George

* Alive
* Soldier
* Spirit

**George** is a major character in *Clover*. He was a guitarist, and often sang a love song he had written for his ex-lover (who is theorized to be Brenda) to remember the memories he had made with her. He is the *Lover* of the band.

## Description and Background

"Loving, loyal, and kind, George is a singer-songwriter who is a hopeless romantic with a song in his heart. Somewhat oblivious to the cruelties of the world around him, he hangs on to his dreams of romance."

"George is a lovable, kind, yet hopeless romantic who was deeply in love with a woman for 100 years after she left him by himself. He teaches Kel to keep your loved ones deep in your heart and live on with their memories even if they are no longer there."

## Personality

George is an extremely dedicated and loving man, still having a lot of room in his heart for the person that had separated with him. He blissfully ignores the criticism people give him for his loving nature and trouble with letting go. He is also seen to be a generally kind person as he wrote multiple songs for one woman that he loved, and without hesitation attempted to comfort Kel, a complete stranger, after he saw that she was upset.

It can also be said that he's relatively optimistic as he remains happy even in the face of war and remains hopeful that he'll meet his loved one again after decades.

## Appearance

### Adulthood

In his adult years, George has a lanky, thin build. He has short cowlicked black hair and he wears a boater hat with a grey ribbon around it.

His outfit consists of a black vest over a white button-up with a grey bowtie, light grey pants, and black shiny shoes. He also wears gloves and is often seen carrying a dark grey cane or a white ukulele with him.

### Soldier

At war, George wore the standard brodie helmet and donned a soldier's uniform that consisted of a jacket with large black buttons, pants, and boots, all of which were in the same shade of grey.

### Late Adulthood

In his older years, George keeps his lanky build but visibly begins to bald which leaves him with light grey side burns and a mustache.

His outfit consists has a black sweater vest, with a horizontal white stripe in the middle, over a dark grey button up with white bowtie. He also wears light grey pants with dark grey shoes, similar to the ones he wore in his younger years.

### Ghost

His ghost form has a bird, or more specifically a hummingbird, motif, likely referencing his happy, bubbly personality during his life. He has a heart pin on his chest and, like the other ghosts, does not have legs, but rather a ghostly tail.

## History

### Early Adulthood

George had met and fell in love with a young woman, who is theorized to be Brenda by fans. The woman then left for unspecified reasons, though some people theorized that she had passed away during their relationship. Despite this, he continues to love her, even years after her departure and waits for the day when he can see her again. He would continue to write songs about her in an adoring way. People often called him crazy due to his dedication past them not being together. Despite this, he would continue to often reflect back to good memories of her.

### Gone to War

Later on in life, he had to head to war, that war likely being World War I. Despite the harsh conditions and life-threatening situations, he would continue to think about his loved one and still sing about her even though it had been 20-30 years past falling in love with her at that point. (Some people in the fanbase joke that George became homeless after the war, and that he later became a banana salesman, explaining the "Banana George" meme)

### Late Adulthood

He ended up surviving the war and continues to live a long, happy life where he would continue to think about his beloved despite it having been 40-50 years at that point.

One day, while sitting under a tree he suffers from a heart attack and is quickly rushed over to by Susie. The scene cuts to him being put in hospitalization to recover with Susie by his side. As he is handed a picture of the young woman from his past, he reminisces about her and indirectly bids her a final goodbye, realizing that he won't be around for much longer. He soon passes away.

### Afterlife

Realizing that he had become a ghost, he found the tree that he used to sit at and waited under it, likely waiting for his old loved one, for years and years.

Kel suddenly runs up to the tree, crying, and in a panicked attempt to comfort her he attempts to pat her head. But unbeknownst to him, he soon is met with two other hands over his. He looks up and finds that the hands belong to Brenda and Dave, respectively. Soon after, he reunites with them and shares a group hug as to comfort Kel.

He comforts Kel, crying next to a gravestone, and realizes that futher negitive emotions would lead to Kel losing her mortal form. He feels concerned and sad for her (as seen in the storyboard, but the ghost don't have faces) he holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand and holds her hand in the other, he plays with her traveling through trees, going into a tree that might be the one George often sat under. He gives her his heart piece and fuses it with Kel’s broken pin and hugs her as he fades away.

He is later seen saving Kel along with the other ghost’s, telling her to remember them in her heart, and do her best to get to the mortal world. He may be a piece of the clover that opens the door for her, then he either went back to heaven or fused his soul with her’s.

## Fan Speculation and Theories

### Relationship w/ Brenda

One of the most popular, and most backed, theory within the community is that George was romantically involved with Brenda, and by extension makes Brenda the woman showcased in his song, 100 Years. The reason of her leaving is unknown, but was either due to her passing away or leaving to pursue her career of dancing.

* The most common piece of evidence is that Brenda's appearance matches that of the woman in 100 Years. This includes the lipstick, body type, and even hair color.
	+ In the same music video, the woman is seen dancing, again alluding to the fact that she may be Brenda.

* The most crucial piece of evidence is that Brenda's daughter in Still Dancing, Susie, matches the appearance of George's daughter in 100 Years as her hair color and silhouette matches in both songs.
	+ Susie's name was revealed in both bar and binary code in the songs Gentleman and Sugar Honey Ice Tea, which are George's and Brenda's themes, respectively. This further proves the evidence that Susie may be George and Brenda's daughter, possibly making them previously romantically involved.

* One minor piece of evidence is that the hat seen in George's portrait of his loved one is seen in Brenda's home as an adult.
* One minor piece of evidence, though a bit of a stretch, is that you can see someone that has a similar silhouette to George while she sings on stage, as the silhouette has a pointed nose and hat similar to George's.