"Listen to me, son. I have a story to tell." (Old Gillman) |
The Old Gillman is the one of the oldest characters in the franchise, being 1,100 years old.[1] He lives with other Gillfolk in the Deep Cove at Gillfolk's Drop. He welcomes the Kid and tells him the story of the Gillfolk since the Catastrophe.
Appearance[]
The Old Gillman is a blue Gillman with pale purple/reddish fins and head and neck crest. His age is visible in his face, being more wrinkled than those of the other Gillfolk. His large fish eyes by the side of the head have moved forwards a little, as his two human-like eyes are squinted and hidden beneath his brows. He additionally has four tentacel like appendixes protruding from his face, like a long moustache.
Personality[]
The Old Gillman is a warm person who is genuinely thankful to the Kid for his good deeds.[2] Especially after he has honestly expressed his woes over the curse and the Gillfolk's inability to help themselves.[3]
He speaks of King Angler with great admiration and understanding.[4][5] He has a similarly high opinion of Princess Fin and believes fully that she'll be leading the Gillfolk into a bright future.[6]
He is wise and uses it to help others, for example when he tries to reassure Princess Fin that it was not her father who was acting against them.[7][8]
Synopsis[]
History[]
The Old Gillman is born a hundred years before the Catastrophe.[1] Even though his presence has not been pointed out specifically in Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, the way he speaks of the events that occured shortly after shows that he was present at the time.
Restoration of Arcadia[]
The Old Gillman is standing in front of a Gillfolk home. He shows no surprise when the Kid arrives and he begins to tell him the story of the curse upon the Emblem of Ocean, King Angler and Princess Fin. He then hands over the key to the Cavern of Fire to the Kid in hopes that he, as an Arcadian, is brave enough to venture inside and find a cure against the curse.[9]
After the Kid has defeated King Angler's reanimated corpse, the Old Gillman appears in the mausoleum and welcomes back Princess Fin! He reassures her that these actions of her father was due to the curse and not King Angler himself, who has instead moved on to the Deepgorge.[8] He then explains to her how the Kid has helped the Gillfolk and how Oceanhorn has become a threat to the Gillfolk and the world by the same means that cursed the princess.[10][11]
Together with Princess Fin he escorts the Kid back to his boat. He tells him about the Coral Saber[12] and is looking positively into the future.[6]
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I was a young fish back then [at the time of the Catastrophe], only a hundred years old." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "New adventures await you, young Champion. The Gillfolk will always be in debt to you!" (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "Our only hope is a treasure hidden in the Cavern of Fire, but our kind is unable to reach it and nobody else dares to enter it..." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "After the Catastrophe, our beloved King Angler passed away, as he was one with the ocean." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "His thoughts got polluted and his heart could not take the fall of his kingdom." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "When Oceanhorn is defeated, we shall start the restoration of our kingdom. Under the leadership of Queen Fin, anything is possible!" (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "Do not worry for the dead or they will drag you down to their graves with them." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "This was not King Angler. His Royal Highness is the king of the Deepgorge now." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "Here, take this key, Arcadian. Maybe you can find the courage inside to enter the Cavern of Fire." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ His explanation takes place off screen, but Princess Fin is responding to it. "This young champion saved me? You shall be rewarded." (Princess Fin, OH)
- ↑ "Oceanhorn is a demon that has obsessed our kingdom for the past thousand years. It is a horrible monster born from the same darkness that cursed you." (Old Gillman)
- ↑ "You need the Coral Saber, forged for Thorne the Brave - the one who defeated Sealork. It has the strength of a thousand storms, and it can cut anything in half. Nobody knows where it is located. The Gillmen searched for it after the defeat of Sealork, but came back empty handed. We believe it is on land." (Old Gillman)
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