General
- Jarvan IV is voiced by Kyle Hebert.
- and are also voiced by the same voice actor. ,
- Jarvan IV was first mentioned in lore.
- A tab for Jarvan IV can be faintly seen at the top during Art Spotlight.
- In-universe Demacian naming convention does not mirror real-life's European royalty and nobility's naming convention; as the current Jarvan should not have gotten the regnal number IV before his coronation.
- The terrain created by [1] is made of 24 minions to make sure that no one can squeeze through the wall.
- The old visual effects of [2] was once made up of little ghosts due being a recolored copy of .
Lore
- Jarvan IV is around 26 years old, or a similar age as
- He was 26 years old when he became the King of Demacia during the events of the Lux Comics.
- He obtained Drakebane from his father when he turned 16 years of age.
- He was 6 years old during the events of What Once Sailed Free.
.
- spear, , was crafted by a Demacian weaponsmith named Orlon, possibly the same one who crafted .
Quotes
- "Today is a good day to die" references the phrase spoken by either Crazy Horse or Sitting Bull, popularized by Star Trek.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- "Ours is but to do and die" references The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- "For my father, the king" references Arthas Menethil from Warcraft.
- In Polish localization he says "Nie rzucim ziemi, skąd nasz ród" ("We won't forsake the land we came from") referencing Rota by Maria Konopnicka.
Skins
- and a can be seen in the background.
- This skin shares the Victorious theme with:
- ...and others
- He was unlocked by players who achieved Gold+ rank in Season 1 (2011).
- He is triumphantly brandishing a .
- This skin shares the Commando theme with:
- He might be referencing Team Thunder Crash from Unreal Tournament.
- He resembles Brocken Jr. from Kinnikuman.
- This skin shares the Dragon World theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin is a reference to the main lore when he helped kill her mother.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
- He might be referencing Arthas Menethil from Warcraft.
- He resembles the Warrior from Guild Wars 2 and the Dragoon from Final Fantasy.
- This skin shares the Lunar Revel: Warring Kingdoms theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2013 (Year of the Snake) along with:
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- He was also released in celebration of the first anniversary of the Chinese Server's launch along with:
- He was also released in celebration of the first anniversary of the Chinese Server's launch along with:
- He references Eastern Han general Lü Bu, featured prominently in Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong (his running animation is labeled 'jarvaniv_lubu_run')
- Jarvan's red steed also references Lü Bu's historical mount Red Hare, likely a Ferghana horse.
- Jamieson Price ( voice actor) coincidentally voiced Lü Bu in Dynasty Warriors 5.
- The popular culture's design of the halberds, wielded by Jarvan & Lü, is actually dated to the Song dynasty, and not to Lü's time.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2011 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Fnatic winning the Season One World Championship along with:
- He represents Cyanide.
- This skin shares the Dark Star theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2017 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of SSG winning the Season 2017 World Championship along with:
- He represents Ambition.
- The idea for the
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
animation was thought up by Ambition himself and displays his signature.
- The idea for the
- His facial hair and ultimate ability visual effects are a reference to the the famous Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin.[3]
- Jarvan IV and and respectively. are the first champions to receive their second World Championship winner skins, the first skins being
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- ...and others
Relations
- Jarvan IV sees Xin Zhao as his Uncle.
is the son of Jarvan III (former King of Demacia; rescued from execution), the grandson of Jarvan II and the great-grandson of Jarvan I (killed by ).
- Jarvan IV and have known each other since childhood.
- Jarvan IV was arranged to marry by her family to protect her from being persecuted for being a mage.
- Jarvan IV helped in slaying her father's murderer and, out of gratitude, she earned a spot in the Demacian Elite Guard.
- In the old lore, Jarvan IV's blood was used by (his nemesis) and to resurrect . How they got the Exemplar's blood is uncertain.