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Irelia
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Legacy Vault
Rare & Limited
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- Irelia's clothing is heavily influenced by traditional Chinese ribbon dancers and martial artists.
- Although Irelia's facial features appear to be Caucasian in her League of Legends splash art, it has been clarified Irelia is supposed to be based on East Asian, with her splash art failing to deliver these racial features.[1][2] This has been reflected in her other canon appearances where Irelia is depicted as more Asian-looking.
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
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- The skin is a reference to Amelia Earhart.
- The splash art is a reference to old travel postcards, which were popular during her time.
- The stamp is Xan family's crest before it was shattered to become Irelia's blades.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
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- had a few references:
- Her pose refers to Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed II videogame.
- She resembles Black Widow from Marvel Comics.
- This skin shares the Silver Age theme with:
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- This skin shares the Winter Wonder theme with:
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- During the development of her Champion Relaunch, Rioters internally referred to this skin as "Frostbutt" or "Frost Booty". These were fan names for the skin due to her emphasizing her behind.[3]
- Just one patch after her release, patch V1.0.0.142, her original splash art required some tweeks. Her butt size was increased and it was emphasized more.
- This skin references Killer Frost from DC Comics.
- This skin shares the Order of the Lotus theme with:
- The skin set refers to the Order of the White Lotus from Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series.
- This skin shares the Immortal Journey theme with:
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- She was released along with:
- In China, was 's mentor in his training.
- The Struggle beween and references the dragon-slaying myth, though in this instance, the dragon king, though subdued, survives.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2018 theme with:
- She was released in celebration of Invictus Gaming winning the Season 2018 World Championship along with:
- She represents Duke.
- The idea for the thought up by Duke himself and displays his signature. animation was
- This skin shares the PROJECT theme with:
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- shurikens are featured in the background.
- This skin shares the PROJECT theme with:
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- The skin depicts before she was cast out by PROJECT.
- Her appearance is similar to 2B possibly a reference to NieR: Automata.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
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- She reveals her angelic form at max stacks of and during recall animations.
- This skin shares the Sentinels of Light theme with:
- The skin represents Irelia's canon appearance when joining the Sentinels of Light to fight and his undead army.
- The skin's splash and that of represent 2 sides of the same scene.
- Irelia wearing [4] base headpiece was a conscious design decision as her wearing it is to remind herself of the land and the woman she was fighting to save, to rescue Darha and restore the spirit of Ionia.
- This skin shares the Mythmaker theme with:
- This skin shares the Porcelain theme with:
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- Her appearance is similar to Furina possibly a reference to Genshin Impact.