Urgot/Trivia

General

Urgot, the Headsman's Pride

• Urgot and Thresh used to be the only champions classified as ranged tanks before having their roles changes in 2013.
  • Hyper-Kinetic Position Reverser and Death Sentence are the only two in-game tethered abilities without a minimum leash range.
• Urgot used to be the only champion in the game classified as a Marksman/ Tank. However, his champion classification has since been changed to Juggernaut.
  • During the time that Gnar was revealed on PBE, he was classified as a Marksman/ Tank. However, Gnar was released as a Fighter/ Marksman, a champion classification he shared with Jayce.
• Urgot resembles a number of quadrupeds from various other games.
  • Makron (leader of the Strogg) from the Quake video game series.
  • Azmodan the Lord of Sin from Diablo III.
  • "The Spineless Ones" from the X-Men, the best-known of them being Mojo. They are a fat alien race of rotten appearance who can not move on their own without advanced technology.
  • Yagrum Bagarn from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
• According to Babaganoosh, Urgot was unavailable for the Ionia versus Noxus Grudge Match due to being damaged and needing considerable time to be repaired. He received a major strength buff in the following patch release.
• Urgot's dance references Kirby's Victory Dance.
  • A side by side comparison can be seen here.
• During his second champion spotlight for his rework, Phreak jokingly said that Urgot will be the next Star Guardian, a reference to a long-standing joke in the community.

Urgot, the Dreadnought

• His dance references the Can-Can.
  • He shares this dance with Elise and Final Boss Veigar.
• Urgot is one of Fifteen champions to not have a single Ability Power ratio on any ability, the others being Darius, Draven, Garen, Kalista, Kayn, Kindred, Kled, Illaoi, Olaf, Riven, Talon, Vayne, Xayah and Zed).

Development

• His name possibly comes from Latin urgeo "I push, press".
• Urgot was designed by both Kevin 'Geeves' O'Brien and Siyang 'Issfire'.
• Urgot was the first champion revealed in The Journal of Justice before being officially announced, not counting the token mention of Sejuani.
• Urgot was the first released cyborg champion, before Viktor, Camille, and recently Orianna, after lore-retconning made her a normal girl that was gradually mechanised.

Quotes

Urgot, the Headsman's Pride

• Professor Stanwick Pididly's quote at the end of Urgot's background info is a reference to the "The Six Million Dollar Man".
• ▶️  <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Fear? No... I am the mindkiller."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Fear? No... I am the mindkiller." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a reference to Frank Herbert's Dune in which the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear begins with "I must not fear; fear is the mindkiller ..."
• ▶️  <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""You can't beat me, so join me. I need a good pair of legs."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"You can't beat me, so join me. I need a good pair of legs." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a pun on the popular saying "If you can't beat them, join them" with Urgot referring to the literal merging of flesh and bone.

Urgot, the Dreadnought

• Taunting Darius:   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""The hand of Noxus can be cut off; ask your master."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"The hand of Noxus can be cut off; ask your master." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a reference to Darius' title "the Hand of Noxus", and Irelia cutting off Darius' master's ( Swain) left hand.
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""We will make Zaun great again."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"We will make Zaun great again." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] is a reference to the election slogan "[Let's] Make America Great Again", by Ronald Reagan & Donald Trump.
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Say 'Shurima' one more time!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Say 'Shurima' one more time!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] might be a reference to Pulp Fiction.
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Those who stand behind you will share your fate."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Those who stand behind you will share your fate." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Stand behind Braum!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Stand behind Braum!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]].
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""You belong in a grave."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"You belong in a grave." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references ▶️  <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""You belong in a museum."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"You belong in a museum." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]]
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Let me know how it tastes."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Let me know how it tastes." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Yup, that tasted purple."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"[en.wikipedia.orgwikiSynesthesia Yup, that tasted purple.]" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]]

Battlecast Urgot

• Template:Sm2/Sandbox is a reference to one of pre-rework Urgot's quotes: ▶️  <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""I detect the presence of scum."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"I detect the presence of scum." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]]

Skins

Original Urgot

• The scene depicts him getting a tattoo and some metalwork done to his legs.
• In his old splash art, Urgot had tubes coming out of his body that lead to his skull. They were not visible on his in-game model, though.

Butcher Urgot

• His pre-rework art used to reference to Leatherface from the "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise.
• He resembles the Sadist from The Evil Within.

Giant Enemy Crabgot

• This skin refers the eponymous trope.
• After his visual rework, this skin references Kaiju monsters.
  • His splash art references a somewhat common occurrence in Kaiju films where the monster emerges from the sea depths, near a floating boat or ship.
    • This splash may be specifically referencing the movie Pacific Rim, and the scene in which Knifehead surfaces in front of a fishing boat, only to get locked in combat with Gipsy Danger shortly after.
  • Crabgot's appearance also references Pacific Rim as his body seems to be embedded with energy (shining through his eyes, within the claws, and other small gaps), something that is prominent with Pacific Rim's Kaiju monsters compared to monsters in other Kaiju films.
    • He shares some similarities with the Kaiju known has Onibaba from Pacific Rim.

Battlecast Urgot
Chromas: Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite

• This may or may not be a reference to Beyond Good and Evil's Alpha Soldiers, as Battlecast Urgot and them are very similar.
• May be a refference to Warhammer 40,000 Helbrutes/Dreadnaughts .
  • The Pearl chroma of the skin specificially is very similar to the color scheme of the Iron Warriors Chaos Space Marines legion.
• In the Nautilus Art Spotlight, around 2:50, a tab saying Urgot Mech can be seen in the top left. This was likely the development name for Battlecast Urgot.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath
  • Battlecast Kog'Maw
  • Battlecast Alpha Skarner
  • Battlecast Vel'Koz
    • Battlecast Vel'Koz can be seen in the background.
  • Creator Viktor
  • Battlecast Xerath
  • Resistance Caitlyn
  • Resistance Illaoi

Relations

Urgot, the Headsman's Pride

• Before his death,  Sion was Urgot's field commander.
• After years on the battlefield, Urgot was delegated the position of High Executioner of Noxus.
• Before Urgot could execute the captured Jarvan IV, the Dauntless Vanguard and their leader Garen interfered at the final moment. Urgot was cut in two by Garen before the Demacian prince could be executed.
• Professor Stanwick Pididly used research notes stolen from Viktor to reconstruct Urgot into a cyborg body of his own design. The experiment was a success largely due to Urgot's sheer thirst for vengeance.

Urgot, the Dreadnought

• Both Urgot and Darius believe weakness should be purged from Noxus. However while Darius believes the strong are right to rule, Urgot believes in the war of all against all, where only the strong can truly survive.
  • When taunting Katarina, Urgot implies that Swain was involved her father's disappearance.