Tales of Runeterra: Noxus | “After Victory” - League of Legends

[@milks3npai62]

Can we just take a moment to respect the two soldiers who had to carry a tub of molten steel up those stairs

[@harveygitarista1600]

Respect!

[@novikovPrinciple]

Extra respect to whoever was applying constant heat to the cauldron, and whoever was stirring the liquid to keep it molten.

[@abqarishauqi6312]

What do you mean? It obvious they use choppers to bring the furnaces upstairs then the two soldiers carried them inside.

[@onlywaxcomment4046]

Wonder how Minecraft works...

[@b0b936]

F

[@guilhermeonha7266]

Awaken: Melee Draven After Victory: Ranged Darius

[@commentreader3944]

Underated lmao

[@klavicus2276]

Dude that’s a hint for a Darius rework... he will now throw his axe during e and and has x seconds to pull it back when it pierced a target

[@davidaxelsson695]

LMAOOOO

[@BCBe4tS]

True LMAO

[@BCBe4tS]

@@klavicus2276 is E could be like that 🙌 it would be awesome

[@nicoloarao6647]

Looks like everyone in the family’s got a talent for precisely throwing heavy axes at dishonourable grunts

[@maximnikolaev6627]

Draven was the first one that encourages to destroy Noxus itself, meanwhile Swain came and was like, "Ayo Draven, you can get da booty if you work with me to make Noxus great again" I think Darius was the one the followed blindly...? But I could be wrong.

[@essay2111]

New champion? Probably not. Still kinda cool? Definitely

[@leviathansol]

Haha I like this one.

[@joaquimbento692]

@@essay2111 she looks a lot like Trifarian Gloryseeker to me.

[@daniely6410]

@@maximnikolaev6627 I think Darius has the mentality of a warrior, pride and strength is all he wants

[@Scrubbles94]

Darius is a remarkable character that truly embodies Noxus's philosophy. He confronts his defeated opponents by immediately looking at them as equals. He doesn't see them as prisoners nor slaves, but citizens of Noxus. He only killed the king after he declared he rather sacrifice his kingdom than surrender as he couldn't even fight for his own beliefs. I really hope Arcane goes long enough to introduce him, or at least Noxus as a region.

[@bostieandres]

That would be so amazing!

[@hitmanabhi007]

Man, Nexus v/s Demacia would be so dope. Nexus has been shown the 'dark' side and Demacia as 'light', but it wcould be reverse in actual.

[@caleblang8026]

@@hitmanabhi007 I mean yeah in their ideologies, the Demacians are often hateful of outsiders and are facist in their beliefs and practices, while Noxus is rather the opposite including the idea of being together as a group as "citizens" rather than nobles, peasants, and outsiders. You are right in a sense.

[@ghostslayer4568]

well mate ı dont think darius will be introduced because according to that timeline boram darkwill is on the throne and darius must be fighting against freljord while swain is in ionia. if ı recall right.

[@slandgkearth]

@@ghostslayer4568 you're right. But Noxians will appear in the last 3 episode's of arcane.

[@floo0o0]

"Darius wasn't strong enough so he can now throw his axe for his R." Noxian Guillotine now has 2000 range

[@93MrAlban]

You are Garen player 😆

[@MostWantedWannaBE]

that would be one of the strongest nerfs to darius

[@sininenblue9161]

Noxian guillotine is now a global ranged ultimate

[@joelvaldesjr.7404]

"Darius R now has a range of 2000 units, but he has to retrieve his axe to use his abilities."

[@bizzarogood]

@@joelvaldesjr.7404 I like this and now I want it

[@causticenforcer8792]

“Darius throws his axe” Huh so I guess it runs in the family then

[@henryeberman6342]

CausticEnforcer my reaction was Darius is even better at dravens best thing

[@Duckhkiin]

@@henryeberman6342 Hardly better, it didn't bounce back to him

[@nuggetmilk9510]

@@Duckhkiin realistically, Draven's axes shouldn't bounce back to him. In Awaken, he was able to catch them because Riven deflected them with her sword.

[@Hucksterjoe]

Nugget Milk and dravens opponents are more often than not going to have a sword

[@potrillo8748]

Nugget Milk draven's axes take up mana, implying that they bounce back using magic

[@Federico-mj3si]

Darius: I'm gonna start this girl's whole career.

[@milk7038]

LMAO

[@darthone5673]

King: I'm gonna end this girl whole carrier

[@cyrclack5616]

@@darthone5673 Axe: "I'm gonna end this king's whole career"

[@GiulioBonadeo]

@@darthone5673 Darius: not so fast old man

[@SleepyOmel]

Let's hope she doesn't end it by banging to many generals

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

King: INSOLENT FILTH Darius: i call this one the "Draaaaaveeeeennnn"

[@plusmega4364]

No Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaveeeeen

[@letsrank9349]

Hey kid! Looking good! -Draven.

[@1313eable]

They really should have had his brother come in from the back and throw his axe.

[@remito7839]

@@1313eable Bold of you to assume Draven would care enough to save someone. He would have probably thrown his other axe at the girl :P

[@e.v4892]

@@remito7839 He needs those adoration stacks lol

[@benny8487]

Draven in cinematic: goes melee with his axes Darius in cinematic: throws bis axe

[@7bitstep]

Reworks incoming

[@Nelinfia]

Darius axe throw > Draven axe throw

[@v2danny925]

Ah yes the ol switcheroo

[@MaybeGuilty]

Rapid fire cannon on Darius op

[@mathewreyes9016]

@@7bitstep nooo:(((

[@mr.boymandood]

When it showed Darius' axe being thrown I thought it was him running at mach 5 to the king. The axe makes more sense.

[@crude75]

same

[@zyklan2197]

same lol

[@jrhee]

Nah he just flashed

[@laricsiloven1423]

"oop, guess he can sprint like an anime protagonist"

[@theshuman100]

darius can just do that

[@asiballers4201]

"Y'all Noxians ain't bad. Y'all not good either" -Sett

[@juiceboxbzrk]

Noxus is literally america

[@stranger_one]

@@juiceboxbzrk I think it's demacia...

[@user-my9dp4cg3x]

@@juiceboxbzrk but we need gun

[@dr.j.redacted3679]

@@stranger_one honestly noxus feels more like a over the top version of the communist ideal of a pure meritocracy while demacia is very much a over the top version of america

[@ee3171]

@@dr.j.redacted3679 demacia is not a democratic country tho

[@furdiiv5850]

Default Darius: "Noxus wants you to stand....." God King Darius: "STAND AND DIE"

[@OCJau]

bruh

[@NullHorrors]

Two walking contradictions imo

[@anduS4N]

@@NullHorrors one is talking to the enemy and the other to potential allies

[@triplocore]

God king darius are saying that for enemies who are fighting instead of get on knees.

[@rawr4799]

Stand against noxus and die, stand with them and maybe not die

[@Avenger85438]

_"Alright, you two are on Cauldron duty."_ _"Arrg. I get it's a great gesture, melting the crowns and all, but could we get some hazard pay or something? Remember what happened to Steelfoot Dave? He used to be just called Dave."_

[@JasmineGeminiDragon]

Lmao... drama paused for heavy laughing intermission 😂🤣😂🤣...

[@user-gb6jv3ju2l]

perfect comment

[@LeeInTheDark]

Well done... Well done

[@aussiescotsman4145]

this gave me a good chuckle

[@Unbound_Shadow]

Amazing, lol

[@Snipfragueur]

Darius : "Noxus is fair to allow even slaves to rise." Draven : "Ahah Axes go spin"

[@wontonsoup9270]

It'S DrAaAaAaVvEn

[@capsiik817]

@@wontonsoup9270 It's not DrAaAaAaVvEn but DrAaAaAaAaAaAVven

[@nia8593]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee peepoCheer

[@justinshi1459]

hahahaha axe go brrrrrrrrrr

[@vic0th380]

Draven : hahaha axes go spinn burrr

[@theknight-gy8ni]

"Kings demand you to kneel before thier heirlooms and unearned titles." "Noxus wants you to stand so you can be reforged in a Glory." Wow, that was beautiful.

[@kaolincloud]

"Shared by all."

[@Boygamer0312]

@@kaolincloud sounds like communist propaganda but ok

[@paulglandorf4858]

@@Boygamer0312 So what? If it works, it works.

[@DuhaTVONE]

Except for the "shared by all" it sounds liberterian so i'll go with that

[@justinadams7824]

@@Boygamer0312 your in favor of monarchism? lol

[@faraelwilldabeast9951]

Darius is a professional. He let the slave see the truth. 'Never interfere with an enemy as he destroys himself.' - sun tzu. He freed her physically and mentally. That's what heros do.

[@mazur1281]

Underrated comment (and very wise one)

[@curaii9684]

noxus is basically communism..... i wanna join

[@arsontheaverage8821]

And thats why I like noxus over demacia. and why darius is a better leader then garen.

[@emanuelstornello8009]

But he's no hero.

[@Jonas_æ]

@@curaii9684 Lol, cause nothing screams 'freedom and fortune' quite like communism, eh comrade? xD

[@Lv20Bard]

I hope they continue to take Noxus in a more “Yeah we’re ruthless, but we want our citizens to be powerful instead of slaves to one persons demands” path instead of just “Demacia good, Noxus bad.” More like a Horde vs Alliance sort of way, where they both have qualities and flaws in each others eyes Edit: Yes, I know that Demacia has extreme prejudice against Mages to highlight that they’re not entirely just, but Noxus has almost been exclusively painted negatively as imperialistic psychopaths with no righteous qualities.

[@connordalto8248]

that's pretty much their thing in the lore but yeah the cinematics always play the "good vs bad" thing it's getting tiring. Show the good side of Noxus for a change

[@2coconutpielords]

literally think of it like red vs blue same paths different symbols and different standpoints it all goes for both sides purpose to fight

[@diegosaez4885]

Lore-wise, Noxus is a meritocratic society: You deserve what you earn, you earn what you take, and you take if you can. And we'll make sure you can or else be wary of those that will.

[@MarcosGonzalez-eo7lm]

Demacia Is not good 😂 The mage discrimination is brutal

[@LucasVJaunt]

While I agree with you, it's really not in Darius core to say things like "end this bloodshed". Doesn't sound like a thing he would say at all lol.

[@papadapolas853]

Imagine being told that you would be one of the two people that would have to carry a full cauldron of molten metals up a mountain

[@growstronger6708]

XDD

[@maksymilians931]

I mean, them biceps ain't gonna buff themselves.

[@billis775]

imagine misteping and spill molten metals to your general ehhh

[@zXEASTWOLFXz]

"Say sike right now"

[@jangabrielreyes4754]

And all that armor just to get burnt on your knee

[@NhatNguyen-cg7zb]

After Arcane, I'm now hungry for all lands and champions animated series

[@mrobitwice77]

YOOOO!!!!

[@freedomfighter369]

only chad darius can silence all of em stupid jayce, vi, jinx

[@furyofthesmallartist5485]

@@freedomfighter369 Pfft. We need to greatest lover story ever told. Viktor and the Hexcore. Also the greatest character League has created. Kled.

[@flextape467]

Sounds cool, what region would you want next?

[@allanpaololapore785]

@@flextape467 maybe Ionia so we can see kungFu fighting haha

[@IvanStalkerson]

I love how they've changed Demacia and Noxus from being the good kingdom and the evil one into two actual countries with their own ideals, strength, and flaws

[@luisgregoriopadilla9553]

YES

[@GrabT3hLantern]

Funnily enough, that was always the intention. Riot just sucked at writing lore back in 2009 lol

[@johnchristian8685]

the thing about demacia is the discrimination to their own mages while noxus accepts all as long its for the sake of noxus

[@sanschungus5496]

@@johnchristian8685 true

[@SpartanAoues]

They already where

[@Thescott16]

Next patch: _"To bring things more in line with the professional lore scene, Noxian Guillotine now has +600 range."_

[@hannariosleal435]

Hahaha

[@phuocstergaming]

Darius gonna be mad when Yasuo or Braum or Pantheon blocks that ult lol

[@mikerodrigues9822]

@@phuocstergaming Pantheon can block anyway

[@ayatan2147]

God pls no

[@dustinstewart692]

But if you use the extended range it can be dodged and will end the chain and can be blocked by things like wind wall and braum to make it more balanced

[@Tearynite]

All these years of being kited as Darius only to find out that *HE CAN JUST THROW HIS AXE?*

[@morphixisgt7326]

vayne tops amirite

[@seungsuhan7102]

learned his brother's q by accident

[@LMAO-lu1ic]

@@seungsuhan7102 He learned it the hard way

[@franklynp.9135]

Can you imagine doing your ultimate with a skillshot, and as far as Olaf's Q?

[@Rwscienceguy]

His brother is Draven, what do you expect?

[@littlemsv1]

god I LOVE the idea of an ex-slave wielding a sword that was made from the metal of a crown of a king who didn’t care for her life. LOVE IT.

[@phantasyhero4435]

Ikr can she be a champion

[@zagiproductions1630]

Phantasyhero4 ppl would complain about her not being a monster

[@laurence2987]

@@zagiproductions1630 tbh we already had way too cutesy or human weeb champs recently

[@zlenity]

She’s a card: Gloryseeker

[@rasfdrsafdre]

@@zlenity u lvoe the idea and here come i to tell you its all wrong, its just the kings sword and not made off the crown, buhu im a bad person

[@yassinedkhilii4536]

Therapist : good guy darius doesnt exist , he cant hug you good guy darius :

[@kevinz2738]

He has always been a good guy. He getting pentas and spamming dance on you doesnt make him evil. 😌

[@TD-sh6wd]

@@kevinz2738 he's basically stalin, having his sons killed and wife murdered because she rebelled against the empire

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

@@TD-sh6wd darius did not know about his son and did not want to kill his lover, according to blood of noxus

[@JuanmaAmagliani]

@@TD-sh6wd basically good guy Darius

[@jsc1jake512]

@@TD-sh6wd Well, in that comic "Blood of Noxus" I think it's called. He was never married to the woman, he did have a romantic and possibly sexual relationship with her though. The woman's last words were "Decius was more than just my son Darius. He was-" Decius being the name of her son and "He was-" being right before she died. There are hints that Decius was Darius's son, one being the name similarities same amount of letters, starts with a D and ends with "ius." Another hint is the previously stated romantic or sexual relationship she had with Darius.

[@hellatze]

Demacia : talk about fantasy and killing dragons. Noxus : lets kill the king.

[@gigathor602]

honestly I'm starting to like less Demacia and more Noxus. They're a country of brutes but they're fine with that and jsut roll with it, while Demacia goes "secrets, secrets" and kinda has a military police

[@asaasdasd7347]

lmao

[@silverstelar]

Demacia: High Fantasy Noxus: Grimmdark

[@vladimirgertner3960]

@@gigathor602 Yeah, Riot decided to be edgy and do the flip. Noxus used to be evil while Demacio used to be good. Now, they decided to be profound and edgy and Demacia is totalitarian and evil in white while Noxus just wants freedom. Let's just sweep war atrocities of Noxus under the rug. Well, makes sense given that (while Riot was still developing the Journal) the last news had Noxus definitely winning the war. This might just be the propaganda of the winning side.

[@ericx6969]

@@gigathor602 don't forget their anti magic and magicians etc and galio made of magic lol

[@expeler113gaming8]

Darius: throws it's axe Draven: I taught him that

[@d.b.c.t1m059]

If I remember correctly it is the other way arround in the lore. Back when Darius and Draven fought together in the army Darius surprised Draven so much with this move that he decided to learn it too. And he went completely overboard with it in true Draven fashion.

[@doggirl377]

@@d.b.c.t1m059 yeah but it's Draven so it wouldn't be completely out of character for him to take credit for this 😂 if only to gain more popularity 😂 and Darius would just not care that his brother is taking credit because he has more important things to do

[@muhammadrafa7189]

b

[@goodlikemaster]

Kkkkkkkkkh

[@weslee9825]

"it's"

[@kfoster1935]

when the character that's literally known for killing doesnt do excessive killing and shows mercy, this really adds some layers to Darius

[@luriddream]

They have some principles and they dont murder if they surrender, not that barbaric tbh but frightening nonetheless

[@paulocardoso1258]

@@luriddream The Medarda old lady disagrees with you

[@TheJamieellis]

@@paulocardoso1258 Eh, Arcane is soft canon so we don't really need to pay too much attention to her. There's also rumours that the reason she's pushing for Hextech weapons is so she can defend her clan from someone coming for her. Which could be the Black Rose, or depending on the year it could be Swain wiping out the old nobility and enforcing his own ideals.

[@Arkanna96]

@@TheJamieellis I'm pretty late on this, but I think Arcane is several years in the past when Darkwill was still in charge while this video is more current-timeline when the Trifarix is now in charge, so it is possible they changed their ways a bit.

[@Betroid]

Darius is a soldier he beleives in noxian ideals that strength should be proven not won cuz you were born lucky he was born with nothing not even parents hes had to grind for all his power at becoming a general at first he only faught to make money to feed himself and his brother draven now he beleives in the noxian cause

[@puffles7083]

Entire Noxus: Darius: *Why are we even called the bad guys*

[@hunternot]

Good and bad concept are trash but noxus still invaded peaceful lands like ionians

[@arturkarabekov1920]

@@hunternot he does what he feels right for Noxsus

[@patrektgaming2584]

They invaded the Ionia because of foolish noxian general orders. In Swain’s lore, he was questioning why would they wage war against Ionia when in fact the “crows” are telling him that their enemy lies in the noxus bastion itself. Swain was been defeated by Irelia, but because of that, he welcomed the demonic power, and learned the truth. That’s why he seized power in noxus, to lead them to the right path of noxus. Their conquest before was a lie, and Swain strives to change it.

[@hazelra-w7t]

The reason why nothing makes sense in "league lore" is because its all 100% marketing. Good and bad in league of legends is a meaningless question. Nothing in these cinematics represent what league of legends the game is or is about.

[@ege744]

Sometimes they are seen good people when they invade an opressive kindom. Sometimes they are seen as bad guys invading peaceful places. What they are in the core tho is just a bunch of brainwashed soliders because otherwise they would have nothing.

[@justfrog_]

First thin Garen Now calm Darius Everyone: **continue to confuse**

[@Adamski-]

If you know some of the lore.. Then this makes sense. But thin garen.. That is still a very big mystery

[@causticenforcer8792]

FrogBoy well to be fair Darius has always been threateningly/intenselycalm lol

[@Praesulis]

Well no, read the Darius comic.

[@alexsguha]

Just look at the Fear short cinematic featuring Darius. It’s so good, and he’s completely calm the whole time.

[@Wuddie1291]

Thin Garen? Dafuq? what did i miss? Garen always was thin o.O Or atleast not "fat" u should take another look at his images and check out what is armor and what is body.

[@linusekstrom272]

"Noxians are the bad guys!" Riot: "Yes, but also no."

[@huberts767]

They like one of those not-so-bad empires from history and fantasy (Romans to some degree or Malaz in fantasy).

[@Scarletraven87]

From someone who came back from season 1, it is plain obvious that Nox and Dem have been reworked to stand in the middle of the morally gray area.

[@rodorez]

@@Scarletraven87 Yeah. I mean, Nox and Dem just 2 powers. For Nox Darius is hero and living god. For Demacia he is living evil. P.S: playing since S1 too( but now so much as i play 9 years ago)

[@Miralys_]

LMAO SO TRUE

[@granthan1994]

@@Scarletraven87 just like really life politics

[@DahnsHeart]

That's exactly how I've always imagined Darius. Not someone cruel, not a butcher, just a soldier willing to do anything to win, and respectful of people standing for their convictions. And not willing to kill people who refuse to fight back. "Scurry, weakling" : Flee, we're not chasing runaway "I have my orders" : I don't like doing that, but order are absolute "They will regret opposing me" : They had their chance to accept Noxus Love it !

[@mgtow346]

"They will regret opposing me." - obedience would have been easier, you chose wrong.

[@ashe274]

I love Swain for the exact same reasons - a man who does very bad things for very good reasons (at least, in his own mind) "Tell me again all my crimes, and I will tell you the price of victory."

[@Masterom2000x]

Almost, but you are falling for the Noxian propaganda. You are valuable if you are strong. The act of the girl attacking the soldier and then defying the king may have saved her life, but to everyone else that surrendered or are "weak", they get to slave away feeding/supplying the Noxian war machine. That's why this video is so great.

[@boxtank5288]

​@@Masterom2000xI mean...even with the slavery, least they have a CHANCE to go upward from their station. The king here would rather see them forever in the dirt.

[@joeblazer3429]

@@Masterom2000x I'm pretty sure Swain outlawed slavery.

[@Spikerobber180]

Darius walking back: Throwing axes is kinda fun. Draven over hearing: THAT'S MY THING!

[@Tsukuruya]

*Olaf comes running down midlane*

[@RayinAlwaysAngry]

Hes his big bro after all

[@ma-cg1il]

There is no point if the axe doesn't bounce back

[@alcorex8409]

😂😂😂

[@artyie1172]

meanwhile draven become a melee champ in "awaken" clip

[@bkmajesty04]

Darius and Garen Update Garen: slim af Darius: Good guy hero

[@maksymilian5694]

a bit, yeah xD

[@jodexstar2238]

don't forget that his axe is now like 1/3 of its original size

[@TheLoneBit]

That's always been part of the Lore. Noxus are the "good guys" and Demacia are the "bad guys" Well basically Noxus are the anti-heroes and Demacia is the totalitarian government. That is why Noxus is all about freedom and Demacia is all about KILL ALL THE MAGES!

[@vincecomuna]

I'm more surprised by the fact that Garen is actually handsome. I mean, he's supposedly a beast who doesn't talk, just screams. wtf.

[@jarlbalgruuf2415]

@@vincecomuna since when lol

[@cgeahao3250]

I like this take on Darius, showing that he's more than just a mindless brute.

[@Patrick_Engels]

you should read his comic

[@Goisima]

my toughts exactly

[@sorad8031]

I thought u we’re going to say mindless top lander who ruins promos 😂😂

[@nguyenduongthang939]

Well he was never a mindless brute actually.

[@2centschange]

He was never a mindless brute. The dude saw his country heading in the wrong direction, executed the corrupt himself, turned down rule to give it to someone that could use it better, and continued to try and get the country on the right track. The truth of the matter, is he and garen are both 'good guys' for their respective kingdoms, though honestly, neither Demcaia or Noxus are particularly 'good'.

[@SlavicBrahLoL]

Bro i cant wait to see the Noxian empire in the next Arcane series.Its gonna be so good,they live for war.

[@RD1R]

You see all those crows following Jinx....... There's a real bad man finna roll up on piltover

[@joeyroy7864]

is it confirmed? Are they actually going to do noxus vrs ionia?

[@TheJamieellis]

@@RD1R Swain's bird is Ravens, not Crows.

[@crazybabuskaman3923]

@@joeyroy7864 Well they didn't confirm it, but Ambessa implies something is going on with Noxus, multiple times in Arcane, she says that she had to go to Piltover because of desperate measures, and that she might have pissed off some very powerful person, could it be Swain? Next season is not going to be focused on Noxus or Ionia, because season 1 basically ended on a cliffhanger. Maybe season 3 or 4,which would be like a decade from now.

[@vikingdragonxiii4240]

@@crazybabuskaman3923 I got the feeling she was talking about my boy Darius. He would be one if you pissed off he would come after you like piranhas on a slab of meat. Also how she acts is EXACTLY what Darius hates in a ruler. I really hope it's Darius because I know I'll lose it once I hear him.

[@sirsocal]

Draven: Everyone knows I am the brother that throws the axes Darius: Well yes but actually no

[@elkhayder]

looool

[@ozalot6813]

dead meme

[@codysing1223]

Maybe he was a little jealous, so hes taking his shot at it.

[@serencefrostbite3362]

@@ozalot6813 like that dead guy oooooooh

[@sclom5676]

I honestly expected draven to show up and have thrown the axe.

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Noxus: “we’re bad. But we’re not.... bad. Ya know?”

[@jamesmills5326]

"Just because you are bad guy does not mean you are bad guy.

[@maximnikolaev6627]

"we aren't bad, we are communists!"

[@tigersun2592]

lawful evil, precisely

[@purpine83]

@@jamesmills5326 thanks satan

[@Freekymoho]

@@maximnikolaev6627 Noxus is like the opposite of communism, they're the ultimate meritocracy

[@warlordofseas2272]

darius in *tales of runeterra* : good guy with a big heart darius in in the game: *penta kill your entire team once you see him*

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

Good thing Legends of runeterra actually IS cannon and LoL aint

[@DR3ADNOUGHT]

@@Dr_Weirdoo none of them are canon, the lore of their characters is.

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

@@DR3ADNOUGHT riot said that everything, from characters to lore to interaction is canon in LoR

[@xD-zw6jn]

@@Dr_Weirdoo But story is canon. Not gameplay

[@Zenith07]

Darius lore and Noxus itself, there actually the bad guys...

[@dramaticstyle9431]

Slave: *Saves the King's Crown* King: *"So, you've chosen death..."

[@sandwichmonster7067]

Darius: "No u" *Ganks king*

[@Joshuad369]

Slave: *visible confusion* "Dafug?"

[@GrimmBones]

The best change about the League of Legends Lore that Riot has ever made was the change of Demacia and Noxus. No longer are they "Good Country" and "Bad Country". Now they're both just "Countries with ups and downs, virtues and flaws", AKA they both feel rather grey instead of just black and white.

[@geegeetomlinson2316]

Strong agree, I REALLY like what they did with Demacia, I get the feeling that whoever actioned that change watched Merlin (2008) and looked at it and said: "All of the yes."

[@manhuman328]

Yup it's certainly make the story much more interesting

[@blazer168]

I know i'm super late in replying to this but they were never the "good and bad" countries. Noxus was always a meritocracy and Demacia was/is pretty draconian in it's laws and the ways it handled justice. The only reason people thought they were good and bad was because of how they looked and presented themselves without even reading up on their lores.

[@GrimmBones]

@@blazer168 Well, they never once showed that in the champs that were released, tbh. It was a very dumb idea from Riot to present every champ from those places in a way that's not really 100% how their country is, because not everyone just reads the lore for a game where lore doesn't matter at all, nor ever has.

[@nikkidarks6658]

I feel like Demacia is just bad honestly. \o / They enslave children if they find out that they are mages. That's a no from me chief.

[@eerikkiwhykeke1520]

“Just because you are bad guy, doesn’t make you a “bad guy””

[@sasbub6842]

Thanks Zangeef.

[@matttumberman2191]

Destroy-it Darius

[@Ahmd004]

Hol up

[@InfonautInvest]

It depends with everything really... mostly mentally

[@Jin-kn9zx]

I'm the baaaaad guyyyy

[@Despise0]

2:20 Draven: I taught him that

[@silas5704]

Not Draven. Draaaaven

[@stefanlazarevic783]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[@saigonoryuu3101]

underrated comment.. or maybe not '3 mins ago' lol

[@ios8713]

* pointing * I raised that boy

[@smadworld8515]

Mohmmad Khaled ok

[@haktansahin7097]

I really wanna see the noxus lore in arcane SOOO MUCH

[@kayradansman9865]

Harbi ben de

[@tavernburner3066]

They did make a short appearence.

[@finezyjnafantazja2495]

Everything suggests Boram Darquill fall and Noxian wars

[@moatezmoussi9751]

too complicated

[@haileyturner3309]

Congrats you're gonna get your wish

[@henokyoseph7120]

Darius: *throws axe* Every Darius main: *Screams in confusion*

[@x9Nitro21]

hahahhahahha

[@xkallari4765]

Darius rework confirmed

[@Just1Me2]

Draven: I'm so proud of my older brother.

[@Naph008]

Like brother like draaaaaaaven

[@simpson5653]

So true, my reaction as a darius main, i expected a dunk 😂

[@endrollcurtaincall]

Darius took a lesson from Draven and cashed out his passive gold

[@7bitstep]

Stonks

[@kevinmaniebo4881]

And its critical hit. Look at these brothers

[@aldric2252]

Axe throwing as well.

[@bravac]

Never thought something could make me like Darius

[@mitsu9314]

Ikr 😂

[@rowen8264]

Never thought something could make me like Darius More

[@ferdic4624]

Still hating him on lane

[@woochi7542]

Darius ghost and Trinity force. Gg bois

[@gus7850]

yea honestly despite seeming dark and evil, he actually has a sense of honor. gotta respect him for that

[@HeyItsNate2]

What I find intersting about Noxus lore is that out of all the places we know, Noxus is by far the most diverse along changes they made like having a three man council to make sure there isn't corruption. I mean there is a lot of conquering and bloodshed but I'm still here questioning why we root for the mage hating hypocrites lol

[@kraze3123]

Sounds like America tbh

[@TheJamieellis]

@@kraze3123 Demacia is America and Mages are Black People. Noxus is more so like the mongols. Conquerors for sure, but they would allow any who showed strong aptitude and skills to rise up and potentially even serve the khan. Which is exactly what Noxus is all about. "We don't care what your profession is, so long as you do it for Noxus. Assassin? Take out our enemies. Painter? Make us great works of art. Thief? Steal for Noxus.". And he's right about the Triumvirate. Swain introduced the idea of a 3 leader system, each representing a different aspect needed to lead. And the reason there are 3 leaders is that if 1 decided to go rogue, there are 2 others there to stop them.

[@kraze3123]

@@TheJamieellis no, that's what I meant lol

[@TheJamieellis]

@@kraze3123 Oh... my bad, buddy. Sorry about that :P

[@florencejohnpaclibar.1b872]

@@TheJamieellis what happens if two goes rogue and frames the one trying to stop them

[@KK-jj2ko]

Demacia: Noxians are evil!!!! Also Demacia: will imprison you forever because you were born mage

[@pinovids]

and thats besides the fact that their main defense is galio, a magically powered golem... hypocricy ahoy.

[@frosted3860]

noxus is clearly more independent kingdom than demacia

[@frosted3860]

especially after swain ascended throne

[@NobleOneA259]

......? *looks at Lux* ...huh?

[@HDAFANFCYFJ]

@@pinovids demacians don't know galio is alive, galio is a legend, a myth, if you say this about warriors it's cause it's ahead in the timeline since they've also seem to have accepted lux

[@veridian4433]

I love how despite having a really rough backstory and even losing his lover, Darius is still pretty passionate and caring

[@lionheart2982]

@@onnizx I ban him every game I play top.. Dont wanna be facing him at all

[@tebogotwala5185]

@@lionheart2982 play warwick top

[@publiusnaso9473]

He'd be a good dad if his duty to Noxus had let him be a father

[@hadrienbejuy8217]

Who was his lover?

[@MattBG67]

@@hadrienbejuy8217 ur mum lol

[@ramazanbugday5941]

Darius: saves a slave girl from her tyrannical king Demacia: "are we the baddies?"

[@robinebwayses4002]

If only Sylas was born in Noxus, he would've had become a good guy.

[@axaeleterno477]

If you think about it, Demacia is basically the Germany of WW2 from the League Lore. They aren't expansionist like them, but they have terrible politics against mages, which in some sense it is almost the same politics as the one Germany had with the Jews back then (In this case it's not racial, but talent based)

[@ege744]

Demacians saved people from demons like nocturne for example. Imagine being born as a cripple in Noxus witout any fancy demon or magic powers. U will be discriminated as mutch as Demacia does mages. Edit: not saying demacia is pure good. Just giving perspective.

[@marvelex96]

@@ege744 they just saved their kingdom. thats not big deal like what darius did in this cinematic.

[@SuicidalTurnip]

@@ege744 Noxus admires strength in all its forms, not just martial.

[@lazymonkeyy5147]

Darius: throws axe Draven: welcome to the League of Dravens, brother

[@joaquimbento692]

Demacia: Before Glory Noxus: After Victory *Ah, I see what you did there*

[@angelobondoc7805]

wdym? can't get it.

[@jvarvind177]

Ionia: during invasion

[@bberkayarslann]

@@angelobondoc7805 it means Noxus always WON

[@numhammala6837]

@@jvarvind177 u mean dUrINg gLOrY?

[@victorious8315]

@@jvarvind177 As always LMAOO

[@baqik]

Patch 11.04, new feature has released: -Now Darius is able to throw his axe.

[@Carlos-bg3lz]

Now his ultimate is ranged

[@landsquid1617]

Deals 300 damage per second and heals for 50 percent of the damage dealt. Balanced

[@1995mania]

I think that new E

[@ps2man38]

Shivnaa kills you instantly, doesn’t matter health or armor, you’re dead. The end.

[@Somersalsa]

Riot making noxus more of a gray tones nation instead of a generic "bad guys empire" is one of the bestest things ever

[@I-C-N-H]

It's even better when you realise its the same case for Demacia as well. They may be viewed as good, but they're racist af against mages

[@Naarii14]

It was always like that, well recently anyway

[@boehan605]

bestest

[@giovaneoliveira98]

Noxus were always pictured as power hungry tyrants. I guess it's a good change, but it's certainly not a side of noxus that we didn't see before. It's news for me at least. Can't say for others.

[@hoku_hi]

Exactly what I was thinking when they made me empathize with Darius? Like, I didn't expect that

[@charliepea]

Even if Noxus is cruel, at least they show equality to everyone. Noxus not evil nor good.

[@bernardok]

noxus is probably one of the closest things we'll get to a roman empire sort of nation... sion killing a king, sion being killed by the king's guards ... it's like scipio defeating hannibal at zama. thing is, scipio and hannibal died the same year, and sion and jarvan i died in the same time ... overthrowing kings/emperors, then establishing a trifarix with darius, swain, and guile. comparable to the roman triumvir with Caesar, pompey and crassus, i can see lots of influences

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

Sett says so: "Y'all Noxus aren't bad, but y'all not good neither"

[@oc5058]

@@bernardok nah, more like Sparta

[@autaso]

RIOT: **play this cinematic** Garen: Are we the baddies?

[@SleepyFen]

Garen after skimming the list of Noxian war crimes: Nope, we good.

[@fudwgemar]

@@SleepyFen oh oh no they are not lol

[@markordaz7715]

My dude. Have you seen sylas. The only reason he is evil is because of demacia

[@hasanchoudhury658]

@@markordaz7715 did you mean Sylas?

[@spinylightgaming]

@@hasanchoudhury658 funny thing is both sides will have war crimes...

[@SuperShadowBlazer]

To everyone that is bashing Darius for all of a sudden being compassionate, please keep in mind that in League of Legends lore, Darius and his younger brother Draven grew up as orphans in the slums of noxus where he fought everyday to keep himself and his brother alive. Noxians are not inherently evil, they just value strength and character at the top of the values chart.

[@abbysol5812]

Darius and Draven where not born in Noxus, they where from Basilich before it got conquered by Noxus, a Noxian commander took them in recognizing their strength and Darius worked his way up through the ranks from there.

[@snakebolt2459]

SuperShadowBlazer I’ll give them that

[@alksi1]

Yeah, they arent driven by anger, but by survival of the fittest.

[@BioChemistryWizard]

Noxia is basically National Socialism in Runeterra. Anti-monarchism but social darwinism and meritocracy.

[@Iznikroc]

the whole Noxus is evil thing is a relic of the old lore and the reworking of it now is a Meritocracy but at the same time Demacia is a Meritocracy...the only real difference between then is the size of their countries, perspective on magic, and their national colors. they are in effect big strong red army and little tough blue army.

[@Ramsisthe2]

Me: "I thought throwing Axes was Draven's thing" Darius: "Who do you think taught him"

[@swordbrotherulbrecht3286]

this is by far the most accurate comment i have ever seen

[@thedragonknight3600]

I would happily accept this as canon. Draven’s whole thing is take something and make it flashier and more..... “entertaining”

[@Patmax17]

MIC DROP

[@Patmax17]

@@thedragonknight3600 Draven just wanted to be cool as his big bro all along

[@NicoNatu]

Olaf did

[@KnightMysterio]

I love this even today. King of Urtis: "Die for me!" Slavegirl: "...NO." That one word saved her life, and earned Darius's respect. He sensed the start of something when she had the guts to attack Farron and steal back the crown. But its the fact that she was willing to stand up against the weakling who would turn the kingdom into a graveyard just to hold onto a metal hat that really impressed him.

[@dannykim9174]

ACTIVE: Darius throws an axe to the target location, dealing Attack damage physical damage to all enemies it passes through Olaf: ???

[@anthonytwinto7003]

So true

[@Artameful]

What if it's a pin if it hits 2 champions or a wall Bard: ??

[@GKEnder]

Mundo: Am I a joke to you?

[@Yungpino]

The comic art of danny kim HAHAHAA

[@zepperman2679]

"So you can be reforged in the glory... shared by all" The chills

[@carlosrauseo4113]

SOVIET UNION ANTHEM IN THE BACKGROUND

[@jeohranalfhir8366]

@@carlosrauseo4113 long live socialism

[@colorblindracist6739]

God bless bernie sanders, Chávez and castro

[@TwistedMummy]

Yeah, as in the Noxian Colosseum

[@cloudcast8110]

Ah yes. disgusting socialism. Killing others in order to promote their own rules for the sake of "good"

[@mounderlo6365]

everybody gangsta until darius starts throwing his axe

[@maximnikolaev6627]

Literally every axe thrower in game: Excuse me?

[@aHat69]

@@maximnikolaev6627 Darius: Well, mine is the biggest!

[@ravke7875]

Draven: Hey bro , thas my tacticc...

[@jonikalemasi3062]

Laughs in "Olaf" lol

[@7bitstep]

@@ravke7875 Olaf: Cries in unstoppable

[@Ĺm3j]

Darius: hey stop we really dont wanna kill more people Old guy: nah lmao

[@milky287]

Old guy: Dies a few second later because of his decision

[@motnurky7055]

Swain: we're gonna kill more people

[@allenchen9207]

The part where Darius asked the woman to join him was so good! The tone of his voice felt very comforting and sympathetic.

[@alexdunham3152]

He actually sounded like a half decent guy who just stands and fights for what he believes in. Which is baller AF, after hearing that who wouldn't want to join him..... NOXUS FOR LIFE!

[@AkephaLoR]

@@alexdunham3152 correct me if I'm wrong, but that's basically the whole point. One of Swain's quotes mentioned; "You're the only man who believes his own words even after he's said it"

[@Salty-Doggy]

Alex Dunham well he is the dunkmaster of course he is baller af

[@pablo-rv7tp]

Sorta like *dio sama*

[@akali2927]

The voice didn't match the in game vice line they really made the game voice a joke

[@reneschmaderer]

Noxus: "Noxus is fair to allow even slaves to rise." Demacia: "leTs kiLl tHeSe cHilDrEn becAuSe thEy aRe mAgeS!!1!"

[@IIDraithII]

Demacia is legit bad guys lmao.

[@danzansandeev6033]

@@IIDraithII how the tables have turned) but really, good or bad is just a matter of perspective.

[@sopmodii1505]

Accurate.

[@sakurablossom4185]

Isnt lux mage ? Why she is with me

[@buttercatg]

@@IIDraithII well that's because they just don't like mages in general but change is coming with demacia

[@notionofchivalry3002]

What is a king to a draven main who decided to play darius for the first time.

[@765craven4]

Actually laughed out loud. You get an updoot

[@quintonbekeur2965]

@@765craven4 r/ihavereddit

[@reep6022]

teemo says hi.

[@aoi4125]

Going back here after seeing Medarda in Arcane to remind myself how frcking glorious Noxus is.

[@mikotokingofhamora]

is Darius " that guy " that Medarda was so afraid of ?

[@Yemeth42pis]

@@mikotokingofhamora I'd like to believe so ... but I don't have enough knowledge of the lore to cofirm it.

[@thepiousskull]

@@Yemeth42pis It's more likely Swain. They've very likely been hinting toward his arrival in S2 with all those ravens showing up over and over again.

[@Yemeth42pis]

@@thepiousskull That sounds cool too. Either way I'll finally see champions I used to play ^^

[@RD1R]

@@Yemeth42pis I'm betting Swain. Too many ravens flying around Piltover...

[@bullsmoothtime]

everyone after seing this: y'know Noxians aren't that bad Ionians: *"are we a joke to you?"*

[@hadys.6538]

bull smooth ionia most waited one ❤️

[@Pedro2figueiredo]

Jesus, Thank You!!

[@computo2000]

Sorry but Ionians deserve to die lol

[@nosferatumadness]

wE DON'T TALK ABOUT DARKWILL

[@zambiealex8473]

Julio Mahatma Gomez Marin he was easily manipulated by LB

[@Azhi_Dahaka]

They used the crown to forge weapons, their swords are literally made with the crowns of dead kings

[@freakydude7336]

We'll that'll make sense * sword of the ruined king*

[@remingtonpeterson7788]

Also Sion's jaw is literally a crown from Jarvan the first i think.

[@PanmasterAtArms]

@christer pads The Ruined King is the guy that turned the Shadow Isles into the undead ridden hellhole it is. Blade of the Ruined King is named after him.

[@Volper1]

Eh, not necessarily "dead" kings. Just defeated kings.

[@ML7WL]

well there are types of kings, burocrats like this one and warriors like tryndamere and jarvan.

[@gnikola2013]

Darius: "So you can be reforged in the glory... shared by all" *Soviet anthem starts*

[@kyunanimating]

*OUR GLORY*

[@LucasCarvalho-gm8tf]

Well, they used red colours...... they like using power to conquer....i mean..... Noxus are basically Russia with less Russian in the mojo

[@spoonninja2330]

plot twist: sylas joins up with noxus because of this event.

[@coalmine9666]

In Soviet Noxia sword forge you.

[@reeeec]

It was never Noxi It is always noxUS

[@mosi_z]

if you bring darius in season 2 of arcane ..i will die from happiness

[@acidviperOG]

YES

[@noobarbar]

Lisa: "Wait I thought Noxus was evil" Homer: "What did you just see, Lisa?" Lisa: "But-" Homer: *"What did you just see?"*

[@elielizgnocchi9419]

Demacian propaganda lmao

[@tiniracoon]

In the latin dub the king has Homer's voice actor XD

[@emmanuelbekele7620]

idk what the editors are up too. no bad guy: no plot. no plot = no league movie. maybe every city has its own corruption? and (khazix voice) and change is good?

[@kinoweiss702]

@@emmanuelbekele7620 I thought the void was the 'bad guy' of the Runeterraverse?

[@phoenixfreeze]

@@kinoweiss702 Complicated. From what I've seen of Kaisa's lore, the "void" is more like a disease that infects things, making them need to consume endlessly.. Not always just food, either. Vel'koz, for example, consumes knowledge.

[@ArcadeEraBeats]

THIS is how you make a mobile game commercial. I hope those script writers, voice actors, animators etc are well paid.

[@LuisonCool]

Well it's not for legends of runeterra so?

[@hansalt6695]

@@LuisonCool it's for legends of runeterra the garena and fiora cinematic became an ad

[@lonewander6772]

RRRRAAAID SHADOW LEGENDS!!!

[@enderzebak2863]

@@hansalt6695 i think this is all part of arcane legends since they both have the same animation type

[@AvatarAang100]

Legends of Runeterra is also a PC game tho

[@Jacquelinsane]

Everyone's talking about how Darius threw his Axe. Nobody's talking about how Darius held back Farron (I'm assuming that's who that way), in recognition and respect of this young slave-girl's bravery to attack such a large warrior in defense of her king's crown, and then the pure disgust in his eyes as the king mistreated her immediately.

[@darschpugs4690]

Darius is the king we deserve!

[@lakeharewood3641]

That's because Darius is actually a straightforward and honorable dude. Or at least that's what it feels like they are trying to depict him as.

[@josephgeubtner]

@@lakeharewood3641 thats because he is

[@jeffmorris5802]

@Giorno Giovanna Er... I don't think Swain is really evil.

[@abox6989]

@Giorno Giovanna Swain isn't evil, you're thinking of LeBlanc. Swain is fully devoted to Noxus.

[@rosiecommon2493]

man I would LOVE a strictly "good guy" Noxian character, like someone who fully buys the company line and just thinks all of the people that resist noxus are just confused and misguided.

[@Lorikhlb]

I think that Was riven but then she experienced the Horrors of War.

[@lorieslori8051]

Yup, I would love one.

[@mareczek00713]

I mean, it's literally Darius, if I recall correctly a Legend or Runeterra card about some weapon to break gates has a quote from a soldier saying enemy won't open the gate until they get to talk with General Darius, suggesting Darius really is an idealist believing in the empire of merit and seeing bloodshed as one of the means to end tyrannies but preferring enemy surrender over senseless bloodshed if instead of freeing a graveyard he can create a happy and prosperous Noxian province. And before you say it's out of character from how he talks in the game - in the game he's fighting while in additional videos and lore we see him as a reasonable and even merciful dude if killing isn't necessary not to mention that in Ruination cinematic he literally gets temporarily ruined after shielding Samira with his own body.

[@witcher_2628]

Nah I'd much rather them stick with the Evil Noxus,I liked them much better like that, it's kind of boring to be "just" and "right",what are we now? Demacia?. The main reason why I hate Demacia is because of that,Garen has to be one the most boring characters out there.

[@mellowmike7520]

Everyone: Noxus is so good Gassed Ionian farmers: about that....

[@GlueEater-ix9gl]

Mellow Mike hey blame darkwill not swain swain wants singed killed for warcrimes

[@nathanliteroy9835]

@@GlueEater-ix9gl Yeah, and conquering other nations is not war and is not criminal. It's honorable and actually great as long as you chant something inspiring

[@iLLya_]

we don't talk about that here o_o I'd rather forget about the mad King era

[@aurelionsol9749]

@@nathanliteroy9835 He got his hand chopped off by a 14 year old irelia. Atleast he got marked by the war.

[@evgeniblanchard675]

Darius hate Zaun

[@stevenliu1377]

*King:* Die for your king! Go! *Trifarian Gloryseeker Girl:* Nope. Can't block.

[@luizcastro5246]

GOT A LAUGH OUT OF ME. underrated comment

[@zeinixdexdesigns2005]

LMAO THIS NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION

[@GKEnder]

I'm sorry, I'm missing the joke. :(

[@ignoreenigor]

LMAO HAHAHAHA

[@mrooaoo1175]

@@GKEnder the girl is a card in Legends of Runeterra that can attack, but cannot block 😉

[@icosch929]

Everyone: Nice cinematic Necrit: its time for an analysis

[@p4rk3r43]

necrit, analysis

[@enternalking8527]

Tb skyen: end me....

[@jdevyn13]

I literally watch these and get excited to see his analysis

[@Mindjogger3000]

Nobody I can’t wait for it

[@Zoapman]

TB Skyen: hmmm, that design does not look fit.

[@matt6888]

we absolutely NEED a series with Darius as the lead.

[@zoopigeon96]

Sion: I missed the casting call for "Big guy that breaks down the door"

[@jiro9888]

He is still in Ionia getting rid them farmer from that cinematic

[@arzeey]

This is a promo vid for Legends of Runeterra. Sion isn't in it.. yet. The big dude is Farron and the slave girl might be a teaser for a new character as LoR is getting ready for official release.

[@arammilitonyan6811]

@@arzeey i think the slave is the glory seeker, 2 mana challanger 5-1

[@Numbub]

Its to make it China friendly

[@davindamico1759]

He's only got basic boots on, he just left base gees

[@Maf3011]

When you flash but Darius ult still connects

[@sinankotan1861]

Ok that was funny ahahaha

[@kurohaneko8955]

Lmao true

[@ares-lw4xw]

That made my day reading that

[@Dissonance58]

That's intended, it's a targeted ability. I'll r/woosh myself

[@4FunPl4yer]

Noxus: "We were bad but now we're good. We're moving into your neighborhood."

[@animewarrior3]

Definitely would not say good

[@kasuke1]

@@animewarrior3 I mean... they're better than demacia at this point. Especially if you have any type of magic whatsoever.

[@steps8140]

We're not here to start no trouble We're lawfully required to do the great invasion shuffle

[@lazlov]

Was not bad in the first place.

[@cyxaricus]

@@kasuke1 I'm soooo happy that Rito started to rewriting fractions lore, so now we don't have true villian Noxus and true glorius rainbowly kind Demacia!

[@PedroFelix456]

Another clever thing in this short: The big guy with Darius is Capitain Farron, a card in Legends of Runterra. And his story says that he was a Zaunite boy with too many anger issues, however when he entered the Trifarians he managed to put his rage to good use. So they're not only telling the tale of someone being "reforged" in Noxus but also showcasing someone who already has. This story also kinda-sorta indicates that migration between the iron-clad military empire of Noxus and the I-don't-even-know-what goverment system of Piltover and Zaun is a thing

[@lester4532]

P and Z has an aristocracy system

[@joeyroy7864]

Actually piltover has made noxian goods illegal if you vvatched the shovv.

[@oknc9122]

Chad Darius in game: "witness brute strength" Cinematic Darius: *is passionate, caring, and saves the life of random slave girl*

[@kilos5958]

If you knew the lore then this isnt new news. noxus was always like that. the only care if your strong they dont care where you come from or social status. your strength is your status in noxus

[@pommeswerfer6973]

Doesn't that make him a Gigachad?

[@400petar]

@@kilos5958 True.

[@Porakki]

@@kilos5958 so basically if you're born with a disability that makes you weak your life is worth nothing?

[@diegoaespitia]

@@kilos5958 Thats tru! but he showed mercy to the guys who surrendered. Like what

[@controlol9143]

I swear we need a league movie one day

[@gronke6009]

there is on it's way. look for Arcane league of legends

[@MrD4Rk2011]

They dont have the budget

[@MGBatman98]

@@MrD4Rk2011 lmao riots pockets are deep af

[@destmor]

@@MrD4Rk2011 yes they do lol, they are making one

[@somepancake8041]

Well, The animated series is about to come out this year But the question is when Im tired of waiting but my hype is still plenty

[@TheWarmachine375]

King of Urtis: "I AM THE KING!" Darius: "Any man who says 'I am the king' is no true king' at all."

[@solimm4sks510]

I am 99% sure that is from some anime. Also it makes no sense

[@bangnguyen7295]

@@solimm4sks510 its game of thrones

[@andreipietraru1402]

A great quote from Tywin Motherfooking Lannister himself.

[@LeorioSusano]

@@solimm4sks510 if you are the king you dont have to say it. Your people know it

[@meinniveauistflexibel7145]

@@solimm4sks510 It makes sense you just don't get it .

[@ajwatcher]

Can't wait to see Darius in season 2. It's been hinted in the last few episodes.

[@ML7WL]

Captain Farron: "-And you thought Darius was a big guy...how cute..."

[@Björnvar]

Holy Water Muffin yet in the card game he can stomp on teemo’s hp and power levels

[@dearyl1144]

@@Björnvar overwhelm btw

[@maximilianlad5386]

Farron for champ

[@mikkelangelokers9965]

I'd love to see him as a champ. We don't have a champion with a flail yet and more actual noxians would be cool!

[@gusdelmoba3185]

@@mikkelangelokers9965 what does sejuani use ?

[@areriantv9861]

“End this Bloodshed” when darius passive lasts too long

[@FTW1230]

me when im a tick away from death.

[@amberprice9003]

“I am Jericho Swain, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Demacia, 'It belongs to the king.' 'No!' says the man in Targon, 'It belongs to the Aspects.' 'No!' says the man in Ionia, 'It belongs to everyone.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Noxus, a city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Noxus can become your city as well.”

[@anthonysmith1228]

Ionia is Russia 🤯

[@godzilla0808]

Country, not city.

[@1900OP]

I smell Bioshock references everywhere

[@luisgregoriopadilla9553]

NICE

[@TheSharpShootingKid]

Well done.

[@Slorb-i8j]

After watching Arcane i can't wait for them to explore Noxus

[@navzy6211]

i love how instead of giving us the old "blank bad, blank 2 good" they gave us more diminsions to the tribes/ kingdoms intents. you'd think demacia are the good guys but they do extream things to mages and you'd think noxus is bad but you'll see them treat people nicely and same goes for the syals vs demacia thing too, great world building riot we're loving these cenimatics

[@iNonEntity]

In proper storytelling, everyone is the good guy with dark secrets from their perspective

[@Dizzer1948]

I agree demacia had prisoned sylas and so many other for so much time

[@joshuadixon4090]

The primary thing to remember is, they're both governments. One is more driven to conquer, one is more driven to peace. As far as I know, no human government has been fully good or fully bad. Though some people might feel one way or another

[@OddCanuck420]

Other than the lethal conquering, noxus is the most accepting nation and canonically has the most races and types of people living in it

[@jasonchen3507]

@@iNonEntity bravo

[@Luna_LU6546]

Riot: "Ok guys, we wait for Necrit to upload his video then we release ours... Let's make him lose his mind"

[@AngelicDirt]

I swear, they're timing this to TBSkyen's streams, as well. Riot's all, "Oh, you thought you were done? BuaHAHAHAHAHA!" XD

[@metsunie]

Don't forget last issue of Zed came today as well Rip Necrit

[@valclarieskaiyr6490]

I literally just watched that before coming here. Noxus second last he said...

[@kingpeanut101]

Yeah I just got done watching his vid on "None Escape" and then I saw this and I felt for him lol

[@chosenofkhorne2951]

True

[@Ultimatum227]

Me watching before 1:38: "Come on guys don't kill the old man :(" Me watching after 1:38: "You can throw your axe from that distance Darius, get on it"

[@Douglarce02]

Dude SAME

[@hoanhaohua8963]

No, he deserves to be drowned in lava

[@messageinthebottle1673]

I like how in this video Darius is NOT the biggest intimidating guy, rather another more larger and more armored warrior is there with him which makes Darius look like a more of normal armored warrior, in the game he usually depicted as a juggernaut. Also i love how Darius cares for poor and weak people such as the slave girl and encourages them to find their "strength" 💪 which is also depicted in the other video such as breathe. This kinda shows me that Darius has good heart but is still a raw intimidating warrior who sees the grim reality but upholds his empire ideology of being strong 💪

[@MrBern-ex3wq]

Gotta love the symbolism behind melting the king's crown when you conquer his kingdom. Even more so if that crown was then turned into the steel of the girl's sword.

[@SydwasheretheIII]

Mr. Bern I’d assume it wasn’t actually turned into her sword, gold is too soft for real weapons

[@mkjysncsy3428]

@@SydwasheretheIII it could be an alloy with other metals though

[@rensomusni8419]

@@SydwasheretheIII maybe it was combined with other types of metal that are already in that crucible so that it may be strong enough. Sure it wasn't entirely just the crown turned into the girl's sword but it still has the crown's essence into it

[@ToolforOffice]

SydwasheretheIII I don’t think that was the point of what he was saying but yes gold is too soft for a sword blade lol

[@ToolforOffice]

renso musni in video game logic anything is possible xd

[@HexPLAYSPlus]

Love how morally complex they're making Noxus as opposed to "lol bad big guys bad XD"

[@poggers4392]

Kondore dude, the lore of league is pretty dope. The best ive seen in games its like they put more effort in the lore than understanding how to handle the balance

[@NekoYami13]

Just how they have been with Demacia.

[@acoolnameemm]

except all the invading stuff i doubt they would be seen as the 'bad guys' honestly

[@darkomihajlovski3135]

@@poggers4392 after 5 retcons I'd better be

[@Melcookie96]

Ave, true to swain

[@bobthewielder4650]

Darius rework trailer:- can throw axes just like how mundo throws his cleaver

[@djwoo2407]

His ult will become a skillshot

[@Justicejuice179]

@@djwoo2407 That would actually be dope. And to refresh the cooldown for the ult hed have to pick it back up. Better than the current get 5 stacks on someone and smash r on everyone because your passive auto stacks on everyone else now after getting it off.

[@KhoCain]

U mean like Olaf?

[@dogthatlooksattaxevaders6325]

He learned it from his brother Draven

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

With crits please, for more pleasure.

[@RedRocketRR-xc5hk]

Never was a Darius fan...until now,he owned my respect,I though he was a bloodthirsty murdering machine

[@mareczek00713]

I mean, I always seen him as a reasonable dude. Think about it, in the game he appears threatening but has multiple lines simply telling enemies they will regret opposing him (a killed enemy is too dead to feel regret) and telling them to run away, not to mention he could become an executioner styling on people sent to die and instead he became a soldier - I have a few soldiers in my family, every time I was a kid gasping over soldiers in movies killing a lot of people they were quick to say "In real life soldier has to complete a mission and not play team deathmatch, if enemy surrenders or runs away it's way better for everybody involved".

[@jonsku6662]

Slave girl: *Dares to resist against Noxus* King: "Atta' slave, go die for me now." Darius: "Atta' girl, come become a soldier for us."

[@segbhfrdgthyb576]

If you want to live then you will resist against Noxus, not to save yourself but to hope they see you as a worthy fighter and therefore sparing your life by recruiting you into their army What good is an empire that slaughters all, even the strong? They would lose good fighters in every battle and gain none in return

[@LordDarkflash]

Well unlike the king, she was given a choice😎

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@LordDarkflash The king was given the choice. He choose the crown instead of his life

[@damasrion9192]

@@LordDarkflash The king was given the choice to surrender his crown tho...