General
- Eveylnn comes from Norman French Aveline, diminutive of Germanic Ava, possibly from Proto-Germanic: afalan "strength", *agwjō "island", *ahwō "stream", or *awōn "grandmother".[1]
- Famous namesakes are Frau Ava and Ava Gardner.
- Evelynn's voice actress is uncredited and anonymous.
Syndra is also voiced by the same voice actress.
- Evelynn's dance references Tina Tech's dance from the movie Flashdance.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Evelynn is one of five champions which had a difficulty rating of 10 on the old scale, the others being 
Anivia, Cassiopeia, Rumble, and Yasuo.
- She was not originally given this rating.
- Evelynn is voiced by Mara Junot.
Development
- The exclamation mark that appears when Evelynn is spotted references the one from Metal Gear Solid.
- The stealth rework itself was also inspired by it.
- The same exclamation mark appeared when Rengar used Thrill of the Hunt to warn his enemies he is nearby, before it was replaced by a unique Icon resembling his eyes peeking through darkness during the Assassin update.
- The same exclamation mark appeared when
- The stealth rework itself was also inspired by it.
- Her current title, "Agony's Embrace", was the name of her old ultimate.
- Her ultimate was also named "Widowmaker" during early reveals, which was her original title.
- Her
- Allure was formerly called "Lust Dust" in early reveals.
- Evelynn is the second emotion eater, after Tahm Kench:
- One consumes his victim's possessions and loved ones while savoring their psychological anguish.
- The other physically torments her victims and leeches off their affliction as they're dying agonizingly.
- One
- During early reveals, Shadow Evelynn didn't have her headdress on and Tango Evelynn's skin was different but changed to match her splash art shown here.
Lore
- She was confirmed to belong to The Shadow Isles[2] although the Twisted Treeline altars never had quotes dedicated to Evelynn out of a desire to not reveal much about her.
- She is referred as a demon, probably inspired by Mesopotamian underworld goddess Ereshkigal & Semitic nocturnal figure Lilith, who in turn inspires the Succubus.
- Evelynn had only manifested into her physical form a few centuries ago, as she has evolved from the the Rune Wars- which is fairly young for a demon.
Quotes
- ▶️ <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""All too easy."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"All too easy." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references a line spoken by Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- ▶️ <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""I may be bad, but I feel good."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"I may be bad, but I feel good." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references a line spoken by Sheila in Army of Darkness.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=" "The night is my veil."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:20xpx|border|link= "The night is my veil." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] was written as her original selection quote; ▶️ <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""The night is my veil."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"The night is my veil." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]]
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Misery loves whatever I tell it to."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Misery loves whatever I tell it to." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] alludes to former quote ▶️ <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Misery loves company."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Misery loves company." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] and popular refrain "Misery loves company".
- <span class="skin-play-button skinloading-icon" data-champion=""Girls just wanna tear your throat out with their teeth."" data-skin="Original" data-variant="" style="position:relative; height:20px; width:20px; display:inline">[[File:"Girls just wanna tear your throat out with their teeth." OriginalCircle.png|20px|link=]] references Cyndi Lauper's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
Skins
- Her splash artwork was made region specific for censorship reasons, mainly because she was almost completely naked.
- The guards' lances seems to bear a blue flag, like Xin Zhao's, so it may be Demacian guards.
- A small heart can be seen on her right hip.
- Her appearance resembles that of the Shadow Assassin.
- Despite being a 520 skin, it was the only skin with a unique recall animation and a complete new set of effects right after her relaunch.
- She might be referencing Vampire: The Masquerade & the Carnival of Venice.
- Her mask is removed when entering the brush.
- She shares this theme with:
- She resembles and might be referencing Catwoman from DC Comics.
- Both she and Pickpocket Twitch are escaping after robbing the Piltover bank seen in the background.
- Only one of her cybernetic implanted lashes that reference Doctor Octopus from Marvel Comics are visible in the art.
- She shares this theme with:
- The mask she is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
- She is possibly inspired by the Oni, horned ogres in Japanese folklore.
- Her Lashers take form of Kamas.
- The one being Allured in front of her is likely Blood Moon Twisted Fate.
- She shares this theme with:
Relations
- Evelynn has killed the patron and matron of House Vayne of Demacia. Their daughter, Shauna Vayne is searching for her to exact revenge.
- Like Tahm Kench, she is classified as a demon, and as both are demons they seem to know each other based on their biography and Evelynn's quotes.
- Template:Sm2/Sandbox"So how are you, River King? I see you haven't missed a meal."
- Template:Sm2/Sandbox"I like your style, Kench, but stay out of my territory."
References
- ↑ V. Orel, A handbook of Germanic Etymology, pp. 2, 4-5, 31
- ↑ worked on elise and the shadow isles ama/c6tjvog Evelynn confirmed from the Shadow Isles