Gresh

"Surrender and I will let you live." "If I surrender, I have nothing to live for."

- A Skrall and Gresh, in battle

Gresh was an experienced Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe.

History
Gresh's early history is unknown. At some point, the Jungle Tribe hired him as a Glatorian of Tesara.

Around 100,000 years after the disaster of Bara Magna, Gresh, Tarix, and Strakk were traveling to Vulcanus, where Gresh had a battle with a Skrall. The travelers found a Bone Hunter named Fero attacking an Agori of Tajun, Berix. Launching a Thornax at Fero's hand, he saved Berix, only for Fero to flee and trample Gresh and his friends. After recovering, they were almost immediately attacked by Malum's pack of Vorox, though Malum quickly called them off. Berix left and the three Glatorian left for Vulcanus.

He soon went into battle against a Skrall in the Vulcanus arena for control over an oasis. He faired well, lasting three minutes before the Skrall gained the upper hand and defeated Gresh. The Skrall moved in to kill Gresh, but Tarix got in the way and saved his comrade.

Powers & Tools
Gresh was fast, agile, and strong, but had no powers. His favorite move was to backflip and fire his Thornax Launcher while in midair, making him a tough opponent. He wielded a Leaf Shield in addition to his Thornax Launcher.

Personality
Gresh was heroic and noble, fighting for the greater good rather than for his pay. Thus he was something of a foil character to Strakk. He valued life over money, so he did not charge for acts of heroics outside of the arena.

Bionicle.com Description
Gresh is an experienced Glatorian warrior trainer, but is relatively young in comparison to others. He makes up for his youth by showing a lot of guts and power in his fighting skills. He brings a practical and strategic approach to battle. Gresh has an encyclopedic knowledge of combat maneuvers and the ability to teach them to others. But sometimes he relies too much on the tried and true, rather than try new and innovative tactics.

Set Information
Gresh was released in 2009 as set number 8980 with a piece count of 55.

Trivia

 * Gresh plays an important role during the first half of the year and will become a secondary character by the second half.
 * Greg has stated that his weapon is nothing more than a shield in official story. It only functions as two leaf blades in promotional videos and pictures.

Appearances

 * Comic 1: Sands of Bara Magna (first appearance)