Gilbert Daniels was a member of the Original Eight gym leaders when the Indigo League was formed in 1946. Gilbert, often named "Gil" for short, was one of the younger members at just 20 years old when the league was formed. He was also known as one of the most sinful gym leaders ever to take a position in the league, and was known for being a very high-strung delinquent before his military service. Gilbert still holds the notion to this very day of being the only gym leader ever to have a criminal record.

Gilbert Daniels was born in 1926 to a single mother. He never knew his father. Some historians blame his delinquency on his lack of a father figure while growing up. It has never been firmly concluded by historians of who exactly his father was. They do know that his mother, Sandra, put him up for adoption at a local orphanage in Saffron City. The times were very hard for a woman on her own. Gilbert looked back on his mother and applauded her decision years later, for he believed his mother wouldn't be able to care for him in such a time of turmoil.

It was great timing, actually. Gilbert was just the age of 5 when the Kanto economy suffered a major crash. The orphanage he called home suffered. The orphanage was forced to use rations in order to have enough food for the coming days. Gilbert lived through this until 1939, where at the age of 13, he broke out of the orphanage with five fellow orphans and ran to the nearby Celadon City, where they hid out in the basement of an abandoned warehouse in the middle of town.

Gil was intelligent in the darker side of life by that time. Through the rest of 1939 and 1940, he and his fellow orphans created "Team Celadon", a sort of gang and brotherhood that began to run its operations through the old warehouse. Gil turned the warehouse into a hidden bar and club, where visitors would go to the lower levels to play cards or dice. While letting the gambling start up, Gil went on nightly raids, where he'd burglarize homes for valuables and bring the findings back. He became slightly wealthy over the successful raids he had every month. Gil was known for spreading the money equally among his followers.

It was in the warehouse where Gil began to truly learn of the world.

"He'd spend an hour per day just looking through random stuff, as long as it was beneficial to his own education. I admired that. Because despite all the stick-ups and robberies, it didn't seem like he was ever proud of it. His true dream was to be a scholar, supposedly."

Scarlett Love, "Scarlett and Gil" Biography, 1980

Scarlett was known as the "Bonnie" to Gil's "Clyde". The two took a liking to one another over time. When looking back on Gil's life historically, his relationship with Scarlett is often seen as a subplot to the greater picture of Team Celadon. As Gil writes,

"Just one of these days when I stop hiding from the law and live like a civilized man, I'll stop being a coward and ask that girl for her hand… permanently. If you know what I mean. I ain't too into all that gushy and romantic kinda things… but I think she has a soft spot for that herself. That's probably why I haven't acted upon it yet. Ah well. Just one of these days, right?"

The person Gil targets in this journal entry is likely Scarlett herself. Gil never confessed during his time in the warehouse, however. The bout of admiring he endured is a common target for romance novelists along with contemporary romance filmmakers.

In 1942, Celadon police formulated a raid on the warehouse. Gil fought back, of course, and managed to take down five officers before finally being flanked, leading to his arrest. His fellow team members were arrested as well, including Scarlett. Gil was kept in a cell for just a few hours before special agents came to speak with one of Kanto's top criminals in person.

Gil was headed towards a hefty sentence in prison, at least ten years. However, with the Great War in full effect during the time period, Gil was offered to swap his sentence with military service, which would take the same amount of time.

"I could not face jail time whatsoever. Call me a sell out if you want, but I could care less at that time. I wanted to do something right for once by serving the military. And it's a lot better than jail, I'll tell ya that much!"

Gilbert Daniels

Gil was shipped out to the frontlines a week later. The choice of joining the military panned out for Gil in the end, for the events he experienced during the war changed his life in the years to come.

The first event to strike Gil's life occurred when he was assigned to do the seemingly simple task of fixing the lightning rod atop the roof of his barracks. Gil went to do the task he was assigned without hesitation, and adjusted the metal device in the proper position, only to be struck by an incoming bolt of electricity that shot down violently from the sky and struck the rod. The electricity conveyed itself to Gil as well, electrocuting him. For unknown reasons, Gil was able to walk away unscathed. In the days after, Gil was frightened to see sparks flying from his hands on occasion, a phenomenon he could not control despite his best efforts.

"It's so weird, man... It's the stuff of comics... There's electricity running through my veins. I can feel it. But then again, I do not. It's weird. It's usually a case of "I do" or "I don't", but... I don't know. I can't question it much. The doctors and fellow soldiers wouldn't believe me. I just gotta go about my business."

- Gilbert Daniels

What Daniels never found out during his life was that his bout of electricity was a form of electrokinetic manipulation, in which he was able to bend it to his will. Daniels never wielded it to his advantage due to not knowing much about it in general. It did hamper him in life at times. Electronics he owned would short-circuit upon being touched sometimes, and his car would often stall upon him getting inside as well. These issues forced Gil to live a more old-fashioned lifestyle.

Gilbert Daniels also earned his greatest achievement to go along with his greatest plight in the war. On one operation, Gil and a unit of ten infantrymen, himself included, were sent out to a countryside base on enemy lines in an attempt to sabotage it's POW camp, rescuing several men in the process. Gil and his fellow soldiers were ambushed, and were forced to fight their way out. The unit, besides Gil, were killed in action from the ambush. Gil famously fought through sixty enemy soldiers before breaking into the POW camp, rescuing five soldiers, and then imprisoning twenty enemies at gunpoint until reinforcements arrived at the scene. The accomplishment stunned the military ranks.

Upon returning home in 1945, at just the age of 19, Gil became the youngest man to win a Medal of Honorability. He wore the medal with pride. A high-ranking military general later worked with the Celadon police to grant Gil a pardon letter. Gil had gotten away with his previous crimes. Although his first instinct was to head home to Celadon, Gil instead head other matters on his mind.

"I stepped out of the office that day with what should've been pride, but was instead worry. I feared I had lost Scarlett forever. I feared she forgot about me. I feared she blamed for her arrest. I feared she had gotten married to some man who doesn't deserve her. But the only thing I had to fear was fear itself. "

- Gilbert Daniels

Gil had trouble finding Scarlett. He had no clue where she was. He became a vagrant in the months after the war in 1945 due to his search for her. His first instinct was to check the Celadon jail, but they had said she wasn't there, which led to the assumption that she was working in a factory, as most women were at the time. He did find his old pal Lenny, who cheerfully aided Gil in his search.

"Lenny ain't too all up there in the head in terms of... But he's more brawn than brains. He's loyal and he's strong. And he's my friend."

- Gilbert Daniels

Gil searched all of Celadon in his vagrant state of romance chasing, but he would never find her. In this time, he had to work at a local circus in order to maintain an income. Mind you, this was all in the span of November 1945 to April 1946. Lenny worked with unloading cargo for the circus, while Gil had to do janitor work. It was a price he was willing to pay. He and Lenny would sleep in a small tent not too far from the main circus tent itself.

Despite those rough times, Gil moved on to Saffron City in January 1946, where he had heard of the Wave-Force Factory, which was one of the biggest factories in Kanto. When he asked for Scarlett at the factory, he was told that the woman he seeked was no longer working there, and had enrolled in Saffron City University. Despite initial shock, Gil and Lenny went on to the college. Gil was relentless to fulfill his heartfelt desire. The scene that occurred at the college is a famous one, and one that romance writers tend to enjoy the story of Scarlett and Gil for.

"He was such a stunning man even in his state of vagrancy. There was soot on his cheek and his blonde hair was littered with ash. He wore a black leather jacket, torn apart in places with signs of labor evident. His blue jeans matched the sense of labor he had. Even then, he stood there at my doorstep with such an enticing grin... One that made my heart sink even deeper into the thalwegs of my chest when I had to tell him no... For I was already engaged.

Yet, I should've known he would be back. He was always a relentless man who worked towards the goal he had in mind. I went to the second floor of my home, patting down the long skirt of the blue dress I had donned, for I found myself worrying if I had presented myself properly, despite being tied to another man. I looked on through the window of my bedroom upstairs at the open grass field outside my home. Lenny was busy trying to calm him down. It was an adorable sight to see, with how calm and soft spoken Lenny was at such a taller height, compared to the shorter and more passionately charged Gil.

I saw Gil shout something, although I couldn't interpret what exactly from my distance. He stormed off right after, though. That indeed made my heart sank, for I feared he'd take his frustration and sorrow out on poor Lenny. I opened the window now, pushing the curtains to the side so it was wide open. Just in case he came back, is all. I left the window and prepared myself to never return to it again.

About an hour later, I heard my name being called from outside. I was at my desk downstairs, reading study material at my desk of sanctuary. I named it such for it was what I deemed my escape from the heart breaking exit I had to give my former comrade. "Scarlett!" The voice called at the top of its lungs from outside. I feared he had returned with a rifle in anger. Hesitantly, I returned to my window and looked out.

What I saw made my heart jump for joy, and my chest feel as if I had consumed a bucket of Beautifly! This daft man stood there with his arms crossed in a field of roses! Yet, the roses were my front yard! This man had planted them all! At his side stood a Roserade who confidently crossed her own stems, or arms... I felt tears of delight rushing to my eyes, my hands clasping my mouth in shock of such a wonderful gesture.

Then Gil spoke to put his stamp upon his gesture. "You know... I remember that you like roses!" He called up to me. "So, I got you some... Maybe just a few." He shrugged casually, as that jokester of a man he was. "They're blooming right now, Scarlett. And they never bloom because it's the right season. They only bloom for you! And always for you!"

I couldn't help but sob in joy after that, as nearly any woman lucky enough would do. And I do hope every woman is able to experience a moment like that, for your life will feel complete afterwards."

- Scarlett Daniels

The two married around a week after. For the time being, Gil, Scarlett, and Lenny lived in Scarlett's home in Saffron City. Gil worked a desk job in the local Silph Co. while Scarlett did her best to finish college. Lenny, meanwhile, was tasked as a courier for the local mail service. This life was difficult, as all three were much too young still, with the newlyweds only 20, and Lenny a year older at 21.

In the August of 1946, Gil was offered a gym leader position in the upcoming Indigo League by his former comrade Jeffrey Sanders, whom of which he fought with in the Great War. Indigo Misaka had been searching for a young male presence within his league, for he had covered almost all the bases in terms of marketability. He needed just one more. A young male, who could appeal to male and female teens alike in terms of fashion and being an icon.

Gil agreed, for he needed more money than the job at Silph Co. He picked Electric as his speciality, for he felt that his electricity bout would prevent him from being shocked accidentally. Gil and his household moved to Celadon, where they settled in a fifth floor home next to the Pokemon Center.

Gil was past his ways for the most part in terms of sinful activity, but he soon decided to form the Celadon Gambling Corner in 1950. He made the building a hub for gambling, each of the levels a gambling paradise. Gil later built the place to be more family-friendly, with more restaurant areas and more arcades.

Gil was considered one of the most powerful of the Original Eight. His electric attacks were powerful, and filled with the energy he had packed up within himself during the war. He won a League Championship in 1983.

His life was one of neutrality during his time as gym leader. He and Scarlett remained together for years to come. Lenny lived downstairs from them on the fourth floor. Scarlett did her best to teach Lenny in an attempt to increase his intelligence. She did somewhat well, but not stellar in her efforts. Lenny was still unable to comprehend mathematics, but was a very capable reader and became interested in politics.

Gil never retired. His life came to a tragic conclusion in 1994, where he was shot and killed by several delinquents in town during an argument at the local casino. He was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. The Celadon later captured the delinquents, who later earned lengthy sentences.

Scarlett's grief was unbearable. The funeral was held days later on the outskirts of Celadon. Scarlett wished for her husband to not be looked back upon in vain. With the money she received from his will, she funded the "G.D. Celadon Department Store", the largest hub for shopping in all of Kanto, with her husband's initials at the start of the name in his honor. In his legacy, Gil was highly regarded by all of his fellow gym leaders. He was enshrined in the Hall of Fame a year later for his success and toils.

"Blessed are the peacemakers."

- Scarlett Daniels

I referenced two things outside of Pokemon in this one. The first one to guess correctly gets a personal OC of theirs as a future gym leader. One is a movie, one is a game, and one is a book. Those are the only hints I'll give.