Gamma

Gamma (ガンマ) (Γάμμα) is the third member of Shadow Garden, being one of the original "Seven Shadows". Publicly, she is known as Luna, the director of the Mitsugoshi Company which sells products reverse-engineered using the Shadow's descriptions of Earth.

Appearance
Gamma is a mature-looking young woman with a slender figure, large bosom, and dark blue hair with several strands braided that extends nearly to her feet. Furthermore, she also possesses a mole under the left corner of her lips.

Her Shadow Garden uniform consists of a standard slime bodysuit with golden patterns decorated around her chest and arms. Outside of Shadow Garden, Gamma normally wears a long dark dress attached to a checker that exposes her chest and back.

Personality
Gamma is seen as a dignified person with elegance and grace, but in actuality, she is very clumsy, affecting her performance in battle. Although not a competent fighter, she makes up for it for her highly cunning intelligence, making her the one responsible for most of Shadow Garden's operations.

Background
After being left for dead by society, she was discovered by Cid Kagenō. He revitalized the girl causing Gamma to develop a deep admiration for the power he possesses which she regards as life itself.

Being one of the original seven members of Shadow Garden, Gamma has spent time training with Cid and the other girls, particularly Delta. Gamma was dismayed that she is not a competent fighter like them. That is until Cid showed her another path through intelligence. Gamma listened to Cid's "Shadow Wisdom" from economics to engineering and decided to pour her dedication into learning them.

First Assault on the Cult
Gamma took part in rescuing Claire alongside the "Seven Shadows". She and her team took care most of the guards, while Shadow killed Viscount Grease.

Renowned Entrepreneur, "Luna"
To be able to build a financial and political power that can influence the world for Shadow Garden, Gamma was assigned to go to the Midgar Kingdom's capital to visit an old company at its limits, called "Luna, Ltd." The company dealt in clothing supplies of menswear and wanted to acquire shares of a company owned by Mrs. Luna, an employee who inherited the real Luna name and company before the original died. However, the company had been inactive due to her age.

Gamma was able to transfer company management to herself with the condition of paying the penalty fee to the business partners and tradespeople of the company if she were to acquire the shares and Gamma would took on the name "Luna" in her stead. Even Mrs. Luna had to convince the business partners and tradespeople that if Gamma could fully procure the penalty fee, they should cooperate with her by her newly restructured Luna, Ltd. because even the company was almost dead. There were tradespeople who did business with the company and Gamma's policy to investigate first where something was made rather than sold, as a means of protecting the Shadow Garden's confidentiality.

However, she hadn't bought the all-important shares because Eta was overusing the Garden's reserves for her research, so Gamma needed to find an alternative way of solving the reserve funding problem. In order to generate Shadow Garden's revenue systematically, Gamma and Eta journeyed with Zeta to a beach near the royal capital to go fishing. After getting enough catches, Zeta tried to make a Tuna Sandwich with Tartar Sauce on a frying pan made by Eta. When Gamma wanted to try it and said that the sandwich was delicious, she had a thought that the sandwich could be a big business opportunity for Shadow Garden.

Afterwards, Gamma and Zeta tried to find another menu item. With this innovative food, Gamma decided to set up a tuna sandwich stall in the capital and eventually opened a permanent store with the different food menu items other than tuna like sea bream, squid rings, beef, and onion rings with the sauce additions like mayonnaise, tartar sauce, and malt vinegar. By the conclusion of her venture setup, the sandwich shops were named McRonald and Tuna King by Cid.

When Gamma acquired shares of an existing business in Midgar with the distribution of fashion for nobles, in addition to opening a new venture of McRonald / Tuna King stalls across the capital, Shadow Garden's income rate had continue to increase with the net profit of 25 million Zeni per month, compared to the 4 million Zeni on the fashion side. Gamma also planned to gain name recognition by reinforcing the fashion business and targeting deep-pocketed nobles as future customers.

A few days later, Gamma's "Luna, Ltd." fashion division had reached a critical stage in the development of menswear for mass marketing, because the production of a new clothing line for nobles was in its final stages and the company planned to deliver "menswear" to some more fashionable noble at the start of the next season. Then, the company started selecting vendors for production and distribution, also conducting background checks on all potential retail vendors to selecting these vendors without the Church's backing. This was done to reduce industrial espionage and possible sabotage from the Cult's economic powers. After producing the prototypes, the company was ready to begin structuring for mass production.

Concurrently, the McRonald / Tuna King stalls division had already gain popularity amongst the middle class population and planned to target potential upper class customers as well by promoting tea produced in the Alexandria fields in a drink menu. The Shadow Garden business was gradually increasing, and also gained recognition amongst the upper echelons in society, such as the aristocrats and some wealthy investor had offered to sponsor the opening of new stores, which Shadow Garden conducted background checks on all potential sponsors before selecting the proper backers. Also, on McRonald / Tuna King marketing initiatives, Beta used her "Natsume Kafka" persona to prepare several hand-sized novel leaflets themed around Tuna King as novelty items, and serialized these on the ads page of the Midgar Times newspaper, as a way to reach a wider audience of informed readers.

Therefore, "Luna, Ltd." was starting to take off and quickly grew to become one of the major divisions in the Garden's operations and Shadow Garden could use MNA not only as a source for top-secret intel about the Cult, but also as a source of business. In order to best utilize the "Luna, Ltd." strength that had developed overs the years, Gamma decided to established a commercial complex that would include a clothing department, a food and tea department, and the first permanent McRonald / Tuna King restaurant built in. Thusly, "Luna, Ltd." was reborn as the commercial center's managing body to integrate and coordinate these various elements until it became unparalleled throughout in the entire world.

Afterward, Gamma prepared to set up a new commercial facility in the center of the Midgar capital under a new business model and name because it was the result of the examining process first stages to which shares that Gamma would buy up from the capital. Without the shares issued by the capital, Gamma wouldn't be able to run a business for the aristocrats nor start a new company, since there's a limit on the number of issued shares, with all that was left of the former "Luna, Ltd." was land and a clothing business on the verge of collapse. Even before Gamma visited the company, Mrs. Luna has maintained "Luna, Ltd." as Luna's double for ten years, despite not having any blood relation or personal stake in the company.

Gamma picked the store location site in the city center, a perfect place for about 90 percent because it was located at the heart of the city, where they had access to the commoners and the wealthy. This came about as Gamma had already developed a vast aristocrat client base through parties and salons, a supply network linking the provinces and the capital, became well versed in fashion and the tea trade, and built an understanding of the middle class via McRonald / Tuna King.

Because of these unprecedented growing expansions of business by "Luna, Ltd." and its tremendous growth, the company gained popularity after Gamma bringing her "Luna" name into public, the company's competitors were clearly growing hostile to Luna, Ltd. Such actions proved that Gamma's company's influence had grown to the point where the competition could no longer ignore them. Therefore, as Gamma had made many enemies, apart from the Cult, the competitor enterprises tried to limit her movement. Some of them also wanted to destroy the company by trying to take Gamma out of the picture, via assassination or abduction.

The next day, Gamma met with Zeta to tell her that Mrs. Luna had no ties with the Cult, as Mrs. Luna was actually just an employee who had taken the name from the real Luna after she died with her family. This was because she didn't want to cover up the fact that the previous Luna's granddaughter had Demon Possession, which made other companies attack and destabilize her until she died, so she had carried out the mandate to run the company for 10 years as Luna's successor, without blood relations and personal debt to the company. Gamma knew the real Luna didn't cover it up so that her granddaughter's existence would not be erased and dreamed that her granddaughter would build then manage a business to take over the company in her name. Thus, Gamma decided to keep this secret out of respect for the wishes of Mrs. Luna and the real Luna.

At night, Gamma was carrying goods to be transported until she was blocked by bandits and then killed by mercenaries who she thought were assassins from the Cult, but Gamma was able to overcome them and reported this incident to Alpha until she found out that the mastermind was from a rival company.

As the "Luna, Ltd." new commercial complex would be finished in two months with Eta's help, Shadow Garden has suspected that after Gamma's assassination attempt ended in failure, the culprits would use another way to ruin their company's credibility, which would make it impossible to do business in the capital: interfering with their own supply of product. After hearing the confirmation of Beta and Zeta's reports, the Seven Shadows decided to hold a strategy meeting to commence an operation to eliminated their company rivals by sending a cargo of useless items along with a tenth of their produce as bait. This was so that the Numbers would find a place where the mercenaries would need to hide their fake carriage, and then carry out raids to all their secret places simultaneously and their genuine products will be delivered mainly by private distributors from the provinces.

While Alpha and Delta were working with the Numbers to exterminate all the mercenaries, including the rival company president, Gamma attended the opening ceremony for the company's new store and expressed her gratitude to the suppliers and merchants from various regions who sold their products to later be traded through the store, as a result of the strong ties developed over the years.

Their new company store would serve as a major retail center in the capital, intent on expansion with related facilities in the near future. Since beginning as a small business when Gamma restructured the company, the company aimed to continue to handle small business transactions as the suppliers would continue to rely on "Luna, Ltd." not only selling their product, but also as a relay facility of small-lot mail order and connecting the distribution of goods between remote locations. The store would become a commercial complex with a fashion department dedicated to their principal merchandise, fine menswear, as the food and daily commodities departments would include tea and a permanent indoor McRonald / Tuna King restaurant.

Gamma took great pride informing the attendees that the business model they are managing would offer a completely new shopping experience, one that had never existed before in Midgar Kingdom, as the new company store would leap from the present to the future with their business partners and customers. Then, Gamma declared an establishment of the company by changing "Luna, Ltd." name into the Mitsugoshi Company.

Midgar Academy Terrorist Attack
Gamma reintroduced herself to Shadow when he entered one of Mitsugoshi's stores, as she welcomed him before tripping down the steps. Gamma told him of her business success and the great fortune that she has procured from it, leaving him in amazement. Gamma was then rewarded by her leader on this venture with him showing off his power. Believing he came to inquire about the serial killers pretending to be Shadow Garden, she told him what they knew until Shadow informed them that he had a lead. An awestruck Gamma summoned Nu to assist him.

She then set up an operation to save the Midgar Royal Spellsword Academy from a terrorist attack perpetrated by the Cult. After the school was saved, she and Alpha discussed their master's triumph over the terrorist leader, to which she gave a smile with respect for her master and noticed that Shadow was labelled as enemy to the kingdom and was wanted for mass murder, kidnapping, arson, and robbery. Gamma told Alpha that Shadow proclaimed how he would gladly accept the guilt for all crimes, but that wouldn't change anything and they would keep doing what they must. A reflective Alpha thought that they stood for righteousness, but it seemed Shadow doesn't see it that way and they must live up to his resolve. Then, Alpha ordered Gamma to assemble the available "Seven Shadows".

God of War Tournament
When Cid visited Gamma once more, he ordered her to help him enter the God of War Tournament, but under a disguised alias. She helped him by changing his appearance and identity to that of an ordinary looking man, using the alias "Mundane Mann".

Great Trading Company Conflict
Gamma and Shadow Garden decided the time had come to place their company on top of the business world. With Mitsugoshi Company currently holding a strong standing due to their innovative products and its creation of the popular banking notes, this led the Great Commerce Alliance to send their private army to sabotage the Mitsugoshi supply lines by attacking their carriages, but they were no match for Shadow Garden's well-trained forces and supplies kept running smoothly. Gamma controlled the flow of information to hide Shadow Garden's involvement, but the likelihood of exposure remained as they continued their conflict.

The Alliance also dispatched their best assassins, The Clovers, with the objective of gathering all confidential documents, money, and manufacturing details, before engaging in sabotage, pillaging, and kidnapping of important personnel without failure. However, Gamma battled and (surprisingly) defeated one of the Clovers with the help of Nu, and thus foiled the attempt.

She then received word of Delta's disappearance, which greatly worried her. Her worry grew worse when she learned that Shadow seemingly abandoned them, but this was undone when Beta told them the truth by bringing a translated message. Gamma expressed happiness that Shadow was still loyal to them and that Delta was alive, relieved that her master had covertly gathered funding for Mitsugoshi to survive the market collapse of trust. After Great Commerce Alliance collapsed, Mitsugoshi Co. became the most successful business in the kingdom and their companies' position became more solid than ever in the capital. And with the elimination of their competitors, Mitsugoshi held an economic power more influential than the kingdom, which could collapse them should they fall.

Powers & Abilities
Gamma is the weakest member among the original Seven Shadows, because of her clumsiness and lack of physical abilities. Although she felt very sad and disappointed by this, once believing she could be ejected from Shadow Garden, her mentor and Lord, Shadow, has showed her another way to which she can master, namely her intelligence. And while Gamma could not contribute as a fighter, she was educated to be a commander and entrepreneur, coordinating Shadow Garden's forces under the guise of her employees as well as on the scene authority.

Great Intellectual
Gamma's natural trait is her intelligence, making her excellent at multi-tasking, extracting knowledge from her opponents, and planning out strategies ahead of time. Apart from her military brilliance, she is adept in entrepreneurship with the establishment of her Mitsugoshi Company. She applies fundamental economics she learned from Cid to her business accumen, such as starting the banking system, which became popular among the populace with the note exchange for coins. As such, the Midgar Kingdom's economy boomed as people could use bills for the expenses of items worth hundreds or even thousands of coins.

Swordsmanship
Gamma is terrible in combat, but she learned swordsmanship as much as she could. Unless her enemy is in front of her and at very close range, Gamma will try to avoid moving due to her lack of coordination in footwork more than arm coordination.

Although she is the weakest of the seven shadows of Shadow Garden, due to her clumsiness, she can't coordinate her attacks well. However, she instead has a lot of magical strength, which even if her enemy knows that she is clumsy, it would be very risky to approach her, since she could severely cut or kill her opponent in range. When Gamma prepared to face one of the "Clovers" sent by Gettan of the Trade Alliance, Gamma's hand for holding her sword came loose due to her lacking dexterity and her sword suddenly flung forward and stabbed Clovers assassin unintentionally, cleaving his head in half.

In the game, she uses a large nodachi.

Magic
As she was cured by Shadow himself, Gamma has tremendous speed and an abundance of magical power, which is offset by her lack of prowess. Not helping this is her clumsiness, which concurrently makes her a bit more unpredictable, such as when she fell and threw her sword in such a way it bisected her assassin.

Cid Kagenō / Shadow
Gamma deeply admires her lord after the latter discovered her and rescued her when she was discarded by society. Being enveloped by Cid's power causes her to tear up immensely. Gamma viewed Cid as an intelligent man and is frustrated at herself for not being able to keep up with his prowess, though he is pleased when he praised her business savvy.

She is heartbroken upon learning Cid betrayed Shadow Garden but upon later discovering that he hadn't and had a secret plan to help them, Gamma cries in joy and her admiration had only increased.

Alpha
Gamma serves as Alpha's right hand when it comes to managing Shadow Garden, in that sense, she is responsible for the financial and administrative affairs of the organization, as well as the head of its operations in foreign countries. Gamma highly respects her superior and they are able to get along.

Delta
Both Gamma and Delta did not get along when they were younger, due to Delta picking on her for her lack of combat prowess. However, they eventually got over that and treated each other like siblings. When Gamma thought Delta had been killed, she was completely devastated and overjoyed when Delta returned alive.

Eta
Like most of Shadow Garden, Gamma disliked Eta's use of them in her experiments. However, she was also annoyed with the Elf for spending much of Shadow Garden's funds to carry out her experiments.

Nu
Nu is a high-ranking member of the Shadow Garden and carries double-digit number are also given Greek names, ranking just below the Seven Shadows. Nu serves as Gamma's assistant and personal bodyguard, as she is incapable of fighting.

Trivia

 * It's revealed in the anime short, Kage-Jitsu! that Gamma has low alcohol tolerance.
 * Restaurants brands Gamma's company Mitsugoshi owns are based on real life fast food chains such as McDonald's and Burger King.