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Development
- Main article: Jayce (Development)
- Jayce is voiced by Trevor Devall in both
League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra.[1] - Jayce is voiced by Kevin Alejandro in Arcane.[2]
- Young Jayce is voiced by Faustino Duran.
- During development, he was called Apollo referencing the eponymous Greek god, from Pre-Greek *Apalʸun-.[3][4]
- Jayce was originally prototyped to have three forms instead of two.[5]
- One of the original two forms experimented on Jayce involved him using a two-handed sword and a sword and shield.[6]
- Scrapped spells tested on Jayce include:[7][8][9]
- An iteration of Thundering Blow that would stun any target hit by the unit that was displaced.
- An ultimate where Jayce would slam his hammer down creating a shockwave knocking up enemies.
- An ultimate where Jayce would create an impassible well and march forward knocking enemies out of the way and blocking attacks and spells.
- An iteration of
- The idea for Jayce to wield a gun hammer came from the idea of making him a Piltover inventor and making his weapon more personal to him as his own invention.[10]
- Jayce was supposed to appear in True Genius but was scrapped.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Jayce (Character)
- Depending on writer, Jayce's lore varies in its depiction of Viktor from a counter-cultural figure who acts as Jayce's personal foil to a Saturday morning cartoon villain. Instances of the latter usually get retconned in response to feedback.
- House Giopara runs the The Forge Of Tomorrow that makes hammers and other tools; tools that were popularized by Piltovians and were said to be contributory in the construction of Piltover.
- In the old lore:
- Jayce founded The Resistance to counteract Viktor and his Glorious Evolution after their clash over the arcane crystal.
- The Mercury Cannon / Hammer and the Acceleration Gate are a product of Jayce's research into this crystal.
- The Mercury
- Jayce is fascinated by purely robotical lifeforms but disgusted by necromantic experiments and augmentation.
- Jayce deems Heimerdinger as an academic influence while he 'amusedly respects' Rumble and Ziggs.
- While Jayce is not part of the Piltover Police Force they frequently cross paths (results may vary).
- Jayce helped Ezreal access restricted areas in Piltover Academy's library so the Prodigal Explorer could research records of Aatrox's existence.
- Jayce knew Viktor during their academic days. Due to moral and creative differences they have since parted ways.
- They clashed during an event which revolved around a Hex-crystal.
- Jayce founded The Resistance to counteract
Arcane
Arcane- Main article: Jayce (Arcane)
- In the Arcane (TV Series), Jayce signs every page of his notes with his name. He even signs his inventions—usually with a "J".[11] Viktor thinks it's a little egotistical.
- House Talis runs a factory that makes hammers and other tools; tools that were popularized by Piltovans and were said to be contributory in the construction of Piltover.
- Jayce is 24 years old during the first act of Arcane.[12]
- He is 31 or 32 years old during the second and third act of the series.[13]
- Jayce's official height is 188 cm (6'2).[14]
- Jayce made a bracelet with the HexCrystal that the mysterious mage gave to him when he was young. It serves as Jayce's precious memento and also a reminder of his dream to bring hextech to the masses.[11]
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Jayce (League of Legends)
- Jayce, Elise, Gnar, Nidalee, Kayle, and Samira are the only champions to be conditionally considered both ranged and melee.
- Jayce was the 100th released champion.
- Jayce's release marks...
- The first champion to have access to eight abilities ( Transform Mercury Cannon and Transform Mercury Hammer counted separately).
- The third champion to have a dedicated Recall animation on release, the previous ones being Darius and Draven.
- The third champion able to start the game with an unlocked Ultimate ability, the previous ones being Udyr, Nidalee, and Karma.
- The fourth champion to have access to all four abilites at Level 1, the other ones being Elise, Karma, Nidalee, and Udyr.
- The first champion to have access to eight abilities (
- Jayce's dance references U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He shares this dance with Malzahar (specifically his Voidlings' part).
- Coincidentally, 'Mercury Cannon / Hammer' can be shortened to 'MC Hammer'.
- Jayce's title, "the Defender of Tomorrow", likely references Superman: The Man of Tomorrow.
Quotes
- Main article: Jayce (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Shocking." might be referencing Goldfinger from James Bond.
- ▶️ "Hammer time!" references U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer.
- ▶️ "Energize!" might be referencing Star Trek.
- In the Turkish localization, Jayce had a unique pick quote: "Piltover'ın altın çocuğu dövüşe hazır." ("Piltover's golden child is ready to fight.").
- Shortly after champion's release it was replaced with a translated version of the ▶️ global champion select voiceline.
- Jayce shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Jayce (Collection)
- He might be referencing the Hammerite and/or Mechanist factions from Thief.
- He resembles The War Mage from Orcs Must Die! and Captain Hammer from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
- This skin shares the Heavy Metal theme with:
- He might be referencing Iron Man.
- His helmet resembles Samus Aran's from Metroid.
- The skin's internal name is Sentinel Jayce.
- Note that this is not related in any way to the Sentinels of Light.
- This skin shares the Debonair theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2013.
- The background might be influenced by Art Deco and Jayce himself by Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- He resembles Jean Dujardin and Roger Smith from The Big O.
- He references James Bond (Sean Connery incarnation) and Tony Stark (Iron Man)
- His recalling references Tango.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He resembles Ronan the Accuser from Marvel Comics.
- He references the Sith from Star Wars.
- His recalling references The Force.
- His sound effects reference the Dark side of the Force.
- He is fighting Chosen Master Yi (can be seen in the foreground) who in turn references the Jedi Order.
- He was released on Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you")
- His release site references the Code of the Sith and the Jedi Code.
- His
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- His splash art is part of a larger picture in which he is fighting alongside Bard Bard and Sejuani Dawnchaser.
- He was released along with:
- He references a traditional tabletop role-playing game.
- He has a Refillable Potion, and a Chalice of Harmony strapped to his belt.
- The Roman numeral for four (IV) and eight (XIII) can be seen on his shoulder pauldron.
- He has a
- He resembles Uther the Lightbringer from the Warcraft series.
- Battle Academia Jayce Chromas: Emerald, Formal, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Chromas:- This skin shares the Battle Academia theme with:
- Battle Academia Ezreal and Battle Academia Lux can be seen in the background of his splash art, as well as Battle Professor Graves and Battle Principal Yuumi.
- His skin lore seem to be a general manga/anime shounen parody of the character of Killua Zoldyck from Hunter × Hunter, Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Yami Sukehiro from Black Clover, and Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia.
- His hair reminds Maes Hughes and his appearance reminds Roy Mustang from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga/anime.
- Her face reminds Tenya Ida from My Hero Academia manga/anime.
- Resistance Jayce Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Battlecast theme with:
- Resistance Illaoi can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- Jayce was revealed to be the leader of the Resistance force a long time before the skin release.
- This skin shares the Arcane theme with:
- This is his appearance during Arcane (TV Series).
- This splash art is inspired by the Happy Progress Day! Episode, but the hammer was created a moment later.
- Zenith Games Jayce Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Zenith Games theme with:
References
- ↑ Jayce's voice actor
- ↑ Jayce's Arcane VA
- ↑ Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, p. 118-9
- ↑ Riot Reav3, Ask Riot - Champion Code Names
- ↑ Ziegler on Three Form Jayce
- ↑ Ziegler on Jayce's First Forms
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 1
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 2
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 3
- ↑ Ziegler on Jayce's Origins
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Council Archives/Jayce's Journal
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Arcane characters height chart