Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9RM4HwwoKs
Original source: http://www.tudou.com/ programs/view/q2kfqjP7ZAQ/ (Original source taken down)
His name is roughly translated as Tamm, King of the Rivers.(Quite probable that its "The river king")
Tamm is not the name of this creature. -Riot_spiffy
Valaran Nara27 votesWait, guys. It's a miracle. This is a "teaser" video that actually HAS lore. I mean, seriously. It's technically lore/background because it actually spoke about a past and not just a singular moment(s) in time. Like ekko. :D We got info guys! INFO!!!
KING OF MASKS11 votesCan't wait to read his 2-3 sentence lore piece when he's released! :^)
But in all seriousness you're right, this is actually a pretty good teaser lore-wise.
Virgin Ray7 votesTamm is the River King. Tamm wears a top hat. Tamm killed a wife. -Riot Games
Lavasioth3 votesThe funny thing is a lot of LoL lore fans know twice as much about the lore then the actual Lore team
Shíny16 votesJust a hopeful theory: I'm hoping they use the big guy here to go ahead and flesh out the serpentine river The banks of the river was where Twisted Fate was originally from,possibly making the area have an interesting gypsy/ new orleans theme to it.
Also on the gameplay side of things Riot had said they prototyped a "swallowing" mechanic with gnar, I'm hoping they bring it back for Tamm here.
Lich Bane Sona8 votesI think that a New Orleans style area would be great, and the Serpentine River could make a great Mississippi River analogue. For a more fantasy vibe, they could even do a floating city or put it on stilts in the river. It would really be cool to have a swampy area around, too. They even had a marsh and bog on the river's banks in the old map, although I can't ever recall them being mentioned in lore.
I may be a bit biased here, as I'm from Louisiana.
Kingsgrave1 votes[{quoted}](name=Lich Bane Sona,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=nWFaMGf9,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2015-06-18T13:50:55.817+0000)
I think that a New Orleans style area would be great, and the Serpentine River could make a great Mississippi River analogue. For a more fantasy vibe, they could even do a floating city or put it on stilts in the river. It would really be cool to have a swampy area around, too. They even had a marsh and bog on the river's banks in the old map, although I can't ever recall them being mentioned in lore.
I may be a bit biased here, as I'm from Louisiana.
The floating city exists already as Bilgewater
Lich Bane Sona8 votesHuh. I always got an 'on the cliffs over the sea' vibe out of bilgewater, where it's made of docks and stuff, but attached to the land.
LeeDark3 votesAs a native Cajun, I really hope they don't do this. I, for one, am sick of seeing the bayou stereotypes in movies and on TV; I don't want them in my game, too.
Lich Bane Sona7 votesWoo! Nice to see another Cajun around!
I think that, as long as it would be handled correctly, and given a unique spin on the idea, then it could be cool.
Louisiana has a very distinct mix of cultures and influences that doesn't happen anywhere else in the world, and I think that this unique flavor can be a great source of inspiration for a high-magic game such as League. Fantasy Egypt works, fantasy China/Japan works, based on strong, unique cultural stereotypes and symbols that we have for these places. Why not Louisiana?
Calibretto916 votesCatfish with a top hat. #winning
GreenLore6 votesHe's like gentleman cho'gaths best friend.
shadecrapper15 votesGromp getting promoted to a champion? FINALLY!!!!!
Davy Crockett9 votesThis video is too creepy... I'm not sure I will like this champion.
Sharjo7 votesI love this whole video, and Tamm (if that's his name) seems like a really cool character.
I can't tell if it's Bilgewater or something else at the end, but I feel like the whole "You let me in" line could refer to this King of the Rivers being let loose in to the oceans, but I dunno.
Also there was a scuttle crab in there! Guess they're native to more places than the Rift.
Lich Bane Sona7 votesThese seem to be getting taken down.
Really dig the kind of catfish vibe he's got going on. Too often, water related characters are based on ocean related things, and completely forget about freshwater.
I also liked how the story shifts from seeming to be from the perspective of the gambler to the perspective of the monster himself.
Some discussion points:
Lore connections - 
, 
(possible, tenuous)
"Hunger" as motivation - is this explored space? 
Is the "deal" a recurring thing? - He mentions needing 'men' (that is, plural), but he implies at the end that he has achieved his end.
Singing - Siren songs are a popular theme. Simply a story device, or does it point to in game abilities?
Kingsgrave10 votes[{quoted}](name=Lich Bane Sona,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=nWFaMGf9,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2015-06-18T13:33:59.653+0000)
These seem to be getting taken down.
Really dig the kind of catfish vibe he's got going on. Too often, water related characters are based on ocean related things, and completely forget about freshwater.
I also liked how the story shifts from seeming to be from the perspective of the gambler to the perspective of the monster himself.
Some discussion points:
Lore connections -
"Hunger" as motivation - is this explored space?
Is the "deal" a recurring thing? - He mentions needing 'men' (that is, plural), but he implies at the end that he has achieved his end.
Singing - Siren songs are a popular theme. Simply a story device, or does it point to in game abilities?
If he doesn't have a Banjo skin I'm going to be super disappointed.
Interesting to note as well that he was shown in pictures to be wearing clothes. He seems to be a giant reference to old folktales of people being lead into a Swamp to be murdered.
Sharjo2 votesAnother note for the observant, when you can see his head clearest in the water he's actually got his top hat on.
Chaotic Reks7 votesWow, 
's ultimate skin looks promising
Kingsgrave6 votesHis story is almost exactly Little Shop of Horrors. Lmao
No doubt from Bilgewater, especially since it's in the background at the end.
Mob Psycho 1005 votesSo the laughing in the river was his thing? Not GP?
ZA WARUDO WRYY5 voteslol this is him
Raxistaicho4 votesThird male champion in a row, huh Riot?
Sharjo25 votesYes, because they made Bard, Ekko and this King of the Rivers male.
What's wrong with that?
jade harley BARK4 votesSince I've started playing league I've seen 7 new male champions and 2 new female. Honestly it'd be nice to get a few more new ladies :P. I remember seeing somewhere Riot wants to add diversity to the female champion pool, and I'd love to see that actually be delivered.
Sharjo24 votesAh ok, let me actually paint you a picture then; Last female champion before Kalista and Rek'Sai was Jinx, with 5 lads being released between them. It's not as bad as it could be I assure you! League definetly needs more ladies, I agree though.
jade harley BARK3 votesYeah I'm definitely not saying they don't release female champions often, but I'd like to see some balance with what is released, yknow? Like, not too fond of the 5 males to 2 females ratio. Give me more monstrous females, too, rito ;_;
Noam Braumsky4 votes
and 
could hardly even be described as having genders sexes. As far as I know, Void creatures don't generally reproduce sexually (
possibly being the exception), and Bard just kind of... is.
ULTRAF0RCE2 votesRek'sai is probably queen like queen bees or ants not reporducing sexually but laying eggs possibly?
jade harley BARK3 votesI'd like to think of her as like the queen ant. Little xer'sai's running around is a pretty cute idea imo.
DarkTryst2 votesCross between Malzahar's passive Rek'sai?
Jarrito23217 votesIs Bard a male? Does Bard have a gender?
Sharjo14 votesHe's addressed as male but it's probably a Blitzcrank thing since Bard's kinda made of stardust and stuff. This is why distinctions between sex and gender exist; sex is physical, gender is mental. Bard has no sex since he's not a physical being with no identifiable male parts, but is considered male by people at large, and perhaps even by himself.
ArkenStorm3 votesBard has no boobs. therefore, he is male.
RIP Tahm Kench28 votesJinx is a male crossdresser?
Sukishoo6 votesYeah, Jinx is flat chested, that could totally be male XD
Oshlet25 votesIs gragas a woman then?
Sharjo18 votesRenekton has no boobs, yet no crocodiles, including female ones, have boobs, therefore your judgement is flawed good sir.
Profirix3 votesHis name is TAMM and hes the RIVER king.
CLEVER GIRL!
yay nibbers3 votesElvis release skin pls
_The _ River King
A Superb Villain2 votesGods ain't gonna help ya son You'll be sorry for whatcha done
Newb the Legend2 votes[{quoted}](name=A Superb Villain,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=nWFaMGf9,comment-id=0039,timestamp=2015-06-19T04:47:34.254+0000)
Gods ain't gonna help ya son You'll be sorry for whatcha done
YES! I am not the only one reminded of the narrator from Bastion
Good Be3r2 votesWhat if it's not a champion but a new goal on the map. Maybe to get a buff or something for X minutes, and after that the River King get it back... With profits (so a kind of debuff)...
Only Play Darius1 votesI think his ult is going to be similar to 
's except if it executes the enemy champion, it extends their death timer by 90 seconds or so, and steals all their unspent gold. Would make thematic sense and be quite interesting.
Lich Bane Sona4 votesUnfortunately, I don't think that either one of those things would be particularly good for the game.
Extended death timer is a neat idea, however I can think of a couple problems with it. First, 90 seconds is a huge amount of time! End game death timers are only about a minute or so, and tacking on an extra minute and a half on top of that would be crazy. Remember, 2.5 minutes is 5 waves of minions! Second, if it added less time, it wouldn't feel impactful. There's still a lot of power to that, but it's harder to notice and doesn't provide immediate impact.
Stealing unspent gold isn't something I can see coming to League. Again, two problems: First, League, unlike DOTA, has income as a constant increase. That is, as the game goes on, your income only goes up, and so your power only goes up. (Notice that there is a tax for changing items, but this is a separate issue) Second, the amount that this could change the gold differential between teams would make it the most valuable thing in League. Consider a carry. Oftentimes they will have 1.5k gold before backing. Stealing this carry's gold would be the same amount of gold as two towers, as well as denying the carry about 10 WAVES worth of cs.
While both of these abilities are interesting, unique, and make thematic sense, I don't think that either of them is a good fit for league.
Tarren123 votesI think that the eating part of his character will be reflected in a sort of "teammate taxi service." In the video he gobbled up the gambler before spitting him out at a far away destination. If this is the case then he's very likely to have "support" on his primary or secondary tags. I could see Riot adding more champions that have control over your allies' movement after 
, 
, and .
Only Play Darius1 votesA support who shows up later and consumes everything his teammate has earned?
IcyPepper2 votessounds more like an adc who does that
DarkTryst2 votesIt would be pretty mid, cool to 'swallow' a teammate, then show up in lane looking vulnerable and then suddenly boom! 2v1 LMAO! Especially if being 'swallowed' hid your teammate's map presence.
SpecterVonBaren2 votesThis is Lifestealer.
http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posts/lifestealer_full.jpg
This is Lifestealer's ult.
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack and when consumed the creep will heal Lifestealer's health equal to the creep's current health. Does not work on enemy heroes.
And yes, it is fun.
