Development
- Main article: Galio (Development)
- Galio is voiced by David Lodge, who also voices , , and .
- Galio is voiced by Josh Petersdorf, whom also voices him in Legends of Runeterra and .[1] [2]
- Galio's Japanese voice actor is Taiten Kusunoki.[3]
Universe
- Main article: Galio (Character)
- Galio normally stands on a plinth (stated to somehow be both beside and straddling) the Memorial Road miles away to the south, far from the main highway apparently leading to the Last Gate of North Demacia City. At certain times of the year, the Memorial Road is flooded with travelers making their pilgrimages to the colossus, paying tribute to the symbol of Demacian resolve.
- Birds often nest in Galio's crown. He apparently has not simply the appearance of eyes that he uses to see, but physical eyeballs that move in their sockets.[4]
- Galio's height is 25 meters.[5]
- Galio has a striking resemblence to Talos from Greek mythology. Both are automatons created to protect their homes from invaders
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Galio (League of Legends)
- The name Galio may be inspired by the name Galileo, most commonly known for the Renaissance polymath Galileo.
- Galio's dance references Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney.
- Galio retains his dance post-rework, which references Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney.
- He references his previous alias while attacking a "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.
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Quotes
- Main article: Galio (League of Legends Audio)
- ▶️ "Two birds with one stone? Have you met my parents?" is a reference to the idiom 'kill two birds with one stone'.
- ▶️ "Dead men tell no tales? I wish... they're never quiet" is a reference to the saying 'dead men tell no tales'.
- ▶️ "Hell is other champions." is a reference to the famous saying "Hell is other people" from the play "No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
- ▶️ "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."
- ▶️ "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
- Main article: Galio (Collection)
- A Demacian city can be seen in the background.
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- ...and others
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- He might be referencing Chernabog from Fantasia by Walt Disney.
- This skin shares the Hextech theme with:
- ...and others
- He resembles The Iron Giant.
- He might be referencing 9 and/or Clank from Ratchet & Clank.
- In early concepts for his splashart, leg was present and he was holding on his hands.
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- A mask of can be seen in the background of his splash art.
- This skin shares the Commando theme with:
- He references the Imperial Guard (specifically the Ogryn) from Warhammer 40,000.
- His outfit resembles Chris Redfield's from Resident Evil.
- This skin shares the Demonic theme with:
- He resembles Illidan Stormrage from Warcraft and Hellboy from Dark Horse Comics.
- His bosses are and .
- He is the third non-comical Legendary skin, behind and .
- His various interactions are references to the Nine Circles of Hell from Inferno.
- In the BR server, this skin used to be called Galio Infernal (portuguese for Infernal Galio). Now that Galio had skin released, it had its name changed to Galio Guardião das Trevas (portuguese for Darkness Guardian Galio).
- A more accurate portuguese translation of the original name would be Galio Guardião do Portão.
- In Teamfight Tactics Set 4, he features as a summonable unit as "Galio" when at least three Cultist units are active.
- This skin shares the Debonair theme with:
- ...and others
- He is interacting with other Gargoyles (likely also created by Durand) while drinking what appears to be a Coin from Mario. from a flask and holding a
- He might be referencing Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
- Him and the background seem to have been influenced by Art Deco.
- This skin shares the Culinary Masters theme with:
- can also be seen in the background of his splash art.
- He was released in celebration of April Fools' Day 2018 along with:
- His dance references the Chicken Dance, a fad dance.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- He shares this dance with .
- can be seen in the background.
- Interestingly enough, her tails are missing but visible in one of the mission assets for April Fools' Day.
- In Vietnamese translation, the skin is called "Gà-lio" as a wordplay of the word "gà", which means chicken.
- He is wearing a chicken onesie.
- He is delivering fried chicken.
- This skin shares the Infernal theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Dragon World theme with:
- ...and others
- This skin shares the Mythmaker theme with:
References
- ↑ Galio's voice actor
- ↑ Galio's LoR voice actor
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/dinv9q/official_japanese_voice_actor_list_released_for/
- ↑ Flesh and Stone
- ↑ Galio's height
- ↑ Huehnergard, J. 2011 Proto-Semitic Language & Culture; Semitic Roots p. 2073