Which way to interprate Garen would you prefer?

Hunkmenlordy·Oct 13, 2019·6 votes·2,898 views

I'm thinking based on the lores we have so far, we can have different ways to interpretate the champion's personality.

Based on the current lore, Garen is an innocent "kid", he loves his family but his sister doesn't understand him, he wants a sister who understands him. He focus on trainning and fighting for his country. So the in game quotes about him and katarina can be interprated as he sees her as his comrade or sister, that way explains why there is a movie "twist of fate" where they wants to kill each other because he is jealous of her battle fame and ect.

Based on the old lore, and in some people's interpretation, Garen has romance feeling to the enemy assasin woman, katarina, it's quite dark and twisted, because katarina is a vicious and tough woman based on her lore, her in game quotes are either " never play fair" ,"Violence solves everything", or "If you run, you won't see me stab you", I do not think it's a good mate for someone like Garen, the might of demacia.

I'm not sure why people support that, though. For sure I won't like a noble warriror leader who falls in love with his competitor and especially a vicious woman like that. it's very dishonorable to battle itself too.

So which way do you prefer?

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9 Comments

KazekibaOct 13, 20197 votes

Thinly veiled, 5th or 6th alt to complain about a canon het shipping so you can shove DUDE TARIC SO GEY XDDDD at us again?

HunkmenlordyOct 17, 20191 votes

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Thinly veiled, 5th or 6th alt to complain about a canon het shipping so you can shove DUDE TARIC SO GEY XDDDD at us again?

What is canon? They never said it's canon, and even if it's canon in the future, they still don't match up that well, because my point is: I do not like the kind of Garen design if he is the kind of person who loves a vicious assasin, it's dark and twisted, if not disgusting.

SancreOct 13, 20197 votes

Are we seriously going this way again?

HunkmenlordyOct 13, 20194 votes

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Are we seriously going this way again?

Huh, not sure what's in your mind.

thefatlazycatOct 13, 20194 votes

You’re disgusting, do you know that?

HunkmenlordyOct 13, 20194 votes

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You’re disgusting, do you know that?

I found some ship disgusting too you know.

Chembaron YamadaOct 14, 20194 votes

Since you asked, I prefer Katarina and Garen having canonically romantic feelings for each other.

You can't control feelings, it doesn't matter that you think he shouldn't feel this way for a "competitor" and that a noble warrior shouldn't love an unhonorable assassin, but such things happen. Love isn't always logical, many times you can't even explain why you feel attracted to a person. I am actually in the same situation right now, I am in love with someone I shouldn't be in love with, but here I am.

And I see no way to interpret the quotes for Garen and Katarina as him just seeing her as a sister or comrade. Many quotes are quite literally calling out romance between them, this leaves little room for this claim.

HunkmenlordyOct 14, 20192 votes

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Since you asked, I prefer Katarina and Garen having canonically romantic feelings for each other.

You can't control feelings, it doesn't matter that you think he shouldn't feel this way for a "competitor" and that a noble warrior shouldn't love an unhonorable assassin, but such things happen. Love isn't always logical, many times you can't even explain why you feel attracted to a person. I am actually in the same situation right now, I am in love with someone I shouldn't be in love with, but here I am.

And I see no way to interpret the quotes for Garen and Katarina as him just seeing her as a sister or comrade. Many quotes are quite literally calling out romance between them, this leaves little room for this claim.

The point of my thread is there is romance feeling or just comrade/brother-sisters. It's not about your feeling. It's about what kind of person Garen really is based on the lore, not your imagination and feeling when you play him.

I'm sure lots people would prefer a real warrior leader who doesn't have twisted mind to fall in love with a vicious assasin. I respect your preference though, even if the idea disgust me.