Etihw

“

What, won't say either? Stingy. Mega-stingy. Ultra doo-doo moron-head. — Etihw, The Gray Garden

”

Etihw
Present Past GGT
Character Information
Japanese Name	エティーウ
Romaji Name	Etīu
Character Code	0142
Location	Gray Garden
Status	Active
Biological Information
Species	God
Gender	Agender
Height	166cm (≈5'4")
Professional Status
Affiliation	Gray Garden
Occupation	God of the Gray Garden
Personal Status

Etihw (エティーウ) is one of the major characters in The Gray Garden. They are the god of their world and can be considered the most powerful being there. In the past they fought in a war with their Devil counterpart, Kcalb.

 Appearance

Etihw's appearance in The Gray Garden.

Etihw has dark grey eyes with black pupils; raceless white skin; short, neck-length black hair and wears a "crown" of white diamonds. Their clothing is monotone, with mostly white and gray. They wear a long dress, along with a long cape, decorated mostly with geometric diamond shapes. They have a generally feminine appearance.

In the past Etihw wore their hair longer, and possessed a "cold and lifeless" stare. Instead of floating, they used their legs and feet to move around. Their hair was long until their legs, and there were five(?) diamonds around their chest height of the hair. They wore a high neck white coat with dark gray diamonds on it and light gray patterns. They also wore a long sleeves white dress with diamond patterns on the front and frills at the end, the same goes with the sleeves.

In some adult-oriented drawings Deep-Sea Prisoner has released, Etihw has a slim feminine figure, and dark gray nipples shaped like diamonds.

In Garden Gray The, Etihw has short, messy black hair with a "crown" of white diamonds. They wore a white shirt, a gray vest and a gray hoodie jacket with dark gray diamond shapes. They also wore a long gray pants that is somehow has a shape of a shoe at each end and white diamonds at the side of the "shoe".

Personality

Etihw normally has a very flirty, "que sera sera" attitude, they're lazy and prefer lounging around over acting formally. They had a somewhat sheltered upbringing; compared to other Gods, they are more innocent and naive on subjects like brutality and other-world negativity, and lack knowledge on many topics. Because of this, Etihw is overwhelmed when dealing with new and uncomfortable situations, such as being held in captivity and tortured, to the degree where they cry. Despite their usually casual attitude, Etihw is able to behave mature and serious when the situation calls for it, as is evident when Ivlis and his underlings invade the Gray Garden and threaten the peace.

In the past, Etihw was much colder, but has changed since then; the only time they revealed remnants of their past side was when Ivlis threatened Kcalb's life.

Background

For reasons unknown, Etihw sealed their devil counterpart Kcalb underground. For centuries he was sealed, until he broke free, beginning a war against angels. During the "Great War," Etihw was one of the central catalysts, being the leader of the Angels. Fighting against their Devil counterpart Kcalb, they slaughtered many demons. In turn, Kcalb slaughtered many angels. When the war ended, Etihw was left with only two of their closest subordinates alive. In memory of the ones who died during the war, Etihw "reincarnated" some of the fallen warriors as young angels.

Appearances

Major

• The Gray Garden - Etihw is part of the main cast in The Gray Garden. They are the God of the Gray Garden, the setting for the majority of the game.
• Garden Gray The - Etihw appears as a major character, and can be controllable in several parts of the game. During the events of the game, he makes Kcalb upset by eating her chocolate cake.

Cameo

• Mogeko Castle - Etihw appeared on a TV screen, along with other members of the Gray Garden cast.

Relationships

Kcalb

Kcalb is Etihw's Devil counterpart. They often tease him over any number of subjects and frequently best them at games such as Othello, and often bicker with each other; despite their frequent bantering the two get along very well and deeply care for each other, enough so that other similarly powerful figures like Reficul mention the idiosyncrasy of their relationship in comparison to other Gods and Devils. The two share a very close bond with one another, close to the degree that Kcalb has a near-phantom "sense" over the wellbeing of Etihw. Though Etihw is older than him, they depend on him for knowledge on topics such as other-world cruelty and brutality.

Observed through some artworks and the Gray Garden, Kcalb and Etihw are in a romantic relationship. To a question asked by a fan regarding whether or not Kcalb and Etihw were married or dating, Deep-Sea Prisoner responded with "ＹＥＰ(^◡^)"

In the past, they were great enemies, with Etihw sealing Kcalb underground for centuries for unknown reasons. The two fought in a "Great War" after Kcalb broke free from his prison, each slaughtering the other's subordinates.

Wodahs

Wodahs is Etihw's Head Angel and subordinate, who has served them since before the Angel war. Wodahs takes orders directly from Etihw and Kcalb, and is often the mediator whenever the two start to argue, often acting as a parent for the two. Wodahs claims that the reason why he chose to stay one-eyed was to remind Etihw and Kcalb to never forget what happened during the Angel and Demon war.

Ivlis

Ivlis attempted to invade Etihw's realm, which he miserably failed, succeeding in only making Etihw his enemy. After his defeat by Yosafire and her friends, Etihw threatened coldly to leave or face dire consequence.

Reficul

Reficul was a "passing demon" that aided in the force against Ivlis's invasion, though Etihw never met her personally until after the invasion; the two formally meet after Ivlis's invasion, but communicated via Etihw's diamonds beforehand. Etihw and Reficul are acquaintances, and are on good terms because of the help Reficul gave to stop Ivlis's invasion.

Satanick

An acquaintance through Kcalb; the two meet formally after the events of Gray Garden. Satanick finds Ethiw cute, to the chagrin of Kcalb. Both are on rather good terms with each other; although, it appears Etihw is unaware that Satanick uses them as a method to annoy Kcalb.

Alela Grora

Alela was one of Etihw's subordinates during the war, and fought on their side. Mogeko stated that the two may probably be close to each other.

Yosafire

Etihw "re-created" her using Yosaflame's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations.

Froze

Etihw "re-created" her using Sherbet's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations, moreso compared to the other villagers; Etihw trusted Froze enough to task her with investigating three forests.

Macarona

Etihw "re-created" her using Rigatona's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations.

Rawberry Preserves

Etihw "re-created" her using Cranber's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations

Dialo

Etihw "re-created" her using Lost's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations, as seen during the talk near the beach and during the time they contacted each other via diamonds scattered across the Gray Garden.

Chelan

Etihw "re-created" her using Ciel's appearance. The two seem to in very good relations, as seen during their talk near the beach, and during the time they contacted each other via diamonds scattered across the Gray Garden.

Raspbel Preserves

Etihw "re-created" her using Cranber's appearance. It is said that Etihw knows about her insanity. Though despite this, it is implied that they are in good terms.

"Fate"

It is unknown the exact relationship that Fate and Etihw share, but it appears that Fate holds a unfavorable view of Etihw.

Sherbet

Sherbet was one of Etihw's loyal subordinates during the Great War, and died during the conflict. His appearance was later used to create his descendant Froze.

Rigatona

Rigatona was one of Etihw's loyal subordinates during the Great War, and died during the conflict. Her appearance was later used to create her descendant Macarona.

Ciel

Ciel was one of Etihw's loyal subordinates during the Great War, and died during the conflict. Her appearance was later used to create her descendant Chelan.

Trivia

• Etihw is white backwards.
• The bonus room states that they like Kcalb and have a hobby of teasing him.
• They're older than Kcalb, though they tease him on his age.
• During the war they had long hair, reaching their ankles. Their eyes "also held a stoic and emotionless look."
• In the past Etihw stood on their own legs, unlike in the present where they float around to travel, for the most part Etihw moves around via floating.
• It is implied that Etihw created the citizens in memory of those who died in the past war. Thus far, there has been no official proof that the citizens of the village are indeed created after the ones who fell during the war, instead of merely being descendants.
• They can create rain, as stated in The Gray Garden Manga in the magazine Hobohobo Free Game Magazine #3.
• Deep Sea Prisoner stated that the tree with the sword is a reflection of something remaining in the corners of Etihw's mind.
• Etihw is one of the characters of The Gray Garden that makes a cameo in Mogeko Castle. The others are Yosafire, Froze, Rawberry, Macarona and Kcalb.
• A GIF banner of Etihw at a beach can be found in Deep-Sea Prisoner's sunahama log page. The theme of the banner changes depending on local time, not Japanese Standard Time.
  • When local time is within 4:00 - 7:00 A.M., the banner will be dawn-themed.
  • When local time is within 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., the banner will be day-themed.
  • When local time is within 4:00 - 6:00 P.M., the banner will be dusk-themed.
  • When local time is within 6:00 P.M. - 4:00 A.M., the banner will be night-themed.
  • Though, the default banner at the Sunahama log page was replaced with a different one.
• Sunahama updates state that their sexuality is "Kcalb".

Gallery

• Visit Etihw/Gallery to see the gallery.

Quotes

• "Eh? Weren't you all pouty when I trounced you in cards earlier?" (To Kcalb)
• "Yeesh, are you that scared? Can't sleep without a nightlight? ...Or without me, maybe?" (To Kcalb)
• "Hm, is it? I like to watch the sea sometimes myself." (To Dialo)
• "If he comes again, I'll beat him to a pulp." (About Ivlis)
• "We are essentially, creatures who fundamentally can never understand each the other."

Navigation

Garden Gray The
Media	Game · CG Gallery · Transcript
Characters
Major	Alela Grora · Etihw · Kcalb · Wodahs
Bonus	Yosafire
Worldbuilding
Locations	Gray Garden