Dota 2 - All Intro Cinematics (Hero, Arcana & Persona)

Showcase of all the in-game intro/debut cinematics for all heroes, arcanas and personas which have them.

These are featured on the dashboard/front page of the main menu for a short while after a hero, arcana or persona has been released. These cinematics started being featured in Dota 2 since 2015 after Dota 2 moved to the Source 2 engine with Arc Warden's cinematic being the first one. Since then, all new heroes, arcanas and personas have had an intro cinematic, with a few exceptions; Io's Arcana does not have an intro cinematic or a showcase. Monkey King's & Zeus' Arcana's do not have a cinematic, but have a showcase.

Something interesting I discovered while researching & recording this video is that all of these cinematics have a map file associated with them, meaning that they use actual Dota 2 maps and you can actually load into some of them by using the console but the maps don't have proper lighting and you can't do much except look around.

Timestamps/Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:05 Arc Warden
0:15 Underlord
0:31 Monkey King
0:49 Bladeform Legacy (Juggernaut Arcana)
1:12 Dark Willow
1:26 Pangolier
1:40 Feast of Abscession (Pudge Arcana)
2:06 Grimstroke
2:29 The Magus Cypher (Rubick Arcana)
2:54 Mars
3:13 Planetfall (Earthshaker Arcana)
3:33 Acolyte of the Lost Arts (Invoker Persona)
3:45 Snapfire
4:05 Void Spirit
4:31 Flockheart's Gamble (Ogre Magi Arcana)
4:50 The One True King (Wraith King Arcana)
5:10 Eminence of Ristul (Queen of Pain Arcana)
5:33 The Disciple's Path (Anti-Mage Persona)
6:37 The Toy Butcher (Pudge Persona)
7:03 Compass of the Rising Gale (Windranger Arcana)
7:24 Hoodwink
7:39 Dawnbreaker
8:04 Phantom Advent (Spectre Arcana)
8:33 Davion of Dragon Hold (Dragon Knight Persona)
8:46 Marci
9:12 Mirana of Nightsilver (Mirana Persona)
9:37 Dread Retribution (Drow Ranger Arcana)
9:59 Primal Beast
10:22 Claszian Apostasy (Faceless Void Arcana)
10:43 Exile Unveiled (Phantom Assassin Persona)
11:14 Conduit of the Blueheart (Crystal Maiden Persona)
11:35 Voidstorm Asylum (Razor Arcana)
11:57 Muerta
12:31 Crownfall: The Resurrection of Shen & The Devotions of Dragonus (Vengeful Spirit & Skywrath Mage Arcanas)
12:46 Ringmaster
13:08 Kez
13:30 Tempest Helm of the Thundergod (Zeus Arcana, Showcase Only)
13:43 Great Sage's Reckoning (Monkey King Arcana, Showcase Only)
14:21 Outro

Thanks for watching.
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