General
- His name comes from Hebrew צִיּוֹן Ṣiyyôn "stronghold" (cf. Arabic صِيَانَة ṣiyāna "defense"[1]), from West-Semitic ṣ-w-n "to protect".[2]
- , , , , , and are the only in-game abilities that can theoretically increase a stat infinitely.
- Juggernaut from X-Men.[3] was inspired by
- With , Sion is one of a few champions who can apply crowd control on themselves (the others being , , , , , , , , , , , , , and ).
- is one of three abilities which allow their casters to continue fighting after death, the others being and .
Development
- Sion is voiced by J.S. Gilbert, who also voices , [ | ] , , [ | ] , and . [ | ]
- Sion's dance references Moskau by Dschinghis Khan.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- In the Founding Interns of League of Legends YouTube video, concept art for Sion was shown to depict him with blue skin, a red beard and an overall wildly different design.
- Sion's inception is heavily influenced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Sion was one of the first six champions designed (along with [4][5] , , , , and ).
- Sion is voiced by Scott McNeil, who also voices , pre- [ | ]V7.9 , , and . [ | ]
- Sion's dance references Chris Farley's audition for the Chippendales.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
Quotes
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- references "Who is your summoner, and what does he do?"Kindergarten Cop.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
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Chopper!" references "Get on my Predator (film).
- references "What is best in death? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of noobs!"Conan the Barbarian (1982 film).
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
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- He and "Charge!" share the quote /
- references his fresh relaunch. "So, uh, . We can't hang out any more. I'm cool now"
- resembles "Even trembles before me" "Even death trembles in my presence".
- references "I'll be back"Terminator.
- references "I feel !"
his old passive.
- references "It's murdering time!"The Thing from Fantastic Four by Marvel Comics ("It's clobbering time!")
- references "I! Am! !"Groot from Marvel Comics ("I! Am! Groot!")
- references "Yes... I like ... "Heavy from Team Fortress 2.
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- resembles "Function is greater than form." "Function over form".
- , "Roll out - and !" , and "Change shapers mecha incognito" reference "Death is the right of all sentient beings"Transformers.
- references "I'll be ba- un- atn- ! Sorry... I'll be "Terminator.
- references a quote by Ultron from the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron ("Peace in our time"). "Peace, in my time."
- references the real-life etymological fact that the Czecho-slovak noun robot derived from "Robot means slave; I am robot to no one"robota "drudgery, servitude".
Skins
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- The scene depicted has him trampling Helmet Bro.
- This is the first splash were a champion is seen from someone/something else's perspective. This is later seen in the numerous later splashes, including: , [ | ], [ | ], [ | ] and [ | ]. [ | ]
- He resembles Garrosh Hellscream from Warcraft.
- He might be referencing Darth Sion from Star Wars.
- He has Jarvan I's crown bolted to his jaw. The knife stuck on his head, on the other hand, was coated with [6] blood so as to restore his mind during blood ritual.
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- He references Terminator.
- He shares this theme with:
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- He references Conan the Barbarian.
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- He references Raw Deal and the hunter/lumberjack from Little Red Riding Hood.
- It probably took inspiration from Brian Lawyer's version of the splash.
- He shares this theme with:
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- He might be referencing Pacific Rim and/or Transformers.
- "The pinnacle of your ' implies it was the Machine Herald who corrupted his programming in order to gain another addition to his Battlecast army. ' stands before you, . Are you not pleased?"
- He shares this theme with:
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Relations
- In life, Sion was the first
Hand of Noxus, right-hand man to Boram Darkwill and his most trusted supporter.
- His death after killing Jarvan I made Boram paranoid and had him look for ways to resurrecting him.
The Black Rose offered to provide the means to do so.
- Sion's body was restored, but his mind was reduced to a simple killing machine that turned on Noxian troops more than once. Boram locked him up in his memorial and ordered everyone to stay clear of it without his authorization.
- His death after killing Jarvan I made Boram paranoid and had him look for ways to resurrecting him.
- Once
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- As a result of this 're-resurrection' Sion is stuck in an amnesiac limbo. He remembers Boram warning him about , but his undeath clouds his thoughts and makes him over-revel in slaughter.
conducted the blood ritual that restored Sion's mind (using a ritual knife coated in blood, likely obtained when the Exemplar was captured and impersonated him to avoid Demacia's suspicion)
overthrew Boram Darkwill with the help of the Black Rose (thus becoming the new Grand General) he learned of Sion's existence and plotted to use him as his own weapon.
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- remembers fighting in life, making them contemporaries.