Seraphine/Trivia

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Development

Main article: Seraphine (Development)

• Seraphine is voiced by Michele Panu in League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra. Panu also voices K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Indie, K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Rising Star, K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Superstar, Crystal Rose Seraphine, and Battle Dove Seraphine, as well as Star Guardian Seraphine in New Dreams.
  • In Latin America, she is voiced by Leslie Gil, who covered "MORE" in Spanish. In addition to providing vocals for Seraphine, she also sang Ahri's verses.
• Her codenames were EllipsisMage and Idol.
• Seraphine's placeholder model in development was a recolored Syndra.
• Seraphine was inspired by Chinese culture, particularly Chinese-Americans. She has a fairer skintone that took inspiration from younger, teenage Chinese-American vloggers.
• Seraphine's abilities were datamined from Wild Rift Closed Beta 1, becoming the first instance of public information about the champion.
• She has some thematic overlap with Sona; whereas Sona is supposed to represent the musical aura thematic, Seraphine is supposed to represent the rhythmic music theme.
• The gameplay goals for Seraphine were to create a mage that was both simple and allies would enjoy playing with.
• Her name is likely based on Hebrew Seraphim, a kind of angel in Judaism. This is the same origin as Seraph's Embrace.
• She was originally planned to be released in middle of 2020, but was held back to be released with  K/DA due being a thematically strong match.
• Seraphine's outfit was designed to stand out compared to the usual outfits from Piltover and Zaun, due to the costumes of real life pop stars at concerts being different from average street wear.
• K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Indie and Rising Star were promoted as the official reveal of Seraphine before her classic appearance was revealed. Superstar was saved for her performance at 2020 World Championship.
  • Seraphine's Twitter account was ran by Riot writer Bethany Higa with the goal of creating an interactive story about a girl who pursues her dreams.
• A scrapped ability tested in development was mind control themed spell. She would channel on a single target and mesmerize them, allowing her to control their actions for a few seconds.

Universe

Main article: Seraphine (Character)

Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress (Old Lore)

• Seraphine's magical hearing allows her to understand the brackerns' singing language, becoming the first person with the ability to hear them in hextech crystals. However, she's only capable to communicate with one in particular, her own crystal, as result of their deep connection over the years. Her color story implies she's only able to hear it when Piltover and Zaun's songs are in harmony.
  • Despite being the first person to achieve this goal in universe, the first champion known to hear the brackern's soul song was Jayce.
  • Her biography got tweaked shortly after revealed due to player response to clear up doubts about her characterization. Some of her quotes, especially those about brackern and hextech lore, got some players confused about Seraphine's nature and were removed from her voiceover to avoid misleading connotations. According to Riot Jag, Seraphine was never meant to know the true identity of the entity inside the crystals and these quotes were designed only for player immersion ingame.
  • After Skarner received his rework, there is no longer any connection between the brackern and hextech, which has led to some canonical inconsistencies regarding Seraphine.
• The song she performs in her color story is implied to be her own champion theme.
  • Champion themes are what Sera would hear when near them, but whatever version she performs would be a fan cover, different from official themes.
• Stage Presence's double cast represents a technological overcharge of her stage.
• Seraphine's spells are her sound and voice amplified, her basic attacks come from the sound waves of her fingers snapping.
• Seraphine is 17 in 996 AN, according to Riot Reav3.
• Seraphine has chromesthesia, a perceptual phenomenon in which auditory stimulation leads to visual experience, being able to see colors and shapes in sounds.
• Seraphine's favorite flavor of ice cream is cotton candy.
• Despite having no feature in Arcane, Seraphine's Hextech platform was featured in the Showdown game mode as "Echoes of the Heart".

League of Legends

Gameplay

Main article: Seraphine (League of Legends)

• Her joke animation is a reference to Dance Dance Revolution.
• Seraphine's Champion Spotlight on the League of Legends YouTube channel garnered the most dislikes for any Champion, with 138k (68%) dislikes before the platform made these numbers private (circa Nov 2021). However, it remained the third most liked spotlight behind Sett and Yasuo.
  • Her spotlight received the most dislikes in Korea, totaling around 93%.
• Seraphine is the first champion to be simultaneously released in League of Legends and Wild Rift.

Audio

Main article: Seraphine (League of Legends Audio)

Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress

• Seraphine changing her own and nearby allies' background music while standing on a stage can be interpreted as her literal stage presence, meaning her platform and sound system.
• "You're all breathtaking!" is a reference to the same phrase Keanu Reeves shouted during the Microsoft Xbox E3 2019 press conference presentation of Cyberpunk 2077 (Reference).
• "Hey, Vi, wrote you a fight song. Bet you'd love it." is likely referring to Vi's champion theme "Here Comes Vi".
• There are some dialogues that were removed due to the negative feedback by the community about the use of the hex crystals that Seraphine can hear through her chromesthesia, since in Skarner's pre-rework contains such crystals before being reworked in-game and the story of the hextech were remade that coincide for the development of the Arcane series.

K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine

• Seraphine makes numerous references to the Riot Music universe, which includes KDA:
  • "Hey, Ahri! Take a look and recognize a queen.", "Akali, I'm always on fire... so don't get burned!", "Evelynn, what's higher than the top? That's me.", "Kai'Sa, you're cool, but I'm cold.", "Akali! Oh no! Did I... 'go to work' too hard?", "On a wave now!", "Know I got it!", "Way out!", "Like I'm floating!", "Never weighed down!", "Giving it all!", "If you're ready, let's go!", and "More!" reference "MORE" by K/DA.
    • The song is also her debut with K/DA; some lines directly quote her own lyrics.
  • "I felt the rush. And now I wear the crown!", "You ain't bringing me down, down, down, down, down, down.", and "Feel the rush!" reference "POP/STARS" by K/DA.
  • "Coming at you live!" references "THE BADDEST" by K/DA.
  • "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Eve. Wait... you have feelings?" references "VILLAIN" by K/DA.
  • "I'd love to have a classic look like yours one day!" references the original (2018) K/DA skins.
  • "Oh my gosh! How many yordles did you kill with one song?" and "That's a mortal reminder for you!" reference "Mortal Reminder" by Pentakill.
  • "Your best looks like my worst!" and "Guess I'm the giant now!" reference "GIANTS" by True Damage.
• Some other quotes are inspired from pop music culture in general:
  • "Someday, I wanna fly in the water... like a little manta." references "Manta" by Lexie Liu.
  • "Peekaboo!" references "Peekaboo" by Red Velvet.
  • "Like sour candy!" references "Sour Candy" by Lady Gaga featuring BLACKPINK.
    • "Seraphine! In your area!" parallels the group's iconic catch line.
  • "Don't start now!" references "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa.
  • "Let's cut to the feeling!" references "Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepsen.
  • "I once saw dancers jumping and popping at the same time. So cool!" references "Jopping" by SuperM.
  • "You're so done!" references "DUN DUN" by Everglow.
  • "Wonder if that third guy from the left ever came here... oh, wait, I need to focus!" directly quotes a social media user humorously referring to Jin, the BTS K-pop group member.
• "Rumors hurt more than sticks or stones. The words you say hit like bricks on bones. But like Maya and the tides, still I rise." is a references the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou.
• In a dialog that was removed in the PBE, "Fighting!" which was a phrase of encouragement originating from and popularized by South Korean sports culture (it is initially derived from Korean-style English), was removed because of the complaint in the South Korean community for her character development for commercial purposes for Chinese, because in his version in Riot Records universe he is of Chinese descent and can sing in Chinese in her two songs ("Made Me This Way" and "MORE", respectively), they did not take it because it broke the story as a character and that she sang that language in a K-Pop song.

Battle Dove Seraphine

• "Birds just wanna have fun!" is a puns on the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" song by Cyndi Lauper.
• "What, like it's hard?" is based on a quote from the Legally Blonde movie.
• "Birds of a feather rock together!" is a reference to a English proverb, ("Birds of a feather flock together.").
• "Another one bites the dust!" is a reference to the song of the same name by the Queen British rock band.
• "Upgrades for the suit? Don't mind if I do!" resembles Twisted Fate's line: "Don't mind if I do."
• In the German localization, one of the available line, "Niemand bringt diese Taube zum Weinen." ('No one makes this dove cry.'), is a reference to the "When Doves Cry" song by the singer Prince.

Skins

Main article: Seraphine (Collection)

Original Seraphine

• Her appearance is a mixture of youthful Piltovan and Zaunite fashion, due to her spending time in both cities as a music performer.
  • She is seen performing on the Entresol level of Zaun in her splash art, with a crowd of Piltovan and Zaunite youth.
• 4Ekko's followers, 3 Practical Perfectionist and 1 Dropboarder, as well as the character with purple hair and red glasses that can be seen in the artworks of many of 4Ekko's cards, are featured in the background, teased long before their official reveal.
  • Ekko was included in early concepts of her splash art too.
• Jasmine Clarke made her song the theme song of the same champion.

K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine

• This skin is the first time a champion had an  ultimate skin as their release skin.
• The ultimate skin is first skin in the game to have a leveling mechanic via narrative questline (or skin specific missions).
  • K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Indie: After purchasing K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine, you'll start with Seraphine as she appears when she first started her journey on social media—an artist creating music just from her bedroom with only a few followers tagging along her story.
  • K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Rising Star: When you complete three Missions in her quest line, you'll unlock the Seraphine that was discovered by Evelynn, a more confident musician who has fans of her own right and a wealth of talent that is recognized by all.
  • K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Superstar: And last, but not least, when you complete the next two Missions in her quest line, you'll unlock the Seraphine that is the fully realized collaborator of K/DA and pop star, with fans all over the world.
  • Once you unlock all the different forms, you'll be able to select between them during champion select. With purchase the skin also comes with two icons, an emote and a border that can be earned as a part of the narrative quest line you unlock when the skin is purchased.
• This skin was used as her official reveal before her classic appearance was revealed. In 2020, social media accounts were run by Riot to create a fictional online persona and to promote the skin and its lore along with the other K/DA ALL OUT cosmetics. Over 100 unique artworks were posted as image posts of her daily life in different media, showing her journey from bedroom artist to K/DA collaborator.
• Multiple references can be seen in Indie Seraphine's splash art:
  • K/DA, Pentakill and DJ merchandise, such as posters and toys.
  • True Damage, a puffcap and Valorant stickers on her Piltovan laptop.
  • A snack by Baker Pantheon.
  • Fizz and poro plushies.
• Indie, Rising Star and Superstar's sound effects are based off on her "POP/STARS" cover, her original song "Made Me This Way" and her K/DA collaboration "MORE", respectively.
• Lexie Liu provided vocals for "MORE" featured in ALL OUT, whereas Jasmine Clarke and Absofacto worked on her independent songs.
• This skin used to feature a unique set of missions that would grant various rewards including the two forms. The system represented her in-lore progression from an indie musician to becoming a pop sensation.
  • They were removed in patch V25.S1.1 and integrated as a bundle with the skin (forms, border, icons and emotes).
  • Click Show in the tabs below to view the list of missions and rewards.

Deprecated K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Missions

Details

K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine You will earn points by completing specific objectives once you own the K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine skin. You can earn a maximum of 20 points per game as Seraphine or 10 points per game with any other champion. This does not apply to the final mission, World Tour. You can earn points in any matchmade game (except TFT). Keep in mind that these missions are chained together, and you can only have one of Seraphine's missions active at a time. This means, for example, that you can't Record Your Song until you go ahead and Write Your Lyrics (and so on). Introduction Objective: Play 1 game as Seraphine. Reward: 250. Write Your Lyrics Objective: Earn 45 points. Points are cumulative (e.g. if you earn 19000 gold as Seraphine, you'll earn 18 points). Points: Earn gold to buy streaming equipment. The amount of points is doubled when playing as Seraphine. Here's how to earn these points: Earn 20000 gold: +1 point Earn 18000 gold: +2 points Earn 14000 gold: +2 points Earn 10000 gold: +2 points Earn 6000 gold: +2 points Earn 2000 gold: +1 point Reward: K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Indie icon. Record Your Song Objective: Earn 45 points. Points are cumulative (e.g. if you get 5 takedowns as a champion other than Seraphine, you'll earn 5 points). Points: Attract fans by getting takedowns. The amount of points is doubled when playing as Seraphine. Here's how to earn these points: Earn 10 takedowns: +1 point Earn 9 takedowns: +2 points Earn 7 takedowns: +2 points Earn 5 takedowns: +2 points Earn 3 takedowns: +2 points Earn 1 takedown: +1 point Reward: Rising Star form unlocked. Excite Your Fans Objective: Earn 45 points. Points are cumulative (e.g. if you deal 25000 magic damage to champions as Seraphine, you'll earn 20 points). Points: Show your talent by dealing magic damage to champions. The amount of points is doubled when playing as Seraphine. Here's how to earn these points: Dealing 25000 magic damage to champions: +1 point Dealing 22500 magic damage to champions: +2 points Dealing 17500 magic damage to champions: +2 points Dealing 12500 magic damage to champions: +2 points Dealing 7500 magic damage to champions: +2 points Dealing 2500 magic damage to champions: +1 point Reward: Crazy A-Bao You emote. Perform Live Objective: Earn 45 points. Points are cumulative (e.g. if you take out 2 turrets as a champion other than Seraphine, you'll earn 3 points). Points: Break records by destroying turrets. The amount of points is doubled when playing as Seraphine. Here's how to earn these points: Destroy 9 turrets: +1 point Destroy 8 turrets: +2 points Destroy 6 turrets: +2 points Destroy 4 turrets: +2 points Destroy 2 turrets: +2 points Destroy 1 turret: +1 point Reward: Superstar form unlocked. World Tour Objective: Earn 45 points. Points: Complete your World Tour by winning games. Here's how to earn these points: Win a game as Seraphine: +6 points Win a game as a champion other than Seraphine: +3 points Reward: K/DA ALL OUT Seraphine Superstar icon + Seraphine border.

Graceful Phoenix Seraphine
Chromas: Emerald, Golden Tiger, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise

• This skin shares the Phoenixmancers theme with:
  • Brave Phoenix Xayah
  • Divine Phoenix Anivia
  • Prestige Brave Phoenix Xayah

Ocean Song Seraphine
Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire

• This skin shares the Ocean Song theme with:
  • Ocean Song Ashe
  • Ocean Song Nidalee
  • Ocean Song Yone
  • Ocean Song Zeri
  • Prestige Ocean Song Seraphine

Prestige Ocean Song Seraphine

• This skin shares the Ocean Song theme with:
  • Ocean Song Ashe
  • Ocean Song Nidalee
  • Ocean Song Seraphine
  • Ocean Song Yone
  • Ocean Song Zeri

• Her costume is similar in appearance to Sangonomiya Kokomi from Genshin Impact videogame.

Faerie Court Seraphine
Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Winsome

• This skin shares the Faerie Court theme with:
  • Faerie Court Ezreal
  • Faerie Court Fiora
  • Faerie Court Kalista
  • Faerie Court Katarina
  • Faerie Court Lillia
  • Faerie Court Lux
  • Faerie Court Soraka
  • Faerie Court Tristana
  • Faerie Queen Karma
  • Prestige Faerie Court Katarina
  • …and others

Star Guardian Seraphine
Chromas: Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise

• This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
  • Prestige Star Guardian Ekko
  • Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah
  • Star Guardian Akali
  • Star Guardian Ekko
  • Star Guardian Kai'Sa
  • Star Guardian Nilah
  • Star Guardian Orianna
  • Star Guardian Senna
  • Star Guardian Taliyah
  • Star Nemesis Fiddlesticks
  • …and others

• This skin was previously exclusive to Wild Rift.
• She resembles Sailor Venus from Sailor Moon manga/anime.

Battle Dove Seraphine
Chromas: Amethyst, Emerald, Nightwire, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise

• This skin shares the Anima Squad theme with:
  • Admiral Battle Bunny Miss Fortune
  • Battle Bat Xayah
  • Battle Bear Illaoi
  • Battle Bunny Aurora
  • Battle Bunny Miss Fortune
  • Battle Lion Leona
  • Battle Wolf Sylas
  • Cyber Cat Yuumi
  • Prestige Battle Lion Leona
  • Prestige Cyber Cat Yuumi
  • …and others

• The color palette and her wings remind her to Robin from Honkai: Star Rail videogame.
• Jasmine Clarke worked for the song 'Against All Odds' in the Fight for Final City cinematic.

Dumpling Darlings Seraphine
Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise

• This skin shares the Dumpling Darlings theme with:
  • Dumpling Darlings Amumu
  • Dumpling Darlings Syndra

• In the background of her splashart, is Dumpling Darlings Amumu, Dumpling Darlings Syndra and poros at the bottom.
• She was scheduled to debut in V25.S1.3, however, she was delayed due to the copyright issue because of the animation of her recall.
  • Her dance in the recall is a reference to "Malatanghulu's Dance" by SEO EVE.
    • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.