Ezreal/Trivia

General

 * Ezreal was the first to have a 'Champion Spotlight' on the Riot Games YouTube channel.
 * He is one of few to feature two of them due to significant gameplay changes (the others being, , , and )
 * He was also the first champion released after the game's official launch on 27-Oct-2009.
 * His dance references 'Hare Hare Yukai' from.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * He was named after Colt 'Ezreal' Hallam and presumed to be seventeen years old.
 * His name is based on Hebrew עזריאל ʕAzri'el "My Help [is] ", from Semitic root ʕ-ð-r "help", & theonym ʔEl (shared with )

Development

 * Initial concepts shows a champion wearing armor. This champion was later reshaped into and.

Quotes

 * and reference  ("This belongs in a museum. - So do you." ; "Nazis... I hate these guys... ").
 * might be referencing, , and being skillshots.
 * His taunt (flipping a coin and shooting at it) references
 * While on the PBE his joke was and his taunt.
 * While on the PBE his joke was and his taunt.


 * His suit's AI (named PEARL) is voiced by Christine Brynn Khalil.
 * His taunt references It's Over 9000! from.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * (Ezreal's voice actor) also coincidentally voiced the narrator, and others in.
 * references ("In the grim darkness of a far future, there is only war").
 * references.
 * references ("Now this is Podracing.").
 * references ("You belong in a museum!").
 * When an enemy taunts him with this quote, he answers back with:
 * ,, and reference.
 * references.
 * references ("Noxians, I hate those guys.").
 * references.
 * references ("If I'm not back in five minutes… just wait longer.").
 * and reference  ("You lost today, Kid, but that doesn't mean you have to like it" ; "Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory.").
 * references the same quote by Han Solo in.
 * In the Brazilian localization, was translated as Ezreal singing "Tenho todo o tempo do mundo." ("I have all the time in the world"), in reference to a very famous Brazilian song by.
 * The line can be heard here and the line in the song can be heard here.
 * The line can be heard here and the line in the song can be heard here.

Skins

 * He references.
 * He references.


 * He celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2010.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He was based on Nightwalker Ezreal by Clockmort.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * The ProfileIcon0548 Frostguard.png Frostguard Citadel can be seen in the background.
 * The ProfileIcon0548 Frostguard.png Frostguard Citadel can be seen in the background.


 * He might be referencing.
 * He shares the 'web browser' theme with:
 * He shares the 'web browser' theme with:


 * In the French localization he is called 'Méga Ezreal' referencing.
 * He has the first voice-over featuring two personalities: himself and PEARL (his suit's AI)
 * He is the first skin to be able to transform when leveling up.
 * His suit 'upgrades' each time he ranks up.
 * He was the first priced at
 * For the first four post-release days he was 50% off
 * He is the first to have custom last hit and minion death animations.
 * When he will grab the  before entering a portal underneath him.
 * His old recall was a reference to.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He celebrates Taipei Assassins winning the Season Two World Championship.
 * He represents BeBe.
 * He resembles from.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He celebrates Valentine's Day 2014 alongside:
 * The background might be referencing.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * can be seen in the background together with.
 * The background might be referencing.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * can be seen in the background together with.
 * can be seen in the background together with.
 * can be seen in the background together with.
 * can be seen in the background together with.


 * He references.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He is one of the three new Arcade players, the other two being and.
 * The recall music closely resembles Final Fantasy's music in battle/victory themes.
 * He also fights the old.
 * His hair and clothes are similar to from.
 * His hair is also similar to from.
 * The skin was unintentionally leaked to the public.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He references the genre of.
 * He might be referencing, specifically the .
 * His outfit may have been inspired by 's Galactic Pretty Boy appearance in.
 * He has a new idle animation.
 * He might be referencing, specifically the .
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:

Relations

 * Ezreal is Lyte's (the hermit professor stationed in the Howling Abyss) nephew.
 * Ezreal and are suspected to be in a relationship (Lyte: "Is it true what I've heard about  and ... hmm?")
 *  has a huge crush on him.
 * According to , Ezreal likes .
 * Ezreal is friends with (he helped him get access to the Piltover Academy's Library's restricted areas when researching  from artifacts)  and.
 * Ezreal and play cards from time to time.
 * The Prodigal Explorer rarely wins.
 * Ezreal is seen as a poser by.
 * Ezreal hates Noxians for unspecified reasons.