Gwek

Gwek (グウェク) is a human resident of Mazuri who appears in Sonic Unleashed. He is the elder of his village (former elder on the PS3/Xbox 360 version) and grandfather of Yawa. He loves to tell progressively exaggerated tales about his past heroics, though it is questionable how true his tales are.

On the PS2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, Gwek is the Temple Guardian of Mazuri's Gaia Temple. His job is to both guard the temple and the Gaia Gate, and lead the ones who are worthy to enter the Gate.

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''The village elder of Mazuri. He has a habit of slipping into tales of his own heroism when in good spirits. These tales grow more exaggerated every year, to the point where he has now punched out entire waves of wayward elephants with one hand tied behind his back. Truth be told, though, Gwek is not all that fond of danger.''

PS3/Xbox360
According to Gwek, he lived an adventurous life in his youth and accomplished a fair share of heroic deeds, though it is questionable how "heroic" these deeds were. At some point in his life, he became the village elder of Mazuri, possibly by being selected by the former village elder, and would remain in this position for a long time. When in high spirits, he would often tell the younger generation, especially his grandson Yawa, about his past heroism and action. Over time, however, his tales would become overly exaggerated, to the point where he could accomplish super-human feats. As time passed, the responsibilities of being the elder began to take its toll on Gwek and he desired a more free lifestyle.

During the events of Sonic Unleashed, Gwek first met Sonic the Hedgehog and Chip, when they traveled to Mazuri to find Professor Pickle. Grumpy over being disturbed, he told Sonic that he did not know what a professor was, though he thought it sounded delicious, or if there was a professor nearby and told him to leave. When Gwek is approached by Sonic at night, where Sonic is turned into Sonic the Werehog, Gwek tells him the same, but is frightened by the Werehog's appearance, and tells him in his mind to leave in peace.

Gwek and the rest of his village were later attacked by Doctor Eggman and his forces as the doctor searched for the local Gaia Temple. While managing to maintain a brave facade and not even flinching in the face of Eggman's threats, Gwek was scared out of his mind. Luckily, Sonic and Chip arrived in time and managed to drive off Eggman and his forces, and Gwek joins his village in thanking Sonic for saving them, though he claims to the hedgehog that he could have handled Eggman on his own. After further conversing with Sonic, Gwek is surprised to learn that Sonic was the Werehog he saw at night, and is embarrassed to learn that a professor is a person and not something to eat.

After Sonic defeats Eggman and restores the continent, Gwek compliments Sonic for teaching Eggman a lesson and gives Sonic his heartfelt thanks for saving the village. He also hears from Sonic that the recent tremors were from the Earth breaking apart. Though Gwek finds it confusing, he realizes that that must have been the reason for the earthquakes and worries if he was the only person in the village who did not know that.

After Eggman's attack, Gwek was left rather shaken by the events, and decides that he can no longer handle being the village elder. He then stepped down as the elder and passed on the mantle to Kwami and went on a retirement journey to see the world, without having to worry about the village.

Gwek's first stop on his travels was in the newly restored Chun-Nan, which he had always wanted to see at least once. He noticed however, that the villagers seemed flustered at the moment (which was due to Eggman's forces in the nearby area), and assumes that his own presence must have overwhelmed them. After Sonic defeats Eggman's forces, Gwek senses that the village is returning to peace and thinks that his own smile must have worn off them.

After Sonic restores Spagonia's continent, Gwek decides that Spagonia would be his next stop, and expresses his enjoyment of his post-retirement travels. After arriving in Spagonia, Gwek is amazed by the local architecture, especially the clock tower, though he soon realizes that he has gotten himself lost and is worn out from all his walking.

After spending some time in Spagonia however, Gwek start to feel lonely and homesick, and decides to return home. Once home, Gwek laughs out in joy of being home again and says that Mazuri is the greatest place to be. He soon after meet up with Yawa, who had followed him on his journey, and is asked why he stepped down as an elder. After Gwek explains his reasons for stepping down, Yawa is surprised, as he thought Gwek had gone on a spiritual journey, but Gwek nonetheless joins his grandson for a laugh, as Yawa admits that Gwek had him totally fooled.

Gwek later watched on in horror with the rest of his village, as Dark Gaia began to cast the world into darkness, but rejoiced as the world returned to normal following Perfect Dark Gaia's defeat at the hands of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.

PS2/Wii
Not long after the planet's shattering, Gwek and the rest of his village were attacked by Dr. Eggman and his forces as the doctor searched for the local Gaia Temple. Luckily, Sonic and Chip arrived in time and managed to drive off Eggman and his forces, and Gwek joins his village in thanking Sonic for saving them.

Upon meeting Sonic, Gwek saw that this hedgehog was the famous Sonic and thanked him as he introduced himself. He asked Sonic and Chip how they could repay them and heard they were looking for the Gaia Temple. He then said that, while he did not know Sonic, he could tell he was good of heart and saw that he had some tablet fragments, and with some twists and turns, Gwek assembled them into a Planet Tablet. He then told Sonic that these tablets are used to open the Gaia Gate that leads to the Gaia Temple and explained how to use them. He also explained that for them to get more Planet Tablets, they had to seek out the other Temple Guardians of the Gaia Temples for help, before sending them off.

Gwek later watched on in horror with the rest of his village as Dark Gaia began to cast the world into darkness, but rejoiced as the world returned to normal following Perfect Dark Gaia's defeat at the hands of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.