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Losing his memories at an early age played a big part in his development. At first he was very withdrawn and timid, but became quickly attached to the people around him. He became very devoted to them, and in turn, very loyal. This plays a heavy part in his relationship with Oz, who becomes his master, and the person most important to him. He feels both sympathy and a great deal of admiration for the young boy whose father treats him so poorly and yet strived for so long to impress that same father. He sees Oz as someone who is both fragile and strong - someone he can admire, and is determined to protect at all costs.
Gilbert has rocky relationships with the rest of the characters one could call his friends. He tries to act cool around them, but tends to lose his cool easily. He fusses over them in an almost maternal way on a daily basis. At the same time, the closer he gets to people, the more he becomes prone to losing his temper when they do stupid or reckless things; especially when those stupid stunts could put them in danger. He’s not against scolding or yelling at his friends if he clearly feels they’re in the wrong.
A number of people tend to call him “useless” occasionally, and this comes from his more emotional or derpy side - the side of Gilbert that can get worked up over little things and runs away from cats, or yells at Alice for calling him ‘Seaweed head’. But those are under circumstances where he lets his guard down. Most of the time, Gilbert is not someone you should underestimate. He’s strong, fast, capable with a gun, and the type who can hold a grudge.
While his natural disposition is a good one - being someone who dislikes to needlessly hurt people physically or emotionally and generally being kind-natured, he is also capable of being rather cruel when the situation calls for it. If it’s important, he’s willing to use people to achieve different ends. He may always be considering the welfare of others, but if it’s between them and someone he cares about, he’s not unwilling to dirty his hands or use people in whatever fashion he can. If that means being deceitful, he can. If that means hurting them, he can - and this is another source of great guilt for him that surfaces from time to time. It’s never something he wants to have to do. In order to see all of his wishes answered, protect Oz, and reach certain ends, Gilbert allowed his hands to be dirtied and from that point on, he’s been willing to do whatever it takes. He chooses to dirty his hands for others and carry the weight of that guilt. Despite his guilt, he has a high tolerance for it and seems willing to continue to accept more and more guilt upon himself if he has to.
Socially, Gilbert tends to lean hard on the awkward side. It’s not easy for him to just talk to people he doesn’t know, and even worse when it’s a crowd he’s addressing. He’s also not very good at dealing with women at all. On a number of occasions it’s proven that a lot of women are attracted to him but he seems more afraid of them than anything. There are, of course, exceptions - primarily that he doesn’t seem to have as much difficulty dealing with girls that don’t act like ladies, such as Alice, who acts far much more like a tomboy. Another exception is Ada - a woman he grew up with and in turn one he is comfortable being around and cares about like a sister.
Gilbert looks, for all intents and purposes, like a very “cool” individual. Calm, collected… even ‘tall, dark, and handsome’ seem to describe him. At social events, people tend to be drawn to him despite his sometimes moody looks and anxiety towards large social gatherings. And to an extent, Gilbert is and tries to give off this impression of stoic strength. Beyond that image however, is a complex character who tries to be tough and remain very self-sufficient. He is an active character who hates to ask for things, and is far more comfortable taking care of others than asking for help himself.
A lot of that plays into the fact that Gilbert fears the idea that one day he may not be needed anymore. He fears that his friends - and more importantly, his master Oz - will leave him behind. For that reason and others, Gilbert tends to pile a lot of pressure on himself and push himself hard. He really asks a lot of himself that he wouldn’t dream of expecting from others. Sometimes he cares for others out of some form of feeling of obligation to the person. Sometimes he watches out for people because they are people Oz cares for. And other times it’s because of his own desire to look out for them. Whatever reason he’s acting on, he puts the same amount of effort into it.
He was forced to mature a lot as Oz’s servant - even more so after Oz’s disappearance. He became very single-minded, dedicated and focused after that; traits that have stuck with him ever since. When he sets his mind to something, he intends to make it happen.
When drunk, he tends to revert to a more childish state. In that state, it’s not difficult to get him crying and sometimes you don’t have to do anything at all - he sets himself off. And on all occasions he is deathly afraid of cats, and will be reduced to screaming, running and hiding at the sight. If he touches one, he will literally throw it off of him and shake for a good minute after. The reason for this fear is unknown. We only know that Oz likes to abuse it. Although in a short comic, he makes a comment to Vincent that Miss Ada scolded him once and he thought she was kinda cute when she did, exposing his more masochistic side as well.
Regaining his memories confused him a bit, but in the end - Gilbert chose to continue in his own way. The fact that he was a Baskerville didn’t change what was important to him. And while he may be a Baskerville, he doesn’t necessarily identify as one. What’s important to him hasn’t been changed by the fact that he knows where he came from.
That said - Gilbert is a Baskerville. He physically gets the benefits of being a Baskerville. But he does not side with them as his brother does, and remains on Oz’s side.
Gilbert has rocky relationships with the rest of the characters one could call his friends. He tries to act cool around them, but tends to lose his cool easily. He fusses over them in an almost maternal way on a daily basis. At the same time, the closer he gets to people, the more he becomes prone to losing his temper when they do stupid or reckless things; especially when those stupid stunts could put them in danger. He’s not against scolding or yelling at his friends if he clearly feels they’re in the wrong.
A number of people tend to call him “useless” occasionally, and this comes from his more emotional or derpy side - the side of Gilbert that can get worked up over little things and runs away from cats, or yells at Alice for calling him ‘Seaweed head’. But those are under circumstances where he lets his guard down. Most of the time, Gilbert is not someone you should underestimate. He’s strong, fast, capable with a gun, and the type who can hold a grudge.
While his natural disposition is a good one - being someone who dislikes to needlessly hurt people physically or emotionally and generally being kind-natured, he is also capable of being rather cruel when the situation calls for it. If it’s important, he’s willing to use people to achieve different ends. He may always be considering the welfare of others, but if it’s between them and someone he cares about, he’s not unwilling to dirty his hands or use people in whatever fashion he can. If that means being deceitful, he can. If that means hurting them, he can - and this is another source of great guilt for him that surfaces from time to time. It’s never something he wants to have to do. In order to see all of his wishes answered, protect Oz, and reach certain ends, Gilbert allowed his hands to be dirtied and from that point on, he’s been willing to do whatever it takes. He chooses to dirty his hands for others and carry the weight of that guilt. Despite his guilt, he has a high tolerance for it and seems willing to continue to accept more and more guilt upon himself if he has to.
Socially, Gilbert tends to lean hard on the awkward side. It’s not easy for him to just talk to people he doesn’t know, and even worse when it’s a crowd he’s addressing. He’s also not very good at dealing with women at all. On a number of occasions it’s proven that a lot of women are attracted to him but he seems more afraid of them than anything. There are, of course, exceptions - primarily that he doesn’t seem to have as much difficulty dealing with girls that don’t act like ladies, such as Alice, who acts far much more like a tomboy. Another exception is Ada - a woman he grew up with and in turn one he is comfortable being around and cares about like a sister.
Gilbert looks, for all intents and purposes, like a very “cool” individual. Calm, collected… even ‘tall, dark, and handsome’ seem to describe him. At social events, people tend to be drawn to him despite his sometimes moody looks and anxiety towards large social gatherings. And to an extent, Gilbert is and tries to give off this impression of stoic strength. Beyond that image however, is a complex character who tries to be tough and remain very self-sufficient. He is an active character who hates to ask for things, and is far more comfortable taking care of others than asking for help himself.
A lot of that plays into the fact that Gilbert fears the idea that one day he may not be needed anymore. He fears that his friends - and more importantly, his master Oz - will leave him behind. For that reason and others, Gilbert tends to pile a lot of pressure on himself and push himself hard. He really asks a lot of himself that he wouldn’t dream of expecting from others. Sometimes he cares for others out of some form of feeling of obligation to the person. Sometimes he watches out for people because they are people Oz cares for. And other times it’s because of his own desire to look out for them. Whatever reason he’s acting on, he puts the same amount of effort into it.
He was forced to mature a lot as Oz’s servant - even more so after Oz’s disappearance. He became very single-minded, dedicated and focused after that; traits that have stuck with him ever since. When he sets his mind to something, he intends to make it happen.
When drunk, he tends to revert to a more childish state. In that state, it’s not difficult to get him crying and sometimes you don’t have to do anything at all - he sets himself off. And on all occasions he is deathly afraid of cats, and will be reduced to screaming, running and hiding at the sight. If he touches one, he will literally throw it off of him and shake for a good minute after. The reason for this fear is unknown. We only know that Oz likes to abuse it. Although in a short comic, he makes a comment to Vincent that Miss Ada scolded him once and he thought she was kinda cute when she did, exposing his more masochistic side as well.
Regaining his memories confused him a bit, but in the end - Gilbert chose to continue in his own way. The fact that he was a Baskerville didn’t change what was important to him. And while he may be a Baskerville, he doesn’t necessarily identify as one. What’s important to him hasn’t been changed by the fact that he knows where he came from.
That said - Gilbert is a Baskerville. He physically gets the benefits of being a Baskerville. But he does not side with them as his brother does, and remains on Oz’s side.
