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Galochio family

They cursed our entire family to die in water!

Evil Augustus

The Galochios (pronounced Ga-lo-ki-o[1]), sometimes spelled as "Galacio", are a family of wandering Grulovian psychics who were thought to have held a violent grudge against the Aquatos. According to Augustus, they murdered his entire family and cursed him and all of his descendants to die in water.

In reality, the Galochios never cast this curse, as curses do not exist in the Psychonauts universe. Ford Cruller created the lie to protect Lucrecia Mux from entering water. To Raz and his family, this "curse" manifested itself through the Hand of Galochio, which was purely a manifestation of fear.

Members[]

Zalto Galochio[]

Zalto is the patriarch of the Galochio family. He is the husband of Mithra and father of Lucrecia and Marona.

Mithra Galochio[]

Mithra was the wife of Zalto and the mother of Lucrecia and Marona.

Lucrecia Mux[]

Lucrecia is a member of the Galochio family. She is Marona's sister. She changed her family name to "Mux" after marrying Gelsin Mux.

Gelsin Mux[]

Gelsin Mux was Lucrecia's husband. He was brought into the family by marriage. He died when Grulovia was invaded by another country, driving his widow to leave the Psychic Seven and return to defend her country.

Marona Galochio/Aquato[]

Marona was a member of the Galochio family. She died 20 years ago, in the Varlemo Dam disaster.

Lazarus Aquato[]

Lazarus Aquato was Marona's husband. He died 20 years ago, in the Varlemo Dam disaster.

The Aquatos[]

Technically, all Aquatos qualify as being part of the Galochio family by either blood or by marriage.

Story[]

Psychonauts[]

The Galochio family is never seen by the player and make no direct appearance in the first game, but their presence is felt throughout. The Galochios are Augustus' biggest motivation against allowing Raz to go to camp. They are why Raz believes his father hates psychics. And most notably, Raz believes they are the reason he cannot enter deep water.

Psychonauts 2[]

Marona Galochio, Lazarus Aquato, and Lucrecia Mux are the only Galochio family members that directly appear in Psychonauts 2. Gelsin Mux is briefly mentioned by Otto in Ford's Fractured Mind, and Zalto Galochio's and Mithra Galochio's names appear on a family tree drawing in the Aquato campsite after the events of Psychonauts 2.

Trivia[]

  • A poster in Meat Circus shows the flying Aquatos labeled "alive". A twin poster shows the Galochio family, labeled "dead".
  • The Galochio name is derived from the Italian "malocchio," the Evil Eye, which is a curse of misfortune cast upon people by those who envy them, as the Galochios envied the Aquatos during their circus days. In a developer Let's Play of Psychonauts, Tim Schafer confirmed the connection and explained he was inspired by rock star Ronnie James Dio's use of the word.
  • The Galochios seem to specialize in fortune-telling. Their poster in the Meat Circus depicts them surrounding a crystal ball. Raz's mental image of Augustus also derogatorily refers to psychics as "crystal ball readers".
  • The Cloaked Figure is actually Lucrecia Mux, a member of the Galochio family with strong hydrokinetic powers.

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