Senior Group

* Current
* Young

The **Senior Group** (formerly known as **Snack Pack**) is a coalition of Griffinstone's six older Griffons and their allies that look after Griffinstone together. The oldest of the six Griffons is the town's key leader, while the rest are co-leaders. Initially the king's personal guards and general, and most experienced soldiers in the Royal Griffon Guard, they are now the current governance of the Griffon Kingdom, after King Guto's disappearance.

## History

A tightly-knit group, the Senior Group are humble Griffons who collectively look after Griffinstone. The friends came together individually by each other and ended up becoming a friend group.

## Members

### **Roster**

* Grandpa Gruff (leader)
* King Guto (status unknown)
* Gruncle Gonsod
* Grandpa Gyeong
* Grandpa Gareth
* Grandpa Gilbert
* Grandpa Gideon

## Family

* Duchess Glynis (Gruff, Guto, and Gwyneth's late mother)
* Grandma Grizel (Gruff's partner)
* Grandma Gwyneth (Gruff and Guto's adopted sister, Gonsod's partner)
* Grandma Gavya (Gyeong's wife)
* Grandma Genevieve (Gareth's wife)
* Grandma Ginger (Gilbert's wife)
* Grandma Galina (Gideon's wife)
* Griffin (godson)
* Kyle (Gruff's pet)
* Daucus (Gonsod's pet)
* Oak (Gyeong's pet)

## Prominent Allies

* Geyser

#### **Minor**

* Grandpa Garvey
* Grandpa Gillan
* Grandpa Gino
* Geyser's Pack
* Belmont Jewel
* Griffinstone Council

## Prominent Enemies

* Arimaspi (arch-nemesis)
* The Perytons
	+ Cornu
	+ Cervus
	+ Daim
	+ Slick
	+ Ceren
* Minoan Clan
	+ Guile
	+ Grēduz
	+ Guile and Grēduz's Children
	+ Gelida
	+ Gaudium (formerly)

## Services and Occupations

Everygriff in the group serves a purpose to the kingdom and town based on their occupation, experience and skills.

* **Grandpa Gruff** is the leader of the group and leads their various missions and almost all of their activities. His responsibilities for the town include the caretaking and education of younger generations of Griffons, keeping everygriff in-line so they don't start attacking one another, and recording Griffon history and lore through imagery and storytelling.
* **Gruncle Gonsod**, being a salesgriffon and carrot grower, is the head of the marketplace. His responsibilities for the town include ensuring payment is done fairly, that there aren't any fights between shopkeepers, and settling disagreements over whether a sale/trade is fair or not. He, additionally, shares some of his knowledge of growing and tending for borders, orchards, and vineyards, both for fruit and vegetables.
* **Grandpa Gyeong**, being a punctilious inventor and staying outdoors for the longest time, is Griffinstone's steward. His responsibilities for the town include reporting on activity in the Griffon lands, especially vital to informing of emergencies, such as attacks by enemies, to the group and checking on Griffinstone's surroundings using his keen eyesight and good memory. He also aids in constructing houses, repairing ruins, and building things from gadgets to prosthetics.
* **Grandpa Gareth**, along with being a librarian, is a professor and the team's medic. His responsibilities for the town include tending to others' injuries and ailments (for which his friends let him take the lead), assisting in strategy in the face of danger, and helping with the education of the town's children. He also assists in problem-solving with his psychological knowledge and library stack.
* **Grandpa Gilbert** is a traveling merchant and Griffinstone's diplomat and messenger. His responsibilities for the town include reporting on activity on neighbouring towns and carrying communications between kingdoms, especially vital to informing of special events and emergencies, such as celebrations or attacks by enemies, to the group and checking on Griffinstone's surroundings using his enhanced hearing and sense of direction.
* **Grandpa Gideon**, being a former Wonderbolt, is Griffinstone's lead weather patrol and Equestria Games team coach. His responsibilities for the town include managing the weather in Griffinstone (with a little help from the youngsters), keeping the skies free of clouds, rushing snowfalls for the Blue Moon Festival, and ensuring that the town has nice weather, unless the weekly rainfall is scheduled, as well as training the athletes for the Equestria Games, using his enhanced speed and athletic experience.

## Gallery

The Senior Group and Grandpa Garvey's Gang having a bar fightSenior Group and GalsYoung Senior GroupSenior Group Promo ArtSenior Group as Cubs Promo ArtSenior Group (Guto's Soldiers) Promo ArtSenior Group as Cubs Holiday Promo Art

## Trivia

* The seniors are 68 years old in this series, though it is obvious Gruff is the oldest, with Guto, Gonsod, Gyeong, Gareth and Gilbert all in the middle, and Gideon being the youngest.
	+ Even though they are all the same age, Gruff is the oldest of them.
	+ As they met when they were all 5-7 years old, they have known each other for over 50 years.
* Whenever they get mad or argue with each other, they refer to one another in full context (by their full names and not their nicknames).
* Gruff and Gonsod are the only ones in the group that are not married to their respective partners (although they are engaged).
* During production, the group originally consisted of only four Griffons, before Gareth and Gilbert were later created, and Guto was eventually added. A slight nod to it could be the two aforementioned Griffons meeting the rest of the group last.
* Gyeong and Gareth already had a previously established relationship as friends before the others met and their group began forming.
* The group love each other like brothers.
* Guto is the first and only one of the group to be devoid of a love interest or children.
* Each Griffon shows distinct battle damage.
	+ Gruff has a blind, scarred eye and numerous other scars that are hidden by his fur.
	+ Gonsod also has a blind eye, covered by an eyepatch, a wooden leg, bandages, and torn wings.
	+ Gyeong has three scars one of his hind legs and a prosthetic wing.
	+ Gareth has three large scars on his nape.
	+ Gilbert has scars on his face, back, and elbow, the latter which is bandaged.
	+ Gideon has charred scars on his arms and tail.
	+ Guto has injuries on his neck, arms, and face.
* Whenever they have a meeting, they often discuss while snacking on something. In their youth, they're shown to talk over fondue/lunch while in adulthood, they talk over coffee or tea with breakfast and/or Gonsod's carrot meals. This is probably the reason they were called Snack Pack when they were little.
* Gruff is currently the only member of the Senior Group that snores.
* Gruff is also the only member not to have bangs.
* They mostly "swear" in Spanish because there are usually cubs and youngsters around that "luckily can't understand them."
* According to their concept art, after a particularly bad fight, like against much stronger enemies, the friends are shown to like to sleep in one big pile as they feel safer like this after fighting, because they're all together.
* Whenever their "powers" are activated, the respective accents on their bodies (claws, eyes, wings, ect.) will glow gold.
* It is implied in a small comic strip that all of the Senior Group members have been to jail at least once.
* Regarding the Seniors' families:
	+ Gruff and Guto are the only ones who have living siblings in the present day (each other and Gwyneth).
	+ Gonsod and Gideon are the only ones who only have one sibling.
	+ Gideon is the only one to have only one child.
	+ Guto and Gonsod are the only ones who don't have any children (though given that Gonsod is engaged to Gwyneth, her children are his soon-to-be step-children).
		- As such, they're both the only ones who don't have any grandchildren (thus neither is referred to as a grandfather; though again, given Gonsod's engagement to Gwyneth, her grandchildren are his soon-to-be grandchildren).
	+ Gilbert has the most siblings while Gruff has the most children.