People who feel indebt to you is more valuable than a forced slave Dude finally got rid of his cursed arm and for the price of having to serve Thresh while being in a superior position over the people who tormented him Even though there really isn't a choice here, Bort at least "chose" this and wanted it
I don't think he looks like a villain, he looks more like ummm... A kind of devil, he isn't doing any evil things, he just makes... hmmm Justice, yeeah! "someone gives, someone gets. There are 2 sides to every transaction''. he is free to do as he pleases, but he offers deals like some type of devil. He even released poor Bort from his curse.
I feel like thresh was honestly just passing through until he saw these guys being assholes to Bort and was like: "Ya know, I think it's time to do some spring cleaning"
The beauty of this story is not in the fact that thresh helped bort it actually is somewhat of an incorrect interpretation of the story thresh isn't gonna help someone out at any point thresh while offering that gold coin knew very well that its gonna be taken by the inn keeper he placed that coin as a trap to make bort realise how miserable his life is him doing such small acts made bort go kind of psychotic he broke his mind filled it with revenge and while doing so he also got to enjoy filling the lives of people at the inn with some misery.
to be honest, this is a great alegory : take a "good guy" (Bort did try to steal but he seems like a nice guy) who is everyone's victim, then have the bad guy be the first/only one to show him compassion and voilà : you turn the good guy into a monster without having to twist is morality against his will or force him. The power of " simpathy " in a world out to get you. Sadly, this is how terrorists recruit children in africa ...
Use the coin as a metaphor of who is the one gaining things. Thresh had it at first, gave it to Bort for a short time and then the innkeeper took it off him. No matter all that, though, it ended back in Thresh. He did not do it out of kindness or pity, he just used Bort's misery for his own benefit and at the end he was the one who gained everything.
I love how Thresh strikes a deal with Bort, insted of just taking him, like all the other people. Seeing Bort torture the other souls with Thresh laughing just feels so natural for Thresh.
Just noticed this detail at 1:10: The clawed hand is shown to be very strong in the beginning of story, seeing how Bort struggled to keep it down. Thresh managed to keep it in place with only 3 fingers, hinting he is no ordinary human.
first of all, here Thresh looks more aged, unlike his splash art, he's not an e-boy, he looks like he came straight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, now let's hope Riot won't screw up their writing like they did with Ruination, because Unbound Thresh might actually have an interesting story to tell
It's way better than the game Splash art and in game model, I still don't get why Tresh of all characters would become MORE human at full power... You know the dude who says that flesh is a prison and all... But at least he looks a little bit more like he looked when he was still alive.
I'm liking how the waiter was so sincere to Thresh with his warning He probably knew he wasn't local and gave an honest cautious warning. Thresh probably was going to kill everyone tonight anyway, but now he saw he could get a really enthusiastic coachman out of it
@@benpeterson4673 I find it very unlikely that Thresh would not enjoy having an innocent person who he could enjoy his methods with. He and Bort probably chill and beat up ethereal nerds all the time and talk about how to do it best.
@@hahaha1171 can he still tho? As far as i know morde came into the real world with the help of the black mist, but its gone now since viego is gone right? And his armor got sealed away by the black rose?
@@millwillhill3789 wait the mist was involved in mordes first revival? Correct me if im wrong i mightve forgotten some details i thought that it was just some necromancers that put his spirit on some armor?
@@vhandexterdylansamaniego3762 Thats what im aware of too, when he was revived there just were some casters who made it, but after he got killed a second time he was able to return to the mortal world to kill ppl with the help of the black mist when im not mistaken. But @hahaha1171 wrote that morde could return at any time as he wants, but i dont think thats the case
The transition on Thresh's reaction when Bort answered "His profit, sir". The delight in his face when he heard the answer he wanted to hear. It's him, finally reeling in his catch. This Short animation really is way beyond amazing.
I also loved the little nod and eyebrow-raise he gives when he first hauls up the innkeeper, as if to say, "Get a load of this guy, Bort! He actually thinks he has a choice!" Riot gets great animation teams; I think this is the French studio that makes Arcane.
All the patrons come to the inn because they like making fun of Bort. His arm and curse is their entertainment. That's how the barkeep makes profit,@@seaworth3382
@@seaworth3382 he is a goof, a laugh. They go to the pub/restaurant so they could have a laugh at his expense, hit him for their own amusement, etc. It's like a circus.
Things this fixed: - Thresh didn't do all this just to be human again. He did this in order to leave the Shadow Isles and follow his machiavelic plans (he's not in Noxus just for fun, after all), and this is all a means to an end. - He doesn't have muscular abs after all, it's armor plating that looks like abs, probably for the aethetic and to sell skins (yes, these types of armor plating exist). - He hasn't changed at all, he's still a humongous ass.
Also at 2:04 we can see Thresh's original design as a shadow. I think this is supposed to imply Thresh can shape-shift, he chose this appearance to blend in (at least I hope so)
When you lose your playmate in Lucian, you need… other things to help past the time. And if you can do some sightseeing around the world, all the better.
@@b.bird. Cool interpretation bro, I saw it as "Thresh is now free from the Shadow Isles, but his curse is eternal", in a way that his "outsides" have changed but his inside is still the same
The fact he has the skull before he starts talking to Bort makes it look like the face is only a mask he puts on to make deals with people. Such an improvement.
When tresh is sitting by the window and when the lighting strikes it highlights his bones a little, making his skin almost seem translucent. It hints that his human form is a mere disguise. Also the coin that he gives the Bort is very nicely done, showing two heads, one skeleton and one human. The cinematic gives thresh so much more personality.
@@letsrank9349 hey I think that's better think about it your a spirit with crab arms when he was a human he had to control the other arm or he will be punished now he is a spirit he can let loose.
I still miss old Thresh, but this is such an improvement over the LoL Unbound Thresh. A Gothic Horror-based gentleman that travels the land, collecting souls while hidden behind a illusion of humanity. Note the way the face pulls itself over the monster that walks through the door, how the shadow stays the same: The human face is not Thresh's real form, it's a mask. Also, I love that Thresh looks less than an Anime villain and more aged and sinister. An issue that remains, imo, is the vacancy Thresh leaves on the isles. The isles will need a new "face" that fits the location.
Its just literally the "Devil in plain sight" tv trope. Even making Faustian bargains too. "You get freedom (from your curse), i get your freedom (your service and soul)" He just gives win-win deals for himself.
I love the small detail on the table where Thresh is just so strong, he holds Bort's cursed hand with three fingers. You can even see his arm struggling to set free and then giving up. I like that.
I really like how that brief interaction with Thresh caused the arm to go completely docile. You can see it chattering in fear when Borst is sweeping (and again when he's investigating the screams), but it's not trying to attack him or hamper him in any way. The only time it acted out again was against the innkeeper, when he dared try to abuse Bort again.
2:16 Can we take a moment to break down this amazing scene and all the great villain points it hits: 1. "I forgot how squishy they are!" This man is LITERALLY treating humans as if he was never human at all 2. the way his lantern floats beside him and moves with his hand 3. the poor bastard struggling for breath as his ENTIRE BODY is slowly absorbed into Thresh's lantern 4: How utterly happy Thresh looks as he cheerfully exclaims "I'm free now, to do as I wish." 5. The realization of how utterly fucked Runeterra is now that this sadist torturer that wants to watch the world burn is no longer bound to Shadow Ilses
He caught a fully grown man flying towards him with one hand and didn't even flinch. Look how the guy's upper body just stops dead in Thresh's hand. It's like he was hitting a rock.
Yes, I originally hated the skin, but this animation makes him a lot more interesting thematically, and makes him look like less of a pretty boy, so now I'm interested.
Riot's cinematics are good, but they fucked up the story with the events... Even that last cinematic from ruination can be considered great if you take out all the lore league has
"Someone gives, and someone gets... There are two sides to every transaction." Yes, very true Thresh. Me giving my teammates the lantern as an escape tool. And them getting still bamboozled, because they don't take it and rather like to flash away from it.
Imagine how much Bort's life sucked if Thresh was the nicest person he ever met. And yes, I'm going with the interpretation Thresh was being nice to the extend of his character, because he was once on Bort's shoes.
Sadly, the entire point of Thresh is that *he's horrible.* He was already power-grabbing and selfish when he was alive. He's actually one of the few things in the world that enjoys being a Ruined creature. He saves Bort out of an opportunity to create misery. That's what he likes.
@@MagizardInternet it’s hardly sad, thresh is arguably one of the most fascinating characters in lol, the depth of his character is fascinating, I don’t think thresh was actually trying to be evil in a self interested way, he saw a win win situation in bort as he said he was a prisoner too, working in a secluded dungeon for hours alone, he saw himself in bort and saw he could give bort revenge while also torturing souls
Why is no one talked about him litteraly the best Thresh Player: -care about his friend (what sp should be) -have good hooks accuracy -shows his skill to encourage his friend
Taking Thresh out of the Shadow Isles and giving him the freedom to travel wherever he wants throughout Runeterra is easily one of the best decisions Riot has made. Can't wait to see what sort of interactions he'll have with other Champions in the game.
"Your curse, is his..." "...his profit, sir." I just realized that Thresh knew something was wrong with Bort's cursed hand story, someone as kind as Bort would never pick pocket anyone unless he was forced to do so.
Wait what?? Well I did feel confused as someone like Bort was a pickpocket, doesnt fit his personality. But now that you said it maybe someone else put him up to it. Wow.
@@Ginn31 Also! Notice how old he is (maybe not a lot but still looks like someone who's 36 or older) and remember what kind of country Noxus is. The fact that he managed to keep his modesty up until this point just goes to show he wouldn't even dare to swat a fly not to mention going pickpocket. Bort is a blessing, he could've lived a better life if he was in Ionia.
@@4thsin098 Ugggh all the more painful. Noxus is legit one of the worst countries in Runeterra. Bort is someone who would rather clean toilets and take out garbage than pickpocket when given those options. So maybe he was manipulated by someone to pickpocket and got cursed. Maybe yes, or maybe not the inn keeper, but someone cruel. Then the inn keeper only hired him as like a clown for attraction, more cruel.
@@Ginn31 Well Noxus is a place made only for the strong, if you are not strong, them you become a joke. I feel bad for the humble in Noxus, that's why I'm happy that Sett is the owner of the arena now, because now nobody will treat his humble mother.
@@LordangeloxD So essentially all brawns, no brain is the anthem of Noxus where toxic masculinity is justice, just fat facts. ROFL. Pathetic. But obviously not everyone is gonna fit the mold. Changes are needed with Sett as start.
@@DeletedTroll if you slow it down just as he fades in to the light to reveal himself you can see him shift his face from normal thresh to unbound its all just a facade to get close to people
ok but i really love how "abnormal" his human head looks on his wraith body 💕💕 it shows that at the end of the day this so called human form of his is nothing but an illusion to help him blend in with the crowds (he's still our skull daddy thresh 💚🖤💀💀)
I wish the illusion completely came off when he showed his true colours though. He was already grabbing people and putting them in the lantern, there was nothing to hide and he was just showing off cruelty. Would've been nice to see the contrast.
The fact that Thresh is still the last person to hold that coin, it show that in the end, no matter what happened, it is him who take control, the mastermind of all cruelty. Bort gained nothing, still a slave but of another person, and he gladly accept it. Thresh, The mindbreak master
well, bort's former master pretty much forced him to be his slave while thresh gave him a choice. Bort chose thresh willingly, so he's no longer a slave, but a servant
Still he lets Bort have fun tormenting his bullies and gets rid of his cursed arm, sure he's dead but still he's enjoying himself now. Thresh could have just pulled him into his lantern and be done like this, but he lets him get his revenge and finally have his arm back, in exchange of eternal servitude. Bort accepted.
This looks like the studio that does Arcane. Their interpretation of LoL character's design is very good. They can turn an anime-ish look grittier, and still keep character's identity. Only if Thresh model in the actual game looks like this, I wouldn't mind the change one bit.
Nope. This is Axis Studios, Fortiche Prod is the one animating for Arcane. Axis Studios have animated every Tales of Runeterra cinematics, K/DA's MORE MV and Valorant's Cinematics
I hope there is more communications between the teams. Unbound tresh wouldn't have been so cringe if they didn't have anime ghost abs. If they made him a silver fox like this, his unbound would be 😩👌
3:33 you can definitely hear the laugh of Thresh. It's wierd because Thresh is so evil and dark, but somehow manages to make you love him anyways. Amazing cinematic!
@@dawn-blade they do constantly but those in higher power used to have more weapons now they also have added protection from the law esp since everybody is now practically tracked from birth and a felony can end any chances of feeding your family, while all territories are now owned by someone so living off the land aint possible anymore.Heck nowadays we are more slaves then peasants in the medieval ages we just got more soap.
Swain be like: so let me get this straight we have a super powered metal bender teen running around slaughting are men , some creepy spider lady , the black rose massive pain in my side , the Dam death god locked in the basement and now we have a sadist phantom madman running around getting rid of people as well. Dam it Vlad I blame you and your nephew for this.
I like that Bort's cursed arm almost seems calmed by Thresh's presence. Notice how it only really lashes out towards the coin, but the moments after Thresh touches it, it calms down. It only freaks out afterwards by almost instinctively smacking Bort's boss. It's like the curse can sense the presence of another malignant force.
@@alexsaints1962 Well alongside with perhaps Thresh, we also have Mordekaiser too (or at the very least, many thought Mordekaiser was a seemingly bigger threat to Viego). We’ll see if there are any additional expansions, but it is kind of funny to see Thresh Unbounded just chilling and enjoying his existence right now while Viego is no longer considered a threat.
@@itsgonnabeokay9341 Yeah Mordekaiser is unrelated but everyone knows in lore that if he start making his move to his domination he will a bigger and harde threat than viego will ever be.
@@itsgonnabeokay9341 He is related in the sense that his thing is also all about souls, he might not be directly involved in the Shadow Isles, but if he ever returns the Shadow Isles would present themself practically as a prime target for him to subjugate, and that with ease likely due to the nature of them.
I don't know if I read it correctly, but I think that when Thresh grabs the crab hand and says "Go on, put it to pocket before someone else does." - he is actually threatening the crab hand, and as he does, it stops moving and Bort takes the coin. Thresh is so badass in this cinematic that he can grab a cursed super-arm with three fingers and threaten it out of existence for a while. In fact, the next time we see it (1:30), it seems to be shaking as if its in fear of what happened there.
Reqding this and realizing the crab arm may have emotion a random funny thought hit me In another dimension/world/somewhere in this world maybe there is a giant crab monster with one human arm and a claw instead of 2 claws
I saw it more as Thresh reminding Bort how bad his situation. Perhaps even intentionally holding the coin up so the boss would see it and take it, considering thresh could definitely see the boss walking over from his perspective. Also I think he has super strength because he's undead and doesn't have to worry about muscle strength.
@Thành Chơi Game | Harry is Playing Games You see, thats funny because the end of this short implies they´re riding towards the Immortal Bastion, aka Death Lord Supreme Mordekaiser.
@@shernanclerigo5302 Maybe not that nicely, but especially by Thresh standards just making him a spirit and letting him torture the others for him is basically the nicest thing Thresh has ever done in his whole existance.
I think it's implied that Bort knew he was dead anyway, so why oppose Thresh if death is the only option? Why not strike a deal, be free to a certain extent and still get revenge towards those who treated you bad? If you're going to die, but gets to be on top of other dead people, I think most people would choose the same way Bort did
those aren't abs (as a lot of people thought) ... those are actually something similar to clothe armor plates ... It is clearly shown he's wearing some sort of clothing up to his neck loool
Ohh interesting, I love how it makes Thresh 'seem' like he's being nice to Bort but at the very end it shows him throwing the gold coin and catching it- he's the one getting in this transaction, and all Bort has done is exchange his chains to someone else. Really good animation.
When done right, a character reclaims itself with just a few good spoken words. This is a thousand times better than the Absolution cinematic. Props to the animators for another great cinematic. They've given us more grit and lore with just a few minutes to spare.
I didn't like Absolution either but we gotta say that without Viego's imprisonment, this cinematic wouldn't have been possible I guess there's nothing wrong with Absolution, only that people would have loved a more deep cinematic (something that could have lasted more, definitely) and all characters to be present (poor Yorick & Co.)
@@fantagreenchannel but there's a lot wrong with Absolution, it's just anime characters doing a classic "friendship wins over the bad guy" and Viego's not a fearsome foe anyways. None of the actually interesting characters, just those designed to shill out skins and rp purchases.
My relationship with league of legends be like: I love you I hate you the lore is absolute garbage I am deeply in love with the lore I give up I can't stop loving this this is the worst thing I have ever seen this is the best I wasted so much time hoping it would actually give me what I desire I don't regret a single moment I spent waiting for more lore
As it appears from this cinematic, he can shape shift as he will so basically he's just blending in, using this human appearance as a disguise but he remains the same, just free to do as he wishes without the restrains of being bound to the mist. At least that is what the cinematic implies, so the skeleton Thresh we know and love remains in disguise!! If that is the case I welcome unbound Thresh, IF this is the case! I still think there is much to fix on this skin, but him looking older, more evil and menacing is a start.
The best part of this animation is how this Unbound Thresh looks NOTHING like the splash art and in-game model. He looks like a person and not like figurine you would find in the bed of a deranged teenage-girl in the early 2000s
This was a fun cinematic! I love how evil and manipulative Thresh is. I thought Thresh was a good guy for a moment due to his conversation with Bort, and freeing him from both the curse and his boss who profited from his curse and stole his money. But then I realized Thresh simply gave him a new curse (eternal servitude), is profiting from Bort's new curse in the form of a new tormentor/worker soul, and even took the gold piece back at the end when he became Bort's new boss! The scene of Thresh entering the carriage, flipping his gold coin, while Bort's old boss was tied up was probably my favorite in light of this. Great job on it!
But hey He won't really need that money anymore as a soul Plus he's practically able to slap around the other souls since he has the higher authority Thresh gets a soul who is loyal to him and feels indebted Eternal servitude might be a curse but it's a curse this guy would gladly have over the humiliation of the crab hands Plus he gets to whip his old boss
@@dizzyheads Oh yeah, for sure - good point! It might just be a variation of his old life, but at least he's having fun in this one. For Bort, I suppose, that's all that really matters!
@@letsrank9349 I agree. Thresh sees no "friends". he just wants to create the best torture criteria as possible. He will enjoy it so much when he starts torturing Bort... Seeing the agony in bort's eyes, as he would have never imagined thresh torturing him after he "saved" him.
@@hahaha1171 I'd still prefer if they hadn't changed his canonical appearance (and to a human that doesn't look like he did in life, too), but this is way better than Fuckboy Thresh from the skin art. Since the damage is done, so to say, this is a better direction to go than what we've seen before.
If a Riot cinematic producer is reading this, just saying that I love the face Thresh make at exactly 2:34 . That's the best emotion in this cinematic. Appreciate the effort, keep up the good work out there
My favorite cinematic so far, made me fall in love with thresh getting a bit more empathetic, humane and stylish after getting free from the shadow isles. I've watched it so many times and cant stop!
I like that Thresh can choose the positions of the spirits he holds. Like, I don't like you so you're gonna be a slave! I do like you, so you're gonna be the guy in charge of the slaves lol
@@saltytoast6669 Didn't look like he was suffering at all lol Not saying Thresh doesn't like making people suffer but that doesn't mean he can't make an acception
Man I love the thresh interaction with Bort, it makes Thresh feel like an actual character instead of just a evil monster while keeping his despicable side
@@facepalmingskeleton hay 1000 years of madness in the shadow isles can make any one desperet to get his humanity and freedom back thresh is not an exeption
I mean sure? but they already get all the credit though. At least 100% of the people agrees that they should forget about the game completely and move to animation, where they actually shine as a company.
@@inna-akhmedova even if the animation is not from Riot, but there's no cinematic animation that's bad in quality. I tried not to fully hate on the Sentinel Ruination cinematic because the animation was too good despite the bad writing.
Thresh is somehow cruel and capitalized on Bort's suffering. He offers salvation but only in death and he kinda manipulates him but doing so also frees him at the same time. It feels like he found potential in him as well. In this cinematic, he is surprisingly more cruel to those who deserve it.
1:50 Here you can really see what Unbound Thresh is actually all about He didnt turn back to his human form... He is still a monster but he can put on a human disguise, when its benefitial for him When he comes out he doesnt have a human face. Only when he comes out of the shadow his face transforms into the human disguise. Plus i love how his shadow isnt disguised as human, but it shows the true monster that Thresh is
"There is life."
"There is Death."
"And there others who prefer to flash rather than clicking the lantern. I mean seriously man."
hahahah
Underrated comment haha
its in the middle of the night.. you almost made me laugh loudly
@@osahazel thats why thresh liked him... He knew he clicks lanterns when its thriwn to him
"These are the kind of souls that should just fade out rather than being picked up."
"There is life, there is death, and -then- there is me."
HE SAID THE LINE
HE SAID IT HE SAID THE THING
Such a great line indeed
PagMan HE SAID IT
Hot line*
@@TheCapibara69 bling
FRIENDSHIP ENDED with Viego
Now BORT is my BEST FRIEND
- Thresh, probably
I actually liked Bort poor man just grinding all day with a cursed arm
Until thresh gets bored and makes them switch
People who feel indebt to you is more valuable than a forced slave
Dude finally got rid of his cursed arm and for the price of having to serve Thresh while being in a superior position over the people who tormented him
Even though there really isn't a choice here, Bort at least "chose" this and wanted it
Trueeeee
In the comic and the visual novel Thresh actually didn't like Viego.
He only woke up Viego for fun, to mess with Senna and Lucian.
Is it just me or the voice acting in these trailer is just outstanding.
The way they deliver their lines is so... i dont know how to even explain it
Indeed
just listen the turkish one
It is ❤️
*chef's kiss*
Things i like about this video:
1: Bort
2: That Thresh doesnt look like a fuckboy anymore and actually looks like an evil villan
3: the animation
I don't think he looks like a villain, he looks more like ummm... A kind of devil, he isn't doing any evil things, he just makes... hmmm Justice, yeeah! "someone gives, someone gets. There are 2 sides to every transaction''. he is free to do as he pleases, but he offers deals like some type of devil. He even released poor Bort from his curse.
4: music
@@EmilianBraescu sounds like a villain with extra steps
He looks more like a cunning anti-hero.
@@ptbro3334 lol I like your line.
**Thresh to Bort**
*I receive:* Your Soul and a free ride
*You receive:* Your own slaves
A whip
Eternal honest work
and -1 crab arm
Eternal servitude but he has abit more favour than the others who used to be above him
Good deal😎👊
Pretty decent deal tbh
Good guy Thresh: frees people from their curse of flesh, giving them new opportunities and jobs. A oerfect employer...
I'll take that anytime than working at mcdonalds
I feel like thresh was honestly just passing through until he saw these guys being assholes to Bort and was like: "Ya know, I think it's time to do some spring cleaning"
Time to collect some souls.
He found some more excuse to collect souls and a trusted servant. That's a bonus point.
The beauty of this story is not in the fact that thresh helped bort it actually is somewhat of an incorrect interpretation of the story thresh isn't gonna help someone out at any point thresh while offering that gold coin knew very well that its gonna be taken by the inn keeper he placed that coin as a trap to make bort realise how miserable his life is him doing such small acts made bort go kind of psychotic he broke his mind filled it with revenge and while doing so he also got to enjoy filling the lives of people at the inn with some misery.
to be honest, this is a great alegory : take a "good guy" (Bort did try to steal but he seems like a nice guy) who is everyone's victim, then have the bad guy be the first/only one to show him compassion and voilà : you turn the good guy into a monster without having to twist is morality against his will or force him. The power of " simpathy " in a world out to get you. Sadly, this is how terrorists recruit children in africa ...
Use the coin as a metaphor of who is the one gaining things. Thresh had it at first, gave it to Bort for a short time and then the innkeeper took it off him. No matter all that, though, it ended back in Thresh. He did not do it out of kindness or pity, he just used Bort's misery for his own benefit and at the end he was the one who gained everything.
God this looks like something straight out of a movie. Waiting for Arcane feels like an eternity
Ok
Yeah this looks like Arcane quality
I know right
True, but u know what else feels like an waiting for an eternity? The goddamn ruined king game
@@crutyyy686 almost forget that game.
I love how Thresh strikes a deal with Bort, insted of just taking him, like all the other people. Seeing Bort torture the other souls with Thresh laughing just feels so natural for Thresh.
Bort wished for vengance
How do you know his name is bort?
@@jonktheemu4449 Have you like um? watched the damn thing?
@@jonktheemu4449 did.....we watch...the same cinematic?
@@jonktheemu4449 It might not look like they were saying Bort, but if you turn the captions on you'll see his name :)
Riot design team: hm. The people aren’t loving Unbound Thresh.
Riot animation team: YOOOOOOO I got you bro
Fr💀
Rito Animation : Gotchuu Fam!
underrated comment
Riot music and animation department have their back hurt carrying the game
Trueeeee lolll
Just noticed this detail at 1:10: The clawed hand is shown to be very strong in the beginning of story, seeing how Bort struggled to keep it down. Thresh managed to keep it in place with only 3 fingers, hinting he is no ordinary human.
Well, his glowing eyes during lightning gave it away earlier.
@@xxlCortez I mean I’m pretty sure the video title is what gave it away, I’m just saying it’s nice for the animators to add details like these
Epic shout-out; I missed that.
I was also thinking about that detail, finally a person noticed it, outstanding touch
I always saw it as more of the claw recognising that thresh was way too dangerous. You could tell that it was afraid bc it didn’t act up ever again.
first of all, here Thresh looks more aged, unlike his splash art, he's not an e-boy, he looks like he came straight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, now let's hope Riot won't screw up their writing like they did with Ruination, because Unbound Thresh might actually have an interesting story to tell
Salazar 😂
yes indeed he does, he reminds me a little bit of swain.
It was the same thing with viego. He looked very different from his splash
It's way better than the game Splash art and in game model, I still don't get why Tresh of all characters would become MORE human at full power... You know the dude who says that flesh is a prison and all...
But at least he looks a little bit more like he looked when he was still alive.
Has the same energy as Swain, but instead of evil demon hand he is a evil demon man
I'm liking how the waiter was so sincere to Thresh with his warning
He probably knew he wasn't local and gave an honest cautious warning.
Thresh probably was going to kill everyone tonight anyway, but now he saw he could get a really enthusiastic coachman out of it
He didn't kill them but imprisoned and torture them which way worse than death except for bort lol
@@discotech6178 it’s basically death, just with a REALLY shitty afterlife
All souls are equal, except Bort, Bort's soul doesn't suffer
@@ber2996 Bort doesn't suffer...for now. Very possible Thresh gets bored at some point.
@@benpeterson4673 I find it very unlikely that Thresh would not enjoy having an innocent person who he could enjoy his methods with. He and Bort probably chill and beat up ethereal nerds all the time and talk about how to do it best.
Next up in Thresh's Shenanigans: *Sneaks into the Immortal Bastion, literally revives Morde for fun*
He really doesn't need to. Morde will return when 'He' wants to
@@hahaha1171 can he still tho? As far as i know morde came into the real world with the help of the black mist, but its gone now since viego is gone right? And his armor got sealed away by the black rose?
@@millwillhill3789 wait the mist was involved in mordes first revival? Correct me if im wrong i mightve forgotten some details i thought that it was just some necromancers that put his spirit on some armor?
@@vhandexterdylansamaniego3762 No the mist doesn't involve with Mord, guy just made an assumption without even read the lore.
@@vhandexterdylansamaniego3762 Thats what im aware of too, when he was revived there just were some casters who made it, but after he got killed a second time he was able to return to the mortal world to kill ppl with the help of the black mist when im not mistaken.
But @hahaha1171 wrote that morde could return at any time as he wants, but i dont think thats the case
The transition on Thresh's reaction when Bort answered "His profit, sir". The delight in his face when he heard the answer he wanted to hear. It's him, finally reeling in his catch. This Short animation really is way beyond amazing.
I also loved the little nod and eyebrow-raise he gives when he first hauls up the innkeeper, as if to say, "Get a load of this guy, Bort! He actually thinks he has a choice!" Riot gets great animation teams; I think this is the French studio that makes Arcane.
@@seaworth3382 ppl would pay large money for a freak show lol
All the patrons come to the inn because they like making fun of Bort. His arm and curse is their entertainment. That's how the barkeep makes profit,@@seaworth3382
@@seaworth3382 he is a goof, a laugh. They go to the pub/restaurant so they could have a laugh at his expense, hit him for their own amusement, etc. It's like a circus.
Things this fixed:
- Thresh didn't do all this just to be human again. He did this in order to leave the Shadow Isles and follow his machiavelic plans (he's not in Noxus just for fun, after all), and this is all a means to an end.
- He doesn't have muscular abs after all, it's armor plating that looks like abs, probably for the aethetic and to sell skins (yes, these types of armor plating exist).
- He hasn't changed at all, he's still a humongous ass.
Carai vitin , tu é lolzero também , show? concordo 100%
Also at 2:04 we can see Thresh's original design as a shadow. I think this is supposed to imply Thresh can shape-shift, he chose this appearance to blend in (at least I hope so)
Ele saiu pra ser a nova Nightingale e salvar o SUS, confia.
When you lose your playmate in Lucian, you need… other things to help past the time.
And if you can do some sightseeing around the world, all the better.
@@b.bird. Cool interpretation bro, I saw it as "Thresh is now free from the Shadow Isles, but his curse is eternal", in a way that his "outsides" have changed but his inside is still the same
The fact he has the skull before he starts talking to Bort makes it look like the face is only a mask he puts on to make deals with people. Such an improvement.
It's an illusion, when he gets the face his shadow is still skeletal
I mean unbound thresh is basically A SKIN. So if you think about it, it makes sense, right?
If you look in his shadow at 2:04 you see his true nature revealed.
just like evelynn man can we get a cinematic for her please.
I guess there’s a lesson for taking something at… _face-value_
When tresh is sitting by the window and when the lighting strikes it highlights his bones a little, making his skin almost seem translucent. It hints that his human form is a mere disguise. Also the coin that he gives the Bort is very nicely done, showing two heads, one skeleton and one human. The cinematic gives thresh so much more personality.
God I did not notice the coin
His shadow on the wall at 2:04 also shows his original form
@@Kalirus ohh yeah thats is his skull
also at 2:08 his shadow is still bound Thresh
So it's safe to say that's his skull form is his original form.well that's make me feel better
I love the fact that Thresh's shadow looks like the original skin in 2:04
All the love to the cinematic team!
To me this anime fyckboy face is a facade Thresh puts on. And his shadow reveals how he actually looks.
Which would fit Thresh in a weird way.
Oh, like Lucifer Morningstar's true form or Johnny Blaze's GR form.
If you look very closely it's also the form he initially has in the shadow of the doorway as well.
now he looks like lord farquaad and lucius malfoy's lovechild
@@BluePhoenix_ yeah, now that he's out of the shadow isles, he needs a disguise to lure people in. That's why he puts on a pretty boy face
Bort: *exist
Thresh: "I'm going to start this man's whole career".
By killing him
@@CORAGEMPURA011097 at least he got his hand back. I mean, he looks happy
@@izhamlegend6961 true
@@izhamlegend6961 after that, when Bort least expects it. Thresh will deform him again to create greater suffering.
Isn't Thresh such a nice guy!
@@letsrank9349 hey I think that's better think about it your a spirit with crab arms when he was a human he had to control the other arm or he will be punished now he is a spirit he can let loose.
His face here is so much better. He's still handsome but older and it suits his personality better. Also a good use for his human form.
I still miss old Thresh, but this is such an improvement over the LoL Unbound Thresh. A Gothic Horror-based gentleman that travels the land, collecting souls while hidden behind a illusion of humanity. Note the way the face pulls itself over the monster that walks through the door, how the shadow stays the same: The human face is not Thresh's real form, it's a mask. Also, I love that Thresh looks less than an Anime villain and more aged and sinister.
An issue that remains, imo, is the vacancy Thresh leaves on the isles. The isles will need a new "face" that fits the location.
Maybe Mordekaiser can move there
@@kayshar3621 is thresh isnt in noxus exactly because of mordekaiser
I think this cinematic implies Thresh can shape-shift
Its just literally the "Devil in plain sight" tv trope. Even making Faustian bargains too. "You get freedom (from your curse), i get your freedom (your service and soul)" He just gives win-win deals for himself.
@@Darklarik3 it's well worn and ages well
I love the small detail on the table where Thresh is just so strong, he holds Bort's cursed hand with three fingers. You can even see his arm struggling to set free and then giving up.
I like that.
I really like how that brief interaction with Thresh caused the arm to go completely docile. You can see it chattering in fear when Borst is sweeping (and again when he's investigating the screams), but it's not trying to attack him or hamper him in any way. The only time it acted out again was against the innkeeper, when he dared try to abuse Bort again.
"I forgot how squishy they are"
A Full lethality zed kiling ad carry.
Full crit thresh killing anyone who crosses his path
Or a damage build thresh with E passive chunking the adc.
when you realise you didn't need the ignite because your abilities and an auto took most their health
😂😂😂
A full armor penetration pantheon as well 😂
That dude hits too much with his first with mortal will.
2:32 "wait, we're friends"
*Thresh's eyebrows* Can you believe this guy?
more like '' look at this worm kekw xD ''
"You are friends and I am a good fairy" XD
Just that little flick of the eyebrows as if he’s rolling his eyes lmao
"Get a load of this guy"
*Thank you* for pointing that out omg that was an amazing moment.
"There are two sides to every transaction". *Thresh main's chills intensifies
"These are two sides to every"
He's gonna say coin!
"Transaction"
Oh.
this comment is so accurate and i dont like it
Ah yes, time to sacrifice the adc for an ignite ks, a soul for a soul!
It's either you land or miss your hook.
Bro I've mained Thresh since release, and I think I've already watched this trailer on repeat for the same amount of time I've played thresh
2:16 Can we take a moment to break down this amazing scene and all the great villain points it hits:
1. "I forgot how squishy they are!" This man is LITERALLY treating humans as if he was never human at all
2. the way his lantern floats beside him and moves with his hand
3. the poor bastard struggling for breath as his ENTIRE BODY is slowly absorbed into Thresh's lantern
4: How utterly happy Thresh looks as he cheerfully exclaims "I'm free now, to do as I wish."
5. The realization of how utterly fucked Runeterra is now that this sadist torturer that wants to watch the world burn is no longer bound to Shadow Ilses
He hears someone and is like "Ahh! No one escapes!" Dude's just having the time of his life.
He caught a fully grown man flying towards him with one hand and didn't even flinch. Look how the guy's upper body just stops dead in Thresh's hand. It's like he was hitting a rock.
Makes the Unbound Thresh skin a lot more interesting, incredible animation!
Yes, I originally hated the skin, but this animation makes him a lot more interesting thematically, and makes him look like less of a pretty boy, so now I'm interested.
Not gonna lie,i thought we going to get a new champion that have one crab arm
@@fareez8248 i think that is skarner
Well in the animation he kinda look like swain ngl
The fact that it's a human skin makes more sense, the design is still very questionable.
2:03
Nice detail on Thresh's shadow. This is nice.
I didn't notice that
Real thresh
it's just the uncensored thresh over there!
Sharp eyes
Well, riot not forgetting the original design of thresh👍
The only banger cinematic in the entire Sentinels of Light event...
First encounter of the mist kinda fire tho
But the vayne one is great right?
Riot's cinematics are good, but they fucked up the story with the events... Even that last cinematic from ruination can be considered great if you take out all the lore league has
There's life
There's death
And then,
There's AD Thresh
And then theres tha absolutely terrifying ap thresh
"Someone gives, and someone gets... There are two sides to every transaction."
Yes, very true Thresh. Me giving my teammates the lantern as an escape tool. And them getting still bamboozled, because they don't take it and rather like to flash away from it.
they traded flash for lantern
@@yudoball 500IQ
2:02 three words: is that Thresh!?
Thresh: “there is life, there is death and there is me.”
@@lunamoon3682 yes, they all are in this
Thresh’s skull face showing up in his shadow is such a nice detail. Thresh is bae.
Not only that but when he burst down the door he was still wearing his skull face
And when he steps into the light, his face just switches back into his human form
Just like in the pirates of Caribbean
@@TRKworldwide I just realized that
Riot's animation dept is what's keeping most of us "hooked" with the game.
delete this horrible joke
@@papamason2093 get it? Cause it "hooks" us?
@@tadanohitohito6813 feet
and the music team (and legends of runeterra)
@@papamason2093 no.
Imagine how much Bort's life sucked if Thresh was the nicest person he ever met.
And yes, I'm going with the interpretation Thresh was being nice to the extend of his character, because he was once on Bort's shoes.
Agreed
Sadly, the entire point of Thresh is that *he's horrible.* He was already power-grabbing and selfish when he was alive. He's actually one of the few things in the world that enjoys being a Ruined creature. He saves Bort out of an opportunity to create misery. That's what he likes.
@@MagizardInternet it’s hardly sad, thresh is arguably one of the most fascinating characters in lol, the depth of his character is fascinating, I don’t think thresh was actually trying to be evil in a self interested way, he saw a win win situation in bort as he said he was a prisoner too, working in a secluded dungeon for hours alone, he saw himself in bort and saw he could give bort revenge while also torturing souls
@@Venom-fy4pu Oh, sadly for the commenter, was what I meant.
@@MagizardInternet that makes a lot more sense
You know your life is crap when Thresh is actually saving your day.
I mean, he did kill him and turn him into a ghost...
At least as a ghost he has upper rank on other ghosts
Until tresh got bored of bort
@@alsldoekd That's an upgrade for him tho.
I read this comment differently because: I thresh enlightened my day after I watched this clip.
I just realised at 2:04 you can see unbound thresh's shadow is OG thresh, quite a nice hidden touch to this cinematic
Kinda hard to miss haha
Wow! Totally missed that for some reason. Thanks
And when he gets out of the room,his face was a skull with green glowing eyes,but turned into the face right then
I completely missed that wow
I miss thattt
Why is no one talked about him litteraly the best Thresh Player:
-care about his friend (what sp should be)
-have good hooks accuracy
-shows his skill to encourage his friend
Lmao
*meanwhile Thresh player on the next 10 hours*
Yeah
Ye but sadly in game the friend doesnt care while the sp does
Well actually he took every kill himself. But except for you're right.
Taking Thresh out of the Shadow Isles and giving him the freedom to travel wherever he wants throughout Runeterra is easily one of the best decisions Riot has made. Can't wait to see what sort of interactions he'll have with other Champions in the game.
I hope we get to see him in Arcane
"I forgot how squishy they are."
Time to play ADC Thresh
That's what Thresh says when he finally builds AD thresh instead of Support and oneshots the ADC.
"Your curse, is his..."
"...his profit, sir."
I just realized that Thresh knew something was wrong with Bort's cursed hand story, someone as kind as Bort would never pick pocket anyone unless he was forced to do so.
Wait what?? Well I did feel confused as someone like Bort was a pickpocket, doesnt fit his personality. But now that you said it maybe someone else put him up to it. Wow.
@@Ginn31 Also! Notice how old he is (maybe not a lot but still looks like someone who's 36 or older) and remember what kind of country Noxus is. The fact that he managed to keep his modesty up until this point just goes to show he wouldn't even dare to swat a fly not to mention going pickpocket. Bort is a blessing, he could've lived a better life if he was in Ionia.
@@4thsin098 Ugggh all the more painful. Noxus is legit one of the worst countries in Runeterra. Bort is someone who would rather clean toilets and take out garbage than pickpocket when given those options. So maybe he was manipulated by someone to pickpocket and got cursed. Maybe yes, or maybe not the inn keeper, but someone cruel. Then the inn keeper only hired him as like a clown for attraction, more cruel.
@@Ginn31 Well Noxus is a place made only for the strong, if you are not strong, them you become a joke. I feel bad for the humble in Noxus, that's why I'm happy that Sett is the owner of the arena now, because now nobody will treat his humble mother.
@@LordangeloxD So essentially all brawns, no brain is the anthem of Noxus where toxic masculinity is justice, just fat facts. ROFL. Pathetic. But obviously not everyone is gonna fit the mold. Changes are needed with Sett as start.
2:03 the fact that you can see normal Thresh in the shadow shows that Unbound Thresh is really just a mask that lets him lure in people
Nice catch, there are so many details in these animations that it's easily unspotted.
@@DeletedTroll if you slow it down just as he fades in to the light to reveal himself you can see him shift his face from normal thresh to unbound its all just a facade to get close to people
ok but i really love how "abnormal" his human head looks on his wraith body 💕💕 it shows that at the end of the day this so called human form of his is nothing but an illusion to help him blend in with the crowds (he's still our skull daddy thresh 💚🖤💀💀)
I wish the illusion completely came off when he showed his true colours though. He was already grabbing people and putting them in the lantern, there was nothing to hide and he was just showing off cruelty. Would've been nice to see the contrast.
Preach! 🖤💚
The fact that Thresh is still the last person to hold that coin, it show that in the end, no matter what happened, it is him who take control, the mastermind of all cruelty.
Bort gained nothing, still a slave but of another person, and he gladly accept it.
Thresh, The mindbreak master
well, bort's former master pretty much forced him to be his slave while thresh gave him a choice. Bort chose thresh willingly, so he's no longer a slave, but a servant
You forgot his most important title: the master wifestealer
@@LeRadia Agreed, Bort was ready to whoop ass to his abusers too.
@@LeRadia for his service...
Still he lets Bort have fun tormenting his bullies and gets rid of his cursed arm, sure he's dead but still he's enjoying himself now. Thresh could have just pulled him into his lantern and be done like this, but he lets him get his revenge and finally have his arm back, in exchange of eternal servitude. Bort accepted.
This cinematic itself is more intresting than the whole ruination event
Agreeeeeee 🌚
Shots fired. Accurate no less
I wouldn't say more interesting, but better. The Event was interesting, Just failed to Deliver on the interest
@@cthulwho9125 Yep, the event had potential and it was fricked up really badly
I got more hyped after watching this than I was seeing anything happen in the event
This looks like the studio that does Arcane. Their interpretation of LoL character's design is very good. They can turn an anime-ish look grittier, and still keep character's identity.
Only if Thresh model in the actual game looks like this, I wouldn't mind the change one bit.
It really looks like his " spirit blossom skin . Very lit .🔥
Nope. This is Axis Studios, Fortiche Prod is the one animating for Arcane. Axis Studios have animated every Tales of Runeterra cinematics, K/DA's MORE MV and Valorant's Cinematics
@@elijah8194 and also Absolution...
@@sans1843 shhhh, we don’t talk about that
I hope there is more communications between the teams. Unbound tresh wouldn't have been so cringe if they didn't have anime ghost abs. If they made him a silver fox like this, his unbound would be 😩👌
3:33 you can definitely hear the laugh of Thresh. It's wierd because Thresh is so evil and dark, but somehow manages to make you love him anyways. Amazing cinematic!
Lord Garmadon laugh
I've watched this so many times. I'm entranced by Thresh's voice acting.
Everything about this animation is Just perfect, I've watched it ~15 times
O my lord S A M E. I didn't expect anything when I first watched it. Then everything about him especially his voice caught me from the left field. 💞💕
"Going somewhere?"
Not anymore I guess
I need a audiobook of thresh reading his own story... People talk about Jhin's voice actor being seductive and perfect, when in reality Thresh was.
@@KemiiDK yeeeeees....
very fitting that the single time thresh shows anything resembling empathy to another person is over the mutual feeling of hating your boss
This needs more upvotes
@@dawn-blade they do constantly but those in higher power used to have more weapons now they also have added protection from the law esp since everybody is now practically tracked from birth and a felony can end any chances of feeding your family, while all territories are now owned by someone so living off the land aint possible anymore.Heck nowadays we are more slaves then peasants in the medieval ages we just got more soap.
a true support
@@tatfly5779 I don't know what your comment is an answer to but I agree.
Thresh just loves to make everyone suffer.
Maybe he thought he could find a new way to cause suffering.
Swain be like: so let me get this straight we have a super powered metal bender teen running around slaughting are men , some creepy spider lady , the black rose massive pain in my side , the Dam death god locked in the basement and now we have a sadist phantom madman running around getting rid of people as well. Dam it Vlad I blame you and your nephew for this.
Underrated comment
Well, basically, yes.
Thought that Thresh is Swain at first, a young Swain.
Who is the metal bender?
Rell
I like that Bort's cursed arm almost seems calmed by Thresh's presence. Notice how it only really lashes out towards the coin, but the moments after Thresh touches it, it calms down. It only freaks out afterwards by almost instinctively smacking Bort's boss.
It's like the curse can sense the presence of another malignant force.
"I forgot how squishy they are, I'm free now, to do as I wish"
Sounds like every fed Thresh player I know.
Im waiting for ur comments bro XD u always on every league vids
full AD Thresh go brrr
That line perfectly describes how it feels to play AD thresh
You are literally in every video comment section, do you live in youtube?
Its you, the devil that haunts my comment section
Sentinels: Great job taking down Viego everyone! We won’t have to worry about anyone from the shadow isles EVER again!
Thresh: Time to hit the town!
Underrated. Someone more notorious than the ruined king himself. They ain't done with shadow isles.
@@alexsaints1962 Well alongside with perhaps Thresh, we also have Mordekaiser too (or at the very least, many thought Mordekaiser was a seemingly bigger threat to Viego).
We’ll see if there are any additional expansions, but it is kind of funny to see Thresh Unbounded just chilling and enjoying his existence right now while Viego is no longer considered a threat.
@@mas8705 mordekeiser has nothing to do with shadow isles or the ruination
@@itsgonnabeokay9341 Yeah Mordekaiser is unrelated but everyone knows in lore that if he start making his move to his domination he will a bigger and harde threat than viego will ever be.
@@itsgonnabeokay9341 He is related in the sense that his thing is also all about souls, he might not be directly involved in the Shadow Isles, but if he ever returns the Shadow Isles would present themself practically as a prime target for him to subjugate, and that with ease likely due to the nature of them.
I love Thresh’s eyebrow raise when bort’s manager says that him and bort are “friends”
So subtle yet so epic
Get a load of this guy - Thresh
All of their animations are so expressive you can understand what they are talking about even without sound.
“Heh. Friends. Like I was friends with Viego. Cute.”
@@Azurada23rd with Viego gone, Thresh became the new master of the mist
At 2:12 we can observe a full AD Thresh in his natural habitat, casting his Death Sentence on an unsuspecting target.
I don't know if I read it correctly, but I think that when Thresh grabs the crab hand and says "Go on, put it to pocket before someone else does." - he is actually threatening the crab hand, and as he does, it stops moving and Bort takes the coin.
Thresh is so badass in this cinematic that he can grab a cursed super-arm with three fingers and threaten it out of existence for a while. In fact, the next time we see it (1:30), it seems to be shaking as if its in fear of what happened there.
Reqding this and realizing the crab arm may have emotion a random funny thought hit me
In another dimension/world/somewhere in this world maybe there is a giant crab monster with one human arm and a claw instead of 2 claws
Incredible detail
Dude awesome analysis
I saw it more as Thresh reminding Bort how bad his situation.
Perhaps even intentionally holding the coin up so the boss would see it and take it, considering thresh could definitely see the boss walking over from his perspective.
Also I think he has super strength because he's undead and doesn't have to worry about muscle strength.
Damn thats so tru, the only thing i saw was his skull shadow at 2:03
Thresh: feels sympathy for the crab clawed waitor.
Also Thresh: still turns him into a ghost, but at least gives him a happy end
@Thành Chơi Game | Harry is Playing Games You see, thats funny because the end of this short implies they´re riding towards the Immortal Bastion, aka Death Lord Supreme Mordekaiser.
@Thành Chơi Game | Harry is Playing Games Its a happy ending for him but not from our pov of course. At least hes not treated like a scum anymore.
I feel like Thresh will treat him more nicely than Bort's old scum boss.
@@shernanclerigo5302 Maybe not that nicely, but especially by Thresh standards just making him a spirit and letting him torture the others for him is basically the nicest thing Thresh has ever done in his whole existance.
I think it's implied that Bort knew he was dead anyway, so why oppose Thresh if death is the only option? Why not strike a deal, be free to a certain extent and still get revenge towards those who treated you bad? If you're going to die, but gets to be on top of other dead people, I think most people would choose the same way Bort did
And my friends.. that's how you make an animation. ;)
Baka sh1n boo yan
Ganda diba? 🤗
paka lufeeet
Seriously, Thresh here gives off a lot of Loki vibes.
KEKW OMEGALUL
This cinematic is amazing! I love Thresh's character and would love it if there was a series based on just him only
Me after seeing this:
"I do not,cannot,shall not hate unbound Thresh."
So much true
Did we just judge a book by its cover..?
same here
Ye
But Thresh is not Thresh if you don't hate him
This is honestly probably one of Riot's best cinematics for me. Just the Characters, the voices, the animation, the colors. Just👌perfection
And Bort
Plus the rare feat of them redeeming a seemingly horrible idea
I love Bort’s accent! Do you guys know what accent is that ?
@@starsstorms9918 cockney accent i’m pretty sure, think like middle to lower class london
Unbound Thresh is starting to make sense... Just the human part, the abs are still out of place.
Progress tho!
Those are actually not abs but part of his outfit
thing is, it makes no sense for him to want humanity.
those aren't abs (as a lot of people thought) ... those are actually something similar to clothe armor plates ... It is clearly shown he's wearing some sort of clothing up to his neck loool
@@demsterclippy4252 he's not human though. It's looking more like a mask, he can now go anywhere
@@demsterclippy4252 exactly
Ohh interesting, I love how it makes Thresh 'seem' like he's being nice to Bort but at the very end it shows him throwing the gold coin and catching it- he's the one getting in this transaction, and all Bort has done is exchange his chains to someone else. Really good animation.
When done right, a character reclaims itself with just a few good spoken words. This is a thousand times better than the Absolution cinematic. Props to the animators for another great cinematic. They've given us more grit and lore with just a few minutes to spare.
Guess we know where all the time, effort, and budget went.
I didn't like Absolution either but we gotta say that without Viego's imprisonment, this cinematic wouldn't have been possible
I guess there's nothing wrong with Absolution, only that people would have loved a more deep cinematic (something that could have lasted more, definitely) and all characters to be present (poor Yorick & Co.)
@@fantagreenchannel but there's a lot wrong with Absolution, it's just anime characters doing a classic "friendship wins over the bad guy" and Viego's not a fearsome foe anyways. None of the actually interesting characters, just those designed to shill out skins and rp purchases.
My relationship with league of legends be like: I love you I hate you the lore is absolute garbage I am deeply in love with the lore I give up I can't stop loving this this is the worst thing I have ever seen this is the best I wasted so much time hoping it would actually give me what I desire I don't regret a single moment I spent waiting for more lore
It has more plot twist than polka dot man has of polka dots
Same
This single thresh animation better than the final Ruination battle on pc version channel .Not to mention based on the worst skin in Lol 2021
I love you, but I hate you, but I love you, but I...
Aka it not like I love or everything baka
Awww Bort was such a honest guy just trying to make a living.
Ending up as the ghastly carriage driver for Thresh seems like a upgrade.
@EE vordt is the git from the eyrie
@EE Definitely Bort, and turn on your captions
That subtle nod and eyebrow lift at 2:34 is simply amazing detail.
As it appears from this cinematic, he can shape shift as he will so basically he's just blending in, using this human appearance as a disguise but he remains the same, just free to do as he wishes without the restrains of being bound to the mist. At least that is what the cinematic implies, so the skeleton Thresh we know and love remains in disguise!! If that is the case I welcome unbound Thresh, IF this is the case! I still think there is much to fix on this skin, but him looking older, more evil and menacing is a start.
Yep yep riots animation team literally just saved my sanity
In 2:04 you can see his skeleteon shadow cast onto the wall too.
Unbound thresh finally makes sense now
i dont think older evil and menacing look is better. The "confident gentleman" style combined with his abilities is way more... unnerving
@@asefnirumand2355 IKR, LITERALLY
Maybe he's using the appearance of the souls he has collected? idk
Would literally watch a whole movie about this Thresh
And pyke
and syndra
Mort's boss: WAIT WE ARE FRIENDS
Thresh: *Get a load of this guy*
@@dawn-blade wholesome 100
Yep, that eyebrow twitch is *exactly* what he's saying its perfect
"Lmao check it out this comedian"
The best part of this animation is how this Unbound Thresh looks NOTHING like the splash art and in-game model.
He looks like a person and not like figurine you would find in the bed of a deranged teenage-girl in the early 2000s
This was a fun cinematic!
I love how evil and manipulative Thresh is.
I thought Thresh was a good guy for a moment due to his conversation with Bort, and freeing him from both the curse and his boss who profited from his curse and stole his money.
But then I realized Thresh simply gave him a new curse (eternal servitude), is profiting from Bort's new curse in the form of a new tormentor/worker soul, and even took the gold piece back at the end when he became Bort's new boss!
The scene of Thresh entering the carriage, flipping his gold coin, while Bort's old boss was tied up was probably my favorite in light of this.
Great job on it!
But hey
He won't really need that money anymore as a soul
Plus he's practically able to slap around the other souls since he has the higher authority
Thresh gets a soul who is loyal to him and feels indebted
Eternal servitude might be a curse but it's a curse this guy would gladly have over the humiliation of the crab hands
Plus he gets to whip his old boss
@@dizzyheads Oh yeah, for sure - good point!
It might just be a variation of his old life, but at least he's having fun in this one. For Bort, I suppose, that's all that really matters!
Bort enjoying himself will create the Greatest despair when Thresh starts his Torture.
I imagine he will be deformed into a more hideous creature.
@@letsrank9349 I agree. Thresh sees no "friends". he just wants to create the best torture criteria as possible. He will enjoy it so much when he starts torturing Bort... Seeing the agony in bort's eyes, as he would have never imagined thresh torturing him after he "saved" him.
_2nd Ruination be like:_
*Thresh*
*Mordekaiser*
*And*
*Bort*
Rookie enters the chat
Bort next champion confirmed 😂
OH GODS NOT BORT
sadly mordekaiser has nothing to do with the shadow isles. but imagine the sentinels fighting this unit
@@Tiogar60 He does have a lot to do with death though.
The first appearance of thresh gave me chills. Damn. He's giving me a dracula vibe. I knew there's more to him than just a pretty boy face.
I'd like the new skin if it looked like this
@@hahaha1171 I'd still prefer if they hadn't changed his canonical appearance (and to a human that doesn't look like he did in life, too), but this is way better than Fuckboy Thresh from the skin art. Since the damage is done, so to say, this is a better direction to go than what we've seen before.
@@EldritchMcPie if you look at the wall after thresh comes out of the room you can she his true form as the shadow he casts onto the wall
He looks like loki
Shadow isles: you ain't going nowhere
Unbound Thresh: aight imma head out
The scary thing I noticed is that he literally absorbs them, it's not just their soul anymore, it's their whole life essence that adds to his power...
I wonder how many souls did he stack throughout
Is it more than Veigar or Nasus?
So Thresh is a succubus now?
*looks at his face*
Hmm... I'm interested
@@cye2310 horny begone
@@cye2310 B O N K
@@cye2310 inccubus
If a Riot cinematic producer is reading this, just saying that I love the face Thresh make at exactly 2:34 . That's the best emotion in this cinematic. Appreciate the effort, keep up the good work out there
Thresh: "Look at this capitalist motherfucker lmao"
thanks for pointing that scene out, superb face rigging
"get a load of this guy"
IKR?? Caught that one too when I first watched. That brow work, heheh. So much personality. 💞💞
omg yeah didn´t notice this. it really shows that thresh knows exactly what kind of bs that guy was about to say.
When thresh says "I was a prisoner too"
You can see a shadow of his skeleton face on pc
That is a cool touch !
I thought it was pretty obvious
My favorite cinematic so far, made me fall in love with thresh getting a bit more empathetic, humane and stylish after getting free from the shadow isles.
I've watched it so many times and cant stop!
2:03 the little details like Thresh's shadow creeping along the wall really make this cinematic. S tier work.
The original head of thresh
The shadow is his true form, the current look is his mask while he travels about, gathering an army of the dead.
Good eye...
@@boxtank5288 If you think Thresh is gathering the dead, you know nothing. He's nothing compared to Mordekaiser.
Imagine if they'd done this attention to detail for that massive event that happened
Screw Arcane, I want The Adventures of Thresh and Bort on Netflix
Let's not be too hasty. We can have both.
I want Arcane too, but now I want these two bros' misadventures too.
Can we add the adventures of TF and graves please?
@@mahmoudsherif7373 Yes please!!
Yes to everything
I like that Thresh can choose the positions of the spirits he holds. Like, I don't like you so you're gonna be a slave! I do like you, so you're gonna be the guy in charge of the slaves lol
he figured capitalism alright.
But the one he likes is still his prisoner tho..... but a little sympathy would'nt hurt right? Edit: They did also *HUMANIZED* him too.
@@_friedtofu Well be seemed pretty good with being a prisoner lol
Thresh doesnt like anyone tho, his only interest in other people is making them suffer for all their worth
@@saltytoast6669 Didn't look like he was suffering at all lol Not saying Thresh doesn't like making people suffer but that doesn't mean he can't make an acception
Man I love the thresh interaction with Bort, it makes Thresh feel like an actual character instead of just a evil monster while keeping his despicable side
"There is life"
"There is Death"
"And there are Yuumi mains"
I SCREAMED LMFAOO
"There is Life, there is Death, and there is TOTSUGEKIII!"
Right in my face
More like zoe mains lmao
hey
Yes i hate his face but the lore to it is good. Thresh collects enough to soul to unbound himself from ruination and get his physical body back
A pretty good excuse for china told no Skull/Monster in the game . No complain
yeah but he hates flesh, he hates being a human, he even says it in game
Do wish he had a nice beard.
@@facepalmingskeleton hay 1000 years of madness in the shadow isles can make any one desperet to get his humanity and freedom back thresh is not an exeption
at least his face here shows signs of imperfection and oldness, whereas his splash art... well, pretty boy goes brrr
2:33 love Threshs little eye smirk
Good eye spot
"Look at this bullshit" glance.
The eyebrow!
"Can you believe thid guy?"
Loved that little detail.
Ok wasn't really sold on human Thresh really prefer the original. But seeing him in motion like this.....yeah I'm digging it.
Honestly, Bort seems like a very chill dude. Would totally love to see more of his stories lol.
For some reason, now i kinda wanna see a champ of Bort if he was XD Like him and his accursed claw.
He seems like the perfect friend to talk over a few beers and tell stories about anything
The team who makes the animations deserve more credit than they get.
And honestly, Thresh looks neat here, wish he didn't look terrible on the game
I mean sure? but they already get all the credit though. At least 100% of the people agrees that they should forget about the game completely and move to animation, where they actually shine as a company.
@@Levi_Ackerman_005 yeah but they still deserve so much more because this is just gorgeous
They are so good, they get people to like unbound Thresh in their own interpretation.
Sadly, in-game model will still look like an e-boy.
Maybe if they remove , that distracting glowing abs of his,.. It would look cool, in my opinion.
@@magi1340 he look so glow cause the green is bringht, if you want to see his real face maybe change the color to darker green
Me first time seeing Unbound Thresh:
By the gods' green earth, what is this abomination?
Me after seeing this cinematic:
It is... Acceptable
Same. Especially his shadow being the original thresh kinda redeems this design. Acceptable indeed.
1:26 That's the dictionary face for "Oh, you're definitely gonna have to die."
"There's life, there's death, and there's someone who's gonna build AD thresh and takes all the kills"
So just Cyro with AD Top Thresh
Boom! One shot! Boom! One shot! Booooom! One shot!!!!!
The first words they'll say after they one shot someone is "I forgot how squishy they are".
@@nfutckr2292 lol, adc's.
I'm not super good at it, but I love playing that build.
2:34 I love Thresh's eyebrow just going up like "look at this dude lmao"
all of the facial expressions are amazing but Thres' just damn perfect.
thresh is like '' get a load of this guy lol ''
Nice eye bro, didn't notice that one
jesus....
Get a load of this guy
"There is life"
"There is death"
and then teemo jungle main.
Manco approves.
A fellow shroom forest main? I welcome thee.
First form!! rather clicking flash more then the lantern
2:34 that facial expression and his voice, so hot
The only redeeming thing about unbound Thresh- the animation. Animation department never fail to amaze me :')
and the lines
and it is not Riot, but another studio, sadly they didn’t credited the studio at the end
@@inna-akhmedova even if the animation is not from Riot, but there's no cinematic animation that's bad in quality. I tried not to fully hate on the Sentinel Ruination cinematic because the animation was too good despite the bad writing.
@@inna-akhmedova it axisstudio
@@inna-akhmedova and sometime we must see the description ok
He is such a kind guy, even when he is bad he still call him Friend
lol, it's called manipulation
What a paradox
"look how they massacred my boy"
He's still thresh prisoners and we don't know what he will used by thresh lol
Nasus: the cycle of life and death continues...
Thresh: lol no
This is jokes. Lmao
You forgot to put me in the cycle
Mordekaiser: lol no
Thresh is somehow cruel and capitalized on Bort's suffering. He offers salvation but only in death and he kinda manipulates him but doing so also frees him at the same time. It feels like he found potential in him as well. In this cinematic, he is surprisingly more cruel to those who deserve it.
1:50 Here you can really see what Unbound Thresh is actually all about
He didnt turn back to his human form... He is still a monster but he can put on a human disguise, when its benefitial for him
When he comes out he doesnt have a human face. Only when he comes out of the shadow his face transforms into the human disguise.
Plus i love how his shadow isnt disguised as human, but it shows the true monster that Thresh is
It's a mask. But I like the shadow of the "normal" Thresh in the background.
Its not shadows it’s like Viego’s helmet it comes on and off
@@jimmyelkordy3752 no
And look at the shadow at 2:02
@@dorians2138 Yes