User:Beesafree/Garen LoL Trivia

General

 * Garen was featured in the Summoner's Rift Battle Training tutorial before its revamp.
 * Garen's dance references dance.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * His pre-rework dance is a reference to Bye Bye Bye by.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * He used to share this dance with before they both got reworked.
 * Contrary to popular belief, Garen yells when using  and not during  or.
 * Players using these abilities simultaneously led to this confusion.
 * The bright and shimmery tonality on Garen’s came from a closely mic’d tuning fork and a finger cymbal hitting a broadsword.
 * comes from how easily it was for Garen to get kills while using it.
 * It earned meme status when animated with by  playing in the background.
 * When using Garen earns a cosmetic buff that reads "Garen is spinning to win".
 * The phrase is now associated to every spinning ability (e.g., , , , and )
 * abilities might have been based on Garen's kit. ( /, / )
 * Garen was the first to have his price reduced twice, others being  and.
 * Garen was the first to have his price reduced twice, others being  and.


 * Garen,, , and were 'targeted' by . This is not canon, so much as a teaser for the general theme of Jhin, as Zed is the only character with any connection.
 * After Garen was shot, his champion icon on his League of Legends website page and champion list were updated to a gif with what seems to be shards of some sort floating out.

Development

 * Garen is voiced by.
 * is voiced by Mick Lauer.
 * Garen's Japanese voice actor is.
 * He had three different basic attack animations before his Visual Update.

Quotes

 * While on the PBE, Garen had a different taunt and his joke was.
 * Before his Visual Update, his joke was, referencing commercials.
 * Garen shares quotes with:


 * is one of the many quotes confirming his love for.
 * is one of the many quotes confirming his love for.

Skins

 * The scene depicts him using.
 * The scene depicts him using.


 * He might have been inspired by from  by.
 * He might have been inspired by from  by.


 * From March 21, 2014 to August 1, 2018, he could be obtained for free by following League of Legends on Twitter.
 * If you do not own Garen, he would be given to you for free along with the skin.
 * He was one of the three skins obtainable for free by following League of Legends' or Riot Games' social media platforms.
 * The others are:
 * Unlike and, it will be available in the store after August 1.
 * He might be referencing the from.
 * Unlike and, it will be available in the store after August 1.
 * He might be referencing the from.
 * He might be referencing the from.


 * He references a traditional.
 * He used to be called 'Vagabond Garen'.
 * He might be referencing from  and/or  from  by.
 * He might be referencing from  and/or  from  by.


 * He might be referencing and the  from.
 * He resembles.
 * He resembles.


 * He references the from.
 * He wears a.
 * He wears a.


 * He references the from  and the  from.
 * His animation references the  intro.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.


 * The wooden gate in the that he and the others were surrounding was the one containing  before his release.
 * He resembles from.
 * He resembles from.


 * He was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2017 (Year of the ) along with:
 * He resembles from.
 * It is likely a reference to, a Chinese officer living in the late , also featured in.
 * Additionally, he and Koei's version of Guan Ping both use a greatsword, the only difference being that Garen wields his sword with one hand and Guan Ping using two hands and dragging it along the ground.
 * Coincidentally, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere is based on Guan Ping's father . Both father and son served Han warlord, who after their deaths would found the kingdom, heralding the.
 * It is likely a reference to, a Chinese officer living in the late , also featured in.
 * Additionally, he and Koei's version of Guan Ping both use a greatsword, the only difference being that Garen wields his sword with one hand and Guan Ping using two hands and dragging it along the ground.
 * Coincidentally, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere is based on Guan Ping's father . Both father and son served Han warlord, who after their deaths would found the kingdom, heralding the.


 * His dance could be a reference to the Dubstep Cat video.
 * It is also a reference to  dance.
 * His splash art is part of a larger picture in which he is fighting.
 * is a Being of Order and is one of his ancestors.
 * is a Being of Order and is one of his ancestors.


 * This is Garen's first skin to have a unique taunt animation.
 * Alongside, their spawn music is a synthwave remix of Demacia Rising.
 * Originally this skin was conceptualized during the 2017 Thunderdome event as one of Arcade Thunderdome 2017.jpg three games made for PAX West that year.
 * Other Demacia Vice skins that were conceptualized for the event and weren't released were for, Arcade Tunderdome 2017 Demacia Vice 01.jpg,  Demacia Vice Thunderdome 2017.jpg, , , and  Arcade Tunderdome 2017 Demacia Vice 02.jpg.
 * This skin was inspired by 80s themed media such as:
 * OutDrive
 * as
 * OutDrive
 * as
 * as