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Development
- Main article: Alistar (Development)
Universe
- Main article: Alistar (Character)
- Alistar is one of few champions tied to the Reckoning arenas, along with Riven, Xin Zhao, and Draven.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Alistar (League of Legends)
- Alistar is voiced by Harlan Hogan.
- Alistar is an alternative form of Alistair, the Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, meaning "Defender": from PIE roots *h₂lek- "to ward off, to defend" and *h₂nḗr "man"[1]
- During Alpha Test, he was simply called 'Minotaur'.
- Alistar was deemed overpowered/obnoxious in the Ultra Rapid Fire game mode (available in April 2014) and was ultimately disabled in non-custom games.
- Alistar's Series 1 Eternals make the following references:
- By the Horns references the phrase take the bull by the horns.
- Indomita-Bull is a pun on the words "indomitable" and "bull".
- Matador is another term for bullfighter.
Quotes
- Main article: Alistar (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Mess with the bull and you get the horns!" may be referencing Principal Richard Vernon's quote from The Breakfast Club ("Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.")
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Alistar shares quotes with:
- ▶️ "You can't milk those!" may be referencing Greg Focker from Meet the Parents ("Oh, you can milk just about anything with nipples.")
Skins
- Main article: Alistar (Collection)
- The scene depicted has him having broken free from his chains with his Unbreakable Will and trampling the vicinity.
- In his old Chinese artwork, Alistar had four fingers despite his model only having three.
- In early 2012, Alistar's NA Classic artwork was replaced with the Chinese one, together with Fiddlesticks, Galio, and Malzahar. These were the first in a long line of many champions to get new art on future patches.
- However, Alistar's is recolored a bit.
- However, Alistar's is
- His very first splash art was directly tweaked for the first splash arts of his Black and Golden skins.
- This skin shares the Collector's Edition theme with:
- Going by release date, this skin is the first non-Classic/Original champion skin ever released in League of Legends, being released on the 13th of June, 2009.
- As one of the four Collector's Edition skins, he was only be obtainable through digital or retail Collector's Edition packs.[2]
- He himself was obtainable through pre-ordering the Retail Collector's Edition pack.
- The others are:
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- He references a bullfighter and Ferdinand the Bull.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- He may be referencing Cowboys of Moo Mesa.
- There used to be a bug that made Longhorn's texture turn all blue but was later fixed.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He is among the only three skins priced at 390, making them the cheapest ones available (excluding sales and giveaways/promotions).
- The others are:
- This skin may be referencing the Biblical golden calf.
- This skin shares the Chronicle theme with:
- From September 23, 2011 to August 1, 2018, he could be obtained for free by visiting this page(EU Server) or this page(NA Server), and then subscribing to the Riot Games YouTube Channel.
- If you did not own Alistar, he would have been given to you for free along with the skin.
- He was one of the three skins obtainable for free by following League of Legends' or Riot Games' social media platforms.
- The others were:
- This skin shares the Infernal theme with:
- This skin shares the Soccer Cup theme with:
- He was released in celebration of the 2014 FIFA World Cup along with:
- He is a soccer player in the sweeper position.
- This skin shares the Marauder theme with:
- He might be referencing the Magelord side of Summoner's Rift.
- He and Marauder Olaf are fighting Warden Jax and Warden Karma.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2015 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of SKT T1 winning the Season 5 World Championship along with:
- He represents Wolf and is the first World Championship victory skin for him.
- It is later succeeded by SKT T1 Nami.
- It is later succeeded by
- Moo Cow Alistar Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Citrine, Jasper, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Toy Box theme with:
- He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2017 along with:
- Super Kennen
- Pug'Maw
- Renektoy
- Pug'Maw is chasing him and the others.
- Alongside Meowkai, his onesie has a different Emoji on each of his chromas.
- This skin's Dance emote references the "Recording Session" skit (More Cowbell) from Saturday Night Live.
- He is wearing a cow onesie.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- Conqueror Alistar Chromas: Golden
- This skin shares the Conqueror theme with:
- He was released in celebration of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.
- This skin is heavily based on modern depictions of the Norse God Odin, such as Marvel's character Odin.
- Blackfrost Alistar Chromas: Amethyst, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Blackfrost theme with:
- He shares his splash art with Blackfrost Renekton.
- Blackfrost Anivia and Blackfrost Rek'Sai can be seen in the background of their splash art.
- Lunar Beast Alistar Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Vitality
- This skin shares the Lunar Beast theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2021 (Year of the Ox) along with:
References
- ↑ Beekes. R.S.P. Etymologyical Dictionary of Greek. pp. 64-65, 103-104.
- ↑ Guide to Legacy and Limited Skins