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Development
- Main article: Jayce (Development)
- Jayce is voiced by Trevor Devall in both
League of Legends and 
Legends of Runeterra.[1] - Jayce is voiced by Kevin Alejandro in Arcane.[2]
- Young Jayce is voiced by Faustino Duran.
- During development, he was called Apollo referencing the eponymous Greek god, from Pre-Greek *Apalʸun-.[3][4]
- Jayce was originally prototyped to have three forms instead of two.[5]
- One of the original two forms experimented on Jayce involved him using a two-handed sword and a sword and shield.[6]
- Scrapped spells tested on Jayce include:[7][8][9]
- An iteration of
Thundering Blow that would stun any target hit by the unit that was displaced. - An ultimate where Jayce would slam his hammer down creating a shockwave knocking up enemies.
- An ultimate where Jayce would create an impassible well and march forward knocking enemies out of the way and blocking attacks and spells.
- An iteration of
- The idea for Jayce to wield a gun hammer came from the idea of making him a Piltover inventor and making his weapon more personal to him as his own invention.[10]
- Jayce was supposed to appear in True Genius but was scrapped.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Jayce (Character)
- Depending on writer, Jayce's lore varies in its depiction of Viktor from a counter-cultural figure who acts as Jayce's personal foil to a Saturday morning cartoon villain. Instances of the latter usually get retconned in response to feedback.
- House Giopara runs the The Forge Of Tomorrow that makes hammers and other tools; tools that were popularized by Piltovians and were said to be contributory in the construction of Piltover.
- In the old lore:
- Jayce founded The Resistance to counteract
Viktor and his 
Glorious Evolution after their clash over the arcane crystal.
- The Mercury
Cannon / 
Hammer and the 
Acceleration Gate are a product of Jayce's research into this crystal.
- The Mercury
- Jayce is fascinated by
purely 
robotical lifeforms but disgusted by 
necromantic 
experiments and augmentation. - Jayce deems
Heimerdinger as an academic influence while he 'amusedly respects' 
Rumble and 
Ziggs. - While Jayce is not part of the Piltover
Police 
Force they frequently cross paths (results may vary). - Jayce helped
Ezreal access restricted areas in Piltover Academy's library so the Prodigal Explorer could research records of 
Aatrox's existence. 
Jayce knew Viktor during their academic days. Due to moral and creative differences they have since parted ways.
- They clashed during an event which revolved around a Hex-crystal.
- Jayce founded The Resistance to counteract
Arcane
Arcane- Main article: Jayce (Arcane)
- In the Arcane (TV Series), Jayce signs every page of his notes with his name. He even signs his inventions���usually with a "J".[11] Viktor thinks it's a little egotistical.
- House Talis runs a factory that makes hammers and other tools; tools that were popularized by Piltovans and were said to be contributory in the construction of Piltover.
- Jayce is 24 years old during the first act of Arcane.[12]
- He is 31 or 32 years old during the second and third act of the series.[13]
- Jayce's official height is 188 cm (6'2).[14]
- Jayce made a bracelet with the HexCrystal that the mysterious mage gave to him when he was young. It serves as Jayce's precious memento and also a reminder of his dream to bring hextech to the masses.[11]
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Jayce (League of Legends)
- Jayce,
Elise, 
Gnar, 
Nidalee, 
Kayle, and 
Samira are the only champions to be conditionally considered both 
ranged and 
melee. - Jayce was the 100th released champion.
- Jayce's release marks...
- The first champion to have access to eight abilities ( Transform Mercury Cannon and Transform Mercury Hammer counted separately).
- The third champion to have a dedicated
Recall animation on release, the previous ones being 
Darius and 
Draven. - The third champion able to start the game with an unlocked Ultimate ability, the previous ones being
Udyr, Nidalee, and 
Karma. - The fourth champion to have access to all four abilites at Level 1, the other ones being Elise, Karma, Nidalee, and Udyr.
- The first champion to have access to eight abilities (
- Jayce's dance references U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He shares this dance with
Malzahar (specifically his 
Voidlings' part). - Coincidentally, 'Mercury Cannon / Hammer' can be shortened to 'MC Hammer'.
- Jayce's title, "the Defender of Tomorrow", likely references Superman: The Man of Tomorrow.
Quotes
- Main article: Jayce (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Shocking." might be referencing Goldfinger from James Bond.
- ▶️ "Hammer time!" references U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer.
- ▶️ "Energize!" might be referencing Star Trek.
- In the Turkish localization, Jayce had a unique pick quote: "Piltover'ın altın çocuğu dövüşe hazır." ("Piltover's golden child is ready to fight.").
- Shortly after champion's release it was replaced with a translated version of the ▶️ global champion select voiceline.
- Jayce shares quotes with:
Skins
- Main article: Jayce (Collection)
- He might be referencing the Hammerite and/or Mechanist factions from Thief.
- He resembles The War Mage from Orcs Must Die! and Captain Hammer from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
- This skin shares the Heavy Metal theme with:
- He might be referencing Iron Man.
- His helmet resembles Samus Aran's from Metroid.
- The skin's internal name is Sentinel Jayce.
- Note that this is not related in any way to the Sentinels of Light.
- This skin shares the Debonair theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2013.
- The background might be influenced by Art Deco and Jayce himself by Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- He resembles Jean Dujardin and Roger Smith from The Big O.
- He references James Bond (Sean Connery incarnation) and Tony Stark (Iron Man)
- His recalling references Tango.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He resembles Ronan the Accuser from Marvel Comics.
- He references the Sith from Star Wars.
- His recalling references The Force.
- His sound effects reference the Dark side of the Force.
- He is fighting
Chosen Master Yi (can be seen in the foreground) who in turn references the Jedi Order. - He was released on Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you")
- His release site references the Code of the Sith and the Jedi Code.
- His
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- His splash art is part of a
larger picture in which he is fighting alongside 
Bard Bard and 
Sejuani Dawnchaser. - He was released along with:
- He references a traditional tabletop role-playing game.
- He has a
Refillable Potion, and a 
Chalice of Harmony strapped to his belt. - The Roman numeral for four (IV) and eight (XIII) can be seen on his shoulder pauldron.
- He has a
- He resembles Uther the Lightbringer from the Warcraft series.
Battle Academia Jayce
Chromas: Emerald, Formal, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Chromas:- This skin shares the Battle Academia theme with:
Battle Academia Ezreal and 
Battle Academia Lux can be seen in the background of his splash art, as well as 
Battle Professor Graves and 
Battle Principal Yuumi.- His skin lore seem to be a general manga/anime shounen parody of the character of Killua Zoldyck from Hunter × Hunter, Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Yami Sukehiro from Black Clover, and Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia.
- His hair reminds Maes Hughes and his appearance reminds Roy Mustang from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga/anime.
- Her face reminds Tenya Ida from My Hero Academia manga/anime.
Resistance Jayce Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Battlecast theme with:
Resistance Illaoi can be seen in the background of his splash art.- Jayce was revealed to be the leader of the Resistance force a long time before the skin release.
- This skin shares the Arcane theme with:
- This is his appearance during
Arcane (TV Series).
- This splash art is inspired by the Happy Progress Day! Episode, but the hammer was created a moment later.
Zenith Games Jayce Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Zenith Games theme with:
References
- ↑ Jayce's voice actor
- ↑ Jayce's Arcane VA
- ↑ Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, p. 118-9
- ↑ Riot Reav3, Ask Riot - Champion Code Names
- ↑ Ziegler on Three Form Jayce
- ↑ Ziegler on Jayce's First Forms
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 1
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 2
- ↑ Ziegler on Scrapped Jayce Spells 3
- ↑ Ziegler on Jayce's Origins
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Council Archives/Jayce's Journal
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Arcane characters height chart