Quinn/Trivia

General

• Quinn used re-explored themes from a champion concept known as the Eagle Rider Eagle Rider.
• Quinn is the first champion whose name starts with Q (back then the only remaining unused letter in the alphabet regarding champion names);
  • Her name derives from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom "head, chief", referencing Conn of the Hundred Battles;
  • Her brother's name Caleb (כָּלֵב) means "dog" in Hebrew, after the eponymous Biblical scout.
• Quinn's dance references Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah.
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• Only Skystrike fires Quinn's crossbow despite it being her weapon of choice.
  • Quinn's bolts are fletched with blue feathers which turn to a much lighter shade when hitting a target marked by Harrier.
• Quinn's full name was going to be Quinn and Valor but she became just Quinn due to client-side issues.
• During playtesting, Quinn's passive called down Valor to suppress an enemy champion if they brought her below 30% of her maximum health.

Quotes

• Quinn and Valor perform a knock-knock joke with Valor's suspected punchlines being [insert accent-related insult], DEMACIA, and [insert love-related remark].
• "We Demacians are no easy prey" might be referencing Sylvanas Windrunner from Warcraft ("We Elves are not easy prey")
• Quinn and Darius shares the quote "Stay alert".

Skins

Phoenix Quinn

• Valor becomes the eponymous mythical bird.
• Quinn might be referencing Jean Grey from X-Men by Marvel Comics.

Woad Scout Quinn

• They might be carrying out a mission in the Freljord.
• Valor becomes a snowy owl.
• Quinn shares this theme with:
  • Woad Ashe
  • Woad King Darius

Corsair Quinn

• Valor references the scarlet macaw (Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino's favorite bird as well as online avatar picture of choice)
• She shares this theme with:
  • Sea Hunter Aatrox
  • Rogue Admiral Garen
  • Ironside Malphite
    • The wooden gate in the old splash art that she and the others were surrounding was the one containing Ironside Malphite before his release.

Heartseeker Quinn

• She was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2017 along with:
  • Heartseeker Lucian
• She shares this theme with:
  • Heartseeker Ashe
  • Heartseeker Lucian
  • Heartseeker Orianna
  • Heartseeker Varus
  • Heartseeker Vayne

Relations

• Quinn's twin brother Caleb died in an accident while they were out in the woods.
  • Before his accidental death, Caleb saved the life of Lestara Buvelle, who in return allowed Quinn to join the military.
• The nature of Quinn and Talon's rivalry is as of yet uncertain.
• Jarvan IV is 'not what she expected' while Garen is 'by the books' (Valor doesn't respect him)
• Quinn and Valor journeyed to the Freljord at Jarvan IV's behest to assess the tribal situation there, managing to escape death by the Ice Witch's hand.