- “Fear the Fish!”
- —Gill Grunt's official catchphrase
Gill Grunt, also known as Gill, is a Gillman Skylander in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. He is one of the three Skylanders who come with the console starter pack of the game.
Background
Personality
Gill Grunt is one fish who never lets evil off the hook, willing to protect people other than himself and his friends. He believes himself to be one of the greastest singers in history, while others find his singing to be dreadful; a trait shared by all Gillmen. In spite of this, Gill Grunt's friends (with the exception of Eruptor) are too fond of him to tell the truth.
Biography
Gill Grunt was a brave soul who joined the Gillmen military in search of adventure. While journeying through a misty lagoon in the clouds, he met an enchanting mermaid. He vowed to return to her after his tour. Keeping his promise, he came back to the lagoon years later, only to learn a nasty band of pirates had kidnapped the mermaid. Heartbroken, Gill Grunt began searching all over Skylands. Though he had yet to find her, he joined the Skylanders to help protect others from such evil, while still keeping an ever-watchful eye for the beautiful mermaid and the pirates who took her.
Story
History
Gill Grunt grew up in a typical Gillmen city on the ocean bottom. From his glass bedroom bubble window, he would gaze out at circling cyber squid and menacing mega sharks. He couldn't have been more bored. So he joined the toughest military corps ever to soldier in salt water: the Gillmen marines. His first tour of duty sent him to a far-flung floating cloud land in the sky. Here, by the waters of a misty lagoon, Gill was disarmed by the unlikeliest of opponents - an enchanting mermaid. With his jaw on the ground and eyes buldging even more than usual, Gill was smitten. He vowed to return as soon he had stonkered enough spit spiders.
Return he did, but alas, it was a gut-wrenching sight. All trace of the mermaid had gone. Choking back a salty stream, Gill scoured the local lagoons for his first love. To make matters worse, he learned that the be-scaled beauty had been taken prisoner by pirates. All was not lost, however, for Gill was soon signed up by Master Eon. Now, he gets to combine his mermaid search with protecting Skylands from the pirate peril.[1]
Skylanders: The Machine of Doom
On Eon's island, Gill Grunt was celebrating the Skylanders' latest victory over the forces of evil with a song, much to the Skylanders' discomfort. Afterwards, the Gillman was sent on a mission with Spyro and Eruptor to the Mabu Market to check on Hugo and Flynn's report of flying sheep attacking. They soon found out that the sheep weren't really flying, but were carried by invisible trolls led by a Spell Punk who were looking for an item called the Chattering Key for Kaos. Gill Grunt later embark on a journey with Spyro, Boomer, Flynn, and Eruptor to the Forest of Fear to find the Chattering Key, which was used to unlock a tomb that contained an Arkeyan weapon. The Gillman fell victim to the Fungus Rings of Despair, and his worst fear came to life as he hallucinated being barbecued alive by two trolls who intend on eating Gill Grunt. Spyro soon saved Gill Grunt from his nightmare along with the other Skylanders, and make their way through the Forest of Fear.
Gill Grunt singing upon their victory with the other Skylanders, Flynn, and Master Eon
After finding the Chattering Key, and escaping from its guardian, the Skylanders were about to leave the Forest, but discovered that Kaos had captured Flynn. Not willing to sacrifice Flynn's life, the Skylanders allow Kaos to take the Chattering Key, which he then uses to unlock the tomb that leads inside the Pyramid of Just Rewards that contains the Machine of Doom. Refusing to give up, the Skylanders go to the other side of the pyramid with the help of the Chattering Key, and they reached the Machine of Doom before Kaos did. Boomer attempted to pilot the Machine, but lost control of it, and Kaos revealed that the machine was really a trap designed by the Arkeyans to capture anyone who might be tempted to steal a weapon capable of destroying the Core of Light, and Kaos tricked the Skylanders into seizing the Machine of Doom, therefore springing the trap created by the Arkeyans, so that they can be buried alive.
However, Kaos's plan was thrwarted as the Skylanders used the crumbling Machine of Doom to escape from the pyramid. Although Kaos escaped, the Skylanders celebrated their victory as Gill Grunt begins singing again, much to Eruptor's annoyance.
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Gill Grunt participated in the battle against Kaos's minions along with some of the other Skylanders to protect the Core of Light, taking out two Cyclops Choppers and a Goliath Drow. When Kaos's Hydra ultimately destroyed the Core, Gill Grunt, along with the other Skylanders, were banished from Skylands to Earth where they were turned into toys, and waited for the new Portal Master to find him.
After Kaos was defeated, Gill Grunt, Spyro, and Trigger Happy were present at the Core of Light with Flynn, Cali, Hugo, and Master Eon, listening to Kaos' idle threats in his temporary prison. The three Skylanders all shared a knowing glance to one another, as Kaos rambled on vowing to keep returning to conquer Skylands if he was to be banished to the Outlands again. Instead Kaos was banished to Earth, and shortly after his departure, Gill Grunt, along with Spyro and Trigger Happy, celebrated their victory together.
Skylanders: Giants
Gill Grunt was one of the Skylanders who are still trapped on Earth, stuck in toy form. His toy form was recovered and placed inside a toy display within a store called Super Toy Planet, where the toy form of Kaos has also been placed in. When Kaos broke free of his toy form, the evil Portal Master taunted Gill Grunt and four other Skylanders before returning to Skylands with the use of a Portal of Power.
Relationships
Spyro
Gill Grunt is best friends with Spyro. As a result of being some of the first modern Skylanders, Spyro and Gill Grunt have been working together protecting Skylands a little longer than some of the other members of the Skylanders. Their friendship was formed based on longevity and just more shared experiences.[2]
Trigger Happy
Other than Spyro, Gill Grunt is also best friends with Trigger Happy, also having worked together with the gremlin protecting Skylands since their days when they were some of the first modern Skylanders. Their friendship is based on their shared experiences and longetivity.[2]
Mermaid Girlfriend
Gill Grunt fell deeply in love with a mermaid, whom he met while in the Gillman army. However, she was soon kidnapped by pirates when the Gillman returned to see her, leaving Gill Grunt greatly heartbroken and driving him to search all over Skylands to find the mermaid he loves. Eventually, he succeeded in saving her from the pirates. By rescuing his mermaid girlfriend, it made Gill Grunt realize he needed to do more to protect people other than just himself and his circle of friends from evil, and it was that thought that led to him to become a Skylander.[2]
Gameplay
Gill Grunt can shoot harpoons and also launch torrents of water at his enemies using his harpoon gun. He can also use his water jet pack to hover above ground, and even fly.
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 270 (max. 540)
- Speed: 35 (max. 83)
- Armor: 6 (max. 36)
- Critical Hit: 50 (max. 100)
- Elemental Power: 25 (max. 75)
Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.
- Strength: 70
- Defense: 60
- Agility: 40
- Luck: 50
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Abilities
| Basic Abilities Like all Water Skylanders, Gill Grunt can swim. |
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| Harpoon Gun | Power Hose |
Anchor Cannon
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 Shoot high-velocity harpoons at your enemies. |
 Spray water at your enemies to knock them back. |
 Hold down the primary power button to charge the Anchor Cannon attack, then release to fire. | ||||
| Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods. | ||||||
| Barbed Harpoons | High Pressure Power Hose | Harpoon Repeater | Water Jetpack | |||
 Harpoons do increased damage. |
 Power hose attack does extra damage and knocks enemies back further. |
 Harpoons reload faster. |
 Fly until the water jetpack runs out. | |||
| Harpooner |
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| Quadent Harpoons | Piercing Harpoons | Tripleshot Harpoon | ||
 Harpoons do even more increased damage. |
 Harpoons travel straight through enemies and hit new targets. |
 Shoot three harpoons at once. |
| Water Weaver |
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| Reserve Water Tank | Boiling Water Hose | Neptune Gun | ||
 The Power Hose and Water Jetpack never run out of water. |
 Power Hose attack does even more damage. |
 When using the Power Hose, launch exploding starfish. |
Quotes
Battle Cries
- "Crush some gills!"
- "Ready for battle!"
- "Fin for the win!"
- "Fins of fury!"
- "Fear the Fish!"
- "Locked and loaded!"
- "Can't win against the fin!"
- "Gillmen never give up!"
- "Flying Fish!"
Commercial Quotes
- "Here I come!" (in Boomtime advert)
- "I am Gill Grunt! Fear the Fish!" (Gill Grunt's TV Spot)
- "I'm booming in! Boom! ("My Turn" TV Commercial)
- "We need to use the ship!" (from Pirate Seas TV commercial)
- "But that's good! Lava barfing is your weapon!" (Pirate Seas)
Character Trailers
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Skylanders Giants - Meet the Skylanders - Series 2 Gill Grunt (Fear the Fish)
See also
Gallery
Trivia
- Gill Grunt is the only Skylander with a character-specific achievement, which involves taking out Kaos' Minions with Gill Grunt's water hose in Lava Lakes Railway.
- Although Gill Grunt's biography states that he still searches for his mermaid girlfriend after joining the Skylanders, the creators of Skylanders mentioned that the Gillman eventually rescued her before he became a Skylander.[3]
- Despite being one of the Skylanders who can speak English in Spyro's Adventure, Gill Grunt still has few of his original gibberish lines. Toys for Bob claims they couldn’t part with one particular line because more than a few of the developers were known to walk around the office saying it for many months.[4]
- Gill Grunt is the only Skylander in the starter pack for Spyro's Adventure who doesn't have a Legendary counterpart. He is also the only console version starter to have an evil counterpart.
- He bears a resemblance to a Barracuda fish [1], though his early concept art was based more on an Angler [2].
- His gameplay is similar to that of F.L.U,D,D,'s from Super Mario Sunshine.
- He bears a great resemblance to the Pokemon Marshtomp.
References
- ↑ Skylanders Official Sticker Book: Meet the Skylanders
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Screenshot of Alex Ness answering a few fan questions
- ↑ Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Q&A
- ↑ The 27 Hidden Secrets of Skylanders
