Nocturne/Trivia

General

 * used to be the name for '.
 * Nocturne is the only champion to have spoken lines in the major cinematics.
 * Nocturne comes from nox/noctis (Latin: 'night') and nocturnus/a/um (Latin: 'nightly') and is French for 'nocturnal' ('active at night')
 * is named after the Latin word for 'shadow'.
 * Nocturne was the first champion to be previewed at a major event prior to release ( East 2011)
 * He was also previewed in IGN.
 * There was a theory on Reddit which proposed Nocturne might be.

Quotes

 * ,, , and might be referencing The Shrike from  by.
 * resembles
 * might referencing The Hippy-Dippy Weatherman by.
 * If Nocturne is hit by the enemy  will say  or  (this was the first time unique dialogue triggered by champion interactions)
 * If Nocturne is hit by the enemy  will say  or  (this was the first time unique dialogue triggered by champion interactions)


 * might be referencing The Shrike from by  and/or  from  ("We have no beginning. We have no end. We are infinite")
 * references and maybe  from  ("It's a trap!")
 * ,, and might be referencing  from  ("Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, an accident", "The time of our return is coming", "We are legion")
 * and might be referencing  from  ("You cannot escape your destiny" and "We fight as one")
 * and might be referencing  from  ("You cannot escape your destiny" and "We fight as one")

Skins

 * He might have been based on The Shrike from by.
 * He might have been based on The Shrike from by.


 * 's and 's particle effects become light blue.
 * 's and 's particle effects become light blue.


 * He celebrates Harrowing 2011.
 * 's Dusk Trail emanates small ghosts (both it and 's particle effects became slime green by playerbase request)
 * 's Dusk Trail emanates small ghosts (both it and 's particle effects became slime green by playerbase request)


 * s can be seen in the background (implying he is haunting a person's mind to bring them nightmares)
 * 's, 's, and 's particle effects become dark red.
 * 's particle effects resemble 's.
 * His spell effects resemble the Battlecast's.
 * He shares this theme with.
 * He shares this theme with.


 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.