I do not think that it is a new champ, because we JUST got Ekko. Maybe a Nautilus new legendary skin ? Fizz ? It sounds kinda like its underwater so I think that it is water related. Gp rework teaser ? Or just some random randomness that Riot added to the rift ?
Sharjo10 votesA new champ most likely. Someone on reddit mentioned a part of the patch notes that was kinda weird:
"For those of you struggling to keep up in your games of League, we're always striving to ensure you won't be stuck up the river without a paddle. That said, if conventional means don't work, be careful who you call when seeking help; there's all sorts of things out there, preying on the wishes of desperate people. Mope, and you mope alone - laugh, and the world laughs with you. Or so they say. Boy that was cryptic"
It pretty much references the laugh, and it got me thinking the laugh reminded me, in concept at least, of a siren, despite the laugh sounding male. And then i was like WAIT. We have an entire species of siren like creatures don't we?! DON'T WE?!
And so then I was like "I wonder if the new champion will be a male Marai."
And that's where I'm at right now.
Thryale1 voteswhat's a marai? I haven't heard anything about league having anything called a marai
Sharjo5 votes
basically and the race she belongs to. They live under the ocean and rely on the light of an object known as the moonstone to illuminate their home.
Worldferno1 voteswhat's a marai? I haven't heard anything about league having anything called a marai
Nami's race are called the Marai.
Ebonmaw Dragon7 votesA new champ most likely. Someone on reddit mentioned a part of the patch notes that was kinda weird:
"_ Mope, and you mope alone - laugh, and the world laughs with you. Or so they say. Boy that was cryptic_"
But WAIT! there is more... in spanish:
_ Llora, y llorarás solo; ríe, y el mundo reirá contigo. _
MUNDO
DR Mundo Legendary Skin confirmed.
Sharjo4 votesMundo means world or something in Spanish though right?
(I know it's a joke, I'm just bad at spanish so I had to ask, sorry!)
Ebonmaw Dragon1 votesMundo means world or something in Spanish though right?
(I know it's a joke, I'm just bad at spanish so I had to ask, sorry!)
Yes, it means World
Sharjo1 votesCool thanks!
Shíny7 votesIts definitely a new legend, in today's patch notes they had this at the end of the of the intro:
And that about encapsulates the contents of this patch. For those of you struggling to keep up in your games of League, we're always striving to ensure you won't be stuck up the river without a paddle. That said, if conventional means don't work, be careful who you call when seeking help; there's all sorts of things out there, preying on the wishes of desperate people. Mope, and you mope alone - laugh, and the world laughs with you. Or so they say.
Boy that was cryptic
C4KE1 votesYou must have a cookie sir!
It's either a new champ or a teased GP rework, and his new davey jones skin. :)
SpongebobIsLife5 votesit's either a new champion, or it's just something riot added for fun along with the other creatures and stuff they added. Last time they did something like this to the SR, we got Bard.
GreenLore4 votesMost likely a new champ. Sounds a lot like a davy jones like guy.
Some people speculate it could also be connected to the gangplank rework,but I doubt that said rework is so big that it needs its own teaser.
Kitchen Fiasco1 votesSion rework got its own teaser if I remember correctly.
Sharjo2 votesSion was also effectively a new champion after that rework. It was deserving of a teaser of that magnitude.
chipi993 votesProbably GP rework as there are 3 new items on the PBE that say "Only Gangplank can buy this item"
Angelofchaos16x3 votesMaybe its a Bilgewater event teaser ? I mean we are getting a GP rework, and a Miss Update. So maybe its like last year with Azir: A new champ comes out, along with reworks ( GP and Miss this year, Cassie last year) and lore updates to all champs from that state.
Dezudekiddo3 votesThe Laugh is rather interesting, and I would Be disappointed if it ISN'T a new champ, Something like this Shouldn't be wasted on a skin.
GreenLore3 votesAs for Ekko being still too new: Remember that they push out champs when they are ready. Sometimes a champ takes more time,sometimes he takes less.
Just look at the champ releases last year
took ~3 months
~2 and a half
~3 months again
but 
~1 month
~2
~1 again.
And ekko is already out for a few weeks,so if the next champ came already in the next patch,then that wouldn't be so out of place considering that we got 2 champs who came out one month after the champ before them.
Cassie2 votesWhat laugh??
RiotBioluminescence12 votesWhat laugh??
This mysterious laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbGnFTYt60c
lightdragoon882 votesMysterious.........
Is it Pool Party Zac?
RiotBioluminescence14 votesMysterious.........
Is it Pool Party Zac?
I'm really glad you asked me! You see, I was just talking to all of the League developers and they told me... wait. Hang on! You scamp! You're not getting it out of me that easily. They'd have my hide for leaking anything!
(Actually - I don't know for certain who the laugh is for, though I have my own suspicions. I don't work directly on League so I'm only very slightly more informed than you guys. If it's who I think it is, then I'm jazzed! The patch notes tease that Sharjo and Shinijumanjiman quoted would support it.)
lightdragoon883 votesWell played Bioluminescence, well played.
I don't know who you think it is, but if you think we will enjoy it then I will hope alongside you.
B1naryB0t1 votesQuestion, IIRC Riot has only released LoL as a game, no other releases, so what do you work on?
RiotBioluminescence6 votesQuestion, IIRC Riot has only released LoL as a game, no other releases, so what do you work on?
I can't say exactly, but I will say that Riot has a lot of people working on things that aren't directly the League development team. Sorry for having to be all sphinx-like :(
ULTRAF0RCE1 votesCan you tell us if the work you did with the map counts as working directly with League development team or not?
Akesgeroth1 votesIs this the comic/animated show I've been saying would happen for a few years?
Ebonmaw Dragon6 votesQuestion, IIRC Riot has only released LoL as a game, no other releases, so what do you work on?
CHEW, Astro Teemo and Pixel Poro Never Forget
Solidair32 votesI wonder if it MIGHT be a new champ. When Gnar and Azir came out, it was basically back to back, so it might be a similar situation here with Ekko and the next champ.
Alternatively, maybe it has something to do with GP...? It's very strange, regardless.
Biff Manly2 votesScuttle champ confirmed.
Cigmaester1 votesPlease be correct about it being a new Nautilus skin.... need more Nautilus skins asap
NorthernDruid1 votesI just hope it's not Gangplank being turned into davey jones.
The Soulforged1 voteswut if it's ao shin
Penta Penguin1 votesAo Shin is pretty much canceled. It doesn't take 2 years to finalize a CONCEPT that is working
The Soulforged1 votesRemember Azir?
Edit: He had some tease by someone and had a model on the PBE, yet he didn't come out until around 2 years later.
Penta Penguin1 votesI don't remember, do you have data
The Soulforged1 votesNot sure if I can find it, but he was called Seth at first I believe.
Shíny1 votesBack in 2012 we had a leak for a few champs, one was named seth one of the threads speculating: http://forums.euw.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=745643 Pic of the leak: http://forums.eune.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=66080&d=1368545489
Penta Penguin1 votesOh yeah
But Ao Shin was officially revealed
Xano5011 votesNew champ I guess
BeatzBoyFTW1 votesI do not think that it is a new champ, because we JUST got Ekko.
Wasn't released 3 weeks after was?
Penta Penguin1 votesGuys, it's not Zac or GP laughing. It sounds NOTHING like them.
BeatzBoyFTW1 votesGP is also getting a visual update along with his gameplay update, we can potentially see him to be refreshed in Sion level.
I dunno how you get Zac from this lol.
Penta Penguin1 votesI think Riot has confirmed somewhere this isn't that level of a rework. Highly doubt it. They want to preserve how he is right now but tweak things so he's better.
And people were suggesting Zac but I highly doubt it
fantastic dud1 votesits baron's laugh
Zyorhist1 votesITS THE RIVER KING!!!!
