Lissandra/Trivia

General

• Lissandra's story might be referencing Ultimecia's from Final Fantasy VIII as well as Flemeth's from Dragon Age.
• The Battle for Freljord between Lissandra, Ashe, and Sejuani resembles The Hunt is On! between Kha'Zix and Rengar (the difference being none of the tribal leaders gain any gameplay bonuses for participating in their own quest)
• Lissandra is one of the few champions to have self-affecting crowd control (the others being Caitlyn, Rumble, Sion, Varus, Vi, Template:Csi, and Ziggs)
• Lissandra is the only champion to possess a single-targeted ability ( Frozen Tomb) that can be used on herself but not on allies.
• Lissandra, Elise, and Lucian are the only champions to feature a monologue on their login screens.
• Lissandra manipulating Dark Ice might be referencing the Great Dark Spot from Neptune.

Quotes

• "Is it cold in here, or is it just me?" resembles "Is it hot in here or is it just me?!"
• Lissandra and File:ProfileIcon0575 Iceborn Keeper.png Gregor share the quote "I am Iceborn".
• "Plans within plans" references Dune.
• " You really picked the wrong side" might be implying it was Lissandra and the Frostguard who imprisoned the Burning Vengeance.

Lore

• Lissandra is the very last living Iceborn ( maybe)
• Lissandra will tell the story of the Howling Abyss if one waits 30 seconds after winning a game there.
  • "before magic shattered the broken peaks" might be referencing Aurelion Sol unleashing a newborn star into a mountain to seal a Void rift.
  • "before the desert swallowed Shurima" implies she is as or even older than Azir.
• Lissandra's eyes were mauled by an Ursine ( Volibear's people) before she became Iceborn. After she became one she managed to overcame her blindness through ice manipulation.
  • Lissandra might use echo location to guide herself (considering how she shouts after using any of her abilities)

Skins

Original Lissandra

• The Howling Abyss bridge can be seen in the background.
• She resembles Elesh Norn from Magic: The Gathering
• She might be referencing Akasha from Unreal Tournament 3.

Bloodstone Lissandra

• She references Marrow Shards from Magic: The Gathering.
• She shares this theme with Bloodstone Taric.

Blade Queen Lissandra

• She might have been inspired by Hexadecimal from ReBoot.
• She resembles the Lady of Pain from Dungeons & Dragons.
• Frozen Tomb becomes an Iron maiden (she encases herself in it when recalling)
• Glacial Path's claw resembles the Ezrohir Artificer's from Torchlight II.
• Her name might be refencing Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft ('Queen of Blades')

Program Lissandra

• She might have been inspired by GLaDOS from Portal and the Cell from Transistor.
• Multiple iBlitzcrank units can be seen in the background.
• She shares this theme with Program Camille, and Program Soraka (she can be seen in the foreground as a hologram).

Relations

• Lissandra, Avarosa, and Serylda were three Iceborn sisters who served the Frozen Watchers until Avarosa decided to fight for independence, which Lissandra saw as betraying the ones who gave them everything in exchange for 'small' things.
  • Lissandra murdered Avarosa (Serylda's fate is unknown). Centuries later (and knowledge of the Watchers completely erased by Lissandra's hand) their descendants ( Ashe and Sejuani respectively) are in open civil war for the future of the Freljord, the perfect moment for Lissandra to strike and pave the way for the Watchers' return.
    • Her influence (Dark Ice corrupting the land) was felt by Anivia, Udyr (who even met her personally) and Volibear, who decided to take action.
• Lissandra has found an uneasy ally on Trundle and the Ice Trolls (the King may betray her at any moment)
• Lissandra was the 'Seeker', the intermediary between the Iceborn and the Watchers. The Seeker's Armguard used to be hers, but it's now in Sejuani's possession (how the Winter's Wrath got it is uncertain)
  • Currently Lissandra is the leader of the Frostguard, and is masquerading as an ally of Ashe's and the Avarosan's against Sejuani and the Winter's Claw, all to strike at the Frost Archer's tribe when they least expect it.
• Lissandra met with Quinn and Valor in the Frostguard citadel during their Journey into the Freljord.
  • Valor despises Lissandra and Quinn suspects her motives. They later encountered Lissandra in her true form (the Ice Witch) while sneaking out the citadel but are unaware they are the same person.
• Lissandra is being targeted by Kalista for betraying the Iceborn and murdering Avarosa.