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:
- 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 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.
- He just spit out Helmet Bro's helmet.
- He references the eponymous butterfly.
- He references the lepidopteran larva.
- He references the eponymous traditional dance performed on Chinese New Year.
- He shoots fireworks when using basic attacks or Living Artillery.
- He might have been inspired by and referencing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May.
- He is based on the Anglerfish.
- He shares this theme with Loch Ness Cho'Gath and Deep Sea Nami.
- A skeleton on the wall to his right resembles canceled champion .
- He shares this theme with Jurassic Cho'Gath (his left claw can be seen to the right)
- 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 Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, Battlecast Alpha Skarner, Battlecast Urgot, Battlecast Vel'Koz, Creator Viktor, and Battlecast Xerath.
- He is chasing Moo Cow Alistar, Super Kennen, and Renektoy.
- He celebrates April Fools' Day 2017.
- He is based on the Pug dog breed.
- He is being unveiled via a Hextech Chest.
- He shares this theme with Anivia, Annie, Galio, Janna, Singed, and Sion.
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!