General
- Orianna was the last champion priced lower than
6300 on release. - Orianna's backstory might be referencing Olimpia from The Sandman by E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Clockwork Winding is named after and references the eponymous gear mechanism.- Orianna's icon during her 'Champion Spotlight' was a walfas-styled face.
- Multiple miniature copies of
The Ball can be seen on 
Corporate Mundo's desk during the game's Mac Version trailer. - Orianna is a widespread Romance name, merged from two Latin roots with feminine suffix -na:
- Orior "I rise"; cf. Orientalis, referring the rising sun.
- Aurum "gold"; which she shares with Aurelion Sol.
Development
- During development, she was either called Ball Girl or Yomu.
- Her title was first called 'the Clockwork Girl' but was renamed 'the Lady of Clockwork' the night before her release, to avoid copyright concerns.
- Her first incarnation was inspired by Hong Meiling from Touhou Project.
Quotes
- "I know what makes them tick. I know how to make the ticking stop." references Sylar from Heroes and Organ Grinders from Magic: the Gathering.
- "When you fall, you get right back up." references Aigis from Persona 3 and Oriana Thomson from A Certain Magical Index.
Skins
- She was inspired by Youmu Konpaku from Touhou Project.
- She resembles a RAcaseal from Phantasy Star Online and Karakuriko from Sailor Moon.
- She might be referencing GLaDOS from Portal.
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- She might be referencing 9, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and/or Coraline.
- Ragdolls shaped after Annie, Tibbers, and a Blue Caster Minion can be seen to her left.
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- She resembles Priscilla Stratton from Blade Runner, R. Dorothy Wayneright from The Big O, and the titular Malice@Doll.
- She was released in celebration of Taipei Assassins winning the Season Two World Championship along with:
- She represents Toyz.
- She shares this theme with:
- She was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2014 along with:
- The Ball resembles a Poro (a dead one turned into a fur rug can be seen in the background)
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- She was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2016 along with:
- She is currently the only Heartseeker skin to not be a Marksman.
- She and The Ball are cake toppings her Classic self is placing (her hand can be seen to their left)
- She shares this theme with:
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