crazy because this new character in the game "Ambessa" has a voice actress that sounds very similar to the way this song was sang (probably done by riot games deliberately)
Sheryl Lee Ralph! My favorite quote! “ they don’t have to like you, they don’t have to love you, they don’t even have to respect you! But when you look in the mirror you better love what you see!
Hey John, this, from Wikipedia..."Sheryl Lee Ralph is a [67 year old] American actress and singer who has won many awards, including an Emmy and a Tony. She is known for her roles on stage and screen, including her portrayal of Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls and her role as Barbara Howard in the TV show Abbott Elementary. Ralph has also appeared in other TV shows, including It's a Living, Designing Women, The District, and Moesha."
I did not know she sang. Her name is very recognizable to me. I know her mainly as an actress, going as far back as the 1970's, in TV & movies. You can currently watch her these days on a TV sitcom on ABC about being an elementary school teacher. That main character in the music video kinda looks like her, maybe it was intentional. 10/26/24
I think they chose her because her voice is very similar to the voice of the character that the video is about (Ambessa from Arcane/LOL). The vocal resemblance is crazy so for the fans it really feels like this is Ambessa's voice.
“No fear or sorrow underneath these bones, just blood, sweat and tears… is all I know.” Riot just DOES NOT MISS. Can I also mention how much I enjoy watching you appreciate just everything in your videos? From the music, to the lyrics, to the singer/artist, to the animation. You genuinely are so enthusiastic about everything, and I love seeing that 😩🤍
For all the youngings, Sheryl Lee Ralph already was a LEGEND when I was a teen (I'm 56 now and she's 67) so just imagine. She's a singer, stage and screen actress (check out her character Barbara in Abbott Elementary), producer, director, and screen writer. I love her!!!!
This "awesome character" you see here is wounded , young (probably pregnant with Mel at the battlefield) Ambessa having a vision about the wolf and lamb (=kindred=death). She is the mother of Mel from Arcane we saw already in Season 1 ^^. According to the description this is a vision of her future (at the time - we only know her many years later in Arcane - probably 40 to 50 years old). Apart from Ambessas champion introduction because she comes to the game as well, I am sure this video will have some relevance for S2 (after all Christian Linke, co-creator of Arcane, directed it ;) - even if it is only referenced in a sentence and the purpose is to give us more context with this video or to understand something about Mel or Ambessa better. Just like with the ENEMY video we got a bit more insight into Ekko, Vi and Powders relationship. There is surely a lot methaphors in this and a vision does not necessarily represent reality but I am guessing some bits of reality are mixed in. As far as I can guess, the wolf at the battlefield looks at her pregnant belly(another life!) and disappears- then she desperatly barely manages to protects the little lamb (=innocence, the chance of a swift death for her and probably literally representing the baby/Mel) in the Shurima setting while wearing a white, feminine dress(=innocent) without scars. I am guessing she is from Shurima originally(her appearance would also fit that region) and this is representing her will to protect her child but she bearly manages by all the chaos and threats around her- you can see her desperate look while trying to keep the lamb in her arms, close to her body - bc of being occupied with protecting the little lamb she is not able to fight back and is poked around by the mysterious figures"no peace till I lead them all")- probaby the reason she exiled Mel later on. She actually does not want to give the lamb up but sees no other choice in order to manage the situation - you see her agonizing over this while "Don’t wash my spirit, don’t cleanse my soul" is sung (while still wearing the white dress on that stone with the paint on her face saying "cause that's is all I know"). She exiled Mel in order to protect her while saying to her that she was her weakness which is the truth and probably represented here. Ambessa can not protect Mel while fighting back and ruling. Ambessa gives up the lamb(that she literally holds dear like a baby) and her own motherly feelings while making a pact with Kindred (looks different in every region - I am guessing this is the noxus kindred) and ascending at the end to a mighty warrior after a long fight with the aspect of war- Pantheon. But even though she archieved glory at the end you see images of her unborn baby flashing before the golden mask and that Ambessa - the image as a mighty warrior in her mind which is the new skinline - is still shaken/affected by that -meaning she is still her weakness. Maybe not all of it is a vision - maybe Ambessa actually did a pact with kindred while Mel was in her belly at that battlefield and that might be a reason for her to survive the attack on the council bc she got some power? The eyes of the baby lit up in gold! And we know that Mel's colors are gold! I also wanna point out how much young Ambessa resembles Mel - they did such an amazing job here - the eyes here literally look like Mel. The singer also sounds literally like Ambessa which is so cool making this completely her song! So Ambessa kind of used to be softer like Mel imo but she abandonned that to be a mighty leader. The fight with pantheon is probably symbolic - he is the aspect of war simply representing the many battles she fought and the scars she got from that. I am speaking here in the past bc we know Ambessa later has these scars in Arcane S1 but in this video all of this is Ambessa's vision of the future if she walks the path of a wolf, which she did! She said in S1 ep 8 "A wolf has no mercy". Only we know that there is already some truth in this. The golden armor represents the might for every character and how overwhemingly powerful the ememy is in her eyes - probably the reason why some targon/solari armor/setting comes in (bc you can ascend by climbing targon and fightng the aspects) in this vision to represent this. The throne also looks more targonian than noxian - but still this is a vision so it could be mixed in her mind. The targon references might totally be a production of her mind to symbolize the ascencion and gaining power. I don't think that this literally happend but represents what awaits her in the future, showing Swain and Katherina behind Pantheon - probably later enemies she has to face. Probably faced them or is about to face them already when we are in Arcane S1 though! I still think that Swain is the one that killed Mel's brother. This video is very interesting and confusing for the community bc we don't know what is real or if is a complete production of her mind. The scene were she protects the little lamb in her arms could very well be a shuriman ritual as well (the blue guys seem to be painted and not actually skin is blue) and a flashback from her past but we don't know. Arcane S2 will probably shed some light on this to understand it better. Imo the wolf Ambessa sees is looking like a real wolf that looks so much less menacing because, as being a part of Noxus later on, this is like her spirit animal. The lamb on the other side looks terrifying and so much different from the "still here" cinematic. Probably bc a real warrior does not wish for a swift death much like the vikings, who feel shame if they do not die on the battlefield. That's probably why the lamb looks like the menacing one here to her. BUT in both cases this only happends in a dire situation where the person has a vision/illusion (?) of kindred. At the moment everyone hopes that this is not just done just for the skinline to promote it but is actually really relevant for Arcane - I am hopeful that this is the case since Christian Linke directed this.
When I saw the notification for this, I got excited cause I thought you were reacting to the band Blood, Sweat, and Tears from back in 60's and 70's. Lol, I loved that band.
Here's Sheryl singing _Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing_, the Black National Anthem, at The Super Bowl ruclips.net/video/p0Qzu6r40_4/видео.htmlsi=lzo9dapxcxgzFk5N She'd nearly given up on acting before being cast in Abbott Elementary and she's used that platform to give some AMAZINGLY Inspirational Speeches ❤️🔥
you need to react to league's virtual metal band Pentakill's concert you must react to the whole concert cuz i can't single out songs... they're all 10/10
Hi !! Could you react to Kep1er songs such as Shooting Star Flowers,flutter your heart Le Voya9e Happy ending Back to the city These girls come from a survival show called girls planet 999 and debuted on January 2022 with WADADA , there are Japanese ,Korean and Chinese members however at the beginning they were 9 but now they are 7 because they contrat was 2.5 years since they come from a survival show but 7 of them renewed and the rest joined their old company because they had plans for them to redebut (Madein) hope u will look into them they’re such talented girls with such unique voices . I’m looking forward to your reaction !!
@@Lazriell Also in League of Legends, and she does an amazing job too. It just shows how much the people behind Arcane care. Their casting is TOP NOTCH.
crazy because this new character in the game "Ambessa" has a voice actress that sounds very similar to the way this song was sang (probably done by riot games deliberately)
thats what i thought first. its PERFECT
They really had me thinking it was the same voice actor... Perfect casting for the talented singer to be honest
Yeah, seriously. I had to IMMEDIATELY look up Ambessa's VA's name when I heard the song because they sound so similar. Really well played by Riot.
Sheryl Lee Ralph! My favorite quote! “ they don’t have to like you, they don’t have to love you, they don’t even have to respect you! But when you look in the mirror you better love what you see!
She was actually pregnant through all of that... That woman is so powerful, I kind of respect her so much
She made Piltover and Zaun team up.
Hey John, this, from Wikipedia..."Sheryl Lee Ralph is a [67 year old] American actress and singer who has won many awards, including an Emmy and a Tony. She is known for her roles on stage and screen, including her portrayal of Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls and her role as Barbara Howard in the TV show Abbott Elementary. Ralph has also appeared in other TV shows, including It's a Living, Designing Women, The District, and Moesha."
I fell in love with her from the Distinguished Gentleman movie ❤
I did not know she sang. Her name is very recognizable to me. I know her mainly as an actress, going as far back as the 1970's, in TV & movies. You can currently watch her these days on a TV sitcom on ABC about being an elementary school teacher. That main character in the music video kinda looks like her, maybe it was intentional.
10/26/24
I think they chose her because her voice is very similar to the voice of the character that the video is about (Ambessa from Arcane/LOL). The vocal resemblance is crazy so for the fans it really feels like this is Ambessa's voice.
The present day character looks even more like her.
“No fear or sorrow underneath these bones, just blood, sweat and tears… is all I know.”
Riot just DOES NOT MISS. Can I also mention how much I enjoy watching you appreciate just everything in your videos? From the music, to the lyrics, to the singer/artist, to the animation. You genuinely are so enthusiastic about everything, and I love seeing that 😩🤍
Its young Ambesa Metarda pragnent with Mel from arcane. Necrit has two videos on cinematic and her official lore.
*Pregante
For all the youngings, Sheryl Lee Ralph already was a LEGEND when I was a teen (I'm 56 now and she's 67) so just imagine. She's a singer, stage and screen actress (check out her character Barbara in Abbott Elementary), producer, director, and screen writer. I love her!!!!
This "awesome character" you see here is wounded , young (probably pregnant with Mel at the battlefield) Ambessa having a vision about the wolf and lamb (=kindred=death). She is the mother of Mel from Arcane we saw already in Season 1 ^^. According to the description this is a vision of her future (at the time - we only know her many years later in Arcane - probably 40 to 50 years old). Apart from Ambessas champion introduction because she comes to the game as well, I am sure this video will have some relevance for S2 (after all Christian Linke, co-creator of Arcane, directed it ;) - even if it is only referenced in a sentence and the purpose is to give us more context with this video or to understand something about Mel or Ambessa better. Just like with the ENEMY video we got a bit more insight into Ekko, Vi and Powders relationship.
There is surely a lot methaphors in this and a vision does not necessarily represent reality but I am guessing some bits of reality are mixed in. As far as I can guess, the wolf at the battlefield looks at her pregnant belly(another life!) and disappears- then she desperatly barely manages to protects the little lamb (=innocence, the chance of a swift death for her and probably literally representing the baby/Mel) in the Shurima setting while wearing a white, feminine dress(=innocent) without scars. I am guessing she is from Shurima originally(her appearance would also fit that region) and this is representing her will to protect her child but she bearly manages by all the chaos and threats around her- you can see her desperate look while trying to keep the lamb in her arms, close to her body - bc of being occupied with protecting the little lamb she is not able to fight back and is poked around by the mysterious figures"no peace till I lead them all")- probaby the reason she exiled Mel later on. She actually does not want to give the lamb up but sees no other choice in order to manage the situation - you see her agonizing over this while "Don’t wash my spirit, don’t cleanse my soul" is sung (while still wearing the white dress on that stone with the paint on her face saying "cause that's is all I know"). She exiled Mel in order to protect her while saying to her that she was her weakness which is the truth and probably represented here. Ambessa can not protect Mel while fighting back and ruling. Ambessa gives up the lamb(that she literally holds dear like a baby) and her own motherly feelings while making a pact with Kindred (looks different in every region - I am guessing this is the noxus kindred) and ascending at the end to a mighty warrior after a long fight with the aspect of war- Pantheon. But even though she archieved glory at the end you see images of her unborn baby flashing before the golden mask and that Ambessa - the image as a mighty warrior in her mind which is the new skinline - is still shaken/affected by that -meaning she is still her weakness. Maybe not all of it is a vision - maybe Ambessa actually did a pact with kindred while Mel was in her belly at that battlefield and that might be a reason for her to survive the attack on the council bc she got some power? The eyes of the baby lit up in gold! And we know that Mel's colors are gold!
I also wanna point out how much young Ambessa resembles Mel - they did such an amazing job here - the eyes here literally look like Mel. The singer also sounds literally like Ambessa which is so cool making this completely her song! So Ambessa kind of used to be softer like Mel imo but she abandonned that to be a mighty leader. The fight with pantheon is probably symbolic - he is the aspect of war simply representing the many battles she fought and the scars she got from that. I am speaking here in the past bc we know Ambessa later has these scars in Arcane S1 but in this video all of this is Ambessa's vision of the future if she walks the path of a wolf, which she did! She said in S1 ep 8 "A wolf has no mercy". Only we know that there is already some truth in this. The golden armor represents the might for every character and how overwhemingly powerful the ememy is in her eyes - probably the reason why some targon/solari armor/setting comes in (bc you can ascend by climbing targon and fightng the aspects) in this vision to represent this. The throne also looks more targonian than noxian - but still this is a vision so it could be mixed in her mind. The targon references might totally be a production of her mind to symbolize the ascencion and gaining power. I don't think that this literally happend but represents what awaits her in the future, showing Swain and Katherina behind Pantheon - probably later enemies she has to face. Probably faced them or is about to face them already when we are in Arcane S1 though! I still think that Swain is the one that killed Mel's brother.
This video is very interesting and confusing for the community bc we don't know what is real or if is a complete production of her mind. The scene were she protects the little lamb in her arms could very well be a shuriman ritual as well (the blue guys seem to be painted and not actually skin is blue) and a flashback from her past but we don't know. Arcane S2 will probably shed some light on this to understand it better.
Imo the wolf Ambessa sees is looking like a real wolf that looks so much less menacing because, as being a part of Noxus later on, this is like her spirit animal. The lamb on the other side looks terrifying and so much different from the "still here" cinematic. Probably bc a real warrior does not wish for a swift death much like the vikings, who feel shame if they do not die on the battlefield. That's probably why the lamb looks like the menacing one here to her. BUT in both cases this only happends in a dire situation where the person has a vision/illusion (?) of kindred.
At the moment everyone hopes that this is not just done just for the skinline to promote it but is actually really relevant for Arcane - I am hopeful that this is the case since Christian Linke directed this.
When I saw the notification for this, I got excited cause I thought you were reacting to the band Blood, Sweat, and Tears from back in 60's and 70's. Lol, I loved that band.
Thank you! Ive been refreshing youtube looking for reactions for this. Idk if they are marketing this one as hard as the Linkin Park one.
"Theyre on a whole other league" "a league of legends"
This has blown away! And the visuals! Class!☮️🇬🇧
Everybody was theory crafting who the baby was but now at the end of Arcane it's pretty fking obvious who it is the eyes are a dead give away
Here's Sheryl singing _Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing_, the Black National Anthem, at The Super Bowl
ruclips.net/video/p0Qzu6r40_4/видео.htmlsi=lzo9dapxcxgzFk5N
She'd nearly given up on acting before being cast in Abbott Elementary and she's used that platform to give some AMAZINGLY Inspirational Speeches ❤️🔥
7 minutes until season 2
Hi! Cecilia here. Wonderful to meet you!
you need to react to league's virtual metal band Pentakill's concert
you must react to the whole concert cuz i can't single out songs... they're all 10/10
Wow!
Hi !! Could you react to Kep1er songs such as
Shooting Star
Flowers,flutter your heart
Le Voya9e
Happy ending
Back to the city
These girls come from a survival show called girls planet 999 and debuted on January 2022 with WADADA , there are Japanese ,Korean and Chinese members however at the beginning they were 9 but now they are 7 because they contrat was 2.5 years since they come from a survival show but 7 of them renewed and the rest joined their old company because they had plans for them to redebut (Madein) hope u will look into them they’re such talented girls with such unique voices . I’m looking forward to your reaction !!
You should react to Mortal Reminder by Pentakill. Another Riot band. It's so sick imo.
Day 1 of asking for "songs aus der Bohne" and the "Man im Mond" Series by Julien Bam
Thats ambessa, mel's mother and its the voice actress singing it
It's not the voice actress, check the credits. They chose a singer that sounds close on purpose
Ellen Thomas is Ambessa's VA 😄
@@Lazriell Also in League of Legends, and she does an amazing job too. It just shows how much the people behind Arcane care. Their casting is TOP NOTCH.
i Think it Mel is dead.. everybodys in a lot of trouble.
hmm no she isnt
Knees not knee! Plural not singular!
insta leave, i wanna see reaction without pauses, then analysis
@@roliPoliCannoli well good luck with that 🫡
@@JohnReavesLiveDid you watch Arcane? Season 2 almost out.
@@JohnReavesLiveIts young Ambesa Metarda pragnent with Mel from arcane. Necrit has two videos on cinematic and her official lore.
When 67 years old YOU reach, look as good, you will not.