Hwei's Story Teasing is Getting More Wild

[@itanchiro5524]

Jhin: If only blood could come in more colours… Hwei: hold my brush

[@abiwonkenabi7027]

Another note on Hwei's encounter with Jhin: in the teaser right before we see Jhin's explosion, we see 4 figures and Hwei being the 5th. Jhin always kills in multiples of 4, meaning he would have no reason to take Hwei's life as well, thus he is spared.

[@BaronVonScrub]

This is a cool touch! It makes me wonder if maybe Jhin *INTENDED* for Hwei to be the 4th, but developed a soft spot for him while planning it and stalled for a 5th to show up? I don't know if we're getting flavour stories anymore, so we may not know. Side note, is the whole "We're leaving everything open to speculation" just Riot's convenient way of covering for the fact they laid off all the narrativists? Like, are we praising them for firing folks to turn more profit? Hmm.

[@gmoburrito6090]

@@BaronVonScrub like … theorize all you want but the first half of your comment is baseless

[@BaronVonScrub]

@@gmoburrito6090 I mean. No shit, Sherlock? It's hypothetical speculation prior to the story coming out? One idea for where the narrative could be leading? Ya'know, like literally everyone in these comments? Are you making such asanine comments at everyone replying to this video, or am I just special? Lmao

[@sspectre8217]

@@BaronVonScrubit is sad that they’re not posting stories anymore, they did say they would focus their storytelling through other means like Riot forge, Arcane and LoR. It is a shame some of their best writers did leave or get fired tho

[@gmoburrito6090]

@@BaronVonScrub not really, yours is the only one that I see that isn’t even base on any lore hints. You just pulled it out of your . . . . . . . . . Mouth , yes your mouth 🤌

[@Crusader3454]

hwei: how might i use the emotions in me to create something Jhin: what will i create with the blood and guts in you

[@VenRPG]

Banking off of the "Hwei doesn't see the world the same", I think it may be literal. If you listen to his voice lines when meeting people he sees them with colors surrounding them or AS colors, probably reflective of their emotions and desires. He may see the world and people as different colors, that he can then manipulate with his own colors.

[@Prince_Smugarina]

Sounds a bit like Jack The Ripper from Record of Ragnarök

[@itz_ryugu_d8158]

That's such a cool theory! And it kinda looks like that in his interaction with Kayn where Hwei says he should let his colors (halfs) blend, wich means he can SEE Rhaast's influence on Kayn as well as the shadow magic trough colors

[@glitter-fiasco]

Sounds like a take on Synesthesia!

[@Nesto_]

Ah, he’s acoustic.

[@Prince_Smugarina]

@@Nesto_ NO, he's Artistic

[@ChincerDante]

i feel hwei is the kind of person that would think of jhin as "a great artist, a horrible person"

[@demothiguillermo2059]

Looking at his voice lines, yeah

[@Shythalia]

Like Picasso lol

[@colossaldonut5190]

So he's Hitler but his art is god?

[@marcinwitkowski217]

​@@colossaldonut5190have you seen some of his works?

[@Tenkurel]

5:28 "He mixes fiction with reality" Oh no... he's a Twitter user!

[@AgonizingDemise]

For someone not caring about his looks he looks way too good XD. He even has earrings, fitting clothes and nice color schemes

[@MARTINREN1231]

imagine a new champion controlled with WASD and you have to use the mouse to do the spell casting.

[@CrazySwarit_Official]

that heavily limits movement directions

[@mysticfrace568]

@@CrazySwarit_Official You'd have to give their WASD inputs no cooldown to circumvent that ww,aaa,sss,....poor keyboard. With a little auto buffering...it's not the worst movement scheme out there. Perhaps a slightly higher base movement speed as well?

[@eugene12310mobile]

Basically playing battlerite lol

[@bradycadek2409]

At that point just give them a 3rd person camera always locked onto them and rename the game to smite

[@undyne1]

Don't give them ideas.

[@PedroMiguel-zv3fj]

Man, Hwei is the first new regular human champion that exites me in both gameplay and lore. Hopefully we get more of these

[@sleepy2906]

I would like to add that on the Hwei Bio in the client, it states that Koyehn lies in northwest Ionia, not in the south

[@Killgravios]

Will be fun if Hwei/Jhin bot duo become meta

[@chameleo6735]

Shaco might get anoter sentence for his lore, lets gooo!

[@alejandrocerezo8399]

3 is the number of Hwei. Once he reaches FOUR, he reaches his darkest side, inspired by his masked muse.

[@ImmaBee04]

Maybe Riot was inspired by Hannibal (Series) Jhin being Hannibal Lecter and Hwei being Will Graham. Their interaction makes so much sense. And by the end of Hannibal series, Will just succumbs to his psychopathic tendencies, just like Hwei.

[@Mr97kriss]

I don't really think that there's a demon behind his story, as it wasn't enough that he has ptsd from his crazed and maniacal mentor, Jhin, and he uses this feeling to fuel and alter his art magic that was practiced in the monastery.

[@BaronVonScrub]

Doesn't really work, since it was stated he was already toying with forbidden magics before Jhin arrived. He was ALREADY doing things differently from how the monastery intended. Jhin changed the trajectory of his life and and the subject of his art, but it sounds like he had already settled on a medium.

[@Mr97kriss]

@@BaronVonScrub forbidden magic, sure. But demonology, not really. Pushing the boundaries of art and creativity doesn't necesserely mean signing a pact with a demon. He just found that doing art as someone dictates is not really art. Additionally , why the hell would you sign a pact when Jhin is somewhat of a demon in nature himself xD

[@BaronVonScrub]

​@@Mr97kriss Hwei's mystery magic: Forbidden magic entailing power stemming from emotions. Demon deal: Forbidden magic entailing power stemming from emotions. What could the source of Hwei's power possibly be? :P

[@Mr97kriss]

@@BaronVonScrub i dunno, what's the source of Karmas magic, or Yi's?

[@BaronVonScrub]

​@@Mr97kriss Ki, basically. Yi's is the Wuju style manipulation of life energy, and Karma's is ancestral power, given that she's basically the avatar. Neither of them are tied to emotions in any way. They are both also strictly "good" characters. Hwei is *NOT* strictly good, and his power *IS* directly tied to emotions, as well as all the other evidence provided in this video and others that he has demon ties. I'm not sure why you're so willing to die on this hill. Every single thing about Hwei's lore and teasers so far point toward demon involvement.

[@pina6540]

Bu-bbu- but he has special UI and it is amazing!! The UI changes colors according to what Feeling you're holding, so you can more quickly identify what you clicked wrong hahahahha (not to mention it also plays a sound).

[@deweycox8409]

His relationship with Jhin reminds me of Hannibal and Will Graham.

[@gabrielbaima7891]

"he doesn't care about being accepted by others, that's why we made him a handsome, skinny young e-boy with fancy clothes and even a choker, wich isn't the most pratical thing to wear."

[@melozules]

I hope that fan artists draw him actually looking like a disaster

[@giraffanny739]

that was my thoguht! Like I can point out few other champs that REALLY dont look any special or smth, but he looks hmm very representative and even the eyeshadow! Like...How you not care about looks and in the same time you are spending time on weraring all of it ?

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

Fr the visual design does not fit at all for that dumb beauty appeals, Kaisa situation all again

[@juanmanuelcueto437]

I think that the 3 hands are from the same demon that is the demon of depression and the way it acts to torture his victims

[@raulbrenes778]

Yeah i thought the same. You know how evelynn makes their victims reach peak bliss before torturing and un-aliving them? Maybe the demon of despair tortures them with disasters, then calms them down with a few moments of serenity, continues with a struck of torment and then strikes with disaster again, restarting the cycle. I thought that "ouroboros simbology" was meant to represent that viscious cycle.

[@marvinbange1216]

Theme: Artist swinging a giant brush with magical paint around so dedicated to his work that he doesnt care what he looks like. Looks: Guy in a fancy outfit without any paint splatters whatsoever. Like what

[@willi2kn]

with makeup and a choker 😂

[@MrIljuha2000]

It's Street Demons all over again. Or that graffiti skinline from WR

[@tkraid2575]

I would've wanted him to look dishevelled, crazed, with an apron filled with blotches of paint (or moving paint in this case) or something that tells me he's a mad artist. Instead, we have an oriental e-boy 😑

[@Vernardo]

​@@tkraid2575well, ask Tencent.

[@raulbrenes778]

How the design could have gone from 40-ish to 100: add a few blobs of color here and there. Honestly, im not sure how could riot missed on the thematic FOR THE THIRD TIME. Chromachrash: more like chromaorganized Street demons: more like street safety painters Depressed ink mage: more like fancy artist

[@vsevolodvetlugin2354]

League invented Invoker..

[@Oni_Evergarden]

Hwei looks awesome. Super excited to take him into support

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

I have played Aphelios Mid sometimes since he’s like an AD mage. With Hwei, he’s a proper AP mage I can get behind

[@skylandry4059]

The way they describe hwei sees reality differently then other people and his personality really fits somebody with schizotypal personality disorder. ((Which I Lowkey love))

[@ryenis]

The hway Hwei's story is being revealed is really changing the hweight of things in leagues lore, I can't hwait to learn more about this story.

[@spoopycateatingpopcorn]

Hwhy are you saying it like that, hwhat are you doing????

[@teo2809]

hwei its a reference to delahila form dishonored, change my mind.

[@AcencialAMV]

O crap, Alan Wake III just dropped in League

[@deskartsu4551]

Plus you’ve got his obsession of 3 like the golden ration and the rule of 3rds and 3 primary colors

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

Hwei is strongly reminiscent of Relm from FFVI. A mage that draws spells and is able to "control" them to a degree. Difference is Relm can draw you and make you fight yourself, and Strago himself says Relm is more talented than he is.

[@arcmaei]

this is so cool and such a good summary of everything that's going on. banger video my dude

[@rodolfobitu1]

I watched Necrit last video almost at the same time as I read the insight page for hwei. I was like "haven't he read this?" hahah The truth is "no, because the page was not release on by the recording time"

[@IcicleSlime]

Just to mention something about the teaser for the new season, doesnt the ending remind anyone of how kindred was revealed. With white and black wood spiraling?

[@zema9401]

I am actually relieved they didnt make Jhin his ex bf or smt. Not only bc Riot overdid it with "Now this character is gay"-Twitter tier writing. But also bc the less human Jhin feels like, the better he is.

[@tyego_ewa]

Hello funny czech man

[@alancomerford4679]

Serioiusly, nobody thought about Evelyn, whent talking about purple and torment ? And yellow (the ult) would tease the actual demon of despair (which could be tahm kench btw)

[@mbfv6773]

I think Hwei's emotions empower his magic and a lingering azakana with three eyes (cuz apparently 3 is a very important number to him) stuck to his magic and is feeding off his strong emotions, but at the same time kinda empowering him. Idk

[@anthonynguyen30]

If each set of his ability did different art style, I reckon that wouldve been pretty cool

[@alvesrei5357]

Well, Jhin is often referred to as the "Golden Demon" of Ionia in the Lore. I guess Jhin could count as a fourth "Demon". 😎

[@dutssz]

when He said about a layer of darkness underneath Ionia in one of his voicelines I thought it could be related to the void in some way

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

I hope he is actually tied with primal demons, that would gave a lot more content then just "depressed kid with magic" also it might make Jhin's old title of Golden Demon being literal, that would be funny if Jhin murder people so hard that a primal demon was summoned during the process

[@Suntensatsu21]

This really reminds me of a simplified version of Lost Magic's rune magic in a good way.

[@The.Official.Serpentine]

Despair could be Eve if we're lucky! The purple matches her, more so than Kench, so I think it's unlikely to be him. She *really* needs some bloody power redemption after LoR made her basically equally as powerful as *some* mortal humans...which is frankly insulting to her title as a great demon. XD

[@decidueyezealot8611]

Eve isn't a greater demon, nor one of the first. Her deal is pain and agony less despair and gloom.

[@vonspeedwagon1466]

damn I kinda want to play him as support, damage support and cc abilities would be perfect for a burst mage support

[@adrevenue726]

an "about-face" is term for a 180, or a turn around.

[@YakshaTheYouTubeEnjoyer]

Looks like one of Disney's employees has escaped from the basement.

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

Also to add on the naming they both are obviously named with Chinese, and their name fits amazingly both meaning "dust", Jhin 燼 is a dust of spart of beautiful flames a beauty of death, Hwei 穢 is something like a negative waste someone no one wants and dust that makes others in bad conditions, plus it also have a implications of being "Cursed" would fit alot with demon

[@andrewli8900]

So if the effects of his spells require witnessing them...is lee sin immune?

[@alexlazerboy8354]

I wonder if hwei’s art invokes demons, Does that mean that Jhin does the same?

[@jarenpocopio6033]

hes the deamon, or his mask

[@GothremenBhason]

I was wondering if he has some affinity with demons, Jhin is still a mystery

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

I hope he's just so cool that he accidentally summon a demon while performing

[@redpowerranger321]

a lore including fiddle sticks and jhin? oh boy.. hyped.

[@TheWorstBrainstorm]

6:22 gonna cry the day he’s no longer in pajamas

[@heromedley]

i think the reason why hwei is able to channel the demons is because art invokes emotions and demons love feasting on it he becames a conduit for them even if not directly possessed by them

[@OneTwoPeanut]

In the painting that the Jhin explosion pops up on there are 4 people other than Hwei.

[@PedroSDz]

Rewatching Nilah's reveal trailer, at the end we can see three blue hands in the same triangle formation, all three representing Ashlesh. @Necrit, maybe this is one single demon? Maybe not, but why *_always_* show three hands?

[@TabithaRicheson1996]

the embles used for his skills remind me of the world runes, which i thought he evoked in his art

[@私の名前はジアドです]

Now, we have 2 masters of art

[@Drehmomentdante]

It might be just me but Hwei's ingame model reminds me a lot of Arcane (compared to other ingame models)

[@SapphireMan08]

I try to look presentable when I leave my house lmao don't lump us all in with you

[@acxlhdlc]

10 skill reminds me of the character invoker from dota

[@darknightphoenix]

You were so set on this demon theory.

[@ctfleck8154]

I see a fiddlesticks I clicklesticks

[@RiptidexRiltreks]

F E A R

[@ExSuPiO1]

14:45 Why would Fiddlesticks be the red hand here instead of the purple one? I thought Hwei's E spells look like they got some connection to Fiddle but that would be the purple hand then, no?

[@draakedhornehar4827]

He looks waaaay too appealing for some who doesn't care about his appearance xD

[@ThatCrystalityGuy]

Starting from cool idea, through "Aphelios v2", then twink, later Jhin's student, demon and now one of fan favourites. What next?

[@cyberpheonix1440]

Literally Griseo absorbing emotions of others

[@FlutterSwag]

Based HI3 player

[@JustaSprigofMint]

Invoker: Haha! I'm one of the most original heroes of DOTA and I have escaped being copied by Rito because I'm complicated to play. Rito (14 years later): Hold my beer.

[@DuskstarShine]

Giant paintbrush.. eyes that change colour in different moods... HE'S INK SANS CONFIRMED

[@schentler]

9:05 pun with Jhin doing stuff with a bang literally gun

[@TheeSamuraiSam]

ty for the laughs and giggles.

[@nicho.7400]

If no turn gets a rework, VGU or otherwise, mayhaps he’ll become Torment instead of nightmares

[@raa4983]

The golden demon at it again.

[@duquesagammer]

Love how even his pose is accurate for an artist, or league player : 🦐

[@aminefera5880]

smashing buttons bro

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

"He doesn't care about what he looks like" Aside from looking like a malnourished twink Vex. He does not evoke this lack of interest in appearance- I guess they couldn't strike a balance between 'looks like me when I obsessively work and leave my neckbeard unshaven for a while" and skin-sellingly attractive.

[@oskarekstrand9825]

Demon painter MMO class confirmed!? It’s a bit to specific but I would be a cool sub class or something.

[@mysticfrace568]

He has Arcane Zaunite eyes....forget Jhin, I want to see him and Jinx wreck some Destruction and Despair together.

[@rodrigoaraujoyoh]

So he's invoking the power of powerful entities just like Udyr? It's the first time I'm hyped for a champion in sooo long

[@naerolf09]

13:37 when you use a abilty your UI does actually change 😅

[@alisonarizapa343]

I mean demons feeds of emotions so he is very much a good host for one. "Azakana's" Yone would like to know his location.

[@thatonefloridaguy7927]

Necrit: we don't know how hwei see reality. Me: Oh God it's the TF2 Pyro, we see chaos and bloodshed, Hwei sees sunshine, rainbows, and a candyland in his own mind

[@fererro39]

Reminds me of that one character in Black Clover but his Personality the opposite of hwei, they also have the same power xD

[@andrewpenny4676]

So hwei has the power to see colors of emotion like jack the ripper from record of ragnarok. And zed master wanted him to use shadow magic.

[@felipecouto1102]

Necrit will die on the hill that his powers are demonic, isnt he... Im pretty sure he's not gonna have anything to do with demons

[@18heads]

😂yeah

[@Anzure]

This champ is basically invoker from dota 2 and that freaking hero is really popular in that game, so prepare to have a lot of hwei mains after he releases. I think is gonna be more intense than having yasuo and yone mains.

[@teneos3143]

Hwei's nemesis : A proud dad

[@horong]

Hwei reminds me of Invoker(DotA) with a completely different theme and a little less complicated spell recipe.

[@ThatCrystalityGuy]

I, the low-rank player, after mastering Azir which was supposedly the hardest champion in the game, I already find Hwei fun. So fun in fact, that I can proudly say I have finally found my main.

[@viictxriia]

🧢

[@joopsvt]

My man is expressing his inner demons

[@rexvyoli8657]

Twisted gettting the spotlight

[@datguy6745]

As a Yoshimitsu main in Tekken 7 (150 moves that all flow in and out of eachother in a SHITTON of ways), 10 abilities is adorable haha Ill even go as far as to say i already am good at him having played 0 games with him. XD

[@AdorianDelmore]

I think he have 3 demons inside that give him the 3 different spell types.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, interesting Theory, i wonder if we’ll learn more about him eventually.

[@Sorrowdusk]

@3:30 Real Lies of P look.

[@axxethegreatandmighty9164]

my friend keeps telling me "hwei must be non-binary" and to be honest when i saw his pic out of context i swore he was an anorexic depressed girl xD

[@jaspervermeer659]

My headcanon is that Jhin got 4's on all his Art assignments and they told him he failed so he showed them

[@mizoik9893]

Guys in arcane when jinx has schizophrenic breakdowns they use the same colours red blue and purple to show different emotions conflicting

[@Aus_4a]

Its not 200 years, its more than that

[@vincentsolus9227]

i don't think he is that much complex, is just more skill to learn when to use, is not like Aphelios that you need to manipulate your amunition and secondary weapon to get especifique effects

[@KingKaboose2000]

Ionion Fiddlesticks is just a Hwei painting

[@guitarraDecucarracha]

ok so thank you firstly for all of the lore updates you do, secondly, would there be any reason riot was putting kindred's imagery in the gameplay trailer? I have a feeling something is going to happen with them and I don't keep up like you do on lore bit i absolutely love kindred, and Im curious for what they're going to do

[@Drizzly0]

Why is concept art so much cooler weird