Soraka/Trivia

General

 * Soraka was one of the champions available in the Ionian pool during the Ionia vs. Noxus match. She was one of the selected champions.
 * Soraka was in the previous Ionian versus Noxus match and had apparently performed quite poorly.
 * In the Mac launch video, there is a banana in the weapons cabinet. This is a homage to Soraka's autoattack particle, whose look has often been compared to a banana.
 * Soraka's dance references a commercial for Chiquita bananas.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * In the Ultra Rapid Fire game mode (available in April 2014), Soraka was deemed overpowered/obnoxious, and was ultimately disabled in non-custom games.
 * could be a reference to the high-level mage spell "Wish" in Dungeons & Dragons. One of the functions of the Wish spell is to heal the entire party, which is very much alike to Soraka's ability.
 * The ward skin references her.

Development

 * Soraka is voiced by Lisa Lindsley.
 * and are also voiced by the same voice actress.
 * Soraka is the of Japanese 空香 "celestial fragrance",  a reference to Soraka's celestial nature.
 * Soraka's ability icons have been changed twice, the first time for her visual update and the second time for her gameplay update.
 * Soraka was designed by RIOT Takai, later fired as a Riot Games employee but still continued to play League Of Legends under the Summoner Name AlaDeLaColt.

Quotes

 * Soraka's new joke, "Yes, that was a banana. *giggles* No-one expects the banana!" is a reference to the community nickname for her conspicuous autoattack projectile. The second part of the joke may also be a reference to the sketch  notable for the catchphrase "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition".
 * This could also be a reference to the 'banana kill' meme that is used in tournaments and other live events, where an "unexpected" last autoattack by Soraka kills off an enemy and the crowd goes wild about and/or the commentators commentate on how the last banana got the kill.
 * Soraka shares a quote with, "Where am I needed?"

Skins

 * Her jacket used to change color between pink or yellow depending which team she was on.
 * A green recolor of her old used to be the background image of the  branch of the now-retired summoner mastery trees in Season 2, Season 3, Season 4 and Season 5 (Season 5 retained Season 4's masteries).
 * Recolors of and  were used for the  and  branches respectively.
 * Recolors of and  were used for the  and  branches respectively.


 * This skin is based on the dryad, a of the trees (specifically oak trees) from Greek mythology.
 * She may be referencing the from .
 * She may be referencing the from .


 * This skin is intended to show her appearance before she sacrificed her immortality to live amongst the mortals of Runeterra.
 * This skin is intended to show her appearance before she sacrificed her immortality to live amongst the mortals of Runeterra.


 * This skin was reworked from an unreleased skin under the name "Battle Priestess Soraka".
 * Celestine Soraka is likely a reference to white mages from the Final Fantasy series.
 * Celestine Soraka is likely a reference to white mages from the Final Fantasy series.


 * While she was released in celebration of Harrowing 2014, contrary to popular belief, she was not released during the event . Rather, she was released after the Harrowing.
 * The skins released for and during Harrowing 2014 were:
 * The skin references Santa Muerte.
 * She has the scythe that is usually depicted to be wielding rather than her usual staff.
 * This skin may resemble from the Marvel Earth 616 universe.
 * She also resembles from the DC universe.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * This skin may resemble from the Marvel Earth 616 universe.
 * She also resembles from the DC universe.
 * She shares this theme with:


 * She was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2015 along with:
 * He got locked out of his own party.
 * She is striking a pose while is taking a group, but his  can't detect.
 * This skin is a reference to the ever-popular community joke of Soraka auto-attacking with.
 * It is also a reference to, more commonly known as Chiquita Banana lady.
 * She is striking a pose while is taking a group, but his  can't detect.
 * This skin is a reference to the ever-popular community joke of Soraka auto-attacking with.
 * It is also a reference to, more commonly known as Chiquita Banana lady.
 * This skin is a reference to the ever-popular community joke of Soraka auto-attacking with.
 * It is also a reference to, more commonly known as Chiquita Banana lady.


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


 * She references the genre of.
 * Her hairstyle might be referencing from the  series.
 * She resembles from  as both share a somewhat similar outfit and have a pair of wings on their waist.
 * Her familiar is ProfileIcon3022.png.
 * Its name means "lion", from Late Han Chinese 獅子 *si-t͡siəʔ < Central Asian substrate noun *singʰa-.
 * Although never seen alongside Soraka in-game, it will however appear during her homeguard and recall animations.
 * It is grumpy and overprotective of Soraka, it will protect her from anything that could threaten her, including her own naiveté.
 * She shares this theme with:
 * She shares this theme with:

Relations

 * knows of the, and as a Celestial Being, she has deeper ties with him as well.
 * In the previous lore, Soraka was deceived by in his attempt to rip her heart out.
 * Soraka was responsible for reviving a nearly deceased during the Noxian invasion of Ionia. She did so by binding her life force to her hiten blades.
 * Due to being a being that embodies death and Soraka being a celestial deity of life, they are both rivals; this is reflected in both of their ultimate abilities: Karthus damages all enemy champions, while Soraka heals all ally champions.