Development
- Main article: Zeri (Development)
- Zeri was co-developed with the Valorant team and released as a cross-game promotion with the Agent Neon.[1] Both characters share the same voice actor (Vanille Velasquez[2]), hairstyle, and are themed around electricity. They also share a patch on their face, resembling positive and negative electric charges, with Zeri having a plus shaped patch and Neon having a minus shaped patch. This is a reference to their personalities, Zeri being the more positive and cheerful one and Neon being less.
- Zeri is inspired by Filipino culture.[3]
- Zeri not having access to her electric powers was inspired by the brown outs in the Philipines.[4]
- Zeri's Japanese voice actor is Haruka Shiraishi[5].
- Zeri and Zaun champions as they were originally planned to ship with the RiotX Arcane event before being delayed.[6] were both created as
- Zeri's codename in development was Zaun ADC.[7]
- Zeri's placeholder model in development was a recolored .
- During development, [8] started as a that ignored walls.
- Zeri's kit was inspired by first-person shooters, with mimicking assault rifles and mimicking sniper rifles.[9]
- Scrapped Zeri abilities in development include:[10][11]
- A version of that increases shields she receives.
- A version of that was on a 5 second cooldown and was casted like .
- A version of that gave her 150% bonus movement speed and would not fall off until she took damage.
Universe
- Main article: Zeri (Character)
- Zeri's gun doesn't actually have a trigger or magazine, as her mother designed it to be powered by her electricity.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Zeri (League of Legends)
- When undercity stick together." and are on the same team, they gain a buff named Zaunite Ingenuity, which reads "Kids from the
- Gif comparison. 's splash was different upon release. After a few days it was edited to show a darker skintone, smaller and more detailed eyes, among other changes.
- She is the only champion with 0 point at a skill by the client classification.
- In this case, her Utility rating is 0.
Quotes
- Main article: Zeri (League of Legends Audio)
- Zeri's accent is Filipino.
- ▶️ "I belong here. We all belong here." was included in Zeri's script by Michael 'SkiptomyLuo' Luo, as a response to an article on a Filipino-targeted hate crime, where the attacker said "You don't belong here". Neon from Valorant also has this voiceline for the same reason.[12]
- ▶️ "Got 'em" might be quoting the popular one-liner meme.
- ▶️ "No one steals my thunder." is a pun on Zeri using electricity herself and the idiom.
Skins
- Main article: Zeri (Collection)
- This skin shares the Withered Rose theme with:
- This skin shares the Ocean Song theme with:
- This skin shares the Immortal Journey theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Fright Night theme with:
- ...and others
- Her skin bio premise makes a reference to Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus novel, written by Mary Shelley.
- This skin shares the Fright Night theme with:
- ...and others
- Her hair was inspired to Harley Quinn from DC Comics, specifically from the animated adaptations as Justice League: Gods and Monsters and/or Batman Ninja.
References
- ↑ Reav3 on Zeri and Neon
- ↑ Zeri VA
- ↑ Reav3 on Zeri Culture
- ↑ Reav3 on Zeri Electricity
- ↑ Zeri Japanese VA
- ↑ Reav3 on Zeri and Renata Being Zaunites
- ↑ August on Zeri Placeholders
- ↑ August on Zeri's Spark Surge
- ↑ August on Zeri W Inspiration
- ↑ August on Scrapped Zeri Spells 1
- ↑ August on Scrapped Zeri Spells 2
- ↑ SkiptomyLuo on We Belong Here