Kog'Maw/Trivia

General

• Kog'Maw's dance references Michigan J. Frog 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.
• He just spit out Helmet Bro's helmet.

 Monarch Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He references the eponymous butterfly.

 Caterpillar Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He references the lepidopteran larva.

 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.

 Reindeer Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He might have been inspired by and referencing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May.

 Deep Sea Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He is based on the Anglerfish.
• He shares this theme with  Loch Ness Cho'Gath [S|L] and  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] (his left claw can be seen to the right)

 Battlecast Kog'Maw [S|L]

• He started off as a sketch made by Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino during PAX 2013.^[3]
• He shares this theme with  Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath [S|L],  Dreadnova Gangplank [S|L],  Battlecast Alpha Skarner [S|L],  Battlecast Urgot [S|L],  Battlecast Vel'Koz [S|L],  Creator Viktor [S|L], and  Battlecast Xerath [S|L].

 Pug'Maw [S|L]

• He is chasing  Moo Cow Alistar [S|L],  Super Kennen [S|L], and  Renektoy [S|L].
  • He celebrates April Fools' Day 2017.
• He is based on the Pug dog breed.

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