Development
- Main article: Rengar (Development)
- Rengar is voiced by Jason Simpson.
- During development, he was simply called Lion Guy before turning into Wrengar and then Rengar.[1]
Universe
- Main article: Rengar (Character)
- Vastaya race and tribe known as the Kiilash, which is named after Kiila, a Vastayashai'rei hero during the war against a race of titans from the sky. They are the Vastaya inhabitants of Shurima.
- The Kiilash apparently believe that seeing a yordle during a hunt is a good omen that the hunt will be successful.
belongs to the - During the events of Adaptation, lost his left eye to . Before that he had a pair of blue eyes.
- His previously belonged to Markon, his former hunting mentor.
- He may be a few hundred years old.[2]
- The Hunter Hunted was originally written from point of view; however, with the later established timeline and map settings, the hunter from the story is unlikely to still be him.[3]
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Rengar (League of Legends)
- It was first discovered via an erroneous update for the game's official website's items page.
- The Hunt is On! between Rengar and references Alien vs. Predator.
is the first item to feature multiple names and icons.
- It was first discovered via an erroneous update for the game's official website's items page.
- Rengar's dance references the traditional Māori Haka warrior dance, specifically Ka Mate.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He shares this dance with .
- Rengar is one of ten champions to reference another one in-game (the others being , , , , , , , , and ).
- , , are a few of the innates that interact with brush.
- exclamation point appearing over enemies' heads references Metal Gear Solid.
Quotes
- Main article: Rengar (League of Legends Audio)
Skins
- Main article: Rengar (Collection)
- He was inspired by the Yautja from Predator.
- He resembles Ajani Goldmane from Magic: The Gathering and the Imakandi from Samurai Jack.
- Due to the double edge, his Kirai Saber seems to be the combination of a trench knife's grip with a jambiya's blade.
- This skin shares the Headhunter theme with:
- His outfit references the Yautja from Predator.
- and skulls can be seen in the background (the one he wears as a shoulder plate might be )
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
- He resembles Nightcrawler from X-men.
- Each time he taunts he will don or throw down his hood.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2014 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Samsung Galaxy White winning the Season Four World Championship along with:
- He represents DanDy.
- This skin shares the Mecha theme with:
- As Prototype , he was abandoned by the lab after a defeat against Prototype .
- During his The Tumbler from The Dark Knight Trilogy. animation, he transforms into a vehicle inspired by
- The purple and green colour scheme in the Tanzanite chroma is a reference to the Evangelion Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- This skin shares the Cats Versus Dogs theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2019 along with:
- , , , and all share splash arts.
- Both Cat and Dog splash arts are connected, so several champions can be seen in the background of the splash arts:
- as
- cat polymorph
- Both Cat and Dog splash arts are connected, so several champions can be seen in the background of the splash arts:
- This skin shares the Guardian of the Sands theme with:
- ...and others
- His appearance was directly inspired by the Caracal cats.
- His appearance also resembles that of the Khajiit from The Elder Scrolls series.
- When recalling, he obtains .
- This skin shares the Sentinels of Light theme with:
- It is based on participating in the Rise of the Sentinels event.
- This skin shares the Street Demons theme with:
- He is depicted as a Fu lion of Chinese culture.