The new LoL champion is a South Asian woman

[SunshinePuppies]

This is so cool wtf



Why is nobody talking about this, this is a huge deal! I don't even play League anymore but this makes me so happy, I thought Akshan would be a one and done with Riot being happy with checking a box but no!

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Cool design. I don't, and won't, play League, but always appreciate a good character design.

 

[RockmanBN]

Why is nobody talking about this, this is a huge deal!

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Going by the 30 page OT thread that's 5 years old. I don't think Era likes the game much. Cool though.

 

[ArcticDonkey]

I don't, and won't, play League.

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Teach me how to make better life choices.

 

[Neoxon]

I don't really play League, but it's cool that they got a new South Asian character. Lord knows that fighting games could use a few more.

 

[vixolus]

Character model looks a little odd in-game but I can't really pinpoint why, even though the design is cool. Those VFX are amazing too. Kit looks fun. Is she a mid laner or jungler or somethin?

Maybe ill check her out when the GP integration comes so I can save myself some blue essence 😂

 

[jon bones]

oh shit!!!

 

[Chev]

Isn't LoL taking place on an imaginary world called Runeterra? But I guess you mean her design's rooted in south asia culture?

 

[Fahdi]

Ok, its good us folks are getting representations from South Asia, but what's up with the thick Indian accent? There's tons of us in the west as well. And there are more than 7+ countries in South Asia who speak British English without such stereotypical heavy accents. Anyways, its alright, but the design is cool.

 

[Sabretooth]

I like that her name Nilah is likely derived from Sanskrit नील [nīl], meaning 'blue'. Fits with her water theme and blue motif, as opposed to being a random Indic name.

 

[SDBurton]

I don't play League, but I hope she has a shot of making it in the fighting game they're working on.

 

[SunshinePuppies]

Ok, its good us folks are getting representations from South Asia, but what's up with the thick Indian accent? There's tons of us in the west as well. And there are more than 7+ countries in South Asia who speak British English without such stereotypical heavy accents. Anyways, its alright, but the design is cool.

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I'm happy that the English speaking population in the Indian subcontinent can identify with her though. I agree that I wish there was more range there but rn hard for me to be discerning when representation for South Asia is in the sorry state that it is.

 

[QisTopTier]

great design and animations

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[Fahdi]

I'm happy that the English speaking population in the Indian subcontinent can identify with her though. I agree that I wish there was more range there but rn hard for me to be discerning when representation for South Asia is in the sorry state that it is.

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True. It just irks me, we have like 8 countries in the region and its really diverse. Apparently, all of South Asia is India to game developers. Unique ones being Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal. Outside of that India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh usually share the same ancient Sanskrit language as base with similar cultures even if there is a difference in religion.

But yea, you're right, even getting this representation from "Blue" aka Nilah is literally a miracle at this point. I think the biggest representation we have is Chloe from Uncharted but she's a mix. And Farah from the Prince of Persia games? I haven't played Raji but will try to soon.

 

[astro]

Nevr had any interest in this game, but that is a cool character design. Almost makes me want to try it out...

 

[VeryHighlander]

Holy shit didn't bel-veth just come out? The rate they push out heroes in this game is so insane.

 

[Sabretooth]

I'm happy that the English speaking population in the Indian subcontinent can identify with her though. I agree that I wish there was more range there but rn hard for me to be discerning when representation for South Asia is in the sorry state that it is.

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Her accent sounds off because it's very much an imitation, likely by someone raised outside of South Asia.

Actual English-speaking South Asians usually have a much heavier accent than this, and with a rhythm that is closer to Indic languages than to natively-spoken English.

 

[astro]

Her accent sounds off because it's very much an imitation, likely by someone raised outside of South Asia.

Actual English-speaking South Asians usually have a much heavier accent than this, and with a rhythm that is closer to Indic languages than to natively-spoken English.

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Do we know the actress? You might be right, but best to check. It can often be that accents don't conform to exactly what we think they should sound like.

 

[Sabretooth]

Do we know the actress? You might be right, but best to check. It can often be that accents don't conform to exactly what we think they should sound like.

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Nvm, don't want to fuel rumours on who the VA is until confirmed.

 

[astro]

Nvm, don't want to fuel rumours on who the VA is until confirmed.

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I saw a couple of those two, which would be bad, but best to check before we say. I do hope it isn't an imitation, of course.

I have some thoughts on accents, putting in spoilers as not to derail the thread.

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I know two people who were native, French and Singapore, and both learned a lot of their English from watching TV/films. speaking in their native languages they both had very thick accents, but the French guy sounded Amercian putting on a French accent when speaking English (he joked about this a lot), and the Singaporeon had slight accent and mostly sounded English. And while both had travelled, they had lived all their lives in their native countries.

Of course, its better to go for broder representation especially as everything is so Amercian/Anglocentric, but before we know it's best not to say it's an imitation.

 

[AshenOne]

Cool design. I don't, and won't, play League, but always appreciate a good character design.

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This. Never had any interest in these kinds of games and never will.

 

[Tsuyu]

There's like almost 2 billions South Asians in this world, it's long overdue.

 

[GooberDooberCBC]

I cant wait to play her in Project L

 

[astro]

I cant wait to play her in Project L

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This is what I'm actually looking forward to, too.

 

[lucebuce]

I cant wait to play her in Project L

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Oh man, the thought didn't even cross my mind.

I'll probably try out League when the gamepass thing drops but Project L's gonna be my real foray into this universe.

 

[GooberDooberCBC]

Oh man, the thought didn't even cross my mind.

I'll probably try out League when the gamepass thing drops but Project L's gonna be my real foray into this universe.

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I have played alot of lol and valorant but project L will be my thing for sure. Cant wait to play these characters in a tag fighting game.

 

[Wanderer5]

Hopefully it won't take too long for her to appear in Wild Rift. She looks pretty cool.

 

[SunshinePuppies]

Her accent sounds off because it's very much an imitation, likely by someone raised outside of South Asia.

Actual English-speaking South Asians usually have a much heavier accent than this, and with a rhythm that is closer to Indic languages than to natively-spoken English.

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I don't like to give too much weight to this kind of thinking as my father has a very uncharacteristic accent in English considering his country of origin.

 

[V3N1X]

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I must have un-installed/re-installed League like 4 times before I finally committed to keeping it uninstalled... been League free for more than 2 years now (even thought I spent a ton of money on skins) and couldn't be happier, more time to play other games and even though Riot hooked me again on Valorant, I find my self pacing myself a lot and not worrying about my rank in comp as much as I used to do.

 

[Firestorm]

I like that her name Nilah is likely derived from Sanskrit नील [nīl], meaning 'blue'. Fits with her water theme and blue motif, as opposed to being a random Indic name.

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Nilah is a name used by Sri Lankan Tamils as well. At the very least as a nickname. It still means Blue.

 

[ArcticDonkey]

I must have un-installed/re-installed League like 4 times before I finally committed to keeping it uninstalled... been League free for more than 2 years now (even thought I spent a ton of money on skins) and couldn't be happier, more time to play other games and even though Riot hooked me again on Valorant, I find my self pacing myself a lot and not worrying about my rank in comp as much as I used to do.

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I'm on the verge mate.

On one hand, it's one of the few games I can play with IRL friends and each game is immediately engaging and there is a dopamine rush to outplaying someone.

On the other hand, no game affects my mood as adversely. I've never been a rager in games, rather I just quietly get more and more bummed out when it's loss after loss.

I've plenty of other games to play yet I find myself defaulting to this if I find a spare hour.

 

[bangai-o]

Do these updates also apply to Wild Rift?

 

[DiceHands]

Looks fucking sick. Cant wait to play her. But also I dont want to play against her either because she looks like she will harass the shit out of whoever she lanes against lol.

I have been playing mostly WR these days as its easier and games are shorter, so I hope she comes there soon.

On the other hand, no game affects my mood as adversely. I've never been a rager in games, rather I just quietly get more and more bummed out when it's loss after loss.

I've plenty of other games to play yet I find myself defaulting to this if I find a spare hour.

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Its def not everyone's cup of tea but Wild Rift is a lot of fun and I find it way less rage inducing. The games are about 2/3rds shorter and I find it overall less serious than PC LoL. When I would lose an hour long game in LoL, it was soul crushing. Losing in WR is just like "eh what ever ill get em next time" sort of feeling.

 

[Mesoian]

Neat.

Put her in Project L.

But if it ain't Project L or Arcane, I really don't care, I'm not playing League.

 

[CountAntonio]

If she makes it to Project L we got a south Asian fighting game character.

 

[bangai-o]

What's going on with all these 'not playing Lol' comments? What am I not aware of?

 

[kurahador]

Hope to see her in Arcane as I don't play LoL.

 

[RelaxItsJustMe]

Why is nobody talking about this

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It's a PC game that's not on console or on Steam that's basically multiplayer only and PvP only. That's like Era's biggest nightmare. AND the game's community is also incredibly toxic to boot.

What's going on with all these 'not playing Lol' comments? What am I not aware of?

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Asides from the things I mentioned above which would already make Era ignore the game without the toxicity, it is also toxic on top of that. Riot Games also hasn't had the most positive time in the limelight with their actions (toxic workplace, sexual misconduct etc).

 

[Terbinator]

What's going on with all these 'not playing Lol' comments? What am I not aware of?

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Riot's suspect employment history, I image.

 

[Katbobo]

Its def not everyone's cup of tea but Wild Rift is a lot of fun and I find it way less rage inducing. The games are about 2/3rds shorter and I find it overall less serious than PC LoL. When I would lose an hour long game in LoL, it was soul crushing. Losing in WR is just like "eh what ever ill get em next time" sort of feeling.

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Fully agree. I enjoyed playing ARAMs in league since it was the league experience distilled into a faster, and less sweaty mode. Wild Rift feels like that, but deeper than ARAM since it's a fuller game rather than a single lane. It's a lot of fun, really polished, and scratches the itch. I still play the PC version too, but less than I did since Wild Rift gives me a lot of what I wanted.

 

[Greywaren]

Always great to have more and better representation, even if it's in a game I'll most likely never play.

 

[Bambi Is My Dad]

Going by the 30 page OT thread that's 5 years old. I don't think Era likes the game much. Cool though.

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I find that people that play and love League will go to communities that have other League Players, at least in my experience.

I love League of Legends, but I wouldn't go to ResetEra to discuss it. I would use either the dedicated League discord channels or the r/leagueoflegends subreddit.

Edit: Another thing is that Riot has generally been shitty with its employees, especially women and people of colour, and have been involved in lawsuits. As members on ResetEra are more politically conscious, they will keep away from games like League because of the company. Not that I blame them, what Riot done is extremely shitty and deserve the lawsuits.

 

[canseesea]

Do these updates also apply to Wild Rift?

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Not likely, there are still dozens of existing champions that they haven't released on Wild Rift and the newest champion release available in Wild Rift is nearly two years old in League.

 

[Bambi Is My Dad]

Do these updates also apply to Wild Rift?

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Nope. Wild Rift and League of Legends are completely separate teams and have different balancing philosophies. Potentially, Nilah might have certain tech that will prevent her from being included in Wild Rift since her abilities have unique interaction.

There's 79 champions so far in Wild Rift and League of Legends have 159 champions. There are some champions that may never come to League of Legends (right now, Viego, Neeko and Sylas cannot be in Wild Rift due to their interactions) and NIlah could potentially take some time to be implemented in WR.

 

[headspawn]

They just released a character so I was pretty shocked to see a new one pop up so fast, love her kit from the looks of it.

 

[SunshinePuppies]

But if it ain't Project L or Arcane, I really don't care, I'm not playing League.

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Kinda weird to not care about a big step for representation in one of the biggest games in the world. I don't play it either but this means a lot to a lot of people so it's important

 

[Mesoian]

Kinda weird to not care about a big step for representation in one of the biggest games in the world. I don't play it either but this means a lot to a lot of people so it's important

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I mean, put her in Project L, by all means. I'm here for that.

But I don't think there's anything at this point that's going to make me care about LOL proper. I'll give them a big thumbs up for inclusion and representation but...coming from me, someone who does not care about their main product, it'll ring hollow.

I'll tell you right now though, if Illaoi and Nilah aren't main roster in project L, someone over at Riot is fucking up.

What's going on with all these 'not playing Lol' comments? What am I not aware of?

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Riot is a shitheel of a company and every time I have tried to get into LOL, I have been slapped in the face with overt racism from players.

Not about it.

 

[Nester]

I look forward to acquiring her for free with Game Pass Ultimate.

 

[Legacy]

Outside of Arcane, I have no interest in LoL but this is a really cool character design.

I look forward to acquiring her for free with Game Pass Ultimate.

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Lol, I do wonder if it's 100% unlock.

 

[Lil Peanut Brotha]

I'm pretty proud/excited about her design and her…even existing honestly…And wait till you see the splash art! I appreciated that the team reached out to involve south asian coworkers in her development to get feedback too, including myself even though I don't work on league anymore technically.

I've been playing games my whole life basically, and remember playing Dhalsim when I was like 6. Will be pretty neat to get to play another Indian character even if it took 27 years 🥲. I really gotta play lost legacy too though, I've been sitting on a copy for years now.