Queen of Pain

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Queen of Pain
20 + 2.4
22 + 2.5
25 + 3.4
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+52.8HP and +0.24HP regeneration
+0.42 armor and 2.5 attack speed
+40.8MP and +0.17MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+3.4 Main Attack Damage
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3.67
Armor
(683.31 EHP)
27.5%
Magic Resist
(772.41 EHP)
1500
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (122)
(1.5 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.56 + 0.41
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Default
Gib Type
2011-10-20
Released
2004-02-03
Competitive Span
2011-10-27 — Present
Version Control
This article is mostly accurate for 7.40, the last version this hero was changed in.

New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for.
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Blinks in to deal massive magical damage.
Queen of Pain strikes without warning, she Blinks past defenses, wracking her victims with her deafening Screams. Should an enemy survive her onslaught, she slows their escape with a hurl of Shadow Strikes, drawing out their suffering over time. Running is futile. There is only one release from such torture. The Queen flexes her membranous wings, then delivers an ear-piercing Sonic Wave that will put an end to all misery.
Shadow Strike
Shadow Strike
Blink
Blink
Scream of Pain
Sonic Wave
Roles:Carry Carry Nuker Nuker Escape Escape
AdjectivesDemon, Female, Horns, Wings, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Affected by selecting the corresponding Facet.Affected by selecting the corresponding Facet. Facets

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Masochist
Masochist
Grants Akasha spell amplification bonus with a cost of some of her life blood.
Bondage
Bondage
Returns a portion of the spell damage she receives back to its source within the radius.

Additionally, Spell Lifesteal now also works with both reflected magical damage and reflected pure damage for Akasha.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Shadow Strike
Shadow Strike now hits all enemy units within the radius.
Scream of Pain
When the Shadow Strike debuff expires or whenever it is reapplied, the affected enemy unit emits a Scream of Pain of its corresponding level centered around itself.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Blink
Releases a sonic boom, deals damage and silences affected enemy units within the radius when Akasha blinks, at both her starting and ending locations.

Talents

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+250 Sonic Wave Damage25-2s Blink Cooldown
-45s Sonic Wave Cooldown20+100 Scream of Pain Damage
+30 Attack Damage15-1s Shadow Strike Damage Interval
+7 Strength10+35 Shadow Strike Attack Speed
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Bio

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They say pain is all in the mind, but they're wrong: It's all in my hands.
▶️  Akasha, the Queen of Pain
Aliases:
Akasha, QOP
The Ecclesiast-King of Elze nursed a desire for pain — forbidden pain. In a less prominent political figure, such desires might be considered unwise, but in a monarch of his stature, to satisfy such thirsts would have threatened the virtue of the Divine Throne itself. Therefore he turned to his dungeon full of demonologists, promising freedom to whoever could summon a personal succubus of torment and bind it entirely to his service. The creature who arrived, Akasha by name, visited upon him such exquisite torments that he named her his Secret Queen, and he began to spend all his spare moments submitting to her clever torments—eventually abdicating all his responsibilities in his pursuit of the painful pleasures that only she could bring. Queen of Pain could bring him to the brink of death, but she was rune-bound to keep him alive. At last the King's neglect of state brought on an uprising. He was dragged from his chamber and hurled from the Tower of Invocations, and at the moment of death, Queen of Pain was let loose into the world, freed from servitude—freed to visit her sufferings on anyone she deigned to notice.

Innate. Innate

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Succubus

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Succubus
Fully disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
The closer the enemy units, the stronger the Akasha's spell lifesteal for herself is.

Spell Lifesteal also works with Pure damage sourced to Akasha.
Min Bonus Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 800
Proximity Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 150
Min Spell Lifesteal Bonus: Utilizes Spell Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 2%
Proximity Spell Lifesteal Bonus: Utilizes Spell Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 14%
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Spell lifesteal is less effective on creeps.
Spell Lifesteal Factor: Utilizes Spell Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 0.2
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Bondage
Bondage
Returns a portion of the spell damage she receives back to its source within the radius.
Max Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Spell Damage Reflected: 16%
Bondage
Additionally, Spell Lifesteal now also works with both reflected magical damage and reflected pure damage for Akasha.
  • Utilizes Spell Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources.
    • Stacks additively with other spell lifesteal sources.
      • Ability values reducing per determined increments.
        • The spell lifesteal value reduces by 1.8461538461538% per 100-distance between Akasha and the affected enemy unit up to the min bonus radius.
    • Does not spell lifesteal on the following sources and units:
    • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Spell lifesteal on Akasha explicitly interacts with the following sources:
Source Damage Type
Base Magical Damage Type Physical Damage Type Pure Damage Type Spell DamageSpell Damage
Bondage Magical Damage Type Pure Damage Type The reflected damage type is the same as the source type. Spell DamageSpell Damage
Buff modifier_queenofpain_succubusUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_MAGIC_DAMAGE_CALCULATED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MAGICAL_LIFESTEAL
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_PURE_DAMAGE_CALCULATED
Buff modifier_queenofpain_bondageUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE

Masochist

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  Masochist
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity sources. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Damage
Source / No-Reflection
Grants Akasha spell amplification bonus with a cost of some of her life blood.
Spell Damage Amp: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 14%
Self Damage per Outgoing Spell Damage: 27%
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  • Selecting the The selected facet.The selected facet. The unselected facet.The unselected facet. facet unlocks this ability.
Buff modifier_queenofpain_masochistUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_SPELL_AMPLIFY_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Akasha's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

She may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Shadow Strike

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Q
D
Shadow Strike
Ability
Unit / Area
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Hurls a poisoned dagger that deals first damage to the unit-targeted enemy, then applies damage over time with a movement speed slow.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.77
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 450/500/550/600
First Damage: 50/80/110/140
Move Speed Slow: 25%/35%/45%/55%
Duration: 16
The damage over time is inflicted again in fixed intervals after the first damage.
Instance Interval: 3 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 2)
Damage per Instance: 20/40/60/80
The debuff-affected unit with less than the max threshold value can be denied with the debuff active.
Max Health Threshold: 25%
Talent Upgrade
Grants Akasha bonus attack speed while attacking the debuff-affected enemy unit.
Attack Speed Bonus: (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 35)
Max Buff Duration: (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 16)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Shadow Strike now hits all enemy units within the radius.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 375)
Queen of Pain Scream of Pain
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
When the Shadow Strike debuff expires or whenever it is reapplied, the affected enemy unit emits a Scream of Pain of its corresponding level centered around itself.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 600)
13/10/7/4
Mana Cost
100/110/120/130
Akasha's envenomed dagger allows her to delight in the drawn out suffering of her victims.
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  • Has the following targeting functionalities:
    • The ability's unit-targeted properties.
      • When unit-targeted, applies all ability effects on the debuff-affected enemy unit.
    • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The ability's ground-targeted properties. The ability's area-of-effect properties. to
  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. The projectile impact properties.
    2. Debuff queenofpain_shadow_strike
      • Reapplying the debuff Dispellable by any Dispel sources. dispels the current debuff, then reapplies the debuff while resetting the damage instance interval.
      • The debuff has three main components:
        • 1
          • The 1st damage interval is applied 3 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 2) seconds after casting, subsequent damage instances are applied within the same intervals, over 5 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 8) damage instances.
        • 2 Ability values reducing per determined increments. Movement Speed
          • The movement speed slow (S) applied diminishes in 1-second intervals non-linearly from the max applied value, and the nth S instance is defined as:
            • EXPR
              • Sn = 25%/35%/45%/55% × 0.815 ^ (n-1) × 0.985 ^ ( ((n-1)(n-2)) / 2 )
              • n = 1 is the 1st instance.
        • 3 With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. to Debuff The affected enemy unit(s).
            • Grants flat attack speed bonus upon Akasha's attack point, as long as Akasha is attacking the debuff-affected unit(s), regarding of the Shadow Strike's source.
            • This ability component does not consider Illusion Properties. illusions as valid units.
            • Learning the bonus attack speed With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. talent immediately grants Akasha the ability bonuses.
  • Releases Scream of Pain The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectiles of its corresponding level within Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 600 radius, centered around the debuff-affected enemy unit upon losing Debuff queenofpain_shadow_strike in any way.
    • Other Scream of Pain notes apply.
    • Has the following properties upon proc:
    • Acquiring the Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. ability upgrade immediately updates the current debuff instance.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. No longer proc Spell Block sources.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. No longer proc Spell Reflection sources.
Has an ability component that reacts on abilities being cast.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The passive Scream of Pain cast by the affected enemy unit(s) do not proc on-cast effects.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Applies Scream of Pain of Queen of Pain's corresponding ability level when acquired.
Buff modifier_queenofpain_shadow_strike_buffUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_shadow_strikeDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Shadow Strike: Taking periodic damage and moving x% slower.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_UNIT_STATS_NEED_REFRESH
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
  • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
    • Has 900-Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed projectile speed.
    • Can travel a max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 2/1.8/1.64/1.5 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1.09/1.03/0.97/0.92) seconds corresponding to the target's current location.
    • The ability's visual effects. to
      • A dagger visibly appears on the debuff-affected enemy unit, visible to everyone.
      • The dagger's attachment position varies corresponding to the hero's model.
  • Movement Speed
    • The movement speed slow (S) has a non-linear relationship with the debuff duration.
    • S decays significantly during the early intervals, followed by progressively diminishing decay rates, with full restoration to the debuff-affected unit's movement speed only at the end of the duration.
    • Hence, the following table illustrates the movement speed slow applied per level per interval:
nth Int 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Factor 1 0.815 0.654 0.517 0.403 0.309 0.234 0.174 0.127 0.092 0.065 0.046 0.032 0.022 0.014
LEVEL 4
 55% 44.83% 35.98% 28.45% 22.16% 17% 12.85% 9.56% 7.01% 5.06% 3.6% 2.52% 1.74% 1.18% 0.79%
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Scream of Pain

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E
F
Scream of Pain
Ability
No / Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Let loose a piercing scream around Akasha, damaging nearby enemies.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.63
Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 600
Damage: 75/150/225/300 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 175/250/325/400)
7.5/7/6.5/6
Mana Cost
120
The sultry voice of Akasha beckons her opponents while stealing their souls.
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  • The passive release from the affected enemy when the Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Shadow Strike debuff expires has the following properties:
    • Does not proc on-cast effects.
    • The affected enemy unit(s).
      • The Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage is sourced to the debuff-affected unit.
      • The unit releasing the The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectiles is also damaged.
      • The passive Scream of Pain is not released in the following conditions:
        • On Illusion Properties. illusions and The Tempest Double The Double expiring.
        • Upon the debuff-affected unit's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death while affected by the Shadow Strike debuff.
        • No other valid enemy units within the Scream of Pain radius when upon the debuff expires.

Sonic Wave

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R
W
Sonic Wave
Ability
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Pure
Creates a gigantic wave of sound in front of Akasha, dealing heavy damage to all enemy units in its wake and pushing them back.
Cast Animation: 0.452 + 0.9
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 700
First Radius: 100
Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 900
End Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 450
Knock Distance: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 350
Total Damage: 325/475/625 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 575/725/875)
Debuff Duration: 1.4
100/95/80 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 55/50/35)
Mana Cost
250/400/550
Her most exquisite of all of torments, Akasha's Sonic Wave puts her poor foes out of their misery.
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    • Can affect enemy units at max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1350-distance away with the travel distance and end radius.
      • The ability's starts at Akasha's current position O , with the first radius extending to point P .
      • Circle Q is the end radius.
    • The projectile traveling properties.
      • The wave travels at 900-speed, reaching max distance in Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1 seconds.
    • The ability effects are applied as follows:
      1. Debuff queenofpain_sonic_wave_damage
        • Deals 23.21/33.93/44.64 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 41.07/51.79/62.5) Pure Damage Type pure Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage in 0.1-second intervals, over 14 damage instances, starting immediately upon debuff application.
        • Status ResistanceStatus Resistance Status resistance sources reduce the The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. knockback duration, but increases the spell damage value per interval.
      2. Debuff queenofpain_sonic_wave_knockback to Knocks all affected units a fixed distance backward correspondingly from the ability cast location and their current facing direction. The affected enemy unit(s).
        • Applies a non-disabling fixed Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 350-distance The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. knockback to all affected units from their current location, corresponding to their facing angle, over the entire debuff duration.
        • The knockback duration varies depending on the terrain.
        • Can push enemy units over There are six different terrain height levels that have gameplay relevance.There are six different terrain height levels that have gameplay relevance. impassable terrain.
        • Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game!
          • Trees within a 200-radius centered around all debuff-affected enemy units are destroyed.
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_sonic_wave_effectOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_sonic_wave_delayOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_sonic_wave_knockbackDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Hidden Modifier
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_sonic_wave_damageOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Sonic Wave: Tormented by Sonic Wave.
Debuff modifier_queenofpain_arcana_kill_effectUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
  • COSMETIC
    Applies the following additional debuffs to affected enemy units with the Eminence of Ristul equipped:
    • Debuff queenofpain_sonic_wave_delay to The ability's visual effects.
      • Applies a dark red hue on all debuff-affected unit's model.
    • Debuff queenofpain_arcana_kill_effect
      • Has a 0.27-second effect delay duration.
        • Grants Akasha a 3-second kill status effect upon killing the debuff-affected enemy hero.
        • Considers Clones are identical to the main hero, with certain exceptions. clones, Illusion Properties. illusions, and creep-heroes as creeps.

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Queen of Pain/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
January 9, 2026 - 20:00 PETQualifierSA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28Tusk Queen of Pain Nyx Assassin Viper Muerta
1 : 0
Timbersaw Gyrocopter Shadow Shaman Dragon Knight Meepo
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January 9, 2026 - 16:00 PETQualifierSA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28Shadow Demon Tidehunter Warlock Luna Queen of Pain
0 : 1
Jakiro Shadow Shaman Underlord Storm Spirit Muerta
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January 9, 2026 - 16:00 PETQualifierSA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28SA CQ DreamLeague S28Jakiro Underlord Shadow Shaman Omniknight Queen of Pain
0 : 1
Tidehunter Ursa Witch Doctor Ogre Magi Invoker
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January 9, 2026 - 20:00 EETQualifierEEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28Tinker Hoodwink Abaddon Mars Queen of Pain
1 : 0
Treant Protector Ursa Warlock Underlord Leshrac
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January 9, 2026 - 20:00 EETQualifierEEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28Treant Protector Luna Dark Willow Axe Queen of Pain
0 : 1
Slardar Windranger Undying Shadow Fiend Puck
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Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.40
(2025-12-15)
  • Reduced Succubus Bondage spell damage reflected from 20% to 16%.
7.39d
(2025-08-05)
  • Reduced Succubus proximity radius from 300 to 150.
7.39
(2025-05-21)
  • Increased Succubus Bondage spell damage reflected from 15% to 20%.
  • Rescaled Shadow Strike movement speed slow from 20%/35%/50%/65% to 25%/35%/45%/65%.

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Relics Voice Lines

Spells Blocked With Linken's Sphere

Orchids leading To Kills

Pure Damage

Eul's leading To Kills

Spells Disjointed

Veil of Discord leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze
  • ▶️ Uh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
  • ▶️ There will be pain, there will be screaming.

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master
  • ▶️ I know I'm a pain, but you love me anyway.

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • "Akasha" translates to "aether" or "space" from Sanskrit.
    • In Hinduism and Neopaganism, Akasha (Aether or Space) is the 5th element within the Mahābhūta.
    • The five elements are represented by a pentagram, with Aether being the top point, as it is considered the fundamental element.
    • The other four elements are earth, water, fire, and air.
    • Note that this pentagram is different from the inverted pentagram, which has the 5th point facing down, not up.
  • Akasha's name may be inspired by the Queen of the Damned from the "Vampire Chronicles" novel series, who is named Akasha as well.
  • Queen of Pain's respawn response ▶️ "The Queen is dead, long live the Queen." is a reference to the saying "The King is dead, long live the King" which has been used throughout the centuries in the UK.
    • Her death response ▶️ "Your queen is dead." may be a reference to this as well.
  • Her Illusion Rune response ▶️ "Misery loves company." is a well-known proverb that originated over 400 years ago in Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus".
  • Her rivalry response towards Phantom Assassin ▶️ "Blink! You're dead." is a reference to the Dr. Who episode "Don't Blink" in which the Doctor says, referring to Weeping Angels, "Don't blink, don't even blink. Blink, and you're dead."
  • Scream of Pain and Sonic Wave's ability sounds are based on some voice lines of Queen of Pain. Scream of Pain is based on this ▶️, while Sonic Wave uses a part of this ▶️.
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