Development
- Main article: Sion (Development)
- Sion is voiced by J.S. Gilbert, who also voices , , , , and .
- Sion's dance references Moskau by Dschinghis Khan.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- In the Founding Interns of League of Legends YouTube video, concept art for Sion was shown to depict him with blue skin, a red beard and an overall wildly different design.
- Sion's inception is heavily influenced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Sion was one of the first six champions designed (along with [1][2] , , , , and ).
- Sion once had a double sided axe; but the back of it mysteriously disappeared in a patch. Unable to find it, Riot opted to remove the back of the axe from his splash art.[3]
- Sion is voiced by Scott McNeil in both League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra.
- , pre-V7.9 , , 4Veigar in Legends of Runeterraand .
- Sion's Japanese voice actor is Kenji Nomura, whom also voiced Japanese .[4]
- Sion's dance references Chris Farley's audition for the Chippendales.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Universe
- Main article: Sion (Character)
- Sion was probably not human in life - but a slightly larger humanoid race.[5]
- In the old lore, conducted the blood ritual that restored Sion's mind (using a ritual knife coated in blood, likely obtained when the Exemplar was captured and impersonated him to avoid Demacia's suspicion)
- As a result of this 're-resurrection' Sion is stuck in an amnesiac limbo. He remembers Boram warning him about , but his undeath clouds his thoughts and makes him over-revel in slaughter.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Sion (League of Legends)
- When permanent health stacking was added to in the May 9, 2009 Patch, Sion became the first champion to have an ability that could infinitely stack an effect.
- Sion was one of the first six champions designed, together with [6][7]
- Of these, he was however the first and only one to recieve a full relaunch after his initial release, completely remaking the original appearance and gameplay.
, , , , and .
- Sion is one of 15 champions that have an ability that infinitely stacks an effect:
- In Sion's case, health. infinitely stacks his
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- Sion's updated 'Champion Spotlight' was the last to feature the old Summoner's Rift map.
- Juggernaut from X-Men.[8] was inspired by
- With , Sion is one of a few champions who can apply crowd control on themselves (the others being , , , , , , , , , , , , , and ).
- continue fighting after death, the others being and .
- Sion's passive is the only of these three that lasts a variable time, determined by his health running out.
- Sion is also the only targetable 'Zombie-state' of the three, which was previously shared with , original ultimate.
is one of three abilities which allow their casters to
Quotes
- Main article: Sion (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "So, uh, references community memes about both of their outdated appearance, from the time leading up to his relaunch in Patch . We can't hang out anymore. I'm cool now."V4.18.
- ▶️ "Even resembles trembles before me."▶️ "Even death trembles in my presence!".
- His ▶️ ▶️ "I'll be back." directly quotes the famous line from The Terminator. line
- ▶️ "I feel refers to !" his old innate ability.
- ▶️ "It's murdering time!" references The Thing from Fantastic Four by Marvel Comics ("It's clobbering time!")
- ▶️ "Yes... I like references a similar quote of the character ... "Heavy in Team Fortress 2.
- Sion shares quotes with:
- ▶️ "Who is your summoner, and what does he do?" references Kindergarten Cop.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- ▶️ "Get on my Chopper!" references Predator (film).
- ▶️ "What is best in death? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of noobs!" references Conan the Barbarian (1982 film).
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- ▶️ "Function is greater than form" resembles ▶️ "Function over form".
- ▶️ "Roll out — and , !"▶️ "Change-shapers: mecha incognito.", and ▶️ "Death is the right of all sentient beings." reference Transformers.
- ▶️ "Peace, in my time." is a play on a quote by Ultron from Avengers: Age of Ultron ("Peace in our time") (the quote is originally by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain: "Peace for our time").
- ▶️ "'Robot' means 'slave'; I am robot to no one!" the real etymology of the word. "Robot" comes from Czecho-Slovak and is derived from "robota", meaning "drudgery, servitude".
- ▶️ "Crush, kill, destroy!" is most likely a reference to a particular scene from the television series Lost in Space.[10]
- ▶️ "I'll be ba— un— atn—! Sorry... I'll be back." references the famous catchphrase associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as his previous quote ▶️ "I'll... be back.".
- Sion's accent during the quote also briefly changes to Schwarzenegger's notable accent, referencing his original voiceover's homage to the actor.
Skins
- Main article: Sion (Collection)
- The scene depicted has him trampling Helmet Bro.
- This is the first splash were a champion is seen from someone/something else's perspective. This is later seen in the numerous later splashes, including: , , , and .
- He resembles Garrosh Hellscream from Warcraft.
- He might be referencing Darth Sion from Star Wars.
- He has Jarvan I's crown bolted to his jaw. The knife stuck on his head, on the other hand, was coated with [11] blood so as to restore his mind during blood ritual.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- ...and others
- He references Terminator.
- In Teamfight Tactics Set 4, a recolored version of him features as a summonable unit as "the Monstrosity" when at least three units are active.
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- ...and others
- He references Conan the Barbarian.
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- ...and others
- He references Raw Deal and the hunter/lumberjack from Little Red Riding Hood.
- The skin bio references The Lumberjack Song by Monty Python.
- It probably took inspiration from Brian Lawyer's version of the splash.
- This skin shares the Mecha theme with:
- He might be referencing Pacific Rim and/or Transformers.
- Sion transforms into a vehicle during spawn animations and when using .
- He is featured in the game mode nexus blitz, where he takes the form of his Vehicle in Push the Cart.
- This skin shares the Worldbreaker theme with:
- This skin shares the Blackfrost theme with:
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Cosmic theme with:
- ...and others
References
- ↑ @Riot, the first champion EVER made
- ↑ @Riot, the first champion EVER made
- ↑ FeralPony on Sion's Axe
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/dinv9q/official_japanese_voice_actor_list_released_for/
- ↑ Sion's race
- ↑ @Riot, the first champion EVER made
- ↑ Guinsoo expanding first roster to six champions
- ↑ Sion Q&A 1
- ↑ No Urgot response to Sion's taunt about being too cool for him to hang out with?
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyGxJLCG6qw
- ↑ Sion Q&A 2