I feel a LOT better about Galio after having seen the splash art.

Variks the Loyal·3/7/2017, 6:13:25 PM·39 votes·4,625 views

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0r-ArtqSmh0/WL74kJupRqI/AAAAAAAAfUY/GvAtKtJ1zeMGb397h94u52iqPF91RdgtwCLcB/s1600/galioiuoi.png

I don't claim to be a Galio main, but he's certainly one of my favorite champions (Especially in ARAM, I prefer him over anyone else in ARAM). I was a little off put by his redesign, which didn't seem to be gargoyle-esque.

His splash art, though, does a lot better to make him seem like League's Gargoyle Paladin. The teeth on his lower jaw are much more pronounced, his wings are flapping instead of fixed, and you can clearly see his bird-like legs and tail.

My only concern now is how they'll factor in the rivalry with Sion. Galio is now a huge colossus; how does Sion match up against that?

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Craxsian3/7/2017, 9:40:52 PM7 votes

Sion is the Runaterran's Kratos.

A Superb Villain3/7/2017, 6:52:26 PM5 votes

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My only concern now is how they'll factor in the rivalry with Sion. Galio is now a huge colossus; how does Sion match up against that?

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Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really, pressure and time.

Ralanr3/7/2017, 6:57:24 PM4 votes

My only concern now is how they'll factor in the rivalry with Sion. Galio is now a huge colossus; how does Sion match up against that?

By being the best goddamn warrior on Runeterra in life. That's how.

Hige3/7/2017, 6:33:41 PM4 votes

uhm it does look a lot better than the ingame model, the wear on his stone gives him a nice flair and color balance

That said, I don't understand why he seems to be so massive but in-game he's smaller than a turret... of course we have malphite who looks like a mountain literally on his splash art and then his game model is... well, that... I'd think they would refrain from having this scale disparity but oh well O.o

VelvetCrotch3/7/2017, 7:56:17 PM2 votes

Feel the same. Great job ingame and artwise.

Limid3/7/2017, 6:40:17 PM2 votes

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/e/e7/Sion_Memorial.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160910202610 This is the first thing we saw of Sion before he was rereleased so maybe he's taller/bigger then he is in lore then game . tbh i haven't read Sion's lore in quite some time so feel free to correct me about him being bigger in lore then in game. ( im sorry if i sounded dumb ;-;)

Janna mìd3/7/2017, 6:37:34 PM1 votes

I thought Sion was a huge colossus too

EndlessCycle3/7/2017, 10:09:45 PM1 votes

To answer your last question, Sion doesn't match up against it. Because they just reduced his model size with 7.5 patch.

This is a reoccurring theme, they nerf the model size of the biggest and baddest champion on the Fields of Justice in order to create and advertise the next one. It happened to Nautilus, it happened to Sion, and it'll eventually happen to the new Galio too.

Hèntaî 3/8/2017, 2:36:06 AM1 votes

He looks like superman