With a roster that has expanded massively since the game first launched in October 2009, League of Legends' cast of characters has grown to feature nearly 160 champions from across the game's expansive world of Runeterra. Between humanoid characters like Annie, Riven, and the recently-released Renata Glasc and a selection of monstrous beasts from the game's Void region like Cho'Gath and Rek'sai, champions have grown significantly both in scale and complexity since its starting roster of 40 characters. Now, Riot Games looks to be teasing the next addition to the popular MOBA's lineup.
League of Legends has been no stranger to teasing fans with tidbits and details about upcoming characters throughout the game's ten-plus years as one of the most popular games in the world. A champion roadmap from the start of 2022 revealed plenty of League's upcoming plans for the year, with the presentation officially unveiling Zeri as the then-newest champion and teasing both the previously mentioned Renata and a new champion hailing from the Void, the first since Kai'Sa's release in 2018. Now, a pair of new videos from League of Legends are teasing the game's newest character and her connection with two past characters.
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A pair of new videos from Riot Games titled «Message to the Eye of the Void» and «Message to the Prophet of the Void» set up the new Void champion's connection with both Malzahar and Vel'koz, teasing their position as «The Empress» of the Void. The visuals heavily lend themselves to suggest the new champion will be the previously leaked Bel'veth and showcase her ambitions of taking down Runeterra, making reference to the Watchers as well as showing imagery of Shurima's
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