- "Who knows how many times your father and I survived by the skin of our teeth?"
- ― The House of the Dead III.
"G" is the psuedonym of a male agent of the now-defunct American government organization AMS. He has also been codenamed "Silver Fang".[1]
His identity shrouded in mystery, G has investigated several worldwide incidents involving hostile biologically-engineered creatures, beginning with the 1998 Curien Mansion incident. He retired after the AMS disbanded following the 2003 world collapse, which he believes is connected to his previous assignments.[2]
G is a recurring protagonist in the main House of the Dead video game series. Other media, including the spin-off The House of the Dead: Overkill and the 2003 Uwe Boll film adaptation of the series, have varying depictions of the character.
Biography[]
The House of the Dead canon[]
Background and role at AMS[]
Most of G's personal information is unknown, including his nationality, birthdate, and real name.[3][4] Age-wise, he was approximately 35 to 40 years old in 1998[3] (making him around 50 in 2019).[4]
G was an agent of the AMS, an American government agency. His initial personality has been described as "[devoted]"[3] and "cold and calculating".[4]
1998 Curien Mansion incident[]
On December 20, 1998, G and his partner, top agent Thomas Rogan, investigated disappearances at a mansion owned by geneticist and DBR Corporation research director Dr. Curien; Rogan took interest as his fiancée, Sophie Richards, worked under Curien.[5]
G and Rogan arrived to find dead DBR researchers and hostile biologically-engineered creatures -- released by Curien out of insanity -- on the property. They found Sophie, but she was kidnapped by the bat-like Hangedman and later seemingly killed by the armored Chariot.
After defeating them and the insectoid Hermit, G and Rogan confronted Curien in his underground laboratory. They ultimately defeated Curien's "masterpiece", Magician, who killed Curien out of disobedience.[6]
2000 incident[]
Two years later, on February 26, 2000, Curien's financier Caleb Goldman masterminded a second investation in a large, unnamed city; several AMS agents investigated. G planned to meet agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart in a library, but was injured by Zeal, an imp-like humanoid. G provided James and Gary a field journal of creature weak points.[7]
Rogan later revealed that G had survived.[8]
2003 incidents[]
G alongside Kate.
Goldman staged a posthumous 2003 incident, leading to the collapse of civilization. James sacrificed himself to defeat Goldman's final creation, the World.[9] G partnered with rookie agent Kate Green -- now alone and saddened by James' death -- to fight the infestation back to its source. They fought through a laboratory and defeated a revived Magician. As they left, G told Kate that "the fight" is about to begin.[10]
Sometime later, G visited the Goldman's headquarters where James sacrificed himself. He told James to rest, vowing that the threat would be eliminated.[11]
2019 EFI Research Facility investigation[]
By 2019, humanity collapsed and the AMS disbanded.[12] Since the events of 2003, G had been investigating the cause, believing it to be connected to his previous assignments.[4]
G alongside Lisa, preparing to enter the EFI Research Facility.
Rogan formed a secret division comprised of military commandos and tactical expert Dan Taylor. In October 2019, the abandoned EFI Research Facility was determined the source of the apocalypse.[12] Rogan went missing during a raid of the facility; this prompted investigation by G and Rogan's daughter Lisa on October 31.[13]
The pair fought inside the facility, defeating Death, a giant club-wielding behemoth; Sun, a large tree-like mutant; and Fool, a massive sloth-like creature. G and Lisa found Rogan, who revealed that he was rescued by Curien's son, Daniel. It was also revealed that Curien had undergone a 19-year resurrection process, intended to be transformed into Wheel of Fate. Lisa and Daniel defeated the creature while G stayed behind to care for Rogan.
As the group left the facility, Rogan expressed his gratitude for G's help. G voiced concern for the future of humanity; Rogan remained optimistic, claiming that they had "done [their] part", and that the future was left to people like Lisa and Daniel.[14]
The House of the Dead: Overkill canon[]
1991 Bayou City investigation[]
In 1991, after graduating from the AMS academy, Special Agent G was assigned to investigate a missing persons case in Bayou City, Louisiana linked to crime lord Papa Caesar. G teamed up with Detective Isaac Washington, who swore revenge after Caesar killed his father. They were attacked by mutant undead-like creatures.
G and Isaac stormed Caesar's mansion; Caesar escaped, and the two defeated a disabled scientist-turned mutant, Jasper Guns. They then met Varla Guns, a stripper and Jasper's older sister who also sought revenge against Caesar. They encountered the Screamer in a mutant-infested hospital, carnies Nigel and Sebastian in a carnival, the mantis-like Crawler on a train, and the Lobber within the Louisiana swamps.
The pair eventually tracked Caesar to a maximum security prison, meeting its eccentric warden Clement Darling. They found Varla and Cesar strapped in electric chairs; Clement revealed that he was responsible for the outbreak. He then killed Caesar, thus robbing Isaac of his revenge. The agents defeated a mutated prison inmate Brutus the Ruthless before pursuing Darling into a secret underground laboratory.
Upon confronting Clement, the agents discovered that he had transplanted the brain of his ailing mother into Varla's body. Varla then grew into a towering mutant creature, which G and Isaac defeated. Clement pleaded mercy, "returning to the womb" to atone for all the problems he caused. The pair escaped in a helicopter with Varla's brain in a jar, detonating Clement's facility. They then discovered a mutant piloting the helicopter.
Film canon[]
Isla del Morte investigation[]
G appears along with Rogan at the end of Uwe Boll's 2003 film, questioning Rudy Curien while a team of AMS agents arrive via helicopter to investigate the incident on Isla del Morte. In this adoption, G is depicted as African American and he wears a black business suit with a long trench coat.
Appearance[]
G's appearance varies among games.
The House of the Dead: Overkill, his youngest appearance, G wears a black formal suit jacket and pants with brown shoes and a white button shirt. He is always depicted wearing purple wraparound sunglasses (switched to aviators in Extended Cut). His hair is short and dark.
In the original House of the Dead, G retains the black formal suit, but his button shirt is now blue and gains a white necktie. His sunglasses are absent.
In The House of the Dead 2, G wears a navy blue formal suit, yellow necktie, and a sky blue button shirt.
In The House of the Dead 4: Special, G wears a black formal suit and purple button shirt.
In The House of the Dead III and the fourth ending of The House of the Dead 4, G has gray hair. His formal suit jacket is replaced with a gray formal vest with matching pants, black shoes, a light blue button shirt, and a yellow necktie.
Trivia[]
- G's pistol in The House of the Dead is much quieter than Rogan's, despite not having any visible suppressors or using a different cartridge. (It is possible that the sound used is from Virtua Cop, Sega's spin-off game made in 1994.)
- Since his debut appearance in The House of the Dead, G has made both playable and unplayable further appearances and in all following main House of the Dead games except House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn.
- In The House of the Dead: Overkill, it is revealed that G listens to country music.
- His attire is slightly altered in The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut. In the original Overkill, he wears wrap-around sunglasses, while in Extended Cut he wears a pair of aviators with green tinted lens.
- G's appearance in Overkill is derived from actor Keanu Reeves as he appears in the 1991 movie Point Break.[15]
- In The House of the Dead 2, the filename for G's character is Hou, a Japanese name that translates to 'country'.
Gallery[]
The House of the Dead[]
Concept Art[]
Official Art[]
The House of the Dead 2[]
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The House of the Dead III[]
Concept Art[]
Official Art[]
Data[]
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The House of the Dead 4: Special[]
Official Art[]
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Other Media[]
The House of the Dead: Overkill[]
The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, p 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg. 15
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg. 10
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg. 3
- ↑ The House of the Dead
- ↑ The House of the Dead 2
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead 2. Arcade, Sega Dreamcast, PC, and Xbox. Sega. Level/area: Original Sin (ending). Thomas Rogan: G and Harry are alright. Let's leave the rest to them. On we go, to our next battle.
- ↑ The House of the Dead 4
- ↑ The House of the Dead 4: Special
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (30 December 2005). The House of the Dead 4. Arcade, PlayStation 3. Sega. Level/area: G ending. G: James, it's not over yet. We'll fight this back to the source. It's time for you to rest now, James.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg. 8
- ↑ This date is based on The House Of The Dead III Xbox version manual.
- ↑ The House of the Dead III
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090215132713/http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2347
The House of the Dead | ||
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Main series | The House of the Dead • The House of the Dead 2 • The House of the Dead III • The House of the Dead 4 • House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn | |
Spin-offs | Zombie Revenge • The Typing of the Dead • The Pinball of the Dead • The House of the Dead: Overkill | |
Compilations | The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return | |
Films | House of the Dead • House of the Dead 2 • Dead and Deader | |
Characters | Thomas Rogan • G • James Taylor • Gary Stewart • Amy Crystal • Harry Harris • Lisa Rogan • Kate Green • Ryan Taylor • Rikiya Busujima • Dr. Curien • Caleb Goldman • Thornheart | |
Universe | Formula X • AMS • Gil cell • DBR Corporation • Creatures (Zombies) |
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