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Development
- Main article: Kai'Sa (Development)
- Kai'Sa and
Star Guardian Kai'Sa are voiced by Natasha Loring in League of Legends.[1]
- Kai'Sa and Star Guardian Kai'Sa are voiced by JJ Fong in Legends of Runeterra.[2]
- Kai'Sa has a South African accent in League of Legends and a New Zealander accent in Legends of Runeterra, due to her respective voice actresses' natural accents.
- Kai'Sa and Star Guardian Kai'Sa are voiced by JJ Fong in
- She was the first champion released in 2018.
- During development, she was called Void ADC or "JohnClick", which is a play on John Wick.[3][4]
- Her placeholder model was Lucian's model colored purple.[5]
- Initial concepts portrayed her as:[6]
- An undead former member of Lucian's "Purifiers".
- A Vampire hunter turned Vampire.
- A Void-enhanced human hunting Voidborn.
- An undead former member of
- Her suit's "wings" used to be separate void creatures that were tagging along on her shoulders, but later on, it was decided to make them part of the creature that is her suit.[7]
- The symbiotic relationship is possibly inspired by Ryūko Matoi & Senketsu from the anime "Kill la Kill".
- The pair's other inspirations may be Samus Aran and her Fusion Suit and Phazon Suit from the "Metroid" game series.
- She also takes visual and story inspirations from Sarah Kerrigan of the "Starcraft" game series.
- The teaser released for Kai'Sa during patch V8.3 had Void Seeker appear from the wall to execute the Rift Herald when it despawned.
- The original design goal was to create a run-and-gun feel marksman.[8]
- Several scrapped spells tested on Kai'Sa include:[9][10]
- An iteration of Killer Instinct that was on her E and had a cooldown of 8 seconds but didn't provide her with a shield.
- A flashbang like ability that whited out the opponent's screen.
- An iteration where her basic attacks were split into 5 slow moving projectiles, each did a fifth of her regular damage, and was similar to Life Form Disintegration Ray.
- An iteration of
- Her ultimate had originally belonged to Xayah, but had no condition and would forcibly return her to her starting position after a delay.[11]
- This idea was likely incorporated into Zoe's Portal Jump or Yone's Soul Unbound.
- This idea was likely incorporated into
- Kai'Sa and Camille were originally one champion named Husk, the Hive Commander, a female mercenary from Zaun who was once Caitlyn's partner before she defected after Caitlyn paralyzed her in a shootout.[12]
- One of the potential narrative directions that could have been taken with Kai'Sa was that she was a part of a new generation of Void creatures trying to emulate humans.[13]
- One of her narrative directions was to introduce Kassadin's missing daughter to the game as a playable champion.[14]
- Despite this, Kai'Sa and Kassadin are not confirmed to be related due to not reuniting in the lore yet.[15]
- Kai'Sa is the first character that was already established in lore before becoming a champion. The success of her release encouraged the development of more lore characters such as Senna, Yone and Viego.
- She is 2.09375 Teemo tall.[16]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Kai'Sa (Character)
- She is around 20 years old.
- She was 10 when she fell into the Void tunnel and has stayed there for about 10 years.
- Kai'Sa is 169.6 cm (5’6”) in height like her K/DA counterpart.[17]
- Her Star Guardian counterpart is around 180 cm (5'11)[18]
- Her Bullet Angel counterpart is between 165 and 172 cm (5’5"-5'8")[19]
- Her
- Kaisa is her given name, Kai'Sa is her adopted Void name.
- Her symbiote can sustain her through the Void-spawns they kill by absorbing their essence, but that isn't really pleasing to her. After the earthquake she unwittingly caused, she scavenged leftover food from castaway sources in the catacombs— water skins, rotting fruit, etc. Now that she can get out from the underground, she likes eating what she can find around Shurima, preferably peaches. But the suit has to feed too, and she is somewhat fearful of what it might do if she doesn't continue to hunt and sustain it.
- Due to her symbiote, Kai'Sa is stronger than normal humans while gaining abilities like blasting destructive energy, especially when wearing her helmet-like empowered senses (like a special vision that is either thermoreception or X-ray vision).
- Due to her symbiote, Kai'Sa is stronger than normal humans while gaining abilities like blasting
- Despite common belief, Kaisa was never trapped in the Void itself, rather willingly stayed within a complex underground tunnel system between the massive Void rift that caused the earthquake of her lore and the surface of the Sai desert, sculpted through years by the spawns that breach from the rift.
- The lines that decorate her face are tribal marks made out of Voidborn blood.
- Unlike other beings exposed to the Void's influence, Kaisa was able to avoid its seething madness thanks to her suit's helmet, which allows her to safely remain within the vicinity of Void rifts.
- It has been theorized that the creature whose part would later become her second skin belonged to the same species as Kha'Zix.
- One of her quotes to him is "I know your tricks".
- Both the symbiote and Kha'zix evolve to become stronger.
- Both have the potential to become invisible and shoot more projectiles after certain evolutions.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Kai'Sa (League of Legends)
- Her name resembles Finnish Kaisa, which is derived from Pre-Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine).
- Her name's current form follows the Ancient Shuriman naming convention for Voidborns.
- Her accent is Afrikaner.
- She is the first champion to receive Chroma variants upon release.
- She uses a Frog in one of her animations, along with Bewitching Morgana and Dark Star Thresh.
- Her dance references the side-to-side body wave.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- In-game, Kai'Sa can toggle her helmet on and off [default: Ctrl + 5].
Quotes
- Main article: Kai'Sa (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Come with me if you wanna live." quotes Terminator 2.
- ▶️ "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, attack ships on fire on the shoulders of Or- ...Are those peaches?" quotes the "Tears in the Rain" monologue from Blade Runner.
- ▶️ "I'm not alone, I'm not afraid.", ▶️ "Being a Star Guardian, I get to have my wish. The others who don't, I fight for them.", ▶️ "The more evil we stop, the more people we save. Whatever the cost, it's worth it.", ▶️ "This power… it isn't just to fight darkness. It's to protect those I love." are references to Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series.
Skins
- Main article: Kai'Sa (Collection)
- The creature on the bottom left corner bears a striking resemblance to Cho'Gath.
- Bullet Angel Kai'Sa Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Granite, Maverick, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
Chromas:- This skin shares the Steel Valkyries theme with:
- Her appearance could have been inspired by Pharah from the game "Overwatch".
- One of her abilities, Icathian Rain, resembles that of Pharah's ultimate.
- One of her abilities,
- During Gun Goddess Miss Fortune's teaser, she's wanted dead or alive for CU$860,364,000 by the Royal Arms due to desertion with an exo-suit prototype she has on, with Fortune herself chasing after her for her bounty and hardware.
- The log for the boot sequence of Kai'Sa's suit can be found in the game files of her skin.
- She is the first champion release skin to have a Chroma pack on release.
- Her Ruby chroma resembles Samus Aran from the Metroid franchise.
- The name is probably a reference to Battle Angel Alita.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Jaira Burns sings for her in POP/STARS.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- She is the first champion to have a Prestige Edition variant of a skin.
- iG Kai'Sa Chromas: Tenfold Triumph
- 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 JackeyLove.
- The idea for the Recall animation was thought up by JackeyLove himself and displays his signature.
- The idea for the
- Arcade Kai'Sa Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, K.O., Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Arcade: Heroes theme with:
- Arcade Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap can be seen in the background of her splash art.
- When recalling she does the Dee Dee Dance.
- Her Ruby Chroma greatly resembles Ryūko Matoi from Kill la Kill.
- Caustic Wounds and Void Seeker resemble Navi from The Legend of Zelda.
- Her wings resemble Joy-Cons from the Nintendo Switch.
- K/DA ALL OUT Kai'Sa Chromas: BADDEST
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Alongside the other members, her BADDEST chroma is based on her concept art for the release of the same song.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa Chromas: Citrine, Emberclaw, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
- Star Guardian Kai'Sa Chromas: Aquamarine, Brilliant, Catseye, Emerald, Ruby, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
- Inkshadow Kai'Sa Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Inked, Jasper, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Inkshadow theme with:
- Heavenscale Kai'Sa Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Granite, Lustrous, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Heavenscale theme with:
References
- ↑ Kai'Sa VA
- ↑ Kai'Sa LoR VA
- ↑ Ask Riot
- ↑ Kai'Sa AMA
- ↑ Kai'Sa AMA
- ↑ BravoRay concept art
- ↑ Kai'Sa AMA
- ↑ Kai'Sa AMA
- ↑ Jag on Scrapped Kai'Sa Spells 1
- ↑ Jag on Scrapped Kai'Sa Spells 2
- ↑ EndlessPillows Twitter
- ↑ Husk - The Hive Commander (cancelled League of Legends champion)
- ↑ Scathlocke on Twitter
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Scathlocke on Kai'Sa and Kassadin
- ↑ Measuring Champions with Teemo | THE VOID EDITION. League of Legends on TikTok
- ↑ K/DA Universe page
- ↑ Star Guardian 2022 character sheet.
- ↑ Steel Valkyries 2022 Skins Teaser.