Garen/Trivia

Development

 * Garen was designed by Geeves.
 * Garen is voiced by.
 * In the A Twist of Fate trailer, Garen's model was made by Alessandro Baldasseroni.
 * On 30th of December 2015, a teaser was released on main League site page which consists of a short video (which starts with what sounds like a gun shot followed by a picture of Garen being penetrated by emerald crystal like light through his chest) and an updated animated champion icon (different appearance from his current splash art). The teasers were done for an upcoming champion release.
 * In the code of his page, the teaser video is named "Dead Eye". There are also several teasers for ,, and ; and a name called "" has also popped up in the coding of the page.

General

 * Garen is one of the three playable champions in the League of Legends Proving Grounds tutorial, alongside and.
 * Garen's old dance is a choreography by N'Sync in the music video for "Bye Bye Bye". A side by side comparison can be seen here.
 * Garen's new dance is a reference to Johnny Bravo's "Monkey Dance". A side by side comparison can be seen here.
 * Contrary to popular belief, Garen yells "Demacia!" when using and not during  or . This is due to many players using the two abilities together often in tandem.
 * The phrase "Spin To Win!" originated from how easily some kills were obtained with . The most famous video about it is an animation of Garen spinning his sword to by .
 * When using, the buff is described as "Garen is spinning to win."
 * This is now used as a term to refer all champions' spinning abilities, such as, , , , and .
 * Coincidentally, much of kit is a possible basis for, mainly due to both characters having:
 * A "Q" ability that scales over 100% in attack damage as an attack booster with an extra effect ( silences with a movement speed boost while reduces armor by 30%).
 * A passive ability that increases their defensive stats (with Garen's being a normal ability with not only percentage defensive boosts, but also with a damage reduction active while Wukong's only being a standard passive with flat defense boosts.)
 * Point-and-click spells; Garen's can only target one champion with it and acts as his ult; Wukong's can hit two extra targets in range, moves him to said target(s) and acts as a normal ability instead.
 * and involve a very similar spinning animation and the way their hits are racked up and how they can involve bonus movement speed during cast time and cancellation. A number of certain item actives and summoner spells can even be used during their cast times.
 * The only differences here are that Judgment is a normal ability with a chance to critically strike per hit and does lower damage to minions, while also being interruptible with . Cyclone is an ult itself that knocks up and can only be interrupted on command instead of with another ability.
 * Garen is the first champion to have his IP price reduced twice. Other champions are Warwick and Miss Fortune.
 * Garen pre-visual update was one of the few champions to have three different auto attack animations.
 * Garen is one of the 11 champions who do not have a single skill that scales off ability power, along with, , , , , , , and.

Quotes

 * joke and his taunt were changed from the Test Realm to Release. The previous joke was "I know you're in that bush!"
 * old joke was a reference to the  commercials, which always end with the line, "You're gonna like the way you look. I Garen-tee it. Get it?"
 * shares a quote with : "Forge onward."
 * shares a quote with : "Break their ranks!"

Skins

 * This skin is considered to be legacy by Riot, and is no longer on sale.
 * Most players consider this skin to be inspired by the Swordmaster, from Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi series,.
 * Most players consider this skin to be inspired by the Swordmaster, from Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi series,.


 * This skin is obtainable for free if you follow League of Legends on Twitter.
 * It is most likely a reference to the class from . His gear closely resembles their gear and he has the typical Death Knight's glowing blue eyes.
 * He shares this theme with.
 * He shares this theme with.


 * In his splash art, he is holding his sword in his left hand, but in-game, he holds it in his right hand.
 * It was originally called "Vagabond Garen", and may be based on from the book and game series, , or, from J.R.R. Tolkien's .
 * It was originally called "Vagabond Garen", and may be based on from the book and game series, , or, from J.R.R. Tolkien's .


 * It is possibly a homage to the of which their primarch (leader/genetic forbearer) is, from the  series.
 * After his visual update, Sanguine Garen has a noticeably similar appearance to ; including slicked back black hair, pale skin, and a scar on his eye.
 * After his visual update, Sanguine Garen has a noticeably similar appearance to ; including slicked back black hair, pale skin, and a scar on his eye.


 * It is a reference to the from  series.
 * He shares this theme with, , and.
 * After his Visual Update, his in-game model shows him wearing a.
 * After his Visual Update, his in-game model shows him wearing a.


 * It is reference the Engineer class from Torchlight 2 video game. His gear resembles the Engineer's ember-powered armor.
 * His skin is also a reference to the  from series. His sword resembles an activated Nemesis Force Weapon from the Grey Knights.
 * The weight of the skin is enough to make him not able to somersault forward during his, instead making him leap straight up. After the visual upgrade, this is true for all the skins.
 * He shares this theme with.
 * He shares this theme with.


 * He resembles from the anime series.
 * He shares this theme with, , and (Bilgewater Bounty Hunters).
 * He shares this theme with, , and (Bilgewater Bounty Hunters).

Relations

 * Garen and first fought during a war between Demacia and Noxus. Garen has fought with her ever since, whenever the opportunity presents itself.
 * Garen and were the ones who stopped the inter-city brawl in Kalamanda.
 * According to "Fleshling Compatibility Service", a dating service made by Blitzcrank,  and Garen make a perfect couple, but are not officially together. Fans have since been joking about their relationship. When he jokes a nearby enemy Katarina, he's trying to impress her with how many push-ups he can do. In the other joke, he has a flirty tone in his voice.
 * During a Creative Design AMA about, when asked about the relationship between herself and Garen, RiotRaven stated that they aren't quite rivals, yet have "a romantic connection, from times gone by".
 * The sixth issue of the Journal of Justice states Garen's family name is Crownguard, and every member of his family has joined the Demacian armed forces. His father and mother, Marcus and Lilia, are officials of the legislative Demacian Council. His younger sister joined the military when she was thirteen.
 * Garen is a childhood companion of, the crown prince of Demacia.
 * When was captured by Noxian forces, Garen led his Dauntless Vanguard through enemy lines and rescued Jarvan before he could be executed. He bisected  in the process.
 * Garen once protected when she came to Demacia to protest about High Councilor Heywan Relivash's conspiracy in Kalamanda along with.
 * eagle, Valor, does not respect Garen.
 * Garen was life long friend. He was usually the one who believed in Taric's nature when everyone else did not. But after an incident where Taric's whole squad was killed by Void Creatures with no help from Taric to protect them, he banished Taric from Demacia and sentenced him to endure “the Crown of Stone”.
 * Garen felt that Taric was throwing his talents away, and that made him angry, but know he is slowly coming to realize that Taric has become the ultimate expression of his intended role of guardian.