Fortiche and Riot Games Unveil 2025's Final 'League of Legends' Cinematic
At the 2025 League of Legends World Championship in Chengdu, Riot Games partnered again with French studio Fortiche, known for Arcane, to premiere Twilight’s End. This cinematic concludes the year's narrative arc for League of Legends, focusing on characters LeBlanc, Vladimir, and Xin Zhao.
Story Overview
The story unfolds around the final struggle for the Darkin Glaive. It opens with an intense battle at the Spirit Temple, which manifests in Ionia during the spirit blossom bloom. Xin Zhao and the temple guardian Yunara fight to stop Atakhan, LeBlanc's ally, from capturing the ancient glaive that contains the Darkin Zaahen.
Key Events and Themes
Amid the chaos, Xin Zhao touches the artifact and is transported to Zaahen's prison realm. Haunted by a vision of destruction in Beginning of the End, where LeBlanc and Atakhan prevail and Demacia falls, Xin Zhao begs Zaahen to inhabit his body to prevent that future.
Visual and Artistic Direction
Fortiche introduced new visual styles inspired by Ionia’s magic and mysticism to enhance the cinematic’s atmosphere.
"For this production, Fortiche explored new visual codes shaped by Ionia’s magic and mysticism."
Previous Cinematics in the Narrative Arc
- Welcome to Noxus
- Dark Gambit
- Beginning of the End
- Twilight’s End
These four cinematics have been released since January 2025 to build the story.
Author’s summary: The cinematic Twilight’s End closes 2025’s League of Legends story with a magical battle for the Darkin Glaive, highlighting Xin Zhao’s fight to protect Demacia.