Illaoi/Trivia

General

 * Illaoi as a whole might have been influenced by.
 * She is one of Thirteen champions to not have a single Ability Power ratio on any ability, the others being, , , , , , , , , , , and.
 * She is the only champion who can summon an enemy unit.
 * Zoologically, Illaoi does not summon Nagakabouros' tentacles, which were supposed to be smooth all along and have suckers only at their distal clubs; instead, she summons the Goddess' arms with suckers along their length.

Development

 * Illaoi was the last champion released in 2015.
 * Her name is pronounced ɪlˈaʊi: ('ill-OW-ee')
 * Nagakabouros' religion is meant to speak uniquely to Runeterra and to life on the Serpent Isles.
 * The Kraken is the god of life, chaos, the ocean, and storms.
 * The deity's name is the fusion of several religiously meaningful words.
 * Naga refers to
 * Ka to the.
 * Bouros to the.
 * Nagakabouros was originally a temporary name but the way Illaoi's voice actress said it made it permanent.
 * The concept of an 'Elder God' who spawns references the.

Lore

 * Illaoi's worldview expresses that everyone must follow their dreams no matter how brutal they might be.
 * But if while doing so someone becomes so passive or so demotivated to keep on pursuing their destiny that their soul starts to stagnate, then Illaoi will give them a in order to encourage them to get back on track.
 * This brand of tough love will end in one of two ways: someone passes their and is back in 'motion' or they fail and, as a result, their energy returns to the universe so that another lifeform might make better use of it.
 * Serpent Islanders aren't aware of other religions (even though Nagakabouros isn't their only god) so they've never needed a name for their faith.
 * Indigenous creatures from their home isles are used as religious symbols in the same fashion Christianity uses lambs and doves.
 * They always share food with guests (especially fruit) but eating without offering to share is a huge insult and an overt threat in their eyes.
 * When Illaoi conducts a she rips only one of the 's many incarnations from throughout their lives.

Skins

 * She is a prophet of The Void just like is.
 * being a Voidborn entity was inspired by.
 * Coincidentally it might have been the 'Void Kraken' who grabbed.
 * The third eye on her forehead references a.
 * She shares this theme with and.
 * She shares this theme with and.

Relations

 * Illaoi and were once lovers but they went their separate ways over a decade ago.
 * Their past relationship is implied by her liking mangos and him.
 * Illaoi was Gangplank's first love.
 * Illaoi hasn't met yet but her voiceover hints at what if.
 * If she were to ever test him, Braum would pass the test very easily as he is doing exactly what Illaoi preaches: living his life as he sees fit.
 * Illaoi views 'spirits' (,, , Yordles, etc.) as a useless distraction from the truth.
 * would avoid her as he probably knows he would perish if Nagakabouros tested him.
 * Illaoi abhors the undead of the Shadow Isles and the Black Mist itself as both embody the very stagnation she seeks to eradicate.
 * This can be illustrated when she tells he was 'cheated of rebirth' (his soul has been trapped and unable to reincarnate as new life)
 * She wants to end the most for being the de facto puppeteer of the undead.