General
- His name comes from two sources: 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.[1]
- 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.
- Dr. Mundo is one of five champions who use health as a resource for abilities, the other four being
Soraka,
Vladimir,
Olaf and Zac.
- Of them he himself is the only one whose ultimate ability has a cost, that being 25% of his current health.
- 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.
- In the V4.01 April Fools' Day patch, the following change regarding Dr. Mundo was jokingly listed, referencing his infamous "Mundo goes where he pleases" quote.
- We decided that allowing the summoner to control Mundo's movement was actually preventing Dr. Mundo from going where he pleases.
- General
- Movement is now controlled by AI, summoner attack/move functionality removed.
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
- Dr. Mundo and Corporate Mundo are voiced by Armen Taylor, who also voices 8 Riptide Rex in Legends of Runeterra.[2]
Lore
- Mundo suffered severe mental trauma due to the torture and experimentation he endured at the Osweld Asylum, which had dire consequences on his brain and memory.
- "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.
Quotes
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo smash!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo smash!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references The Hulk from Marvel Comics.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo will go where he pleases."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo will go where he pleases." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] might be referencing Duke Nukem ("I'll go where I please, and please where I go.")
- In the brazilian localization, <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo think you a big sissy!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo think you a big sissy!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] (Portuguese: Mundo achar você frutinha!) was removed because the word "Frutinha" is considered offensive towards homosexuals. It has been replaced by <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo smash!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo smash!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] (Portuguese: Mundo esmaga!), which is actually one of his normal movement/attacking quotes.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo smash like a boss!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo smash like a boss!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references Like A Boss by The Lonely Island.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo never start in mail room."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo never start in mail room." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] might be referencing How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""PC LOAD LETTER? What the Mundo does that mean?"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"PC LOAD LETTER? What the Mundo does that mean?" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references a famous line from Office Space.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo say greed is good."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo say greed is good." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references a famous line from Wall Street.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Mundo's ABC's of success: Always Be Cleaving."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Mundo's ABC's of success- Always Be Cleaving." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] 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
- His raccoon nurse can be seen in the background.[3]
- 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", as a reference to this fact.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He references the UK NABBA Mr. Universe competition.
- Illaoi, Braum, Darius and Garen 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.
- 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.)
- Corporate Mundo Chromas: Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
Chromas:- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- He was conceived as a player request.
- He features in the game's Mac version trailer.
- Upon using Maximum Dosage, he transforms into his pre-update version.
- His dance references American Psycho.
- A photograph of his old splash art can be seen on a shelf in the background.
- This skin shares the Trick-or-Treat theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2010 along with:
- He is dressing as himself.
- Other than Shaco wearing a Mundo mask, masks and costumes depicting several champions can be seen in the background:
- Masks:
- Costumes:
- Urf
- Tibbers
- French Maid Nidalee
- Cho'Gath
- This skin shares the Omen of the Dark theme with:
- He resembles Astaroth from Soulcalibur.
- He also resembles Grommash Hellscream's Chaos form from Warcraft.
- He might be referencing the Insane Mode Orcs from Dungeon Defenders.
- 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 cleaver is 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.
- 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
- 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, Beast is quite an impolite person.
- Mundo recalls is similar to the scene where Beast returns to his human form. However, Mundo did not success in turning 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.
- In his recall he pulls the shard out, starts to transform back, but then is shot again, causing him to remain in his monstrous form.[4]
Relations
- Mundo tried to "cure" Ekko's friend once but unsucessfully due to Ekko kept reverting his "cure". Despite this, Mundo still somehow remembers the encounter.
