Gadget Gabe is an unseen character that reviews various devices used throughout the Henry Stickmin series.
His testimonials for devices that Henry uses are always shown prior to Henry actually using the device. However, most the devices he approves end up in failure for Henry, despite Gabe's ratings on his devices that "work".
Appearances
He approves the Opacitator in Escaping the Prison. He says that it will make the user go through solid objects, but the fault he doesn't mention is that the user will never be able to return to the normal state once they go 'opaque'. Henry ends up unable to solidify himself, making it so that Henry falls slowly to the Earth's core which leads to a fail.
He approves the Liquidificator in Stealing the Diamond, which turns user into a liquid. Again, he doesn't point out that once you're liquid, you can't go back to your normal body. Henry, like before, is unable to solidify himself, meaning that he, most likely, is drained from the grass and dirt.
He approves the Transdimensionalizer in Infiltrating the Airship. Again, Gabe doesn't say how to go back to the normal dimension. Henry ends up in the 1st dimension, and can't go back since in this dimension he cannot push the button "up", being only a 1D object(aka a line).
Gadget Gabe reviews the Shadozer in Fleeing the Complex. It ends up turning Henry into a shadow, but can't turn him back quickly enough to escape the shadow of a cloud blocking the moonlight.
Gadget Gabe reviews the Swapper, Infini3, Leafmöde, and SuccPak in Completing the Mission, with the Swapper only working successfully in the SBO ending of the game, and with the SuccPak only working successfully in the CeO ending.
Reviews
Opacitator
You'll walk through walls! - Gadget Gabe (2009)
Just move the blue slider to the right and you'll become as opaque (That means 'see through' for all you uneducated folks) as you want! Not only that, but the more opaque you get, the easier it will be for you to pass through solid objects!!
Liquidificator
Turn your self into a liquid and bend your molecules around or through any object!
It's fantastically easy to use! - Gadget Gabe (2010)
Note: ROFLco is not responsible for any mispeled words or words in the wrong context. (This message only appears in the flash version)
Transdimensionalizer
Visit alternate dimensions with the flick of a switch!
It's super easy to use and gives awesome results! - Gadget Gabe (2012)
Shadozer
Blend in. Become a shadow.
I'ma be honest with you, this one isn't that great... - Gadget Gabe (2015)
Swapper
I use this every day! It's great! - Gadget Gabe (2018)
Infini3
You'll never run out of space with this bad boy! - Gadget Gabe (2018)
Leafmöde
Transport the biggest things with relative ease! - Gadget Gabe
SuccPak
It certainly does suck! - Gadget Gabe
Trivia
- His reviewing methods are considered suspicious, because if he himself tested all these devices, he would probably not have survived and be a opaque shadow of a blue liquid and also probably a leaf in the 1st dimension.
- It may be possible that he tested these on someone else.
- The only time Gabe writes a negative review about a device was in Fleeing the Complex, about the Shadozer.
- He also says "I'ma be honest with you," which indicates that he never actually correctly approved devices in the games before, and is likely paid by many corporations or a mega-corporation (Probably the one that makes the devices) for his disastrous reviews. This might be a parody of typical paid reviewers who write false reviews that are technically correct, but manipulate people to buy the product despite its faults and safety threats to the users.
- Only two gadgets he reviewed successfully worked (for Henry at least), the Swapper and the SuccPak.
- The Swapper is the only gadget that worked for Henry that wasn't in a selection where the other gadgets Gabe reviewed were also choices.
- Gadget Gabe's reviews span from 2009 to 2018, roughly mirroring the real life development of the Henry Stickmin series (Escaping the Prison was released in 2010 and Completing the Mission was released on 2020). However, in the secret ending of Completing the Mission, it's revealed only one year has passed between EtP and CtM.
- Due to him misguiding Henry, he could be considered an antagonist.
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