Hearing Yasuo scream “Hasegi” at you time after time while in-lane has become core to his character’s identity alongside being despised by much of the community. Thanks to this breakdown from Riot, you’ve not got something to think about when Yasuo is yelling and stabbing you while flashing that Level 7 mastery emote.
When those voice lines were being written, Riot Ransom said that they hoped to give Yasuo’s voice an Ionian background by mixing in characteristics of Asian languages and dialects in the process. The Rioter also explained that it was necessary to separate Yasuo’s voice from anything that could be too easily associated with something in the real world.
...
