinematic for the new season of the game, although it very clearly is teasing a new show too--the showmakers already stated it will feature Noxus and the Freljord (where the fight in the snowy mountains took place).
Indeed I don't think we will see any of these scenes in the next show but it's definitely where it will be placed and who the next show will focus more on, Mel, Darius and Catalina will be the main protagonist
Middle guy on the couch is too cute, his excitement is so infectious
The axe gets a taste of true ice which is a type of ice that like "godly - demon" beings touched (the watchers of the void). That Ice can only be touched by some special people or beings called the iceborn (like Trundle - the king troll he is fighting); pretty much darius here is accepting unseffurable pain to be able to handle the axe and be able to move it, and probably long term consequences for his arm having experienced the frost of the true ice. Thats the price he has to pay to win. Incredibly badass and incredibly noxian.
for everyone wondering, mel was in this simply because she was announced to be the next official new Championen joining the Game, so putting her in the Trailer wandering towards noxus just makes sense and highlights the fact, she will be playable soon.
8:51 Honestly wouldn't worry about being spoiled, Arcane itself was a pretty big departure from the actual Lore. There's no way to actual know what they'll do next even if you know the lore.
Well Singed just joined Noxus so I am waiting for the Invasion of Ionia, until that they can do anything lorewise
@@GeneralPethow so? Ambessa died and she's the one he made the deal with..I mean he could technically reach out to mel but his daughter seems to be back so I don't see a reason for him to continue his experiements
@imarock8763 Well, it's established that he created chemical weapons for the noxians against Ionia, so regardless of Mel's death, he is still probably on that ship with Mel. Maybe Mel doesn't know what he did in Piltover
really like the difference in reaction of non-league players to league players just so oblivious i like it lols
OK so, lore time, Noxus used to be ruled by a single guy, but they he became crazy and it was found out he was being manipulated by someone else (it was basically Le Blanc but their never found out), so Swain got rid of that guy and formed the triferix, so now Noxus is ruled by 3 forces who represent the 3 forces of Noxus, that Ambessa mentioned earleir. Darius, the general of the forces of noxus, who represents might, Swain the grand general who represents vision, who is basically a strategist, and then theres ... i don't remember the name , but is basically Le Blanc who represents guile, they appear as a group of people but they are all Le Blanc, the thing is, they don't know they are all Le Blanc still in power. btw, Le Blanc is the lady at the end of the video.
Other people in the video are Elise, the spider lady who is also part of the black rose, Vladimir, the white hair guy with LB who is a hemomancer (blood magic) and also part of the black rose. Katarina, the assassin who fought Elise. she is working for Swain. and Trundle, the king of the trolls-
Tldr what's happening in the video:
Mel arrives back in Noxus and has a vision of what will happen once she reaches the immortal bastion (the main capital building).
Katarina (red haired assassin) is sent by the Noxus empire (probably by Swain) to infiltrate the ball and kill that man (for unknown reasons, we don't know who he is). The ball itself is held by the Black Rose and hosted by Elise (the spider lady) at her manor. She is a core member of the Black Rose and a very influential noble in Noxus.
Darius, part of the trifarix leadership in Noxus along with Swain, is probably expanding Noxus territory into the Freljord, where he encounters and fights the king of trolls, Trundle.
At the end you see LeBlanc which is the black rose mage in all black that can shapeshift in Arcane, what you saw in Arcane was one of her many clones. She and the man along her, Vladimir, are the two founders of the Black Rose and are both ancient beings.
Mel at the end of Arcane taken Noxus fleets and ships and directed back to Noxus to hunt Black Rose syndicate, which is leaded by Le Blanc and Vladimir who were talking at the end of this cinematic.
At the beginning of cinematic Mel and Noxus legions went to the shores and Mel went to the GATE of Noxus touching it and having visions maybe from the future of her, and in the horizon, you can see a city called Imortal Bastion which is the Capital of Noxus.
There is also 2 fights ongoing between Darius a great Leader of Noxus armies fighting Trundle a Troll creature form Freljord which is a big, frosted place north of Noxus its like the North pole in League of Legends world, and the other fight is between Katarina which is from Noxus armies against Elise from Black Rose syndicate.
I dont know what the connection between all of these scenes but sounds all about Black Rose syndicate and its pointing how would the next League of legends series would be about.
the man from noxus, with the axe, is called Darius, the big troll with the ice mace is called Trundle, i think that the girl with the gold mask who tried to kil that man is called Katarina, and the spider-girl is called Elise.
Fyi Katarina did not try, she killed the man,see him lying down in the end before Elise go full spider
Welcome to Runeterra, Arcane was just the first dish!
First video of yours I've seen and I enjoyed it.
On another note, you guys are so attractive 😂
Wow thanks and thanks🥹
Your missing out on really good Fortiche animation, if you don't watch the Ambessa Champion Trailer: Blood Sweat & Tears. It came out 2 month ago I think, not that long ago. Would love to see your reactions to that too
100% I wish they did it too
Elise's (Spider lady) Introduction was so cool, her slowly crawling out of the shadows, her face present the whole time but blending into the other masks
In the Still Here cinematic from your reactions, the wolf fighting Tryndamere in the woods (big sword man) is the male part of the god of death Kindred. In the lore it claims the souls of those unwilling to die. The female part of the god of death is the Lamb, and claims those ready to die and willing to embrace death. Tryndamere was on the verge of dying (and popped his ultimate skill) but refused to die. That's why Wolf was fighting him and Lamb wasn't. Ashe's presence restored his spirit and Kindred vanished.
Kindred is shown is Blood sweat and tears music video, where Ambessa goes through the trial of Death by Kindred, to become the chosen of the Wolf and rightfully claim Noxus throne (Arcane reference). But little did she know that her baby Mel resurrected her once she gained her Arcane powers and she was destined to be the Chosen of the Wolf.
In Wasteland song from arcane the lyrics go : if she wants, death could take me this time. Which implies that Jinx accepts death and lets Lamb take her soul.
In the entire series Jinx is distant, hesitant, doubting, and Vi doesnt let her give up Powder's thoughts. The song goes : Please let me go, for the entire duration, showing how detrimented her mind is, how undeserving of love she felt. During Vi's grief, the lyrics still went Please let me go. To stop caring about her, as she would only hurt herloved ones.
But only in the end of the song after Ekko convinced her to live, the lyrics change to: Don't let me go. She finally accepts love from Ekko and while her logic says that she should be lonely forever, her heart is still there, needing love.
Necrit's video of the MMO makes an great introduction to League world and lore.
spider girl- Elise
red hair girl- Katarina
White hair guy at the end- Vladimir (Yes he is a vampire)
black hair girl at the end- Leblanc (also the black rose she briefly appeared in Arcane)
dude with the axe- Darius
blue troll axe guy was fighting- Trundle
hope that helps
Is LeBlanc and Vladimir responsible for what happened in Piltover and Zaun aka Arcane? They're planning like they were behind everything
I just finished arcane today & now this pops up! Huge fan of arcane & was saddened when it ended. Now there’s noxus :D hope it delivers like arcane did!
Axe guy is Darius, Troll in Trundle, Assasin chick is Katarina, Spidergirl is Elise, last two was Le Blanc and Vladimir (basically blood bending menace) 😂
-Darius is the man who fought the Troll.
-Trundle is the one who fought Darius
- Both Darius and Trundle are Top Lane champion ( So basically it's an reference to their role in league)
-Katarina is the red hai assasin (Mid laner)
-Elise is the Spider (Jungler)
-Fun fact about Elise: In the 2024 World Championship Main Event, Elise was picked 19 times and banned 42 times, achieving a win rate of 63.16%.
-Leblance is the woman in the last video ( Mid Laner)
- And lastly Vladimir is the one that looks like a vampire ( He can be a Mid laner or Top laner depending on the players choice).
Im gonna tell every part by little rn. First of all the structure next to mel stands is a noxian structure. It means noxus has conquered there. And yes she saw black rose in those visions. Also the thing that glows red lights on is noxus’s capital (Immortal bastion) and the home of mordekaiser also it opens to the realm of spirits. And black rose is protecting it bc they sent mordekaiser to the spirit realm (with leblanc’s betrayal) and they dont want him to comeback. And the other part is trundle and darius’s fight. Darius is one of the three rulers in noxus and darius stands for strength part of noxus. Also he is the leader of trifarix(kind of an army). And everybody knows that noxus is a conqueror country and theyre occupating other countries. And the other blue one is trundle who is also the king of the trolls. And theyre in freljord. Freljord’s lands are separated for all the clans and gods and trolls are one of them. They fight and darius won in the last second ( also Darius’s axe is frozed bc turndle’s weapon is made of true or real ice) anyway and the other trolls respects Darius for defeating their king but ofc trundle is not dead. And probably noxus is gonna continue conquering freljord after that. And the silk dance part is part from the lore also. Katarina the red headed one gets a message from anonymous person who wants to execute the man in the video but elise(spider girl) protects him and also she organised that party for loyal and wealthy families in runeterra. Anyways katarina kills the guy anyway bc its her job. Also elise is part of the black rose aswell. And the last part is really important bc leblanc and Vladimir are the founders of black rose. Amd they’re discussing about mel ofc. Bc she is a threat for black rose obviously. And shes saying piltover was a mistake. So its a arcane reference too. Btw if u dont know black rose is a cult of betrayal and sly and also they’re literally controlling every threat in the whole world snd execute them immediately. Like mordekaiser (leblanc was mordekaiser’s sorceress and betrayed him). And vladimir betrayed his master (A darkin) and steal his blood magic and become immortal. Annd I hope that’s everything if I missed something let me know:)
Them saying every name they know when Vladimir comes on screen was sending me LMAOOOO
Woman from the ending is LeBlanc, she is the shadow sorceress from Arcane and is the main leader of Black Rose.
Firstly, we open on an image of a wolf. It represents one-half of Kindred. This is in reference to Ambessa blood, sweat, and tears because Mel has
"The Mark of the chosen/The Mark of the Wolf." Also, the opening starts on the same exact beach that Ambessa survived on. You can look at it shot for shot, I think it is on Rockrund, a beach near noxus. The next part shows Katarina attending a ball dance. For some context, League released some Noxus skins for Ezreal, Renata Glasc (the most powerful chembaron from Zaun), Thresh, and some others. The reasoning is that Noxus apparently has invited some other strong suitors to a party, hoping to gain their pledge to The Black Rose. We don't see them here (it is to be assumed they all might make teases or appearances in the next series), but Katarina snuck her way into the dance. Katarina is an assassin for Noxus, very skilled. Next, we have Darius, a young darius going up against a young Trundle, a troll from the Freilord. Now we technically don't know if Noxus at this point is attempting to push in Frejlord or if actually the Trolls came too far down on purpose. The Trolls of Frejlord are close with Lissandra, who can make ice-borne weapons and true ice weapons. To keep it short, Trundle's club is not "True" ice, if it was, no mere mortal can actually touch the weapon, they literally die if they touch the weapon. But "Ice-borne weapons" are still very strong weapons, which is why you see the weapon start to freeze Darius' hand and arm. The gate that Mel is walking up to is the opening Arch to Noxus, and in the far distance is the home capital, Immortal Bastion. It actually is the largest standing building in all of Runeterra.. Next, as Katarina is attempting to kill her target, we see Elise pop out who is a spider. She also got invited to the Noxus ball, presumably protecting someone. If I am correct, Elise is more of a shadow Isle's champ, but l guess she got invited lol. At the very end, we officially get to see Leblanc, it is confirmed this is her official VGU (Visual Game Update) and as of right now, lore accatue appearance. Along with Leblanc we get to see Vladamir, he actually used to be human MANY centuries ago, but he magically altered himself, absorbed power of darkin and has been using blood magic to keep himself young. Vlad and Leblanc established The Black Rose centuries ago, and they work from the shadows. There is technically a third person, but we do not know who that is yet. We again here reference to "opportunity
washed up on our shore = Mel" (again showing a
wolf because she has the mark of the wolf from Kindred) The calamity they are talking about is the return of Mordekaiser, which the black rose is trying to prevent. To keep it short, basically all of Runeterra does not want the mofo returning, and he is actually banished underneath the immortal bastion. As per usual, the black rose are considered
"evil", but in their evil doings, they are trying to prevent a worse event from happening as referenced right above. The very last thing people are Guessing it's either a reference to Aatrox sword, or Naafiri dagger, both of which are Darkin weapons. Hopefully that breaks everything down for ya lol. On a personal note I am mixed about this trailer. On one hand, it stands amazingly on its own, and it's basicallv teasina their next series. Please Please correct me if I am wrong because I have even been confused by it. Riot Games announced that this year, they would be resetting their seasons back to season 1 (thus why it's called season 1 cinematic) and changing their format, since league came out in
2010, every year is considered 1 season = 1 year,
thus they always do a top tier cinematic for launch. (this year would've been season 15 cinematic) . But this year, they are going to reset seasons and will include "chapters" throughout the season, meaning they were upping their cinematics now to 3 in a year. My point being, I am slightly sad they didn't do their other animation. I don't know if Riot Games is just going to go full hard with Fortiche on everything moving forward, but compared to previous season trailers, just a slight letdown. But if it wasn't for comparison, it's an amazing trailer, and if we get two more this year, that would be awesome. They definitely left out a lot of champs people wanted, such as Draven, Riven, Rell, Swain, Mordekaiser, Samira, Kled, and some others. I feel like for some very die-hard fans of just league, it could start splitting up the player base/fan base, just slightly. I personally end up leaning towards loving this trailer, though. I love the freaking music. I don't think anybody expected to see Trundle or Frejlord and I think once we get into the Noxus show, they are definitely setting up all their puzzle pieces to then expand everywhere else, Shurima, lonia, Frejlord, Demacia, etc. I also just wanted to point out if people haven't thought about it, Katarina is a VERY skilled assassin, not only can elise transform into a spider whenever (Idk why she stops attacking, but it's a trailer) but to take on two arms, plus her spider arms, that takes some mad skill and training. Again I know it's a trailer, but katarina is really bad ass, just like Darius, embodies much of Noxus willpower, strength, and skill.
I highly recommend you to watch Necrit explanation video about the Black Rose and after that, the explanation video for this cinematic.
They are preparing themselves for MORDEKAISER. Lb probably is tryng to capitalise the power potencial of MEL to somehow adquire some knowledge for the future insane battle
Was the symbol at the end the shadow isles then?
@@Aurid_art It looks closer to Naafiri's dagger form before they combine with the dune hounds. I personally think it's most likely some kind of Darkin.
Maybe even Bilgewater, but if i had to guess, i think that IS some darkin stuff as you said
What about Rell? Wasn't she going to be used against mordekaiser cause she is a metal bender?
@@GoldenStorm-gs7lx by this time, Rell should be a kid, maybe we get to see when they start the academy project, but I doubt it still
Lore is actually being rewritten slowly, like with arcane, lore was rewritten with it, and Arcane IS canon. EVERY Cinematic since last year is technically canon. Aka lore.
Knowing riot, theyre gono rewrite this again in 10 years, maybe not entirely but parts will change. They can never settle.
I’m really excited to see the Demacia spinoff. Hoping to see Lux (and maybe Jinx) feature in the show
Ngl, I am a big lore geek and the lore from runeterra is superbe writing compaired to a lot of other game lore.
It has it flaws, but what doesn't... The "champions" really feel like people, in their thinking, acts and so much more. You can really connect to certain ones if you get to know them, weirdly speaking.
So I can only encourage you guys to get to know the lore better.
Just as a lot of guys/girls already said, Necrit (youtuber) is our living archive, just watch him or read yourselves into it.
Nice chill video!! If you go into the lol lore you've got yourselves a new subscriber!
(Sorry for typo's not a native speaker)
4:33 Carter is so disgusted and McKay is so excited😂
The part where Darius (the Noxus Guy) was practically getting his head pulled off like a lego piece, wasn't even the most damaging thing there. He's taking on True Ice, from Trundles' (the Troll) Club, which is extremely lethal.
They started the idea/story for arcane like 9 years ago, so good luck waiting for the movies soon, maybe more like 2026 or 2027
This cinematic is awesome, but when you know the characters and the lore, it’s near fcking perfect.
The arch gate is called a Noxtoraa, it's to signify the place is part of Noxus or conquered by Noxus.
Darius "The hand of Noxus" (he was actually mentioned by Ambessa in Arcane) is the guy fighting the Troll named Trundle. Skullcrusher (Trundle's ice bat) is made of True Ice which doesn't melt. And whoever grabs True Ice could die from frost that's why Darius can't carry his Cleaver because it was frozen by True Ice. The red hair assassin is Katarina and the Spider lady is Elise (She literally turns into a spider) The lady in the end is LeBlanc, the leader of Black Rose (She is the black figure Mel and Ambessa saw in the Rose Prison) the white hair guy is Vladymir who is also one of the founding members of Black Rose and Noxus. He practices Blood Magic.
The black rose have become my favorite part of league lore!
this is actually a cinematic they release almost every year for new seasons.... but there are rumors that the next "arcane" will take place in noxus region. arcane is based around league of legends lore, so i think they're telling it like a story
Piltover is just a speck of dust in this world
watching Arcane fans who don’t know the magnitude of seeing all these characters in one scene is painful.
It’s not league that should be praised as much as we should praise fortiche, the animated studio behind all this beauty we see on screen
Guys the last women was Leblanc she was the one who tried to kill ambesa by possesin other people body, she is the person who kidnap mel and called mel her sister, she is like the most powerful witch ever and leader of the black rose
You really need to watch the background lore of the universe. They won't probably make a series out of them since they are available to read, but in the last scene, those two are Leblanc and Vladimir. One of the founders (hiding behind the shadows) of the new Noxus after they sealed Mordekaiser (correct me if I'm wrong).
Poor Carter man. You can tell he's still attached to it but it will never be the same again
😔
React to some of the Necrit Lore videos. Or you guys can check out the Cinematic League of Legend videos on some characters. They're hella fire and informative
i think you guys would like the character trailers too! jinx’s to be specific
The last scene we saw is Vladimir and LeBlanc the leaders of the Black Rose. Think of them as the Illuminati. Katerina is a Noxian Assassin The spider chick her name is Elise she is a member of the Black Rose she serves LeBlanc. Darius is the one that fights the Troll he and his brother enbody the strength of Noxus. Jerico Swain is the long hair warlock character symbolised by the 3 eye crowd. Which we saw at the end of Arcane.
The three eyed raven is named Beatrice, and is a demon that was later owned by a Noxian.
Bro called Elise - spider people ( i got damage IRL ) didnt know who Darius and trundle are also ( felt like adc ganked by rengar ) , ahhhh i feel more powerful than them with 7 years of legue of legends experience
katarina and elise’s designs are amazing
The assassin that killed this man in the dance hall was Katarina , and the character that she was fighting was Elise.
She made a pact with a spider god that’s way her final form is a giant spider.
They are all part of the black rose and was invited to some kind of party that’s way they are all wearing masks. The women with the golden eyes is called Leblanc and is the leader of the black rose she tries to stop Morderkaiser to return to the mortal world.
Vladimir is basically a vampire but he learned something called blood magic from a violent race called the Darkin. So he can live forever but only appears when important things are happing in history.
The muscelar man with the giant ax he’s name is Darius he is invading Freljord and he is fighting a ice troll called Trundle. For some reason he survived touching true ice something that would kill you immediately but he strong enough to handle it.
Those who can touch true ice or “ice magic“ are called ice born and this Ice witch called Lissandra is using the ice born to freeze the watchers inside of this abyss so that the world is not destroyed.
Swain is not in this video but a hint of him was at the last episode of Arcane when there where a crow with many eyes. I think maybe Swain is invading Ionia for a second and time idk.
Noxus is a place / region (to my understanding). What they are going to do is give us stories from different regions within the Arcane universe. Noxus is where Mel's family is from, and she is taking over in place of Ambessa (which is why she's kind of dressed like her in the beginning). It's also where Ambessa was fighting against the Black Rose. Ambessa came to Piltover (where season 1 & 2 is set) in order to find something to fight the Black Rose with, and she found the the Arcane and realized they were afraid of it. I believe they're also afraid of Mel because another character ( I can't remember who) mentioned that she can tap into the Arcane. The last woman character, I am speculating is the Black Rose person Mel was fighting in season 2. Because she says "we don't want a repeat of Piltover". I'm excited it's going to be a really cool and interesting one, I'm excited too 😄
P.s. I did enjoy "who's Noxus? Is he Noxus?" Lol! That was funny and endearing. Thank you if you read my nerdy rant and thank you for the fun video!
Riot finally giving toplaners the representation they've wanted for years.
Two guys beating each other to death as everyone else watches from afar.
There are various forms of Arcane in Runeterra (Hextech being one of them). So it can continue to be called Arcane.
Darius is a great name. I can already tell I’m gonna love that character.
When one peace coming out 👀👀👀👀
the woman at the very end: literally the black rose, or one of her clones
Granddaddy Swain is the ruler and Leblanc (frenemy?/couple?) is just a piece to his tactics🥂
um fan fact the one that froze darius axe is a true ice and when he hold it again the true ice is spreading through his hands, idk he maybe cripple now
Spider girl = Elise, Darius was fighting Trundle the troll king, at the end Leblanc was talking to Vladimir, Katarina was the one fighting the spider girl. ( I don't really want to spoil anything so I just say their name instead)
And also there will probably be a lot of connections between Arcane and this one because it's the same world. There is Demacia, Noxus, Freljord, Piltover & Zaun, Targon, Shurima, Ixtal, Bilgewater, Shadow Isle, Ionia. So there is a lot more BIG "cities" so you know for a fact there will be more shows coming.
Noxus is one of the coolest places in "Runeterra" in my opinion so I can't wait for this show, all I am going to say is that they are badass and there will be probably a LOT of battles :D
Sorry if I miss wrote something English is not my first language xd
Actually what the guy said about not needing to know lore now it is most definitely going to help cause arcane is canon to lore meaning all lore written in the page will probably have influence in shows and give more context. (Obviously more stuff needs to be updated first)
The guy with white hair is Vladimir Patron of the Crimson Circle and co-founder of the Black rose with Leblanc
Jericho Swain want to destroy the black rose
I can only recommend Netcrit's video on the Black Rose, it's recent. Hes a League Lore nerd. It pretty much explains this entire cinematic.
cant wait for next one piece reaction
They already love darius meanwhile me being dunk by darius on top everytime
I'm not a Lol fan at all but the only champion I played was Darius. You can't imagine how fucking happy I was seeing him there. Cannon you have great taste Darius is HIM!!!
knows nothing about league but keeps thinking Swain is in this cinematic. THERE IS NO SWAIN IN THIS DAMN CINEMATIC
The shock when people start realizing the trailer is just dedicated for the game, lmao. 😅
Thats Katarina the two dagger girl you always see. Different outfit. And Elise the spider. She can turn into a spider in game. And Leblanc at the end, the masked Sorceres in Arcane
When they said if the guy was noxus 💀
When they said vlad was swain 😭
John Noxus himself
@@pitterr5 lmao
6:43 Tell me you don't play LoL without telling me you don't play LoL. Vladimir shows up "That's Darius" 💀
Y'all should check out The Ruined King. Its an RPG spinoff of League of Legends that's its own closed adventure elsewhere in Runeterra
The two characters at the end are the leaders of the Black Rose, LeBlanc and Vladimir.
you guys should check out the champions from arcane and their skins now that we're done with piltover and zaun. Vi, Jinx, Ekko, Heimerdinger, Warwick, Jayce, Viktor, Singed, Ambessa, Caitlyn are the champions you know of. There are also a lot of champions that weren't shown from those regions but that may be a bit much for you guys.
The black-haired, pale lady is named LeBlanc, and she is one of the two founding members of the Black Rose; the other founder and leader being Vladimir, the vampire-like figure. They are the ones controlling the Black Rose and, therefore, scheming behind the curtains in Noxus.
In Noxus, Swain opposes them, and allied with him are Darius (the man battling the troll) and Katarina (the red-haired assassin). Katarina attended a private ball hosted by the Black Rose with the intent of assassinating a noble. However, Elise, the Spider Queen and an agent of the Rose, intervened to protect him. Observing all of this from the shadows was LeBlanc, raising the question: was this a calculated setup to expose Katarina's true loyalties and test her abilities? I wager the noble who perished had previously failed LeBlanc and was deemed expendable.
If you have not, you should watch the Ambessa music video.
And also if you want to know more about League lore you should check out some Necrit videos.
"thats darius, nah thats swain" 😭
Remember that Piltover and Zaun were the regions with the LEAST amount of Lore behind them.
Black Rose tries to stop the chaos , they try to keep Mordekaiser under Noxus , if that guy revive it will be mad for all of the people in Runeterra , that guy was too angry to die and he learned the dead language and absolutely destroyed everything , he founded Noxus and the capital "Immortal Bastion " .
The guy fighting the troll king [ Trundle ] is named Darius ... hes like a symbol in Noxus , people doesnt realise but when he picked the frozen axe he literally touched the true ice ability, because Trundle is a iceborn and hes from Freljord .
The girls fighting Katarina the red hair and Elise the spider who has a demon inside her .. shes more of a Black Rose oriented character and Katarina more of a Swain[ the Grand General of Noxus] character . In Noxus it doesn't matter the rank or if u are a normal or royalty... all it matter is to be STRONG AND MIGHTY .
They weren't holding back on "fantasy" in Arcane, there wasn't much "fantasy" because Piltover and Zaun is one of the places that people go to to avoid magic, to escape magic
EXPLANATION: LeBlanc (the woman at the end) created clan named "Black Rose" (mentioned in Arcane season 2) in order to stop a warlord named Mordekaiser (Sahn-Uzal) from destroying whole Runettera (LOL world). Mordekaiser is being held captive under the so called "Immortal bastion", which he has build. (Immortal bastion is HUGE building in the middle of Noxus city). LeBlanc kidnaps and trains children from a young age to be as strong as possible and helps them awaken certain abilities, essentially forming her own army against Mordekaiser. That's why she appeared in Arcane because she wanted Mel to join the Black Rose because of her powers. For example, one of those children is Elise... the spider woman in the trailer. LeBlacn also collects rare items and various artifacts, again against Mordekaiser, and it is speculated that it was Ambessa who stole one such artifact and that is why LeBlanc took revenge on her by killing Kino.
Also seen in the trailer is Darius - a guy fighting an ice troll named Trundle - Darius is one of the generals of Noxus.
Then Katarina - the assassin with red hair who fought with the spider woman Elise.
And finally Vladimir - a man who has the ability to control blood and made a pact with LeBlanc. And you already know Mel :)
I hope this makes sense. This is a VERY shortened version of the explanation. Each of the characters has a very deep and significant lore. I recommend a youtuber named Necrit...he's a real pro in LOL lore.
Have you guys watched the Tales of Runeterra shorts?
Who wants to watch these guys stream playing League for the first time? I know I want to.
When they said they didn't know Wisdom Kaye I was shocked 😭 I thought everyone knew him
Arcane wasn't the end, it's the beginning
Not them confidently screaming out the wrong names 😂
arcane is the canon, after all, not just a backstory!
That lady had scarlet witch hands.