Volibear/Trivia

General

 * Volibear was the first champion released in Season Two.
 * He was named after Travis 'Volibar' George.
 * Volibear might have been inspired by the Panserbjørne (Danish/Norwegian: 'armored bears') by.
 * Volibear's dance references Sam B in.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * In Volibear's 'Champion Spotlight' his skin names were on the opposite one ('Thunder Lord' was on 'Northern Storm' and vice versa)
 * might be referencing the eponymous piece by and/or  from the.

Development

 * Volibear is a response to the ongoing joke on the game's forums regarding armored bears.
 * If Volibear and find themselves on opposing teams they will respectively gain the cosmetic buffs Chronokeeper Hater.png Chronokeeper Hater ("Not even Zilean could keep an armored bear out of the League of Legends") and Armored Bear Hater.png Armored Bear Hater ("In my day, we would never have allowed an armored bear into the League of Legends")

Quotes

 * Volibear is the first champion to have lines when killing a champion ( and )
 * might be referencing A fool and his head are soon parted and/or "A fool and his money are easily parted".

Skins

 * He references from  by.
 * He references from  by.


 * He might be referencing the.
 * He might be referencing the.


 * He is dressed in Ursine ceremonial armor to fight the Frozen Watchers.
 * He is dressed in Ursine ceremonial armor to fight the Frozen Watchers.


 * He is a member of the Piltover Police Force.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.


 * He references.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * El Tigre can be seen in the background.
 * El Tigre can be seen in the background.

Relations

 * Volibear forged an alliance with to battle  and the returning Frozen Watchers.
 * While the reasons Volibear and dislike each other are unclear, it can be assumed it has to do with the Chronokeeper being annoyed at the Thunder's Roar being convinced the timeline can be altered in any meaningful way.