|
|
| Line 4: |
Line 4: |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Character | | {{Character |
| |name = Gill | | |name = |
| |image = | | |image = |
| <gallery>
| | GillTemplateRix.png{{!}}Reference |
| King Gill GN.png|Graphic Novel
| |
| GillTemplateRix.png|Reference | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| |age = At least 22 years at death (hatched before 4,990 AS) | | |age = At least 22 years at death (hatched before 4,990 AS) |
| Line 49: |
Line 47: |
| |wiMen = | | |wiMen = |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Gill''' was an adult male [[SeaWing]] who was first 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 within the [[SkyWing palace#SkyWing Arena|SkyWing arena]].
| | * ''st 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}} |
| | |
| ==Description==
| |
| 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}}
| |
| | |
| ==Personality==
| |
| 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}}
| |
| | |
| ==Biography==
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |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 [[Dragons|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.
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| ===The Dragonet Prophecy===
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
| |
| |content = [[File:GillVTsunami.png|thumb|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.
| |
| }}
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
| |
| |content = 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 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 [[SeaWing Council|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.
| |
| }}
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |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.
| |
| }}
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
| |
| |content = Tsunami mentioned Gill in the epilogue as one of the dragons who had never gotten to see the end of the war.
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| ===The Jade Mountain Prophecy===
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |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.
| |
| | |
| 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===
| |
| {{Dropdown
| |
| |align = left
| |
| |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, 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==
| |
| ===[[Abalone]]===
| |
| Abalone was a good friend of Gill's. He had been specifically chosen by Gill to guard the SeaWing Royal Hatchery and was one of Gill'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, in which Gill strongly disagreed with.{{Ref|ToPp}}
| |
| | |
| ===[[Coral]]===
| |
| Gill once said he would do anything for Coral.{{Ref|ToPp}} It was also stated that Gill 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.
| |
| | |
| ===[[Tempest]]===
| |
| 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}}
| |
| | |
| ===[[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. 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 Turtle.{{Ref|ToP|256}}
| |
| | |
| ==Family Tree==
| |
| {{Royal SeaWing Family Tree/Current}}
| |
| | |
| ==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 =
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| {{SingleQuote
| |
| |quote = What are we going to do without her?
| |
| |speaker = mourning Commander Tempest
| |
| |book = [[Assassin]]
| |
| |page =
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| {{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
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| {{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
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| {{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
| |
| }}
| |
| ----
| |
| {{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
| |
| }}
| |
| | |
| ==Trivia==
| |
| * Gill was not originally Tsunami's father. This element was added in during the writing of ''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}} | |
|
| |
|
| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
Reference by Shadowrix
Gill from The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
