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Probably the most offensive thing about the Rise of the Sentinels event is the visual novel. So we ranted about it for over an hour! And summarize, in case you were lucky enough to miss it. Truly we can't wrap our head around the bad humor, Olaf farting jokes, and Senna's complete lack of personality. And that's barely scratching the surface of why this is so terrible. Let's just ignore all the Ta...

We're taking a break from our usual programming to bring you this bitch-fest. You're welcome! Riot Games has been prepping lore fans for this Ruination event for so long, a lot of people thought that it was never going to happen. And now we're all wishing it didn't. With inconsistent characters, plot lines, and straight up ignoring their own lore, the Rise of the Sentinels event was a massive fail...

Our favorite little horse pony Glaive Guy Hecarim has a pretty metal backstory. Although a massive catalyst in The Ruination, you wouldn't know it these last few weeks, but that's a complaint for another episode (wink emoji)(I don't know how to add emojis here).   ------------   We have a Twitter now! https://twitter.com/loreheads   Song Title | Dragon Trainor Tristana Artist | League of Legends C...

You've got to doll before you can run! Or at least Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress had to. Unfortunately, that's really the most interesting thing we can find about her. While she's supposed to be a massive part of the Ruination, Gwen is still full of basic protagonist tropes and not much of a personality to make up for it. As well as being one of many Pretty champions Riot is in love with lately.  ...

Not only did Dr. Mundo get a visual rework, but they changed a huge amount of his backstory. We were...less than pleased. But on a brighter note, Diana/Leona is CONFIRMED Y'ALL WE ALL KNEW BUT NOW IT'S TRUE THANK YOU RIOT (and also, uhh, finally? Like, come on). A bit smaller, but there's a smidge more for Ekko following some Legends of Runeterra releases.   ----------   We have a Twitter now! htt...

We had learned a lot about Graves while going through Gangplank's lore, but now we finally get to talk about it! While Graves had a fairly cliche backstory originally, Riot Games made a few tweaks that ended up making The Outlaw more unique, heart-felt, and exciting. I'm just a sucker for a good friendship-that-should-definitely-be-romantic, okay?   ----------   We have a Twitter now! https://twit...

Another old champion left behind, The Rabble Rouser Gragas has been a little neglected in terms of lore updates. While Riot thankfully did away with some, ah, we'll say problematic short stories, they didn't replace that bad, bad lore with much. We do enjoy Gragas having a simple story, one that reminded us of a seasoned Dungeons and Dragons backstory. But give us more!!   -------------   We have...

The Missing Link Gnar is new enough to not have an updated lore but too old to have much lore at all. Unfortunate because he's a delightful little prehistoric yordle, and we want more cute Gnar moments please and thank you. With a similar backstory to Fizz, we were expected to be just as disappointed, but Riot did a better job this time around.   ----------   We have a Twitter now! https://twitter...

If you, like us, are hoping for more to Garen beyond "Sword boy swing sword real good", unfortunately, we gotta look elsewhere. While the Might of Demacia has a lot of potential to develop due to his relationship with his sister Lux and his no longer canon girlfriend Katarina, he doesn't have much going for him on his own. Riot, make him the protagonist in his own stories at least! Dang.   -------...

Our first dive into Bilgewater begins with The Saltwater Scourge and scoundrel pirate, Gangplank. We were a little overwhelmed with a number of intertwining stories and drama but don't worry we definitely, definitely just focused on Gangplank and had no tangents at all. On the plus side, way less pirate puns than expected. Go us!   ----------   Catch our stream July 9th @7pm EST | https://www.twit...

This massive statue is basically a dog trapped in a gigantic, winged monster made of magic-sucking rocks. Neat! And weirdly adorable. The Colossus Galio is our first real look into Demacia and all their drama, and we have a lot of opinions about that. Mostly Rebecca just really loves Lux please protect her, thank you Galio.    -----------   Catch our stream July 9th @7pm EST | https://www.twitch.t...

This Tidal Trickster wasn't as tricky as we were expecting. Was kind of hoping for fun pranks and games but wait...why are so many people dying? As always, we came up with our own explanations ranging from: Fizz is a serial killer to: Fizz is just a kid, man leave him alone. Either way, not much going on here and this lone fish yordle needs an update.   --------------   We have a Twitter now! http...

The Grand Duelist is a special fantasy lady who likes SWORDS and not DRESSES because dresses are DISGUSTING, obviously. We really tried to find something redeeming here, but sadly nothing was all that original this time. We enjoyed poking fun at it though.   ------------   We have a Twitter now! https://twitter.com/loreheads   Song Title: Dragon Trainor Tristana Artist: League of Legends Courtesy...

Our first true dive into horror. Riot did a great job getting the perfect writers to spook up Runterra and show us what new Fiddlesticks has to offer. Long gone is that silly scarecrow we'd grown to love, instead, we get a gasping demon with the power to turn entire towns into raving swarms of paranoia and maniacal laughter. How fun! Also, gimme Demon Hunting Corki, stat.   ---------   We have a T...

Our favorite Prodigal Explorer boy has a few good stories and also somehow weaseled his way into just about every Alternate Universe that Riot Games has to offer. But you can just do what I did: grab a glass of wine, lean back and listen to John's sultry voice carry us through high school anime, football worlds, and a Star Guardian slumber party.   ---------------   We have a Twitter now! https://...

"AGONY'S #1 FAN, OUR GIRL STANDING OUTSIDE YA BOY'S HOUSE WITH A BOOM BOX READY TO PARTY" EVELYNN.   Sadly, right after Elise, Evelynn fell short a little, but we had a blast making fun of this demon and coming up with ways to incorporate her in-game personality with some of the lackluster stories Riot Games provided for us. EVELYNN/MUNDO is my new OTP let's go someone give me a good ship name for...

We finally got a journey in the Shadow Isles with The Spider Queen, Elise (although only a small trip. A Spring Break, if you will).  Sadly, her lore is about what you'd expect for a "temptress" spider queen lady with a giant chest, and it wasn't all that thrilling. You can listen to me horribly pronounce all the names and houses in Noxus though, and that's fun.   -----------   We have a Twitter n...

Our favorite Boy Who Shattered Time, Ekko, has a real bummer of a backstory. Even without being an orphan! Imagine that. We had a lot to say about this one because not only does he have a bunch of (sad sad, so sad) lore, he's a part of just about every ding dang Alternate Universe Riot Games has to offer.   ----------   We have a Twitter now! https://twitter.com/loreheads   Song Title: Dragon Trai...

Draven, the Glorious Draven, is more than just Darius's brother. Apparently. Sadly, Riot didn't give us much more than what we already knew, but this was still a fun look into the only Noxian with a sense of humor. Draven will catch axes and cut down the enemy but put a giant rabbit in front of him, and he's just like the rest of us normies.   We have a Twitter now! https://twitter.com/home   ----...

We were pleasantly surprised to find Riot diving into a genre mashup not usually tampered with: some horror/comedy. The lovable Madman of Zaun is a darling, little purple medical expert (kind of) with a heart in the, uh, right place? Probably!  Strap yourselves in and try not to look at the cleaver as Dr. Mundo swings his way into healing your obviously injured body. Hold still, now, you'll be bet...

Although Diana, Scorn of the Moon has been out in the world for a very long time, her lore is still lacking in ways we found a bit disappointing. Between an interesting relationship with Leona (Riot pls make them gay we all know it's true), and an intense conflict with the people who raised her, Diana has a lot of room for interesting stories. Sadly, there just aren't any. Maybe one day! Until the...

Friends and Loreheads, after two weeks of lore amounting to less than 1k words, we finally have some story to sift through. Our favorite Hand of Noxus Darius looks like a generic, beefy ax boy at first glance, but Riot went ahead and gave this big boy some brains and, yes, even a heart. Also I had too much wine, apologies.   Mark's lovely Darius fancast: https://imgur.com/WPzPwL8   -----------    ...

Sadly, like last week, there's not much to say about The Daring Bombardier Corki, but we stretched this out anyway. With some truly riveting content, I'm sure. John complained that I left our entire Void name conversation in the last episode, so here's my official apology for that (I'm not sorry).   -------------   Song Title: Dragon Trainer Tristana Artist: League of Legends Courtesy of Riot Game...

Sadly our beautiful, big terror of the void has the shortest bio we've come across so far. Cho'Gath doesn't have much going for him, aside from Big Smart Void Monster Who Eats Things (I just wrote the bio for you!) so RE'ROY, JO'ETS, and MA'TEN were really stretched for content here. I'd love to promise a longer episode next week but...............   --------   Song Title: Dragon Trainer Tristana...

We used our favorite word again with The Serpent's Embrace, Cassiopeia: Potential. Yet another champion that got left behind with the lore reworks.  Although she has some important sibling ties and literally killed another champion, Cassiopeia still feels like a nonfactor in the grand scheme of things. At least y'all get to hear Rebecca watch an old Dominion cinematic in real time.   -------------...