Dotaology: History of Riki

Twitter: / _dennisthetall
Rikimaru the Stealth Assassin might be able to scout the battlefield with permanent invisibility, but can he see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? He is the best stealth MOBA character due to Permanent Invisibility, and his influence can be seen all over the place (League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Heroes of the Storm, Mobile Legends, etc.) which is ironic considering he can't be seen at all.

[@DennisTheTall]

I'm curious - which of Riki's ults is your favorite?

[@AlTa3ees]

Dennis The Tall the 0 CD. Blink is the best

[@averagecommander]

Who's Riki?

[@levisamom5069]

It's definitely tricks of the trade...I would put perma invis but I like cloaks and daggers better

[@levisamom5069]

Dennis The Tall hey Dennis love ur videos...keep up the good work...I would like to see a history of someone like ta or ns

[@Enger1]

the blink one dont really like the giant AOE thing

[@midormeepo]

what do you mean riki is standing behind me :( it's night time and im alone now im scared

[@wildcxts9086]

unblock pls sumail

[@FakeChobass]

Lol who is this guy?

[@znora442]

Chobass u dont know him?

[@angelamaecristiano6600]

Hi mom

[@leonardcadurnigara489]

Don't worry, he's 1/18

[@_samtsa]

How to Riki Step 1: get diffusal before 20 mins Step 2: say gg ez

[@schyproscollbrande1706]

Hahahaha Good old me

[@justakidwithnolife5671]

20mins doesnt do it this days should be 15mins

[@UncensoredRhett]

I wish Blink Strike flavor text would just say "psshh, nothing personnel, Kid"

[@DennisTheTall]

God I wish this were a thing

[@boooomerwang]

Dennis The Tall *COLDSTEEL THE HEDGEHEG* _rated E for EDGE_

[@trebor1616]

"Cutting plan" "is that all?"

[@TheDarkever]

I remember when I first started playing DotA in Warcraft 3, Riki had just been nerfed by removing his death ward. He was so ridiculously imba before that! I still liked being invisible, since back then pub were waaay worse than now, there was no dust, and nearly nobody bought wards. Fun times :)

[@user-ol1pm2iw9j]

back in 2015~ Nyx and Riki could roam anywhere because my team would never ward.

[@theluckieststingray]

Dude showing us where you read the cool back story on the items was such a nice touch. Being able to pop D2 open and read that was rad. These are better than even slacks' ones on Dota cinema. Great job man and keep up the epic work!!!

[@frostkid9713]

omg why is this so good, you never disappoint, thankyou for these videos, please do a storm, ive commented on almost all of your videos , once again thanks for the quality content

[@GeorgeTenev]

I just love your videos. Maybe its this good feeling to return to old versions of the game (when we were kids), or maybe its the fun way you present it. Awesome job :) Keep it up!

[@TheSfelex]

dear heavens, i love your mini jokes, i love your spirit in speech, i loe how much details you add, i love that you provide videos or pictures for everything you say, this is amazing, this is art, great work man.

[@dexuz1925]

great video dude love your calm voice and witty humor.

[@MrTubeStuck]

keep trucking!!! your vids keeps getting better and better. Love the bone tossed towards mobile legends :)

[@nicosthompson1219]

fantastic videos!! Incredibly well written and very informative. Keep up the good work!

[@aam0044]

Really love your Dotaology videos. Keep the good work !

[@CaptainA__]

good to see you back man ! please do more videos ! Thank you

[@bkennethtobias]

Love your vids man, actually brings excitement to my day :3

[@anirudh3163]

This channel is gonna be huge, I'm sure of it. Great work!

[@Enger1]

AW YEAH thank you I love ur dotaology series

[@MyNameIsSonsky]

Your videos like this made me a subscriber. Keep it up and thanks for making a lot of research and effort in all of your videos 🤘

[@sankarea5745]

dennis the tall youre the best. you even included other moba game heroes not just dota. yeah they deserve to be known too cuz I actually playing those like HON, HoTS, and even mobile legends. Great work and well done

[@littlegiant5979]

This is my new favorite KZbin show!! Very nice dude

[@pharaohthutmosis7803]

One critical difference in how Night hound worked in HoN was how backstab and blinkstrike worked, in Dota and Dota2 Blinkstrike merely does it's intended 120 dmg to the target, but in HoN Backstabs dmg was also added to the blinkstrike spell itself as Night hound landed, resulting in some sick spelldmg scaling.

[@fatnye7366]

Man I really hope more people know about your channel. Your vids are sick and I luv em. You deserve more for the amount of effort u put in these vids. Keep it up dude

[@dotatipsntricks]

Dude these videos are great! Keep it up :)

[@FriendlyPCGamers]

Very Good Editing, and story board... really loved it.

[@bugsnap1562]

Did everyone just forget when he used to be called SA for stealth assassin back when sentinel and scourge had different heroes to choose from?

[@breadbaker6854]

Remember when he used to have land mines?

[@bugsnap1562]

@@breadbaker6854 yep. Those were the days when lavabuster used to have charges and you could straight up stun lock someone lmao. Broken ass game.

[@BitmapFrogs]

He recently has started to reference eul dota's hero designs albeit grudgingly haha. Almost 20 years later and the allstars folks can't even admin to playing a copycat :P

[@akuakkk1908]

@@BitmapFrogs ... Aren't guinsoo, the other person moved into LoL so Dota 2 afraid of copyright change the item name

[@myosotis8856]

Another great video, glad to see you back after a month lol. Btw, could you make a video on Faceless Void or Drow Ranger? Thanks for all the Dotaology videos, and keep up the good work!

[@SuperBass0125]

Notif squad where you at?!! Great job as per usual Dennis!

[@arkusuwilliams7697]

Am I late for the heart? Fine job as ever!

[@djoxa035]

Love the vid!! Keep up the great work!!

[@RegMeow]

I kinda like all you're dota history, Keep it up!

[@classichammy]

Oh boy, oh boy! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@miguelcortez9125]

AWWWWW YESSSS!!!! Dennis The Tall has uploaded a new vid. ❤️ Always looking forward to your new vidssss!! Much love from Dota PH community :))))

[@DennisTheTall]

Thank you very much! Lots of love right back at ya Also isn't it 2 am over there right now??

[@miguelcortez9125]

It is hahaha. I like staying up late though and watching dota vids on YT, as it is much more peaceful at night. Hoping to see more uploads soon!

[@aratakarkosh9588]

SPECTRE OR VISAGE? They are having a really great story i think. :)) Really quality content, keep up!

[@montezuma0000]

2:28 its a Mr Deeds reference! "Sneaky sneaky, sir"

[@sluxsluxer2542]

Great work i realy enjoy watching your videos

[@Jamslijamsl]

Your dotaology videos are great. I was wondering wether you still made them, was a nice surprise to see you just released a new vid :)

[@starvebread]

more people should be watching your vids, they're really underrated

[@Only_Habibi]

PLEASE DO OUTWORLD, I BEG OF YOU. He's my favorite of all time and the sole reason I play DotA. He has a crazy history too!

[@thebigchuckles7738]

Just found your videos. This is fantastic.

[@AsahinaNefelpitou]

Hey Dennis! i like your videos! please make more of this History Of Series! Medusa would be a fun one!

[@teodorchirileanu]

Thanks for this awesome content!

[@russelmedina5558]

Its so fun to play dota when u know the history of them. Thanks Dennis!

[@vladen1310]

You just made my day man! Rikimaru is my favorite hero and seeing him from the beginning in so many forms since the first dota was great! Thank you!

[@dzakwanmufidamzi7854]

waow this channel will grow quickly! love those quality videos with the cool joke xD

[@KwaarNawald]

Really nice video You made here Dennis.

[@phase_shifter1375]

Yesssss, been so long but worth the wait

[@stanley9334]

Do dota lore aswell. Giving all the secret lore of each hero. Your videos are so good youd make lore videos incredible as well

[@darsu2635]

the way you narrating the video is the best.

[@dom2052]

I am happy with the video, but at last, puff, my mind exploded, and i tell you THANKS for that, for that detail, have a nice day all days :D jajaja i going play Riky, i feel inspired. xD

[@kntfhvn]

Way to go with these awesome vids!!

[@miguelsantiago4673]

Love your videos!

[@AngeloArmadaapistar]

yehey!!!! it takes a long time!!!! we love u dennis the tall

[@adamhercik581]

great as always

[@TheAweDude1]

And just a year later, Cloak and Dagger was moved back to the ult slot.

[@KimChan51]

I subscribe for you mah boi. Keep up the good work

[@Galebreth]

I subbed! Thanks for featuring my 1st ever hero.

[@whotfislei]

Great job man! Keep it up!

[@Genesectem]

Great video dude!

[@rasmusgarbonzo1411]

11:37 is literally the most god-awful TRASH riki ult I have ever seen performed. This had better not have been you dennis

[@giozawa9054]

Your videos are so well made! Do a video on terroblade and how op his Zeal skill was.

[@adrianalvatado1037]

Great video man

[@adroanrapurnama9058]

I enjoy your jokes and voice youre so underrated

[@sunnym007]

Upload these type of videos more please. Amazing job -/\-

[@piyellemenowpi]

I love your dotaology videos!!! Please make more!!!!😍

[@piyellemenowpi]

Make Arc Warden video!😍

[@khoavincent1095]

Please can you make a vid about Vengeful spirit, she's one of my favorite heroes. Love your vid btw.

[@tvftw1]

Smoke screen used to ministun? Thanks a lot, I was planning on sleeping tonight

[@viniciusoliveira2248]

You missed when he was part of original Euls Dota 1, with that ninja skin and that bizarre Escape spell

[@JamesslashTry]

I was about to say ml but you put this to the video and thats kinda cool

[@randomweeb2572]

nice content Dennis! Can i suggest make Terrorblade/Faceless void next? or maybe just do the history of the Cat in the end xD

[@karmanderdimdung223]

where were you for 1 month? i missed history of dota 2 so much

[@grry02]

Another great video!

[@bouquetofroses3416]

Why did you have him kill Gondar they rival but damn, also Gondar is my favorite can you do videos on him?

[@krisarsov76]

Hey Bro, love your videos !!! You forgot to tell that back in the days when Permanent invisibility was 1st spell it required lvl 5 to learn not lvl 1 :)

[@learnwithrazii1711]

Cant wait for more sir

[@matthewrajagukguk5406]

I found my new fav channel

[@frostyresolve8790]

Hi, Im new here and got hooked by your awesome vids lookin forward for more, can i ask a favor can please you do a video for all of them ? XD ( wishing for Raylai to come first tho she's one of my fav.)

[@new89yorknix]

Thank you for adding this, Death ward. This was the RoC versio of dota!!! YESSS, everyone thought i was dumb and lying when i talked about this lmfao

[@Standin.Fallen]

You finally uploaded

[@prime8393]

Nice series... Do this more often please...

[@jarryllsm]

this video deserves way more credit

[@blackleaf4490]

Pls do enigma's History and also his voicelines are very Deep (or unknown) And he always says the line "A NEW LOCATION"

[@Neirean]

Love your vids, but mentioning Shaco/Akali but not Evelynn?

[@Tibbles11]

Love dazzle, I watch your whole twelve minute video for the 3 second picture of your cat. :)

[@paulobruno7729]

Could you do Outworld Destroyer/Outworld Devourer for us? Thanks in advance!

[@ervincego7716]

hey i have been always a fan of the backstory of each heroes. please do the legendary twin brothers, Anti-Mage and TerrorBlade. also the relationship between Kunkka and Crystal Maiden.

[@RavielDemigod]

its currently 2:16 AM and i was about to cast Sleep on myself but KZbin notification cast Smoke Screen and i got Silenced.

[@truelysoham]

well composed video

[@user-yw4we6vc8n]

Riki was my favorite hero as a kid back in Dota1, the Riki meta back then was Mask of Madness(didn't silence you back then) and -Cranium- errr I mean, Skull Basher.

[@hishamzahid2619]

Pogchamp new video

[@dawnwalks4797]

"Im not just doing this for fun you know.." awww

[@phyxplays7144]

Im late.but still.sup dennis.good work as always.

[@galihdc968]

Wow nice research dude I like old model riki then now, n like old smoke screen too. silence, disarm, mini stun less mana n short cooldown What a complex skill!!

[@harshsawant4936]

This guy is dope!!! To the point video, no bs, perfect knowledge and background check, great quality content. What more do you need 😅. Subbed! Keep up the good work!

[@sankarh6209]

Great work as always! Please do a necrophos history soon. . :)

[@epictroller1016]

Can I request? The history of lina and crystal maiden. I am supper duper curious about those two. Are they siblings or not? Same goes for anti-mage and terrorblade. Thank you.

[@hotkokoa]

Finally a new content 💖

[@warrax111]

Very good video. Thank you. Faceless void next.

[@arachnid83]

Can you do any of the spirits? Especially, Ember Spirit. Also, nice DBZ reference.

[@JayZerskie49]

Can look into antimage's history in the nxt dotaology vid pls??

[@PlayerJV7]

Hey Donnis do you have a Patreon? I'd love to gib u the munies to make those more oftenly. Volvo pls

[@DennisTheTall]

Once I'm able to be more consistent, I'll open up a Patreon. I don't wanna take your shekels without being able to give back :(