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Development
- Main article: Taliyah (Development)
- Erica Lindbeck voices Taliyah in
League of Legends. She also provided vocals for Taliyah's login theme.[1]
- Morgana, Coven Morgana, Zoe in both League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra, and 6 The Golden Sister are also voiced by Erica Lindbeck.
- The Russian localization is voiced and sung by Yulia Churakova,[2] following the same idea.
- Zehra Fazal voices Taliyah in Legends of Runeterra, and also voices Kayle, Aether Wing Kayle and 2 Brightsteel Protector. While Erica Lindbeck could have been commissioned, the decision to recast Taliyah was made to "remain as authentic to her character and heritage as possible".[3]
- Taliyah's design hook including making her a 'traditional' mage, particularly a disruptor.[4][5]
- Taliyah was originally a kind of spunky teen "Rosie the Riveter" with a huge, oversized hammer and chisel.[6]
- Taliyah's designers considered including her identity as a transgender woman during development, but this detail did not make it to her release.[7] It was thought to have been scrapped entirely, but Neeko was released with a quote toward Taliyah, implying that the idea is still alive: ▶️ "Hmm… Neeko not the only one who changes!"
- In Star Guardian Taliyah and Pool Party Taliyah ( Chromas: Rose Quartz), there is a wink that she is implicitly transgender woman.[8]
- In
- Threaded Volley was combined from a "terrain mage" kit and Lucian's The Culling, and the worked ground was initially designed as a placeholder mechanic for playtest.[4]
- Rock Surfing is an import from a "terrain boots" enchantment prototype back in Preseason 2015.
- Her basic attacks used to be trails of rocks ripped up from the ground.[4]
- They were changed to the current ones due to raising visual clarity concerns when weighed against her abilities.[9]
- Seismic Shove was the most production-intensive of her abilities (animation-wise).[10]
Chromas:
Universe
Universe- Main article: Taliyah (Character)
- Ṭaliyah טַלְיָה (Hebrew: [tˀa'lija:]) means "young ewe",[11] from Proto-West-Semitic *ṭalay-at.[12]
- In English localizations, her name is pronounced [tɐˈli:ʲɐ:] TaLEEyah with second syllable stressed[13] like in Hebrew; in other localizations, the stress may fall on different syllables or no syllable is stressed at all.
- Originally, her name was spelled Taalea.[14]
- Another inspiration is Arabic Tāliya تَالِيَة ~ Tāliyatun تَالِيَةٌ "reciter", feminine active participle of root t-l-w "to recite".[15]
- She's portrayed as being about 16 years old,[16] but several timeline inconsistencies gradually arose after her release and made it clear that she is canonically older than that. Scathlocke has stated that she is 23 as of 996 AN.[17][18]
- She was 6 years old when she became a Stoneweaver.
- She was likely in her mid teens when she was conscripted by Noxus
- She was likely 16 years old during the events of The Bird and the Branch.
- She was likely 17 years old during the events of Bloodline.
- Yasuo dubbed her 'Little Sparrow'.
- Her tribe is called the Nasaaj, meaning "weaver",[19] from Arabic نَسّاج nassāj < Semitic n-s-k[20] < s-k-k "to weave".[21]
- Just as Semites formulate surnames from information about the bearer's progenitors, occupation, or origin, whether ethnic or geographical, Taliyah would most likely introduce herself as Taliyah of the Nasaaj.
- Taliyah's family is part of one of many nomadic tribes that formed after the fall of Ancient Shurima by Xerath's hand.
- Taliyah's tribe worships "the Great Weaver," a force of nature said to govern the tapestry of fate and life for every individual.
- This deity seems to have been inspired by weaving-associated goddesses, such as Egyptian Neith, Semitic Asherah, Indo-European triple fate goddesses, etc.
- ThermalKitten, Taliyah's writer, shared several details about her on the boards:[19]
- Taliyah stands at about 5'9"/175 cm tall.
- She is a Virgo. ThermalKitten initially placed her birthday in "mid to late September" but later mentioned it on Twitter as being September 22.[22]
- She was canonically named after a specific, lavender-colored, five-petaled, star-like flower that grows in the rocky foothills near the Icathian border. It's called ta'liyah, "the rock that flowers."
- From ThermalKitten on her sexuality: "I think Taliyah is someone who is the midst of finding out who she is and figuring out who you're attracted to is certainly part of that. I'm sure she would find some people more physically attractive than others, but I think the thing that would draw her to someone would be who they are on the inside." In short, Taliyah is still figuring out her sexuality, but personality is more important to her than looks.
- Her favorite ice cream flavor is rocky road.
- Her favorite animals are goats, especially fluffy goats.
- Her favorite color is indigo.
- Her favorite time of day is dawn.
- In the real world, she'd enjoy indie/electropop music, Western movies, romance novels, frappucinos, red velvet cake pops, and pineapple and pepperoni pizza. Her favorite subjects in school would be geology, astronomy, and biology. Her favorite Pokémon would be Rockruff.
- DanielZKlein additionally mentioned that Taliyah is left-handed.[23]
- Freljord Taliyah was originally intended to be her canon appearance in the Freljord.[24] However, due to the reason behind her dramatic appearance changes (contact with True Ice) being unlikely at the moment, the skin is now likely only a nod to her time in the Freljord. As of right now, it does not show up in the client's Freljord set alongside Freljord Sylas which is a canon skin.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Taliyah (League of Legends)
Quotes
- Main article: Taliyah (League of Legends Audio)
- The melody she hums upon dancing is her login screen theme.
- She and Yasuo both recall the phrase ▶️ "I will follow this path until the end" (spoken by the Stoneweaver in "Homecoming")
- ▶️ " Noxians... why did it have to be Noxians?" references Raiders of the Lost Ark ("Snakes... why did it have to be snakes?")
- ▶️ " You are the scourge upon our world." is a response to ▶️ "Your races are a scourge upon the world!"
- ▶️ "Sedimentary, my dear Malphite." references Sherlock Holmes.
- ▶️ "Stick them with the pointy end" references Game of Thrones.
- ▶️ " Diamonds really are a girl's best friend." references the song Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, performed by Marylin Monroe.
- ▶️ "Five birds, one stone." adds three more birds to the idiom] it references.
- ▶️ "Not all who wander are lost." is Taliyah's counterpart to Yasuo's ▶️ "A wanderer isn't always lost."
- Perhaps unrelatedly, the quotes also resemble Ivern's ▶️ "No one who wanders is ever truly lost."
- All three quotes reference All that is gold does not glitter by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Perhaps unrelatedly, the quotes also resemble
- ▶️ "Brace yourself. I hear winter is coming." references a popular phrase from Game of Thrones which has earned meme status.
- Freljord Taliyah shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Taliyah (Collection)
- The scene depicted in her splash art has her Rock Surfing on her Weaver's Wall.
- She may have been inspired by Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series and Terra from Teen Titans animated series.
- Her outfit might have been inspired by the wings of Isis, an Egyptian goddess & patroness to nature, magic, family, workers, slaves, etc.
- This skin shares the Freljord theme with:
- Freljord Taliyah references the time she spent in the Freljord before returning to Shurima. However, due to the drastically different visuals of her design compared to her Original Taliyah design, it is only a nod to her canonical lore.
- The icy particles may have been inspired by Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series.
- The reindeer reference her tribe's background as shepherds.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2017 theme with:
- She was released in celebration of SSG winning the Season 2017 World Championship along with:
- She represents Crown.
- She is inspired by Hong Gildong or "Korean Robin Hood", who weaves the kind of marble you'd see in ancient palaces.[25]
- Pool Party Taliyah Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- When her passive is active, she surfs on top of an actual surfboard.
- "Get pitted" refers to a famous funny surfer interview.
- Star Guardian Taliyah Chromas: Amethyst, Brilliant, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
- She references the magical girl genre of anime.
- Crystalis Motus Taliyah Chromas: Reclaimed
- This skin shares the Crystalis Motus theme with:
References
- ↑ Taliyah's LoL Voice Actress
- ↑ Taliyah Russian Theme
- ↑ Taliyah's LoR voice actress
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Inside Taliyah Dev
- ↑ Taliyah Q&A
- ↑ Taliyah's original story pitch
- ↑ Taliyah's gender development
- ↑ Star Guardian Taliyah and the creator's intent - Reddit
- ↑ Taliyah Q&A
- ↑ Taliyah Q&A
- ↑ Mishnah Menachot 13:7 text: טָלֶה וְטַלְיָה taleh vetaliyah "a he-lamb and a ewe-lamb"
- ↑ The Semitic Languages, ed. S. Weninger, p. 206, 166
- ↑ Taliyah pronunciation
- ↑ https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2017/12/naming-new-champions/
- ↑ Badawi and Abdel Haleem (2008). Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage. p. 136
- ↑ Taliyah Q&A
- ↑ Scathlocke on Taliyah's age 1
- ↑ Scathlocke on Taliyah's age 2
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Thermal Kitten Q&A
- ↑ A. Murtonen, Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting; Part I, p. 284
- ↑ J. Huenergard, Proto-Semitic Language & Culture, p. 2076
- ↑ Thermal Kitten Twitter
- ↑ Daniel Z. Klein Ask.fm
- ↑ Thermal Kitten on Freljord Taliyah's appearance
- ↑ SSG Taliyah reference