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- His theme is heavily based on the USSR National Anthem.
- Julius Caesar, Oda Nobunaga, Napoleon Bonaparte and Tywin Lannister were all inspirations for Swain, in terms of either history or fiction.[1][2]
- This skin shares the Arctic Ops theme with:
- It is a reference to the Soviet Northern Front, a major military organization created during the Second World War.
- His appearance resembles that of Big Boss from the Metal Gear Solid video games series.
- He also resembles King Bradley from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga/anime.
- This skin shares the Bilgewater: Burning Tides theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin represents Swain as he would look like if he was part of the Bilgewater faction.
- It is likely a reference to Long John Silver, the antagonist of the Treasure Island novel.
- Beatrice is a scarlet macaw. In the American splash art, Beatrice's flight feathers are blue and green, as opposed to the real life macaw's blue and yellow feathers; however, on the Chinese splash art, the colors are just like the real life parrots.
- His updated appearance resembles that of classic .
- This skin shares the Otherroads theme with:
- ...and others
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- This skin thus depicts Swain after his rise to Grand General, the highest position of power in Noxus, and subsequent take-over of his body by the demon.
- This was the only skin in which Swain is not dependent on his cane to walk; he instead carries a staff.
- He can be seen on the left of Splash Art. He is also seen during the coronation scene.
- This skin shares the Dragon World theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin was codeveloped alongside Swain's Visual Gameplay Update due to being an old promise to players.[3]
- He is a Draconic Antagonist to the Dragonslayer skin line.
- He used to be a Dragonslayer, but was overtaken by the power to turn the dragons against the Dragonslayers, the very monsters he was trying to destroy.
- His quotes concerning ravens are omitted.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin represents Swain as he would look like if he was part of the Piltover faction.
- His appearance resembles that of .
- His bird is named Peacog.[4]
- His concept art, along with , were revealed before their intended dates. In the case of Swain, a day before the official skin reveal on the PBE servers (November 26th, 2019).
- This skin shares the Crystal Rose theme with:
- This skin shares the Winterblessed theme with:
- ...and others
References[]
- ↑ We're the Rioters who updated Swain. ASK US ANYTHING! - Reddit with u/Reav3 reply
- ↑ We're the Rioters who updated Swain. ASK US ANYTHING! - Reddit with u/Riot__Earp reply
- ↑ We're the Rioters who updated Swain. ASK US ANYTHING! - Reddit with u/SpaceNorth reply
- ↑ Katana on Peacog