League of Legends has released a new “Welcome to Noxus” cinematic in collaboration with Fortiche, the studio behind the Arcane animated series. Besides Mel, it also features appearances from numerous champions from the region that hadn’t appeared in the animated series, including Darius, Trundle, Katarina, Elise, LeBlanc and Vladimir.
While there were no news yet of a new animated series, one of the creators did mention Noxus as one of the three major areas they are exploring for future shows, along with Demacia and Ionia.
The new 5-minute cinematic features “Bite Marks” by TEYA, and it serves an introduction to the game’s Season 1 of 2025. It starts on January 9.
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The staff credits for the video include:
- Music Credits: “Bite Marks”
- Featured artist: TEYA
- Written by: Alex Seaver of Mako and Sebastien Najand
- Produced by: Sebastien Najand and Alex Seaver of Mako
- Mixed by: Sebastien Najand
- Mastered by: Sebastien Najand
- Vocals performed by: TEYA
- Executive Produced and Supervised by: Riot Music Team
- P/C Riot Games 2025
League of Legends Adds New Black Rose Skins for Katarina, Elise & More
In addition to the cinematic, Riot also shared new patch notes for the “Welcome to Nexus” update, along with new “Masque of the Black Rose” skins for Katarina, Elise, Vladimir, Renata, Samira, and Ezreal. They match their appearances from the cinematic (for the characters that were featured), and include:
- Prestige Masque of the Black Rose Katarina
- Masque of the Black Rose Elise
- Masque of the Black Rose Vladimir
- Masque of the Black Rose Samira
- Masque of the Black Rose Ezreal
- Masque of the Black Rose Renata Glasc
You can see the new skins below.
Sett is also getting a new skin, although not a Black Rose one.
Noxus was previously also teased at the end of Arcane Season 2. The finale featured the appearance of a raven, which is the trademark of a champion that is of critical importance for Noxus, Swain.
Arcane first premiered in November 2021, while Season 2 followed in November 2024. Each of them ran for 9 episodes over 3 parts, with the finale releasing on November 23. It also received numerous visuals and trailers featuring the main characters as part of the promotion efforts.
The story of Arcane is set in the League of Legends universe. It was created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, while executive producers include Linke, Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck. Studio Fortiche Production was in charge of the animation, under the direction of its founders Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord. The series ran for two seasons and is streaming on Netflix.
Source: Riot Games YouTube Channel
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