Gene

**Gene**
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Faction	Humanity
Height	5'10 (178cm)
Main Weapon	Godhand
Status	Alive
Location(s)	All Levels (Player Character)
Voiced by	Beng Spies

"You can wax on, wax off all you like. I'm still kicking your ass." ~ Gene

Gene (ジーン Jīn) is the protagonist of God Hand.

A twenty-three year old dusty rambler, Gene lost his right arm during an attempt to save a helpless woman from a group of thugs revealing themselves as demons. However, as thanks for his bravery, the woman, introducing herself as Olivia, gave him the right Godhand, an arm possessing legendary power, before sending him on a mission to defeat the Four Devas and prevent the return of the ancient evil Angra.

Appearance[]

Gene is a young man wearing a tight white shirt and black coat with the left sleeve ripped at the forearm and the right ripped off completely, with shin-length coattails and black pants. He has an orange handkerchief tied around his collar. Gene also wears a silver belt buckle and long black boots, and dons a set of braces on his tattooed right arm (his Godhand) adorned with skull shapes referred to as the "Deistic Brace", and a fingerless glove on his left hand. His build is top-heavy and muscular, and his hair is light brown (depicted as silver in official art) and slicked back. His left cheek has a white square patch on it, possibly a bandage, and his eyes appear to be brown, though the actual color is difficult to tell due to the game's and art's shading. An "accessory" available for Gene is the Kick Me Sign, created by Olivia.

Personality[]

Gene is best described as being a borderline classical anti-hero, in that he is not necessarily a morally questionable character, but he lacks traditionally heroic qualities.

On one hand, he is cocky, lazy, and rude, as he treats every opponent he faces with an equal amount of disrespect, complains whenever he has to go out on a mission at Olivia's command, and enjoys making fun of and even bullying his opponents, a prime example of this would be a majority of his interactions with Elvis, as he tends to make remarks about Elvis's weight, or his baldness, with the purpose of provoking the demon.

And on the other hand, he is also courageous, empathetic, strong-willed, and selfless, as he attacked Felix & Bruce when they were attacking Olivia to steal the God Hand from her, despite him having no idea of what they were capable of doing, and was notably upset when he saw a group of Henchmen attacking a Villager to steal his arm, as he had experienced the same misfortune as the villager did, and his strong will & selflessness are best demonstrated by how he is willing to embark on the missions that Olivia assigns him despite disliking them.

Gene also possesses a cheerful and laid back attitude, as he is rarely seen angry or being serious unless he or somebody he knows is in a dire situation.

Powers & Abilities[]

Gene was as strong as any mortal man, being able to be easily defeated by even moronic and incompetent demons, like the Three Evil Stooges, but after receiving the power of the God Hand, his power increased considerably, making him the only one capable of saving humanity.

Gene's foremost and most reliable ability, besides the powers granted to him by the mythical God Hand itself, is the prowess he has in martial arts, as he has mastery over many forms of eastern and western martial arts, which includes, but isn't limited to, various forms of Kung Fu, Karate, Taekwondo, and Boxing. Using this prowess, he can string together various techniques from his arsenal of styles to deliver mighty combo attacks, when he isn't using powerful singular attacks.

The God Hand gives him the ability to defy the laws of reality to preform fantastic physics-defying attacks straight out of a martial arts movie, and he can even do things like attack his enemies with waves of energy or even create weapons out of nowhere, but one of the most useful and practical powers comes from unleashing the power of the God Hand itself, which enhances his strength, agility, and makes him completely invincible to all forms of attack, making him the worst nightmare of any demon or specter unfortunate enough to cross his path.

Story[]

The first chapter of Gene's quest begins in a ghost town, where he discovers a quartet of demons called the Four Devas are terrorizing the nearby area in search of the Godhand that he possesses. They have brainwashed and coerced nearly all the nearby humans, taking what they do not control in the populace for labor and cheap fun at the expense of lives, as well as allowing demons to come from Hell and directly possess some of the citizens.

The first part of the game involves Gene fighting his way through the town and eventually coming across one of the members of the Four Devas, Elvis. He and Gene trade some light, even friendly words before challenging each other, Elvis coming out as the loser.

This leads to a meeting at the Devas Council, where the leader, Belze, shows intense disapproval that Gene is still alive, and offers Elvis another shot as well as Shannon her own turn at killing him.

Once Elvis is forced off, Gene continues on his way, coming across a section of villages overrun with demonic entities, even possessing some nearby machinery equipment. On the way, Gene realizes that the people who removed his original arm are in the town and are responsible for much of the danger, although Shannon is the real mastermind and threat behind the events at this point. He finds them and fights them, forcing them to flee and priding himself on being much more capable of handling threats now.

Once that's over, Gene comes across Elvis again in a graveyard and a fight ensues, Elvis having brought backup this time. Again defeated, Elvis busts through a gate while running away, in the process opening the path to Shannon.

After defeating Elvis the 2nd time, and Belze allowing Shannon to capture Gene, Shannon sends an "invitation" to Gene. Gene returns home and Olivia tells him about the "invitation." Gene learns that his enemies know that "they know we are here now..." and says "We need to find a safer place." Olivia asks Gene to help the people who are the victims for Shannon and defeat her. Gene agrees, and wents off. After fighting his way through and making some progress, Gene meets a disguised Gorilla who was reading a news paper. With the Gorilla wanting to fight Gene. (And considering how he attacks Gene on sight, it's likely that he was sent by the Four Devas to capture Gene.) And then the two fight each other, with Gene prevailing and realising that the Gorilla he fought was not an actual Gorilla. Later, Gene sees a tent and before entering the tent, he notices a bunch of Chihuahua's on the ground, realising this is all Shannon's work. After entering the tent, Gene meets Shannon, they both have a chat and fight, with Gene ending up winning and Shannon losing and being embarassed. Shannon says her goodbye's and tells Gene "it won't be like this next time." And then takes off on a bus, with Gene being surprised.

Shannon returns to the Devas Council and then everyone realises that Shannon has failed aswell. After realising that Elvis and Shannon losing, with Elvis losing twice, and Shannon being so embarassed, Belze is confused how to capture Gene, but Azel says he'll do it but Elvis and Belze don't trust him and Belze decides to send Dr. Ion instead. And if he succeeds, he will replace Elvis. And so, Belze orders Dr. Ion to capture Gene.

After so, Olivia asks Gene to destroy a "Mobile Fort" and Gene agrees to do so. Gene sees a Kilo Crab and jumps on it. On his way, he gets ambushed by the Conchita's and fights them again, with Gene coming out as the victor. Bruce, Felix and Conchita being wounded, talk about how they failed in getting the God Hand and on the way, they encounter Azel. They attack him, but Azel ends up killing them instead. Later, Gene and Azel meet each other. They both have a chat, including Azel saying to Gene that they're polar opposites and that Azel is the "Devil Hand." Then the both fight each other. However, Azel stops fighting. Gene asks him "Why did you sell your soul to the demons?" Azel replies with him saying that he wants to be strong and stronger and that he doesn't care about distinctions between humans and demons. Before going, Azel asks Gene is he taking good care of his finace. Gene is surpised and Azel wents off. Gene then meets Dr. Ion and defeats him.

Later, Gene talks to Olivia about her being Azel's finace. Olivia is surpised that Gene met him and Gene also says that Azel nearly killed him. Olivia then tells her backstory: Azel and her were gonna be married in an arrangement by their parents. However, due to Azel's lust for power, he stole the Left God Hand and killed all of the members of the God Hand Clan but Olivia escapes and takes the Right God Hand with her and her father entrusts her to protect it and keep it safe. Olivia cries, but Gene tries to comfort her." At that time, Olivia informes Gene about the Floating Bazaar and gives him some money for help. Gene makes his way through the Floating Bazaar, encountering Elvis yet again. Gene mocks Elvis, and Elvis asks Gene about his time with Shannon, with Gene replying with "Ah, you came to pay for her lessons." This provokes Elvis and gets him enraged, he transforms into a demon, and Gene accepts the challenge. Gene yet again, manages to beat Elvis. Before going back to hell, Elvis tells Gene is dying request, but right as he is about to finish his request, he passes on. Gene puts Elvis' cigar on his body to pay his respects, walking away, saying "If you weren't a demon, we could have been friends."

The Four Devas get the news about Elvis, everyone mourns over his death (Except Azel and Shannon who doesn't care that much). Belze sends Shannon again to fight Gene in her true form and capture him

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Quotes[]

Cutscenes[]

"I've got a killer hand!" ~ (Imitating Joker 1)
"You're gonna get it!" ~ (Imitating Joker 2)
"Aaaaah, this is dumb." (After imitating Joker)

In-Game[]

"Time for a little fun." ~ (Taunt 1)
"Booo-ring!" ~ (Taunt 2)
"Bring it on!" ~ (Taunt 3)
"Ha-Haaa!" ~ (Taunt 4)
"Onegaishimasu." (using Grovel.)
"Die!" ~ (Using God Stomp and God Stomp 2.)

Misc[]

"What? You need me to hold your hand or something?" ~ (When selecting Easy Mode)
"That's what I expected from you." ~ (When selecting Normal Mode)
"WOW! Got quite a pair to pick that." ~ (When selecting Hard Mode)

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Gene was apparently going to have a slightly higher-pitched voice, judging from the first Japanese Trailer.
Gene's voice actor, Beng Spies, has also voiced the character Johnny Sasaki in Metal Gear Solid 4.
Gene having Bronze hair in-game, but having Silver hair in Hiroaki's illustration of him is unusual, but his hair color change from art to game could likely be to distance his design from Dante from Devil May Cry, who he resembles by attitude and choice of clothing, like their distinctive long-coats.
Gene's personality bears a similarity to Dante from Devil May Cry, due to his playful cockiness when facing off against dangerous enemies, and his enjoyment of mocking and messing with his opponents.
Gene had a different face in an earlier version of the game, with his face having more masculine and aggressive features in contrast to his more youthful face in the final version.
Gene seems to be a parody of Kenshiro from the Fist of the North Star manga and anime series, even though he and God Hand were not inspired by the character or the series.^[2]