Singed/Trivia

General

• Singed was one of the first six champions designed, together with Annie, Lee Sin, Sion, Sivir, and Twisted Fate.
  • Coincidentally, Singed is an anagram for the word design, befitting his history of being one of the earliest designed champions.
• Singed was one of the champions chosen for the Noxian pool available during the Ionia vs. Noxus match. He was one of the selected champions.
• Singed's dance references Will Smith's "Jump on It" dance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
  • He shares this dance with Kayle, though hers includes the beginning of the dance.
• Even though Poison Trail's cloud appears to expand as it fades, the area affected by the poison does not actually increase.
• Singed is one of the few champions with a special interaction between his emotes and his ability set, as Fling automatically causes him to laugh.
• Although Singed holds his shield in his left hand in the default splash art, every other skin shows it in his right hand; Singed holds his shield in his right hand in all the in-game models.
• A bottle of Singed's poison can be seen leaking in the Mac Launch preview video.
• Singed's bald figure, red and green color motifs, and his large boots make him resemble Sigma from the Mega Man/Rockman X series.
• Singed's appearance resembles Kreacher from the Harry Potter series.

Lore

• Singed's lore shares some similarities with the chemist Fritz Haber. There are also similarities in the ethical implications of both their work.

Development

• Singed is voiced by Dameon Clarke.
  • Kha'Zix is also voiced by the same voice actor.
• Singed was designed by both Colt 'Ezreal' Hallam and Steve 'Guinsoo' Feak.
• According to Steve 'Udyr' Mieczkowski, Singed was the first ever champion to be created in the game.
• He was originally named "Singe" on his release date.
  • Both trace back to Proto-Germanic verb *sangjanan "to scorch < to sacrifice?", possibly related to *sengwanan "to sing".
  • In the Founding Interns of League of Legends YouTube video uploaded by the Riot Games Channel, Singed was shown to have originally been named 'Zij'.
  • The moment his he and his name appears in the video is here.

Quotes

• Singed's line, "To shake, or not to shake," is a play on, "To be, or not to be," a famous quote from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
• Singed's joke, "Shaken, not stirred." is a reference to a famous quote of James Bond, a fictional British secret agent.
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• Singed's bio quote, "My deadliest dose shall bear my patron's name!" is a reference to a line from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce: "My deadliest drug shall bear my patron's name!", referring to Mercury.
• Singed's line, "Mix, mix, swirl, mix." is a reference to a scene from the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Skins

Original Singed

• The scene depicted has him leaving a Poison Trail.
• The bottle in his hand used to have a skull design on it before it was removed.

Riot Squad Singed

• Along with the other Riot skins, he was obtainable by either meeting a Rioter, attending an official Riot event or through purchase in the store during events in the year of release.
  • For him in particular, he was only obtainable in pre-2011 events, such as Gamescom 2010, PAX and E3. The final opportunity to purchase him from the store was 2011's PAX Prime.
    • His role as a giveaway skin was replaced by Riot K-9 Nasus in 2011 and 2012.
• His bulwark is replaced with a riot shield and his poison gas container is replaced with a giant tear gas canister, both of which are tools used for riot control.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Riot Blitzcrank
  • Riot Graves
  • Riot Kayle
  • Riot K-9 Nasus

Hextech Singed

• He shares this theme with:
  • Hextech Alistar
  • Hextech Anivia
  • Hextech Annie
  • Hextech Galio
  • Hextech Janna
  • Hextech Kog'Maw
  • Hextech Sion

Surfer Singed

• A mugshot of pre-rework Taric can be seen on his bottle, complete with surfer shades.
  • The bottle is labeled "Taric's Tropical Tan".
• This skin is one of two champion skins which use a surfboard as a shield, the other being Pool Party Leona.

Mad Scientist Singed

• It is based on the stereotypical mad scientist.
• The skin also bears a resemblance to Dr. Mundo's original skin before the game was released.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Mad Scientist Ziggs

Augmented Singed

• It is possibly a reference to Bane from the Batman franchise.
• The skin's release date is also very close to the premiere of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, in which Bane is the main villain.

Snow Day Singed

• He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2013 along with:
  • Winter Wonder Lulu
  • Snow Day Singed
• It replaces the container of chemicals with a snow cleaning machine and carries a sledge in place of his shield.
• In the splash art are two yordles - one planted head-first on the snow and another flying from being shoved by Singed.
• He shares this theme with
  • Snow Day Bard
  • Snow Day Gnar
  • Snow Day Graves
  • Snow Day Malzahar
  • Snow Day Syndra
  • Snow Day Ziggs

SSW Singed

• He was released in celebration of Samsung Galaxy White winning the Season Four World Championship along with:
  • SSW Rengar
  • SSW Talon
  • SSW Thresh
  • SSW Twitch
• He represents Looper.
• His bottle is shaped like the Summoner's Cup.
• He shares this theme with:
  • SSW Rengar
  • SSW Talon
  • SSW Thresh
  • SSW Twitch

Black Scourge Singed

• This skin is based on the typical plague doctor seen during the Black Death bubonic plague.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Iron Inquisitor Kayle
  • Cursed Revenant Nocturne
  • Undertaker Yorick
    • These skins came out around the time Dark Souls III was released. As the imagery of these skins are somewhat similar found in the Dark Souls franchise.

Beekeeper Singed

• He took direct inspiration from the beekeeper, a person who keeps honey bees.
• He closely resembles one of the many custom made skins.
  • An old video predating the official skin can be seen here.
• After sniffing a flower in his Recall, transforms into a bee. The bee itself closely resembles the bees from Bee Movie.

Relations

• Singed abducted Warwick to try and turn the former criminal into a 'chimeric predator' as one of his many experiments.
  • Singed is now searching for him to "start the next phase".
• Singed invented the toxic weapon used on Master Yi's home village. The remains of the village were so horrific that it remains a festering scar on Ionian history. To this day, no Ionian will ever publicly speak of what occurred.
• During an Ionian ambush on Noxian troops, Singed launched a barrage of biochemical terror on both forces. Riven witnessed as around her Ionian and Noxian alike fell victim to an unspeakably gruesome fate.
• Singed and Blitzcrank are on unfriendly terms with one another.
• In the Navori Province of Southern Ionia, Singed was charged with the extermination of an unexpected giant rat infestation. Some suspect that Twitch may have been involved in the rodent invasion.
• Singed is a business partner of Gragas, responsible for supplying him with brewing machinery and hardware.