Skins

• Classic Skin
  14-February-2012
• Abyssal Nautilus
  975  / 14-Feb-2012
• Subterranean Nautilus
  975  / 14-Feb-2012
• AstroNautilus
  1350  / 04-Sep-2012

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Chinese artwork

• Classic Skin
• Abyssal Nautilus
• Subterranean Nautilus

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Trivia

• Nautilus was designed by Xypherous.^[1]
• In Greek, the term "Nautilus" means "Sailor."
• A Nautilus is a marine species of the cephalopod, Nautilidae family, and is related to squid species.
  • Nautilus is also the name of the fictional submarine from the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
  • It is also the name of the first nuclear powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571).
• Nautilus bears a resemblance to the Big Daddy from the BioShock series, as they both wear classic diving suits.
  • Additionally, in Nautilus' Champion Spotlight, he was presenting his skills on Annie, who bears a resemblance to the Little Sisters that are protected by the Big Daddies.
• In the lore, the black water responsible for turning Nautilus into his current state is a possible reference to the cartoon, The Pirates of Dark Water.
• Nautilus' dance reference is clearly seen as the Peeparoonie Dance. A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• In Nautilus' Art Spotlight, around 2:50, a tab saying Urgot Mech can be seen in the top left.
  • This was likely the development name for Battlecast Urgot.
• Nautilus has one of the longest attack animations of any champion. This can lead to odd and unexpected hits, as the enemy finds themself stunned or damaged, even though they are visually beyond his range. It is sometimes unclear at what point in the animation an attack is considered to have hit.
• Nautilus was released without the "Tank" tag, but it was confirmed that the absence of the tag was an error which would be fixed. Nautilus is indeed primarily a tank.
• When Nautilus stands idle long enough, he does the famous Captain Morgan pose.

Skins

• Abyssal Nautilus bears a strong resemblance to the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion from the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, both featuring a black and yellow color scheme.
  • It is primarily inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
  • In the skin's splash art, there is a small statue in the bottom left corner with a Cthulhu-like appearance.
• Astro Nautilus was a community requested skin, inspired by MaTTcomGO's artwork.
  • The skin's splash art features Astronaut Teemo in the background.
  • Coincidentally, the skin was released in the Public Beta Environment 2 days after the death of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
• Subterranean Nautilus' Chinese splash art has Black Rock Shooter sitting on one of the rocks.

Art Spotlight

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