This comic proves how 1. Shen is either semi-smart? semi-stupid?, he figured out that zed wouldn't kill master kusho but never thought of kusho already having thoughts of agreeing with zed. despite zed leaving clues. 2. How a bro kayn is.
i mean this could all be a huge twist we never really get to see shens thoughts as much a we do of zeds. I am pretty sure shen has an idea. But one thing is clear they still care for each other
personally to me shen seems more naive than stupid. through the comics it was shown that shen was much more of a gentle giant type. even kusho said zed was more like him than shen. It just might be that shen simply didnt expect his beloved father to do something like that.
@Anzu Wyliei Because the Kinkou, or rather Shen specifically and the shadow order need to fight for the sake of balance. And if Shen knew that Zed never killed his father, Shen wouldn't have a reason to fight Zed anymore, which would disrupt the balance of good vs evil.
if i were Shen i would have disarmed Jhin with a simple "NOW YOU WILL COUNT EACH OF THOSE BULLETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE A MULTIPLE OF FOUR!" there, Jhin is subdued
@@kipras1412 Thats because he stayed stuck inside a tomb or w/e it was with xerath for a very long time and was driven to madness. Hes not dumb, rather he is completely insane.
HurricaneX31 he trapped himself and Xerath in a collapsing tomb. He wasn’t as sharp as Nasus, but at least he saved Nasus and a lot of Shuriman civilians from Xerath. But hey, at least we have the bloodthirsty maniac crocodile with a glaive the size of Olaf now that he had a chat with Xerath in the cave.
MajinVenix why is it that when I play Jhin I have always sometimes intentionally missed shots just for fun. Didn’t know it was a thing Jhin ACTUALLY does lorewise. XD
SirDragon001 I agree more with Skyen though I could see some reasons lore-wise why they would do it. Still, I incline to agree with Skyen, it undermines Zed’s character.
The last message was the most important though I think, reaffirms Zed and Kayns parental relationship and they both see each other as father and son. Really wholesome Kayns character development
Necrit skipped over that a bit, i always thought of kayn as just a bloodhungry psycho who works for the strongest until he can backstab him. It completely changed my perception of the character
@@steps8140 Well Kayn's an interesting and flexible character. With the way his weapon works in-game and in lore. He has the choice to be selfish and succumb to the greed for power. But he chooses not too. I believe that says something about his character.
Not possible, RIoters have already confirmed that Jhin is just "4 years older than Zed," meaning that him being the father would be impossible in this case. However the fact that Zed was abandoned by his father at 4 years old is too coincidental to be overlooked... Something is definitely at play here.
This gives light to the character of Zed, Kay and Shen as well as Akali. • Zed wasn't really evil, but he studied Shadow Magic in order to protect Ionia. • Kayn's Loyalty to Zed, shows that Zed is an Amazing Master • Shen is too dense and naive to pick up clues that could've helped him discover the truth • Akali and Zed have similar principles when it comes to protecting Ionia.
Shen actually ain't dense or naive tf. But yeah this comic really wrote him off as one. When you look at the "Tales of Runeterra: Ionia" animation it really feels like an another character from comics interpretation.
his father died, was hidden to be dead only to not be reveled to him when he actually died, and worst of all... he is not even the main character in his father's reveal
Something this comic did for me? Really made me love Kayn as a character more. He seems a lot more chill than when you see him originally, and the fact we get to see him being chill is just a nice change of pace from "dark edgy boi with scythe". I do kinda wish we learned a bit more about Rhaast though, but that might be later if they ever cover the Darkin/Vladimir in more detail. Surely the next comic series will involve Gragas and him drinking around the world to perfect his ale right? That's truly the lore we need right now.
uh 'flips pages' How about a uh Gragas has his own tavern and there's a really drunk guy just being a total ass! and then gragas steps out, the man laughs at the 'fat ass running this joint' and they duke it out in a good ol bar fight! Gragas wins and the tavern cheers him on!
Wait a second.... Jhin escaped death FOUR times... from Master Kusho, Shen, Camille, and Zed. This man is truly the greatest league character in the game
The writer confirmed that Jhin left it there on purpose as proof of his escape from Shen and Akali. Said writer also confirmed that Jhin's master plan didn't involve Shen and Zed killing each other, or having him kill either one of them by his own hands as a means of revenge - but that his plan was to get Zed to reach his breaking point, so that he would finally kill off Kusho for good. Basically Jhin planned everything, including Shen and Zed's eventual team up, his (faked) capture and Kusho's murder. Jhin was the one who planned an end Kusho's corrupt rule and freed Zed from his master's abusive manipulation. Now Zed is free to rebuild the Order of Shadows in his light while potentially mending his ruined friendship with Shen (assuming Shen still stays delusional about the real truth behind his father.)
He already is I think, he is probably the shadow fiend if you check it's art it is almost the exact scene where he attacks zed, with the pillars and the other things
I really love the relationship between kayn and zed this comic makes kayn a really amazing character and not just a anime character looking edge lord and I really really love that
Wow ok. I'm really, really starting to like Zed and Kayn. The Master/Apprentice dynamic is something I absolutelly adore. So giving Zed and Kayn such a strong bond is so cool to me :D Thank you Rito! I can finally play characters for lore reasons now!
As a Kayn main, I get to hear his voice lines in-game, so seeing everyone "realize" that Kayn isn't JUST a bloodthirsty edgelord is really fun. Kayn skin soon please! Also more Kayn and Rhaast lore!
although, lorewise, Nocturne already exists (the Shadow realm is his territory) even before Kusho became that. just to point it out. edit: now that I think about it, maybe Noc needs a body to possess (like the demon that he is) to materialize in the mortal realm? and it doesn't necessarily have to be Kusho, anybody who taps into the Yugioh realm could either be his prey or host and if the current host dies he'd just find another. now that'd be nice and would fit his last short story too.
I mean, Shen was too royal to his father to the point he become so dense and naive, if he find out the truth it would break his mental. Zed understanding this more than anyone else so he decided to let him find the answer himself rather than tell him the truth.
I'm so disappointed at Kusho's end. Like, just imagine if he nearly killed Zed, but then, Shen comes to his rescue and sees what his father had become. WOULD. HAVE. BEEN. GREAT.
Plus I doubt Shen knew where the Navori brotherhood or The Shadow Council is. Remember that Navori messenger? Shen barely knew any of the codes they spoke.
I'd honestly love to see the next comic being about Shurima fall & rise. I know there are a ton of stories explaining all of it however it would be so dope.
I would rather say that Kayn is Vader and Zed is Luke, considering that Kayn betrayed Kusho and Zed wanted to kill him all throughout the scene. Although that way around it doesn't fit that Zed killed Kusho instead of Kayn and Zed was originally on Kusho's side, but you can't make that last one fit at all if you're going with the Palpatine comparison.
The twist is awesome and only adds to the lore and Zed's character. What truly happened to their master was always hinted to be very mysterious and it always struck me as odd from my very first time reading Zed's lore. This comic has done an awesome job of fleshing out Zed, he was great before but a bit of a one note edgy assassin- Now he feels like a real human being with regrets and mistakes, but also his own man with honor and ideals.
Imagine if Zed was loseing the fight and suddenly Shen comes. They don't kill Kusho becouse he escapes and this way they can make him a real chempion. Also the interactions between them would be great. Shen and Zed will finally be friends which i would love. Also give Shen some love
I also really liked the twist! Everything Zed did made more sense b/c of it. Instead of straight up killing his master offscreen, he tried to find another alternative. He's a good man who's willing to do the minimal of bad for the greater good / maintaining the balance. ^_^ Side note, love the master and teacher relationship between Zed and Kayn and how loyal Kayn is.
Amazing story, nice to see my favorite character get awesome comics to tell his story. Also nice to see my favorite RUclipsr to make a video explaining and review the comic
I like how Zed has been given the Itachi treatment in a way. Forced to disgrace himself in order to protect the very group that once embraced and now hunts him. I hope that one day Shen comes to realise the truth but for now this really changes the way I perceive Zed
Easy way to revive Kusho, reowrok Nocturne into the soul of Kusho. After dying his mind and souls got anchored to the shadow realm and coalessed into the demon Nocturne.
Man I've been watching your videos for a few weeks and I literally am in love with leagues lore. They need to make a animated series or something because their stories are amazing
I still don't know how the fight between camille and jhin ended. Of course jhin survived, but seeing the awaken video makes me think only one wouldve survived. So I need to know what happened to Camille!
After this comic, i think in awaken series it was just a Jhin's mechanized puppet (or how did it Necrit called?), and Camille took it out. Because i dont think there is a solid reason how they both survived.
@@picapes The Jhin on stage was shooting and bowing down to Camille, too real to be a puppet. What happened is, the 4th shot Jhin was hiding on his back while bowing down blow off the leg that camille was going to slash jhin with. Camile lost a scissor leg but somehow forced jhin to retreat or more soldiers flooded the room which caused him to escape before he could finish Camille.
I bet that when they rework Nocturne, they'll do what they did with Pantheon and just push Kusho to be part of Nocturne in some sense (at least to the level that he will speak in his voice lines or something), because having that kind of interaction would be so worth it.. as long as they don't mess up the demon theory crafting by making Kusho full on replace Nocturne like Atreus took over Pantheon...
My man Zed has this rich and compelling lore along with his loyal bro Kayn in the comics while Shen is just... *hippity hoppity, your life is a misery*
I think soon enough we’re going to get some more lore on Jhin revealing his backstory and his obsession with the number 4. Like, we’ll find out that Jhin was actually Zeds older brother. For 4 years Jhin lived happily with his family as an only child but the year that Zed was born the family was met with misfortune. Thus Jhin despised Zed and saw him as a curse. So since Zed ruined jhins life at 4 years of age, Jhin wanted to ruin Zeds life at 4 as well. So Jhin pulled the strings behind Zeds abandonment. But when Jhin saw that fortune again found Zed through Kusho and Shen, he became obsessed with studying his brothers life to find ways to ruin it. If something like this were to be revealed, it’d have to be revealed through them removing Jhins mask, uncovering a face that is strikingly similar to Zeds with white hair, leading into Zed suddenly remembering everything. That’d be wild.
15:53 You missed the doll of Kusho that Jhin left in the bottom right corner of the screen. It was confirmed on twitter that Jhin was plotting out everything perfectly including Kushos death
Thanks for making these videos. It inspired me to finally read the comics. I was wondering if you would bring it up, but there were a few things that seemed off to me when Kusho was talking to Zed. I think not all of what master Kusho was talking to Zed was truly Kusho himself speaking, but rather the Shadow Entity(?) controlling him. There were a lot of lines that really contradicted with the type of character we had learned Kusho to be like from the flashbacks in the previous issues, which made me think that maybe there weren't much of the original Kusho left at all. Sure, he was most likely corrupted by the shadow magic, but the way he had completely sacrificed his own ideals, neglecting even his own Teaching of the Scales, made me think that this was no longer Kusho himself, but rather the Shadow Entity using Kusho as a vessel. Also the insults that Kusho told to Zed during the fight seemed little too cruel for the Kusho we knew. Kusho respected Zed and truly tought he was the better student, granting him the meddalion in the first issue. But there was doubt in Zed's mind, and the Shadow Entity was using that doubt, and the benefit of Zed thinking the words would be Kusho's, to taunt him and make him afraid and weak. I think the dark speech bubbles were also representing that it was the Shadow Entity speaking rather than Kusho. I just wanted to point this out since the way you presented Kusho's insults to Zed (Kusho seeing Zed only as a tool, punching bag for Shen, weakling peasant, etc.) made them seem like you considered them to be how Kusho, even before his corruption, saw Zed. But I wanted to bring this alternative angle that maybe it wasn't Kusho himself, but the Shadow Entity using Kusho to prey on Zed's doubts and fears, telling him lies he was willing to believe. Finally wanted to add for future lore endeavours, that figuring out what the Shadow Entity was was left a bit of a mystery. From what we were shown, it seemed like the Shadow Entity had some level of a mind of its own seemingly having taken over master Kusho and Shen pointing out to Zed that the shadows control him rather than he them. Could the Shadow Entity be a demon? What is the Shadow Realm really? Could the entity be tied to Fiddlesticks? The chase for lore is endless. Again, thanks for your awesome Lore coverage. Keep up the good work!
Právě jsem se díval na tvé pět let staré Q and A video, protože jsem si říkal, že máš dost slovanský akcent, proto jsem chtěl zjistit, jestli jsi opravdu z Česka. Jinak, díky moc za všechna videa, protože bez tebe bych se nedostal, do loreu lolka a bez znalostí loru, by mě omrzelo, takže díky moc, pokračuj ve své práci a pozdravuj kočku XD
Start of the first comic: "Though your mother gave you life, it is your Master who bid you to stand for a purpose. For this, you owe fealty." End of the finale: Kayn being a true bro
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This comic proves how
1. Shen is either semi-smart? semi-stupid?, he figured out that zed wouldn't kill master kusho but never thought of kusho already having thoughts of agreeing with zed. despite zed leaving clues.
2. How a bro kayn is.
i mean this could all be a huge twist we never really get to see shens thoughts as much a we do of zeds. I am pretty sure shen has an idea. But one thing is clear they still care for each other
shen underestimated zed their rivalry is kind of like ji joe snake and ninja dude
personally to me shen seems more naive than stupid. through the comics it was shown that shen was much more of a gentle giant type. even kusho said zed was more like him than shen. It just might be that shen simply didnt expect his beloved father to do something like that.
@Anzu Wyliei Because the Kinkou, or rather Shen specifically and the shadow order need to fight for the sake of balance. And if Shen knew that Zed never killed his father, Shen wouldn't have a reason to fight Zed anymore, which would disrupt the balance of good vs evil.
Kayn studied the art of Bromance under Master Zed and Master Shen *wink wonk
Of course Jhins trees have guns. Why wouldn't they
They just did
if i were Shen i would have disarmed Jhin with a simple "NOW YOU WILL COUNT EACH OF THOSE BULLETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE A MULTIPLE OF FOUR!" there, Jhin is subdued
Heresy! Only a heretic would call the Three with guns A REAL JHIN MAIN WOULD CALL THEM FOUREST GUNS
@@-Zagreus- your comment is 4 seconds ago.... Coincidence? I think not
@@capitanspoiler7393 plot twist, he already counted.
Quick summary: shen is the unluckiest dude ever
I think i'll go with someone like amumu on that one
what about renekton
eric23443219091 renekton’s more dumb than unlucky
@@kipras1412 Thats because he stayed stuck inside a tomb or w/e it was with xerath for a very long time and was driven to madness. Hes not dumb, rather he is completely insane.
HurricaneX31 he trapped himself and Xerath in a collapsing tomb. He wasn’t as sharp as Nasus, but at least he saved Nasus and a lot of Shuriman civilians from Xerath. But hey, at least we have the bloodthirsty maniac crocodile with a glaive the size of Olaf now that he had a chat with Xerath in the cave.
Zed telling Shen about his father:Did u hear the tragedy of darth Kusho the wise?
Ironic
You will answer to the shadow order!
I AM the shadow order!
@@matess_5556 not yet!
@@davute9546 It's treason then
AuUuUuUggGGhH!
*3 people proceed to die*
Zed: *fights and defeats kusho*
Kusho: no please don't kill me I'm too weak
Zed: *draggin Kusho's dead body to a river*
Shen: Oh yeah btw you forgot your...
Zed: ...
DIRECTED BY ROBERT B.WEIDE
Insert that guy sweating rivers
Yikes 😂😂😂
@@azrael4728 who?
Thats an unexpected turns of events
As a kayn main, I'm satisfied knowing that kayn didn't betray zed
Same
As a Aatrox main, I was disappointment to see some Darkin glory.
@@baldwinivofjerusalem47 as a frequent user of rhaast i highly agree with you
As a zed main im happy to know that i raised a honorable student
@@dorgjona1466 hahahahahahahame too
1:50 Me missing all 4 shots in-game
Also me: "im just being accurate to the lore"
@Glodius Only true legends can miss an auto attack
@@elnine2721 When you A-move and forth shot a minion instead of the enemy that just went into a bush
: ^)
@@elnine2721 his ult also has 4 shots tho
Teemo intensifies
MajinVenix why is it that when I play Jhin I have always sometimes intentionally missed shots just for fun. Didn’t know it was a thing Jhin ACTUALLY does lorewise. XD
T B Skyen: Worst plot twist (story wise)
Necrit: Best plot twist (lore wise)
Dangit
Now, I wanna hear a discussion/podcast between those :D
i'm siding with Skyen on this one
SirDragon001 I agree more with Skyen though I could see some reasons lore-wise why they would do it.
Still, I incline to agree with Skyen, it undermines Zed’s character.
The plot twist is stupid af. It makes Zed's development go 3 steps backwards
i have to agree to skyen on this one
All these comics literally made me go feral, I'm so glad they exist
What are you doing here lol you play league?
@@dashbry AHAHAHAHA
Hey shen
Necrit is losing his mind with all the content he needs to upload.
That basically what happen to most lorewalker, I mean look at World of Warcraft with nobbel87.
He is walking too far into the shadow magic.
Shen: Do not kill Jhin.
Also Shen: *teleport behind Jhin's effigy* omae wa mo shindeiru
Also Also Shen: Nani?
and then zed:you must be joking!
I actually didn't realize that wow. If that puppet was the real Jhin, Shen would've turned him into salami pieces.
@@michaelbei173 I hope that he'd at least have fed that salami to some cats.
@@michaelbei173 he started with a punch tho
The last message was the most important though I think, reaffirms Zed and Kayns parental relationship and they both see each other as father and son. Really wholesome Kayns character development
Necrit skipped over that a bit, i always thought of kayn as just a bloodhungry psycho who works for the strongest until he can backstab him. It completely changed my perception of the character
@@steps8140 Well Kayn's an interesting and flexible character. With the way his weapon works in-game and in lore. He has the choice to be selfish and succumb to the greed for power. But he chooses not too. I believe that says something about his character.
@@PenumbraDev wow, that is actually a damn good summary. Good job
I remember somewhere a riot worker confirmed Kayn had a crush on Zed. I do like the parental relationship way more though.
Ikr?? Kayn is such a precious boy! Kinda crazy sometimes, but precious!
LORE: Zed and Shen struggling to kill Jhin.
INGAME: Zed ults jhin and kills him without any effort at all.
probably Challenger Jhin main in a bronze game
What kind of challenger Jhin misses all 4 ults
@@avacadabavado1522 He just BMing them with his ult
@@avacadabavado1522 he was just playin with them
And shen ally ult's zed for the assist
Who else heard that Zed was abandoned at 4 years old, and just though " Is Jhin his father."
I actually thought this when Jhin was like you already know everything to all of his questions
And they both has golden eyes!
o no
Not possible, RIoters have already confirmed that Jhin is just "4 years older than Zed," meaning that him being the father would be impossible in this case.
However the fact that Zed was abandoned by his father at 4 years old is too coincidental to be overlooked... Something is definitely at play here.
@@alexs29 Jhin is so alpha that he was able to impregnate a woman while he was 4.
This gives light to the character of Zed, Kay and Shen as well as Akali.
• Zed wasn't really evil, but he studied Shadow Magic in order to protect Ionia.
• Kayn's Loyalty to Zed, shows that Zed is an Amazing Master
• Shen is too dense and naive to pick up clues that could've helped him discover the truth
• Akali and Zed have similar principles when it comes to protecting Ionia.
what kind of principles of akali and zed?
Shen actually ain't dense or naive tf. But yeah this comic really wrote him off as one. When you look at the "Tales of Runeterra: Ionia" animation it really feels like an another character from comics interpretation.
@@plankgang5973 I think that's the present shen from the cinematic
@Wth happened to my name "Balance is weakness"
@@kleddo3126 ignorant is fatal just like shen missing the clues
okay so basically: Sucks to be Shen.
Being betrayed, cucked and lied to totally sucks
Ive been dancing to that song as a shen main for 7 years
his father died, was hidden to be dead only to not be reveled to him when he actually died, and worst of all... he is not even the main character in his father's reveal
Sometimes, It’s better to live in ignorance to the horrors of the world
@@Aldoz nah, i think it's better to know and adapt, the more something is hidden the worse it will reveal
Shen: You Killed my FATHER!!!
Zed: No shen...*unmasks* I AM YOUR FATHER!!!
Shen: NOOOOOO-
Plot twist
Underated comment
Star wars 🤣
I love how loyal and respectful kayn is twords zed it's just shows how much they bonded
Zed to Kusho:
"You simply adopted the shadows. I was born in it, molded by it."
Ooooo The Dark Knight Rises References i like this
Something this comic did for me? Really made me love Kayn as a character more.
He seems a lot more chill than when you see him originally, and the fact we get to see him being chill is just a nice change of pace from "dark edgy boi with scythe".
I do kinda wish we learned a bit more about Rhaast though, but that might be later if they ever cover the Darkin/Vladimir in more detail.
Surely the next comic series will involve Gragas and him drinking around the world to perfect his ale right? That's truly the lore we need right now.
Yeah I really love the darkin but I don't know why they didn't give Rhaast lore
Zed and KAYN going on an adventure together, and master kusho died again
Zed, and Kayn's Bizarre Adventure.
@@TheEel228 Zed and Kayn and Rhaast`s Bizzare Adventure*
@Brennan Lu hmm you mean Death 13
I will screenshot this!!!
Nocturne is connected to the shadow realm? So he can send there people when he wins in a children's card game
Kayn didn't want to duel Zed yet, because he's trying to get the last piece to summon exodia, then he would.
Or tier 0 hextech Spyrals, idk.
@@Karanthaneos master plan is limited ;) spyral is not tier zero anymore
But what of the Shuriman God Cards?
@@deathstar6998 maybe azir has them, they are the key for the rise of shurima
I summon Ultra Mega Chicken
"Zed is not a bad guy."
Rito games: Hah lol let's make a trailer in which he almost killed two children hahahaha
What trailer was that in?
Which trailer?
bro he almost kill rakan and xayah
@@Tobias707b2 Legends of Runeterra
(I know it's not cannon, but they still portray him as a pure villain)
@@billdrew7229 legends of Runeterra official trailer
I love how in every shot Rhaast is kind of smiling, hes always like "ooh we"re about to fuck some shit up!"
He's excited as fuck because he knows what's going to happen to that group
Bro we need Gragas in the next major league cinematic. "Awaken," "Warriors," and "Gragas."
KDA GRAGAS
GIVE MORE LORE TO THE PARTY MAN
NO STOP THIS MANDESS
uh 'flips pages' How about a uh Gragas has his own tavern and there's a really drunk guy just being a total ass! and then gragas steps out, the man laughs at the 'fat ass running this joint' and they duke it out in a good ol bar fight! Gragas wins and the tavern cheers him on!
Rico O' Rourke Better then nothing!
Jhin was reaally chill when he got captured . He almost seemed nice. The mad man can really put on a performance.
He also could orchestrate Zed killing Kusho. Look at the puppet close to both of them when Zed Is holding him after fighting.
He knows he can escape easily, I think.
Wait a second.... Jhin escaped death FOUR times... from Master Kusho, Shen, Camille, and Zed. This man is truly the greatest league character in the game
Shen: So you killed my Father?
Zed: Yes, but actually no.
Shen: So my father is alive?
Zed: Yes but actually no.
Basically the whole story
Lol yes
Sounds about right
Well no but actually yes
The amount of plot twist in this story makes Shen a fool 🤣
15:53 Kusho doll on the bottom right corner. I wonder what that means...
nice catch
jhin left the puppet there on purpose
@@Yassine6544 This is just act 1
The writer confirmed that Jhin left it there on purpose as proof of his escape from Shen and Akali. Said writer also confirmed that Jhin's master plan didn't involve Shen and Zed killing each other, or having him kill either one of them by his own hands as a means of revenge - but that his plan was to get Zed to reach his breaking point, so that he would finally kill off Kusho for good.
Basically Jhin planned everything, including Shen and Zed's eventual team up, his (faked) capture and Kusho's murder. Jhin was the one who planned an end Kusho's corrupt rule and freed Zed from his master's abusive manipulation. Now Zed is free to rebuild the Order of Shadows in his light while potentially mending his ruined friendship with Shen (assuming Shen still stays delusional about the real truth behind his father.)
@@alexs29 i knew it was too strange that Jhin was captured that "easily". He Is THE boss.
also, kayn didn't call Zed "jerk", he called master Kusho jerk
“The shadows have enlightened me”
Maybe Master kusho will be a card in Legends of Runeterra because the new cards of ionia are still to come
He already is I think, he is probably the shadow fiend if you check it's art it is almost the exact scene where he attacks zed, with the pillars and the other things
@@alexikon7098 i doubt if he was in the game he would be a common card
Finally someone who recognized that kusho is similar to shadow fiend
I really love the relationship between kayn and zed
this comic makes kayn a really amazing character and not just a anime character looking edge lord and I really really love that
Wow ok.
I'm really, really starting to like Zed and Kayn.
The Master/Apprentice dynamic is something I absolutelly adore. So giving Zed and Kayn such a strong bond is so cool to me :D
Thank you Rito! I can finally play characters for lore reasons now!
As a Kayn main, I get to hear his voice lines in-game, so seeing everyone "realize" that Kayn isn't JUST a bloodthirsty edgelord is really fun.
Kayn skin soon please! Also more Kayn and Rhaast lore!
Wait , Kayn has skins?
"a masked demon from the past who refuses to die" "we want more characters from the past of the lore like senna" trust me kusho will come back.
hope he doesn't show up with a v-neck and a skin tight bodysuit like that one lore character that turned out to be a champ
@@bigvidboi4909 why so much hate on kaisa dude? she looks fine to me
her design's wack, that's all
@@bigvidboi4909 Let's hope he gets the v neck. Show em to the haters
@@H3llf1re60 nah, put that dude in a mankini!
YES, CONTENT. I'm starving...
13:45 HE HAS THE NOCTURNE BLADE ARMS
Wow true, I wounder if riot is trying to say something about it
A NOCTURNE REWORK mmmm
He also says nocturne's line "embrace the darkness", spits some black liquid at zed and makes him see visions inducing.... paranoia. Hmmmmm
although, lorewise, Nocturne already exists (the Shadow realm is his territory) even before Kusho became that. just to point it out.
edit: now that I think about it, maybe Noc needs a body to possess (like the demon that he is) to materialize in the mortal realm? and it doesn't necessarily have to be Kusho, anybody who taps into the Yugioh realm could either be his prey or host and if the current host dies he'd just find another. now that'd be nice and would fit his last short story too.
@@Azrimohr interesting theory
Low-Key was waiting for Shen to follow Zed and learn what had actually happened
Kinda disappointed that shen didn't found that out about his dad
i think it's for the best.
That'd basically kill the entire rivalry/enemies but also friends dynamic, I guess. But will probably know about it some time.
I mean, Shen was too royal to his father to the point he become so dense and naive, if he find out the truth it would break his mental. Zed understanding this more than anyone else so he decided to let him find the answer himself rather than tell him the truth.
Now I love Zed more, Kayn as well 😂
I'm so disappointed at Kusho's end. Like, just imagine if he nearly killed Zed, but then, Shen comes to his rescue and sees what his father had become. WOULD. HAVE. BEEN. GREAT.
Would have been TRASH
Hassan Baroudi would be way too basic.
Plus I doubt Shen knew where the Navori brotherhood or The Shadow Council is. Remember that Navori messenger? Shen barely knew any of the codes they spoke.
Nah Shen hating Zed for the rest of his life is better.
@@odiseirekt1240 thats sad
Kusho mentioned that he used ZED as SHEN's punching bag instead of the other way around. Kayn called KUSHO a jerk, not ZED.
I'd honestly love to see the next comic being about Shurima fall & rise.
I know there are a ton of stories explaining all of it however it would be so dope.
So you back in the tuula prison?
jhin x shen, I ship.
@@akirakato1293 ehem, *n o*
You can't have lore names and not add respective flavor to your comments
It’ll probably be focusing on Azir’s tryhard attempts at being an ascended.
Kusho looks like Palpatine, Zed being Vader, and Kayn, idk Darth Maul?
did you ever hear the tragedy of Master Kusho the Wise?
It's a Kinkou legend
I would rather say that Kayn is Vader and Zed is Luke, considering that Kayn betrayed Kusho and Zed wanted to kill him all throughout the scene. Although that way around it doesn't fit that Zed killed Kusho instead of Kayn and Zed was originally on Kusho's side, but you can't make that last one fit at all if you're going with the Palpatine comparison.
But either way, I don't know for certain, it's not a story the noxians would tell me.
Good point
The only thing that really makes me feel like Zed is probably a Vader is the fact that he killed Kusho :p
14:19
Kayn called Master Kusho a jerk. "That jerk really thought I would betray you"
Kayn and Zed bromance is everything I need!
Careful, tumbler could hear you
they are true friendship
Rhaast: arn't i enough?
@@TheEel228 2 bros better then one
Jhin is like Loki
*A villain everyone loves*
my thoughts on Kayn before and after this comic
Before: Bloodthirsty demon possessed psychopath
After: Edgy fun loving meme teenager
one thing i thought was interesting was when zed zed " the shadows have enlightened me" which is what he says in game but u didn't mention that. : c
i was so exited for this! it was great and i hope they bring more stories together like they did in this comic, brilliant vid!
15:51 anyone else see the little puppet thingy in the bottom right?
Yeah lol the hell is that
like one of jhin puppets
Jhin faked His capture and left it on purpose.
13:46
Kusho: ohoho you have activated my trap card!
Zed: I have no choice but to use this uno reverse card
I really wonder how does Kennen tie into all this, if he's even a part of the Kinkou clan anymore.
he is read or listen the new akali story to find out more he is in the top 3 of the kinkou
He is still a part of the kinkou, but basically no body plays this champ so not even story writers seem to care about him
The twist is awesome and only adds to the lore and Zed's character. What truly happened to their master was always hinted to be very mysterious and it always struck me as odd from my very first time reading Zed's lore.
This comic has done an awesome job of fleshing out Zed, he was great before but a bit of a one note edgy assassin- Now he feels like a real human being with regrets and mistakes, but also his own man with honor and ideals.
Skyen - Zed comic bad
Necrit - Zed comic good
Is Riot hinting new VS event?!?
I honestly don't understand why it is bad
Imagine if Zed was loseing the fight and suddenly Shen comes. They don't kill Kusho becouse he escapes and this way they can make him a real chempion. Also the interactions between them would be great. Shen and Zed will finally be friends which i would love. Also give Shen some love
That will destroy the rivalry of Zed and Shen for years it is enough to know that Zed didn't actually kill shen's father he's only lying to Shen
Necrit: Too much content to produce
WhoWouldWin ep.7 after the promised 9mnths: Forgettin' something bruh?
Dude do you know what necrit forgot
Necrit rewards
"As he ripped off his clothes-"
Say what now? I was eating ramen.
what.
I also really liked the twist! Everything Zed did made more sense b/c of it. Instead of straight up killing his master offscreen, he tried to find another alternative. He's a good man who's willing to do the minimal of bad for the greater good / maintaining the balance. ^_^
Side note, love the master and teacher relationship between Zed and Kayn and how loyal Kayn is.
as a kayn main myself (who also plays zed a lot) i freakin love this comic and the fact that kayn and zed are bros :D
Looking badass as ever Kayn, he knows true Honor.
Amazing story, nice to see my favorite character get awesome comics to tell his story. Also nice to see my favorite RUclipsr to make a video explaining and review the comic
0:12 riot releasing a new cinematic after your upload
I like how Zed has been given the Itachi treatment in a way. Forced to disgrace himself in order to protect the very group that once embraced and now hunts him. I hope that one day Shen comes to realise the truth but for now this really changes the way I perceive Zed
Easy way to revive Kusho, reowrok Nocturne into the soul of Kusho. After dying his mind and souls got anchored to the shadow realm and coalessed into the demon Nocturne.
@Glodius and he's in Demacia
I don't know how i'd feel about that, i like Nocturne being his own thing more
Man I've been watching your videos for a few weeks and I literally am in love with leagues lore. They need to make a animated series or something because their stories are amazing
I still don't know how the fight between camille and jhin ended. Of course jhin survived, but seeing the awaken video makes me think only one wouldve survived. So I need to know what happened to Camille!
Younes El Ghazi i hope we get a piltover zaun comic so we can find out what happened to camille
jhin probably just escaped i dont think camille would die or get hurt badly. He probably just ran away
After this comic, i think in awaken series it was just a Jhin's mechanized puppet (or how did it Necrit called?), and Camille took it out. Because i dont think there is a solid reason how they both survived.
@@picapes The Jhin on stage was shooting and bowing down to Camille, too real to be a puppet.
What happened is, the 4th shot Jhin was hiding on his back while bowing down blow off the leg that camille was going to slash jhin with.
Camile lost a scissor leg but somehow forced jhin to retreat or more soldiers flooded the room which caused him to escape before he could finish Camille.
@@sopmodii1505 oh thank u for explaining
I love the artwork in this comic
Me: Shen father is alive o.O
Rito: well yeah but actually no
Shen: We cant just murder Jhinn
Also Shen When he sees Jhinn: 1:34 REEEEEEEEE
Ok, we already had a featured Varus comic, Kayn and Red Kayn as side characters, and now we need a comic about Aatrix
zed was adopted when he was FOUR years old. ouh jhin...
I bet that when they rework Nocturne, they'll do what they did with Pantheon and just push Kusho to be part of Nocturne in some sense (at least to the level that he will speak in his voice lines or something), because having that kind of interaction would be so worth it.. as long as they don't mess up the demon theory crafting by making Kusho full on replace Nocturne like Atreus took over Pantheon...
Reading the issues and watching your analysis Videos about it was so interesting and cool. I am happy how the story turned out.
At last, the content I've been seeking for.
Itachi : **pat on zed’s shoulder** I know how u feel bro.
"with that zed"
finally i read the whole thing but was waiting for your vid for more explanation
My man Zed has this rich and compelling lore along with his loyal bro Kayn in the comics while Shen is just...
*hippity hoppity, your life is a misery*
I think soon enough we’re going to get some more lore on Jhin revealing his backstory and his obsession with the number 4. Like, we’ll find out that Jhin was actually Zeds older brother.
For 4 years Jhin lived happily with his family as an only child but the year that Zed was born the family was met with misfortune. Thus Jhin despised Zed and saw him as a curse. So since Zed ruined jhins life at 4 years of age, Jhin wanted to ruin Zeds life at 4 as well. So Jhin pulled the strings behind Zeds abandonment. But when Jhin saw that fortune again found Zed through Kusho and Shen, he became obsessed with studying his brothers life to find ways to ruin it.
If something like this were to be revealed, it’d have to be revealed through them removing Jhins mask, uncovering a face that is strikingly similar to Zeds with white hair, leading into Zed suddenly remembering everything.
That’d be wild.
I just imagine jhin talking when I read his dialogue, HE'S THAT GOOD.
Dang!, this is so cool! hooked up and binged watched
I love you for this Necrit!!!!
10:30 ngl Kusho looks like vampire lord form from Skyrim's Dawnguard
Or maybe I just see Molag Bal in his shape
I can't stop imagining Kusho with Sidious's voice. It's basically him.
did you ever hear the tragedy of Master Kusho the Wise?
@@atocanboi409 I just re-read the whole chapter with anakin's dark deeds soundtrack. Fits perfect.
I really want you to cover the new story first, but the cinematics are also pretty damn good
My perspective about Zed has changed dramatically. I love this story.
Aw, this makes shen look like an idiot XD
Ein ManU sometimes ignorance is a bliss! Zed sacrificed his honor in order to protect kusho’s. In the end all was in vain
15:53 You missed the doll of Kusho that Jhin left in the bottom right corner of the screen. It was confirmed on twitter that Jhin was plotting out everything perfectly including Kushos death
Thanks for making these videos. It inspired me to finally read the comics.
I was wondering if you would bring it up, but there were a few things that seemed off to me when Kusho was talking to Zed.
I think not all of what master Kusho was talking to Zed was truly Kusho himself speaking, but rather the Shadow Entity(?) controlling him. There were a lot of lines that really contradicted with the type of character we had learned Kusho to be like from the flashbacks in the previous issues, which made me think that maybe there weren't much of the original Kusho left at all.
Sure, he was most likely corrupted by the shadow magic, but the way he had completely sacrificed his own ideals, neglecting even his own Teaching of the Scales, made me think that this was no longer Kusho himself, but rather the Shadow Entity using Kusho as a vessel.
Also the insults that Kusho told to Zed during the fight seemed little too cruel for the Kusho we knew. Kusho respected Zed and truly tought he was the better student, granting him the meddalion in the first issue. But there was doubt in Zed's mind, and the Shadow Entity was using that doubt, and the benefit of Zed thinking the words would be Kusho's, to taunt him and make him afraid and weak. I think the dark speech bubbles were also representing that it was the Shadow Entity speaking rather than Kusho.
I just wanted to point this out since the way you presented Kusho's insults to Zed (Kusho seeing Zed only as a tool, punching bag for Shen, weakling peasant, etc.) made them seem like you considered them to be how Kusho, even before his corruption, saw Zed. But I wanted to bring this alternative angle that maybe it wasn't Kusho himself, but the Shadow Entity using Kusho to prey on Zed's doubts and fears, telling him lies he was willing to believe.
Finally wanted to add for future lore endeavours, that figuring out what the Shadow Entity was was left a bit of a mystery. From what we were shown, it seemed like the Shadow Entity had some level of a mind of its own seemingly having taken over master Kusho and Shen pointing out to Zed that the shadows control him rather than he them.
Could the Shadow Entity be a demon? What is the Shadow Realm really? Could the entity be tied to Fiddlesticks? The chase for lore is endless.
Again, thanks for your awesome Lore coverage. Keep up the good work!
I was shocked when i saw the issue
11:40 No, he says "You (as there was no one else besides Zed, it must be Zed) were just a punching bag to train my son with." It´s the opposite.
I AM SO MINDBLOWN. THAT WAS SUCH A TWIST
Právě jsem se díval na tvé pět let staré Q and A video, protože jsem si říkal, že máš dost slovanský akcent, proto jsem chtěl zjistit, jestli jsi opravdu z Česka. Jinak, díky moc za všechna videa, protože bez tebe bych se nedostal, do loreu lolka a bez znalostí loru, by mě omrzelo, takže díky moc, pokračuj ve své práci a pozdravuj kočku XD
Nononono, zed was the 'punching bag' for Shen according to what is written
What will you laugh at, when they finally rework Gragas? :P
Omg like those comics finally a reason to read
legends of runeterra is like no rest for you necrit
Start of the first comic: "Though your mother gave you life, it is your Master who bid you to stand for a purpose. For this, you owe fealty."
End of the finale: Kayn being a true bro