Worlds 2025 anthem drops, but video delayed after late change

The LoL Worlds 2025 anthem is uplifting, perfectly suited to League of Legends but it is still causing major controversy after Riot Games were forced into a late change to the music video. 

Riot Games said they were forced to chop one of the players from the traditional season-ending music video after Brazilian  and FlyQuest toplaner  Gabriël ‘Bwipo‘ Rau made a derogatory comment about women. 

“There is a time in the month where you should not be f***ing playing competitive games as a woman” he said.

Generally the LoL Worlds anthem has a representative from each region, but Riot announced they were chopping Rau after his comments, which came on one of his live streams. Rau was set to represent the Americas, who will now be absent from the clip.

Last year the LoL Worlds anthem was Linkin Park’s Heavy As The Crown and was met with great fanfare, with the video featuring teams slugging it out in the previous year. 

This year, the anthem takes on an orchestral theme, with it promising to be an outstanding LoL Worlds anthem according to our music aficionados at EsportBet.com. 

But for Rau when it drops it’s likely to make him feel major regret. 

“I am not owed forgiveness, but many did and I am grateful. A special thank you to all the fans that came to our fan meet and supported Flyquest on Sunday,” he said on Instagram. 

But League of Legends organisers the decision to axe Bwipo from the video was a no-brainer, with the esports ecosystem exceptionally inclusive in most cases, barring

“The Worlds Music Video will now launch on October 13, a few days later than originally planned,” Riot Games said.

“Bwipo was featured in the original cut, but given his recent comments, we decided it wouldn’t be right to showcase him in a piece that represents LoL Esports, pro players, and fans.

“Editing him out required significant changes during the final stages of production, and because he was the player representing the Americas, that region will not appear in this year’s video as originally intended.

“This was not part of any sanction or competitive ruling, but a decision about how we represent our sport and community on a global stage.”

Previous LoL Worlds anthems have been done by Imagine Dragons and LiL Nas X, with the tradition starting in 2014.