Johnny was 42 years old in October 2004 [1][2]. According to LabTech 062, G Corp had been around for at least 25 years at the time [3]. If we take his recollection as correct, Gambino could not have been any older than 17 when he started the company. (For his part, he claims that G Corp was around for at least thirty years prior to H2k4 [4]; if his recollection is the right one, he was no older than twelve. While I have assumed 062 was right due to the former estimate being more realistic, the latter is not entirely impossible in fictionland, and if any character could start up a scientific corporation at age 12 or younger...we know who it would be.)
This brings up a number of points:
At its roots, G Corp is essentially the product of a seventeen-year-old boy's mind. While it was under co-leadership with Edmund until 2000 or earlier [5], it is fully in Gambino's hands now, and he strikes me as the type to retain many of the traits he had during his late teens well into adulthood. This is supported by his current personality as well as his company management [citation needed]. This explains a lot about G Corp...
Johnny claims that he wants his son to greatly surpass his achievements [5]. Knowing that he had these expectations, and knowing that he started changing the world at or before age 17 (less than two years older than Gino was when introduced [6] and six years younger than he is now [1]), explains a lot about Gino's childhood. o_o
The question then arises as to how Gino survived without going crazy. However, there are multiple factors in play. We do not know very much about his life prior to 2004, and it is entirely possible that he has had problems with this in the past. His father's nature being what it is, however, he may not have received the necessary psychological treatment to recover from a large-scale mental breakdown, and it is more likely that his emotional resilience is simply due to having his father's genes and therefore being of particularly strong material despite his apparent weakness in more obvious areas.
Johnny is even more freaking awesome than we knew [citation needed].
 LabTech Kestin · Thu Oct 13, 2011 @ 05:27pm · 0 Comments |
