Gnar/Trivia

General

 * Gnar's concept is built on monstrous transformations in fiction coupled with the Fish Out of Water trope.
 * Inspirations include by, , and  by.
 * Paleontologically speaking, Gnar is not a missing link, i.e., but he belongs to the Yordle population ancestral to modern ones; colloquially-speaking, he is the great-great-...-granduncle of all living Yordles.
 * In Brazilian localization Gnar's title was changed to O Yordle Pré-histórico ('the Prehistoric Yordle') in order to avoid matchmaking-rating-associated jokes/bullying derived from O Elo Perdido ('the Missing Link')
 * Gnar is the second champion to have two champion portraits ( and ) the first being and.
 * He is also the third to have more than one chat name, the first being and  and the second being anyone polymorphed by
 * As well as the seventh champion to have more than four abilities, the others being, , , , , , and.
 * Mini Gnar has the fewest active abilities of any ranged champion ( and are fully passive effects) and the lowest health at Level 18 (1645)
 * Mega Gnar has his own separate emotes from Mini Gnar's.
 * His dance references.
 * ' projectile is shaped like the Riot Games Inc. logo.

Development

 * Gnar was leaked by Redditor 'WhyRenektonWhy' (who also leaked Ultra Rapid Fire,, and , and whose account has since been terminated)
 * Gnar may have more than one source:
 * Proto-Germanic onomatopoeic verb *gnarrojanan "to snarl, growl" ;
 * The last four letters, spelt backwards, of, from an extinct dialect of the.
 * Mega Gnar might be referencing the from.
 * Gnar's skull headdress might be referencing the Voodoo Shaman, a canceled champion whose staff was crowned by the same skull.

Lore

 * Gnar is about four human years old.
 * He is unaware that he transforms but that may change when he grows older.
 * He retains his personality as Mega Gnar.
 * The tribal paintings in 'Discovering the Link' depict Gnar and his family living in peace until a one-eyed entity with two horns/tentacles (speculated to be a Frozen Watcher or one of 's Voidborn species) attacked them. It knocks Gnar's family away, triggering his therefore turning Mega, and promptly fighting the entity to unknown success.
 * Apparently defeated encases Gnar for centuries in True Ice to preserve him and ultimately awakens him again to fight the Frozen Watchers on the brink of their return.
 * Immediately after his escape he's rampaging through the woods as Mega Gnar, with hunting him down to take him as a prize.
 * Gnar learned to use a boomerang from and fashioned his after his father's.
 * The boomerang is hidden in Mega Gnar's fur when he transforms.
 * Gnar is the only Yordle in modern times to have a tail due to his antiquity.

Quotes

 * What appears to be childish babbling is actually Gnar's own native language.
 * When he taunts certain champions he tries to repeat what they say but with some difficulty
 * One of his taunts references a Riot Games Inc. Sound Designer called Jay Watford.

Skins

 * He references from  down to the way he taunts people.
 * He resembles Cubone and Marowak from whom also have a boomerang attack.
 * helmet can be seen to the left.
 * He has a bloodstain on his left cheek likely from fighting as Mega Gnar.
 * He has a bloodstain on his left cheek likely from fighting as Mega Gnar.


 * He is living his fantasy of being a dinosaur.
 * His Rose Quartz chroma may have been inspired by the.
 * When he reaches over 50 rage he moves on all fours and he costume gradually turns red while the hood of it covers his face
 * He might have been inspired by from  and  from.
 * He resembles from  down to the use of a boomerang.
 * Mega Gnar resembles and references from  by throwing parts of a building with.
 * His artwork might be referencing a scene from.
 * Figurines of and  can be seen in the foreground.
 * When he will play with toy blocks spelling 'LOL' (League of Legends)
 * Mega Gnar will instead smash down a helicopter and eat it referencing.
 * He wears a dinosaur onesie.
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Relations

 * Gnar will befriend nearly everyone that is kind and will play with him.
 * Potential candidates include, , , , and the s.
 * Gnar has a strained relationship with for hunting him down while unaware of the true identity of the creature he wanted as a prize.
 * The Missing Link does not dislike the Pridestalker and seemingly forgave him since their encounter.
 * is very interested in Gnar for the evolutionary insights he might provide regarding Yordlekind.