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Development
- Main article: Ahri (Development)
- Ahri is voiced by Laura Post, who also voices
Star Guardian Ahri and Spirit Blossom Ahri.[1]
- Post also voices Ahri in Kin of the Stained Blade and Legends of Runeterra.[2]
- K/DA ALL OUT Ahri's promotional materials are also voiced by Laura Post.
- Her vocals are provided by Jihyo, Sana, Nayeon and Chaeyoung from TWICE, Miyeon of (G)I-DLE, Bekuh Boom, Annika Wells.
- Ahri's Japanese voice actor is Sanae Kobayashi.[3]
- Post also voices Ahri in Kin of the Stained Blade and
- During development she was called Ari or Gumiho / Nine Tails, from Middle Chinese 九尾狐 kɨuX-mʉiX-ɦuo.
- Ari was decided by a poll held in Riot Games Inc.'s Korean website, featuring six options:
- 「 단비 」「 Danbi 」 ('savior', 'saving rain')
- 「 나비 」「 Nabi 」 ('butterfly')
- 「 루리 」「 Ruri 」 ('dazzle')
- 「 아리 」「 Ari 」 ('graceful', 'elegant')
- 「 초롱 」「 Chorong 」 ('glittering')
- 「 다솜 」「 Dasom 」 ('loving')
- Essence Theft used to be called the same as Soul Eater, before being renamed shortly after release.[4]
- Early explorations on her Spirit Rush include:[5]
- Creating a zone where she could instantly blink to anywhere within the area (Similar to Flash Zone).
- Global dash.
- Creating a zone where she could instantly blink to anywhere within the area (Similar to
Universe
Universe- Main article: Ahri (Character)
- Ahri is an adult Vastaya and is over a few hundred years old.[6]
- During her lifespan, many myths have been created about Ahri, such as the frightening stories of a Demon Fox that ravages entire villages.
- The mythological Gatekeeper, a spirit believed to guide the deceased to the afterlife during the Spirit Blossom festival, may have been heavily influenced by her.
- The mythological
- During her lifespan, many myths have been created about Ahri, such as the frightening stories of a Demon Fox that ravages entire villages.
- Ahri is likely 167.6 cm (5’5”) high, same as her K/DA counterpart.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Ahri (League of Legends)
- Ahri's dance references “RunDevilRun” by Girls' Generation.
- The first icon for Spirit Rush's displays Ahri without fox ears, which harkens to the time she didn't have them.
- Some of her older models, such as Original Ahri and Midnight Ahri, lack whiskers ingame.
- Ahri 아리 could've been shortened from '아리땁다' Arittabda, from stative verbal stem aritta(b)- "be beautiful" & verbal suffix -da.
- For "The most visually appealing champion in League", Ahri's visual appeal is statistically ranked 1st among men, and 2nd among women (second to Jinx).[7]
- Ahri's Series 1 Eternals make the following references:
- LDR refernces the eponymous acronym that stands for "long-distance relationship" and the large distance covered from Spirit Rush's multiple dashes.
- On the Rebound references the eponymous phrase associated with unhappy relationships and the literal rebound of Orb of Deception's projectile.
- LDR refernces the eponymous acronym that stands for "long-distance relationship" and the large distance covered from
Quotes
- Main article: Ahri (League of Legends Audio)
- As part of Ahri's 2023 ASU, her voiceover was updated to depict her after the events of Ruined King.
- ▶️ "I wander, but I'm not lost." references ▶️ "A wanderer isn't always lost." and ▶️ "Not all who wander are lost."
- ▶️ "We are what our natures demand. Right, Pyke?" is a callback to a conversation between Ahri and Pyke in Ruined King.
- Some of this skin's unique quotes reference various K-Pop songs.
- K/DA
- ▶️ "♫ 'Stuck in a place, between the space, of heart and mind.' ♫ Ooh, I like that!" references I'LL SHOW YOU.
- ▶️ "You can try to reach my level." references POP/STARS.
- Girls' Generation
- ▶️ "Need an introduction? Well here comes trouble!" references I Got a Boy.
- ▶️ "Run, devil, run!" references the eponymous song.
- ▶️ "What's your wish?" references Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
- TWICE
- ▶️ "You've stolen my heart!" references The Feels.
- ▶️ "The brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadow." references I Can't Stop Me.
- BTS
- BIGBANG
- ▶️ "Bang bang bang!" references the eponymous song.
- MAMAMOO
- ITZY
- Red Velvet
- ▶️ "Hear my song and dance in the moonlight!" references Feel my rhythm.
- Taeyang
- ▶️ "Only look at me." references the eponymous song.
- K/DA
- Before Ahri's ASU, the skin having its own voiceover was a unique feature of the Korean localization (voiced by Lee Yong-shin).
- The voicelines were as follows:
- "비켜! 이 구역의 스타는 나야." ("Out of the way! I'm the star here.")
- "어머~ 너 코디가 안티다!" ("Oh my~ Cody is a hater!")
- "저한테 푹 빠지셨군요?" ("Are you in love with me?")
- "내 무대에서 내려가." ("Get off my stage.")
- "이번주 차트 1위도 내 차지야!" ("I'm the one on the top charts!")
- "안티 따위 겁나지 않아." ("I'm not afraid of haters.")
- "사인을 받고 싶으면 줄부터 서시라구요. 네?" ("If you want an autograph, get in line. Okay?")
- "저랑 놀려면 월드 스타 정도는 돼야 하지 않겠어요?" ("You don't have to be a pop star to play with me, right?")
- "예능으로 해줄까... 아니면, 다큐로 해줄까?" ("Shall we do it as a variety show... or should we do it as a documentary?")
- "가까이 와요~" ("Come closer~")
- "노래로... 녹여볼까요?" ("Shall we melt it with a song?")
- "안녕~ 여러분의 팝스타 아리예요!" ("Hello~ I'm Ahri, your pop star!")
- "다음 스케줄은 어디죠?" ("What's your schedule?")
- "절... 기다리셨나요?" ("Did you... wait just for me?")
- "근데... 이름이 뭐예요, 자기?" ("So... what's your name, honey?")
- "함께~ 불러볼까요~" ("Let's sing together~")
- "내가 갈게요. 느낌 아니까." ("I'll go first. I feel it!")
- "립싱크도 안 했는데..." ("I didn't even lip sync...")
- "화장도 잘 먹었는데..." ("I had a good make-up...")
- "내 팬들이... 가만 두지 않을 거야..." ("My fans... won't let them go...")
- "리허설 땐 좋았는데..." ("It was good during rehearsal...")
- ▶️ "I fight for love, justice and beauty!... But mostly beauty." is similar to Sailor Venus introduction speech.
- ▶️ "That was amaze-balls!" references Perez Hilton's distinctive slang.
- ▶️ "I'm going to kill you. That's what the fox says." is a reference to the 2014 song “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” by Ylvis.
- ▶️ "(Giggle) Just a fox on the run!" could be a reference to the song Fox on the run by Sweet (1975).
- Her quotes ▶️ "I can't help it if I'm a natural leader." and ▶️ "I can't help it if I woke up like this." are references to Mean Girls too. The last one also refers to the 2013 song “Flawless” by Beyoncé.
- Her quote when attacking Warwick (▶️ "Stop trying to make fetch happen.") is a reference to the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls.
- The first sentence of the quote ▶️ "Love will tear us apart... if the creatures from an alternate dimension don't first." is a reference to the 1980 song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division.
- ▶️ "Byeee!" sounds much like Alaska Thunderfuck's signature goodbye.
- Her quote ▶️ "The darkest night makes for the brightest stars." is similar to ▶️ "The darker the night, the brighter the stars.".
- Her interactions with Spirit Blossom Yasuo reference/resemble quotes from Yasuo's voiceover.
- ▶️ "Poor unfortunate souls!" resembles ▶️ "Poor lost souls."
- ▶️ " Playtime's just beginning!" references Ahri's pre-ASU line ▶️ "Playtime's over."
- 'Unkillable Demon King' (魔王) is Faker's notorious nickname.
- It was bestowed to him by Cool in only the first few showings of his professional career, during a Season 3 World Championship interview.
- In Eastern gaming and television culture, "魔王" is commonly used as a euphemism for a final or strongest enemy that requires an inconceivably high amount of skill to beat.
- Ahri's dance expression references Faker's improvised dance for a round of Charades with his teammates in the T1 Travelers vlog series.
- Ahri's laugh expression reimagines the many cases where Faker laughs then immediately switches to a more serious tone.[8]
- It may additionally function as an homage to various Asian cultural norms, predominantly South Korean (Faker's home country), where hiding the inside of one's mouth, such as when laughing, is considered proper and polite.
- The gifts Ahri holds during her joke expression are real, absurd items that Faker has received:
- He was challenged by fans to eat broccoli if his team, SKT T1, won the 2015 World Championship, because his hairstyle at the time resembled the vegetable.[9] The team went on to claim the victory and Faker abided by his promise.
- The cactus was given by Caps during a gift exchange in a meetup vlog of the two for entertainment content.
- The multiple instances where Ahri is called to "rise" reference the music video for the 2018 World Championship anthem 'RISE' (ft. The Glitch Mob, Mako, The Word Alive) where Ambition (portraying Jarvan IV) needs to overcome Faker (portraying Ryze) standing before him as the ultimate adversary before claiming the trophy.
- ▶️ "ALL ROADS LEAD TO ME!" directly quotes Faker's response to Ruler in the 2023 World Championship teaser for their match day, themed around the Irworobongdo screen that Faker completes as the royalty on their throne.
- ▶️ "So, the rumors are true... Legends never die." is the title of the 2017 World Championship anthem 'Legends Never Die' (ft. Against The Current).
- Faker himself performing his signature move as shown in the emote can be viewed here. Presenters James "Dash" Patterson and Joshua "Jatt" Leesman in the analyst desk after the opening ceremony declared that the cheer for Faker during the moment of his presentation was the loudest they have ever heard in a live game.
Skins
- Main article: Ahri (Collection)
- All of her skins up to Coven (except for her prestige K/DA skin) received a special Ahri-versary chroma to celebrate hers and the Korean server's 10th anniversary.
- She was inspired by the Kumiho from Korean mythology, further the mythical Chinese nine-tailed fox.[10]
- Her eyes are yellow-brown both in artwork and in-game but blue in 'A New Dawn'.
- Her orb depicts a fox in her splash art.
- Dynasty Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
Chromas:- This skin shares the Wonders of the World theme with:
- Her outfit references a Hanbok.
- She performs a traditional Korean dance.
- Dynasty Ahri
- Her splash art was updated to celebrate hers and the Korean server's 10th anniversary.
- Dynasty Ahri
- The face in her splash art was changed to unify all of her splashes.
- Midnight Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- Midnight Ahri
- The face in her splash art was changed to unify all of her splashes.
- Foxfire Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Emerald
- This skin shares the Infernal theme with:
- She references Firefox, a web browser by the Mozilla Foundation.
- Infernal Shen can be seen in her splash art.
- The pyromancers fighting alongside Ahri in her artwork wear masks resembling Shadowfire Kindred.
- The pyromancers fighting alongside Ahri in her artwork wear masks resembling
- Foxfire Ahri
- A new texture for her Ahri-Versary chroma was accidentally pushed to the PBE before her ASU.
- This has also happened with Dragonslayer Pantheon and Black Belt Udyr.
- This has also happened with
- A new texture for her Ahri-Versary chroma was accidentally pushed to the PBE before her ASU.
- Popstar Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Catseye, Citrine, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- She is shown autographing a poster of her old splash art.
- She references Girls' Generation.
- The Blue Sentinel will dance if she does so near him.
- Popstar Ahri
- Before her ASU, she had her own voice-over only in the Korean localization.
- Challenger Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Golden
- This skin shares the Challenger theme with:
- She used to be called 'Dauntless Ahri'.
- Her orb depicts a fox in her splash art similar to the one in Original Ahri.
- She was released in celebration of the start of Season 2015.
- Academy Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Academy theme with:
- Her outfit references South Korean schoolgirl uniforms.
- The group is in classroom 1337, which references Leetspeak.
- Arcade Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Arcade: Heroes theme with:
- Her tails constantly cycle through different colors (even after dying).
- She has her own login screen (the music will play while she dances).
- Her login is a remix of Bit Rush.
- The splash art background references Super Mario Bros.
- Red minions can be seen in the background.
- Final Boss Veigar's head can be seen on the HUD.
- A controller can been seen hovering behind, referencing the Atari CX40 joystick.
- Star Guardian Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 2 theme with:
- She leads the second group of Star Guardians consisting of Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Soraka, and Syndra.
- This is Ahri's first skin without her whiskers both in-game and on splash art.
- The concept art for this skin was leaked prior to her release.
- She references the magical girl genre of anime.
- She is remembers to Minako Aino (Sailor Venus) from the Sailor Moon manga/anime.
- The star effects reference Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura manga/anime.
- Ahri enters her transformation phase when having Spirit Rush charges.
- Her recalling references the many transformation sequences from this genre, such as the Sailor Moon and Is This a Zombie? sequences.
- Kiko, Ahri's new familiar spirit, floats over her hand instead of her default orb.
- Her voice-over was inspired by the queen bee and popular girl stereotypes.
- Her laugh is a direct reference to the famous stereotypical Noblewoman laugh, generally used by people who are arrogant and show signs of superiority towards others.
- Ahri turned unfriendly and cold after losing her teammates from a former team in battle.
- She keeps three star gemstones belonging to those deceased Guardians; yellow, mint, and blue. They appear surrounding Kiko, whenever she uses her Fox-Fire and during her death animation.
- She keeps three star gemstones belonging to those deceased Guardians; yellow, mint, and blue. They appear surrounding Kiko, whenever she uses her
- Her dance references “Magical Girl” by Orange Caramel, as well as “Cheer Up” and “Signal” by Twice.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- K/DA Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Miyeon of (G)I-IDLE sings for her in POP/STARS.
- This is Ahri five years after her debut as a popstar.
- Clothing for Popstar Ahri and Star Guardian Ahri can be seen inside a basket in the laundry room during the music video.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- This Prestige skin was released in patch 9.5 after the initial K/DA release due to K/DA Ahri's rising popularity.
- Elderwood Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Citrine, Obsidian, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Elderwood theme with:
- She is perched on Elderwood Hecarim's head in her splash art.
- This is Ahri's first skin to not have her traditional fox ears, they are instead replaced by horns.
- Spirit Blossom Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Aquamarine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- The skin represents the Gatekeeper, a benevolent spirit that guides souls to a peaceful afterlife in Ionian myth.
- She represents the Spirit of Salvation in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- She represents the Spirit of Salvation in the
- Her kimono is supposed to be wrapped right side over left side as in Japan it is believed that only the dead wrap right over left; however, several artworks depict her wearing it the "alive" way.[11]
- She transforms into a fox during homeguard animations, joke animations, recall animations and when dashing with Spirit Rush.
- She enters her feral form during taunt animations and when having Spirit Rush charges available.
- This the first skin to not have the bundle exclusive Ruby chroma.
- Instead her Rose Quartz chroma is bundle exclusive.
- K/DA ALL OUT Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Aquamarine, BADDEST, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Alongside the other members, her BADDEST chroma is based on her concept art for the release of the same song.
- Coven Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Catseye, Dark Ritual, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Coven theme with:
- It is implied/speculated that she was previously Elderwood Ahri before becoming corrupted.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Arcana Ahri Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Arcana theme with:
- Snow Moon Ahri Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Jasper, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Snow Moon theme with:
- This skin shares the Risen Legends theme with:
- Immortalized Legend Ahri Chromas: Chosen, Risen
- This skin shares the Risen Legends theme with:
- Ahri rolling during her abilities and idling animations is a reference to Faker's barrel roll during his presentation in the 2015 World Championship finals opening ceremony.
References
- ↑ Ahri's voice actress
- ↑ Ahri's voice actress 2
- ↑ Almost all Japanese League of Legends voice actors
- ↑ Ahri: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends
- ↑ Ahri Ult Early Explorations
- ↑ Ahri's Age according to Laurie 'Scathlocke' Goulding.
- ↑ Riot Blaustoise Ahri data tweet
- ↑ Faker can't hold his Laugh after his Bronze Play
- ↑ FOMOS South Korea — ‘페이커’ 이상혁, “우승하면 브로콜리 세리머니 하겠다” (transl. Lee Sang-hyeok: "I will eat broccoli at the ceremony if I win")
- ↑ 山海經 Classic of Mountains & Seas, Ch. 1
- ↑ Spirit Blossom Ahri's kimono