Yasuo/Trivia

General

 * Yasuo is voiced by Liam O'Brien, who also voiced Illidan Stormrage in World of Warcraft, Gollum in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and War in Darksiders 1.
 * The flute Yasuo plays in his dance emote is most likely a ( for High Noon,  for PROJECT).
 * The type of Japanese blade Yasuo uses length-wise is akin to a tachi or nodachi.
 * Yasuo comes from the eponymous Japanese masculine and is respectively rendered 康夫 and 亚索 in Japanese and Chinese localizations.
 * 'Yasuo' is not his birth name (was given to him when he joined the sword school in an effort to steady his wild nature).
 * doubled critical strike chance references Samurai gameplay portrayals in video games.
 * Yasuo's design is a possible reference to Haoumaru of Samurai Shodown, whom in turn is based on famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi via the iconic ponytail used in his portrayals.
 * Another note of his is how his in the Chinese servers is written/dubbed as 斬鋼閃 (Zhǎngāngshǎn, lit. Slashing Steel Flash), which when read in Japanese with the same characters (Zankousen) is the exact same name as one of Haoumaru's attacks.
 * Yasuo's taunt involves him drinking from his bamboo flask, then spitting on his blade to "bless it", a habit that's also shared by Haoumaru in his home series' fighting intros.

Quotes

 * Yasuo and each speak a different Ancient Ionian dialect (Yasuo's sounds like broken Japanese and references )
 * might be referencing Yojimbo by.
 * references.
 * might be referencing 'Pro as heck guide to Master Yi'.
 * resembles.
 * resembles and  (all reference  by )

Skins

 * He references and resembles and/or  from.
 * He references and resembles and/or  from.


 * He references a.
 * He wields a.
 * He shares this theme with and.
 * He shares this theme with and.


 * He is from an alternate future in which he was cibernetically augmented as part of the PROJECT Initiative.
 * describes him as:
 * "Tempest, a blossom caught in drift, fluid form. He speaks. 'Death is like the wind'... he is a storm, blade howling... 'always by my side'... the eternal wanderer."
 * If one tells they fight for 'truth' she'll say the following:
 * "We're on the right path."
 * His gear includes:
 * He used to be called 'Cyber Ops Yasuo'.
 * He references and/or  (both from )
 * He has one less basic attack animation compared to his other skins, and all three basic attack animations are different from all other skins despite the same animations on all non-recall animations.
 * His voice loses the sound effects and his face can be seen when he jokes, taunts, or dances.
 * His sword blade turns olive-yellow while bonus armor penetration is active, as opposed to a subtle aura covering his sword.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , and.
 * He used to be called 'Cyber Ops Yasuo'.
 * He references and/or  (both from )
 * He has one less basic attack animation compared to his other skins, and all three basic attack animations are different from all other skins despite the same animations on all non-recall animations.
 * His voice loses the sound effects and his face can be seen when he jokes, taunts, or dances.
 * His sword blade turns olive-yellow while bonus armor penetration is active, as opposed to a subtle aura covering his sword.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , and.


 * He was conceived by 'daemonstar'.
 * The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese theater.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , , , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , , , and.

Relations

 * Yasuo is an Ionian swordsman accused of treason for allegedly murdering an Elder. He is being hunted down across the island continent the killer employed a wind technique, one that only Yasuo has mastered in the present day.
 * He crossed paths with while on the run, teaching the Shuriman stone mage how to control her powers. When they parted ways, she gifted him a long thread from her handspun wool tunic (the same one he uses to tie his hair up)
 * Yasuo suspects of being the Elder's killer ("Wait, that ... huh", "Huh,  swift strikes... ", "Another  blade?", "Who taught you ?")