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Development
Development- Main article: Pyke (Development)
- Pyke is voiced by Darien Sills-Evans in
League of Legends, 
Legends of Runeterra, and 
Ruined King.[1]
PROJECT: Pyke and 
Empyrean Pyke are voiced by the same actor.- Pyke's Japanese voice actor is Ryūnosuke Watanuki[2] [3].
- Pyke's champion theme is composed by Edouard 'EdTheConqueror' Brenneisen, who also composed PROJECT: Pyke's theme.
- Pyke's teaser showed him with a different bandanna design than the one he was released with, which was for in-game visual clarity. A later change was made to both himself and his emote to reflect the teaser.[4][5]
- Pyke's placeholder model was a black colored
SSW Talon.[6] - Some of Pyke's possible names were Shar and Jaull, the type of fish that ate him.[7][8]
- Pyke's codenames were AssassinSupport and ThiefSupport.[9][10]
- Some of Pyke's scrapped spells include:
- Permanent invisibility if he was in vision range of an ally and not in combat.
- A
Death Mark like ability that worked off of his own team's damage. - A dash that
exhausted any enemy you struck, and would reset if you hit 2 or more enemies. - A kidnap spell that would place a marker on the ground, and then reactivate within a window to dash in a direction, if he had hit an enemy he would teleport them back as well.[11][12]
- A spell that would hold net charges that could be connected in order to create a free form trap.[13]
- Inspirations for Pyke include various horror movies like Jaws, It, Halloween, and Friday the 13th, as well as waterbending from Avatar the Last Airbender, Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, and Thane Krios from Mass Effect.[14]
- Various thematics that could've been taken with Pyke include an undead Yordle from the
Shadow Isles and a sand wraith from 
Shurima .[15] - During development
Ghostwater Dive was tested to refresh if 
Death from Below executed a target.[16] - Pyke originally had a fishing net cape and would cause
Phantom Undertow to leave behind the hooks of his net.[17] - Pyke originally had two weapons, a sickle and a harpoon, but the sickle was removed in order to simplify the champion and avoid confusing players into thinking he had a hook spell.[18]
- Ironically
Bone Skewer was added later in development.
- Ironically
Universe
Universe- Main article: Pyke (Character)
- Pyke was not resurrected by Nagakabouros or the Shadow Isles Black Mist. He was resurrected by the magic of the Jaull fish.
- Pyke is part ocean now, he can magically turn into sea-mist and swim between the air. When he's in this state, he sees the real world as "underwater".[19]
- The mist/
Mordekaiser cannot control Pyke. He is a different sort of undeath. His powers are probably tied to the spirit world in some way. They are boons of the swimming city.[20]
- Pyke is part ocean now, he can magically turn into
- The 'Swimming City' mentioned by Pyke multiple times is noted as being a very real thing, a city that literally swims and never stays in the same place. This is noted because Pyke is stated to never lie. Pyke's death and resurrection warbled his mind significantly, so what he's saying isn't necessarily false, it's simply distorted though madness. The Swimming City might not be what most people would consider it to be.[21]
- Pyke clearly can't seem to remember or understand that the names on his list are being altered. He occasionally remembers being manipulated by higher power but doesn't care about it.[23]
- Pyke believes that before drowning he was a sailor aboard The Terror however no one has records of that vessel. Since Pyke's list keeps increasing (usually before killing someone) it's likely that The Terror is a fabrication from his own broken mind, and a way for whatever gave him his powers to keep Pyke interested in killing people.
- The ship he was a sailor of was a different one, with one known member being Lars whom Pyke later killed.[24]
- Despite similarities to
Nautilus' lore, Riot decided to keep Pyke's lore the same because they felt there was enough room for two deep sea revenants that desired revenge.[25] - Pyke is half Buhru islander and half immigrant. His mother was from the Serpent Isles and his father immigrated to Bilgewater from the
Freljord or the outer territories of 
Noxus.[26] - His favorite food is salted pork and his favorite beverage is red wine cut with salt water.[27]
- After the
Ruined King's return, Pyke became benevolent as a result of Nagakabouros' influence, but may eventually return back to his murderous state.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Pyke (League of Legends)
- Pyke is one of 20 champions without a single
ability power ratio on any ability: 
Aatrox, 
Camille, 
Darius, 
Dr. Mundo, 
Draven, 
Garen, 
Kayn, 
Kled, 
Naafiri, 
Nilah, 
Olaf, 
Pyke, 
Riven, 
Samira, 
Sett, 
Talon, 
Urgot, 
Xayah, 
Yone, and 
Zed. - Pyke's name is a pun on the pole weapon and the predatory fish, both from PIE root *(s)pey- "sharp, pointy stick".[28]
- Namely, Pyke, the capital of the Iron Islands, an island state within the continent of Westeros; Pyke's inhabitants also worship a deity called "the Drowned God".
- Pyke will play his critical strike animation when applying
Duskblade of Draktharr's bonus damage, additionally using the Toggle key bind (default [Ctrl] + [5]) will also display his critical strike animation on his next attack. - Bone Skewer can be toggled to stop glowing with the Toggle key bind (default [Ctrl] + [5]). It will revert to glowing at 1:00 or whenever he respawns.
- Pyke's dance references the traditional Māori Haka warrior dance.
- Bone Skewer's shape is possibly based on those of harpoon-heads carved from bone, antler, & walrus ivory,[29][30] though his is made of metal and magnified to be effective against gigantic in-universe sea-monsters.
- Pyke is one of the two champions in the game whose health can not be improved except through growth per level, the other being Kled.
- Pyke quite coincidentally shares his name with a location in George R.R. Martin's novel series A Song of Ice and Fire.
Gift of the Drowned Ones grants 1 bonus movement speed to Pyke while in river.- Gift of the Drowned Ones is 93.75% gold efficient.
- 1 HP = 2.66... gold. (calculated with
Ruby Crystal. 400g / 150 hp = 2.66) - 1 AD = 35 gold. (calculate with
Long Sword. 350g / 10ad = 35g) - AD/HP (35 / 2.66) = 13.125 (this is to find where AD=HP, meaning 13.125 HP is equal to 1 AD. The equation would be 13.75[HP] = [AD])
- Pyke's passive converts every 14 bonus hp into 1 ad. so if you divide 13.125 by 14, you get 0.9375, meaning each bonus HP you buy is only 93.75% the gold value you get for each AD.
- 100% efficiency would be 8 AD for every 105 HP.
- 1 HP = 2.66... gold. (calculated with
Quotes
- Main article: Pyke (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Did I 'support' right?" alludes to the conception that
supports aren't allowed to take kills normally unless needed to. - ▶️ "What's worth more? A pound of flesh or a gallon of blood?" references Merchant of Venice theater play by William Shakespeare, during which Shylock demands a pound of flesh from Antonio ("...later on, it is ruled in court that he cannot spill a drop of blood, as his contract with Antonio specifically states a pound of flesh—not blood.").
- ▶️ "I want to watch the world drown." is a play on a quote from The Dark Knight movie ("Some men just want to watch the world burn.").
- ▶️ "Part of the kill, part of the gold." quotes Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End movie ("Part of the crew, part of the ship.").[31]
- Pyke is the third champion to receive ping-related voice lines, the first two being
Rakan and Xayah.
- ▶️ "You get a snake! And you get a snake! Everybody gets a snake!" references The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- ▶️ "Why are you running?!" quotes the Pretty Liars Nigerian film.
- ▶️ "Come on out! We've got a city to burn." quotes Cyberpunk 2077 video game.
- ▶️ "Make me feel alive again!" quotes the enigmatic Gray Fox from Metal Gear saga.
- ▶️ "Universe is cruel. Why should I be any different?" quotes Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest movie ("Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?").
Skins
- Main article: Pyke (Collection)
Trinket cameos.
- His
Recall creature is nicknamed Nensi. - His splash art has numerous specific cameo trinkets from all of Victor '3rdColossus' Maury previously developed splash arts, such as:
Original Galio's chest design and Demacian crest.
Original Gangplank's face and sword engraving (fan made splash art).
Elderwood Hecarim's heart crystal.
SKT T1 Renekton's visor piece.
Beast Hunter Sejuani's bird mount tooth.
Original Swain's collar button.
Dark Star Thresh's piece of body.
Dragon Trainer Tristana's necklace.
Original Urgot's pressure indicator.
Original Warwick's earring.
Original Yorick's spade decoration.
- A sample of his theme will play after he kills a target with Death from Below.
Sand Wraith Pyke
Chromas: Catseye, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Chromas:- This skin shares the Guardian of the Sands theme with:
- In his splash art, a Shuriman
Sun Disk can be seen in the background. - His appearance was inspired by Bayek from the Assassin's Creed series.
- The color scheme of his Sapphire chroma shares a striking resemblance to Prince from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and his weapon Dagger of Time.
- This skin is a nod to one of the possible thematics Riot explored with Pyke, a sand wraith from Shurima.[32]
- In his
5Legends of Runeterra artworks (5Level 2), 
Sandstorm Ekko and a mural of 
Nasus can be seen.
Blood Moon Pyke Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
- The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
PROJECT: Pyke Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Obsidian, Pearl, Reckoning, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the PROJECT theme with:
PROJECT: Irelia can be seen in the background of his splash art.- A sample of the PROJECT: Outsiders theme will play after he kills a target with Death from Below.
PsyOps Pyke Chromas: Emerald, Hunter, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sandstone, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Black Rose Group theme with:
- A sample of the
PsyOps theme will play after he kills a target with Death from Below.
Sentinel Pyke Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Emerald, Pearl, Resolute, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Sentinels of Light theme with:
- This skin depicts Pyke's canonical appearance after becoming a Sentinel of Light.
- A sample of the Sentinels of Light theme will play after he kills a target with Death from Below.
Ashen Knight Pyke Chromas: Emberwoken
- This skin shares the Ashen Knights theme with:
Empyrean Pyke Chromas: Emerald, Neon Flare, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Empyrean theme with:
Soul Fighter Pyke Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Limitless, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Soul Fighter theme with:
- This skin shares the Soul Fighter theme with:
References
- ↑ Pyke's voice actor
- ↑ Pyke's Japanese voice actor
- ↑ Pyke's Japanese voice actor 2
- ↑ Bandanna update
- ↑ Emote update
- ↑ Black colored Talon
- ↑ Scrapped names
- ↑ Scrapped names 2
- ↑ Indev names
- ↑ Indev names 2
- ↑ Scrapped abilities
- ↑ Scrapped abilities 2
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Net-Work Spell
- ↑ Horror movie inspirations
- ↑ Possible thematics
- ↑ Ghostwater Dive reset
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Pyke Net Cape
- ↑ EndlessPillows on Pyke Weapons
- ↑ Pyke's magic origin
- ↑ Pyke's magic origin 2
- ↑ The Swimming City 1
- ↑ The Swimming City 2
- ↑ Pyke's list
- ↑ Pyke, the Drowned Man
- ↑ Revenge story similarities
- ↑ Pyke's ancestry
- ↑ Pyke's favorite food
- ↑ Pyke's name etymology
- ↑ Pyke's weapon inspiration 1
- ↑ Pyke's weapon inspiration 2
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Will Turner's death scene (Clip)
- ↑ Possible thematics 2