Gabriel Knight is the central protagonist of the series. Aside from his double duties as a novelist and supernatural investigator, Gabriel is also the proprietor of St. George's Books.
Background
The son of Philip Knight and Margaret Templeton Knight, he lost his parents when just 8 years old and was raised by his grandmother, Rebecca Knight. When he was 13 years old, he started having nightmares like his father had, and when he became 30, the nightmares became more frequent.
Charismatic, sardonic, and intuitive, he is sensitive with his hair, which he considers it an evolution of the style of James Dean, and keeping it unkempt as if he had electrocuted himself. He has a way with women that has at times proven to impede the progress of his cases. He has a rocking chair mentality, being passive and lazy, watching life and waiting for big things to happen.
At 16 years old he moved out and with his mother's trust fund, he opened his book shop in the French Quarter of his hometown of New Orleans.
When the series starts, Gabriel is a down on his luck author whose novels brought him enough to buy a book store. After that, he begun researching about Voodoo and writing a book on it. His main character would be a female orthodonist, although he apparently promised his friend Franklin Mosely a part in the book, and so he shared with him "privileged" information concerning Voodoo Murders.
His instinctive drive to solve a killing spree ultimately leads him to discover his family's ancient heritage as a line of supernatural detectives; the Schattenjägers. Upon the conclusion of his first case, Gabriel moves to Bavaria to reluctantly take up his birthright. His next two cases as a Schattenjäger are chronicled in the second and third games of the series.
By GK3 Gabriel has taken on the job of a Schattenjäger (Shadow Hunter) full-time. He is hired by Prince James of Albany (in the GK3 graphic novel) to protect his infant son, Charlie, from a group of vampires called "The Night Visitors", later revealed to be the "Adepts of the Holy Blood". Charlie is kidnapped as Gabriel becomes paralyzed (through unknown means). He follows the kidnappers to a train where he is knocked out, waking up at the Couiza station and making his way to Rennes-le-Château where he begins to investigate the area and tour-group staying at the Rennes Hotel.
Eventually Gabriel is revealed that Prince James Stewart is a blood-descendant of Jesus and confronts the Adepts in the newly-built, underground Temple of Solomon. In the aftermath of his battle with the demon Asmodeus and the death of Montreaux, the head-vampire, Gabriel, Mosely and Mesmi discover the body of Jesus that is carried off by Emilio Baza through a shining portal. When Gabriel returns to the hotel he discovers that Grace has left for India.
It is also revealed that Gabriel is a descendant of a Roman soldier who nailed Jesus to the cross. The Schattenjäger talisman and dagger being made by blessed steel turned gold.
Personality and traits
Novels
These are the known novels written by Gabriel Knight;
- The Voodoo Murders
- The Brutal Beast
Other
- Fire in the Hills (GK novel seres)
- The Stalker (GK novel series)
- Blake Backlash: The Barber's Revenge (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Blake Backlash: Blood on the Missippi (20th Anniversary Edition)
See Also
Behind the scenes
Gabriel's age and birthdate through the series is not consistent.
According to GK1 novel, Gabriel was 33 in GK1, born in 1960. Unlike in the game, it is mentioned that he was orphaned at only a year old.
GK3 suggests he was born in 1963 on his passport, or 35 in 1998 (which would make him 30 in 1993).