Gupil Cheshire

Gupil Cheshire (Gupiru Cheshā (グピル チェシャー) in Japanese) is one of the main characters of *The Hidden Darkness* and was inspired by the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carol's Classic *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*. He lives by his childhood and best friend, Alice Wonderson.

## Personality

Gupil is a sassy, lazy, but easy-going redneck who means well when making off-color jokes. He is a loyal friend to Alice and others who are loyal to him. He is a rather clever cat. He knows how not to get caught sleeping on the job, he knows his way in sketchy places, and he has mostly not been caught when committing petty and minor crimes. Gupil is also a rather bold cat and sometimes he will blare out something he isn't supposed to say, which can cause embarrassment for him and for others. He is also flirty with men he makes a liking to, even calling Howard Hole "purdy boy" for a time. He also has an unfortunate weed addiction and has the tendency of letting his curiosity take over his mind. He is also good with kids and forms a father-and-child-like bond with Aoi.

## His Life Before the Story Began

Throughout most of his life, he lived on a poor and dirty farm pretty close to Rock Hill with his older sister, Luna, and his father. He never knew his mother all that much because she died when he was an infant, and his alcoholic father mostly left him and his sister alone, only giving them the necessities and little attention. Gupil was mostly parented by his sister, who taught him all of the life skills she had to teach herself. Due to the life style he and his sister were made to live in, Gupil would leave the house on his own often. The first time he did this is when he was three of all ages. Eventually, he was put into elementary school, where he met Alice (who at the time went by Altas). The two formed a friendship and became a mischievous. Because of his rough life at home, he became a school bully and influenced Alice to be the same. They bullied the school nerds (including Alo Chee) throughout elementary and middle school until Enola Chee gave them the nastiest comeback they had ever received at that time. After that, Gupil's dad realized that he had to be more involved with his kids lives. When he entered high school, he was a nicer fellow and became well-liked along with Alice. He also went to college, but he dropped out after one year. He lived with his father until he forced Gupil to live somewhere else because his father didn't like his lack of contribution to the farm. He moved to the same apartment complex Alice would eventually move to. Later on, they got a job at Coffee and Vintage Pleasures, which is an establishment founded by Rock Hill's sweetest and most well known Darkling, Sweetie.

## Trivia

* Gupil discovered that he's a homosexual during his high school years.
* Gupil likes mythology, urban legends, crypts, and the paranormal, and he frequently goes on the /x/ board of 4chan to read and post on threads.
* Gupil's truck hasn't been cleaned in a long while.
* Much like Alice herself, Gupil did not have a last name until October 27, 2022 and it was publicly revealed in a DeviantArt poll.
* Contrsy to what the date on the 2021 ref says. Was actually complete in December rather than November. The author made a silly mistake.
* Despite the name "Gupil" being normally pronounced as "Goo-pol," his name is pronounced as "Guh-pill" because that's what the author thought it was pronounced as when she first found the name.
	+ The in-universe reason to why his name is pronounced like that is pretty similar. Gupil's dad was searching through a book of names to find one for his newborn son, when he found "Goo-pol," he thought it was supposed to be pronounced as "Guh-pill" and named him that.