Garry

"Melancholy, huh? Well really who wouldn't be in this place."

**Garry** is the deuteragonist from ***Ib.***

## Canon

Garry was one of the many visitors of the Art Gallery during Guertena's Exhibition, seen at the start of the story at the top floor. By unknown means, he ends up inside of the Fabricated World along with Ib, getting his own Rose that attaches itself to his life, just like her. However, unlike Ib, Garry loses his Blue Rose to one of the Canvas Lady, the Lady in Blue, causing her to slowly rip away its petals as Garry lays in pain in one of the hallways of the Red Area. He stays in this state until Ib rescues him by getting his Rose back and revitalizing it.

Afterwards, Garry decides to join forces with Ib to attempt an escape from the fake Gallery, pushing through the many puzzles and horrors of this world. While at first shy and mysterious, he ends up becoming more fond and protective of Ib, defending her from threats, providing commentary and even explaining words that she didn't know of before to the same. When Ib eventually passes out in the Gray Area, Garry brings her to the Safe Room located in the area, covering her with his coat until she wakes up and then giving her a lemon candy from his jacket for comfort.

***[WARNING: Beyond this point, there are spoilers for some major events from Ib, as well as ones for the Ending: Promise of Reunion.]***

After meeting up with Mary and some other events, Garry and the other two end up separated. With this, he has to deal with the disturbance of the many blue dolls of the Fabricated World, along with the looming threat of Red Eyes, the biggest doll in the fake Gallery. As time passes, Garry ends up discovering Mary's true identity in the Violet Area, and with the desire to reveal said information and reunite with Ib, he passes through the puzzle of the Red Eyes, evading certain insanity inducing events. After regrouping with the duo, Garry ends up pushing Mary away after she attacks Ib, making her unconscious, leading to him and Ib escaping to the Sketchbook area, where they are in constant pursuit by an angered Mary.

Inside of the same area, Ib and Garry almost end up separated after falling inside of the Toy Box, but they quickly reunite. By going towards the top once again, they end up finding Mary's portrait room and Garry quickly burns away the painting before Mary could do any further harm to them. Due to the shattering of the portrait, Garry's hand ends up damaged, with Ib deciding to hand her handkerchief to him to keep the wound from causing more damage. By entering the central door of the Sketchbook area, they end up in a darkened copy of the original Art Gallery, eventually managing to find the original Fabricated World painting in the same location as it was back in the Real World. As the portrait loses its frame, Garry decides to jump into the painting, calling out for Ib to come over too as it seems to be a type of portal home. While Ib was persuaded by a fake copy of her mother to remain in the Fake Gallery, she ends up following Garry's call and enters the portrait, making them both reach their home.

When arriving in the real Art Gallery once again, neither Garry nor Ib remember these past events. Ib then manages to meet Garry again at the bottom floor of the Art Gallery, admiring one of the many statues Guertena's made and, of course, neither of them recognize each other. However, before Garry could leave the scene, he accidentally finds Ib's handkerchief on his pocket, causing him to regain all of his past memories and, by speaking with Ib about it, makes her remember too. The two talk for a while about what happened and inevitably part their ways. But now, with a promise that they will soon meet again, in better conditions.

**END: Promise of Reunion**

***[WARNING: Spoilers have ended.]***

## Pre-Paradise

Garry is from after the events of Promise of Reunion, a few weeks after it. He was brought into the Hotel after a quick nap he took inside of his home, with him waking up in the unfamiliar environment of the Hotel shortly after.

## Plot Involvement

Right after waking up inside of his Hotel Room, Garry rushes away from the area after discovering that his Blue Rose was brought to him once again. This makes him imagine he was in another area of the Fabricated World for a good while. Not so long after this, he meets up with Ib (and her Buneary), having relief that she is alright despite the circumstances. While at that, he also discovers the world he was in might not have been what he thought, seeing as it was not only more open than just a Fake Gallery, but also way more "peaceful", so to speak. With that, both him and Ib take off to meet up some areas of the Hotel.

## Character Relationships

* *Ib -* The main protagonist of ***Ib***. Garry is very protective and caring of Ib, acting like a guardian to her. This went to the point were even Mary asked if he was related to her in any way. He tends to ignore his own situation when thinking of an incoming danger Ib would need to face and was even willing to give up his own life to save Ib's in one of the many possible endings.

* *Mary* - The main antagonist of ***Ib***. While he doesn't show many strong emotions towards Mary, he is still very wary of her. While he did show remorse for leaving her behind, he is aware of the threat she could pose and would rather not risk anything.