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Main article: Akali (Development)
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Main article: Akali (Character)
  • She was 9 years old during the events of The Bow, and the Kunai.
  • Akali is presumably 163 CM (5'3") high.
  • Akali was not her mother's original choice to inherit her title of The Fist of Shadow.

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Gameplay

Main article: Akali (League of Legends)
Akali, the Fist of Shadow Akali, the Fist of Shadow
  • Akali's dance referenced Single Ladies by Beyoncé.
    • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
  • Akali was the only energy-based champion to have any associated cost on their ultimate ultimate (one Essence of Shadow).
  • Shadow Dance Shadow Dance was going to be a skillshot but became single-targeted instead.
  • Akali used to gain the 'Law of Inverse Ninja Strength' 'Law of Inverse Ninja Strength' cosmetic Easter egg debuff ("This unit is a flippin' ninja!" - "Ninjas are more effective when they work alone. For every Ninja on your team beyond yourself, you lose 1 health.") when she, Kennen Kennen, Shen Shen, and/or Zed Zed found themselves on the same team. It was removed in V3.14 for unknown reasons.
  • In the V1.0.0.115 April Fools' Day patch, the following change regarding Akali was jokingly listed:
    • Akali is no longer a ninja.
Akali, the Rogue Assassin Akali, the Rogue Assassin
  • Due to Japanese rhotacism, Akali may sound identical to Japanese 明かりakari "light, brightness, gleam", from Old Japanese stative verbal root *aka(-r-) "to be red, to be bright" (> aka(-i) 赤(い) "red")
  • Akali is the second champion, after Yasuo Yasuo, to have an emote that will orient itself the same (facing towards the camera), no matter what direction Akali was facing.
    • However, she is the first to always reposition herself to face the camera when using the emotes, and has this function on both her dance and joke emotes.
  • Akali's Series 1 Eternals make the following references:

Quotes

Main article: Akali (League of Legends Audio)
Akali, the Rogue Assassin Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Akali, the Fist of Shadow Akali, the Fist of Shadow
  • ▶️  "So many noobs... will matchmaking ever find true balance?" references (albeit in a rather tongue-in-cheek fashion) the criticism towards the matchmaking system, often matching up teams of wildly varying levels, causing lower-leveled players to be stomped on by higher-level ones.
  • ▶️  "Tread lightly." resembles ▶️  Shen OriginalCircle"Tread carefully."
Star Guardian Akali Star Guardian Akali

Skins

Main article: Akali (Collection)
Original Akali Original Akali
Stinger Akali Stinger Akali
Infernal Akali Infernal Akali
  • This skin used to be Crimson Akali Crimson Akali before Akali's Visual Gameplay Update.
  • Infernal Akali's fiery appearance references the most dangerous kind of Djinn, the Ifrit made of 'smokeless fire'.
    • Her wispy lower half represents servitude & her longing for freedom from her master(s).
  • She eats Super Spicy Mega Death ramen in her joke animation.
  • Crimson Akali Crimson Akali
All-star Akali All-star Akali
Nurse Akali Nurse Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Rainbow, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
  • She was proposed by the community.
  • In 2011, she went 50% off during March 21–27, with the profits donated to the American Red Cross to aid the Japanese people after the earthquake of March 11.[11]
  • In 2020, she received new visual effects, chromas, and a border and icon set, with all profits between June 25th and July 23rd being donated to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund to aid global COVID-19 relief efforts.[12]
  • Her splash art might have been inspired by Valentine from Skullgirls.
    • This is evident to both using surgical knives as weapons and needles as projectiles.
  • The skin originally kept Akali unmasked, but with her rework she now wears a surgical mask.
  • Nurse Akali Nurse Akali
    • She is checking Urgot's Urgot's temperature.
  • Nurse Akali Nurse Akali
    • She was featured in the Journal of Justice (Issue 19: Contagion Warning at the institute).
    • A portrait of Surgeon Shen Surgeon Shen can be seen framed on the wall above her.
Blood Moon Akali Blood Moon Akali
  • The mask she is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
  • She eats Soba noodles in her joke animation.
Silverfang Akali Silverfang Akali
Headhunter Akali Headhunter Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Pearl, Ruby, Tanzanite
Sashimi Akali Sashimi Akali
K/DA Akali K/DA Akali
Prestige K/DA Akali Prestige K/DA Akali
  • This Prestige skin was released a patch after the initial K/DA release due to K/DA Akali's K/DA Akali's rising popularity.
PROJECT: Akali PROJECT: Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Obsidian, Pearl, Reckoning, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
  • PROJECT: Jinx PROJECT: Jinx and PROJECT: Warwick PROJECT: Warwick can be seen in the background of her splash art.
  • She removes her visor before eating her noodles in her joke animation.
True Damage Akali True Damage Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Freestyle, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
  • In this skinline, K/DA Akali K/DA Akali recruits new talents and forms a new music group.
    • True Damage is a side project for Akali and she is still apart of K/DA.[13]
    • The name of K/DA's single "POP/STARS" can be seen in the background True Damage Akali's True Damage Akali's splash art.
  • Akali will at times dance to a part of K/DA's POP/STARS choreography if you leave her dancing long enough shown here.
  • Her face in the splash art resembles Soyeon of (G)I-DLE, her singer.
K/DA ALL OUT Akali K/DA ALL OUT Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: BADDEST, Catseye, Pearl, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
  • Her face in the splash art resembles Soyeon of (G)I-DLE, her singer.
  • Her motorcycle in her splash art and in MORE is the Ducati Panigale V4.
  • Alongside the other members, her BADDEST chroma is based on her concept art for the release of the same song.
Crime City Nightmare Akali Crime City Nightmare Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Underground
Prestige K/DA Akali (2022) Prestige K/DA Akali (2022)
Star Guardian Akali Star Guardian Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Brilliant, Catseye, Emerald, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
  • Her joke is a reference to Akali's classic ramen joke.
  • Classic Akali's Classic Akali's voice-over was intended to be updated along with the release of this skin, though it was reverted to its current version due to community backlash during PBE.
DRX Akali DRX Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Elite
Coven Akali Coven Akali
Chromaskins Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Destined, Emerald, Profane, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Prestige Coven Akali Prestige Coven Akali

References

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