Gunter

**Gunter Fendol** (callsign "**Inferno**") is a Thing-Thing character created by batouttaheck.

He is a mercenary and pyrotechnician in the employ of Systems Corp.

## Appearance

Like all Thing-Things, he has gray skin and has no limbs. He has red hair and "raccoon-ish" eyes.

He wears a red top with black strips, along with red fingerless gloves with diamond-shaped studs, in addition to a black headband and armored combat boots.

## Personality

Gunter has a passion for all things fire, that he chose to use incendiary weapons in his mercenary work, and even maintains a secondary job at Systems Corp. as a pyrotechnician.

## Skills/Abilities/Equipment

Gunter's main weapon is a custom-built flamethrower of his own creation, which features an indestructible fuel tank and the ability to fire either streams of fire or explosive fireballs at the flick of a special switch.

He is also handy with a standard M1370 pump-action shotgun, and carries a few incendiary hand grenades, as well.

## Background

At a young age, Gunter has gained a fascination with all things fire. So much so, in fact, that whenever he did a science project at school, it was related to fire. His favorite song is Arthur Brown's "*Fire*".

Of course, his parents made sure that he also acknowledges how dangerous fire can be, especially if someone is careless. So, they had him watch fire safety PSAs.

He never lost his interest in fire, even as he grew. After writing a well-detailed history report on the usage of incendiary weapons in warfare in college, as well as playing as the Pyro in *Team Fortress 2*, he decided that he would be a mercenary that specializes in incendiary weapons.

For that, he became a mercenary for Systems Corp. and began development on a flamethrower of his own design. Taking inspiration from *Twisted Metal Black*, Gunter created an indestructible fuel tank with angular areas for deflecting small arms fire, along with the ability to shoot either a stream of flames at close range, or explosive incendiary fireballs for longer-range engagements.

With his usage of incendiary weapons, he gained the callsign of "Inferno". Noticing his expertise in fire, Systems Corp. gave Gunter a secondary position as a pyrotechnician.

## Gallery

Gunter's flamethrowerGunter illustrated by PhoenixSoara headshot of Gunter
## Relationships

#### Markus Fendol

Mostly on a professional due to having brotherly bond due to the relationship having an amicable side, sometimes it can be on a testy side.

They do stuff together as well they're always here for each other.

#### Xander Wolfe

Very rocky due to being bullied by him for his love of fire, being disgusted by William and his actions, constantly saying his name, and interest in classic music. he fought back with him back during their preteen years. He's scared of his schizophrenia.

### Saul Franks

He and Saul have been friends since middle school.

### Morpeka Zou

She's his love interest since she loved his interest in fire and he loved her interest in monsters.

### Gideon Foxx

He has a huge fear of him as Gideon torments him 24/7 on Xander's command, he made rivals with him as he gave him karmic punishments. his friendship with Xander made him scared and uncomfortable

## Trivia

* Image source: https://sta.sh/0152dfl2zmsd
* His battle cry, "Through fire and flames we carry on!", is influenced by the metal band Dragonforce.
* Image source: https://www.deviantart.com/phoenixsoar/art/Commission-avatar-Gunter-823264009
* He is shorter than the average Thing-Thing due to his growth being stunted from his ADHD medications.
* He is a second character to wield incenidery weapons while Gideon was the first.