Grandma Ginger

* Current
* Cub

### Likes

Her family, Grandpa Gilbert, telling stories, cooking (especially Paella and Roscón de Reyes), chocolate concha, happy thoughts, dancing, laelia orchid flowers, rainbows, dancing in the rain, singing, sunshine, hugs, kisses, tranquility, expressing herself, coffee, tea, painting, singing, art, music, partying, Dia De Los Muertos, hair-brushing, vibrant colors, party favours, boysenberries, Baile Folklorico

### Dislikes

Her family in danger, being overwhelmed, losing her temper, lightning, storm clouds, arguments, being mad at Grandpa Gilbert (as she considers it impossible), sitting still, Grandpa Gruff being mistreated/blamed for Arimaspi's attack

## Biographical information

### Status

Active

**Grandma Ginger** is an old Griffoness from Griffinstone and one of the Senior Gals. She's the wife of Grandpa Gilbert, grandmother of Gilbert and Gentileschi, and mother of her grandkids' dad.

## Personality

Described as "overly emotional and dramatic", Grandma Ginger is an impatient Griffoness and can get angry easily, contrasting with her husband Grandpa Gilbert's more laid-back personality and positive spirit. Ginger sometimes lets her temper get the better of her and often says things that she doesn't mean, however she occasionally apologises for this. When Ginger gets extremely nervous, she rapidly plays with her shawl's fringes as she repeatedly mutters "Cosas bonitas, cosas bonitas!" [happy thoughts] to help her control her emotions.

Though she can be a little insecure and shy at times, her passions and her family give her the strength to do the things she loves. Friendly, tireless, creative, and with a great sensibility to the arts, Ginger is a generally sweet-natured and selfless Griffoness.

Like her husband, Ginger is outgoing and cheerful and, therefore, it is difficult for her to sit still. She has frequent mood swings, going from being happy to angry or vice versa in a moment. She can get very nervous, anxious, stressed, and sometimes even neurotic very easily. Her emotions sometimes control her more than she can control them, resulting in chaotic breakdowns. Her temper can easily calm down when supported by the people she loves. Although she can get angry with Gilbert at times, Ginger loves her husband and always smiles when he supports or helps her, melting into Gilbert's arms when he hugs her. Gilbert can calm her by being flirtatious or even simply placing a hand on her shoulder.

Despite her rapid emotional swings, she is very caring and loving towards her friends and family, always willing to lend a hand and wise words to them. Her family is the most important thing to her and she considers her friends to be a part of it as much as her husband does. After Arimaspi's attack, Ginger's main concern was the well-being of her family rather than the loss of her kingdom's Idol. Her affection also extends to her friends, whom she cares about immensely. Ginger, along with her husband and their other friends, are also seen comforting and checking on Gruff after the accident following the giant's attack.

She proves herself to be a very talented artist and even has her own set of paintbrushes, that she gifts to her artistic granddaughter, Gentileschi.

Like Gilbert, Ginger has also been shown to utter small phrases in Spanish when experiencing certain bouts of emotion. She uses Spanish words between his sentences, but goes full-on Spanish when she's panicked, angry, or in a hurry.

## Appearance

Grandma Ginger has peanut-brown fur, dark brown wings, and pale light brown paws, which are the same colour as the markings around eyes and her underbelly. She has long bangs and shares her light blue eye colour with her grandson, Gilbert Jr. Since she was a cub, Grandma Ginger has been wearing a natural silk flamenco shawl with rich and elegant, claw-sewn embroidery in colourful floral motifs, complete with a bright red rose carmen stitching on the back and black, brown, and orange fringes on the edges.

## Background

Ginger was originally born outside of Griffinstone, before her family moved there. Unlike Gilbert, Ginger only has one sibling, her younger brother Goyo, but she thinks even one provides enough chaos for her.

At one point in her teen years, Ginger was sent to gather ingredients for her father's store. From the hilltop her father had specified, Ginger watched as the future royal guards battled a monster, and quickly determined what she wanted to do with her life: become a Kunoichi, a female guard.

Shortly thereafter, Ginger met Gilbert when he spotted her sitting nearby after a battle. He approached and talked to her, letting her vent on how she'd been fired from three jobs that day (to try and help her family pay their overdue rent) and how she could ever become a Kunoichi if she couldn't even hold down a job. He then proceeded to cheer her up by telling her to keep trying and that a true Kunoichi never gives up and that "the right job was out there waiting for [her]." Ginger continued to try her hand at different careers, in hopes that one would stick. The two met again during a festival in Griffinstone, where Gilbert found Ginger working as a face painter, which she loved. She thanked him for encouraging her and he helped her once again when he offered her a new colour palette after she'd ran out of paint. The two hung out together the whole evening and Gilbert introduced her to the rest of his friends after some time. The two soon began dating for a few years, with Ginger eventually joining the guard as a Kunoichi, until they went on a summer trip to Manehattan, where Gilbert proposed to Ginger and she accepted. The couple eventually had a son, Giovanni.

Apparently, on the anniversary of "the first time [they] held claws", Gilbert and Ginger went on a trip to Appleloosa and were suddenly chased by a buffalo when they were having dinner.

At least in her late forties, to her surprise and delight, her son had children of his own, and she became the grandmother of Gilbert Jr. and later Gentileschi, who both refer to her as "Abuela".

After King Guto's sudden disappearance, as Gilbert and the rest of his friends formed the "Senior Group" during that time, retiring from their duties as royal guards and taking the roles of the leaders of Griffinstone, Ginger became part of a backup team with similar duties, also retiring from her sergeant duties. Subsequently, she got back to working as a face painter.

## Relationships

### **Grandpa Gilbert**

Gilbert is Ginger's husband and the person she trusts the most. Gilbert and Ginger are a couple rooted in balance. He is very caring towards her, always making her laugh and managing to calm Ginger and helping her through her emotional temperaments, which made her ultimately fall in love with him. Overly dramatic and overly emotional, Ginger's emotions are far-reaching and ever-changing, going from happiness to sadness to anger to eagerness to worry and her husband loves that about her. He loves to tease her and enhance her storytelling with his own commentary and sound effects, and playfully defers to her when she gets annoyed with him for doing this. It is seen that Ginger is very affectionate with her husband, sometimes pulling him in him to kiss him with affection or constantly hugging him. Although the two spouses will regularly argue, mock each other, and bring up each other's most embarrassing moments, Ginger finds it impossible to stay angry with Gilbert for any length of time. Gilbert encourages his wife to be open with her feelings and is generally very supportive of her. While Gilbert believes she fell for him due to 'how romantic he is', his friends joke that one of the reasons she married him was because she knew it was only a matter of time before he plummeted to his doom on one of his next trips.

The couple do a lot of activities together, which Ginger highlights Dia de Los Muertos preparations as her favourite.

## Gallery

Grandma Ginger without her shawlGrandpa Gilbert and Grandma GingerConcept Art of Grandpa Gilbert and Grandma Ginger as cubs
## Trivia

* Grandma Ginger and her family are of Hispanic descent.
* Her favourite fruit is boysenberry.
* Grandma Ginger's usage of the chancla is a famous stereotypical form of discipline used by Latino matriarchs to discipline misbehaved children, but also a form of self-defense of Latino women against threats.
* Originally, all wives were going to resemble their husbands, but the idea was scrapped a short while later.
* Her middle name, "Apasionado," is Spanish for "passionate." This fits her, as she is very emotional.
* In the writing process of The Gruff Family, Grandma Ginger was very close to being portrayed as Grandpa Gyeong's wife, instead of Grandpa Gilbert's.

## See also

* Grandpa Gilbert - her rather silly but affectionate and loyal husband
* Gilbert - her grandson
* Gentileschi - her artistic granddaughter