Shyvana/Trivia

General

• Shyvana's dance references RIVER by AKB48.
• Her name derives from Irish Gaelic Siobhán [ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ], Anglicized as Shevaun or Shivaun:
  • The original Hebrew form is Y(eh)ohanan י(ה)וחנן "Yah is Gracious", sharing root ḥ-n-n "grace" with Annie & Shauna Vayne
• Dragon's Descent is the only non-toggle ability in-game without a cooldown.
  • Shyvana's resource was misnamed 'Dragon's Blood' in her champion preview.
  • Shyvana's dragon form resembles a wyvern.
• Shyvana, Elise, Gnar, Nidalee, and Swain are the only champions with a transformation ability.
• Shyvana was the first champion since Kog'Maw to not feature a League Judgement after they were discontinued (except Varus)

Quotes

• "The quiet before battle" resembles 'the calm before the storm'.
• "On wings of fury" resembles "On wings of night".

Skins

Ironscale Shyvana

• She wears fantasy plate armour set, despite the skin's double-entendre referring to scale armour;
  • However, the armor's steel-cups enveloping her breasts are very impractical & potentially dangerous in real-life.

Boneclaw Shyvana

• Her human form resembles the titular Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki.
• Her dragon form might be referencing B. Skull Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Darkflame Shyvana

• Her dragon form might be referencing Red-Eyes B. Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Ice Drake Shyvana

• She was conceived as 'Whiteout Shyvana' by the playerbase.

• She celebrates the Season 4 World Championship.
• She was the first Championship skin to not feature a Roman numeral representing the corresponding season.
• She shares this theme with , , , , and .

Super Galaxy Shyvana

• She shares this theme with Super Galaxy Annie, Super Galaxy Elise, Super Galaxy Fizz, Super Galaxy Gnar, Super Galaxy Kindred, and Super Galaxy Rumble .

Relations

• Shyvana is a human-dragon half-breed who was inducted into Demacia's elite guard after partnering with Prince Jarvan IV to slay her father's murderer. She is seen with a mixture of respect and fear amongst the people.
  • Shyvana gets along best with Xin Zhao (after Jarvan IV) while Garen disapproves of her lack of discipline and self-control.
  • Shyvana is prone to fits of rage, with Galio being the one (if not the only) capable of calming her.