List of X-Play Characters - "G" Characters

"G" Characters

  • Game Dreamer: see Littleton, Marvin
  • GamerTag: A fictitious video-game reviewer who (supposedly) posts his ill-conceived opinions on YouTube.
First Appearance: Episode No. 20080328
Performed by: X-Play segment producer Tim Jennings
  • Gaming Badger: A play on the "honey badger" internet meme, this still image of a badger pops up during the Whored Mode section of the show's Saints Row: The Third review and gleefully tells Blair Herter that it "don't care 'bout nothing but 'Saints Row The Third' because 'Saints Row The Third' don't give a and Gaming Badger can respect that."
First Appearance: Episode No. 20111116
Performed by: Unknown
  • "Gandalf": An 8-bit version of the famous wizard, who appears in the Fantasy Football 2010 comedy video as the opposition for the Tecmo Bowl-esque quarterback; "Gandalf" bellows You shall not pass!, right before killing him with a bolt of lightning.
First Appearance: Episode No. 20101224
Performed by: Unknown
  • Gary : see Mr. Altair
  • Gary : The main character of the skit Fable 2 Confession, who did not realize that performing "deviant acts" within the fictional world of Albion (such as kicking chickens and solicitation of prostitutes) would get him into trouble in the real world.
First Appearance: Episode No. 20081201
Performed by: X-Play script consultant Ross Beeley
  • Gary : see "Mercer, Alex"
  • George : see Monkey People
  • George : see Wallace, Clifton
  • "George" and "Lennie": The two main characters in the Master Chief Theatre presentation of Of Mice and Men. Using Halo 3 footage, the skit chronicles the story of "Lennie" (an Elite) as he destroys everything (including Curley's wife) in his search for rabbits, before finally being shot in the face by "George".
First Appearance: Episode No. 20100811
Performed by: "George" (voice of Tim Jennings), "Lennie" (voice of Michael Leffler), "Curley" (Unknown), "Curley's Wife" (Unknown)
  • "Gertrude": see "Hamlet"
  • Glen: see Dubstep Guy
  • "Astronaut John Glenn": Supposedly, the former astronaut and US Senator will contact X-Play via telephone during reviews of space-themed video games ... However, the conversations will stray from Glenn's experience in space exploration and devolve into his bizarre sexual fetishes. For example, during Blair Butler's review of Sword of the Stars, the faux-Glenn claimed that he invented such sexual positions as the Reverse Apollo Landing and the Alabama Black Hole (NOTE: During X-Play's review of Star Fox Command, Glenn revealed that his furry nickname is Mousey McCheesepaws).
First Appearance: Episode No. 6093
Performed by: voice of X-Play segment producer Tim Jennings
  • God of Canada: see "Kratos"
  • God of Chaos: see "Kratos"
  • God of Snore: see "Kratos"
  • God of Sock Puppets: see "Kratos"
  • God of Stagnant Pools: see "Kratos"
  • Goddess of Warm Beers: see "Kratos"
  • Gogo: see "Kill Bill" Morgan
  • Goldman: see Ed the Department Head
  • Goose: A World War II-era pilot, who considers Adam to be his rival (Adam responds by claiming that he has been sleeping with Goose's girl).
First Appearance: Episode No. 6061
Performed by: X-Play co-producer Paul Bonanno
  • "Al Gore": In a parody of the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the former Vice President tries to drum up support for his initiatives on global warming and the environment in such fictional locations as Middle-earth and Tamriel. These faux-campaign advertisements were actually meant to urge fans to vote for their favorite RPG of the year (The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, respectively) in G-Phoria '06.
First Appearance: N/A
Performed by: X-Play associate producer Michael Leffler
  • Govahnator: see Governatuh
  • The Governatuh: A gap-toothed, musclebound, sunburned parody of the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. When the real Arnold proposed to enact legislation that would curb the availability of violent video games in the state of California, the writers of X-Play used the opportunity to create the fictitious Ahrnold Says Yes to No Violence campaign, where the Governatuh abhors violence in video games while conveniently ignoring all the killing in his many action movies. When Adam shows up and tries to point out this hypocrisy, Ahrnold simply laughs it off, while the camera pans down to reveal that he is not wearing any pants (NOTE: X-Play has not been consistent with the spelling of this character's name, alternating between Governatuh and Govahnator, or Ahrnold and Ahnuld).
First Appearance: Episode No. 5122
Performed by: X-Play associate producer Michael Leffler
  • Grabnar the Wanderer: Grabnar is a deranged Dungeons & Dragons table-top player named Joey Wottanewski, who believes himself to be an ancient barbarian hero whenever he consumes large quantities of Mountain Dew. Alongside his trusty companion Grippy (real name Kevin), Grabnar thrusts himself into battle with his signature war cry - a deranged, high pitched yell - to save his "pretend girlfriend" Jennie (a "Level 2 Necromancer" whom he believes to be named Princess Katpower) from the clutches of the evil Phil, who blames Grabnar for the loss of his left eye (NOTE: In official X-Play canon, Grabnar the Wanderer is actually Special Agent Bob and Secret Agent Steve's favorite television show).
First Appearance: Episode No. 6007
Performed by: Grabnar/Joey (Michael Leffler), Princess Katpower/Jennie (Emily Mollenkopf), Grippy/Kevin (Paul Bonanno), Phil (Matt Keil)
  • Gramps: An elderly British gentleman (possibly modeled after Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke) who appears in the Dramatic Readings of Instruction Manuals skits, where he reads from old video game manuals as if they were great works of historic literature. But despite his classy exterior, he will end each reading with a remarkably crass or obscene observation (past examples have included jokes about Magic Johnson's health and keeping a Vietnamese boy locked in his basement). The character is never named on the show, but a description on one of the videos on G4TV's website calls him Gramps.
First Appearance: N/A
Performed by: Unknown
  • Joey Greedo: see Emperor
  • "Doreen Green": see "Squirrel Girl"
  • Griefer: An unidentified online gamer whose self-proclaimed sole purpose is to "make life hell for anyone unlucky enough to be playing with him frustrating others during a multiplayer game" . Adam and Morgan interviewed the Griefer on several occasions to learn his secret methods of disrupting online play and stymying other gamers.
First Appearance: Episode No. 106
Performed by: X-Play segment producer Matt Keil
  • Shad Grimgravy: A very special "news correspondent" (actually Adam in a skin-tight black leotard with wig and fake moustache), who uses a high-pitched voice ("SHOCKING! MOTHER!") and trumped-up vocabulary ("fortuneless flunkies of frugality") to tackle various issues in the gaming world. Past examples of his exposes have included violence in video games, Japanese-to-English language translations in games, "edutainment" games, the wonders of Tokyo, the Dance Dance Revolution phenomenon, and Flash games created by companies (such as Hershey's and Frito-Lay) to tempt potential customers to visit their websites.
First Appearance: N/A
Performed by: Adam Sessler
  • Grippy: see Grabnar the Wanderer
  • Grovler the Crack Squirrel: A drug-addicted squirrel sock puppet.
First Appearance: Episode No. 5040
Performed by: Unknown
  • Gudrun: see Valkyries
  • "Guildenstern": see "Hamlet"
  • "Guilty Pleasures" Adam: Decked out in a red smoking jacket, growing a blonde mustache, and speaking in a raspy voice reminiscent of Harvey Fierstein, this "version" of Adam encourages the viewer to embrace those video games of "ill repute, ones you'd never display on your shelf or take home to momma."
First Appearance: Episode No. 7022
Performed by: Adam Sessler
  • The Guitar Heroes: Two of the most "influential" guitar players to ever sign with (the fictitious) X-Play Records, Fidel Shedfish and Bootay van Wah have compiled a list of hits that includes Mother, This Heroin Seems Broken; Would it Be Weird if I Kissed Your Dad!?; I Came for the Schnitzel and Left with the Gout; I'm Teaching My Mouse to Fly; San Quentin Love Song; and My Clown's On Fire.
First Appearance: Episode No. 6123 (Fidel Shedfish), Episode No. 7040 (Bootay van Wah)
Performed by: Fidel Shedfish (Mark Fahey), Bootay van Wah (Guy Branum)
  • Guy In A Trench Coat: A character from the game No One Lives Forever, the guy in a trenchcoat (which the hosts frequently confuse with Dick Tracy and Inspector Gadget) appeared briefly in the original opening credits for X-Play. When the show moved to Los Angeles and everyone had to say goodbye to the old set, a large cardboard cutout of "Guy In A Trench Coat" was included in the list of things that Adam and Morgan bid farewell to. "Guy In A Trench Coat" became a symbolic figure for the spirit of change and growth that X-Play would have to undergo during the switch to G4TV programming (NOTE: Before G4TV had the new X-Play set ready, the show produced a "low-budget" version of the old intro, where Adam actually puts on a yellow raincoat and impersonates "Guy In A Trench Coat").
First Appearance: N/A
Performed by: Unknown

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