Blinky Galadrigal/History

The history of Blinky Galadrigal, the tetratagonist of Trollhunters.

Backstory

Dwoza

At some point, Blinkous and his brother Dictatious hatched from their respective eggs and grew into adults either before or during Arthurian times (according to Tales of Arcadia approximately the 12th century), and living in Dwoza.

At this point, he and his brother seem to be doctors of some kind, healing Jim and Deya (then called Callista). Some time during this point, Blinkous and Dictatious set up some sort of bunker for the Trolls to hide in. However in addition to giving the command to seal the bunker while they where outside it, Argh (then a Gum-Gum) was able to simply break down the door. After which, AAARRRGGHH!!! then made a threat that the trolls either joint with Gunmar or die. While Jim and Deya confronted Argh, everyone else, including the Galadrigals', hid.

A bit later, Dictatious voiced the possibility that doing nothing was the same as doing the wrong thing. Blinkous, moved by his brothers words, attempted to rally Dwoza to stand up for themselves, and failed. When AAARRRGGHH!!! moved to attack them, Deya pushed a large water basin onto AAARRRGGHH!!!, trapping him. When Blinkous called for his execution, he was stopped by Jim, and the given the responsibility by Vendel of caring for the Gumm-Gumm. It was during the brief imprisonment that Blinkous explained to AAARRRGGHH!!! what non-violence was, and to give up his Gumm-Gumm ways. It was around this time that Merlin his apprentice forged the Amulet of Daylight, and named the first Trollhunter, resulting in the Battle of Killahead Bridge, and the loss of his brother Dictatious.

Blinky previously trained a Trollhunter named Unkar the Unfortunate. However, Unkar died on his first night out, torn limb from limb. Also, several times in the past, Blinky has made conspiracy theories and tried to explain them to the Vendel and the other Trolls, sometimes causing a wide panic. Due to the several times, his superstitions had no evidence and no result, many Trolls in Trollmarket, including Vendel, see him as unreliable and slightly paranoid. 

Traveling to the New World

Centuries later, a deal called "The Pact" was made between the trolls and the humans, which allowed both of their kinds to live together in harmony. However, since the trolls had spent their whole lives fighting the Gumm-Gumms, they longed for battles and felt that the truce made them look weak and that humans looked down upon them. The trolls also limited their diets to cats and used articles of clothing. Deciding to move to a new location, Vendel sensed a new Heartstone in a place called, "The New World." They boarded a ship called, "The Mayflower" that was heading towards the New World, bringing along some gnomes for grooming and occasional nourishment. As soon as they snuck onboard, Bular arrived and attacked Deya right before sunrise. As soon as the sun rose, Deya fell into the ocean and was turned to stone by the dreaded sunlight, sinking her down to the river.

During the ride to the New World, the Amulet came onto the ship to choose the new Trollhunter. At first, Blinky thought he was going to be the Trollhunter, but it turned out to be none other than his friend, Kanjigar. On the journey, the trolls grew desperate with hunger and started eating stuff contained in the barrels and the cats boarding it.

Months later, Blinky saw Kanjigar and his son, Draal talking about Kanjigar's new job as the Trollhunter. Since he trained Unkar the Unfortunate, Blinky offered to be Kanjigar's new trainer. Suddenly, Kanjigar saw Plymouth Rock, confirming that they had finally reached the New World. The trolls snuck off of the ship and headed off to a place called "New Jersey." Over the years, they traveled through the land with help from various human cultures. They even got aided by Lewis and Clark at one point. Unfortunately, the trolls started growing weak from being away from a Hearthstone for so long. Oftentimes, they had to sleep in caves between their travels, which caused delays and frustration. 

One night on a Native American tribal camp, some mountain trolls invaded and Kanjigar was sent to take care of the problem. After Kanjigar defeated them, Blinky tried to offer advice, but Kanjigar didn't want to hear it. Ultimately, Kanjigar decided to abandon the settlement because of the humans overthrowing the camp. Just then, some trolls found AAARRRGGHH!!! behind a geyser and brought him to Kanjigar. AAARRRGGHH!!! revealed that he had been following them to the New World since he missed the boat, but made a few wrong turns along the way. Blinky suggested executing AAARRRGGHH!!! because he worked for Gunmar and might be a spy. AAARRRGGHH!!! then showed the trolls the remains of Deya. At first, the other trolls thought AAARRRGGHH!!! destroyed Deya, but Kanjigar convinced them otherwise when he reminded them about AAARRRGGHH!!!'s kind act towards him. Vendel allowed AAARRRGGHH!!! into their tribe, much to Blinky's dismay. Blinky tried to tell Kanjigar that it was a bad idea to let AAARRRGGHH!!! into the group, but Kanjigar assured him that change is a part of life and that AAARRRGGHH!!!'s good deeds taught him that lesson. 

The trolls headed to the Rocky Mountains, where they got caught in a dangerous avalanche caused by the guardian, Craggen, who won't let them pass. Kanjigar tried to reason, but Craggen and his brothers wouldn't listen, so they challenged the trolls to a duel for the next day. During the meeting, everyone wanted to give up and leave the mountains, but Kanjigar gave them a speech about destiny and not to give up on their brotherhood.

The very next day, Kanjigar, Draal, and AAARRRGGHH!!! arrive back to Craggen and his brothers to battle them. Despite their strength and abilities, the mountain trolls managed to outsmart them.

Back at camp, Blinky starts thinking about what Kanjigar said earlier, and realized what Kanjigar's speech meant and decided to go help them fight the mountain trolls, which persuaded the others to join along. Just when AAARRRGGHH!!! was about to be crushed by one of Craggen's brothers, Blinky jumped in with his fire sword and rescued him, now truly believing AAARRRGGHH!!! to be reformed. The trolls all worked together to battle Craggen and his brothers, which resulted in an upper advantage, and the loss of a few soldiers. Ultimately, Kanjigar managed to defeat Craggen by "kicking him in the gronk nuts." Thus, a legendary Trollhunter was born, and there was much rejoicing that night. AAARRRGGHH!!! also renounced his violent ways and became a pacifist during the celebration. 

Arriving at Arcadia

Months later, the trolls had arrived in California and finally found their new home. As they went underground and built their new kingdom, the young Heartstone helped the trolls regain their energy and power. They were inspired by Deya's stoned body to use the states/remains of the past hunters as a tribute to their great history, and Blinky was made as Kanjigar's new trainer. Since then, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!! helped Kanjigar protect Trollmarket from danger and threats to expose their world to the mortals.

One day, Gunmar's son, Bular invaded Arcadia and was set out destroy Kanjigar. When Kanjigar went out on night patrol, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! stayed in the library to wait for him to return home. When Kanjigar didn't come back, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! became deeply worried and set out when the sun started to rise. They went under the bridge where Kanjigar was battling Bular and found Kanjigar's remains turned to stone, leaving the two deeply devastated and stunned in silence. They went back into the drain pipe to keep out of the sunlight. When Blinky started to feel sorry for himself, the two saw Jim and Toby riding on their bikes and were shocked to find that the amulet chose Jim as the new Trollhunter.

They went back to the library to read the Trollmarket recap book to make sure there were previous human Trollhunters, but to their shock, it turns out that Jim really is the first human Trollhunter. When Draal arrived, Blinky informed him of Kanjigar's demise. However, Draal figured that he was the next Trollhunter, due to being Kanjigar's son. Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! did not have the heart to tell him he wasn't. Blinky realizes he needs to talk to Jim alone about the danger he is in.

Trollhunters (Part One)

First Human Trollhunter

Blinky arrives in Jim's house with AAARRRGGHH!!! Jim is attracted by the noises they're making and investigates. After switching off the light, and revealing themselves in the light of a fire, Blinky informs Jim that the significance of his possession of the Amulet of Daylight means that he is now a Trollhunter. After Jim faints from their presence, they disappear. The very next night, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! decide to rethink how they are going to convince Jim to accept his new destiny since apparently, Jim's chances of defeating Bular are quite slim. They decide to retrace the steps of Kanjigar for more information on Bular and go into the woods to investigate. They come across an old factory in the woods with a painting depicting humans bowing to Gunmar in the Darklands and suspect that there might be some Changelings lurking in Arcadia. 

The next night, as Jim tells Toby about the Amulet, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! burst into the house to convince Jim once again. The two trolls tell Toby and Jim more about the history of the amulet, including the dangers and eventual deaths. Toby talks Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! into delaying Jim's training for a day. Before departing, Blinky gives Jim a motivational speech about destiny, which Jim later uses in his audition for Romeo.

Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! encounter Jim and Toby once more as they flee from Bular, bringing the boys into Heartstone Trollmarket for the first time. They approach two trolls, Vendel, and Draal, both of whom are shocked to see that the new Trollhunter is a human being, and the other trolls are quite uncomfortable with it, as well.

When Draal challenges Jim to a battle for the amulet, Jim becomes fearful for his life and decides to get rid of the amulet, but it just keeps coming back. This means that Jim has no choice, but to live up to his new fate. 

Jim's First Mission

Blinky begins training Jim for his battle with Draal for the honor of being Trollmarket's new protector and teaching him the history of the magical world and how they all came to be. Unfortunately, Jim's inability to focus (due to his new double life) causes him to slack off on his studying. Blinky hands him a book of recapitulation to help him study the basics.

Suddenly, Jim is informed of a rouge gnome that's been going around stealing many items from the village. When the gnome steals the amulet and takes it to his hole, Jim tries to get it back. Since he can't fit into the hole, Blinky decides to use his shrinking machine to help him. Jim is shrunken down to the size of an action figure and is sent into the hole to locate the gnome and the amulet. Using some items he found in the hole, he is able to track down the gnome, who is playing with some gnome skeleton. Jim removes the gnome's hat off, which is shown to actually be some sort of drill noggin. After a brief chase, Jim manages to summon the armor and defeat the gnome. Jim comes out wearing the gnome's hat and the gnome's hands are tied up. Blinky then tells Jim to finish the gnome off as part of his Trollhunting job. Blinky tells Jim to sleep and he should be back to his normal size by tomorrow morning.

Discovering the Bridge

When Jim and Toby find out that goblins have been lurking in town, they call Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! to help them go undercover. They arrive on Eli's block and see that thousands of goblins are devouring the delivery truck like ravenous dogs. Blinky advises Jim not to be afraid, in contrast to Blinky's earlier statement that, "fear keeps [Jim] alive" since goblins can literally smell fear. Unfortunately, Blinky causes the goblins to hear them and they start chasing after the gang. They manage to take refuge in Toby's house, which causes Jim to start stressing out and inadvertently reciting several important rules of Trollhunting.

The next night, Jim and Toby go to the goblins and their mistress, Nomura for further investigation. They see that there is a troll bridge being built in the museum and decide to tell Blinky, AAARRRGGHH!!!, and Vendel about it. Sadly, the bridge is not around and Vendel believes that Blinky is running them on a wild goose chase. However, Blinky decides to help Jim find proof of the Killahead Bridge.

The next day, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! take Jim and Toby to Rot and Gut's store to find a gaggletack, an ancient artifact that can reveal the true nature of a Changeling, and looks just like a common horseshoe; Blinky questioned why humans would put a precious artifact on a horse's foot. Blinky explains that Changelings are swapped with their human counterparts at birth and it could be anyone.

Suspecting that the boys might unknowingly cross paths with the wrong Changeling, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! decide to follow Toby to his dentist appointment, where it is revealed that Toby's orthodontist, Gladys Groe, is in fact, a Changeling. Blinky quickly intervened before the Changeling could harm Toby and threatened to have AAARRRGGHH!!! tear her limb from limb, only for his giant friend to get stuck in the sunroof. Blinky soon found himself running from Gladys before he knocked her down with an overhead lamp. As Gladys accidentally touched the gaggletack, exposing her troll form, she threw it at Blinky, only to rupture a laughing gas canister, causing everyone to laugh in uncontrolled hysterics. Toby then managed to call Jim, who came to the rescue only to end up killing Gladys as a result, thus eliminating their only proof of Changelings in Arcadia. Blinky pointed out that he accomplished the rule of "finishing the fight" and in self-defense for that matter, assuring that while Vendel may continue to doubt the Trollhunter, but his friends continue to owe their lives to him.

Blinky subsequently explained the trolls' reasons for shadowing Toby, AAARRRGGHH!!! added they were also curious. Blinky clarified that the idea of "oral hygiene" was foreign to troll as he exhaled in Toby's face before observing they were out of laughing gas. The trolls then departed, leaving Toby to clean up the dentists' office.

The very next day at the training session, Jim tells Blinky that he might have seen a human baby get swapped the other day. Blinky informs Jim about how Changeling babies are swapped with their human counterparts at birth, who are then sent to the Darklands to be taken care of and don't age a day. Jim realizes that if they find the Changeling baby, they could get more evidence of the bridge. Blinky decides to have AAARRRGGHH!!! move in with Toby for protection (in the same vein that Draal has moved in with Jim).

That night, Blinky, AAARRRGGHH!!!, and Toby receive a call from Jim that Claire's brother might be a Changeling, so they go to RotGut's to get another Gaggletack after they lost the last one. They arrive at the Nunez residence and find that Claire's brother has been replaced by changeling named "NotEnrique." They chase the changeling around the house but cause a mess in the process. They manage to capture NotEnrique and manage to torture him into revealing that Bular has an accomplice who happens to be close to Jim. Before the changeling can reveal, Claire's folks arrive and the trolls escape in the nick of time. Unfortunately, that leaves both Jim and Toby in trouble with Claire and her parents. 

Jim's Birthday

When Jim's birthday comes, Blinky decides to do something for him. He goes to Toby, who tells him all about birthday parties, so Blinky and the other trolls decide to throw Jim a birthday party. During the training session, Blinky gives Jim some tips on how to defend himself against an enemy when his armor and sword are not available to help him.

While Jim and Toby go out to celebrate Jim's birthday, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! head to Claire's house and manage to capture NotEnrique by bribing him with dirty Argyle socks. They bring NotEnrique to Trollmarket to Vendel, which makes the lead troll finally believe Blinky, but Vendel still has his doubts about the Trollhunter. Jim shows up and tells Blinky about the Stalkling that just attacked him. Blinky informs Jim that the Stalkling will keep hunting Jim until it does away with him, and he will not attack him if he's with somebody else.

During the day, Blinky goes to the abandoned factory and recovers some old pieces of a Vespa for him and Jim to build together. That night, Jim goes back to back to Trollmarket after defeating the Stalkling, and Blinky shows Jim the scooter, which truly brightens Jim's day.

Finding the Killahead Bridge

While working on the Hero's Forge mechanisms, Toby came to Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! announcing that Draal did something to Jim. Blinky jumped to the conclusion that Draal killed their Trollhunter only for Toby to clarify that Jim's behaviour had become cocky and arrogant from a Grit-Shaka. Blinky noted that the artifact grants courage to trolls but has negative effects on humans.

As Jim publicly declared his intent to confront Bular, Blinky desperately tried to pursue him, warning that he had to be afraid when facing the Gumm-Gumm prince. With Toby obtaining information from NotEnrique that Bular was prowling the sewers, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! attempted to intervene, but a goblin kicked open a manhole, exposing sunlight that separated them from Jim. When Jim becomes fearful again, Blinky and Toby manage to help Jim get out of sewer.

However, Jim's fight with Bular resulted in him identifying a new Changeling: Strickler. While Jim confronted Strickler at his house for dinner, Blinky, Toby and AAARRGGHHH!!! go to Strickler's office to find the location of the Killahead Bridge, using NotEnrique to help them get inside. Upon setting foot in Arcadia Oaks High for the first time, Blinky remarked that the fabled halls of Alexandria pale in comparison to the school; Toby was clueless as to what he was talking about, which Blinky assured was feigned ignorance at an attempt to stimulate humor. The quartet soon posed against a school mural to avoid being discovered by Senor Uhl.

Initially, their search of Strickler's office turned up nothing out of the ordinary until Toby discovered his pen was a secret key. Blinky concluded it was a key to a Changeling lock. While the others rummaged around, Blinky briefly distracted himself to play the piano before Toby found the Changeling lock behind the bookshelf. Because a Changeling lock would only work by the hand of Changeling, the use NotEnrique to open it, revealing a hidden vault.

They go inside and manage to find a place filled with blueprints for an amulet that looks exactly like Jim's before taking note of the Book of Ga-Huel. Toby spotted an illustration of a fearsome Gumm-Gumm whom resembled AAARRRGGHH!!! Initially he was skeptical when NotEnrique insisted it was indeed AAARRRGGHH!!! until the giant troll let out a shameful sigh. Blinky proceeded to explain AAARRRGGHH!!!'s former status as a Gumm-Gumm general before defecting before the Battle of Killahead. Thankfully, Toby assured AAARRRGGHH!!! that he didn't care for his past and the two strengthened their friendship with a fist bump.

As they continued their search, Toby brought forth what Blinky identified as a Fetch, which is a small portal to the Darklands and the means by which NotEnrique crossed over to Arcadia. But while Toby stuck his head through the Fetch, all of a sudden, some black smoke emerges from Strickler's Antramonstrum and the trio run for their very lives. Blinky and AAARRRGGGHHH!!! try to distract the smoke, but the smoke goes after Toby instead. Blinky then realized NotEnrique was missing and concluded that the Changeling doublecrossed them. The duo soon intercepted the others as they fell out of a vent and used the Fetch to suck the smoke into the Darklands. After Toby kicked NotEnrique away for his betrayal, Blinky proclaimed that the Antramonstrum had just been "schooled".

Moving the Fetch to Toby's room, Blinky sadly tells Jim that there's no way they can cross over into the Darklands to rescue Enrique. Jim suggested they use the Fergolator only for Toby to remind that its effects were temporary and Blinky added the Darklands were a black labyrinth, making it a near-impossible to find Enrique before his time was up. AAARRRGGHH!!! further added that they would also have to contend with Gunmar and Blinky agreed with him, as they'd risk the Gumm-Gumm king's escape. Blinky then comforted Jim over his helplessness, assuring him that he had a strong heart, a quality few trolls possess, and that some day he might answer Enrique's call.

An alternative soon presented itself in the form of Chompsky, who volunteered to enter the Fetch. As the gnome prepared to depart with a rope tied around his waist, Blinky apologized for misjudging him. Unfortunately, Chompsky's lifeline soon snapped as soon as he passed through, though Blinky remained optimistic of his survival; he rhetorically asked if they could still use the Fergolator.

Suddenly, NotEnrique came knocking on Toby's window. As Jim let him in, the Changeling explained that he's on the run from the goblins, having accidentally killed Fragwa, causing Blinky to become upset at him endangering them all, only to be told that the goblins believe Claire responsible. As Jim rushed off to save her, Enrique further added that Bular had fully assembled the Killahead Bridge and that they require Jim to open it, so Blinky sends AAARRRGGHH!!! and Toby after him. Immediately afterwards, he forced NotEnrique to lead him to the bridge.

Making his way through the sewer, Blinky found the bridge in the museum exactly where the boys originally discovered it, before being captured by Bular. On the day of the school play, Strickler called Jim and had Blinky inform the Trollhunter to surrender himself if he wanted Blinky to live. Blinky then used the opportunity to warn Jim not to open the bridge before Strickler took the phone away from him.

While left dangling upside down from the ceiling, Blinky remained confident that Jim wouldn't come only for the Trollhunter to emerge from behind the curtain with Strickler right behind him. Blinky expressed disappointment that his warning was not heeded, to which Jim reminded that they were to build his Vespa together. Though Jim demanded Bular release Blinky, the Gumm-Gumm prince threatened to kill him on the spot if he didn't open the bridge.

As Jim made his way up to the bridge, Blinky pleaded him not to go through with it, warning that he'd be unleashing Gunmar and his Gumm-Gumm army upon an unsuspecting world and insisted his own life wasn't worth putting Trollmarket, his friends and his own mother at risk. Just as Jim was about to insert the amulet, everyone suddenly heard a beeping noise from the Chubby Tracker he was wearing as Toby, AAARRRGGHH!!! and Draal appeared. As a fight broke out, Blinky commended Jim to for leading their friends to their location through use of Strauser's move from A Brief Recapitulation: Volume 43.

Subsequently, AAARRRGGHH!!! tossed Toby on top of Blinky and began to cut him loose, though his release was delayed due to his use of the blunt side of his knife. Unfortunately, they fell on top of a goblin, leaving Blinky, Toby and NotEnrique to contend with the others. Soon enough, Strickler forced Jim to unite the amulet with the bridge, opening a vortex into the Darklands, leaving Blinky to bemoan their failure. However, Draal managed to pull the amulet out at the cost of his right arm.

To escape Bular's wrath, the Trollhunters fled into the sewers but the current caused by flash flooding separated Jim from his friends. As they washed up in the shadow of Arcadia's bridge, they spotted Bular on the verge of killing Jim only for the Trollhunter to stab his sword right through his opponent before the Gumm-Gumm prince fell into the sunlight right into the water. Rejoining Jim on top of the bridge, Blinky commended his victory, admitting he was at a loss for words before AAARRRGGHH!!! held them all in a group hug. Toby soon realized they were going to miss the Romeo and Juliet, so Blinky told Jim to leave them to secure Killahead Bridge when suddenly a petrifying yet still mobile Bular appeared. Fortunately, AAARRRGGHH!!! smashed him to pieces at the cost of violating his pacifist oath.

As Trollmarket celebrated Jim's victory over Bular, Blinky forewarned his student that he shouldn't get complacent, as he still had training to do. Vendel stepped and gently admonished Blinky for a being a grump when Trollmarket's security had been secured with their custody of the bridge. Blinky reminded that Strickler was still at large but the elder troll was confident that Jim could handle it, given he had an excellent trainer.

3Below (Part One)

Cameo

Blinky makes a brief cameo appearance in Merlin's Tomb as Jim redirects water with his sword.

3Below (Part Two)

Ambush Beneath Hoboken

Weeks following the Eternal Night, Blinky and Jim made it to Hoboken, New Jersey, where they are ambushed by a mysterious armored figure. In the midst of the fight, they receive a call from Toby, who (re)introduces them to Aja and Krel in their Akiridion forms. Toby then inquired him as to the location of Gaylen's Core, which was entrusted to Kanjigar the Courageous. Blinky admitted that Kanjigar hid many dangerous artifacts, even from him, but then suggests that they consult the Soothscryer before ending the call.

Wizards (Part One)

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Rise of the Titans

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