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Development
- Main article: Karma (Development)
- Karma is voiced by Danielle McRae.
- McRae stated that her voice-over is the result of fusing the accents of Storm (X-Men) and Gaia (Captain Planet and the Planeteers).
- Karma is voiced by Rashida Clendening, who also voices
Faerie Queen Karma and 5Karma in Legends of Runeterra.
- Karma's Japanese voice actor is Junko Minagawa, who also voices Riven in Japanese.[1]
- Karma's Japanese voice actor is Junko Minagawa, who also voices
Universe
Universe- Main article: Karma (Character)
- Her lore resembles that of The Avatar from the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Her previous reincarnation was a man named Jakgri, who gave up his lover Watai for his duty as Karma.
- Darha, the current Karma, is around her late 20s, or 28 years old.
- She was around 12 years old when she unlocked the memories of her previous lives. She would train for several few years before the start of the Noxian invasion of Ionia which ended in 989 AN.
- Darha's ancestors originated from Kathkan, the home of Nilah.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Karma (League of Legends)
- Karma was named after the eponymous cause-and-effect principle.
- Her title, The Enlightened One, references Gautama Buddha & Awakening.
- Mantra was named after the eponymous Hindu sacred utterances, from Indo-Iranic *mántram < PIE *men-[2]tro-m "instrument of thought".
- The 'translation' for Mantra's Ancient Ionian language was provided by Player Support Escalation Specialist 'Marowe'.
- The 'translation' for
- Karma was the first champion to feature an 'Art Spotlight' before release and the first to be fully relaunched.
- Like Jayce, Karma used to have six ranks on each basic ability and only one on her ultimate.
- Renewal's root has the longest duration in-game (3.25 seconds with Focused Resolve and Mantra both fully-ranked).
- In the minigame Astro Teemo, the most expensive upgrade in the game that Teemo's can purchase, Soul Shield, is a reference to one of Karma's pre-rework skills of the same name.
- In Karma's most current lore, Karma's spirit has lived countless lives only to be re-incarnated within new bodies, inspired by the eponynous concept in Dharmic religions.
- Karma was the fourth champion to feature two 'Champion Spotlights' due to significant gameplay changes (the others being Ezreal, Katarina, Lee Sin, and Sivir)
- Inspire's speed buff reads “Vroom Vroom!”.
Quotes
- Main article: Karma (League of Legends Audio)
- Karma and Yasuo each speak a different, unrelated Ancient Ionian language, given the lack of sound correspondences & cognates.
- ▶️ "Never again will I sit idle." references her determination to act instead of always meditating.
- ▶️ "I have seen two paths, and made another between." might be referencing the Middle Way from Buddhism.
- ▶️ "If you desire peace... you must prepare for war!" references the Latin saying Si vis pacem, para bellum.
- ▶️ You know what they say: Karma always catches up to you." is a double entendre.
- Karma shares quotes with:
- Karma has multiple quotes reflecting the beliefs of Buddhism:
- ▶️ "Guess what's about to hit the fan" is a double entendre.
- ▶️ "If you come at the queen, you mustn't miss!" is a reference to The Wire.
- ▶️ "What fools these mortals be."' is a reference to William Shakespeare form A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Skins
- Main article: Karma (Collection)
- Floating behind her is a Mantle of Decorum (Ionia's highest decoration) modeled after the nation's crest.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- She wears Edo period's kimono and hairstyle.
- She is named after the Japanese Cherry blossom.
- When she dances she uses the fans she used to have before her relaunch.
- They feature the Banner of Peace from the Roerich Pact.
- Karma has heterochromia in her Chinese artwork.
- This skin shares the Worldbreaker theme with:
- Her outfit and the background reference the Maya, the Aztec, and other Mesoamerican civilizations.
- The murals to her left are depicting herself and Worldbreaker Nasus.
- However, Mesoamerican solar deities are often masculine: like Mayan Kinich Ahau, Aztec Huitzilopochtli, etc. her title also references Sun Goddesses from Indo-European, Chinese, Japanese mythologies, as well as many others.
- The murals to her left are depicting herself and
- When she dances, she uses the fans she used to have before her relaunch.
- Her sigil can be seen floating on top of the pyramid in the background.
- Prancie has a skin inspired by this Karma skin called "Jade".
- This skin shares the Traditional theme with:
- This is her first incarnation before she was reworked.
- She uses her old voiceover.
- Her outfit references Yin and yang.
- When she dances, she uses the fans she used to have before her relaunch.
- This skin shares the Order of the Lotus theme with:
- She was first conceived by NA Summoner 'Uracle'.
- She is named after and her outfit is inspired by the eponymous flower.
- When she dances, she uses the fans she used to have before her relaunch.
- When recalling she does a Fan dance (like Jade Fang Cassiopeia does).
- When
- Her ability effects resemble Lunar Goddess Diana.
- She received tweaks to her face in patch 7.7 when Karma got her splashes updated.
- This was done to unify her face across all of Karma's splashes.
- This skin shares the Warden theme with:
- She references the Protectorate side of Summoner's Rift.
- She and Warden Jax are fighting Marauder Alistar and Marauder Olaf.
Protectorate side of 
- This skin shares the Winter Wonder theme with:
- She was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2016 along with:
- Conqueror Karma Chromas: Golden
Chromas:- This skin shares the Conqueror theme with:
- She was released in celebration of the start of Season 2017.
- Nocturne can be seen in the background.
- Dark Star Karma Chromas: Aquamarine, Meteorite, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Dark Star theme with:
- Dawnbringer Karma Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Paragon, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Nightbringer and Dawnbringer theme with:
- This was the flagship skin for the Riot Games Social Impact Fund.
- All proceeds for the skin would go to various charity funds around the world.
- Odyssey Karma Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Merc, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Odyssey theme with:
- Odyssey Kha'Zix and Odyssey Sivir can be seen in the foreground of her splash art while Karma herself is holding a disk that is holographic projecting the Morning Star ship.
- Ruined Karma Chromas: Citrine, Cursed, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Ruined theme with:
- The skin represents Karma after she gets possessed by the Ruination caused by Viego.
- Tranquility Dragon Karma Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emberclaw, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
- Faerie Queen Karma Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Ruby, Sapphire, Winsome
- This skin shares the Faerie Court theme with:
- Infernal Karma Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Infernal theme with:
References
- ↑ Almost all Japanese League of Legends voice actors
- ↑ http://www.palaeolexicon.com/Word/Show/28990/
- ↑ De Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin (2008). p. 223
- ↑ Cheung, J. Etymological Dictionary of Iranian verbs (2007). p. 57-59