Garen and Katarina

Tyrsfal·2/5/2018, 11:39:47 PM·7 votes·6,658 views

So, while on a whole I love all the new background on Noxus and Demacia, I have to say I'm disappointed that the team is removing some of the on screen romances, as they did with Lux and Ezreal, it seem like they're doing the same with Garen and Katarina. The forbidden love across enemy lines was one of my favorite parts of these characters and removing it makes both narratives weaker.

I think it's great that Garen has become more flawed and that Kat is self depricating now, their insecurities and troubles make them more believable. But the loss of the romance makes them weaker and less sympathetic. I hope they reconsider this and bring the romance back, maybe with more depth.

13 Comments

KING OF MASKS2/6/2018, 5:05:31 AM4 votes

as far as I'm concerned Garen x Kat is a League of Legends staple, would be absurd if they did retcon it

RaptorKarr2/6/2018, 12:30:48 AM3 votes

In game you still have comments about both Garen and Katarina maybe being an item. (Tahm and Jhin being the two most notable)

Noxian KitKat2/6/2018, 12:52:17 AM3 votes

I was never sold on the Kat and Garen thing that only came about because of an April Fool's day joke. Yeah there are voice lines referencing such a thing, the personalities of Garen and Kat, how they act, were raised, and how they see the world, wouldn't let a simple emotion of attraction tear them away from thei duties to their homes. Katarina is Noxian. Garen is Demacian. Their beliefs wouldn't allow them to entertain such things, especially with an enemy. They would sooner cut the other down then kiss. Tho I can see them finding a love in fighting with each other. That there is another thing, if they ever DID have a romance, it would be based around fighting, and that is not a romance. They are not Romeo and Juliet.

Johnny El Rojo2/6/2018, 12:09:04 AM3 votes

I don't think they will get rid of it yet. I think they are gonna bring their first encounter in a future lore story, because when you think about it, they now share the same problem: they both are stupidily loyal to their countries. One because suspects his sister is a mage but tries to denies it because of what his upraising has made him believe of them, and the other because her father was a psicopath that treated her more like another soldier than his daughter. A forbidden romance plot seems like the perfect thing for them to evolve as characters and start questioning their loyalties. Especially taking into account her past lore with Swain , and his quotes to her in the VGU.

Xodiathe4bdn12/6/2018, 4:09:22 AM3 votes

At the moment it seems they haven’t met each other yet so the ship hasn’t left the harbor yet let alone sink. A general as respected and important as garen will no doubt be on Noxus’ hit list so a meeting between is almost certain

P0IS0N IVY2/6/2018, 5:58:51 AM2 votes

I prefer Kat with Ashe anyway.

Frostspork2/1/2020, 8:11:32 AM1 votes

They are officially canon, the card game legends to Runeterra is completely canon as stated by riot. So they have a romance yay :D

Daunt2/6/2018, 2:22:30 AM1 votes

They are probably gonna kill that ship like they killed others as well. Honestly i don't mind it as much since it's better to kill it if they don't know how to evolve it into something that's not gonna be shit.

Nylisa2/6/2018, 12:05:33 AM1 votes

i havent read her lore yet ( at work eugh) but is it actually scrapped or just no mention of it?