Grandpa Gillan

### Other Names

Grandpa Gillan, Gillan, Gills (by his friends and frenemies), Honey (by his wife), grandpa (by his grandchildren), Lousy Griffon (by Grandpa Gruff), Over-fried Chicken (by Grandpa Gruff), Featherbrain (by Grandpa Garvey)

## Affiliations and Allies

### Relatives

Grandma Genesis (wife), unnamed daughter, unnamed son-in-law, Gunner (grandson), other unnamed grandchildren

## Self info

### Likes

Causing trouble, making orange juice, sports, challenges, making fun of Gallus and Grandpa Gruff, annoying Gruncle Gonsod

### Dislikes

Being in trouble, humiliation, Gunner assuming he doesn't love him

### Distinctive features

Collar accessory around neck, scars on right eye

### Cause of Scars

Scarred by cub Gallus while making fun of Grandpa Gruff

### Biggest Fears

His wife's anger, Gallus (briefly/ formerly)

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Married

**Grandpa Gillan** is an old Griffon from Griffinstone and one of the Senior Group's frenemies. He's the grandfather of Gunner and his siblings, and father of his grandkids' mother. He's also best friends with Grandpa Garvey and Grandpa Gino, the grandfathers of Gunner's best friends. He works as a salesgriffon, growing and selling oranges, along with his family.

## Personality

Grandpa Gillan is sneaky, mischievous, and loves causing trouble, especially to those he doesn't really like. He's proud and a bit boastful, believing he's the best grower and harvester in Griffinstone (if not in Equestria, as he puts it), which leads to him and Gruncle Gonsod rivaling each other. He often speaks in a rather bored disposition. However, despite usually being confident, Gillan acts rather cowardly every time his wife catches him doing similar actions.

## Appearance

Grandpa Gillan has gey fur, dark grey marks around his eyes and body, wings, and underbelly. He has three scars at the side of his right eye and pale brownish orange beak and talons. He's often seen constantly wearing a bright blue collar accessory. He also has three-tufted ears and bangs like his grandson.

## Relationships

### **Gunner**

Despite being loving his grandson and being rather protective towards him, Gillan's relationship with Gunner is distant. He and Gunner do not spend time together often, which greatly upsets the latter.

### **Grandpa Garvey**

Grandpa Gillan and Grandpa Garvey have a close relationship. Gillan, along with Gino, is Garvey's henchman. Although Grandpa Garvey is frequently shown being annoyed with Grandpa Gillan and Grandpa Gino, it is clear that he cares for them.

### **Grandpa Gino**

They like each other and are close friends, although they often tend to argue and disagree with each other over trivial matters. Gillan and Garvey often get annoyed by Gino's behaviour, but overall enjoy having him around.

### **Grandpa Gruff**

Gillian and his friends (sometimes accompanied by their grandkids) all feel bitterly towards Grandpa Gruff and make fun of him and Gallus constantly, for many reasons, including their lack of family, their appearance and their 'softer sides'. They mock them incessantly and do everything they can to get under their skin. They often refer to them as "Gawk-lose" and "Grandpa Gasbag", something that's later mimicked by their grandkids. However, when realising that Gallus ran off (back when he was a cub) and how important he is to Grandpa Gruff, their view on the two Griffons slightly changes and they start to occasionally be a bit more sympathetic towards them. Gillan was the first to have a change of heart.

### **Gallus**

Gallus and Grandpa Gillan rarely ever interact with each other, but Gillan was a bit afraid of the youngster for a while after he scarred him in the eye.

### **Gruncle Gonsod**

The Griffon he gets into fights mostly with is Gruncle Gonsod. Both being salesgriffons, Grandpa Gillan and Gruncle Gonsod are always at each other on who is the best grower or who takes better care of their harvests. Gillan finds amusement in gibbering Gonsod by saying that Griffons rightfully choose his 'ginger goodnesses' (oranges) instead of Gonsod's 'bleak bronzes' (carrots), which is usually enough for the other Griffon's blood to boil.

### **Grandma Genesis**

The two love each other, although, Genesis often acts like she's lost interest in her husband, much to the latter's dismay.

## Cause of scars

Before Grandpa Gruff took Gallus in, they bumped into each other quite frequently. One of those times, Gallus caught Gillan and his friends making fun of Grandpa Gruff, and was so furious that he slashed at one of them (who was Gillan) and scarred him in the right eye.

## Trivia

* In the original draft of The Gruff Family, his original name was "Grandpa Gilon".
* Unlike his grandson, Gunner, who doesn't actively make fun of Gallus and Grandpa Gruff and simply tags along with his friends, he does the exact opposite alongside his own friends. However, this changes after his change of tune towards the two Griffons.

## See also

* Gunner - his grandson
* Grandpa Garvey's Gang - his best friends
* Senior Group - his frenemies