General
- 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 named a nickname for Joe 'Hephastopheles' Ziegler.
- German surname Ziegler is cognate to English tiler, both from Germanic *tigulo < Latin tegula "tile".
- Heimerdinger reveals that Ziggs's full name is Zigmund, from Proto-Germanic *segiz "victory" & *mundō "protection"[1]; the latter element is shared with Dr. Mundo.
- Ziggs and Nautilus were first conceived as ' 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.
Quotes
- Ziggs is the only champion to perform emotes without being issued a command (he laughs randomly and frequently to match his running animation).
- Ziggs sometimes sounds like The Jockey from Left 4 Dead 2 while laughing.
- Ziggs' joke might be referencing 'The Mask'.
- Latin American localization replaces "I'm going, I'm going" with "Me encanta el olor de los explosivos por la mañana" ("I love the smell of explosives in the morning") to reference Apocalypse Now ("I love the smell of napalm in the morning").
Skins
- His smile and earring might be referencing Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice.
- He references the eponymous archetype.
- He shares this theme with Mad Scientist Singed.
- He was conceived by 'MaTTcomGO' and subsequently requested by the playerbase.
- All his hexplosives become water ballons while Satchel Charge becomes a rubber duck.
- He shares this theme with:
- Pool Party Caitlyn
- Pool Party Draven
- Pool Party Mundo
- Pool Party Fiora
- Pool Party Gangplank
- Pool Party Graves
- Pool Party Lee Sin
- Pool Party Leona
- Pool Party Lulu
- Pool Party Miss Fortune
- Pool Party Rek'Sai
- Pool Party Renekton
- Surfer Singed
- Pool Party Taric
- Pool Party Zac
- Pool Party Zoe
- 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.
- In his splash art
- 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.
- He shares this 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.
- His recall is a reference to Bomberman.
- 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.
- He shares this theme with:
- Odyssey Ziggs Chromas: Aquamarine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
Chromas:- He shares this theme with:
Relations
- 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.
- Ziggs is quite terrified of Jinx (she constantly wants to hug him).
- Jinx believes he is a product of her imagination, more especifically talking, her conscience.
- After a night of mischieves with her all around Piltover, Ziggs now lives in Zaun.
References
- ↑ Kroonen, G. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, pp. 430, 375-6