I love how you can clearly see the family resemblance between young Ambessa and Mel. During Arcane, there's the deliberate design difference between them that makes them look like complete polar opposites in appearance, but here, you can SEE Mel in her mother's face. Especially in the shots of her in broad daylight.
its absolutely amazing, i love how young ambessa and mel are almost identical from the cheeks to chin and clearly related but not identical from the eyes up
In the League world, the most powerful death spirit is Kindred - represented by 2 entities. Lamb collects your soul when you accept your death peacefully. Wolf collects your soul when you fight death. Ambessa is initially carrying a lamb, possibly symbolizing how she has accepted she is going to die. But it gets reforged into a wolf heart, possibly symbolizing how she will, from this point forward, fight her fate.
She seems to be fighting back plenty even before Lamb offered her a tiny... heart... thing. She didn't look like she had given up at any point. I kinda took the golden lamb she was carrying as a representation of the innocent child in her womb (which, the shining golden eyes are telling me is Mel, also the vision of a boy holding a lamb I think is meant to represent Kino holding his little sister). I don't have a full theory I'm confident in or anything, but to me it seems like Ambessa was offered some kind of deal by Lamb that she chose to take her up on, but was very unhappy about (her crying when she sees the crystal statue of the boy holding a lamb, then the version of her in the Shuriman desert crying out in agony after she takes the heart). Now that I think about it, the fact that she offered up the golden lamb, then it broke into pieces and went into the wolven heart is a bit ominous in this context. Almost as if her deal was her life in exchange for her child's- a life for a life- though clearly it didn't work out that way and there's something about the child. Maybe Ambessa's guilt towards Mel runs deeper than not being able to stomach the look in her eyes whenever she harmed people. Or it could be the other way around- in exchange for Mel's life, she owes some kind of life debt to Kindred. Maybe she even blames herself for Kino's death in more ways than we thought... This also makes me think about Ambessa's lines about foxes and wolves a lot. "A wolf has no mercy"... She would know, wouldn't she?
Arcane is the embodiment of how to write well crafted characters. All of the characters are so brilliantly written and Arcane doesn't waste a single damn frame. The amount of love that went into this show is undeniably so much.
I guess the lamb symbolizes her innocence, which gets slowly chipped away by war after war and battle after battle. Until it reshapes into the heart of a wolf, creating the battle hardened warrior and conqueror we know today as Ambessa.
Kindred is a death god in league of legends(arcane) universe that is resembled by the lamb and the wolf, people who surrender to kindred(death), will die with a shot of the lamb’s arrow, and those who chose to fight death will face the wolf’s teeth. You can actually see someone fight off kindred in “Still here” cinematic in league of legends Yt channel.
Truly incredible but also pretty sad to this woman had to throw away parts of herself to survive in a harsh world and thats not good because yes you survived but now when the fight is over instead of sitting back and enjoying what you've won your off looking for the next fight the next conquest you shave away more and more of who you were until you d9nt even remember who you are anymore and by the time you realize what's going on its to late jinx is a prime example of that instead of shaving away that innocence/decency put it in a box and set it to the side that way when the fight is over you can use it to stop and rebuild have a life
do you not know of this famous actress ? Sheryl Lee Ralph? shes phenomenal actress! her famous line after winning a award " People dont have to like you , people dont have to love you , they dont even have to respect you , but when you look in the mirror,.... you better LOVE what you see!
@@joshuarock4631 No, to be completely honest I hadn’t recognized her as an actress, though I have heard of some of her movies. That’s really cool line though, such a strong beautiful message!
I have seen this video so much, I didn't even realize she is pregnent here and this entire song was about the survival of her child and her fighting to save it.
It's about both. Her fighting to secure her own life in a merciless world. (When she holds the lamb) Fighting to secure all she can for her children. Being ruthless to give herself and her own all she can do they don't have to fight as hard as she did. (When Mel holds the lamb and Ambesa becomes the wolf.)
@@alenvex8192It would make her just another female character whose only purpose is anyone but herself. And "mom who does mothering" has been done thousands of times before.
@@MrPerser Though the Ionian guerilla war could as well be a nice setting. The rebirth of Shurima coupled with the fight against the void is probably more something for series three or four.
“You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.” Ezekiel 34:31 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.” John 10:11-12
Seriously! She's so good. She brought the appropriate emotions, strength and drama to this. And being a fan, knowing some of her story and struggles, it's just - there's no one else who could have sung this better!
@@cryochick9044 Yes, visual is one half of the whole. Story is another half which is come from Riot. Good visual without great story is like a fine looking meal that taste awful. I highly doubt if Fortiche was hired by Disney. They will be able to make a better show than Arcane.
If you are not a League player. That warrior with a spear and shield is most likely the Aspect of War Pantheon. Which is the name of a character in game, but the real character we play in game is actually name Atreus, not Pantheon. Pantheon was basically a god who has been killed by Aatrox, one of the demon like being named Darkin. And Atreus is a mortal who got his body stolen by Pantheon before. After Pantheon died, he inherited his power. Started his journey to fight against Darkins, demons and even gods, because all their intentions would only bring disasters to humanity. I wish we can see a good story about the how a dead god got here.
s3 onwards of arcane (or at least, riot's confirmed that their future animated projects are not vi/jinx focused) will be about something other than piltover/zaun, it'd be cool if it went somewhere in that direction
ty for this comment, i see a lot of league players just being completely mean and impatient when arcane watchers don’t play the game and don’t know background lore (its a lot and i don’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to spend hours on the website reading backstories) so thanks
I belive that dead god is now a part of Mord's army of damned. Dead god still have some kind of afterlife, and since Mord took over of Runeterra natural afterlife domain, u can asume that after his death Panteon would become a part of Mords army. So she fight Pant in afterlife domain, witch is now controlled by Mord and Pant is a part of Mord's army of damned. And she also become damned in the end couse she gonna cross any line during her life to secure her child safety. It's 99% no true, but it sound cool)
3:05 Ambessa makes a deal with death and becomes a wolf; she will no longer live peacefully and will bring death to many 3:20 As part of the deal, the Wolf acquires her form to challenge future warriors on the brink of death (similar to how it used Pantheon's form to challenge her) 3:30 The Wolf, as it takes her form, realizes there was one more life at stake that just got away... 3:34 Ambessa's child is marked by Kindred
She's pregnant in this video.... 3:33 gives the impression what she gave up as a sacrificial lamb is her children. Which is why she cried at the sight of the child and lamb. The son who is already born and one lamb whom she was pregnant with, which we know now is Mel. She lost one in the show... i think this tells Mel's fate.
She's alive. You're right. But just wait... you have no CLUE what is going to happen. I saw the episodes and we are not ready. Warwick was just the beginning of the epicness. LONG. LIVE. THE:🖤🌹
@@YourEmperorStefMaybe you shouldn't spoil that fact and leave it under read more the Warwick stuff I already got visually spoiled by accident on a short months ago and was told some spoilers by a salty TH-cam commenter but by the stuff I heard and saw it's gonna be great and so sad.
This is insane. The reason I love Arcane is because it represents strong women in the right way. They’re not overpowered, they have clear weaknesses, however they were put into such a harsh environment that they had to learn how to survive. Even with a more masculine character, the fact that she’s a mother is highly focused on and how that influences her actions. That’s how you write strong women.
The problem with a lot of "strong, independent women in media" is that they are shown from a patriarchal point of view - are strong in patriarchal standards (toxic masculinity - physically strong and not showing emotions) and their strength is shown in the context of male characters (how stronger and better they are). There is often an attempt to humiliate the male character to make the woman look better. Rey from Star Wars is an example of a character presented in this way, but there are more. As a woman and feminist I am glad that it is written by competent people who understand such things. Vi and Savika are physically strong, but it is not presented as "being stronger than men", they are strong because they are. Same with Caitlyn - she is an excellent shooter, she is intelligent, because that's who she is - there is no need to compare it to random male characters. Just let strong female characters be real characters.
@@KageFrankenstein The only thing with Ambessa is that now she is quite emotionless, harsh and physically strong. Only because she chose that path for herself though, to survive in the world she was born. We can clearly see how pure she was at first
@@zdravkogeorgiev323 I love her character. She is a good example that it is possible to make a female character who is strong and doesn't show too many emotions (although she definitely has them), and at the same time it's not shown from a patriarchal point of view. She is that way not because "these are the traits that every character must have to be called strong", but because she has to be like that to protect the people she cares about. Her character also works so well, because there are so many female characters who are strong in their own way.
@@KageFrankensteinAlso Grayson, the former Sheriff of Piltover. She was skilled, wise, caring, not greedy for power, and was very forward thinking. She saw that Caitlyn was a driven and skilled cadet so she let her take the winning shot in the competition because she legitimately thought her skills were worthy of earning the prize. She respected Caitlyn and genuinely wanted her to succeed. Almost as if she knew that Caitlyn would be a very good enforcer one day, and had pride that the new generation of recruits. It shows that she thinks of the future, not just holding onto her own authority.
They did it AGAIN! How they catch such a level of gorgeous visuals that elevates an immense emotional whirpool is beyond human comprehension. Arcane storytelling is Absolutely a Masterpiece. Chapeau!
the only thing Netflix had hand on Arcane is the agreement to stream and advertise it. the folks behind the show are Riot Games for the world, writing and music while the Animation magic is from Fortiche
Great observation, and it doubles down on a motif that we see with Mel too, I’m really curious about the lore behind these scenes and can’t wait for the new season!
" I couldn't endure the look in your eyes whenever I made the decisions-the necessary decisions to keep us safe!" - Ambessa, Arcane Season 1 This video brings much needed depth to that. My first thoughts in Ambessa is she seems like a war mongering opportunist who will do any means to win the war ( even using the value of family to get what she wants) . The idea of her accepting the wolf and sacrificing the last bit of innocence left in her so her unborn baby can survive brings those lines in full circle. All the bloodshed , the manipulation, and even the banishment of her daughter is really for her family. She is simply a wolf doing everything she can to protect her pups.
I may not have known the specifics at the time...but I never doubted Ambessa's sincerity or veracity. The entire time, you could see this haunting truth underneath everything. This festering regret that makes her hate herself...but also gives her the determination to push forward at ANY cost. "I'm not going to live there. There's no place for me there... any more than there is for you. Malcolm... I'm a monster. What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done." She WANTS peace. She WANTS love. She wants calm and prosperity. But she's absolutely convinced it's impossible without exterminating every enemy and obstacle...no matter the cost. She cannot be stopped, she cannot be swayed from her path. But...now that both of her children are dead...(or at least one is dead and the other is probably crippled and deformed now), she may just decide to burn the world as punishment.
@DoremiFasolatido1979 Agreed. She puts on this confident, authoritarian mask that will make you distrust or even hate her. Perhaps it is something she built over many years as conqueror and general. There is no space for compassion in War after all.Though her approach is harsh, if you look deep into her words, she was not speaking it out of spite. She really is really imparting her wisdom to others from experience. Take the scene with her and Jace in the bath house, she literally said to his face that the council is the problem but he waved it off. That is why she turned to the story of General Parlec, it's a subtle way of saying that Jace is really blind and he is going to get himself killed because of his ignorance. Man, I am really excited to see how they delve deeper into Ambessa's relationship with her children. And if they apply the previous lore of LoL, that means we will slowly see the downfall of Ambessa, her family, and everything she had built for.
it's interesting to read you see it that way, my interpretation of why Ambessa chose to accept the wolf aligns with yours, but it differs after she accepts the wolf. Thereafter, she sees the world anew, she knows only war, blood, sweat and tears now. That becomes the focus of her new self, in alignment with the wolf. And that means that she looses herself because the true price she had to pay, her sacrifice, is her children. I see some parallels with walter white from breaking bad.
This reminds me of the Enemy music video, which complemented Arcane Season 1 so well and was what made me realize how incredible the show truly was. I love how Christian, Alex , and their team take characters and add a thousand dimensions to them. None of the villains are truly evil, there is history and trauma behind their actions. Jinx, Silco, and now Ambessa. Except for Marcus, that guy truly sucked.
You're wrong about Marcus. He was a truly excellent character with great thematic relevance on the difficulty of being a good man in a harsh world when you are fundamentally weak at heart.
Ambessa will go down in history as one of the greatest antagonists in history, her and Mel were awesome from start to finish and they really shined this season, definitely both in my top 5 fav arcane characters
This music video is such a masterpiece. Honestly this has made me invested in Ambessa. Like in Arcane it's easy to hate her, see her superficially as a tyrannical warmonger. But, here we're given so much more. She's the miaden, the warrior, the mother.
As a woman, this resonates insanely within me. The whole concept of keeping up the courage, keeping up your will, when all you have known is a downward current and opposition wherever you go. Even in happiness you still find obstacles and that purity you had as a child, the little girl with the lamb, is long gone and you weep with eternal sadness for the loss of that inner child - still, you just press on in utter and pure defiance of the world. Its astounding.
Kindred slowly becoming the main character of LoLiverse and I am ALL FOR IT! Also, the animation is just freaking dope - oozes of creativity, kudos to the team behind it!
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 Not of arcane but of whole leauge universe. They are putting kindred into all cinematics for diffrent games and now even arcane related cinematic. Thats what they meant i think.
This has to be the best skin trailer ever. How they tied it into being sort of canon and with a character we want to know more about because of Arcane. Genius! The video is absolutely gorgeous (ty Fortische) and the song really sounds like Ambessa is singing it. The new hints of lore and all the little eastereggs make me so excited!
NEACRIT lore video about to be a hour long! I need to know why Kindred offered Ambessa a second chance life. Also love how Kindred takes on a different visual take since Ambessa is Noxian. For those who don't know, The Kindred serve as the Grim Reaper of the world of League of Legends. The story goes that Death was so lonely that it split itself in two, so it would "always have a friend". One half is the Lamb, and the other half is the Wolf. Lamb represents the peace in acceptance of death, wielding a bow to deliver a swift end, and Wolf represents the violence of rejecting and running from death, being literally a beast that mauls anything that tries to escape. You only see them when they've decided your time has come. (One last quick note - Lamb feels little but knows everything, while Wolf feels everything but knows little.) At 3:22 looks like we have Swain who is the eye of noxus and grand general of Noxus, Pantheon is the one with the spear and shield she was sparring with, he is from Mount Targon and the other is Katarina who is also from Noxus. All 3 of them have also faced death in their own ways and came back alive. And the dessert place I assume is part of Shurima. Wonder if Ambessa is originally from Shurima. Shurima use to be the biggest nation in Runeterra and has a lot of its background based off Egyptian lands. I'm assuming the introduction is on an Ionia beach and the baby is either Mel or her first born son.
I thought that might be Kindred at first, but I wasn’t sure because of how different they looked. Your idea of them looking different due to other cultures viewing death differently makes so much sense.
@@Wolf-xy7xpit's not their idea it's cannon Spirit blossom (look up spirit blossom kindred if you haven't seen, very pretty) for example is the ionian picture. Personally I think Kindreds true form is incomprehensible to the mortal mind so the mortal mind sees them as what they think Kindred are
I think there's a struggle for most people. The lamb takes in all who find peace in their death. Wolf basically gives people the choice to fight or try in vain to outrun their death. All the warriors are the one who chose to fight and won. Ambessa seems to have been on the edge between rather choosing death and being in her happier past or fight to see herself rise.
Just realised the baby is Mell, not sure why I assumed it was her older brother because Ambessa is so young looking. But the baby opening their golden eyes makes more sense now after act 2.
Broadway LEGEND Sheryl Lee Ralph is the masterful voice behind the song. She has had decades on stage tv and movies under her belt. Now she’s a Legend for a new generation.
This is arguably the most lifelike facial expressions i've ever seen in any animated show😍 Edit: ALMOST 2K LIKES?!!! I have officially ascended from the mortal realm and will now be leaving u humans to it🫡....but not before arcane season 2 , duhhh😁
As a Kindred main, you guys have NO IDEA how excited I am for this. It's another skin for them and there's a slight chance it's legendary for them! I doubt that, yeah but I have hope 😭😭😭😭
It was animated by Fortiche, the animation studio behind Arcane and the producer was Christian Linke, Arcane's showrunner. And of course Sheryl Lee Ralph did an amazing job with the vocals.
Watching this again after finishing arcane S2 has me loving this even more. The transition from League of legends champions with random spotty at best lore to the masterpieces of lore and depth of character arcs in Arcane will be studied and taught in writting classes in the future.
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 at 3:25 its a showcase of a skinline with Ambessa, Swain, Katarina and Pantheon (and possibly the shurima version of kindred we see at 2:56) All people who were given a second chance at life.
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 in the game, characters have alternate outfits and riot normally releases them in theme groups, the skinline is probably going to be certain characters who have had near-death experiences that lead that make you stronger
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 This is more an advertisement for a new champion and new skins coming to the game rather than Arcane Season 2. Kindred, Katarina, Swain, Pantheon and Ambessa are all getting a new skin in League of Legends.
She wasn’t just fighting for herself, she was fighting for her unborn child!! She was fight to go back home to her son!! She’s been fighting to protect her family from DAY ONE! And Ambessa wasn’t kidding when she said Mel was chosen by the wolf, she was literally saved by Kindred!
3:34 To me this seems like confirmation that Mel has magical abilities and will survive. (I've not engaged with the leaks and any spoilers are unwelcome, I'm just theorizing)
@@tathabarcellos It's a possibility of course, but Mel just seems more likely to me. Gold is the color she's associated with more than any other character and it's her relationship with Ambessa that is the center of both their characters. Kino has been kind of an afterthought so far tbh, so I don't think this being him necessarily does anything for the story.
@@chiefpurrfect8389that baby inside Ambessa is Kino, since he is Ambessa's first child, in this clip, she appears much younger, saying that he is her first child... in the flashback in which Mel appears as a child in the first season, We are presented with a much older Abessa with semi-gray hair, implying that Mel is the youngest, just like Mel, Kino could also have some magical proficiency in her... nothing prevents that...
@@chiefpurrfect8389 I actually thought Kino was the boy holding the lamb at 2:15 & I agree that Mel is the child in the womb. I know nothing about LOL lore, but I wonder if that shot of gold flowing through the child's body is supposed to hint at Mel having magic powers because of Ambessa's ressurection (if that the baby IS Mel).
@@rafaelacol2216 I mean. It's for the skin. Like, we know this. Netflix is posting it to drum up hype for Arcane cuz it's Ambessa, but this has nothing to do with Arcane. At best, we'll get a reference to Ambessa almost being killed one time on a beach, but that's it.
As empowering as becoming a warrior is, I'm so glad they acknowledge the loss of motherhood to do so, something she never thought she'd have to sacrifice but she did and it hurts like hell
SPOILERS: With the information we now know, I think she was pregnant with Mel in this sequence. While Kindred came close to claiming her, Mel’s magic triggered and kept Ambessa from dying.
Arcane season 1 animation was already unmatched but this is just STELLAR 🤩 The textures and lighting are also just insanely beautiful, overall incredible work. All my love and kudos to the hard-working people behind this, I'm so excited for Arcane season 2.
Arcane is that good work that you should remember forever. The ability to learn about something and transform it into art is just a symbol that they are on the right path. Congratulations.
The fact creators make Wolf part of Kindred visit Noxian before death to fight untill your last breath is just breathtaking. For it is literally written in Kindred's lore that people of Noxus meet wolf and not lamb, for they will not accept death easily. How Aspect of War is used to put Ambessa to test and make her warrior herself is just another cherry on top of this diamond. And I can't get enough of this initiation rite symbolism, for carrying a lamb is her as a kid, but standing proud in front of a wolf is her as a woman. As she fights she also loses more and more of her cloth color to black, to power up a transition.
arcane season 1 had me feeling some shit, by the end I was convinced the show is a masterpiece. then this shir, tthey got me at the sword but that last freaking choris, with the throne then waking up to pull the arrow. holly shit. I dont know if any tv show had ever made me feel some shit like this. the goosbumps are crazy
Господи, как же это великолепно и потрясающе, я сдохла. Мне нужно пересмотреть это 100 раз. Это восторг, такая потрясающая работа, такая пронзительная песня, столько великолепных отслылок. Аркейн бьет все рекорды
Wow. There's no words to accurately describe just how breathtakingly powerful this music video is, the music, score and vocals paired with the most raw emotions being shown in the incredible art and animation. Thank you Riot and the team of amazing people that make these works of arts possible and share them with us to enjoy. 😊 I hope anyone reading this is doing well and thank you again to the wonderful people who made this masterpiece.
Omg I just can’t get enough of the design and art quality used and presented, absolutely magnificent Whoever’s singing has such a powerful voice that sounds like Ambessa
The music will probably be since it's part of the season 2 soundtrack, but this video is "mostly" a League trailer, tho it also has elements of Ambessa's backstory, maybe we'll get that in an episode just differently.
спасибо Riot Games за очередной шедевр thanks Riot Games for another masterpiece шрамы - кинцуги - хорошая метафора для каждого воина scars - kintsugi - a good metaphor for every warrior
Por favor Netflix saca ya la temporada. Estoy tan ansioso con cada nuevo tráiler y video sobre arcane que sacan que estoy a punto de sufrir un infarto.
Netflix and arcane REALLY want to hype this up to the max before airing. I would have watched even if there was nothing else until release. It may get more exposure now tho.
For people just from Arcane, Necrit has a awesome video explaining all of the lore, very little spoilers, mere speculations, I'll post some here: Ambessa is basically on the brink of death as a Noxian who is currently pregnant with (Possibly) Mel, It's the most likely. She gets to see wolf, the half of kindred that Noxians believe in the form of Kindred. Kindred is basically Death who has two forms because it split itself in two because it was lonely. You can actually see the Kindred masks in Arcane when Vi and Caitlyn went into the... House of pleasure? (Trying to be pg) More on that later. Anyways Lamb is the way of "Accepting death, and going peacefully." while Wolf is "To fight their fate and see if you will survive the grueling battle." And because Noxians are die hard warriors, Wolf is all they know. We see flashbacks of Ambessa running with the Lamb, which has the mark of the death on its forehead symbolizing kindred, it's more so a symbolic flashback as she casted it away and became Noxian. She watched the child version of herself clutching onto lamb as the "innocent." faded away with a single tear. You see her fighting many forms, the shield and spear warrior is symbolising a great warrior, and those great warriors are symbolizing the wolf, and when she finally makes it past all of that, she meets the true form of Kindred who decides to spare her life by giving her the mark of the wolf. "A wolf shows no mercy." I believe is what Ambessa says in season one in the flashback with Mel, and in this the first lines are. "I was raised by wolves." Symbolizing death is pushing Ambessa forward. There was also mentions of the glow from the babies eyes which could be Ambessa being chosen by Kindred as she was being conceived, OR the power that kept Ambessa alive, was actually inside of Mel, and the glow from the babies eyes is a very eerily similar gold color, Just like the glow from Mel's back at end of Season 1. That's basically the gist of it! However these are speculations, do with it what you may like~
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I love how you can clearly see the family resemblance between young Ambessa and Mel. During Arcane, there's the deliberate design difference between them that makes them look like complete polar opposites in appearance, but here, you can SEE Mel in her mother's face.
Especially in the shots of her in broad daylight.
its absolutely amazing, i love how young ambessa and mel are almost identical from the cheeks to chin and clearly related but not identical from the eyes up
they are MOM AND DAUGHTER? i havent seenthe show nor havent gotten too invested in it But... NOW I see
@@ambuknight yep, in arcane she is introduced as mel's mother
@@ambuknight You should watch it, it's incredible 😁!
In the League world, the most powerful death spirit is Kindred - represented by 2 entities. Lamb collects your soul when you accept your death peacefully. Wolf collects your soul when you fight death.
Ambessa is initially carrying a lamb, possibly symbolizing how she has accepted she is going to die. But it gets reforged into a wolf heart, possibly symbolizing how she will, from this point forward, fight her fate.
She seems to be fighting back plenty even before Lamb offered her a tiny... heart... thing. She didn't look like she had given up at any point. I kinda took the golden lamb she was carrying as a representation of the innocent child in her womb (which, the shining golden eyes are telling me is Mel, also the vision of a boy holding a lamb I think is meant to represent Kino holding his little sister). I don't have a full theory I'm confident in or anything, but to me it seems like Ambessa was offered some kind of deal by Lamb that she chose to take her up on, but was very unhappy about (her crying when she sees the crystal statue of the boy holding a lamb, then the version of her in the Shuriman desert crying out in agony after she takes the heart).
Now that I think about it, the fact that she offered up the golden lamb, then it broke into pieces and went into the wolven heart is a bit ominous in this context. Almost as if her deal was her life in exchange for her child's- a life for a life- though clearly it didn't work out that way and there's something about the child. Maybe Ambessa's guilt towards Mel runs deeper than not being able to stomach the look in her eyes whenever she harmed people. Or it could be the other way around- in exchange for Mel's life, she owes some kind of life debt to Kindred. Maybe she even blames herself for Kino's death in more ways than we thought... This also makes me think about Ambessa's lines about foxes and wolves a lot. "A wolf has no mercy"... She would know, wouldn't she?
It logically can't be Mel, as Mel was actually born.
Don't translate... 😠
भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु....... .!
Indeed
@@ZeissWorld damn i guess im a zombie now
Arcane is the embodiment of how to write well crafted characters. All of the characters are so brilliantly written and Arcane doesn't waste a single damn frame. The amount of love that went into this show is undeniably so much.
love and lots of money too xd
(tho amazon rings of power show that money without good profesionals leading wont get you too far)
Imagine if Takehiko Inoue approves this studio to animate vagabond…….
@@xxcorvoxxx_x1959well you have concord there, tons of money complete ass
Riot games baby just professional af
This is not from Arcane tho
This is a trailer for a skin line in league
I love the Kindred love they keep showing. Ambessa was a lamb and became the wolf. Her weapons even turned into the shape of Kindred’s bows.
Yeah, I love how they've forged their own language of metaphor.
unfortunatly they didnt make that skin. They made a light version of thst one :(. It looks so basic...
@@derGerhart ?
Her helmet too
I didn’t even make the connection with the weapon shape!
1:54 her reflection on Pantheon’s shield. It’s there for a fraction of a second but the animation is just…. MUAH! Chef’s kiss
I was wondering if that was actually sevikas face? it looked like it or im probably tripping lol
isnt that just the aspect of war? Pantheon is his human vessel, i doubt the aspect hangs out on targon as a dude.
damn true!
not pantheon, its just The Warrior
@@hexxmania772 I literally kept replaying it because it looked like Sevika!
She was a lamb disguised as a wolf, now she’s a wolf that’s disguised as a lamb.
A *Kindred* spirit one might say.
whoever sang this sounds almost exactly like ambessa and i love it.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु....... .!
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@@blackshard641 fr
@@blackshard641SHUT YOUR MOUTH 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
I guess the lamb symbolizes her innocence, which gets slowly chipped away by war after war and battle after battle. Until it reshapes into the heart of a wolf, creating the battle hardened warrior and conqueror we know today as Ambessa.
Lamb and wolf are both parts of Kindred, the personification of death in LoL universe.
Kindred is a death god in league of legends(arcane) universe that is resembled by the lamb and the wolf, people who surrender to kindred(death), will die with a shot of the lamb’s arrow, and those who chose to fight death will face the wolf’s teeth. You can actually see someone fight off kindred in “Still here” cinematic in league of legends Yt channel.
@@heavy-delivery9390 Someone xD Tryndamere
@@heavy-delivery9390 not in the call it's in "Still Here"
Wow, thank you for that explanation and clarification because although the animation looked beautiful, I didn't know what was going on. 🤷🏽♀️👌🏽
The sheer POWER in this woman's voice made me cry, and the animation and its story were incredible. Ambessa is badass.
Truly incredible but also pretty sad to this woman had to throw away parts of herself to survive in a harsh world and thats not good because yes you survived but now when the fight is over instead of sitting back and enjoying what you've won your off looking for the next fight the next conquest you shave away more and more of who you were until you d9nt even remember who you are anymore and by the time you realize what's going on its to late jinx is a prime example of that instead of shaving away that innocence/decency put it in a box and set it to the side that way when the fight is over you can use it to stop and rebuild have a life
The quality is insane
And this is just the promotional music video. Imagine the quality the actual season is gonna be.
@@AyanamiRoot2 I mean, it is Ambessa's actual music video. Like other champs have too..
watch the 4K version on LOL official channel
4k quality on the league of legends channel :) no 1080p :S
they could have done this for the 2024 championship music video and…… got that garbage.
The singer embodies Ambessa’s relentless fighting spirit so well! I’m truly so impressed! 🔥
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
@@ZeissWorld Didn't subscribe, Ill update yall if Im alive in a few hours 😜
do you not know of this famous actress ? Sheryl Lee Ralph? shes phenomenal actress! her famous line after winning a award " People dont have to like you , people dont have to love you , they dont even have to respect you , but when you look in the mirror,.... you better LOVE what you see!
@@joshuarock4631 No, to be completely honest I hadn’t recognized her as an actress, though I have heard of some of her movies. That’s really cool line though, such a strong beautiful message!
I’m still alive after 2 weeks. Is that curse of yours one vacation? Or am I invincible? 😜
I have seen this video so much, I didn't even realize she is pregnent here and this entire song was about the survival of her child and her fighting to save it.
I think it's mostly about her rein and conquering. Would be pretty lame if it isn't.
It's about both.
Her fighting to secure her own life in a merciless world. (When she holds the lamb)
Fighting to secure all she can for her children. Being ruthless to give herself and her own all she can do they don't have to fight as hard as she did.
(When Mel holds the lamb and Ambesa becomes the wolf.)
@umhi9778 why would it be lame?
@@alenvex8192It would make her just another female character whose only purpose is anyone but herself.
And "mom who does mothering" has been done thousands of times before.
@@umhi9778 I think feminism has rotted your brain into thinking that being a mother is lame. Says a lot more about you than anything.
The casting is perfect. She sounds just like Ambessa. God I can’t wait for Arcane again
Does that mean we're going to leave Piltover this season?
@@expentio7804 yep, this season would be the last for Arcane as they're going to make shows for other regions of the world
@@expentio7804 They'll most likely introduce Noxus and Demacia. They've been at war and would be very interested to claim power in Piltover.
@@MrPerser Though the Ionian guerilla war could as well be a nice setting.
The rebirth of Shurima coupled with the fight against the void is probably more something for series three or four.
@@cristianmirasol1538 is this confirmed or you just hope it happens?
"To survive in this world, you need to be both the fox and the wolf."
"A wolf has no mercy"
“You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.”
Ezekiel 34:31
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.”
John 10:11-12
@@WCJ777cool
Funny how ambessa called Mel a "fox" and Mel said a "wolf has no mercy" before yk. Mel is both fox and wolf and she even wears white like the lamb
@@greyy3976 Mel is a wolf in sheep’s clothing now 💛
Sheryl Lee Ralph's talent knows no bounds. From Moesha, to Abbott, to her phenomenal singing. Give this woman all yhe flowers.
Seriously! She's so good. She brought the appropriate emotions, strength and drama to this. And being a fan, knowing some of her story and struggles, it's just - there's no one else who could have sung this better!
Sheryl Lee Ralph's voice is so insanely powerful, absolutely perfect for this song
Fax 💯.
What a legend. Had no idea that was her
my jaw dropped, her voice and emotion are gorgeous
BOSS!!!!
Epic❤sherlyyyyyy donnnaaaapotereeee
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Arcane is coming baby
Ambessa was pregnant with season 2
@@lsaacthecraftsman Biggest birth ever
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
Yep LET'S FLIPPING GOOOOO 🎉
@@lsaacthecraftsman lol
Y'all have no idea how much I've missed this peak animation...😭😭😭😭
Same
I love that the "Art" is still there, micro movements, everything feels/looks alive. Story, cinematography. I love it.
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
Disney used to be gold standard of animation story but now I can say for myself that Riot/Fortiche has tops the throne
@@mukamuka0the animation is more Fortiche than Riot. They hired Fortiche because of their animation style after all
@@cryochick9044 Yes, visual is one half of the whole. Story is another half which is come from Riot. Good visual without great story is like a fine looking meal that taste awful. I highly doubt if Fortiche was hired by Disney. They will be able to make a better show than Arcane.
@@mukamuka0 well Fortiche is 100% owned by Riot, so they are basically Riot at this point
If you are not a League player. That warrior with a spear and shield is most likely the Aspect of War Pantheon. Which is the name of a character in game, but the real character we play in game is actually name Atreus, not Pantheon.
Pantheon was basically a god who has been killed by Aatrox, one of the demon like being named Darkin.
And Atreus is a mortal who got his body stolen by Pantheon before. After Pantheon died, he inherited his power. Started his journey to fight against Darkins, demons and even gods, because all their intentions would only bring disasters to humanity.
I wish we can see a good story about the how a dead god got here.
s3 onwards of arcane (or at least, riot's confirmed that their future animated projects are not vi/jinx focused) will be about something other than piltover/zaun, it'd be cool if it went somewhere in that direction
Swain and Katarina were also behind Pantheon in the scenes (probably for the new skins lol)
who are the blue guys?
ty for this comment, i see a lot of league players just being completely mean and impatient when arcane watchers don’t play the game and don’t know background lore (its a lot and i don’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to spend hours on the website reading backstories) so thanks
I belive that dead god is now a part of Mord's army of damned. Dead god still have some kind of afterlife, and since Mord took over of Runeterra natural afterlife domain, u can asume that after his death Panteon would become a part of Mords army. So she fight Pant in afterlife domain, witch is now controlled by Mord and Pant is a part of Mord's army of damned. And she also become damned in the end couse she gonna cross any line during her life to secure her child safety. It's 99% no true, but it sound cool)
3:05 Ambessa makes a deal with death and becomes a wolf; she will no longer live peacefully and will bring death to many
3:20 As part of the deal, the Wolf acquires her form to challenge future warriors on the brink of death (similar to how it used Pantheon's form to challenge her)
3:30 The Wolf, as it takes her form, realizes there was one more life at stake that just got away...
3:34 Ambessa's child is marked by Kindred
Maybe why Mel has golden tattoos/markings?
Could also be Kino, Ambessa’s eldest child-son-and Mel’s brother. It could’ve been him that was marked for death by Kindred the Wolf 🐺💀
She's pregnant in this video.... 3:33 gives the impression what she gave up as a sacrificial lamb is her children. Which is why she cried at the sight of the child and lamb. The son who is already born and one lamb whom she was pregnant with, which we know now is Mel. She lost one in the show... i think this tells Mel's fate.
Mel’s brother is dead tho, meaning she lives?
I think is the brother Mel had they mentioned died
She's alive. You're right. But just wait... you have no CLUE what is going to happen. I saw the episodes and we are not ready. Warwick was just the beginning of the epicness.
LONG. LIVE. THE:🖤🌹
Or maybe it’s a religious reference. She sacrificed the lamb so her son could survive, here representing the trade of her innocence for survival.
@@YourEmperorStefMaybe you shouldn't spoil that fact and leave it under read more the Warwick stuff I already got visually spoiled by accident on a short months ago and was told some spoilers by a salty TH-cam commenter but by the stuff I heard and saw it's gonna be great and so sad.
This is insane. The reason I love Arcane is because it represents strong women in the right way. They’re not overpowered, they have clear weaknesses, however they were put into such a harsh environment that they had to learn how to survive. Even with a more masculine character, the fact that she’s a mother is highly focused on and how that influences her actions. That’s how you write strong women.
in other words, they're strong, well written characters rather than just "woman with muscles and no emotion"
The problem with a lot of "strong, independent women in media" is that they are shown from a patriarchal point of view - are strong in patriarchal standards (toxic masculinity - physically strong and not showing emotions) and their strength is shown in the context of male characters (how stronger and better they are). There is often an attempt to humiliate the male character to make the woman look better. Rey from Star Wars is an example of a character presented in this way, but there are more.
As a woman and feminist I am glad that it is written by competent people who understand such things. Vi and Savika are physically strong, but it is not presented as "being stronger than men", they are strong because they are. Same with Caitlyn - she is an excellent shooter, she is intelligent, because that's who she is - there is no need to compare it to random male characters. Just let strong female characters be real characters.
@@KageFrankenstein The only thing with Ambessa is that now she is quite emotionless, harsh and physically strong. Only because she chose that path for herself though, to survive in the world she was born. We can clearly see how pure she was at first
@@zdravkogeorgiev323 I love her character. She is a good example that it is possible to make a female character who is strong and doesn't show too many emotions (although she definitely has them), and at the same time it's not shown from a patriarchal point of view. She is that way not because "these are the traits that every character must have to be called strong", but because she has to be like that to protect the people she cares about.
Her character also works so well, because there are so many female characters who are strong in their own way.
@@KageFrankensteinAlso Grayson, the former Sheriff of Piltover. She was skilled, wise, caring, not greedy for power, and was very forward thinking. She saw that Caitlyn was a driven and skilled cadet so she let her take the winning shot in the competition because she legitimately thought her skills were worthy of earning the prize. She respected Caitlyn and genuinely wanted her to succeed. Almost as if she knew that Caitlyn would be a very good enforcer one day, and had pride that the new generation of recruits. It shows that she thinks of the future, not just holding onto her own authority.
They did it AGAIN! How they catch such a level of gorgeous visuals that elevates an immense emotional whirpool is beyond human comprehension. Arcane storytelling is Absolutely a Masterpiece. Chapeau!
Netflix this is by far the best show you have, I hope the support for their craft will continue past Arcane
its a full riot games project they just use netflix to stream it to people.
Yeah, Netflix, stop cancelling your GOOD SHOWS and KEEPING THE SHITTY ONES!!!
the only thing Netflix had hand on Arcane is the agreement to stream and advertise it. the folks behind the show are Riot Games for the world, writing and music while the Animation magic is from Fortiche
please don't be woke, please don't be woke, please don't be woke, please don't be woke. Amen 🙏
@@megazinejokes on you my little special snowflake, the first season already was.
Now feel free to cry :)
2:26 Ambessas wounds look like kintsugi, the Japanese process of repairing pottery with gold.
Great observation, and it doubles down on a motif that we see with Mel too, I’m really curious about the lore behind these scenes and can’t wait for the new season!
True! Really a nice touch and great observation.
@@fakename2926 Can give you some lore tips and my interpretation of the vid if you want
Yes it's so cool!!
On 3:50 Ambessa also has that circle underneath her that mel also has when she survived jinx rocket on Arcane Season 2 Ep 1
" I couldn't endure the look in your eyes whenever I made the decisions-the necessary decisions to keep us safe!" - Ambessa, Arcane Season 1
This video brings much needed depth to that. My first thoughts in Ambessa is she seems like a war mongering opportunist who will do any means to win the war ( even using the value of family to get what she wants) . The idea of her accepting the wolf and sacrificing the last bit of innocence left in her so her unborn baby can survive brings those lines in full circle. All the bloodshed , the manipulation, and even the banishment of her daughter is really for her family. She is simply a wolf doing everything she can to protect her pups.
I may not have known the specifics at the time...but I never doubted Ambessa's sincerity or veracity. The entire time, you could see this haunting truth underneath everything. This festering regret that makes her hate herself...but also gives her the determination to push forward at ANY cost.
"I'm not going to live there. There's no place for me there... any more than there is for you. Malcolm... I'm a monster. What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done."
She WANTS peace. She WANTS love. She wants calm and prosperity. But she's absolutely convinced it's impossible without exterminating every enemy and obstacle...no matter the cost. She cannot be stopped, she cannot be swayed from her path. But...now that both of her children are dead...(or at least one is dead and the other is probably crippled and deformed now), she may just decide to burn the world as punishment.
Also, her lecture to Mel about killing one person to ensure lasting peace rather than prolonging war and suffering.
@DoremiFasolatido1979 Agreed. She puts on this confident, authoritarian mask that will make you distrust or even hate her. Perhaps it is something she built over many years as conqueror and general. There is no space for compassion in War after all.Though her approach is harsh, if you look deep into her words, she was not speaking it out of spite. She really is really imparting her wisdom to others from experience. Take the scene with her and Jace in the bath house, she literally said to his face that the council is the problem but he waved it off. That is why she turned to the story of General Parlec, it's a subtle way of saying that Jace is really blind and he is going to get himself killed because of his ignorance.
Man, I am really excited to see how they delve deeper into Ambessa's relationship with her children. And if they apply the previous lore of LoL, that means we will slowly see the downfall of Ambessa, her family, and everything she had built for.
it's interesting to read you see it that way, my interpretation of why Ambessa chose to accept the wolf aligns with yours, but it differs after she accepts the wolf. Thereafter, she sees the world anew, she knows only war, blood, sweat and tears now. That becomes the focus of her new self, in alignment with the wolf. And that means that she looses herself because the true price she had to pay, her sacrifice, is her children. I see some parallels with walter white from breaking bad.
And now she lost that daugther...
This reminds me of the Enemy music video, which complemented Arcane Season 1 so well and was what made me realize how incredible the show truly was. I love how Christian, Alex , and their team take characters and add a thousand dimensions to them. None of the villains are truly evil, there is history and trauma behind their actions. Jinx, Silco, and now Ambessa. Except for Marcus, that guy truly sucked.
And that season will make us hate people that we loved last season 😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ just amazing.
Yeah, this video tho is for a new skin theme
You're wrong about Marcus. He was a truly excellent character with great thematic relevance on the difficulty of being a good man in a harsh world when you are fundamentally weak at heart.
@@spartan1879 shoutout based marcus perspective
Watch schnee's video on Marcus. It's great. All his videos are great.
Ambessa will go down in history as one of the greatest antagonists in history, her and Mel were awesome from start to finish and they really shined this season, definitely both in my top 5 fav arcane characters
Arcane series is pure unadulterated awesomeness
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
@@ZeissWorld i just farted
period.
Fortiche just can't stop cooking 🔥🔥🔥
This feels like a different studio, is it really fortiche?
@@TheDarkstar3601 im pretty sure
@@TheDarkstar3601its fortiche
@@TheDarkstar3601 it's fortiche . They just upgraded the animation
Clearly this is fortich touch
This music video is such a masterpiece. Honestly this has made me invested in Ambessa. Like in Arcane it's easy to hate her, see her superficially as a tyrannical warmonger. But, here we're given so much more. She's the miaden, the warrior, the mother.
As a woman, this resonates insanely within me. The whole concept of keeping up the courage, keeping up your will, when all you have known is a downward current and opposition wherever you go. Even in happiness you still find obstacles and that purity you had as a child, the little girl with the lamb, is long gone and you weep with eternal sadness for the loss of that inner child - still, you just press on in utter and pure defiance of the world. Its astounding.
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I feel like it resonates with anyone who is a human person
Kindred slowly becoming the main character of LoLiverse and I am ALL FOR IT! Also, the animation is just freaking dope - oozes of creativity, kudos to the team behind it!
Wdym by kindred is becoming the main character?
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 Not of arcane but of whole leauge universe. They are putting kindred into all cinematics for diffrent games and now even arcane related cinematic. Thats what they meant i think.
Runneterra❌ LoLiverse✔
LoLiverse sounds wrong bruh hahaha
Loliverse 💀
This has to be the best skin trailer ever. How they tied it into being sort of canon and with a character we want to know more about because of Arcane. Genius! The video is absolutely gorgeous (ty Fortische) and the song really sounds like Ambessa is singing it. The new hints of lore and all the little eastereggs make me so excited!
NEACRIT lore video about to be a hour long! I need to know why Kindred offered Ambessa a second chance life. Also love how Kindred takes on a different visual take since Ambessa is Noxian. For those who don't know, The Kindred serve as the Grim Reaper of the world of League of Legends. The story goes that Death was so lonely that it split itself in two, so it would "always have a friend". One half is the Lamb, and the other half is the Wolf. Lamb represents the peace in acceptance of death, wielding a bow to deliver a swift end, and Wolf represents the violence of rejecting and running from death, being literally a beast that mauls anything that tries to escape. You only see them when they've decided your time has come. (One last quick note - Lamb feels little but knows everything, while Wolf feels everything but knows little.) At 3:22 looks like we have Swain who is the eye of noxus and grand general of Noxus, Pantheon is the one with the spear and shield she was sparring with, he is from Mount Targon and the other is Katarina who is also from Noxus. All 3 of them have also faced death in their own ways and came back alive. And the dessert place I assume is part of Shurima. Wonder if Ambessa is originally from Shurima. Shurima use to be the biggest nation in Runeterra and has a lot of its background based off Egyptian lands. I'm assuming the introduction is on an Ionia beach and the baby is either Mel or her first born son.
I thought that might be Kindred at first, but I wasn’t sure because of how different they looked. Your idea of them looking different due to other cultures viewing death differently makes so much sense.
@@Wolf-xy7xpit's not their idea it's cannon
Spirit blossom (look up spirit blossom kindred if you haven't seen, very pretty) for example is the ionian picture.
Personally I think Kindreds true form is incomprehensible to the mortal mind so the mortal mind sees them as what they think Kindred are
I think there's a struggle for most people. The lamb takes in all who find peace in their death. Wolf basically gives people the choice to fight or try in vain to outrun their death. All the warriors are the one who chose to fight and won. Ambessa seems to have been on the edge between rather choosing death and being in her happier past or fight to see herself rise.
It's genuinely amazing how raw and expressive they made the animation here
Just realised the baby is Mell, not sure why I assumed it was her older brother because Ambessa is so young looking. But the baby opening their golden eyes makes more sense now after act 2.
"HELLLLL YEAH" we all shout in unison
omg hi catra
REAL
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
Felt the power with her
HELL YEAH
No one gonna talk about how badass the singer sounds?
First I thought ambessas voice actor was the singer
Broadway LEGEND Sheryl Lee Ralph is the masterful voice behind the song. She has had decades on stage tv and movies under her belt. Now she’s a Legend for a new generation.
This is arguably the most lifelike facial expressions i've ever seen in any animated show😍
Edit: ALMOST 2K LIKES?!!! I have officially ascended from the mortal realm and will now be leaving u humans to it🫡....but not before arcane season 2 , duhhh😁
Looks like someone hasn't seen Love Death and Robots
@@patrickbrisbin1057 Or Wallace and Gromit
Then I encourage you to watch "The war within" cinematic for World of Warcraft 😊
@@rybr3ad Nah, Saurfang's not in it.
@@Basteal But, Saurfang is dead.
As a Kindred main, you guys have NO IDEA how excited I am for this. It's another skin for them and there's a slight chance it's legendary for them! I doubt that, yeah but I have hope 😭😭😭😭
Where was kindred??
@@ZodiaXXO The wolf and the shadowy lamb figure that gives Ambessa the wolf heart are the kindred
It was in fact not legendary, we must cope even harder
@@Idk-qk2kr indeed, next time we gottem
Is it my idea or Lamb looked tall in this video?
1:36 Sound design and transition 🔥
The bar has been set. Many will try and many will fail to surpass such excellence.
Wow Blood, Sweat, & Tears is amazing who ever wrote & animated this, capture the essence of how Warriors & soldiers go & born through.
It was animated by Fortiche, the animation studio behind Arcane and the producer was Christian Linke, Arcane's showrunner. And of course Sheryl Lee Ralph did an amazing job with the vocals.
@BotRaper
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
@elonsmuk You're welcome & you too.
Watching this again after finishing arcane S2 has me loving this even more. The transition from League of legends champions with random spotty at best lore to the masterpieces of lore and depth of character arcs in Arcane will be studied and taught in writting classes in the future.
This is amazing, always putting so much effort not only in music and lyrics quality, but also in music video. I am left speechless everytime.
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
Chosen of the wolf...2 birds with one stone...damn Riot made one MV promoting both skins and Arcane at the same time
Thanks to Christian tho! Bro is a master in publicity
yeah it's insane how well they've put it all together
the animation, the music, the characters, everything is wild
Everytime I think I’m done being impressed by the arcane art style I see something new and I’m in awe again
Very appropriate for Swain to be in this skinline, he also had a battlefield awakening/was close to death.
Wdym by this skinline?
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 at 3:25 its a showcase of a skinline with Ambessa, Swain, Katarina and Pantheon (and possibly the shurima version of kindred we see at 2:56) All people who were given a second chance at life.
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 in the game, characters have alternate outfits and riot normally releases them in theme groups, the skinline is probably going to be certain characters who have had near-death experiences that lead that make you stronger
@@patheticyoungboyspodcast7386 This is more an advertisement for a new champion and new skins coming to the game rather than Arcane Season 2. Kindred, Katarina, Swain, Pantheon and Ambessa are all getting a new skin in League of Legends.
Swain close to death vs Irelia. Katarina vs Talon. Pantheon vs Aatrox. They all close to death.
It's amazing how you can difference whenever something is made with love and time.
Thank you for giving us some masterpieces like this.
The animation is top tier, this comes as no surprise, wouldn’t expect any less from Arcane!!
Arcane is coming!
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
*The war zeppelins appear in the sky upon Piltover*
Announcer : “Brace yourselves! Noxus is coming!!!”
- Frostpunk reference
She wasn’t just fighting for herself, she was fighting for her unborn child!! She was fight to go back home to her son!! She’s been fighting to protect her family from DAY ONE! And Ambessa wasn’t kidding when she said Mel was chosen by the wolf, she was literally saved by Kindred!
Now Riot has to make all the champions music videos where they sing. I WANT TEEMO SINGING NEXT!!!!
u r kiddin, right...?
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु......
@@yolomensch6851 That will be Satan hymn.
Sadly this is not Ambessas avaa singing, it's a musician who does sound similar
That would be so cute lmao yes please. 😂
3:34 To me this seems like confirmation that Mel has magical abilities and will survive.
(I've not engaged with the leaks and any spoilers are unwelcome, I'm just theorizing)
I don't think she's pregnant with Mel, but with her firstborn Kino.
@@tathabarcellos It's a possibility of course, but Mel just seems more likely to me. Gold is the color she's associated with more than any other character and it's her relationship with Ambessa that is the center of both their characters. Kino has been kind of an afterthought so far tbh, so I don't think this being him necessarily does anything for the story.
@@chiefpurrfect8389I think its Mel too based off the same reasons you described.
@@chiefpurrfect8389that baby inside Ambessa is Kino, since he is Ambessa's first child, in this clip, she appears much younger, saying that he is her first child... in the flashback in which Mel appears as a child in the first season, We are presented with a much older Abessa with semi-gray hair, implying that Mel is the youngest, just like Mel, Kino could also have some magical proficiency in her... nothing prevents that...
@@chiefpurrfect8389 I actually thought Kino was the boy holding the lamb at 2:15 & I agree that Mel is the child in the womb. I know nothing about LOL lore, but I wonder if that shot of gold flowing through the child's body is supposed to hint at Mel having magic powers because of Ambessa's ressurection (if that the baby IS Mel).
"You are the wolf"
the animation, the song, the story, omg i’m in love with this show so much
A simple amazing music video,
Arcane doesn't disappoint.
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भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु.....
This isn't even really an Arcane music video lmao, this is more for the League of Legends skin than anything to do with Arcane.
@@aneonfoxtribute if Netflix posted it, then it’s obviously Arcane related. And the song is from Arcane season 2 so…
@@rafaelacol2216 I mean. It's for the skin. Like, we know this. Netflix is posting it to drum up hype for Arcane cuz it's Ambessa, but this has nothing to do with Arcane. At best, we'll get a reference to Ambessa almost being killed one time on a beach, but that's it.
Пример такого, как надо делать качественно свою работу, от анимации до музыки тут буквально все отлично. Браво.
As empowering as becoming a warrior is, I'm so glad they acknowledge the loss of motherhood to do so, something she never thought she'd have to sacrifice but she did and it hurts like hell
Damn!! Fortiche is the ultimate goat in term of animation!
SPOILERS:
With the information we now know, I think she was pregnant with Mel in this sequence.
While Kindred came close to claiming her, Mel’s magic triggered and kept Ambessa from dying.
Remarkable just how much Ambessa looks like Mel.
Hol' up, reverse it! Mel looks like Ambessa in her youth
this makes so much more sense now the ending of this cinematic, with a certain character in act 2(no spoiler)
Arcane season 1 animation was already unmatched but this is just STELLAR 🤩 The textures and lighting are also just insanely beautiful, overall incredible work. All my love and kudos to the hard-working people behind this, I'm so excited for Arcane season 2.
this character is just amazing. her design, her story, her child🤭
No but srsly she's so good written.
Arcane is that good work that you should remember forever. The ability to learn about something and transform it into art is just a symbol that they are on the right path. Congratulations.
every frame after 3:00 is my new wallpaper
Damn what a voice! Also her with red hair now that would be a great skin! Please do it! personally think she looks so great with red hair!
Chills man, literal chills
The fact creators make Wolf part of Kindred visit Noxian before death to fight untill your last breath is just breathtaking. For it is literally written in Kindred's lore that people of Noxus meet wolf and not lamb, for they will not accept death easily. How Aspect of War is used to put Ambessa to test and make her warrior herself is just another cherry on top of this diamond. And I can't get enough of this initiation rite symbolism, for carrying a lamb is her as a kid, but standing proud in front of a wolf is her as a woman. As she fights she also loses more and more of her cloth color to black, to power up a transition.
Holy...
The music
The animation
The lore
Help- I have no words
arcane season 1 had me feeling some shit, by the end I was convinced the show is a masterpiece. then this shir, tthey got me at the sword but that last freaking choris, with the throne then waking up to pull the arrow. holly shit. I dont know if any tv show had ever made me feel some shit like this. the goosbumps are crazy
You cant really explain how INSANEEEE this animation is!!!!
Oh man... The singer is perfect. Shes got a fantastic, powerful, deep, mature voice.
The anticipation is killing me dawg
I can't believe they k¡lled her off right after releasing her champion and LOL lore...what's the thought process?
Anyway, rest in piece my wolf queen🐺
This is how you show Strong Female Character. 🙏🙏
Indeed. No matter the gender, true strength is built from inside.
Господи, как же это великолепно и потрясающе, я сдохла. Мне нужно пересмотреть это 100 раз. Это восторг, такая потрясающая работа, такая пронзительная песня, столько великолепных отслылок. Аркейн бьет все рекорды
the drummer coming to play in the chaos is visually powerful.
Wow. There's no words to accurately describe just how breathtakingly powerful this music video is, the music, score and vocals paired with the most raw emotions being shown in the incredible art and animation. Thank you Riot and the team of amazing people that make these works of arts possible and share them with us to enjoy. 😊
I hope anyone reading this is doing well and thank you again to the wonderful people who made this masterpiece.
Omg I just can’t get enough of the design and art quality used and presented, absolutely magnificent
Whoever’s singing has such a powerful voice that sounds like Ambessa
DID SOMEONE SAY "BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS"?!?!? 😏🤩🤩
내 피 땀 눈물
내 마지막 춤을
다 가져가 가
i hope this entire scene is just in an episode, music an all. its so good
This is for the game lol
@@ShadowZoroark it seems also be apart of the Arcane universe too if you noticed.
@@luqmanfariswan4024 this is to promote the new skinline
The music will probably be since it's part of the season 2 soundtrack, but this video is "mostly" a League trailer, tho it also has elements of Ambessa's backstory, maybe we'll get that in an episode just differently.
Pantheon is not going to randomly show up on arcane cuh
Idk anything about League of Legends but let me tell u im in awe of this show
They actually did it... They killed a champion permanently in the LoL universe...
спасибо Riot Games за очередной шедевр
thanks Riot Games for another masterpiece
шрамы - кинцуги - хорошая метафора для каждого воина
scars - kintsugi - a good metaphor for every warrior
The animation, the story, the significance, EVERYTHING. Insane.
Por favor Netflix saca ya la temporada. Estoy tan ansioso con cada nuevo tráiler y video sobre arcane que sacan que estoy a punto de sufrir un infarto.
Sooo excited to learn more about Ambessa! Love the wolf and lamb visions. This video and this song are both 🔥!
Netflix and arcane REALLY want to hype this up to the max before airing. I would have watched even if there was nothing else until release. It may get more exposure now tho.
Could this be Ambessa? Mel’s mother? Cause this is just amazing!! She even sounds like her!!
yes it is her?
and those are her children
Ok but "enemy" has another level 🔥
I loved Enemy but this song is just another level imo.
Yh bro this just isnt passing the vibe
They are both Epic in they own way, i LOVE the two songs
Both goated, one is a hella cool ost the other is an epic musical type shi
that one person always makes everything a comparison
Those waves at the start were animated beautifully. I love this style of animation.
For people just from Arcane, Necrit has a awesome video explaining all of the lore, very little spoilers, mere speculations, I'll post some here:
Ambessa is basically on the brink of death as a Noxian who is currently pregnant with (Possibly) Mel, It's the most likely. She gets to see wolf, the half of kindred that Noxians believe in the form of Kindred. Kindred is basically Death who has two forms because it split itself in two because it was lonely. You can actually see the Kindred masks in Arcane when Vi and Caitlyn went into the... House of pleasure? (Trying to be pg) More on that later.
Anyways Lamb is the way of "Accepting death, and going peacefully." while Wolf is "To fight their fate and see if you will survive the grueling battle." And because Noxians are die hard warriors, Wolf is all they know.
We see flashbacks of Ambessa running with the Lamb, which has the mark of the death on its forehead symbolizing kindred, it's more so a symbolic flashback as she casted it away and became Noxian. She watched the child version of herself clutching onto lamb as the "innocent." faded away with a single tear.
You see her fighting many forms, the shield and spear warrior is symbolising a great warrior, and those great warriors are symbolizing the wolf, and when she finally makes it past all of that, she meets the true form of Kindred who decides to spare her life by giving her the mark of the wolf. "A wolf shows no mercy." I believe is what Ambessa says in season one in the flashback with Mel, and in this the first lines are. "I was raised by wolves." Symbolizing death is pushing Ambessa forward.
There was also mentions of the glow from the babies eyes which could be Ambessa being chosen by Kindred as she was being conceived, OR the power that kept Ambessa alive, was actually inside of Mel, and the glow from the babies eyes is a very eerily similar gold color, Just like the glow from Mel's back at end of Season 1.
That's basically the gist of it! However these are speculations, do with it what you may like~
It feels like I'm watching the absolute lifework of some of the most insane graphic artists alive. IN-SANE!