General
- Kog'Maw is voiced by Patrick Seitz.
- 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:
- Kog'Maw's abilities ironically make no use of his spoken-of and downright-self-stated insatiable hunger.
Quotes
- 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).
- 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
- 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.
- He references the eponymous butterfly.
- 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]
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- 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]
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- 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]
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- 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.
- He is based on the Anglerfish.
- He shares this theme with:
- Loch Ness Cho'Gath [S|L]
- Deep Sea Nami [S|L]
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- 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.
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- 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.
- Basic attack and
- He shares this theme with:
- Pug'Maw [S|L] Chromas: Citrine, Granite, Meteorite, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Sandstone, Speckled
Chromas:- 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.
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- He is based on the Pug dog breed.
- 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 Poppy [S|L]
- Hextech Singed [S|L]
- Hextech Sion [S|L]
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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.
- Kog'Maw is being driven to seek out Malzahar by the same entity that corrupted the Prophet himself.
References
- ↑ http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=47203&if=default&table=lemma&val=kuggr
- ↑ Guus Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, p. 346
- ↑ Surrender at 20: From the PAX Floor: "Pool Party Skins Poster" & Art Demos + a brief word on Sivir VU from forums!
