The League of Legends Season 6 Champion Retrospective

[@danboru_bakooo1966]

I swear, poppy has a effect of people where either people hate her in general, or they absolutely love her in every way

[@Akinoden]

I'm in the loving poppy team

[@BruhBruh-nt1xl]

@@Akinoden Poppy Loving Teammate here

[@breadskiiyeetusdefeatus]

Fellow Poppy enjoyer, my sir.

[@ender1546]

I got a friend that as humble as Poppy and yeah, sometimes it's annoying but I just can't feel negative towards them :)

[@Caleb_Denin]

Poppy is one of the few Yordles I don't want to punt to the moon, she's great.

[@GoldLight73]

I remember loving Yorick’s rework for one reason and one reason only: his plan to beat the army of the undead was to raise his own army of the undead. Until it wasn’t. Thanks Sentinels.

[@garygordle5146]

Genuine king

[@spidericktehdarkandstuff7417]

my boy yorick got done dirty

[@guifdcanalli]

We dont talk about that event

[@GoldLight73]

@@guifdcanalli Speak for yourself. I gladly take any opportunity to dunk on Sentinels and point out ways it could have been better, even if I know it's beating an undead horse at this point.

[@x-nimator9997]

And screw you specially, ahkshan, cause he had THE EXACT SAME ROLE that yorick was suppose to have, but instead of a undead army he has a plotdevice gun.

[@Billxam3]

As one of the 5 yorick mains left alive, You done did what we do best

[@dethepyro6691]

I hate yorick mains and your degenerate play style

[@eliasbrunodelgado5122]

True

[@garygordle5146]

I will be forgetting about this, but i will be very angry about it

[@Yorickmain2]

True

[@HoundOfwar1]

I see we're all here, then

[@salsa7453]

Man the entire kled segment had me in tears

[@scubanooch2713]

Man I love kled

[@dnb4852]

My fucking son

[@thundergaming155]

As a kled main I loved it too.

[@Raph575]

Fucking beautiful

[@mestre12]

Man, this thumbnail art are amazing. Loved the Ryze Megamind meme one.

[@veroniperl7857]

finally, he gonna talk about ryze

[@thatoneburrito6319]

"No winrate?"

[@annakarollunaeu]

"No buffs?"

[@FSPT6969]

The quandale jhingle is not bad too

[@icechristie5441]

@@FSPT6969 brah the whole thing is a masterpiece lol

[@phoenixflamegames1]

26:30-27:27 As a lore fan, I knew this part would hurt me to my soul but holy shit the editing did it more justice and made it hurt more. Thanks for those knives in my heart nicky :)

[@GooseyGoblin]

I am still in the camp that riot should make a skin (legendary) where poppy realizes that she is infact the hero

[@glacialblast2588]

But then all of her character goes out the window

[@ArchyPoppy]

@@glacialblast2588 not really? Legendary skins often do not reflect the base characters traits neither so whats the problem? I wanted hero poppy as a legendary skin my whole league life 😭

[@poweroutlet2567]

God King Poppy

[@soulstalker4624]

​@@poweroutlet2567Would be Queen Goddess

[@Biodebatable]

​@@glacialblast2588 you have skins where characters are fully realised or pushed to the point of no return such as with god king Garen.

[@BathtubGoat]

I am SO glad you brought the champion roster to the public's attention, cause S5-S6 is absolutely the best period of design in league thus far. I remember when Asol got shown everyone was like "can they do that? That power level?". It was so ambitious and unhinged and perfect.

[@nejdetorhun5531]

Jhin and Illaoi is two of my most played champions. And when Kled came out I spent so much time with him because I loved his personality. S6 is definitely was a highlight for League champions.

[@chitisright1337]

Personally I love Poppy's character, it makes her a perfect foil to Veigar IF RIOT WOULD DO ANYTHING WITH THEIR CHARACTERS

[@Underworlder5]

veigar has a genuinely interesting backstory that could go anywhere, but riot never goes further than milking his "wannabe villain" characterization

[@AllYourPals]

The season where it all began for me. 7 whole years of league. a mistake if ever there was one

[@FootballHead825]

Happy to see a lot of people enjoying the thumbnail

[@OhMercyMe]

common FootballHead W

[@SaiKisaragi]

Thank you for the thumbnail, I give you 4/4 for that jhin one

[@makothetako]

also thank you for the kled segment because he is my favorite champion for all the reasons you listed one of league's most underrated designs

[@P.H691]

Nicky never fails to make us laugh with the thumbnail.

[@zenseizen374]

Illaoi, Ryze, and Ivern had me spitting my water and pissing my shorts with tears in my eyes 😂

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

You did Poppy, the best girl, justice. Same with Kled.

[@stecherul8214]

Jhin in this thumbnail is......I dont even have words to describe how good it is

[@lacuentita8485]

That was incredible! I loved everything about it. Thanks for bringing joy to my day! My favorite champions were kled, jhin and aurelion sol. Have a nice break man, because you deserve it!

[@stickmankevin1351]

That Outer Wilds music at 13:24 made me genuinely emotional

[@BaronessAnicca]

Im so glad someone else noticed as well

[@Antony__p03]

looking for this comment lol

[@00Clank]

I'm hoping when Ivern gets to LoR he will be a Runeterra Champion with an Origin that makes it so he can have any animals or monsters from any of the regions in his deck. Just a creature oriented champion surrounded by critters.

[@LG555]

Well about that...

[@00Clank]

@@LG555 Forgive me, I'm not super tapped into LoR (waiting for Kled or Renata to dive back in), but from what I recall Ivern still isn't in I'm not entirely sure what you're alluding to.

[@LG555]

@@00Clank neeko got added and has essentially taken that idea.

[@00Clank]

@@LG555 Well that's a pity. Funny that.

[@MrShwoo]

This was the season I started with, right around when Jhin came out. Looking forward to this one

[@magi1340]

the Taric part made me remember me and a friend would constantly play Taric and Rell bot just because we were two psycopath support mains who loved to engage for literal no reason, and that was before that glitch or whatever where Taric dealt shit tons of damage with Rell because of armor stacking

[@nuttelaboi3453]

Ah yes, the season i joined League, i remember every champion released since Taliyah. Those were the great days...

[@shinobi21oni78]

Finally Jhin gets the 4th spot in a Nicky video

[@KINGOFTHESPARKS755]

Fourfection

[@justv7536]

As a Kled main I can confirm I will start a teamfight whenever my ult is up.

[@ForWeAreMany]

JHIN. absolute perfection of thematic gameplay design

[@arthurhellstrom5515]

Nicky I love that you put skylanders music in this video, really takes me back to my childhood!

[@pandastical9205]

I love these retrospectives! As a new player to league it really helps me sorta understand the past years, and your commentary is hilarious! Hope to see more in the future ❤

[@Dr_Chaser]

Season 6 always held a special place in my heart. Not only was it the season where I discovered and grew close to many of the friends that I still have to this day, but it was also the season that I came back to League after a five year hiatus. Taliyah became my favorite champion of all time because my return to League began with seeing her login screen and wondering why no one was playing her. It was the first time in League that I felt like a champion just clicked for me when no one else could solve the puzzle.

[@1sobek1]

Seeing Renekton in that list of "I like everything about them but their gameplay" was a breath of fresh air to make me feel like i wasnt crazy. Thank you.

[@catzwonthurtu706]

One of the most entertaining videos ive watched in a while. Amazing job Nicky!

[@BlackFlame006]

You always post when a video is gunna be late, or apologize for taking so long. Watching what you do to these videos and the research you include gives you a free pass to take as looooong as you need because man, it is pure gold

[@shatterIguess838]

I love how you use FNF Music, especially in the Ryze Segment, Too Slow Encore's Instrumental gives you a good feeling of escalation or desperation

[@isaiahbuchanan5639]

I feel like Ivern could have a really cool card in LoR with him supporting the created unit style or the buffing units in hand style

[@Dzyntara]

I have so many good memories from Season 6! Thank you for taking such a great and fun look back at it!

[@alessandrodonzellimartinez7158]

Ryze facial expression: No runes? Love the thumbnail!

[@Shipiiiwp]

Taliyahs realize is was simply a musical master piece that ill never forgot and always listen to for hours

[@kevinpeixes3735]

I actually sympathize a LOT with Poppy. i mean she is too humble she feels like she got self esteem issues, just like MEEEEEEEE

[@el_pheonx]

this is the best league video ive ever watched. i almost feel like im in the season that i started to playing league (season 7 but the most characters i loved are from season 6)

[@lightdrgn20]

I would love an automation game where Yorick works on trying to restore the Shadow isles along side of Maokai. Just raising an army of ghouls to fight the mist.

[@garygordle5146]

Yorick rts

[@ObviOneKenobi]

too bad the mist was technically beaten... because SENTINELS, as much as everyone fucking hates them, IT IS canon. Viego got fucked over in the end, he cant control the mist anymore, the only 2 candidates for the weed smoke villain is Tresh and Mordekaiser... i was going to say vex but shes just a pathetic goth who simps over the bad guy

[@alitaher003]

Total War: Yorick Mori.

[@Tuskor130]

20:27 "My pickrate and winrate are extremely low, making me the victor."

[@dahuntre]

This was the era my brother and I played the most in - the way Jin was revealed was so cool!

[@nallash905]

The editing in this one is just... top notch 👌

[@Snnuy]

10/10 video

[@kotraminalu5986]

my friend asked me why jhin's splash art had cracks in it, i just answered with "we see him through a broken mirror."

[@dunkkato7030]

Jhin is such a perfect champion you could literally make a video only of him

[@PraiseLeTsun]

The most memorable part of season 6 was the yt content cause the vids from Matt, dark, and uber are still the best league content to date

[@treedude4246]

Ive never played league But i love taliyah with my whole heart I will give her hugs

[@CalypsoTheWanderingStar]

19:00 Neeko also has a voice line that hints to her base skin being trans still

[@neilerator]

One thing I remember the most from Jhin's release is his teasers. I watched quite a lot of Brofresco at that time (I was young and naive...) and I still remember clearly his videos about the whole teasers and who "deadeye" is supposed to be. I was sooo hyped for this champion, no other teaser came close to the anticipation I felt for Jhin. Riot outdid themselves on every level for Jhin

[@Hoobouu]

The skylanders theme made my day, that's a sub for life. Please include more of these awsome tracks

[@snakeinabox7220]

THe shen slander is immense .

[@Papa-Bumblebee]

As a top main, that shen segment was very cathartic

[@umbralbushido8636]

20:23 As someone who one tricks ryze in LoR, this is entirely accurate

[@Volition366]

Season 6 was my first season and I remember being hyped for every single new champion / rework.

[@thatoneburrito6319]

Artistic skills of a professional + meme knowledge of a Reddit veteran = perfect thumbnail

[@fis001r]

I started playing league on late season 5. Season 6 was the first one I really kept up with. What an amazing time

[@XmortoxX1990]

9:50 as a Warhammer 40k fan, this is the exact reason why Perturbado became my favorite traitor Primarch. He's such an awful person but so capable he goes full circle and becomes likeable. P.S: Asol's theme is gives me the chills. My top 3 themes are Targon actually (Asol, Bard, Pantheon). I'm a big Targon fan as you can tell

[@bioraidos5454]

My guy, Peter Turbo is the sole reason the entire heresy was as devastating as it was, dude carried that siege on his back. Horus was all high on dat warp juice, Angron was going oonga bunga, every traitor was off their rockers. Dude is the epitome of that one guy in a league game who gets the team of 4 idiots, loses, yet somehow managed to get more kills than the enemy team combined and gave the enemy team a run for their money. Perty is an absolute piece of shit, but he can talk the talk and walk the walk and I fuckin love him for it

[@di5963]

i will say, i've had a similar experience with asol, he was the second champion i picked up after i actually learned the basics of league, and he is still my highest mastery despite the fact that before the rework i haven't played him in about a year, i'm so happy to see asol at least be a champion

[@BreadKrumb]

Surprised how you didn't add on to Jhin's perfection by adding the fact that he was voiced by Raiden Metal Gear himself.

[@kculzsinet]

Okay, but can we talk about the absolute bangers the champion themes from this year was?

[@TBSkyen]

9:20 Jhin is short for Jhinathaniel

[@meias.]

Jhinothy

[@angelandarde6155]

It had been a while since I smiled so hard. Between the great editing, the memes and the Skylanders OST... It's been spectacular!

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Kinda suck no Shen inspection since you’ve done it for every other champ in these retrospective videos. Even if he “technically didn’t get reworked” I wanted to learn about it. Great video nonetheless

[@0g00n8]

Man, season 4, 5 and 6 was really peak League. I miss them so much

[@Armorion]

Yorick Gang ready to watch the video.

[@garygordle5146]

yorick gang sad now that the truth exists

[@NovaGN]

I still remember fighting Nicky as Illaoi support as Sett support and it was the highlight of my league experience

[@ethanstyant9704]

I played a dozen games before Asol got reworked and I loved it, it felt so satisfying to play to me The CGU removed almost all skill expression from him and feels miserable to play

[@adamshev5105]

At least he's not changed in wild rift yet

[@charmelos1431]

What is so skill expressive about asol? People always talk about positioning and movement but isn't that what every champ does?

[@ethanstyant9704]

@@charmelos1431 asol relies on it much more and in a different way than other champs. His passive deals deceptively high damage if you get your boops but also gives him a clear weakness of a melee nono zone that Also "every champ needs to move" is like saying Yuumi takes skill because she's "countered by cc"

[@charmelos1431]

@@ethanstyant9704 countered by cc and needing movement are 2 very different things. Auto attack canceling is something every champ does. even melee champs kite and in toplane it can decide the whole lane. movement speed is a very important stat.5 ms completely changed how it feels to play swain. Spacing and kiting are things every champ does. Almost every champ gets countered by cc, but most champs can't do much about. there isn't a way to play around, therefore it doesn't take skill.

[@_Slach_]

13:25 Hearing Final Voyage was a welcome surprise. It fits Aurelion.

[@karumida2013]

Seeing jhin with that pose is fucking hilarious 😂😂😂

[@alexcat6685]

9:02 Had me in the first half not gonna lie, you really didn't want to disscuss shen, and his honestly pretty intersting gameplay and the shield, Max health magic damage, High shield teleport for a free summon and immunity for 3 attacks. I could see the annoyance there till I realese, his passive requires good managment of abilities and rotations, Max health damage is enchanced if he uses it to recall the sword into him, the teleport is only an assist spell leading to higher realance on allies, and the immunity is limited by hits not time. I really wanna know why you specifically hate him.

[@SemenovEugeine]

I love your videos. They are so fun and interesting, but this video is just a huge pain for Shen mains... 8:56 32:00

[@MoyVahn]

2 things. 1. Ryze was reworked into this state the day after my 18th birthday. And 2. Thanks for featuring a post I made to Ryze Mains :)

[@eskildvollertsen]

JUSTICE FOR SHEN!!!!

[@NaughtyLamb]

I love your editing so much

[@gallanomarkandrea.1787]

Ryze: No mana?

[@veroniperl7857]

EQ

[@theVortex77]

1:37 love the Skylanders Superchargers music you there Nicky boi

[@theimmortaleye7511]

Taliyah is the only reason i play this game

[@garygordle5146]

she do be the goat though

[@SoliscienceESS]

Every aspect of this video was beautiful and polished to perfection. Nothing like another amazing Nickyboi video!

[@spacedrimon234]

8:16 cant believe you didn't include river shen

[@xlunaloo]

if a poppy wants to hit the fucking ground so hard i get shot back to spawn who am i to argue

[@pokfen1812]

11:30 Old Sol. The champion that was countered by walking counter-clockwise around him.

[@BorntoOrnn]

Can't wait for Season 7 video, so I can see what you have to say about out lord and savior Ornn.

[@maxgreenwood1965]

I’ve been waiting for this moment and I’m so exited

[@irakyanez8367]

Is nobody gonna talk about the "Chaotic" series on the background??, love this channel

[@g33kaholic24]

This was one of my favorite videos you've made

[@IttzMawi]

Every time Nicky pronounce Taliyah’s incorrectly a kitten dies :( Nicky you murderer

[@neolithiclion8478]

I’ve watched this video 10 times in the last year, Im looking forward to this years rewind

[@heavenlyokami4635]

This might be your greatest video , keep up the great work nicky

[@ender1546]

A golden age of League for sure. And as far as I can recall - this was the last year before the slow and steady downfall

[@aquacraze564]

bro the nostalgia i just got from the skylanders track in the background had me rewatching my childhood

[@evantiel727]

Im gonna say it... dont make me say it... i will, this is not a threat... i will. dont tempt me.

[@PhillipOnTakos]

This season gave me Jhin. A champion I was scared to play because of his ammo system, then got him ARAM once had the best game at that point in my League history. Grinded to buy him and he still sits as my highest mastery champion by more than double the second highest. Also I miss armour pen Jhin. I know Lethality Jhin is a thing but nothing was better than back when Maw of malmortius gave armour Pen.

[@yourdm4018]

I didn't expect a tobias fate clip lmao

[@michealsloan784]

That Taric edit was amazing 15:08

[@vicc6322]

love this video, brings me nostalgia from when I'd only been playing for a year or so, but I wish you talked about how AMAZING jhin's reveal was. genuinely my favorite thing from riot besides the bilgewater event

[@DSMister]

My favorite champ is Illaoi, and my goodness it's not even close. I have no clue why, but everything about Illaoi just hits home for me. Zone control, juggernaut that can just walk up and win, tentacles, and best of all, holy hell is she buff.

[@appleman1459]

You played Taric theme and my brain just went NECRIT VIDEO???

[@jmmangulabnan6710]

season 6 has a special place in my heart because it is the time I started to venture in this addiction that is League

[@treedude4246]

19:04 this up to the SODA litrally made me do a spit take You are such a good editor nicky

[@AiroDusk]

This was the season I started playing league. Jhin just released, and the crew sat down to play and see how well he plays. The great memories that year gave me will always be with me.