Rapid-Fire Skin Review: Heartsteel

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(In Order of Appearance)
Jetpack Joyride 2 - Legitimate Research: • 🎵Jetpack Joyride 2🚀 - ...
Heartsteel - Paranoia [99% Clean Instrumental]: • Heartsteel - Paranoia ...
Super Mario 64 - Looping Steps: • Super Mario 64 Music -...
Fanon V1: Spirit Dance (Instrumental): • Fanon V1: Spirit Dance...
Outro music: • Bonetrousle (Alpha Mix...
#leagueoflegends #heartsteel #newskins

[@leuclamdoc]

You have to think of Rhaast in this one as Kayn's intrusive thoughts, something that is always and will always be with him, he just might let it out sometimes where he becomes full Rhaast with Kayn still in there

[@shurno1588]

I love Heartsteel Kayn , and that just makes it better.

[@lordsolaire6202]

It's just his gay inner voice.

[@jongetkerouan5887]

or schizophrenia

[@cheekybugger0120]

Sounds like schizo

[@miguelmoura9345]

​@@lordsolaire6202Kayn: You can't catch me gay thoughs. Rhaast: Are you sure about that

[@DandeDingus]

i love heartsteel kayn and i think rhaast is kayn's "the voices™" personified so him taking over is kinda like a personality switch. Bro has a bit of a screw loose, nothing new. Others also thought that rhaast might be still an actual demon who gives kayn his music talent and in exchange kayn must let him let loose sometimes

[@CuckooCocoa]

I was hoping rhaast would have a completely different genre of music, something I noticed with kayn skins is that, besides soul hunter, they are always part of different skin lines, odyssey is a mix of dark star and galaxy slayer, nightbringer is a mix of both night and dawn, and snow moon is a mix of blood and snow moon. So I was hoping this one would be the same, having Shadow assassin being completely heartsteel and have rhaast be something different (maybe pentakill, he has a guitar and smashes it in his recall for god sake). But the version we got is still pretty good.

[@pumpking1278]

​@@CuckooCocoaI completly agree, I literally posted a comment saying the same thing lol

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

I personally love the whole line and Heartsteel as a whole. I like to play as every champ here so seeing them all be in a band and have great personalities of them working together is really nice. With the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic, I think it’s meant to be some kind of schizophrenic experience for Kayn where Rhaast is his alternate personality that interacts with him

[@OfficalF4nTaTv]

Yeah i like the dynamic with Kayn/Rhaast where neither side takes over the other they still exist and talk to each other through out the game even if you go Shadow Assassin or Red Kayne (aka Rhaast)

[@kailet1997]

Yes kayn is just straight up delulu in this skin and tis hilarious

[@MalucoDeverde]

one idea that i had was, if aphelios was the legendary, to Alune be a vocaloid created by aphelios or something remixing the songs, aphelios can't sing so it would be pretty cool

[@bmkad0745]

thank you i was thinking the same thing. like honest, i felt it wasted potential not doing much with alune

[@user-fc7st1nu9m]

But I feel like that'd invalidate Alune tho, no? She is still person and Aphelios' sister

[@insheepsclothing5574]

@@user-fc7st1nu9m Yes, but as an alternate universe version of a character who deosn't even appear in the game, making Alune a sentient AI would work. I can't remember if that's what they did for his pulsefire skin in LoR.

[@achannel315]

Imo heartsteel is the best band because (and this might just be me) they feel like an actual group... if you watch all the music videos I think heartsteel gives you the best incite on what these characters are, in both k/da and true damage the group is separate until the big dances or the end whilst with heartsteel they are always vibing together.

[@daydreamies]

this is my take, too. as much as i ADORE k/da, it feels like they just kinda co-exist alongside each other with ahri as the standout. the only real glimpse we got into them as "girls being girls" was 1 moment in the 'more' mv where akali nudges seraphine (around 3:25) and then a couple of promotional images on social media where they're together as a band. hopefully they take what they learned is working for heartsteel and incorporate it into future k/da and true damage content. those bands lack a lot of life, sadly.

[@vulcanx5651]

Na you’re honestly right I though the same thing

[@moehanekyaw2088]

Lil bro gonna pretend pentakill doesn't exist.

[@xstoofpeer]

I wish we saw less of them driving cars and more of them using their powers

[@aeblink1332]

to be honest a lot of kpop mvs look like more and pop/stars in the way that’s it’s just individual scenes and dance scenes so maybe that’s why it looks like that

[@Eliagiulio]

I have the opposite feelings on Sett and K'Sante. Sett felt much more natural than K'Sante as a member of a boy band and I love his attitude in the music video

[@leonthewhitewolf3995]

To be honest, I've been waiting so long for a new skin for Aphelios and for the first time hearing about him being included in this skineline,I was so happy because many wanted to see the emo boy theme .That's good , visually speaking it's good ,but I cannot forget the audio ,there was sooooooo much potential for Aphelios/Alune interactions(in the voice call Aphelios spoke so he's not completely mute), that's the only thing that bugs me , we've seen her in the splash art ,yet no new voice lines....is it only me?

[@nerdyandweirdybutmighty5256]

No your not alone i have been hoping they'd get a new voice lines i have been dying to see their sibling dynamic , also in this universe aphelios had a sergery in his vocal shords and can't make his voice louder than whisper and during interviews he whispers for alune to speak for him so she's still very much he's "voice"

[@waddledottz]

when did he spoke?

[@leonthewhitewolf3995]

Didn't he shout "Guys" during the discord call of the group when they were arguing about what to do in the video?(right before Yone said "Look , Aphelios is typing)

[@felipecouto1102]

​@@leonthewhitewolf3995He wasnt the one who spoke. Aphelios is mute in this TL too

[@leonthewhitewolf3995]

@@felipecouto1102 actually he did speak ,his discord icone got green lit which means he said something (I rewatched the video to be sure)

[@eduardofonseca5087]

One thing that would improve Heartsteel Yone would be making him the visual effects guy of the group. Then there would be actual contrast between him and True Damage Yasuo. But no, doing th e same thing twice is way easier so they had to do it.

[@j3ssthealien283]

Honestly watching the video I thought that's what he was.

[@zirse7823]

BUYING KAYN THE SECOND HE DROPS IN 30 MINUTES LMAO

[@4lbfer]

I love Sett's skin. I love the character in the band and everything but also the skin in game. I love that he is just wearing like casual clothes that wouldn't really fit on the rift, and that he just looks good on them. Like Ezreal, the skins are quite simple/basic but I like that aesthetic in this theme. Also what makes Sett skin is the sound, the q and aa sound is impeccable, it feels really nice to hit opponents and hear the music. I tried both soulfighther and heartsteel sett in pbe to decide which one I preferred, and soulfighter ended up being quite overwhelming and a bit messy. Heartsteel is simple but clean, and truly fits imo.

[@noewos]

If I was still 13 I would probably go too deep into this stan culture but since I'm an adult now I can view it as a way to truly satisfy the calls for a boyband like K/DA. I enjoy it a lot but it does involve a lot of my favorite male characters so I understand my bias. I like the song too but I've been a Baekhyun fan for years so...

[@youngcrespo]

I always thought Yone wasn't actually just pulled out of a hat for this skin since this is supposed to be Ocean Song Yone, but moving to greater projects since he vibes with the team. (he's even still a DJ!) Turns out that's a whole different universe and I'm stupid

[@averonisgaming9023]

That wouldve been perfect tbh Imagine sera in that skinline was after her collab with kda and went on a summer cruise where yone was inspired by her to create/join a band with his dj skills

[@zokramudes-tf7un]

"3 years since our last music performance" Didn't lost chapter happen 2 years ago or that doesn't count?

[@tadihotado3518]

Literally no one remember pentakill, even if they are the most popular rivaled only by kda (kpop sucks grow up cringeass) and its so sad to see that man, hope we get a 4th run soon

[@martinabarranco9354]

Not the Sett and Yone slander... Sett was one of the most expected champions to be made part of the boy band!!! In any case, K'sante was definitely the surprise! And even then, Sett and Ksante have very different personalities. While K'sante is cheerful, but he is the more responsible and reliable one, he is the kind of guy you go ask for advice, or ask for help when you need it. Sett is way more goofy and chaotic, a lot more of a showoff, very dumb, but charming! Heartsteel does such a good job at writing the personalities, relationships and interactions between all these characters that no one feels out of place. Yone is as indispensable of a member as all of the other guys, he is a lot more quiet than the rest, yes, but in a very different way that aphelios is. Yone is the mom of the group, the one that keeps everyone (especially Kayn) in check, the true brain of Heartsteel!!! The characters that Heartsteel build are so full of personality and life, and that's just something that all of the other bands don't have. They are chaotic, fun, and full of joyous whimsy. Is such a shame that you don't enjoy them that much, but I guess it just isn't for everyone.

[@victorhugobarbosapereira4850]

Cant wait for bee skin review

[@CuckooCocoa]

That vel'koz skin is absolute genius

[@TheDjpwn3]

Heartsteel Sett makes me question my sexuality a little bit Anyway Heartsteel is probably my second favorite band after Pentakill, not because of the music (don't get me wrong though, Paranoia fucking SLAPS), but because of the character dynamics. I love watching these five himbos and Yone fucking around and messing with each other, they feel like an actual group of friends.

[@crdaboi8889]

I don't play k'sante...yet, but I really like his skin from this line. It's the perfect balance of attractive and cool for me.

[@borgia7311]

Heartsteel makes me very happy because i had had the exact same idea last year. Before the avalanche of skins of 2023, I told my bf that it would be cool to have a boyband skinline, so my fav champions could have pretty skins. My idea was more inspired by western 90s-00s boybands, specifically over Turning Red's 4town, so i had imagined white uniforms and ultra cheesy music. First i had thought about it over Sett, my little meow meow, who would be the muscle boy; Aphelios would be the Sentimental one, then to add more champions with less cute skins I added Kayn who would be the Bad Boy, and Gragas would be the Producer/manager(very Big Time Rush now that I think about it). The idea was to include champions that hadnt had skins too recently. What im missing from Heartsteel in particular is dancing. KDA blessed us with many choreos, and i was hoping to see dancing emotes, maybe to see something fresh instead of Sett's classic crunches.

[@rustkarl]

I mean, the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic is portrayed as a mix of Rhaast being his stage persona and his intrusive thoughts. For all that Heartsteel Kayn is fun, sane he probably isn’t.

[@callumhay841]

thank you nickboyyt for the midriff shot at the start

[@timelessclassical4168]

Best skin idea ever still hasnt come to pass, Farmer Soraka.

[@lyre6820]

the clip of tobias fate screaming "MAN GO IN" will never not be funny to me

[@leuclamdoc]

Erm akshually, pentakill did a concert 🤓

[@AirmanTerror180]

Kayn not getting a 10/10 for the TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT KAYN line is probably the worst take youve given yet :(

[@leonard5426]

I feel like Kayn could've gone down the Slipping Musician Road, with one of his Transformations having references to substance abuse and selfdestructive behaviour, with the other transformation being him leaving the Showbiz and becoming a... family man, occasional Karaoke singer sort-of guy.

[@noodlesandeggs1512]

Everything about K’sante screams “Club Bouncer” rather than “leader” to me. I still really like the skin though.

[@Machosause]

Be awsome if they made a glam metal group based off Motley Crue, Ratt, and that sorta era

[@notyue3747]

Sorry nicky you're too late ive built my very concerning parasocial relationship with heartsteel kayn cuz ive been waiting for this video for so long! Kidding aside i actually love this skinline especially how 3 of my favorite champs are here although i agree with Sett. He's is too plain compare to the others and it would've been cool if they added a bit more to the skin. Though im sure this won't be the last time we'll see them and i can't wait for it already! Getting Heartsteel Kayn too 💖

[@floofzykitty5072]

Aphelios should have been the one random band member that doesn't do any singing but just plays instruments.

[@mendelsonparga1019]

"If they are the same person completely separate entities,¿Why are they still talking to each other?" I do that with my subconscious, so that's just funny not a real deal breaker

[@KidInari]

1:24 I love how Nicky added in a Gorillaz reference, tho he did forget to mention that Jack Black was in that video

[@CZ2_Delta]

Wait, you're not supposed to talk back to the voices? Nicky always has a bone to pick with Kayn, Sadge. Editing and jokes were top tier tho, good video! 😂

[@justinn6839]

Ah a fellow Caddicarus enjoyer ai? I see you have good KZbin taste

[@capnqueer2286]

To me Kayn and Rhaast read sort of like a fantasy DID thing maybe? They're both there all the time, neither of them ever really shut the other out at any point, neither of them is ever hostile to the other outside of some mild annoyance from Kayn, it's just a matter of who's behind the wheel at any given moment. I wouldn't be able to speak on whether it's accurate to actual DID outside of being kind of reminded of a couple of my friends by it, but it's interesting and it does fulfill a thought that I've had for a while about wanting a skin where Kayn and Rhaast aren't trying to kill each other so that's cool.

[@Bibci0r]

That Tobias clip was on par, definitely caught me slackin

[@guilhermesouza5736]

1:33 Brazil mentioned? (Insert brazil mentioned Mordekaiser image)

[@kunibertrandolf1886]

Will you do a skin review for all the TFT/LoR exclusive skins?

[@bobanfrombangladesh]

Still nothing beats odyssey Kayn. It gives me "the fifth element" vibes

[@Zahriel]

That Chrome for Ezreal...fucking DIO from JJBA! xDDDD

[@TheVirgoGuy0]

i said it already and ill say it again: aphelios shouldve been the legendary, that way he couldve gotten somenthing akin to actual music instruments (and maybe even a voice perhaps?) + plus kayn already has a legendary (and a way better one at that)

[@CuckooCocoa]

Yeah, as a kayn player myself I knew from the moment that a new kayn legendary was confirmed that it probably wasn't gonna beat odyssey. Besides the pretty particle effects, some sound effects and the flashy recall, I still think odyssey is better in everything else. It's still really cool and might consider getting it, but I think I'll mostly stick to odyssey.

[@doku6255]

I’m just going to say about yasuos brother, he’s not a member of the ban but he’s a producer

[@christiankroll3954]

I have to ask because I’ve seen it used in a couple of your videos now, but where does the “Men go in! MEEEEEN!” sound byte come from?

[@julesvanhelsdingen1765]

Can't wait for the TFT season that's all the different bands fighting lol

[@t-1156]

MEN BAND GO IN! MEEEEEEEN! (ok but fr where does that meme come from?)

[@lordadornable3607]

just happy to see Necrit, both of you are precious

[@egggbone5800]

I think this line just makes it canon that kayn is a schizo even without rhaast

[@Кожуркаотпомидора]

Just waiting for Rito to make drum'n'bass/electronic music skins. Pendulum- or Zardonic-like stuff.

[@Bears5056]

So, what's it like never being happy about something? Because from here, it's pretty pathetic finding things to complain about constantly

[@hydrophobic5851]

Obligatory "take off your shirt kayn" for engagement

[@impacteall1]

where is clip from 5:22 from pls someone tell me

[@shiftless6421]

CADDY MENTIONED! 💙

[@LironSulimani]

You said it was a 3 year hiatus but we had pentakills 3rd album in 2021..

[@fengshuimaster7880]

honestly just thought that kayn has split personality or is just skitsophrenic, which sounds kinda funny

[@idkw1d]

yall i was kinda disapointed of the mv because In the solo part of ksante (when tobi lou sings) the one who is the center of attention is APHELIOS, APHELIOS THE ONE WHO DOESNT SING AT ALL. I'm not complaining, it's a beautiful sequence and it's pure art. but they took away the opportunity to really integrate ksante into the group!! everyone still thinks that he was left over, even tiktok people say things like "i dont care what they say for me aphelios sang that part😍😍" IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT. Im sad for Ksante, this was his chance to be part of a commercial skinline and stand out in his own way for players and non-players. but no, nothing, they wasted it. like, sure , he´s got most of the screentime, bu there isnt a moment that tells us about his character, and if there is, he is always surrounded by the others.

[@insertclevernamehere6607]

I would love it if y’know….Sett was replaced with….crazy idea here…..you’d never think of it….Viktor. Hear me out before you burn me alive, Viktor. With Music VFX.

[@berniebroig8745]

Rock Star Taric... I'm salivating.

[@spacewalrus9210]

I just like to believe Heartsteel Kayn is just schizo XD

[@nischalthapa2460]

Idk why byt I laughed audiology hard at the comment of allune being their litteral ghost writer

[@damianjake6534]

in addition to ezreal and sett being a good fit in heartsteel, in my opinion, they were included for wild rift to have a skinline with the four roles (aphelios and ksante aren't there yet). btw it sucks that there are barely any champions on the ACTUAL support role that PERFECTLY fits here. (sett support doesn't exist on wild rift, rakan doesn't match the vibe, taric may need a personality change to be included, milio's too young, braum and zilean's too old, and i won't talk about the other non-humans obviously)

[@jakeschreiner9348]

The options for male humanoid supports is definitely limited since the only choices you’d have are rakan, braum and taric. Although bard as some shadowy producer in the background would be kinda cool.

[@bingewatcher3282]

Can someone explain the 6 to 5/10 of Sett 😭

[@playery2684]

If I had a nickel every time Nicky uses the "If I had a nickel" joke in his videos, I would have 5 nickels, which is a lot and it's quickly becoming very concerning.

[@ImperiousMax]

Still upset K'sante didn't get the legendary seeing he was the leader of the group, guess Kayn sells better according to Riot...

[@cakepigs]

I feel like every music skinline except pentakill will age poorly because pentakill was made based on champs that would fit being in a metal band, like modern pentakill would have found a way to put yone into it. Like there's literally no reason to not combine Yone and Aphelious into one band member outside of having another skin to sell on a popular champ

[@a.a677]

Idc Yone looks great

[@omnijinx6309]

체력 4700 방어력 329 마저201 인 챔피언👤이 저지불가🚫, 쉴드🛡, 벽🧱 넘기는 거 있고요. 에어본🌪 있고, 심지어 쿨타임은 1️⃣초밖에 안되고 마나🧙‍♂️는 1️⃣5️⃣ 들고 w는 심지어 변신💫하면 쿨 초기화에다가 패시브는 고정피해🗡가 들어가며 그 다음에 방마저🥋 올리면📈 올릴수록📈 스킬 가속⏰이 생기고! q에 스킬가속⏰이 생기고 스킬 속도🚀가 빨라지고📈 그 다음에 공격력🗡 계수가 있어가지고 W가 그 이익-으아아아악😱😱

[@whysmile9412]

F you for not giving Alune a much more attention that she deserves.

[@Lappboi]

they gave kayne a dog collar so for me thats an instant best skin in game. 9.5/10

[@WraithReaper09]

With a leash attached.

[@jarl_filip2617]

Still waiting for the dissonance of pentakill lineupp :) Because surely its coming right? right..?

[@aysheadavis1733]

Wouldnt make much sense for Sett not to have his cat ears since they retained the lore of him being an outcast/misfit in this skin, and the only unconventionally attractive thing about him is having cute cat ears. ...When you write it down especially, Sett's lore of suffering racial harassment for being a sexy catboy seems even sillier.

[@suchalem6686]

I definitely like Heartsteel, its just a shame I don't care about any of those champions. Probably because I like girls. And on the social media thing, I don't think it was that bad. The major problem with Seraphine is that we didn't know she was a character until later on, and it was JUST her. With Heartsteel taking over the riotmusic twitter account, it was clear they were just characters. I'd say 95% of the weird replies were like that on purpose, because everyone I saw was just playing into it to have fun. While I didn't reply to them at all, I think it was a pretty fun way to market the skins. I'd much rather have fun character banter than have them use someone's depression to market a super expensive skin for a champion who had yet to release. It's kinda like when people make accounts roleplaying as popular characters- everybody knows it's not actually Baiken from Guilty Gear tweeting about her fishing trips, but it's fun to interact with the account as if that were the case.

[@derbeste962]

space groove next pls

[@kkinthewheelchair3049]

Imagine they make a jhin skin with drafts punk DJ mask

[@uraninezak]

I missed it but why did Sett go from 6/10 to 5/10? I think there was a joke but i didnt understand it.

[@vixualiva]

They pretty that's all I need. Oh and the song is good

[@ThePokemaniac77]

They should make a taric skin and treat it like the kda seraphine like hes being added to the band with its own cinematic etc

[@itzadamtrust]

Some might say Taric should have been included i mean its a literall boyband and Taric is just all about that. But hear me out when i say they missed out on the perfect opportunity with Varus. Long haired shirtless gay men need i say more? IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIM!!!

[@nico2electric374]

1:36 its dio right? Like it's clearly supposed to look like dio? Right???

[@cowhydrodynamics]

Anyone know where that "MEN GO IN" clip comes from?

[@x-nimator9997]

I shall not stand pentakill erasure, the 2021 concert and the new songs were bangers! they even did a whole interactive concert after kda ;; But... Yea heartsteel is fine. Better than kda for sure but their fans are equally as unsettling Although i think odyssey kayn remains as the better legendary for him and his quirky darkin pal

[@Headchrusherdeth]

Love this review. I'm easy to please I suppose so I love yone and sett too but I'm still very happy with your review. To me heartsteel is amazing and I'm a huge fan but I understand why you'd find them mediocre.

[@zlenity]

Yone being there for no reason is such a Yone thing to do…

[@LucasMartins122]

Brazil mentioned Lets go galeraaaa uuuhuuulll

[@ehsanshahriyari603]

I share the same problems you mentioned with kayn's skin. It seems they were just lazy making this skin

[@damnmanstopmaldinglol6028]

Lazy? Take your meds dude.

[@tomimi2238]

If we needed a dj gragas is a 1000x beter pick

[@temari2860]

Don't really care about the music band skin lines, but glad to see k-pop boi Ezreal and emo boi Aphelios

[@tempzero997]

Heartsteel Kayn definitely got schizophrenia

[@LazyLee]

Dont like heartsteel for the most part but happy for the people who connect w it

[@Obito_552]

i like alune shes cute

[@Fiddle0131]

Alright. Look. I hate this champion as much as everyone else and more. However, imagine with me. Instead of giving another skin to Yone, they make Akshan the band's manager/producer. Just think about it. Whenever it seems like Ezreal is about to throw Heartsteel's reputation or possible existence down the drain, Akshan swoops in outta nowhere and "revives" the band from irrelevance!

[@Crusader3454]

I'd rank heartsteel 2nd behind pentakill, but i wanna hear more songs first

[@Lin_Nascimento]

So you're gonna tell me you never had a second voice in your head telling you things Also, I love twink ezreal

[@elitpro6428]

WHERE IS GODDAM HEARTSTEEL, GRAGAS WHERE IS IT

[@vicked]

I thought heartsteel kayn was a person with Schizophrenia and DID, and Rhaast being his DID personality. People with DID do talk to themselves like kayn does with rhaast. So even if he turned into rhaast kayn is still in there and talking to themselves.

[@HasanBinRashid-x9m]

Rapid fire Skin review K/DA when?

[@Bobbiecheeks]

Finally someone who agrees that kayn voice in rhaast form is weird

[@Makareno94]

4:25 schizophrenia.

[@-Mute]

Instead of Yone they could have put Jhin instead as their DJ or smthng

[@tyresepitts7594]

I like HeartSteel they remind me of a league version of NSYNC or Backstreet Boys

[@callmezae76]

// re-commenting // mb on the link lmfao // AFAIK Rhaast is still a demon or entity that came across Kayn and they made a deal so Kayn could achieve fame! This idea was tweeted by a fan on twitter and it was later quote-retweeted by creative director Beckett Snedeker, tho the tweet's been long gone sadly. The link in my past comment linked a screenshot of said qrt yet again mb didn't consider guidelines 🫡