Gary Goodspeed

Gary Goodspeed is the son of John Goodspeed, an Infinity Guard captain who died on a mission to close a breach to Final Space when Gary was a child.

Shortly after the death of his father, Gary was abandoned by his mother, Sheryl Goodspeed, and forced into a life of crime.

Years later, an emotionally stunted adult Gary impersonated an Infinity Guard soldier to impress officer Quinn Ergon, but accidentally destroyed 92 spaceships (plus a Mexican restaurant), and was sentenced to a 5-year prison sentence on the Galaxy One, where, on his final year of imprisonment, would meet and befriend a planet-destroying alien named Mooncake, and the Ventrexian bounty hunter Avocato, which subsequently puts him on a life-changing journey to unlock the mystery of Final Space.

Serving as the leader of the Team Squad, he is the main protagonist of *Final Space*.

## Appearance

Gary is a tall, thin man with light skin and bushy blonde hair.

During his sentence aboard the Galaxy One, he wore a red jumpsuit with a teal belt, gloves, boots, and a white triangular collar bearing the Infinity Guard symbol.

When his prison sentence ends in Chapter 8, he changes back into his civilian clothes: a red shirt with a blue circle on the chest, a brown leather jacket, blue jeans, a black belt with a big silver buckle, and brown boots.

In "Chapter 2", after returning to the Galaxy One after Gary's arm was ripped off by the Lord Commander, Mooncake gets the idea for a cybernetic replacement by ripping off one of the S.A.M.E.S.' (specifically Rob's) left arm.

Avocato then volunteers to perform the prosthetic surgery on Gary, which strengthens their bond and officially signifies the start of their friendship.

Starting in Season 2, Gary has a much more roughed-up look.

His outfit is the same with the blue circle on his shirt changing to orange.

His hair is more “fluffy” looking when compared to season 1.

When he was stranded on Terra Con Prime following the events of The Remembered, he grew patchy stubble, which can be inferred he shaved off shortly after being rescued by the crew.

He still keeps his jeans, jacket, belt, and boots during Seasons 2 and 3.

## Personality

At the start of the series, Gary is shown to be more immature and arrogant, but as the series progressed, Gary has notably matured throughout of each chapter.

Gary often has a habit of talking inadvertently, or as he self-proclaims it: 'word-arrhea'. (This is most likely an actual condition known as logorrhea)

His time spent isolated in deep space has made him excessively receptive to friendship, as shown through his staunch loyalty to both Mooncake and Avocato, despite barely knowing them and becoming involved in various dilemmas because of them.

Despite this, his hate of KVN has not been whittled away by his years of separation from intelligent lifeforms and instead reveals a very petulant and short-tempered side of his personality.

Gary's emotional development seems stunted to some extent, which series creator Olan Rogers' notes as being a consequence of his father's passing away when Gary was quite young.

In addition, Rogers has commented that Gary's energetic and cheerful demeanor is a psychological defense mechanism that he uses to cope with the grief of losing his father.

It is also evident that his mother abandoning him in his childhood also played a role in his current personality as he grew up.

Furthermore, this element of his personality may have been further compounded by his five years without human interaction; while Rogers states that Gary is at least thirty, his personality seems more akin to someone in their twenties, which is the age at which Gary was imprisoned.

While his immaturity seems to lessen between the flash-forward in Chapter One and his current state, he is still shown to develop emotional attachments with extreme ease, and to have very poor and strange mechanisms for handling rejection, which seems to entail "Footloose," styled episodes of elaborate dancing.

In addition, he has an obsession with cookies, to the point of being willing to undertake the risk of imminent death for the opportunity of being able to slip a cookie under his helmet, throwing a childish tantrum after H.U.E. tells him that he's matured too much throughout of the series to possibly want cookies anymore, and even asking that H.U.E. change his death countdown to the time until a batch of fresh cookies has been baked.

## Skills & Abilities

* **Prosthetic Arm:** Once belonging to one of the S.A.M.E.S., Gary's left arm was replaced with a mechanical prosthetic, with the help of Avocato, after Lord Commander ripped off the original limb in Chapter Two. As revealed in "One of Us", Gary's robot arm can turn into a laser gun and laser sword, just like that of the S.A.M.E.S.
* **Piloting:** Gary starts out inexperienced with flying spacecraft, seen in the flashback scene before his arrest in Chapter One. However, as the series continues, Gary's piloting skills and overall knowledge of the ships he flies gradually improve. It is also implied that Gary had hoped to become a pilot for the Infinity Guard growing up, as shown in "The Sixth Key".
* **Thievery:** It is unknown how long Gary has been experienced with stealing, but he has always been seen getting away with anything he takes. Stolen items include a piece of jewelry in Chapter One, a dimensional key in "The Remembered", and stealthily taking another dimensional key from Sheryl in "Descent Into Darkness".
* **Energy weapon proficiency:** Like many characters in the series, Gary knows how to handle various laser pistols and rifles and is an accomplished marksman.

## Weapons

* Prosthetic Arm
	+ Laser Gun
	+ Laser Sword
* Blasters
* Black Hole Gun (Briefly)

## Family

* John Goodspeed (Father, Deceased)
* Sheryl Goodspeed (Mother)
* Avocato (Husband)
* Quinn Ergon (Wife)
* Little Cato (Adopted Son)
* Lena De Spell (Adopted Daughter)

## Voice Actor

* Olan Rogers
* Caleb McLaughlin (Young)