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Development
Development- Main article: Garen (Development)
- Garen is voiced by Jamieson Price in both League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra.[1]
- God-King Garen is voiced by Mick Lauer.
- Garen's Japanese voice actor is Hiroki Tōchi.[2]
- He had three different basic attack animations before his Visual Update, one of which had him punch his target.
- A brief video demonstration can be seen here.
Universe
Universe- Main article: Garen (Character)
- Garen is 26 years old.
- He was 25 years old during the events of the For Demacia and later Lux Comic.[3]
- In For Demacia, his sword is described as silver, likely means it is made of silver steel, which is rumored to be metal quenched with petricite in blessed waters, to offer protection from magic in battle. As revealed in Garen: First Shield, its name is Judgement. The sword has magical power as shown in Lux comic and Warriors.
- Garen was seriously injured during his first battle against Sylas, when, having run out of stored magic, Sylas' petricite shackles unexpectedly absorbed some after blocking Garen's sword strike and used what appears to be some sort of flame magic to strike back.
- Lux realized that the Demacian Steel sword was key to Garen's losing the first fight though Garen had not. She warned him to use another weapon when he faced off with Sylas a second time.
- Garen was seriously injured during his first battle against
- Canonically, Garen doesn't spin when using Judgment, instead he repeatedly swings his sword around.
- The Warriors Cinematic Season 2020 Asset Pack includes models of him and his sword depicted in the cinematic.
League of Legends
League of LegendsGameplay
- Main article: Garen (League of Legends)
- Garen was featured in the Summoner's Rift Battle Training tutorial before its revamp.
- His dance is a reference to Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He used to share this dance with Tryndamere before they both got reworked.
- Wukong's abilities might have been based on Garen's kit. ( Decisive Strike / Crushing Blow, Judgment / Cyclone)
- Garen was the first to have his Influence Point price reduced twice, others being Miss Fortune and Warwick.
- The original icon of Perseverance features a silhouette of Garen's pose from his first Original splash art.
- In the now-removed official League of Legends forums, the original icon of Perseverance was used to represent the "Public Beta Environment" section.
- Garen Գարեն is an Armenian name, shortened from Old Armenian Գարեգին Garegin;
- Garen is one of 21 champions without a single ability power ratio on any ability: Aatrox, Camille, Darius, Dr. Mundo, Draven, Garen, K'Sante, Kayn, Kled, Naafiri, Nilah, Olaf, Pyke, Riven, Samira, Sett, Talon, Urgot, Xayah, Yone, and Zed.
- Garen - Lux is one of seven pairs of sibling champions (the others being Cassiopeia - Katarina, Kayle - Morgana, Nasus - Renekton, Yasuo - Yone, Darius - Draven, and Vi - Jinx).
- Garen's dance references Johnny Bravo's dance.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Contrary to popular belief, Garen yells "Demacia!" when using Courage and not during Judgment or Demacian Justice.
- Players using these abilities simultaneously led to this confusion.
- The bright and shimmery tonality on Garen's Demacian Justice came from a closely mic'd tuning fork and a finger cymbal hitting a broadsword.[5]
- "Spin To Win!" comes from how easily it was for Garen to get kills while using it.
- It earned meme status when animated with Ievan Polkka by Loituma playing in the background.
- When using Judgment Garen earns a cosmetic buff that reads "Garen is spinning to win".
- The phrase is now associated to every spinning ability (e.g. Counter Strike, Death Lotus, Powerball, Spinning Slash, and Cyclone)
- The phrase is now associated to every spinning ability (e.g.
- When using
- It earned meme status when animated with Ievan Polkka by Loituma playing in the background.
- Garen, Zed, Sona, and Vi were 'targeted' by Deadeye. 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.
Quotes
- Main article: Garen (League of Legends Audio)
- His joke, "You're gonna like the way you look. I Garen-tee it. Get it?", references Men's Wearhouse commercials.
- While on the PBE, Garen had a different taunt and his joke was "I know you're in that bush!".
- This references the strategy of waiting in brush as Garen and comboing people who face-check it.
- This references the strategy of waiting in
- Garen shares quotes with:
- ▶️ "Though it brings me no joy, I must kiss y- uh, smite you, I must smite you. You know what, never mind." is one of the many quotes confirming his love for Katarina, though in another universe.
Skins
- Main article: Garen (Collection)
- Original Garen Chromas: Garnet, Ivory, Plum
Chromas:- The scene depicts him using Judgment.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He might be referencing Sanguinius and the Blood Angels from Warhammer 40,000.
- He resembles a vampire.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He might have been inspired by Duncan Idaho from Dune by Frank Herbert.
- This skin shares the Commando theme with:
- He references the Imperial Guard from Warhammer 40,000.
- He wears a Beret.
- This is also the first skin where Garen wears some sort of hat.
- He wears a Beret.
- This skin shares the Dreadknights theme with:
- From March 21, 2014 to August 1, 2018, he could be obtained for free by following League of Legends on Twitter.
- If you did 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 were:
- Unlike Unchained Alistar and Riot Girl Tristana, he was made available in the store after August 1st.
- He might be referencing the Death Knight from World of Warcraft.
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- He references a traditional tabletop role-playing game.
- He used to be called 'Vagabond Garen'.
- He might be referencing Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher and/or Aragorn II Elessar from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- This skin shares the Steel Legion theme with:
- He references the Engineer from Torchlight II and the Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000.
- His Recall animation references the ThunderCats intro.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- This skin shares the Bilgewater: Burning Tides theme with:
- The wooden gate in the old splash art that he and the others were surrounding was the one containing Ironside Malphite before his release.
- He resembles Smoker from One Piece.
- Warring Kingdoms Garen Chromas: Golden
- This skin shares the Lunar Revel: Warring Kingdoms theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2017 (Year of the Rooster) along with:
- It is likely a reference to Guan Ping, a Chinese officer living in the late Eastern Han era, also featured in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- 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 Guan Yu. Both father and son served Han warlord Liu Bei, who after their deaths would found the Shu kingdom, heralding the Three Kingdoms period.
- This skin shares the Battle of the God-Kings theme with:
- His dance could be a reference to the Dubstep Cat video.
- It is also a reference to Classic Garen's Johnny Bravo dance.
- It is also a reference to
- His splash art is part of a larger picture in which he is fighting God-King Darius.
- God-King Garen is a Being of Order and Dawnbringer Riven is one of his ancestors.
- Demacia Vice Garen Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Neon Noir, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Demacia Vice theme with:
- This is Garen's first Epic skin to have a unique taunt animation.
- Alongside Lucian, their spawn music is a synthwave remix of Demacia Rising.
- Originally this skin was conceptualized during the 2017 Thunderdome event as one of three games made for PAX West that year.
- This skin was inspired by 80s themed media such as:
Epic
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- In Teamfight Tactics Set 3, his model and animations are reused for the Super-Mech created when three Mech-Pilot units are active.
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- Battle Academia Garen Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sandstone, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Battle Academia theme with:
- Mythmaker Garen Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Gilded, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Mythmaker theme with:
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Almost all Japanese League of Legends voice actors
- ↑ Garen's age in Lux comics
- ↑ Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, pp. 1182, 7.
- ↑ The Stories Behind League's Sfx