Fiddlesticks, the "first of ten"?? || voice lines reaction & analysis

[@TBSkyen]

Just a small point in response to a number of comments: "the gray man" MIGHT be Kindred's form before they split in two, but Kindred's teaser very specifically says that "once upon a time there was a pale man with dark hair" who split himself into so he would always have a friend. Pale and dark. White and black. Lamb and wolf. Which is not, I think, quite the same as "gray." I mean it could be, sure, but I don't think it's certain.

[@DusKnight7th]

The gray is reference to mixing black and white. For Kindred, would be the day they reunite again, feeling lonely once more.

[@TBSkyen]

*might be a reference to that

[@abaren730]

If that *is* Kindred’s true form, that might mean that they are a kind of demon too, but their kill call fits more with his victims than with the other demons. Considering that they’re supposed to be the spirit of death, that has some...interesting implications regardless.

[@Xtreem50]

I made the same point on reddit and got poo poo'd on for making the distinction. I think it could mean cool stuff that I'm not creative enough yet to come up with.

[@ioioire4684]

white and black = grey? I think youre reading into this too much.

[@yama_noki]

Since one of Fiddlesticks' kill lines is "Fiddle.... sticks...", I like to imagine that one of his early victims dejectedly yelled "fiddlesticks!" ("aw, shucks!") as they realized the mistake they made that led them to becoming Fiddle's prey... and then Fiddle copied that line and started screaming it as he was hunting victims... And now the few survivors that managed to escape as their comrades lay dead behind them tell tales of this demonic scarecrow, known by the only thing it ever said (like a Pokemon): Fiddlesticks. (Imagine having a scarecrow demon named FUCKFUCKFUCKOHSHITOHFUCKWHY, though)

[@ryanaaron4311]

Actually, the word fiddlesticks started out as basically an old timey way to say OH SHIT!

[@ninjaeris131]

@@Spooooooooooooooooooooooooooky that is a terrifyingly good way to incorporate the original lore into the modern one and Riot will never do it😔

[@franconunez925]

Now imagine him starting slow with the "oh shit! Oh no!" Like it costs him to say that, and he starts to repeat it faster and faster as he gets nearer to you.

[@boo9781]

@@ninjaeris131 riot has done it though, it is canon that all of fiddlesticks past lores are rumours and tales spread about him with the passage of time

[@Shadowknight1224]

Interesting to note is that when he kills the demons he recognises, be also names what they feed on (Evelynn: Agony, Nocturne: Nightmares, Tahm Kench: Addiction, Raum: Secrets) and when you select Fiddlesticks, he tells you what HE feeds on (Fear). Just thought it was a neat touch!

[@Shadowknight1224]

@@aldousbetana6914 I don't watch Necrit actually XD But I'm glad people are picking up on it as well!

[@keeponliving3585]

@@aldousbetana6914 necrit didn't point that out

[@Spot_Faceless-Soldier]

Also when you ban him he mocks you by saying "afraid...", which i find hilarious

[@I_am-lost.]

Teemo, hate

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

I wonder what the clown fears

[@kanedietz2347]

Fiddlesticks: well developed, specific and horrifying voice lines. Katarina: iF u RUn u WonT sEE mE stAb YUo

[@sszafein1388]

10 years is a long time

[@funkerdoo]

Malphite: rOck sOliD Vladimir: thE cLot ThiCKenS

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@@funkerdoo Rammus: Ok.

[@jags1786]

nExT tiMe rUN

[@surprisednt]

CAN MY GIRL GET SOME LOVE FFS???

[@oopsupreme4339]

"ITS IN THE HOUSE" freaked me out the most

[@sumote1947]

"Don't open your eyes" is the scariest for me.

[@balladmusicrules]

i felt so sorry after hearing "please, no"

[@jackjill2394]

my favorite is "brother! let me in!"

[@Eris_Norregard]

@@jackjill2394 "I'll help you. Follow my voice."

[@williamreturner3001]

When I first heard "First of Ten" I was all like; "Please do not let there be nine more of these things."

[@lagartoloco94]

William Returner yes we need far more clawing under our beds

[@inakigongora7075]

Evelynn, Tahm Kench, Nocturne, Raum and Fiddlesticks are 5 of those 10

[@SpieleSuchti894]

@@inakigongora7075 shaco, elise?

[@papay4395]

@@SpieleSuchti894 Elise is "elise" bc villemaw, this spider from 3v3 LOL map, gave her immortality in exchange she is giving him sacrifices.

[@vaderaz92]

@@SpieleSuchti894 Elise isnt a demon, she is more like a "patron" to vilemaw, and Im unsure if vilemaw is a demon or a god or simply another powerful entity with weird magic, as for Shaco, Im not sure

[@jeremifk]

Jinx's trauma was already teased by Swain : "Faces fading in the flames, it was all her fault."

[@maacys3132]

Also, most likely by Warwick's quotes for her: "You were there", "Let me forget"

[@Fullmetal642]

I feel Jinx stealing that thing in the trailer is going to be a big part of the series and be the major thing to start every, could even have massive repercussions.

[@Kanna....]

There are 3 characters who know her secret.

[@ember6835]

One year later, with the release of Arcane, we now know what her trauma is...and whose faces they were

[@batata7162]

@@ember6835 oof.

[@lagartoloco94]

So just checked the universe page. Apparently Zoe “stole the only joy from a ragged, whispering horror” somehow that just makes the key even more ominous.

[@tyrant351]

Yeah Surprise Fiddle's new VO has a line: "Nice key you got there, Twilight; didn't steal it from someone DANGEROUS, did you?"

[@onepuncheve9818]

Well, atleast we know why Zoe is a demonic champion. She took the key from a dangerous DEMON.

[@KyomuNoUta]

When you yoink the Aspect of Evil back into the real world because for fun.

[@flamingwheel9926]

A key that a primordial fear demon who doesn't understand the world around it, finds precious and joyful, WHAT WOULD SUCH A BEING FIND JOY IN??? and why the fuck would you steal it?

[@shadowclaw7210]

@@flamingwheel9926 probably because what he find joy in is something horrifying. So it better kept as far away from the demon.

[@sonicman21]

In regards to the "Grey Man" line: this refers, I believe, to the single entity that Lamb and Wolf used to be. The reason Fiddlesticks is saying that to them (in my opinion) fits under the assumption that it's only speaking to terrify those listening: the single being that the Kindred used to be split itself into two so that it would never be lonely again - what else would Lamb and Wolf fear the most other than not having each other for companionship again?

[@marieweccon1306]

Pin this

[@sirgoat2252]

Even more so, Kindred and Fiddle are both supposed to have existed before the dawn of time. I think Fiddle just remembers Kindred before they split: he remembers them as the Grey Man.

[@avekakristianto1314]

I think he just call other demons by their names like he also did to eve, tahm, noc

[@lagartoloco94]

Aveka Kristianto don’t forget Raum, Swain’s demon.

[@Ron-gh4dr]

I think fiddle was just addressing them in a different name like you would with a coworker. It felt more as an aknowledgement rather than a threat. Same thing he does with Eve and Tahm but since Kindred has many names he just went with that.

[@VirtusTenebrae]

I'm sad they didn't take it even further with lines like "Look mommy, a scarecrow."

[@autumnavalanche1097]

This would've been genius omg,,,

[@YourLocalEldritchHorror]

That is dark

[@hybriel8171]

Feels a bit too dark

[@NorthernCrus]

@@hybriel8171 Maybe so, but it fits with Fiddle’s essential disdain for children

[@primate6854]

@@NorthernCrus Fiddlestick's probably doesn't disdain children it's just they're more of a power house of fear, he just sees them as easier to feast on.

[@hakulives2613]

Victim: "Fiddlesticks is just a fable. A story to scare children." Fiddlesticks: And I took that personally.

[@pepi7404]

[Turns to camera] "I'm GOnNa DO whAt's callED a PRo-gAmER mOVe."

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Fiddlesticks copying an earlier victim: “you’re not real”

[@MetaNiteFM]

If you imagine these voice lines all as being the last words spoken by someone, then the image of someone saying “Fiddlesticks is just a fable. A story to scare children,” and then IMMEDIATELY being BRUTALLY MURDERED by Fiddlesticks is so scary and cool

[@Rafauku]

Gonna keep it real with y'all - the most terrifying line there for me is "I'm coming to help. Where are you? I can't see you. I. Can't. See. You." Because that's a whole set of sentences I know Fiddle stole from his last victim to use to tempt out another victim, likely a parent looking for their child to tempt out... Their other child... Man thats a creepy scarecrow...

[@UnacceptedBySocietyArtist]

"Its in the house" is especially creepy for me because most of us (including me) consider our home as a safe haven... imagine seeing THIS outside your bedroom door at 3 in the morning...

[@tatzooism]

T-posing spooky scarecrow got real creepy. And fiddle is probably a very smart predator, voice lines, trailer and kit kinda show that he meticulously plans each hunt as they happen. He probably doesn't bother with the damages considering how messed up his vessel is.

[@snifflysara3065]

When I hear it, I see it as two separate victims. Two different people trying to run from something, but not wanting to leave each other behind.

[@xCorvus7x]

You think Fiddlesticks imitates its/his victims to lure out relatives? Isn't it canon that Fiddlesticks doesn't grasp and consciously interact with the world around it/him, so this degree of intent and premeditation is beyond him/it?

[@justanidiotmk2749]

​@@xCorvus7xit fully understands it's victims fears though. Think of it as a game AI that just straight up reads your inputs and came preprogrammed knowing what every button your push does to you. Now fiddlesticks just needs to gather the buttons.

[@rustkarl]

The most terrifying part is what sort of scenarios Fiddlesticks’ quotes imply. ‘It’s in the house!’ ‘Don’t open your eyes!’ ‘It won’t die!’ ‘Don’t leave me!’

[@VladDascaliuc]

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" -Lovecraft.

[@lokigamer9236]

fear isnt exclusive to humans. fear predates humanity itself as its no more then the instinct to keep one alive and out of danger. even animals fear and thats why fiddle is ancient the emotion hes conected to is as old as life. even aurelion sol fears

[@anthraxinyourmailbox9550]

Terror, is fucked up

[@sirwasel]

Idk but your comment reminded me of One Punch Man who fights this Beetle in the House of evolution(idk if you know what i mean but the beetle attacks and is (usually very cocky) backing up in an instant of pure fear=

[@emmanuel8679]

Lovecraft made great world building that would be a lot better of he wasn't so damn racist

[@augustoemmel4333]

@@emmanuel8679 You can enjoy his work, without having to worry about that, though.

[@MegaLpso]

I just want too add that in some cultures or demonology, demons are able too say other demons names if they don't fear them. In this case, I'm thinking that fiddle sticks says their names because of this.

[@Hollyclown]

Its also believed that using the true name of a demon weakens them.

[@jbblades2835]

Why would fear itself fear anything? It makes sense.

[@toreole5831]

„See? its just a scarecrow!“ famous last words

[@mslightbulb]

Tu ru tu tu tu tu tu tu ru tu tu tu, we’ll be back!

[@nella_paulina]

Kindred was a pale man that cut himself in two, and I think that's what terrifies kindred, to become one again, and be all alone. At least that's what I thought fiddlesticks was referring to. The gray man is loneliness, because everyone dies, everyone leaves, except the kindred Edit: "lamb tell me a story" that's literally what they are afraid of, of who they used to be, of being one without the other

[@henrikdelker7042]

I agree but the last part is probably just Fiddle mimicking Kindred's voice line as he kills them, like Vayne , Riven and Soraka

[@TheOverArchiver]

Henrik Delker Agreed

[@crypticmrchimes]

Oddly enough, "Lamb, tell me a story" is one of a few lines of dialogue that triggers when Kindred in "dead" on the Rift. This means that Fiddlesticks knows what happens when champions die in the Rift...

[@Soabae]

What I realised because of this is the reason it was called a "Grey man" was because the mix of Kindred (White) and Wolf (Black) which makes the grey colour... wow...

[@ME-hs7ll]

This is probably the best interpretation I have seen so far.

[@danielmaloney7540]

His comment to Kindred could be a reference to Lamb's "story" of a pale man who was very lonely because all things must meet him, so they shunned him. "Grey man" could be the man who split himself in two, creating the black and white spirits of Wolf and Lamb. They perhaps do not want to be reminded that they are one spirit, not two, because that only reminds them of their loneliness.

[@dukedevlan5457]

That's what I was thinking to

[@Nidro150]

LOL I was just about to comment on that

[@grandamnevaldo2093]

"Q: In the preview for Kindred lamb tells wolf about a man who split himself into two. Is this their backstory and if yes then who were they before lamb and wolf? A: It's not their literal backstory, it is the myth that has been fostered by people for generations in Runeterra. They have always been Kindred. A: (extra) The story of the Pale Man is not intended to be literal, but a coded origin story, one most likely made up by people, and therefore it grasps certain truths but fails in the details. A: (extra) Pre-split Kindred is a myth that has become widespread across Runeterra, though the myth will be present among its people, we're not planning on telling a specific story about what Kindred was before they were Kindred-as that is what they have always been." Copied from Dev Q&A thread

[@Lanoom]

Another possibility that I personally favor: Just as Fiddlesticks seemingly acknowledges the other demons in the game by just saying their name, "Grey Man" could it acknowledging Kindred.

[@midas6753]

@@grandamnevaldo2093 I have a feeling they're going to retcon that to be honest otherwise they wouldn't have put that line in... they might be considering expanding on kindred lore to either make lamb and wolf one champ again if they're reworked or they might change it so they could make the "original" form a champ on its own. Reason I say this is because they seem to have realised how good senna and other lore chars have been doing. I also think the edgy midlaner will be the ruined king though but I might be wrong on all of it...

[@kyokokirigiri9010]

Imagine him killing Rammus and you hear something in the fields that keeps saying "OK"

[@Riadurrohman]

Ok

[@yousuck1858]

*oK*

[@tess9063]

Ok

[@Cooky_McGee]

Ok

[@alioth2829]

OK

[@awayname5008]

Anyone wanna talk about how the repeated voice lines have a much less strenuous and darker voice? It's like the demon is getting used to speaking, or like these are the only thoughts not stolen from his victims.

[@misterminutes4504]

It might be creepy now ( fiddles voice ) but wait until it's used to speaking and has like fluent to languages and accents. Shits gonna be creepier

[@Felipera_]

I like to think that he is using "For Demacia" against garen, because garen knows deep down, that what he does for Demacia is actually wrong and that might haunt him.

[@lemur8639]

Nah, Fiddle only says "For Demacia" when he kills Garen, because that's one of garen's lines.

[@Axelovskji]

just like he stole the "lines" of the "npc's", riven etc. he steals the line from garen, but you could still have an "unintended" point of view

[@ROCKBLUE5]

Could be true, I think Fiddle intentionally mocks some of his victims, like he does after killing Vayne and Riven

[@JRedNose]

Well, if his thing is mimicking his victims, then it could be him repeating their last words...

[@pierreo33]

@@JRedNose yep, you nailed it

[@overdrive7121]

5:57 Kindred says "he took an axe and split him self in two" "so he would never be alone" so perhaps kindred is afraid of being one again and afraid of being alone.

[@Crownsnek]

Or kindred was once a demon known as the grey man since he refers to all the other demons by just their names

[@overdrive7121]

@@Crownsnek that would be extremely cool!!!

[@ChrisBri77on]

@@Crownsnek an interesting theory. But he also calls out to the other demons about what they feed on and he doesn’t have a line for Kindred in that same vein.

[@ludvig3242]

@@Crownsnek Kindred isn't a demon; they're the manifestation of death. Grey man can be seen as a nickname for the reaper.

[@izamarradeloliveira1222]

He took an axe and split himself in two so he would always have a friend

[@Tabby3456]

Fiddlesticks: Jinx! Your fault! Your Fault! Me Before Arcane: 🤨 Me After Arcane: 😭

[@Darkjonny79]

What you've missed, although minor, is that there is the "help me" from the trailer among his voicelines.

[@oh-noe]

"fiddle... sticks..." was also in the trailer at the end

[@Br0ck3n]

*OH*

[@TheUmbranGeek]

I believe the Vayne “give us a smile” line is Fiddle impersonating her parents, who I think were murdered by Eve if her voicelines are true

[@anthraxinyourmailbox9550]

Yeah thats true

[@dmartins00]

Or maybe it was a batman/joker reference

[@InuYashaboy707]

Hey, I know I'm like 4 months late and I thought this was true too, but I remembered that Vayne is her LAST name, not her first name, her real name is Shauna, so I'm guessing he was imitating Evelynn who was probably holding her dead parents and making them smile like some sick puppetmaster

[@maddoxio]

I believe that was the thing Evelynn said to Vayne before she disappeared. She decided that a lifetime of delicious suffering was better than a quick, freeing death...so Eve decided to give Vayne a lot of psychological agony to save for a later meal

[@frostdragonking5336]

The fact that he is the oldest kinda reminds me of this quote: "“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” By HP lovecraft. I guess Fiddle is kinda Eldritch/lovecraftian in a way.

[@cameronsmith9562]

Especially since Fiddles is more of a cosmic entity, supposedly born at the "first agonizing screams of creation". He existed on Runeterra a VERY long time ago, but was banished, and has only recently returned. So he is quite literally both Fear and the Unknown to the people of present day Runeterra

[@gexianhen]

Remember that TRESH also have a creepy nursery rhyme in his login screen? - Lyrics: Cling clang, go the chains, Someone's out to find you, Cling clang, oh the chains, The warden's right behind you. Quick now, his seeking chains, Approach with their shrill scrape, Don't stop, flee the chains, Your last chance to escape! Drag the chains, drag the chains, With all the strength you may! Drag the chains, drag the chains, 'Ere they drag you away! Cling clang, go the chains! There's no more time for fear! Cling clang, no the chains! The last sound that you'll hear!

[@RawBerserker]

Honestly, this is far and away the best character rework since Warwick for me. He's perfect on every level.... it's beautiful.

[@thefakebanette3483]

I agree. I do find it odd that what have been considered the best reworks, at least from the circles I'm in, are both the "horror" ones.

[@TheGreatFuckinWorm]

@@thefakebanette3483 Fingers crossed that Voli will be equally terrifying then. Can't wait to see the eldritch death bear.

[@thefakebanette3483]

@@TheGreatFuckinWorm well they did say they pulled away from that aspect a bit so will see. Still can't wait.

[@thefakebanette3483]

@fat boi this is true I just meant in a general sense that he won't be Eldritch.

[@tenderandmoist5011]

Warwick, Nunu and Fiddlesticks The holy trinity of perfect reworks

[@VladDascaliuc]

My friend has asthma and Fiddle's voice gives him anxiety.

[@bryan2733]

Yeah, me too.

[@tenderandmoist5011]

Nah fuck that, i have asthma and i make Fiddlestick noises to scare my friends

[@tranduyhung7770]

The "Everybody, Panic!" and "Lamb, tell me a story" lines are both just Fiddlesticks mimicking Jinx and Kindred, since those are Jinx and Kindred's voicelines in-game. It's not their fears.

[@yaboku1686]

The "For Demaccia" with Garen as well. It's the things they say during their fights and he immitates them after he is done with them...

[@danielfabre785]

Those are the last words that Maybe fiddle heard from them, thats why he say that when he kill them

[@YumiSumire]

Now I know Skyen doesn't play League that much.

[@wejwyj2230]

It's likely Fiddlesticks trying to mimic them to lure them or future victims in. The demon loves to pretty much jumpscare his victims and feasts on the pure fear of the moment just like Evelynn likes to feast on lust, Nocturn enjoys feasting on nightmares and Raum feasts on secrets

[@flars8539]

@@danielfabre785 Imagine Jinx shouting everyone to panic as she starts blasting at Fiddle

[@gigifabulous]

Fiddle doesn't just mimic what his victims are afraid of, he mimics what his victims say in general because he's learning to appear human to get closer to his prey.

[@lagartoloco94]

What I adore about this rework is that the designers hit on what makes a true horror character. PRESENCE. Its paradoxically being everywhere at once even if nowhere to be found. At least....not until it’s too late. You can’t see Fiddle....but it? It sees you. And it wants you. You can die the easy way, or you can die the hard way. The choice really isn’t yours.

[@lagartoloco94]

Side note hope someone picks up on the reference I’m making xD

[@coolgoku810]

@@lagartoloco94 the booty warrior

[@lagartoloco94]

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[@nella_paulina]

Ah no, Zoe has always had Fiddlesticks' key, even from the old fiddles, it was her teaser, they took the key from his splashart (kinda how they teased the first aatrox on Jax's lantern in the splashart) I think that's what they are referring to in the skin

[@HellsingRuler]

So you are saying Zoe woke up Fiddlesticks?

[@nella_paulina]

@@HellsingRuler I mean, no. Like, the whole Zoe has Fiddlesticks' key has been around from before the rework was even on the table. Maybe now riot will give them an actual connection outside just a teaser but knowing riot, they probably won't.

[@chasemcdonald4569]

Zoe is just a messager she speaks of a horrible evil

[@HellsingRuler]

@@nella_paulina I figured as much, was just trying to put on the tinfoil hat and have some fun with the idea of Zoe as the Herald of death

[@josefarias5216]

@@HellsingRuler well she's the Aspect of Twilight, and that can be interpreted as the Twilight of someone or something

[@PkSan]

His voice reminds me of how the clone people speak in the film "Us".

[@raidenmakoto7168]

Especially at 9:23 when he does some labored whistling

[@LunNightMoonLight]

So true

[@mas8705]

Fiddlesticks is so unsettling, we need to analyze its voice lines as much as it’s overall character design. Fiddlesticks is the near perfect character.

[@rubi3050]

woah there , sure hes an improvement but he isnt really that original or intriguing to be called the perfect character

[@mas8705]

Rubi That’s why I said “near perfect.” ^__^

[@pierreo33]

@@rubi3050 woah there, he mimics the last sound made of whatever he killed. that is very much original

[@burgbass]

pierre117 Predator.

[@VeritasEspiritoria]

@@pierreo33 there's a movie with a bear that repeats the last words of the people he/she killed, i don't remember the name though

[@justsomedudete3320]

I would have loved for them to use other champion's voice lines.... Like, when he calls lux ''little light'', it would have been cool to have Sylas voice (maybe a distorted version of it) overlayed on Fiddle.... What we got Is really good tho, so I'm not complaining

[@artturikalimo9101]

"See, it's just a scarecrow"

[@navatheramenguy3127]

Famous last words

[@Motleydoll123]

@@navatheramenguy3127 and then fiddlesticks likely ripped their head off or sucked the life out of them

[@readlater8962]

"It's alive!" "Don't leave me!" "Please, NO!" Put all those lines along with it and it paints a pretty terrifying picture.

[@TheFearsomeRat]

P1: "See it's Just a scarecrow." P2 (or P3): "It's alive!" P2 (or P3): "Don't leave me!" Last man standing: "Please, NO!" Few days later, "It's been three days." "It won't die!" "It's in the House!" Also, Fiddle in a game that plays like Alien Iso or something similar would be terrifying... especially in VR...

[@SonNguyen-tf2yn]

8:32 that the last thing vayne's companion said before she died because vayne killed her when she found out she is a half-beast and killed her without any expression

[@gabrielurbano7124]

Jared Rosen (riot notquitefrodo?) confirmed that "evelynn smiled at her after killing her parents"

[@SonNguyen-tf2yn]

@@gabrielurbano7124 ye maybe that, im not sure tho

[@gabrielurbano7124]

@@SonNguyen-tf2yn he... wrote the lines himself

[@SonNguyen-tf2yn]

@@gabrielurbano7124 shit im wrong then

[@VanSaused]

@@gabrielurbano7124 Really? I was thinking more like Vayne's parents wanted to see her smile one last time before they die since I personally find it more traumatic. But I like that confirmed info too.

[@gexianhen]

i love the random noises he made too: the pig squeal, the horse neighing, the mouse scurrying, the sound of a creaky door, etc

[@snakeyman5560]

The voice actor clearly knows what he's doing.

[@Rannulfus]

I think you're leaning a bit too much on the fear thing with some of these. Wolf doesn't fear Lamb, Lamb doesn't fear wolf. Wolf and Lamb fear nothing more than loneliness. Since they can't actually die, and they are now two, that fear is only a distant memory. A lot of what Fiddlesticks does is parrot what he hears in attempts to learn how to speak and better mimic his prey. The voice line he speaks when he defeats kindred is nothing more than him parroting Wolf.

[@OnionJuice517]

Skyen is voice actor for Fiddle, confirmed by intro

[@darkstarcaster]

The apart about Vayne smiling is hinting at when she came home as a child and found her family murdered by Evelynn and the smile Evelynn had. Also how she didn't smile much as a child and her mother used to ask her to "give us a smile".

[@lil_flexpanda7767]

6:10 I think that Kindred is just afraid of being alone again because in the lore Kindred was once one entity instead of two and maybe thats the grey man

[@cakes4494]

I just love how now watching Arcane it makes a LOT of sense why for Jinx fiddlesticks says "all your fault" kinda shows they knew what they were doing

[@dxproductions7352]

I like to think that he doesn't even call her by name she is just calling her "a" jinx.

[@suppmydiff3257]

Also I really hope they bring in Fiddlesticks in the later parts of Arcane Jinx would likely be completely incapacitated by it and you could even have Warwick show up and fight him to show that Vander's protective instinct over them never quite goes away

[@Сашенька-г5н]

I love voicelines when fiddlesticks kills other demons. It mentions their primary powers like agony or nightmares. But when it kills Swain it says "Secrets". Raum is a demon of secrets?

[@mikeymanjro2327]

With the tell me a story I feel it's more of one fearing the loss of the other and not getting a response to the tell me a story that's why it's said when u kill lamb as wolf fears that it won't have lamb and there will be no story told.

[@RikutoKurosaki]

Everybody Panic! is a common voiceline from Jinx. I think she says it when walking and carrying fishbones specifically.

[@kiswithy5541]

6:23 just to make sure yall know: little light is how sylas used to call lux. 8:35 vayne´s parents died. she has a trauma about that. "give us a smile" is probably refering to them. edit: nevermind :D

[@Melonese]

Evelynn's smile haunted Vayne forever

[@shura4254]

Probably Evelynn said that line. My theory is: Eve kills Vayne's parents in front of her and then says "give us a smile". Maybe even using her parents form while doing it because she's a demon that can transform.

[@kiswithy5541]

@@shura4254 jesus fuck ur sick minded genous!

[@nopeishope9988]

The intro was on new levels.

[@teratoph]

"Give us a smile, Vayne" has to be the last thing Evelynn said before murdering her parents l

[@kalcibone]

The 'Grey man' is a common name for death in many areas of folklore. Just flat up death. In Kindred's lore he was so lonely, so afraid of being alone that he cut himself into two peices; Peaceful death(lamb) and Violent death(Wolf), so he would never be alone again. You can also see their connection if you look at their masks, with Each wearing the face of the other half( lamb with a wolf mask with a white mark, Wolf with a lamb mask with a black mark). Kindred more then everything else, fears being forced back alone once more, their shared past of being so feared of, so hated that they had no friends or kindness. So Fiddlesticks comments their shared past as the lonely depressed 'grey man' and wolf's line referencing their story as the grey man.

[@keddi35]

Fiddle knows peoples fears, swain knows peoples secrets

[@ShadeOnTheUtube]

Regarding kindred at 6:15, you go to literal with the scary things line here. He doesn't traumatize other demons, and I think like how he respects other demons; he sees kindred as not necessarily an equal but akin to himself, as an entity that has existed from the very beginning alongside him. A true rival one might say. As such he recognizes the kindred as their original self, the grey man. Death. There is a possible implication that he is reminding them of how their previous incarnation was all alone and miserable, and that they do not desire to return to being a singularity, the grey man, once more.

[@steelgutz]

I hear so much pain and sadness in his voice. I love him

[@creepymaster2746]

When party Fiddlesticks kills Zoe he says "Time to bring JOY back ti the World." And Nillah's demon is THE demon of joy and brother of fiddle. So we can kinda guess that the keys can bring the primordial demons out of their slumber/prisons.

[@THEO00900]

@T B Skyen the grey man is assumed to be kindred before. Lamb tells Wolf a story of a grey man who was very lonely as all things had to meet him, so they shunned him. So he took an axe and split himself in two right down the middle , so he will always have a friend. My hypothesis is that Kindred fear becoming one again and be lonely. Edit : also at kills he tries to mimick some of the quotes the champion says. Example: Jinx has an in game quote " Everybody panic ! "

[@THEO00900]

@@baisansebastian3358 Lamb probably could not feel fear BUT fear is also a logical thing. If a wolf jumped on you mouth foaming I am pretty sure you would be afraid BECAUSE you understand you are in danger

[@highmarshalsigismund2036]

“Fiddlesticks, First of Ten” - Fiddlesticks is essentially the first of the 10 primordial demons that reside within the world, his domain being fear. “Grey Man” - The being Kindred was believed to be prior to splitting themselves into Wolf and Lamb.

[@Scribbled2Death]

"Everybody Panic" for Jinx is from Get Jinxed also my thought on the "gray man" comment: I'm wondering if, since fiddlesticks acknowledges the demons by their name, if he's calling lamb the name of the man that was split in two.

[@lemur8639]

Kindred are not demons. They are death itself.

[@hamdepaf6686]

@Gage Acosta They aren't a demon, they are a Spirit God. There is a difference, dunno what exactly. Janna is a good example of what a Spirit God is, formed by the belive of people. Question is if Spirit Gods like Kindred would die with the loss of belive like Janna would, or if they can exist without belive and are just empowered and formed by it. But Fiddlesticks voiceline could still be him acknowledge another powerfull spiritual entity

[@vehicularmanslaughter]

@@hamdepaf6686 I would think that Kindred would never disappear, as everyone either fears the coming of death ot accepts it, which is what exactly Kindred is. As long as any one person would face death, the Kindred exists. They even have a voice line about what would happen when they're all that remains on Runeterra

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

"Everybody panic" is an in-game quote from Jinx, too.

[@hamdepaf6686]

@@vehicularmanslaughter I can't seem to find said Voiceline. To my understanding Kindred would cease to exist, as soon as people don't belive in them anymore.

[@fear606]

You know, coming back and hearing the "All your fault" line hits pretty different after watching Arcane.

[@Keyce0013]

Given that Fiddlesticks typically speaks a real name when in reference to a demon (Nocturne, Evelyn, Raum (Swain), etc., I think it's more than likely that the "Grey Man" is who Kindred once was. When I listened to their story and it spoke of a creature who split itself in two so it wouldn't be lonely, the fact that Kindred is two characters who are black and white respectively, and that the colour gray is what you get when you mix the two colours together, there is enough of a breadcrumb trail to hint that Kindred used to be this "Grey Man."

[@Pppppppp41037]

Yea that’s like their whole lore

[@isabelleneira6795]

I am three years late but in march of this year i met the va for fiddlesticks and he did a few of the voicelines and it was so cool!!!

[@williamreturner3001]

I thought that "Grey Man" is what Kindred was before they split in two. But I like the idea that Kindred are afraid of something.

[@theshinobiarchon7646]

4:38 it's not only fears that he messes with he also quotes DEAD people that are related to his next victim (its still fear but in the form of using the PTSD from the grief of his victims)

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Even ones not related to his next victim... He's trying to one:make people scared Two:look as human-ish as possible so people aren't running away super far

[@artwood5836]

Skyen once again with the amazing intro, keep up the great content, man!

[@AW-rp5qn]

The grey man is kindred as one. Kindred and wolf used to be a single person, the "grey man" who was very lonely so he split himself in two, so he would never be alone. Now when it comes to the "lamb tell me a story" I believe it's just him mimicking their death line, because when you kill kindred in-game wolf says "lamb tell me a story" if you notice fiddlesticks not only mimicks past traumas but the death voiceline of some of the champions, like he does with Soraka.

[@theonewhomadeyoucry1059]

Jinx voice line is making me cry after watched arcane

[@picklechip9294]

Oh i know dude i got goosebumps just from connecting the dots

[@Werewolve100]

Reggaeding kindred i think it hints toward the time they were one being (grey man=> lambs white and wolfs black), the only fear they have is becoming one again and,therefore, alone

[@wiiugamer7595]

“Grey Man” likely refers to what The Kindred were before they split in two. In their teaser, lamb tells Wolf that there was a man who was very lonely, and took an axe to cut himself in two, so he would always have a friend. Obviously that refers to them, and Fiddle calling them that implies their only fear is being alone again

[@petazwegat2275]

I think the grey man mentioned with kindred might be kindred before being split in half, meaning the thing kindred fears most is loneliness

[@samfish2550]

Maybe the key being stolen has, in some way kept Fiddlesticks from evolving. In some way restraining his power. It would fit with the aspect of twilight's notable past actions of keeping check on anything that could endanger the aspects.

[@maisno9950]

About the kindred line. I think the grey man is kindred before they were "split down the middle"(according to lambs quote) cuz he was scared of being alone. Also makes sense since they are black/white

[@franuwu6840]

6:18 what the kindred fear the most is being alone, that's why it's two of them. The grey man (spirit of death) was so depressed the everyone hated/feared him that he split himself in two so he'd never be alone

[@brittvaughn9447]

"Jinx! All your fault! All your fault!" TBSkyen before Arcane: ah yes, this portends some delicious trauma for us to absorb! TBS after Arcane: 💧👁️💀👁️💧

[@ameaninglessdemon9030]

The "grey man" line I think refers to Kindred's legend, if you remember in the teaser they say that Kindred were once a lonely man that split himself in two to alway have a friend, the grey would also make sense, since Lamb is white and Wolf is black so putting them together would be gray, so what he's mocking here would be their fear of loneliness

[@viridian8786]

I think Zoe could mean a lot to fiddlesticks as she's a trickster god of mischief and playfulness. And the only one he couldn't strike fear in. In her lore, she jumped off a cliff and got ascended, before that she was just a mischievous child. No trauma, nothing to fear. So the fact that Zoe managed to steal a key from fiddlesticks probably left them quite baffled. And I don't think the keys are meant to open some lore drop thing that's important but more like a design choice and something random Zoe stole.

[@strongerthanever2039]

18:19 Theory: what if the keys can set free another (or anothers) of ten demons?

[@michaelka3071]

Kindred's greatest fear is turning back into greyman which was known as "death", in lore greyman split himself in two resulting into what we know as the wolf and lamb which is kindred basically. So returning to their original state (greyman) and be lonely again is something they dont want to ever happen

[@joaovictordioud7242]

10:58 i dont think this was supose to scare them since he already kill them and are just watching their bodys turning into dust. Kindred have this quote where wolf wants to hear a hiatory and lamb tells one, is like their assignature quote it is in their trailer and when they die in game for any other character the trailers dialog starts.

[@Anna464]

Skyen.....mate....you better damn know just how damn good of a voice actor you would be if you were interested in going for it. Like, just "storytime" in the "What's the deal with Fiddlesticks" video absolutely proofs that fact.

[@johnsanchez9944]

I was hoping that there would be a interaction with Warwick where he just screams out in agony to remind Warwick what was done to him. And then when he kills him he says " remember... remember... dont... forget... Warwick..."

[@tophunter4865]

"This line was teasing arcane." This aged beautifully

[@joaovictordioud7242]

The kindreds fear is the fear to be alone when back there they were only one thing one grey man black and white togheter but alone

[@thepaperknight5908]

I like that it merely addresses his fellow Demons. It knows they are like it, and are not afraid , but still tries to kill them anyway.

[@weirdal12097]

My interpretation of the "Grey man" line for Kindred was that Kindred used to be one entity that split itself in two because since everyone feared death, it was always alone. So maybe the Grey Man is what Lamb and Wolf used to be and their biggest fear is being alone again.

[@joaovictordioud7242]

Awwnnn you did it first ;-; i think we are right man

[@bartoszpierwszy6973]

Fiddle sticks doesn't wear rags because he doesn't understand humans, he wears that because he does, his goal is to elicit fear and boy is his scarecrow scary, but it is also passible for being a real thing, not a fear demon, it allows him to blend in but also allows him to terrify, now there are other forms he could take but his one works well. All the demons adapt their form to make their agenda easier, Evelynn makes herself look attractive for people to lust after her, tahm kench looks not human, but he doesn't look scary or malicious but thats because he wants to make deals, because he wants to indulge himself, fiddlesticks wants to scare so he looks scary.

[@nicolailaude1891]

probably, Gray man is the guy who split himself two so he can always have a friend (so he can always have a friend...)

[@yorigamishion]

Nicolai Laude but wasn’t it a pale man with dark hair?

[@nicolailaude1891]

@@yorigamishion fair point. He may be the gray man because of his clothes or it is just his name but it is also possible that he isnt. Though i highly doubt that kindred fears this gray man.

[@CornOfTheBreads]

The Grey man is Kindred they are black and white so together they are grey, they dont want to be alone again, as for the lines as he kills certain champs he just repeats what they say sometimes, and isnt about fear but just mimicking their speech.

[@dinohunter321]

Pretty sure it was confirmed by Riot that "first of ten" doesn't refer to other demons. I heard that from someone else though so not 100% sure it's true.

[@liamellis8978]

First of ten refers to the ten greater demons, none of which are champions (other than fiddle)

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Well fiddlesticks can actually grow body parts.... As we zee in the trailer which is canon.... He doesnt just make his scarecrow thing out of stuff he finds he changes it based on what he sees scares people more... + the base scarecrows body he inhabits can't be changed

[@Miner49er201]

I have to say, Riot did an incredible job with the voice acting on Fiddles. This is the first video where I've listened to the voice lines, and the reaction was quite visceral; hair standing on end, shivering, chills down my spine, even tearing up a little bit. The fact that he unabashedly targets the darkest parts of a champion's history, targeting the single frayed thread of who they are, and pulling it just so they unravel into a mass of tangled fear, is terrifying. He doesn't just induce paranoia, he takes what makes you strong and tears it down around you, until all that's left is your fear, and him.

[@pirateking56128]

Key detail I noticed, when FDS kills a demons, he says what they are the demon of. Very useful for knowing Raum is the demon of Secrets and Nocturne is now the demon of Nightmares. What the distinction between nightmares and fear is should be interesting if they every actually flesh it out.

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Omg NOCTURNE IS THE DEMON OF DREAD HE JUST USES NIGHTMARES HE'S NOT THE DEMON OF NIGHTMARES!!

[@CulturedDegenerate]

15:40 Fiddlesticks is a boomer demon confirmed

[@calmeleon1342]

My interpretation of the line "grey man" with kindred was that the wolf and the lamb, the black and the white, becoming one whole again, grey. Meaning that they would be alone again.

[@TrollStack]

11:02 I think Wolf fears the day he asks Lamb to tell him a story and he gets no response…

[@bdletoast09]

Oof. I mean, how would that even be possible? Kindred is two aspects of Death itself. You can't get rid of either of them.

[@TrollStack]

@@bdletoast09 it would be scary if you could ;)

[@chrisc9526]

i think fiddlestick's keys go to the cage holding his him in his chest

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

He's not held there he can leave any time it wants.

[@nelsonnava4184]

I'm kinda surprised you didn't get the kindred ones. They are a reference for their origin story, what the kindred feared most is being alone, they were a man that was always alone and split himself in half, so they were born, the white lamb and the black wolf. So they will never be alone... Sometimes lamb and wolf tell each other the story while they are respawning from death. The Grey man it's "their name" and their fear, being alone.

[@Kokobeanz]

3 years late Fiddle is so old, like I’m talking when the universe was made kind of old. And I believe since they were created during that time, kindred must have also been around same age as demons I’m pretty sure can die (I think) and fiddle is a living being. So it’s probably not saying kindreds fear, but what it remembers from there probably countless run ins from the past. Not this weird split between lamb and wolf, but the combined version of the two (the black of the wolf combined with the white of the lamb to make the gray man)

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Fiddle is not a living being actually he's the shadow demon blob thing in the cage...

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Kindred and other "reapers" came in around the time humans came around since well they need something to reap... Well I mean they are reaped themselves when people stop believing in them so people knowing they exist is necessarily

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

Also yes, gray man is the fear of Kindred and lamb. They're scared of being alone again... There's a reason why they literally SPLIT THEMSELVES INTO 2

[@Bananenbauer123]

uhhm, I don't know if the 'looking into their hearts for their deepest fears' is all that correct. Fiddlesticks just spits out lines he's picked up before, worse than that - just noises. I'm a bit disappointed Skyen you don't even mention him mimicking animals. It's just part of his nature. In a way you could say fiddlesticks isn't even 'trying' to scare his victims, the things he does are just part of his nature. Maybe Fiddlesticks was somehow present when some of the other character experienced trauma? Clearly he doesn't HAVE to kill his victims to repeat their voice lines as can be seen with vayne. All I'm hinting at is that fiddlesticks is even more primitive that he might appear. None of the noises he spits out are deliberately expelled to scare. He just begins to babble - as a neighing horse, the howling of the wind in the trees, the exhausted breath of a victim, voices he picked up while stalking on a bunch of people sitting close to a campfire in the middle of the night while maybe mentioning 'fiddlesticks' this apparent myth. It - fiddlesticks - doesn't even know or understand what it is itself. It just is. And that's f-ing creepy.

[@rivvie]

the Jinx kill one and the Kindred kill, etc is their own voiceline. Some are from their ult, other are dead voiceline