Cassiopeia/Trivia

General

• Cassiopeia was the last champion released in 2010 as well as the third one to feature an 'Art Spotlight' (hers in particular shows how her taunt was animated)
• Cassiopeia - Katarina is one of five pairs of sibling champions (the others being Kayle - Morgana, Garen - Lux, Nasus - Renekton, and Darius - Draven)
• Twin Fang directly benefits from allied poison abilities in the same fashion Last Breath does with displacement ones.
• Picking Cassiopeia and then typing 'hat' in the shop's search bar will display Boots of Speed.
• The inspiration for Cassiopeia comes from mainly two sources:
  • Ancient Greece
    1. She shares names with the eponymous constellation charted by Ptolemy as well as the eponymous queen from Greek Mythology.
    2. Miasma references the eponymous mythical disease.
    3. She resembles a Gorgon (with Petrifying Gaze and her death animation referencing Medusa) as well as a Drakaina.
  • Ancient Egypt
    1. Her seductress persona references Cleopatra VII.
    2. Hers is the the Belly Dance
  • Cassiopeia also resembles a Hindu/Buddhist Naga.

Quotes

• "Violence is so messy" and "Keep your enemies close and me closer" reference "Violence solves everything!" and "Keep your friends close and enemies guessing" respectively.
• "Every problem is an opportunity" references the phrase spoken by Inara Serra in the Firefly episode Jaynestown.

Skins

Original Cassiopeia

• She returns to this form when she dies if using any other skin.
• Perseus Pantheon's shield depicts her head (referencing Perseus reflecting Medusa's Petrifying Gaze)

Siren Cassiopeia

• She resembles a Siren from Greek mythology.

Mythic Cassiopeia

• She was originally called 'Exalted'.
• She celebrates the launch of the game's Greek server.
  • Cassiopeia and this skin were given for free to all Greek players with six months or more worth of play time prior to her release.
• Her human beauty is more stressed here compared to her other skins thanks to the absence of her snake tongue.
• She resembles Sophitia from Soulcalibur.

Jade Fang Cassiopeia

• She celebrates the 2013 Lunar Revel (Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac)
• She wears ornate finger jewelry to support and protect long fingernails.
  • These were popular among Manchurian courtiers during China's Qing dynasty and were worn by Empress Dowager Cixi.
• She and Order of the Lotus Karma do a Fan dance when recalling.
• She shares this theme with Jade Dragon Wukong.

Relations

• Cassiopeia is Katarina's younger sister while Talon is their 'adopted little brother'.
  • The sisters and the Blade's Shadow are members of Noxian noble house Du Couteau, whose head (General Marcus, Noxus' finest assassin) is missing and presumed dead.
• Kalista has soul-marked Cassiopeia for betraying Sivir while exploring Shurima.