Gideon Gordon Graves

""You made me swallow my gum! That's going to be in my digestive track for SEVEN YEARS!""

- Gideon in the movie.

Gideon Gordon Graves is the main antagonist in the graphic novel series "Scott Pilgrim", and it's movie adaptation "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". Gideon is the seventh and last ex-boyfriend of subspace fighter Ramona Flowers, an evil genius with a plan of conquering the world, as well as being the leader and founder of the League of Evil Exes, created after he met Ramona's other exes in the internet. He was portrayed by Jason Schwartzman in the movie.

Books and movie
Gideon is hinted to be Ramona's boyfriend prior to the series' titular character, Scott Pilgrim. After defeating the Japanese twins Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, Scott sees him close to Ramona, just like if they were still together. Gideon reveals himself as the manager of Scott's band (the "Sex Bob-omb"), G-Man, and tells them he will offer a recording contract, causing the whole band to sign, except for Scott himself. He breaks up with Ramona shortly after and goes home, only to be called by Gideon on the phone, asking him to come over to the Chaos Theatre, to show there is no hard feelings. At the Theatre, Scott challenges him to a fight, while Gideon asks him why he is risking his life for her. When Scott professes his love for Ramona, he gains a new sword and engages Gideon in a fight, until another girl named Knives (who desperately likes Scott in the same level he loves Ramona) enters the chamber and fights Ramona over Scott. He stops his fight with Gideon to stop theirs and admit he cheated on them with each other, giving Graves the opportunity to kill him. He is sent into a Limbo and talks to Ramona, who reveals she broke up with Gideon because he ignored her all the time, but still kept her around with a microchip implanted on her head, which made her fall in love with him. Scott then remembers he has an extra life and uses it to return to the theatre. He again engages Gideon, this time fighting for himself. He knocks Gideon unconscious and apologizes to both girls, but when Graves tries to kill him again, Scott and Knives activate "two-player mode" and finally deal a deathly blow, destroying Gideon, who explodes in a shower of game coins.

In the books, Gideon only reveals himself in the end of Volume 3. His plan is more detailed: to use Ramona's subspace powers to control every mind in the world, so he can have a whole world of subjects. He appears in the books as a club entrepreneur, opening his brand new Chaos Theatre in Toronto, Canada. He then hires Scott's ex-girlfriend Envy as his new singer, placing her as he opening act of his club. When Scott meets him, he flees instead of fighting him, only delaying the inevitable. When Scott defeats him, he leaves behind $7,777,777 in coins that shower all around his theatre.

Video game
In the game, Gideon is the final boss, appearing in three forms. The first form, Super Gideon, is a more buffed and brute version of him, relying on brute strength to attack Scott. He then turns into Gigadeon Graves, a giant form covered in faces. His final form is a robot version of himself, and when defeated, Gideon himself shows from behind a simulator, begging for mercy on his knees. One final hit defeats Gideon for good.

Personality and powers
Gideon is arrogant and crazy, but calm and serene. His methods are over-the-top at best, but still higly efficient, not much different from the rest of the League. He has a huge variety of powers, especially psychic ones. One of them, "emotional warfare", can trap the enemy inside his own mind, forcing him into facing his issues and problems. His other powers involve the usual agility and levitation, as well as excellent sword handling, and in the games, shape-shifting.