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| team = [[Faultline’s Crew]] | | team = [[Faultline’s Crew]] | ||
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| classification = [[Blaster]] (speculative) | | classification = [[Blaster]] (speculative) | ||
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]] | | web serial = [[Hive 5.1]] | ||
|ward= [[Polarize 10.4]] | | ward= [[Polarize 10.4]] | ||
| family = [[Shamrock]] (Girlfriend) | | family = [[Shamrock]] (Girlfriend) | ||
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====[[Faultline]]==== | ====[[Faultline]]==== | ||
Gregor believed that Faultline wouldn't kill him even in self-defence. He was willing to give up a limb in the event it helped her past her [[Manton Limit]].<ref>“What if it had worked, you big lunatic? What did you expect me to do to you? Cut off your hand? Kill you?”<br><br>“I thought perhaps my hand or my arm, at worst. I do not think you would kill me, even in a moment such as that. You have done much for me. Even if it proved impossible to reattach, I would not say it is a very attractive hand,” he examined the hand he’d just used to strangle Faultline, “To lose it, for something you have been working on for a long time is not a regrettable thing.” - [[Interlude 5]]</ref> | Gregor believed that Faultline wouldn't kill him even in self-defence. He was willing to give up a limb in the event it helped her past her [[Manton Limit]].<ref>“What if it had worked, you big lunatic? What did you expect me to do to you? Cut off your hand? Kill you?”<br/><br/>“I thought perhaps my hand or my arm, at worst. I do not think you would kill me, even in a moment such as that. You have done much for me. Even if it proved impossible to reattach, I would not say it is a very attractive hand,” he examined the hand he’d just used to strangle Faultline, “To lose it, for something you have been working on for a long time is not a regrettable thing.” - [[Interlude 5]]</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Gregor is a bald man of average height,<ref name="5.1">[[Hive 5.1]]</ref> five feet and ten inches tall with the appearance of being morbidly obese. He has pale, translucent skin that reveals a "shadow" of his skeleton and organs; and a number of small, hardened, spiral growths scabbing his body like a bad case of acne.<ref name="Cast2">'''Gregor the Snail''' – As with Newter, his appearance was altered when he gained his powers. Has translucent skin with some blister-like growths of shell, and is rather obese. He spent much of his early career homeless, surviving with the cash he earned as a sometime enforcer for other groups in the city and a bouncer for clubs. His powers let him create chemicals in his body and project them from his skin. His bloated body is filled with thick, tarlike fluids and a soft cartilage-based skeletal structure. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref> He's completely hairless, lacking even eyebrows and eyelashes. His fingernails are brown and rotten-looking.<ref name = "15.x"/> | Gregor is a bald man of average height,<ref name="5.1">[[Hive 5.1]]</ref> five feet and ten inches tall with the appearance of being morbidly obese. He has pale, translucent skin that reveals a "shadow" of his skeleton and organs; and a number of small, hardened, spiral growths scabbing his body like a bad case of acne.<ref name="Cast2">'''Gregor the Snail''' – As with Newter, his appearance was altered when he gained his powers. Has translucent skin with some blister-like growths of shell, and is rather obese. He spent much of his early career homeless, surviving with the cash he earned as a sometime enforcer for other groups in the city and a bouncer for clubs. His powers let him create chemicals in his body and project them from his skin. His bloated body is filled with thick, tarlike fluids and a soft cartilage-based skeletal structure. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref> He's completely hairless, lacking even eyebrows and eyelashes. His fingernails are brown and rotten-looking.<ref name = "15.x"/> | ||
His voice | His voice can have a slight or heavy<ref>“You sound so sure,” Gregor the Snail spoke, from behind Faultline. He had a heavy accent. European-ish, in the same vein as ''Moord Nag''. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Excerpt] from [[Scarab 25.5]]</ref> accent, and he tends to speak very carefully. He's able to speak Icelandic as well as English, which may be the source of his accent.<ref name="15.x" /> | ||
Gregor has [[Case 53|a tattoo]] that looks like "the greek ‘Omega’ symbol, but upside down. This tattoo, maybe a stylized ‘u’"<ref name="5.1" /> is located on his upper arm. | Gregor has [[Case 53|a tattoo]] that looks like "the greek ‘Omega’ symbol, but upside down. This tattoo, maybe a stylized ‘u’"<ref name="5.1" /> is located on his upper arm. | ||
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Gregor's unusual biology makes him noticeably more durable than normal humans.<ref name=":0">She brought her knees up into his back, but one might have had more success hitting a waterbed. The effect was the same. Beneath his skin, which was tougher than one might guess, his skeleton, muscles and organs all sat in a sea of viscous fluids. His skeleton, he’d learned, was more like a shark’s than a human’s. It was a flexible cartilage that bent where bone would break, and healed faster than bone. He’d been hit by a car and climbed to his feet shortly after. Her kicks would not have much effect. - [[Interlude 5]]</ref> | Gregor's unusual biology makes him noticeably more durable than normal humans.<ref name=":0">She brought her knees up into his back, but one might have had more success hitting a waterbed. The effect was the same. Beneath his skin, which was tougher than one might guess, his skeleton, muscles and organs all sat in a sea of viscous fluids. His skeleton, he’d learned, was more like a shark’s than a human’s. It was a flexible cartilage that bent where bone would break, and healed faster than bone. He’d been hit by a car and climbed to his feet shortly after. Her kicks would not have much effect. - [[Interlude 5]]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Gregor is an amnesiac, and knows very little about his origins, he had to live on the streets.<ref name="Cast2"/> He spoke to an expert and learned the language he speaks besides English is Icelandic. | Gregor is an amnesiac, and knows very little about his origins, he had to live on the streets.<ref name="Cast2"/> He spoke to an expert and learned the language he speaks besides English is Icelandic. | ||
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At some point Gregor was hit by a car, but he walked it off thanks to his durability.<ref name=":0" /> | At some point Gregor was hit by a car, but he walked it off thanks to his durability.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
===Story Start=== | ===Story Start=== | ||
Part of Faultline's eponymous Crew. | Part of Faultline's eponymous Crew. | ||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | ===[[Gold Morning]]=== | ||
Gave Doctor Mother a frank dressing down. | Gave Doctor Mother a frank dressing down. | ||
{{Sequel}} | {{Sequel}} | ||
===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]=== | ===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]=== | ||
Assisted in saving the Undersiders from [[March]]. | Assisted in saving the Undersiders from [[March]]. | ||
===[[The Ice Breaks]]=== | |||
Together with the [[Faultline’s Crew|Palanquin]] people he attended emergency power testing of [[Case 53]]s, arranged by [[The Wardens]] to see if any of them could be useful in the fight against the [[Titans]].<ref name="II19.a">[[Infrared 19.a]]</ref> He later joined the direct fighting and went along with other C53s against [[Titan Fortuna]]. He helped heroes navigate dimensional cracks.<ref name="II19.4">[[Infrared 19.4]]</ref> | |||
==Chapter Appearances== | |||
{{Appearance/Gregor the Snail Worm}} | |||
==Fanart Gallery== | ==Fanart Gallery== | ||
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Gregor by 10gizz.jpg|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/7g1yaz/fanart_gregor_the_snail_10gizz/ tomgizz on Reddit] aka 10gizz | Gregor by 10gizz.jpg|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/7g1yaz/fanart_gregor_the_snail_10gizz/ tomgizz on Reddit] aka 10gizz | ||
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<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Gregor the Snail</default></title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <group><header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Death</label> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Post-timeskip</label> <label>Ward start</label> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label></group> <group><header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Classification</label> <label>Unique Features</label> <label>Alignment</label>
<label>Status</label><format>Alive
</format>
<label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Gregor the Snail is a Case 53 cape and a member of Faultline’s Crew.
Personality[edit]
Erudite and insightful. He does not want to be anyone's burden or be an object for their pity. He values his colleagues in Faultline's crew, and feels a debt of gratitude to Faultline herself.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
Gregor has a habit of paying hundreds of dollars to have goods delivered to him rather that buy them himself. He once dismissed a delivery boy because he decided to spend the night with his girlfriend rather than take the money.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
Newter noted that Gregor sometimes went through philosophical phases.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
Relationships[edit]
Shamrock[edit]
Gregor and Shamrock started a relationship after she joined the team. They eventually married.<ref>“His wife probably likes it,” Sveta said, indicating Shamrock. - Polarize 10.5</ref>
Faultline[edit]
Gregor believed that Faultline wouldn't kill him even in self-defence. He was willing to give up a limb in the event it helped her past her Manton Limit.<ref>“What if it had worked, you big lunatic? What did you expect me to do to you? Cut off your hand? Kill you?”
“I thought perhaps my hand or my arm, at worst. I do not think you would kill me, even in a moment such as that. You have done much for me. Even if it proved impossible to reattach, I would not say it is a very attractive hand,” he examined the hand he’d just used to strangle Faultline, “To lose it, for something you have been working on for a long time is not a regrettable thing.” - Interlude 5</ref>
Appearance[edit]
Gregor is a bald man of average height,<ref name="5.1">Hive 5.1</ref> five feet and ten inches tall with the appearance of being morbidly obese. He has pale, translucent skin that reveals a "shadow" of his skeleton and organs; and a number of small, hardened, spiral growths scabbing his body like a bad case of acne.<ref name="Cast2">Gregor the Snail – As with Newter, his appearance was altered when he gained his powers. Has translucent skin with some blister-like growths of shell, and is rather obese. He spent much of his early career homeless, surviving with the cash he earned as a sometime enforcer for other groups in the city and a bouncer for clubs. His powers let him create chemicals in his body and project them from his skin. His bloated body is filled with thick, tarlike fluids and a soft cartilage-based skeletal structure. - Cast (in depth)</ref> He's completely hairless, lacking even eyebrows and eyelashes. His fingernails are brown and rotten-looking.<ref name = "15.x"/>
His voice can have a slight or heavy<ref>“You sound so sure,” Gregor the Snail spoke, from behind Faultline. He had a heavy accent. European-ish, in the same vein as Moord Nag. - Excerpt from Scarab 25.5</ref> accent, and he tends to speak very carefully. He's able to speak Icelandic as well as English, which may be the source of his accent.<ref name="15.x" />
Gregor has a tattoo that looks like "the greek ‘Omega’ symbol, but upside down. This tattoo, maybe a stylized ‘u’"<ref name="5.1" /> is located on his upper arm.
Abilities and Powers[edit]
Gregor is able to concoct a number of chemicals within his stomach and project them through his skin.<ref name="Cast1">Gregor the Snail – An obese, monstrous parahuman working under Faultline, can generate slime from his skin, with a composition and effect of his choosing. - Cast (spoiler free)</ref> He can make fire retardant foam, adhesives, lubricants, and strong acids.<ref name="6.1">Tangle 6.1</ref>
Gregor's unusual biology makes him noticeably more durable than normal humans.<ref name=":0">She brought her knees up into his back, but one might have had more success hitting a waterbed. The effect was the same. Beneath his skin, which was tougher than one might guess, his skeleton, muscles and organs all sat in a sea of viscous fluids. His skeleton, he’d learned, was more like a shark’s than a human’s. It was a flexible cartilage that bent where bone would break, and healed faster than bone. He’d been hit by a car and climbed to his feet shortly after. Her kicks would not have much effect. - Interlude 5</ref>
History[edit]
Background[edit]
Gregor is an amnesiac, and knows very little about his origins, he had to live on the streets.<ref name="Cast2"/> He spoke to an expert and learned the language he speaks besides English is Icelandic.
Early in his cape career, he worked as a bouncer.<ref name="Cast2"/>
He agreed with Faultline to put his wages towards unlocking the mystery of his origins around a year before the story.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
At some point Gregor was hit by a car, but he walked it off thanks to his durability.<ref name=":0" />
Story Start[edit]
Part of Faultline's eponymous Crew.
Gold Morning[edit]
Gave Doctor Mother a frank dressing down.
Post-Goddess' Takeover[edit]
Assisted in saving the Undersiders from March.
The Ice Breaks[edit]
Together with the Palanquin people he attended emergency power testing of Case 53s, arranged by The Wardens to see if any of them could be useful in the fight against the Titans.<ref name="II19.a">Infrared 19.a</ref> He later joined the direct fighting and went along with other C53s against Titan Fortuna. He helped heroes navigate dimensional cracks.<ref name="II19.4">Infrared 19.4</ref>
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Fanart Gallery[edit]
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Image by tomgizz on Reddit aka 10gizz
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References[edit]
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| Blackforest • Brickhaus • Circe • Chantilly • The Custodian • Egesa • Egg • Engel • Fen • Fishy • Gentle Giant • Gregor the Snail • Gully • Grackle • Gwerrus • Hexie • Hunch • Mantellum • Matryoshka • Newter • Nyx • Peat • Sanguine • Shamrock • The Slug • Softball • Subject 3016 • Sveta Karelia • Thud • Trainwreck • Vulturehawk • Weld • Wendigo • Whippersnap | |
| Leader | Faultline | |||||||||||||||
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| Members | Gregor the Snail • Labyrinth • Newter • Scrub • Shamrock • Spitfire • Matryoshka • Whippersnap | |||||||||||||||
| Associates | Coil {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Tattletale {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Dinah Alcott {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |