An artist reimagined Yone from League of Legends in the style of Hades. Known as "The Unforgotten," Yone was first introduced as a card in Legends of Runeterra before officially becoming a League of Legends champion in 2020. The champion is usually played in the top and mid-lane.According to the official League of Legends lore, Yone was a renowned swordsman in his Ionian village, but was killed by his half-brother Yasuo, who is also a playable champion. In the game, Yone is back from the dead after slaying a malevolent entity in the spirit realm and has started wearing its demonic mask, giving him powers to help him hunt down creatures. Apart from League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra, Yone's Shadow also makes an appearance in Ruined King. Yone has had various iterations courtesy of splash arts for his League of Legends skins, and creative fans have also shared their own version of the champion. For artist wandakunpls on Twitter, she decided to draw Yone in the style of Supergiant Games' Hades, complete with a dialog box that had one of the champion's voice lines. Her work showcased the champion wearing his signature red mask and wielding dual swords, while other elements, like the demonic faces around his hips, seemed to pop out more with the Hades-style line work.
Many of wandakunpls' followers praised her work, with one saying that this was a "dream crossover" for League of Legends and Hades fans. The artist also noted that she was inspired by another talented artist named Diana_Slippery on Twitter, who drew another champion, "The Chem-Baroness" Renata Glasc, in the same Hades style.
When Hades fully released in 2020, it was praised for its exciting rogue-like gameplay, compelling story based on Greek mythology, and its unique art style. The latter has been replicated by many fan-artists who have been inspired by Supergiant Games' attention to detail. One notable creation was artist Patrick Ganas' version of God of War's Kratos if he existed in Hades' world.
This League of Legends and Hades crossover seems fitting considering that both games have a deep lore with interesting characters, and frustratingly challenging gameplay. Perhaps this could also inspire Riot Forge to create a rogue-like game featuring League of Legends champions such as Yone. Considering that the video game company has been exploring ways to flesh out the lore, like Ruined King being a turn-based RPG and Project L being a fighting game, it might not be a farfetched idea.
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