Goro

Goro was a former criminal, stealing priceless artwork from museums. Some time between the flashback in Episode 1 and the present, Goro had "changed his ways" and "left theft behind him," investing in the business NYAMCO and becoming a businessman.

Voiced By Kris Straub.

## Personality

Goro is greedy, committing major theft for profit. He is also quite irresponsible, not contacting security when necessary and expected. Alhough Mappy can easily see through his many of his tricks, Goro manages to fool and manipulate him more often than not. He has a close attention to detail; he is a completionist (Mappy says so himself).

Goro has an "evil villain laugh" and does so frequently, often when taunting Mappy.

## Relationships

**Mappy:** Goro remains long-time archenemies with Mappy, showing a very codependent rivalry, *"... it was always about the journey, the chase. We're on a level no one else would be able to understand."*, with Mappy always feeling that he could redeem himself by locking up Goro for good. Goro hired Mappy as NYAMCO's head of security simply to get back to the "old days" and to continue their antics.

Goro seems to have an affection for Mappy, whether it be completely dependent, platonic, or other, and has on multiple occasions throughout the series slipped up and said things such as *"I miss you,"* *"you're my best friend,"* and *"I love you"* to Mappy. However, he denies and dismisses it immediately afterward. Goro wants to keep Mappy in his life because he enjoys the pursuit, as stated during the jail scene of Episode 13. He may also feel lonely, as he previously expressed missing Mappy in Episode 1.

**Dig Dug:** Goro is Dig Dug's boss at Nyamco. Goro supervises his work closely. Although Goro and Dig Dug rarely talk in the series, they are on generally good terms, as Dig Dug expressed in his testimony during Episode 13.

## Trivia

* Goro's name comes from the English localization of the original Mappy arcade game. His English name likely originated from *gorogoro* (ゴロゴロ), the Japanese onomatopoeia for purring. The reasoning for the name change between the Japanese and English releases of the arcade game is unclear.
* Goro intended to watch Perfect Strangers while Mappy disgraced himself during the Episode 1 flashback. This means that Mappy had to have shot the painting between 1986 (when the first *Perfect Strangers* episode aired) and 1989.
* During a heist in the 80s, Goro and the Meowkies escaped off the roof of a museum using parachute pants as literal parachutes. This is mentioned offhandedly during the Episode 1 flashback.
* In the pilot, emails between Goro and the Meowkies implied that Goro planned to frame Mappy. It is unclear if this was referring to the museum heist seen in later episodes or a different plot point entirely that ended up getting scrapped.
* In Episode 2, Goro states that he has insecurity around his weight that he projects onto Mappy.
* Episode 3 reveals the username to Goro's laptop is "Goro1" and the password is "iliketuna"
* Goro occasionally wears cologne.
* Dig Dug mentions that Goro sometimes caressed the drills developed at R&D while laughing maniacally.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 13
2. ↑ Episode 1
3. ↑ Episode 7
4. ↑ Episode 7
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect\_Strangers\_(TV\_series)
6. ↑  Dig Dug mentions this in Episode 10.
7. ↑ Episode 10