Development
- Main article: Fizz (Development)
- Fizz is voiced by the late Philece Sampler in and League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra, who also voiced in both games.[1]
- During Fizz's Art Spotlight a co-worker of Kienan 'Knockwurst' Lafferty's drew a handlebar mustache on Fizz and Chomper while he was away from his desk.[2]
- Oscar 'shadowMacuahuitl' Monteon's first name is etched into the blades of Fizz's trident.[3]
- Mardok, a champion concept designed by Jeremy 'JesterCapp' Putnam.[4] was conceived as the ultimate ability for
- Fizz's name is likely an onomatopoeia, which imitates the sound of escaping gas from liquid.
Universe
- Main article: Fizz (Character)
- Fizz is a prehistoric yordle, at the very least older than 10000 years, dating back to a time when there were no massive civilizations on land.
- He was able to survive for millennia due to hibernation and being a Yordle, a magical race that does not age.
- Before Fizz's reveal in Legends of Runeterra, his shark was previously called .[5] It has since been renamed to 4 Longtooth.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Fizz (League of Legends)
- If Yordle) their corpse is eaten and not visible on the map (doesn't work on for some reason) deals the killing blow to a champion with a small model size (like or a
- is seen alongside other champion weapons in the game's Mac Version trailer.
Quotes
- Main article: Fizz (League of Legends Audio)
Skins
- Main article: Fizz (Collection)
- He is based on the Axolotl & other distantly related salamanders who don't metamorphose.
- Those salamanders, however, seldom leave water and rarely breathe air with their lungs.
- Interestingly, the tiger salamander, as the axolotl's closest relative, fully metamorphoses into air-breathing amphibians.
- The 'flaps' on Fizz's head are possibly gills, yet they lack the filaments for gas exchange & have suction cups on the underside, much like cephalopod arms.
- He might have been inspired by Stitch from Lilo & Stitch.
- His Blue Chroma bears an even stronger resemblance to him.
- This skin shares the Forgotten Depths theme with:
- He references Plato's fictional island & lost civilization.
- as well as a Deep One from the Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
- His outfit references Inuits.
- A toothed whale replaces Longtooth for .
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- ...and others
- He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2012.
- He references the mascot from Gorton's of Gloucester.
- "Call me Fishmael" is a play on a quote from Moby Dick. ("Call me Ishmael.")
- replaces Longtooth for .
- This skin shares the Curse of the Void theme with:
- He was conceived as 'Voidborn Fizz'.
- This skin shares the Cottontail theme with:
- He might be referencing Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes.
- A giant bunny replaces Longtooth for .
- This skin shares the Super Galaxy theme with:
- This skin shares the Omega Squad theme with:
- (pre-mental breakdown) can be seen riding on a dolphin who replaces Longtooth for ..
- This skin shares the Cats Versus Dogs theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2019 along with:
- This skin was inspired by the Spaniel breed of dogs, perhaps specifically the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. His fur coat can be considered "Blenheim" (light brown/chestnut and white) which is the most common colour for Cavalier's.
- A Husky dog breed replaces Longtooth for .
- , , , and all share splash arts.
- Both Cat and Dog splash arts are connected, so several champions can be seen in the background of the splash arts:
- as
- cat polymorph
- Both Cat and Dog splash arts are connected, so several champions can be seen in the background of the splash arts:
- This skin shares the Cats Versus Dogs theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2019 along with:
- This skin was inspired by the Spaniel breed of dogs.
- A Pug dog breed replaces Longtooth for .
- Several champions can be seen in the background of his splash art:
- This skin shares the Demonic theme with:
- When he uses his ultimate, he summons to eat his opponents.
- This skin shares the Astronauts theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Rain Shepherd theme with:
- He seems to be heavily inspired by the kappa, a reptilian-like spirit from Japanese folklore.