Malzahar/Trivia

General

 * Malzahar is one of the few champions to have a pet, the others being, , , , , , and.
 * Malzahar and his 's dance references U Can't Touch This by.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.

Development

 * While in the PBE, his name was Al'Zahar, sounding almost like الظاهر Aẓ-ẓahir "the Manifest" is one among the.
 * Malzahar was the only champion who caused the PBE to malfunction.

Lore

 * Malzahar's story might be referencing from the  by.

Skins

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 * He references the eponymous Middle-Eastern title.
 * He references the eponymous Middle-Eastern title.


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 * He might be referencing and/or the  from.
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 * He commands an army of Void.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , and.


 * His body shape resembles a few characters:
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 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , , , and.
 * is fighting him in his splash art.
 * is fighting him in his splash art.

Relations

 * Even though Malzahar (and ) are both Shuriman their ties to the Void directs all their focus to the ancient city of Icathia and what lies within it.
 * Malzahar might be attempting to make Icathia rise again just like did with the Ancient Shuriman capital.
 * It is uncertain whether or not he is aware of the.
 * Even if so, making way for the Voidborn takes precedence over a handful of actually mortal demigods that can be overrun by infinite hordes anyway.
 * Malzahar was brainwashed into believing the Void overrunning Runeterra is an inevitability and this in turned prompted him to become its prophet.
 * is on the opposite end of the spectrum. He glimpsed into the Void and his resolve to fight it only strengthened.
 * Malzahar has done everything to tempt the Void Walker into joining forces with him, going so far as to sending 's daughter into the Void itself.
 * The one resposible for luring Malzahar to Icathia might have been the same entity suspects of being commanding all the Void incursions into Runeterra.
 * Malzahar in turn lured into Runeterra.
 * It could be speculated the hivemind entity is the Mouth of the Abyss' 'Daddy', the 'Terror who is coming'.
 * In short might be foreshadowing a cataclysm on an interdimensional scale so large the Rune Wars will seem a children's brawl in comparison.