Assume the role of an unseen 'summoner' that controls a 'champion' with unique abilities and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions in the immensely popular multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends.
There's something quietly brutal about Kalista's signature weapon, the Black Spear. According to her backstory it's the very same spear Hecarim used to murder her, and rather than leave it behind she's spent her afterlife as a vengeful spirit wielding it against anyone who breaks an oath.
Long before Arcane existed, Fortiche and Riot were already working together on League music videos, including 'Get Jinxed' and 'Rise' starting around 2013. That earlier working relationship is a big reason Riot trusted Fortiche with something as ambitious as a full TV series years later.
Before League had hundreds of champions, it had four. The mad chemist Singed launched alongside Annie, Sion, and Sivir as part of the original roster, which is a funny thing to think about now that flinging poison in a straight line and running away is still a viable strategy over a decade later.
