| “ | Please inform Mr. Drew that despite his insistence that the rumors of Joey Drew Studios going bankrupt are untrue, I want to remind him that if his studio does indeed fail, all equipment and experiments produced through our partnership, by contract, belong to the Gent Corporation. | „ |
| ~ Alan's memo to Grant in, Bendy and the Dark Revival: Chapter 1. |
Alan Gray is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Joey Drew) of the Bendy franchise. He is the CEO of the Gent corporation and a former business partner of Joey Drew.
Biography[]
Little is known about Alan's past, what is known is that at some point the Gent Corporation, under Gray, began to deal with human experimentation. They recruited people off the street with promises of money, and would dispose of the corpses through chutes. Later on, he formed a partnership with Joseph "Joey" Drew. He would supply Joey with tools and machinery. Gray is also mentioned to have a female blonde secretary, the details of his relationship to her is unclear.
Joey commissioned Gray to create sapient Ink creatures to use as 'living attractions'. The first attempt at this, the Ink Demon, was a disaster with a monstrous appearance. Gent presumed this was because the Ink demon lacked a human soul, and locked the demon away per Joey's request.
Once Joey was approaching bankruptcy, Alan sent a letter reminding Joey that if he were to go bankrupt, any and all tools or experiments in there partnership belonged to the Gent Corporation. During the notes and audio logs, it was also mentioned that Wilson has met Alan Gray but kept the ink machine hidden and it is shown they were able to claim the Ink machine after the events of the Dark revival to continue with Gent's experiments.
Wilson later reveals in an audio log that he had come to Arch Gate Studios for the ink machine, but was turned away by the receptionist.
Personality[]
Although he was never seen in person (as of now), Alan is depicted as a ruthless, cruel, deceitful, and sociopathic businessman. He also is very willing to use his own company to experiment on other people, as well as luring people from the street with the promise of paying them $350 per week. It was also mentioned that death was so common it was 'like a way of life' at his company, meaning that some people have possibly ended up dead while working with him.
According to Grant Cohen, Alan Gray didn't help fund Joey Drew Studios when they were close to bankruptcy due to wanting to make money, implying that he was only helping them so he could continue the experiments with the Ink Machine.
Trivia[]
- At some point, Alan wrote the book "A Theory About Spaces".
- Gent had a fairly minor role in the first game, simply being people Joey worked with besides more involvement regarding the Ink Machine. Alan's existence and the more villainous nature of the company was not revealed until the Dark Revival.
- The note found at the start of the game is signed, Alan Gray. In a note later in the game he is called Allen Gray.
- It is likely that Alan and Gent Corporation as a whole will become central villains going forward.
External Link[]
- Alan Gray on the BATIM Wiki.
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