Gourry Gabriev

Gourry Gabriev (Japanese: ガウリイ・ガブリエフ, Hepburn: Gaurī Gaburiefu) is a fictional character from the Japanese media franchise Slayers. He is a mighty yet dimwitted mercenary swordsman who becomes a travelling companion and self-appointed guardian of the protagonist sorceress Lina Inverse. While being one of the more popular characters (along with Lina and Naga the Serpent from the prequel stories), he serves primarily as comic relief.

Gourry is portrayed as heroic, having a calm demeanor and a chivalrous attitude that serves as a foil to Lina Inverse's fiery temper tantrums and greedy disposition. He is also characterized by his lack of intelligence and his tendency to put things bluntly without any tact, occasionally hurting the feelings of others or humiliating Lina without meaning to. It has been implied his relative lack of development is due to the fact Gourry probably is not very proud of his past.