Development
- Main article: Cassiopeia (Development)
- Cassiopeia is voiced by Karen Strassman, who also voices , and .
- Cassiopeia's Japanese voice actor is Mie Sonozaki, who also voiced Japanese .[1]
Universe
- Main article: Cassiopeia (Character)
- It is possible that the snake statue in the tomb is related to Naganeka, a God-Warrior deemed Darkin.
- In the old lore, considers as more of an outsider, while treats him as a brother.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Cassiopeia (League of Legends)
- Cassiopeia was the last champion released in 2010 as well as the third one to feature an 'Art Spotlight' (hers in particular shows how her taunt was animated).
- Cassiopeia's basic attack particles were snakes at release, as seen in her Champion Spotlight.
- Cassiopeia -
- Though not a pair, , , and are also siblings.
is one of seven pairs of sibling champions (the others being - , - , - , - , - , and - ).
- directly benefits from allied poison abilities in the same fashion does with displacement ones.
- Her name's first element derives from Hebrew קְצִיעָה qeṣiah cassia:
- Possibly from Semitic root K-S "cut", as the barks were scrapped from the tree's trunk;
- Or borrowed from Old Chinese 桂 *kʷeːs (> Mandarin guì /kʷei̯˥˩/) "osmanthus fragrans", by spice-merchants who imported the barks;
- the suffix -opeia is etymologically uncertain.
- The inspiration for Cassiopeia comes from mainly three sources:
- Greek mythology
- She shares names with the eponymous constellation charted by Ptolemy as well as the eponymous queen from Greek Mythology.
- the eponymous mythical disease. references
- She resembles a Gorgon (with and her death animation referencing Medusa) as well as a Drakaina.
- Hellenised Ptolemaic Egypt
- Her seductress background references Cleopatra VII.
- Hers is the the Belly Dance.
- Indian Nāgini.
- Greek mythology
Quotes
- Main article: Cassiopeia (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Violence is so messy" and ▶️ "Keep your enemies close… and me closer." reference ▶️ "Violence solves everything!" and ▶️ "Keep friends close and enemies guessing." respectively.
- ▶️ "Every problem is an opportunity." references the phrase spoken by Inara Serra in the Firefly episode Jaynestown.
- ▶️ "You found me beautiful, once." references Army of Darkness.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Skins
- Main article: Cassiopeia (Collection)
- The splash art depicts her having used on several soldiers.
- shield features the head of Medusa, the character that served as inspiration for Cassiopeia (referencing Perseus reflecting Medusa's ).
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
- She launches a snake in the splash art, similar to her auto-attack VFX.
- This skin shares the Fables theme with:
- ...and others
- She resembles a Lamia from Greek mythology, with some aspects of a Siren.
- This skin shares the Fables theme with:
- ...and others
- Originally named "Exalted," this skin was released in celebration of the launch of Greek localization.
- Cassiopeia and this skin were given for free to all Greek players with six months or more of playtime before its release.
- Her human beauty is shown more prominently here in contrast to her other skins, due to the absence of her snake tongue.
- She resembles Sophitia from Soulcalibur video games.
- This skin shares the Lunar Revel theme with:
- ...and others
- She was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2013 (Year of the Snake) along with:
- She wears ornate finger jewelry to support and protect long fingernails.
- These were popular among Manchurian courtiers during China's Qing dynasty and were worn by Empress Dowager Cixi.
- She and do a Fan dance when .
- This skin shares the Eternum theme with:
- can be seen in the background.
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- ...and others
- She represents the Spirit of Temptation in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- The color scheme used in the Night Blossom chroma of the skin bears a resemblance to Lulu from the Final Fantasy X video games.
- Katarina is mentioned in this skin's bio and the visual novel Spirit Bonds, suggesting that she already exists in the Spirit Blossom universe.
- This skin shares the Coven theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Bewitching theme with:
- ...and others
- In this skin's recall animation, she is depicted casting a spell to transform her snake lower body, showcasing her human legs for the first time ever.