Gregor

Personality Gregor is a friendly, easygoing Sinner with a casual manner of speaking. Compared to many of his coworkers, Gregor is considerably amicable and tends to maintain a cursory attitude. In place of a proper title, he refers to Dante as "Manager Bud", and is not averse to the number of teasing nicknames Rodya refers to him as, indicating that he is happy to maintain cordial, nonchalant relationships even in a professional setting. He is not strict nor hostile to those around him, and Dante looks to Gregor as someone who would willingly uplift the group's mood in dour situations.

Gregor also possesses a "cutesy" side to his personality, usually poking through when he is embarrassed. Both Canto II and III see him acting out a bit and failing miserably, leading to him growing flustered and sheepish. He also has a tendency to use phrases uncommon for someone his age, such as "bugger, "shoot"," and "whoop."" However, in all such cases that lead to some embarrassment for him, Gregor proves himself to be a good sport.

Still, in situations that affect Gregor negatively on a personal level, his demeanor noticeably changes. During these times, Gregor grows silent and distant even to the rest of the Sinners, as if he is contemplating something. When faced with an unexpected reunion with his mother, Hermann, whose actions determined his entire future, he does not grow aggressive or angry but rather silently downcast. He reacts to adverse treatment from Old G Corp. soldiers and Yuri's death in the same manner. He shows a tendency to swallow his emotions and just take it when treated particularly poorly, rather than firing back or expressing frustration. For example, Gregor is often frustrated by the other Sinners making jokes at his expense about his verminous arm or general relation to bugs, yet doesn't stand up for himself much. Still, he gives them more attitude for it than he does to those mistreating him in more serious situations. Gregor's tendency to react more outspokenly to things that bother him on a surface level yet go quiet when it comes to those that affect him deeply often acts as an indicator about how strongly he feels about certain affairs.

Trivia Gregor's character icon represents an insectoid claw holding onto three dog tags, of which one has a bullethole in the center. These reference Gregor's traumas as seen in Canto I, that of his arm surgery and that of the Smoke War. Gregor is represented by the 🪲emoji. However, in non-official material it is quite common to find him represented by the 🪳 emoji. Gregor's particulars are listed as "repulsive" and "spontaneously metamorphic". Gregor's character is based off the eponymous Gregor Samsa of Franz Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung). In The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa is a traveling salesman, who wakes up one day transformed into a giant insect. Throughout the novella, Gregor and his family struggle to adapt to his sudden transformation, with Gregor attempting to hang on to his humanity before accepting the reality of his fate. Based on the initial version of his promotional poster, Gregor was possibly supposed to have the full name "Gregor Samsa" just like his book counterpart. However, due to changes later made to the design done to avoid potential copyright issues, it is unknown whether he still shares this last name as of the game's official release. At the end of Canto I, Gregor mentions having had a younger sister, referencing his literary counterpart. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor's sister Grete attempts to take care of him during the early days following his transformation. As time goes on, Grete ends up being the first to get tired of the family's new situation, suggesting to her parents that they should get rid of Gregor. Gregor's introduction quote is based on the famous first line of The Metamorphosis, which describes Gregor Samsa's sudden transformation. Gregor's subtitle, "UNGEZIEFER" is the specific term Kafka uses to describe Gregor Samsa's appearance upon waking up in the opening sentence of the novella's original German text. The term is famously known for having a wide multitude of varying English translations; the English subtitles for Gregor's promo trailer translate the word as "hideous pest". The associated book quote from his initial character teaser post on Twitter ("מטמורפוזה ungeheueren Ungeziefer")[6] is partially written in Hebrew (despite the novella being originally written in German), likely as both a nod to Kafka's Czech Jewish family origins, and to distinguish him from Sinclair and Faust whose source materials Demian and Faust are also written in German. Like all of the Sinners, Gregor voiced a "Document Excerpt" Youtube short. During HamHamPangPang's Limbus Company Pop-up theme, one of the available menu items was "Sinner Soul Food" which changed every week to be a different meal associated with one of the twelve playable Sinners. Gregor's associated meal was Svíčková. Originally, Gregor's subtitle was supposed to be "גרגור" (grgvr), the Hebrew transcription of his given name. Due to accusations of plagiarism made by Jack Jung on Twitter over Yi Sang's original promo poster design, the promo posters which had been uploaded at that point (belonging to Gregor, Rodion, Sinclair and Yi Sang) were deleted and edited to remove the quotes derived from their source books to avoid potential copyright issues. Gregor's LCB sprite has a cockroach on his shoulder which is also present in almost all of his Identity art. When Gregor and Ishmael switch bodies in A Midspring Night's Dream 2, the cockroach follows Gregor, and is present on Ishmael's sprite.

Appearance: Color:#69350b (Verminous Brown) Affiliation:Limbus Company & Old G Corp. (Former) Biographical Info Gender:Male Height:167cm, 5'6" Birthday:February 29th Native District:District 7, Old G Corp Relations:LCB (Colleagues), Hermann (Mother), & Younger Sister Other Literary Source:The Metamorphosis Nationality:German

Appearance Gregor is a man slightly below average height, with golden-brown eyes, dark brown hair tied back in a ponytail, and a 5 o'clock shadow. He wears half-rimmed black glasses. In most appearances, Gregor is shown with a cigarette in his mouth. He wears the standard Limbus Company uniform, consisting of a white collared shirt, black vest, red tie, black pants, and an ID card, as well as a long coat, which he does not typically wear. His sleeves are both rolled up to his elbows, and a tattoo reading the word "UNGEZIEFER" is visible on his left forearm. His most notable feature is his right arm, a segmented limb that terminates in a massive, claw-like appendage. Much like the protagonist of The Metamorphosis which he is based on, Gregor's right arm is never attributed to a single particular insect, but instead combines the characteristics of multiple different insects, though he is most frequently associated with cockroaches.

Following Canto I: The Outcast, George reflects on the significant moments that have shaped his life, particularly his experiences with his closest friend and comrade, Tomah, as well as his former boss, the Head Manager of Old G Corp. Despite the weight of these memories, he prefers to move past them.