Teemo is a legend among his yordle brothers and sisters in Bandle City. As far as yordles are concerned,
there is something just slightly off about him. While Teemo enjoys the companionship of other yordles,
he also insists on frequent solo missions in the ongoing defense of Bandle City. Despite his genuinely
warm personality, something switches off inside Teemo's mind during combat so that the lives he must end
while on patrol do not burden him. Even as a young recruit, the drill instructors and other trainees
found it a little disconcerting that, while Teemo was normally charming and kind, he turned deadly
serious and highly efficient the minute combat exercises began. Teemo's superiors quickly steered him
toward the Scouts of the Mothership, which is one of Bandle City's most distinguished Special Forces
unit alongside the Megling Commandos.
While most yordles do not handle solo scouting missions with a great deal of finesse, Teemo is remarkably
efficient at them. His record of success in defending Bandle City from infiltrators easily makes him one
of the most dangerous yordles alive, though you'd never know it by having a cup of honey mead with him
at his favorite inn. Bandle City chose Teemo as their first champion for the League, and he has taken
to it like a duck to water. His signature weapon - a blowgun - uses a rare ajunta poison he personally
gathers from the jungles of Kumungu. To help cope with his lengthy periods of isolation, Teemo recently
struck up a friendship with Tristana, a fellow League champion and fellow member of Bandle City's Special
Forces. This connection is healthy for both yordles, though now Valoran's voracious media outlets
circulate rumors that the friendship is turning into a romantic relationship. Regardless, Teemo is a
crowd favorite in the League of Legends, and a pint-sized foe that many have come to fear.
"Teemo rides a thin line between chipper compatriot and unrepentant killer, but there's no one else
I'd rather have as a friend." -Tristana
The abilities below are from the main
League of Legends game. Teemo's skill set and abilities in the
mobile game
Wild Rift are different.
- Q: Blinding Dart: an attack that causes magic damage and blinds his enemies for a few seconds.
- W: Move Quick: Passive: increases his movement speed until he gets hit by an enemy champion
or a turret; the movement speed is restored 5 seconds later. Active: gives him double his passive
movement bonus for 3 seconds.
- E: Toxic Shot: a passive ability that adds poison to his auto-attacks; the poison lasts for 4
seconds.
- R: Noxious Trap: Teemo's signature move. Teemo carries up to 3 poisonous mushrooms at a time;
when he sets the mushrooms, they become stealthed after 1.5 seconds and last for 5 minutes (they can be
destroyed by auto-attacks prior to becoming invisible and then afterward with a Vision Ward or Oracle's
Elixir). As of Patch 5.5, mushrooms can be thrown (increasing cast range as R is leveled up), and they
can also bounce once off of each other. The mushrooms poison and slow any enemy that hits them, along
with nearby enemies. The mushrooms also grant vision, acting as mini-wards.
- Innate Passive: Guerrilla Warfare (formerly "Camouflage"): If Teemo does not take any actions
for 1.5 seconds, he will become stealthed. While in the brush, Teemo camouflages twice as fast and can
move around without breaking his stealth. Taking any action or moving outside the brush removes stealth,
giving him (10 + [5 x level])% attack speed for 3 seconds. While he is stealthed, he is still affected
by Area of Effect abilities, and he can be seen with a Vision Ward or Oracle's Elixir. Teemo can also
be unstealthed by abilities that move or knock him out of place.
Teemo's
previous abilities
are listed on the
LoL wikia.
In April 2015, Teemo was given a
texture rebalance, so he looks a little different now from his original form.
"Skins" change the appearance - and sometimes particles, sound effects, and voice - of chmpaions. Although the game
is free to play, all skins cost RP (Riot Points, which are obtained through real money). Skins are only cosmetic,
and aside from visual or audio effect changes, do not affect gameplay. Additionally, some skins have
Chromas,
which are alternate colors (and sometimes models) of the skins; chromas cost extra. See
Teemo.gg's 3D Model Viewer for 3D animated versions of
Teemo's skins. For the skins' splash art,
visit the LoL wikia.
The skins below are from the main
League of Legends game. Although
Wild Rift has implemented its
own version of some of these skins, not all of the skins are yet available in
Wild Rift. Additionally,
Wild Rift has a Hexplorer Teemo skin that is unique to the mobile game and can't be obtained in the PC
LoL game.
- Happy Elf Teemo: Teemo is dressed like an elf from the North Pole. This was originally a limited
edition skin for Snowdown Showdown 2009. In October 2013, it became a legacy skin, which means it can reappear
in the store even though it is not normally for sale.
- Recon Teemo: Recolor to make Teemo look like he's camouflaged for jungle warfare.
- Badger Teemo: Recolor to make Teemo look like a black and white badger. This is now a legacy skin.
- Astronaut Teemo: Formerly a Legendary skin, it was downgraded to a lower-tier (1350 RP) skin in April
2013. Teemo is dressed like an astronaut, moves and floats like he's in low gravity, and sounds as though he's
speaking through a radio. His blow-gun is replaced with a space ray gun, which shoots lasers instead of darts,
and his mushrooms are replaced with satellite dishes.
- Cottontail Teemo: Teemo is dressed like an Easter bunny. Instead of his usual scurrying motion, Teemo
hops about the map, and his mushrooms are replaced with Easter eggs. There are also 5 Chromas for this skin.
- Super Teemo: Teemo is dressed as a masked super hero, using Superman's colors. His blow-gun is replaced
with a super hero baton/stick, and his mushrooms are replaced with floating "T" symbols (similar to Superman's "S"
symbol). When Move Quick is activated, Teemo flies during his 3-second active portion, and a trumpet will
occasionally play at random.
- Panda Teemo: Teemo is dressed in a panda suit. His blow-gun is bamboo, and instead of mushrooms, he
plants Chinese zongzi, which explode into rice when they detonate.
- Omega Squad Teemo: Teemo's first Legendary skin released in April 2015. Teemo is a hardened war veteran, likely mentally unhinged
by the death he has seen. Teemo has a brand new model and is dressed in a gas mask, helmet, night-vision goggles,
vest, and cape. He carries a sniper scope instead of a blowdart gun, and he throws knives. He also has a new voiceover
done by a new voice actor, new particles, and new animations. There are 3 Chromas for this skin.
- Little Devil Teemo: A Legacy skin, Teemo is dressed as a demon king, and he has special particles and
unique death and recall animations. This skin was released in October 2016 as part of the special "The Teemoing"
event for the Harrowing.
- Beemo: This was the first skin that Riot released directly on the main client without first testing
it on the PBE. Teemo is dressed as an adorable bee, spits out honey, and drops beehives instead of mushrooms.
He is also accompanied by bee friends, and he has a custom recall animation. There are 6 Chromas for this skin;
in addition to different colored suits, the Chromas features different emote faces on Teemo's hat, along with
different types of insect friends.
- Annie-versary: Although this is actually a skin for the champion Annie, Annie's bear Tibbers has
been replaced by a giant buff Teemo. :3 It was a free skin celebrating 10 years of League of Legends.
- Spirit Blossom Teemo: Teemo is dressed as an Asian-themed trickster of the forest with a bamboo
hat and a flute. There is also a Prestige version which changes his outfit, colors, and hat style.
- Firecracker Teemo: Teemo is dressed like an Asian Lucky Cat for the Lunar New Year, complete with
a gold coin on his forehead and whiskers. He throws dumplings instead of bombs.
- Space Groove Teemo: Teemo's second legendary skin. Based on 1950s-1960s retro futurism, Teemo
is some sort of... thing? Not sure what he is. But he's colorful and groovy and has new voice lines and
animations. There are also a set of Chromas for this skin.
Teemo's dance is based on the
the "badger" dance.
Teemo's standard
English quotes are:
- Character Selection: "Captain Teemo on duty!"
- Taunt: "Never underestimate the power of the Scout's Code."
- Joke: "Size doesn't mean everything!"
- "Hut two three four."
- "Yes, sir!"
- "I'll scout ahead!"
- "Armed and ready."
- "That's gotta sting."
- "Reporting in."
- "Swiftly!"
League of Legends is available in many languages. Here are some of Teemo's international voices:
Omega Squad Teemo has a different English voice actor and a
plethora
of skin-specific quotes.
On April 1, 2013, Riot released two flash mini-games for April Fool's Day:
Cho'gath
Eats the World and Astro Teemo. Both games were taken down on April 2, 2013, but there are
unofficial
downloadable versions of both games online.
In Cho'gath Eats the World, you play as Cho'gath, destroying cities and buildings, while gaining health from eating people and other
LoL
champions. One of your enemies is Super Teemo, who flies in and shoots pellets at you. You can, sadly, devour Super Teemo :(
Astro Teemo was actually a mini-game within the Cho'gath Eats the World mini-game, as it was only unlocked by playing the fourth level of
Cho'gath Eats the World and devouring the rainbow. Based on the game
Jetpack Joyride, Astro Teemo has you playing as Astronaut Teemo
and flying horizontally through a (potentially endless) level to collect coins, while avoiding traps and obstacles. You can use the coins
to unlock upgrades and power-ups. Astro Teemo is designed to have a Nyan Cat-like rainbow behind him. The game also has
fun background music, which incorporates Teemo's voice.
From 2013-2014, Riot had a
Teemo Scouts Europe event, where Riot's Community Team traveled around Europe with a Teemo figurine. The Team
could not go on to their next stop in Europe until a social media challenge had been fulfilled using the event website. Fans could
also follow on Instagram and Twitter using #TeemoTour. Although the Teemo Scouts Europe website no longer functions, you can see
screenshots of it on the
developer's website.
Teemo Scouts Europe was part of a larger "Teemo Scouts the World" event. Garena had its own online event for the Asia servers.
In October 2016, Riot had a special event called
The Teemoing in celebration of the Harrowing. The skin Little Devil Teemo was released for this event.
The special mode Doom Bots of Doom made a reappearance; this time, players had to survive against the overpowered bots for
15 minutes, after which the bots summoned their dark yordle, a giant version of Little Devil Teemo. Players then had to kill
Little Devil Teemo before he destroyed the nexus to win the game.
Spirit Blossom Teemo was part of the
Spirit Bonds
event in summer 2020, wherein players could gain favor with champions and interact with them in a visual-novel-like story.
For a long time, Riot's goods were limited to T-shirts and posters. Riot eventually released some
League of Legends hats, notably
the popular Teemo plush hat and a Rammus hat. Originally, the Teemo hat was only given away at conventions that Riot attended, but Riot
later sold them at conventions. Some of Riot's official goods, including the Teemo plush hat, were sold online for a while by J!nx, but
that partnership later ended.
In late 2014, Riot finally launched its own
online merchandise store,
which has sold several Teemo items over the years. As of late 2022, the in-stock items include Firecracker Teemo related merchandise,
such as a figurine, hat, and keycap.
Some of the retired (no longer for sale) items include: plushies for Cottontail Teemo, Panda Teemo,
Astronaut Teemo, and
Beemo; a
Panda Teemo coffee mug; various
T-shirts featuring
Teemo; an
Omega Squad Teemo hoodie; a
Firecracker Teemo hoodie; Teemo onesie; a Spirit
Blossom beanie; and various packs/sets of figurines and pins that feature Teemo.
Riot's Chinese Tmall store also sells additional Teemo-related items such as an Annie-versary figurine with Teemo-Tibbers, Teemo phone
accessories, Teemo T-shirts, and Yordle-related stationary goods.
In early 2013, Riot gifted bronze Teemo statues to selected
League of Legend players who contributed to the community. These statues
were limited, were never available for the public, and were never put on sale.
Garena, the publisher of
LoL in many Asian countries, has also released official
League of Legends merchandise. These items
include
two wonderful
Teemo plushies, one for Cottontail Teemo and the other for Badger Teemo; cute Amumu and Rammus plushies; and various detailed figurines.
However, as far as I am aware, these items are only available from
Garena Stadium, which is a physical store located in Singapore, and cannot be purchased online.
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