Kog'Maw/Trivia

General

• Kog'Maw is voiced by Patrick Seitz.
  • Lucian and Renekton are also voiced by the same voice actor.
• Kog'Maw's dance references Michigan J. Frog's dance from One Froggy Evening.
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• Despite Icathian Surprise Kog'Maw does have a death animation (it can only be seen when he's being revived by Chronoshift or Guardian Angel).
• Icathian Surprise is one of only three abilities that allow their casters to continue attacking after death, the others being Death Defied and Glory in Death.
• Kog'Maw is the only Void-related champion without 'Void' in his title.
• While idle Kog'Maw blinks one eye at a time and sometimes spins around in a manner resembling dogs chasing their own tail.
• Kog'Maw was the first champion to have a joke animation (the second being Miss Fortune)
• Kog'Maw was first spotted in a screenshot from Malzahar's reveal.
• Kog'Maw might come from:
  • Proto-Germanic *kuggo "lump" > Old Norse kuggr > English cog^[1] "a small boat, a tooth" [on a jagged wheel]
  • & *mago "stomach^[2] > mouth", whence maw itself.
• Kog'Maw's abilities ironically make no use of his spoken-of and downright-self-stated insatiable hunger.

Quotes

Classic Kog'Maw [S|L]

• For his joke he emulates a 'charge' bugle call.
• "Terror coming... daddy coming!" implies the Void is closing in on Runeterra, and his 'daddy' is either the one spearheading the invasion or is merely a part of it (or is even the entity Aurelion Sol suspects commands all other Voidborn to shatter the veil between dimensions).

Reindeer Kog'Maw [S|L]

• For his joke he emulates the tune of Deck the Halls and, if he and Silent Night Sona [S|L] play their jokes while near each other, he will outright sing the carol while she provides the music.

Skins

Classic Kog'Maw [S|L]

• The presence of a Raptor, a chameleon, and a horned rabbit in the background indicates he is in Summoner's Rift.
• Helmet Bro's helmet can be seen, indicating he may have eaten or spit out his helmet.

Monarch Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He references the eponymous butterfly.

Caterpillar Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He references the lepidopteran larva.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Annie in Wonderland [S|L]
  • Red Riding Annie [S|L]
  • Mad Hatter Shaco [S|L]
  • Big Bad Warwick [S|L]

Lion Dance Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He references the eponymous traditional dance performed on Chinese New Year.
• He shoots fireworks when using basic attacks or Living Artillery.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Panda Annie [S|L]
  • Dragonwing Corki [S|L]
  • Firecracker Jinx [S|L]

Reindeer Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2010 along with:
  • Re-Gifted Amumu [S|L]
  • Santa Gragas [S|L]
  • Candy Cane Miss Fortune [S|L]
  • Ragdoll Poppy [S|L]
  • Nutcracko [S|L]
  • Silent Night Sona [S|L]
• He might have been inspired by and referencing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May.
• If he and Silent Night Sona [S|L] are close to each other and both play their jokes four times after another with Sona going first, they will play and sing an excerpt from Deck the Halls. A video demonstrating this can be viewed here.

Deep Sea Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He is based on the Anglerfish.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Loch Ness Cho'Gath [S|L]
  • Deep Sea Nami [S|L]

Jurassic Kog'Maw [S|L]

• A skeleton on the wall to his right resembles canceled champion Omen.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Jurassic Cho'Gath [S|L]
    • • Jurassic Cho'Gath's [S|L] hand can be seen on the left.

Battlecast Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He started off as a sketch made by Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino during PAX 2013.^[3]
• He features an array of armaments that are utilised by all of his skills:
  • Basic attack and Caustic Spittle are fired from his mouth.
  • His right gun fires Bio-Arcane Barrage.
  • Void Ooze is dispersed via his left cannon.
  • Living Artillery is launched from his mounted cannon.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath [S|L]
  • Battlecast Alpha Skarner [S|L]
  • Battlecast Urgot [S|L]
  • Battlecast Vel'Koz [S|L]
  • Creator Viktor [S|L]
  • Battlecast Xerath [S|L]

Pug'Maw [S|L]
Chromas: Citrine, Granite, Meteorite, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Sandstone, Speckled

• He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2017 along with:
  • Moo Cow Alistar [S|L]
  • Super Kennen [S|L]
  • Renektoy [S|L]
    • He is chasing the others.
• He is based on the Pug dog breed.

Hextech Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He is being unveiled via a Hextech Chest.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Hextech Alistar [S|L]
  • Hextech Anivia [S|L]
  • Hextech Annie [S|L]
  • Hextech Galio [S|L]
  • Hextech Janna [S|L]
  • Hextech Singed [S|L]
  • Hextech Sion [S|L]

Relations

• Kog'Maw, Cho'Gath, Kha'Zix, Rek'Sai, and Vel'Koz each belong to different member species of the collective known as the Voidborn.
  • Kassadin seeks to keep the Voidborn from crossing over to Runeterra and thus is his enemy.
    • Malzahar on the other hand seeks to facilitate the crossing and thus is his ally.
• Kog'Maw is being driven to seek out Malzahar by the same entity that corrupted the Prophet himself.

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