Following the discharge of Arcane again in Nov. 2021, followers of the League of Legends universe seen some discrepancies between the plot of the present and current lore—together with elements like absent characters, modifications to backstories, and rock band Think about Dragons.
Throughout a dialog sparked by the “Champs, Lore & More” dev update from Oct. 13, Riot Video games has confirmed Arcane is canon within the League universe, and the repercussions are far-reaching.
League followers mentioned a wide range of inconsistencies in an Oct. 14 Reddit thread the place one group member identified with this newfound data that American band Think about Dragons has extra canonical lore than one of many recreation’s personal champions, Shaco.
One user is curious to understand how Heimerdinger goes from being anti-Hextech to a mad Yordle screaming “Ah, that candy odor of science!” earlier than slamming down a line of turrets. Another reply sympathizes with the scientist, believing it affordable that he went insane after making an attempt a stint in politics.
After an argument the place Seraphine’s lore contradicted one of Skarner’s key traits, he’s being sidelined as soon as extra. Within the present, Viktor and Jayce uncover Hextech crystals—however this commenter hasn’t forgotten that the Crystal Vanguard is the one really answerable for them and desires everybody’s favourite Scorpion acknowledged for his efforts.
In the case of Ekko’s lore, his persona and Arcane design are fairly completely different from his portrayal in League, with a commenter quipping the moody teen must put some “pleasure of life again in his cranium.”
With the huge revelation that Think about Dragons is now canon, a Twitter user who has met the band in particular person claims they too have to be canon in Runeterra.
As extra of the Runeterra universe is dropped at life in Riot’s multimedia conglomerate of indie video games, comics, tales, and reveals, it’s inevitable for there to be some discrepancies which might be within the queue to be amended. With an MMO across the nook, ideally, it’ll all be coherent by then. Right here’s hoping.
There’s definitely room for extra characters to be introduced in for Arcane season two which is speculated to release during 2024. Till then, we’re positive the League group will maintain a pointy eye out for extra lore discrepancies—no matter whether or not Riot plans to repair them or not.
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