Gill

"Perhaps there's a way to reach a diplomatic accord. Maybe by dividing the Kingdom of Sand among the three of you, for instance."

— Gill to Blister, Assassin

Gill was an adult male SeaWing king who ruled alongside his mate, Coral, until he was captured by the SkyWings during the War of SandWing Succession.

After having been deprived of water for a long time by Scarlet, he was killed by his daughter, Tsunami, during a battle at the SkyWing Arena.

Appearance

Gill had pea-green scales and brave dark green eyes. He was twice as big as Tsunami and wore gold bands around his ankles. When Scarlet deprived him of his water, however, Gill started trying to drink his own blood. His eyes became sunken and he became so thin you could see his bones.

Personality

Little is known about Gill's personality, although Coral remembered him as 'being the perfect king', describing him to be smart, strong, persuasive, gentle, and of a noble family. However, she did think of Whirlpool as a perfect future king, too, which may mean this description is inaccurate. In Assassin, he is shown to be a good king, wanting to compromise rather than fight to end the War of SandWing Succession. He was said to have a way with words, such as when he was able to convince prisoners to stop fighting in Scarlet's arena. Gill was said to have adored Coral's writing.

He also seemed to care about SeaWing princesses very much, as he was devastated and furious when two of the female eggs were smashed in the prologue of Talons of Power. Though reasonable as he is, he was also prone to jumping to conclusions. This was shown when he blamed Turtle for not finding Snapper in time, but never had the chance to apologize when the truth came out.

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.

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The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

Gill fighting Tsunami 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

After finding out that he had been taken to the 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 extremely dehydrated, which had driven him mad. Tsunami asks why is she 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 mentions that she thought Shark had guessed the truth. Tsunami feels extremely guilty for killing Gill, both before and after learning he is 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'd 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
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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, 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. Gill returned to Abalone and noticed the tumor growing, and Gill went for help. After the healers returned with Gill, they found the two broken female eggs. Gill went into a rage and finds 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. However, in Talons of Power, Gill is shown to have a more violent side (this is triggered by the stress of losing his daughters). When he sends 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 Royal Hatchery to get Abalone's help. After he returns with the healers, Abalone is found unconscious (because the tumor burst) along with the two smashed 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. He appears to hold a grudge because he avoided Turtle before he found out Snapper's location. 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).

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Winglets

Assassin
King Gill met with Blister when deciding what move to make next in the war. He tried to talk everyone into peace, even though 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

Coral

Gill had a loving relationship with Coral during his life. She thought highly of Gill, and also wrote a scroll on why she chose him. Coral knew he was trustworthy, and wanted him to run the kingdom while she stayed with her egg. Gill said he would do anything for her.

Turtle

He was angry at Turtle for not finding Snapper in time, which resulted in his daughters' deaths. Gill was resentful of his son from the incident, but was sorry to have found out Snapper went off. According to Queen Coral, Gill forgave Turtle for the incident when he was a dragonet, but he never got to tell Turtle before his death.

Abalone

Abalone was a good friend of Gill's. When he was inflicted with a growing tumor, Gill sought help quickly for him.

Tempest

Tempest appeared to have a relationship with Gill, as he sobbed heavily when she died.

Family Tree

More

Shark

Coral

Gill

Moray

Fin

Cerulean

Turtle

Octopus

28 Dragons

3 Dragons

Orca

Tsunami

Anemone

Auklet

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

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"What are we going to do without her?"

― mourning Commander Tempest

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"All right, stay here. Watch the eggs and don't fall asleep. I'll grab someone and send for help."

― to Abalone in Aquatic

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""It's too late, [...] Your new sisters are dead, and it's your fault."

― to Turtle

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"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

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"I sent him for help, and instead he flapped around looking in all the wrong places and goofing off."

― about Turtle

Trivia

• He is one of the three known SeaWings to be named after fish anatomy, the other two being Webs, and his son, Fin.
• Gill wasn't originally Tsunami's father. This element was added in during the writing of The Lost Heir.

Gallery

• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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References

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