General
- Ashe is voiced by Melissa Hutchison.
- Ashe is only champion playable and
Volley is the only ability usable in the basic tutorial, which takes place in the Howling Abyss.
- She is also featured in Battle Training tutorial, together with Garen.
- She is also featured in Battle Training tutorial, together with
- The Battle for Freljord event between Ashe, Sejuani, and Lissandra resembles The Hunt is On! between Kha'Zix and Rengar.
- Ashe was the first champion to have her whole artwork updated.
- One of Ashe's arrows can be seen being shot through an apple in the game's Mac Version trailer (her bow is seen later in)
- Ashe's dance references J'en Ai Marre! by Alizée.
- A side by side comparison can be seen here.
- Ashe shares similarities with Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca from Final Fantasy XII. Their names are similar and both became queens, use ranged weapons (Ashelia uses hand bombs in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings) and were once hunted down to prevent them from leading their respective peoples.
- Ashe is the first (and so far the only) champion to possess both a global-ranged basic ability ( Hawkshot) as well as two global-ranged abilities in total.
- Timewinder and Chronobreak's ranges can be global, albeit situationally.
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- Prior to the League Client Update in 2016, Ashe was the only champion to be recognized as both a marksman and a support .
- Her name references the ash tree, from Old English Æsc, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.[1]
- Her direct ancestor Avarosa was betrayed, yet still commemorated, by the Ice Witch with a single runeword carved onto the cairnstone; possibly from Latin avis bird & Rosa.
- Her direct ancestor Avarosa was betrayed, yet still commemorated, by
- As of December 9, 2017 Ashe has featured on the free champion rotation more than any other champion at 76 times.
Development
- During Alpha Week 6, she was simply called Bowmaster or Chloenil.
- Ashe is likely based on Guinsoo's DotA character, Traxex the Drow Ranger.
- Both share very similar visual and gameplay designs, such as being played as marksmen in their respective games and the ability to shoot ice arrows to slow down opponents.
Lore
- Ashe's True Ice bow is said to have belonged to her ancestor Avarosa, the ancient Iceborn queen of unified Freljord. However, dialogue from Swain suggests this might be a fabricated lie by her. Dialogue from Taric suggests the bow is actually a celestial weapon of Targon infused with True Ice by one of her ancestors that were "of the stars". According to Lissandra's biography, the only ancestor stated to have ever had any interaction with Targon was Serylda, Sejuani's ancestor, which ultimately suggests the bow might actually belong to her.
- If Ashe, Sejuani, and/or Lissandra are played on opposing teams, Battle for Freljord will trigger. This in-game quest consists in one killing the other to earn the title of 'Queen of Freljord' (complete with a floating ice crown floating above their heads) referencing the civil war taking place there, between the three tribes each lead.
Quotes
- "No, really, put that apple on your head... ugh! Ah... ohh... hmm... " references William Tell's apple-shot.
- "So, which one is the pig?" references More Rammus Taunts.
- Ashe shares quotes with:
- "For the Freljord" /
- "For the Freljord"
Skins
- Classic Ashe [S|L]
- Ashe appears to be ambidextrous. The hand she holds her bow with alternates from her left hand and her right hand in the artwork of her skins.
- A red recolor of her old Chinese artwork [S|L] used to be the background image of the Offense branch of the now-retired summoner mastery trees in Season 2, Season 3, Season 4 and Season 5 (Season 5 retained Season 4's masteries).
- Freljord Ashe [S|L]
- In the old lore, This is her younger self wearing the 'traditional Freljord white garments of victory'.[2]
- She shares this theme with:
- Freljord Rammus [S|L]
- Freljord Taliyah [S|L]
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- She references Robin Hood.
- It's the only skin where Ashe's eyes are green.
- She references the Picts, a tribal people from the early Middle Ages originating in what is now Scotland.
- She also strongly resembles Guinevere from the 2004 King Arthur movie.
- She shares this theme with:
- Woad King Darius [S|L]
- Woad Scout Quinn [S|L]
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- Queen Ashe [S|L]
- This skin represents the potential aftermath of the Freljord Civil War in which the Avarosan win and unite the tribes, with Ashe becoming the queen and Tryndamere the king.
- This also represents her appearance her old lore.
- Rakelstake (the Freljordian capital) can be seen in the background.
- This also represents her appearance her old lore.
- She shares this theme with:
- Amethyst Ashe [S|L]
- Amethyst is a violet variety of Quartz, often used in jewelry. It is known as a meditative and calming stone which works in the emotional, spiritual, and physical planes to provide calm, balance, patience, and peace.
- This fits perfectly Ashe's goals of peace, unification, and prosperity for the Freljord.
- She was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2014.
- The background resembles the maze in the 1951 Alice in Wonderland movie.
- A charmed Tryndamere can be seen in the background.
- When skins are filtered by champion in the store, this one is classified as 'Miscellaneous'.
- She shares this theme with:
- Marauder Ashe [S|L]
- Her armor resembles the Daedric one from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
- She might be referencing the Magelord side of Summoner's Rift.
- She shares this theme with:
- Marauder Alistar [S|L]
- Marauder Olaf [S|L]
- Marauder Warwick [S|L]
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Magelord side of 
- PROJECT: Ashe [S|L]
- She is from an alternate future in which she was cybernetically augmented as part of the PROJECT Initiative, but is leading the resistance against it in the name of humanity.
- If one tells her they fight for 'unity' she'll say the following:
- "In unity we find humanity."
- " I will lead us back to what we've lost."
- "We still have a choice!"
- DE3FRE Plasma Bow
- Her dance references the choreography for Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky in Just Dance 2014.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- She shares this theme with
- PROJECT: Ekko [S|L]
- PROJECT: Fiora [S|L]
- PROJECT: Jhin [S|L]
- PROJECT: Katarina [S|L]
- PROJECT: Leona [S|L]
- PROJECT: Lucian [S|L]
- PROJECT: Yi [S|L]
- PROJECT: Vayne [S|L]
- PROJECT: Vi [S|L]
- PROJECT: Yasuo [S|L]
- PROJECT: Zed [S|L]
- Her hologram projector has a com-link open with PROJECT: Ekko [S|L] and an image of PROJECT: Katarina [S|L].
- Her hologram projector has a com-link open with
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I will lead us back to what we've lost."
DE3FRE Plasma Bow
- Championship Ashe [S|L] Chromas: Golden
Chromas:- She was released in celebration of the Season 7 World Championship.
- She was the first Championship skin to receive a Chroma pack.
- She shares this theme with
- Cosmic Queen Ashe [S|L] Chromas: Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin was released along with:
- She shares this theme with:
- Cosmic Reaver Kassadin [S|L]
- Cosmic Enchantress Lulu [S|L]
- Cosmic Blade Master Yi [S|L]
- Cosmic Dawn Rakan [S|L]
- Cosmic Dusk Xayah [S|L]
- Cosmic Defender Xin Zhao [S|L]
- Cosmic Reaver Kassadin [S|L] and Cosmic Blade Master Yi [S|L] can be seen in the foreground.
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Relations
- The Avarosan (led by Ashe) are engaged in a civil war with the Winter's Claw (led by Sejuani) over sovereignty of the Freljord. The Frostguard (led by Lissandra) do not directly confront both sides.
- Unbeknownst to all, Lissandra is the Ice Witch of Freljordian legend, who is actually waiting for the right moment to sticke Ashe's and Sejuani's tribes and wipe out any potential incarnations of Avarosa and Serylda in order to take over the Freljord.
- As revealed by Lissandra, she herself is one of the Three Sisters who led the Iceborn uprising against the Watchers. Whether or not she knows Ashe and Sejuani are direct descendants of her sisters (Avarosa and Serylda, respectively) making her their great-aunt-many-times-removed is unknown.
- Evidence to support Ashe's heritage stems from Ezreal's uncle Lyte stating her 'striking resemblance' to Avarosa herself, as well as the fact Ashe was coincidentally led to Avarosa's grave by a great hawk and recovered her ancestor's True Ice bow she carries with her to this day.
- Evidence to support Ashe's heritage stems from
- As revealed by
- Unbeknownst to all,
- Anivia support her and the Avarosan's goal of peace and unification. Gragas is another supporter.
- Ashe and Tryndamere are outhbound. Outhbounds are largely political marriage pacts that strengthen two uniting tribes or people. With this act Tryndamere and his entire tribe joined the Avarosan and he is bound to serve his new tribe and be loyal to Ashe.
- All of this is, in turn, an inside reference at Riot. The name of Riot's CEO and co-founder Marc 'Tryndamere' Merrill's wife is Ashley.
- Ashe met with Quinn and Valor when they journeyed to the Freljord on a scouting mission at Jarvan IV's behest.
- Valor has come to like Ashe, a rare display towards anyone other than Quinn herself.
- Braum is an ally of Ashe and the Avarosan's, yet little is known of their personal relationship.
References
- ↑ Orel. V, A Handbook of Germanic etymology. p. 26
- ↑ The Freljord Bowmaster
