Talk:Vel'Koz/SkinsTrivia/@comment-1838842-20140228022934/@comment-3974211-20140317165208

I don't really understand how you can think an in-universe reference and a critical reference are exactly the same. That's a similarity to another in-game feature - thus, prior to it being confirmed one-way-or-the-other, there was an actually possibility that the similarity had substance. That said, there still might be substance there - it was only said Vel'Koz isn't personally involved, but there could be a connection. Short of a joke, Riot isn't going to come out and say "Yeah, Vel'Koz is a Reaper that was left behind from the last cycle."

From a critical perspective: a huge portion of the community thought that Vel'Koz was going to be a Watcher (look at the forums, Reddit, etc), and so it's worth noting that "Hey, actually he isn't." for anyone who may not have been informed.