Galio/Trivia

General

Galio, the Sentinel's Sorrow

• Galio is voiced by David Lodge, who also voices Gatekeeper Galio [S|L], Ivern, and Skarner.
• 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

• Galio is voiced by Josh Petersdorf, who also voices Gatekeeper Galio [S|L].
• Galio retains his dance post-rework, which references Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney.
• 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.

Lore

• Upon the slopes of the Greenfang Mountains a group of Demacian soldiers were battered by a barrage of arcane magic projected by an powerful group of Noxian warmages. It was here that Galio absorbed the emanating magic and awoke for the first time.

Quotes

Galio, the Sentinel's Sorrow [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'.

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 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]
• He is delivering fried chicken.
• He shares this theme with:
  • Sashimi Akali [S|L]
  • Birdio [S|L]
  • Barbecue Leona [S|L]
  • Sinful Succulence Morgana [S|L]
  • Butcher Olaf [S|L]
  • Baker Pantheon [S|L]
  • Pizza Delivery Sivir [S|L]
  • Master Chef Tahm Kench [S|L]
    • • She can also be seen in the background.

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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