Galio/Trivia

General

Galio, the Sentinel's Sorrow [S|L]

• Galio is voiced by David Lodge.
  • His Gatekeeper [S|L] skin lines, Ivern and Skarner are also voiced by the same voice actor.
• Galio is seemingly short for Galileo, after the Renaissance Pisan polymath.
  • The name means "man of Galilee", ultimately from Semitic root g-l "to roll".^[1]
• Galio's dance references Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney.

Galio, the Colossus [S|L]

• Galio is voiced by Josh Petersdorf.
  • His Gatekeeper [S|L] skin lines are also voiced by the same voice actor.
• Galio retains his dance post-rework, which references Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney.
• His previous alias, "The Sentinel's Sorrow", was replaced by "The Colossus" after his Champion Update.
  • He references his previous alias while attacking a  Blue Sentinel: "You're a sentinel? I'm a sentinel! We should fight!"
    • In this case however, this interaction has literal implications: Galio being a textbook-definition sentinel for Demacia, and Galio perhaps sharing similar origins with the Blue Sentinel, both being rock/mineral beings empowered/given life by magic.

Quotes

Galio, the Sentinel's Sorrow [S|L]

Classic Galio [S|L]

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  "Two birds with one stone? Have you met my parents?" is a reference to the idiom 'kill two birds with one stone'.

Gatekeeper Galio [S|L]

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  "Dead men tell no tales? I wish... they're never quiet" is a reference to the saying 'dead men tell no tales'.

Galio, the Colossus [S|L]

Classic Galio [S|L]

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  "I came to chew bubblegun and kick butt, and I'm all out of butt." is a reference to the 1988 film They Live in which the main character, enters a bank with a pump-action shotgun and says "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
  • It is also a reference to Duke Nukem with the quote "It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum."
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  "From the frozen loom! Whatever that is." is a reference to the famous quote "For the Frozen Throne!" spoken by numerous characters in WarCraft III.

Skins

Classic Galio [S|L]

• A Demacian city known as High Silvermere can be seen in the background.

Enchanted Galio [S|L]

• He might be referencing Chernabog from Fantasia by Walt Disney.

Hextech Galio [S|L]

• He resembles The Iron Giant.
• He might be referencing 9 and/or Clank from Ratchet & Clank.
• In early concepts for his splashart, Camille's leg was present and he was holding Annie on his hands.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Hextech Alistar [S|L]
  • Hextech Anivia [S|L]
  • Hextech Annie [S|L]
  • Hextech Janna [S|L]
  • Hextech Kog'Maw [S|L]
  • Hextech Singed [S|L]
  • Hextech Sion [S|L]

Commando Galio [S|L]

• He references the Imperial Guard (specifically the Ogryn) from Warhammer 40,000.
• His outfit resembles Chris Redfield's from Resident Evil.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Commando Garen [S|L]
  • Commando Jarvan IV [S|L]
  • Commando Lux [S|L]
  • Commando Xin Zhao [S|L]

Gatekeeper Galio [S|L]

• He resembles Illidan Stormrage from Warcraft, Hellboy from Dark Horse Comics, and a Bloodthirster from Warhammer 40,000.
• His bosses are Little Devil Teemo [S|L] and Kindred.
• He is the third non-comical Legendary skin, behind Blood Lord Vladimir [S|L] and Demonblade Tryndamere [S|L].
• His various interactions are references to the Nine Circles of Hell from Inferno.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Ravenborn LeBlanc [S|L]
  • Little Devil Teemo [S|L]
  • Underworld Twisted Fate [S|L] (the runes on Galio's arms are the same as those on the back of his cards)
  • Underworld Wukong [S|L]

Debonair Galio [S|L]

• He was released in celebration of Valentine's Day 2015 along with:
  • Sweetheart Annie [S|L]
  • Heartseeker Varus [S|L]
• He is interacting with other Gargoyles (likely also created by Durand) while drinking what appears to be a Mana Potion from a Health Potion flask and holding a Coin from Mario.
• He might be referencing Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
• Him and the background seem to have been influenced by Art Deco.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Debonair Ezreal [S|L]
  • Debonair Jayce [S|L]
  • Debonair Vi [S|L]

Birdio [S|L]
Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Citrine, Meteorite, Rose Quartz, Ruby

• He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2018 along with:
  • Pizza Delivery Sivir [S|L]
• His dance references the Chicken Dance, a fad dance.
  • A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
  • He shares this dance with Anivia.
• The girl in the school outfit in the background is speculated to be Academy Ahri [S|L], but her tails are missing.
• He is delivering fried chicken.
  • He shares this theme with:
    • Pizza Delivery Sivir [S|L]
      • She can also be seen in the background.
• He is wearing a chicken onesie.
  • He shares this theme with:
    • Reverse Annie [S|L]
    • Birdio [S|L]
    • Dino Gnar [S|L]
    • Meowkai [S|L]
    • Definitely Not Udyr [S|L]

Relations

• Considering Galio and Poppy know each other, he is at most as old/older as/than the Kingdom of Demacia ever since its founding by Orlon himself.
  • Given he and Sion fought each other many times back when the Undead Juggernaut was alive, Galio (and by extension Durand) is at least a contemporary or Jarvan I's.
• Galio sees Lux as the only mage he likes, and has become a sort of Guardian to her.

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