The Lost World · Character

Gomez

An English-speaking half-breed guide whose fine work ethic and itching curiosity hide a knife he is ready to draw when caught eavesdropping.

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Also known as the villainous Gomez

First appearance: VIII: The Outlying Pickets of the New World

As a supporting figure in The Lost World, Gomez is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A half-breed from up the river, bearded and fierce, who speaks excellent English; hired as a personal servant.

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Gomez is one of the local hands hired for the Amazon journey, praised as a willing worker but dogged by the vice of curiosity common to such men. Caught lurking near the expedition's planning hut, he whips out a knife on the faithful Zambo and is disarmed only by sheer strength, ending in forced handshakes and reprimands. His smoldering resentment and the racial hatred Zambo bears him plant the earliest seeds of betrayal within the party's fragile trust.

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See Gomez in VIII: The Outlying Pickets of the New World

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