The Tragic Lore of Star Guardians 2022

[@TerribleWarden]

I'm just gonna pretend the ruination event never happened and that Riot's writing was always top tier

[@dandroid7]

The Ruination event was when the Marketing Team was like: "Tencent/Riot said it's my turn on the Writing Table now!"

[@VyNguyen-qh7wu]

Ruination has potential, but the difficult working condition butcher the execution. Covid, work at home, lack of communication and human resources. And it was even worse consider all the side aspects, the Ruination game, WR launch, mental challenges. Everything stacked on top of each other ready to rumble. It was a miracle Riot survive and recover.

[@casperryborg4869]

To be honest, I would rather have them trying things every now and then, maybe messing things up a few times. It is that sorta thinking that leads to creative and entertaining stories. As long as they try to create the best story and not put idiotic things (such as political or personal opinions) into them, I am totally fine with a few "Ruinations".

[@smashrosa8111]

@@VyNguyen-qh7wu What do you mean by "it was a miracle Riot survived and recovered"? I don't think that it would have made the majority of players quit the game.

[@Gone_rogue]

Weak. Not the Ruination event, but this comment.

[@whitejester]

The best character here is Rakan, if you pay close attention he isn’t perfectly happy with Ahri and co, when he speaks about it, he shows genuine sadness and grief over their abandonment, but he doesn’t harbour any hate for them, instead he speaks perfectly to convey what Ahri did wrong to him and what he feels about it.

[@jonathankam3974]

@Valkyrie what???

[@dear_myself]

Somebody share me the link.. I can't understand some of his pronunciation sorry

[@ShOwOba]

@Valkyrie 🤨

[@maxxy_makes_mistakes8100]

@Valkyrie he already has a girlfriend for fucksake '-' if you want something gay then TF and Graves are always there(I personally think TF also quite resembles Rakan), so please don't ruin the couple just to fulfill your desires '-'

[@Cedricccccccc]

@@maxxy_makes_mistakes8100 what did they say? i wanna know~😭

[@OverBark_]

Twin stars is one of the best stories Riot has made in my opinion, I would've loved to see this fight animated so much, I hope we get it someday.

[@edwardlouiscaceres6781]

the page shows 3-4 videos that’ll be released before the event finishes. i’m keeping my fingers crossed it’ll explain what happened to the other stars

[@strongerthanever2039]

Time to learn the animation folks! We can't just be waiting untill somebody does it!

[@itsmeliza3700]

I mean, Arcane Happened. I think it's only a matter of time.

[@franciskennedyaspiras6671]

I would be happy if RIOT creates a series for Star Guardian like how they created Arcane that would be awsome

[@gabrieltull3585]

@@franciskennedyaspiras6671 so i just have to wait about 6 years until they finally finish? sure, better late than never i guess

[@geckosarecute6304]

They need to make a series like Arcane but the Star Guardians. Because the lore is actually really amazing!! Also the trailers are all so pretty!! ❤️

[@cjhaedaten8711]

an anime kind of animation would be enough... it actually fit in the theme

[@Jace9IX]

Star guardian anime would be pretty good

[@nynx.]

I think 3D anime would be more likely

[@potatocorners]

SG or Coven have my votes

[@integralinsanity1641]

DUUUUUDE

[@justTuggi]

My boy Rakan finally being the mvp he always was supposed to be! What a great written story. I'm ao hyped for the event. Let's just hope Riot learned from the Ruination event.

[@SeismiTheToad]

rakan is such an awesome character. In every story and ingame

[@yvsdaddy6662]

I'm really sad about him 🥺

[@capitain9996]

wydm learned from the ruination event?

[@JayJay-uf2gv]

They learned nothing apparently… another cash grab of an event

[@griefer1851]

Sorry for this but is there someone here willing to explain the shortest summary of this whole SG universe. Im just very confused about the storyline, and it just seem too long to read. So whats the main plot here? Even the kaisa x akali thing.

[@claudionosotti8812]

The way Xayah and Sarah's emotions were written here is just painfully perfect, I teared up so much when Xayah was enraged at them for abandoning her and how she thought she returned to life with 2 betrayal but knowing Neeko survived too there were actually 3 and Sarah shouted back she might be alive, but she wasn't living bc she felt so guilty for Xayah, Rakan and Neeko death. It was just gut wrenching. And Rakan's sacrifice was the cherry on top of this amazing story. I really hope Riot will turn SG into an animated series like they did with Arcane.

[@bananathepeelz4784]

if they do it should be in a different style like they did for the trailers

[@bananathepeelz4784]

like in the trailer style

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that, canonically, in the Star Guardian universe, Kassadin owns a pet shelter and Pantheon owns a bakery. Some champs do be living their dreams in the SG universe.

[@hambelperhurger5049]

also cafe cuties is canon in sg

[@bentcbkietlam7492]

Vladimir owns a coffe shop that Tailyn loves the most

[@mendesarmy]

@@hambelperhurger5049 where is this confirmed? considering that soraka and gwen are star guardians...

[@velkoz110]

Oh my god that catch me off guard 😳

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

@@mendesarmy It's in the visual novel which you play in the client. When you talk to Taliyah, you meet in Café Cuties, which she says is owned by Vladimir.

[@simoncolin5939]

In Starfall at the campfire Janna said to Lux team that "those who shine brighter shine shorter". In Twin Stars : "And even though dark feathers continued to pierce through him, chaos corrupting him from the inside out, Sarah was awed by how brightly he [Rakan] shone." If it isnt peak storytelling

[@seles2880]

Hey is akali and kaisa a couple or friends. I'm confused

[@cartoonishidealism582]

@@seles2880 As far as Riot is concerned, they’re friends. However a Rioter who worked on the story also said that they’re in love. So uh… I guess it’s up to you.

[@seles2880]

@@cartoonishidealism582 OK. Its just this kinda cunfused me lol

[@GoTree64]

@@seles2880 voicelines denote best friends close enough to call sisters, but I can see why people would see them as a couple.

[@seles2880]

@@GoTree64 gotcha

[@Necrit]

Friendly reminder that I will stream tonight's release!

[@bastioni5420]

roger dodger

[@ognjenaleksandric3800]

Streaming Invasion gameplay I hope.

[@Wildwolface77]

Looking forward to that, good sir. ^_^

[@livourus]

This truly is the love story rakan and xayah deserve

[@shadowofnyx1031]

I am crying over rakans death. I want him back

[@livourus]

@@shadowofnyx1031 As a Rakan main, I feel you

[@tisgoyo]

@@shadowofnyx1031 what happended to rakan? can you explain PLS?

[@Crazedviewer]

@@tisgoyo Rakan and Xayah were breaking free from Zoe’s influence, but she fought back and nearly killed Xayah again with her influence. Rakan was able to purge her of her corruption by absorbing all of it into himself essentially freeing Xayah, then he sacrificed himself to stop a giant Zoe.

[@marcellohenrique9601]

@@Crazedviewer but Just to remember, we dont know If he ir Zoe really died

[@arslanabner572]

"Rakan was gone, Neeko was dead" "but what about Xayah?", Holy crap this line got me good

[@dizzyheads]

NEEKO DIED!?

[@sekinafi29]

@@dizzyheads no they thought she died, but I’m reality she hid I’m pretty sure

[@pmathewizard]

Xayah will have ptsd, though she was freed from zoes control

[@chykheangea3741]

@@dizzyheads Since neeko has her clone power still in the SG universe, I’m assuming her clone “died” but she either ran or hid

[@lolialf]

Rito, we need a full animation to this whole story like dude its the prime material for success

[@cupidcaught]

literally, i still rewatch the light and shadow animation and get CHILLS every single time

[@georgeousguy]

@@cupidcaught props to Sawano Hiroyuki, music was astonishing as usuall

[@toxicelamain2494]

Not sure. It would be like a 4 episode anime at the moment

[@lenaotaku5905]

Yeah anime when?!

[@meowknown4909]

@@toxicelamain2494 they could've been a filler episode?

[@TheRedcat14]

I remember when Star Guardian Lux was the only champ of the line I ever saw and it repulsed me because I’m not a big pink person. I figured they were just Sailor Moon rip offs… flash forward 5-6 years and it’s one of my favorite skin lines and I’m racing through KZbin to find out more about them 😂

[@benc4853]

🤡

[@kkuryoo]

Same. The Lux skin was the fist one I've even seen from Star Guardians and it made me dislike the concept, her skin was just awful (and still is for me), but now I really like the story and characters.

[@KeijiMaeda86]

They are sailor moon rip offs

[@rare9931]

@@KeijiMaeda86 they are better version of sailor moon

[@KeijiMaeda86]

@@rare9931 lol not really. It's basically fanfic using lol characters.

[@gvanw1832]

i dont know about the other Xayah mains , but i did defently cry by feeling Xyaha her pain in losing her Rakan . insane job of riot to write it so good that it let ppl cry.

[@simoncolin5939]

Remember. Losing him yes, but for the second time

[@corecaramo]

@@simoncolin5939 stop pls 😭😭

[@margokrv3617]

I couldn't help it either

[@victoriaregina3722]

Yes! I legit cried, feeling her pain. She's my favorite ADC main.

[@warriorswings]

I had tears streaming 😭 they're so precious! Imagine how much more painful it would've been if they had this as an anime series!!

[@illuminate1306]

“Optimism can’t stop the sky from falling down.” One of the best lines. You can feel the emotional dilemna this line is pointing out. Good read. The story is indeed great.

[@aditya9266]

Lmao just watched the new MV and came to necrit wondering if he had a consolidation of Kaisa and akali's SG lore. Not disappointed XD

[@bluedude05]

IKR LITERALLY. I scrolled down and its there

[@kirinotosaki9004]

Necrit, I have a hint that Xayah, while finding ways to get back to Rakan, formed a new team, and that's the new team for Wildrift. Many promotional art for Wildrift includes an Uncorrupted Xayah with Orianna, Seraphine and Senna.

[@garciaalexanderdean8728]

Yeah i think necrit should cover the wildrift part too cause who knows it might really be a continuation

[@ginsmyth334]

@@garciaalexanderdean8728 it was. The event we currently have in wild rift covers the part where Xayah, with her new found team, Seraphine, Orianna, and Senna is trying to find the corrupted Rakan. Also with the help of Miss Fortune and Ahri.

[@calronkeltaran493]

@@ginsmyth334 so we do get 2 totaly different storylines. the Xayah story in WR and the new SG from Valorant, who where chosen by Lux and the others to protect the city while they are away to look for rakhan as well on PC. but still somewhat strange because the story here would assume the team seaching together

[@artcher8242]

My boy Rakan finally got the spotlight he deserved, but I still hoped there is a way for Rakan to come back.

[@TuNguyen-oi6up]

I've read somewhere that Wild Rift has a Star Guardian event that covers this. Basically it's the story that happens right after Xayah shoots off to find Rakan. Also Wild Rift has "Redeemed" SG Xayah & Rakan skins.

[@sergicervera7102]

Spoiler of WR event: he DID come back

[@RMTren]

Ngl I was choking up the tears listening to Rakan's exit, especially after watching the music video. But this story only explains Xayah's grief in the MV, so what the hell happened between Kai'sa and Akali??? Hope that there's another story coming

[@julieryuan1174]

Wait but in the MV they show Rakan and Akali so does that mean Rakan might still be alive..?

[@SinfulSerenity]

@@julieryuan1174 Rakan still belongs to Zoe, technically speaking. If you watch their release trailer you see he's slowly freeing xayah from the darkness over time. As for Akali and Kai'sa, the current understanding is that the pair "seem" to have different ideas on how things should be done. Like Akali feels more of a loner where Kai'sa is dead set on always being together.

[@premiumheadpats4150]

@@SinfulSerenity The trailer made it seem like Akali is dead.

[@SinfulSerenity]

@@premiumheadpats4150 nothing I've seen so far confirms that Akali gets killed. I could be mistaken and we could find out with the next update but that's all I have for now

[@premiumheadpats4150]

@@SinfulSerenity Hm. Ok.

[@rykkiel1021]

It makes me sad every time Kai'sa mentions her dad in this universe. Kai'sa and kassadin as a happy family is just great to think about

[@viperskiss6655]

Love how syndra is just that powerful, wish she had more spotlight in the fight tho , she just goes about her business after lol love her for that.

[@xVibra]

It's so shounen. She'll have one or two fights in the anime where she shows barely anything off, even though everyone knows she's super strong.

[@OxOx_XoXo1]

@@xVibra MCU wanda in nutshell... Riot really needs to give Syndra some attention... she had no lore update since 4 years and star guardian is syndra mains only hope to get some content for her :(

[@xVibra]

@@OxOx_XoXo1 They referenced the SyndraxZed fan manga in her Withered Rose skin, so they could do something with them. I don't know if they even really care about Syndra though, since she's not popular enough to market, or badly designed enough to draw that kind of attention.

[@yovnx]

I follow your thoughts on this. It was always known that syndra was something else from the very beginning, however, now knowing the story behind Zoe, fiddlesticks and their old, ancient team, it was clear the only one that could stand up against Zoe is Syndra and being how she is, Syndra might now go towards a personal goal up to her ambition and that's where Morgana comes to play.

[@ItsVegaSama]

@@xVibra Shoujo

[@abigailpeckford5878]

the star guardian lore is trily one of riots best work, not only are the visuals beautfiul, but the story is so tragically amazing, the relationships are increbily well built, and it has the perfect mix of love and chaos

[@17_truonghuynhbaolong71]

I kinda understand why the new MV is called “Everything goes on”😭😭😭 ✨⭐️✨

[@yam6494]

that was dead ass one of the best stories i’ve ever read from riot, made me tear up a little

[@kanegamer5595]

I really loved this last story, it gives a suiting end to a story that had been building up for 5 years. The only problem I had with is that it didn’t end with lux as the protagonist/narrator. She had served as the main narrator during all the 3 short stories, and in twin stars she became more of a side character in favor of Sarah. I get why they did it, since it was all about the old team reconciling together to fight of Zoe. But it still feels wrong that she didn’t get to close the chapter, when she virtually guided it through the whole series.

[@mouradsofian2925]

Maybe bcz this means that Star Guardian lore has yet to come to an end, we might get further progression into the lore in the future where Lux would make a smashing come bck hopefully.

[@kanegamer5595]

@@mouradsofian2925 I’m not really sure we’ll ever see that. This felt like lux’s arc, it was her story. Currently it looks more like we are looking into a new generation of star guardians rather than a comeback from lux

[@timothyjohnbalbastro7839]

@@kanegamer5595 I've seen a comment saying that lux died and defeated zoe, you can check the mv "Everything goes on" where lux seems to be dead and gave her powers to kaisa

[@virginoyster]

@@timothyjohnbalbastro7839 really is she dead ? Are the s1 star guardians all dead ? Is it confirmed or is it just heavily implied ?

[@Xephyranth]

firsthand experience in reading event lore or lore in general might be great but it won't beat Necrit's voice and narration which I personally enjoy while doing my own stuff

[@Crazedviewer]

Rakan, being both best boy, and the MvP of the story really makes me happy, as a Rakan Main.

[@gui2neu112]

Seeing a T-posing Lulu flying towards Zoe made my day

[@Shadow-ty1ss]

Riot should really try to animate all these lores if possible. The storyline always carries emotions which will be great to watch as well... 🙂❤ Like the "Arcane" series these will be a hit as well if they plan to do so... 😇

[@medbii]

Riot took one look at Madoka Magica and said "How can we make OUR magical girls suffer too..."

[@willkyles9156]

The reference of grand exit being the opposite of rakans w grand entrance was a nice touch

[@KitsuneMasku]

I Still believe Rakan is alive because the Star Guardian Skin Animation in Wild Rift Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah Finding Fully Corrupted Rakan then saved him ( the role is reversed) Edit : It would be cool if Rakan doesn't remember a thing

[@kerwinwarner2743]

Amnesia troupe huh. Yeah it would be clique as hell but cool af

[@simoncolin5939]

Would be better to have him dead. Like, really, the story is much more beautiful like that

[@safurahh.8093]

Ah yes, amnesia. And old trope, but a good one.

[@dendi9883]

Nah rakan didn't lose his memory, he still remember xayah, the splash art for redemeed skin says it

[@sebastianlabiran3624]

I literally shed tears towards rakan. If that thing happened to me and my boyfriend I would definitely pass out from crying

[@arc1671]

Your name is Sebastian, aren’t you a dude?

[@ScorchingHotTea]

@@arc1671 sure. I don’t see how you can be confused

[@arc1671]

@@ScorchingHotTea he said boyfriend

[@sebastianlabiran3624]

@@arc1671 yes I'm a guy and I have a boyfriend is there a problem?

[@nebulous-aura]

@@arc1671 gay people exist

[@killerassassins5201]

Imagine syndra literally 1v1 Zoe in a flight without scratch and fear she is powerful on her cannon lore and shes way to OP here in the SG universe too

[@OxOx_XoXo1]

exactly... riot needs to give Syndra more attention 😢

[@killerassassins5201]

True

[@yovnx]

It is incredible how people tend to oversee how powerful Syndra really is in the original lore, is just that Riot has not given her any love in the official lore for years, actually.

[@yoichikurosaki1369]

Just wait till they make Lux reveal her self as the first star and give her another ultimate skin 🗿

[@luckas221a]

I don't think they'd make it an ultimate. More likely a legendary, prestige or, I bet, a mythic chroma since she has none yet

[@idefkicabti4141]

@@luckas221a pls… stop it rito

[@Monolop]

But honestly if they did I think it would be more acceptable than Pajama Party, I mean her Star Guardian was literally the first that started it all and people had to wait like 2 years after her star guardian release for her own team of star guardians

[@spoonofsugar1431]

@@luckas221a imagine prestige pajama guardian lux 😍🍗👉👈

[@acidrat420]

this must be one of the first videos (since the outro was made) that doesn't end with the classic outro. makes sense with the circumstances lol, another great video! thanks necrit

[@yukiko9019]

So wait, did lux ever die? Akali has a voice line towards kai’sa saying “Do you wanna be a statue like Lux?”

[@ic4192]

People think it’s more akin to Akali asking Kaisa not to get too wrapped up in her SG duties, as Lux is never around anymore and it’s possible people built a statue in her honor in Valoran city since they know about the Star Guardians now

[@morganjary]

@@ic4192 No, Lux and most of the old star guardians are like, dead. Apparently the "fate" that most SG legendaries reference while talking to Janna is that at the end of being a Star Guardian, you literally become a statue. HOWEVER, Star Guardian Gwen lore is that she is an ancient SG (Zoe's teammate, actually) who they managed to free, so while not "dead" dead, they are definetly out of comission until new lore.

[@breadkin6534]

@@morganjary oh shit then the winged statue from light and shadow mv could possibly be a Star Guardian? (Kayle🤞)

[@emerald9194]

@@morganjary Where did you find that information? Genuinely curious.

[@toastedtrap4443]

As a new person to league of legends still, I heavily enjoy this story and necrit's lore videos going over and detailing it.

[@FatalSyn0721]

As a Xayah main, this story and the animation with it made me cry. It's sooo good though and I also recommend reading the story yourself.

[@marcjoshvillaverde7433]

Did lux die in the new SG lore? Because I saw that she's giving/passing a SG power to Kai'sa and I feel like that scene is so emotional

[@xarityfan4370]

Yes

[@sourcandy5512]

I hope it's not true

[@cocogoat9531]

I think she just recruited the Kai Sa and let Kai Sa recruit her own members just as Lux did before but it wouldn't make sense if we say that Lux chased after Xayah since Akali's voiceline said that Lux turned into stone or something

[@cjhaedaten8711]

@@cocogoat9531 akali probably meant the Lux statue in the park... and the way she said it kinda hint that lux probably are dead

[@kevinthedot]

Could be more like Lux has become so wrapped up in the SG stuff that she's not around anymore. Maybe even gone missing. The statue thing is probably literal, as this new SG story will be now in a world where the SG are common knowledge to the general public. Lux literally has a statue in the rebuilt city most likely.

[@Webo250]

Still confused as to Syndra's allegiance in all of this. I understand there is some connection with Zoe, but is she acting as a double agent? Faking allegiance to Zoe so she can keep her in check, and be aware of where she is? Or is she ACTUALLY on Zoe's side? The grin she had when Ahri and Neeko arrived in the nick of time kinda messed me up I am confusion

[@davypuppy]

I also don’t understand, like she just grinned and then left? 😭😭😭 wtf is going on

[@davypuppy]

may I ask what your thoughts are on Syndra after watching this video?

[@medbii]

No, I don't believe she works for Zoe at all. In this story, Miss Fortune arrives and sees that there is evidence of a fight between her and Syndra. Syndra was strong enough to stand up to her and I guess that made way for conversation. From the previous stories, we know that Ahri and Miss Fortune found other "orphaned" star guardians to form a new team. This means that Ezreal, Soraka, and Syndra all had their own teams who are now either dead or disbanded. I think it's safe to assume that Zoe was involved in the death of Syndra's old team because of her lore. So while Syndra is not openly hostile towards Zoe like Ahri and Miss Fortune are, I think she's planning to deal with or manipulate Zoe's power in some way. My main point of evidence for this is that she did not join in on the battle that would've let her kill Zoe. I think she's a vigilante of sorts with her own agenda. From her off-screen fight we know that they're not allies, and from her lack of action we also know she's not a true ally to Ahri's team. To me, it seemed like Syndra was studying the fight instead of just standing idly by. She likely joined Ahri's team because they just had a common interest in Zoe.

[@kerwinwarner2743]

Actually there was a slight leak by big bad bear proving that Zoe and syndra were actually part of a team before. Until zoe betrayed them and the outcome left zoe either creating or controlling fiddlesticks while being a super super extremely powerful being. While syndra was the only one left alive and it made her extremely powerful and immortal with her lifetime goal being to either save zoe or end her herself. This is just fan theory speculation There is also hints that the 3 others that died there stars and powers were inherented by the new star guardian teams. (Lux, ahri, seraphine ) then ahri past down her power to lux and lux then past some of hers down to kaisa (making kaisa extremely powerful herself seeing that the story makes her seem like she has great natural potential)

[@Anonymous-bp8hg]

@@medbii syndra and zoe are in the same team tho, both of them are ancient SG

[@Crowned_Hearts]

I love this story. It doesnt tell us how akali and kaisa became star guardians but still this is sick

[@FlutterSwag]

Damn, this sounds like the perefect setup for a pve gamemode with zoe as the endboss

[@Chief_Valhir]

I actually love this. SG lore is always the best one 🥰 I just hope we get cinematic video of some fights like we got 2/3 years ago. Otherwise story is just beautiful and it made me tear up on some parts. I loved it ♥️

[@QuackersExpress]

Syndra must be really powerful. She fought against Zoe singlehandeldly for Awhile without a scratch

[@OxOx_XoXo1]

She always been strong.. she just lacks attention

[@CureLinzzi]

She was on zoes team but she didnt wanna destroy zoe bc of that reason

[@DoctorDucky250]

My favorite skin line used to be Project, but Star Guardian has overcome it with superior story and amazing skins for some of my favorite champions.

[@faceless8424]

They NEED to animate this! It'd look absolutely amazing.

[@whitewolf6273]

Perhaps Wild Rift SG event will be focused on Xayah and Rakan while LoL PC will be focused on Kaisa and Akali

[@bestnameever1850]

I can fream

[@Silverswan37]

The star guardian stories are always so amazing I love them and it makes me happy that league is extending their universe

[@tepuntopunto]

StarGuardian lore really is vast enough to generate their own anime. Im not even kidding, if riot keeps pumping out series to netflix this is the next story i want to see cos its incredible enough written not to see it animated.

[@NotFlappy12]

The most tragic part about all of this is that there doesn't seem to be a pve event

[@rokirokuroru]

28:26 I'M CRYING 😭 LULU IS ASSERTING DOMINANCE

[@davidmducc]

I loved this story so much, haven't cried while reading a story in a while!

[@omrizubary]

Hope you still read comments: I really loved hearing every second of the lore it was so interesting and deep i didn't spew a word. I also now understand why in one of tge SG shorts Xayah said "will i be able to save him?" Meaning Rakan after sacrificing himself to get rid of Zoey's infection on Xayah. For me SG is the best thing to come out of League but there is one question remains unsolved for me: If Xayah went looking for Rakan by herself how did she meet Senna,Seraphine and Orianna?

[@gawdzirra93_20]

Maybe Syndra, Zoe, Fiddlesticks (human), Morgana and Janna were all part of a team before they got corrupted? Fiddle was clearly a Star Guardian that was completely corrupted, Morgana too, but not as bad as Fiddle. Zoe was corrupted, but not as bad as Morgana. Syndra was corrupted but not as bad as Zoe (hence her eyepatch concealing her corruption). which leaves Janna being the only one to escape unscathed. I think Janna was a part of their team because she knows a LOT about Syndra's past and winces every time Syndra is mentioned around her, she mentors Lux and her bio states; "A veteran Star Guardian, Janna now mentors the young and impressionable Lux. This seasoned Guardian rarely offers information about her mysterious past, and often seems preoccupied with memories of another place and time in her life. While distant and soft-spoken, Janna is the wisest of her team, holding a wealth of knowledge about their greater purpose and gently guiding them towards true understanding."

[@Darkmoon0111]

Gwen (in LoR) was in their team too I think.

[@ForWeAreMany]

RAKKAN IS THE QUILL THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS

[@videohunter27]

I get that reference

[@DodongGetch]

Row Row Fight the Power.

[@sunscreen7205]

I just saw your post on reddit, I had to click the vid right away. That depiction of lulu cannonball made me chuckle a bit

[@kdwnals]

i need an answer...is lux really dead or she just ascended into something more powerful because she can give powers now? or thats the first star using her body?

[@sourcandy5512]

I hope lux is alive. Why she is the one who should die? I mean, she was going to help Xayah to find Rakan. Why all others are alive?

[@lushdontu4015]

Dark star is in the same universe as star guardian. Maybe lux turns into cosmic lux.

[@kdwnals]

@@sourcandy5512 some people say its because its in the different timeline but xayah is still with the new guardians so it doesn't makes sense

[@vasilijesljivic5076]

@@lushdontu4015 Dark Star isn't the same universe, that's what people were suggesting when SG first came out, but Riot confirmed that they are 2 separate universes.

[@mslacresst5762]

@@lushdontu4015 dark star is in the same universe as every skinline since cosmic skins exist across the multiverse,so dark stars and cosmic is as part of star guardians universe as it's part of pool party

[@devdharmadhikari2314]

I wasn't expecting how emotional this would make me :'/. The story is really beautiful

[@skydragonxonmove]

When i read the story it actually brought me to tears, then a few days later they release the video and we got hit even more in the feels, im very interested in what is going to happen next

[@n_ear]

not gonna lie Star guardians is my favorite skinline out of all league skinlines, except for battle acadamia. I love the simple story of star guardians and now its getting more lore?? and more sad backstories??? count me in

[@kapaneluyeshu3372]

Im still wondering how they gonna fit how akali and kaisa became guardians and how morgana and fiddlesticks will add into the lore

[@yovnx]

Man I am so happy about this event, this has been everything sentinels of light could have been in terms of lore and world building but it just couldn't be due to terrible planning. In terms of SG alone, I am so grateful to riot to finally give Syndra the love and respect she deserves being finally portrayed as one of the most powerful (maybe the most powerful) SGs at the level of the corrupted ones, the question here is if she will then, work on her own aside the SGs established to pursue whatever her goal is, or, if she will somehow betray the prime star to deal with the star nemesis on her own. What a time to be a Syndra main.

[@pumpking1278]

So Kassadin exists in this universe, interesting

[@librastellium185]

The Battles in the Star Guardians Lore NEEEEEEEEEEEED to be Animated. Come on, Riot! 😭

[@ryanroswellcacho]

Damn Both Sarah and Xayah both had psychological Trauma and that made them Burst into despair. The Story was so Azmazing and tragic it almost made me cry. Damn You Rakan always the Show off for her. 😥😥

[@livinghell27]

Mah boi from Grand Entrance to Grand Exit. This is how we do it and why we do it. For the team. For her. Just imagine it becoming anime with the best studios making it too.

[@Kitsunero]

I was just looking if you already uploaded something, thanks for delivering

[@suruthebeast4065]

I disagree with a lot of people. I am a Rakan main, and SG skin him all the time cause it's (imo) the best skin he has. But... unlike many others I am not upset about him dying as that is very much a thing he would do if you knew his voice lines... this is how he'd have wanted it. He's a protector, willing to put his life on the line for his friends and loved ones and sacrifice himself.... He knew he was doomed by taking that corruption onto himself and went out for the final dance with the one who threated not only his freedom but his Miella.

[@Anime__Knight]

Well you'll be happy to know that he's not actually dead, the wild rift story continues the story for Redeemed Xayah and her quest to find Rakan

[@suruthebeast4065]

@@Anime__Knight yeaaaaaaa I don't consider WR canon. Not because i'm elitist but because the story started on PC and needs to end on PC. I'm not going to play a mobile version of the game just to continue the story so as far as I am concerned he's dead and that's where the story ends.

[@holo8955]

​@@suruthebeast4065 Same and same. Rakan will sacrifice anything for Xayah, it's not even a decision, for him its as natural as it is for the sun to shine. I am fairly certain he would not want to leave Xayah alone if there was any other way because no one can protect her like he can (at least according to him ^^). And I do not play mobile games, and I won't, put it in the client or I don't care. I am very jealous of them for the uncorrupted Rakan skin they got, I wish we had that, but I just won't play on mobile unless it unlocks stuff on PC or something stupid like that.

[@sero0gami]

I like how everyone is like fighting to save the world or getting emotional moments and Syndra just "Nanomachines, son"

[@venm766]

Why is it that all the purple star guardians are eventually corrupted? Also each colour represents a role on the team Pink : leader Green : sup Red: adc Purple: mage/midlane Blue: tank/ adc ( poppy and ez) Sidenote 📃: What if Asol is the First star

[@otto2853]

I somehow hope Bard is the first Star idk why

[@michaeltse5837]

Thank you! Now I finally understand the 'Everything Goes On' video, at least the Xayah/Rakan portion lol. I've read some of the event lore, but will have to either wait for a video or read it online to understand the Kaisa/Akali portion 😅

[@christinanong543]

i hope they make a show about this one day. in my opinion arcane didnt cut it for me, i just did not find it interesting enough to keep watching (sorry arcane fans). star guardians animations are also more appealing to look at as well.

[@sirsaber979]

I love how there are some elements of the Madoka Magica anime placed in the star guardian lore.

[@florianhug9801]

"they are just good friends" 🙂

[@junztermax4387]

You people like to think too much on everything

[@noodlerice8778]

@@junztermax4387 it’s harmless. Funny seeing people get mad over it though.

[@madsmbrc.g8644]

@@junztermax4387 😭

[@troyworman6622]

Actually made me tear up, god I need them to make a comprehensive SG game or release a comic book series.

[@g33kaholic24]

I was on the verge of tears up until lulu was thrown at Zoe with the most ridiculous T-Pose I've ever seen and that caused me to burst into laughter 😂😂 28:25

[@wiktoriasubstyk450]

I'm in tears. That is one of the most amazing wrriten stories up there. Hope to read more of it!

[@trickle1386]

Do you remember the void event we all thought we were getting… I do. And the PVE we all thought we were getting… me too 😢

[@dumdees]

Dunno if I'm speaking for others or just me, but it's a little frustrating that RIOT spends so much time and effort fleshing the lore out of alternative universes instead of Runeterra. We get so much flashy stuff for these reimaginations of characters that it's now very common for characters to have more alternate lore than existing lore from Runeterra. To play the role of a cynic, these universes just seem more profitable than Runeterra as a whole. You can sell skins, create catchy music, cosplays - it's all there to drive engagement. We've received literal drips of lore since the Ruination event, and that event clearly wasn't given the attention it deserved either. The writing here is great. The animation on the trailers, the music, the skins - all top notch. But it's so frustrating to see all this effort regularly spent selling skins, rather than fleshing out champion lore. It's so convoluted, hard to follow and personally I feel it actually deducts from the integrity of the original champion's design. I mean, at the time of writing we have: Anima Squad, High Noon, Battle Academia, Lunar, Star Guardian, Super Galaxy, Battlecast, KDA, Arcade, Chaos and Order, Spirit Blossom and SO many more. All this content just feels like bloat and it leaves so many champions feeling completely lacking in lore and "high moments" like animated shorts.

[@agustingomez3284]

Star Guardian is almost the only universe they give this much attention

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

Riot does something bad = complaining Riot does something good = complaining maybe riot should stop doing anything at this point.

[@Vizible21]

For starter it's hard to do something that connects to Runeterra because of the fact that there's a lot of characters involved. Ever heard of Ruination? Plus Runeterra is fleshed out 10x better than any alt universe. But I guess you don't read stories in the universe page? Who's lazy now?

[@purplereimu9701]

Also Spirit blossom does flesh out Ionian legends pretty nicely doesn't it?

[@apophis456]

It’s because the anime universe and half of others are designed to sell anime/eboy/egirl skins. Runeterra only exists to release new eboy/egirls

[@Barb0nius]

"Oh I know you just love helping people and you're perfect at everything and everyone loves you but please, stop helping people and help yourself for once you need to take care of yourself" "No if I don't endlessly help people there won't be conflict!"

[@mewtony6943]

I watch the video with the client in background with the new SG music and it made this already good video so much better, the music went well with you speaking and the events happening.

[@miloxxxyloto]

There we have it, Syndra will have her alter ego skin, a Star Nemesis!

[@MrDvd05]

left this video to go read the star guardian lore in preparation for the event and now im so hyped and excited... Part 1 of the event was fun and i wanna see more!! I hope you cover the client visual novel when its all done, or even chapter by chapter!

[@Karaamjeet]

its absolutely crazy how they do such a well written story to only have redeemed xayah rakan as a wild rift exclusive despite asking for it since 2019

[@permy5251]

I'm actually excited how the new villains will play their role in the next story. Oh how I wish they would make an anime about star guardian lore that would be really good imo

[@InoueMagi]

I'll say this to all the people complaining about Riot not focusing more to Runeterra lore. This is the reason why: 1.) They keep on adding new champions. With every new champion added to the game Riot had no choice but to add and expand the lore, not to mention creating individual stories on said champions. 2.) They can't just make progress with the over all story in runeterra, because if they do they need to consider other champions and their stories that may gey affect, not to mention any plot holes, etc. 3.) If they do update they usually make small stories through individual champions or by events. They can't also create a huge story update without impacting any-to-all champions etc thus they need to be careful with their story planning. 4.) It's easier to create lore story through skins cause it won't affect the champions living in runeterra(not unless it's a runeterra related skins that will impact the main story, like Udyr's Ultimate skin or ruination skins). If they kill characters in skin lore it won't affect any runeterran champions(like battlecast, starguardian, etc). But if they make a story in runeterra and kill said champion in canon lore, their's a big chance that said champion will be removed in league of legends game and they can't do that, not to mention the outrage from fanbase of said dead character. 5.)Lastly if they continously keep on updating then reaching a conclusion, what's the point of the game ever existing then? They won't be able to create and expand both the story and game anymore, including Riot cease to exist.

[@juliogomez2534]

I wasn't expecting the story to be THAT GOOD! It blew me away. I was never a fan of Rakan but damn, he got the best ending while creating a perfect path for the new generation to continue. Is clear that Kai'sa wants to go out in a similar blaze of glory and that Akali knows the futility behind that sort of action, I hope they don't drop the ball during the event.

[@swangaming2426]

How I wish this star guardian has its own netflix series like arcane

[@GOLDHAJIKVONGOLA]

wait.. all star gaurdians left without fixing the city....

[@alex2005z]

They arent bob the builder. Same as any superheros in movies. Just save the people, building the city back is someone else's problem

[@rcurugan]

We finally found out what happened to rakkan with the new Music video. Now i wonder what happened with Akali on the Music Video.

[@myrical4147]

As a Rakan main, Ucruzuhugctgamd IM CRYING RN F*****CK

[@claireliu2578]

As a Xayah main, same

[@kiss-shot_is_bae]

My only question is how does Xayah knows that Rakan is still out there and she can find him? The way they describe it makes it sound like he basically pulled a kamikaze and destroyed himself alongside Zoey. I could interpret it as Xayah being in denial about his death but the way the others talk about it is as if it's a fact that he just went somewhere else. Don't get me wrong, I want nothing more than the two lovebirds to be happy together, but they made it sound pretty definitive that he's gone forever.

[@elementalwaterangel5451]

Wow… such an amazing story! Def willing to get into the event

[@dec1663]

Man I really want Riot to make a Star Gaurdian anime series, the lore of SG is so good

[@itjustworks2993]

I love how the guardians look all colorful and cheerful but the star guardian universe is so grim underneath it.

[@Artorikus]

Thanks for the video, I needed it since I'm not the type who reads. 😅 Can't wait to understand more with the event! One more thing tho, I didn't understand if the other greenish haired person in the video in Kai'Sa side is Rakan or someone else. Could it be Akali? 🤔

[@wahoo42069]

I love waiting three years for Riot to release corporate fanfiction about magical girls. Let's go! League of Legends!!! My favorite game :)

[@mosesborras3221]

I can't tell if your being sarcastic or not

[@wahoo42069]

Of course I am lol

[@simoncolin5939]

@@wahoo42069 That doesnt make sense. Youre complaining about the time they had to realse the sequel so you were waiting for it but also complaining about the theme so you were not waiting for it..

[@wahoo42069]

Oh no, I don't make sense! 😟

[@simoncolin5939]

@@wahoo42069 kid

[@thespectacularlymonochrome7891]

Rakan planning 101: - Throw green child at evil star guardian - Throw green man (self) at evil star guardian

[@ralunix4612]

Fastest click, I need to knoooowwww WHAT HAPPENED TO RAKAN Edit. ... I have seen what happened. I am in pain.

[@momo-rt9ko]

5:15 that detail about Soraka and Janna is so cute, it fits them perfectly