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In ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'', Shyvana is a 4 mana 3/4 Demacia Dragon Champion who gets +1/+1 until the end of the round when she attacks. When she sees allied Dragon units do 12 or more damage she levels up, becoming "Dragon Shyvana", gaining +1/+1 and Fury, and upgrading her attack ability to gaining +2/+2 until the end of the round, and also generating a Fleeting Strafing Strike, a fleeting 3 mana fast spell that causes a ally and enemy to strike each other, then if the ally survives and is a dragon it is healed by 2. Her signature spell is Shyvana's Confront.

Seraphine is an Enchanter/Mage hybrid champion who uses her music to strike down foes and support friends, with her power growing stronger the more allies join in with her performance.

* {{Foil}}: She's very comparable to Sona, the other [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair oddly hair-colored]] [[MagicMusic songstress]] champion with intentionally straightforward abilities in support and offensive power. There are plenty of distinctions; gameplay-wise, Seraphine is intended to be an [=AoE=] midlaner mage based around rhythm, while Sona is a dedicated support based around persistent auras. Additionaly, while Sona is [[TheSpeechless a mute]] who uses an ancient, legendary etwahl as her instrument, Seraphine's singing voice ''is'' her instrument, bolstered by modern-to-futuristic hextech.

* MultiDirectionalBarrage: ''Inferno Trigger'' allows her to end her combos with a massive one, sure to vaporize enemies still standing in a manner similar to Katarina's ''Death Blossom''.

Skarner's alternate skins include [[ScaryScorpions Sandscourge Skarner]], [[DishingOutDirt Earthrune Skarner]], [[RobotMe Battlecast Alpha Skarner]], and Guardian of the Sands Skarner.\\

* WaveMotionGun: ''Dawning Shadow'' takes the title from Lux's ''Final Spark'' as the best example in the game, as not only does it fire a massive blast of energy, it has global range, greater width, and can even shield allies!

** On Shyvana's end, she proudly serves Demacia, but [[UndyingLoyalty her allegiance is primarily with Jarvan in specific.]] In ''Legends of Runeterra'', during a situation where any other Demacian soldier would [[BattleCry shout "Demacia!"]], Shyvana shouts out "For Jarvan!"

* {{Weredragon}}: Inverted. She is a dragon who can take human form, rather than vice versa.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Riot initially intended her to be played as an attack damage juggernaut. However, due to the scaling of her AP ratios with her Flame Breath in dragon form, she is more often played as an AP champion who does little outside of her ultimate but reaches a massive power spike at level six and can two shot enemies with a single ability.

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* DifficultButAwesome: Samira is riskier to maximize her power with than most marksmen as a bulk of it is tied with fighting up-close and with combos, and she otherwise shares the same [[GlassCannon fragility]] and [[MagikarpPower poor early game]] as her competition. Fortunately, she has a lot of damage and personal utility at her disposal to fight with, and the payoff of executing her combos is a powerful finishing ultimate that can utterly wreck the enemy team's day.

* GameplayGrading: The most prominent aspect of her passive, which tracks {{combos}} and increases in rank for each non-repeated ability and basic attack she chains together. Doing so grants her bonus movement speed, and when she hits her S rank, she can fully unleash her ultimate.
* GunFu: Her fighting style involves a lot of shooting, up-close swordplay, and acrobatics. [[RuleOfCool The spectacle is so borderline-gratuitous]] that she's practically out of a StylishAction game.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Sion's [[EvilIsBigger enormous size]] compared to other human characters calls into question whether he was a human who grew in size after being reanimated or was always a giant in life. [[https://twitter.com/LaurieGoulding/status/1217108237620629505 Riot sides closer to the former]], claiming he probably wasn't human and was instead of a different, unidentified humanoid race.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Sion's [[EvilIsBigger enormous size]] compared to other human characters calls into question whether he was a human who grew in size after being reanimated or was always that size in life. [[https://twitter.com/LaurieGoulding/status/1217108237620629505 Riot sides closer to the former]], claiming he probably wasn't human and was instead of a different, unidentified humanoid race.

* BlessedWithSuck: Set up, but presently {{subverted|Trope}}; [[PowerIncontinence she doesn't seem to be able to "turn off" her emphatic senses on her own]], leading her and her family to create a hextech dampener to compensate. However, as she started listening to more of the motivating songs of the brackern (ironically from its hextech crystal), she found a new path in life where she can use her abilities more proactively.
* CharmPerson: The captivating force of her ultimate ability, ''Encore'', unleashes a wave that charms all enemies on contact, increasing if it comes into contact with any other champion.

* TheEmpath: Seraphine has the strange ability to hear the "songs" of those around her, something [[BlessedWithSuck she originally treated as a burden as it manifested as constantly]] HearingVoices. However, this allowed her to hear the "songs" of the Brackern hidden deep within hextech crystals, and embracing their underground approach to harmony and peace, she's now using her ability to make songs of her own to share with and sway the world. Several of her in-game interactions have her commenting on the songs she hears in other champions -- for example, she describes [[NiceGirl Lux]] as sounding "like a rainbow", and [[PsychopathicManchild Jinx]] as being unpredictable, but fun.
* FacialMarkings: In both her base for and K/DA Indie form, Seraphine has a blue star under her right eye. K/DA Superstar trades it for a translucent teardrop.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: At times in her voice lines. A big one is Seraphine asking Skarner if he would like to hear the song of his potentially-deceased people[[note]]Given how she can hear the active songs/voices of the brackern through inert hex crystals, [[UncertainDoom it's unclear just how "gone" they really are]][[/note]].

* WhatTheHellHero: While she loves her home of Piltover and uses hextech for altruistic purposes, she's also disappointed by the fact both of them were [[PoweredByAForsakenChild built on the ancient exploitation of the brackern]], a truth no one seems to acknowledge or realize nowadays.
-->''"The brackern fuel our city, our future. [[DueToTheDead All I can do is sing their eulogy]]."''

* FaunsAndSatyrs: She's not explicitly either (she's a celestial who descended to a physical form), but she's designed to at least evoke the visual archetype, giving her features like a horn and digitigrade legs. Her model in ''Wild Rift'' gives her slightly horizontal slit-shaped pupils, very similar to those of goats.

* HalfHumanHybrid: {{Subverted|Trope}}; despite her appearance resembling that of a goat-like human, she is not vastaya, but an abstract celestial being who [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith chose a form more comfortable for mortals]]. That said, the Targonian vastaya she currently overlooks (such as the [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Shepherd_(Legends_of_Runeterra) Star Shepherd]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrPFeEHegik&feature=emb_title seen in]] ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'') share similar purple skin and horns, so it's possible she could be mimicking them anyway.

* With her ultimate ability, ''Encore'', Seraphine takes to the stage and unleashes a captivating melody in target direction that damages and briefly charms enemies in its path, forcing them to harmlessly walk towards Seraphine; the range of the melody is increased for each champion it collides with, both allied amd enemy. Any allied champions struck by the melody are hyped up, instantly receiving maximum ''Notes''.

* With her ultimate ability, ''Encore'', Seraphine takes to the stage and unleashes a captivating melody in target direction that damages and briefly charms enemies in its path, forcing them to harmlessly walk towards Seraphine; the range of the melody is increased for each champion it collides with, whether allied or enemy. Any allied champions struck by the melody are hyped up, instantly receiving maximum ''Notes''.

* HeroismDoesntPayTheBills: Mentioned in one of his lines, as he became far more wealthy in the illicit fighting pits than he ever could in a "legitimate" job.

-->'''Senna''': ''[[NotSoStoic Horsey!]]'' ''(beat)'' [[DefensiveWhat What?]] [[LampshadeHanging I can like horses.]] [[GoodIsNotSoft I can like... things.]]

-->''(attacking an enemy)'' Not my funeral! [[DeadpanSnarker Already happened.]]

* AchillesHeel: He's largely reliant on the shield and true damage from ''Haymaker'' to turn losing fights around in his favor. Slowly whittling him down over time instead of bursting him can potentially limit his opportunities for a fight-winning counterattack. In addition, [[Characters/LeagueOfLegendsPToR Renekton's]] Fury-empowered ''Ruthless Predator'' will instantly destroy Sett's shield, leaving him vulnerable.

* BloodKnight: Well, in his words, he doesn't like hurting people, but he likes the money he gets ''from'' hurting people, so...

* CallingCard: Before his official announcement, Sett was quietly teased through a collectible [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/1/13/Sett%27s_Calling_Card.png "Calling Card"]], given randomly after games for "[[WorthyOpponent impressing Sett]]".
** This could also be interperted as a CastingGag, as Sett is voiced by Creator/XanderMobus of [[VideoGame/Persona5 Joker]] fame.

-->''(respawning)'' "Well, when life gives you lemons, punch life in the throat!"

-->''(pulls out a picture of his mom)'' "Love ya, Ma. See you tomorrow." ''(kisses his finger before pressing it to the picture)''

* GracefulLoser: His death quotes zigzag between this and SoreLoser. He can croak out, "Good... fight..." or "I... want a rematch." before kicking the bucket.

-->''"Ay, never pick a fight ya can't win."''

-->''(encountering an enemy champion)'' "Welcome to my show! If you live, I'll have you back."

--> ''(starting the game)'' "A black flag above Bilgewater. A raven's wing."

--> ''(taunting an enemy Darius)'' "It was only a matter of time, Darius. [[BringIt Do what you must]]."\\
''(responding to a Darius taunt)'' "You're the only man I know who believes his own words, even after he's said them."\\
''(collecting a Soul Fragment from Lux)'' "Which is the greater tragedy, that she fell in battle, or that she fell in line?"\\
''(taunting an enemy Riven'') "The best armor is being forgotten, and you my dear, are quite forgettable."

-->''(on killing Garen)'' "And that's how we ''slaughter swine."''

* KickTheDog: The more unsavory side of him tends to be [[NoSympathy pretty careless and unsympathetic]] to others that aren't explicitly friend, and ''especially'' those who he considers foe.
-->''(encountering Vayne)'' "Do not mourn your parents, Vayne. They had it coming."

--->''(copying an enemy Sylas' stolen ultimate)'' "[[SarcasmFailure Well...]] [[MindScrew this is going to be confusing]]."

-->''(copying a "lame" ultimate)'' "[[LampshadeHanging Hmph. I actually feel cheated.]]"

-->''(first encountering Lux)'' "Your secret is safe with me, Luxanna. ''(beat)'' Remember that kindness."

Singed's alternate skins include Riot Squad Singed, Hextech Singed, [[SurferDude Surfer Singed]], [[MadScientist Mad Scientist Singed]], Augmented Singed, Snow Day Singed, [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming SSW Singed]], [[PlagueDoctor Black Scourge Singed]] and [[BeeAfraid Beekeeper Singed]].\\

* MoralityChain: She serves as one to Jarvan IV. Were it not for the fact that [[BashBrothers he completely trusts in her as a worthy partner-in-arms]] ([[ImpliedLoveInterest and perhaps something more]]) despite [[DragonAncestry her ambiguously magical heritage]], his increased crackdown on [[AntiMagicalFaction Demacia's anti-mage rhetoric]] would seem like him completely slipping off the deep end. While it's still a rash decision [[WhatTheHellHero which others have called him out on]], their friendship makes it clear that he's only using the rhetoric not because he believes in it, but because he wants revenge on Sylas.

* TokenHeroicOrc: Her draconic nature makes her fundamentally antithetical to [[AntiMagicalFaction Demacia's]] philosophies, but she was put in a position of power anyway due to Jarvan IV's trust in her. Opinions on how trustworthy she is are divided, but we as the audience know that [[UndyingLoyalty her loyalty towards Demacia is completely sincere]].

* RedIsHeroic: Shyvana breaks from the typical Demacian color palettes of [[BlueIsHeroic blue]], [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine silver, and gold]], instead wearing armor that's primarily bright red. ''Legends of Runeterra'' shows that her fellow [[TheDragonslayer Dragonguard]] also wears bright red armor, [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority establishing it as part of their elite status.]]]

* RedIsHeroic: Shyvana breaks from the typical Demacian color palettes of [[BlueIsHeroic blue]], [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine silver, and gold]], instead wearing armor that's primarily a bright red. ''Legends of Runeterra'' shows that her fellow [[TheDragonslayer Dragonguard]] also wearing bright red, [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority establishing it as their elite color.]]]