General
- Her name comes from Insular Celtic *Drust, from Proto-Celtic *daru- "oak" (cf. English tree),[1] *drus- "break",[2] or *trusto- "noise"[3]
Rocket Jump is a reference to rocket jumping in FPS Arena games (like Quake) which allows oneself mobility by using a RPG or any other rocket launcher to accelerates one's jump.- Buster Shot is a reference to the attack used by Megaman.
- Tristana has the fourth longest possible basic attack range in the game with
669 units at level 18, right after 
Jinx's Fishbones at rank 4/5,which grants her 150/175 attack range respectively, Kog'Maw when he uses his Bio-Arcane Barrage, which grants him a range of 710, and Twitch when he uses Spray and Pray which grants him an auto attack range of 850. - Her dance references a typical soldier's stationary marching while singing a military cadence.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Development
- Tristana has an unreleased skin titled Arm Cannon Tristana, which references Megaman. Its game files were added into the Wukong Patch but it was never made public.
- Her dance might be a reference to the dance done by the Lilties during the year end dance in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
- Tristana is voiced by Elspeth Eastman, whom Riot approached for audition.
- Dragon Trainer Tristana's skin lines are also voiced by the same actress.
- Tristana bears a strong resemblance to her likely inspiration of the main character from the Tank Girl series.
Quotes
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Here comes the boom!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Here comes the boom!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references Here Comes the Boom.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Is that a rocket in your pocket?"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Is that a rocket in your pocket?" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a variant of Mae West's famed quote.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Orders are more like guidelines, really."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Orders are more like guidelines, really." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is possibly a reference to Captain Barbossa's quote; "The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules." from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Blast em."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Blast em." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a possible reference to stormtroopers from the Star Wars.
- In Italian localization, "Cannon ball" is sung as the song "Wrecking Ball".
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Once a Bandle gunner, always a Bandle gunner!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Once a Bandle gunner, always a Bandle gunner!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] might refer to Arsenal F.C. (whose nickname is The Gunners) and their phrase "Once a gunner, always a gunner".
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=" "Ooh, look! I'm a shock trooper!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:
- In Brazilian localisation, Tristana has a quote referencing Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.
- She shares quotes with:
- ▶️ "Now we're cookin!"
- "Bombs away!"'
- "Nope!"
- This quote may also be a reference to the video Nope.avi
Skins
- The scene depicted shows her post- Rocket Jump.
- This skin shares the Riot theme with:
- From December 15, 2009 to August 1, 2018, she could be obtained for free by visiting this page and then liking the League of Legends Facebook page.
- If you do not own Tristana, she would be given to you for free along with the skin.
- She was one of the three skins obtainable for free by following League of Legends' or Riot Games Inc.'s social media platforms.
- The others are:
- The smiley face logo on her cannon is a reference to the Comedian's badge from "Watchmen".
- Several things can be seen in the background of her splash art:
- A young Wharf Rat.
- A Bittersweet Lulu cupcake.
- A Poro.
- A Poro plushy.
- A Tibbers plushy.
- An Amumu plushy.
- A Soraka banana.
- A Bard Meep.
- A Teemo Shroom.
- A Teemo hat.
- TPA Ezreal.
- SKT T1 Jax.
- Fnatic Gragas.
- SSW Twitch.
- A young
- This skin shares the Snowdown Showdown theme with:
- She celebrates Snowdown Showdown 2009 along with:
- She is dressed like a Christmas elf.
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- Her outfit resembles the standard firefighter attire. She also carries a fire extinguisher on her back.
- Boomer appears to be a customized firefighter hose.
- This skin shares the Commando theme with:
- Special Forces Gangplank and his soldiers can be seen in the background of her splash art.
- This skin was inspired by Jenette Vasquez from the movie "Aliens".
- She also bears a strong resemblance to the fictional movie character John Rambo.
- This skin shares the Bilgewater: Burning Tides theme with:
- Rocket Girl Tristana Chromas: Navy, Orange, Purple
Chromas:- This skin shares the Silver Age theme with:
- Her base colors resembles Neon Strike Vi.
- Dragon Trainer Tristana Chromas: Emerald, Obsidian, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Dragon World theme with:
- She references How to Train Your Dragon (film).
- Additionally, some quotes are taken from the same franchise.
- Her dragon companion is named Riggle.
- In her splash art, both are sitting by a forest which resembles Summoner's Rift, which Tristana likely pointing at some drakes.
- Moreover, it is possible that Riggle might be in the hatchling stage of the Infernal Drake.
- Moreover, it is possible that Riggle might be in the hatchling stage of the
- This skin shares the Bewitching theme with:
- She celebrates Harrowing 2016 along with:
- She later transforms into Little Demon Tristana and becomes a servant to Little Devil Teemo.
- Omega Squad Tristana Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Omega Squad theme with:
- Omega Squad Teemo (pre-mental breakdown) can be seen to her left.
- Little Demon Tristana Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Demonic theme with:
- She was community-voted to be her next skin.[4]
- This skin was visually inspired by Demon Vi.
- Initially, she was conceptualized to be the servant of Little Devil Teemo.
- She was previously Bewitching Tristana before her transformation (her hat can be seen in the background).
- She was previously
- Initially, she was conceptualized to be the servant of
- Pengu Cosplay Tristana Chromas: Citrine, Obsidian, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Definitely Not theme with:
- She celebrates April Fools' Day 2020 along with:
- Ahri and Draven can be seen in the background, while she and Veigar are perched on Pajama Guardian Cosplay Urgot.
- However, Horace 'Horuze' Hsu has posted a follow up image that shows a buff Teemo instead of Urgot. This is most likely done as a joke befitting the seasonal event.
- However, Horace 'Horuze' Hsu has posted a follow up image that shows a buff
- This skin was inspired by Pengu from Teamfight Tactics.
Relations
- Tristana and Teemo are close friends.
- Rumble has an obvious (named his mech 'Tristy') crush on her.
- Tristana finds Lulu to be quite a handful and bothersome yordle.
- Draven had encountered both Lulu and Tristana, fought and fled from them during his return trip from Basilich to Noxus Prime.
References
- ↑ Rhys, Guto (2015) Approaching the Pictish language: historiography, early evidence and the question of Pritenic, p. 223
- ↑ http://www.wales.ac.uk/Resources/Documents/Research/CelticLanguages/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf, p. 17
- ↑ Matasovic, An etymological lexicon of Proto-Celtic, p. 261
- ↑ The Next Tristana Skin Is…
- ↑ Choose The Next Tristana Skin
- ↑ Little Demon Tristana: Splash Art VFX
- ↑ Little Demon Tristana: Model & SFX
- ↑ The Latest on Little Demon Tristana
- ↑ Final Update on Little Demon Tristana