Gammon Octo

"The endless song is about to come to an end in the near future."

- Gammon Octo

Gammon Octo is a descendant of Lukana Octo and Sateriasis Venomania. Known as the Cursed Gardener in Evil's Theater, he acts as the theater's choreman while seeking the Venom Sword.

Dark Star Scandal
"Then… could you at least return the sword, that sword, to me? That was my family’s treasure, it's very important!"

- Gammon asking for the Venom Sword

At some point, Gammon joined the military and attained the rank of Sergeant General. After his brother Nyoze was convicted by Gallerian Marlon for murder, Gammon attempted to set up a meeting with the Chief Justice for several days. Adamant, the soldier traveled to Gallerian's mansion and rang the bell, apologizing for bothering the judge so late at night. The judge recognized Gammon and attempted to send him away, closing the door; the soldier held the door open, pleading that Gallerian's judgment was a mistake and that Nyoze was innocent. Warned of his words' ramifications, Gammon became silent. Hearing the judge's reasoning due to the evidence against Nyoze, he asked for their family heirloom, the Venom Sword, back from the judge's custody. Gallerian refused, claiming the weapon was confiscated under the law as evidence of Nyoze's crime. As Gammon attempted to retort, Gallerian threatened to denounce him as defying the law if he persisted. Unable to retrieve the sword, he apologized for disturbing the court director and left, dissatisfied.

Evil's Theater
"I carry this fearsome curse upon my body and, to undo the curse, the sword passed down from my ancestors was needed. I came to this forest, alone, to seek it."

- Gammon's "testimony"

Sometime after EC 990, Gammon entered the Evil's Forest and arrived at Gallerian's theater to retrieve the Venom Sword so that he could undo the curse plaguing his bloodline. After entering the forest, he managed to elude the Master of the Graveyard and her Servants, but ended up at the mercy of the Master of the Court. Captured and sentenced to death, he was saved by the Waiter and recruited as the new "gardener" at the theater, replacing Ma. During his time there, Gammon began helping Ma with the creating screenplays for the theater. With his Purple Dream ability, Gammon was able to detail the lives of his ancestors to better understand his curse; using the experiences he envisioned, the Cursed Gardener wrote several screenplays about various characters related to the Seven Deadly Sins. Around this time, he had a dream envisioning the Master of the Court's future should her utopia be realized. Concerned, he wrote down his vision as one of the screenplays, believing it would be good for something. The vision, however, did not gain much attention by the inhabitants, although Gammon noticed Ma was visibly upset.

Afterwards, he mumbled about how the song would come to an end soon, referencing his vision. While watching the film about Lemy Abelard, Gammon saw the Servants reacting violently in the theater, confirming his suspicion that they were connected to Hänsel and Gretel. Some time later, he heard the cries of those convicted by the Master of the Court and sighed, reflecting on his time spent at the theater and how he needed to persevere. Shortly after, he sat down and began organizing the films reviewed by the Judicial Doll. In EC 998, Gammon attended the "trial" held by the Master of the Court, searching for the vessel of Wrath, finding it maddening they were having a litigation instead of a normal assembly. During the meeting, he was given permission by the Master of the Court to speak about why he came to the theater and explained his curse and how he needed the Venom Sword to remove it.

Personality and Traits
"I don't trust people who shout loudly about justice. The vulnerable shed tears in the shadow of worthless heroism."

- Gammon's reaction to Red Shoe Parade

Gammon acted very restrained and melancholy, often sighing and having a pessimistic view on things such as luck, finding both good and bad luck to be detestable. Despite this, he remained determined and was not distressed by how he had become used to living in the theater with the inhuman inhabitants. He also considered himself different from humans, possibly due to his curse. Gammon was deeply concerned by his curse and wished to rid himself of it. As a result, he was interested in learning about his ties to Sateriasis Venomania and the origin of his curse. When presented with the chance to learn more about his ancestor through his Purple Dream ability, Gammon was satisfied with the prospect. Certain the Venom Sword was the key to removing it, he attempted to retrieve the weapon from Gallerian after his brother's death and entered Evils Forest years later despite the hazardous rumors surrounding it.

The former soldier was very observant, taking notes on the theater inhabitants and Ma while studying the history of the vessels of sin their users. Through the use of his Purple Dream ability, Gammon became concerned about the outcome of collecting the Seven Deadly Sins and the "utopia" the Director Doll intended to create. He was also hostile towards the notion of "justice" justifying an action, likely because of the corrupt justice system that executed his brother. Due to this, Gammon detested Gallerian Marlon and found it distasteful how the judge's "daughter" inherited his corrupt sense of justice, sharing a strained relationship with the Master of the Court. Since nearly being executed by the Doll, the Cursed Gardener was unsuccessful in convincing her of his prediction, due to its low probability of being accurate. He similarly found her obsession of complicating matters in order to act as a judge, such as turning their simple meeting into a "trial", maddening.

Skills and Abilities
"But occasionally there may be a prediction dream. Thus, I write it down. I thought it might be useful for something."

- Excerpt from Gammon's writings

Gammon was trained in the Union State of Evillious military and attaining the rank of Sergeant General. Besides his military skills, he inherited his ancestor's prediction dream ability he denominated as "Purple Dream", allowing him to dream events from either the past or future. His ability to peer into the past was assumed accurate, used to help construct the screenplays about past events with Ma. However, his ability to see the future was often inaccurate, estimating his vision about the alleged utopia having less than a fifty percent chance of being correct. His work at Evil's Theater ranged from tasks as a gardener or choreman to that of a clerk, filing and organizing the transcripts for the Master of the Court's "court cases". He also had skills as a scriptwriter, collaborating with Ma in creating the screenplays of Evillious' past.

Character Connections
Nyoze Octo: Gammon's brother. Gammon trusted Nyoze, in disbelief that his sibling had committed murder, and he cared about him deeply; he made several attempts to sway Gallerian's judgment of Nyoze as guilty and his death made Gammon bitter towards the concept of "justice" as someone's motive.

Gallerian Marlon: The man who condemned Gammon's brother. Gammon disagreed with Gallerian's judgment of his brother as guilty, although initially did not suspect him of any wrongdoing. After learning of Gallerian’s corruption, Gammon grew to detest him and his corrupt judgment of others.

Master of the Graveyard: A fellow member of Evil's Theater. Gammon initally saw the Master of the Graveyard as an obstacle towards getting the Venom Sword and eluded her. After becoming the Gardener, Gammon cohabited with her as with the rest of the inhabitants of Evil's Theater.

Master of the Court: A fellow member of Evil's Theater. Gammon found her corrupt administration of justice distasteful and was frustrated with her adherence to trials rather than regular meetings. He disagreed with her idea of Utopia, conveying warnings to her about the alternatives he saw in his visions.

Waiter: A fellow member of Evil's Theater. Gammon thought of her as a spoiled girl, understanding her selfish reasons for saving him. As the chore boy, he would do some of her work around the theater.

Ma: A fellow member of Evil's Theater and the previous Gardener. Gammon got along with Ma well enough to help her with her screenplays using his Purple dream ability, learning more about the past via their relationship. He also served as her employee, tending to her garden. Despite this, he disagreed with her theory that utopia would result from the sins being gathered.

Sateriasis Venomania: Gammon's distant ancestor. Due to his actions, Gammon's bloodline was burdened with a curse that only the Venom Sword would be able to cure.

Lukana Octo: Gammon's distant ancestor. She birthed the tainted Octo line that would eventually come to Gammon.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Gammon's name is derived from the British word gammon, meaning to speak misleadingly or deceptively.
 * His surname is derived from the Greek and Roman prefix octo, meaning eight.
 * Gammon's name is partially inspired by the name of his representative Vocaloid, Gackpo, sharing the letters "Ga" at the beginning of the name.
 * Gammon's new role as the "Cursed Gardener" is connected to the Sin he represents, Lust, the original form of which is The Flower.

Curiosities

 * In Evil Food Eater Conchita, the Vocaloid Gackpo is credited as the "choreman" for the song, referencing Gammon's outcome as the Cursed Gardener.
 * Similarly, one of Pere Noël's members, VI. the Samurai, was labeled as being used for "chores".
 * In the Evils Court booklet, Gammon does his job as a "clerk" via organizing the songs in the album and leaving his commentary for each "court case" from the Evils Court crossfade.
 * Due to their lineage to Duke Venomania, both Gammon and Nyoze have the potential to develop Hereditary Evil Raiser Syndrome and pass it onto future generations.

Gallery
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Appearances

 * Capriccio Farce
 * Master of the Court (song)
 * Deadly Sins of Evil: The Lunacy of Duke Venomania
 * Evils Court (first appearance)