| NOTE: His demon does not count as a Pathetic Pinhead due to him possessing a little bit of cunning and being able to handle himself in battle; therefore, only information concerning his host body should be put here. |
| “ | Shame on you for your bad manners, not even inviting me in for a cup of tea? Did you not hear I am an officer of your king? Search the house! | „ |
| ~ Captain Frederick Gideon to Peter Locke. |
Frederick Gideon is a major antagonist in Locke & Key. He is a captain of Great Britain during the American Revolution whose stupidity led him to let an evil and omnicidal eldritch shadow monster possess him whilst attempting to evade justice for his cold-blooded murder of Peter Locke. He is most well known for the portal of the demon world enigmatically opening before him in the Drowning Caves.
What Makes Him Pathetic?[]
- He is an extremely sadistic and deluded psychopath who works for King George III in a particularly notorious infantry unit and believes that the meaning of life is to make people suffer. He thus ensures people are following the laws of Colonial Era England; in other words, he has spent years and years being a plague to anyone unlucky enough to live on the Northern Shore, killing people he suspects of being rebels and burning old ladies and girl teenagers while he is at it.
- Upon encountering Peter Locke, he beats him up and lets his soldiers help themselves to Peter's possessions. Then he tries to kill Benjamin Locke's little sister and elderly mother because he can. When Peter tries to stand up for these innocent people, Gideon's reaction is to stab the elderly metalsmith dead, yelling that his death will mean nothing.
- He runs into a cave instead of fleeing the town, thinking he will not be found, and he is found by the good guys quite quickly.
- He sees a portal arrive and possess his lackey, so he decides he wants to be possessed too. That's how desperate he is to score even a minor victory on the forces of good. Thankfully, this severe misstep results in him getting hanged (and much later used as a meat puppet by an omnicidal eldritch monster throughout the show's third season).
- In fact, his omnicidal demonic possessor wants to burn England to cinders, the very country Gideon is a jingoist for.
- There is almost zero Evil is Cool vibes to Gideon, especially considering his villainous accomplishments are limited to stabbing one old man in the gut and even that was hard for him to do.
- In summary, he is a sadistic maniac with absolutely nothing to detract from it.
What Makes Him A Pinhead?[]
- His behavior is consistently an indicator of a cartoonishly simple mind, and he also is horrible at strategy. He took his precious time with Peter Locke despite knowing Minutemen could jump into action at a moment's notice, and he has literally no backup plan for that at all. He could've retreated and left town but instead he opts for spanking his horses, relinquishing them forever so he can hide in a cave which Benjamin saw coming from a mile away. Spanking his horses and hiding in a cave also exhibited his sheer lack of intelligence as they could've gotten clean out of Matheson by the time the Minutemen found them.
- He unwisely allows a demon to possess him, but it does next to nothing to change his fate as he gets easily defeated by the Minutemen anyway.
External Links[]
- Captain Frederick Gideon at the Villains wiki
- Captain Frederick Gideon at the Hate Sink wiki
- Captain Frederick Gideon at the Locke & Key wiki