Development
- Main article: Sett (Development)
- Sett is voiced by Xander Mobus. He also voices and .
- Sett's Japanese voice actor is Takehito Koyasu.
- Both Xander and Takehito had acting roles in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, a series that had heavy influence on Sett's design. Xander voiced Telence T. D'Arby[1] while Takehito voiced Dio Brando.
- Sett's Japanese voice actor is Takehito Koyasu.
- Sett's gameplay goal was to create a juggernaut that played like a grappler in fighting games.[2]
- Sett was inspired by concept art. initial
- Sett's issues with his father was inspired by A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash.[3]
- One of the gameplay goals for Sett was to create a champion who could absorb a lot of damage and throw it back against enemies.[4]
- [5] was originally pitched as a spell that "lets you slam dudes into other dudes".
- Sett's visual goal was to create a juggernaut with eastern aesthetics.[6]
- The Mission Impossible: Fallout.[7] recovery animation at high Grit, in which Sett makes a "reloading" motion with his bicep, was inspired by a bathroom fight scene in
- Sett's code name in development was Grappler.
Universe
- Main article: Sett (Character)
- His real name is Settrigh.
- Sett is in his mid to late 20s[8]
- Sett mostly relies on [11][12] with and in combat.
- Sett's parents fell in love before the Noxian occupation of Ionia.[13]
- Sett and his mother's tribe are Vastayan wolverines.[14]
- His furry ears are similar to another Vastaya, ; however, real-life wolverines' ears have more rounded tips than foxes'.
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Sett (League of Legends)
- Sett is one of 20 champions without a single ability power ratio on any ability: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- Rapidly using Sett's dance increases how fast he does his sit ups rather than restarting the animation.[15]
- Sett was teased ingame with the Sett's Calling Card loot item earnable in patch V9.24. It was awarded by "Impressing Sett" (scoring first blood in PvP games) and openable from January 14, 2020. The card contained a Sett Champion Permanent.
Quotes
- Main article: Sett (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Everyone's got a plan, 'til they get slammed into the ground." references Mike Tyson's famous phrase "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth.".
- ▶️ "A wise master once said, 'Be like water.' Guess I'm kind of a tsunami." likely references Bruce Lee: ("Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.")
- ▶️ "Had a dream I lifted one of these." references an edit of Sett using on a turret, posted by Riot August on his Twitter.
- ▶️ "Spirited away!" references the film Spirited Away.
Skins
- Main article: Sett (Collection)
- The man and woman in Sett's splash are his lieutenants.[16]
- Sett is more human than animal due to only being half Vastayan.[17]
- He shares the beast folk appearance traits from popular anime where only his hair area indicates his beastial physical traits (ears).
- Sett's general appearance was inspired by characters from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
- His It Was Me! emote is a reference to Dio Brando and the It Was Me, Dio! meme.
- The development loading screen had JoJo menacing ゴゴゴゴ letters on it.
- Sett's Japanese voice actor, Takehito Koyasu, also voices Dio Brando from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Dragonmancers theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Pool Party theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Lunar Revel: Firecracker theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Spirit Blossom theme with:
- ...and others
- He represents the Spirit of Challenge in the Spirit Blossom festival.
- His Kanmei mother is the Spirit of Protection, and his Akana father is the Spirit of Abandonment.
- Sett is accompanied by two badger spirits - one Kanmei (blue/white), and one Akana (purple). They sit on Sett's shoulders when he is idle, but aid him when he fights by becoming spirit fists.
- The Kanmei badger is named Truffle, while the Akana one is named Southpaw.[18]
- His design was likely inspired by Inuyasha.
- Sett and are in a relationship, with Sett affectionally calling by the nickname Mooncake, as well as calling him as "Phel" (the same nickname used by Aphelios's sister Alune) in a letter to his mother.
- This skin shares the Soul Fighter theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the HEARTSTEEL theme with:
References
- ↑ Zimberfly on Sett Voice Actor
- ↑ Axes on Sett's Goals
- ↑ JohnODyin on Sett Influences
- ↑ Scruffy on Sett Gameplay Goals
- ↑ Lutzburg on Facebreaker Pitch
- ↑ Reav3 on Sett Visual Goals
- ↑ Whist on Haymaker
- ↑ Sett's age 1
- ↑ Vastayan Champion youngest estimated age
- ↑ Sett's age 2
- ↑ JohnODyin on Sett's Powers
- ↑ Lindsay Ruiz on Sett's Powers
- ↑ JohnODyin on Sett's Parents Falling in Love
- ↑ Reav3 on Sett's Animal
- ↑ Whist on Sett Dance
- ↑ Reav3 on the People in Sett's Splash
- ↑ Reav3 on Sett Looking Human
- ↑ Spirit Blossom Sett's badgers