Halloween 2004, also known as the Halloween Bash 2k4, Halloween 2004 Bash, and Gino's Bday Bash, began on October 18th, 2004 with the creation of the G-Corp guild.[1][2][4] The Bash itself began a week later on October 29th and was sponsored and hosted by Johnny K. Gambino from his mansion.[1][4]
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Over the course of 2004, several features came to Gaia including the Marketplace, Guilds, and Journals. All would ultimately culminate with the event where each would be utilized to tell the story.
October 18th saw the creation of G-Corp with the launch of their guild, made up of Gaia staff and friends roleplaying each of the characters. This would continue over the course of the event. Only days later on October 20th, the GST (Gaia Standard Time) system would be implemented. This gave the site a day/night cycle which would aid in Trick Or Treating later in the month.
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Cindy Donovinh was hot on the scene of the disaster, reporting for GAIA 9 Action News:
TERROR STRIKES GAMBINO PARTY
By Cindy Donovinh
The Halloween party of business magnate Johnny K. Gambino erupted in terror as the outbreak of a mysterious virus caused the dead to rise up and attack the living. The party was disrupted by the arrival of several of Gambino's own LabTech team, scientists who work in his highly secretive G-Corp laboratory. The LabTechs had apparently become infected with the virus that they were attempting to synthesize, and began exhibiting bizarre and violent behavior. Several Gaians were bitten by the infected LabTechs, causing a massive outbreak of "G-Virus" within the Gambino Mansion. Gambino issued shotguns to those partygoers lucky enough to avoid infection, and a brief battle was waged between the infected "zombies" and the uninfected Gaians.
With the battle growing increasingly hopeless, G-Corp security chief Bucho was called in to put a permanent end to the situation. Bucho deployed an explosive, virus-killing superweapon known as the Silent Flash, which obliterated the Gambino mansion.[sic] Those infected Gaians survived who the blast[sic] were cured by the mysterious vials of liquid that a man known as LabTech X sold prior to this event, which raises questions of whether some employees of G-Corp knew in advance that this outbreak would occur.
Tragically, Gambino's son and sole heir, Gino Gambino, has been missing since the explosion; he is presumed dead.[5]
The mansion and the underground lab were obliterated in the blast caused by the Silent Flash nuke, leaving them in ruins.[6] Gambino had managed to survive, but was left penniless and powerless. He remained desperate until he felt inspired to search for Gino 55 days later, who was still missing.
Further notes[]
- This event marked the first appearances of Cindy Donovinh (and GAIA 9 Action News), LabTechX, and LabTech123, who would all play major roles in later plot events.
- The event appeared to be a parody of the Resident Evil series. Both G CORP and the Halloween Bash mirror the events of the Mansion Incident, while the G-Virus is a likely parody of the virus by the same name.
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GaiaOnline.com, "Halloween 2004 Bash". Archive (November 5th, 2004)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GaiaOnline.com, "G CORP | Gaia Guilds". Archive (November 1st, 2023)
- ↑ GaiaOnline.com, "Halloween Trick or Treating has been extended!". Archive (January 6th, 2025)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GaiaOnline.com, "HALLOWEEN/GINO's BDAY BASH HAS BEGUN!". Archive (January 6th, 2025)
- ↑ Archive.org, Gaia Online.com, Newsroom, Halloween '04 (February 26, 2007).
- ↑ zOMG!, Game Help, World History, "What Has Gone Before".