
Credit: Riot GamesĪ cutlass is a short blade for slashing used by pirates and is usually straight or slightly curved. The intimidating female with glowing eyes threatened by pulling out her weapon, which lo and behold, is a cutlass.

Of course, this did not come without retaliation from the two traders. After he noticed that an Undercity patron was getting shortchanged by foreign traders, he sticks his nose out to help him. The first time we explore The Last Drop in Act 1 Episode 1: “Welcome to the Playground” is from Vander’s point of view. Credit: Riot GamesĪdditionally, since Runeterra’s The Freljord is completely ice-locked, its citizens are known to get around over snow-capped land as much as they do on ships that sail from its harbors.īilgewater Credit: Riot Games, screenshot by Amanda Tan/ONE Esports Official concept art for The Freljord region by Riot Games reflect these pointed roof wooden houses, which are constructed this way so that the snow doesn’t accumulate and break them. Only one League of Legends region in Runeterra sits that far north - The Freljord. The solo violinist on stage played a melancholic tune against a frosty blue backdrop that depicted warships and houses covered in snow. Credit: Riot Games, screenshot by Amanda Tan/ONE Esports He (or she?) is a direct reference to The Freljord region where this species originates.Īnother wintery reference was made in the same act in Episode 5: “Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy” when Mel spoke to Jayce about his new position as councilman in the opera house. Heimerdinger’s pet Poro surprised viewers when he appeared in Act 2 Episode 4: “Happy Progress Day”.

The Freljord Credit: Riot Games, screenshot by Amanda Tan/ONE Esports Ekko, Singed, Jinx, Vi, Silco, and Viktor call the undercity their home. In contrast, the undercity is located in the valleys below Piltover, where the air is heavily polluted, where sunlight barely reaches.ĭescribed by Riot Games as a “dark mirror of the city above”, Zaun is home to a large black market where inventors know no bounds. Sharply dressed main characters Mel, Jayce, Heimerdinger, and Caitlyn represent this Runeterra region immaculately. This globally respected city on the topside is where wealth accumulates, craftsmanship and architecture thrive, trade and innovation flourish, and civilization is at its best. Piltover was built on a cliff and is literally and symbolically of a higher statue than the undercity of Zaun. This two-in-one region needs no introduction, for they form the backdrop of Arcane.Įven though Piltover and Zaun are physically part of the same city, we witness in Season 1 Act 3 that Silco already had plans to establish an independent nation for his people.ĭespite their shared interest in science and progress, visually and ideologically, these two cities could not be more different. List of League of Legends Runeterra regions referenced in Arcane Season 1

Warning: Major spoilers if you haven’t watched Arcane Act 1, 2, and 3. Here are all the Runeterra regions that were referenced in Arcane so far. While not all of these Runeterra regions were mentioned in Arcane, many key League of Legends factions were, and are starting to play significant roles in developing the story as we learn in Season 1 Act 3. As it stands, there are currently 13 regions in total, some of which do not even exist on the same plane.
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If you think of it with regard to the '80s, well, it's probably here.Riot Games’ original Netflix animated series “Arcane” gives viewers a peek into the world of Runeterra, the universe that League of Legends is set in.Īs the MOBA game’s champion roster expanded over the years, new races were introduced alongside new regions. But the show's music is still completely in-tune with the vibes of the original films. Cobra Kai might find Johnny Lawrence ( William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) 34 years after their Karate Kid days living in the 2020 (ok, 20) present.

That doesn't mean the spirit isn't still there, though.
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But, damn it, Cobra Kaiis here, and through two seasons has managed to have a badass soundtrack full of '80s bangers, and somehow hasn't played that old theme song even once. It's hard to think of music from The Karate Kid without thinking of the classic theme song from the original, "You're The Best" by Joe Esposito.
