Pantheon (Development)

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Pantheon

Champion Sneak Peek: Pantheon[]

By Steve 'Pendragon' Mescon^[1]

Since Singed joined the League of Legends, there has been a decided dearth of champions with extremely large shields. Luckily, Pantheon is coming to help prevent this extremely important demographic from becoming marginalized. Here's a glimpse at what we used to inspire Pantheon.

Full Relaunch[]

A One Man Army[]

By Ryan 'Reav3' Mireles^[2]

Let's talk about the next VGU we have planned after Mordekaiser. It's none other than the Man, the Myth, the Legend, Pantheon! After Mordekaiser, Pantheon is the last of the pizza-feet champions, which is to say he hasn't visually held up very well over time. We will be building his visuals from the ground up, while also making him feel more unique to the world of Runeterra. We'll also be expanding on his current lore, as we tell the story of gods and humans and how one man fought back against the gods.

For Pantheon's gameplay, we're looking to modernize his current kit rather than completely re-imagine it. We plan on preserving the aggressive, reliable nature of his play pattern while also adding a deeper set of options and decisions for him to play around with. We also want to really sell the hoplite fantasy by making Pantheon's shield feel more integrated into his kit.

Champion Update: Pantheon[]

"The Unbreakable Spear rises anew. Pantheon fearlessly crashes through the enemy frontline and causes havoc in the ranks. May your spear always strike true."

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Mortal Will

After five basic attacks or ability casts, Pantheon's next basic ability (Q, W, or E) is empowered.

Comet Spear

Tap: Pantheon strikes in a direction, damaging all enemies in a line. Hold: Pantheon throws his spear in a line.

Empowered: Enemies take extra damage and are slowed.

Shield Vault

Pantheon leaps to a target enemy, dealing damage and stunning them.

Empowered: Pantheon's next basic attack hits three times, each at reduced damage.

Aegis Assault

Pantheon sets his shield in a direction, gaining invulnerability to damage from enemies in that direction and dealing damage continuously. The last hit is extra powerful and still activates if E is canceled early.

Empowered: Aegis Assault lasts longer.

Grand Starfall

Pantheon leaps into the air and then hurtles back toward a target location, damaging enemies as he passes through. Mortal Will activates immediately when he lands.

Reimagining Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear - Behind the Scenes[]

Trivia[]

Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear

He is voiced by George Georgiou.
His champion theme is composed by Edouard 'EdTheConqueror' Brenneisen, with Rush Garcia providing the vocal.
One of the scrapped narrative pitches involved Pantheon rescuing a young girl and mentoring her much like Wolverine and X-23 from Marvel.^[3]
One of the scrapped spells tested during his development included Pantheon throwing his spear and taking out a sword and fighting with it until he picked up his spear again.
His secret dream of baking is carried from his previous joke.
During development his primary color was changed from red to blue in order to keep him consistent with other newer released or updated Mount Targon champions.
- This color change can also be seen between Original Baker Pantheon and Updated Baker Pantheon.
- This is also made to differentiate Pantheon from Leona and other Solari (whose primary color is red and gold), as he is no longer part of that religious order.
Some features of Pantheon draw parallels to Kratos from God of War, albeit that both characters are based on Greek mythology.

Pantheon, the Artisan of War

He is voiced by Gavin Hammon.
- Varus and Blood Lord Vladimir are also voiced by the same voice actor.
Pantheon's dance references Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
  - He shares this dance with Rakan.
Pantheon and Master Yi are the champions with the highest base movement speed in-game (355).

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References[]

[1] Champion Sneak Peek: Pantheon

[2] Champion Roadmap: April 2019

[3] Interlocutioner on Scrapped Pantheon Lore

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