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Development
- Main article: Syndra (Development)
- Syndra's voice actress is uncredited and anonymous.
- Syndra was designed by Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon.[1]
- During development, she was called Darksov, Dark Sovereign or Sym.[2]
- The visual effects designer for Syndra's log-in screen was Anthony Possobon.
- Syndra was originally named 'Cyndra' but Riot felt the Syndra fit better.[3]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Syndra (Character)
- Syndra's parents were not magical, but she doesn't know too much of her family history.
- She's essentially attuned to the flows of magic - she can manifest force just by willing it, and she condenses spheres of raw magic from the air. She doesn't fully understand her talents, and up until now, she hasn't cared about their source. If she wants to realize her full potential, she'll have to understand herself.[4]
- Syndra leaches the magic in the environment, ripping out the essence and causing it to fade away. It can likely be attributed to her washing away the natural magics with her own raw spirit magic.
- The ghost-willow in her lore did not have its magic stolen by Syndra.
- Syndra's magic is attuned to her emotional state, when intensely negative it became very destructive.
- The ghost-willow in her lore did not have its magic stolen by Syndra.
- Based on her lore, she was around her early 20s when she was put in The Dreaming Pool. Centuries have passed since her sealing (as the Fortress itself has stood for centuries and was built around the temple after it was destroyed.)
- Her headpiece is Ionian in nature, but unlike the crests that other Ionian characters keep behind them, Syndra placed hers front and center, emblematic of her rejection of restraint.
- It is unclear if this remains relevant in her new lore.
- The word "sovereign" in Syndra's title has a number of meanings. Her story is about asserting control over things that were held from her—her own fate, her magical ability, and her current home and fortress. Sovereign also implies a degree of supremacy, which she believes she has due of her power and her position in the world, literally and symbolically.[5]
- Though their paths have been different, Zed and Syndra have similar goals. Both believe the 'balance' that has maintained Ionia for so long must crumble for Ionia's people to come into their own and realize their full potential. Syndra might take interest in Zed's power, and given the right circumstances, an alliance between the two could "tip the scales" in Ionia all the more.
- Due to working for the Ionian Elders, Irelia is Syndra's rival.
- Being an Elder herself, Karma is considered a rival as well.
- Being an Elder herself,
- Syndra sympathizes with Xerath and is intrigued by the power he's obtained, but Xerath would possibly be more interested in her. All of his power is arcane, researched and developed, while Syndra is more instinctive, her approach may succeed at unbinding him where his has failed.
- She is intrigued by Annie and how a child obtained such powers.
- Syndra probably thinks Veigar is kind of laughable. If she got past the cutesy yordle exterior, she might see him as a worthy mage.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Syndra (League of Legends)
- Syndra is the first champion to directly manipulate minions and neutral monsters to deal damage to other champions with Force of Will. The only other champion to do so is Sion with Sion's Roar of the Slayer.
- Syndra's spheres appear as red instead of blue when on the opposing team. She is the fourth champion to have team perspective based particles, with the third being Draven, the second being Cassiopeia and the first being Singed.
- On her Atlantean and Snow Day skins, they appear purple to enemy instead.
- Using Syndra's Force of Will to hit an enemy unit with the Red Brambleback will apply the debuff on them. Also, if Syndra throws the Blue Sentinel, she will be refunded 10 mana and the ability's cooldown will be lowered by 1 second.
- Syndra is the third of the dark-themed Ionian Champions. The first two being Shen & Varus, followed by Zed, Jhin, Xayah, & Kayn.
- Syndra's imprisonment under the Dream Pool shares some similarities with the Arthurian lore about Lady of the Lake; though Syndra herself is the prisoner, not the jailer.
- Syndra's dance references the choreography for the song Hoot by Girls' Generation (소녀시대: So Nyeo Shi Dae), a popular Korean girl group.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Syndra was the third champion to have a difficulty rating of 100, the first being Cassiopeia, the second being Orianna, and the fourth being Draven. However, her difficulty rating has since fallen to 80. On release, her difficulty rating was 90.
- Each of Syndra's abilities gain new graphical details when leveled to max rank. For details, see below in her Skin section.
- Syndra is the second champion speculated to be omnipotent, or nearly so. The first one was Xerath.
- As seen in this video, Syndra appears to be able to use the balls from another Syndra.
- The fact that Syndra's Unleashed Power can use up to seven balls is possibly a reference to the Dragon Ball franchise as there are seven Dragon Balls.
- Syndra is the second of three dark themed champions to have a light themed skin, with Varus being the first and Aatrox being the third.
- Syndra apparently derives from Proto-Germanic *sundraz ("of/by/for one self"; whence English sunder),[6] with possible influence from unrelated Greek συνδρομή syndrome.[7]
Quotes
- Main article: Syndra (League of Legends Audio)
- One of Syndra's jokes (▶️ "And they said I lacked balance. Ha!") is a triple entendre.
- The primary play on words is regarding her lore where she was deemed mentally unbalanced by her Ionian elders, as balance (mental fortitude) is a defining virtue in Ionian culture, and she therefore treads on her dark spheres to prove that she "has (physical) balance".
- The third play on words is a meta-reference to her own champion balance; Syndra was reportedly one of the most overpowered champions during development, at the time.
- Syndra shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Syndra (Collection)
- Her splash art shows her in black clothing with silver accents. In-game, however, her clothes are dark purple with pale gold accents.
- Her splash art also shows her with no finger sheaths, contradicts her in-game model.
- Syndra's name and appearance shares some similarities with Sindel from the Mortal Kombat franchise.
- Her space-manipulating powers and white hairs are similar to those of Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII.
- Her helm is similar to Midna's from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
- Her helm also looks like the "Mantle of Decorum," Ionia's highest decoration. However, it is placed on her forehead instead of floating behind her head (as a sort of symbol of power), much like a crown.
- In her earlier designs, she was intended to have a Mantle of Decorum; however, this was most likely removed because it contradicts with established lore: the Mantles of Decorum are reserved only for Ionia's most revered and respected people.
- This skin has a purple arrow that indicates the direction of Scatter the Weak knockback on her sphere.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere, Force of Will, and Scatter the Weak have majorly red shockwave and particles, making their visual effect appear magenta in some parts when they overlap with purple particles that are still there. Their visual effects are also more intense and linger a bit longer.
- Orbiting and summoned Dark Sphere have bolder, more vivid purple outline. Summoned Dark Sphere also emits an intense dark aura.
- Force of Will leash and projectile trails have red color instead of purple.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave. Spheres knocked away leaves red trail.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres purple trail.
- This skin shares the Justicar theme with:
- It is possibly a version of Syndra from an alternate history, where she instead embraced her elders' teaching and became a force for good. This theory is based on her warmer color scheme, use of white feathers and golden spheres. Her helmet also resembles the sun, a symbol of divinity, and her spheres contain images that resemble a "Mantle of Decorum."
- The word "Justicar" means "man of justice" i.e. a judge.
- As seen here, Justicar Syndra used to show her face.
- It is also the first light-themed skin for a dark-themed champion. The second being Arclight Varus, and the third being Justicar Aatrox.
- This skin has a yellow arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere and Force of Will have additional golden shockwave and lingering golden shimmers.
- Orbiting and summoned Dark Sphere becomes brighter and have a sigil resembling "Mantle of Decorum". Orbiting spheres also subtly shimmers.
- Force of Will leash has faint orange overlay. Its impact has an orange dome-shaped shockwave effect. The same dome-shaped effect also appears on enemy hit by the impact.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave but no noticeable change otherwise.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres golden trail.
- This skin shares the Forgotten Depths theme with:
- As seen here, Atlantean Syndra's Dark Sphere seems to have a different vanishing animation if that sphere is used by her other abilities (including spheres left from Unleashed Power). Unused spheres will promptly disappear in a small 'pop' of water while used spheres seem to splatter.
- This skin features different walking animations.
- This skin has a blue arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere and Force of Will have darker blue color.
- Dark Sphere has additional swirling trail of water during the delay, and blue trail of water that swirls outward in addition of explosion on impact.
- Summoned Dark Sphere has darker color, its water texture is more blue, and it appears to draw in water particle. Orbiting spheres have no noticeable change.
- Force of Will leash becomes very opaque and has deep, vivid blue color along with increased number of bubbles. The bubble around grabbed objects also has a second layer of water texture, an has a stream of bubbles orbiting around it. Its impact has a noticeable addition of whirlpool.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave but no noticeable change otherwise.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres blue trail with caustic texture.
- This skin shares the Highstakes theme with:
- This skin is a reference to the modern French playing cards.
- "Queen of diamonds" represents Rachel, a Biblical figure and the wife of Jacob.
- "King of clubs" has natural affinity towards this Queen.
- This skin has a purple arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank is the same as her Original Syndra skin.
- This skin shares the Snow Day theme with:
- She was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2015 along with:
- She can be seen making a snow sculpture of her classic self in her Recall animation.
- This skin has a blue arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere and Force of Will have a dark blue shockwave overlay and their effects appear much more vivid and intense.
- Summoned Dark Sphere has bolder and brighter blue outline. Orbiting spheres have no noticeable change.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave but no noticeable change in color. Spheres knocked away leaves darker, more vivid blue trail.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres bold, opaque blue trail and causes them to emits light blue aura.
- SKT T1 Syndra Chromas: Paragon
Chromas:- This skin shares the World Champions: 2016 theme with:
- She was released in celebration of SKT T1 winning the Season 6 World Championship along with:
- She represents Faker and is the third World Championship victory skin for him.
- It was preceded by SKT T1 Ryze.
- It was preceded even earlier by SKT T1 Zed.
- It was preceded even earlier by
- The idea for the Recall animation was thought up by Faker himself and displays his signature.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- It was preceded by
- This skin has a gleaming golden arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere, Force of Will, and Scatter the Weak have additional golden particles. Their visual effects are also more intense and linger a bit longer.
- Dark Sphere and Force of Will has team logo of SKT T1 linger a bit longer on on impact. Their logos also flash a second time in gold.
- Summoned Dark Sphere have more gold outline and emits gold lightning. Orbiting spheres have no noticeable change.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave with golden tip. Spheres knocked away leave yellow trail instead of blue.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres darker, opaque blue trail that lingers a bit longer.
- Star Guardian Syndra Chromas: Brilliant, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 2 theme with:
- She references the magical girl genre of anime.
- Her hairstyle, gemstone motif and mysterious personality reference Homura Akemi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
- Although her intentions are unclear, she acts as the adviser to Ahri's team consisting of Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Soraka, and herself.
- She's accompanied by Multi, a familiar spirit with mitosis-like abilities.
- They are the embodiment of her unlimited power.
- They resemble Deviling from Ragnarok Online.
- This skin has a purple arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere, Force of Will, and Scatter the Weak have majorly red and hot pink shockwave and particles. They also have black shockwave overlaid and overall effects appear to be darker and more intense.
- Summoned Dark Sphere have brighter hot pink outline with maximum rank on Dark Sphere. Orbiting spheres do not change with it.
- Force of Will leash is red and hot pink with intense black. Its stasis bubble has black overlay. Thrown object leaves hot pink trail.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave. Sphere knocked away leaves wavy, hot pink line instead of straight purple line.
- Unleashed Power gives her orbiting spheres hot pink outline and hot pink trail. Orbiting spheres emits black stars instead of white.
- Pool Party Syndra Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Pearl, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- Her design took some inspiration from Quetzalcoatl one of the main characters in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.
- Her spheres are replaced by purple volleyballs.
- Her spheres always leave a trail regardless of the current rank of Unleashed Power. Its color is seemingly blue, but it can be seen that the trail actually has pink color at its head if the sphere are displace with enough velocity or distance.
- This skin has a blue arrow indicator.
- Transcendent visual effect for abilities with maximum rank:
- Dark Sphere and Force of Will have additional pink particle.
- Dark Sphere has blue circle with watery motif, and pink sigil upon impact.
- Force of Will leash has additional watery texture and is overall brighter. Its stasis becomes much brighter blue and grabbed object leaves much more vivid pink and blue trail. Its impact has noticeably darker water, with addition of sand shockwave.
- Scatter the Weak has bigger wave and more seashells but no noticeable change otherwise.
- Unleashed Power replace her orbiting spheres' trail pink with much more noticeable bright rose pink.
- Withered Rose Syndra Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Withered Rose theme with:
- Bewitching Syndra Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Bewitching theme with:
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
- Spirit Blossom Syndra Chromas: Catseye, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- She represents the Spirit of Freedom in Spirit Blossom festivals.
- Coven Syndra Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Meteorite, Pearl, Profane, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Coven theme with:
- Coven Syndra was originally planned for release in patch 13.20 on October 11, 2023, but was delayed to patch 13.21 on October 25 due to player feedback and dissatisfaction with the initial skin model. Changes made to the model included:
- Hair color: Syndra's magenta hair was changed to a platinum blonde color to better match previous Coven skins.
- Spheres: Her spheres, initially resembling crushed crow feathers, were updated to a new texture, now featuring eyes inside runic symbols.
- Headdress: Her headdress was tweaked for a more symmetrical design, and its feathers, which previously obscured her face, were removed.
- Sigil: A runic sigil was added behind her head to match the splash art; the initial model lacked this feature.
- Changes were made to the skin's splash art and icon to match the updated hair color, spheres, and headdress design.
- Many adjustments were also made to the skin's chromas, including lighter hair colors in several of them, and green hues being implemented to the ruby chroma's model.
References
- ↑ I'm RiotGypsy. AMAA
- ↑ IronStylus on champion name etymology
- ↑ Meddler on Syndra's name
- ↑ Syndra dev blog 1
- ↑ Syndra dev blog 2
- ↑ Orel, V. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, pp. 386-7
- ↑ Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, pp. 1038, 354-5
- ↑ Orel, V. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, pp. 448, 204