Watch: 'Arcane' Studio Fortiche Delivers 2025's Final 'League of Legends' Cinematic for Riot Games
Twilight’s End, the newest collaboration between Fortiche and Riot Games, premiered at the 2025 League of Legends World Championship in Chengdu. This cinematic concludes the year's League of Legends narrative arc.
Story Overview
The story focuses on key characters LeBlanc, Vladimir, and Xin Zhao. It has been developed across four cinematics since January 2025:
- Welcome to Noxus
- Dark Gambit
- Beginning of the End
- Twilight’s End
Plot Details
The narrative centers on the final battle for control of the Darkin Glaive. The cinematic opens with an intense fight inside the Spirit Temple, which appears in Ionia during the spirit blossom bloom. Xin Zhao and the temple guardian Yunara try to stop Atakhan, LeBlanc’s ally, from claiming the ancient glaive containing the Darkin Zaahen.
During the battle, Xin Zhao touches the artifact and is transported to the realm where Zaahen is imprisoned. To prevent the apocalyptic future he foresaw in Beginning of the End—where LeBlanc and Atakhan prevail and Demacia suffers—Xin Zhao asks Zaahen to inhabit his body.
Visual Style and Production
“For this production, Fortiche explored new visual codes shaped by Ionia’s magic and mysticism.”
Fortiche, known for their work on Arcane, introduced fresh visual elements inspired by Ionia's mystical ambiance.
Summary
This cinematic masterfully closes the 2025 League of Legends story arc by blending deep character drama with innovative visuals inspired by Ionia’s magic.