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Development
- Main article: Ziggs (Development)
- Ziggs is voiced by Alessandro Juliani in both
League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra.[1]
- Odyssey Ziggs' announcement for the Odyssey: Extraction game mode is also voiced by the same actor.
- Ziggs' Japanese voice actor is Natsuki Hanae[2], who also voices Japanese Heimerdinger and Japanese Veigar.[3]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Ziggs (Character)
- In the old lore, Ziggs became the Dean of Demolitions for Piltover's Yordle Academy of Science and Progress after he rescued Heimerdinger and its other professors from a Zaunite prison.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Ziggs (League of Legends)
- Ziggs is the first (so far only) champion to have all his abilities (except innates) be the same type (ground-targeted area of effect).
- Ziggs is one of the few champions that can apply crowd control on themselves (the others being Caitlyn, Lissandra, Rumble, Sion, Varus, Vi and Xerath).
- Ziggs' dance references 'Midget Superstar'.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Ziggs was a nickname for Rioter Joe 'Hephastopheles' Ziegler.
- Heimerdinger reveals that Ziggs's full name is Zigmund, from Proto-Germanic *segiz "victory" & *mundō "protection";[4] the latter element is shared with Dr. Mundo.
- Ziggs and Nautilus were first conceived as ' Ivan the Mad Bomber'.
- Hexplosive Minefield was conceived as Ziggs' ultimate (was later replaced by Mega Inferno Bomb)
- Mega Inferno Bomb's icon references a nuclear weapon.
- Ziggs seems to be the mascot for featured game modes.
- A prop of Ziggs' Hexplosive Bomb was crafted in an episode of YouTube series DIY Prop Shop.
- This video can be viewed here.
- There are also videos where the following are crafted:
- This video can be viewed here.
- The icon for Satchel Charge is reused for the Teamfight Tactics item Demolitionist's Charge.
Quotes
- Main article: Ziggs (League of Legends Audio)
- Ziggs is the only champion to perform emotes and play quotes for them, without being issued a command (he also laughs randomly and frequently to match his running animation).
- Ziggs sometimes sounds like The Jockey from Left 4 Dead 2 while laughing.
- One of Ziggs' jokes ▶️ "You wanna see how to disarm a bomb?" is referencing an iconic scene from the 1994 film The Mask.
- In the Spanish localization, ▶️ "I'm going, I'm going" is replaced with "Me encanta el olor de los explosivos por la mañana" ("I love the smell of explosives in the morning"), which in turn quotes Apocalypse Now ("I love the smell of napalm in the morning").
Skins
- Main article: Ziggs (Collection)
- His smile and earring might be referencing Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice.
- This skin shares the Mad Scientists theme with:
- He references the eponymous archetype.
- With the release of the short story Bombs: A Tribute, the skin itself was made canon into the Runeterra Prime universe as how Ziggs looked like during his time the story took place in Zaun.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- In his splash art Ahri, Diana, Riven, Xin Zhao, and Yorick in their Pool Party attire along with Pool Party Leona, and Pool Party Renekton can be seen in the background. Darius, Katarina, and Garen in their Pool Party attire can be seen in the foreground.
- He was conceived by 'MaTTcomGO' and subsequently requested by the playerbase.
- All his hexplosives become water ballons while Satchel Charge becomes a rubber duck.
- This skin shares the Snow Day theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2012 along with:
- His bombs become snow balls.
- The snowman he makes while recalling has its face upside down.
- This skin shares the Arcanists theme with:
- Zhonya's Hourglass can be seen in the foreground.
- Satchel Charge becomes a bag containing Abyssal Scepter, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Void Staff.
- This skin shares the Arcade: Battle Bosses theme with:
- His recall is a reference to Bomberman.
- The tiny bombs in his W resemble "Mets", an enemy from Mega Man.
- The following can be seen in the foreground of his splash art:
- Arcade Ahri on the bottom left corner.
- Cabinets of Battle Boss Brand, Battle Boss Blitzcrank, Battle Boss Malzahar, and Arcade Sona.
- A sign of Arcade Corki on the top left corner.
- Odyssey Ziggs Chromas: Aquamarine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
Chromas:- This skin shares the Odyssey theme with:
- The scene depicts him about to throw the Mega Inferno Bomb.
- Sugar Rush Ziggs Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Meteorite, Peridot, Ruby, Sandstone, Sweet Tooth
- This skin shares the Sugar Rush theme with:
- Sugar Rush Braum, Sugar Rush Evelynn, Lollipoppy, and Gum Drop Poro's can be seen in the background or foreground of his splash art.
- His design was likely inspired by a fanart for Sweet Tooth Ziggs.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- BZZZiggs Chromas: Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Bees! theme with:
- La Ilusión Ziggs Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Vivida
- This skin shares the La Ilusión theme with:
References
- ↑ Ziggs VA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moY1vQ0mYAw
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/dinv9q/official_japanese_voice_actor_list_released_for/
- ↑ Kroonen, G. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, pp. 430, 375-6