Nunu literally asks bruam to be his dad in one voiceline, lmao, it's adorable and they need a story between bruam and nunu of the two meeting.

"I will not cry a single frozen tear for old Nunu" AGREED. New Nunu & Willump is amazing. Not to mention I feel like the cheerful nature of Nunu & Willump now perfectly reflects how people just played Nunu for fun so I don't think there's that much of a loss tbh :'D

Can we all sign a petition to have riot create a giant Willump teddy bear toy (like them stuffed toys). Surely I'm not the only one that thought about it P. S:I need that

Old Nunu looks angry and mischievous, riding a very angry (and otherwise generic) yeti. New Nunu looks like a nice kid; I'm pretty much forced to say he looks like a young, Southern Water Tribe Aang because of how much Willump reminds me of Appa. Old Nunu the Shadow to New Nunu's Sonic; all he needs is a gun and a clumsy combination of game genres. Re: Pulling hair as a sign of dominance: I was about to point out how babies like to grab peoples' hair, but then I realized that kinda still proves your point.

Also, Newnu is pretty much how I would envision this champion in the first place

New Nunu and Willump seem like a fun character duo from a Pixar movie Old Nunu looks like his idea of fun is slashing your tires and throwing rocks at you

T B Skyen: New Willump & Nunu aren't memes (new) Nunu & Willump bot: hold my fizzy drink (no beer for kids & cute fuzzy willumps)

I love the voice line Nunu has for Braum! Where he sees him Nunu and is in awe of him because of the legends of Braum and Nunu asks if Braum would be his dad and it is just so cute. I do wish if riot ever did a story of those two, in the end would sortah imply that the Braum that helps Nunu out is actually more just something Nunu created with his ice powers without him realizing it because of the stories Nunu knows, with this idea that really even if Braum is just that, stories he still has a profound effect on the world without needing to be 100% real, I guess something I could compare it to is the second pokemon movie with the little girl and Entei.

Considering everything im aware of in LoL is depressingly dark/with no closure/happy ending, new Nunu being a ray of sunshine is a welcome change, BLESS. Edit: Oh my god, the little side-tangent Skyen went on about hair pulling legit put a smile on my face. Hit the nail right on the head there man XD

A story involving Nunu, Willump and Braum would be the most wholesome thing in the history of League of Legends and now I want it to happen

I love Nunu and Willump. I like the way they reworked him to still be a silly, fun character with almost the same abilities updated to fit S8 gameplay

Old Nunu is one of my favorite champions. I don’t even do the trolling kinda thing you said. I legit climbed from bronze 3 to silver with no losses just spamming this guy. And I also recognize that the new Nunu and Willump is a very clear upgrade in every way, and I just plain love the new version. Visuals, kit, and they kept the Nunu Bot laugh! He is a perfect rework, in my opinion, in much the same way as Warwick is.

helps that this incarnation of willump is literally a product of nunu imagination on account of magical yetis being shaped by the perception of others, this being amplified by nunu possible absorbing a world rune which he uses to warp reality to his imagination and fantasy's

Having his belly exposed makes me think of my cat and his soft belly lmao . The new design is so soft and cute

Nunu was the first character i ever mained and looking back now I can't for the life of me believe that young me chose nunu because I thought nunu was the cutest character in league. His face is horrifying.

Sweet dulcet tones of Skyen before I go to sleep. Who needs Prozac when one has you?

Nice and cute trivia is that the artist who drew this(sorry I forget their name) was taking care of Patrick aka Scarizard's dog, Chuckles, while doing this piece and Willump has some of the facial features of Chuckles if you have seen an image of him

im absolutly in love with the new Nunu, the character is so unique now AND the revamped abilities are actually really nice and feel great

15:12 "Do you know what it does look like?" A friend "A dragon!" Yeah that too

I think this channel feels like podcast I love it

Yeah, Old Nunu's facial expression makes him look sinister, almost as if that snowball isn't actually a snowball

I'd like a emote/taunt or whatever dances and laughs are called were he briefly turns into his real from and roars. Or maybe when they get defeated it focuses on nunu fainting and willump roars turning into his true form then wraps around/hugs nunu.

When I saw the rework, I swore that it was Aang and Appa from avatar LOL

I really like that the meme of Nunu got in some parts transfered to Nunu Bot, it's not just scrapped completely

Reminds me of Hiccup and Toothless in how to train your dragon. Great stuff by Riot on this one and Akali.

Bananananananananana :3 (9:53)

Nunu's outfit and colors remind me of the inuit, they were also an inspiration for the water tribe people in avatar. And well willump's resembles appa (and other soft, fuzzy, big creatures ofc) from avatar too

something you didnt point out but i found really interesting, by willump being really soft and cuddly and nunu friendly and approacheable instead of mischievous and angry like how they used to look, they have become an interesting parallel and opposite force to annie, in which annie looks unapproachable and angry, with a dificult temper, and her guardian, tibbers, he looks really scary, monstrous. It really opens up to future stories for these two being opposive forces, a song of ice and fire you could say. (?).

I have been binge watching your channel since I found it and I think your content is reeaaally good! ;) Whenever something new is released in League I await your commentary on it ;) If you don't mind a small tip to potentially make the videos even better : whenever you mention something (in this video the Mulan scene reference) it would be nice if you could insert a picture into the video. There has been many times where i didn't agree with something you said, then did the research and actually found out that you were right. For example : in this episode you could've showed all the examples you used: southpark, mulan, chinese dragons, tororo etc. I realise it would make the editing longer - just something for you to consider :) Also when you said that generally speaking having a character buttoned up comunicates them being not honest, not open and you mention it's one of the oldest symbols to convey that. I would love to see some examples in that moment - it would make your video that much richer in facts/research. I couldn't think of an example for a while,,then I saw in my mind Profesor Snape, priests and many other people/characters who prove this point. But it would be lovely to see that in the video. :)) Also, I;m nervous to point it out - maybe that's your thing but you seem to overdo the "stuttering-because-something-is-bad" and sometimes it comes across as forced but NOTHING MAJOR, just a little observation. Thank you for being my companion during my teavels sometimes :) (just like Wilump :D!)

Skyen: I think that I've figured out what the difference is. And it's- Me: Friendship : D Skyen: Origin Me: Skyen: Me: Skyen: Me: oh

Great video! I love watching your analyses :) I would be interested in a What’s the Deal with Darius?

willump also reminds me a lot of stitch from disney

All around me are familiar faces.

I don't watch regularly, I usually pop in when a video peaks my interest such as this one. But what really got my attention, is that the wizard101 wintertusk soundtrack in 2018?

26:10 True but I gotta give props to Riot on the meme aspect of Nunu. They took all of the memes out of Classic Nunu's design and but all of it & then some into Nunu Bot. Nunu bot is the troll aspect of Nunu cranked to 11(as told by Riot themselves). I really respect Riot's attempt to keep part of old Nunu's character that was honestly never met to exist in the first place.

I really like this update, Nunu looks really good now. Great video!

Old Nunu looks like comedic villains. Like Big brains villains who works with stupid muscle man.

I will miss the old nunu bot , I honestly love that skin and it so sad that I will have to say goodbye (but at least the voice is still the same so that’s a good thing)

in the bio say some like " nunu imagine a friend... willump" and since the magic cristal that willump was protecting give nunu "the power to make his imagination real" maybe is that the appearance that willump have now is the one that nunu give him, based on how nunu see him, as a friendly creature and not as a bloodthirsty monster - even when willump has canonically been for countles years slaying lisandra soldiers that come to the ruins

Or the other void creatures since in my opinion Riot creates a unique interpretation of an evil entity/dimension.

interesting that you compared the oldest artwork rather than the current client's artwork (honestly a lot better).I think the current old nuns splash is a lot better... not as good as newest Nunu & Willump, but good

Newnu is this single speck of wholesomeness in this mess of a game (also the robot skin interactions are hilarious and I love them) Also update on the tumblr situation....I checked again and the notes doubled?? It's at like 90k notes now....congrats???

The Nunu remake is hilarious and adorable. These two look like they'd hold a dance party in the middle of a fight because it's fun.

Good job Xenogenic, lookin forward to see how Badass Will you make Morde :)

I would really love a "What is the deal with Taric" (and comparison to old Taric)

Got a "The Reward" kind off vibe at the end... I liked it.

But here's the important question. ...does Nunu like Mayo?

I was actually really surprised when i discovered that Nunu wasnt the yeti, it was the boy on top of the yeti

Amazing video

I main these two when I jungle in wild rift and a) his old design is legit horrible, b) when they die Nunu says 'don't leave me!' And it's f#$%ing heartbreaking.

Maybe nunu and willomp are both imagination. When nunu met willomp, Willomp actually ate Nunu but the story continues in Nunu's head. To make his last moments less terrifying. Or maybe it's just all like how it went in the story and I just overthink about this.

99% sure that "hair" he is holding onto is actually an ice pick.

"That's why it is sometimes fun to do" Lmao

This is my favorite League hero redesign.

I'm gonna cry so f-ing hard the day riot dicides to (eventually) rework fiddlesticks, he is the biggest meme among me and my friends

Please do what’s the deal with chogath!!!

The rework is so adorable I love them!!!

It's cool how nunu bot has a chair and handles on wilump because in that sense, nunu build and therefore kind of does own him.

New Nunu and Willump is great. Reminds me of Kubo and the Two Strings story a lot. Who would wear a furry animal ears hat? Me over 30 burrowing into my big fuzzy hoodie that has ears on it. *muhahaha*

i laughed so hard at the banana joke lmao how do you know where to stop

Can you do "Whats the deal with Urgot" i really want to see your opinion on him.

The memes aren’t dead we now got the “let’s help friends” steals blue buff meme

When you have time, please, make a "What's the deal with Sejuani. THANKS

The happiest day of my life is when the Nunu rework is anounced The second happiest day is when i almost die

I know it is a weird question, but can you analyse the High Noon line reboot? Specialy Thresh and Urgot, maybe na Episode just in each of these skins, splash arts and that sort of things? Maybe it does not have a lot to say it, but if anyone can articulate about it is you haha

There are three key concepts/references here: The never ending story 1985 film (Bastian on his Dragon), Where the Wild Things Are, and (less obvious) Lilo and Stich.

Nunu and Willup’s new designs have the same charm as Concrete Genie. Actually, they should really make a new skin based on it…

he looks like ice flying bison

See also: Lilo and stitch

why did you not use the basic old Nunu splash art and model? using a skin does not make it seem like you are trying as much or giving the old version a fair shot

A video for the new High noon skins plz TB!!

People seem to love newnu!

is this a snowbender?

They gave him an avalanche-snowball to run it down mid. Disco nunu lives.

NICE! But when a Twitch's or Jinx's one tho :/

"I think that would be fucking fant... I... would love the character dynamic between... those, people." kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtyCequfm6jXqYE.htmlm56s

I like how you don't mention the play-style here, even though THAT is the biggest thing that people will miss about him, even if the kit was all over the place like old Urgot. He never really had a place outside early poke/peel support and being a counter-jungler, but a lot of people loved him for that. I remember when he was the king of stacking auras...a much simpler time for League, sure, but much more fun dare I say. Also, this is the main problem with changing something after leaving it for so long: unless it is absolutely better, you are going to get a bunch of flak for it, and even if it is better in every way you will still go through some major flack.

19:10 i spat out my coffee

I want a huge ass Willump plushy to hug hard.

"people are sad that they won't be able to run it down mid anymore" New Nunu's W: *makes them run it down mid faster*

29:38 creepiest forever I've ever heard!

Im really upsed that you didnt mention Nunu's backpack n flute and you didnt even see the little spirits.

Holy shit, old nunu really does look like hi Rez south park characters

Ashe doesnt belong in the frejliord She belongs in a museum

Willump is just snow Appa

Unrelated: have you ever considered doing character design analysis for characters from other games? I know you're more familiar with LoL and its characters, but i think it would be interesting to see a "What's the Deal With..." video on characters from, say, DotA 2, Warcraft, Overwatch, etc. etc. I'm aware doing videos on non-LoL topics might alienate some fans who are only familiar with LoL but it might be interesting

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Reminds me of Appa, from avatar

umm why did you use the old splashart of old nunu

video should have been called OLD VS NEWNEWNEW (and willump)

He’s like Appa from ATLA and Disney’s Stitch mixed together

I felt the same way when Zoe came out why didn't they bring back the Aurelion Sol voice actor.

The nunu meme is gone but we'll have teemo for a while yet

Wouldn't it be cool if Riot asked a child about the new Willump design ? What if they asked a kid "hey kid, if you had a frosty big monster friend, how it would look like?". That would be cool in my opinion.

it is fun to pull hair, or have your hair pulled. Very fun.

Hmmm. So which champion will all the void of old nunu? Yeah, probably Teemo.

Yea but Willum is just appa from the last air bender now

My boy nunu is carrying a W O R L D. R U N E (just think about that)

New nunu and willump look like they came from the game Ori and the blind forest.

"NewNunu and the struggles"