The League of Legends Community Reacts To New Champion Teaser

While a lot of attention may be given to the current international tournament, the Mid-Season Invitational, Riot Games is still looking out for people more interested in the game itself than the pro scene. A teaser has been released to give players a brief look at the newest Champion in development, and we have to say, he’s a pretty mean sight.

As revealed in the Champion Roadmap released last month, Pyke is set to be a “new support with a darker, deeper thematic than most of our support cast.” Riot went on to say that they “wanted to create an aggressive playmaker, someone who doesn’t just save a drowning ally, but who forces their enemies to drown themselves… by their own hands.”

The community is also embracing the news, with comments in this League of Legends Subreddit thread expressing interest in the character and its theme.

User Cyneryk summed up the teaser very nicely with the top comment: “I haven’t been this scared of a support since ardent meta.” With others going on to compare Pyke to the fan favourite playmaking support, Thresh. Other comments talk about the recent trend of League of Legends becoming more family friendly, with user SolensSvard stating “Everybody remember all the comments about how this game was getting Disney-fied after Zoe was released?”

User PropheticEvent made an excellent point about the desire for supports that didn’t fit the current mould, stating “Good. League needs more of the "alternative" supports. Right now we basically have Thresh and Tahm. Braum, Leona, Taric, and Alistar all embody that stereotypical "defender" support. Most of the others are girly enchanters. I love Nami to death, but I’d really enjoy someone who feels more serious instead of the typical "young girl on an adventure who helps people."

Regardless of the role the Champion ends up filling, it’s good to see that Riot aren’t afraid to make darker Champions to contrast the more upbeat and carefree ones. For more on fans reactions to new Champions and reworks, check out the breakdown of the new Irelia, here.