So just like the deadeye teaser for zed. If you now go to the Sona League of leagends page, you get another teaser. What does it all mean??
EDIT: So, the teaser is now taken down apparently, It looked pretty cool if you saw it though.
EDIT2: ITS BACK!!!!
Sharjo16 votesFor those who can't see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a08pAACdErY
http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/2990/4264/original.jpg
Not sure what to make of it at the moment. Taking in to account Zed's teaser it almost feels like it's hinting at an afflication or a problem these champions have that hinders them more than they might realise. The cherry blossom in Zed's teaser perhaps indicates his body trying to resist the grip of the shadows, trying desperately to keep himself above the sea of darkness he has unleashed. The smokey vapors pouring from Sona's mouth perhaps indicates her being trapped by her own music and being unable to speak truly for herself; she can only convey what she truly desires through music, and that music comes from a mysterious instrument of unknown origin. Hell it might even point to the Etwahl being the thing keeping her silent, as many have theorised over the years.
Makes me wonder what the Garen and Vi teasers are like. I'd imagine Garen's will be a shattering of body, sort of embodying Garen's lack of personal identity in favour of his feverent service to Demacia. The breaking perhaps indicates a struggle between the soldier bound to his duty and Garen himself. Vi's teaser makes me think of smoke so many it indicates her loss of identity and memories from long ago; she's lost in the fires of forget as her memories burn around her.
That second part is all just me going off though and it could be bollocks. I mean hell, I can't put together how "Deadeye" and "Jhin" would factor in aside from this being something that looks deeply in to the inner workings of people. I dunno.
EDIT: Doing some thinking here and just completely befuddled by all of this, but I'm now trending towards the idea that "Deadeye" isn't what we think it is. Similar to how little like a Bard our Bard is, I'm thinking that "Deadeye" is something more symbolic than literal. Just thoughts at this point but eh, who knows anything at this point really.
Ralanr1 votesSo...we have a supernatural killer on the loose.
Edit: WHAT DOES THE THUNDER MEAN?!
Sharjo8 votesSo...we have a supernatural killer on the loose.
I wouldn't even say a killer, but perhaps a revealer; someone who tries to pierce the veil of people's own insecurities and problems with their own power. Perhaps "Deadeye" isn't a reference to being a sniper, but a reference to being a "Dead eye", some one who could view things with dead, unbiased eyes and see the truth of things. Perhaps with thunder and lightning, that person can see, in a flash, the true essence of an individual, and see their own inner struggle.
Sod I dunno. This is very confusing.
Ralanr1 votesDefinitely relates to Vison in some way. I like that theory the most.
LANWhale4 votesPerhaps "Deadeye" isn't a reference to being a sniper, but a reference to being a "Dead eye", some one who could view things with dead, unbiased eyes and see the truth of things.
The Eye of Twilight, a person who judges things with no emotion who puts aside his feelings for the greater good.
Spizzle90002 votesI mean, you have good points, but there's gun shots and stuff. Plus, I don't think they really tease reworks usually, do they?
Sulghunter3 votes
's rework was teased.
Spizzle90001 votesOh yeah. I forgot about that. Well, that was like one rework that I remember being teased, but none of the others, if I remember correctly (which I probably don't). But it was ridiculously obvious on so many levels that it was Sion. After all, who else is related to brutal warfare in Noxus that needed a rework?
Himeko3 votesThis is what I guessed too in another thread:
Okay, long shot and pulling at straws but maybe
Sona: Has no voice, and her screen teaser has her throat glowing. Maybe its her regaining her voice and the ability to talk.
Vi: Has little to no memory, perhaps its her re-gaining her memories and will remember her link to Zaun (since a believe a riot employee confirmed she is from there, on the 2015 odds and ends thread)
Zed: Someone mentioned Sakura blossoms can mean rebirth. Perhaps he will be redeamed.
Garren: I am not really sure what his could mean, but the greenish colour, perhaps a hint towards coruption/Noxus and his feelings towards Katarina
(Idk, just making guesses)
Sharjo3 votesGarren: I am not really sure what his could mean, but the greenish colour, perhaps a hint towards coruption/Noxus and his feelings towards Katarina
A conflict of ideologies perhaps that makes him question his feverent belief in the cause Demacia, and by extension himself, has fought so hard for?
Blegh. IT'S SO MESSY RIGHT NOW I DON'T EVEN KNOW SOD IT ALL
Ralanr1 votesI mean...Garen makes sense.
Out of all of them, he shouldn't. But this idea makes him make a lot of sense.
Sharjo1 votesIt sucks because we haven't seen what happened with the whole Kalamanda/Boram's death/Demacia-Noxus conflict in the new canon, so anything goes with Garen right now. So hard to put the pieces together for him, at least from where I'm sitting. Maybe I'm not thinking broadly enough. Or maybe I am and I need to be more specific in things. NDHABVYUBCHAB LSHCVB HUJASB HVLJ HJASB <BHJDSA jhk vhjsda kjhjb svdjkhadfxujlhk al
Rendarkan1 votesWell when Garen has his passive active he emanates a greenish aura. Sona's basic attacks are white unempowered. Vi.... wears alot of pink? And Zed... I dunno where it comes in but he wears alot of red.
Wheatloaf3 votesWrong board to be bringing Gameplay theories into, but the fact that both teasers so far have involved what seems to be a gunshot (I don't care what anyone says, thunder is usually either massively more impressive or lasts for longer due to echoing over distance), and both have ended with entirely different results (visually speaking), is getting me really curious as to what sort of kit this champion is going to have. My immediate and highly uneducated guess as to overarching type would be some sort of Marksman-Assassin hybrid. As to the weapon, I'm personally hoping for a magic revolver. That would be badass.
Sharjo4 votesI'm convinced at this point that "Deadeye" doesn't mean what we think it is; that such a title is more about this individual's ability to perceive and see things. I'm almost envisioning an electricity mage style character who can see the truth of people's very beings in a flash of lightning. I'm really not in to just taking "Deadeye" at face value anymore, not after this teaser.
Wheatloaf1 votesSpeaking of face value, I fully expect that he(/she/it?) will have an eye that at least looks dead. Then it will have whatever magical power, almost definitely related to someone's "death", spiritual, emotional, actual, or otherwise. All in all, this is one of the most deliberate, cryptic teasers we've had in a long time, and I'm starting to get excited.
CornbreadAvenger2 votesI think taking it all at face value could work just as well.
Grave's new kit was built around a shotgun reload mechanic and it was pretty well received, so I could totally see them making a marksman type character with a kit built around a six shooter or something. Maybe thematically something along the same lines as Kindred, but it's the embodiment of negative emotions like sadness and fear instead...or maybe it's the opposite; the two wallpapers show wisps of shadow around Zed and Sona, so maybe they were spiritually cleansed.
Spizzle90003 votesPrecisely. Although I think they might also be a marksman/mage because we haven't gotten a mage in quite a while. Probably some kind of magical, Erron Black-ish, cowboy-esque, revolver-wielding, spirit.
Lex Lazurite1 votesI'm convinced at this point that "Deadeye" doesn't mean what we think it is; that such a title is more about this individual's ability to perceive and see things. I'm almost envisioning an electricity mage style character who can see the truth of people's very beings in a flash of lightning. I'm really not in to just taking "Deadeye" at face value anymore, not after this teaser.
I think its shen rework the "eye" of twilight. the eyes that can see between light and dark.
LANWhale1 votesJhin is familiar to Jinn which is the name of beings who are similar to genies, or at least that's what my memories tell me. Could it be that perhaps this being can grant them their desires, the things they want most but cannot confront telling the truth? Is it possible that these images are images its portraying into the minds of Zed and Sona, soon Garen and Vi, as a way to compel them to be honest with them selves?
And does it have anything to gain from it? Is "deadeye" just a phrase of one denying their soul's pleasures since ya know_ the eye is the window to the soul. _ The only reason why I think this is because the next champion is suppose to have been locked up for ages in a place we don't know of.
No way around it but were dead in the water on this.
Melledoneus4 votesSo... Deadeye because Zed got deaded in the eye.
So would that make Sona's deadneck?
Kappa.
charcharmunro1 votesLet's not assume Deadeye is Shen or anybody, but not rule it out... Deadeye has one definition (as a noun) of "A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant". Deadeye is perhaps somebody who is able to notice a person's true self, beyond all the facades they put up to the world. It's a bit hard to determine any of these characters' real feelings about much of anything. Their lines all convey personality, but rarely any sort of depth. Garen's quite... Shallowly heroic, in a way. Sona is just... A musician. Vi is a rebel cop person. Zed is... The whole "Power = Good" thing. Garen's probably the only one of those who I can think of that has had any real attempts in the past at hinting towards a deeper conflict, IE, his feelings for Katarina (which are basically canon, Tahm and Illaoi both bring it up) vs. his duty as a soldier.
Arlinaso1 votesI had a whole theory about this that agrees with you that Deadeye isnt a sniper, but a symbolic term. My theory was that the Shen rework and the new champion are going to come at the same time. Shen's subtitle is "The Eye of Twilight". Shen's dad was killed by Zed. Zed, Shen, Shen's dad, and Sona were all presumably born in Ionia. Ionia's symbol is the Cherry blossom (Zed teaser, anybody?) Therefore, I think that Shen's dad is the new champ. They are tying in Ionian Champs (still not sure about the Garen and Vi part though). Shens dad is dead. His son presumable inherited the "Eye of Twilight" title from him. That makes Dead-Eye.
Peridition5 votesIt almost sounds like a cannon being fired. It appears to be some very heavy gun at least.
I'm guessing the theme is putting these characters at peace.
Zed has blossoms growing out of his helmet. Perhaps symbolizing the path of balance that this master failed to lead him too.
Sona has white butterflies escaping her mouth. Perhaps symbolizing her finding peace by having a voice.
I wonder if this new champion perhaps puts people in a dream state after shooting them.
Felvyne5 votesJust a though I just had... seems like Deadeye is targeting human traits: sight, voice... I wonder what will take from Garen and Vi if my theory is right.
Wheatloaf1 votesMy thought is Garen might be "blinded" by his ideals. Vi has some issues with her past, so I imagine her memories/emotions are what got hit. An interesting thing to note so far is that both Zed and Sona have released something from where they presumably got hit (Zed's... plant... and Sona's... smoke... stuff...? In the shape of butterflies?).
The MechE3 votesI'm going to laugh if this is all just for a few skins.
Peridition4 votesDoubt it. All of these champions received skins pretty recently. It would be pretty unlikely they would all be up for new skins already.
DJ Sona - Feb 2015 Rogue Admiral Garen - July 2015 PROJECT Zed - Sep 2015 Demon Vi - Oct 2015
Angelofchaos16x2 votesRiot is aiming for something. Literally The first shot was at Zed's Eyes The second shot was at Sona's Throat The third shot Vi's ? The forth shot Garen's ?
Ps : Shot could be a gun shot are a bolt of lightning type shot, doesn't really matter
Stellafreyja3 votesZed's is his left eye and Garen's is his right eye. That may be significant.
Ralanr1 votesI didn't notice that.
But in the gif portrait his eyes are fine/closed.
Stellafreyja2 votesMaybe Zed's armor is "empty" if he is indeed a shadow being cleansed and that's why you can see his eyes.
All this speculation is fun, but I need confirmation!
juhnpo2 votesPs : Shot could be a gun shot are a bolt of lightning type shot, doesn't really matter
THUNDER= AO SHIN CONFIRMED
VendettaX41 votesno. its best we just forget about shin, its not happening
Stars Shaper1 votesWell now we know that we'll have to wait the new year for some new infos since there are still 2 more portraits to make a teaser for.
YCitizenSnipsY1 votesWell considering "next year" is less than a week away, i guess it is a safe bet to say that we wont know what all of this means until 2016. But I would bet my bottom dollar all the portraits are made and they are just gonna continue dropping hints until the next PBE cycle.
YCitizenSnipsY1 votesSona's in here higher than a kite, but Graves can't have a cigar.
But seriously I'm interested to see how this will all play out. And how Shooting Sona in the neck is supposed to help her get her voice back if that is said persons intentions.
VendettaX41 votesWHATS GOING ON HERE I NEED ANSWERS RIOT EXPLAIN
Rozzeta1 votesSona's probably going to die in order to better fit Pentakill ... HOLY SHIT, SONA IS GOING TO DIE!
Streeter011 votesI don't think this will be a new champion because we have had 2 champions being released one after the other in a short period of time and some players haven't gotten the hang of those champions. And a Shen rework - I don't think so - if it were like that they wouldn't add Sona, Garen and Vi, just leave Zed because he is the killer of Shen's dad. But this "Dead-eye" thing might be some sort of an event or skins for these champs like with the Pentakill or the Victorious team skins. From the teasers we can see that we have Zed (possible mid), Sona (support), Garen (top), Vi (jungle) and the last champ will most likely be a marksman - and there you have it - team skins. I know it's not very likely but it still is a possibility.
Santerfed1 votesFirst of all they have been releasing a new champion just about every month for several months, showing no signs of slowing down. Second why would they care if we had time to get the hang of them? They threw out bard, ekko, and kench during the peak of the LCS season, they don't give a fuck! Third, they have an OFFICIAL SCHEDULE for champion reworks and Shen IS NEXT, so he is the only possible reworked champ.
Streeter011 votesThat may be so but if it's not clear enough I didn't mean that the Shen rework won't happen, I wanted to say that his rework doesn't have anything to do with the "Dead-eye" teasers. I am sorry if my sentence wasn't that well formulated so it could be understandable.
Speknaz1 votesDid anyone notice that both Sona and Zed don't know their own parents, and that they were both adopted? Maybe that's the connection and that may have something to do with it.
rongi1 votesAlso if you notice, Sona looks like she has flowers coming out of her mouth. And Zed had those petals coming from his throat. Maybe it's a hint...? A new champion going around killing champions and leaving flowers?
Stup1dHoe1 votesIf you look at the 2 teasers and the icons, Zed's icon had flowers as well as his teaser. Same with Sona. (Butterflys flying out of her mouth.) Zed's flowers represent life, Sona's Butterflys represent air, Garens crystals represent earth and Vi's flames represent fire. Maybe Deadeye might be water? 
