Diana/Trivia

General

• Diana is voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
• Her name derives from PIE root *dyew- "to shine".
• Diana, Jinx, Thresh, and Vi (Also Taliyah, Rakan&Xayah) are the only champions whose login screens feature vocals.
  • Diana's was sung by Lisa 'Saiyaka' Thorn, who created Crescent Strike's [http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=27936052#post27936052 targeting indicator.
• Diana was the first champion to feature animations for when affected by both crowd control and movement speed buffs.
• Moonfall was conceived as Diana's ultimate.
  • It had a channel time, dealt true damage, and was powered by a resource called 'Scorn'. It was replaced by Lunar Rush due to being deemed toxic and almost uncounterable.
• A functional real-life replica of Diana's Crescent Moonblade was crafted in an episode of YouTube series Man At Arms: Reforged.
  • This video can be viewed here.
    • There are also videos where the following are crafted:
      • Katarina's Daggers (functional)
      • Leona's Zenith Blade (functional)
      • Master Yi's 'Highlander' Ring Sword (functional)
      • Poppy's Hammer of Orlon (functional)
      • Yasuo's 'Last Breath' Sword (functional)
      • Ziggs' Hexplosive Bomb (prop)

Quotes

•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""The moon also rises"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"The moon also rises" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] and   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""The sun always rises"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"The sun always rises" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] reference each other and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Chosen of the moon"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Chosen of the moon" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] and   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Chosen of the sun"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Chosen of the sun" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] reference each other.
• Diana and Leona share the quote "Twilight fades"    /   .
•   <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""The moon will rise. the night will last forever!"" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"The moon will rise. the night will last forever!" OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references Nightmare Moon from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Skins

Original Diana

• She was conceived as Leona's polar opposite from day one.
• Her name references the eponymous Roman moon goddess.
• Her weapon is based on both a Sickle and a Khopesh.

Dark Valkyrie Diana

• She was conceived as Valkyrie Leona's polar opposite (both reference the eponymous figures from Norse mythology)
• She used to have a headdress resembling Syndra's, but it was removed because of similarities between the two.
• She shares this theme with:
  • Siren Cassiopeia
  • Loch Ness Cho'Gath
  • Valkyrie Leona
  • Ghost Bride Morgana
  • River Spirit Nami
  • Muse Sona
  • Leprechaun Veigar

Lunar Goddess Diana
Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Obsidian, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Turquoise

• Representing the path of truth path of truth, she was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2014 (Year of the Horse) along with:
  • Dragonblade Riven
    • She represented the path of freedom.
  • Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere
    • He represented the path of power.
• She references Chang'e from Chinese mythology.
  • A rabbit-shaped cloud can be seen in the background.
  • She is called 广寒仙子 嫦娥 (Chinese: Wide Cold [Palace's] Fairy Chang 'E) in the respective server.
    • From Old Chinese 姮娥 *gəŋ-ŋai < possibly Proto-Tai *hŋai "moonlight".
  • She was conceived by an anonymous designer from Tencent (Riot Games Inc.'s parent company).

Infernal Diana

• She celebrates Team Fire winning the 2015 All-Star (was selected by playerbase voting)
• Glacial Malphite and Frozen Terror Nocturne can be seen in the background.
• She shares this theme with:
  • Infernal Alistar
  • Infernal Mordekaiser
  • Infernal Nasus

Blood Moon Diana

• The mask she is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
• She shares this theme with:
  • Blood Moon Akali
  • Blood Moon Elise
  • Blood Moon Evelynn
  • Blood Moon Jhin
  • Blood Moon Kalista
  • Blood Moon Kennen
  • Blood Moon Shen
  • Blood Moon Thresh
  • Blood Moon Twisted Fate
  • Blood Moon Yasuo
  • Blood Moon Talon
  • Blood Moon Zilean

Dark Waters Diana

• This the first skin where she is wearing a hat.
• She shares this theme with:
  • Dark Waters Vladimir

Relations

• Diana is the daughter of foreigners who came to and died on Mount Targon, found and raised by the Solari. Diana always questioned the Solari's faith and was always drawn to Runeterra's moons.
• After being indirectly drawn to Mount Targon's summit and chosen as the Targonian Aspect of the Moon, she shared her discovery of the forgotten shared history between the Solari and the Lunari with her elders, who branded her a heretic and sentenced her to death.
• Leona was first drawn to finding Diana out of desire for avenging the elders killed by the Aspect of the Moon. After being chosen as the Targonian Aspect of the Sun, Leona is now seeking her out of a desire for answers about their shared knowledge of the Void.
• Nami traveled to Ionia to find Diana and request she conjure a Moonstone to save the Marai from being overrun by the Voidborn crossing into the Guardian's Sea through a dimensional rift.