Irelia: The Defiant Blade
Overview Irelia : The Defiant Blade is official video content from League of Legends, released in March 2018. The video features Irelia and serves as her rework reveal teaser, previewing her reimagined identity. Set in Ionia . The Story Irelia's reveal teaser establishes the emotional core of her reworked identity in a few powerful lines. "We once danced in harmony with the land. Until the tyrants defiled it." Irelia is Ionia's spirit of defiance made flesh — a dancer who transformed her traditional art into a weapon when Noxus invaded her homeland.
Excerpt from the official video by Riot Games on YouTube. Story and characters © Riot Games.
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Where this sits in Runeterra
Irelia in the codex
Vastaya
Navori
Placidium of Navori
Shadow Isles
Navori Brotherhood
Human
Spirit
Terrestrial Dragon
Vastaya