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[@PhilipHarts]

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[@amandaargyelan220]

here is the story behind this cinematic if you are interested: This whole Cinematic is based around Kindred (Lamb and Wolf). In the World of Runeterra, Kindred is essentially the grim reaper. She collects those in death. there are signs of Kindred in all 3 scenes. the Scenes are broken up into Past, Future, and Present. In the Past, Two Demi-Angels, Kayle (blonde) and Morgana (Brunette) Defended and dealt justice in a Land that would eventually become known as Demacia. The Scene Depicts an area under siege by the Darkin Aatroxx (the demon). Darkin were originally ascendant beings but they were driven mad by the void in a war long ago. Kayle and Morgana are sisters, their Mother is an angel, and they both hold 1 half of their mother's sword. They defeat Aatrox. In the lore, Kayle is stoic and brings justice in a very cold and unemotional way, while Morgana is more affected by the plight of humans and reasons that judgement and justice can be tempered. In the scene Morgana drops her mothers weapon and taps into darker powers to fight Aatrox, you can see the disdain Kayle has for Morgana in the quick glance she gives her, even as she takes up both halves of her mothers sword and causes the firestorm. if you look closely, there is an afterimage in the fire that is Kindred. Then you go to the Future, in Ionia, where we are greeted by an Old man version of Yasuo, the Wind swordsman. After he uses his whirlwind, you see many arrows in the sky coming for Yasuo, including a bright one, which appears to hit him, this is the Arrow of Kindred, claiming Yasuo. if you look in the sky, you can also see the apparent shape of a wolfs head. in the last scene, which would be considered the Present, in Frejord, you see Tryndamere, who has the power to avoid death by tapping into his rage via blood magic. He is married to Ashe, a Frostborn Tribal Leader. In the scene, Trendamere is fighting death (literally) by fighting against Kindred (the Lamb and the Wolf). Tryndamere power in game is literally to become un-killable for a short period of time. As the fight goes on, Kindred lets her bow go because Ashe has arrived, and saves Tryndamere. It's not his time to die.

[@tryndamere3117]

@@amandaargyelan220 Trynda all the time

[@worminaround]

Ok My favourite character is overall is Viego, some may call we basic and some edgy but his story is soo deeply made well, a narcissist prince reluctantly given kingship but fell in love with a soft and caring commoner that changed his way, basically bad boy meets the right woman... But goes horribly wrong and went downhill, its sad and tragic, perfect for my sad Friday nights. In this cinematic, definitely Yasuo, in this cinematic is his "possible" future where he falls protecting his country in alleged "civil war" or just some random guys, but Yasuo is a honourable samurai, willing to protect his country, but circumstances made him into a fugitive, allegedly killed his master, he's hunted, he accidentally killed his brother who he holds dear, living in self hate of violence, he's a character who suffered enough, that's why I sympathise him.

[@litrize1]

My Favorite champions(s) happends to be Kindred who is basically the grim reaper(s). And wouldnt you know it theu made it i to a cinematic and i was hype af when i saw it for the first time and now this is my favorite cinematic. The way the lore is shown is fantastic.

[@litrize1]

@@amandaargyelan220 could not have said it better myself.

[@SvetlinDimitrov]

All 3 scenes are told by or at least feature Death (Kindred - an entity consisting of the Lamb and the Wolf, Lamb's arrow grants you a peaceful death while wolf comes for those who refuse to die). 1st scene is in the past, where Kindred is shown in the flame and tries to take Aatrox (big sword guy) soul, but he always comes back as his soul is in the sword (you can see it's "heart" beating), Kindred can be seen for a brief moment in the fires. The 2nd scene is the potential future, where Yasuo accepts Lamb's arrow and dies, you can also see Wolf's eyes in the background. And the 3rd one is Tryndamere refusing to die therefore fighting Kindred (his ultimate ability - the red eyes) but his wife (Ashe) saves him at the end.

[@Ower8x]

I would say the life taken is the atroxes host .... that is why Lamb makes an appearance in the fire ...

[@peterszabo5991]

I think that face in the background might also be Yone. The mask he has is the same shaped as the shadow. It would also makes sense because Yasuo fulfilled his duty that time.

[@Eresteban1]

NO, is kindred.@@peterszabo5991

[@theoxish]

​@@peterszabo5991 although that would be a cool instance where Yone does that we have to remember that Yone did say that it wouldn't be by his hand that he would take Yasuo's life in the cinematic where Yasuo meets Yone after the azakana fight

[@naosou921]

@@peterszabo5991 It "makes sense", but doesn't fit the theme of the video. The protagonist of this video is Kindred. It being in all 3 scenes, "past, present and future", as said in the description of the video, is what makes the most sense. Plus, you know, the silver arrow coming for Yasuo.

[@cannibalcatgirl]

Tryndamere's expression softening when he realizes Ashe is there is so beautiful. Such a subtle moment that made me emotional. They convey his relief very palpably

[@MiraPacku]

League's Storys and Characters have always been about struggle and continuing on that's why they'll always be so great to me

[@MrJoned15]

I LOVE this cinematic and I love your breakdown of it! Others have already given their lore dumps but I'm so excited, I just feel like I have to as well lol. All 3 battles we see revolve around Kindred, a dual/split entity representing death. The "Lamb" is the archer who gives quick, merciful deaths to those who embrace death, and then "Wolf" chases down those who try to run. The cinematic opens with Kindred's Lamb voice speaking, then shows Tryndamere on death's door and surrounded by enemies. The figure he sees is more than likely Kindred's Lamb form, sort of alluding to a "light at the end of the tunnel" or further acknowledging that he is indeed on death's door. The first battle we see is twin sisters, and daughters of the vessel of the Aspect of Justice, Kayle(white wings) and Morgana(purple wings) defending the kingdom of Demacia from an army led by a Darkin called Aatrox, or the "World Ender." This is actually a significant moment in both sisters' lore because it represents(I believe anyways, if the old lore still stands) the moment Morgana "falls" and renounces her mother's powers and using her own "shadow" magic to become The Fallen and Kayle embraces her mother's powers and ascends, using her divine judgement to smite Aatrox. Kindred's lamb form can also actually be seen in the flames/smoke of Kayle's attack. The second battle is a potential or "foreseen" future, shown to Yasuo by Kindred. I don't have as much to say for this one since it appears to be new lore, but this is apparently supposed to be Kindred showing Yasuo what his future holds for him. You can see Kindred's Wolf eyes in the trees and the arrow of light is from Kindred's Lamb form bow. The arrow implies that at the end when Yasuo closes his eyes he is accepting death, and thus receives the quick, merciful death. The final battle is Tryndamere fighting off all the people surrounding him in the beginning, but since he's actually supposed to die here and is resisting, we see him fighting off Kindred instead. It's a very powerful scene considering he's probably one of the only ones to ever have fought off Kindred and won. In-game it's his ultimate ability allowing him to do this, in lore it's his "rage," which explains him seeming to "lose himself" and "become the beast" he's fighting. He's just too darn mad to die! Now I'll imagine him fighting off the Lamb and Wolf every time he ults in game. At the end when Kindred finally stops fighting him and the two icy arrows kill the final two opponents that's actually his wife, Ashe, coming to his rescue, and the arrow of light she shoots into the air is another of her abilities. The overall message of perseverance makes this one seem more grounded than past ones. Also, I'm a Kayle main so I love seeing more lore for her lol! This cinematic is definitely the best one yet, and I can't wait for more. Nor can I wait for Arcane season 2 in November!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

[@JBasilix]

This cinematic is incredibly awesome. That much is just expected by now. I will say I liked the storytelling style of the previous few years better with the different stories being told in parallel and not one after the other. But maybe they decided to switch it up because they have done that style for so many years now. In terms of themes it is the same every year just through a different lens: "You may be down but never give up. Get back up". Them bringing in Kindred is very appreciated. Kindred is one of the coolest interpretations of "Personified Death" and very appropriate for the world. So seeing them being a thing is really cool

[@Hoigwai]

I so prefer your style. Watch it with us, go on the ride with us and feel what we feel then break it down and explain why it works, why it makes you feel these things.

[@vergil8833]

Yasuo had his Gran Torino moment in that samurai clip it looks like. Also I think Morgana was actually connected to purple magic and chains long before Sylvanas got it in WoW. Original Sylvanas is much older but she never had those abilities until late into WoW, at which Morgana had been in League for half a decade or more.

[@AppleBaron]

Because it's not actually Sylvanas power, it's Jailer's power, which he granted to her.

[@Blackn3t]

There are 7 champions featured total: Kindred, Tryndamere, Kayle, Morgana, Aatrox, Yasuo, Ashe 4 of them (Ashe, Tryndamere, Kayle, Morgana) are from the original set of characters released in 2009 Aatrox and Yasuo are 2013, Kindred is 2015 So overall it's a pretty old set of characters. And yes, the old dude is the same one as in the Awaken cinematic. It just takes place in the future, hence why he's old here.

[@dgmt8789]

His power is pure undying rage. It lasts 6 seconds but feels like it lasts a month. Dude is terrifying.

[@zendur9086]

i would personally rate this a 10/10 but thats cuz i know more about the characters, the lore and all the hidden details if i was just casually watching it without knowing anything id say 8/10, theres just so much subtle story telling done throughout the entire cinematic that goes unnoticed if you dont know the lore, which is both sad and fun

[@joshuaneilson8962]

If you REALLY want to get down on some League of Legends lore, there is a creator here on youtube named Necrit. He dives really deep into the lore and explains it all very well. His analysis of this cinematic is really, really good.

[@mickMahaus32]

tryndamere (the bearded warrior) is cursed with a rage that wont allow him to die thats why he can stand against kindred (the wolf+the lamb) kindred is an entity that represent death in league of legend

[@vergil8833]

This is the most interesting of the cinematics lore-wise, the visuals are also the best. This is for sure my new favorite. I would have explained the lore, but theres alot and I'm sure others do it better. But I will say that the reaosn why they didn't chop it up more like they usually do is probably because each senario represents one of the 3 states of time. One is in the past, one is in the future, and one is in the present of the story. The two angels fighting the demon guy happend thousands of years ago in the story, and the old man samurai is a possible future of his death, thats character is not actually old int he game. And the final senario with the muscle guy fighting the wolf is happening in the current story.

[@Whysoshort]

Im assuming youve already read a billion explanations about the lore of the characters so i wanted to write something else assuming that. Kindred shows up in every act of the Cinematic. In the opening you have their voice line from the game "Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise." In act 1, after Kayle unleashes her holy flames, you see lamb's silhouette in the fire. Act 2 is the most interesting in my opinion. So when Yasuo is chasing down the last Bandit, you see him pause for a moment and look up before losing the tornado. He new the storm of Arrows were coming and had to choose between finishing the bandit or putting up a wind wall to block the arrows, and he chose to kill the bandit. After he loses the tornado, there is a forest tree line and you can see the silhouette of wolf staring Yasuo down as the arrows come into view. When Yasuo closes his eyes and accepts fate, one of the arrows begins to glow, becoming lambs arrow and symbolizing that is the arrow that kills him Act 3 you have Trynd fighting for his life. I like to imagine the fight with wolf and lamb is both symbolic and literal. The line "its in my blood". Is because Aatrox infected Trynd's blood with a rage so powerful it literally prevents him from dying. When he goes into the blood rage, yes he is literally fighting the enemy warriors and just cant see them. But he is also fighting death, refusing to be taken from them. So when Wifie shows up and saves him. It could either be that seeing her calmed his rage so he no longer saw the symbolism if death, or it could be that he literally was fighting Kindred, but Lamb lowered her arrow and they retreated because with Ashe there as Backup Trynd was no longer in danger of dying, no longer under their dominion.

[@facelessgames4198]

Tryndamere (guy with a big sword in snow) has an ability called "Undying Rage" where he's, basically, too angry to die, and at the end of cinematic he fights literal manifestation of Death in this universe, Kindred, represented by Lamb, who takes lives of those who ready to go peacfuly, and a Wolf, who chases those, who are unwilling. There are tales of Kindred in every culture in this universe, because it's literal Grim Reaper here, and people see them on their last living moments, so that's a nice and very powerful scene and visualisation of Tryndamere's Undying Rage.

[@shayking7662]

4:37 this girl (Ashe) is actually his wife

[@frostii2672]

another thing ive not sern anyone mention yet is the guy at the end, tryndamere, and how his eyes stop glowing when the woman, ashe shows up. when i first saw this cinematic i was really hit by that because tryndamere kind of has this feral/magical rage that he gives into while hes fighting, hence the red eyes. But in the lore, ashe is his wife, so seeing all that rage and hate subside when he sees her eas cute to me

[@DarkDragonSlayerAQW]

Kindred is the most genius depiction of death in all fiction and do not argue with me because I am absolutely willing to die on that hill

[@shizueigaki702]

Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise. Kindred's line.

[@Lucasaurios]

Kindred has to be the coolest grim reaper ever made, and riot did not disappoint

[@arturoflash]

Actually Tryndamere is one of the Champions from the Freljord whose weapon is not made of true ice. Ashe, Sejuani, Trundle and Braum all have true ice in their weapons. True ice makes it so that only a specific kind of people, the Iceborn, can wield them because the cold from the true ice can kill you. But Tryndamere is from the Freljord which does mean that the snow and ice is a constant part of his life

[@kenshi4296]

You saw Tryndamere and Ashe, they are husband and wife. The older guy with the katana is Yasuo, A glimpse into the future or what could be

[@ikbran-_-2039]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ3RoXWIeNdna68si=vicURRrFZ-wZksF6 for The Lore of "Still Here" Cinematic Explained

[@ixarizskye5440]

AGGHH OMG YOU LIKE MORGANA!!!! She's the Valkyrie you called Syvannas(?). Okay so lore buts, lemme sprinkle them here to give you a bit more in depth as to what is happening. Scene 1.1 and scene 1.2(ending) shows Tryndamere(guy who is on the ground with his blade) and six men plus a blurry figure. Tryndamere enters this sort of life-death trance and he is met with Death incarnate(Kindred - Lamb, the peaceful way to go and Wolf, the more harsh way to go). He was in this trance because death was supposed to take him but since he had an undying rage form which provides Tryndamere with a few seconds of power(red eyes), he used this against death and seeing this, Lamb almost curiously tilts her head as if asking if she, and wolf(him), can take Tryndamere. When the ice arrows fly and Lamb senses it, she is almost saying that it's not Tryndamere's time yet. So Lamb and Wolf leaves and we see Ashe, ice arrow girl. Not Tryndamere's friend, more like his wife and the shot clears as the 6 men surrounding Tryndamere before is now all in the ground. While Tryndamere was in the death trance, he killed 4 men and then Ashe took care of the other 2 to also kinda awaken his husband to not go fully berserk. Now the reason why Tryndamere has an undying rage form is because of Aatrox and this is the demon thing you called . Aatrox is the guy the valkyries were fighting. So just a lore bit Aatrox was once a warrior God sent to protect humanity of sorts but he gets corrupted with blood magic, hence his sword being alive. Now Morgana and Kayle(the valkyries) are a different case. Morgana and Kayle's Mom is a demi-God and their Dad is a human. This couple was raising the twins on Earth but every now and then mama needs to fly up and protect the universe, basically enter wars in the heavens. Dad was house husband for a while. Growing up, Kayle came to idolize her mom being all justice, thinks before she feels and all that jazz while Morgana came to idolize her Dad, feels before she thinks and sympathizes with humans and other creatures. Fast forward a few years and mama demi-God dies and the family finds this out as the twins' mom's sword falls and is cut in half(not yet the swords you see them use). Kayle and Morgana, having different views, fight in the sky, the fight ends up killing their Dad and Kayle takes up the duty of taking over her mom's spot, leaving Morgana alone. You see, Kayle flies and uses swords because she believes in ascension and the Gods and justice while Morgana believes in using magic and walking the Earth with bare feet and she no longer wishes to fly. This is their earlier years when they were keeping the land safe and you can see the disdain that Kayle has for Morgana when Morgana uses her magic. It's because Kayle does not approve and thinks it's disrespectful to their mother. Now the village scene is featuring just Yasuo as an old man. Yasuo is a man who used the wind and the blade in order to kill so growing old, he didn't wish to use his blade and wind in the fight but even as he needed to use it, he wasn't killing anyone and was only knocking them down and even goes as far as to saving the gang leader with a wind push from a rain of arrows/ Seeing that he used the wind and sword again, Yasuo accepts his fate in the death of arrows because he would rather die than live another day knowing that he picked up the sword and wind technique again.

[@Therainbrawlstars]

Scene 1: Aatrox, Morgana, Kayle Scene 2: Yasuo Scene 3: Kindred, Lamb, Ashe, Udyr

[@endlessdecay2930]

These are our cutscenes

[@BumWatcher]

19:10 OK, I'll explain this to you. The battle is over. And if you are a D&D player, you'd like to not have to revive your guy. Plus, and probably more so, since this is art... the point is to be able to relax after your "ally" comes to chill YOU out, so that you don't use your ally to start the fight that the ally came to stop from happening. Artistically, that's the aim, other than that, just disarming with your lore WIFE, so just coming home and NOT being some stress addict that can't stop fighting "something" like "DEATH" and not some ACTUAL enemies that we saw in the beginning. The art piece is about the psychological fight that you are IMMORTAL in, which IS in your head, and about the future, but when you find out that somebody like "God", IDK, is gonna come save you, ok, you can chill. In ... kinda weird artistic way, Kindred is just what is artistically your own death, coming to get you. And yeah, he's not ready to go. His whole thing was top Blue region guy before Bear demigod came into the game. Just being ANGRY at people who tell you you are gonna die, how about THAT is what the art is about, and you are out there enjoying art in which the characters fight off, against the odds. Using game mechanics basically, which is what adding flavor to a bunch of otherwise already made characters feels for some people. Especially me, who has NEVER seen Kindred fight, and Her/His voicelines are one of the best. Likes seriously, who says dear wolf, what? lol kk.

[@BumWatcher]

Side note, if you WIFE is "still there", f chill out? um? k? Ten q

[@Rjm883]

4:42 his wife saving big man Tryndamere from Undying Rage

[@MrMeddyman]

Not as heat as The Call cinematic imo, but still very good (especially coming off the embarrassment that was Brink of Infinity). The added context of Tryndamere (barabarian man) being able to resist death due to the influence of Aatrox (Big red angry blood demon demi-god). Kindred (represented by its twin aspects of the Lamb and Wolf) don't literally fight people when they claim their souls, that battle didn't really take place. It's just an expression of Tryndamere teetering on the edge of death and fighting on as he always does, literally too angry to die due to the blood magic Aatrox infected him with to serve as a future host. That struggle ended with Ashe (Frost Bow Ranger and his wife) saving his life. Old man Yasuo is pretty cool and Morg/Kayle taking on Aatrox is also sweet but holy shit that Tryndamere scene is probably the best of any cinematic if you know the lore.

[@raizenqt]

EVERYTIME TRYNDAMERE USE HIS ULT HE ALWAYS MET KINDRED

[@SHINO33]

Past, present, and the future. We see Kayle and Morgana before they split ways due to their ideologies of how justice should be achieved. Morgana’s wings aren’t broken yet and we already see Kayle disapproves of Morg’s use of dark magic. The future we see Yasuo fighting off another invasion of Ionia and it seems it’s his time to die. In one of the final shots we see the outline of Kindreds wolf in the forest and the arrow that’s gonna hit him is one of Kindreds arrows. He gracefully closes his eyes and accepts death. In the present we see Tryndamere fighting for his life. The cinematic implies that anytime tryndamere uses his ult magic he sees himself fighting death itself( in this world it’s Kindred). Towards the end Kindred lowers her bow just as tryndameres ult ends because Ashe ends up saving him. It was not his time to die yet.

[@Runefangice1]

Check out some of the Valorant cinematics. Riot games is on par with blizzard for their cinematics!

[@jymcaballero5748]

you must inquire first about the lore of the game, or play yourself, that will increase your opinion of the cinematic by 100% porcent

[@athieshgaming2659]

I'm Still Here can also refer to the Kindred The Lamb Archer and Wolf, collectively known as Kindred, are the personification of Death Basically the League Grim Reaper. For those that accept their death Lamb's arrow grants them swift release For those that fight their fate Wolf chases and tears them apart. Each scene is a different place in time. The two angels (Kayle and Morgana) are fighting in the past. You can see Kindred in the flames of their sword. The demon literally cannot die and seeks to destroy all existence to erase his misery. The samurai (Yasuo) is a potential future. His country descending into war and banditry. You can see wolf's eyes shining in the trees before he accepts his death and lamb's arrow finds him. The barbarian (tryndamere) is "cursed" with a rage fueled magic that prevents his death. That is the glowing eyes and why he is directly fighting the grim reaper. I think he is still fighting the soldiers from the beginning. The scene we see is the blood magic duel against the grim reaper happening during his rage. So throughout all of time Kindred (Death) is still here. Always present and the choice is yours whether you choose the lamb or the wolf.

[@casualboysirius]

Fantastic description haha 👍

[@mrzaadr]

Kindred buff + Legendary skin incoming

[@jong519]

Love the breakdown but I see I'm Still Here as more of a reference to a "no matter the odds, I'll keep fighting" mentality but I can definitely see how it could be seen as referring to Kindred always looming. Like he mentioned, there is a recurring image of characters being down and struggling to get back up which leads me to believe its more about rising up aka still here and less about Kindred always looming. I could be completely wrong though. Knowing Riot, its probably both tbh.

[@Malohdek]

@@jong519 It really is just a reference to life. Death is always looming and it's your choice to stand up and keep going or die peacefully. I feel this can also be seen as a reference to the game itself. It's gone through many hardships but continues to be one of the most popular online games, and easily the most popular MOBA.

[@ImPhen0n]

You can also see Wolf's claw marks on Tryndamere's armor after the fight.

[@lukitasbruh3225]

in the minute 3:59 i love the symbolism and the metaphor we see a big guy (tryndamere)and he is about to die, then we see kindred (the wolf and the lamb and they are the incarnation of death if you accept death lamb will kill you fast but if you refused the wolf will kill you slow and painful) He uses his ability that makes him immortal for a few seconds, that's why we see him fighting Kindred, literally death, Kindred is confused because this human does not die and it is because of his skill, he keeps fighting and then Ashe appears and saves him from the enemies who were going to kill him, that's why Kindred disappears, because he won't die anymore.

[@lukitasbruh3225]

I fucking love the symbolism.

[@JuicyPinkism]

Ashe, his wife, which is political not out of love. She could have let him die and allowed Kindred to take him, no one would have second guessed it. She chose to save him, and he looks at her as in “wait, do you actually have love for me?”

[@XiaoyuuuYT]

​@@JuicyPinkismApparently it ain't political anymore so 🤷

[@pauliussipavicius4658]

@@JuicyPinkism Its not political for a long time now. I mean yeah it started as political, but in exact same story it was told that they started loving each other.

[@JeffreyBezeau]

@@JuicyPinkism i think Kindred decided not to kill him anymore. Tryndamere's probably been fighting Kindred for years now, fighting Wolf is clearly a constant struggle of him, and i'm pretty sure Kindred is always on the hunt against him. But i think Kindred recongnized that for once, Tryndamere wasn't cheating death for his own selfish reasons anymore, and the fact that Ashe comes, and it instantly ends his rage, meaning that there are emotions behind both of them (as seen by Ashe's concerns about Trynd's well being). I'll take a guess and say that they're probably gonna have a kid soon lore wise and that is why Kindred decided to stop her hunt this time. Tryn is about to bring life to the world and Kindred doesn't have the power to stop life from happening, it only kills when time is due. Death isn't due yet for a reason and it's probably not just "love" between him and Ashe, but rather the product that will come from it...which is life.

[@1990erre]

One of the best things for a League player is to see the champions they have been playing for years come alive and their power showcased in these cinematics. There is 167 champions currently, so many have never been shown like this and its always a treat whenever a classic champ gets a spotlight for the first time.

[@litrize1]

Kindred finally made it 😁😁😭

[@cassiusbrutius]

Alright, finally my turn to be the loremaster! This is gonna be long one. The video description is Past, Present and possible futures, which describes the 3 scenes. The intro line is delivered by Kindred, which was the ethereal figure that the warrior Tryndamere fought in the final sequence. Kindred is the embodiment of death, split into two parts: The lamb, the archer who takes the lives of those whose time has come gently, and the wolf for those that resist their time. The past: The sequence with the two Valkyries, Kayle and Morgana, takes place in ancient Demacia where they are protectors. They are fighting Aatrox, who is a Darkin, which is essentially a corrupted "God Warrior" from a region that doesn't appear in this cinematic. He is essentially an aspect of war and slaughter that inhabits that giant sword and corrupts the wielder until they become that monster. Kayle and Morgana are sisters who have a lot of story depicted in the literary universe of Runeterra. I'm less knowledgeable about this particular part of the lore so I'll move past it . The possible future: You actually rightfully recognized Yasuo, who is the swordsman you have seen previously and remembered. Old man Yasuo is the new appearance, and there is little to explain because this potential future is new lore so who knows! The only thing of note is the arrow of light at the end was likely from Kindred because he had closed his eyes and accepted his death. (windwall still on cooldown can't block the arrows xDD) The present: Both the first and last sequence depicts Tryndamere, a chieftain and warrior in the Freljord, which you previously saw in The Call. Kindred came because it was time for him to die and because he fought back, he had to battle the Wolf. His eyes turn red in reference to his ultimate ability in game Undying Rage which prevents him from dying for a few seconds. Interestingly, he got this ability in an encounter with Aatrox, who wanted him to become a better host for the Darkin entity. I personally think the fight with Kindred was mostly symbolic in this video and he was actually fighting against the other warriors and metaphorically challenging death. I think this is supported when Kindred lowers her bow and vanishes when Ashe, Tryndamere's wife, appears and kills the last two that were coming from behind. There are obviously a lot of references to abilities from the games but I'll skip them except Tryndamere because it's relevant to the story being told.

[@brisngrfiftysix6085]

I might be wrong here. But I do not recall tryndamere being in The Call. There were Sejuanni and Olaf, but I'm pretty sure Tryn was not there. Since the duo of Ashe/Tryn and Sej/Olaf's duo are from rival tribes if I am getting my LoL lore right.

[@SiMeGamer]

@@brisngrfiftysix6085 He meant that the region (Freljord - frozen tundra) is in The Call.

[@brisngrfiftysix6085]

@SiMeGamer yeah, that makes sense lol.

[@PhilipHarts]

Wow , there’s amazing lore here!! Thank you for being a lore master today !!

[@Iamthecrazyone]

For the Kayle and Morgana bit, their mother was the divine Aspect of Justice, and they grew to embody two sides of it, which basically boils down to Morgana being more about redemption and Kayle being more about punishment. They each originally weilded half of their mothers blade as well before Morgana bound her wings and chose to live among mortals and Kayle took both halves to seek Ascension. That parting of ways happens some time after their fight with Aatrox here but we do get some fun storytelling through subtlety that you see here when Morgan drops her half of the sword(letting go of her divinity) to draw on her magic, binding Aatrox, and then Kayle picks up the blade. Kayle idolises their mother and wants to ascend, and she gives Morgana a look of disgust/disappointment before drawing on her divinity to unleash that holy fire in contrast to her sister.

[@Deeplight32]

The muscle sword dude is Tryndamere (one of the game's oldest characters). His specialty (or ultimate ability) is the capability to become unkillable for a few seconds. Any damage that would drop him below 1 instead just keeps him at one. So in this cinematic he's at death's door, fighting for his last breath. And even though it looks like to us the viewers that he's fighting a monster wolf and a mysterious archer, he's actually fighting the other human soldiers that were surrounding him at the beginning of the video. The mysterious white archer and her wolf companion are an entity known as Kindred (also the speaker in the video's opening "Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise"). Kindred is the Grim Reaper of this universe and appears to those who are dying. She provides a peaceful death with her arrow, but if people try to escape her, the wolf hunts you down. Notably the wolf's eyes and her white arrow are both seen at the end of Yasuo's scene, as he accepts his death. So famously, Tryndamere is capable of literally "fighting off death", and this video showcases this by showing him fight Kindred instead of the actual brigands who are is literal opponents. The fight between Tryndamere and Kindred is probably my favorite video game fight animation, and thus has raised this cinematic above the others. I was there when Tryndamere was first released in May of 2009. He's always had that ability to fight off death. To see it portrayed this way shook something deep inside of me. Oh and the archer with the frost arrows who saves him is Ashe, Tryndamere's wife and one of the games very first characters.

[@vatsalsrivastava5649]

Also might I add just as the Angel Kayle(fire one) hits Aatrox(the demon), in the transition where the flames show Ionia, you can see the Lamb's silhouette appear

[@QuinnDang-n8k]

I'm so moved to tears by the storytelling potential for Riot in the future. They have such a rich lore of stories to tell. Can't wait, and I'm glad they're taking their time.

[@CARVERitUP]

Big awww moment when Trynd thinks he will die, but his wife shows up at the last second, and you almost tear up when you see the undying rage fade from his eyes as he sees Ashe.

[@joshuageerlofs7751]

Yeah that's so powerful for me; and for a brief second you see the care in her eyes after she arrives before she surveys the battlefield. Such powerful storytelling in just a couple of seconds.

[@XionDarkblood13]

Idk if it’s still the case, been many years since I played, but tryndamere had an ability to turn his rage into health. So to me the rage leaving his eyes is him healing now that he knows he’s saved.

[@Culperistic]

I'd need to rewatch the previous ones to be certain, but this cinematic resonated with me a lot compared to other ones. I feel like they displayed character motivations much better in this one than others. I connected with all the league characters they showed. I was blown away.

[@louisrobitaille5810]

This cinematic is the first one that is 100% canon. The previous ones were more about creating hype for the season to come than depicting the lore exactly.

[@JBlandford]

This gets so much better when you understand the lore. The archer and wolf are called Kindred, and they’re similar to the Grim Reaper. The lamb’s arrow claims those at peace with death (You can see one at the very end of the Yasuo segment), and the wolf takes those who fight back. The man fighting them is Tryndamer. His Ultimate ability in the game makes him immortal for a short time, so the symbolism is of him literally fighting off his death, while death tries to take him. Kindred is confused, because nobody has ever fought off wolf before. Once Ashe (the other archer) saves him, Kindred leaves him because he’s not meant to die anymore.

[@667AMATERASU]

This whole Cinematic is based around Kindred (Lamb and Wolf). In the World of Runeterra, Kindred is essentially the grim reaper. She collects those in death. there are signs of Kindred in all 3 scenes. the Scenes are broken up into Past, Future, and Present. In the Past, Two Demi-Angels, Kayle (blonde) and Morgana (Brunette) Defended and dealt justice in a Land that would eventually become known as Demacia. The Scene Depicts an area under siege by the Darkin Aatroxx (the demon). Darkin were originally ascendant beings but they were driven mad by the void in a war long ago. Kayle and Morgana are sisters, their Mother is an angel, and they both hold 1 half of their mother's sword. They defeat Aatrox. In the lore, Kayle is stoic and brings justice in a very cold and unemotional way, while Morgana is more affected by the plight of humans and reasons that judgement and justice can be tempered. In the scene Morgana drops her mothers weapon and taps into darker powers to fight Aatrox, you can see the disdain Kayle has for Morgana in the quick glance she gives her, even as she takes up both halves of her mothers sword and causes the firestorm. if you look closely, there is an afterimage in the fire that is Kindred. Then you go to the Future, in Ionia, where we are greeted by an Old man version of Yasuo, the Wind swordsman. After he uses his whirlwind, you see many arrows in the sky coming for Yasuo, including a bright one, which appears to hit him, this is the Arrow of Kindred, claiming Yasuo. if you look in the sky, you can also see the apparent shape of a wolfs head. in the last scene, which would be considered the Present, in Frejord, you see Tryndamere, who has the power to avoid death by tapping into his rage via blood magic. He is married to Ashe, a Frostborn Tribal Leader. In the scene, Trendamere is fighting death (literally) by fighting against Kindred (the Lamb and the Wolf). Tryndamere power in game is literally to become un-killable for a short period of time. As the fight goes on, Kindred lets her bow go because Ashe has arrived, and saves Tryndamere. It's not his time to die.

[@bloodknyte]

Honestly, the swordsman could be Souma, Yasuo's master

[@BlascoClips]

@@bloodknyte He has the same scar that Yone made on Yasuo when they fought, and he is getting a "older self" skin

[@anonymouschase333]

​@bloodknyte it was just confirmed it is Yasuo. Riot is making a Skin for it

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

​@@BlascoClips Also, the bandages could be a reference to Yone

[@francisreidpalmes3348]

I have a question since I'm confused. If Tryndamere is defying death, it should be only the Wolf attacking him right? I know in Kindred's lore, if you accept death Lamb would give you a swift death but defying it means you get attacked and killed slowly and painfully by Wolf. Does this mean that Tryndamere is worthy enough for a swift and painless death even if he is defying death?

[@MelvaCross]

The character animation is so stellar. The golden angel's side eye, completely disgusted and disapproving of her sister's rejection of their mother's legacy (the sword) and using magic (forbidden in that country). Old man Yasuo's resignation, picking up a sword again against his vow of pacifism (he also didn't kill a single person, just knocked them out with wind). His acceptance of death at the end. Lamb's head tilt, curious, confused, as her prey turns out to be undying. It's outstanding how Lamb's emotions are so clear without fascial expressions. And my favourite is Tryndamere's love. Rage subsiding, hope, relief, adoration and just this incredible love for his wife (who he fell in love with way after their political marriage). Riot has outdone themselves with their character animation this time.

[@mateussss453]

14:20 I don't really know about the lore there, but from my perspective it's a remorse face, like if he had sworn not to use a sword and his powers again, he's even hiding his arm that emanates as he uses the wind abilities

[@UncleHerc]

For those curious on the timeline of the cinematic, from an article on dotesports, the Creative Director said the scenes are basically divided into 3 different eras of Runeterra. One during old Demacia era approx. 1000 years ago, The other when Ashe joined Tryndamere after becoming Oathsworn, and the final one into a potential future of Ionia.

[@OpalHydra]

The three stories are all tied to Kindred. They are like the embodiment of death in league, Lamb (the character with the bow and mask) represents the acceptance of death and Wolf represents the violent struggle against it. The song is Kindred reminding you that they are still there, death is never far away. (and they will always be there, in the past, the present and the future as you can see is also a theme in this video) In the scene with Kayle and Morgana (Daughters to the aspect of justice, kinda celestial beeings) fighting Aatrox (a darkin) you can see Kindred in the fire at the end of the scene. (They are probably there for the army behind Aatrox close to the end, since we know that the three main characters are still alive since this is an event from the past) The scene with Yasuo (in a future vision) You can in the tree line see Wolf's eyes, but since Yasuo accepted his death Lamb's arrow is the one that took him out. And lastly Tryndamere at the end defies both Wolf and Lamb, fighting against death, with Lamb then lowering her bow at the end as he is saved by Ashe (his wife). And also see how it implied that he's the only one seeing wolf and lamb as this fight happens since he is on the brink of death, litterally staring death into it's eyes, and he's acctually in another fight against other humans that you can see Ashe shoot at the end to save him, and you see Kindred dissapear since he is no longer "supposed to die". (Tryndameres ultimate in game is that he kinda gets too angry to die, which is basically whats shown here, but this is how he sees it.) "Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise" - Kindred

[@danielwilms5072]

If you are interested in the lore behind every champion and/or want to see more details that you previously missed than im sure that everyone can recommend Necrits video about this cinematic

[@aleyaitsuka]

"Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise...." Such a short quote, but oh so cold, deep, and meaningful

[@louisrobitaille5810]

1:38 Many League songs/cinematics have the music and sometimes lyrics coincide with the actions on screen. Two other great examples are "The Call" and "Awaken".

[@mykolaisurotiyk6810]

Why do i get CaptainFlowers vibes from this guy. Loving it. Love the bright childish and yet still professional reaction

[@wgns9645]

You should also watch Necrits "The Lore of "Still Here" Cinematic Explained" to understand how truly epic this cinematic was. Super entertaining to hear and see these in other peoples view. Deserved like!

[@pa_3op]

I find so hilarious that all the league players and experts in second scene be like «Wait, who's that, it can't be Yasuo 🤨», while a lot of non-players are «Oh, that's the dude with tornadoes, all right» 😂

[@andrewcampbell9277]

Everyone's explained that Kindred is League's grim reaper, but there's so many cool little shots where they're not immediately noticed, my favorite is 3:33 where you can see Wolf's eyes in the trees as they're coming to claim Yasuo

[@Glopo2k]

Great reaction always a pleasure. Love the details u get out of these cinematics. Found you because of FF7 stayed for ur reactions. A bit off topic, but did u hear about the Netflix Series "Blue Eyed Samurai"? Would love to see your reaction on this. Epic show with great themes think would be a perfect fit for u.

[@DanKindopp]

I think the best note here is that even without a solid knowledge of the lore, all the major points you were bang on. They hit the major beats and emotional impact incredibly well so even the casual or non player can get into it and get a ton OUT of it too.

[@BrendonKing]

He's literally too angry to die.

[@abura2980]

14:48 "how do you guys feel about this 2024 season compared to 2023" NOT EVEN FUCKING CLOSE😂season 2024 cinematic clears HARD

[@adammarsi3817]

Lore guy here: 0. Scene Tryndamere is dying. Warriors closing at him. 1. Scene They are Kayle and Morgana (purple one). They are the twin aspect of justice (God of justice choose them to be their avatar) Big red guy is Aatrox (He has a lot of lore, but it doesn't realy matter for this. He is a currupted holy warrior of Shurima, aka darkin, and technicly he is the sword the human part is only a vessel, which he morfed into this). This is in the past when Kayle and Morgana worked together. Later they had a fight about what is justice, Kayle wins, Morgana gives up her sword and goes to live with the mortals and she is trying to help them. 2. Scene This is a possible future. The sword guy is an old Yasuo, a practicioner of the wind technique. At the end arrows are shot at him, Kindred(Wolf) is visible in the trees (eyes) and blue arrow is Kindred(Lamb)'s arrow as he accepts death. 3. Scene This is the present. Tryndamere fight Kindred, the death itself (LoL's version of the grim reaper). Kindred(Lamb) offers quick death to those who accept it, Kindred(Wolf) gives painfull death to those who runs from death. Tryndamere was infused with blood magic, so he can cheat death (red eyes). In this scene kindred comes as he is about to die to the warriors, but he is fighting death, as such Wolf does the most of the work. When Ashe his wife comes and kills the last two warriors, he is no longer close to death, so kindred disapears. (Kindred isn't a physical thing, more like in his head, Kindred is a very complicated character to tell) I think this should be enough, to better understand the cinematic. It is hard to not write 5 pages of lore after a cinematic like this. They have a lot more lore, but the rest isn't realy important to understand this.

[@AnotherGuy-t1f]

I interpret the scene with the swordsmen (Yasuo) quite differently. I do not see concentration but regret. Every time they show his face it seems like he is pondering if he should do what he does. Even the position of the sword in the ground looks like it symbolises a temptation and choice, which is why he picks it up so late. And during the fight you can see how the binding of his left arm becomes undone. While that can be attributed to his increasing flow (a mechanic he has in the game) it looks to me like the shackles he put onto himself become undone.

[@surpriseyasuo1935]

Hello! Your local League Lore nerd here. Ill be breaking down each part of the scene and the characters involved! Scene 1 "Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise" This line was said actually by the odd masked lamb spirit that was fighting red eyed man with sword. The spirit is literally death in the League of Legends universe, their name is Kindred. Lamb and Wolf, they are one in the same. The man laying on the ground with the big sword is Tryndamere, his entire theme is he cannot die. He goes into a berserker rage called "Undying rage". Anyways we will get to this later. Queue the "valkyries" This is Kayle (The one in the silver) and Morgana (the one in the Purple). These beings are literal aspects of the league of legends universe, Kayle representing Justice and Morgana representing Justice as well for a time.. They are fighting a being known as an Ascended, Aatrox, the world ender. His goal is in his namesake, to end all life. He is currently attacking an ancient Demacia with an army of followers. Kayle and Morgana sent to defend this kingdom which in much of the world is a symbol of justice itself. Morgana during this scene demonstrates her character, she is using magic that is considered "evil" and falls from grace, this is why Kayle gives her a very callous look when she uses those dark chains to bind Aatrox. Although her reasoning to stop the world ender makes sense, in the eyes of Justice, that magic is evil. Next scene, you guessed correctly, you are seeing an Old man Yasuo. This scene takes place much further than many League lore nuts were expecting, OR there could be another explanation but sometimes simple is what makes more sense. Anyways, he is defending his home of Ionia from some sort of threat, based on the clothing it is hard to determine who the attackers are. If you look closely at the battle, Yasuo is intentionally not killing anyone and using his wind to just knock people out dulling the sharp edge of his sword. Most likely due to his complicated violent past. At the end of the scene it is implied Yasuo dies here, as there is a visage of Kindred (death) Next scene: queue back to Tryndamere, who is seeing a vision of death and is fighting while using his undying rage (this is when his eyes glow red) to stay alive. Kindred lowered their bow because Ashe (woman with the frost arrows, and funny enough Tryndamere's wife and very important person in the lore of where this is taking place) arrives on the scene to save him, so death disappears. MOST LIKELY they are fighting either followers of The Volibear (Another god who is a giant thunder bear) OR a rival tribe led by Sejuani. Not enough detail to know yet. Anyways I hope this was informative! If you have any questions feel free to comment!

[@brightestlight9462]

Yes you are thinking of the right character! that ronin character is yasuo, and this is a "possible future" of his death. he's a wandering swordsman with a SUPER interesting story that i'll let others get into. suffice to say, that last arrow of light is from the same character as the one fighting our hero in the last section. "Lamb", who comes with "Wolf". In league of legends, Lamb and Wolf are the personifications of death, known as kindred. Hence, in the last video, Tryndamere is using his in game ultimate ability, which makes it so that you cannot kill him. you can bring him to 1 HP, but you can't put him down. And in the lore, his big thing is that the man JUST WILL NOT DIE. He's fighting a battle on the brink of death, and kindred is there to take him. But he resists, and Ashe, who is his wife, comes to save him from the "real" threat, the men trying to kill him. The first one is set I believe maybe a thousand years before current lore? A long time ago, when these half-angel half-human twins, Kayle, the blonde, and Morgana, the dark haired, who are fighting a Darkin, Aatrox (Ay-Trox). Long story short, Aatrox IS the weapon, and dominates whoever wields it, completely overpowering and destroying the person that existed beforehand. He is essentially an unkillable and godlike being, and Morgana and Kayle are defending one of the nations in League that at the time of the cinematic is in it's infancy--Demacia. However, in modern lore, Morgana has bound her wings and forsaken her angelic heritage, while Kayle has forsaken her humanity and taken justice to it's utmost extremes--and this is a part of morgana's "fall from grace. Those chains are the same ones that bind her wings, and she puts down her mothers sword to use them. I don't know if this is *the moment* that they go their separate ways, but it's a step on that path, and you can see that with the disdainful look Kayle gives her twin sister before she uses her and her sisters swords (twin swords, both from their angelic mother) to strike down Aatrox. very cliff notes and meandering, but yeah! This is my second favorite after The Call--I like the call's music better and think it does a better job of building, but Kayle and Morgana are some of my favorite characters, as well as Kindred, so it's definitely pretty close.

[@kevindon2133]

The Reason Kayle (Valkryie with white wings) gives her sister Morgana (purple wings) the side eye is because by putting down their mothers sword, Morgana is deciding to reject her divinity and choose her humanity.

[@Zolaalathaia]

you should stream this to get the extra info live that makes this trailer so much better o.o

[@OqiviOrein0]

My favorite cinematic from lol for me. And the song is a 10/10

[@MisterW0lfe]

Tryndamere and Ashe... Still a better love story than Twilight

[@ninastoynev3145]

4:43 nope not an ally! something far more dangerous then that ! a WIFE!!!

[@nicciburgiplayz3549]

The last barbaric character has a ultimate called undying rage where he becomes invincible for 6 seconds because he refuses to die. Kindred (Wolf and Lamb) is what you see when you die and she takes you to the afterlife by hunting you down.

[@Kalolui94]

Ashe coming and trynda going out of his ulti like in relief because she arrived is so wholesome xD

[@alilith3476]

They should kiss

[@KluTzYDaZhy]

@@alilith3476 oh that would destroy me so hard (in a good way) or at least embrace each otherr

[@MelvaCross]

The animator's captured his love, respect and adoration for her perfectly.

[@Kalolui94]

@@MelvaCross indeed

[@SmallOneEyedKing]

Actually it's Tryndamere's Wife Ashe

[@Drake844221]

I pulled up the video before watching this, and even then, it brought tears to my eyes. The whole message of "I'm still here," along with the theme of pushing through adversity is very significant to me. I've been through a lot over the last few years. Over the last decade, honestly (though, it was one of those 'if you put a lobster in a pot of cold water and raise the temperature, they won't notice until it is too late' kind of decades). But I've survived it and I'm moving on from all of that, and in the last year, as I've been focusing on rebuilding myself, this whole message of "I may be beaten down and tired, but I am still here despite all of that" is very much frontmost in my brain. But, apparently, this one is a fully canon cinematic from League, and it is filled to the brim with lore deep cuts. I actually watched a video from Necrit going over the lore in it. I knew... next to none of the lore going into this, but one thing is that the character with the round glowing eyes and the wolf are, fundamentally, this world's embodiment of death, and they show up in each of the three scenes. In the one with the 'valkyries,' as you called them, it doesn't step in because that great demon isn't able to die. In the middle story, you see the wolf as the arrows are flying up to come down on the samurai character (who is the guy with the wind powers, just decades later than the in-game present), and the one that comes straight for him is the same kind of glowing arrow that we see the death archer firing in the last scene, implying that this is his death years later. Most interestingly, the scene implies that he's at a point in life where he has forsaken killing - none of the bandits that he fights are killed. Even the leader, who he blasts with the wind... it seems as though he is knocking him away from the rain of arrows. And the last scene is a character... having a kind of near-death experience, with some of the implications being that he isn't actually fighting death, but rather the warriors who were surrounding him in the first place. Phenomenal storytelling all around!

[@Zelphyn]

This is awesome, no doubt, but if you have even a little knowledge about their lore and connections to each other, this will be 10x more epic.

[@Turbojammer_]

a bit of an analytic point here; In the scene, where Aatrox, The Darkin blade, also known as the God killer (The "demon"), comes down from the sky, the lyrics goes "it's in my blood, it's in my veins", which fits his theme a 100%. 1) Aatrox was once an ascended being, who since then became a Darkin, trapped in his blade, and seeks a strong host, to become stronger and destroy everything. Aatrox is going through eternal suffering, by not being able to die, and his goal is to destroy everything, so he one day, will be destroyed himself. His powers are blood magic, which is the strength of a Darkin, which is why the quote "it's in my blood, it's in my veins" is so precise. Kayle and Morgana (The two Twin sisters), are daughters of an Ascended, which grants them part of their powers. This would make them half celestial, half mortal beings. They both represent Justice, where Kayle is the non forgiving, seeking to justify the ones who comitted the crimes, and Morgana being the more forgiving half. This is also why "it's in my blood, it's in my veins", is also so powerful in the next shot, where Kayle is lying on the ground, indicating Kayle seeks to justify what Aatrox did. Also a common mistake is that Aatrox doesn't die here. His host body is simply dying, and he will then find a new one to corrupt. 2) Yasuo's (The old man) scene, is about him being near the end of his paths, and is bringing up his past. When he was young, he went to war, and when he returned, he was accused of killing his master, and later on killing his own brother, which leads to him running away. In these shots, the lyrics goes on about "That I won't come undone", "and my shadow stretching out", and is "all enough this time?" These lyrics sounds like he's regretting his past actions, and now seeks to justify it, before his end. At the end of the scene, we see a hail of arrows, about to hit, where the white arrow is the arrow of Kindred (Wolf and Lamb), who is the Grim Reaper of this universe. The forest is shaped like Wolf (The trees are ears, and the red lights are eyes). Kindred only appears, when someone is about to die. 3) In the last scene, we return to Tryndamere, who also posseses blood magic. He has an ability in the game, allowing him to be invincible for a set given time. Called Undying Rage. This is the reason his eyes turn red, which is indicating, that he is close to death. In the scene, we see him surrounded by people, but the actual fight is between him and Kindred, which is quite symbolic. He's actually battling Death itself, but in reality he's killing those people, and Kindred is just an "imagination". When the 2 arrows fly across their shoulders, and defeating the last enemies, Kindred then lowers her bow, and is signaling that Tryndamere, is allowed to stay alive. Ashe (the archer), is the wife of Tryndamere, and is the saviour in this scene. "It's in my blood, it's in my veins" symbolizes that Tryndamere has the will to survive, and not die. And the "I'm still here" comes across as a line, indicating his success in defeating death. Also, Kindred's two halves, wolf and lamb, are explained as; Wolf being the one to hunt the ones, who run from death, and Lamb shooting the white arrow, granting a painless death. Which is why Yasuo accepts the white arrow, and Tryndamere fights the wolf. So 1) is about the one who's living in eternal suffering, and seeks death, but cannot die. But is merely defeated by Justice, yet not dead. (Even though Kindred shows in the fire, he's not dead through cannon lore.) 2) is about the one who's lived his life, and it has come to an end, yet having regrets about his past actions, but has accepted death. 3) is about the one who's battling against death, and refuses to die, because of love and will power.

[@sniclops15]

One of my favorite cinematics by far, LoL outdid themselves with this one. (The Call is a close runner-up for me) Let's break it down, shall we? This cinematic is divided into three scenes, detailing the past, the future, and the present time The past brings us to ancient Demacia, a city founded as a safe haven from the chaotic effects of magic. Developed to heavily contrast their magic invaders, Noxus, Demacia utilizes magic-absorbing materials to negate magic from being used there. Over time, this has spiraled into an empire that shows heavy hostility to magic, even towards its own citizens who unwillingly possess it. This all began, for the most part, with the twin essences of Justice - Kayle and Morgana. Their mother had ascended before them into the sole essence of Justice before they were born, and when her children came of age, she split her divine blade in two, giving one to each sibling. While Kayle - the white winged one - accepted the responsibility proudly, Morgana - the purple winged one - was reluctant, seeing the power as something that could corrupt if used zealously. Morgana possessed magic - celestial in nature - that caused great strain to her when she used it. In this scene, we see Aatrox, one of the Darkin - an ancient race of demigods that have since been sealed into weapons. Aatrox is actually the weapon in this case - the body is merely someone who touched the sword, allowing Aatrox to dominate their mind and transform them into his image. This will become important later. Aatrox fights the two, and ultimately leads to Morgana having to use her magic and dropping her sword - much to Kayle's dissaproval. This signifies the roles they later take in-game - with Kayle as the possessor of both halves of the sword and Morgana rejecting their mother's flawed philosophies and utilizing her magic instead. The future leads us to a burning village which, as you guessed correctly, showcases an aged Yasuo, a wind mage and expert swordsman. In this cutscene, we see that Yasuo has set aside his ways of killing - rejecting both his sword and wind magic to take up a simple wooden staff, as the former two had only caused him grief during his early life (He was framed for a murder he did not commit). In the cinematic, Yasuo strikes with 0 intention to kill. Even when he breaks his staff and picks up the sword, he uses the blade to channel his wind magic. The wind magic knocks the enemies away, not harming them. It is theorized that the tornado at the end was used to push the bandit leader away from the incoming cloud of arrows, which would have killed both Yasuo and the leader had he done nothing. Accepting his death, he was struck by a glowing arrow, symbolizing a character we will shortly meet. Returning to the present, we meet the Viking King Tryndamere. Tryndamere has an interesting condition that was granted to him when he survived an attack against Aatrox (the big dude at the beginning). When Aatrox attacked Tryndamere, Tryndamere was affected by the blood curse of Aatrox's sword. However, instead of becoming subjugated to the Darkin's will, Tryndamere persisted, retaining his sanity and being given the poetically named "Undying Rage." As the name implies, his in game ultimate ability temporarily turns him into the "man too angry to die" meme. And this brings us to the star of the show, who is hinted at in all three scenes: Kindred, the twin essence of death in League's universe. Kindred is composed of a 2-creature hunting group. Lamb's bow offers a swift and painless death to those who accept their fates like Yasuo, while Wolf's crushing jaws and persistent hunts await those who dare to run from it. In this final scene, we see what is essentially going on whenever Tryndamere enters his undying rage (red eyes) - he is quite literally fighting against death itself. Every bite Wolf delivers and every shot Lamb tries to land is a would-be-fatal blow from the warriors that surrounded him. It is only with the last-second intervention of Ashe, Tryndamere's wife, that he is saved from the literal jaws of death itself.

[@Fishhhhhh7777]

Can you do a video where you compare Riot and Blizzards videography and animation? It would be interesting to see your take on Riot’s explosive growth in film compared to some of Blizzards timeless animations.

[@LyanO_]

Tryndamere fighting death (kindred) but in reality was fighting off the enemies around him was so epic. KZbinr Necrit also makes fantastic videos on breaking down things frame by frame that really explains alot about the story and whats happening but its all done with the power of imagery and its just breath taking.

[@mishu7578]

Nice video, seems like a genuine reaction to me (not like other reactions). I can see the excitement on your face and i love it

[@c_martinjuniorpandapotan2554]

i think i hear nier song in the beginning

[@olli3318]

the part with the 2 valkyries fighting the demon has so much more to point out story wise, as well as the fight between the first guy and the wolf and the "lamb". The valkyries are sisters that are a symbol of strict order. However when Morgana (the purple one) notices that they are overpowered, she puts down her sword as a symbol of surrendering the order, and dives into chaotic magic. Her sister kayle gives Morgana a disappointed side eye, but accepts her sword and now will stand for order all alone. Btw neither one is "good" or "bad", but Kayle won't accept her sister any longer. Also the demon's sword is actually part of the demon itself. The guy fighting the wolf and lamb is both metaphorical and not. Both the wolf and lamb are called "Kindred", as they are the kindred spirits that are death incarnate. Tryndamere (the guy) therefore metaphorically fights his own death until eventually his wife comes to rescue. In the game his power is to become immortal for a short amount of time, symbolically he fights Kindred every time he's close to death, but Kindred never gets him. When Kindred sees that Tryndamere defies death, the lamb leans the head to the side a bit, as a symbol of spiked interest and confusion.

[@shekel6420]

The Valkyrie’s are Kayle and Morgana. Both aspects of justice. Morgana the purple one embraces humanity while Kayle embraces judgement. Eventually they have a falling out and their scene foreshadows it so well. The subtle look of judgement from Kayle while morgana is holding Aatrox down with magic…

[@TylPhumin]

5:20 First Battle (Past Setting): Twin Sisters Kayle (white wings) and Morgana (Purple Wings) vs Aatrox (Demonic guy) (The Sillhouette of "Lamb" (from Lamb and Wolf, known as Kindred) can be seen in the Flames transitioning the 2 settings) (Future Setting) Second Battle: Yasuo (yes the one with he wind Power from previous Cinematics) (The Shadow of Wolf can be seen in the trees, before Lambs Arrow transitions the screen through white) (Present Setting) Third Battle: Tryndamare, fighting off Kindred (lit. "Death" or basically a Grim Reaper") aka Lamb and Wolf. Ashe, Tryndamares Wife comes to help 13:57 the character reveal is earlier, with the first closeup frontal, where his scar over the nose is visible 14:48 from only the Season Cinematics, this is my Favorite. Might be because they have never been so dense with lore, and i got into LoL because of Lore (back in 2011) 16:42 it IS made of the "king of ice", most ppl die when touching it 17:01 yes, it IS in his blood, basically "cursed by blood" magic, so he kinda can't die. So when near death, he falls into an "undying rage" (symbolized by red eyes, cuz blood magic). kinda of like a frenzy I recommend Necrits lore break down, for more details (there is a lot of lore stuff happening!, so i only write the bare bones here) 17:29 the OP line is btw spoken by "Lamb" - "Tomorrow is a Hope, never a Promise"

[@mathies3598]

16:40 insanely impressive that you picked up on this AND that they conveyed this to point where you could pick up on this because YES! his sword is empowered by something called "true ice" which is powerful magic, and only people who are iceborn, which is only a select folks from the region freljord, are able to wield true ice weapons without dying. Ashe, his wife who saves him in the end is also iceborn and her bow is also made of true ice

[@Talguy21]

The majority of these characters have been in cinematics before, actually- just not recently. The first character, the berserker dude with the big sword is Tryndamere. He was in A Twist of Fate, albeit in one of his skins. You may remember him as the guy who got run through. It just made him angry, though. From the next scene, the "valkyries" are Kayle (the light one) and Morgana (the dark one)- they were both in the original "Welcome to League of Legends" cinematic. They've both undergone redesigns since 2011, though, so they're a bit harder to recognize. That and they're in historical skins here. I'm not super current on League so I don't know if they're playable looking like this or not. Aatrox, the big demon guy, made his cinematic debut here. In the village, the old man is indeed Yasuo, as seen in several cinematics at this point. This is a look at a hypothetical future. The theme of this cinematic being "Past, Present, Future"- with this being the future, the snow scene being the present, and the battlefield being in the past. And in the final scene, the specters are Kindred, as the comments have told already- you could technically consider Wolf to have appeared in "The Path, An Ionian Myth", though that was in a skin. It's definitely Lamb's cinematic debut, though. And it's her voice at the start. The ice archer ally at the very end is Ashe, who was also in "Welcome to League of Legends", and was also featured in "Enter the Freljord". I'm unsure if she's been seen otherwise.

[@zero2champion419]

Literally every reply is saying the same thing to the point you'd thing ChatGPT has entered the room. A bunch of lemmings. So I'll add something a little different. Tryndamere's Ultimate Ability: Undying Rage Enter a rage for 5.5 seconds that prevents you from dying and causes all your attacks to heal you for 30% of damage done (reduced to 20% against enemy players). Undying Rage will activate automatically when you take fatal damage. So in the beginning we see Tryndamere being surrounded by enemies and probably about to die. Then He activates his ultimate, and suddenly everything is clean and no bodies to be found, because he's taken to "another realm" where His Ult fights off Kindred, As the 5 seconds come to an end, its like he returns to the world with enemies everywhere... and an Ally. Morgana's Ultimate Ability: Soul Shackles Morgana unleashes the full force of her Celestial power as she unbinds her wings and hovers above the ground. She lashes chains of dark pain onto nearby enemy champions, gaining Move Speed towards them. The chains slow and deal initial damage and, after a delay, stun those who are unable to break them. Kayle's Ultimate Ability: Divine Judgment Kayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.

[@elegrin5170]

For those who need context: -This whole cinematic is about Kindred.He/she is not angel of death. Kindred (lamb and wolf) is the visual form (apperance) of death. If you accept death, Lamb (the pale one) gives you a swift release with her arrow. If you avoid it, Wolf (the dark one) will hunt you down and make it more painful -The first scene is in the past somewhere around Damacia. Where the two patron sisters fight Aatrox the darkin. Darkin are akin to demon, they possess an host. In the current lore the sisters do not talk anymore because of their vastly different view on justice. Kindred is always present for a death. So when Kayle (the blonde one) burns it all down. Killing the host of Aatrox, the shape can be seen in the flame -The second is a possible future where Noxus successfully invaded Ionia. Yasuo is trying to save a few people and then dies. You can see wolf eyes in the treeline and Lamb arrow finish him off. You can see he accepts his faith because he looks up for a fraction of a second (Noticing Lamb's arrow) and makes sure to finish off the last guy before kneeling. -The last if Tryndamere in the present state of the lore. He has some of Aatrox blood and a rage so great every time he comes close to dying he pushes it away. Hence why he is fighting Kindred, fighting death. His wife Ashes comes to save him at the end but lamb will come back eventually. -The "I'm still here" is not so much the heroes it is Kindred themselves because death is inevitable. ADDITIONAL INFO; the hero fighting Kindred in the snowy fields is Tryndamere, and his eyes go red because in the game his ultimate ability is a bloodfrenzied fury (in the lore they let it be understood as some kind of infection from Aatrox's blood magic), which makes him literally unkillable for a short amount of seconds, making him the only human capable of fending off death, therefore the only human who can survive a direct encounter with Kindred.

[@V1G1LANTEK9]

just reading the comments I am reminded how fucking cool the league lore is. its genuinely one of the greatest world lore plots in existence. WoW had a fantastic background and world lore as well. but the interpersonal lore didnt expand deeply until later expansions but now the lore is a jumbled shell of what it used to be. they have done a "game of thrones season 8" to their characters etc. a lot of it is just out of place from what it was supposed to be and what the game was built on. but since LoL has revamped everything and now since just a few months ago, unified ALL of its side stories and medias into one synonymous world of canon lore, it has become one of the interesting and beautiful worlds in current media existence. all based off a fucking BROWSER GAME THAT ADVERTISED WITH HENTAI BAIT BACK IN 2009! its FUCKING WILD how this game got so big competitively that the most generic basic lore was evolved into absolute greatness because Riot saw what was happening with blizzard and they saw that they had a universe of characters that were all quite unique and very interesting and different from generic fantasy lore. they said "lets get a team in here and get people to start grinding out some much deeper world and character lore. and for years they built it up and tore some down to finally unite it all under one banner. no more "is this riot side game canon?" "is this short story canon?" "is this in-game league event canon?" etc etc its all fucking canon. aside from the parallel universe skin lines which are purely cosmetic lores. if you watch it in arcane if you play it in mageseeker, if you read it on their lore page, its all fucking canon and all so fucking cool. all of this. yet the game itself is just a super-sweat toxic competitive MOBA that just takes the characters from the world and has them fight lmao. its an arena of gods essentially. thats why riot is making the mmo. because now when you get hype from these fucking awesome cinematics you dont have to go play the MOBA and get toxic degens to yell at you. you would then instead be able to IMMERSE yourself into the lore the videos are based on and play the MMO based around the lore rather than the MOBA arena combat lol. I cant fucking wait for their mmo man.

[@edithputhie804]

So a bit of a short lore/context dump and summary here. The theme is time. Living and dying. We have the character/s Kindred[The Wolf and The Lamb(the spirit that uses the bow and arrow) being the grim reaper version of League of Legenda aka Death. The 1st instance takes place in the past. The instance between Kayle and Morgana, (the valkyrie characters) who are the daughters of the aspect of Justice(basically the god of justice.) They're seen fighting and defeating Aatrox who's "The World Ender." 2nd Instance takes place in the potential future. The character we see is Yasuo, a wind elemental character, who's aged older. You see him here in a dystopian setting fighting what seems to be a general and his soldiers. You can recognize Yasuo from previous cinematics. Iirc he takes place in the cinematic 'Awaken,' the season 2021 cinematic. The 3rd, and last instance we see takes place in the present. Tryndamere a man who's too angry to die because of blood magic from the character Aatrox. In this instance we see him fight Kindred(death) and is later rescued by his wife Ashe. In the cinematics video description. Theres a line that says "The past, present, and potential future, we remember it all." This could either be talking about the company, audience and the general community overall remembering events in the game OR it is alluding to memories of Kindred who remembers the life they claim of people dying.

[@nicolinrucker5181]

"this'll probably just be a cutscene that exists outside of the game"... actually AFAIK, this is the first season Cinematic to be currently canon.(I think the very first one was canon back when Summoner's Rift was directly canon and the Institute of War existed).

[@MrManlds9]

The Kindred scene shines... Tryn popping ult has always been a fan favorite (shown in at least 1 cinematic before) and provides a sence of "brute force," like he is a big dude. My only complaint is that in game a fed Tryn would turn Kindred into pink mist solo, but lore wise im pretty sure she is a goddess, so there is that (I could be wrong).. Then they add a layer where Ashe (his wife) comes in to provide protection for this ultimate warrior and he steps down from a hyper agressive masculine state knowing she just saved him.. great scene all around and the music is amazing as with all LoL scenes. The morgana scene is awesome as well, we all know she goes evil, but this is before that.. I would still rate "the call," better musically as I love the dynamics between male and female voices. It almost felt more "impactful," if that makes sense, but the shots here were great anf far better than they put out in the short prior...

[@raphael_2d878]

Hey Phil can u please react to the new animated fan film by HELLO THERE called Battle of The Heroes? It's short film with the last duel of REVENGE OF THE SITH but in Clone Wars style. i thought you should watch it.

[@xichronix8090]

If you Put all Scenes in Time-Line perspective you Beginn in the present with tryndamere on the ground outnumbered looking to the blurry figure Standing as the Lamb would from Kindred the Litteral Death Than we Go way Back to the past to ancient demacia where the Twin Sisters Kayle (White) and Morgana (violet) Fight together against one of the Last Darkin Aatrox who are some of the Most evil Charakters bound to their weapons (the beating hearth in the sword) and the shot where Kayle Looks Up to Morgana setting aside the sword givem to them from their Mother with a clear purpose to use Magic which is banned from use in Demacia even in that Time, and when Aatrox gets ingulfed with flames you See Lamb looking and the Body dissolving but the sword Just dropping on the Ground. Next wo Go to a Future around 40-50Years in the Future where WE get told how Yasuo will die protecting innocent people whats interesting ist the buildings are Ionian Styles whyle the trees and Mountains clearly Show they are in / near Freljord, again Yasuo ist a Charakter using the Wind and he die so to kill Al His life until he decided he would Not use it to kill again, and so he didn t he protected the Mother he knocked the bandits down but they took the extra effort to Show he doesn t Touch them with the Blade so he doesn t kill them and the Last running Guy doesn t get shred to pieced He Just gets pushed away after Yasuo Sees the wall of Arrows aproaching and even though He could Block them Just Like He did many Times in His life before He decided Not to and Accept Death which is why the White Arrow from Lamb Hits him right before we snap Back to the present where tryndamere Starts fighting Kindred and as He looses to Wolf more and more his infused bloodmagic triggers His undying Rage which was the Curse infused into Tryndamere by Aatrox and he defies Wolf and Lamb much to their surprise which is why Lamb right after jumping Back from Tryndameres Attack tilts her head in curiosity ever so slightly and when Lamb Takes down her bow 2 Arrows of Ashe which is Tryndameres Wife pierce through the Darkness snapping him Out of His Rage and revealing the Fight between him and Kindred was His Imagination and what He really fought where the 6 Enemies who surrounded him earlier I Love the Lore refferences in this and showing the Expression Kayle have her Sister betraying the Moral Code they themself Set Up for the greater good but still the disgust in her eyes from the betrayal, later the Sisters will Split apart from wach other but there they Fight together for the Same purpose

[@R34GrimShadow]

So the fight at the end is actually the fight of a mortal man facing Death. Kindred is two entities, Wolf and Lamb, who are the physical manifestations of Death

[@GabrielMPaixao]

Great reaction, but I'm surprised you didn't comment on the side eye Kayle (one of the "valkyries") gives to Morgana (the purple one) right before attacking. It's such a BIG gesture for lore fans because Kayle despises Morgana

[@freezegod3861]

Self proclaimed Loremaster here. The Angels fighting (Kayle and Morgana) are twinsisters. They represent Justice, as Morgana (the purple one) hasn't given up her part of the Twin blade yet. When she sticks her Sword into the ground and unleashes her Divine Magic, her sister Kayle looks at her in disgust. This is because Morgana is not fighting with the power given to her by their mother, but with her Divine Magic. Kayle picking up the Sword of Morgana also is a hint at the future as in Lore, Morgana gives up on being one of the Twin Blade wielders and gives her Sword to her sister. Kayle charging first into the battle is also a reference as to how Kayle is always trying to fulfill her given Destiny. Morgana simply follows as she is not as convinced as her sister. The demon is Aatrox, once a divine being, corrupted by the Void. He is immortal and thats why he tries to kill everyone as he hopes to finally die once everyone is dead and he can end the world. The Part with the Old man (Yasuo) and the bandits (Most likely Navori). Yasuo is a wind technic wielder which was taught to him by his master Suma who died in the first invasion of Iona (The homeplace of Yasuo). Yasuo has given up on his wind technic here which is why he first fights with a Staff. Later on when all is done, the Wolf's eyes are in the trees. Which means this is where he dies in the Cinematic. Most people seem to think this is just a possible future for him if he abandons his wind technic. I however think this is the real way Yasuo will die. Foreseen futures in the lore cant be undone. There are other characters that show this. Yasuo seems to accept his death as he simply could cast his wind wall again if he wanted to live. The bright arrow in the middle is the arrow used by the lamb we see in the last part. As for the last part. The man is Tryndamere the King of Barbarians. Tryndamere is actually cursed by Aatrox. Aatrox stabbed Tryndamere in the past to make him immortal, so he could take over Tryndamere's body in the future, if necessary. The Lamb and Wolf are the spirit of Death in the Lore of League of Legends. They come to claim Tryndamere. But as Tryndamere is immortal his eyes turn red, which is the curse given to him by Aatrox. He fights Death itself, which is why Kindred (the Lamb) looks at him confused as usually this doesnt happen. Tryndamere is then joined by his wife (Ashe). Ashe is the leader of the Avarosan. They were married for polotical reasons and the love came later down the line. Some things about the background in these shots. During their fight with Aatrox, Kayle and Morgana are in Ancient Demacia. A place that hates Magic and later in lore will ban it and lock away all magic users. The fight of Yasuo doesn't really show where it is. While yes the bandits are most likely Navori, they could be a squad of bandits in the Freljord (Homeland of Ashe and Tryndamere). Ionia does have snowy mountains, but as far as images show no Pine Tress. So we don't really know where this is. And the fight of Tryndamere takes place in Freljord.

[@kimaslund1828]

All 3 scenes are told by or at least feature Death (Kindred - an entity consisting of the Lamb and the Wolf, Lamb's arrow grants you a peaceful death while wolf comes for those who refuse to die). 1st scene is in the past, where Kindred is shown in the flame and tries to take Aatrox (big sword guy) soul, but he always comes back as his soul is in the sword (you can see it's "heart" beating), Kindred can be seen for a brief moment in the fires. The 2nd scene is the potential future, where Yasuo accepts Lamb's arrow and dies, you can also see Wolf's eyes in the background. And the 3rd one is Tryndamere refusing to die therefore fighting Kindred (his ultimate ability - the red eyes) but his wife (Ashe) saves him at the end.

[@Fuegopaintrain]

lamb and wolf are kindred, which is basically the grim reaper of most of runeterra. Basically he was fighting death

[@Dreadnuts24]

Fun fact: The last scene with Tryndamere, he is shown fighting Kindred (the lamb and the wolf), but in reality he is fighting the soldiers ( seen at the beginning). Kindred being the equivalent of Grim Reaper, claims those who are about to die. Tryndamere's ultimate ability is raging so hard, he refuses to die (shown by his eyes turning red) hence the head tilt by the lamb ( the one with the bow and arrow) and the wolf attacking him are actually those foot soldiers. As the lamb was about to shoot an arrow again, It felt the presence of Ashe (the grill coming to her husband's aid) and realises Tryndamere just isn't going to die that time. That is why when Ashe's arrows hit, it hit the actual foot soldiers and the Lamb's silhouette was replaced by Ashe. Her last hawkshot ( arrow shot upwards - used in-game to reveal enemies in the map) shows more soldiers surrounding them.

[@SleepyFen]

I don't feel like the music at 17:58 gets talked about enough. Those harsh, gritty notes represent the bitter realization that Kindred is death personified and that Tryndamere is quickly running out of time. He puts up a defiant struggle, but he can't land a single blow and takes more and more damage as Wolf savagely mauls him over and over. Breaking the bow only highlights the fact that his actions have no impact on the final outcome, as it regrows immediately and the battle continues. Tryndamere isn't fighting for his life. He is just fighting for another moment. And it is granted as Lamb calls off the hunt when Ashe appears - an almost-certain reference to Kindred's ultimate ability being called Lamb's Respite.

[@theecat3689]

I'm another rando to talk more about the Yasuo part because I think that's the least analyzed part of the cinematics and since you kinda said you were interested in him. Here you go: Yasuo was a talented samurai who was framed to have killed his master. His master died through a skill everyone believes only Yasuo would have known. After fleeing his community, his brother confronted him and Yasuo was forced to kill his brother. Knowing he was framed, he has been out to seek justice or vengeance on those who framed him. His guilt from leaving his master's side and killing his brother weighs heavily on him and some of his quotes reflects this. "Sleep is for the guiltless" "Which weighs more? Your blade, or your past?" “This blade never gets any lighter.” “The road to ruin is shorter than you think.” “Justice. That’s a pretty word.” As far as I know he has shown up in other pieces of media in the past years that I'm not familiar with but in general, he is looking for peace. In this possible future, I think that's reflected well in how he came in without a sword, just a stick. There's an implication that he has forsaken the sword. In the next scene, after breaking his staff, the enemy leader calls for a hail of arrows. Yasuo closes his eyes as if saying "I have to do this". He takes up the sword by his feet and uses Wind Wall, a skill that prevents all projectiles. His enemies run. Knowing how Yasuo thinks of justice and vengeance, instead of staying behind the wind wall, he walks forward to hit the fleeing enemies while dodging arrows. When it was only the leader left, he looks up quickly to something unclear in the sky. Maybe he had other options but his next move was to take out the leader of the raiders. The camera then pans up after he completes his move. In front of him is another hail of arrows. In game, the Wind Wall technique takes a long cooldown and a considerable amount of mana so he may no longer have any other options. He closes his eyes as if in acceptance. As the camera pans up again you see 2 lights in the forest area which resemble the eyes of a wolf. In the sky we also see a dot of light that increases in size to be an arrow. Other comments have talked about Kindred. The two entities but one that represents death, swift death by the arrow of Lamb to those who accept it and gruesome death by the teeth of Wolf who will hunt those who try to run. The appearance of wolf may be connected to Yasuo's long life. He has escaped death many times and has reached old age. "Death is like the wind, always by my side" from his voice lines could be taken as him always avoiding death or him bringing death to many. In the end, as he closes his eyes in the face of a hail of arrows, what reaches Yasuo is the swift arrow of Lamb. The theme of the song "I'm still here" has so many connotations in Yasuo's life. He chose his life over his brother. He's still here. He has traversed many lands and gotten to his age. He's still here. He has retired but for one more battle to save someone. He's still here. He went through so much but he is still mortal. In some way you can also think of Kindred asserting that they are also still here.