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Development
- Main article: Singed (Development)
Universe
Universe- Main article: Singed (Character)
- Singed's lore shares some similarities with the real-life chemist Fritz Haber. Haber, like Singed, was an unabashed proponent of chemical warfare who created many deadly gasses used on the battlefields of WWI. There are also further similarities in the ethical implications of both their work.
- Being present during the first discovery of hextech, he is most likely over 100 years old. His research helps him prolong his life span significantly and he is now trying to gain immortality.
- Singed's bio quote, "My deadliest dose shall bear my patron's name!" is a reference to a line from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce: "My deadliest drug shall bear my patron's name!", referring to Mercury.
- Singed was approached by a Noxian military commander named Emystan to help her break the bitter stalemate of the war in Ionia.
- Singed is responsible for creating the poisons that decimated Riven's warband and Master Yi's Wuju village.
- Seeing the approval of slaughter of the innocent caused by Singed and Emystan also made Quilletta Varn grew more disillusioned by the empire's ambitions, which led to her rebel against the empire and the events of Darius' comic Blood of Noxus.
- Singed is responsible for creating the poisons that decimated
- In Evelynn's pre-rework story The Shadows Beckon, the Vigilnauts that guard Chem-Baron Saito Takeda were augmented by Singed himself.
Arcane
Arcane- Main article: Singed (Arcane)
- Up until Arcane, Singed's lore had depicted him as little more than a heartless and sadistic psycopath with no real human emotions. But Arcane has presented a different take on Singed, while still in general dismissive of the death and suffering his work causes, he has empathy and a justification of his actions as helping progress in the the long run. Furthermore, he is revealed to have had a daughter whose death he still mourns.
- A picture of Singed's daughter is shown to heavily resemble a human Orianna, which has sparked fan theories that he was once her father, Corin Reveck.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Singed (League of Legends)
- Singed was one of the first six champions designed, together with Annie, Lee Sin, Sion, Sivir, and Twisted Fate.[1][2]
- Coincidentally, Singed is an anagram for the word design, befitting his history of being one of the earliest designed champions.
- Singed was one of the champions chosen for the Noxian pool available during the Ionia vs. Noxus match. He was one of the selected champions.
- Singed's dance references Will Smith's "Jump on It" dance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
- Even though Poison Trail's cloud appears to expand as it fades, the area affected by the poison does not actually increase.
- Singed is one of the few champions with a special interaction between his emotes and his ability set, as Fling automatically causes him to laugh.
- Although Singed holds his shield in his left hand in the default splash art, every other skin shows it in his right hand; Singed holds his shield in his right hand in all the in-game models.
- A bottle of Singed's poison can be seen leaking in the Mac Launch preview video.
- Singed's bald figure, red and green color motifs, and his large boots make him resemble Sigma from the Mega Man/Rockman X series.
Quotes
- Main article: Singed (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "To shake, or not to shake" is a play on the famous quote from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet ("To be, or not to be").
- The removed death voiceline, ▶️ "Aye, there's the rub." directly quotes the play.
- ▶️ "Shaken, not stirred." directly quotes James Bond.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- ▶️ "Mix, mix, swirl, mix." is a reference to a scene from the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Skins
- Main article: Singed (Collection)
- The scene depicted has him leaving a Poison Trail.
- The bottle in his hand used to have a skull design on it before it was removed.
- This skin shares the Riot theme with:
- Along with the other Riot skins, he was obtainable by either meeting a Rioter, attending an official Riot event or through purchase in the store during events in the year of release.[3]
- For him in particular, he was only obtainable in pre-2011 events, such as Gamescom 2010, PAX and E3. The final opportunity to purchase him from the store was 2011's PAX Prime.[4]
- His role as a giveaway skin was replaced by Riot K-9 Nasus in 2011 and 2012.
- His role as a giveaway skin was replaced by
- For him in particular, he was only obtainable in pre-2011 events, such as Gamescom 2010, PAX and E3. The final opportunity to purchase him from the store was 2011's PAX Prime.[4]
- His bulwark is replaced with a riot shield and his poison gas container is replaced with a giant tear gas canister, both of which are tools used for riot control.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- A mugshot of pre-rework Taric can be seen on his bottle, complete with surfer shades.
- The bottle is labeled " Taric's Tropical Tan".
- The bottle is labeled "
- This skin is one of two champion skins which use a surfboard as a shield, the other being Pool Party Leona.
- This skin shares the Mad Scientists theme with:
- He is based on the stereotypical mad scientist.
- The skin also bears a resemblance to the original incarnation of Dr. Mundo before the game was released.
- This skin shares the Silver Age theme with:
- He is possibly referencing to Bane from the Batman franchise.
- The skin's release date is also very close to the premiere of then-new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, in which Bane is the main villain.
- This skin shares the Snow Day theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2013 along with:
- It replaces the container of chemicals with a snow cleaning machine and carries a sled in place of his shield.
- In the splash art are two yordles - one resembling Winter Wonder Lulu planted head-first in the snow and another resembling Snow Day Ziggs sent flying from being shoved by Singed.
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2014 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Samsung Galaxy White winning the Season Four World Championship along with:
- He represents Looper.
- His bottle is shaped like the Summoner's Cup.
- This skin shares the Omen of the Dark theme with:
- This skin is based on the typical plague doctor seen during the Black Death bubonic plague.
- This skin was released alongside:
- Iron Inquisitor Kayle
- Cursed Revenant Nocturne
- These skins came out around the time Dark Souls III was released, as their appearances are somewhat similar to the characters in the Dark Souls franchise.
- This skin shares the Bees! theme with:
- Bee'Koz
- Bee'Maw
- Beemo
- Beezahar
- Beezcrank
- ...and others
- BZZZiggs
- King Beegar
- Nunu & Beelump
- Orbeeanna
- Yuubee
- Beekeeper Singed can be seen the background of Beemo's splash art, on top of the cliff.
- He took direct inspiration from the beekeeper, a person who keeps honey bees.
- He closely resembles one of the many custom made skins.
- An old video predating the official skin can be seen here.
- After sniffing a flower in his Recall, transforms into a bee. The bee itself closely resembles the bees from Bee Movie.
- Resistance Singed Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Chromas:- This skin shares the Battlecast theme with:
- Astronaut Singed Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Astronauts theme with:
