I DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS. I STOLE THIS IDEA FROM DONAAM.
welcome to the finale! at the start of this season, 14 champions began the journey to become the winner of mama zu's find my new league main, and now we are down to 3. either brand, the burning vengeance, neeko, the curious chameleon, or xayah, the rebel, will become my next league main. but before one of them can be crowned, let;s take a look back at the champions who were cut short...
IN MEMORIAM
~ 14th place: karma
the original WOC in league, i was excited to see how she would do this season. her time, however, was cut short as in the first challenge it seemed that her poke was unreliable to hit and shielding unextraordinary, thus giving her first boot.
~ 13th place: bard
bard had a promising start, being just a few points shy of winning the first challenge of the season. in the second week, however, he proved to struggle when behind, especially when the adc has now idea how bard works. he landed in the bottom 2 versus lux, and i had to boot the champion that, in the short time theyve been there, showed less potential to improve, thus making him the second boot.
~ 12th place: sivir
tho many of the viewers touted her as the most OP adc, the only appeal i got from playing her was tossing pizzas. and when playing the most broken adc in the meta and yet still performing less than spectacular, it leaves one no other choice but to face the consequences of their actions. as such, sivir landed third boot of the season.
~ 11th place: fizz
tho he was fun to play even in a losing situation, his mechanics seemed too challenging to master in the span of the competition, so when the playful trickster landed in the bottom 2 versus neeko, he had to be the fourth boot.
~ 10th place: zoe
yet again, another crazy fun mid laner who excels even while playing from behind. tho her kit was fun to play around with, she proved to be ineffective at carrying, and got curbstomped in the challenge by an ahri main, thus landing her as the fifth boot.
~ 9th place: taliyah
i was honestly a bit shocked to see her go here. see, id spent a lot of time prior to this competition perfecting her skill shots, which are essential to playing her effectively. and since i had done that, it seemed like a no brainer that she would do very well. but in comparison to her other competitors, she was still lackluster and ultimately was replaced by then-eliminated contestant lux, landing her as the sixth boot.
~ 8th place: lux
by far the messiest contestant this season. just as easily as lux would win a challenge, she would land in the bottom 2 immediately after, back and forth until she was eliminated in 9th. she got a second chance in the guardian angel challenge, but ultimately couldnt redeem herself and was revolving doored as the seventh boot.
~ 7th place: twitch
he was an early contender for the win, placing high or win in most of the early challenges. but from episode 5 onward, things went downhill for him. he was simply too hit or miss to use reliably, and so he was eliminated as the eighth boot.
~ 6th place: ornn
the only tank in the cast. i appreciated him for that reason, and though he never won a challenge, it was funny to see him sliding by week after week. ultimately his lack of presence in this competition landed him as the ninth boot, but not before coasting by 3 challenge winners who were all eliminated before him.
~ 5th place: rakan
easily one of the funnest supports in the cast. in one of the rakan games i played this season, someone called me "the best support" they've ever played with, which was a real ego boost! tho he was quite effective with experience, he simply was not as effective on his own as xayah is, thus landing him as the tenth boot.
~ 4th place: warwick
i didnt fill many people on on my thought process for each week and who i thought the contenders were for the win, but i will say now that at the beginning, warwick's chance of winning were virtually none. he started off doing well, but week by week he was performing worse and worse, just barely escaping the bottom for four consecutive weeks. then all of a sudden he won, and i was like, wow, i really slept on this champion for the longest. he went the longest without ever being in the bottom. he was truly such an underdog! hehe. i was deadset on eliminating him the moment he got in the bottom, but over time, i grew to appreciate and respect him, and when i eliminated him as the eleventh boot, it was honestly because neeko had been performing better.
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these 11 champions may not be my next main, but one of them will earn the title of legend of the season. summoners from across the globe have voted for one of you to win, and now it's time to reveal who that is. with 9 votes, the legend of season 1 of mama zu's find my new league main is...
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*camera pans to lux...*
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*then to ornn*
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*and to warwick*
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...condragulations, WARWICK! you are the legend of the season!
*warwick howls in delight*
now onto the real competition. from 14, only 3 remain. who will win and join evelynn, jinx, illaoi, and sona as my next mastery 7 champion? brand, the full AP support with a sweet tooth for harvesting souls? neeko, the lip sync assassin who tricked and deceived her way to the top? or xayah, the edgy bird of prey with 4 challenge wins under her belt? it's time to find out. but before we can, one of their journeys must be cut short.
prior to the reunion, brand, neeko, and xayah performed in one final challenge and were then asked to prepare a lip sync to "awaken" by valerie broussard. but only 2 of you will get to lipsync, and one of you will not. based on the results of the final challenge, the champion finishing in 3rd place is...
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brand, im sorry my dear, but you are not mama zu's next league main. condragulations on placing third. now, sashay away...
two champions stand before me. neeko, xayah, this is your last chance to impress me and become Mama Zu's Next League Main!
lipsync: awaken
*neeko shapesplits into 6 neekos and does acrobatics across the ceiling*
*xayah spins and turns into the mockingjay, her purple feathers burning away into jet black*
wow...
*the audience erupts in applause*
that was...out of this world. what a treat to be able to see this legendary lipsync.
i have made decision. neeko, xayah, one of you will become my next league main. and that champion is...
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*neeko and xayah hold each other's hands and the camera pans to each of their hopeful faces*
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condragulations, XAYAH! my dear, you are the WINNER of mama zu's find my new league main. you will join the hall of fame alongside my four previous league mains as my 5th. congrats to neeko for placing 2nd overall.
(for those who are curious, the final challenge worked like a spelling bee, with each champion playing a game and being eliminated when they lose. and then at gamepoint, the champion who is about to win would have to win another game to secure the win. here is how it went down:)
round 4
neeko - loss (runner-up)
xayah - win/win (winner)
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thank you to everyone who read this season to full term! i thought this was super fun and id love to do a season 2 sometimes. if you'd be interested in reading it, lmk and ill tag you in the next season i do. but for now, xayah, congratulations again on your victory. now prance, my queen!
*xayah struts across the stage, scepter in hand. rakan Es to her and they smooch*
edit: some interesting trivia that i forgot to mention... out of the whole cast, i had the least mastery points on xayah at the start of the game. guess that goes to show anybody coulda won!
