why do you (Riot) hate helmet bro so much?

CurlierNut·10/2/2014, 1:53:22 PM·25 votes·13,941 views

I noticed a few things after I saw the sion splash art and the Vel'Koz teaser video, (in which helmet bro was hit by the learn beam) and now the new Kog'Maw splash art. In all of them helmet bro is the victim of these champions, and now I ask to you Riot: why is helmet bro the target of so many champions? is there underlying lore? or is it just some shenanigans that you pull to make helmet bro's life miserable?

P.s. I actually am curious as to why you include him in so many splashes and teasers.

Yours faithfully,

CurlierNut

30 Comments

RiotNightblueArt10/2/2014, 9:06:21 PM25 votes

We love helmet bro though, so we let him do what he does best. He's challenger tier when it comes to getting blown up :)

Trylobyte10/2/2014, 3:27:02 PM19 votes

Clearly he threw the helmet at Kog'maw to distract him while he ran away. Helmet Bro is forever the victim, but he will never die.

LordHippoman10/2/2014, 2:09:45 PM13 votes

He is the Sandbag of League Of Legends. He exists so you can hit him until stickers fly out. That's how splash art is born.

sp44110/2/2014, 3:38:44 PM9 votes

Helmet Bro is a normal Soldier-for-hire who aspires to be a great hero. His skills, however, are dwarfed by his aspirations, which is why he always goes against monsters like Vel'Koz and Sion only to get his ass kicked.

Fortunately, the gods did bless him with nigh-indestructibility, fast recovery rate, and incredible acting skills. Which is why he's always able to get back into the fray by pretending to be dead.

Linna Excel10/2/2014, 2:21:42 PM7 votes

He was created for when they need a stock victim.

He's like the wilhelm scream of LOL.

Bouffon dAnglais10/2/2014, 3:24:32 PM5 votes

And Maphite's Splash art. And Cassiopeia's.

Destínum10/2/2014, 2:03:23 PM4 votes

He is in Malphite's splash too and his helmet is in Gnar's as well. I think by now, Helmet Bro just just a running gag. :P

Boronkee10/3/2014, 9:15:07 AM4 votes

http://goo.gl/stqgkJ

new champion "magneto" confirmed

GundayMonday10/2/2014, 7:38:07 PM3 votes

Helmet Bro would make for an interesting champion. All of his abilities could be dodging/getting hit by other non-player-champ abilities. Like maybe a vel'koz spawns behind him and shoots a laser in the general direction of helmet bro's avatar (but always misses slightly to the left) when helmet bro uses his E. Could be really funny if set up correctly.

IMTOOJUICY10/2/2014, 3:37:48 PM3 votes

For the next event, the Ascension Game Mode should return, but with Helmet Bro in the middle, not Xerath.

Fisk10/2/2014, 11:02:46 PM1 votes

HELMET BRO LIVES ON IN OUR HEARTS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO HIM RITO!

Hrud10/2/2014, 11:53:41 PM1 votes

Rito, the abuse has to stop.

Leave the poor man alone already.

MeesterMoo10/3/2014, 1:21:10 AM1 votes

Kinda looks like a How-to-train-your-dragon kinda thingy

Ya know what I'm sayin?

Centuros10/2/2014, 5:44:48 PM1 votes

Well, it fits the setting better than using Drakes like MTG does...

Poshriel10/3/2014, 4:26:35 AM1 votes

We just need to have a full tank champion called helmet bro now. Only his auto attacks deal damage, everything is only support/tank.

Dan Squared10/3/2014, 9:05:46 AM1 votes

Riot's art team are a group of heartless monsters....new Cho'Gath splash is in the process of killing an entire group Helmet-Bro's!!

Kaboom25812/19/2018, 4:27:42 AM1 votes

KogMaw Velkoz Sion No bULlY

ChroniclerC10/12/2014, 3:36:14 PM1 votes

As much as I love that old Helmet Bro champ concept, I'm pretty sure that it's not the same guy over and over, but instead some kind of military uniform. Demacia's, probably; it's not spiky enough to be Noxian, not enough techy bits to be Zaun or Piltover.

Hero of Dream10/3/2014, 2:32:07 AM1 votes

HELMETBRO ANIKI!!!!!!!!

Ironclad Dragon10/2/2014, 2:37:51 PM1 votes

He exists because the community allows it.