Gill
Template:Infobox Character King Gill was a male SeaWing king who ruled the SeaWings with his mate Queen Coral. He was captured by the SkyWings and attempted a prison riot by convincing his opponents to lay down with him instead of fighting. However, this was stopped when Scarlet took his drinking water away for months, driving him insane. He was killed by his own daughter, Tsunami, in the SkyWing Arena, before she was aware of their relations.
Appearance
Gill was a large, powerful SeaWing with pea-green scales and brave (according to Queen Coral) dark green eyes. His claws were curved and sharp, like fishhooks, 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 torture, his eyes were bloodshot and his tongue was swollen and purple. His snout was flecked with blood as if he'd tried to drink it. According to Clay, he looked completely insane. Sadly due to the kill-or-be-killed situation, Tsunami unknowingly killed her own father.
Biography
Pre-Series
Gill led the SeaWing army in the great war due to Queen Coral sleeping by Anemone's egg and refusing to leave her daughter's egg's side. 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 and death.
Gill was pitted against Tsunami when Scarlet captured the dragonets of destiny. Tsunami defeated Gill without killing him, which caused Queen Scarlet to mock her. In retaliation, she snapped his neck, staring at Scarlet with an expression that said "I'm imagining this is you," with no guilt at all. Tsunami had no idea that Gill was her father in this book.
After finding out that he had been taken to the SkyWing Arena and subsequently killed, 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 his water until he became dehydrated and driven 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 over his death.
When Starflight went into 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 go out of her nightmare and find another dragon's dream.
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.
Personality
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 Coral's writing.[1]
Trivia
- He is the only known king in the first five books.
- He was killed by his own daughter, Tsunami, in the SkyWing arena, who didn't know he was her father at the time.
- According to Blister near the end of The Lost Heir, she had spies in the SkyWing arena and told Blister of Gills death. She threatened to tell Coral if the dragonets tried to leave.
Gallery
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A typical SeaWing by Joy Ang -
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Tsunami's Family
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References
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 137
