Katarina looks like Garen's sister, truely twisted.
They both have spin-ish skills , too. Funny, just when you think of it. She looks like Garen's sister whom he lost contact with since they were very little. If you know what I mean. XDDD
Lux doesn't even look like him, probably different mother. Their father can have more than 1 women, obviously, maybe katarina's mother betried her father when she was young and that's how katarina were given birth.
No wonder I can't see any romance aspects between them, they just look akin.
Garen - sword warrior, Katarina - duel blade assasin, they both fight indepenantly and they do not need each other, more like compete each other.
Garen - Might of Demacia, Katarina - Sinister Blade, again, from every level, they are mean to be competitors instead of lovers.
Garen - tough guy from inside out, Katarina - tough woman who is as agressive as man, I doubt they see each other in a romantic way, they are more like competitors but only honor each other as bros, they are the true bromance there.
Maybe for someone who has a twisted characteristic, he will be in love with his competitor, however, Garen is not that kind of twisted character. Noticed that, it takes a very twisted characteristic for a person to fall in love with someone he wants to compete with. It would be out of character if Garen is in love with his biggest competitor.
1.There is no romance in their lores, there is no romance in their shelved movie, the movie description is :[Two sworn enemies discover a newfound respect for each other when they’re forced to put their differences aside and work together against a common enemy. ]. All the lores one can find only indicates they are competitors who find honor in each other and somehow build a sense of bromance.
2.The in game champion quotes are fanon jokes exaggarated from the lore. Like Miss Fortune's quote " How do you like my guns?" And there is no romance quotes from Garen to Katarina, either.
3.Garen never sees her as a woman, he sees her as competitor as well as bro, which I will explain more below, they honor each other in battles, and just because they are male and female doesn't mean they have to be in love.
The cinematic film, named " A Twist of Fate", too backs up my point of them being competitors, not lovers.
Garen and Taric are actually the best pairing, it is well indicated in Taric's lore that Garen protects him everyway he can in Demacia, even after he commited a felony, Garen still tried to save him by sending him on excile, insead of real death sentence. There is no benefit for Garen to do so for Taric, and they do not share much in common, noticed that Taric is a free will guy who loves nature and beauty, while Garen is a typical disciplined warrior, they are not likely normal bros, which I will further explained below, so there must be something beyond friendship to bound them together. Also, there are tons of factors showing they are ideal match:
Garen - Sword warrior, Taric - Sheild support, Garen - fight, Taric - heal/sheild, they complete each other and become a perfect vanguard.
Garen - tough - represent all the manly stuffs , Taric - gentle - loves nature beauty and animals, I won't be surprised if Taric is good at cooking too, you know, Taric is like Garen's wife, his woman.