
As Gill then asks Peach for an update on what Dr Sherman is doing, Nemo notices Gill's torn fin and scars. Nemo says that his dad is too afraid of the ocean to go looking for him and Gill briefly looks down with sympathy. Later, while they are waiting for Dr Sherman to leave the room, Gill spots Nemo staring sadly outside the office window and goes up to reassure him that his father is out there looking for him. The rest of the gang is reluctant at first due to Gill's many failures, but once he explains it, they're all in, including Nemo. Upon realizing that Nemo could fit through small tubes, Gill had an idea: since Nemo was the only one who's small enough to enter, he had to use a pebble to block the aquarium filter, which will quickly cause the water to get dirty, forcing the dentist to put everyone in plastic bags so he would clean it out, and then they'll all escape to the ocean.

Unlike the other Tank Gang members, Gill had a neutral reaction to Nemo's entrance. His appearance is modeled after his voice actor, Willem Dafoe, especially the coloring around his mouth to imitate the deep wrinkles that Dafoe has on his face. He has mahogany eyes curtained by thick brows and a long snout that ends with a bump. Gill is an aging, thin, triangular moorish idol with a few deep scars on his right side along with a torn, ragged pectoral fin. This gives us a peek into his sense of humor. Gill- with a smile- beckons Gurgle to pass Bloat over to him, starting a short game of blowfish volleyball. In one of the end credits animations, Gurgle and Bloat are arguing and Bloat blows up. From then on, Gill is even more devoted to getting Nemo home and saving him from Darla. When he realizes that he nearly had him killed, he calls the plan off with no hope until Nemo tries again and succeeds. However, he has an underprotective side and neglected to put himself in Nemo's shoes when it came to the escape plan due to his anticipation of finally getting out of the tank.

Unlike Marlin- who is overprotective and has trouble letting Nemo do big things, Gill sees potential in the young clownfish and encourages him to step out of his comfort zone to get the job done. In a deleted concept meant for Finding Dory, he explains that he ramps them up with excessive optimism because he believes it helps them to do the mission and if they can't, then they can just "see where the mission takes them".
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In the initiation sequence, it's evidenced that he can easily talk the other aquarium fish (who have no original pull to be free since they were raised in captivity) into his plans, which is likely how he started the gang in the first place. His numerous failures have shaped him to be a tough and brooding individual with a life of experience that actually helps Nemo discover that he indeed can do great things. The first time, he landed on the dental tools, giving him severe scars on his right side and destroying his right fin (similar to how Nemo has a little, deformed right fin). Clever and intelligent, Gill has made many escape attempts, but they have all failed miserably. Gill's only dream is to escape the tank and back into the ocean. With Nemo's arrival to the tank, Gill is inspired again to find a way back to the sea. Though he dreams of one day breaking out and returning to the ocean, his failed escape attempts have broken his spirit. Surrounded by fish who have spent their entire lives in "the box," Gill alone feels the pull to be free. This tough, scarred, one-finned fish was raised in the ocean, but taken at a young age to live in a tank. He is the leader of an eclectic gang of fish, who hang on his every word and are drawn to his magnetic personality. Gill is the maverick of the dentist's office fish tank.
