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Development
- Main article: Master Yi (Development)
- Master Yi is voiced by Micha Berman in
League of Legends. Berman also voiced pre-rework Fiddlesticks.
- Master Yi is voiced by Greg Chun in Legends of Runeterra.[1] Chun also voices PROJECT: Yi, Zephyr Dragon Master Yi, and Inkshadow Master Yi.
- Master Yi's Japanese voice actor is the late Keiji Fujiwara.[2]
- Master Yi is voiced by Greg Chun in
- Wuju Style was named after two Riot Games Inc. employees (Andy Woo and Jeff Jew).
- During development he was called Saito.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Master Yi (Character)
- The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is a possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master, Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the byname Tripitaka त्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏 Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.
- In the initial lore, the Seven Lenses of Insight were fashioned by Heimerdinger. However, in the revised lore, credit for their creation goes to Master Doran of the Wuju, a parallel mirrored in the crafting of Wukong's's staff by Doran.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Master Yi (League of Legends)
- Master Yi's name is a play on the word "mastery".
- Master Yi's goggles and his sword can both be seen in the game's Mac Version trailer.
- Master Yi is the champion with the highest base movement speed in-game (355).
- Master Yi's Recall animation references Junpei Iori's victory pose in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax videogame.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Master Yi's dance references the "Running Man" dance.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here, which references the version done by the character Dee Dee from the Dexter's Laboratory cartoons, specifically from the episode 'Sister's Got a Brand New Bag'.
- The more total movement speed he has, the faster he dances.
- Inversely, the less total movement speed he has, the slower he dances.
- His pre-rework dance references Napoleon Dynamite, via one of its portions.
- He shared this dance with Katarina, whose dance references the other portions.
- He shared this dance with
- Master Yi's title in the Chinese localization also dubs him as a "Sword Sage", a title given to most master swordmen in history such as Miyamoto Musashi.
- In the Chinese localization, it is instead named as "Wuji" (無極, lit. Extremeless/Apolar/Infinite). Wuji is also represented by an empty circle atop the Taijitu (太極圖 lit. Great Poles' Chart), which includes the well-known Yin and Yang. His Wuju Style ability in Chinese is also dubbed as "Wuji Jiandao" (無極劍道, lit. Extremeless Sword Path), "jiandao" is also the pinyin reading of Japanese kendou.
- In the Chinese localization, it is instead named as "Wuji" (無極, lit. Extremeless/Apolar/Infinite). Wuji is also represented by an empty circle atop the Taijitu (太極圖 lit. Great Poles' Chart), which includes the well-known Yin and Yang. His
- Highlander was named after as well as references the eponymous franchise, with its cooldown reset mechanic possibly referencing the "quickening" effect.
- A functional real-life replica of Master Yi's 'Highlander' Ring Sword was crafted in an episode of YouTube series Man At Arms: Reforged.
- This video can be viewed here.
- There are also videos where the following are crafted:
- This video can be viewed here.
Quotes
- Main article: Master Yi (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "The goggles? Just for reading!" and "I will take an eye... as if I don't have enough already" poke fun at how such a ridiculously complex device doesn't have any special use for him whatsoever.
- ▶️ "The key to immortality? Not dying" references Highlander.
- In the Brazilian localization, one of his jokes references Woody Woodpecker.
- ▶️ "Progress requires only a blade... that produces more blades..." is the counterpart to his regular goggles jokes (how many blades can protrude from his sword for every time he uses Highlander)
- ▶️ "Those goggles are absurd" references his own goggles jokes.
- ▶️ "Shh! I'm recalibrating." resembles and likely references ▶️ "Shh! I'm meditating."
Skins
- Main article: Master Yi (Collection)
- He resembles Sam Fisher from Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.
- His sword is modeled after a ringed-Dao.
- He has three different running animations.
- A strange occurrence between all his skins is that whenever Yi basic attacks a target at the start of a match, he will repeat his outward slashing animation twice for the first two basic attacks.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He is among the only three skins priced at 390, making them the cheapest ones available (excluding sales and giveaways/promotions).
- The others are:
- The prior version of this skin before his visual upgrade was a mere black-and-white re-coloring of his original skin.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- Both him and Forsaken Jayce went on sale on 4-May-2015 (Star Wars Day) and were 54% off (May the fourth be with you).
- He references the Jedi Order from Star Wars.
- Wuju Style's states change his lightsaber's color:
- On cooldown/not-learned: blue.
- Off cooldown: green.
- Active: red.
- The skin's title, as well as his stances changing his weapon from blue/green to red, may be a reference to the saga of Anakin Skywalker, the "Chosen One," from Star Wars.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- His outfit resembles pre-rework Irelia's (might be indicating this is him as a member of the Ionian guard).
- The Ionian crest can be seen on his robes' tail.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He references the eponymous Japanese warrior caste.
- Headhunter Master Yi Chromas: Aqua, Crimson, Gold
Chromas:- This skin shares the Headhunter theme with:
- He references the Yautja from Predator.
- His helmet and his goggles resemble Hotsuma's from Shinobi.
- An earlier version of his art had him preparing to fight Cho'Gath.
- The original version of this skin prior to his visual upgrade had notable oddities, such as his blade being held the opposite way, and closer inspection of his Alpha Strike animation showed Yi leaving afterimages of one of his auto-attack animations (shown as rapidly performing his auto-attack animations at fast speed instead with a 3D model viewer). These issues were fixed for the visual-updated version.
- This skin shares the PROJECT theme with:
- He is from an alternate timeline in which he was cybernetically augmented as part of the PROJECT Initiative.
- His gear includes:
- He describes himself as "Trace lost... my name... is Yi."
- If one tells PROJECT: Ashe they fight for 'harmony' she'll say the following: "A perfect anomaly."
- His sword ( 098X Fusion Edge) splits into a dual-blade when the Highlander ability is activated, though it does not change the animations of his basic attacks.
- PROJECT: Yi is the only PROJECT skin to lose a larger majority of his armor in his animations (upon both his death or during his ultimate).
- He was conceived as 'Cyber Yi' by Marco 'Wendigo' Silva (an artist from the Riot Games Inc. São Paulo office).
- He might have been inspired by Plan-1056 Codarl from Full Metal Panic! and/or Zer0 from Borderlands.
- His dance references Have a Nice Day by World Order.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Yi."
- This skin shares the Cosmic theme with:
- This skin was released along with:
- During the development period, the skin was called "Cosmic Reaver Master Yi".
- His blade resembles the Moonflair Spellblade item available in Twisted Treeline.
- Eternal Sword Yi Chromas: Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Immortal Journey theme with:
- This is the first skin with his face revealed and the first time Master Yi's face was shown in any form of media, albeit in an alternate universe.
- The artwork of the short story Homecoming revealed that Original Master Yi shares the same forehead mark as Eternal Sword Yi.
- 2Master Yi also has this mark in Legends of Runeterra.
- Seven sparks of light can be seen in front of his face, resembling the seven-eye goggles Master Yi wears.
- The artwork of the short story Homecoming revealed that
- Master Yi in this skin has two different high-movement speed animations: one with his Highlander active where he will glide forward through the air, and one with a normal high-speed boost (such as from the base fountain) where he will surf on top of his sword instead.
- The mask is held on the waist.
- Snow Man Yi Chromas: Amethyst, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Winter Wonder theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2018 along with:
- Blood Moon Master Yi Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
- PsyOps Master Yi Chromas: Emerald, Hunter, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sandstone, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the PsyOps theme with:
- This skin is currently unique to Wild Rift
- Debonair Master Yi Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Cerulean Club, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Debonair theme with:
- Spirit Blossom Master Yi Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- He represents the Spirit of Legacy in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- This is the second skin in which Yi wears glasses, the first being Debonair Master Yi.
- Inkshadow Master Yi Chromas: Catseye, Inked, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Inkshadow theme with:
- Heavenscale Master Yi Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Lustrous, Meteorite, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Heavenscale theme with:
