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the Swift Scout

Teemo

Teemo approaches scouting with unwavering enthusiasm and a firm personal code. His certainty can leave him unaware of wider consequences, even as he courageously takes on threats that would discourage others.

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Teemo: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends

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Bandle City
Affiliation
Bandle Scouts

Biography & reading · THE RUNE

Riot Games · Complete Universe biography

Teemo’s story

On my honor as a scout, I will strive:

To help every living thing thrive

To be a friend to all in need

To seek out every rock and tree

To be honest and kind and brave and true

To try my best in all I do

To meet every challenge with courage and wit

And to leave the world better than when I found it

So I pledge to uphold the Bandle Scout way

And serve yordlekind each and every day!

—The Bandle Scout Oath


Teemo has been a Bandle Scout for as long as he can remember—hopping through portals all across Runeterra in order to find people in need (badge 131: “Help a Stranger”), to befriend new creatures (badge 389: “Adopt a Pet”), or even to document strange new species of mushrooms (badge 248: “Fungology Expert”). For Teemo, there was no greater joy than spending his days seeking adventure and earning Bandle Scout badges, which was how he became the most decorated Bandle Scout the world had ever seen.


Bandle Scout rule #154: Never fear the unknown.

When other yordles saw everything Teemo had accomplished, his dedication and enthusiasm inspired them to become Bandle Scouts. What began as a single scout with a dream grew and grew until Teemo was handing out badges to intrepid young cadets and writing new copies of the Bandle Scout rules for their journeys across Runeterra (rules he’d luckily memorized, since his original handbook was lost somewhere in the waters south of the Serpent Isles while he was learning to tie sailing knots).


Bandle Scout rule #13: Every day is an adventure. Make sure you are prepared!

When one cadet surveyed yordles across Runeterra regarding Bandle Scout contributions (badge 567: “Market Research”), the feedback was unanimous—under Teemo’s fearless leadership, the Bandle Scouts were beloved the world over:


“Teemo is SO COOL. One time, I saw him stop a raging stampede of wild horses. It was awesome!”

—Ava, Bandle Scout


“The Bandle Scouts have grown a lot. They put on this great big festival a while ago—had floats and everything. It was pretty neat. They even let me set off some fireworks!”

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—Tristana, the Bandle Gunner


“I love those rascals with their missions and badges and adventurer’s moxy. It brings a happy tear to this old pilot’s eye.”

—Corki, the Daring Bombardier


“What the @#$%*^ is a Bandle Scout?”

—Kled, High Major Commodore of the First Legion Third Multiplication Double Admiral Artillery Vanguard Company


Teemo even introduced the world to Bandle Scout biscuits, now carried by scouts all across Runeterra. Their inventory includes over a hundred exciting and unique flavors, such as:


- Poro-Snax

- Old Cheese

- Honeyfruit

- Meat!

- Limited Edition Spirit Blossom

- Bilge Rat

- Helian Puff-Pastry (permanently retired)

- Shuriman Sand

- And many more!


Nowadays, Teemo is focusing on completing Bandle Scout missions of his own design. His most recent achievements are propagating a near-extinct species of exploding mushroom, and freeing all the cute little basilisks in a Noxian war camp (who looked so very sad inside their stables). He’s also researching the origins of the Bandle Scouts—who founded it? Made the first badge? Penned the first rule? And could it have been Teemo himself in a time long lost to his memories? Eh, he can’t remember! But no matter the mission, one thing remains constant, which is Teemo’s dedication to live by the words of the Scout’s Oath: to uphold the Bandle Scout way, and serve yordlekind each and every day.

Bandle City — official Riot artwork
Bandle City · Riot Games

A place in Runeterra

Bandle City

The yordles’ home lies beyond ordinary accounts of geography. Mortals tell conflicting stories about hidden paths, extraordinary sensations and a place where time does not behave as they expect.

Riot preserves that uncertainty rather than giving a single reliable traveler’s description. Follow its inhabitants’ journeys to understand the connections with the wider world. A visitor’s marvelous account is not automatically a precise map or a universal rule.

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Teemo, in detail

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Their part in the world

Connected characters

Tristana

the Yordle Gunner

Inspired by stories of great warriors, Tristana set out to create adventures of her own. With her cannon Boomer, she hopes yordles can earn a place among Runeterra’s legends.

Explore Tristana →

Lulu

the Fae Sorceress

Traveling with Pix, Lulu reshapes the world through playful magic. The wonder she sees in these transformations does not always match the experience of people who find her power unsettling or dangerous.

Explore Lulu →

Corki

the Daring Bombardier

Corki left Bandle City for the machines of Piltover. There he developed flying craft and led the Screaming Yipsnakes, defending his adopted city from the air with veteran confidence.

Explore Corki →

The source archive

Sources & further reading

Biography by Riot Games; reading notes and contextual chapters by The Rune. Official illustrations and videos are credited to Riot Games; development art depicts the design process.

  1. Riot Universe · Teemo biography ↗
  2. Riot Universe · Teemo archive ↗
  3. Riot Universe · Bandle City ↗
  4. Teemo: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends ↗

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