In this Face-Off we're going to look at the character responses of both Dota 2 and League of Legends and see how the games compare in this aspect.
Dota 2 features some really great voice acting for its heroes and announcers, and it really helps to bring the game to life and add some story behind the fast paced multiplayer game.
Valve's taken heroes' lore and applied it to the game through hero interactions in-game. One of my favourite relationships in
Dota 2 is between
Tidehunter, the Leviathan and
Kunkka, the Admiral. It seems that they're in an eternal battle over the sea.
Tidehunter is quite
bitter and
insults Kunkka whenever he can. Meanwhile,
Kunkka takes every opportunity to
mock the fishy beast with a bit more
wit.
Lina is a pyromancer of sorts who can put out a ton of nuke damage.
Valve likes to make some heroes throw puns left and right, and
Lina is one of them. Many of her responses relate to heat or fire but my favourite response it what she says when she
kills Morphling, who is a water elemental.

This has to be in my top 3 favourite responses of all-time.
Bane is a strange demon-horse-nightmare-creature-thing that has a very.. unique voice. His excitement at acquiring a
Blink Dagger (which is an item that allows you to teleport anywhere up to 1200 units away on a short cooldown) makes any player in-game say "wtf?!" It's certainly a gem.
Anti-Mage, as you may have guessed,
hates magic. A lot. One of his abilities is a blink, much like the Blink Dagger. So, as to be expected,
Anti-Mage isn't as thrilled as
Bane to spend 2150 gold on a
redundant item. Of course though, everyone knows Blink Dagger/Force Staff is a pro strat for
Blinkin' and Slammin'.
Sniper is, well, a sniper. He's a dwarf with an attitude and he loves his gun. It's a really simple clip, but I like it because it references the common '
aw sheeeet' while still maintaining
Sniper's gun lovin', gun wielding character.
Gyrocopter is a crazy old man in a plane!
Valve make a references to
Starfox and
Top Gun (when playing against a hero named
Viper) with this strange pilot.
Gyrocopter is one of those heroes that is always fun to play, partially because of his character.
Storm Spirit is an outgoing, pudgy little hero who can fly around the map easily. He's a very sassy and quirky hero with tons of great responses, although my favourite has to be his best response to
losing.
Orge Magi is a two-headed ogre with two different quirky personalities.
Valve breaks the third wall when
Ogre Magi levels up (the heroes light up when they hit a new level). It's fun to play this hero just to hear what they say to each other. Even after
losing a game, playing this hero makes you smile.
Undying is exactly what he sounds like; a no good, dead-raisin' zombie. These responses, as far as I know, are not featured in-game, but are in the game files. These clips explain that
Undying likes
gummy vitamins, because he likes the
taste, and because they're like
gummy worms. It's completely out of character for
Undying to say things like this, which is why it's the theme of many
videos by community members.
If your heroes aren't entertaining enough,
Valve also offers announcer packs including
Portal 2,
Bastion, and
Pyrion Flax; all of which add charming and witty quotes to your game.
So, can League of Legends he--cough--champion responses hold a candle to Dota 2's heroes'?
Your move, League.
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