Development
- Main article: Draven (Development)
- Draven is voiced by Erik Braa, who also voices ,
3Draven in
Legends of Runeterra, , and .
- Draven takes after WWE wrestlers.
- He himself is the product of his very own "Welcome to the League of Draven".[1]
- Draven derives from Old English dræfend "hunter".
- During production, David 'Volty' Abecassis jokingly referred to his axes as 'Noxian Double Axe'erang Chucks'.
Universe
- Main article: Draven (Character)
- Basilich. , , , and were all born in
- Draven's unusual axes are an extension of his desire for recognition and fame, as observed by his outfit and moves.[2]
- Draven has a picture of himself on his bedside table. He loves himself very much.
- Draven is 32 years old.[3]
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Draven (League of Legends)
- Draven is one of 21 champions without a single
ability power ratio on any ability: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- Draven is one of 15 champions that have an ability that infinitely stacks an effect:
- In Draven's case, can stack Adoration infinitely as well as execute.
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- Draven -
- Though not a pair, , , and are also siblings.
is one of seven pairs of sibling champions (the others being - , - , - , - , - , and - ).
- Draven's shares the fire dance with .
- and are the only abilities to interact with the chat interface.
- icon was directly cropped from his
Champion Square, which was in turn directly edited from his .
- V3.9.
- The others are and .
is among a few abilities that were named after a quote of their champion. In this case, it references his "Welcome to the League of Draven" quote which he had before the patch he got the ability, - Draven was not played by David 'Phreak' Turley in his 'Champion Spotlight'.
- When Draven is Usain Bolt's.
- He points to his target location.
or , he strikes a pose resembling - Draven's style of executioning references those of Soulfikar and Richard Brandon.
- Draven's death animation likely references Cowboy Bebop's ending.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Draven won The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IX.
- Draven is the only champion to have two different
critical strike animations (one for each arm's attack).
- The ward skin
Ward of Draven references him.
Quotes
- Main article: Draven (League of Legends Audio)
- Draven is the first champion to have a special quote when
- is the first to have a unique teleporting animation.
or .
- Draven was the first champion to have a mirror-match dedicated quote, the second being .
- His pick quote ▶️ "Welcome to the League of Draven." has earned meme status.
- Draven shares quotes with:
- In the Italian localization, he has three special quotes referencing Gladiator.
- "Al mio segnale, scatenate Draven!" (Italian: "At my signal, unleash Draven!")
- "Date a Draven ciò che è di Draven… e anche tutto il resto!" (Italian: "Give to Draven what Draven owns… and everything else!")
- This references "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's."
- "Ciò che Draven fa in vita, riecheggia nell'eternità... già." (Italian: "What Draven does in life, echoes through eternity.").
- He is self-aware of his own existence in a video game, making him the first skin created to explicitly break the fourth wall.
- The first champion to do so is ▶️ "You only need to click once, fool!"
- He is the second champion to mention an actual person, the first being .
- ▶️ "Sjokz better interview me after this". references eSports hostess Eefje 'Sjokz' Depoortere.
- In the Latin America localization, 'Sjokz' is replaced by 'El Tío Sky' ('The Guy Sky'), alluding to former Latin American eSports host and content creator Erick 'Skyshock' González.
- ▶️ "Sjokz better interview me after this". references eSports hostess Eefje 'Sjokz' Depoortere.
- ▶️ "Worth!" references players proclaiming a justified death after a play (dying after First Blood, to win a teamfight, to steal objectives, etc.)
Skins
- Main article: Draven (Collection)
- He resembles Kraven the Hunter from Peter Parker: Spider-Man.
- This skin shares the Death Sworn theme with:
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
- He was released in celebration of the Italian Server's launch.
- He might have been based on 'Firedancer Draven' by Spookypatrol.[5][6][7]
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- ...and others
- He can be seen in the background of the Season Three SKT T1 skins' artwork.
- He resembles the titular character from Buzz!
- His voiceover has him speak his name a total of 54 times.
- Despite being a
Legendary skin, he is permanently priced at .
- shares the same status and pricing.
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Prehistoric Hunters theme with:
- ...and others
- He references Monster Hunter.
- This skin shares the Definitely Not theme with:
- He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2016 (Draven Day) along with:
- He wears a large bobblehead of his own face together with his Classic outfit.
- He might be referencing Johnny Gat disguising as himself in Saints Row: The Third.
- He might also be referring to the concept of having "a big head", which means that the person in question is very egotistic, a characteristic that Draven very much embodies.
- This skin shares the Snowdown Showdown theme with:
- ...and others
- He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2017 along with:
- He references Santa Claus.
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- This skin shares the Ruined theme with:
- The skin represents Draven under the possession of the .
- This skin shares the Debonair theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Fright Night theme with:
- ...and others
- His design takes heavy inspiration from various Tim Burton films.
- This skin shares the La Ilusión theme with: