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|quote  = Perhaps there's a way to reach a diplomatic accord. Maybe by dividing the Kingdom of Sand among the three of you, for instance.
|quote  = But he refused to fight. We heard about it, through our spies. He convinced each of his opponents to lie down and refuse to fight along with him. He has — had a way with words. No one who met him would be able to kill him.
|speaker = King Gill to Blister in ''Assassin''}}
|speaker = [[Coral]] to [[Tsunami]] about Gill, ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
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|name       =
{{Character
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|name     = Gill
GillGN.png|Graphic Novel
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GillTemplate.png|Reference
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King Gill GN.png|Graphic Novel
GillTemplateRix.png|Reference
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|age       = At least 22 years at death
|age       = At least 22 years at death (hatched before 4,990 AS)
|gender     = Male
|gender   = Male
|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|occupation = King of the SeaWings
|powers    =  
|residence  =
 
|status     = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|status   = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|death    = Neck snapped by [[Tsunami]] in [[Queen Scarlet]]'s [[SkyWing palace#SkyWing Arena|arena]]
 
|current  =
|former    =
[[King]] of the [[SeaWings]],<br />
Prisoner in [[Queen Scarlet]]'s [[SkyWing palace#SkyWing Arena|arena]]
 
|Relation1 = Wife
|RName1    = [[Coral]]
|Relation2 = Daughters
|RName2    = [[Orca]], [[Tsunami]], [[Anemone]], [[Auklet]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|twelve unnamed SeaWings]]{{Ref|ToPp}}
|Relation3 = Sons
|RName3    = [[Fin]], [[Cerulean]], [[Octopus]], [[Turtle]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|28 unnamed SeaWings]]
|Relation4 = Brother-in-Law
|RName4    = [[Shark]]
|Relation5 = Nieces
|RName5    = [[Moray]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|unnamed SeaWings]]


|Relation1  = Wife
|a1App     = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|RName1     = [[Queen Coral]]
|a1Men    =  
|Relation2  = Sons
''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'',<br />
|RName2    = [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]], [[Prince Octopus|Octopus]], [[Prince Cerulean|Cerulean]], [[Prince Fin|Fin]], 28 unnamed ones
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|Relation3  = Daughters
|a1Oth     = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'' (dream)
|RName3     = [[Princess Orca|Orca]], [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]], [[Princess Auklet|Auklet]], twelve deceased ones{{Ref|ToPp}}
|a2App     = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|Relation4  = Brother-In-Law
|a2Men    =  
|RName4     = [[Commander Shark|Shark]]
|gnApp     = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|Relation5  = Niece
|gnMen    =
|RName5     = [[Moray]]
''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir]]'',<br />
|appeared  = ''[[Assassin]]'', ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]'', ''[[Talons of Power]]'', ''[[The Dark Secret]]'' (in Tsunami's dream)
''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]''
|mentioned  = ''[[The Lost Heir]]''
|gnOth    = ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]'' (dream)
|wiApp    = ''[[Assassin]]''
|wiMen    =
}}
}}
'''King Gill''' was a male, sea-green [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] [[Dragon Kings|king]] who ruled the SeaWing tribe along with his mate, [[Queen Coral]]. He was captured by the [[SkyWings]] during the [[War of The SandWing Succession]], and he attempted a prison rebellion by convincing his opponents to lay down with him instead of fighting. However, this was abruptly brought to an end when [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Scarlet]] restricted all of his water for months, slowly driving him insane because of dehydration. He was killed by his own daughter, [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], in the [[Queen_Ruby's_Palace#SkyWing_Arena|SkyWing Arena]] before Tsunami became aware that they were related. His death was considered extremely unfortunate because King Gill was one of the few dragons capable of finding a peaceful solution to the War of SandWing Succession and one of the only ones in a position of power to do anything about it.
'''Gill''' was an adult male [[SeaWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. Before being captured by the [[SkyWings]] during the [[War of SandWing Succession]], he ruled as the SeaWing [[king]] for some time alongside his wife, [[Queen Coral]]. After being deprived of water for months in the [[Sky Kingdom]] to make him go mentally and physically insane, he was killed by [[Tsunami]], his daughter, during a battle in the [[SkyWing arena]].


==Appearance==
== Description ==
Gill was a large, powerful SeaWing with sea-green scales{{Ref|TDP|217}} and, as Queen Coral described, brave, dark green eyes{{Ref|TDP|219}}. His claws were curved and sharp, like fishhooks{{Ref|TDP|219}}, he was twice the size of Tsunami{{Ref|TDP|219}}, and he had gold bands around his ankles. In Scarlet's arena, he was driven mad from lack of water because of a prisoner revolution he attempted to start. After his punishment for not wanting to fight, his eyes were bloodshot and hooded, and his tongue was swollen and purple. His snout was flecked with blood as if he had tried to drink from his own veins. According to [[Clay]], he looked completely insane.
Gill had pea-green scales{{Ref|TDP|217}} and brave{{Ref|TLH|119}} dark green eyes.{{Ref|TDP|219}} He was large,{{Ref|TLH|119}}{{Ref|W2q|69}} twice as big as Tsunami,{{Ref|TDP|219}} and wore golden bands around his ankles.{{Ref|W2q|69}}


==Biography==
== Personality ==
=== Pre-Series ===
Gill was charming and moved neatly.{{Ref|W2q|70}} He smiled often{{Ref|W2q|71}} and was intent on brokering peace during the War of SandWing Succession.{{Ref|W2q|82}} When he was captured by [[Scarlet]], he refused to fight within the SkyWing arena and convinced each of his opponents to lie down and refuse to fight along with him.{{Ref|TLH|119}} He had a way with words, as Coral said, and according to Coral, no one who met him would be able to kill him.{{Ref|TLH|120}} However, after being deprived of water for months, his sanity had long deserted him.{{Ref|TLH|119}}
King Gill led the SeaWing army in the great war due to [[Queen Coral]] sleeping by [[Anemone]]'s egg and refusing to leave it in the royal hatchery. During one mission, he was captured and brought to Queen Scarlet's arena. He refused to fight for her amusement and attempted to start a prisoner revolution. For this, he was deprived of any drinking water for months, driving him to insanity.


=== ''[[Assassin]]'' ===
== Biography ==
King Gill met with [[Princess Blister|Blister]] when deciding what move to make next in the war. He tried to talk everyone into peace, even though he failed. When [[Commander Tempest|Tempest]] was assassinated, he was shown grieving while still trying to keep the peace among the infuriated dragons around him.
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|heading = Pre-Series
|content = King Gill led the SeaWing army in the War of SandWing Succession for a short period due to Queen Coral's commitment to keeping [[Anemone]]'s egg safe, refusing to leave it in the [[Deep Palace#Royal Hatchery|Royal Hatchery]]. During one mission, he was captured and brought to Queen Scarlet's arena. He refused to fight for her amusement and attempted to start a prisoner revolution. For this, he was deprived of any drinking water for months, driving him to insanity, biting himself and drinking his own blood in his crazed state.
}}
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
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|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|content = Gill was pitted against Tsunami after Scarlet had captured the [[dragonets of destiny]], and was showing them off to [[Burn]] to celebrate her hatching day. He was punished after trying to start a prison revolution and stop all the [[dragons]] from fighting each other in the arena. Due to Queen Scarlet taking away his water for months, Gill had gone insane due to dehydration. Tsunami had no choice but to fight him. She had defeated Gill without killing him, but it caused Queen Scarlet to mock her. In retaliation, she snapped his neck, glaring at Scarlet with an expression that said, "''I'm imagining this is you.''" For all of her time in the Sky Kingdom, Tsunami did not know that Gill was her father.
}}
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|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|content = During the [[SeaWing Council|council]]'s breakfast meeting, Tsunami mentioned that she and her friends were captured and held in Scarlet's arena, which caused Coral to leap out of her pool and ask if Tsunami had seen a SeaWing named Gill while she was there. Tsunami said that she did see Gill, and Coral wondered if it was the right time to enact a rescue plan that the council had created, but Tsunami told her that Gill was killed in the arena. Coral wondered why he would fight, saying that he would have simply talked the other dragons out of attacking. Tsunami then explained that Gill had been punished for doing so and that Scarlet had taken away all his water until he became extremely dehydrated, which had driven him mad. Tsunami asks why she is so troubled by this and Coral then told Tsunami that he was her father, overwhelming her with guilt. Coral was extremely saddened after the death of Gill and dismissed her council that day to mourn this death. Tsunami also mentioned that she thought [[Shark]] had guessed the truth. Tsunami felt extremely guilty for killing Gill, both before and after learning he was her father. [[Blister]] also knew Tsunami had killed King Gill, threatening to reveal this to Queen Coral if the dragonets attempted to leave.
}}
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|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|content = When [[Starflight]] entered Tsunami's dream with a [[dreamvisitor]], he saw her strangling the skeleton shape of Gill. Anemone then arrived, and Tsunami tried explaining that she had no choice in killing their father. Anemone then strangled Gill herself while Tsunami was trying to hold her back. That was when Starflight decided to exit her nightmare and find another dragon's dream.
}}
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = In the epilogue, Tsunami mentioned Gill as one of the dragons who had never gotten to see the end of the war.
}}
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
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|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|content = In the prologue, Gill went to check on [[Abalone]], who was guarding the eggs in the SeaWing Royal Hatchery, but Abalone had fallen ill and was growing worse. He had a strange, rapidly growing tumor on his neck. Gill then swam into the courtyard of the [[Deep Palace]] to ask for help, and he found [[Turtle]] with his hatchmates, [[Cerulean]] and [[Octopus]]. Turtle volunteered to help and tried to get [[Snapper]]. After he sent Turtle to find Snapper, he waited with Abalone, who was getting even sicker. He got angrier and angrier while waiting for Turtle, but he finally left the Royal Hatchery to get Abalone help. After he returned with the healers, Abalone was found unconscious with the two broken female eggs. Gill went into a rage and found Turtle being made fun of by his brothers in the garden. He was angry with Turtle and scolded him fiercely. Gill then left to talk to Coral, who had both Abalone and Snapper executed. Grieving over their lost daughters, Queen Coral decided to name their next daughter Anemone.


=== ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' ===
It was later revealed that he forgave Turtle because Snapper was not even in the Deep Palace that day, but Gill got captured by the SkyWings before he could tell Turtle.
[[File:GillVTsunami.png|thumb|Gill fighting Tsunami]]
}}
Gill was pitted against Tsunami after Scarlet had captured [[The Dragonets of Destiny|the dragonets of destiny]], and was showing them off to [[Burn]] to celebrate her hatching day. He was punished after trying to start a prison revolution, and stop all the dragons from fighting each other in the arena. Due to Queen Scarlet taking away his water for months, Gill had gone insane due to dehydration. Tsunami had no choice but to fight him. She had defeated Gill without killing him, but it caused Queen Scarlet to mock her. In retaliation, she snapped his neck, glaring at Scarlet with an expression that said: "''I'm imagining this is you." ''For all of her time in the [[Sky Kingdom]], Tsunami did not know that Gill was her father.
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=== Winglets ===
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|heading = ''[[Assassin]]''
|content = King Gill met with Blister when deciding what move to make next in the war. He tried to talk everyone into peace although he failed. After news of [[Tempest]]'s assassination reached him, he was shown grieving while still trying to keep the peace among the infuriated dragons around him.
}}


=== ''[[The Lost Heir]]'' ===
== Relationships ==
After finding out that he had been taken to the [[Queen Ruby's Palace#SkyWing Arena|SkyWing Arena]] and subsequently killed, [[Queen Coral]] wondered why he would fight, saying that he would have simply talked the other dragons out of attacking. Tsunami then explained that Gill had been punished for doing so and that Scarlet had taken away all his water until he became dehydrated, which had driven him mad. Coral then told Tsunami that he was her father, and she became overwhelmed with guilt. Coral was extremely saddened after the death of Gill and dismissed her council that day to mourn this death. Tsunami also mentions that she thought Shark had guessed the truth.
=== [[Abalone]] ===
Abalone was a good friend of Gill. He had been specifically chosen by Gill to guard the SeaWing Royal Hatchery and was one of the king's most loyal soldiers.{{Ref|ToPp}}  When he was inflicted with a growing tumor, Gill sought help quickly for him. When Abalone fainted in agony, Gill desperately asked for a healer first instead of protecting Coral's eggs. When Coral found out that the eggs were eventually destroyed, she ordered execution upon Abalone, which Gill strongly disagreed with.{{Ref|ToPp}}


=== ''[[The Dark Secret]]'' ===
=== [[Coral]] ===
When [[Starflight]] went into [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami's]] dream with a [[Dreamvisitor|dreamvisitor]], he saw her strangling the skeleton shape of Gill. Anemone then arrived, and Tsunami tried explaining that she'd had no choice in killing her and her sister's father. Anemone then strangled Gill herself while Tsunami was trying to hold her back. That was when Starflight decided to go out of her nightmare and find another dragon's dream.
Gill once said he would do anything for Coral.{{Ref|ToPp}} It was also stated that he adored Coral's writing.{{Ref|TLH|137}} When Coral spoke about him, a smile flickered across her snout,{{Ref|TLH|120}} and she further stated how important he was.{{Ref|TLH|119}} Her voice became hollow when she learned of his death,{{Ref|TLH|120}} and she immediately took time to grieve for him.{{Ref|TLH|123}} Gill was extremely loyal to Coral.


=== ''[[Talons of Power]]'' ===
=== [[Tempest]] ===
In the prologue, Gill goes to check on [[Abalone]] who is guarding the eggs in the SeaWing Royal Hatchery, but Abalone fell ill and is growing worse. He has a strange, growing tumor on his neck. Gill then swims into the courtyard of the deep palace to ask for help, and he finds [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]] with his hatchmates, [[Prince Cerulean|Cerulean]] and [[Prince Octopus|Octopus]]. Turtle volunteers to help and tried to get [[Snapper]]. Gill returns to Abalone and notices the tumor growing, and Gill goes for help. After the healers returned with Gill, they find the two broken female eggs. Gill goes into a rage and finds Turtle being made fun of by his brothers in the garden. He is angry with Turtle and scolds him fiercely. Gill then leaves to talk to Coral, who had both Abalone and Snapper executed. Grieving over their lost daughters, they decide to name their next daughter Anemone.
When Tempest died, he leaned against her side and sobbed{{Ref|W2q|75}} until his face was streaked with tears.{{Ref|W2q|76}} He was mournful.{{Ref|W2q|78}}


==Personality==
=== [[Turtle]] ===
Little is known about his personality, though Coral recounted to Tsunami that he was the perfect dragon to be king. He was smart, strong, of a noble family, and persuasive. His intelligence was said by Coral to rival Whirlpool's. He was also gentle, and never wanted to kill others. The strength of his personality is proven by the fact he dared stand up against [[Queen Scarlet]], despite the consequences, which were severe. He also was said to have a way with words, shown when he was able to stop prisoners from killing him in the arena. He was said to have adored Queen Coral's writing.<ref>''The Lost Heir'', page 137 </ref>
He was angry at Turtle for not finding Snapper in time, which resulted in his daughters' deaths. Gill was resentful of his son due to the incident but was sorry to have found out that Snapper went off. Deep down, he knew that blaming the young dragonet for his own mistakes was wrong and maybe one day, after his grief had subsided, he would apologize to Turtle.{{Ref|ToPp}} This sadly never went into fruition as Gill had died before he could tell his son.{{Ref|ToP|256}}


However, in ''[[Talons of Power]]'', Gill is shown to have a more violent side (perhaps triggered by the stress of losing his daughters, but this is unproven). When he sends [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]] to find [[Snapper]], he waits with Abalone, who is getting even sicker. He gets angrier and angrier while waiting for Turtle, but he finally leaves the [[The SeaWing Royal Hatchery|SeaWing Royal Hatchery]] to get [[Abalone]] help. After he returns with the healers, Abalone is found unconscious (because of the tumor burst) along with the two female eggs. He roars in fury and orders the other SeaWings in the hall to get Turtle. Gill finds Turtle and grabs him by the wing, telling the prince that he was disappointed in him for failing to find Snapper on time. Though he does have a pang of guilt while punishing Turtle, he does not relent his anger while scolding him.
== Family tree ==
{{Royal SeaWing Family Tree/Current}}


It is later shown that he forgave Turtle because Snapper was not even in the Deep Sea Palace that day, (but sadly Gill got captured by the [[SkyWings]] before he could tell Turtle) showing that Gill can sometimes, although rarely, jump to conclusions.
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Yes. We're starting to wonder if this war is really worth it for anyone involved, [...] Perhaps there's a way to reach a diplomatic accord. Maybe by dividing the [[Kingdom of Sand]] among the three of you, for instance.
|speaker = to Blister
|book    = [[Assassin]]
|page    =
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = What are we going to do without her?
|speaker = mourning Commander Tempest
|book    = [[Assassin]]
|page    =
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = All right, stay here. Watch the eggs and don't fall asleep. I'll grab someone and send for help.
|speaker = to Abalone in Aquatic
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = It's too late. [...] Your new sisters are dead, and it's your fault.
|speaker = to Turtle in Aquatic
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = You shouldn't volunteer for things you're incapable of doing. [...] You shouldn't offer to help if you're going to be ''useless''.
|speaker = to Turtle in Aquatic
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I sent him for help, and instead he flapped around looking in all the wrong places and goofing off.
|speaker = to Coral about Turtle
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|pe      = prologue
}}


== Family Tree ==
== Trivia ==
{{Royal SeaWing Family Tree/Current}}
* Gill was not originally Tsunami's father. This element was added in during the writing of ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''.{{Ref|Event|https://web.archive.org/web/20150701032821/http://wingsoffire.scholastic.com/books/wings-of-fire-book-one-the-dragonet-prophecy/read/27#chapter-25}}


==Trivia==
== Gallery ==
* He is the only known king in the first five books. He was the first of all four kings in the whole series, the others being [[King Char]], [[King Humpback]], and [[King Darkstalker/King Darkstalker |King Darkstalker]].
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* He is the only character to be killed by Tsunami.
King Gill GN.png|Gill from ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
* According to Blister near the end of ''The Lost Heir'', she had spies in the SkyWing arena who told Blister of Gill's death. She threatened to tell Coral if the dragonets tried to leave.
GillTemplateRix.png|Reference by {{U|Shadowrix}}
* Gill is the second known SeaWing of three to be named after a body part (with the other two being [[Webs]] and [[Prince Fin|Fin]], both other SeaWings).
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*According to Queen Coral, Gill forgives Turtle for the incident when he was a dragonet but he never got to tell Turtle before his death.
*His name refers to the gills unique to SeaWings.
*A gill is the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.
*Gill wasn't originally Tsunami's father. This element was added in during the writing of book 2.<ref>The Dragonet Prophecy (Annotated) Chapter 25[https://web.archive.org/web/20150701032821/http://wingsoffire.scholastic.com/books/wings-of-fire-book-one-the-dragonet-prophecy/read/27#chapter-25]</ref>


==Gallery==
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
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File:Gill GN 1.png
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File:Gill GN 2.png
Typical SeaWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SeaWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:GillGN3.jpeg
SeaTransparent.png|A typical SeaWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:GillGN4.jpeg
Germanseawing.jpg|A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
File:Gill GN 5.png
GillTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
File:Gill GN 6.png
King_Gill.png
File:Gill GN 7.png
Gill.png|By Queen Terra
File:Gill GN 8.png
Gill-0.png|By Cactinablizzard the SandWingIceWing
File:Gill And Coral GN.png
Screen Shot 2015-01-23 at 3.59.22 PM.png|By Congela the IceWing
KingGill.png|Colored by Heron
Kinggil.jpg
SeaWing-Oceanic- For Heron the MudWing.png
2015-12-22_12.40.16.jpg|By Misterbobby
The Lost Heir Seawings.jpg|Tsunami's Family
Kinggil.jpg
Kinggill.png|By [[User:Luster the rainwing|Luster]]
SeaWing Sigil.png|SeaWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
gillz.jpg|Real gills
KINGILLLwithjewlery.png|King gill by antlantic|link=http://wingsoffire.wikia.com/wiki/User:Antlantic_the_seawing
754654.png|King Gill by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Gill-704309718
IMG_5771.JPG|King Gill's gold bracelet
30 Gill.png|Gill by [[User:Lizhumason|xTheDragonRebornx]]
gillbyherryy.png
King_Gill_iron-zing.png|King Gill headshot by Iron-Zing
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 15 October 2025

"But he refused to fight. We heard about it, through our spies. He convinced each of his opponents to lie down and refuse to fight along with him. He has — had a way with words. No one who met him would be able to kill him."
— Coral to Tsunami about Gill, The Lost Heir

Gill was an adult male SeaWing who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy. Before being captured by the SkyWings during the War of SandWing Succession, he ruled as the SeaWing king for some time alongside his wife, Queen Coral. After being deprived of water for months in the Sky Kingdom to make him go mentally and physically insane, he was killed by Tsunami, his daughter, during a battle in the SkyWing arena.

Description

Gill had pea-green scales[2] and brave[3] dark green eyes.[4] He was large,[3][5] twice as big as Tsunami,[4] and wore golden bands around his ankles.[5]

Personality

Gill was charming and moved neatly.[6] He smiled often[7] and was intent on brokering peace during the War of SandWing Succession.[8] When he was captured by Scarlet, he refused to fight within the SkyWing arena and convinced each of his opponents to lie down and refuse to fight along with him.[3] He had a way with words, as Coral said, and according to Coral, no one who met him would be able to kill him.[9] However, after being deprived of water for months, his sanity had long deserted him.[3]

Biography

Pre-Series
King Gill led the SeaWing army in the War of SandWing Succession for a short period due to Queen Coral's commitment to keeping Anemone's egg safe, refusing to leave it in the Royal Hatchery. During one mission, he was captured and brought to Queen Scarlet's arena. He refused to fight for her amusement and attempted to start a prisoner revolution. For this, he was deprived of any drinking water for months, driving him to insanity, biting himself and drinking his own blood in his crazed state.

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy
Gill was pitted against Tsunami after Scarlet had captured the dragonets of destiny, and was showing them off to Burn to celebrate her hatching day. He was punished after trying to start a prison revolution and stop all the dragons from fighting each other in the arena. Due to Queen Scarlet taking away his water for months, Gill had gone insane due to dehydration. Tsunami had no choice but to fight him. She had defeated Gill without killing him, but it caused Queen Scarlet to mock her. In retaliation, she snapped his neck, glaring at Scarlet with an expression that said, "I'm imagining this is you." For all of her time in the Sky Kingdom, Tsunami did not know that Gill was her father.
The Lost Heir
During the council's breakfast meeting, Tsunami mentioned that she and her friends were captured and held in Scarlet's arena, which caused Coral to leap out of her pool and ask if Tsunami had seen a SeaWing named Gill while she was there. Tsunami said that she did see Gill, and Coral wondered if it was the right time to enact a rescue plan that the council had created, but Tsunami told her that Gill was killed in the arena. Coral wondered why he would fight, saying that he would have simply talked the other dragons out of attacking. Tsunami then explained that Gill had been punished for doing so and that Scarlet had taken away all his water until he became extremely dehydrated, which had driven him mad. Tsunami asks why she is so troubled by this and Coral then told Tsunami that he was her father, overwhelming her with guilt. Coral was extremely saddened after the death of Gill and dismissed her council that day to mourn this death. Tsunami also mentioned that she thought Shark had guessed the truth. Tsunami felt extremely guilty for killing Gill, both before and after learning he was her father. Blister also knew Tsunami had killed King Gill, threatening to reveal this to Queen Coral if the dragonets attempted to leave.
The Dark Secret
When Starflight entered Tsunami's dream with a dreamvisitor, he saw her strangling the skeleton shape of Gill. Anemone then arrived, and Tsunami tried explaining that she had no choice in killing their father. Anemone then strangled Gill herself while Tsunami was trying to hold her back. That was when Starflight decided to exit her nightmare and find another dragon's dream.
The Brightest Night
In the epilogue, Tsunami mentioned Gill as one of the dragons who had never gotten to see the end of the war.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Talons of Power

In the prologue, Gill went to check on Abalone, who was guarding the eggs in the SeaWing Royal Hatchery, but Abalone had fallen ill and was growing worse. He had a strange, rapidly growing tumor on his neck. Gill then swam into the courtyard of the Deep Palace to ask for help, and he found Turtle with his hatchmates, Cerulean and Octopus. Turtle volunteered to help and tried to get Snapper. After he sent Turtle to find Snapper, he waited with Abalone, who was getting even sicker. He got angrier and angrier while waiting for Turtle, but he finally left the Royal Hatchery to get Abalone help. After he returned with the healers, Abalone was found unconscious with the two broken female eggs. Gill went into a rage and found Turtle being made fun of by his brothers in the garden. He was angry with Turtle and scolded him fiercely. Gill then left to talk to Coral, who had both Abalone and Snapper executed. Grieving over their lost daughters, Queen Coral decided to name their next daughter Anemone.

It was later revealed that he forgave Turtle because Snapper was not even in the Deep Palace that day, but Gill got captured by the SkyWings before he could tell Turtle.

Winglets

Assassin
King Gill met with Blister when deciding what move to make next in the war. He tried to talk everyone into peace although he failed. After news of Tempest's assassination reached him, he was shown grieving while still trying to keep the peace among the infuriated dragons around him.

Relationships

Abalone

Abalone was a good friend of Gill. He had been specifically chosen by Gill to guard the SeaWing Royal Hatchery and was one of the king's most loyal soldiers.[1] When he was inflicted with a growing tumor, Gill sought help quickly for him. When Abalone fainted in agony, Gill desperately asked for a healer first instead of protecting Coral's eggs. When Coral found out that the eggs were eventually destroyed, she ordered execution upon Abalone, which Gill strongly disagreed with.[1]

Coral

Gill once said he would do anything for Coral.[1] It was also stated that he adored Coral's writing.[10] When Coral spoke about him, a smile flickered across her snout,[9] and she further stated how important he was.[3] Her voice became hollow when she learned of his death,[9] and she immediately took time to grieve for him.[11] Gill was extremely loyal to Coral.

Tempest

When Tempest died, he leaned against her side and sobbed[12] until his face was streaked with tears.[13] He was mournful.[14]

Turtle

He was angry at Turtle for not finding Snapper in time, which resulted in his daughters' deaths. Gill was resentful of his son due to the incident but was sorry to have found out that Snapper went off. Deep down, he knew that blaming the young dragonet for his own mistakes was wrong and maybe one day, after his grief had subsided, he would apologize to Turtle.[1] This sadly never went into fruition as Gill had died before he could tell his son.[15]

Family tree

More
SharkCoralGill
MorayFinCeruleanTurtleOctopus28 Dragons
3 DragonsOrcaTsunamiAnemoneAuklet


Quotes

"Yes. We're starting to wonder if this war is really worth it for anyone involved, [...] Perhaps there's a way to reach a diplomatic accord. Maybe by dividing the Kingdom of Sand among the three of you, for instance."
― to Blister (Assassin)
"What are we going to do without her?"
― mourning Commander Tempest (Assassin)
"All right, stay here. Watch the eggs and don't fall asleep. I'll grab someone and send for help."
― to Abalone in Aquatic (Talons of Power, prologue)
"It's too late. [...] Your new sisters are dead, and it's your fault."
― to Turtle in Aquatic (Talons of Power, prologue)
"You shouldn't volunteer for things you're incapable of doing. [...] You shouldn't offer to help if you're going to be useless."
― to Turtle in Aquatic (Talons of Power, prologue)
"I sent him for help, and instead he flapped around looking in all the wrong places and goofing off."
― to Coral about Turtle (Talons of Power, prologue)

Trivia

  • Gill was not originally Tsunami's father. This element was added in during the writing of The Lost Heir.[event 1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Talons of Power, prologue
  2. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 217
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Lost Heir, page 119
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Dragonet Prophecy, page 219
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 69
  6. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 70
  7. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 71
  8. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 82
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Lost Heir, page 120
  10. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 137
  11. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 123
  12. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 75
  13. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 76
  14. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Assassin, page 78
  15. ↑ Talons of Power, page 256
  1. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 


SeaWings
Queens

Present: Coral
Historical: Lagoon • Pearl

Royalty
(Present)

Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle

Royalty
(Historical)

Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash

Jade Mountain

Anemone • Barracuda • Pike • Snail • Tsunami • Turtle

Other Dragons
(Present)

Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Indigo • Lionfish • Wharf

Hybrids

Typhoon

Folklore

Droplet

Kingdom

Bay of a Thousand Scales • Deep Palace • Summer Palace

Kingdom
(Historical)

Island Palace

Society

Aquatic • Bombing of the Summer Palace • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony


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