Cassiopeia/Trivia

Development

 * Cassiopeia was designed by Brackhar.
 * Brackhar's goal was to create a character in the same flavor as, but to make a fast sustained damage character as opposed to a slow, bursty one.
 * Cassiopeia is voiced by, Who also voices , , , and.

General

 * Cassiopeia was the last champion released in 2010.
 * Cassiopeia is the third champion to have an Art Spotlight. She features a unique Spotlight, showing the animation process of her taunt.
 * Cassiopeia generally has an "Ancient Greece" theme, as indicated with her name and appearance in three of her skins (Classic, Siren and Mythic).
 * Her Classic skin could also reference an Egyptian theme.
 * Cassiopeia is the third champion, after and, to take part in an interview.
 * Cassiopeia and are one of the five pairs of sibling champions. (The other siblings champions include  and,  and ,  and ,  and )
 * Katarina's quote about Cassiopeia is a direct reference to Lady Macbeth's description of how Macbeth should be: "...look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't" (I.v.65-66).
 * is a constellation in the northern sky, listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer.
 * The symbolic meaning of the constellation Cassiopeia is "Seated Queen", further referenced by her previous classic splash arts.
 * Her ability may refer to Greek mythology, where  is a contagious power that has an independent life of its own. Until purged by the sacrificial death of the wrongdoer, society would be chronically infected by catastrophe.
 * Cassiopeia was the first champion to have a difficulty rating of 100, and is currently one of five champions to do so, the others being ,, , and.
 * Of the five on this list, Cassiopeia is one of two that's original rating was 100, the other being.
 * Cassiopeia is the only champion with 100 difficulty that only has one attribute.
 * Cassiopeia is heavily based on, a from Greek mythology.
 * They both were beauties before they got turned into monsters.
 * They both have relations with snakes. Cassiopeia being half-snake half-human and Medusa having snake hair.
 * Cassiopeia's ultimate,, turns enemy champions into stone, similar to how Medusa's glance turned her enemies into stone.
 * Cassiopeia bears resemblance to a combination of a naga, dracaenae, or snake woman, and Medusa.
 * Cassiopeia may be a reference to Queen Cassiopeia from Greek Mythology who boasted of her and her daughter Andromeda's beauty. When this incited the wrath of the sea god Poseidon, Cassiopeia desperately offered her daughter as a sacrifice to appease the angry god, who sent the monster Cetus to devour Andromeda. The hero Perseus showed up just in time, however, slaying Cetus and freeing Andromeda.
 * Cassiopeia might also be a reference to, the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra VII was a temptress who seduced various powerful men like Julius Caesar. She killed herself using a bite from an asp.
 * There's an interesting link between Cassiopeia and old summer version of Summoner's Rift - whenever Cassiopeia is present on it, the snakes (normally randomly appearing doodad-creatures in the bushes) don't appear on the map. It also means that Cassiopeia is the first champion to actually affect the appearance of a map during the whole match.
 * Upon death, Cassiopeia can be seen turning to stone, much like.
 * Cassiopeia's dance is the Belly Dance.
 * Cassiopeia is the first Champion to utilize the effects of other champions' abilities. and, and  can be used to shorten  cooldown.
 * is the second champion, who is able to use on enemies knocked up by other champion's abilities, such as  or.
 * If Cassiopeia's portrait would appear, as by an assist or kill, and she is dead, her old portrait will appear.
 * If you search the item shop for 'hat' while playing Cassiopeia, you will find.
 * Aside from and, who may obtain theoretically infinite ability power due to the passive effects of  and  respectively, and , whose  interacts with a metagame mechanic not intended to be seen in gameplay (bonus magic resistance when disconnected), the highest attainable ability power by a playable champion is  on  thanks to her passive, . To reach this amount, she must:
 * Have maximum ranks in the, , , and masteries.
 * Be level 18 while having a full rune page of runes.
 * Possess the buff and five stacks of the.
 * Have 500 stacks of passive.
 * Have a fully stacked, one , and four.
 * Have consumed an.
 * Be affected by aura.


 * This combination will result in having  ability power.


 * Relevant mathematics:


 * ability power()

Quotes

 * quotes, "Violence is so messy" and "Keep your enemies close and me closer" are references to quotes, "Violence solves everything!" and "Keep your friends close and enemies guessing" respectively.
 * quote, "Every problem is an opportunity" is a reference to the Firefly episode Jaynestown, spoken by Inara, who is trained in seduction.
 * old picking speech refer to same words of Lady Deathstrike in "X-Men The Animated Series", when Wolverine asks what has she done to herself and she replied the same words as Cassiopeia.
 * old joke, "Let me help shuffle off your mortal coil." is a reference to, from the titular character's famous "To be, or not to be" monologue.
 * old alternate taunt "You think I'm a freak; let me get on your level" is a tribute to rioter Phreak's line "Get on my level.".
 * Brazilian old voice set shared a quote with, "Me conte um segredo (Tell me a secret)".

Skins

 * Her base splash art received an update in patch 4.16 and thus came along with the Shurima event.
 * Even though her appearance has changed, her death animation will show her previous design. This also applies to all of her skins.
 * A reference to the mythological creatures of Ancient Greece called, seductresses that enchanted men into the sea to drown.
 * In skin, Cassiopeia's head is depicted on his shield, most likely referencing their shared Greek relations. From the pose, Pantheon is reflecting, mirroring the Perseus vs Medusa fight of Greek mythology.
 * A reference to the mythological creatures of Ancient Greece called, seductresses that enchanted men into the sea to drown.
 * In skin, Cassiopeia's head is depicted on his shield, most likely referencing their shared Greek relations. From the pose, Pantheon is reflecting, mirroring the Perseus vs Medusa fight of Greek mythology.


 * A commemorative skin created to celebrate the launch of League of Legend's Greek language.
 * The skin, along with, was given for free to all players playing from Greece on the past 6 months prior to its release.
 * It was originally called Exalted instead of Mythic.
 * This is the only Cassiopeia skin to not feature her constantly showing snake tongue, enforcing the human beauty presented by the skin.
 * This skin is reminiscent of Sophitia from the Soulcalibur series.
 * This skin is reminiscent of Sophitia from the Soulcalibur series.


 * Released as part of the 2013 Lunar Revel.
 * The year of 2013 is also the year of the Snake in the.
 * She wears ornate finger jewelry to support and protect long fingernails. These fingernail protectors were popular among Manchurian courtiers during China's and were worn by the.
 * She has a similar recall with, a.
 * She shares this theme with.
 * She shares this theme with.

Relations

 * Cassiopeia is 's younger sister, as well as the youngest member of the Du Couteau family.
 * She is being hunted by because she betrayed  while they were exploring Shurima.