Zyra/Trivia

General

• It was initially thought Zyra would have a stealth ability (both her and the game's stealth rework came out at the same time)
• Bradford 'CertainlyT' Wenban hinted at Zyra having three hidden passives later revealed to be:
  1. If Zyra kills either Karthus or Sion (or if one of them kills her) the killer receives 2 extra gold (references Plants vs. Zombies)
  2. Maokai gets +1 movement speed if Zyra is on his team.
  3. Sunlight makes Zyra grow in size for a short time.
• Zyra's dance references Cha-cha-cha.
• Zyra is the fourth champion to have a dedicated Recall / Teleport animation.
• Rise of the Thorns (Zyra's first Innate) and Stranglethorns have a cyan hue in her 'Champion Spotlight'.
• Rampant Growth might be referencing the eponymous card from Magic: The Gathering.
• Enemies hit by Grasping Roots are applied the 'Rooted, literally' cosmetic debuff for the duration.
• Deadly Spines's tooltip describing Thorn spitters as 'shooting little friendliness pellets' references Undertale.
• Her name resembles:
  • The river Zyras in Thrace, possibly from PIE root *gʷer- "to burn" > "to shine"
  • The toponym Zyra, based off Pre-Greek Syros Σύρος, a Cycladic island in the Aegean Sea.

Quotes

• "This land is mine" might be referencing Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft ("This world is mine")

Skins

Original Zyra

• Ryan 'Morello' Scott stated she was inspired by the Sadida from Dofus.
• She resembles Poison Ivy from DC Comics, PlantMan.EXE and Axle the Red from Mega Man, Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft, and Jessie from Pokémon.

Wildfire Zyra

• Her Thorn Spitters and Vine Lashers resemble Iblis from Sonic the Hedgehog '06.
• She shares this theme with Infernal Alistar, Infernal Diana, Infernal Mordekaiser, Infernal Nasus, Firefang Warwick, and Volcanic Wukong.

Haunted Zyra

• She celebrates Harrowing 2013.
• She might be referencing Plants vs. Zombies.
• She resembles Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft.
• She shares this theme with Haunted Maokai and Haunting Nocturne.

SKT T1 Zyra

• She celebrates SK Telecom T1 winning the Season 3 World Championship.
  • She represents PoohManDu.
• She shares this theme with SKT T1 Jax, SKT T1 Lee Sin, SKT T1 Vayne, and SKT T1 Zed.

Dragon Sorceress Zyra

• She is a Draconic Antagonist to the Dragonslayer skin line.
  • She shares this theme with Dragonslayer Braum, Dragonslayer Jarvan IV, Dragonslayer Pantheon, Dragonslayer Vayne, Dragonslayer Xin Zhao, and Dragon Master Swain.

Relations

• Zyra wants to explore the world she glimpsed when consuming the sorceress, as well as to adapt to her new form, the fragility of which makes basic survival all the more important.
• Zyra (the predatory plant who relishes her new form) looks down on Maokai (the guardian nature spirit who laments his own) and yet they might be the only ones able to show each other the merits of their newfound bodies.
• Zyra might show some interest in Ahri considering the commonality in their acquisition of a humanoid form, but otherwise the Fox is merely a many-tailed snack.