Pentakill is the highest multi-kill announcement in League of Legends, the multiplayer online battle arena game released by Riot Games in 2009. It triggers when a single champion kills all five opposing champions within a short window, with each previous kill building toward it through double, triple and quadra calls. Clips of rare pentakills became highlights shared on forums, YouTube and streaming platforms, and the announcer line escaped the game as a universal shorthand for sweeping five opponents or achieving something thought to be nearly impossible.
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The LoL announcer shouting Pentakill from League of Legends, played when a player kills all five enemies, now used for big wins and clutch moments.
The female announcer voice declares Pentakill with rising excitement and heavy emphasis, stretching the final word so it lands like a trophy announcement. In League of Legends it plays only after one player eliminates the entire enemy team in quick succession, making it the rarest and most celebrated kill call in a match. Hearing it outside the game instantly signals an impossible comeback or a total sweep. The delivery is triumphant, loud and slightly theatrical, which is why it cuts through gameplay footage and makes an ordinary highlight feel like a championship moment.
