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This article is a compilation of the trivia sections found across Graves' Graves' articles and is provided as a courtesy for readers who enjoyed our previously dedicated champion-trivia articles.

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  • Cutpurse Twisted Fate Cutpurse Twisted Fate and Cutthroat Graves Cutthroat Graves depict them in their younger years.
  • Graves' mother had been dead for five years before the events of Burning Tides.
    • Graves and Twisted Fate Twisted Fate used to have a crew when hustling all over the world, but they all died trying to get the Outlaw out of the Locker.
      • Members include Kolt, Wallach, and The Brick.
  • According to LoR Champion Indicator4Twisted Fate, Graves had quit smoking. This likely happened after Burning Tides, when the two reunited.
  • Graves originally wielded a gun named Destiny (sharing the name with his partner's ultimate). However after the events of Burning Tides it got destroyed and was replaced with New Destiny, an exact replica of the gun.
    • Destiny is a double barrelled shotgun with a break action cylinder chamber, which seems to be a fantasy design.
    • In game, Destiny has the power to launch smoke grenades.
      • In universe, Graves has to still manually light and throw his smoke grenades.
  • Graves was given a Blue Card by Twisted Fate during Rise of the Sentinels, it could instantly teleport him to Twisted Fate's location in case of an emergency.
  • Graves is the only person who still calls Twisted Fate by his birthname, Tobias.
  • One of the scrapped narrative concepts for Graves was for him to be married or to be an ex-lover of Twisted Fate. The concept of having "palpable sexual tension" between the characters was preserved in their final lore.
    • For Pride 2022, it was revealed that Graves is Gay in The Boys and Bombolini.
    • One of the emotes for Pride 2022 is a reference to the classic scene in the romantic drama film "Brokeback Mountain".

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Main article: Graves (League of Legends)
  • Graves' jokes reference gallows humor, as per his surname Graves.
  • Graves' dance references one from a country show.
    • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
  • Graves was the second-to-last champion to have a "League Judgement" (they were discontinued after release; Varus Varus was the last champion to receive one).
  • End of the Line End of the Line is among a few abilities that were named after a quote of their champion. In this case, it references his "End of the Line" quote which he had before the patch he got the ability, V5.22.
  • The icon for Collateral Damage Collateral Damage is a reference to explosive hazard safety signs.
  • Graves' shotgun can be seen in the game's Mac version trailer.
  • Graves was the product of playerbase requests for a 'manly' ranged carry.
  • In the Chinese localization, the names of all four of his active abilities are four-character phrases that allude to the criminal underworld and are often titles of gangster or martial arts films or television.
    • End of the Line End of the Line becomes 人在江湖, literally "a person in river and lake"; "river and lake" is a euphemism for the underworld, and the phrase is usually used to imply a person in the underworld cannot avoid committing unsavoury actions. Secondary title of Young and Dangerous, a Hong Kong triad film, in Chinese.
    • Smoke Screen Smoke Screen becomes 一手遮天, literally "covering the sky with one hand", a phrase to describe a criminal so well-connected and/or powerful they can halt justice. Secondary title of Young and Dangerous 3, a sequel to the above, in Chinese.
    • Quickdraw Quickdraw becomes 猛龙过江, literally "ferocious dragon crossing river", usually used to describe a ruthless foreign rival or criminal. Secondary title of Young and Dangerous 2 in Chinese. It is also the Chinese name of Way of the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee who fights against foreign martial artists including Chuck Norris.
    • Collateral Damage Collateral Damage becomes 龙争虎斗, literally "struggle of dragon and tiger", a phrase similar to "clash of the titans" in English. Secondary title of Young and Dangerous 5 in Chinese. It is also the Chinese name of Enter the Dragon.

Quotes

Main article: Graves (League of Legends Audio)
Graves, the Outlaw Graves, the Outlaw
  • ▶️  "I ain't got time to bleed." references the same line from Predator.
  • ▶️  "Dead man walkin'." references death row.
  • ▶️  "Feelin' lucky?" might be referencing the eponymous character from Dirty Harry played by actor Clint Eastwood. ("You've gotta ask yourself one question; do I feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?") Eastwood also played the aforementioned Man With No Name from the Dollars Trilogy, another possible source of inspiration for Graves.
  • ▶️  "End of the line." might be referencing a 1988s Country/Rock song End of the Line by the Traveling Wilburys.
  • In the Polish localization, he says:
    • "Ciemność widzę" "Ciemność widzę" ("I see darkness") referencing Sexmission.
    • "Zawsze sikasz przez zapięty rozporek?" ("You always pee with the door locked?") referencing Kiler.
    • "W imię zasad" ("In the name of the rules") and "Co Ty wiesz o zabijaniu?" ("What do you know about killing people?") referencing Pigs.
    • "Wyrwałem chwasta" ("I cleared the weed", meaning killing someone malicious) referencing Pigs 2: The Last Blood.
Sentinel Graves Sentinel Graves

Skins

Main article: Graves (Collection)
Original Graves Original Graves
  • His splash artwork splash artwork was changed shortly after release for censorship reasons due to having a cigar.[8]
    • This change was once implemented in all regions, including those with lighter censorship policies. Because of this, the meme of the missing "Grave's Cigar" became popular when players compared frivolous visual changes.
    • This change is implemented by default, then automatically overwritten by the original art in safer regions. The collection catalog is the only place in the client where Graves properly has his cigar.[9]
Hired Gun Graves Hired Gun Graves
Riot Graves Riot Graves
  • Both Riot K-9 Nasus Riot K-9 Nasus and Riot Squad Singed Riot Squad Singed can be seen in the background.
  • Along with the other Riot skins, he was obtainable by either meeting a Rioter, attending an official Riot event or through purchase in the store during events in the year of release.[10]
    • For him in particular, he was only obtainable in 2012 events.
  • He wears a riot helmet while his gun, New Destiny New Destiny is replaced with a riot gun, both of which are equipment used for riot control.
Jailbreak Graves Jailbreak Graves
Crime City Graves Crime City Graves
  • This is the first skin to have it's splash art updated with a version version previously exclusive to Wild Rift.
Pool Party Graves Pool Party Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
  • Aatrox Aatrox, Darius Darius, Garen Garen, Jinx Jinx, and Katarina Katarina in their Pool Party attire, along with Pool Party Renekton Pool Party Renekton, and Pool Party Ziggs Pool Party Ziggs can be seen in the far background.
  • His necklace has a different emblem on his chromas.
    • His base has the old RP icon Riot logo.
    • His Citrine chroma has a shark.
    • His Amethyst chroma has a fish or shark.
    • His Sapphire chroma has a sliced orange.
    • His Emerald chroma has claw marks.
    • His Ruby chroma has a cigar.
    • His Turquoise chroma has two bullets.
  • He resembles Hugh Jackman.
  • In his Emerald variant, he resembles Borat, from the green straps of the skimpy onesie.
  • In his Ruby variant, it refers to the 1920 onesie striped swimsuits.
Cutthroat Graves Cutthroat Graves
  • This is him and Twisted Fate Twisted Fate in their early hustling days after they struck their partnership.
Snow Day Graves Snow Day Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Golden
  • He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2016 along with:
  • A few things can be seen in the background/foreground:
    • Three Poros Poros: one is licking the carrot in the box, one is jumping off one the shelves and the other one is hiding under the wrapping paper on the bottom right.
      • A Poro-Snax Poro-Snax can also be seen on one of the shelves.
    • The wrapping paper has Braum's Braum's mustache.
    • Santa Braum Santa Braum flying in the background.
    • A photograph of Graves Graves and Twisted Fate Twisted Fate on the wall.
    • Pool Party Graves Pool Party Graves necklace in the top left corner.
    • Helmet Bro's helmet on a shelve above the snowblower.
    • Graves' classic poncho and shotgun underneath the penguin.
    • Twisted Fate's Twisted Fate's Gold Card Gold Card in the box next to the carrot.
    • Happy Elf Teemo Happy Elf Teemo at the top of a tree.
  • During his recall animation his head gets covered in snow with a carrot in his mouth, this is possibly in reference to the cigar controversy.
Victorious Graves Victorious Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: 3v3, Flex, Solo
  • He was unlocked by players who achieved Gold+ in Season 7 (2017).
  • He was the first Victorious skin to receive a Chroma pack.
    • The Chromas featured were rewarded to players who achieved Gold+ in the corresponding ranked game mode.
Praetorian Graves Praetorian Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Citrine, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
Battle Professor Graves Battle Professor Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Formal, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Sentinel Graves Sentinel Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Emerald, Pearl, Resolute, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
  • At level 11, Graves' visual effects become purified, removing the Black Mist visual effects and his light becomes brighter.[11]
  • One of Vex's Vex's Shadow's eyes can be seen in the background.

EDG Graves EDG Graves
Chromaskins Chromas: Elite

References

  1. Graves' voice actor in Tales of Runeterra
  2. Official Japanese Voice Actor List Released For All Champions (Up to Qiyana's Release)
  3. Gunslinger
  4. IronStylus on champion names
  5. http://www.wales.ac.uk, English Proto-Celtic Word List, p. 8
  6. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, p. 741
  7. Runaan of Graves and Twisted Fate
  8. Moobeat. (2014, Nov 7).[https://www.surrenderat20.net/2014/11/117-pbe-update.html 11/7 PBE Update: Cigar removed from Graves Splash, New Maokai ability icons, and more!] www.surrenderat20.net
  9. LTRANDOLPH. (2017, May 4). Ask Riot: Cigar Edition. nexus.leagueoflegends.com.
  10. Guide to Legacy and Limited Skins
  11. Sirhaian on Sentinel Graves
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