League of Legends’ Star Guardians event offers up good vibes
League of Legends’ events and alternate universes range from grim, far-future cyberpunk dystopias to a world full of witches, old gods, and solar knights. But this summer, I’ve been surprised at how much I’m enjoying the Star Guardians event. Star Guardian is an alternate universe where a bunch of familiar cast members are high school students who live a double life as magical girls, and fans are already in love with the new roster of Guardians and the start of their adventures.
On one hand, yes, Star Guardians are a corporate product and the end goal of the event is to make money for Riot Games. On the other hand, the world is burning down, everything is terrible, and it’s genuinely really nice to see a bunch of people just enjoying pretty anime costumes and music videos on the timeline. Fans are poring over screenshots, skin splash arts, and otherwise enjoying the feast of magical girl content.
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if these two pieces of art are anything to go by, this Star Guardian visual novel is gonna break us… pic.twitter.com/5UqjHyVI8H
SHE IS JUST LIKE ME FR pic.twitter.com/wOF8XAczn5
While there’s ton of official content to pore over and dissect, fans are also drawing their favorite Guardians or imagining new additions to the universe. What if other champions became Star Nemesis enemies, or joined the Star Guardian lineup? What’s it like when these characters hang out?
Star Nemesis Kindred…star nemesis brainrot is going strong <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeagueOfLegends?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.polygon.com>#LeagueOfLegends
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