Riot turns a hoax into reality with KNekro

Posted on April 1, 2023

KNekro is one of the proper names in the creation of League of Legends content both in Spain and at the Spanish language level. The current Stromer One of the oldest characters in the community, he rose to prominence as a YouTuber uploading content from the Riot Games MOBA. Aside from his personality, the KOI member also showed high level in Summoner’s Rift. In short, elements that made him grow quickly and make him someone loved, something Riot Spain takes into account by including in jokes for April Fools’ Day.

To celebrate April Fool’s Day, Riot Games Spain has “announced” KNekro as the new voice of League of Legends to replace the voice we usually find in Summoner’s Rift. However, The content creator didn’t replicate the lyrics verbatim, instead saying some of his most iconic phrases. For example, instead of saying First Blood, you can listen to this Stromer Yell “PUM, IN THE MOUTH”. And so on with all the phrases the MOBA announcer can say.

Also, not only did Riot Games implicate KNekro in this joke, but also voice actress and voice actress Ronie. In her case, instead of voicing the narrator of Summoner’s Rift, she played Qiyana in the final segment of the video released by Riot. Basically, she was responsible for confirming the players who were stunned it was an April Fool’s joke. The joke was very popular in the community, to the point that various content creators such as CooLifeGame, Navalha or Maylén League of Legends asked Spain to publish the language pack of the Stromer Really.

A nod to the past with KNekro and Ronie

While it’s a joke, Riot Games Spain has hinted at the past this year with KNekro and Ronie. In particular, using the voice of community figures. For him Mid-season invitation tournament (MSI) from 2018, the developer chose to have Ibai Llanos and Ulises Prieto, currently a VALORANT commentator, share the same voice throughout the duration of the tournament. This action encouraged players to go back to using Spanish as the primary language on the server Europe west. Without being an April Fool’s joke, of course.

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