Skins

• Classic Skin
  13-Jul-2010
• Commando Xin Zhao
  520  / 13-Jul-2010
• Imperial Xin Zhao
  520  / 13-Jul-2010
• Viscero Xin Zhao
  975  / 22-Nov-2010
• Winged Hussar Xin Zhao
  975  / 26-Sep-2011
• Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao
  1350  / 8-Feb-2013

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Chinese artwork

• Classic skin
• Classic Skin 2
• Commando Xin Zhao
• Imperial Xin Zhao
• Viscero Xin Zhao
• Winged Hussar Xin Zhao

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Trivia

• Xin Zhao was designed by Geeves.
• Xin Zhao was released concurrently with Season One.
• Xin Zhao is voiced by Richard Epcar.
• Xin Zhao has one of the longest base auto attack ranges out of all the melee champions, tied with Jarvan IV, Wukong, Fizz, Nautilus and Hecarim.
• In the Chinese version of the game, Xin Zhao's name is rendered as Zhao Xin (赵信), as Chinese names are written with their family name first.
  • His name Xin (信) means "Trust" in Chinese.
  • "Zhao" in Chinese is a unique character, only usable as a last name.
  • He shares the family name of Zhao Yun (赵云), a famous general during the Three Kingdoms Era and a friend of Liu Bei. Like Yun, he uses a spear as weapon.
  • He may also be named after Zhao Xin, a Han general.
  • Xin Zhao is the only champion that references Asian culture but does not belong to Ionia.

Quotes

• Xin Zhao's joke is a reference to the question, "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" This in turn is a reference to the Chinese word Maodun, 矛盾 (lit. spear and shield) which means "Contradiction".
• In the French version of the game, Xin Zhao's /joke is different. It is a reference to The Blue Lotus of The Adventures of Tintin comic book series.
• In the German version of the game, Xin Zhao's joke translates to: "Find me an immovable object, so that I can bury you under it!"

Skins

• Imperial Xin Zhao is likely a reference to the famed Chinese general Zhao Yun, whom Xin Zhao shares many characteristics with.
• Viscero Xin Zhao is a reference to his time as a gladiator fighting in the Noxian arena, The Fleshing.
• Winged Hussar Xin Zhao is a commemorative skin created to celebrate the launch of League of Legend's Polish servers.
  • Polish hussars were a type of cavalry fielded by Poland, and later by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the XVI and XVII century. They were famed for their deadly charges.
• Commando Xin Zhao is a reference to the Imperial Guard from the Warhammer 40k series.
• Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao is a homage to Koei's design of Zhao Yun from Dynasty Warriors, a game based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Relations

• Xin Zhao was saved from Noxian imprisonment by Jarvan IV's grandfather, Jarvan Lightshield the Second.