Locke Quotes

Champion Select

Pick

• "Guilt's a sickness, and I've got the cure."

Ban

• "You got something to hide?"

Movement

First Move

• "I don't save souls! I condemn them."
• "Nothin' but lies and depravity out here. Reminds me of home…"
• "A confession a day keeps the exorcist away."
• "People rarely change… they just learn to lie better."
• "Man, the energy here? It's a demon's dinner bell."

First Move › First Move with Ally Vayne Both sides

• "Shauna, I've always wanted to say… I love… your bad attitude."

First Move › First Move with Enemy Vayne Both sides

• "Wow, Shauna Vayne! I hope she's a worse shot than I remember."

Moving

• "The first monster I ever knew? Dear ol' mom."
• "I used to spare the guilty… now I know better."
• "Pain's a cost I'm willing to pay."
• "If everyone did a little soul-searching, It'd make my job easier."
• "This magic used to own me… now it's my favorite toy!"
• "Sure, the truth hurts, but it hurts less than a nail through the head."
• "I've seen people do things that'd make demons look like saints."
• "It's the righteous ones you've gotta keep an eye on."
• "Got my salt, sigil, nails, lack of faith in humanity…"
• "Evil loves to hide behind good intentions."
• "Cleanse the soul, starve the demon."
• "Ignorance isn't bliss, it's cowardice."
• "There are no secrets with me."
• "I was raised to obey… yeah, that didn't work for me."
• "Honesty—it's my only rule."
• "Big lies, white lies… see right through 'em."
• "I love disappointing my mother."
• "Demons got a bad rep, but the real monsters? People."
• "If you bury the pain, the pain will bury you."
• "Exorcism! Very high mortality rate."
• "Not many souls worth saving… trust me, I've looked."
• "We all have our demons, but we don't know we feed 'em."
• "I don't believe in clean slates."

First Encounter

• "Looking for redemption? I'm not your guy."
• "You gonna do something about all that darkness?"
• "Think you can hide the truth? Love that optimism!"
• "Eugh… you've got issues you don't even know about."
• "Your soul's showing! Gotta say, not a good look."

First Encounter with Annie

• "Ay, kid. Your bear's got better instincts than most parents."

First Encounter with Evelynn

• "She's a ten, but she flays people alive."

First Encounter with Fiddlesticks

• "Fiddlesticks? Hope it's not your true name…"

First Encounter with Garen

• "Honor's not the answer, big guy; but you know that, don't you."

First Encounter with Kayle

• "Looking for someone to judge, 'oh Holy One'? Try a mirror."

First Encounter with Lux

• "Don't hide too long, bright eyes. You won't like what finds you."

First Encounter with Morgana

• "Sorry, Miss Protector. Most mortals are a lost cause."

First Encounter with Nocturne

• "Nightmare? More like jumpscare."

First Encounter with Shaco

• "Oh, great, a clown! Who even likes clowns…?"

First Encounter with Swain

• "Hiding something up your sleeve, Jerry?"

First Encounter with Tahm Kench

• "'The River King'… Fancy title for a dressed-up catfish!"

First Encounter with Vayne Both sides

• "All that pain's gonna bury you, Shauna. Let it go."

First Encounter with Yone

• "People's masks aren't usually so… literal."

Taunt

• "Alright, it's your funeral."

Taunt Response

• "You always talk this much when you're nervous?"

Joke

Success

• Locke laughs. "Yes!"

Fail

• "Aww…"
• "Agh…"
• "Ugh…"

Joke Response

• "You always talk this much when you're nervous?"

Attack

Attacking

• "Any last words?"
• "It's me—the consequence of your actions."
• "Spare me the sob story."
• "You're way past forgiveness."
• "The truth scare ya?" Locke laughs.
• "This'll be quick."
• "Don't lie to me."
• "Got a nail for you."
• "This'll hurt. A lot."
• "Truth or nail?"
• "The soul can't lie."
• "There it is. The real you."

Attacking › Attacking Baron Nashor

• "This one doesn't even have a soul! Honestly, kinda refreshing."

Ability Casting

Using Ritual Nails › Hitting

• "Truth hurts."
• "Got you."
• "Oh, it gets worse."
• "Marked!"
• "Ready to confess."

Using Ritual Nails › Hitting with Max Nails

• "Confess!"
• "Repent!"
• "Too late!"
• "Guilty!"
• "You're done."

Using Soul Ignition

• "Immolate."
• "I love this part."
• "Release!"

Using Purgatory › Nail Connects

• "No escape!"
• "Time's up!"
• "Say your prayers."

Using Purgatory › Picking up the Artifact

• "Still hungry, pal?"
• "What would I do without you."
• "Back where you belong."
• "There's my greedy little buddy."
• "Had your fill, buddy?"

Using Purgatory › Execute

• "This is salvation."
• "Reap what you sow."
• "Should've come clean."

Using Purgatory › Ranking for the First Time

• "The ritual begins."

Kills and Objectives

Killing a Champion

• "Too far gone."
• "Couldn't handle the truth."
• "Absolution."
• "In your next life… do better."
• "You had a choice… you chose wrong."
• "Liar in life; honest in death."
• "Nailed it."
• "No second chances."

Killing a Champion while on Low Health

• "Little pain keeps you sharp."
• "No risk… no reward."
• "Almost gave up the ghost."

Killing Annie

• "And this… is why we don't play with fire."

Killing Evelynn

• "Sorry, Ev. You're not my type."

Killing Fiddlesticks

• "Fiddle me this."

Killing Garen

• "For Demacia… right?"

Killing Kayle

• "Verdict's in: guilty."

Killing Lux

• "Sleep tight, little light."

Killing Morgana

• "Like I said… mortals, they always let you down."

Killing Nocturne

• "Sweet dreams, knife-arms."

Killing Shaco

• "Clowns…" Locke shrivels in disgust.

Killing Swain

• "Ravens circling… They're here for you."

Killing Tahm Kench

• "You talk so much, Tahmy—yet say so little."

Killing Vayne Both sides

• Locke sobs. "Shauna… It didn't have to end like this…!"

Scoring First Blood

• "Clean kill. Good omen."

Scoring First Blood while on Low Health

• "Not today."

Scoring a Pentakill

• "A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE RECENTLY DEPARTED!"

Destroying a Turret

• "People will hide behind anything."
• "One less place to run to."
• "From dust, to dust."

Other Gameplay

Pinging › Pinging a Target

• "This one!"
• "Right here."
• "Focus!"

Pinging › 'Assist Me'

• "Could use a hand."
• "A little help?"
• "Anybody?"

Pinging › 'Danger'

• "Careful."
• "Watch your back."
• "Eyes open."

Pinging › 'Enemy Missing'

• "They're gone!"
• "Where are they…"
• "Lost 'em."

Pinging › 'On My Way'

• "Be right there."
• "Heading in."
• "I got you."

Recall

• "Where there's smoke…"
• "Back before the ash settles."
• "Need to do a little soul-searchin'."
• "Back to the ash."
• "Gotta sharpen my nails."

Death

• Locke gasps in pain. "Well… that's not good."
• Locke grunts in pain. "Here we go again…"

Respawn

• "I never forget a soul."
• "A little death never bothered me."
• "Anchored my own soul. Works every time."
• "Resurrection. I've got something for that."
• "Alright, it's your funeral."
• "Death is optional… IF you know the right spells."