League of Legends He is over 15 years venerable. The game is vast enough to lead or vote, and its programmers from Riot Games were not ashamed of using retCons or modifications for masters or other aspects of the game if necessary. Even long -time players can be surprised by these renovations. For example, one master was in the game for 11 years, before he was suddenly replaced by someone completely fresh, but of the same name. The fresh Viktor was taken MysteriousWhat is much less misleading for fresh players – but what happens to the Master’s long -term fans when their beloved main character is replaced by a “better” version?
If you are Mysterious A fan is a natural decision that makes sense. If you are League of Legends Veteran inspires questions about the larger canon of the game. I got to Riot to learn more about the process of discovering Viktor and how MysteriousThe fresh knowledge fits more League library.
Polygon: How was the “new” Viktor created? Whether it was a inventive decision of Fortiche, which riots I decided to adopt League of LegendsOr was the fresh project a joint effort?
Gem Lim, artistic director at the masters (League of Legends): It was definitely a different perspective than the champions updates. We had to keep something more in compresses than usual, because we wanted to support Mysterious And avoid spoilers to create an vital moment for players with its fresh appearance. The risk was that I could not show my progress and get the same amount of contribution from players, but one of the best things in Riot is that we are not afraid to try something fresh. And I would prefer to try something like this when an opportunity arises.
At what moment did he decided that “old” Viktor would be removed instead of Mysterious Character version? Were there any internal debates on storing original topics?
Beauty: Basically, when we learned what would happen in the series and vision of the team about the history of Viktor, we went to cooperate with the Riot and Fortiche Animation Team. We wanted to celebrate his history and this fresh version of Viktor in the game and told ourselves: “We will do this amazing moment for viewers and players.” And this was the deliberate decision, which we all made together because we were excited about the evolution of the character.
Kiahna Manker, inventive producer of the film/television: I would say too Mysterious At this point, season 1 seemed at this moment and we saw the revival of Viktor as a character to which players really really worried. So there was a lot of trust in which the game team put in MysteriousAnd also the trajectory that this character would have in the future.
If Mysterious Viktor and New League Viktor the same character? Is Mysterious Canon in the plot “Welcome to Noxus” is currently set? If so, it is League Viktor technically dead in the current canon?
Beauty: The plot of noxus, which League He does and CG, which we made in the first season 2025; This is all one universe. So yes Mysterious Viktor is Viktor, who you see in the game. And we tied the end directly Mysterious At the beginning of our season of the first 2025, “Welcome to Noxus”, and Mel came to the shore of Noxus to develop this universe. In the case of this particular film, we were very excited about cooperation with Fortiche and we thought it was a particularly natural fit, considering some of the elements Mysterious.
Is League Viktor technically dead in the current canon? We don’t know what definitely happened to Viktor Mysterious; Like the audience, we must interpret what Jayce and Viktor’s conclusion showed us. Ultimately, the game is an IP representation.
Photo: Fortiche/Riot games, Netflix
There are several elements of the original Viktor project (hair at the back of the mask, third arm) and I’m curious why the team decided to keep these specific elements?
Lim: In the past, we know from making visual updates, it is that players (especially the main) feel very and passionately about the original design of their master. Even like a story Mysterious He was developing, the bands intuitively understood that Wiktor, who you see Mysterious He should at least start visually, from what is currently in the game. Although they may not know which specific elements would be preserved, it was always planned to ensure that some of the original projects would remain. During the Masters update, there is also a Master of the Silhouette. We do not want to differ too far from what players know, otherwise you can be a fresh champion.
Baudry: With this in mind, when we tried to examine the redesign of the last form of Viktor in the series, we wanted to show his transformation through the evolution of his physical assistance: orthodontic apparatus, a ball, etc. to become the actual elements of his newly discovered power. His bullet transformed into staff, and the orthodontic appliance in the torso has almost become armor. Visually, we wanted to present the journey of someone whose physical challenges became symbols of strength and transformation, becoming the essence of God’s law. And fortunately, some of these original design elements really match the story that we told through its transformation.
There is feedback of fans that Viktor now shares thematic overlapping with masters such as Malzahar and Lissandra. How did the team work to keep it separate? Is there another master who could take over the thematic role of the “ruler’s robot”?
Laurie Goulding, narrative director of the Studio League: When we talk about the topics of the character, we do not think only about our masters in the MOBA categories, but about the broader setting of IPs. I like the possibilities in a world like Runeterra to show that sometimes the same lessons are not learned and interpreted for thousands of years of the time axis in the world. Just because someone made a similar mistake in the past or followed a similar journey to another character elsewhere in the world, does not mean that nobody else He will ever make the same mistake or try a similar action in the future. I like the type of cyclical nature of some moral lessons that our heroes do not learn or take in similar, but slightly different directions. It is not necessarily the same, but it rhymes. This is genuine for me.
Photo: Fortiche, Riot Games/Netflix
Riot developers talked in the past about how the alterations of masters can cause that the original networks of this character express dissatisfaction or give up the game. What the Viktor player base looked like before Mysterious And the modification? Why did he qualify for this drastic change and was he worth the loose from many years of Viktor networks, which preferred the original version?
Beauty: This year, the master will not only be considered for updating based on age, readability, old-fashioned gameplay, etc., but we are considering the thematic matching to the season so that players see a coherent decrease in content. Similarly, before this official decision, Viktor was a master who in our opinion would be suitable for updating during Mysterious Time framework, for example when we updated Caitlyn in the first season Mysterious. And of course he underwent this great transformation in the series that we also wanted to be able to put in the game.
Each master’s update must be risky and face to face. We try to alleviate the risk, trying to keep the basic elements that players love, and making sure that we will not lose the essence of the original character during the update of our current standards. Sometimes this means that we push further than some long -time fans with whom they feel good and this is balancing. While we are proud of the evolution of Viktor Via Mysterious And his fresh appearance in the game we will continue to think about what components were resonant or non -restoration with our players and are accepting on the way.
