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'''Gucci Garantine '''is a vassal and political attache to [[House Brightline]] of [[Stel Kesh]], and the rival of [[Clementine Kesh]]. She and House Brightline have ties to the “reformist” (read: terrorist) organization [[HORIZON]].{{Spoiler block
'''Gucci Garantine '''is a vassal and political attache to [[House Brightline]] of [[Stel Kesh]], and the rival of [[Clementine Kesh]]. She and House Brightline have ties to the “reformist” (read: terrorist) organization [[HORIZON]].{{Spoiler block
|spoiling=''PALISADE''
|spoiling=''PALISADE''
|text=She is currently Millennium Break's commander on Palisade. She also directs the ''[[Blue Channel]]'' and other guerrilla cells. She has been described as "revolutionary deep state" and a functionary to the powerful whose institutional knowledge makes her essential.<ref>[[PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4]]</ref>
|text=She is currently the Blue Channel's commander on [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]]. The unit under her command consists of the ''[[Blue Channel]]'' and a few other guerrilla cells. She has been described as "revolutionary deep state" and a functionary to the powerful whose institutional knowledge makes her essential.<ref>[[PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4]]</ref>
|theme=pal}}
|theme=pal}}
==Appearance==
==Appearance==
She is a Black woman who has vitiligo,<ref group="note" name=":0">In "[[PARTIZAN 26: Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil|Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil]]" it is noted that Gucci's vitiligo is comorbid with other conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis. Part of her recovery from her injuries in the Vigil assault included working on rehab with other disabled members of Millennium Break, such as Eiden Teak.</ref> and is likened to the model [https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/1215746749337415687 Amy Deanna]. She wears a lot of red, gold and black.<ref name=":0">[[PARTIZAN 12: A Call From an Island]]</ref>
She is a Black woman with vitiligo<ref group="note" name=":0">In "[[PARTIZAN 26: Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil|Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil]]" it is noted that Gucci's vitiligo is comorbid with other conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis. Part of her recovery from her injuries in the Vigil assault included working on rehab with other disabled members of Millennium Break, such as Eiden Teak.</ref> who wears a lot of red, gold and black.<ref name=":0">[[PARTIZAN 12: A Call From an Island]]</ref> Her facecast is the model [https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/1215746749337415687 Amy Deanna].<ref name=":1">[[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE]]</ref>


As her alter ego Saint Dawn, she hides her identity with metallic, golden face paint forming a “major sector” geometrical pattern on her face, covering her eyes, forehead, and cheeks.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 04: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - BLACKGLOVES]], dossier</ref>
As her alter ego Saint Dawn, she hides her identity with metallic, golden face paint forming a “major sector” geometrical pattern on her face, covering her eyes, forehead, and cheeks.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 04: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - BLACKGLOVES]], dossier</ref>


In her first appearance ("[[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE|SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE]]") she wears a black, form-fitting synthetic fabric suit with red piping and a golden necklace that doesn’t clasp around the front, but hangs around the back of her neck. Her hair is in a natural pompadour that curves to the side, with cornrows, and decorated with a fancy barrette.
In her first appearance she wears a black, form-fitting synthetic fabric suit with red piping and a golden necklace that doesn’t clasp around the front, but hangs around the back of her neck. Her hair is in a natural pompadour that curves to the side, with cornrows, and decorated with a fancy barrette.<ref name=":1" />


At the funeral in "[[PARTIZAN 06: A Palace During a Wake|A Palace During a Wake]]", she wears a red dress with very wide puffy shoulders. It's shaped like a triangle or a pizza slice.
Gucci attends the funeral in "[[PARTIZAN 06: A Palace During a Wake|A Palace During a Wake]]" in a red dress with very wide puffy shoulders. It's shaped like a triangle or a pizza slice.


In "[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|HOUNDs Pt 2]]", she is described as wearing a "beat to shit" dress uniform.
In "[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|HOUNDs Pt 2]]", she wears a "beat to shit" dress uniform.


==Personality==
==Personality==
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===''PARTIZAN''===
===''PARTIZAN''===
Gucci (as Saint Dawn) interfered with the [[Rapid Evening (PARTIZAN)|Rapid Evening]]'s attempt to recover the body of the [[Divines|Divine]] [[Past]] by attempting to kidnap the scientist [[Dr. Cardiff Reach|Cardiff Reach]]. She later hired [[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns|SBBR]] to steal information on Past's crash from a Palace facility in [[Orzen]] and participated in the theft.  
As Saint Dawn, Gucci interferes with the [[Rapid Evening (PARTIZAN)|Rapid Evening]]'s attempt to recover the body of the [[Divines|Divine]] [[Past]] by attempting to kidnap the scientist [[Dr. Cardiff Reach|Cardiff Reach]]. She later hires [[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns|SBBR]] to steal information on Past's crash from a Palace facility in [[Orzen]] and participates in the theft.  


[[Valence]] invited her to the conference that established [[Millennium Break]], and Gucci and her HORIZON crew agreed to join. She quickly became an influential figure and was involved with organizational efforts for various operations. She was injured during the conflict in [[Vigil City]] over the [[Equiaxed]] commune.<ref name=":0" group="note" /> After Millennium Break took [[Cruciat]], she and [[Apparatus Aperitif]] led diplomatic talks with the [[Isles of Logos]], and her side of Millennium Break, which was in favor of a slower, ideological campaign, emerged as the Party of the Masque.   
[[Valence]] invites her to the conference that established [[Millennium Break]], and Gucci and her HORIZON crew agree to join. She quickly becomes an influential figure and gets involved with organizational efforts for various operations. She is injured during the conflict in [[Vigil City]] over the [[Equiaxed]] commune.<ref name=":0" group="note" /> After Millennium Break takes [[Cruciat]], she and [[Apparatus Aperitif]] lead diplomatic talks with the [[Isles of Logos]]. Her side of Millennium Break, which was in favor of a slower, ideological campaign, emerge as the Party of the Masque.   


After "[[PARTIZAN 47: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 3: The Stories Told About the Things We Do|Operation: Shackled Sun]]", the Party of the Masque appeared to have waned more or less completely.  
After "[[PARTIZAN 47: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 3: The Stories Told About the Things We Do|Operation: Shackled Sun]]", the Party of the Masque appears to have waned more or less completely.  


===''PALISADE''===
===''PALISADE''===
As of "HOUNDs" [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|Pt. 1]] and [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|2]], Gucci has abandoned her identity as Saint Dawn. Her family has been denounced by the Principality, Nideo propagandists decrying "how far the House of Garantine has fallen".<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]</ref> She was kidnapped by the Divine [[Fealty]], but then released. By the beginning of ''[[PALISADE]]'', she is the commander of Millennium Break's operations against the [[Divine Principality|Principality]]'s occupation of [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]], and the [[Cause#Blue Channel|Blue Channel faction]].  
As of "HOUNDs" [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|Pt. 1]] and [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|2]], Gucci has abandoned her identity as Saint Dawn. Her family has been denounced by the Principality and Nideo propagandists decry "how far the House of Garantine has fallen".<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]</ref> She is kidnapped by the Divine [[Fealty]], but later released.  
 
By the beginning of ''[[PALISADE]]'', she is the commander of Millennium Break's operations against the [[Divine Principality|Principality]]'s occupation of [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]], and the [[Cause (PALISADE)#Blue Channel|Blue Channel faction]].  


==Relationships==
==Relationships==


===Clementine Kesh ===
===Clementine Kesh ===
She and Clementine grew up together doing rich people sports and continued to be friends as adults. They were mechanically rivals in ''[[PARTIZAN]]'', and initially suspicious of each other due to their separate clandestine activities.
She and Clementine grew up together doing rich people sports and continued to be friends as adults. They are mechanically rivals in ''[[PARTIZAN]]'', and initially suspicious of each other due to their separate clandestine activities.


Onboard [[Icebreaker Prime]], Gucci was at least a little sympathetic to Clem, but it was complicated.{{Spoiler block|spoiling=the ''PARTIZAN'' finale|text=They encountered each other again during "Operation: Shackled Sun". Gucci directed Millennium Break's forces from the [[Reflecting Pool]] and the two engaged in petty sniping (offscreen).|theme=pzn}}
Onboard [[Icebreaker Prime]], Gucci is at least a little sympathetic to Clem, but it's complicated.{{Spoiler block|spoiling=the ''PARTIZAN'' finale|text=They encounter each other again during "Operation: Shackled Sun". Gucci directs Millennium Break's forces from the [[Reflecting Pool]] and the two engage in petty sniping (offscreen).|theme=pzn}}
===Kal'mera Broun===
===Kal'mera Broun===
In ''PARTIZAN'', [[Kal'mera Broun|Broun]] believed themself to be exploiting Gucci by charging her for repairs on HORIZON mechs without going through the [[Scrivener’s Guild|Scrivener's Guild]], but she didn't seem to have noticed. She trusted them to keep information on her HORIZON activities quiet.{{Spoiler block|spoiling=''[[PALISADE]]''|text=In ''PALISADE'', Broun (now called Brnine) is the captain of the ''[[Blue Channel]]'', a Tier 5 Carrier that is very useful to [[Cause (PALISADE)|the Cause]]. Gucci is their commander. Their relationship has been described as "fucked" and "terrible".<ref>[[PALISADE 08: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3]]</ref>|theme=pal}}
In ''PARTIZAN'', [[Kal'mera Broun|Broun]] believes themself to be exploiting Gucci by charging her for repairs on HORIZON mechs without going through the [[Scrivener’s Guild|Scrivener's Guild]], although Gucci apparently does not notice. She trusts Broun to keep information on her HORIZON activities quiet.{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1]]|text=In ''PALISADE'', Broun (now called Brnine) is the captain of the ''[[Blue Channel]]'', a Tier 5 Carrier that is very useful to [[Cause (PALISADE)|the Cause]]. Gucci is their commander. Their relationship has been described as "fucked" and "terrible".<ref>[[PALISADE 08: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3]]</ref>|theme=pal}}{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 21: In Their Fear Pt. 2]]|text=Despite the bad vibes, Gucci genuinely cares about Brnine in a personal and not only professional capacity, though she doubts whether Brnine cares about her. She confesses that when she first heard about Palisade, she imagined that she and Brnine could work together on the planet like a [[Primary]] and a [[Satellite]].<ref>[[PALISADE 21: In Their Fear Pt. 2]]</ref>|theme=pal}}
 
====Bond (Kingdom) ====
====Bond (Kingdom) ====
*[[Broun]] knows how to get things done and I know what they want in return. But there’s a difference between service and loyalty, and I don’t know when or where they’ll draw that line.
*[[Broun]] knows how to get things done and I know what they want in return. But there’s a difference between service and loyalty, and I don’t know when or where they’ll draw that line.
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*''PARTIZAN'' [[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE|03]]-[[PARTIZAN 04: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - BLACKGLOVES|04]], [[PARTIZAN 06: A Palace During a Wake|06]], [[PARTIZAN 12: A Call From an Island|12]], [[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City|14]]-[[PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention|15]], [[PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture|19]], [[PARTIZAN 21: Millennium Break: We Will Take Hold of the Loom of History!|21]]-[[PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves|29]], [[PARTIZAN 32: GLORY Arrives|32]], [[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise|34]], [[PARTIZAN 37: The Gravity of Absence|37]]-[[PARTIZAN 38: The Red Light|38]], [[PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry|42]]-[[PARTIZAN 47: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 3: The Stories Told About the Things We Do|47]]
*''PARTIZAN'' [[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE|03]]-[[PARTIZAN 04: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - BLACKGLOVES|04]], [[PARTIZAN 06: A Palace During a Wake|06]], [[PARTIZAN 12: A Call From an Island|12]], [[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City|14]]-[[PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention|15]], [[PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture|19]], [[PARTIZAN 21: Millennium Break: We Will Take Hold of the Loom of History!|21]]-[[PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves|29]], [[PARTIZAN 32: GLORY Arrives|32]], [[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise|34]], [[PARTIZAN 37: The Gravity of Absence|37]]-[[PARTIZAN 38: The Red Light|38]], [[PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry|42]]-[[PARTIZAN 47: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 3: The Stories Told About the Things We Do|47]]
*''The Road to PALISADE'' [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|01]], [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|02]]
*''The Road to PALISADE'' [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|01]], [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|02]]
*''PALISADE'' [[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1|01]], [[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday|03]], [[PALISADE 04: I Would Like to Help You Pt. 1|04]], [[PALISADE 08: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3|08]]
*''PALISADE'' [[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1|01]], [[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday|03]]-[[PALISADE 04: I Would Like to Help You Pt. 1|04]], [[PALISADE 08: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3|08]]-[[PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4|09]], [[PALISADE 21: In Their Fear Pt. 2|21]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:20, 13 August 2023

Gucci Garantine is a vassal and political attache to House Brightline of Stel Kesh, and the rival of Clementine Kesh. She and House Brightline have ties to the “reformist” (read: terrorist) organization HORIZON.

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She is currently the Blue Channel's commander on Palisade. The unit under her command consists of the Blue Channel and a few other guerrilla cells. She has been described as "revolutionary deep state" and a functionary to the powerful whose institutional knowledge makes her essential.[1]

Appearance

She is a Black woman with vitiligo[note 1] who wears a lot of red, gold and black.[2] Her facecast is the model Amy Deanna.[3]

As her alter ego Saint Dawn, she hides her identity with metallic, golden face paint forming a “major sector” geometrical pattern on her face, covering her eyes, forehead, and cheeks.[4]

In her first appearance she wears a black, form-fitting synthetic fabric suit with red piping and a golden necklace that doesn’t clasp around the front, but hangs around the back of her neck. Her hair is in a natural pompadour that curves to the side, with cornrows, and decorated with a fancy barrette.[3]

Gucci attends the funeral in "A Palace During a Wake" in a red dress with very wide puffy shoulders. It's shaped like a triangle or a pizza slice.

In "HOUNDs Pt 2", she wears a "beat to shit" dress uniform.

Personality

Gucci is idealistic, clever and rich. She has an air of "being completely in the right place wherever she is" due to her history as a Kesh noble.[2] Though she is committed to working against the Principality, her priorities are "macro-scale" rather than focused on individuals and she steers away from actions that might "turn the masses against her".[5] In PARTIZAN, she favored the Party of the Masque precisely because of concerns over optics.

History and Involvement

Gucci grew up wealthy. She attended the Nideo school Artwright (as did Veronique, after Gucci graduated). She also grew up with Clementine, although Gucci is a year or two older.

PARTIZAN

As Saint Dawn, Gucci interferes with the Rapid Evening's attempt to recover the body of the Divine Past by attempting to kidnap the scientist Cardiff Reach. She later hires SBBR to steal information on Past's crash from a Palace facility in Orzen and participates in the theft.

Valence invites her to the conference that established Millennium Break, and Gucci and her HORIZON crew agree to join. She quickly becomes an influential figure and gets involved with organizational efforts for various operations. She is injured during the conflict in Vigil City over the Equiaxed commune.[note 1] After Millennium Break takes Cruciat, she and Apparatus Aperitif lead diplomatic talks with the Isles of Logos. Her side of Millennium Break, which was in favor of a slower, ideological campaign, emerge as the Party of the Masque.

After "Operation: Shackled Sun", the Party of the Masque appears to have waned more or less completely.

PALISADE

As of "HOUNDs" Pt. 1 and 2, Gucci has abandoned her identity as Saint Dawn. Her family has been denounced by the Principality and Nideo propagandists decry "how far the House of Garantine has fallen".[6] She is kidnapped by the Divine Fealty, but later released.

By the beginning of PALISADE, she is the commander of Millennium Break's operations against the Principality's occupation of Palisade, and the Blue Channel faction.

Relationships

Clementine Kesh

She and Clementine grew up together doing rich people sports and continued to be friends as adults. They are mechanically rivals in PARTIZAN, and initially suspicious of each other due to their separate clandestine activities.

Onboard Icebreaker Prime, Gucci is at least a little sympathetic to Clem, but it's complicated.

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Click here to reveal.

They encounter each other again during "Operation: Shackled Sun". Gucci directs Millennium Break's forces from the Reflecting Pool and the two engage in petty sniping (offscreen).

Kal'mera Broun

In PARTIZAN, Broun believes themself to be exploiting Gucci by charging her for repairs on HORIZON mechs without going through the Scrivener's Guild, although Gucci apparently does not notice. She trusts Broun to keep information on her HORIZON activities quiet.

Palcover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1.
Click here to reveal.

In PALISADE, Broun (now called Brnine) is the captain of the Blue Channel, a Tier 5 Carrier that is very useful to the Cause. Gucci is their commander. Their relationship has been described as "fucked" and "terrible".[7]

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This section contains spoilers for PALISADE 21: In Their Fear Pt. 2.
Click here to reveal.

Despite the bad vibes, Gucci genuinely cares about Brnine in a personal and not only professional capacity, though she doubts whether Brnine cares about her. She confesses that when she first heard about Palisade, she imagined that she and Brnine could work together on the planet like a Primary and a Satellite.[8]

Bond (Kingdom)

  • Broun knows how to get things done and I know what they want in return. But there’s a difference between service and loyalty, and I don’t know when or where they’ll draw that line.

Mech

Gucci's mech in PARTIZAN is the Transgress Oblige, an old Independence Mk II with the ability to stun onlookers.

Trivia

  • Gucci wrote a book called Pathways to Success.[9]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 In "Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil" it is noted that Gucci's vitiligo is comorbid with other conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis. Part of her recovery from her injuries in the Vigil assault included working on rehab with other disabled members of Millennium Break, such as Eiden Teak.

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References