LoL Gangplank The Betrayer Skin Is Based on His Look In The Ruined King
The new Gangplank the Betrayer skin coming to League of Legends is clearly based on the cantankerous character's appearance in Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. The turn-based role-playing spin-off, released in 2021, makes use of League of Legends' characters and setting to create a single-player experience. While he is not playable in the game, League of Legends' bloodthirsty pirate Gangplank is a returning character in Ruined Kingwho serves as a seafaring antagonist.
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story abandoned online gameplay in favor of a single-player role-play experience. Controlling LoL icons like Pyke, Braum and Miss Fortune, fans can explore established locations like the pirate city of Bilgewater and cursed region of the Shadow Isles. Players traverse these fantasy locations from a top-down perspective, and encountering enemies leads to turn-based brawls which are influenced by an Initiative Bar. While Ruined King pulls its playable heroes from League of Legends, it also borrows antagonists like the dreaded pirate captain Gangplank. The ruthless mariner killed Miss Fortune's parents, creating a personal connection between the two characters while forging new League of Legends lore for players to enjoy.
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A new League of Legends skin for Gangplank, revealed via Twitter, gives the salty seafarer his design from Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. Riot Forge released a detailed look at the outfit in January, also via Twitter, and now players will be able to become Gangplank the Betrayer in the multiplayer online arena. While he usually has a large black hat and grey beard, the Ruined King-inspired skin removes the hat
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