The Lore of Riot's First Novel - Garen: First Shield

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[@fcsvazrael7408]

Time to listen to Necrit, the Aspect of Lore

[@eliashernanflechasanchez9776]

Periodt

[@ihate9767]

Puuurrr!!

[@jy_is_jeongyeon]

Necrit, the Aspect of Stories

[@jy_is_jeongyeon]

Lores, News and Everything LoL

[@babisvoid8034]

Accurate af

[@bosscoolaid1015]

16:47 I know it was supposed to be a "red eyed raven" but all I heard was "red eyed draven" and thought to myself why was draven there?

[@dawnhammer4923]

yea i was kinda confused too like draven isnt the one waiting hes the one charging

[@tortul1462]

Red eyedraven

[@moveonvillain1080]

I heard Draven too

[@sanayeonnie1688]

you hear draven because of The eye-D then raven but yah i hear too lol

[@aDNAn.995]

Good thig I'm not the only one who felt confused when I heard it XD Was looking for this comment :D

[@skylearoce3258]

I remember reading and as soon as the "red eyed raven" line appeared i had chills knowing that Swain was watching all of this

[@AramGoat]

I heard that line and immediately started looking for comments. Your the only one that also got some sort of emotion hearing/reading that too.

[@kabelactomas5957]

''Finally a worthy video...'' ''My dinner will be legendary !''

[@abdualwhaballam5440]

lol same

[@emanuelstornello8009]

You see how appreciated is riot when people won't spoil everything out of a novel for sheer respect to the company. You are amazing necrit

[@AramGoat]

Except their game. We respect their lore, and story telling. Just not there game.

[@holdthisl9112]

@@AramGoat their game is amazing the community is just toxic 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AramGoat]

@@holdthisl9112 nah dude. The game is extremely fucking aggravating from some of the bs in it. I was playing earlier and I got hit by an ability I wasn’t even in. 200 health gone for a missed skill shot. Aggravated. I know it missed, 100% impossible so don’t try and say anything less than this game is trash but we play it for that reason.

[@holdthisl9112]

@@AramGoat 👍

[@seelfire4725]

@@AramGoat i guess that just proves the point: the community s toxic :/

[@XxAIZxX]

*Garen gets hit in the shoulder* "oh that tickles" *gets hit in the chest* "falls to his knees laughing"

[@tonypeppermint5329]

"Stop it! I'm a bit ticklish!"

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

give him 8 seconds

[@gunlyte4661]

Kung fu panda reference?

[@ayoitsgreggo6896]

Me: realizes there’s a canon way for Katarina to meet Garen now O.O

[@jhinkhadavirtuoso5221]

rule34:you probably know what we'll do

[@careless3360]

@@jhinkhadavirtuoso5221 lol

[@keithjericho1953]

I wish they will explore them soon

[@ZTFsenpai]

I'm fan boying so bad rn

[@srnoice2134]

*NOW KISS*

[@andrei_durlea]

I love garen lore, i like reading his thoughts: "Spin like a monke, dance like a monke"

[@jy_is_jeongyeon]

basically he wants to become Wukong

[@emanuelstornello8009]

Win like a monke

[@mackerzz7147]

Be Monke

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Monke

[@andrei_durlea]

Google search: inside the mind of a garen main

[@louminus4017]

If this will tie up to the cinematic, I wonder how Cithria and the 1st Shield react when they noticed that Garen's sister is a mage calling a huge statue

[@Ower8x]

Probably because she is Garrens sister and the statue she called is Gallio who is revered as a protector for Demacia especially the soldiers, Riot will make them ultimately ok with it ... But if they be realistic there should be shouting, arguing and conflict after the battle because of some members at least .... With Citrhia being apprehensive, but at least grateful or at leas open because of what we see Turmoil and because she did call Galio, it will also depend of what kind of relationship will they five them beforehand ... as Lux knows most of the other members of the first shield because of Garren ...

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@Ower8x Necrit make the video about that that moment and it can be guessed those soldiers, loyal to Demacia, are also loyal to Garen and thus likely wouldn't want to harm Lux.

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

@@tonypeppermint5329 The question is, are they loyal to Demacia or to King Jarvan IV?

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@BlaxeFrost-X I mean, they still can be both.

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

@@tonypeppermint5329 Not if a Demacian Mage is in front of them, those two loyalties are conflicting

[@bladesmanofionia7718]

The cool part was that Garen noticed that the red eyed raven was spectating them on the tower all along

[@smirkermy4562]

We all know that was Beatris right (Swains pet Raven)

[@ashadyoutsider1195]

@@smirkermy4562 After Swain got a rework, Beatrice no longer became canon.

[@smirkermy4562]

@@ashadyoutsider1195 lemme search for a bit.

[@smirkermy4562]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day ruined

[@smirkermy4562]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day ruined.

[@sashalishchyshyn5523]

necrit: 30 minutes of aatrox is fine lol necrit in 2021: there is NO way I'm covering this novel in detail, since the preview already turned into a 12 minute video

[@fightme_6664]

Wait, but if Leblanc was involved in this, would’t it mean that they were attacked by members of the Black Rose? And maybe Swain was spying on the Black Rose through his crows

[@kostakonomi]

Leblank just likes to bring havock when she is not having anithing to do wile waiting for morde to come

[@matusreis5746]

I was thinking the same since multiple times in the video it was said that they fought "Noxus" although it would make more sense if it was black rose. But maybe thats just because this is Demacia POV and Demacia has no clue about the Black Rose or anything political happening in Noxus. I wouldnt be surprised if they thought Darkwill was in charge of this XD

[@franciscodevaneygaming2502]

I am surprised that garen did charge in to battle shouting DEMACIA

[@phoebe3122]

Well it gives them courage and hope :)

[@scissrface2182]

Can we all rise for the aspect of lore, lord NECRIT

[@MrLolguy93]

Hiding in the bush

[@bucchimoo]

we love original comment 😴👊

[@scissrface2182]

@@bucchimoo im MAKING it a thing by contributing to it, for the goal is not to steal but to create. Expand your mind young one.

[@eggmon3813]

The warden really pulled a bausff by saying “That’s a good death”

[@Zackerath]

Warden Vigrid: "You would've made a great Noxian soldier!" Me: Riots making a Noxian skin for Garen!?!?

[@BlazingDarkness]

You did this perfectly so that people who enjoy reading novels miss what makes a novel fun to read and so that people who wouldn't be interested in novels anyways still get to hear the story. Nice job.

[@WhiteAngelOfDeath13]

I'd love this to get animated. I could just imagine the skyraptors descending from the sky to rain justice. LOTR eagles style.

[@jerometolentino1678]

that means cithrias 3 mana version art in LoR now has meaning!

[@rabalder6705]

Garen is badass in the lore but in game he is just: Demacia! *spining*

[@FABFAN]

as a OTP Garen since season 3, I wish he get a full VGU without that spin, but a lot of other player will probably stop playing him and said his identity will be dead even if personallly I think Garen is more than that.

[@florinsimigiu6109]

@@FABFAN Everybody thinks that Garen is just a meathead , but first he's a comander of high rank , second in Lux's old lore there was a quote from him " Everybody sees Lux's light and are afriad , what they should fear is when the light is gone " . I think that sais a lot more about him then all the lore page does now.

[@phoebe3122]

That is still badass! chasing your enemies while spinning is kinda badass to me. It looks like they know they are no match against Garen

[@ibrahimzbek5838]

13:38 Garen leading a charge aka Q 13:54 Garen using Judgement aka R Nice... the usual comp... Q + R

[@franciscodevaneygaming2502]

Lol

[@SKsuprakirby]

You forgot the Spin 2 Win.

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

I don't think he used the sword of light that judgement summons, but just used the sword as it is...

[@ibrahimzbek5838]

@@BlaxeFrost-X I'm not saying he used the "abilities" I am just... comparing? And to your statement. Yes he probably only used the sword Judgment. Thats the name of the sword if I am not wrong...

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

@@ibrahimzbek5838 fair enough, you forget when he used his E though

[@phoenixwright1960]

Me waiting for garen and kata meet up:👁👄👁

[@joaquincarcamo7167]

That was a disappointment, I was fully expecting this long awaited ship

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@joaquincarcamo7167 Oh.

[@ValerieMaximoffLance]

More like this: 👁💧👄💧👁

[@deranged_miyeon_stan]

@Rim Gh Okay this might be really weird, but there is a really nice fanfiction out there concerning those two 👀👀

[@tebogotwala5185]

@@deranged_miyeon_stan “fan fiction”

[@jakerubin3722]

I read this book before a friend and I read the lux comics and maybe it’s just us but we had vastly different outlooks on the whole mage rebellion and sylas in the comics. DEMACIAA!!!

[@mini_high]

I feel lucky that my favorite champ and region was the one to receive a novel going in more detail on their perspective. I really enjoyed this novel.

[@aryxis7631]

Yeah lux is one of my favourite champs so the sheer amount of story demacia is getting is great.

[@ezc4pe212]

*Big Battle going on for days* Swain: Observe

[@Spadean]

...i just can't get over the Samuel Silhouette... cause "i like my coffee black. Like my soul?"

[@fablemaker_]

Fellow vainglory players 👊🏻

[@milanoparnica1159]

the amount of plot armor garen and vanguard have in this story its insane

[@Vincentpanh]

Yah, it’s like they are wearing it.

[@zeroace4746]

I mean can't you see how big those pauldrons are? That's only a portion of their plot armor.

[@Ron-gh4dr]

The dauntless vanguard have training miles above than a standard noxian soldier.

[@jefbevernage3461]

But garen cant die. He's a champion and it would ruin the game.

[@Vincentpanh]

@@jefbevernage3461 no, it will not ruin the game, if garen die it’s mean he has a new skin.

[@galio2012]

Demacian Minotaur Dude (forgot his name): I can do this all day!

[@Zackerath]

Here's a Theory, Demacia will fight as allies in the Ruined King game, as Cithria obviously hasn't fought in the shadow isles yet, and through LoR, we know Demacia visits the Shadow Isle's. This makes me think Garen might be an unlockable character in the game!

[@thiccchocololi3520]

So we're just gonna ignore the fact that none of the demacians were surprised about galio?

[@owzet1.072]

Sry but the ending of the cinematic and everything else is just way too cringe how can this bs be canon? Hey we fight evil magic guy and we hate magic but look here is our overpowered cover girl and this 50m tall statue

[@migo7741]

too toxic

[@peacepham7838]

You should watch more Necrit video, search for Galio and you see.

[@johngzone7698]

Since Garen is a part of the vanguard, he must have a helmet too, right? I wonder how he looks like with his helmet.

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

Let's hope for a Ctrl+5 mechanic

[@slinglight4174]

He must be super cute!🤣

[@lefthandedglasses5241]

14:07 "It all ended with Garen burrowing his sword in the warden's chest." In other words, full crit Garen. Also, "You would be a great soldier in the Trifirian Legion." Noxian Garen skin????

[@muhammadsalaam649]

I wonder if Garen will ever change his allegiance to Noxus. Imagine Garen in Noxian armor. That would be insane

[@sensui4249]

Hail necrit, The Aspect of Lore

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Hail Necrit!

[@wellingtonsouzaribeiroviei267]

So basically, when Citrya gets released she will be a demacian silverwing rider? Imagine her flying across summoners rift. Love the idea.

[@gabrielloduca2466]

Chills!!!YES!GODS PLEASE!!!

[@ibrahimzbek5838]

WHERE MY SPINNERS AT🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋

[@itayker22]

15:05 I get some serious "The eagels are coming!" vibes here

[@m1k34l3]

Wait I'm kinda confused. SO when that soldier died, it says he saw a wolf. Which is obv the wolf on kindred. But he said that it was a good death, which is confusing me because wolf only comes to those who don't want to die or don't accept death, and he eventually hunts them down and devours them - which is a bad death. So... what? Either that or I misunderstood and he saw both Lamb and Wolf, recognizing only Wolf, but accepting his death and dying/getting collected by Kindred. To this day, I'm confused how Kindred works.

[@becauseidonthavenitrotoupl4259]

Soooo, is this Noxian invasion BEFORE Boram Darkwill got killed or AFTER Swain took power? If it is the latter then I am rather disappointed in Noxus.

[@aryxis7631]

This is "current day" so Swain is in charge

[@katansnipe8121]

Garen, the first fidget spinner

[@fablena7480]

Are we ever going to get a physical release of this or are we only getting the online version? I only ask because I personally would love to give story a read but I'm not able to focus properly while reading online

[@kapitan19969838]

Garen is my favourite champion! Thank You Uncle Necrit ❤

[@pokfen1812]

4:10 Oh, no. You reminded me by this parallel of that scene. **menacing Rains of Castamere starts playing**

[@zedmrxangor5969]

wait wtf i never seen a league character dying in the lore

[@kostakonomi]

She is a scout and her armor is light as a feather so valor can lift her its not this hard to pierce light armor with a bow

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

Gangplank did... for like 2 weeks... he even wasn't playable until the lore revealed that he survived, which ended up in his rework, he wasn't captain gangplank anymore

[@druskie22]

No one talking about how insane it is that kindred was referenced. Such an important and glossed over detail.

[@DauntlessDez]

So what you're saying is, Lux is really gonna miss that ult???!

[@cr8xtremeCaRnAgE]

Injured Quinn mean we are getting her rework? NICE!!

[@kevinhu6194]

I love Demacia lore! it's so fun to read!

[@serhatsupertramp418]

Necrit is my new favourite Runterra stroryteller.Old one is Stratera from Turkey.(Owner and Lord of Shurima)

[@serhatsupertramp418]

15:06 really...eagles.... again...

[@hello-gx6oi]

7:50 you know what they say 4 demacian soldiers are worth 10 foes

[@TheSamuill]

do we know who won the VGU update poll ? I dont see any news, wasn't it untill 19.01 ?

[@jae7798]

i miss leblanc being jarvan in disguise

[@KatelynKate]

same bro

[@kieza5064]

7:15 shouldn't leblanc know thier motto? i mean if anyone should know she'd be the one

[@sadjhin103]

Damn it feels good to be a Garen main

[@sadjhin103]

@Aa Ee It is perfection.

[@yassinedkhilii4536]

Quinn is such a bad ass and she deserves that VGU ....rtio plz

[@BlazingDarkness]

Lol, in my language Rijenland would mean queue land. So I guess they have to wait hours at every store.

[@clydebalaton3759]

It would be absolutely great if riot create TV series based on runeterra just like GoT somewhere in the future

[@careless3360]

12:02 BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Due to quarantine I dont have the money to buy the novel, but I knew I could count on you to cover Necrit! (I clicked as fast as I could 30 seconds!) Many thanks

[@garrett1433]

Early squad!!!

[@ZEDEX252]

Yes

[@semakun1423]

yup

[@phoenixflamegames1]

you are first, can confirm!

[@gubixs7140]

yup

[@delividagrimore811]

Right!!

[@blackout5145]

I read the reviews on good reads And there were only a few 50% people are saying it was boring because the writing perspective was bad (bad example of storytelling) and the story was simple. and then I finished reading it. And realized that those reviews were legit

[@runaterraasmr]

*Love you Necrit* 💖

[@blackout5145]

If writers are good then kata and garens part would be the best because they both have need and want in the story. And kata should be in the frontlines of war because she fits in that position well

[@vitorossi7839]

Read it. As a piece of literature - not really that great. I get it Garen & company are protoganists, but god damn they kill the intrigue fast. For lore purposes - motivated me to start a D&D campaign in described lands, so i guess it's ok.

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

?

[@shaesto6567]

Im watching this before i sleep :) Feels like a bed time story

[@TREB0R178]

11:02 OH SHIT IT'S SIO- 11:17 Ah nvm

[@monzirhasabosaliem5758]

Boy i've been waiting 4 this since the last one

[@jy_is_jeongyeon]

no lux? :((( nevermind she'll get her Space Groove skin soon

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Too. Many. Lux. Skins.

[@ValerieMaximoffLance]

Same sis, Lux 4ever

[@ValerieMaximoffLance]

@@phoenixflamegames1 i mean... she is the best champion

[@boogrs55]

*Swain has entered the game*

[@Marcel-gt4tp]

So much movie material... I will be waiting for that day!

[@The_Art_Style]

the sheer plot armor in this story

[@slowmo5186]

Quinn failed to deliver a message... Is this riots way of saying that quinn needs a rework?

[@Olivernight09]

Nah valor was the one who delivered the message so you could say she succeeded her mission

[@vicious3526]

So half of ur shots are of LoR. Love it. Pro tip, you can see citria in the background at 1:35

[@fireflyer97]

Such a great story.

[@hykalmahmood3736]

This is what im waiting for. Thank you Necrit.

[@samikaislasalo3947]

Necrit, The Teller of Tales, the Aspect of lore, the Father, ( keep on listing lads)

[@wilcovandepol8740]

Would love more physical books of riot

[@CeeJayyyyyyb]

Imagine they will make this into movie

[@efuii]

Pretty sure now that was LeBlanc that killed Jarvan III

[@KatelynKate]

yes bro

[@theoddvoyager]

I really hope riot makes a movie . this would be amazing in a movie theater

[@proud_oasis9960]

16:48 my boi swain watching all of this

[@OmnistonedObi]

I've got a cig in mouth and airpods in, time to relax for 20 minutes

[@20111Eureka]

A lot of people is talking about how this opens up opportunity for Garen Kata ship to sail. I just want to see a huge showdown battle between Garen and Darius.

[@Levsztar]

4:41 Waiit i know that shadow from the left side. Necrit used Samuel from Vainglory

[@ElJorro]

I really liked this book. I hope there are more.

[@EmpressYuki]

Pain peko chain?

[@billvilmezis5968]

Last time i was this early first blood wasnt claimed

[@oliversace4486]

14:32 Good death - Bausffs

[@VidraruSRL]

Necrit, do you think LeBlanc might be the one who killed Jarvan the 3rd?

[@KatelynKate]

ofc bro

[@medusazerowansix7943]

teemo went in targon

[@elultimocaido7745]

I want more novels now

[@TheKirout]

How is cithria still not a champ?

[@pat1275]

I didn't even know Riot had a novel! I think I'll buy it for myself :) Thanks Necrit

[@Crabgar]

how about some shaco lore now riot?

[@mrfirebass]

WAS VALOUR HEALED? WAS HE??

[@ValerieMaximoffLance]

He will be reworked, don't worry... just joking He will be healed along side quinn

[@theunforgivenmoon]

Necrit sounds a lot like a Witcher/Cyberpunk youtuber called xLetalis. I don't know if it's the voice or their cadence but they feel like the same person.

[@Batman-zi3ib]

Hi Necrit is Lor first cinematic video where darius and zed fought it is canon?

[@zaurorex8976]

I would love to see this animated.

[@alkinurdotran1053]

Now i want this novel