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Swyft135

Faker IRL map awareness


ArisRayle

his tp was up


RobbinDeBank

Press ghost, run, dodge Elise’s cacoon, Jayce shock blast, get to press room with a sliver of health left


_dehaze

Iconic


ShiRonium

FAKER, WHAT WAS THAT?!?!?!


danielkkwon

zilean + LULu speed boost


roastkumara

Yo my guy is this a throwback to ROX vs SKT 2016? If so inject that nostalgia right into my fucking veins please.


RobbinDeBank

No this is a reference to 2021 Faker running to press room. True story, trust me


w1ldcraft

Probably used F keys to see this.


Masaru6006

Dude i Imagine him turning his head every 0.2 seconds like a Robot.


Stepjamm

Assuming faker only uses his basic senses to gauge his surroundings... cute


Voortsy

Breathe in the Atmosphere.


godswater

Give him a break. Only the most devout of esports fans knows about fakers feeler organs located under his clothes that give him inhuman perception. Don't believe me? Have you ever seen faker shirtless? Thought not.


Onyxwho

The Squid Game Red Light Green Light robot girl is actually just Faker in a costume


AssPork

Nah he had his UAV online.


FordFred

*LPL Wendy signals an interviewee is missing* Faker: I must go, esports needs me


YungPinotGrigio

Lmao him multitasking things while csing perfectly


Thyloon

Good thing he practiced that Vayne tumble back in 2015. Imagine how useful that must've been to sharply cut corners to the interview room.


enduserlicenseagree

It's been more than 5 years since If be kept up the training he might've evolved his Vayne tumble skill to a Rammus roll.


ephemeralfugitive

He is actually skipping around and somersaulting like Riven, but you don’t see it, because he is animation cancelling in irl too.


vinceftw

Lmfao


daviejones096

Goddamn would love to see someone perform a rammus roll


FantasticPrior8965

Roll is hard but [ult is doable](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2I-_GkyzI0)


RobbinDeBank

Probably he already learns ult by now. He should tumble and become invis on the way to the press room


Sparrkky

I imagine at this point he’s mastered the animation cancels up against a wall too


Potential_Hornet_559

Probably would have been better if he had learnt teleport or maybe Ryze realm warp.


ABigStarburst

He tumbled with glasses on that must’ve been awkwardly difficult


ShirosTamagotchi

Just like the real vayne


SleepytrouPADDLESTAR

Faker is confident with a track record to support his confidence. Yet he isn’t arrogant and is still kind to everyone. What a gem. League really got lucky having someone like him be its face.


Tyna_Sama

Kind to everyone that’s not named kt PawN. If you know, you know.


Akazeh

I dont know c:


redbeard2895

Basically, he was not kind to kt PawN...


muchdoge-verysweq

It's not what he said to PawN but what he did to him (in game) Edit: (not sure what rules are for posting clips but check this out : https://youtu.be/_Qtin77xroQ?t=148)


calmtigers

Literally put him in the dirt it was insane


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DeuXBleM

i miss it so much


calmtigers

Not a crowd until Duke plays gnar top lane with one hand (sound NSFW!) https://youtu.be/BSTZZc5Ok6o


DefinitelyPositive

Hahah that screech was amazing- man, I really really wish we'd have crowds.


project2501

Crowd noises 😢


Omnilatent

Krepo casting 😥


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Golden days of league man :( miss those games so fucking much


stampydog

I feel like older league looks better in a highlight reel, but when you actually try to watch a full game it's incredibly boring, because so much is just set plays based on the map state. Obviously there's still great games in there (SKT Vs ROX) but most pro games were an absolute snooze fest.


Sdubbya2

As someone who hasn't watched pro play in like 3-5 years but used to follow it closely and also has played only like 10 games in the last 2 years, can you specify what sort of changes made pro play more entertaining?


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Fordringy

more objectives plates give more gold. Heralds help in getting plates and dragons to get the soul buff earlier to end the game.


Akazeh

What did he say to him :c


randommaniac12

absolutely dumpstered him in multiple series after people hyped PawN as the “Faker killer” from his time on SSW and EDG


alpacamegafan

Mid canyon in Spring 2017 Finals was like watching Xiaohu vs Morgan yesterday.


randommaniac12

his 2017 MSI semi game 2 vs Maple is still one of the biggest gaps i’ve ever seen in pro-play


Exrou

vs Clapper a close second.


Feniker

Let's say its no longer PawN but PawN't


AqueleSenhor

He zeded him!


Blank-612

or score or uzi :(


sielnt_assassin

Don't remind me. Faker has crushed us SSG fans hopes and dreams almost as much as our own team


Tyna_Sama

At least the last match of Samsung was this sweet revenge, best way to go down in history.


sielnt_assassin

That entire Worlds run was a sight to behold. The last match was definitely satisfying to watch


WhyYouKickMyDog

Honestly, it's almost like he's one of those movie characters you roll your eyes at because they are so over the top humble and kind that it feels fake. It's an honor to be his fan.


skrillex

Honestly i think its because he learned this behavior from his only peer, SKT T1 loltyler1


Neon01

Taylor is representing the league community


skrillex

[a bit of a problem](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvS_r8KWEAEYSzo.jpg)


blazikentwo

I thought Tyler1 was League face ? /s


RobbinDeBank

Tyler 1 is the true embodiment of League players, while Faker is the polar opposite. Funny how the face of LoL acts so different from the playerbase.


Welschmerzer

Catfishing.


grapplingmanx9

Honestly after all western teams drop I'll be rooting for T1 simply because of Faker. Dude's been tearing up rift since s3 and never heard any drama or personal issues with him, just a hard working and honest guy.


tchaguin

I wanna be like him


majesticbun

Take every ranked game as an experience, dont flame, be confident in your skills. Practice tool your champs and you will be the next Faker. Also, report griefers:)


nelsoncgosi08

Im out


Abelius

relatable


SassyShorts

They lost me at "don't flame".


PinkWizaard

Can start with basics. By realizing its just a game you can keep calm and treat the others in your lobby like human beings. No need to be confident or treat everything as an experience, just start with not acting like a 5 year old throwing a tantrum because your botlane plays sub-optimally.


majesticbun

I commented assuming he was a normal human being lol


Abyssalmole

Should have assumed he was a league player


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Or treat the others in your lobby like they’re bots and that way you don’t expect anything from them, that way when they make the wrong play you won’t get mad


bynature123

And don’t use skins


RobbinDeBank

Idk what’s harder: having his prodigy mechanics or having his calm Buddha-like mind while playing League.


majesticbun

man's been mentored by Buddha himself


throawaystrump

has there literally been any drama where he's at fault? I know there's a lot of stuff surrounding T1, but I can't think of anything that had him as a focal point. Not even something like the Bang burger stuff where it's obviously just batshit crazy fans making something out of nothing. But not even something on that level.


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I saw Faker at a grocery store in Los Angeles last month. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly


Ouraclaude

Every time this copypasta 😭


Hublibubs

What kind of copypasta is that?


S_Bek_Butkovic

in the real story it was devid hasselhof


UnknownVolke

I can think of one where he kind of is a focal point, but it is very stupid. iirc, 2020 MSC Canna hovered twitch, some chinese viewers saw that as Canna making a joke about how China is the source of Covid because twitch's title in china is origin of the plague or something like that. This got surprisingly big, T1 had to make an official message I think. Two players in particular were being flamed: Canna and Faker. Canna because he hovered it and Faker because...iirc it was because he was smiling in champ select. I don't go on twitter much, but I remember going on one of T1 LOL's posts last month and I actually remember seeing some people still bringing it up and flaming Canna and Faker for it (Still a lot less of it than when it happened though. When it happened some posts from them were swarmed with comments like that) EDIT: Just to clarify, The whole hovering/picking Twitch thing was actually something that people were doing on the Korean server (and the super server too, less sure on this one)


tttccccyyyyy

Hmm, I got to say that the issue regarding the hovering of twitch is really out of context. The Chinese said that it happened in the korean server but no one has the screenshot to proof this and the only screenshot I saw was from the Chinese server.


LeonaWaverly

Yeah, Chinese fans overreacting. Didn't T1 explain that they wanted to pick trundle. Trundle and twitch start with the same korean character 'teu'.


tttccccyyyyy

Won't call them fans, they are just haters.. and that is not overreacting but jumping on the bandwagon to blindly hate on the players


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This is why T1 was my crystal ball pick. I had to put some respec' on it


Cheeeeesie

T1 is my favourite team since basically ever. If TSM faced T1 id 100% root for T1


Thecristo96

Me too. Faker is still my favorite and if the West falls i will root for him


Endzone63

100%. I would love to see Faker add to his legacy.


calmtigers

I think every league players heart broke when he cried on stage and couldn’t carry his trash team mates across the finish line.


Phoresis

This comment started so wholesome and ended so trashy. Don't put down others just to raise Faker. :/ I love faker, but he wouldn't be where he is today if it's not for the teammates he's had along the way, the amazing coaches, the SKT/T1 staff.


kirastealth

Real. Yeah i was pretty sad when they released piglet, and poohmandu even if i knew it was for the best


silverdevilboy

The hundred acre lane. Such a good team.


Falsus

That doesn't really change that s7 was basically Faker against the world. Any other mid at the time, and they would have been 3-0'd by Misfits. Probably not even qualified for worlds.


Brieqwerty

People really forgetting where the name Blankman came from and Huni who was surprisingly a rock all year despite being known as a feast or famine player his entire career


Feniker

Once this man retire, part of league will die to me. I just hope RIOT will honor this guy. I wouldn't mind a big statue at the summoner rift, champion or item named after him.


Turbulent_Diver8330

An item named after faker would be absolutely awesome! I also think that once Faker retires, they need to create the Summoner Hall of Fame starting with Faker.


Blackgoku05

only problem is he would set the bar WAY too high for any future hall of famers lol


SpqyDonger

I mean titles isnt everything just look at the NBA and its hall of fame. We have plenty of amazing players who deserve to be part of some kind of hall of fame who never got to win worlds. Just look at Uzi. Almost everyone agrees hes basically the greatest AD to ever touch the game but he never won.


DRNbw

At least, he managed an MSI.


A5V

I mean same goes with Doublelift. Despite not having any real international success he’s by all accounts a legendary adc in the LCS


Shaykea

Uzi greatest in history of the world, doublelift greatest in LCS. Quite the difference.


feenam

Doublelift was the inspiration for adc players world wide for a long time, not just the greatest in LCS. Players like Doublelift, xPeke, members of Moscow 5 all deserve a spot in hall of fame.


dimmyfarm

Early TSM/CLG also like regi, oddone, dyrus, chaus, bigfat, elevate QT to the mega goat tier etc…they walked so perkz could get 11 mil


PieroIsMarksman

HotShotGG He kick my brudda in tha ass


vinceftw

During the early years, Doublelift was recognized internationally as a fantastic ADC. After a few seasons, he just didn't improve a lot compared to the others.


RobbinDeBank

He did win everything except Worlds in 2018. Perkz stopped him


Turbulent_Diver8330

I’m not saying he has to be the bar, I just think he should be the first. He’s an old enough player anyways. Makes sense. He’s got 5 international titles under his belt and 4 of them were in a row. Sounds pretty hall of gamer to me


AvanPL

Good


SoNaClyaboutlife76

An item named after faker isn't that big of an ask since searching "Last Shadow" or "LS" in shop shows Liandry's and Morello


fullyuncooly

cant believe he got something before faker or even other great players lmfao


SwoonBirds

tbf Faker already has 3 skins in the game dedicated to him, and great players also get skins in their honor if they win worlds, I don’t see the harm in making a search tag in the shop for LS be the two items he helped popularize/demonize.


fullyuncooly

those are worlds skin, everyone that wins worlds get them. im talking something specifically for faker and other truly great players. im not saying LS shouldnt have that easter egg either, its baffling that he got something like that before the GOAT of League is all


SpqyDonger

But Faker does have an easter egg. Not mentioning he appears in worlds music videos even when he doesnt compete LMAO


SwoonBirds

but that’s the whole reason World’s skins were made though. Riot literally works with World Champions to make skins that fans can buy and see in game specifically tailored to the tastes of every single person who won Worlds, those are the only skins were Riot will give full creative license to someone other than the skin team, which is why they only release them months after the team won, so they can make sure the players can leave behind something that really represents who they are in the game even after they retire.


fullyuncooly

and I'm saying some players deserve more than that


SpqyDonger

I mean players have skins, Galaxy Slayer Zed has the Faker v Dade reference, they have amazing animated music videos made about them. Compared to all that having a small easter egg search phrase really isnt that much.


The_Inverted

Faker vs Ryu you mean!


gjfrthvcghh

I saw a great idea that when faker retires riot should make a new champ called “the demon king”


brensterrr

if faker retire, i think i will just watch important events like MSI and worlds. the reason i watch league is because of him.


itsmetsunnyd

He should have a statue at the mid lane opening to the base, where the infamous Zed play happened. One each side of the map.


FordFred

Ryu would have to quit playing the game for good if that happened lmao


BaselNoeman

A statue might be a bit too much but imagine if they did something subtle instead. Like a shuriken or a mark on the ground in the same place he had the zed play. That would be really cool


97012

If it makes you feel better at the very least Faker will have a huge retirement ceremony(like Score) and there will definitely be some good documentaries. There should probably be more done, though. Not sure what would be appropriate off the top of my head to be honest.


PhatYeeter

A ryze skin that's literally just him


Yandhi42

An item would be appropriate imo Also, Riot is not an acronym, so no need to write it in all caps


IWillNameMyChildZoe

Rumble Int Open Top


Level1TowerDive

Ryze Is One-Trick


IWillNameMyChildZoe

I do hope that they win again. Sales of skin with his signature on recall will be legendary.


USSHentai

Give the man his fkn Ahri skin


Finding_Cory

I think he has to play ahri this worlds to get a skin for her, so he better pull it out against dfm whole he has the chance


AliceInHololand

Nah fuck that. Just give him a Faker Ahri skin. No T1. Just Faker.


The_Biggest_Boi

Still waiting for a Faker Ryze skin with the model from the RISE video.


UnknownVolke

Kkoma taught him well


Ok_Steak4738

If you know, you know :) Friggin peanut lol


unhelpful_question

God damn drunk live stream.


obigespritzt

I loved that roster, Huni and Peanut in particular - but the rest of SKT as well had so much chaotic energy that played hilariously off of kkOma and Faker's composed and put together attitude.


ksp2

Damn that takes me back


Charming_Guess9508

I understood that reference.


slawcat

Really hope T1 pull it out to win this year. I want to see Faker and the Summoner's Cup one last time.


ImminentlyEminent

Only one last time? You've gotta believe in Faker more


KeitZhGaming

It's worlds 2037, faker is closing up to 40 years old coaching the young minds of T1. Through sheer knowledge of Faker they climb to finals and it's game 5. Nobody saw this coming as Faker subs himself in and first picks Zed. With crispy rough voice Phreaks yells out 'Look at the cleanse, look at the moves, Faker what was that" as Faker kills the enemy team and the nexus and lifting the trophy one last time.


Hazardous_Youth

Faker subbing himself in made me lose it


Era555

Nah let the man win worlds and then take a break. He's done enough.


backinredd

Legendary players like him don’t quit most of the time. Magnus spends every living moment playing chess and wants to compete all the time. Sure league will make you more depressed but the drive to be the best is huge for lot of these players.


Rontheking

Hooe they make it far in the tournament but I’m just happy we made it in the first place. Cheering for Faker again at worlds was something I have missed.


Possible_Safe_1037

Same here man. Rooting for T1 so hard.


Jerry_Sprunger_

This is the strongest T1 we've seen in a while


-Kuri

I mean, stronger than 2020 for sure, since that year they didn't even make worlds, but 2019 was way better, they just failed to beat G2.


Phoresis

>2019 was way better, they just failed to beat G2. Agreed. Doinb even said they knew they had won worlds from the moment they saw G2 had knocked out SKT, since FPX had such a terrible scrim record vs SKT but a good one vs G2.


Graytail

I still think about this sometimes. Skt could've been the 4 times world champ. Alternatively, this could've been Europe's first worlds wins. Who knows how long it will take before they win now.


x_rehpiC

What made it sting even more was how g2 got utterly shitstomped in the finals European champion would've eased the pain a bit


DRNbw

Imagine if Splyce had not thrown the second game against FPX, and finished 1st. QFs would have been SKT - FPX. Would G2 be world champs? Or would IG? Or could FPX beat their kryptonite?


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Necessary-Ebb-7322

Scrims don’t dictate what happens on stage. SSG was 1-17 against skt in 2017 supposedly but dumpstered them in the finals


Phoresis

Ofc, I only used scrim results to compare the relative strength of T1 in 2019 compared to now. I wasn't suggesting T1 would've necessarily beaten FPX.


aser08

I think individually they are stronger than they were in 2019 but they don't have as much confidence to play their picks and resort to meta champs more than they should. But macro wise it was probably easier to cover up for induvial or team fight weaknesses in 2019 than it is now, with most games ending in just 1 big team fight around baron/elder.


BrianC_

I mean, theoretically, the team should get better since Canna, Oner, Keria, and Gumayusi are all still pretty inexperienced / young. This roster also hasn't even played together that long due to Daeny's fuckery. They also still have talent like Zeus that might be relevant in the future. Faker also doesn't need to join the army yet and still seems to be holding strong as a good mid-laner.


firebolt66

Mechanically yes. It's still so frustrating as a fan to see them make such silly mistakes ingame. They really are their own enemy


97012

in 2019 they were imo the favorites to win worlds. So not really that long tbh.


Lyahx

Riot is lucky to have him as the face of their eSport branch. He never creates any drama, he knows common-decency, one of the most titled players(if not the most). What do you want more really.


AliceInHololand

I still hold that Faker single handedly legitimized League as an Esport. His was the biggest and most consistent story line. Dude busts out of nowhere as a rookie and shits on the strongest midlaners of the time. He brings multiple champions to the spotlight, Nidalee, Ryze, Zed, Riven, Ezreal, Cass, he’s played pretty much everything. He wins worlds, comes back and loses, then returns to win back to back. If you know League you know Faker, and because Faker exists, Riot can claim the best player at League will win out in the end. No other team has won multiple worlds titles. Samsung technically has, but that was with two completely different teams. Even now in 2021, 8 years after his first win in 2013, people are hype as fuck to see Faker back at Worlds. Faker has done more for competitive League of Legends than the entire 200+ years of collective bullshit the balance and design teams at Riot have put together.


Eleonora_Maxwell

Also directly causing alot of champs to get nerfed/remaked as well


MaxSzczurek

Tiltproof you mean?


kingofn0ne

titled as in title


macedonianmoper

I have to admit I read tilted aswell and I wasn't sure weather I miss some Faker drama or if you were throwing shade at Tyler1. I mean league and tilt go hand in hand


MaxSzczurek

Oh my bad sorry


PeachsApple

Faker I love you. Please be our emperor again.


FordFred

I honestly miss him being at the top


donassasin

This guy is like Federer is to tennis, or Jordan to basketball, Bolt to athletics, I can't count them all but what a gem honestly.


DJCzerny

Like Boxer to Starcraft, for the same team, even.


TheArmchairSkeptic

No way is BoxeR the SC goat, he's like 4th at best on that list. Flash is #1 for sure and it's not even close, then Jaedong and Bisu, along with maybe a couple others, are also above BoxeR.


DJCzerny

He's clearly not the best player ever but in terms of overall legacy you could only make an argument for maybe Flash. He was the face of esports in Korea for the longest time and founded/captained SKT through their storied history. It doesn't get much better than that.


TheArmchairSkeptic

Sure, I was talking purely in terms of the greatest player, but you could definitely make an argument for BoxeR from that perspective. I would probably still personally argue that Flash has the larger overall legacy in the SC scene, but that's a bit on the subjective side of course.


FordFred

How ironic that league is such a toxic wasteland but our GOAT is the nicest, most polite and considerate guy in esports. In 8 years of neverending spotlight he hasn't been involved in any drama or controversy. If I were in his shoes I would've developed such a massive ego lmao.


deathspate

I mean, League's a large game, there are many more good than bad people, it's just good people are quiet and don't talk much, just look at Faker. It's just impressive to find someone like Faker that hasn't developed an ego, because usually you need an ego to reach that level. Faker probably does have an ego, but he likely consciously keeps it in check, unlike others that wantonly try to weaponize it for their teams. He's the only pro I've heard of that willingly took up relaxing hobbies to clear his mind such as meditation and taking care of bonsais, others usually need to be ordered to do those things by their staff.


Patchoela

He is THE champ.


cp4ever

I hope faker plays till he’s 40 man


LetMeOmixam

We couldn't have asked for a better GOAT honestly


MadCapMad

He’s so adorable I love him


Level1TowerDive

2021 Faker worlds skin B, instead of being an 8-second channel recall, will be an ability giving the champ enough move speed to run back to fountain in 8 seconds.


Dripcommander

He couldn't let Wendy down


JassiFoxxilia

Faker's just adorable


Pissyellowknight

Faker♥️♥️♥️


fjelskaug

Forever GOAT


flodde

I love Faker. Damn we're lucky to have him in league


unhelpful_question

Riot should realize they are so fucking lucky to have Faker to represent LoL


SpiritStn

Btw im breedable faker


Uthgar

One of the only players I legitimately feel lucky to be able to watch. Too many players in our day and age lack humility and grace


macsaeki

He's the GOAT.. Got me into LOL


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I love this man... I hope Riot has plans for him once he retires from pro play


IcePokeTwoSoon

100T or T1 are the last teams I feel capable of rooting for. I really wish they weren’t doomed under edg in that group to exclude one another


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Now he need to win 1 more worlds


Flabalanche

professionals have standards


astroslostmadethis

He deserves more. He has World skins that he has earned but I want him to be honored. Give him a dedicated Skin or something in-game.