The Ruined King is one of the most legendary figures in League of Legends and he finally enters the game for the first time. On Friday, as part of the celebration of LeagueIn the 2021 season, Riot issued a preview for the new champion.
In the CG movie, the Ruined King, whose real name is Viego, appears in a small peaceful area of Runeterra and brings darkness with him. Viego first tackles Lucian and Senna and uses Senna’s power to try to bring back his lost love and restore his kingdom. We see champions from around the world like Poppy, Samira, Darius and Vayne defending their separate kingdoms from the forces of Viego. Just as everyone is about to be overwhelmed, Lucian manages to delay Viego for a moment and escape with Senna.
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The video ends with Viego getting even more, and with Lucian saying that he and Senna will not be able to stop the Ruined King alone. Although it’s a bit of a cliffhanger, the story of Viego according to Riot is one that will be explored in many different kinds. League of Legends stories and games throughout the year.
In fact Ryan Mireles, the lead producer on Leaguechampion team, three other new champions will be released as part of the story of Viego. First will be a top job Brawler, which is apparently after a pair of scissors or tailoring. Then there is a “gloomy” Yordle that will serve as an artillery wizard in the game. Eventually, Riot also briefly teased a new shooter champion, but did not share any details other than that they could play the role in a non-traditional way.
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The ruined king’s place in League of Legends tradition mostly comes from the item named after him: Blade of the Ruined King. One of LeagueThe most identifiable and iconic weapons, and players have long wondered about the namesake and why exactly its blade is so important. In fact, they wondered enough about it for Riot to work with Airship Syndicate to name a whole game about him. Ruined King: A League of Legends Story.
According to Riot’s press material, it looks like Viego will be primarily a jungle, and it would appear that once he kills an enemy champion, he will have the chance to control them for a short time. Riot has also released a full outline of Viego’s kit so you can find out exactly what he can do. Although we do not know exactly when Riot plans to release Viego, the developer said he would be somewhere this month.
In the same video that announced Viego, Riot also gave players some details League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile and console version of League of Legends. Wild Rift leaves for North America sometime in March for its open beta.