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Development
- Main article: Skarner (Development)
- Skarner is voiced by David Lodge.[1]
- Pre-rework
Galio, pre-rework Gatekeeper Galio and Ivern are also voiced by the same voice actor.
- Pre-rework
- Skarner comes from Swedish Skarn "calc-silicate waste rocks".
- Brackern (his species) from Scots brack, cognate with Engl. "(to) break".
- Both reference him and his kind's petrological nature & origins as well as Crystal Scar.[2]
- Both reference him and his kind's petrological nature & origins as well as
- Brackern (his species) from Scots brack, cognate with Engl. "(to) break".
- Skarner was first spotted in Brand's 'Art Spotlight' (video was removed and edited after the fact).
- Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino stated Skarner's head is based on Evangelion Unit-01's from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- During development, a possible thematic was a diseased Yordle riding a scorpion.[3]
- Skarner was chosen by players to receive a Visual Gameplay Update at the start of Season 2022.
- Skarner and Battlecast Alpha Skarner are voiced by Imari Williams.[4]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Skarner (Character)
- The full name of a Brackern consists of their first name, which clan they are part of, and whom they are the progeny of.[5]
- When Skarner uses Seismic Bastion, he uses his geomancy to create earthquakes, while also summoning the earth to shield himself.[6]
- How Skarner senses vibrational threads is similar to how Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender sees the world, by feeling movement on top of the earth, which are like threads that track back to him.[7]
- Clan Ọ̀pal-hin were originally from the jungles of Ixtal, but there are numerous other clans across the Shuriman continent.[8]
- Skarner and the Brackern speak in vibrational tones that, when heard, burrow into the mind and are translated to the listener's own tongue.[9]
- The adornments on Skarner's body were painted on by Ixtali people and he cherishes them deeply.[10]
- The Brackern are VERY old. They've been around far longer than humans, and because of their long life they experience time in a very different way than most other beings.
- The crystals existed before even the Brackern, who evolved with the life stones' power. The Brackern possibly don't know how to create a new one, so it's possible they could eventually run out of stones if they're all destroyed.
- Since Skarner has one of the oldest and strongest life stones in existence, he is the most powerful Brackern, but he's not stronger than all of them put together. Also, the consciousness within the stone chose Skarner in particular, not just for his strength but for other qualities like his persistence and courage.
- The crystals existed before even the Brackern, who evolved with the life stones' power. The Brackern possibly don't know how to create a new one, so it's possible they could eventually run out of stones if they're all destroyed.
- The Brackern's experience with humans has been steeped in violence. They believe humans caused so many conflicts and forced the Brackern to go into hibernation. Now that humans are exploiting the sleeping Brackern for their crystals, they're not going to become BFFs anytime soon.
- Skarner certainly had trouble communicating with humans. The Brackern use their life stones to communicate telepathically by sending raw emotion, images, and thoughts into each others minds in a kind of melody. That's part of why Brackern without life stones cannot communicate as well with their species. His connection to his fellow Brackern is very nearly unbreakable. Their minds reach out to each other and sing over great distances, even while they are unconscious - for example, they can hear each other's dreamsongs while hibernating. Skarner has never spoken in any other way, so he doesn't understand the human tongue, at least not yet. By the end of Dreamsong, he does learn to understand (and speak) their language of violence. However, it's possible that Skarner could learn to trust a human, though, if they can hear his song or communicate another way.
- Seraphine is able to hear Brackern soul crystals, and her special interaction with Skarner implies that she is aware of the brackern's existence and Skarner's grief for his kind, so she is possibly the most likely to be able to communicate with him.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Skarner (League of Legends)
- During the cast time, Impale's decal displays the Ixtali Axiomata.
- His dance is a reference to Crab Rave. This dance can also be synchronized with other Skarners.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Some animations resemble his pre-rework ones:
- He has kept the same pose for his joke emote.
- Part of the old dance where he swings his claws in a circle can be shown during the restart segment of his current dance loop.
- His previous two 'slash' animations (one for the left claw, and one for the right) used during Crystal Slash's cast resemble part of his laugh emote.
- Skarner was deemed overpowered and obnoxious in Ultra Rapid Fire (2014 edition) and was ultimately disabled in non-custom games.
- Skarner had his game assets reused for several featured game modes!
- He was given a retexture and features as a monster called the "Draggy Tail Monster" in Invasion.
- Skarner is the only unit that was retextured for this mode that isn't a Voidborn.
- His animations were reused for the Crimson Stinger and Petal Claw monsters in Odyssey: Extraction.
- He was given a retexture and features as a monster called the "Draggy Tail Monster" in
Quotes
- Main article: Skarner (League of Legends Audio)
- Skarner is largely connected with the earth's vibrations, which are essentially the Brackern's method of communication. Those vibrations are postulated to be ethereally translated within the mind of each listener at the time, and the listener is guaranteed to understand it in their own tongue. In his voice-over, that receiver is the player; and vice versa, he is the receiver for understanding human language.[11]
- ▶️ "I am the vanguard of Ixtal's protection." references the iconic quote by Sovereign from the Mass Effect video game franchise.
- ▶️ "I sentence you to one million years in the dungeon." references the Earl of Lemongrab from the Adventure Time animated series.
- ▶️ "I am composed of fifty percent protec, and fifty percent attac." references the "he protec but he also attac" meme.
- ▶️ "Skar, Skar, Skarner!" quotes his original voiceline ▶️ Skar-Skar-SKARNER!
- ▶️ "Oh no! I seem to have stepped on one of my cousins!" might be referencing the Men in Black film.
- ▶️ Skar-Skar-SKARNER! references Pokémon.[12]
- Skarner shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Skarner (Collection)
- In the sketches for his splash art, he is shown to be much larger than a human, he would eventually become a titan in it's final iteration.
- He resembles the Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi from the Magic: The Gathering card game.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- This skin shares the Battlecast theme with:
- In-universe, he was the very first Battlecast.
- In actuality, Battlecast Xerath was the first Battlecast skin ever made.
- In actuality,
- A character resembling Battlecast Vel'Koz can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- He resembles the Blade Wolf from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
- His dance references the 'robot dance'.
- He hums part of Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk during his dance.
- This skin shares the Guardian of the Sands theme with:
- He might have been inspired by the African Black Tail Scorpion and/or the Qiraji from World of Warcraft.
- His recalling might be referencing a Hydralisk from theStarCraft series.
- Cosmic Sting Skarner Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Chromas:- This skin shares the Cosmic theme with:
- He was inspired by the Scorpio constellation.
References
- ↑ Skarner VA
- ↑ IronStylus on champion names
- ↑ FeralPony on Skarner's Development
- ↑ Reworked Skarner VA
- ↑ apothecarie on Brackern names
- ↑ apothecarie on Seismic Bastion
- ↑ apothecarie on Skarner's Vibrational Threads
- ↑ apothecarie on Clan Ọ̀pal-hin's origins
- ↑ apothecarie on Brackern Speech
- ↑ apothecarie on Skarner's markings
- ↑ X — Riot apothecarie on Skarner's speech
- ↑ Skarner the crystal Pokémon