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Development
Development- Main article: Dr. Mundo (Development)
- Dr. Mundo is voiced by J.S. Gilbert, who also voices Corporate Mundo, Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, Gragas, pre-rework Sion, Udyr, and Spirit Guard Udyr.
- Dr. Mundo references the titular character(s) from Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- His first incarnation (a deformed mutated human surgeon) referenced Dr. Jekyll while his current one references Mr. Hyde.
- His old in-game model can be viewed here.
- His
- While Dr. Mundo was eventually released to be manaless, he seemed to be planned to use mana as a resource at one point as evidenced by the first ever iteration of his passive, Nevershade, granting him mana regeneration.
- Dr. Mundo and Corporate Mundo are voiced by Armen Taylor, who also voices 8 Riptide Rex in Legends of Runeterra.[1]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Dr. Mundo (Character)
- "Mundo" isn't his real name and is instead him misreading the name on his straight jacket.
- Mundo believes he is a doctor because he thinks his straight jacket is a lab coat.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Dr. Mundo (League of Legends)
- "Mundo" has two real world origins: the Proto-Germanic *mundo "hand, protection" & unrelated Ibero-Romance mundo "world" (like in Spanish, Portuguese, etc.).
- He is named after Edmundo 'odnumde' Sanchez, by Brandon 'Ryze' Beck.[2]
- Dr. Mundo's dance references the titular character from House, M.D. in turn dancing to Fight the Power by Public Enemy.
- A side-by-side comparison be seen here.
- In the V1.0.0.115 April Fools' Day patch, the following change regarding Dr. Mundo were jokingly listed：
- Dr. Mundo decided that he enjoys the color blue.
- Dr. Mundo now has mana.
- None of his ability costs have changed.
- Masochism references the eponymous term for enjoyment derived from being inflicted pain, named after real-life writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
- This is also mechanically referenced in his kit by gaining a higher AD bonus the lower his health is.
- The ability's name also fits for the early iterations of his E ability, which caused Dr. Mundo to be healed instead of being damaged from physical attacks for a duration.
- Sadism references the eponymous term for enjoyment derived from inflicting pain on others, named after real-life writer Marquis de Sade.
- The name chosen for this ability made the most sense for the early iterations of his R ability, which damaged nearby enemies for their current health.
- The name chosen for this ability made the most sense for the
- Dr. Mundo is one of 21 champions without a single ability power ratio on any ability: Aatrox, Camille, Darius, Dr. Mundo, Draven, Garen, K'Sante, Kayn, Kled, Naafiri, Nilah, Olaf, Pyke, Riven, Samira, Sett, Talon, Urgot, Xayah, Yone, and Zed.
- Dr. Mundo is one of six champions who use health as a resource for abilities, the other five being Briar, Olaf, Soraka, Vladimir and Zac.
- His dance is a Pec Flex which involves flexing his pectoral muscles.
- His death animation shows him assume the morgue pose whilst adding a toe tag to himself.
- Goes Where He Pleases is among a few abilities that were named after a quote of their champion. In this case, it references his "Mundo goes where he pleases" quote which he had before the patch he got the ability, V11.12.
- The others are Draven's League of Draven and Graves' End of the Line.
- The others are
- Following his rework, his kit was given a higher emphasis on medical equipment and terms, thus making several references to them.
- Infected Bonesaw was renamed from Infected Cleaver to have Dr. Mundo utilize the actual medical tool.
- Heart Zapper is based on the act of defibrillation.
- Blunt Force Trauma references the term for the eponymous injury type.
Quotes
- Main article: Dr. Mundo (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "You in luck, aminal. Me also aminal doctor." makes Dr. Mundo the second champion to intentionally mispronounce 'animal' as 'aminal', the first being Annie: ▶️ "What's your favorite aminal? A bear?"
- This might also be an intentional reference to Annie's wrong pronunciation.
- In the Latin America localization, ▶️ "Ah, Dr._Heimerweener! Always nice to meet fellow genius." is replaced 'Heimerweener' by 'Jaime Enrique', making an ironic mockery of the old translation of the adaptation of other media to Spanish-speaking audiences who have not mastered and do not understand the English language, an example: Bruce Wayne is translated as Bruno Díaz in some media.
- ▶️ "Oh, Mundo is hide and seek champion. Play every day with IRS." references the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
- ▶️ "Oh, no! Mundo fix. All good. Stonks go up!" references to the Stonks meme.
- In the Latin America localization, in an exclusive interaction to move, "¡Mundo, sin miedo al éxito!" ('Mundo, fearness of success!') is a reference to the interview with Mexican gymnast Paul Villafuerte on the program 'El Heraldo de México', who made that phrase viral after overcoming depression due to physical disability (amputation) through the gym and then founded in the same place for young people seeking to get out of drug addiction by the same method he did to get out.
- Nearly all of his lines are reference to business or stock terminology. For example, "Mundo Bullish" and "Mundo Bearish" are reference to the terms Bear Market and Bull Market.
- ▶️ "Mundo smash!" references The Hulk from Marvel Comics.
- ▶️ "Mundo will go where he pleases." might be referencing Duke Nukem ("I'll go where I please, and please where I go.")
- In the Brazilian localization, ▶️ "Mundo think you a big sissy!" (Portuguese: Mundo achar você frutinha!) was removed because the word "frutinha" is considered offensive towards homosexuals. It has been replaced by ▶️ "Mundo smash!" (Portuguese: Mundo esmaga!), which is actually one of his normal movement/attacking quotes.
- ▶️ "Mundo smash like a boss!" references Like A Boss by The Lonely Island.
- ▶️ "Mundo never start in mail room." might be referencing How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
- ▶️ "PC LOAD LETTER? What the Mundo does that mean?" references a famous line from Office Space.
- ▶️ "Mundo say greed is good." references a famous line from Wall Street.
- ▶️ "Mundo's ABC's of success: Always Be Cleaving." references Glengarry Glen Ross' quote.
- A side-by-side comparison for the last three lines can be seen here.
- The papers spilling out of his briefcase reading 'TPS' references Office Space's 'TPS reports'.
Skins
- Main article: Dr. Mundo (Collection)
- His raccoon nurse can be seen in the background.[3]
- He wears a bunny slipper on one foot.
- He and his pre-rework version vaguely resemble Krunk from the Dexter's Laboratory animated series.
- Original Dr. Mundo
- Zaun can be seen in the background.
- This skin shares the Silver Age theme with:
- He resembles The Hulk from Marvel Comics.
- In the Brazilian localization, this skin is called "Dr. Mulko", also in reference to this.
- His skin bio references toxic behavior in people.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He references the UK NABBA Mr. Universe competition.
- Illaoi, Braum, Darius and Garen in gym clothes can be seen in the background.
- Striker Lucian, Playmaker Lee Sin, Superfan Gragas and All-star Akali appear as profile icons commenting on Mundo's video.
- Their icons were directly cropped from their respective splash arts.
- His splash art takes the viewpoint of a social media live video taken from a smartphone.
- His facial expression is the duck face.
- His nurse raccoon from the original splash art is visible in the lower left corner.
- The number of viewers in the bottom right is "154K". This references the amount of other champions in League of Legends. (At the time the splash art was revealed, there are a total of 155 champions in the game. Excluding Mundo, that makes it 154, hence the number of viewers.)
- His skin bio makes a reference to typical social media influencer lingo.
- He features tribal tattoos.
- His dropped canister is a smartphone with an arm band holder.
- His Infected Bonesaw is replaced with a barbell (as opposed to a smaller dumbbell based on its in-game size).
- Corporate Mundo Chromas: Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
Chromas:- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- Upon transforming from using Maximum Dosage, he resembles his pre-rework version.
- He and his pre-rework version ironically resembles Krunk with the executive suit from the Dexter's Laboratory animated series.
- He and his
- His dance references American Psycho.
- He dances to music from his phone which references “Music on Hold”.
- A photograph of his old splash art can be seen on a shelf in the background.
- His Infected Bonesaw is replaced with a briefcase.
- He uses his mobile phone in various animations and offensively whilst powered by Blunt Force Trauma.
- His visual effects show various economic stock props.
- His Homeguard animation shows him driving a comedic small red convertible or cabriolet.
- Dying targets from Blunt Force Trauma are seen driving said car.
- Dying targets from
- His dropped canister is a wad of cash.
- Corporate Mundo
- He was conceived as a player request.
- He features in the game's Mac version trailer.
- This skin shares the Trick-or-Treat theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2010 along with:
- He is dressing as himself wearing handcrafted cardboard boxes and oven mitts. The syringes are a reference to his previous version.
- His medical bag contains sweets as seen at the splash art as well.
- His Infected Bonesaw is replaced with an inflatable toy replica.
- Mundo Mundo
- Other than Shaco wearing a Mundo mask, masks and costumes depicting several champions can be seen in the background:
- Masks:
- Costumes:
- Other than
- This skin shares the Omen of the Dark theme with:
- He resembles Astaroth from Soulcalibur video games series.
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- He also resembles Grommash Hellscream's Chaos form from Warcraft franchise.
- He might be referencing the Insane Mode Orcs from Dungeon Defenders video game.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2012 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Taipei Assassins winning the Season Two World Championship along with:
- He represents Lilballz.
- His Infected Bonesaw is replaced with the Summoner's Cup.
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- He might have been based on 'Tropical Mundo' by DELUCORE.
- His skin bio makes a reference to "Hi! I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!", a famous quote from the Pokémon series.
- His skin features Polynesian tattoos with masks.
- His dropped canister is a Polynesian band accessory.
- His Infected Bonesaw is replaced with a ukulele.
- Dying targets from Blunt Force Trauma are seen driving a boat.
- This skin shares the Luchador theme with:
- He shares his splash art with El León Gnar and El Rayo Volibear
- This skin is a reference to Lucha libre.
- Mundo is seen performing a flying elbow drop. The appearance and move are similar to that of "Macho Man" Randy Savage's.
- His facial hair took heavy inspiration from Hulk Hogan.
- His dropped canister is a title trophy.
- His Infected Bonesaw was replaced with a set of alternating props used as weapons in wrestling, namely: a baseball bat, a hammer, a ladder and a flip chair.
- His medical bag was replaced with a ringing bell.
- Frozen Prince Mundo Chromas: Aquamarine, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Winter Wonder theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2018 along with:
- His story is similar to the Beast from the story Beauty and the Beast.
- He is a handsome prince and it was during a party that he got the curse.
- An unwelcome guest came to turn Mundo into a beast.
- Other people in the ball turned into ice, while in the original story, they turned into animated objects.
- He believed his life is the same, and "go where he please" while in the original story, the Beast is quite an impolite person.
- His Recall animation is similar to the scene where Beast returns to his human form. However, Mundo did not successfully turn back to normal.
- He was cursed by Ice King Twitch (who makes an appearance in the background), by shooting an ice shard in his back.
- Street Demons Dr. Mundo Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sandstone, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Street Demons theme with:
- He represents as an Oni, a demon in Japanese culture.