Development
- Main article: Rell (Development)
- Rell is voiced by Laya DeLeon Hayes.[1]
- The goal for Rell was to create a darker themed female tank support.[2]
- Rell's codename in development was Int Horse and DarkSupport.[3]
- Rell's placeholder models in development was a recolored for her unmounted form and a recolored on her horse for her mounted form.[4]
- Rell originally had a voiceover interaction with [5] , but this was scrapped primarily due to the low activation frequency in typical gameplay.
Universe
- Main article: Rell (Character)
- Rell was first mentioned in Daredevil Impulse, prior to her reveal. story,
- Rell is 16 years old as mentioned in her biography (as of 996 AN).
- Rell is implied by her voice lines and multiple Rioters to be bisexual.
- The academy that Rell went to is unknown, but according to the flavor of the card 1 Ravenbloom Conservatory, it might be called Roseguard Academy.
- As revealed in her lore live Q&A:
- Rell's parents come from very different parts of Runeterra, making her biracial.
- Rell is half black.[6]
- Rell shapes her mount as a horse instead of a basilisk as a form of rebellion against Noxus' military system.
- Rell's horse does not have a name. However, in the Star Guardian universe, Rell's horse is named "Sebastien". It is up to interpretation as to whether Rell's horse is named as such in other universes.
- Her armor is partly extracted from the ground, partly from other people's gear, so it sometimes has steel, pig iron, and various other alloys depending on what's available.
- Rell's power is largely not electromagnetic based. At the moment, it's unlikely that she is capable of pulling metal from inside others' bodies.
- Rell likely does not have knowledge of
- Currently Morderkaiser has not given attention to Rell yet either.
. Her connection to the Iron Revenant was kept secret during production to enforce this speculation.
- Rell could defeat physical metal form, since he's not aware of her or her power, but he could just retreat to the death realm to reform, likely without a metal armor.
- While there is no concrete answer on whether Rell's power works on Demacian steel, it can be inferred that should a Demacian group of soldiers try to fight Rell, they will fail miserably and swiftly.
- Rell's parents come from very different parts of Runeterra, making her biracial.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Rell (League of Legends)
- Rell's lance is featured in the promotional art for Preseason 2021 Mythic Forge as a reveal teaser.
Quotes
- Main article: Rell (League of Legends Audio)
- In the Brazillian localization, "These sigils are a reminder. Screw my sigils." is translated to "Estes símbolos são lembranças. Foda-se meus símbolos." ("These symbols are a reminder, fuck my symbols."), which would make her the first champion to have audible profanity.
- is the second champion to do so, also in the Brazillian localization.
Skins
- Main article: Rell (Collection)
- Rell's height is 5 feet and 7 inches or 170.18 centimeters.[7]
- Rell has greens as part of her color palette because it felt military and Noxian, which is a reflection of what she grew up around and was exposed to her whole life.[8]
- Rell has orange and yellow hair in order to signify her rebellion from Noxus' color palette of greys and reds.[9]
- This skin shares the Battle Queens theme with:
- Her visual appearance and color scheme resembles that of Demacia.
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
- ...and others
- She references the magical girl genre of anime.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
References
- ↑ Zimberfly on Rell VA
- ↑ Reav3 on Rell Goal
- ↑ Nekomaru on Rell Codename
- ↑ Reav3 on Rell Temp Models
- ↑ Riot Games Community. (2020, December 1). Riot Report: December 2020 - Rell Lore Live Q&A, Legends of Runeterra Updates, and League Skins Gal Video. Youtube.
- ↑ Reav3 on Rell being black
- ↑ Rell's Official Height
- ↑ Earp on Rell Colors
- ↑ Earp on Rell Hair