Gnar/Trivia

General

 * Gnar's name may be inspired by from the  series.
 * Gnar's name may be Arabic due the fact that the g is silent - 'Nar - which is fire.
 * The concept of Gnar build up on the idea of monster style of transformation, using characters such as, , etc. as inspiration. This was combined with a fish out of water tale (Gnar, frozen in ice for thousands of years, awakens to a very different world).
 * Gnar also bears resemblance to, the adorable chaotic alien protagonist of .
 * Gnar's taunt is a direct reference to Stitch's favorite insouciant response; rolling upside-down into a headstand and waving his rear at enemies.
 * Some of Gnar's concept arts bear a striking resemblance to the Pokémon Cubone and its evolution Marowak.
 * These Pokémon even have an attack called "Bonemerang" in which they throw their bones like a boomerang.
 * On the Brazilian servers, Gnar's title is "O Yordle Pré-histórico" (The Pre-historic Yordle). This is because the original title, "The Missing Link", when translated to Portuguese, means "O Elo Perdido". Riot was aware of the jokes and puns that could be made to bully low elo players, so they made a different translation to the original title to avoid that.
 * Mini Gnar has the fewest active abilities of any ranged champion - even his ultimate is a passive effect.
 * Gnar is the second champion to have separate champion portraits, one for and ; the first being  and.
 * Gnar is one of two champions to have multiple names that appear in chat. The first being Anivia/Eggnivia.
 * When chatting in Mega Gnar form, Gnar gains the title "Mega Gnar".
 * Including crowd control effects, Gnar is the third, with the target of appearing as "Squill".
 * Mega Gnar features his own taunt, dance, joke and laugh. His dance is inspired by the Classic Donkey Kong.
 * Gnar is one of eight champions to have more than 4 skills, the others being, , , , , , and.
 * Gnar was the seventh champion to have more than four skills.
 * The boulder that Mega Gnar throws bears a striking resemblance to the fist in Riot's logo.
 * Mini Gnar has the lowest amount of health at level 18, which is 1645.

Development

 * The name "Gnar" is another word for the sound of snarling or growling.
 * Gnar's name spelled backwards is Rang, which could be a reference to a boomerang ('Rang) switching directions for its return.
 * The headdress on Gnar is similar to that of cancelled champion.

Lore

 * Gnar is about four human years old.
 * Gnar is unaware that he transforms; however, that may change when he grows older. He also retains his personality in his mega form.
 * In his sneak peek, Gnar appears in tribal looking paintings with his family.
 * They were attacked by a mysterious one-eyed entity that seems to have 2 horns or tentacles. His family is depicted as knocked away, but he faces the monster and seemingly uses his to fight it, with unknown success.
 * Apparently defeated, encases Gnar for centuries in true ice to preserve him, and ultimately awakens him again to fight the Watchers, who are on the brink of their return.  His official lore takes place after his escape and destroying parts of the woods in his .  took interest and attempted to hunt him down as a prize trophy.
 * The creature that attacked him has been speculated to be several different things, ranging from Watchers to a Voidborn, as it has some rudimentary similarities with.
 * Gnar's lore is told from the perspective of.
 * Gnar picked the use of a boomerang up from his father and fashioned his own weapon after his father's.
 * When he transforms into, the boomerang is hidden within his fur.
 * As an ancient, pre-evolved yordle, Gnar is the only one in modern times to have a tail.

Quotes

 * While most would consider Gnar's dialogue childish babbling, he is actually speaking his own native language which has yet to be named, although he is capable of mimicking other champion's lines, as seen in his taunts (albeit with some pronunciation difficulties).
 * His "Jay Watford" taunt quote may be a reference to the League of Legends Sound Designer nicknamed "jaywatford" on the official forum.

Skins

 * Classic Gnar 's personality could have partially been inspired by Stitch, of Disney's Lilo and Stitch franchise. Both Gnar and Stitch are small, energetic mischief makers who taunt their opponents by flipping upside down and shaking their lower halves at them.
 * Mini Gnar appears to have a blood stain on his left cheek. This is likely a result of battling Rengar immediately after he discovers the true nature of Gnar's transformation.
 * In the left of the splash art, Helmet Bro's helmet can be seen.
 * In the left of the splash art, Helmet Bro's helmet can be seen.


 * The idea behind the skin was to resemble Gnar's desire to live out his wish to be a dinosaur.
 * Dino Gnar may have been inspired by Boo from.
 * Dino Gnar may also refer to from .
 * He also has a striking resemblance to, whose name backwards spells Gnar's name and uses a boomerang as a weapon.
 * Mega Dino Gnar has a striking resemblance to from the  video game series.
 * Instead of a boulder, Mega Gnar will throw parts of a building. This is likely a reference to Rampage.
 * The skin is very likely to be a reference to a scene in the  movie, where Stitch pretends to be a monster and destroy a city. The splash art also shows a similar scene.
 * When recalling, Dino Gnar will play with toy blocks spelling "LOL" as a reference to the game nickname.
 * Mega Gnar's recall has him smash a helicopter down and eat it, a reference to movies such as Godzilla.
 * Figurines of and  can be seen in the foreground of the splash art.
 * Figurines of and  can be seen in the foreground of the splash art.


 * This skin is a reference to, a gentleman who often transforms into his alternate personality, Mr. Hyde, and goes rampaging in the city.
 * He shares this theme with.
 * He shares this theme with.


 * The skin will be released during the Snowdown Showdown of 2015.
 * He was inspired by the dog breed.
 * He shares this theme with, , , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , , and.


 * This skin is a reference to.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.

Relations

 * Gnar will befriend nearly everyone that is kind and will play with him.
 * and, and the Poros are highly qualified friend candidates for him.
 * may also be a likely candidate.
 * Gnar has a strained relationship with who tried to hunt him down, at the time unaware that Gnar and Mega Gnar were one and the same. However, he does not dislike Rengar and seemingly forgave him since their encounter.
 * froze Gnar to preserve him for the upcoming Watchers return.
 * is very interested in him.