Zyra/Trivia

General

 * Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be one of the five champions to have an ability that allow the champion to attack after death. Zyra's ability was, while the others are , , , and.
 * Zyra's co-creator, CertainlyT, hinted in the LoL forums that Zyra has three hidden passives. They're confirmed to be:
 * ,: When either Sion/Karthus or Zyra kills the other, they receive a bonus +2 gold (a reference to Plants Vs. Zombies).
 * : Maokai gets +1 movement speed if he's on the same team as Zyra.
 * : Leona's passive causes Zyra to increase in size for a short time.
 * Zyra's dance resembles the basic movements for the dance "".
 * Zyra's old passive was called before being changed to.
 * Zyra is the fourth champion to have a special animation while using or  in which she looks up and extends red vines in her arms touching the ground.
 * Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be the fifth champion to be able to transform, albeit hers had a different mechanic than, , and.
 * Zyra's old passive,, and ultimate, , have a cyan hue instead of green in her Champion Spotlight.
 * Zyra's is possibly a reference to the  card of the same name.
 * Zyra's earring has some resemblance to the icon of the Zerg Swarm in  - a comparison can be found here.
 * Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be the second champion who shares her title with a, after.
 * Zyra was speculated to be a stealth champion since her release went along with the new stealth system.
 * Enemies rooted by Grasping Roots have "Rooted, literally" debuff on them for the duration.
 * 's in-game descriptions says that "They shoot little 'friendliness pellets'". This is a reference to an RPG called Undertale.

Development

 * Morello stated this champion was inspired by, a character class from the  games.
 * is similar to Sadida's Doll Seeds, as both types of seeds have different forms depending on the spells used on them.
 * is similar to Sadida's Bramble, as both cover the enemy in thorny roots and deal damage.
 * before the 2016 mid season patch, was similar to the Sadida's Still Life. Sadida revives as an Ultra-Powerful Doll, while Zyra turns into a large plant.
 * Zyra's name resembles the word "Zahra" in Arabic, which means 'blooming flower'.
 * Zyra's name resembles the word "Zera" in Hebrew, which means 'Seed'.

Lore

 * Her goals are to experience the world from her new perspective. For a being so ancient to suddenly change in such a dramatic fashion, it's like a complete rebirth. In this way, basic survival is still an issue, because she is experiencing the world anew.

Skins

 * It bears resemblance to from the .
 * She resembles two enemies from the Mega Man series: PlantMan.EXE and Axle the Red
 * It bears similarities to the character from the  series - similar appearance and voices, titles Rise of the Thorns and Queen of Blades, and even a quote - Kerrigan saying "This world is mine" and Zyra's "This land is mine".
 * Her hair is similar to that of Jessie from the series.
 * Her hair is similar to that of Jessie from the series.


 * Her seed monsters resemble the Iblis monsters from.
 * Her seed monsters resemble the Iblis monsters from.


 * It is a possible reference to.
 * Her appearance resembles Sarah Kerrigan from the.
 * She shares this theme with and.
 * She shares this theme with and.


 * This skin is related to "SK Telecom T1", who have won the League of Legends Season 3 World Championship finals.
 * This skin represents PoohManDu of SK Telecom T1.
 * She shares this theme with, , and.
 * She shares this theme with, , and.

Relations

 * looks down on . Personality-wise, Zyra is a predator, a killer, the wild fury of nature, whereas Maokai is the sturdy, defensive, protective force of nature. Zyra loves the power that her new "animal" form gives her, Maokai laments it. They might be the only ones able to show each other the merits of either form.
 * might be a subject of interest to Zyra, since there is some commonality to how they both came to be. Otherwise she would just be a many-tailed snack.