Gregg the Grim Reaper
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| Gregg the Grim Reaper | |
 Gregg in Conker: Live & Reloaded. |
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| Game(s) | Conker's Bad Fur Day/Conker: Live & Reloaded |
| Home | Hell |
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- "Gregg" redirects here. For the Rare game designer, see Gregg Mayles.
Gregg the Grim Reaper is a major character in the Conker series.
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Biography
Gregg is a grim reaper of incredibly short stature. He speaks in a shrill, high-pitched voice. Being a personification of death, Gregg absolutely despises cats due to their having nine lives and because he finds them incredibly disgusting. He also hates the undead; as he puts it, "Undead. Un-bloody-dead! What's the bloody point?!" He's not fond of squirrels, either, as they are allowed to continue living for multiple lives, as long as they have Squirrels' Tails in reserve.
Being the grim reaper is apparently a profession he is actually employed for, although he claims he doesn't get paid much for his work.
In the Games
Conker's Bad Fur Day
In Conker's Bad Fur Day and its remake, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Gregg appears the first time Conker loses a life. He brings Conker to hell and, after finding out Conker is a squirrel, explains to him that Conker can remain living as much as he wants as long as he collects Squirrels' Tails. For each Squirrel's Tail Conker collects, Gregg will give him an extra "chance" at life when he dies. However, Conker can still die permanently if he loses all of his extra lives. After explaining this, Gregg returns Conker to Windy to continue his journey.
Gregg also appears again during the Spooky chapter of the game. Gregg is hanging out at a dock, trying to reap the souls of the prissy catfish, following their demise at the jaws of the bulldog-fish, the Brute. He mentions to Conker that a "rich ancestor" of his, Count Batula, lives in a nearby village, neglecting to mention that Batula is a vampire. However, he does tell Conker that the pathway is riddled with zombies, and gives Conker a shotgun to use, which can be used to kill the undead with a shot to the head.
In the original Conker's Bad Fur Day, Gregg is also an available playable character in the game's multiplayer. Inputting the code "BILLYMILLROUNDABOUT" on the cheat menu will unlock him for use.
Quotes
From Conker's Bad Fur Day
- GREGG: {in a deep, threatening voice} Conker!...Conker!...CONKER! Yes you, boy! You're dead! You are dead! Dead as a dodo! Deader than a -- {megaphone feedback, Gregg begins speaking in his normal voice} Argh, I can't be arsed with this bloody ridiculous contraption! Whose idea was this anyway? Right. Hello. Um...My name's...Gregg. The...Grim Reaper, and don't laugh!
CONKER: Aren't you a little short to be a grim reaper?
GREGG: Well, how many grim reapers have you met before, mate?! What...what am I supposed to look like?
CONKER: Yeah, that's a good point, and well made.
GREGG: Now let's see...ah, yes. Conker. Surname?
CONKER: "The Squirrel."
GREGG: The Squirrel...The...Oh, bloody hell. You would have to be a sodding squirrel, wouldn't you?
CONKER: Why, is there a problem with that?
GREGG: Well, yes, there is, actually. It's like those bloody cats, such a pain in the arse! You're one of these 'special cases'.
CONKER: Oh, really?
GREGG: Yes. Apparently, according to the 'powers-that-be' -- I'm just doing my job, I do what I'm told. I don't even get paid very much! Apparently, squirrels can have as many lives as they think they can get away with.
CONKER: Oh, I see. So I'm not dead?
GREGG: You're dead. But...not quite.
CONKER: Hah, right! Well, I'll, uh, I'll be off then!
GREGG: Tch! Just you wait! Smartarse! You don't get out of it that easily. Now, the thing is: you may not be dead, but that doesn't mean you can't die. You just have a few more...shall we say, chances. Mm, yes. Like cats. I hate those things! Right. Distributed around your little...world, are these tail things. Squirrels' Tails. If you can get them, I'll give you an extra chance. Understand?
CONKER: Um...well...sounds a bit strange, but OK.
GREGG: Strange?! It's the best bloody deal you're going to get, you little prick! Right, that's it. Piss off! I've got some cats to see. Bloody things, I hate those bloody cats. The way they meow and...and they piss everywhere, and their shit smells just bloody awful, all over my furniture, I just...
