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Development
- Main article: Kalista (Development)
- "Fabulista" was a name that keep coming up during the promotional "The Black Mist" event for the 2014 Harrowing seasonal event which was used to promote the release of
Kalista.
- Fabulista remained on the forums after posting her message; answering the questions of the "voices in her head" (The players).
- After some time, Fabulista started referring to himself in plural-pronouns; "We are the fallen", "We do not recognize those named", and "We will ravage who are against us".
- Kalista is voiced by Misty Lee.
- Kalista's voice actor in Brazil is Lúcia Helena, who also voices Blackfrost Anivia.
- Kalista's voice actor in Brazil is Lúcia Helena, who also voices
- During development, she was called Spectral Legionnaire.[1]
- Over a year ago a 'prototype' of who would later become Kalista appeared on Reddit.
- Kalista was leaked by Redditor 'WhyRenektonWhy' (who also leaked Ultra Rapid Fire, Yasuo, and Gnar, and whose account has since been terminated) a few weeks prior to her reveal.
- Kalista might come from a merging of several inspirations, all from Greek mythology:
- During the Alpha, Pierce used to be the name for an ability of Ashe's.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Kalista (Character)
- Kalista is between 1050 years old, born at some point before the Ruination of the Blessed Isles.
- She was in her 20s, roughly the same age as Viego during the first Ruination.
- She's old enough for legends to spread about her across the world. Every place has a different, but similar story about summoning her.
- She was in her 20s, roughly the same age as
- According to Viego's biography, her kingdom was from an unknown continent outside of the known map.
- 'The Spear of Vengeance' (the specter Kalista became after the Ruination) is a hivemind of betrayed souls (hence she referring to herself as 'we') while Kalista herself is buried deep beneath them all, with every new soul burying her ever-deeper within the entity she has become. Very little of who she once was remains, but it surfaces occasionally. Ledros almost managed to free her from her curse.
- Kalista is one of the strongest characters from Runeterra, being basically the Avatar of Vengeance at this point.
- She would feel all sorts of things in the moments when she is more lucid; remorse, anger, regret, sadness, grief, rage...
- Her spears are the spectral remnants of the way she was originally murdered.
- She would have used a spear in life. She was a heroic leader - think of her as having been kind of female (and honorable) Achilles.
- Kalista is a lawful neutral character who acts according to both her drive to enact vengeance on betrayers and her own law.
- Her 'alignment' depends on one's perspective - it's all in the eye of the beholder. To some, she would be seen as evil because she is an undying spirit, full stop. However, she was a hero in life, and very much an honorable one at that. She didn't ask to become what she is, and is now consumed with enacting vengeance. So, to some, she might be seen as an avenger, a spirit of justice. To those she is pursuing? They'd probably think she is evil - she certainly couldn't be bargained or argued with, and she'd see things very much in black and white. What if someone did do a horrible betrayal, but has atoned for it? She'd not be bothered with those kind of details...
- She'd be very black and white, it is possible even if someone may have a very good reason for betraying someone, in her eyes just the fact that there is betrayal may damn them in her eyes.
- She is also very focused. She's not an indiscriminate killer, and would not destroy everything in her path to get to her target. She's got all the time in the world (she'd not exactly got to worry about ageing any more...), so she can be patient in order to get her target without involving unnecessary deaths.
- Her 'alignment' depends on one's perspective - it's all in the eye of the beholder. To some, she would be seen as evil because she is an undying spirit, full stop. However, she was a hero in life, and very much an honorable one at that. She didn't ask to become what she is, and is now consumed with enacting vengeance. So, to some, she might be seen as an avenger, a spirit of justice. To those she is pursuing? They'd probably think she is evil - she certainly couldn't be bargained or argued with, and she'd see things very much in black and white. What if someone did do a horrible betrayal, but has atoned for it? She'd not be bothered with those kind of details...
- Kalista can travel mystically across Valoran, and there's no escaping her once she's got her target without using powerful spirit magic, as Vladimir did in the story The Daring Darling.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Kalista (League of Legends)
- A fully-stacked Rend has the highest AD ratio in the game (5120 / 6068.75 / 7017.5 / 7966.25 / 8915% AD).
- Kalista's dance references Oberyn Martell's spear dance from Game of Thrones.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Kalista's 'Champion Spotlight' was the first to feature the updated Summoner's Rift map.
- The Spear of Vengeance resembles the Arrow of Retribution.
- The Black Spear is the third champion-unique item, the first being Prototype Hex Core ( Viktor's) and the second being Bonetooth Necklace ( Rengar's before it merged with Unseen Predator).
- Her way of referring to herself in the third person, as well as the echo in her voice, resembles Ermac from Mortal Kombat.
- Kalista targeted many betrayers for execution during Harrowing 2014.
- Cassiopeia for backstabbing Sivir.
- Hecarim for his treachery against her in the Blessed Isles.
- LeBlanc for aiding the barbarian invaders against Mordekaiser as well as betraying countless others.
- Lissandra for murdering Avarosa for her spearheading the rebellion against the Frozen Watchers.
- Twisted Fate for abandoning Graves to be imprisoned in the Locker (Kalista is trying to convince the Outlaw to 'give in to his hate' despite being told by the Card Master he and their crew did try to get him out, reconciling their differences and settling the feud)
- Xerath for plotting against Azir and laying waste to Ancient Shurima.
- Zed for murdering Shen's father Kusho, slaughtering the Kinkou Order, and founding the Order of Shadow over the remains of their monastery.
Quotes
- Main article: Kalista (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "You toy with powers you do not comprehend, Deathsinger" might be referencing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ("You're meddling with powers you can't possibly comprehend").
- ▶️ "We had a name, once" and "Kalista... yes, that was our name" reference Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
- ▶️ "Give in to your hate, Graves" might be referencing Palpatine from Star Wars ("Give in to your anger").
- ▶️ " Serpents are creatures of betrayal" might be referencing the real-life association of snakes with cunning & treachery, as snakes often stealthily stalk and suddenly bite preys or even large-sized threats.
- Kalista shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Kalista (Collection)
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
- This is how Ionian culture sees her.[2]
- She wears a Hannya mask (from Noh theater, ironically referencing her burning hatred for betrayers) resembling Yoshimitsu's (from Soul Calibur, her recalling might be referencing him as well)
- The Black Spear becomes a katana resembling Youmuu's Ghostblade.
- Worlds 2015 Kalista Chromas: Golden
Chromas:- This skin shares the World Championship theme with:
- She was released in celebration of the Season 5 World Championship.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2015 theme with:
- She was released in celebration of SKT T1 winning the Season 5 World Championship along with:
- She represents Bang and is the first World Championship victory skin for him.
- This skin was originally going to be made for Sivir, but Bang requested she be swapped for Kalista after the whole set was pulled from PBE back in V6.8 to be updated.
- It was succeeded by SKT T1 Jhin.
- This skin was originally going to be made for
- Marauder Kalista Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Marauder theme with:
- Faerie Court Kalista Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Winsome
- This skin shares the Faerie Court theme with:
