Guts' adoptive father and commander of the mercenary band that raised him. Gambino was a brutal mentor who trained Guts in combat and shaped him into a soldier, though he wasn't above using violence to teach—he's responsible for the scar across Guts' nose from one particularly harsh sparring session. Things took a darker turn when Gambino sold young Guts to Donovan, a soldier with predatory interests, for three silver coins. The trauma Guts endured that night had lasting consequences, though he eventually killed Donovan.
Gambino's fortunes shifted when a cannon blast during battle cost him his leg and his ability to fight. Already a harsh man, this injury amplified his resentment toward Guts, especially since he blamed the boy for the death of Shizu, a woman Gambino loved who had taken Guts in. Drunk and enraged one night, Gambino attempted to murder Guts, which forced Guts to kill him in self-defense. In his final moments, Gambino confessed to selling him to Donovan—a revelation that didn't embitter Guts against his former father figure. Despite everything Gambino put him through, Guts never came to hate him.
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