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Slightly evil Gary drawing

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I just realised - I should draw Gar a bit more wall-eyed. Like, look at his portrait.

It might be a part of capturing that specific charm he has.

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Made myself a silly summer-themed banner image :3

I like it when blogs change banners for the seasons. It's cozy.

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Personally, I do think he can change for the better, become more nice and rational and intelligent and popular and succesful and all, but it would require some effort. Lots of soul searching and such.

I like to think he will become a better/happier person, because the alternative makes me sad.

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I don't have anything to add... he's ungainly...that's kinda cute isn't it?

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I love how stupid he is <3

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Here's a drawing I did a while ago and just forgot to post.

This is pure vibe-based speculation but I feel like Gary had a mildly melancholic childhood.

I imagine he grew up relatively poor.

I also think he never really had his "thing", you know? That one thing a child can be good at that can build a healthy self-esteem. Not great enough at anything to stand out or be particularly popular.

He probably spent a lot of time reading. It's cute to think that the Man from Hjelmdall interest could be a lifelong thing.

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Alright, so I've made a decision - this blog will continue!

I thought about things for a day and came to the conclusion that it would be a shame to just delete this blog all-together.

I un-privated all those previous posts and removed any main tags. And I won't add any main tags in the future.

This means that this blog will only be accessible to those who seek it. Like some kind of secret underground lair, meant only for the chosen ones.

So if you see this... you're in the Secret Club B)

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I might delete this blog, or at least private it.

It's nothing dramatic. Over the past few days, I just saw a few vagueposts about me and how bad this blog is. I'm not mad at anyone. I just don't think I have enough tact to post about Gary without people thinking I directly support his beliefs.

As I said, it's really nothing dramatic, but when people dislike me online, it make me quite anxious and I don't think it would be good for me to regularly see people express how my blog makes them feel hurt and how they think I am a honestly hateful person.

It's a bit lousy things have to be this way. I was having fun. I genuinely like Gary and I thought others that like him might find this blog interesting. But if I make more people upset, then it's just not worth it.

It's all just autism, all the way through. I got fixated on a minor character and then didn't realize I could upset people and then a bit of pushback affected me more than it should have.

Stuff like this just keeps happening to me, man...I just don't have the ability to talk about anything problematic without upsetting people. I guess the logical thing would be to avoid mentioning topics like that, since I'm unable to do it tastefully.

I'm just gonna whine for a bit - this sucks. It sucks that I have this character I like, but I can't express it without upsetting people. It sucks how much this affects me. It sucks that I unintentionally made people unhappy.

But I can't ruminate on this forever. I'll move in. Maybe I'll keep drawing Gary without showing it to anyone, that's fine, I'll live. At the end of the day, it's really not a big deal.

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i really loved playing disco and your fascination with this very minor character is so interesting to me. what made you create this account/be so invested in gary? this is just a genuine ask, not meant with any offense

Oh man, I've been waiting for this ask! I think anyone who really likes a character would love an ask like this.

Well, I suppose it was love at first sight. Before I even met him in game, I saw his portrait on the internet and thought "Wow, this guy looks interesting! I'm looking forward to meeting him!". I guess it was the combination of the dramatic colorful flag background, with the background lines literally coming to the front to envelop him. Also, his face. A bit serious, a bit silly. A bit empty behind the eyes - charming! Also, we have the same haircut lol. In summary, I quite like his design - which is a big part of why I like drawing him.

Then I actually talked to him in-game and I realised that I found his whole deal pretty entertaining. He just clicked with me. A lot of people justifiably hate him on sight, but I just found his blunt racism so interesting, you know? I guess I just find fascist characters in general interesting.

They're interesting to me, because fascism is such a strong, all encompassing ideology. You could call it a lifestyle in the way it colors someone's life so intensely. A fascist character inherently goes against the norm is what I'm trying to say.

The way Gary is fascist - he's dedicated, but the game also makes it clear he's pretty pathetic. You have this guy that has literal racist mugs and the Suzerainty flag hung up in his apartment and is generally known as an asshole - and yet he backs down the moment you push back at him too hard.

I'm not politically educated enough to write extensively about the ways fascism shapes someone but it does seep through his whole character. There's the obvious racism of course, but also his deep respect for authority. He also seems to have what one might call a fear of weakness, repeatedly talking about needing to be strong enough and such. Also, this interaction says a lot about him I think.

I don't know how to quite describe it, but here, you can really see the way he thinks about himself and others, you know? If you wanted to simplify it, you could say he's a really weak person trying his best to be strong.

Yeah, I guess the interesting thing about Gary is that he's so transparent. So many characters in the game are mysterious but Gary is presented really bluntly. You can literally see the cogs turning inside his head.

To get back to the basics, I find his dialogue and the way he talks and thinks fun. I like his voice. You know, I recently listened to all his voicelines and I realised that he's really trying to sound put together and scientific. All while saying pretty silly things. It's a fun combination, you know?

Another thing about Gary is, he has a surprising lot of content, at least for a minor character. He's a part of the cryptozoology quest (I love the way he and Morell just yell back and forth at each other lol). He's also a part of the armor quest. He's also a part of the fascist quest. He's the main subject of the yellow mug quest. Also, you can literally go inside his apartment and see the way he lives, his mug collection, his poster, the fact that he installed a bed trapeze bar, so Lena would have an easier time getting up.

When you really dig into what he says and what others say about him, you can really get to know this guy.

Besides his fascism, another big facet of his character is his friendship with Lena and Morell. It really brings out the best in him. They repeatedly say how much they value him, how helpful and loyal he is. At one point, Gary even says he would take a bullet for Morell haha. It's just nice, you know?

Obviously, this is meant to juxtapose and subvert his racism and all. He's a bad person, but to those two, he's a great friend. Simple stuff. But interesting. I like their specific interactions when all three of them are in the Whirling and you decide to call out Gary on the armor stealing, right there in front of them.

No matter how much the player may hate him, this is what these two think about Gary. I just think they're an interesting trio.

I guess in general, Gary is all about those contrasts. He's a racist but also a good friend. He tries to sound sophisticated but he's also pretty silly. He's outwardly respectful but you can see he wants to be cruel. The player will feel conflicted about opening his apartment and then less conflicted when they see the kind of person he is. It's a constant zig-zag with him.

I admit, a big part of why Gary appeals to me is also his inherent pathos.

He's a fascist, which makes him a pretty unpopular guy. Multiple characters say they don't like him. Obviously, he deserves this, but it's a bit sad in a way, you know? He's alienating himself from others becuase of what he sees as truth, And that whole truth of his is pretty obviously a crutch to make him feel like he understands things, like he has some control. And that's just sad, man...

There's also some hints about the way he perceives himself - see the "I shouldn't have disgraced myself" line above. I'm not gonna say that he's some poor misunderstood fella that just needs to love himself more, just that the inside of his head is probably an interesting place.

He's a guy living in a bad neighborhood and working a job he doesn't really like. Lena literally calls him "thick headed and poor as dirt" (see above). Besides Cryptozoology and fascism, he doesn't seem to have much going for him.

I'm not good at discerning themes, but I think Disco Elysium has a minor theme about the importance of community. So with this theme, a person that the majority of people dislike is going to be inherently interesting.

To simplify:

I like his face and portrait

I like his voice and the way he speaks

I think his relationship with fascism is interesting

I like the contrasts in his personality

We know a lot of tiny details about him which means we can get to know him surprisingly well

His relationship with Lena and Morell in interesting

He's inherently a bit of a sad character

Also, I just want to mention that a big reason why I started this blog is that he's so unpopular! I wanted a place where I could gather fanart and content about him, the kind of blog that I would love to read. If there was a hundred blogs all about him, I wouldn't have made this one.

I just like unpopular charcters in general. When I'm one of the few fans of a character, it makes them feel more special to me, you know? Gary really feels like he's my boy. If I don't make all the cool fanarts of him, who will?

Alright, I guess that's all. I hope I answered your question, I apologize if I got a big rambly there. I didn't start liking him for logical reasons - he just clicked with me and then I went back and tried to analyze what it is that I like about him.

Thanks for the ask!

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No need for the hystrionics, sir.

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Gary suffering on the job :P

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I'm not sure what to call this but it sure is a consistent theme for this guy.

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So I was browsing Fayde and found this line. Huh. Oddly dramatic.

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I just want to say, I appreciate everyone who follows this blog. There's not many of you, but that's alright, I'm not doing this to be popular. The sole reason for this blog's existence is to express my love of Gary the Crypofascist - and it makes my day when I see someone appreciate him the same way I do.

Understandably, most people dislike him. But that just makes it more special when someone cares about my boy. He's our boy, in fact.

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I need to draw Gary and Morell together sometimes. I just like them as a duo. I think I'll draw them fishing because that seems like the kind of thing they would get up to.

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The mood for today.