# CHARACTER PROFILE: GILL (GIL)

### 📋 General Overview

* **Full Name:** Gill (often spelled Gil)

* **Media Appearance:** *Blacksad: Under the Skin* (2019 Video Game)

* **Voice Actor (English):** Dominic Gould

* **Role:** Secondary Antagonist / Reluctant Ally

* **Affiliation:** Enforcer for Angus Mitchell (formerly) / Informant for John Blacksad (Instantly)

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### 🧬 Biological & Breed Classification

* **Species:** Anthropomorphic Equine (Stallion)

* **Visual Breed Match:** Quarter Horse

* **Coat Color Pattern:** Solid Bay

* **Thematic Archetype:** The "Tragic Workhorse" (a physically powerful figure worn down by exploitation and hard labor)

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### 🎨 Full Appearance Details

* **Build & Stature:** Broad-shouldered, barrel-chested, and heavily muscled. He possesses a stocky, dense frame built for physical intimidation and manual labor rather than speed or elegance. His posture is rigid and imposing, reflecting his background as a soldier and hired muscle.

* **Head Features:** A long, prominent equine muzzle and a heavy, square jawline. He has a dark, well-defined nose, deep-set weary eyes, and long, alert horse ears that twitch based on his alertness while guarding Pier 36.

* **Coloration:** A deep, rich reddish-brown (bay) coat across his face, neck, and torso.

* **Mane & Hair:** A long, slicked back, horse mane like, jet-black mane that runs down the crest of his neck, tied in a fitting ponytail

* **Extremities:** Large, heavy forearms ending in anthropomorphic hands that retain the visual density of tough, blackened hooves On fingers.

* **Attire:** Typically dressed in rugged, utilitarian dockworker clothing suited for cold New York harbor weather, minimizing his imposing physique under practical layers.

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### 📜 Background & Lore Dossier

* **Heritage:** An Ojibwa (Native American) veteran. In his office at Pier 36, John Blacksad can discover a photograph of Gill's mother, a dreamcatcher, and a family totem pole topped with a crane (representing his ancestral clan).

* **Military History:** Drafted into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor and sent to the European theater. The war left him with deep psychological scars and combat trauma. He admits to experiencing a dark, addictive urge to kill on the battlefield, expressing remorse that not all of his casualties were enemy forces.

* **The Descent into Crime:** Returning home to a country that exploited and discarded Native veterans, Gill found himself desperate and destitute. Out of pure survival instinct, he begged the corrupt Angus Mitchell for employment, eventually becoming a guard and enforcer for Mitchell's illicit operations at the docks. He harbors intense self-loathing for his actions and deeply despises his employer.

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### 🎮 Narrative & Gameplay Role

* **The Obstacle:** Stationed as the primary guard at the Pier 36 warehouse to protect a narcotics smuggling ring. To bypass him, John Blacksad must maneuver around a high ledge, use a forklift to climb a roof ladder, and use a welding shield to safely knock him out. Than he was tied up and gagged in a trailer.

* **The Redemption:** Driven by immense remorse, Gill ultimately turns on Mitchell. He chooses to break his silence and allies with Blacksad, requesting that the detective bring the police and the press to Pier 36 so he can fully expose the operation.

Gill flips on Mitchell to help Blacksad, but it omitted his exact action at the end of the game:

• The Bunker Trap: When Mitchell is backed into a corner, Mitchell burns down the secret underground laboratory with Dr. Grune and his daughter still inside.

• Gill's Retribution: As an act of absolute revenge against his corrupt employer, Gill blocks the only exit bunker door from the outside, intentionally locking Mitchell inside the burning lab to ensure he dies in the fire. Gill is ultimately found knocked out or passed out next to the jammed door.