Gawain, a character in the Guinevere book, is a Knight of the Round Table. He first appears in Chapter 1.
Appearance
Gawain has long wavy brown hair, brown eyes, tanned skin, a beard, and a small scar on his neck left by the Green Knight. He has two silver pauldrons on each arm, and he wears a silver net long-sleeved shirt underneath a black top, and a green jacket with various leather brown belts. He also wears brown pants.
Personality
Gawain is a charming and friendly person. According to Lancelot, his sparring skills are legendary, and when it comes to boasting, he has no rival. If you ask Lancelot about Gawain, he/she says that he is a good man and a valiant knight, and that there is no shortage of people whose hearts flutter when he passes.
Chapters
Guinevere
Guinevere
- Chapter 1: The Woman Who Would Be Queen
- Chapter 2: The Crown and the Sword
- Chapter 3: A Snake in the Walls
- Chapter 4: Tangled Threads (Determinant)
- Chapter 5: By Sword and Lance (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
- Chapter 6: Festival of the Round
- Chapter 7: The Hunt
- Chapter 9: A Knight's Oath (Determinant)
- Chapter 10: The Joyous Gard
- Chapter 12: Lady in Waiting
- Chapter 13: Bound
- Chapter 15: A Kingdom Asunder
- Chapter 16: Threads of Fate
- Chapter 17: Bonds of Union
Relationships
Morgana
Gawain and Morgana are cousins, and she really cares about him. In multiple scenes, she says that he is her favorite cousin. If you decide to see a vision of the past where he fights the Green Knight, she is worried about him, and gives him a green belt that can potentially help protect him from physical harm. She doesn't believe he should throw away his life over foolish chivalry, and if asked why she is helping him, she says he is one of her less annoying relatives. He can either choose to wear it during the fight or not. Either way, he comes out relatively unscathed with only a small scar.
Green Knight
If you see a vision of the past, Gawain wants to win a battle that legends can be made from. When the Green Knight enters the hall of the Round Table, he issues a challenge to the Knights that one may strike him in any manner and a year and a day later, the Green Knight will strike the knight in the same manner. Gawain accepts this challenge and decides to decapitate the Green Knight, believing that the latter would not be able to fulfill the rest of the challenge if he is dead. However, the blow doesn't kill the Green Knight, shocking Gawain as he realizes the fate he will meet the next year.
A year and a day later, Gawain meets with the Green Knight to honor his end of the deal. If Gawain doesn't wear Morgana's belt, the Green Knight only strikes Gawain gently. If he does, the Green Knight realizes that Gawain is protected and chastises him harshly. Both blows leave Gawain with a small scar near his neck.
Percival
In Chapter 5, Gawain and Percival faced each other at the joust.
Gareth
Gareth is Gawain's brother, whom the latter is very protective of. When Merlin controls Gareth and makes him attack you in Chapter 15, Gawain charges towards Lancelot and fights Arthur/Artura. However, it is unknown if Gawain did it simply because he wanted to protect Gareth or if he's also on Merlin's side. In the following chapter it is revealed that he only did it to protect his brother, and if you take the premium scene, Gawain apologizes for his actions and forgives you.
Kay
While in the cellar during the premium party grail scene, Kay says that he challenged Gawain to arm wrestling to avoid hearing about Gawain's experience with the Green Knight. Some time after that match, the Knights of the Round Table spent about an hour arm wrestling each other. Someone else besides Gawain won the final match.
Yvaine
In Chapter 12, if you wear the premium outfit and ask everyone for compliments, Yvaine says that you keep Gawain humble. In Chapter 17, she tells him to dance with her. He accepts; seemingly begrudgingly.
Gallery
Other Looks
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- His character model resembles Aditya Bharad from The Nanny Affair.
- His experience with the green knight has multiple versions.[1]
- In Chapter 9's flashback scene, he tells Lancelot that there is a lord in the audience that he wanted to impress.
- His crimes include treason and attempted murder.
Quotes
- "'In spring I look gay, decked in comely array. In summer, more clothing I wear. As colder it grows, I throw off my clothes, and in winter quite naked appear.' What am I?"
- —Riddle for the Party Grail[2]
References
- ↑ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- ↑ Guinevere, Chapter 17