Blitzcrank/Trivia

General

 * icon displays Blitzcrank's left hand even though he uses his right one in-game.
 * His dance references the.
 * Blitzcrank has been jokingly referred to as a girl by Tom 'Zileas' Cadwell.
 * He resembles Zog from
 * Riot's love of ducks has made it so Blitzcrank's feet resemble theirs.
 * All of Blitzcrank's damaging abilities have a 100% damage scaling. ( and with Ability Power and  with Attack Damage).
 * Blitzcrank and were planned to have   skins, but both were cancelled for failing to meet Riot's quality standards.
 * They may return in the future.

Development

 * Blitzcrank's hand will disappear if he moves after using, given he is yet to retract it.
 * Blitzcrank combines elements from two different, yet related Germanic languages:
 * German Blitz "lightning" < adjective *blaikaz <  root *bʰel- "to shine"
 * English crank < PG adjective *krankaz "bent, crooked" < PG verb *kringanan < PIE root *ger- "to turn, to wind, to curl".
 * This adjective became a noun for "[a] handle for turning a revolving axis" since Middle English, from Old English crancstæf "crankstaff".

Lore

 * In the old lore, Blitzcrank used to run a dating service called 'Blitzcrank's Fleshling Compatibility Services'. He determined the likelihood of a successful couple by way of an algorithm he devised.
 * Blitzcrank's lore is seemingly based on by.
 * Blitzcrank has a loving fascination for, going so far as to protect them from stalking them.

Quotes

 * references the from  as well as the tendency for movie evil robots to say the same.
 * references the adage "A rolling stone gathers no moss".
 * is nearly identical to

Skins

 * He is using.
 * He is using.


 * It is so far the only non-legacy skin to be removed from the store, most likely due to being a texture away from looking like.
 * It is so far the only non-legacy skin to be removed from the store, most likely due to being a texture away from looking like.


 * His license plate reads.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He is the first of the two champions featured by G.A.N.K. Industries, the second being.
 * He is the first of the two champions featured by G.A.N.K. Industries, the second being.


 * This skin might be referencing.
 * His boxing gloves read ('League of Legends') and  (a popularized typo for 'OWN', commonly 'pwned').
 * His boxing gloves read ('League of Legends') and  (a popularized typo for 'OWN', commonly 'pwned').


 * He was released in celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup along with:
 * He is a  in the  position.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He is a  in the  position.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He is a  in the  position.
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2011 along with:
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He has 4 fingers in the artwork but 3 in-game.
 * This skin references 'iTech' (iPhone, iPad, and so on) and became available around the same time the game's Mac version did.
 * Amusingly enough, when Blitzcrank dies, he displays the, red lights that indicate a technical failure in 's (Apple's main competitor in the market)  game console.
 * He resembles from.
 * He can be seen in splash art. That means he is a product of the program skins series.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * is shielding him from shots.
 * He appears in artwork.
 * His might be referencing.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.


 * The artwork references classic fighting game loading screens.
 * His has Blitzcrank withdrawing the cartridge on his back and blowing into it before putting it back in, referencing what was done to video game cartridges when they wouldn't work.
 * He has a cartridge with a symbol of Blitzcrank. This symbol is different depending on his equipped Chroma.
 * His Catseye chroma has an orb symbol similar to the one uses.
 * His Citrine chroma has a joystick symbol.
 * His Pearl chroma has a symbol of the sword of.
 * His Rainbow chroma has a symbol of the head of.
 * His Rose Quartz chroma has a symbol that resembles the ,
 * His Ruby chroma has a target indicator symbol.
 * His Sapphire chroma has a video game controller symbol.
 * His Turquoise chroma has a star symbol with a rainbow tail.
 * He resembles a Dark Mechawful from and  from.
 * references when either Mega Man himself or a boss die in.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * This skin represents Lancer Blitzcrank in his hero form, and is the moral opposite of
 * Blitzcrank is the first champion to get two skins in the same patch, as well as the first champion to get two skins within the same skin theme.
 * This skin references the  from the  series.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * This skin represents Lancer Blitzcrank in his villain form, and is the moral opposite of
 * Blitzcrank is the first champion to get two skins in the same patch, as well as the first champion to get two skins within the same skin theme.
 * This skin references the  from the  series.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:

Relations

 * Blitzcrank was originally created by but Professor Stanwick Pididly took all the credit (both are in good terms considering it wasn't Blitzcrank's fault).