Akali/Trivia

General

 * Due to, Akali may sound identical to Japanese 明かりakari ", brightness, gleam", from Old Japanese stative verbal root *aka(-r-) "to be red, to be bright" (> aka(-i) 赤(い) "red")
 * Her previous title and visual appearance are still considered her canon title and look around the age of 17.


 * Akali's dance referenced Single Ladies by.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * Akali was the only energy-based champion to have any associated cost on their (one Essence of Shadow).
 * was going to be a skillshot but became single-targeted instead.
 * was going to be a skillshot but became single-targeted instead.


 * Akali is the second champion, after, to have an emote that will orient itself the same (facing towards the camera, no matter what direction Akali was facing.
 * However, she is the first to always reposition herself to face the camera when using the emotes, and has this function on both her dance and joke emotes.
 * However, she is the first to always reposition herself to face the camera when using the emotes, and has this function on both her dance and joke emotes.

Development

 * Scrapped spells in development include:
 * Being able to "ride" allied projectiles.
 * An ability that she'd throw out two kunai with a rope in the middle that would trip opponents.
 * A early concept depicted the shroud emerging in the shape of a dragon, but was removed for visual noise reduction.
 * There was an early animation of a spinning slash with a katana that was cut for being too similar to . There's a stump model from this animation that was never removed from her files.

Lore

 * She is currently around 19 years old.
 * She left the  between her 17th and 19th year.
 * When she accompanied to track down  during Golden Excellence, she was 'the same age as he when he caught him the first time'.

Quotes

 * references (albeit in a rather tongue-in-cheek fashion) the criticism towards the matchmaking system, often matching up teams of wildly varying levels, causing lower-leveled players to be stomped on by higher-level ones.
 * She is one of the few champions to say 'noob', along with.
 * resembles
 * resembles


 * references, where Rock-type Pokemon are weak to Steel-type attacks.
 * resembles.
 * Akali shares quotes with:
 * Akali shares quotes with:

Skins

 * She eats.
 * Her back tattoo possibly depicts the.
 * Her previous model is her appearance during the time she was part of the Kinkou two years prior.
 * The scene depicted has her using on an adversary.
 * She resembles from.
 * The scene depicted has her using on an adversary.
 * She resembles from.




 * Her back tattoo is replaced with two.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * The same two men from splash art can be seen in hers.
 * The same two men from splash art can be seen in hers.
 * The same two men from splash art can be seen in hers.


 * She used to be called when she was the Fist of Shadow.
 * Infernal Akali's fiery appearance references the most dangerous kind of, the made of 'smokeless fire'.
 * Her wispy lower half represents servitude & her longing for freedom from her master(s).
 * She shares the same Arabian theme as.
 * She eats Super Spicy Mega Death ramen.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She resembles from  and  from.
 * This is also the second skin to be completely renamed, the first being.
 * She resembles from  and  from.
 * This is also the second skin to be completely renamed, the first being.
 * She resembles from  and  from.
 * This is also the second skin to be completely renamed, the first being.
 * She resembles from  and  from.
 * This is also the second skin to be completely renamed, the first being.
 * This is also the second skin to be completely renamed, the first being.


 * She is an.
 * She celebrates the along with:
 * She shares this theme with:
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.
 * ,, and  can be seen in the background.


 * She was proposed by the community.
 * In 2011, she went 50% off during March 21-27, with the profits donated to the to aid the Japanese people after the.
 * Her splash art might have been inspired by from Skullgirls.
 * This is evident to both using surgical knives as weapons and needles as projectiles.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She was featured in the Journal of Justice (Issue 19: Contagion Warning at the Institute).
 * portrait can be seen framed on the wall above her.
 * She was featured in the Journal of Justice (Issue 19: Contagion Warning at the Institute).
 * portrait can be seen framed on the wall above her.
 * She was featured in the Journal of Justice (Issue 19: Contagion Warning at the Institute).
 * portrait can be seen framed on the wall above her.


 * The mask she is wearing references the ones used in Japanese theater.
 * She eats ramen.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:


 * Her thematic resembles that of PROJECT and Battlecast skin sets.
 * might be part of the PROJECT universe due to the PROJECT Command Line logo being visible on the back of her shirt. She also shares color and texture similarities with.
 * If this speculation is true, she may be a part of the few humans who have not augmented themselves with cyborg components.
 * She resembles from.
 * Her outfit closely resembles the one that wears.
 * She resembles from.
 * Her outfit closely resembles the one that wears.


 * She references the from.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:


 * Her Kama is replaced with a red claw.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:


 * Her outfit resembles the streetwise rapper, comparing to the rest of the K/DA group.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:

Relations

 * Akali is currently a ninja gone rogue from the Kinkou Order. Although still part of it, she operates outside of its rules and regulations.
 * She and parted on neutral terms. Neither hates the other but both disapprove of the other's methods.
 * While growing up in the Kinkou, trained her and helped her refine her shuriken techniques.
 * might attempt to recruit her for his Order of Shadows.