Ekko/Trivia

General

 * Rioters took inspiration from a 1931 German movie called "" when writing the killer from Piltover in Ekko's comic, "Chronobreak".
 * Rioters may have hinted at a future shared skin theme between Ekko and Zilean during Ekko's Q&A.
 * Similar to Zed, Ekko doesn't really 'die' in his death animation, as he uses his Zero-Drive to go back in time and respawn at the base. This makes him the second champion that escapes death.

Development

 * development names were "Time Slugger" and "Time Assassin".
 * It took 8 months for the development to finalize Ekko's concept and character assets. Actual production work started after Kalista's release.
 * Edmundo and Chris have designed Ekko to be a Time Assassin with Rewind.
 * His Ultimate had various iterations to it, two of which were:
 * Ekko globally saves everyone's state (Mana, Health, cooldown's, position, etc). After 8 seconds, anyone who is not dead is returned to the saved state. Can't rewind death.
 * Ekko returns himself and a targeted enemy champion, to wherever they were 4 seconds ago.
 * Ekko was initially hinted as an upcoming champion due to a datamined quote; however, a more comprehensible leak of him was made through the 4chan imageboard.
 * He may have been hinted at when champion page was vandalized by.
 * His name, Ekko, is a variation of the English word Echo. It comes from the word ἦχος (ēchos), meaning sound.
 * In Greek and Roman mythology, was a nymph who was cursed by   to only repeat the most recently spoken words of another person. Because of this curse, Echo was spurned by  when she tried to come close to him. Regardless, she deeply loved him to his death. Eventually, Echo began to waste away. Today, all that remains of Echo is the sound of her voice from which the modern meaning of the word derives from.
 * In the champion's case, the word echo can also be described as to repeat something, being reminiscent of something/someone, to have shared characteristics with said other, or only a trace of something that was.
 * Additionally, the repetition of "k" in his name resembles the traditional rewind symbol (Ekko and <<) which plays into his time rewinding capabilities.
 * The name Ekko also refers to the American artist John Stephen Sudduth, known as Mikki Ekko, who published his first album, "Time", in 2015.
 * His title, "The Boy Who Shattered Time", was inspired by the name of an anime movie, .

Lore

 * His name is not his actual name, rather like Jinx and Vi, his name was given to him by his friends.
 * is an extremely resourceful and intelligent person. Able to survive in the streets of Zaun for many years, he can pin point and target key weak points in his enemies' defenses. Learning from his past mistakes, he is also a perfectionist, willing to make the most out of any given second even at the cost of his own physical health. An unrefined genius. Never formally trained, but highly gifted. Prodigious, even. He has been building things for years.
 * Ekko is quite proficient in the use of the, which he himself invented after lots of experimentation.
 * Despite his size, Ekko managed to beat a Vigilnaut, with only his skills. A Vigilnaut is a hexmaturgically enhanced goon. One of them was employed by an unknown benefactor to eliminate Ekko at the memorial wall.
 * His face paint and chrono device both bear the shape of an hourglass, which is closely associated with time. It is also an expression of his personality, his personal symbol.
 * shares the same Zaunite street fashion with.
 * His neck piece resembles the hextech bolts on gauntlets.
 * The crosshilt of bat has the roman numeral for twelve (XII) carved in it, just like  (VI) and  (X) have roman numerals.
 * In one of his concept art, Ekko's sword had the roman numeral for eleven (XI) carved in it.
 * Ekko is a teenager, around 16 to 17 years old.
 * He is younger than Jinx and Vi.
 * Ekko's "sword" [bat] is a clock hand that he stole from a clock tower in Piltover. It also glows in the dark, which is a common feature for a clock hand to have.
 * It is undecided whether or not the clock hand is an Hour or Second hand. It has been called both by Rioters.
 * It is much more likely it is the Hour hand; however, as the size of the bat is considerably smaller than most Second hands, and is proportionate to the former.
 * Ekko believes in and cares for Zaun and its future, though he has an inexperienced perception of the situation.
 * With each use of the, Ekko gets a bit older than he naturally should have. In other words, if he rewinded time 200 times in 30 seconds, Ekko aged 1 hour and 40 minutes.
 * His Z-Drive doesn’t always work the way he wants it to, mostly owing to the fact that it’s homemade hex-tech that runs on the exotic properties of a shattered crystal. He's probably made (and broken) a few Z-Drives.
 * The Timewinder feeds off his Z-Drive. However, he initially designed it to have an entirely different function — probably a smoke or flash bomb — but it didn’t quite work as intended.

Quotes

 * Ekko shares a quote with : "Never look back".
 * His quotes upon buying, "I'm no angel." and "Yep. Put an angel on the job. I could use a break.", may be references to the fact that his English voice actor, Antony Del Rio, was also the voice actor of and  from .
 * His quotes upon buying, "It's like it was made for me." and "How can I not buy this?", have two meanings. The fact that the item is perfect to build on the champion and the fact that the item has the word "Echo" in its name.
 * His quote towards, "Never go full robot.", is a reference to a similar quote from the movie .
 * His quote, "I'll never be like this guy.", is referring both to and.
 * Ekko shares two quotes with : "Heads up" and "Catch".
 * Ekko's quote, "I've seen your future, and it's got broken bones.", is similar to : "I've seen your death, it was painful."
 * His quotes, "Don't Blink." and "Reversing Polarity!" could be references to the television series, .
 * His quote, "You give Zaun a bad name." , may be a reference to the Bon Jovi's song: You Give Love a Bad Name.
 * His Quote, "I'm old enough to buy this." , is a joke on how somebody under the age of 18 is unable to purchase alcohol.
 * His Quote, "Tomorrow's the last of my worries." , is both literal and word play directed at Jayce's title: the Defender of Tomorrow.

Skins

 * He bears some resemblance to from the game, .
 * His bat also bears resemblance to from the game, .
 * Both games were made by Supergiant Games.
 * His appearance may have also been inspired by the from.
 * The Slums of Zaun can be seen in the background of his splash art.
 * The writing behind Ekko resembles Alienese from Futurama.
 * The writing behind Ekko resembles Alienese from Futurama.


 * This skin is a reference to the series, particularly to Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
 * He shares this theme with.
 * He shares this theme with.


 * This skin is a reference to South Korean high school uniforms with Ekko taking on the role of a delinquent.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.

Relations

 * has parents that work for many long hours in one of Zaun's many factories.
 * Wall paintings of Zaunite girls with blue and pink hair, resembling both and, can be seen on the memorial wall.
 * All three of them were part of allied street gangs (packs), before they went their separate ways.
 * He had a crush on Jinx, before she went crazy and started talking to her Fishbones,_the_Rocket_Launcher.png guns.
 * He still believes in and wishes for her to return to Zaun.
 * Ekko dislikes "Pilties", like, and.
 * Seeing Jinx, Vi and other people leave Zaun for the City of Progress gave him a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
 * Ajuna, Ekko's friend who was 12 at the time, was killed by a unknown man from Piltover.
 * He also feels like Piltover is not the only progressive city in Valoran, and is proud to be a Zaunite.
 * Even though he is affiliated with Piltover, he is not hostile towards.
 * Ekko finds Ezreal to be a poser.
 * Ekko sees Viktor and Jayce as being opposite extremes on the same spectrum. He sees Jayce as a high and mighty posterboy for Piltover, who never had to work for anything ever. Ekko does not want to be like him. Or Viktor.
 * Zilean, and possibly even, might be concerned over the effects of Ekko messing with the timestream with his device.
 * He doesn't like Zaunites like, and , who are part of the city's problems.
 * Ekko sympathizes current state by suggesting that he should give Urgot his Z-Drive.
 * Ekko had a pet rat that looked similar to . He called him Mr. Tails.
 * Ekko never met a Yordle. He only heard tales of them.
 * If he did meet, he would respect him for his ingenuity in building something awesome out of many parts.
 * He would also respect as an inventor as well.
 * Ekko likes, as he describes Zaun as being a more pleasant city. He might also poke at him (literally) to see what kind of unique properties Zac is made of.