Summary
- 1 General
- 2 Lore
- 3 sentences
- 4 Aspects
- 5 Relationships
- 6 References
General
- Zilean is voiced by José Lavat in LATAM, who is also voiced by
Cho'Gath and by Roberto Encinas in EUW, who also doubles to 
Daughters, 
Fiddlesticks, 
Maestro Yi, 
Malphite y 
Tryndamere.
- Zilean is confirmed to be the last wizard from Icathia to have survived the catastrophic destruction of his homeland, as well as
Jax.
- During development it was called "Narib Newmaiss" or "Zileas".
- Both names can be gratuitous versions of the Greek Σ (εε) ιλᾶς S (ee) ilas, borrowed from the Aramaic שְׁאִילָא Šeʔila, passive participle of the Semitic root verb š-ʔ-l "to ask" (> Hebrew Šaʔul), [1] [2 ] literally means "the requested [child]".
- The name of
Sylas also comes from this root.
- Zilean is named after Tom 'Zileas' Cadwell.
- Zilean will earn the cosmetic benefit
Enemy of the Armored Bear ("In my day, we would never have allowed an armored bear to enter League of Legends") if he and 
Volibear meet on opposing teams (reference to Tom 'Zileas' Cadwell and his position against an armored bear champion).
- Zilean is one of four champions with a single damaging ability (
Time Bomb) the others are 
Bard (
Cosmic Mooring) 
Taric (
Glare) and Tryndamere (
Rotary Slash).
- Time Bomb is the only skill in the game to scale non-linearly by level (75/40/50/65/70).
- Zilean is the first champion to have a basic ability that cannot be increased at level 1 (
Back) being the second 
Azir (
Conqueror of the Sands, 
Quicksand).
- Zilean's biography resembles Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five.
Lore
Zilean, the Guardian of Time
- Zilean is over 3500 years old, having been present during the fall of Icathia.
Zilean Original
- Zilean was a wizard from Urtistan fighting Icathia. Since then he has specifically become an Icathian wizard fighting Shurima and The Void.
Phrases
- "Time passes like an arrow; fruit like a grape passes." reference to the eponymous saying.
- "I have seen your death, it will be very painful." it looks like
"I have seen your future, and it has broken bones"
Aspects
Zilean
- It could have been inspired by Father Time.
Viejito Zilean Pascuero
- This skin shares the Snow War theme with:
Ambitious Elf Jinx
Veigar Santa Malo
Candy Miss Fortune
Good Elf Tristana
Festive Maokai
Irelia Ice Blades
Frostfire Annie
Ice Prince World
Happy Elf Teemo
Ice King Twitch
LeBlanc Mistletoe
The Shascanueces
Sejuani Rider of Poros
Amumu Recycled Gift
Kog'Maw Reno
Braum Santa
Draven Santa
Gragas Santa Claus
Sona Silent Night
Katarina Deadly Beauty
Nidalee Winter Bunny
Snow Day Bard
Gnar Snowy Day
Graves Snowy Day
Malzahar Snow Day
Singed Snow Day
Syndra Snow Day
Snowy Day Ziggs
Poppy Reindeer Baby
Yi Snowman
Nieverdinger
Sivir Snowstorm
Winter Wonder Karma
Lulu Winter Wonder
Neeko Winter Wonder
Orianna Winter Wonder
Soraka Winter Wonder
Nunu and Willump from Santa's Workshop
- He was released in celebration of the 2009 Snow War Duel along with:
- Nidalee Winter Bunny
- Nunu and Willump from Santa's Workshop
- Happy Elf Teemo
- Good Elf Tristana
- It refers to Old Saint Nicholas, another name for Santa Claus.
Teemo can be seen popping out of the cuckoo clock on him.
Zilean Buena Onda
- This aspect shares the Daily Jobs theme with:
Jax Humble Fisherman
Udyr Love Country
Blitzcrank Boxer
Executive World
Tristana Bomberita
Fisherman Fizz
Janna Weather Reporter
Heimerdinger Traje NBQ
Trundle Ligas Menores
Zion Lumberjack
Enlist Killer
LeBlanc Ilusionista
Draven Primetime
Sailor Gangplank
- He was conceived as 'Zilean Florist' by Summoners 'DarkeTiger' and 'Empio'.
- It refers to a hippie.
Zilean Shuriman Desert
- It refers to a Jinn and has a sundial on its back.
Zilean Time Traveler
- It refers to The Time Machine by HG Wells.
Zilean Blood Moon
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
Blood Moon Aatrox
Akali Blood Moon
Blood Moon Diana
Elise Blood Moon
Evelynn Blood Moon
Jhin Blood Moon
Kalista Blood Moon
Katarina Luna de Sangre
Blood Moon Kennen
Master Yi Blood Moon
Blood Moon Pyke
Blood Moon Shen
Blood Moon Sivir
Blood Moon Talon
Thresh Blood Moon
Tryndamere Blood Moon
Twisted Fate Blood Moon
Yasuo Blood Moon
Aatrox Blood Moon Prestigious Edition
- The mask he wears refers to those used in Japanese Noh theater.
- He plays the Gong on his back while
recovers.
Zilean Cookie Clock
Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Meteorite, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sweet Tooth
- This skin shares the Candy Overload theme with:
Bittersweet Lulu
Ivern King of Sweets
Fiddlesticks Dulciniestro
Poppy paleta
Cookie Soldier Braum
Evelynn Chocofresas
Ziggs Pastelillo
- Cookie Soldier Braum can be seen in the background bringing in more injured Gingerbread people.
Relationships
- Zilean is a wizard from Icathia who discovered how to manipulate time but was unable to save his city and its people. He is now trapped between timelines and left Icathia to search for a way to cure his condition.
- Zilean (and maybe even Bardo) have probably already noticed the plays of Ekko with the timeline through his Zero Drive Zero Drive.
Vel'Koz encountered the ruins of Icathia and discovered the magic within Zilean's ancient residence. The Eye of the Void is now determined to find the Keeper of Time and 
disintegrate it to get the knowledge you have about time manipulation.
References
- ↑ http://www.semiticroots.net/index.php?r=root/view&id=20
- ↑ Weninger et al. "The Semitic languages", p. 299, 498
