Katarina/Trivia

General

• A framed portrait of Katarina can be seen in the game's Mac Version trailer.
• Katarina - Cassiopeia is one of five pairs of sibling champions (the others being Kayle - Morgana, Garen - Lux, Nasus - Renekton, and Darius - Draven)
• Katarina's dance references Napoleon Dynamite, via one of its portions ( Master Yi's old dance references the other).
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• Katarina is one of few champions to feature two 'Champion Spotlights' due to significant gameplay changes (the others being Ezreal, Karma, Lee Sin, and Sivir)
• Katarina might have been named after Katherina from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
  • Du Couteau (her family name) is French for 'of the knife' while Shunpo (pronounced 'shoon-POH') is Japanese for 'blink step'.
• On release Mercenary was her Classic skin.

Quotes

• Katarina is one of few champions to have had their voice actors changed (the others being Anivia, Janna, Karthus, Cassiopeia, and Nasus)
  • Katarina's old voice-over had a more angry tone. It can be listened to here.
    • Her old taunt was "Remember, evil spelled backwards is live. No coincidence."
    • Her old joke referenced Danse Macabre.
• "Why? Because I can" references Shawn Michaels.
• Loading the client, going to her champion page, selecting 'Abilities', and pressing Ctrl + 1 will play a video where she says "Killing is my duty... fun is yelling 'surprise'!"

Skins

Original Katarina

• Her splash art shows her in mid- Shunpo.

Bilgewater Katarina

• She was inspired by 'Swashbuckler Katarina' by 'ChiZ'.
• She shares this theme with Bilgewater Swain.

Red Card Katarina

• She celebrates the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• She shares this theme with , Sweeper Alistar, Goalkeeper Blitzcrank, Striker Ezreal, Superfan Gragas, Striker Lucian, Goalkeeper Maokai, and Red Card Twisted Fate.

Sandstorm Katarina

• She has her own taunt animation.
• She shares this theme with Sandstorm Ekko.

Slay Belle Katarina

• The one she is going to murder in the foreground might be Garen.

Warring Kingdoms Katarina

• She celebrates Lunar Revel 2015.
• She references Diaochan from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
• She shares this theme with Warring Kingdoms Jarvan IV, Warring Kingdoms Nidalee, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere, and Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao.

PROJECT: Katarina

• She is from an alternate future in which she was cybernetically augmented as part of the PROJECT Initiative.
  • Battlecast Vel'Koz being seen in the background indicates Creator Viktor and his creations are also a part of this future.
• If one tells PROJECT: Ashe they fight for 'ambition' she'll say the following:
  • "We all bear the scars of our actions."
  • "Sinister by choice."
  • "Keep a sharp lookout for File:ProfileIcon1231 PROJECT Katarina.jpg her."
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• She shares this theme with PROJECT: Ashe, PROJECT: Ekko, PROJECT: Fiora, PROJECT: Leona, PROJECT: Lucian, , PROJECT: Yasuo, and PROJECT: Zed (can be seen in the background)

Relations

• Katarina is Cassiopeia's older 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.
• It is implied, suspected, and speculated that Katarina and Garen had/have feelings for each other.
  • Then there are those who imply it to the point of confirmation:
    • "Don't starve your heart, child! Let me deliver you to him."
    • " You live by a code that'll never let you get what you want. Let me take you to her."
    • "No love is impossible, my god demands you follow your desires."
    • "Honor? Duty? Ha! What your heart demands is all that matters."
    • " Your finale will be a duet."
    • "The always-enchanting tale of star- crossed lovers."