These League of Legends Hype Videos Rule

I don't know the first thing about League of Legends, but the YouTube Algorithm knows that I'm a big fan of the musical theme I call "music about cool dudes being cool", so it recommended this video to me:

Apparently, each year Riot commissions an animated hype music video for LoL Worlds. I love this concept. This year's video features players who will be playing in the championship as characters from the game. Apparently, the fights depicted in the video are based on things that happened in important competitive League matches this year. This rules! So good! And when the guy opens the castle doors and throws off his cloak, I knew that he was some big deal dude.

Yeah, I looked it up. His name is Faker, and he has been called "the Michael Jordan of League of Legends." I love how well they sell that he's hot shit.

And you can't beat butt rock legends Linkin Park. Heavy is the Crown indeed.

And here's the 2023 video, which tells the story of Deft, who apparently went to the same high school as Faker, but had a slower burn rise into competitive LoL. It tells the story of the ups and downs of his career. Through the arc of the video, you can see Deft move from team to team, as friends become enemies become friends again. They sell Deft as a guy who got to be one of the best in the world by being a guy who would never quit.

As a person who has never watched League of Legends, and doesn't understand anything about it beyond "it's a MOBA and it's the biggest game in the world", this makes me want to watch LoL Worlds, and, god help me, it make me want to play League. Bravo to Riot and their animators!