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Revision as of 15:47, 28 March 2019
General
- Vladimir is voiced by Kevin M. Connolly.
- Vladimir was the second champion released in Season One (the first being ) and is the only one labeled as Mage/ Tank.
- Vladimir is one of four champions who use health as their abilities' resource (the others being , , and )
- The old icon for is similar to the old one for .
- Vladimir doesn't actually drink the blood of his victims but rather absorbs the lifeforce within it.
- His name (Russian: Влади́мир) comes from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ Vladiměrŭ, meaning "great ruler",
- The name is either native or loaned from Germanic Waldemar.
- Folk etymologists re-interpret měrŭ as миръ mir(ŭ) "world~peace".
- Vladimir's new biography was written by EUW Summoner Blood Magicks: a reward for her victory in Riot's 2017 Polycount Creative Contest for narrative.[1][2]
Quotes
- Many of his lines are blood-related puns and double-entendres.
- "I'm a universal recipient" and his joke each reference a Blood type (AB+ and B- respectively)
- "My cup is half empty" implies he's a pessimist.
- "Kneel before Vlad" references General Zod from DC Comics.
Skins
- He was inspired by Vlad the Impaler.
- He references the titular Count from Dracula by Bram Stoker.
- 's chest plate can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- He references Lestat de Lioncourt from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.
- He resembles Alucard from the Castlevania series.
- He shares this theme with:
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- He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2010 along with:
- He references the eponymous movie.
- He references The Lost Boys.
- He shares this theme with:
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- and can both be seen in the background.
- He is voiced by Gavin Hammon.
- and are also voiced by the same voice actor.
- He is the second non-comical Legendary skin (the first being ).
- His dance references contact juggling, specifically based on the performance done in this video.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He is depicted as if he were from the Shadow Isles and carries a soul container resembling 's .
- He shares this theme with:
- He references South Korean high school uniforms.
- He shares this theme with:
- He shares this theme with:
Relations
- Vladimir was responsible for resurrecting as well as restoring his mind by using 's blood.