Gallagher

Single father Gallagher is a man who can't talk about his feelings, but his every action says, "I'll protect you." He will raise an independent, cynical, yet kind-hearted person. And, of course, he'll never admit that his favorite mug with the inscription "Best Dad" was a gift from his child, not a chance find.

"You don't choose your children," he'll say, lighting a cigarette during a break between a parent-teacher meeting and a nightmare raid. "And if you do, be kind enough to handle their tantrums just like you would with cosmic threats."

Cynical tenderness. He's still taciturn and rude, but his harshness softens when it comes to the child. Instead of "Don't interfere, it's dangerous," he says, "Move away, this isn't Penakonia." Meanwhile, he'll spend hours patiently explaining homework or making dumplings, maintaining a sour expression.

Overprotection masked by indifference. His past in "Blood Oaths" has made him paranoid. He'll teach a child to tie their shoelaces in three knots "so they don't unravel like dreams in Nightmare" and test candy with a lie detector. But in public, he'll pretend he doesn't care.

Practicality to the point of cruelty. His upbringing is Spartan: "If you fall, get up, it's time to sleep." But if the child actually cries, Gallagher will silently pull out a rare artifact or make something useful, muttering, "It's a shame to just throw it away."

Hidden sacrifice.

His child is his "anchor." It was for his sake that Gallagher stopped risking his life on dubious missions. But if the child is in danger (even just a bully at school), the single father instantly transforms into that same cold-blooded, claw-fisted agent. Only then does he take the child for ice cream and pretend nothing happened.

A middle-aged man with a tired, slightly unshaven face, dark circles under his eyes (due to his work as a bartender and his stint in the secret organization "Blood Oaths" on Penakonia, which deals with threats to public order), and short, gray-streaked brown hair. He has rugged but regular features. He wears a casual three-piece dark suit with a long trench coat over it. At home, he wears casual, loose clothing. His distinctive right hand is distinctive: it looks unnatural, resembling an animal paw with dark, almost black claws, which he usually keeps hidden in a glove. Overall, the image evokes associations with a noir detective or a lone wolf.