With new emotes in LoL, Riot once again refers to popular photos and memes. It’s easy to miss
The latest emotes from LoL refer to famous memes. Which specifically?
The day before yesterday, Riot introduced the community to several new skins that will be released in the near future. Heroes such as Riven, Miss Fortune, Sylas, Vayne and Jinx will receive skins from the Anima Squad series. Additionally, a new skin for Pyke was revealed – Ashen Knight Pyke.
Additional cosmetic content was released on the Test Server shortly after the splash art and appearance of the characters in the game were unveiled. By default, they were new emotes, icons, frames, or other additions that come with new skins. Players paid particular attention to the emotes as they represented something they felt was very familiar.
New emotes and meme references
It’s no surprise that Riot has been creating emotes referring to famous memes for a while now. Some of them are really obvious and most players immediately knew what picture they were referring to. Here are some older examples: The new emotes for LoL refer to popular memes. Here are their originals
Most of the newest emotes, both from the Anima Squad series and the newest Pyke, are inspired by memes that virtually everyone has encountered at least once on the internet.
First, it’s worth remembering what the new emotes look like:
More cosmetic additions for the latest skins can be found here: New chromas, icons, emotes, and rewards for League of Legends Ranked Split
The players have compiled a comparison that shows the emote and art it is inspired by:
As you can see, the new emotes refer to very famous memes that gained their popularity some time ago. Today it is difficult to find people who do not know them.
Opinions about this type of reference are divided. Some people think that they are interesting and it is fun to see cosmetic accessories in the game inspired by pictures popular on the Internet. There are also those who believe that Riot digs up antiquities and tries to be forcefully funny.
