With the information that has been revealed, it is almost 100% certain that the next champion to be introduced to the League of Legends arena after Lillia will be Yone – Yasuo’s brother, a masked assassin. Images of the skin from the Spirit Blossom universe for Yone have also been unveiled, and recently, the League of Legends developers seem determined to rename their product to “Leak of Legends” after revealing Yone’s default appearance.
This is also the first full image of this champion that we can observe: A swordsman trained in dual-wielding, with a mask and dark energy surrounding him.
According to the hypothesis of Necrit 94 – a YouTuber who accurately predicted that Yone would be the next champion in League of Legends, the newly released champion – Lillia, could indeed be the one who resurrected Yone. Lillia was born from the pure energy of the Spirit Blossom tree, which is absorbed from the dreams of living beings. He believes that Lillia possesses powers similar to that of the mother tree.
It is she who encountered Yone in Yasuo’s dream, transforming this energy into a living being and bringing Yone back to the mortal realm.
However, Necrit 94’s hypothesis also has some complications, mainly stemming from the fact that Lillia’s powers are not that great. Her skill set does not have the ability to “resurrect” or “create life from dreams.” Therefore, to look for a more suitable ability, we might lean towards the hypothesis that it is indeed the power of the Spirit Blossom tree that is the source of Yone’s resurrection.
In the skill introduction video of Lillia, Riot mentioned a detail that “the mother tree is gradually withering due to the energy from dreams being depleted.” The weakening of the mother tree, coupled with Yone’s hatred when he died at the hands of his brother, could be the reason Yone becomes a twisted and somewhat evil persona after his resurrection.
The hypothesis “Yone is resurrected from the energy of dreams,” whether by the hand of Lillia or from the power of the Mother Tree, is further reinforced by a strange detail in the new skin splash art of Yasuo.
Here, we can see Yasuo’s sword and the reflection of the sword under the water looks completely different. In fact, the reflection shows a hand holding a teapot, and clearly, this is not Yasuo, but definitely Yone. The contrast between reality and illusion here seems to hint at Yasuo’s dream of reuniting with Yone becoming a reality?
