Development
- Main article: Twisted Fate (Development)
- Twisted Fate is voiced by Owen Thomas in both League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra, he also voices .[1]
- He is voiced by Ray Chase in Double-Double Cross, Don't Mess With Yordles and as .[2]
- Twisted Fate's Japanese voice actor is Kenyu Horiuchi.[3]
- In the collaborative fan film Outlaw Origins He is played by Chase Coleman
- During Alpha Test, he was simply called 'Cardmaster'.
- Twisted Fate's Q ability in the Alpha, Seal Fate, had its name reused by for his ability in Teamfight Tactics Sets 4 and 4.5.
- According to former Riot Writer Devon 'Runaan' Giehl, Twisted Fate was meant to be married to , but that specific aspect was scrapped, while keeping "palpable sexual tension" between the characters.[4]
Universe
- Main article: Twisted Fate (Character)
- He was likely inspired by Gambit from X-Men by Marvel Comics.
- In his old lore, Twisted Fate's powers came from an experiment conducted by Dr. Xavier Rath, a likely reference to the X-Men's Professor Xavier.
- His overall appearance is inspired by Daisuke Jigen from Lupin III, specifically from the Takeshi Koike movies.
- Twisted Fate named his hat "Envy".
- Sentinel Graves death animation shows Graves taking out a blue card that gets him teleported to Twisted Fate's location before dying.
- One of the scrapped narrative concepts for Graves was for him to be married or to be an ex-lover of Twisted Fate. The concept of having "palpable sexual tension" between the characters was preserved in their final lore.
- However much his lore is retconned, Twisted Fate is invariably identified as a Serpentine River nomad.
- In his second lore, he was a Demacian-born nomad who also operated in Noxus.
- As seen in 1 Pool Shark card's artwork, his bounty in Bilgewater is 10,000,000.
- His first name Tobias was first revealed in Burning Tides. His full name was later revealed to be Tobias Felix with his biography update released in conjunction with the global mobile launch of Legends of Runeterra.
- His stories in chronological order are Double Down, Burning Tides, Destiny and Fate and Double-Double Cross.
- In a Legends of Runeterra interaction, Vi refers to Graves as Twisted Fate's "better half".
- Graves is the only person who still calls Twisted Fate by his birthname, Tobias.
- and depict them in their younger years.
- For the 2022 Pride Month Collection, RIOT decided to release two new emotes featuring Twisted Fate and Graves, consequently acknowledging their relationship, and thus becoming the first canon couple between two male champions.
- One of the emotes is a reference to the classic scene in the romantic drama film "Brokeback Mountain".
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Twisted Fate (League of Legends)
- Twisted Fate's name is a play on the phrase twist of fate, befitting his theme of chances and probability.
- The cinematic he stars in, A Twist of Fate, is directly named after this phrase.
- Many of Twisted Fate's abilities were named after real-life gambling or card-related terms.
- tampered dice that have a higher probability of having a certain side face up. are
- wild card, which is a card that can represent any value in various card games. references a
- phrase that magicians say to their participants for card tricks. references the commonly used
- unfairly stacked in order to give someone an advantage. references card decks that are
- eponymous card game. references the
- Twisted Fate was one of the first six champions designed (the others being , , , and ).
- Twisted Fate's dance references Gangnam Style by Psy.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Twisted Fate is the third champion to feature vocals while dancing (the others being and ).
- Twisted Fate's eyes glow cyan in-game (only Cutpurse has his pupils visible) but they do not in A Twist of Fate.
- The icon for Teamfight Tactics item . is reused for the
- The is also used to depict .
Quotes
- Main article: Twisted Fate (League of Legends Audio)
- Many of his lines are gambling-related, card-game-related or specifically Poker-related references and double entendres.
- ▶️ "I'm one of a kind" is a double entendre on his individuality and the 'of a kind' hand in Poker.
- ▶️ All or nothin' references the Double or nothing gamble.
- The taunt ▶️ "Only two Jokers in the deck, and I get dealt you" references the Joker card in card games.
- In the context of the quote, he refers to how unlucky he was to have dealt the person he is speaking to, since drawing a Joker from a deck of 54 cards (including two Jokers) is roughly_3.70%.
- The taunt ▶️ "Only a fool plays the hand he's dealt" references the act of playing (using) the hand (set of cards) that are dealt (initially given) to them, which is considered a novice move in most situations in various card games.
- ▶️ "I never bluff" references the act of bluffing in Poker.
- ▶️ "Let's raise the stakes" references raising the bet in Poker.
- ▶️ "Let it ride" references both the term of 'letting it ride' (choosing not to withdraw part of their wager) as well as the card game itself, Let It Ride, which is based on Poker.
Skins
- Main article: Twisted Fate (Collection)
- He may also be referencing Setzer Gabbiani from Final Fantasy VI.
- Bilgewater can be seen in the background.
- His was directly tweaked for the first splash art of his skin.
- This skin shares the PAX theme with:
- As a promotional or event limited skin, he was given away at gaming conventions and events and has not, is not and will never be available for purchase in the store.[6]
- He could only be unlocked by a code given out at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2009.
- He is notorious for being one of the rarest skins.
- He could only be unlocked by a code given out at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2009.
- He has the PAX logo on his shoulders, hat, and belt while his cards become Tarot cards.
- This skin shares the Highstakes theme with:
- He references the eponymous playing card.
- He resembles a Red Mage from Final Fantasy.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
- He has a hanging from his belt.
- He references stage magicians.
- "The Magnificent" is a common title of their's for their performances.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
- Before his biography update, "Tobias Felix" was his full name only in the High Noon universe.
- He has a bounty of $$7,000,000 as revealed in animation.
- A wanted poster of himself can be seen in the of his splash art.
- This skin shares the High Society theme with:
- His old has the spotlight focused on Twisted Fate.
- This skin shares the Fables theme with:
- ...and others
- He references The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
- This skin shares the Trick-or-Treat theme with:
- ...and others
- He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2012 along with:
-
- He also celebrates the remake of the Twisted Treeline map along with:
- He also celebrates the remake of the Twisted Treeline map along with:
- The cards that appear during bears on his arms. have the same symbol
- He resembles Jericho Cross from Darkwatch.
- This skin shares the Soccer Cup theme with:
- ...and others
- He was released in celebration of the 2014 FIFA World Cup along with:
- He is a soccer referee issuing a red card.
- He can do this in a 'literal manner' in-game with .
- This skin shares the Bilgewater: Burning Tides theme with:
- ...and others
- This is him and in their early hustling days after they struck their partnership.
- His animations had to be altered to accommodate his lack of a hat since it's the first time he doesn't wear one.
- Rejected names for this skin include 'Seadog Twisted Fate', 'Reckless Twisted Fate', 'Reckless Fate', 'Wanted Twisted Fate' and 'Wanted Fate'.[7]
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
- ...and others
- The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
- This skin shares the Pulsefire theme with:
- ...and others
- can be seen in the background of his splash art, chasing him.
- and can be seen in the background of splash art, teleporting towards him.
- In Wild Rift, his preview starts on a background before entering a portal, changing the background to the Pulsefire one. However, checking his poses and then returning to the skin selection, will cause the background to revert to the initial one. This is likely a bug.
- This skin shares the Odyssey theme with:
- ...and others
- can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- Twisted Fate can be seen holding a container with a alien meep.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2020 theme with:
- He resembles Raiden from Mortal Kombat.
- His hat also resembles the one worn by Jay Garrick, a speedster from the DC Comics.
- This skin shares the Crime City Nightmare theme with:
- This skin shares the Space Groove theme with:
- ...and others