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Development
- Main article: Udyr (Development)
- Udyr and
Spirit Guard Udyr are voiced by Sean Rohani, whom first voiced him in Legends of Runeterra.[1]
- Udyr and Spirit Guard Udyr were previously voiced by J.S. Gilbert, whom also voiced Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, pre-rework Dr. Mundo and Corporate Mundo, Gragas, and pre-rework Sion.
- Udyr's Japanese voice actor is Tsuguo Mogami
- Udyr and
- Udyr was designed by Steven 'Coronach' DeRose.
- Udyr was the first Champion released after the official October 27, 2009 launch of the game.
- Udyr's original champion title was "the Animal Spirit" but with the Freljord patch his champion title was changed to "the Spirit Walker" and changes were also made to his lore.
- Udyr literally translates into 'Beast~Monster' in Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Nynorsk (cognates: Swedish odjur, German Untier, & hypothetical English *undeer),
- However, udyr is mostly used to describe people acting like animals, i.e. instinctively.
- 75% of Udyr's skills are based off the 4 Beasts of the Cardinal Directions, with the exception of the Azure Dragon.
- Udyr has 4 unreleased icons for his basic abilities:
- Tiger Stance.
- Turtle Stance.
- Bear Stance.
- Phoenix Stance.
- Udyr was chosen by players to receive a Visual Gameplay Update at the start of Season 2021.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Udyr (Character)
- Udyr's visuals in Legends of Runeterra represents him after returning to the Freljord.[2]
- Spirit Guard Udyr represents him during his time in Ionia.
- Being a Spirit Walker, Udyr can harness a small portion of power of a dozen Great Spirit animals such as Tiger, Turtle, Bear, Phoenix, Ram, Lynx, Boar, and more.
- Volibear and Ornn represent the Great Bear and Ram respectively. As such Udyr can harness a small portion of their powers.
- Bear Stance is based off of Volibear's power and Phoenix Stance is based off of Anivia's power.
- Part of his power possibly comes from his diluted vastayan heritage.[3]
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Udyr (League of Legends)
- He is the only character that cannot max out all of his skills, as each of his skills have six levels and the max character level is 18 (18 points for a total of 24 possible ranks).
- However, in the Ultra Rapid Fire (2015) featured mode, there is no limit to a champion's level, so Udyr is able to have 6 levels for his abilities.
- He is one of the few characters without an ultimate along with Jayce. Udyr has 4 skills that can be leveled up to the maximum rank of 6.
- Udyr is one of a few champions to have multiple textures in one skin. Udyr however has more different textures in one skin than any other champion, as he has a different one for each of his stances.
- Udyr's dance references the Drunken Master Kung Fu Style.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Udyr is one of two champions that went into the weekly champion rotation on the day of their release. The other one is Poppy.
- Udyr was one of the champions chosen for the Ionian pool available during the Ionia vs. Noxus match.
- He was one of the selected champions, and was voted the MVP.
- In the V1.0.0.115 April Fools' Day patch, he was jokingly listed to receive a skin called "Urfdyr", referencing Urf.
Quotes
- Main article: Udyr (League of Legends Audio)
- In the Latin America localization, there are several exclusive phrases that correlate with the Argentinian-born content creator Barbakahn who, surprisingly, looks a lot like the champion when his rework is announced.[4] Among them phrases include:
- ¡Empiece el Bardo! ('Begin the Bard!') is a reference that Barbakahn starts a pre-existing teamfight in the game but he is usually far away to begin with.
- ¡Dale, Voli, Dale! ('Give them, Voli, give them!') is a reference to ally Volibear's infamous move (being a pre-rework Volibear) when he charged his onslaught towards a minion while being in front a tilted Barbakahn (like Jax) in the middle of an impending enemy teamfight that ended up losing his fight. This phrase is related to Volibear since its rework for Latin America localization.
- ¡Aaahh! ¡Presa fácil! ('Aaahh! Easy prey!') is an old phrase when he succeeds in taking down an enemy. Because he used his previous character Barbarossa, he changed it to Aaahh! Free Kill!.
- ¡Se acabó la mentira! ('The lie is over!') when it succeeds in knocking down the turret, is a reference that always ends up complaining that the turret always takes damage prioritizing him (like any other champion) while there is a wave of minions within the hit zone.
- ¡Empiece el Bardo! ('Begin the
- ▶️ "If PETA asks, this fur is fake." refers to the animal rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals and their notorious ways of getting the public to not wear animal fur.
- ▶️ "Inner peace... inner peace... inner peace..." references Kung Fu Panda.
- ▶️ " Ashe to ashes." references the phrase "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
- ▶️ "There are two wolves inside you. Neither are funny." references "Inside you there are two wolves", a meme that originated from an old legend about two conflicting (metaphorical) wolves within a person.
- It also resembles (and likely references) ▶️ "There are no wolves within you."
- It also resembles (and likely references) ▶️
- ▶️ "Be like water: adaptable and unyielding, passive and powerful." most likely references Bruce Lee.
- ▶️ "Fall, like leaves on the vine." might be a reference to "Leaves From the Vine," sung by Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Skins
- Main article: Udyr (Collection)
- In his splash art, Udyr is surrounded by four animal totems (a ram, a boar, a bear, and a bird), representing the Freljordian demigods related to his abilities ( Ornn, the 8 Iron Boar, the Volibear, and Anivia, respectively).
- Original Udyr
- The scene depicted has him using Bear Stance.
- The scene depicted has him using
- This skin shares the Day Job theme with:
- He is a karate instructor wearing a black belt, which denotes high competence in a martial art.
- Muay Thai Lee Sin can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- The dojo in his splash art includes references to the Freljordian demigods tied to Udyr's abilities/stances.
- A ram icon on the wall, referencing Ornn.
- A framed picture of a bear, referencing Volibear.
- Banners of a boar and a bird hanging from the ceiling, referencing 8 the Iron Boar and Anivia, respectively.
- A ram icon on the wall, referencing
- Black Belt Udyr
- A new texture was accidentally pushed to the PBE before his rework was fully revealed two months later, this eventually reached live servers and later fixed.
- A similar error has also happened with Dragonslayer Pantheon and Foxfire Ahri.
- A similar error has also happened with
- The splash art suggests he is in his Phoenix Stance.
- A new texture was accidentally pushed to the PBE before his rework was fully revealed two months later, this eventually reached live servers and later fixed.
- This skin shares the Prehistoric Hunters theme with:
- Primal Udyr
- This skin references the Four Beasts of Cardinal Directions, like Udyr's classic, albeit the bear is antlered, probably paying homage to the Azure Dragon.
- This skin references the Four Beasts of Cardinal Directions, like Udyr's
- Spirit Guard Udyr Chromas: Bear, Phoenix, Tiger, Turtle
Chromas:- The theme behind this skin was originally conceptualized as one of the possible outcomes for Runeterra. In this future, Udyr reaches inner harmony and conquers his rage during his time with the Ionian monks. He then guards the Hirana Monastery from demons and corrupt monsters that would use the Temple's power for the destruction of Runeterra.
- With the release of the short story A Walk with the Voices, the skin itself was made canon into the Runeterra Prime universe as how Udyr looked like during his time in Ionia and for the short period of time after his return to the Freljord.
- However, the original Spirit Guard comic is not considered part of the main canon.[5]
- With the release of the short story A Walk with the Voices, the skin itself was made canon into the
- This skin represents an alternate timeline in which Udyr chose to stay in Ionia and complete his training, rather than return home to the Freljord to protect Sejuani. With the help of the monks of the Hirana Order, Udyr finds his inner harmony and conquers his rage completely.
- This stands in strong contrast to Udyr's non-ultimate skins, which represent his feral nature and somewhat still-uncontrolled rage.
- After Udyr's Visual Gameplay Update (VGU), this is the only skin that retains his pre-VGU animal spirits, which represent Ionian spirits rather than the Freljordian demigods.
- Claw Stance replaces the Storm Bear with the Prowling Tiger spirit (references old Tiger Stance).
- Mantle Stance replaces the 8 Iron Boar with the Immovable Turtle spirit (references old Turtle Stance).
- Stampede Stance replaces the Fire Ram with the Mother Bear spirit (references old Bear Stance).
- Storm Stance replaces the Frost Phoenix with the Blazing Phoenix spirit (references old Phoenix Stance).
- His appearance and clothing style parody Japanese monks' appearance, with comically oversized & incorrectly worn prayer beads, hakama, geta, samurai's kote, & stylized non-Japanese lungi, yet without the kesa robe.
- His outfit bears a striking resemblance to the Sura Master NPC from Ragnarok Online.
- After spending 4 points into an ability, he gains the ultimate form of that ability.
- His Dance, Laugh, and Taunt emotes summon whichever spirit corresponds to his current stance.
- His Joke emote references Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress scene from the film The Seven Year Itch.
- Spirit Guard Udyr
- His Level 5 Bear Stance has a similarity to the Street Fighter character Oni, one of Akuma's alternate forms. Both have bluish glowing skin and aura, a large prayer beads, bear-claw shaped hands, exposed upper bodies and gruffy hairstyle resembling flames.
- His old Dance would summon all four spirits in sequence once any given ability reached rank 5.
- His old Joke summoned Urf, which explained where Urf's spirit went after being killed by Warwick.
- His Level 5
- This skin shares the Definitely Not theme with:
- He is taking a group selfie while striking a pose, but his smartphone can't detect Surprise Party Amumu, who got locked out of his own party.
- He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2015 along with:
- He switches between a Volibear, 8 Iron Boar, Ornn, and Anivia onesie for each ability/stance.
- His Recall animation is probably a reference to Usain Bolt's Signature "Lighting Bolt" Celebration Pose.
- Definitely Not Udyr
- This skin shares the Dragon World theme with:
- Dragonslayer Xin Zhao can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- His stances have draconic features, as they are derived from the powers of dragon spirits.
- Dragon Oracle Udyr
- This was Udyr's first skin to have a new run animation outside of Spirit Guard Udyr.
- This was Udyr's first skin to have a new run animation outside of
- Inkshadow Udyr Chromas: Inked, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Inkshadow theme with:
- Inkshadow Yasuo can be seen in the splash art.