When we've been pronouncing a champion's name wrong. . .

Kuzja1·12/6/2015, 4:15:02 AM·11 votes·5,236 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCsRkH-9AA

Akali How we say it: (A-Call-Ee) How it's really said: (A-Ka-Lee)

Shaco How we say it: (Sha-Co) How it's really said: (Shay-Co)

Lucian How we say it: (Lu-See-en) How it's really said: (Lu-shen)

51 Comments

EmittingXs12/6/2015, 5:32:23 AM14 votes

Name Reads: Tee-mo We Say: Say-ten

Ralanr12/6/2015, 5:25:17 AM8 votes

Meh, I like Sha-co better.

RaptorKarr12/6/2015, 4:52:22 AM6 votes

Lu-shen? Your bullshitting me right?

UB3R 1337 H4X12/6/2015, 6:01:31 AM6 votes

Nasus Nah-Sus Sue-Zin

Stellafreyja12/6/2015, 5:36:59 AM4 votes

While we're on the subject: Veigar "Vay-gar" as confirmed by his Final Boss Skin and Tristana.

HayRoss12/6/2015, 2:58:39 PM4 votes

Name reads: Gar-en Pronounced: DEMACIA!!!!!!!

Blue Moon Wolf12/6/2015, 7:03:01 AM4 votes

I'm still trying to figure out Illaoi .__. I take one look at that name and just think "...why do you do this to me Rito?"

iHerring12/6/2015, 10:34:37 PM3 votes

Somewhat relevant

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/community/community-spotlight/all-chat-guide-pronunciation

Also who it the poor guy that's apparently being shown 100% ice champions to pronounce? >.<

Weathered12/6/2015, 6:20:06 PM2 votes
Asyde12/6/2015, 8:20:18 PM2 votes

Name: Dray-ven Pronounced: DRRRRRAAAAAAVVVVVEEEEENNN

Slamurai Jack12/6/2015, 4:10:12 PM2 votes

Calling bullshit on Akali. They pronounce it A-Call-Ee in her champion spotlight.

Just Blame Jenny12/7/2015, 12:25:49 AM2 votes

I used to say "Vee", too! Had to train myself out of that one.

As for Akali, the name should be A-ka-lee. Why? She's clearly Japanese-inspired, and the correct pronunciation in Japanese would be "A-ka-lee". "A-call-ee" can't even be pronounced in Japanese. Sorry, but if the champion spotlight pronounces it that way, it's simply wrong. Or if not wrong, then at least very silly. Take your pick of the two.

As for Illaoi? Her name is, like, her secret passive that makes her awesome. Don't believe me? I recently had a game where I was in a call with the ADC. The ADC was being rather inattentive, so I elected to warn him that Illaoi was coming to gank him. Unfortunately, the warning didn't quite take, since he was completely confused by what I was trying to tell him.

"Hey, Ill-a-oy is coming in from the river!" "What?" "Uh, Ill- ... er. Ill-oi is coming." "What's an Ill-oi?" "The new one with the weird name, er-" "Huh?" "An ally has been slain!" "... that one."

TheTiltedHat112/6/2015, 9:10:22 AM2 votes

Illaoi Pronunciation: Fake Hit Box... loljk Ill-ow-ee. That's just how I've heard it most of the time

Meep Man12/6/2015, 5:06:25 AM2 votes

Ive been saying Shaco and Lucian like that for a long time.

Kuzja112/7/2015, 5:36:54 PM1 votes

Back when I was just a newcomer of league of legends, I use to pronounce Mordekaiser 's name as Mord-Kaiser, thinking the E was silent. Until my brother told it to me. I think of Mordecai from Regular Show just to help me pronounce the name right.

RaptorKarr12/6/2015, 7:08:39 AM1 votes

I use to call Riven, Revan, but Riven was not a Jedi that was then turned into a dark lord of the sith then back to a Jedi, Riven was a Sith lord at first then turned into a Jedi.

I also use to call Shyvana, SHYvana with an emphasis on the Shy I don't see how anyone got Akali's name wrong, but I know people that say Yi like in Yikes! rather then Yi.

Pontifex Ph0enix12/6/2015, 1:34:02 PM1 votes

The only one there I've been mispronouncing is Shaco, but RvB gets my upvote.

Reshaos12/6/2015, 3:09:10 PM1 votes

The only one I mispronounce is Akali, even then I disagree with the way people pronounce it xD. Everyone elses name is pretty straight forward.

Heretic Lunari12/6/2015, 5:49:51 PM1 votes

XinZhao This guy.

Linna Excel12/6/2015, 7:19:57 PM1 votes

I pronounce it Soraka (one syllable, more even) and not So-Raka (two syllables with strong emphasis on the raka)

l Helios l12/6/2015, 7:27:45 PM1 votes

Name reads: hec-a-rim Pronounced by me: heh-car-um

Name reads: Le-blan-c How I say it: Le-blank

SuperLuigiLXIV12/6/2015, 10:14:08 PM1 votes

While I prefer to say "Shay-co" myself, I always assumed the correct pronunciation was "Shack-o" because of the Nutcracko skin name.

Kuzja112/6/2015, 11:56:37 PM1 votes

I wasn't sure how to pronounce Vi 's name before her champion spotlight. So I said it as V-I or Vee.

BeatzBoyFTW12/7/2015, 12:31:49 AM1 votes

Nasus Na-sus or Nay-sus

Xerath XinZhao Are both X's pronounced as S or Sh?

Like Sher-rath or Se-rath? Sin-Zou or Shin-Zou?

Zyra Is this Zee-ra or Zie-ra?

Kayle Kai-el or Kay-el?

Just Blame Jenny12/7/2015, 12:44:10 AM1 votes

Xin Zhao = Sheen Jeow. LeBlanc = LeBlon.

aítch12/7/2015, 1:47:24 PM1 votes

akaling you out here! What is this champ is she new RossKappa :3

chipi9912/7/2015, 5:27:14 PM1 votes

This is just scratching the surface when it comes to other languages.

Punkkee12/6/2015, 4:17:55 AM1 votes

people say lu-see-en? wtf are those the people that pronounce veigar vee-ai-gar or vee-ai-gay-r