Evelynn/Trivia

General

 * Eveylnn comes from Norman French, diminutive of Germanic , possibly from Proto-Germanic: afalan "strength", *agwjō "island", *ahwō "stream", or *awōn "grandmother".
 * Famous namesakes are and.
 * Evelynn's voice actress is uncredited and anonymous.
 * is also voiced by the same voice actress.
 * Evelynn's dance references Tina Tech's dance from the movie.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * is one of five champions which had a difficulty rating of 10 on the old scale, the others being, , , and.
 * She was not originally given this rating.
 * She was not originally given this rating.


 * Evelynn is voiced by Mara Junot.
 * Evelynn is voiced by Mara Junot.

Development

 * The exclamation mark that appears when Evelynn is spotted references from.
 * The stealth rework itself was also inspired by it.
 * The same exclamation mark appeared when used  to warn his enemies he is nearby, before it was replaced by a unique Icon resembling his eyes peeking through darkness during the Assassin update.
 * Her current title, "Agony's Embrace", was the name of her old.
 * Her was also named "Widowmaker" during early reveals, which was her original title.
 * was formerly called "Lust Dust" in early reveals.
 * Evelynn is the second emotion eater, after :
 * One his victim's possessions and loved ones while savoring their psychological anguish.
 * The other  her victims and leeches off their affliction as they're dying agonizingly.


 * During early reveals,  didn't have her headdress on and skin was different but changed to match her splash art shown here.

Lore

 * She was confirmed to belong to although the  altars never had quotes dedicated to Evelynn out of a desire to not reveal much about her.
 * She is referred as a, probably inspired by underworld goddess  & Semitic nocturnal figure , who in turn inspires the.
 * Evelynn had only manifested into her physical form a few centuries ago, as she has evolved from the the Rune Wars- which is fairly young for a demon.
 * It apears that Evelynn's new lore is heavily inspired by the god Slaanesh from the Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar games. Both creatures manifest as pleasure/pain/desire deities born from the suffering of thousands upon thousands of souls. This is especially plausable when considering that Warhammer 40k novelist [|Graham McNeil] has become the lead narrative writer for riot games.
 * Evelynn had only manifested into her physical form a few centuries ago, as she has evolved from the the Rune Wars- which is fairly young for a demon.
 * It apears that Evelynn's new lore is heavily inspired by the god Slaanesh from the Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar games. Both creatures manifest as pleasure/pain/desire deities born from the suffering of thousands upon thousands of souls. This is especially plausable when considering that Warhammer 40k novelist [|Graham McNeil] has become the lead narrative writer for riot games.

Quotes

 * references a line spoken by from the  franchise.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * references a line spoken by in.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.


 * was written as her original selection quote;
 * alludes to former quote and popular refrain "Misery loves company".
 * references 's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
 * references 's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

Skins

 * Her was made region specific for censorship reasons, mainly because she was almost completely naked.
 * The guards' lances seems to bear a blue flag, like, so it may be Demacian guards.
 * A small heart can be seen on her right hip.
 * A small heart can be seen on her right hip.


 * Her appearance resembles that of the.
 * Despite being a skin, it was the only skin with a unique recall animation and a complete new set of effects right after her relaunch.
 * She might be referencing & the.
 * She might be referencing & the.


 * Her mask is removed when entering the brush.
 * Her mask is removed when entering the brush.


 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:


 * She resembles and might be referencing from.
 * Both she and are escaping after robbing the Piltover bank seen in the background.
 * Only one of her cybernetic implanted lashes that reference from  are visible in the art.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:


 * The mask she is wearing references the ones used in Japanese theater.
 * She is possibly inspired by the, horned ogres in Japanese folklore.
 * Her Lashers take form of Kamas.
 * The one being  in front of her is likely.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:

Relations

 * has killed the patron and matron of House Vayne of . Their daughter, is searching for her to exact revenge.
 * Like, she is classified as a demon, and as both are demons they seem to know each other based on their biography and quotes.
 * ​"So how are you, River King? I see you haven't missed a meal."
 * ​"I like your style, Kench, but stay out of my territory."