As Valentine’s Day is approaching on February 14th, “League of Legends” has also launched Valentine’s Day skins as usual. This year Caitlin, Wei, and Amumu were selected for the Valentine's Day series "Heartache and Heartthrob." At first glance, it seems strange that Amumu’s skin appears in League of Legends’ routine Valentine’s Day skin, because unlike the setting of pairs in Valentine’s Day, Amumu is always alone.
Therefore, in the original painting of Valentine's Day, unlike Vi and Caitlin sharing an original painting, it is alone.
Speaking of which, Amumu has actually appeared in the Valentine's Day skin before, in the 2015 Valentine's Day Annie skin. If you look carefully at the lower right corner, there is an upside-down Amumu crying. Staring at cute Annie and Tibbers with a pink girlish heart.
Talking about Amumu's Valentine's Day skin this year, the first thing is the skin special effects. Most of the previous Valentine's Day skins are based on red and pink. Only in 2021 (Crystal Rose, Withered Rose) and 2022 (Dream Rose , Crystal Rose), white and some deep purple are the main colors.
In terms of skin effects, the difference between the Valentine's Day skin Amumu and Wei and Caitlin's skin is that the former's display effects are all red and pink. Amumu chose dark purple and red as the base tone.
When Amumu spits out bandages and uses his ultimate move, you can see the heart symbol, as well as the little heart that accompanies him when he cries.
In the return animation, the cabinet that Amumu wanted to express his love for could not be opened at first, and when he finally gave up, the contents inside even hit his head. It was so pitiful.
In the original painting, the hearts around Amumu are all cracked, and because there is no one to play with, Amumu is crying with grievance. Behind Amumu, Wei and Caitlin were communicating intimately.
I couldn't give out the Valentine's Day candies and chocolates in my hands. When I returned to the city from the game, I opened the cabinet and was smacked on the head by the contents inside. In the end, I didn't give them out to respond.
In the original Valentine's Day painting between Vi and Caitlin, Amumu also appeared. Between the two, when Amumu raised his hand to ask Caitlin to pay attention or give it a hug, Caitlin only saw Vi opposite him, which can be said to be a little pitiful. Condition.
Finally, based on this skin, let’s talk about Amumu’s story and why the Valentine’s Day skin depicts him so miserable and lonely.
In terms of the world view, Amumu is a special existence. In the hero homepage introduction, Amumu is the only unconnected hero. He really does not have any friends.
The background story is extremely pitiful. He wanders the world just to find a friend. Amumu suffered an ancient witchcraft curse and was doomed to endure eternal loneliness, because being touched by him meant death, and being loved by him meant being ravaged. Everyone who claimed to have seen Amumu said that he was a living corpse, short in stature, and covered with blue-gray bandages.
There are only a few stories that have been circulated, and several of them reflect Amumu's misery. Let’s briefly talk about the most commonly heard story.
Amumu is a member of Shurima's founding royal family. But this family contracted a disease that caused the flesh to rot and wither at a terrifying speed. As the youngest child in the family, Amumu is no exception. He has been locked up in his dormitory since he was a child. Because he has no friends or playmates since he was a child, he has no choice but to cry in his dormitory.
There was only one palace maid who heard him cry through the wall, so he became friends with this palace maid. She would tell him about the big and small things in the palace, and how her grandmother had mysterious powers, bringing some comfort to the lonely prince.
One morning, the palace maid brought bad news. Amumu's last brother passed away. He became the emperor of Shurima. Not only did his family members die, but he also had to face the family disease alone. The palace maid knew that Amumu could only bear the bad news alone, and sadness filled her heart. She unlocked the door of the palace and rushed in to comfort him face to face. Amumu hugged her forgetfully, but as they touched each other, he stepped back in surprise, realizing that he had brought the family's misfortune to her. Amumu indirectly killed his only friend.
After the death of the palace maid, her grandmother cast a twisted blighting curse on the young emperor. In her eyes, Amumu's behavior was tantamount to murder. Later, her curse came true, and Amumu was trapped in the moment of suffering forever.
At the same time, in the game, Amumu's voice sounds very pitiful, such as: I thought you would never choose me; let's find some friends; come and play with me.
There is even a CG depicting Amumu looking for friends.
Setting Amumu to appear on the Valentine's Day skin like this is probably a little bit of humor on the part of the designer.