The Ancient Fear - Fiddlesticks quotes (rework) 

Fiddlesticks lore and TL;DR version in case you didn’t understand the quotes Fiddlesticks is very old, possibly older or the same age as Aurelion Sol. It’s said that Fiddlesticks was made during the “first scream of creation” and is described as a “demon before demons were known.” There’s a story about a young Mage in a tower by the sea that was messing around with dark magics, it’s said that he summoned something into the world that was older than history and was darker than the night and just like that the tower, the thing and the mage were lost to time. It’s not known for sure whether Fiddlesticks got to Runeterra through the mage in the tower or some other way but cultures around Runeterra have different ways of seeing Fiddlesticks. In Freljord, Fiddlesticks is a monster that raises itself from the ice made of helmets, bucklers, furs and wood. In Bilgewater, Fiddlesticks is only referred to as something that’s alone on an island that no one has come back from. In Targon there is a story about a child of twilight (Zoe) who “stole the only joy from a ragged, whispering horror.” this one can be explained, demons are a strange thing, we don’t know how the other demons got into the Physical Realm from the Spirit Realm but we can take Evelynn as a guess for how all demons get into the world. Evelynn was once a tiny shapeless thing in the Physical Realm until the Rune Wars where it took a physical form to feed on agony, the “ragged, whispering horror” could possibly be an example of that. In Noxus the veterans tell a story about farmhand who was blamed for a famine and fed to the crows (this is a reference to Fiddlesticks’ old lore). In Demacia, recently at least, they just blame the mages. In the new demonology tree we can also see that Fear is on top with others being below spreading into other branches of emotions, because that’s what demons do, they feed on human emotions. We can see Fear on top of the picture and two other main branches next to it that are unknown as of yet (link to demonology picture below). Of course Fiddlesticks was purely imagination… Until recently with the Demacian civil war with mages, something has awaken. It’s said that Fiddlesticks is such a dark being that it defies most of magical knowledge and that even the animals fear it. In the farming lands of Demacia however another story has resurfaced, that Fiddlesticks is an evil with no form, thoughts, or understanding of Runeterra. It is terror manifest of all things living and it hungers for fear. it is not just a fable, Fiddlesticks is real. *TL;DR:* Fiddlesticks was born in the “first scream of creation” and is a “demon before demons were known.” Every country has a story about Fiddlesticks. Fiddlesticks defies most magical knowledge of the world and even animals fear it. Fiddlesticks is real and is no longer debated about being just a story in the fanbase anymore. fun facts (lots of them today, I did some extra research this time) 1. The “Child of Twilight” in the Targonian story of Fiddlesticks is Zoe and that story might actually be canon. The reason it might be canon is because someone who worked for Riot confirmed that Zoe has stolen a key from another champion and Fiddlesticks has keys around his neck. 2. Fiddlesticks is trying to learn how humans sound so he can trick them easier, that’s why he has animal sounds in his voice lines. 3. The most likely theory of how Fiddlesticks got his name is from his first victim’s last words Fiddlesticks. For some context the word “Fiddlesticks” was basically an old timey way of saying ‘oh s**t.’ 4. We finally got a reveal of what Swain’s knowledge demon is named, or at least a likely guess, his name is Raum (pronunciation: rah-oom), we know this because in his interactions Fiddlesticks calls the demons by their names, like for example when he sees Nocturne he simply just says “Nocturne” the same is with all other demons, I don’t think it’s been confirmed yet on second thought, but it’s a likely guess. 5. Fiddlesticks has a line saying “Fiddlesticks, end of men, Fiddlesticks, first of ten!” and there’s a theory that there are 9 others just like Fiddlesticks with Fiddlesticks obviously being the 1st, kind of like the Darkin, there are 5 left but we only know of 3 (4th Darkin is mentioned in lore only as “the sister” by Varus) 6. You may have noticed how I mention Evelynn and Fiddlesticks as “it” and that’s because demons don’t technically have a gender, Evelynn has had many different physical forms that it has shaped to feed off of humans, so the current Evelynn is only it’s physical form. 7. Fiddlesticks has voice lines about other champions too, like from Yone (Yasuo’s brother) when Yasuo killed him. He said “brother, how could you betray us?” and Fiddlesticks has that line and also has lines similar to those from other events in lore like from Annie he says “Annie, don’t let go” which was said by Annie’s step-sister. So either Fiddlesticks was there during those events or Riot is just trying to make the voice lines more interesting. 8. In Fiddlesticks’ short story “Voices” the man telling the story said “there’s a bottom to bad, and what happened in Goldweald (town the story takes place) broke right past it. Don’t believe me? Go for yourself, Goldweald ain’t there anymore” that gives you an idea of what Fiddlesticks can do. If you want to know more about Fiddlesticks and maybe some theories, I recommend this video to you. It’s from a small channel named Necrit, and he explains it really well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AsL8XR4RUXs.html Fiddlesticks lore: universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/fiddlesticks/ Demonology picture: leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Fae%27lor?file=Spirit%20Demonology%2001.jpg

Me: Fiddlesticks isn’t real he can’t hurt you Fiddlesticks: Fiddlesticks isn’t real he can’t hurt you

The moment i realized his quotes was from his victims ...

"Lamb, tell me a story" "Gray man" Fiddle both being aware of, and not being threatened by the embodiment of death is kinda scary

The "its in the house" may be the worst of all. You just know you're dead.

2:42 - 3:05 "Brother, what is that? What is that?” "IT’S ALIVE!" *running/panting noises* "NO! Don’t leave me!" "Brother! Open the door!" "LET ME IN!" Holy shit! That’s an insanely dark story in just a few words

“I’m always here! My little hero!” What makes this freaky is.. He says that to Nunu. He knows Nunus mother. Maybe he could’ve been the cause.

These relatively short voice lines tell such a terrifying story. You can imagine what actually imagine what sort of hell happened to them...

I didn’t realise how terrifying his voice lines were. Many of them seem to be from people that he’s chased and killed, and how he just mimics it and overall, it’s just spine chilling. Riot did an amazing job

"See? It's just a scarecrow. Nothing to be afraid of" -Famous last words in horror movies.

This is proof that your imagination is scarier than what they could create. They just gave us out of context last words and we imagine their anquish and terror as Fiddlesticks stalks and kills them. They made a terrifying character and i'm super proud of their art team

Other Champs : tells philosophical voicelines Fiddlestick : *Let me tell you a story*

I love how well such short phrases work. Most people recognize the "help me" from the trailer. Sure, it's easy to understand that it's imitating people to lure or scare others... But what I find remarkable it's how connecting the "help me" with the trailer stimulates our imagination. How we interpret what he says, each person coming up with a different horrifying tale for each little sentence. "It knows what we are afraid of". Fiddlesticks hasn't a word of his own in all his lines. And, yet, he has more to say than any other champion in the game.

It sounds like he’s mocking those who he is mimicking.

His quotes aren't even his own its his victims... Thats morbidly terrifying

I dont even play the game, but i love these

"Brother...please dont hate me" I can immagine that person leaving his brother to be devoured by the creature, just to buy himself a few precious seconds. Guess those few precious seconds where filled with regret, fear and guilt before the creature took the rest of his time.

I wonder if he knows what he is saying or does he just thinks it is noise and uses it to scare his victims or gives them a warning to make the hunt more interesting.

An interesting note, when killing demons, he says what they feed off of. Evelynn is Agony. Tahm Kench is Addiction. Raum, the demon with Swain, Secrets. Nocturne is Nightmares. And, when he himself dies, he says Horror.

I swear they need to make a animated series with at least one episode where it focuses on each champion. Fiddlesticks would be amazing

3:34 "It won't die." If it's a quote from one his victims, then it's pretty badass to consider that a random human actually got the drop on a demon older than creation (probably used fire or something).

"So what kind of music do you listen to?" "So WhAT KiND oF MusIC dO YoU LiSTeN TO?"

Fiddlesticks: *Possibly a being closely related to that of League's Reality* Also Fiddlesticks: _ScErScRoW_

I love how him repeating the last words of his victims tells a horror story by itself

Perfect for when you're going to sleep 😃

When he suddenly said "lamb, tell me a story" I freaking jumped

God the voice is haunting it's perfect hopefully I can write stories and lore as good as these someday

"It won't die!!" You're implying that he's alive to begin with

Lamb, tell me a story.

The game: Colorful, quirky characters, funny animations, meant for everyone. The lore: Has a few of the most tragic, sad, horrifying, brutal stories in modern fiction.

I'd pay good money to see the faces the VA made during this recording session.

To this day “IT’S IN THE HOUSE” is the most haunting voice line

“They haven’t come back from the fields.. it’s been three days.” Is HORRIFYING when you realize that Fiddlesticks was in the house the whole time to hear them say that….

the worst thing is that he sounds like he's out of breath

"Your not... real." you can almost hear the desperation. And isn't that just sad? That your died, denying it to your last breath.

I can just imagine a story when Garen and Lux are trapped in a village that's being stalked by Fiddlesticks. Garen's trying to be calm, initially not believing that it's Fiddlesticks. After all, he's just a fairy tail, right? And then in the night... "High above the rotted rows, Rags and metal, teeth and crows, Fiddlesticks, death of men, Fiddlesticks, FIRST OF TEN!"

Thank you all for being patient with me whenever I randomly disappear off of the face of the earth for a couple of months, hope this video can make up for it

SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A FIDDLESTICKS SOUND BOARD I NEED TO USE THIS IN A D&D CAMPAIGN

Perfect for listening in the dark,at 3 am

0:04 God. The moment it starts talking when you have your headphones on is enough to make your skin crawl.

I clicked on this video in pitch black with my phone on full volume and I swear my soul left my body

“See it’s just a scare crow” Famous last words

"They haven't come back from the field... It's been three days..." Made me actually sad

What I love about Fiddlesticks so much is that so far as I can tell, there is no concrete lore for its origins or its nature. I haven't checked lately, but if there is I don't wanna know. In a world like Runeterra where tentacled aliens from beyond the colors of time, swaggering space dragons, immortal shortstack goblinoids, mechanically-augmented serial murderers and every flavor of wizard imaginable are par for the course, and all of which have fairly concrete explanations, there is also just...this thing. Nobody knows what it is, where it came from or if it's even really sentient. It's just a shambling, chameleonic, scrapmetal scarecrow that kills indiscriminately and without any acknowledgement of its own actions. I like to imagine even vast repositors of knowledge like the Kinkou or Aurelion Sol or Zilean don't like to talk about Fiddlesticks because even in a world this crazy, Fiddlesticks just not being able to be accounted for is a deeply disturbing implication.

With arcane out, I kind of now want to see what kind of horror show/movie they can do with fiddlesticks.

With how popular Arcane was imagine if they just flipped the script and made an animated horror story staring fiddlesticks.

The most creepy quote for me they haven't come back from the fields it's been 3 days

God, the rework of Fiddlesticks is phenomenal. They turned it from a kooky-looking scarecrow to a vaguely-humanoid nightmare thing made of jagged steel and burlap, held together by primal darkness.

"Lamb, tell me a story" I almost missed this one at the very end

Are we all gonna ignore that fiddlesticks says LAMB TELL ME A STORY!?!?!? That's a line form the wolf and lamb champion!!!!! Ya know DEATH?!?!?!!!!!

The fact that he parrots the last words of his is victims is just so... haunting

Cant wait for them to make a whole series with THIS GUY as the villain in Arcane...

My man lookin like he was about to growl out a "general kenobi"

he sounds like scooby with a sore throat

1:01 I wasn’t ready

The most scary shit about it is how casual it tells makes the listeners relive that particular story about a pair brothers turned victim, though quite warped the emotion, the fear has been well translated into fiddlesticks narration, its downright fucking scary.

Out of all the current remakes, this one has to be my favorite simply for the voice acting. Old Fiddlesticks you got the impression was meant to be scary but only in a child-like and cartoony way. This remake Fiddlesticks is literal nightmare fuel and horror incarnate and I love it!

From 2:17 to 3:05 the voice lines tell a short story 2 brothers walk out on the field to see a strange figure (fiddlesticks) the brother (possibly the older one) reassures that it's just a scare crow, the following voicelines almost tell it all, Fiddle sticks is alive, alot of running and panting, one of the brothers hide inside the house while the other brother is left to die outside screaming to get in.

This one character makes me almost play League solely for his lines. ... Almost.

I didn't know that Fiddlesticks was asthmatic And if he isnt, then he clearly sounds like

There's something in the field.... *Suddenly hears something crawling fast at them through the sound of tall plantation breaking*

Awesome vid! Here’s to hoping for Tahm Kench, and a Kayle-Morgana vid.

When you realize Fiddlesticks and Glamrock Freddy has the same voice actor.

Yes, I'm so glad ur here. I was afraid you perished.

Really hoping Irelia gets the next video, her quotes give me goosebumps. Also Glad to see your back!

Fiddlesticks dont talk, he just says his victims last worlds.

3:41 that's something you dont want to hear EVER

*never heard fiddlesticks' voice or know anything about him and clicks video* wow... im going to have nightmares

Imagine getting killed by an entity while it's telling you it's not real and it can't hurt you

The lines are so well lined up in order, amazing work! Loved all your works since Kindred.

Riot should make a horror game based on the new Fiddlesticks.

Another freaking beautiful piece, I love that you rearranged the qoutes to tell YOUR OWN version of the story! Definitely adding this to my inspiration playlist

Fiddlesticks is at its strongest when you fear him the most, which makes his mimicks sound close to perfect :3

So, if I ever make a horror game I think I may have to give Mr. Kellen Goff a call, because now he has two voices in two different games that strike fear!

I thinks that the new life they put into the character is amazing. Thinking about it, fiddlesticks has only a few few voicelines where he makes his own sentences. Most of what he says seems to be the last words of his victims, like SCP-939.

"It won't die" My jungler would like to prove otherwise by diving turret for a kill

can we all just take a moment and pay respect to this man's Vocal cords and his Throat

Diavolo death 69,420: he ate a popeyes biscuit without a drink

To me, the voice of fiddlesticks sounds like wind flowing through a small metal pipe while another metal pipe is grinding on the first one. I love the voice of fiddlesticks.

That "NO!" at 2:54, holy shit

Freaking insane bro.. that’s so incredible

League's world and lore are so fascinating and creative, its a shame I don't care for the actual game itself. I always make time for these videos tho

I've never played the game and only idly watched a game or two before, but ever since you started doing these videos, I have been devouring the champions lore and I'm also an avid lover of voice acting, so having someone piece these together with suitable background music is an absolute treat. Thank you Just another Nobody, for your awesome work. I've been with the channel since Kindred and I'm honestly so happy when I see you post something like this.

"grey man " probably kindred fears to be alone again, this means kindred(death) is afraid of the Void because Void can end all existance. This means Void can end all physical world, where kindred can be split in two entities. I think the pale man (death, kindred) came to this (physical) world, to connect with others but he couldn't, so he split himself in two to have a friend "so he can always have a friend" probably the pale man(death) had a friend - probably God(all creator God, existance) or the Void(dark God all decreator God. He came to this world(existance) because he can split in two by an axe, he came here because where he was before - the pale man- in a place of no energy and matter where God, Void and pale man coexisted he can't devide in two. Wolf's personality is feeled with wraith but he can feel things (like hunger or anger or maybe even love) lamb can't feel shit " how does hunger feel like?", "how does that feel like?" so maybe lamb has the personality of the pale man (emotionless, senseless, death like), and wolf's personality mimics the personality of a hungry and angry being aka The void - it likes to consume -. So Kindred fears to connect with The oldest friend he ever had? The Void? Maybe God(all creator) ghosted the pale man for having friendship with his arch enemy - The Void. Btw take a look at this The Void - pitch dark, black themed- Pale man - neither bright or dark just pale - God(all creator) - bright, light - as God can imagined

I'm just glad you had stuff to do besides edit, I've been out of work for months.

Fiddlesticks is Way, worse that pennywise.

Fiddlesticks repeating what kindred says because it must meet them often

This This is THE NIGHTMARE. The source of all FEAR. For if it wasn't for Fear, the first emotion felt, who knows what acheivements may have been lost...

Am i the only one who thinks that some of fiddle's Qoutes are about his victims and what their last words were? *sry for my Bad english*

Imagine someone dying while a couple is just about to make out Fiddle sticks: "IIIii'mm HOoooOornNy!"

I think a scary theory is that he CAN form his own words, I doubt he heard anyone say raum, which mean he collects these last words like trophies to show off.

Just imagine this: 2:42 Little sister: Brother! What is that!? What is that!? Brother: it's alive!! *Runs* *Heavy breathing* Brother: *runs first to the door and closest it not waiting for his little sister* Little sister: NO!! DONT LEAVE ME! Little sister: BROTHER!! OPEN THE DOOR!!! LET ME IN!! ...

Why do I listen to this and read theories about Fiddlesticks just as I'm about to sleep? Am I a masochist?

I'm probably the only guy who feels so calm listening to this at 3am

Man if I heard this shit at night ANYWHERE my soul would leave my body immediately and peace out.

God this is horrifying and I love it

This champion deserves a feature length horror movie.

Imagine a 10 minute horror short about Fiddlesticks.

4:48 She was only trying to help...

*"Grey man"* It knows who Death really is. Meaning, even death fears him.