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|date of birth= Unknown<ref name="HOTD">''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 14</ref>
 
|date of birth= Unknown<ref name="HOTD">''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 14</ref>
 
|date of death=
 
|date of death=
|age= Approximately 35-40 (''HOD'')<ref name="HOTD" /><br/>Around 50 (''III'')<ref name="HOTD3" />
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|age= *Approximately 35-40 (''HOD'')<ref name="HOTD" />
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*Around 50 (''III'')<ref name="HOTD3" />
 
|nationality= Unknown<ref name="HOTD3">''The House of the Dead III'' Xbox manual, p 10</ref>
 
|nationality= Unknown<ref name="HOTD3">''The House of the Dead III'' Xbox manual, p 10</ref>
 
|status= Alive
 
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|eye color= Brown<ref name="HOTD" />
 
|eye color= Brown<ref name="HOTD" />
 
|hair color= Black<ref name="HOTD" /> <br> Gray (''III'')
 
|hair color= Black<ref name="HOTD" /> <br> Gray (''III'')
|height= 6' (183 cm)<ref name="HOTD3" /><br/>6' 1''<ref name="HOTD" />
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|height= *6' (183 cm)<ref name="HOTD3" />
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*6' 1''<ref name="HOTD" />
 
|weight= 170 lbs (77kg)<ref name="HOTD" /><ref name="HOTD3" />
 
|weight= 170 lbs (77kg)<ref name="HOTD" /><ref name="HOTD3" />
 
|affiliations= [[AMS]]<ref name="HOTD" />
 
|affiliations= [[AMS]]<ref name="HOTD" />
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|first appearance= ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1996)
 
|first appearance= ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1996)
 
|last appearance= ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (2002)
 
|last appearance= ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (2002)
|voice actor= Casey Robertson (''III'')<br>Will Sierra (''Overkill''/''Extended Cut'')
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|voice actor= *Casey Robertson (''III'')
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*Will Sierra (''Overkill''/''Extended Cut'')
 
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{{Quote|Source = The House of the Dead III|Quote = Who knows how many times [[Thomas Rogan|your father]] and I survived by the skin of our teeth?|Attribution = G to [[Lisa Rogan]].}}
 
{{Quote|Source = The House of the Dead III|Quote = Who knows how many times [[Thomas Rogan|your father]] and I survived by the skin of our teeth?|Attribution = G to [[Lisa Rogan]].}}
   
'''G''' is the psuedonym of a male agent of the now-defunct American government organization [[AMS]]. He has also been codenamed '''"Silver Fang"'''.<ref name="HOTD" />
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{{Nihongo|'''G'''|ジー|Jī}} is the pseudonym of a male former agent of the American government organization [[AMS]]. He has also been codenamed '''"Silver Fang"'''.<ref name="HOTD" />
   
Since 1998, G has investigated several worldwide incidents involving hostile biologically-engineered [[creatures]]. He retired after the AMS disbanded following the 2003 world collapse, which he believes is connected to his previous assignments.<ref name="HOTD3" /> His identity is largely unknown.
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Since 1998, G has investigated several worldwide incidents involving hostile biologically-engineered [[creatures]]. He retired after the AMS disbanded following the 2003 world collapse, which he believes is connected to his previous assignments.<ref name="HOTD3" /> His identity remains largely unknown.
   
 
G is a recurring protagonist in the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]]'' video game series. Other media, including the spin-off ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]'' and the [[House of the Dead (film)|2003 Uwe Boll film adaptation of the series]], have varying depictions of the character.
 
G is a recurring protagonist in the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]]'' video game series. Other media, including the spin-off ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]'' and the [[House of the Dead (film)|2003 Uwe Boll film adaptation of the series]], have varying depictions of the character.
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==== Background and role at AMS ====
 
==== Background and role at AMS ====
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[[File:RoganGSophiePhoto.png|thumb|151x151px|G (right) with partner Thomas Rogan (left) and his then-fiancée Sophie Richards (center).|left]]
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Most of G's personal information is unknown, including his nationality, birthdate, and real name.<ref name=":0">''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg. 15</ref><ref name=":1">''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg. 10</ref> Age-wise, he was approximately 35 to 40 years old in 1998<ref name=":0" /> (making him around 50 in 2019).<ref name=":1" />
 
Most of G's personal information is unknown, including his nationality, birthdate, and real name.<ref name=":0">''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg. 15</ref><ref name=":1">''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg. 10</ref> Age-wise, he was approximately 35 to 40 years old in 1998<ref name=":0" /> (making him around 50 in 2019).<ref name=":1" />
   
<nowiki> </nowiki>G was an agent of the [[AMS]], an American government agency. His initial personality has been described as "[devoted]"<ref name=":0" /> and "cold and calculating".<ref name=":1" />
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G was an agent of the [[AMS]], an American government agency. His initial personality has been described as "[devoted]"<ref name=":0" /> and "cold and calculating".<ref name=":1" />
   
 
==== 1998 Curien Mansion incident ====
 
==== 1998 Curien Mansion incident ====
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead (1996 video game)}}
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead (1996 video game)}}
   
[[File:RoganGSophiePhoto.png|thumb|182x182px|G (right) with partner Thomas Rogan (left) and his then-fiancée Sophie Richards (center).]]
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[[File:HODAgentsEnter.png|thumb|186x186px|G (left) entering the Curien Mansion with partner Thomas Rogan (right).|left]]
   
 
On December 20, 1998, G and his partner, top agent [[Thomas Rogan]], investigated disappearances at a [[Curien Mansion|mansion]] owned by geneticist and [[DBR Corporation]] research director [[Dr. Curien]]; Rogan took interest as his fiancée, [[Sophie Richards]], worked under Curien.<ref>''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg. 3</ref>
 
On December 20, 1998, G and his partner, top agent [[Thomas Rogan]], investigated disappearances at a [[Curien Mansion|mansion]] owned by geneticist and [[DBR Corporation]] research director [[Dr. Curien]]; Rogan took interest as his fiancée, [[Sophie Richards]], worked under Curien.<ref>''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg. 3</ref>
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{{Main|The House of the Dead 2}}
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead 2}}
   
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 [[Judgment|Zeal]], an imp-like humanoid. G provided James and Gary [[G's file|his field journal]] of creature [[Weak point|weak points]].<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 2]]''</ref>
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Two years later, on February 26, 2000, Curien's financier [[Caleb Goldman]] masterminded a second infestation 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 [[Judgment|Zeal]], an imp-like humanoid. G provided James and Gary [[G's file|his field journal]] of creature [[Weak point|weak points]].<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 2]]''</ref> Later, after the agents neutralized the threat, Rogan revealed that G had survived.<ref>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.</ref>
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>Rogan later revealed to the agents that G had survived.<ref>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.</ref>
 
   
 
[[File:GKateRunningHOTD4SP.png|thumb|184x184px|G alongside Kate.]]
 
==== 2003 incidents ====
 
==== 2003 incidents ====
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead 4: Special}}
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead 4: Special}}
 
[[File:GKateRunningHOTD4SP.png|thumb|227x227px|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 [[The World|World]].<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''</ref> 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 contaminated laboratory and defeated a revived [[Magician]]. As they left, G told Kate that "the fight" is about to begin.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special]]''</ref>
 
Goldman staged a posthumous 2003 incident, leading to the collapse of civilization. James sacrificed himself to defeat Goldman's final creation, the [[The World|World]].<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''</ref> 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 contaminated laboratory and defeated a revived [[Magician]]. As they left, G told Kate that "the fight" is about to begin.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special]]''</ref>
   
Sometime later, G visited the [[Caleb Goldman's headquarters|Goldman's headquarters]] where James sacrificed himself. He told James to rest, vowing that the threat would be eliminated.<ref>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.</ref>
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<nowiki> </nowiki>Sometime later, G visited the [[Caleb Goldman's headquarters|Goldman's headquarters]] where James sacrificed himself. He told James to rest, vowing that the threat would be eliminated.<ref>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.</ref>
   
 
==== 2019 EFI Research Facility investigation ====
 
==== 2019 EFI Research Facility investigation ====
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead III}}
 
{{Main|The House of the Dead III}}
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[[File:G and Lisa III introduction.jpg|thumb|220x220px|G preparing to infiltrate the EFI Research Facility with Lisa.]]
 
By 2019, humanity collapsed and the AMS disbanded.<ref name=":3">''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg. 8</ref> Since the events of 2003, G had been investigating the cause, believing it to be connected to his previous assignments.<ref name=":1" /> Rogan formed a secret division comprised of [[Rogan Commandos|military commandos]] and tactical expert [[Dan Taylor]]. In October 2019, the abandoned [[EFI Research Facility]] was determined the source of the apocalypse.<ref name=":3" /> Rogan went missing during a raid of the facility; this prompted investigation by G and Rogan's daughter Lisa on October 31.<ref>This date is based on ''The House Of The Dead III'' Xbox version manual.</ref>
   
 
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 Curien|Daniel]]. It was also revealed that Curien had undergone a 19-year resurrection process, intended to be transformed into a creature named [[Wheel of Fate]]. Lisa and Daniel defeated the creature while G stayed behind to care for Rogan.
By 2019, humanity collapsed and the AMS disbanded.<ref name=":3">''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg. 8</ref> Since the events of 2003, G had been investigating the cause, believing it to be connected to his previous assignments.<ref name=":1" />[[File:840427-hotd3 lisa g.jpg|thumb|293x293px|G alongside Lisa, preparing to enter the EFI Research Facility.]] Rogan formed a secret division comprised of [[Rogan Commandos|military commandos]] and tactical expert [[Dan Taylor]]. In October 2019, the abandoned [[EFI Research Facility]] was determined the source of the apocalypse.<ref name=":3" /> Rogan went missing during a raid of the facility; this prompted investigation by G and Rogan's daughter Lisa on October 31.<ref>This date is based on ''The House Of The Dead III'' Xbox version manual.</ref>
 
 
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 Curien|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.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead III]]''</ref>
 
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.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead III]]''</ref>
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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.
 
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.
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== Development ==
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[[File:IMG 20120617 195546-1.jpg|thumb|220x220px|G's concept art from ''The House of the Dead''.]]
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Sega AM1 named the character "G" because they wanted to make him "mysterious".<ref name=":2">"[https://archive.org/stream/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_023/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_023_-_september_1997_UK#page/n58/mode/2up Interview: The House of the Dead]", ''Sega Saturn Magazine'', issue 23, September 1997, pages 59-60</ref> The name has a special meaning, and there is more to the character that has yet to be revealed.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url = http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=2040#more-2040|title = "Development of The House of the Dead Part 1: Characters"|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200419204131/http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=2040|archivedate = April 19, 2020|author = Kori|date = September 7, 2012|quote = G took the role as a 2P playable character. He seemed to be calm and cool, but something is that character going on.|publisher = ''The Website of the Dead''|language = English}}</ref> ''The House of the Dead ''series director [[Takashi Oda]] stated that if the team ever developed a prequel to the original ''House of the Dead'', the meaning of G's name would be an "important" part of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622|title = "Website of the Dead’s Exclusive Interview with Takashi Oda"|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190805132746/http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622|archivedate = April 19, 2020|author = Kori|date = September 7, 2012|quote =[G] appears in many of the games, but his frequent appearances are not necessarily intentional. If we ever created a game based on a time before The House of the Dead 1, the reason he is called “G” would be an important part of that game. |publisher = ''The Website of the Dead''|language = English}}</ref>
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G's middle-aged appearance in ''The House of the Dead III ''was intended to inject "analog warmth" into the character, rather than "[pushing] out a digitally cold face".<ref name=":5"><em>[[The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide]]</em>, pg. 25</ref><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.41:<br />"ダンディーな中年になったというイメージで考えています。顔がコワイということも言われますが、今回はデジタルで冷徹な面を押し出すのではなく、アナログ的な暖かさをキャラクターに盛り込んでいるつもり です。"</ref> ''[[The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide]] ''described an early sketch of him as having "a wild impression".<ref name=":5" /><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.41:<br />"ショットガンを肩にもたげ、どことなくワイルドな印象のデザイン原案。 "</ref>
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His appearance in ''Overkill ''is derived from actor [[Wikipedia:Keanu Reeves|Keanu Reeves]] as he appears in the 1991 movie [[Wikipedia:Point Break|''Point Break'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2347|title = "The Making of...The House of the Dead: Overkill"|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090215132713/http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2347 |archivedate = March 22, 2020|author = |date = February 12, 2009|quote = ...Washington is cosmetically based on Common”, an American rapper and actor, known for over-the-top action flicks such as Wanted and Smoking Aces, '''while G is a mish-mash of straight up, enigmatic and professional agents; “Keanu Reaves from Point Break”''' is one of his influences. Varla Guns is based on Parisian model Vikki Blows and “Papa Caesar is Burt Reynolds.|publisher = ''Britishgaming.com''|language = English|last = Brown|first = Mark}}</ref> Before landing the role as G, voice actor Will Sierra auditioned for the characters [[Papa Caesar]] and [[Jasper Guns]]. Sierra gave G a "cool [and] subtle" approach that was inspired by Reeves and Rod Serling, but was directed to not ad-lib lines. He felt that talking to fellow voice actors Anthony Aroya ([[Isaac Washington]]) and Sarah Connor ([[Varla Guns]]) helped build "a mini ‘bond’ with [his] virtual video amigos".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=479|title = "Interview with Will Sierra, the voice of Agent G"|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170506034032/http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=479|archivedate = May 6, 2017|author = Kori|date = March 24, 2012|quote = |publisher = ''The Website of the Dead''|language = English}}</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*G is available as a costume in ''The House of the Dead 2''<nowiki/>'s [[Original Mode (The House of the Dead 2)|Original Mode]].
*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.)
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*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.)
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*In ''The House of the Dead''<nowiki/>'s Sega Saturn manual'', ''Dr. Curien describes G's personality as "digital" with a "metallic" taste, alluding toward the possibility that G is a cyborg or synthetic being.
 
*Since his debut appearance in ''[[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|The House of the Dead]]'', G has made both playable and unplayable further appearances and in all following main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]]'' games except ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn]]''.
 
*Since his debut appearance in ''[[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|The House of the Dead]]'', G has made both playable and unplayable further appearances and in all following main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]]'' games except ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn]]''.
 
*In [[The House of the Dead: Overkill|''The House of the Dead: Overkill'']], it is revealed that G listens to country music.
 
*In [[The House of the Dead: Overkill|''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.
 
*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.
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*In ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'', the filename for G's character is ''Hou, ''a Japanese name that translates to "country".
*G's appearance in ''Overkill ''is derived from actor [[Wikipedia:Keanu Reeves|Keanu Reeves]] as he appears in the 1991 movie [[Wikipedia:Point Break|''Point Break'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2347|title = "The Making of...The House of the Dead: Overkill"|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090215132713/http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2347 |archivedate = March 22, 2020|author = Mark Brown|date = February 12, 2009|quote = ...Washington is cosmetically based on Common”, an American rapper and actor, known for over-the-top action flicks such as Wanted and Smoking Aces, '''while G is a mish-mash of straight up, enigmatic and professional agents; “Keanu Reaves from Point Break”''' is one of his influences. Varla Guns is based on Parisian model Vikki Blows and “Papa Caesar is Burt Reynolds.|publisher = ''Britishgaming.com''}}</ref>
 
*In ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'', the filename for G's character is ''Hou, ''a Japanese name that translates to 'country'.
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*Despite that the mobile game ''[[The House of the Dead: Nightmare]] ''is an adaptation of the original ''House of the Dead'', G is absent.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Characters.png|G and Rogan in combative poses.
 
Characters.png|G and Rogan in combative poses.
 
AM1NewYearsArt.png|G, Rogan, and Sophie in a New Year's greeting from a March 1998 issue of Sega Saturn Magazine.
 
AM1NewYearsArt.png|G, Rogan, and Sophie in a New Year's greeting from a March 1998 issue of Sega Saturn Magazine.
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==== Screenshots ====
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HODChapter2EndCutscene.png|G (left) and Rogan after killing [[Hangedman]].
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HODChapter3EndCutscene.png|G (left) and Rogan pursuing Curien after killing [[Hermit]].
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HODRoganGEnding.png|G with Rogan in the multiplayer ending.
 
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==== Screenshots ====
 
==== Screenshots ====
 
<gallery>
 
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File:840423-hotd2_g_super.jpg|An injured G meeting partners [[James Taylor]] and [[Gary Stewart]] in a library.
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223952_245404558893151_1073802105_n.jpg|G and Lisa being stalked by [[Death]]. This image appears in the attract mode.
 
223952_245404558893151_1073802105_n.jpg|G and Lisa being stalked by [[Death]]. This image appears in the attract mode.
303312_245404738893133_1082708043_n.jpg|G and Lisa posing with their shotguns. This artwork appears on the arcade marquee, as well as the first chapter's cutscene.
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303312_245404738893133_1082708043_n.jpg|G and Lisa posing with their shotguns. This artwork appears on the arcade marquee and in the first chapter's cutscene.
 
G in DBR Institute.jpg|G lounging on a railing in the DBR Institute.
 
G in DBR Institute.jpg|G lounging on a railing in the DBR Institute.
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HOD3GLisaRunningArt.jpg
 
LisaAndGResting.jpg
 
LisaAndGResting.jpg
 
HOD3Wallpaper.png
 
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==== Screenshots ====
 
==== Screenshots ====
 
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File:840424-hotd3_g.jpg|G in ''III''.
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840424-hotd3_g.jpg|G in ''III''.
File:840427-hotd3_lisa_g.jpg|G alongside Lisa
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840427-hotd3_lisa_g.jpg|G alongside Lisa
 
HOTD3GTakingCover.png|G preparing to exit an elevator and fight the creatures outside.
 
HOTD3GTakingCover.png|G preparing to exit an elevator and fight the creatures outside.
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HOD3GHelpingRogan.png|G assisting an injured Thomas Rogan.
 
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G in HoTD4.jpeg|G vowing to fallen agent James Taylor that the infestation will be fought back to its source.
 
G in HoTD4.jpeg|G vowing to fallen agent James Taylor that the infestation will be fought back to its source.
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GHOD4Ending.png|G leaving Goldman's headquarters.
 
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==== Official Art ====
 
==== Official Art ====
 
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File:G Trophy Image.png
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G Trophy Image.png
 
Agent G.jpg
 
Agent G.jpg
 
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==== Screenshots ====
 
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File:GHOTD4SP.png|G meeting Kate, explaining that the battle "isn't over yet".
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GHOTD4SP.png|G meeting Kate, explaining that the battle "isn't over yet".
File:GKateRunningHOTD4SP.png|G alongside Kate.
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GKateRunningHOTD4SP.png|G alongside Kate.
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HOD4SPGJusticeReact.png|G reacting as he hears [[Justice]].
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HOD4SPGJusticeDeath.png|G after killing Justice.
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HOD4SPGMagicianDeath.png|G after killing Magician.
 
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=== Other Media ===
 
=== Other Media ===
 
<gallery>
 
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File:841035-hotd_film_g_super.png|G, as portrayed by Colin Lawrence in the 2003 film adaptation loosely based off of the series.
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Revision as of 03:34, 24 July 2020

Who knows how many times your father and I survived by the skin of our teeth?

G (ジー, ?) is the pseudonym of a male former agent of the American government organization AMS. He has also been codenamed "Silver Fang".[1]

Since 1998, G has investigated several worldwide incidents involving hostile biologically-engineered creatures. He retired after the AMS disbanded following the 2003 world collapse, which he believes is connected to his previous assignments.[2] His identity remains largely unknown.

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

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G (right) with partner Thomas Rogan (left) and his then-fiancée Sophie Richards (center).

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

Main article: The House of the Dead (1996 video game)
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G (left) entering the Curien Mansion with partner Thomas Rogan (right).

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

Main article: The House of the Dead 2

Two years later, on February 26, 2000, Curien's financier Caleb Goldman masterminded a second infestation 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 his field journal of creature weak points.[7] Later, after the agents neutralized the threat, Rogan revealed that G had survived.[8]

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G alongside Kate.

2003 incidents

Main article: The House of the Dead 4: Special

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 contaminated 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

Main article: The House of the Dead III
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G preparing to infiltrate the EFI Research Facility with Lisa.

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] 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 a creature named 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.

Development

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G's concept art from The House of the Dead.

Sega AM1 named the character "G" because they wanted to make him "mysterious".[15] The name has a special meaning, and there is more to the character that has yet to be revealed.[15][16] The House of the Dead series director Takashi Oda stated that if the team ever developed a prequel to the original House of the Dead, the meaning of G's name would be an "important" part of it.[17]

G's middle-aged appearance in The House of the Dead III was intended to inject "analog warmth" into the character, rather than "[pushing] out a digitally cold face".[18][excerpt 1] The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide described an early sketch of him as having "a wild impression".[18][excerpt 2]

His appearance in Overkill is derived from actor Keanu Reeves as he appears in the 1991 movie Point Break.[19] Before landing the role as G, voice actor Will Sierra auditioned for the characters Papa Caesar and Jasper Guns. Sierra gave G a "cool [and] subtle" approach that was inspired by Reeves and Rod Serling, but was directed to not ad-lib lines. He felt that talking to fellow voice actors Anthony Aroya (Isaac Washington) and Sarah Connor (Varla Guns) helped build "a mini ‘bond’ with [his] virtual video amigos".[20]

Trivia

  • G is available as a costume in The House of the Dead 2's Original Mode.
  • 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.)
  • In The House of the Dead's Sega Saturn manual, Dr. Curien describes G's personality as "digital" with a "metallic" taste, alluding toward the possibility that G is a cyborg or synthetic being.
  • 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.
  • In The House of the Dead 2, the filename for G's character is Hou, a Japanese name that translates to "country".
  • Despite that the mobile game The House of the Dead: Nightmare is an adaptation of the original House of the Dead, G is absent.

Gallery

The House of the Dead

Concept Art

Official Art

Screenshots

The House of the Dead 2

Screenshots

The House of the Dead III

Concept Art

Official Art

Data

Screenshots

The House of the Dead 4

Screenshots


The House of the Dead 4: Special

Official Art

Screenshots

Other Media

The House of the Dead: Overkill

The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut

Sources

Excerpts
  1. Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.41:
    "ダンディーな中年になったというイメージで考えています。顔がコワイということも言われますが、今回はデジタルで冷徹な面を押し出すのではなく、アナログ的な暖かさをキャラクターに盛り込んでいるつもり です。"
  2. Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.41:
    "ショットガンを肩にもたげ、どことなくワイルドな印象のデザイン原案。 "
References
  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, p 10
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg. 15
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg. 10
  5. The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg. 3
  6. The House of the Dead
  7. The House of the Dead 2
  8. 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.
  9. The House of the Dead 4
  10. The House of the Dead 4: Special
  11. 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. 12.0 12.1 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg. 8
  13. This date is based on The House Of The Dead III Xbox version manual.
  14. The House of the Dead III
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Interview: The House of the Dead", Sega Saturn Magazine, issue 23, September 1997, pages 59-60
  16. Kori (September 7, 2012). "Development of The House of the Dead Part 1: Characters" (English). The Website of the Dead. Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. “G took the role as a 2P playable character. He seemed to be calm and cool, but something is that character going on.”
  17. Kori (September 7, 2012). "Website of the Dead’s Exclusive Interview with Takashi Oda" (English). The Website of the Dead. Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. “[G] appears in many of the games, but his frequent appearances are not necessarily intentional. If we ever created a game based on a time before The House of the Dead 1, the reason he is called “G” would be an important part of that game.”
  18. 18.0 18.1 The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, pg. 25
  19. Brown, Mark (February 12, 2009). "The Making of...The House of the Dead: Overkill" (English). Britishgaming.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. “...Washington is cosmetically based on Common”, an American rapper and actor, known for over-the-top action flicks such as Wanted and Smoking Aces, while G is a mish-mash of straight up, enigmatic and professional agents; “Keanu Reaves from Point Break” is one of his influences. Varla Guns is based on Parisian model Vikki Blows and “Papa Caesar is Burt Reynolds.”
  20. Kori (March 24, 2012). "Interview with Will Sierra, the voice of Agent G" (English). The Website of the Dead. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017.
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