Gibeon

:Not to be confused with Gideon.
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Gibeon (Japanese: ギベオン Gibeon) is a recurring character and the main antagonist of . He is the current leader of the Explorers, one of its founders, and the chairman of Exceed. Additionally, he is Amethio's grandfather.
==History==
===Pre-series===
100 years prior to the events of the series, Gibeon was a traveling searching for the mythical paradise Laqua alongside his . One day, while at a saloon, he overheard two other patrons deriding a pair of travelers who had come to ask for information regarding Laqua. He presented them with an extensive document of all the research he had conducted proving Laqua existed. Later, the two travelers, Lucius and Rystal, invited him to accompany them on their to locate the paradise, and he agreed. The group adopted the name of the Explorers and traveled around the , ultimately locating Laqua after several days lost at sea.
In Laqua, Gibeon studied the local Pokémon, seeking to understand what could have created such a lush environment. The trio pushed on deeper into Laqua, discovering evidence of plant life that had withered from an unknown force. They eventually came across a growth of pink crystals named Laquium that generate a pink mist. Gibeon approached the growth to take a sample, observing the intense levels of energy the crystal possessed. Lucius, fearing what kind of effect the crystals could have on his group, instructed Gibeon and Rystal to leave Laqua with him, but Gibeon did not listen. Driven mad by the power of the mist, Gibeon used Zygarde in an attempt to force more crystals to grow, unleashing more mist in the process. The mist, in turn, caused the Pokémon nearby to begin rampaging, forcing Lucius and Rystal to fight them off. Zygarde, realizing the effect the mist was having on its Trainer, shed some of its cells in an attempt to seal the crystals' energy away, but this measure failed. The crystals' explosive growth ruptured the ground beneath Gibeon's feet, causing him to fall into a fissure. Following her departure from Laqua after Lucius's sacrifice to save the world from the crystals, Rystal never learned of Gibeon's ultimate fate.
Following this, Gibeon's role in Lucius's adventures was largely forgotten. However, he survived the fall thanks to the Laquium shard he had with him, the sun was blotted out for three days due to the explosion in Laqua and once the sun reappeared, Gibeon left the paradise, walking down the Kumuri Mountain and into Kumuri Town, where his injuries were treated by the mother of a young girl. Thanks to the power of the Laquium shard he had, he managed to expand his lifespan through the mist it produces. During which time he organized the modern incarnation of the Explorers and founded the Paldea company known as Exceed to serve as the group's scientific research front, specially on Laquium. He sought to return to Laqua and harvest the Laquium to better the lives of humans and . 
Soon he met Hamber, who became lost and aimless in his path as an adventurer, but Gibeon guided and recruited him to his cause, later becoming a member of the Explorers. He also sought to recruit Hamber's old friend Diana, Lucius and Rystal's granddaughter, but she turned down Hamber's invitation. At one point, Gibeon also got married and fathered a daughter, who would grow up and marry a man named Cervantis who became his son-in-law. Cervantis joined the Explorers and was apparently tasked with carrying on Gibeon's legacy, but through unknown circumstances, Cervantis strayed from this path and failed to live up to Gibeon's expectations, eventually being expelled from the Explorers. Cervantis and Gibeon's daughter had a child of their own, Amethio, who Gibeon later brought into the Explorers with the same task, to find Laqua once again. At some point, Gibeon's daughter died in a car accident, but it's unknown how he reacted to it.
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Gibeon was mentioned for the first time in The Treasure After the Storm!, when Hamber questioned Amethio about the results of his mission.
In The Ancient Poké Ball, Gibeon appeared communicating with his Admins regarding Amethio's mission to Roy's hometown. Believing that Amethio did not carry out his mission properly, he dismissed him and sent Spinel to investigate the Rising Volt Tacklers. When all the members left the meeting, Hamber and Gibeon realized that they had finally found their true purpose.
In Rivals in the Dark of Night!, Gibeon contacted Hamber during the events in Galar. After the battle ended, Hamber was seen talking to Gibeon again by the monolith, informing him that events had finally begun to move again. Gibeon, in response, expressed that their wishes would soon come true.
In Respective Departures, Amethio sought an audience with Gibeon following his mission with the Black Rayquaza in the previous episode. Gibeon, awakening, spoke to Amethio about the battle and inquired how he felt while fighting Rayquaza. After Amethio claimed that he felt Rayquaza was not taking the battle seriously, Gibeon suggested that it was either testing him or toying with him, then informed Amethio that Rayquaza and were the keys to his paradise, Laqua.
Gibeon made his first physical appearance in From So Far Away. He presided over another meeting of the Explorers following the failure of their plan to collectively battle the Black Rayquaza. In the light of their failure, he ordered a change of tactics, directing his subordinates to spy on the Rising Volt Tacklers and allow them to gather the Six Heroes, while also ordering Coral and the others to monitor Liko and Terapagos. Following the conclusion of the meeting, Gibeon was seen in his personal chamber, musing to himself about his desire to return to Laqua and how Lucius's adventure wasn't yet over.
In The Treasure of Eternity, Gibeon summoned Amethio to meet with him in-person. During this meeting, it was revealed that Amethio was Gibeon's grandson, and his heir in the search for Laqua. Amethio swore he would prove himself worthy of carrying Gibeon's blood by finding the paradise and the Laquium within, thus succeeding where his father, Gibeon's son, had failed.
In Liko and Amethio, after an operation against the Rising Volt Tacklers concluded in Glaseado Mountain, Spinel presented evidence that Amethio had betrayed the organization by allowing Liko to leave with Terapagos. The other admins believed his claim, while Hamber was willing to listen to his defence. Before Amethio could explain anything, Gibeon chimed in, questioning whether Amethio was straying from the path much like his own son did. He then made the decision to expel Amethio, seemingly unaware that he was being manipulated by Spinel and coldly told his grandson not to show his face again after his explusion.
In HZ075, Liko and the Rising Volt Tacklers learned about the Explorers' past from Rystal after summoning her through time at the Crystal Pool. Gibeon was later seen resting in his chamber while Spinel and Chalce schemed to usurp the position at his side once he returned to Laqua.
In HZ083, Gibeon was informed by Sidian that the Rising Volt Tacklers had successfully obtained the Six Heroes, restored Terapagos to full strength, and had left to find Laqua. He told the Explorers that they would ambush the Rising Volt Tacklers in Laqua once the seal had been lifted. Later, in a meeting with Spinel and Chalce, Gibeon expressed his joy at the anticipation of finally obtaining more Laquium.
==Character==
In the past, Gibeon was a determined, scientifically-minded adventurer. He habitually gathered volumes of information on his goals, recording all of his research into Laqua on a scroll that reached a significant length. He also did not tolerate what he deemed as foolishness regarding topics such as whether Laqua existed or not. Although he was generally flat emotionally, he did display some signs of appreciation and happiness during his time on Lucius and Rystal's team. When the three Explorers reached Laqua, he immediately tried to satisfy his scientific curiosity, seeking to understand how the paradise gained its rich environment.
However, following his exposure to the mist given off by the Laquium, Gibeon's character changed significantly for the worse. He grew maniacal and reckless in his efforts to cultivate more Laquium, behaving in a way that displayed no concern over the rampaging Pokémon around him or the risk to the world posed by the Laquium's growth. When his turned against him and tried to seal the Laquium, he grew enraged and berated Zygarde for its betrayal.
In the present, he initially appears to be a calm, detached leader, mostly delegating the day-to-day work of running the Explorers to Hamber. He tends to directly involve himself only when major events relating to his goals take place, and is pragmatic in managing his resources at these times, as seen when he replaces Amethio with Spinel on the mission to obtain Liko's pendant. When he discovered that Hamber, Coral and Sidian had gone to Galar in an attempt to confront the Rising Volt Tacklers, he immediately contacted Hamber; however, he later overlooked this insubordination due to the value of the intelligence they had gathered. He is generally cold-hearted and callous, displaying a willingness to do anything regardless of morality to achieve his goals. Gibeon is also secretive in his activity; few know that he is the chairman of Exceed but no employees are known to have ever met him face-to-face.
His hatred of betrayal remains, however, and is no stronger than it is with his family members. Gibeon disowned and exiled his son-in-law from the Explorers when he strayed from the path of Gibeon's wishes, and did the same after discovering his grandson Amethio's apparent betrayal. He did not allow Amethio a chance to defend himself, instead assuming that he was going down the same path as Cervantis and dismissed him, considering him a disgrace for his actions.
Gibeon's subordinates hold him in high, almost reverential regard, typically referring to him as "Master Gibeon", behaving in a highly deferential way when in his presence, and identifying the Explorers as "only existing to fulfill" his wishes. His followers must specifically seek out time when they wish to speak to him, for which he awakens until he chooses to conclude that subordinate's audience with him. In HZ083, it was shown that despite Gibeon being over 100 years old, he has aged slowly and still has the same appearance as when he was traveling with Lucius and Rystal, because of this, Gibeon's health is very poor, which causes him to be confined to a special chair in a room with something very similar to Laquium. When he does meet with someone directly instead of using his holographic monolith, they must speak with him from the other side of a barrier and cannot enter his chamber.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Gibeon's only known in the :
====On hand====
==Voice actors==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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Younger Gibeon	Gibeon expression sheet	
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ギベオン Gibeon 	From the meteorite
English, German, Latin American Spanish,French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish,Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish,Turkish	Gibeon 	Same as his Japanese name
Korean 	기베온 Gibeon 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	吉丙 Jíbǐng 	From 吉丙隕石 Jíbǐng yǔnshí / Gātbíng wáhnsehk (Gibeon meteorite)
Chinese () 	吉丙 Gātbíng 	From 吉丙隕石 Jíbǐng yǔnshí / Gātbíng wáhnsehk (Gibeon meteorite)
Thai 	กิเบียน Gibeon 	Same as his Japanese name
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