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Development
- Main article: Ahri (Development)
- Ahri is voiced by Laura Post, who also voices
Star Guardian Ahri and Spirit Blossom Ahri.[1]
- Post also voices Ahri in Kin of the Stained Blade and Legends of Runeterra.[2]
- K/DA ALL OUT Ahri's promotional materials are also voiced by Laura Post.
- Her vocals are provided by Jihyo, Sana, Nayeon and Chaeyoung from TWICE, Miyeon of (G)I-DLE, Bekuh Boom, Annika Wells.
- Ahri's Japanese voice actor is Sanae Kobayashi.[3]
- Post also voices Ahri in Kin of the Stained Blade and
- During development she was called Ari or Gumiho / Nine Tails, from Middle Chinese 九尾狐 kɨuX-mʉiX-ɦuo.
- Ari was decided by a poll held in Riot Games Inc.'s Korean website, featuring six options:
- 「 단비 」「 Danbi 」 ('savior', 'saving rain')
- 「 나비 」「 Nabi 」 ('butterfly')
- 「 루리 」「 Ruri 」 ('dazzle')
- 「 아리 」「 Ari 」 ('graceful', 'elegant')
- 「 초롱 」「 Chorong 」 ('glittering')
- 「 다솜 」「 Dasom 」 ('loving')
- Essence Theft used to be called the same as Soul Eater, before being renamed shortly after release.[4]
- Early explorations on her Spirit Rush include:[5]
- Creating a zone where she could instantly blink to anywhere within the area (Similar to Flash Zone).
- Global dash.
- Creating a zone where she could instantly blink to anywhere within the area (Similar to
Universe
Universe- Main article: Ahri (Character)
- Ahri is an adult Vastaya and is over a few hundred years old.[6]
- During her lifespan, many myths have been created about Ahri, such as the frightening stories of a Demon Fox that ravages entire villages.
- The mythological Gatekeeper, a spirit believed to guide the deceased to the afterlife during the Spirit Blossom festival, may have been heavily influenced by her.
- The mythological
- During her lifespan, many myths have been created about Ahri, such as the frightening stories of a Demon Fox that ravages entire villages.
- Ahri is likely 167.6 cm (5’5”) high, same as her K/DA counterpart.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Ahri (League of Legends)
- Ahri's dance references “RunDevilRun” by Girls' Generation.
- The first icon for Spirit Rush's displays Ahri without fox ears, which harkens to the time she didn't have them.
- Some of her older models, such as Original Ahri and Midnight Ahri, lack whiskers ingame.
- Ahri 아리 could've been shortened from '아리땁다' Arittabda, from stative verbal stem aritta(b)- "be beautiful" & verbal suffix -da.
- For "The most visually appealing champion in League", Ahri's visual appeal is statistically ranked 1st among men, and 2nd among women (second to Jinx).[7]
- Ahri's Series 1 Eternals make the following references:
- LDR refernces the eponymous acronym that stands for "long-distance relationship" and the large distance covered from Spirit Rush's multiple dashes.
- On the Rebound references the eponymous phrase associated with unhappy relationships and the literal rebound of Orb of Deception's projectile.
- LDR refernces the eponymous acronym that stands for "long-distance relationship" and the large distance covered from
Quotes
- Main article: Ahri (League of Legends Audio)
- As part of Ahri's 2023 ASU, her voiceover was updated to depict her after the events of Ruined King.
- ▶️ "I wander, but I'm not lost." references ▶️ "A wanderer isn't always lost." and ▶️ "Not all who wander are lost."
- ▶️ "We are what our natures demand. Right, Pyke?" is a callback to a conversation between Ahri and Pyke in Ruined King.
- Some of this skin's unique quotes reference various K-Pop songs.
- K/DA
- ▶️ "♫ 'Stuck in a place, between the space, of heart and mind.' ♫ Ooh, I like that!" references I'LL SHOW YOU.
- ▶️ "You can try to reach my level." references POP/STARS.
- Girls' Generation
- ▶️ "Need an introduction? Well here comes trouble!" references I Got a Boy.
- ▶️ "Run, devil, run!" references the eponymous song.
- ▶️ "What's your wish?" references Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
- TWICE
- ▶️ "You've stolen my heart!" references The Feels.
- ▶️ "The brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadow." references I Can't Stop Me.
- BTS
- BIGBANG
- ▶️ "Bang bang bang!" references the eponymous song.
- MAMAMOO
- ITZY
- Red Velvet
- ▶️ "Hear my song and dance in the moonlight!" references Feel my rhythm.
- Taeyang
- ▶️ "Only look at me." references the eponymous song.
- K/DA
- Before Ahri's ASU, the skin having its own voiceover was a unique feature of the Korean localization (voiced by Lee Yong-shin).
- The voicelines were as follows:
- "비켜! 이 구역의 스타는 나야." ("Out of the way! I'm the star here.")
- "어머~ 너 코디가 안티다!" ("Oh my~ Cody is a hater!")
- "저한테 푹 빠지셨군요?" ("Are you in love with me?")
- "내 무대에서 내려가." ("Get off my stage.")
- "이번주 차트 1위도 내 차지야!" ("I'm the one on the top charts!")
- "안티 따위 겁나지 않아." ("I'm not afraid of haters.")
- "사인을 받고 싶으면 줄부터 서시라구요. 네?" ("If you want an autograph, get in line. Okay?")
- "저랑 놀려면 월드 스타 정도는 돼야 하지 않겠어요?" ("You don't have to be a pop star to play with me, right?")
- "예능으로 해줄까... 아니면, 다큐로 해줄까?" ("Shall we do it as a variety show... or should we do it as a documentary?")
- "가까이 와요~" ("Come closer~")
- "노래로... 녹여볼까요?" ("Shall we melt it with a song?")
- "안녕~ 여러분의 팝스타 아리예요!" ("Hello~ I'm Ahri, your pop star!")
- "다음 스케줄은 어디죠?" ("What's your schedule?")
- "절... 기다리셨나요?" ("Did you... wait just for me?")
- "근데... 이름이 뭐예요, 자기?" ("So... what's your name, honey?")
- "함께~ 불러볼까요~" ("Let's sing together~")
- "내가 갈게요. 느낌 아니까." ("I'll go first. I feel it!")
- "립싱크도 안 했는데..." ("I didn't even lip sync...")
- "화장도 잘 먹었는데..." ("I had a good make-up...")
- "내 팬들이... 가만 두지 않을 거야..." ("My fans... won't let them go...")
- "리허설 땐 좋았는데..." ("It was good during rehearsal...")
- ▶️ "I fight for love, justice and beauty!... But mostly beauty." is similar to Sailor Venus introduction speech.
- ▶️ "That was amaze-balls!" references Perez Hilton's distinctive slang.
- ▶️ "I'm going to kill you. That's what the fox says." is a reference to the 2014 song “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” by Ylvis.
- ▶️ "(Giggle) Just a fox on the run!" could be a reference to the song Fox on the run by Sweet (1975).
- Her quotes ▶️ "I can't help it if I'm a natural leader." and ▶️ "I can't help it if I woke up like this." are references to Mean Girls too. The last one also refers to the 2013 song “Flawless” by Beyoncé.
- Her quote when attacking Warwick (▶️ "Stop trying to make fetch happen.") is a reference to the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls.
- The first sentence of the quote ▶️ "Love will tear us apart... if the creatures from an alternate dimension don't first." is a reference to the 1980 song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division.
- ▶️ "Byeee!" sounds much like Alaska Thunderfuck's signature goodbye.
- Her quote ▶️ "The darkest night makes for the brightest stars." is similar to ▶️ "The darker the night, the brighter the stars.".
- Her interactions with Spirit Blossom Yasuo reference/resemble quotes from Yasuo's voiceover.
- ▶️ "Poor unfortunate souls!" resembles ▶️ "Poor lost souls."
- ▶️ " Playtime's just beginning!" references Ahri's pre-ASU line ▶️ "Playtime's over."
Skins
- Main article: Ahri (Collection)
- All of her skins up to Coven (except for her prestige K/DA skin) received a special Ahri-versary chroma to celebrate hers and the Korean server's 10th anniversary.
- She was inspired by the Kumiho from Korean mythology, further the mythical Chinese nine-tailed fox.[8]
- Her eyes are yellow-brown both in artwork and in-game but blue in 'A New Dawn'.
- Her orb depicts a fox in her splash art.
- Dynasty Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
Chromas:- This skin shares the Wonders of the World theme with:
- Her outfit references a Hanbok.
- She performs a traditional Korean dance.
- Dynasty Ahri
- Her splash art was updated to celebrate hers and the Korean server's 10th anniversary.
- Dynasty Ahri
- The face in her splash art was changed to unify all of her splashes.
- Midnight Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- Midnight Ahri
- The face in her splash art was changed to unify all of her splashes.
- Foxfire Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Emerald
- This skin shares the Infernal theme with:
- She references Firefox, a web browser by the Mozilla Foundation.
- Infernal Shen can be seen in her splash art.
- The pyromancers fighting alongside Ahri in her artwork wear masks resembling Shadowfire Kindred.
- The pyromancers fighting alongside Ahri in her artwork wear masks resembling
- Foxfire Ahri
- A new texture for her Ahri-Versary chroma was accidentally pushed to the PBE before her ASU.
- This has also happened with Dragonslayer Pantheon and Black Belt Udyr.
- This has also happened with
- A new texture for her Ahri-Versary chroma was accidentally pushed to the PBE before her ASU.
- Popstar Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Catseye, Citrine, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- She is shown autographing a poster of her old splash art.
- She references Girls' Generation.
- The Blue Sentinel will dance if she does so near him.
- Popstar Ahri
- Before her ASU, she had her own voice-over only in the Korean localization.
- Challenger Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Golden
- This skin shares the Challenger theme with:
- She used to be called 'Dauntless Ahri'.
- Her orb depicts a fox in her splash art similar to the one in Original Ahri.
- She was released in celebration of the start of Season 2015.
- Academy Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Academy theme with:
- Her outfit references South Korean schoolgirl uniforms.
- The group is in classroom 1337, which references Leetspeak.
- Arcade Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Arcade: Heroes theme with:
- Her tails constantly cycle through different colors (even after dying).
- She has her own login screen (the music will play while she dances).
- Her login is a remix of Bit Rush.
- The splash art background references Super Mario Bros.
- Red minions can be seen in the background.
- Final Boss Veigar's head can be seen on the HUD.
- A controller can been seen hovering behind, referencing the Atari CX40 joystick.
- Star Guardian Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 2 theme with:
- She leads the second group of Star Guardians consisting of Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Soraka, and Syndra.
- This is Ahri's first skin without her whiskers both in-game and on splash art.
- The concept art for this skin was leaked prior to her release.
- She references the magical girl genre of anime.
- The star effects reference Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura.
- Ahri enters her transformation phase when having Spirit Rush charges.
- Her recalling references the many transformation sequences from this genre, such as the Sailor Moon and Is This a Zombie? sequences.
- Kiko, Ahri's new familiar spirit, floats over her hand instead of her default orb.
- Her voice-over was inspired by the queen bee and popular girl stereotypes.
- Her laugh is a direct reference to the famous stereotypical Noblewoman laugh, generally used by people who are arrogant and show signs of superiority towards others.
- Ahri turned unfriendly and cold after losing her teammates from a former team in battle.
- She keeps three star gemstones belonging to those deceased Guardians; yellow, mint, and blue. They appear surrounding Kiko, whenever she uses her Fox-Fire and during her death animation.
- She keeps three star gemstones belonging to those deceased Guardians; yellow, mint, and blue. They appear surrounding Kiko, whenever she uses her
- Her dance references “Magical Girl” by Orange Caramel, as well as “Cheer Up” and “Signal” by Twice.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- K/DA Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Miyeon of (G)I-IDLE sings for her in POP/STARS.
- This is Ahri five years after her debut as a popstar.
- Clothing for Popstar Ahri and Star Guardian Ahri can be seen inside a basket in the laundry room during the music video.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- This Prestige skin was released in patch 9.5 after the initial K/DA release due to K/DA Ahri's rising popularity.
- Elderwood Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Citrine, Obsidian, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Elderwood theme with:
- She is perched on Elderwood Hecarim's head in her splash art.
- This is Ahri's first skin to not have her traditional fox ears, they are instead replaced by horns.
- Spirit Blossom Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Aquamarine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- The skin represents the Gatekeeper, a benevolent spirit that guides souls to a peaceful afterlife in Ionian myth.
- She represents the Spirit of Salvation in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- She represents the Spirit of Salvation in the
- Her kimono is supposed to be wrapped right side over left side as in Japan it is believed that only the dead wrap right over left; however, several artworks depict her wearing it the "alive" way.[9]
- She transforms into a fox during homeguard animations, joke animations, recall animations and when dashing with Spirit Rush.
- She enters her feral form during taunt animations and when having Spirit Rush charges available.
- This the first skin to not have the bundle exclusive Ruby chroma.
- Instead her Rose Quartz chroma is bundle exclusive.
- K/DA ALL OUT Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Amethyst, Aquamarine, BADDEST, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Alongside the other members, her BADDEST chroma is based on her concept art for the release of the same song.
- Coven Ahri Chromas: Ahri-versary, Catseye, Dark Ritual, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Coven theme with:
- It is implied/speculated that she was previously Elderwood Ahri before becoming corrupted.
- This skin shares the K/DA theme with:
- Arcana Ahri Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Arcana theme with:
- Snow Moon Ahri Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Jasper, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Snow Moon theme with:
References
- ↑ Ahri's voice actress
- ↑ Ahri's voice actress 2
- ↑ Almost all Japanese League of Legends voice actors
- ↑ Ahri: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends
- ↑ Ahri Ult Early Explorations
- ↑ Ahri's Age according to Laurie 'Scathlocke' Goulding.
- ↑ Riot Blaustoise Ahri data tweet
- ↑ 山海經 Classic of Mountains & Seas, Ch. 1
- ↑ Spirit Blossom Ahri's kimono