Nine years ago today, Riot Games released a champion that, at that time, the company did not realize would change the way League of Legends was interpreted in other forms of media. Today, fans celebte Vi’s storied history within League and how her image has grown outside of the game.
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, was released in League on Dec. 19, 2012. She was the newest addition to the growing pool of fighter-class champions, though her kit stood out as being much more suited for the top lane ther than her role as a jungler as we know her today. Her original Champion Spotlight even highlight’s Riot’s initial intention for her to be played in the solo lanes, though this stems from the lack of identity present within the jungle at the time.
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