Champion

A Champion is a warrior reigning from the vast regions of the universe that has come to wage war in the Fields of Justice. Riot Games develops new champions for League of Legends, and each champion is individually designed to have unique abilities and traits that a player must use wisely. Some Champions use brute strength and power, others use deadly and cunning precision, while others still use supernatural vision and magic.

There were 40 champions released at launch, and there is one added approximately every two weeks. About 8-10 champions are in development at any moment. Each week there is a rotation of ten champions that are available to play for free. For those that bought the Collector's Edition, 20 champions are automatically unlocked; another 20 can be unlocked by buying the Champion Bundle through the game client. All champions, however, can be unlocked with Influence Points or Riot Points at the Riot Store ingame.

Champion status

 * Unlocked: This means that the champion has been unlocked and can be used at any time.
 * Free to Play: This status is reserved for the 10 free champions of the week. They are indicated with an (!).
 * Locked: This status is accompanied by a gray square or picture of the champion, which means the champion is unavailable for use.

List of champions
As of December 29th, 2011 there are currently released champions, with the latest one being.

Upcoming Champions

 * There are no new upcoming champions at this moment.

Concept
The following champions have been hinted to be under development by Ezreal, Game Designer, but not officially announced, and are subject to change:
 * Male or Female gravity-themed ranged DPS caster (likely ).
 * Tempus, a male time-themed melee DPS assassin (formerly known as Aeon)
 * A Void creature caster (possibly "daddy")
 * Zelos, brother and a Sergeant in the Ionian military.
 * Komachi, a pure tank Champion being developed by Xypherous
 * Kassadin's daughter, Kassadin was tricked into sending her into the void by Malzahar.
 * Dr. Aregor Priggs, a high-ranking Zaunite official and businessman.

Other
The following champions were cancelled, placed on hold or otherwise:
 * Urf, the Manatee - April Fool's "mascot" (Made into the skin for  in '10 and  skin for  in '11).

Cancelled

 * Avasha
 * Averdrian
 * Eagle Rider
 * Female Boar Themed Champ
 * Iron Engineer
 * Omen
 * Plant King (probably remade into )
 * Priscilla, the Spider Queen
 * Robin Blackblade, the Dashing Rogue
 * Voodoo Shaman
 * Water Wizard
 * Tiki (likely incorporated into the skin)