Heavy Is The Crown ft. Linkin Park (Official Music Video) | League of Legends Worlds 2024 Anthem

[u/HS_Cogito_Ergo_Sum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FrhtahQiRc

[u/naplesbad]

Imagine how awkward this video would have been if T1 didn't make it to Worlds

[u/vicdr97 → u/naplesbad]

It's all part of the script

[u/urban287 → u/vicdr97]

nah The Script is next year's.

[u/ThinkEggplant8 → u/naplesbad]

As awkward as CoreJJ being in the promos for worlds, Honda being the main sponsor of worlds, and TL failing to qualify.

[u/janoDX → u/ThinkEggplant8]

I blame TL for that.

[u/tuerancekhang → u/naplesbad]

they were 1 game away from not making it as well

[u/ceyx0001 → u/naplesbad]

I thought the best videos were the ones about last years worlds IDK why they don't just stick with that. Last year had so many hype moments and a great narrative yet they didn't tell the story here.

[u/prongs17 → u/ceyx0001]

Weirdly they only seem to do those for when some legendary player beats Faker in the final. For Ambition and for Deft.

[u/Javiklegrand → u/prongs17]

deft was the hero for gods?

[u/MadMeow → u/Javiklegrand]

Yep

[u/Joxss → u/naplesbad]

Yeah but they suffering so much just to make to worlds somehow conveys even more the ideia that "heavy is the crown" imo

[u/Bravepotatoe → u/naplesbad]

Like corejj being one of the main guy in star walkin and not being at worlds lmao

[u/KIRYUx]

Cinematic faker has more lore than 60% of the league

[u/DarthTaz_99 → u/KIRYUx]

Guardian of the Mountain, King in the Castle. Faker as the main character is always peak

[u/Ok_Bluejay_5110 → u/DarthTaz_99]

Dont forget the creepy cat owner who chills on a lamppost

[u/No_Significance7064 → u/Ok_Bluejay_5110]

the shady guy who hands out mysterious stones to pc bang players

[u/glaunne → u/DarthTaz_99]

king in the castle, i have a chair

[u/DS_Fazzak]

They did Guma dirty lmao

[u/FreeJudgment → u/DS_Fazzak]

He looks so cute with his little Xayah hood tho!

Guma's Yordle Arc

EDIT: I know Xayah is not a Yordle; Guma looks cute like a Yordle.

[u/Individual-Taro-8232 → u/FreeJudgment]

Funny considering part of the reason they won is guma keria figuring out how to coutner xayah rakab

[u/coeu → u/DS_Fazzak]

At first we got Keria and I'm like "nice that really looks like Keria". Then everyone's Keria wut

edit: also BLG's looks like Deft

[u/lp_phnx327 → u/coeu]

Apparently from their social media, Bin didn't recognize himself and Deft was confused why he was in it.

[u/Random_Stealth_Ward → u/lp_phnx327]

Even in the Korean comments you had people being like "wait, why is everyone X?"

[u/Aggressive-Ad7946 → u/coeu]

Fed Deft

[u/MiserableRemove5748]

Faker walking out of his castle actual 10/10 moment damn.

[u/Extension-Bicycle-57 → u/MiserableRemove5748]

Riot watching T1 vs KT game 5 in the ambulance ride from the heart attack of them possibly not being at worlds 

[u/RiotMeddler → u/Extension-Bicycle-57]

Sweating bullets

[u/Ziiaaaac → u/RiotMeddler]

You allowed to spill the production beans? Do you make multiple versions? Do you make one version and over engineer faces to be adjusted? What's the sauce? (If you're allowed)

[u/Swagbrew → u/Ziiaaaac]

KT check PayPal.

[u/SilentScript → u/Ziiaaaac]

I don't think they do because 2021 worlds song had rekkles as one of the 'main' characters in it but he ended up missing worlds that year.

[u/SuperBeastJ → u/SilentScript]

Star Walkin featured CoreJJ who wasn't at that worlds.

This one has the Red Canids Zeri player (Brance i think), also not at worlds

[u/the_next_core → u/Extension-Bicycle-57]

Considering they had FLY and T1 in there, they either made this video super late or they made multiple versions then chose this one for whatever reason. I think most fans would prefer a normal story-of-last-year video.

[u/Otherwise-Freedom-59 → u/the_next_core]

Fly and Red Canids were both not at worlds last year. Hell Red Canids arent at worlds this year. So to me its such a weird choice.

[u/Nightwingx97 → u/Otherwise-Freedom-59]

Exactly, I was so confused when I saw red canids lol

[u/Mafros99 → u/MiserableRemove5748]

Unfathomably stong aura

[u/the_next_core → u/Mafros99]

I want Faker Ryze from Rise again, that was the best depiction ever

[u/Rexssaurus → u/the_next_core]

that was the most unkillable demon king depiction of him

[u/Industrial_Fish → u/Mafros99]

his vayne tumble will always be his peak aura moment for me

[u/SlamMasterJ → u/Industrial_Fish]

That and also no one else can make eating a broccoli on a world stage as cool as Faker, he is the epitome of aura.

[u/a141abc → u/MiserableRemove5748]

I might be basic as fuck but i'll never not get hyped seeing Faker on a worlds teaser/song

The mf just has a different level of aura

Doesnt matter if he comes into worlds as the tournament favorite or he got in on the very last game, he IS the main character

[u/moopey → u/a141abc]

THEY GONNA MAKE HIM DO THIS UNTIL HIS 90!

[u/PhatYeeter → u/a141abc]

Thank Riot for treating Faker with proper reverence. We're lucky to have the face of league be so good for so long without any controversy.

[u/ByahhByahh]

The overlay of Azir as Faker took off his cloak was very nice.

[u/Bignova → u/ByahhByahh]

I loved that little detail too. It's such GOAT shit that this is the same guy who was subbed out for Easyhoon specifically for playing Azir better than Faker at the time then 10 years later Azir is one of Faker's most iconic champions these days, especially after that hero-shuffle on Ruler last year.

[u/pancada_]

WTF is that Red Canids banner

[u/fredy31 → u/pancada_]

With Massu being included and the kinda weirdness that were the heads I kinda figured that they had made the video with a tech that they could basically switch the heads/colors last minute in case someone fucks up (except T1)

But yeah you have a point... why Red Canids? They didnt even qualify. That would also mean that throwing FQ in there was very much a risk. Also if I'm right EU is the only major region where no logo of their team ever shows up, but Red Canids does?

[u/Primary-Tea-6026 → u/fredy31]

Team wise Chovy is there but his team logo isn't there. 

EU is the only region depicted without a team flag but Caps is instantly recognizable vs the other players imo.

I think Massu's inclusion was deliberate even if they did have some sort of face swapping, because him kissing the coin necklace is something only he does.

[u/colors31]

Faker had less screen time than Caps lmfao

[u/fryeee → u/colors31]

It also feels like Linkin Park won the championship last year 😭

[u/RobbinDeBank → u/fryeee]

Streets won’t forget Chester Bennington’s shuffle to win a do-or-die game. Insane performance

[u/kcheng686 → u/RobbinDeBank]

When Emily Armstrong said "All roads lead to me", I cried

[u/endmysufferingxX → u/fryeee]

I remember when they said "it's LP vs the LPL and they like those odds".

[u/QuietRedditorATX → u/endmysufferingxX]

LP gave the final L to China.

[u/colors31 → u/fryeee]

Faker might’ve gotten less time than the drums lmfao

[u/OpticRocky → u/colors31]

To be fair I think we all knew that Faker’s entrance was being saved to be silently hype as fuck

[u/hogroast → u/colors31]

Think the point is that Faker only needs that 2 seconds of silence.

He's there for just a moment but it's easily the defining shot.

[u/Kreceir]

Could be a hot take, but I prefered if Linkin Park was shown less and more about the players going against T1.

Faker walking out was cool though.

[u/MahNerkNerk → u/Kreceir]

Dont think its a hot take, should look at the korean comments on youtube

[u/Random_Stealth_Ward → u/MahNerkNerk]

They are so good too:

The MV makes me feel like LINKIN PARK’s lead singer Nakarthes killed everyone in T1, won five consecutive kills and became the 2023 world champion ㅋㅋ

Congratulations Linkin Park on being crowned champion 2023, your victory is amazing, this mv is to honor you, also thank the T1 guest cast for their dedication to making Linkin Park's victory become a success. greater

It's not easy to take last year's story and trash it like this, but it's amazing.

even the english ones make fun of it

Last year's LOL World Cup "We'll block Jingdong's Golden Road" I remember Linkin Park saying that and I'm tearing up

[u/Wesilii → u/Random_Stealth_Ward]

"The third trophy was for me. The fourth was for Linkin Park" -- Faker at Worlds 2023

[u/Thundermelons → u/Random_Stealth_Ward]

ㅋㅋ

I like how this didn't even need a translation, we all know what it means

[u/SGKurisu → u/Random_Stealth_Ward]

I remember LeBron talking about how Linkin Park were going to win it all last year 

[u/Caffeine_and_Alcohol → u/MahNerkNerk]

yeah exactly haha

[u/MahNerkNerk → u/Caffeine_and_Alcohol]

Just so disappointing to cut to LP over and over instead of doing something for T1 vs the LPL or something, i fully agree with the koreans tbh

[u/ihave0idea0 → u/MahNerkNerk]

Something hype happens? They show LP instantly.

[u/MahNerkNerk → u/ihave0idea0]

Yeah...

Layering LPs singers face over fakers? like excuse me? Did she win worlds? cause I thought its a worlds anthem but give us a LP mv for it instead

[u/Isolat_or → u/MahNerkNerk]

I mean a western band being given screentime and less time to T1 was never going to be popular, i assume that this was part of the agreement to get LP to do the worlds song. I far prefer this music style to kpop but imo for fakers 4th it should have told more of T1's story, it would have been so easy to show the undefeated season followed by bitter disappointment 2nd place at MSI and 2nd at Worlds and then their conquest of the following Worlds.

[u/mage192117 → u/Kreceir]

It also made it WAY too hard to follow the action, I couldn't tell what the hell was happening.

In the first fight scene, between 1:30 and 1:50 there's 6 cuts to LP. LP showed up EVERY 3 SECONDS in an action scene, and it made it so hard to follow what's even going on. There were other issues, but this most certainly did not help. If you're gonna have them prominently, I don't like it and the community doesn't like it, but fine. But put a single 5 second cut or something, not 6 different 0.5 second cuts, and don't put those micro-cuts into an ACTION scene for crying out loud!

[u/Kajibojki → u/mage192117]

Agree. The cuts To LP made everything so confusing and completely Kills the Flow of the action scenes.
one problem I see here is for example the contrasting shots between the Players action scenes and LP scenes which are pretty much complete opposite to the colors and composition, this makes this MV so chaotic.

Also... Is it just me or the animations of LP are uncanny? (especially Mike)
I have noticed that the Lipsying is really really weird. Pretty much not fitting at all to the lyrics.
I'm guessing that MV was rushed with this. Maybe LP clips were made in last minute for some reason.

[u/VirtuoSol → u/Kreceir]

Nah it’s a pretty common thing, all the Chinese comments are saying it looks like Linkin Park won worlds last year lol, even some of the T1 haters are going “wait why is there so little T1 in it?”

[u/ookkthenn → u/Kreceir]

Yeah felt like riot definitely got lost in the sauce, its cool to get linkin park but come on.

[u/300andWhat → u/ookkthenn]

Got LP right when they are knee deep on Scientology controversy

[u/zuth2 → u/Kreceir]

These are my exact thoughts after my first watch. This song is not about Linkin Park it’s a song about celebrating the greatest players in league history, don’t show me the guitar or the singer, show me the damn players

[u/LapnLook → u/Kreceir]

Yeah even as someone who loves LP, they didn't need to be in this so much. Do a couple shots during the intro, maybe do a bit of the scream, and then you can flash guitars/drums on the screen to accentuate some of the action throughout.

Or if you want to properly involve them in the song, make them play on a stage behind Faker in the castle. Make them the court band or something?

But like... as it was implemented, I don't really think I need to see Mike rapping during a Worlds video 😅

EDIT: Honestly the more I watch it the more I kinda get what they were going for? Emily and Mike are acting like hype-men, and the energy sort of comes across from them... but what still doesn't work is the cuts to the Brad, Phoenix, Joe or Colin. They're just playing their instruments in cartoon form, not really acting enough to hype up the fighting :(

[u/kalex33 → u/Kreceir]

Not a hot take, Korean scene is going wild about this.

I liked this at first but after reading Korean opinions about it I changed my mind. The song was good, but the story is so utterly disappointing when the most iconic esports player ever, in his likely last tournament, didn't get a tribute video like Deft or Ambition.

[u/deathspate → u/Kreceir]

Not hot, possibly arctic cold.

[u/kcheng686 → u/Kreceir]

Yeah I agree.

Wheres the story line of Faker missing part of the year? The 4 LPL vs 1 LCK battle? No mention of the golden road? Xiaohu and theShy, two of the LPLs longstanding pillars, facing off vs T1 in a final match?

Hell, why is Caps here when NA finally knocked them out last year? It should've been Contractz or Palafox.

They didn't even give any of the T1 players the champ that corresponded with their actual winners skin other than Oner.

Really not a huge fan overall

[u/ThexanI]

Love the knightly theme since we're in europe this year, but i feel like the video could be way better if we actually got to see the players/champs actually fight more? They kept cutting away from it.

And why are we including the band in the video?? They have nothing to do with the story being told. They took so much screentime aswell.

[u/Twitch-Wombleinc → u/ThexanI]

I'm torn, 90s kid here Linkin Park WAS bigger than life back then. If you had a animator or anyone in management from the 90s it could come down to biased decisions towards them.

Could also come down to contracts, Linkin park could have talked them self into "the only way is if we co-promote". I see it from a fan side of things though that in the context of what the video means the players should be the focus because without them the concept doesn't even matter.

[u/graysact → u/Twitch-Wombleinc]

Yeah, was looking for the track in League's Spotify profile but it was missing (feel free to correct me tho). I guess it's a contract thing. Checked Gods, Burn It All Down, Star Walkin and all of them were released under Riot Games' music label. This year's anthem was released under Warner.

[u/fusaaa → u/graysact]

"Heavy is the Crown" is from their new unreleased album, I imagine that is just where it will be

[u/Costco__Pizza → u/fusaaa]

Yes. It's on Spotify under Linkin Park's new album.

[u/Burpmeister → u/Twitch-Wombleinc]

100% contract.

[u/Mahlers_Tenth]

Awesome to see Caps get his due

[u/Vivek_Rajbhar → u/Mahlers_Tenth]

Faker part and pure silence was absolute peak

[u/DarthTaz_99 → u/Vivek_Rajbhar]

That Azir scene, holy fucking CINEMA

[u/Blibbax → u/Mahlers_Tenth]

What champ was that supposed to be? Syndra?

[u/DerpSenpai → u/Blibbax]

he gets LB and Sylas i think?

[u/ZiiiiiiiiiNG → u/DerpSenpai]

He is also Twisted Fate at the bridge I am pretty sure

[u/chapichoy9 → u/DerpSenpai]

starts with tf destiny in then sylas then lb

[u/MrPillowLava → u/Blibbax]

Leblanc (staff + cape) + Sylas (chains)

[u/MemedChemE → u/Mahlers_Tenth]

I think this was Oner's MV lmao.

[u/ricardo241 → u/MemedChemE]

its not Bin's or Linkin park MV? I swear he/they got more exposure than Zeus, Guma and Keria combined

[u/Palpitation-Fluid → u/MemedChemE]

That Viego trasition into Lee sin was cold asf.

[u/Mew_T → u/Mahlers_Tenth]

Yeah, but why is Massu there?

[u/taikutsuu → u/Mew_T]

Can you imagine being Massu and just wanting to watch the new Worlds anthem about all these veteran players you admire.. and suddenly you're in it?

[u/the_next_core → u/taikutsuu]

This reminds me of Uzi just watching Rise and suddenly seeing himself as fat Vayne and choking on his water lmao

[u/Mattaru → u/the_next_core]

lmfao, best part of that was when the Chinese fans called it "Uayne"

[u/lp_phnx327 → u/Mattaru]

Took me a second, but that's hilarious.

[u/Raculz → u/the_next_core]

Ok I need to find that clip 

[u/lp_phnx327 → u/taikutsuu]

I wonder if he was filled in that he could possibly be in it. If not... I would be flipping out of my mind if I was Massu right now.

[u/Mattaru → u/Mew_T]

HEAVY IS MY BOT

[u/LapnLook → u/Mattaru]

Is something like this gonna be this year's equivalent of "START WALKING"?

[u/metalXginger93 → u/LapnLook]

Lol it might be. HEAVY IS MY JUNGLE.

[u/Deathpacito-01 → u/Mattaru]

Heavy is the clown

[u/Useful-Performance25 → u/Mew_T]

because he’s beautiful

[u/fjstadler]

Faces are in the uncanny valley.

[u/BucketHerro]

THAT IS MY AZIR ONE TRICK, KING.

ALL HAIL THE DEMON KING

[u/Phenergan_boy → u/BucketHerro]

It would had been a lot funnier if Faker opens the door and trots out with Corgi Corki

[u/peeve-r → u/Phenergan_boy]

Nah, it should've been Chovy on Corgi Corki. Faker doesn't use skins unfortunately, even though Riot made a $500 one for him. Lol

[u/the_next_core → u/BucketHerro]

I'm actually kinda confused at T1's champs depicted

Zeus Aatrox, Oner Viego, Faker Azir, Guma Xayah, Keria Nautilus

Zeus and Faker, okay I guess they were at least from 2023 Worlds.

The rest are just like what? Weren't from last year, weren't from this year, not their most iconic champs either.

EDIT: Okay so Oner lost as Viego in 2022 Finals Game 5, then won in 2023 on Lee Sin, hence why he turned into Lee Sin later in the video. Keria is supposedly Thresh, which he was well known in the past but the champ hasn't been in pro for a long time. Guma was on Xayah in the final game last year but there are so many better choices.

[u/HMS-Carrier-Lover → u/the_next_core]

Oner is a beast on Viego and played him a lot last year so i can see that. Guma Keria though, no idea.

[u/Imaginary_Actuary729 → u/HMS-Carrier-Lover]

missed the chance to put Keria as Lux

[u/KappaccinoNation → u/Imaginary_Actuary729]

Another day, another missed Caitlyn Lux feature.

[u/BucketHerro → u/the_next_core]

Zeus Aatrox, Oner Viego, Guma Xayah was the champions they played in Game 3 vs WBG.

Faker's Azir is just iconic. Idk why Keria naut tho.

[u/Ikeeel → u/the_next_core]

Isn't Keria Thresh with that pullback?

[u/DropingMagic]

I don't understand why half of the video is about Linkin Park. I understand that they are the band singing but this was a Worlds song not a Linkin Park music video. We didn't have imagine dragons represented in 2014 worlds or New Jeans last year.

[u/ShottedGun → u/DropingMagic]

ShowMaker wins 1 Worlds and gets to be the main character in a high budget animation

GOAT efficiency

[u/rebelstand → u/DropingMagic]

Congratulations to Linkin Park for being S13 World Champion

[u/Long-Skill4284 → u/rebelstand]

Hall of Legends 2025: Linkin Park

[u/buttsecksgoose → u/DropingMagic]

This MV is singlehandedly uniting LPL and LCK viewers, both sides are going "wtf is this bullshit MV"

[u/MegaBaumTV]

Call me old and cranky but worlds anthems should always be about, you know, the players instead of the people singing.

[u/DtAndroid → u/MegaBaumTV]

Feels very jarring going from GODS to this. GODS celebrated Deft's journey to be world champion but this song just made vague references at most.

Like T1's comeback from 2022 finals defeat, going through the LPL gauntlet, being Korea's last hope, Faker winning his 4th championship. There's so many epic plotlines to show and this video isn't really my cup of tea. Nice song though.

[u/bluberrypiiii → u/DtAndroid]

Imagine if Riot continued the scene where T1 got defeated by DRX from the GODS MV, then show their transition to become the world champion. Idk in my head, that would have been so cool.

[u/Enofel → u/MegaBaumTV]

Riot getting songs repurposed rather than getting an original song, it just doesn't work even if the songs are considered good outside of worlds. Thats 2/2 the MV featured the artist more prominently than the players. Wish they'd learned from starwalkin' but instead we got this

[u/jihuiz → u/Enofel]

I think lil nas was in like 5 sec combined in the actual MV

[u/Peaky_Blinders]

i didnt like that the band was in the video, felt off somehow

[u/1amtheWalrusAMA → u/Peaky_Blinders]

Yeah weird choice. Expressing the players as their champs is always a big part of these videos, and just including the band members as themselves so constantly doesn't really fit.

[u/fredy31 → u/1amtheWalrusAMA]

Really it cut so much that it was hard to follow. Not much had the time to breathe.

[u/Oulak → u/Peaky_Blinders]

Same feeling. And that's the only thing I can say about this video.

Wish we had more Worlds moments like in Rise. Also, where the fuck is JDG ?

[u/Xeinzoned → u/Oulak]

the MV was for T1 defending the title, JDG was in the banners in the intro

[u/Oulak → u/Xeinzoned]

You are right. The banner at the beginning is telling 2023 Worlds. And the video is foreshadowing 2024 I guess.

Holy shit, awkward moment if T1 didn't make it...

[u/Kagariii]

It's good, but I could have done without the scenes of animated Linkin Park. Would prefer it to be solely about the players.

[u/nnnnnnnaaaaaaa → u/Kagariii]

Agreed. It disrupted the flow so much, I'm just trying to catch the story and battle but we keep getting scenes of LP cutting in, it felt like a music video for LP and not worlds at times.

[u/Rawdream → u/Kagariii]

The last scene doesn't work at all, band is moving, the singer is screaming, there's closeups of her, while the pros are moving slowly making a standoff.

It's like the video was animated around Linkin Park, instead of the other way round.

Previous videos go well with the music, because it's cinematic and it's made for the scenes they're showing, while in this one, it's animated for the band.

[u/SheepishGoat → u/Kagariii]

100% Linkin Park inserts felt so jarring

[u/lukeatlook → u/SheepishGoat]

At this point I'd risk saying Linkin Park needed this song more than LoL needed rebooted LP. Especially considering controversies around the new vocalist. So I guess featuring the band has been a part of the deal.

[u/Moifaso → u/lukeatlook]

The concept of this video 10000% predates the controversy. But yes, it's possible that the band showing up is part of the deal.

[u/PM_JINX_HENTAI → u/Kagariii]

They had more screen time than Faker LMAO

[u/TheSnekKing → u/Kagariii]

Yeah, same. To me it kinda felt like they focused too much on the band. Having it be more about the players would have been better.

[u/PandaGrog → u/Kagariii]

Yep my biggest issue. Took so much away from the narrative and from the players.

[u/DontPanlc42 → u/Kagariii]

Exactly, imagine RISE with random cuts to the singer doing the vocals. Completely ruined the immersion.

I want to see the players fighting not a person screaming at me.

[u/WalkAwayFromScreen → u/Kagariii]

The cuts to them were so bad

[u/nerothz → u/WalkAwayFromScreen]

That scene with the screaming Zeus cutting into the singer screaming was something else man, feels like the band is more important than the players in this video.

[u/WalkAwayFromScreen → u/nerothz]

Makes me sad man, the storyline could have been as good as GODS last year

[u/ookkthenn → u/nerothz]

They couldve cooked like crazy since it was T1 vs the lpl but riot is way too excited about getting linkin park i guess lol

[u/teh_mICON → u/ookkthenn]

When I saw the BLG banner I was so ready for them to take down 1LPL after the next and then... Wait was that flyquest?!

[u/brennop → u/Kagariii]

I think it’s good, but It just could be so much better without the band appearing so much.

[u/astolflo_]

Could do without the constant cuts to Linkin Park, just show the players bruh

[u/FatedTitan]

The faces just feel really weird to me. Also, I know it's a music video, but I do not like having the band in the video. It's so awkward and breaks away from the story trying to be told in the video.

That said, the song sounds fine. Pretty repetitive, but fine. Not my favorite, but not the worst either.

[u/favdulce → u/FatedTitan]

Totally agree, I think Emily and Mike have an absurd amount of animation time dedicated to them, I want to see champions/players

[u/SpookyLoutre → u/FatedTitan]

Yeah the faces feels funny to me too ! I have no idea why tho ...

[u/LewisTraveller → u/SpookyLoutre]

The part that was the most jarring for me was Bin.

Because he does have such a distinctive facial features and also he is prominently displayed in the beginning of the MV.

Still cool art style overall. Was not expecting medieval themed graphics.

[u/comfortreacher → u/LewisTraveller]

his face changed a couple times in the MV and at 37 seconds in I thought I was looking at a chubby deft honestly... only realised it was him because of the blg flag.

[u/EnvBlitz → u/SpookyLoutre]

The proportion is wrong, also some other things I still can't pinpoint.

[u/Stillframe39 → u/FatedTitan]

Yeah, the band being in the video is my only complaint, just totally takes you out of the story. The rest of it is awesome.

[u/Asckle]

Shout out to the animators who fixed caps' hairline. Doing gods work

[u/rebelstand]

such a meh mv, so much storyline you could have came out with and the worst was linkin park had more screentime than faker.

[u/andehh_]

Good song but it feels like so much of the screentime is dedicated to showing Linkin Park. Feels like its more a music video for them than it does for worlds.

[u/greg19735 → u/andehh_]

Feels like its more a music video for them

It is.

It's Linkin Park's official music video for their new song from their upcoming album.,

[u/SwiftRespite]

More like a Linkin Park video than Worlds video.

[u/efeus → u/SwiftRespite]

LINKIN PARK WON WORLDS 

[u/nearlygrean]

I like the song but Linkin Park member in MV doesn't necessary.

[u/Zeilar]

They could've done so much more with the storyline though. T1 winning Worlds 2023 had such a great storyline, and Riot did nothing with it in this video (which was their one shot).

[u/ShingshunG → u/Zeilar]

Yea the video last year with Deft fighting all his opponents over the years, losing, getting picked up by his teammates, it was absolutely amazing. this video feels like it has none of it

[u/ItsKaZing → u/ShingshunG]

This shit feels more like a Linkin Park x Worlds. Narratively its so bad. Animation saved it but we all know Riot animation is always good

[u/deathspate → u/Zeilar]

Agreed tbh. They could've utilized the storyline of Faker through the years, achieving the crown and losing it with him finally achieving it again last year. I feel like they focused on just last year instead of the history behind why last year was as crazy as it was, not even mentioning how they were the last bastion of LCK.

[u/DPlusShoeMaker → u/Zeilar]

Huge missed opportunity. That’s why Rise is still the GOAT

[u/Padulsky21 → u/Zeilar]

Especially when the song is called Heavy is the Crown it’s the perfect, perfect time to lay into that storyline…

[u/Chomsuke15 → u/Zeilar]

whoever made the storyboard for this and approved of it is ill

[u/Prior_Lingonberry544 → u/Zeilar]

Yeah, it's generally fine, but they had so much to work with and they really dropped the ball with the references and the storytelling

Just repeat Rise MV with a medieval thematic and it's pure fuckin cinema

I mean, Heavy is the crown and T1 are defending the crown, but also they could have had JDG as kings on a golden road and them being kingslayers or some shit

For example Guma on Xayah, but giving Massu Varus¿¿¿

And so much screen time for the band, maaaaaan

[u/nbkedd]

Video kinda mid? Where's the Ruler Azir scoop & the T1 vs LPL mega battle in their home country. Their story is so fire & it feels like they hardly touched on it in the video

[u/Entire_Tutor_3782 → u/nbkedd]

Completely agree, thats what I was looking for the most. Last year they did something like that with DRX's run, T1 would've been hype too.

[u/Mew_T → u/nbkedd]

Yeah, felt like they were more focused on showing recognizable faces than telling the story of last worlds.

[u/Not_Lackey → u/Mew_T]

Even than why did we watch animated caps leblanc and linkin park members over T1 vs LPL narrative lol

[u/SarcasticEnthusiast]

Not the biggest fan.

Obvious controversies aside, the song is just a little repetitive for my liking. Also like half the video is just animated Linkin Park.

I think they could've done a lot more with the storyline of T1 and Faker.

Overall pretty meh for me. If I was a Linkin Park fan, I'd probably enjoy it a lot more, but alas.

[u/HumbleBit5]

This video about T1s crown or Linkin Parks?

[u/urban287 → u/HumbleBit5]

https://i.imgur.com/KtPYAax.png

[u/Shirikatsu]

What a complete letdown.

We got no T1 vs LPL.

We got no fall and rise of Faker.

We got no real crowning moment.

We got no rebuilding the throne.

We got no defending the legacy.

We got no faker vs ruler.

Did they even think about what they even wanted to portray in this?

[u/marxlolop]

The animation is a bit messy, feels like a real squander to not just focus on the T1 vs LPL storyline like drx got last year in GODS.

Music is decent though

[u/taikutsuu]

The video didn't need the linkin park members in there, it took away from the vibe a bit imo.

Otherwise dope song. I love the effort they put into the animation overall and European worlds having a song that hits like this feels right.

[u/WalkAwayFromScreen]

Linkin Park getting more screen time than faker

[u/Glaivz]

I like the song but i think the video is pretty bad, why is the band in it?

[u/Dariakyl20]

I really like it, the art is neat and the song is a breath of fresh air compared to slow and instrumental heavy musics we used to have.

BUT

We had a full storyline on Deft with GODS and I'm quite disappointed the storyline of this MV only covers the hardship T1 had to overcome until Faker came back.

A throwback to the mental strength to losing so many titles but harness the most important one in the end would have been much better.

Also it would've been so anticlimatic if T1 didn't qualify for worlds.

[u/PandaGrog → u/Dariakyl20]

YEP, no narrative just references. Reminded me alot of the 2021 worlds video where it was just players fighting with little narrative.

[u/DPlusShoeMaker]

Song is good, video is meh. Wasn’t much of a story other than people looking to take the crown from T1. Was hoping for something like Rise showing how T1 rose to the top after their crushing loss to DRX in 2022.

Also, thought the constant cuts to the band was jarring. Didn’t really add to anything, but maybe that’s just me.

[u/BigBard2]

Very good song, really not digging the video, Faker entering felt badass but the rest was super forgettable, a lot of the faces looked very weird and I'm not against linkin park being in the video but did we really need to cut to them like 20 times?

[u/nphhpn → u/BigBard2]

Glad I'm not the only one thinking the faces look weird

[u/TheDarkKnightRinses]

Damn, Riot and the animation team must be pretty happy that T1 managed to make it to worlds this year.

Also, that animation style is slick af. One of the best animated vids since Rise.

[u/GreenGanymede → u/TheDarkKnightRinses]

On a scale of 1-10, how close was the marketing team to shitting itself during game 5 of KT - T1

[u/TheDarkKnightRinses → u/GreenGanymede]

Considering that KT was leading the early game in kills, I can confidently say it was a 10 at certain points of the early game until Zeus cockblocked KT when they tried to overload his lane.

[u/Tucko29 → u/TheDarkKnightRinses]

The animation was made by Brunch studio, another french company like 90% of Riot music videos at this point. (Still here, The Call(UnitImage) Rise, Kda, Warriors(Fortiche), etc...)

[u/johnnylagenta → u/Tucko29]

Rise was done by Fortiche no?

[u/Moifaso → u/johnnylagenta]

Yes, that's what he meant. Rise, KDA, and Warriors was all Fortiche.

[u/throw-me-away_bb → u/Tucko29]

like 90% of Riot animations at this point

honestly, just a fuck-ton of animation period. The French are ridiculously prolific in the animation industry, I've never really understood why that was

[u/Smalekas → u/throw-me-away_bb]

Good history of animation, both as producers and consumers and really good schools in the country

[u/LapnLook → u/Tucko29]

France is trying to colonize north america again smh

[u/PandaGrog]

I really liked the animation, and seeing some of the players. The song is good. But honestly where is the narrative? its just players fighting with small references towards last years worlds.

[u/fainlol]

ya idk, the head sizes are like draven draven skin 💀

[u/harrystutter]

GIGAONER

EDIT: I also love that shot of Faker holding the crown, probably the best one I've seen of him in a Riot promo. He looked so goddamn menacing.