User blog comment:Akali/Kuroka, the Black Lotus/@comment-5296049-20120718154727/@comment-5038450-20120718181754

Concept was based on Akali, by making her a hybrid assassin of sorts, except that this concept has a better chance of being built as a DPS. Also, her escape and gap closing relies entirely on her movespeed buffs and slows, otherwise, she can be quite slow at closing in on an opponent unlike other assassins, like Akali, Katarina or Talon.