Galio

> "*Get behind me, Demacian! You may not have noticed, but I’m very large.*"
> ― Galio
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**Galio, the Colossus,** is a playable champion in League of Legends.

## Background

Outside the Great City of Demacia, the stone colossus Galio keeps vigilant watch. Built as a bulwark against enemy mages, he often stands motionless for decades until the presence of powerful magic stirs him to life. Once activated, Galio makes the most of his time, savoring the thrill of a fight and the rare honor of defending his countrymen. But his triumphs are always bittersweet, for the magic he destroys is also his source of reanimation, and each victory leaves him dormant once again.

## Stats

**Attack Potency:** **Small City Level** (Galio can disperse considerable portions of clouds through his flight alone.)

**Speed:** **High Hypersonic** (Was able to fly from the Demacian Capital to a base on the Demacia-Freljord border in a few seconds.)

**Durability:** **Small City Level** (Scaled from AP.)

**Hax:** Magic Absorption, Air Manipulation

**Intelligence:** **Average** (Capable of conversing with humans, nothing notable otherwise.)

**Stamina:** **Likely Limitless** (As a living statue, Galio is likely not hindered by fatigue.)

## Powers, Techniques, and Equipment

### Powers

* **Magic Absorption:** Due to being made out of Petricite, Galio can absorb magic and likely resist its effects.
* **Air Manipulation:** Galio can flap his wings hard enough to create small tornados and fly.

### Techniques

* **Colossal Smash:** Passive ability. Once after a 5-second cooldown, Galio's next basic attack does increased magic damage in a radius and becomes unstoppable.
* **Winds of War:** Galio fires two windblasts that arc to either side before converging to the target area, dealing magic damage to all enemies they pass through. When the blasts meet, the gusts form a tornado that advances for 2 seconds, dealing magic damage every 0.5 seconds to every enemy within
* **Shield of Durand:**
	+ **Passive:** After not taking damage for 12 seconds, Galio gains a shield that exclusively blocks magic damage.
	+ **Active:** Galio charges for up to 3 seconds, slowing himself by 15%, and gaining magic damage reduction and half of that amount as physical damage reduction; charging increases *Shield of Durand's* radius, damage, and taunt duration. **Shield of Durand** can be recast at any time within its duration, refreshing the damage reduction for 2 seconds, taunts nearby enemies, and sets their movement speed to a static 60 for 0.5 − 1.5 (based on charge time) seconds. Affected enemies take magic damage, increased by 0 − 200% (based on charge time).
* **Justice Punch:** Galio steps backward, and after 0.4 seconds he dashes forward, though not through terrain. He stops upon hitting an enemy champion, dealing magic damage to them and all enemies along the way, while also knocking them up for 0.75 seconds.
* **Hero's Entrance:** Ultimate ability. Galio designates the target allied champion's location at the time of cast as his landing spot, granting Shield of Durand's passive magic damage shield to himself and all allied champions in the area he cast it at for 5 seconds and Channeling icon channels for 2.75 seconds. After 1.25 seconds, Galio becomes untargetable and crowd control immune then leaps into the air for 0.85 seconds before dashing to the location over 0.25 seconds, after which he lands, retaining the immunity for 0.4 seconds and dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies on impact and knocking them up for 0.75 seconds.

### Equipment

* **Petricite Body:** Galio is made entirely out of Petricite, a stone-like material that can absorb magic to the point of it giving the illusion of nullifying the magic. It's possible that, as later discovered by Sylas, Galio taps into the magic he's absorbed to gain sentience and fight.

## Powerscaling

Due to the fact that Galio only awakens under the presence of powerful magic, it's likely that he can be compared to other mages in the League of Legends universe, if not directly above them.

## Weaknesses

* Galio can only remain awake in the presence of powerful magic, otherwise, he falls back to sleep.
* Very passionate about fighting, almost to a fault.

## Sources

* Galio's Champion Page (League of Legends Website)