Gene Fredrickson

Gene Fredrickson, formerly known as Mayor Fredrickson, is a major recurring character in the Henry Stickmin Series who appears as a major character in Stealing the Diamond and as a minor antagonist in Completing the Mission.

He is a high-ranking member of the Toppat Clan and the former mayor of the city in which the National Museum of History and Culture is located, who had to flee after his plans to steal a diamond were uncovered. He is later revealed to be an elite member of the Toppat Clan, appearing in two endings of Completing the Mission.

Bios

 * Stealing the Diamond: The underdog winner of last year's election. He's popular among the citizens because of his love for the arts.
 * Completing the Mission: He used to be a mayor but fled when plans to smuggle a large diamond out of a museum were uncovered.

Roles
In Stealing the Diamond, he appears as a major character in the intro, due to him making a large impact.

In Completing the Mission, he appears as a minor character in Valiant Hero and as a minor antagonist in Toppat Civil Warfare.

Appearance
When Gene was mayor, he wore a black waistcoat with a red bowtie (changed to pink in remastered version). He also has a dark grey top hat and wields a brown wooden cane (changed to dark grey in remastered version). He also has a long grey mustache with bushy grey eyebrows.

Stealing the Diamond
In a cutscene on a TV, he announces that the grand exhibit on live, showing off the huge Tunisian Diamond. His announcement on the news inspires Henry Stickmin to steal the diamond, indicating that Henry is likely in need of money which is also apparent by the run-down appearance of his house and his paper telling off his late rent.

Sometime later after Henry successfully manages to steal the diamond, the mayor’s plans to smuggle the diamond for himself were uncovered. To avoid arrest, he had to flee from his office.

Completing the Mission
He appears in the luxury escape pod in the Valiant Hero path with other elite members of the Toppat Clan.

He is also seen in the Toppat Civil Warfare route at the beginning, when Reginald, Right Hand Man and the rest of the Toppats (excluding Geoffrey and Thomas) turn against Henry for abandoning Ellie at The Wall.

Quotes

 * "As the mayor, I hereby declare the Tunisian Archaeological Exhibit... Open!" - Gene introducing the Tunisian Exhibit
 * "Yes. Thank you. M'yes." - Lines only in the Remastered StD

Trivia

 * He's a character with a major impact on the story. He only appears in a single scene before Completing the Mission, but him talking about the Tunisian Exhibition on TV, is what informs Henry about the Tunisian Diamond. So, Gene is indirectly responsible for every event that happens in Stealing the Diamond.
 * Taking into account that he was going to steal the diamond before Henry, this could make the entirety of Stealing the Diamond a race between Henry and Fredrickson that they both are completely unaware of. This could potentially make Gene the main antagonist of Stealing the Diamond as a whole.
 * Excluding Henry and Winston (who can become Toppats depending on Henry's choices), Gene is the first member of the Toppat Clan to appear in the series. Though, this was probably not planned at first due to StD being planned to be the last game in the series.
 * Although he is a stick figure like other characters, he has an actual torso design with clothes, which may be to make him look fat.
 * He is one of the only few Stick figures to be found wearing clothes.
 * Since he has an actual body instead of bearing the normal stick figure body (which is simply a stick), he is overweight similarly Kev Portly.
 * He can be seen in the "Luxury" escape pod in the Valiant Hero ending of Completing the Mission, which means he's an elite member of the Toppats.
 * When the "Mission Failed" screen appears, everyone in the luxury escape pod pulls out guns on Henry and Charles except for Gene and Albert Poshley.