The League of Legends will soon get two new champions. In addition to the jungler Lillia, the new champion Yone is also expected to enter the MOBA. This will be the 150th playable character in League of Legends. What’s exciting about Yone: Yasuo’s brother is actually already dead in the lore of LoL.
What new champions are coming? For the big summer event in LoL, 2 new champions are expected:
- One is a “dreamy jungler” – the heroine has now turned out to be the deer girl Lillia. She has now been officially announced by Riot Games
- The second champion is a “masked stranger, who refused to die” – it is now strongly suspected that this must be Yone, the deceased brother of Yasuo
It was also stated about the second champion that the champ will remind players that “some demons are better left in the past”.
Officially, Yone has not been introduced yet, but in recent days, more and more leaks and details about the champion have surfaced, which makes it almost clear that the 150th champ in LoL must be Yone.
What kind of champion will this be? Officially, no details are known. It is assumed that he will be an assassin. His skills are likely to resemble those of Yasuo, his brother.
Leaks show skin and basic version of Yone
This is what Yone looks like: Already on July 7, the first splash art of Yone was leaked via Twitter. This splash art shows the “Spirit Blossom Skin”, not the actual original skin of Yone, but an initial variant that will probably be available at launch.
There is also another leak from the data miner “JumaraloHexCore”: It shows Yone as a kind of demon holding two swords and having dark wings. This is probably the actual Yone, without an additional skin.
This is what is special about Yone: The character “Yone” is in the story of League of Legends the older brother of the champion Yasuo. The two grew up together and learned martial arts. Yone tried to be a calming and balancing force to Yasuo’s growing arrogance, but Yasuo became increasingly willful and made reckless decisions. Ultimately, Yasuo was blamed for the death of his master. He was exiled and fled as a hunted man.
Yone hunted him down and challenged him to a duel. But Yasuo killed his older brother.
The theory now is that Yone has returned as a kind of supernatural being seeking revenge on his brother. As a “demon who should have better stayed in the past” and as a “masked stranger” (via reddit). This theory seems to fit well with the leaked images.
Release of Yone in LoL is likely coming soon
When is the new champion Yone coming? Lillia is expected on July 22. Yone could then come into the game a few weeks later, while the “big summer event” is still running.
An important reason why League of Legends remains fresh even in 2020 are the new champs like Lillia and Yone. Additionally, LoL is almost constantly tinkering with the balance of the game. But there are also some profound and fundamental changes planned for the game:
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