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This article is a compilation of the trivia sections found across Xayah's Xayah's articles and is provided as a courtesy for readers who enjoyed our previously dedicated champion-trivia articles.

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Main article: Xayah (Development)
  • Xayah Xayah and Star Guardian Xayah Star Guardian Xayah are voiced by Laila Pyne.[1]
  • Kayn Kayn was originally slated to be the antagonist to Xayah Xayah and Rakan Rakan.[2]
  • Influences for Xayah Xayah and Rakan Rakan include April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation, Kubo and the Two Strings and We Can Never Go Home.[3][4]
  • During development she was simply called Duo Carry.
    • Rakan Rakan was instead called Duo Support.[5]
  • Gameplay motivations for Xayah Xayah include having a source of power originating not from a bow or gun, creating a unique auto attacking experience, and giving marksman players an option to survive difficult situations.[6]
  • Her basic attack sound effects come from a: drum brush swish; elastic band; whooshing leather; whooshing towel; processed whoosh and slingshotted bullet casing.
  • Several scrapped spells for Xayah Xayah include:[7][8][9][10]
    • Summoning a shadow clone copy of every ally that was not nearby.
    • A passive called "A thousand cuts", where she would gain one stack per basic attack, up to ten, and it would dramatically increase her damage.
    • Killer Instinct Killer Instinct but it would have no condition and would forcibly return Xayah Xayah to her starting position after a delay.
    • An ability that would mark the side of an enemy champion. You would be able to attack the mark repeatedly but it would become progressively smaller.
    • An ability like Steel Tempest Steel Tempest with an ammo system.
    • An ability that gave a single Fox-Fire Fox-Fire like missile that would deal damage and steal some movement speed if it hit an enemy.
    • An ability shared with Rakan Rakan that would fire a beam like Life Form Disintegration Ray Life Form Disintegration Ray, but they could shoot them together and combine them into a megabeam.
    • Another ability shared with Rakan Rakan that would create a storm cloud that followed them around and could summon a lightning bolt in the area to stun people. The other had a gust of wind that would knock enemies back.
  • Deadly Plumage Deadly Plumage was created extremely late in development, only three weeks prior to shipping.[11]
  • Some possible thematics explored for Xayah Xayah and Rakan Rakan included being a vampire couple or being a storm shaman and storm elemental.[12][13]

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Main article: Xayah (Character)
  • Her tribe's name, Lhotlan, was named after Lhotl, a Vastayashai’rei hero during the war against a race of titans from the sky.
  • Xayah was originally intended to be 23 in equivalence to human age, but due to being a young Vastaya, she is possibly a few hundreds years old.[14][15]
    • This can be explained that as one enters a vastayan forest, time—as we know it—becomes to be less reliable. This is the border to the spirit world, so time can go strangely—Days can become years; or months can become seconds in the world outside of the forest.[16]
  • Xayah's cloak is actually her wings disguised by Vastayan magic (to blend in with humans).
  • Xayah and Rakan are sometimes depicted together with combined wings. The one-winged Jian bird in Chinese mythology has a similar codependency, which represents the bond of two lovers.
  • Xayah does not lay eggs.[17]
  • Xayah is somewhat prejudiced to Yordle due to people confusing yordles for Vastaya and lumping them together as “magical creatures”, the yordles’ association with humans, and the magic of human ideals.[18]
  • Vlonqo, the town where Xayah and Rakan Rakan first met, is a town with a monastery and a Quinlon.[19]
    • Xayah views their relationship as starting after a tavern brawl. They had the sexy time there—it's very scenic. It's just a nice memory.
      • The Vastayan culture's relationship and marriage rituals are somewhat different than ours—in part because magic is literally a part of them and their landscape. Their culture is big on declarations. Symbolically when you declare something it becomes true—but with the magic the vastayan's use—those sort of declarations also form a weak charm. Reinvoking it maintains its status and makes others aware. From an American perspective Xayah and Rakan Rakan are not married or even engaged, and would self-describe as "a couple."—But for a Vastaya declaring someone your boyfriend/girlfriend is a much bigger deal than for Americans. It means you are allowing your magics to entwine.[20]
    • Quinlons are the magical filters and damns scattered around Ionia that attempt to contain the amount of magic released into the region, or limit it to positive and helpful magic, which in turn affect the Vastayan livelihood due to their dependence on magic.[21]
      • In Wild Magic, Xayah and Rakan Rakan destroyed one of the Quinlons that Zed Zed and his Shadow Order use to create their Ichor which is used to channel Shadow magic.

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Gameplay

Main article: Xayah (League of Legends)
  • Xayah is one of 20 champions without a single Ability power icon ability power ratio on any ability: Aatrox Aatrox, Camille Camille, Darius Darius, Dr Dr. Mundo, Draven Draven, Garen Garen, Kayn Kayn, Kled Kled, Naafiri Naafiri, Nilah Nilah, Olaf Olaf, Pyke Pyke, Riven Riven, Samira Samira, Sett Sett, Talon Talon, Urgot Urgot, Xayah Xayah, Yone Yone, and Zed Zed.
  • Xayah's and Rakan's Rakan's dual release is the first one since V1.0.0.72.
  • Xayah's and Rakan's loading screens always align themselves to the rightmost side before a game starts and when picked on the same team (to mirror their shared splash art).
  • Xayah's and Rakan's dual recall animation is divided into three sections, an intro, a middle section, and then an outro. The whole sequence would take 8 seconds if Xayah and Rakan recalled at the exact same time, while the intro and the outro are both (<2 seconds).
    The system will always play the intro, then it will always play the outro when there is 2 seconds left in the animation, regardless of how long the middle section has played for. This means that the characters will blend from whatever position they are in, to the first pose of the outro part of the sequence.[22]
  • Xayah does not lay eggs.[23]
  • Xayah is the sixth dark-theme Ionian champion, the others being Shen Shen, Varus Varus, Syndra Syndra, Zed Zed, Jhin Jhin, & Kayn Kayn.
  • Bladecaller's victim Bladecaller's victim is an acolyte of The Shadow Order The Shadow Order.
  • She has a base size of 35 which is considered small.
  • Xayah Xayah and Rakan are likely to always receive skins together.

Quotes

Main article: Xayah (League of Legends Audio)
Xayah, the Rebel Xayah, the Rebel
Star Guardian Xayah Star Guardian Xayah
Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah
  • ▶️  "The Star Guardians are people I work with and our job is to be awesome and destroy the darkness." references Veronica Sawyer from Heathers ("Well, it's just like they're people I work with and our job is being popular and shit.").
  • ▶️  "Get in loser, we're getting ramen." is a reference to Mean Girls ("Get in loser, we're going shopping!").

Skins

Main article: Xayah (Collection)
Original Xayah Original Xayah
  • She references the harpy from Greek mythology, with corvine dark plumage.
  • She wears a shoulder pad made from a Raptor's Raptor's skull and adorned with a couple of Rakan's Rakan's feathers feathers (he wears an identical one adorned with a couple of hers hers).
  • She shares her splash art with Rakan Rakan.
    • They are the first champions to share their Classic splash art, the other two being Kayle Kayle and Morgana Morgana.
Cosmic Dusk Xayah Cosmic Dusk Xayah
Sweetheart Xayah Sweetheart Xayah
SSG Xayah SSG Xayah
Star Guardian Xayah Star Guardian Xayah
Chromaskins Chromas: Aquamarine, Ruby, Turquoise
  • Her original non-corrupted form can briefly be seen when using Featherstorm Featherstorm and when recalling.
    • Her fully corrupted form can briefly be seen when using Deadly Plumage Deadly Plumage and when recalling without Rakan Rakan.
  • Saki profileicon Saki, Xayah's familiar spirit, acts as her Bladecaller Bladecaller and Featherstorm Featherstorm.
Elderwood Xayah Elderwood Xayah
Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emberwood, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
Brave Phoenix Xayah Brave Phoenix Xayah
Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Golden Tiger, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
Prestige Brave Phoenix Xayah Prestige Brave Phoenix Xayah
Arcana Xayah Arcana Xayah
Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Broken Covenant Xayah Broken Covenant Xayah
Chromaskins Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah

References

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