Development
- Main article: Yone (Development)
- Yone and are voiced by Noshir Dalal, who also voices 6 Yone, Windchaser in Legends of Runeterra.[1]
- Yone's Japanese voice actor is Atsushi Miyauchi.[2]
- Yone started out as a background character to story.
- Yone was pitched because it was thought that it was cool that he used two swords in Legends of Runeterra.[3]
- Yone has a similar core playstyle to [4]
- Yone was originally supposed to be an "echo fighter" version of Yasuo, with the intention of lowering Yasuo's pick rate given that he had the highest in the game, and increase champion diversity for his mains.[5]
- Yone's passive and Q ability have similar names to and respectively. and also have similar implication in terms of meaning.
due to their shared training. - is inspired by gameplay and is dedicated to his mortal side.
- is dedicated to his azakana blade and demonic side.
- 6 Yone, Windchaser was revealed at the 10 year anniversary of League along with Legends of Runeterra, the game he debuted in. He was released as a follower card.
- Yone was likely based on original concept of wielding duo swords.
- Yone was made taller and thinner than Yasuo in order to give him a more distinct body shape and silhouette as well to capture the feeling of an undead samurai.[6]
- [7] placeholder name in development was "Nothing Personal".
- Yone's title of Unforgotten is intended to mirror Yasuo's title of Unforgiven.[8]
- One of the scrapped spells tested on Yone included a flame wall that blocked vision on the other side.[9]
- Yone's temporary model in development was a recolored .[10]
- One of the names considered for Yone was Dusk due to the fact that we would appear at dusk to hunt demons.[11]
Universe
- Main article: Yone (Character)
- Yone and [12]
- They are now the only remaining members of the school, likely due to the rest having all been killed by Yasuo when pursuing him.
- The scar on face was caused by Yone in their duel before his death.
both studied under the same master and know how to draw power from the wind, but only Yasuo knows the full secrets of the technique. - They are now the only remaining members of the school, likely due to the rest having all been killed by Yasuo when pursuing him.
- When Yone entered the spirit realm in death, he was attacked by an azakana, a demon that feeds off of negative emotions. This demon was stalking Yone due to the negative emotions he harbored while pursuing Yasuo but died before it could strike.
- After defeating the azakana, Yone was resurrected with the azakana affixed to his face in the form of a mask as well an azakana blade. He now hunts azakana in order to learn more about them and his own fate.
- The man that appears in The Path, An Ionian Myth cinematic represents the older brother in Ionian myths whose story bears many similarities to Yone's.[13]
- Despite being brought back from the death by demonic power, Yone is not particularly undead.[14]
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Yone (League of Legends)
- Yone is one of 21 champions without a single ability power ratio on any ability: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- Yone -
- Though not a pair, , , and are also siblings.
is one of seven pairs of sibling champions (the others being - , - , - , - , - , and - ).
- Yone is the first non-champion in Legends of Runeterra to become a champion in League of Legends.
- Yone was first confirmed to be the next champion with voice lines.
- On VPBE during the V11.24 cycle[15], a new feature was added where whenever Yone scored a pentakill, a dramatic scene of him performing his Toggle emote was played for 7 seconds.[16] This was later removed due to controversy.[17]
- [20] is based on an earlier exploration of ultimate ability.
Quotes
- Main article: Yone (League of Legends Audio)
- Yone and
- ▶️ "Sleep is not for the weak, but for the blessed." and ▶️ "Sleep is for the guiltless."
- ▶️ "The road to ruin, I've walked it once before." and ▶️ "The road to ruin is shorter than you think."
- ▶️ "Kindness is a luxury!" and ▶️ "Virtue is no more than a luxury."
- ▶️ "Forget the past, it only clouds the future." and ▶️ "Hmph. One step ahead of the past."
- ▶️ "A broken mask meets a dishonored blade." and ▶️ "An unworthy blade meets a cursed mask."
not only share a backstory and similar playstyle, but also feature similar quotes in their voice-overs:
- ▶️ "On a cliff by the sea I found the strangest spirit. It walked on four legs and spoke of dreams." is perspective in ▶️ "I met the strangest human in my forest. D-Do you think they're here? I still have their dream."
- ▶️ "Nothing personal!" is a reference to "Nothing personal, kid."
- ▶️ Yone plays the morin khuur in his dance emote.
- Yone and here. dance music are counterpart and complement to each other's. Their interaction can be viewed
- ▶️ "What fools these mortals be." quotes Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
- Yone's (the corporeal body) voice and his spirit form's voice often intertwine or follow one another, especially in more intense quotes.
- ▶️ "It's high noon." is also said by Cole Cassidy from Overwatch.
- ▶️ "You came up with eights and aces." references the "dead man's hand" in poker.
- ▶️ "Dust to dust." is the last part of the phrase "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
- ▶️ "Ain't no grave can hold my body down." references the lyrics of Ain't No Grave by Johnny Cash.
Skins
- Main article: Yone (Collection)
- Yone's height is 6 feet and 3 inches or 190.5 centimeters.[21]
- Yone has two swords, his Steel Sword and an Azakana Sword.
- 6 Yone's depiction in Legends of Runeterra is set earlier in his life.[22]
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin represents the elder brother from Ionian myths. The Path he took in his legends is similar/identical to the path Yone chose.
- He represents the Spirit of Reflection in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- The design of the skin, based on the Steel Sword and Azakana Sword, would have been inspired Sesshōmaru from InuYasha manga/anime (basing of the Tenseiga and Bakusaiga swords, respectively).
- This skin shares the Battle Academia theme with:
- ...and others
- His Ruby chroma resembles the titular character from Inuyasha.
- This skin shares the Nightbringer and Dawnbringer theme with:
- ...and others
- Despite being titled Dawnbringer, Yone is also partly a Nightbringer.
- His Steel Sword is replaced by a sword of order, while his Azakana Sword is replaced by a sword of chaos.
- His true Dawnbringer form replaces his Spirit form in recall animation. and can also be seen in his
- The body he leaves behind when using is his true Nightbringer form.
- His joke is a reverse of 's; while slices a fish with his Steel Sword and holds its raw meat, transforms raw fish back into a living fish using his powers.
- This skin shares the Ocean Song theme with:
- This skin shares the Inkshadow theme with:
- This skin shares the HEARTSTEEL theme with:
- This skin shares the HEARTSTEEL theme with:
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
- His appearance reminds Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower from the Bloodborne video game, and the dress-up to Boothill from the Honkai video game.
- His joke animation is a reference of Deadpool from the Deadpool 2 movie.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
References
- ↑ Pls on Yone's Voice Actor
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lc1C7Rw--Y
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Pitching Yone
- ↑ Scruffy on Yone's Similarity
- ↑ Champion Insights: Yone
- ↑ Reav3 on Yone's Body Type
- ↑ Nekomaru on Fate Sealed Temp Name
- ↑ Pls on Yone Title
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Scrapped Yone Spells
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Yone Temp Model
- ↑ Yone's Development Part 3 -- Ultimate abilities & Yone's old name (ft. designer EndlessPillows)
- ↑ Pls on Yone and Yasuo School
- ↑ Pls on The Path
- ↑ Pls on whether Yone is an undead
- ↑ Vandiril showcasing Yone Pentakill scene
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Yone's Pentakill scene
- ↑ EndlessPillows on the removal of Yone's Pentakill scene
- ↑ Yone Pentakill scene lockout and immunity
- ↑ Yone Pentakill scene cooldown refresh
- ↑ LeagueOfLegends.com Nexus — bananaBand1t (30 June 2017) ORIGINS: Yasuo
- ↑ Yone's Official Height
- ↑ Earp on LoR Yone