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Development
- Main article: Rakan (Development)
- Rakan and
Star Guardian Rakan are voiced by Ronan Summers. - Rakan's placeholder model during production was a pink
SSW Thresh with a giant pink 
Braum mustache for wings.[1] - August 'jinxylord' Browning was the designer who originally started exploration on Rakan but Jimmy 'Beat PunchBeef' Steorts took over the project when he moved off to Research and Development.
- During development he was simply called Duo Support.
Xayah's was instead called Duo Carry.
- Rakan's and Xayah's dual recall animation is divided into three sections, an intro, a middle section, and then an outro. The whole sequence would take 8 seconds if Rakan and Xayah recalled at the exact same time, while the intro and the outro are both (2 seconds). The system will always play the intro, then it will always play the outro when there is 2 seconds left in the animation, regardless of how long the middle section has played for. This means that the characters will blend from whatever position they are in, to the first pose of the outro part of the sequence.[2]
Kayn was originally slated to be the antagonist to Xayah and 
Rakan.[3]- Influences for Xayah and Rakan include April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation, Kubo and the Two Strings and We Can Never Go Home.[4][5]
- Some scrapped spells shared with Xayah include:[6][7]
- An ability that would fire a beam like
Life Form Disintegration Ray, but they could shoot them together and combine them into a megabeam. - Another ability shared with Xayah was one that would create a storm cloud that followed them around and could summon a lightning bolt in the area to stun people. The other had a gust of wind that would knock enemies back.
- An ability that would fire a beam like
- Some possible thematics explored for Xayah and Rakan included being a vampire couple or being a storm shaman and storm elemental.[8][9]
Universe
Universe- Main article: Rakan (Character)
- Rakan is confirmed to have ADHD based on his in-game voice lines and short story.[10]
- This was confirmed by Odin 'WAAARGHbobo' Shafer, who explained that they indirectly gave Rakan ADHD through piecing parts of their personality together, as well as events from their friends and family, to create him.
- His tribe's name, Lhotlan, was named after Lhotl, a Vastayashai’rei hero during the war against a race of titans from the sky.
- He was originally intended to be 28 in equivalence to human age, but due to being a young Vastaya, he is over a few hundreds years old.[11][12]
- This can be explained that as one enters a vastayan forest, time — as we know it — becomes to be less reliable. This is the border to the spirit world, so time can go strangely; days can become years, or months can become seconds in the world outside of the forest.[13]
- Rakan's emotional intelligence and self-awareness is through the roof. He is evidently also very present at any given time; he lives in the moment. Rakan was aware of his emotional interest in Xayah as it happened. It's not a singular moment for Rakan, it was a journey.[14]
- The Vastayan culture's relationship and marriage rituals are somewhat different than ours, in part because magic is largely integral to them and their landscape. Their culture is big on declarations. Symbolically when you declare something, it becomes true; with Vastayan magic, these sort of declarations also form a weak charm. Reinvoking it maintains its status and makes others aware. From a human perspective, they are not married nor engaged, and would self-describe as a "couple". But for a Vastayan, declaring someone your companion is equivalent: it means you are allowing your magics to entwine.
- Vlonqo, the town where Xayah and Rakan first met, is a town with a monastery and a Quinlon.[15]
- Quinlons are the magical filters and damns scattered around Ionia that attempt to contain the amount of magic released into the region, or limit it to positive and helpful magic, which in turn affect the Vastayan livelihood due to their dependence on magic.[16]
- In Wild Magic, Xayah and Rakan destroyed one of the Quinlons that
Zed and his Shadow Order use to create their Ichor which is used to channel Shadow magic .
- In Wild Magic,
- Quinlons are the magical filters and damns scattered around Ionia that attempt to contain the amount of magic released into the region, or limit it to positive and helpful magic, which in turn affect the Vastayan livelihood due to their dependence on magic.[16]
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Rakan (League of Legends)
- Rakan's and Xayah's dual release is the first one since V1.0.0.72.
- Rakan's and Xayah's loading screens always align themselves to the rightmost side before a game starts and when picked on the same team (to mirror their shared splash art).
- Rakan's cloak is actually his wings disguised by Vastayan magic in order to blend in with humans.
- Rakan and Xayah are sometimes depicted together with combined wings. The one-winged Jian bird in Chinese mythology has a similar codependency, which represents the bond of two lovers.
- Rakan has the second highest basic attack range amongst
melee champions (300 units) behind 
Lillia (325 units).
- Rakan's favorite human food is chocolate; even though chocolate's theobromine may poison Rakan due to his half-bird physiology, his human half may help metabolize the compound & alleviate its effects.
- Rakan's dance references Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley.
- When Rakan basic attacks from a far distance he hits his target with his cape, if he is closer, he will punch them instead.
- At release, Rakan had a hidden passive: he also dealt 1 more physical damage with his punches.[17]
- His name resembles the Malay noun rakan "friend, relative";
- He is the only champion with 3 points at 3 skills by the client classification.
Quotes
- Main article: Rakan (League of Legends Audio)
- Rakan and Xayah share unique interactions depending on the situation.
- Both are the first voice-overs to feature ping-related voicelines.
- His pick quote ▶️ "Let's dance!" is a reference to the eponymous song by David Bowie.
- Xayah's pick quote ▶️ "I can never resist an invitation to dance" is an answer to Rakan's.
- ▶️ "The only way to understand magic is to plunge into it, move with it, dance and dance!" is similar to the quote "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance" by the British speaker and mystic Alan Watts, whose teachings included philosophies similar to the ones observed in Rakan's script.
- ▶️ "We are seen dancing and thought insane... by those who can't hear the music" references a famous quote by Friedrich Nietzsche.
- ▶️ "When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story" and ▶️ "Challenge accepted!" references Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother. The phrases have also reached meme status.[18][19]
- ▶️ "I've been kicked around since I was born. It's alright! It's okay! I'm staying alive!" is a reference to the song Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.
- ▶️ "Let's go! Baby! Baby? Baby? Baby!" may be a reference to a phrase from YouTube personality Markiplier's playthrough of P.T.[20]
- ▶️ "Ha! I'm, G to the D! Golden Diamonds, boy! Woo!" is a reference to the song Crayon by G-Dragon.[21]
- ▶️ "Name one genius that ain't crazy" is a reference to the song Feedback by Kanye West.
- ▶️ "
Neeko, if you distract me with myself one more time..." refers to 
Neeko's champion trailer in which she mimics Rakan's appearance.[22]
Skins
- Main article: Rakan (Collection)
- His avian features combine those from many colorful male Galliformes, like roosters, peacocks, pheasants, and the mythical Phoenix.
- He resembles Tumnus from Narnia.
- He wears a shoulder pad made from a
Raptor's skull and adorned with a couple of Xayah's 
feathers (she wears an identical one adorned with a couple of 
his). - He shares his splash art with Xayah.
- This skin shares the Cosmic theme with:
- This skin was released along with:
- He might be referencing The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.
- He was inspired by the Gemini constellation.
- This skin shares the Heartbreakers theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2018 along with:
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2017 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of SSG winning the Season 2017 World Championship along with:
- He represents CoreJJ.
- The idea for the
Recall animation was thought up by CoreJJ himself and displays his signature.
- The idea for the
shared Recall animation with 
SSG Xayah was thought up by Ruler and CoreJJ themselves.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- They hold up a Summoner's Cup in their shared Recall animation.
- They hold up a Summoner's Cup in their
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- The idea for the
- SSG Xayah and SSG Rakan are both references to Korean magpie.[23]
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2018 theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Invictus Gaming winning the Season 2018 World Championship along with:
- He represents Baolan.
- The idea for the Recall animation was thought up by Baolan himself and displays his
signature.
- The idea for the
- This is the first Rakan skin to not come with a complementary Xayah skin.
Star Guardian Rakan
Chromas: Aquamarine, Rose Quartz, Ruby
Chromas:- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 3 theme with:
- Several of his animations are a reference to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
- His original non-corrupted form can briefly be seen when using Gleaming Quill,
Grand Entrance and when recalling without 
Xayah.
- His fully corrupted form can briefly be seen when using
The Quickness and when recalling.
- His fully corrupted form can briefly be seen when using
Riku, Rakan's familiar spirit, acts as his Gleaming Quill and 
Battle Dance.
Elderwood Rakan Chromas: Catseye, Emberwood, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Elderwood theme with:
- This skin is a direct reference to Oberon, a fairy king from medieval and Renaissance literature such as A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Arcana Rakan Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
- This skin shares the Arcana theme with:
Broken Covenant Rakan Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Broken Covenant theme with:
- This skin shares the Star Guardian Season 4 theme with:
- This skin was previously exclusive to
Wild Rift.
Dragonmancer Rakan Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
References
- ↑ Xayah Rakan AMA
- ↑ Rakan and Xayah recall system
- ↑ Nemesis
- ↑ Influences
- ↑ Influences 2
- ↑ Scrapped Shared spells 1
- ↑ Scrapped Shared spells 2
- ↑ Possible thematics
- ↑ Possible thematics 2
- ↑ Rakan ADHD ADD
- ↑ Rakan's age from Riot's AMA
- ↑ Scathlocke on Vastaya champions' age
- ↑ Time in Vastayan forests
- ↑ Rakan's view of his relationship with Xayah
- ↑ Xayah and Rakan's first meeting
- ↑ The nature of Quinlons
- ↑ Rakan deals 1 less damage with Melee Attack
- ↑ True Story (Know Your Meme)
- ↑ Challenge Accepted (Know Your Meme)
- ↑ Silent Hill P.T. Demo
- ↑ G-DRAGON - CRAYON(크레용) M/V
- ↑ Neeko: The Curious Chameleon | Champion Trailer
- ↑ SSG Rakan and Xayah references