Gent

"On the plus side, I got a new character I think people are going to love."
- Henry Stein

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This article is about the fictional company. For the real life company, see Gent Corporation.

Gent
Information
Also known as	Gent Corporation
Founder	Unknown
Headquarters	Atlantic City, New Jersey

"The future has arrived. I just didn't know it would get here so soon. Some of the stuff that's coming out of Gent doesn't follow any of the rules of physics that I know. Hard to believe they started as a brick laying company once upon a time." — Eugene Lloyd's memo, Bendy and the Dark Revival

Gent, fully known as Gent Corporation, is a contracting firm in the world of Bendy, first mentioned in Thomas Connor's "ink output" schedule found in Chapter 1: Moving Pictures of Bendy and the Ink Machine, and in Bendy and the Dark Revival. Based out of Atlantic City, Gent has offices across the Eastern Seaboard. The company is known for publishing installments, including tools and machinery, for a wide plethora of purposes, mostly utility and other menial tasks.

History

The "Construction Corruption" cartoon poster, sponsored by Gent Corporation.

Gent was originally founded as a brick-laying company. The identity of the founder(s) of Gent Corp remains unknown, as of the present time. The only pieces of direct involvement with Joey Drew Studios is a sponsorship of the animation studio's "Construction Corruption" cartoon, after which, the partnership with Joey Drew Studios would be established, as evident by a notation in the Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook, and their warranty notice, as pictured in the same book, which reads as follows:

GENT Corporation warranty
A special promise to our customers
At Gent Corporation, we strive to make the best products possible for our customers. With quality craftsmanship, friendly staff, and expert machinists, we're certain you'll be satisfied with our products and service. If you follow our service manual to the letter and suffer a malfunction with your Gent device, we will be happy to send one of our qualified staff members to assist you, for as long as it takes to make things right. The warranty is valid for ten years of service, no matter the issue, big or small!
WARRANTY

Information regarding Gent is later revealed through notes and voice messages left by employees of both Joey Drew Studios and Gent itself.

During the time Joey Drew Studios was still open, employees of Gent started taking over the studio in numbers while worrying the studio employees like Lance Derby due to thinking it was unnatural for them to watch over a cartoon studio with the amount of people there. While the studio was still open, Gent built an underground tunnel connecting Joey Drew Studios to the Gent building so they could have better access to the location with Jack Fain later moving his office into this utility shaft. When Joey Drew Studios was on the verge of Bankruptcy, Gent kept funding the studio in order to continue their experiments to the confusion of the studio's accountant Grant Cohen. Grant also stated that the company's CEO Alan Gray wasn't doing it for money, but rather was likely doing it in order to continue the experiments. At some point in time, Alan Gray wrote the book "A Theory About Spaces" with a copy of this book being later found in Wilson's Library.

Based on Archie Carter's voice message, Gent had used human test subjects who were down on their luck and in poverty in their experiments which resulted in the deaths of multiple people. Among the victims were also Gent staff such as handyman Steve McGregor. After the victims were killed, the bodies would be sent down a chute to an area known as "The Pit" where their bodies would be mixed together with The Ink to create monsters. The old Gent Building where these experiments would take place stayed active for at least four years after Joey Drew Studios went bankrupt in 1948 before it was condemned on October 31st, 1952.

Wilson Arch also referenced them in one of his audio logs and meeting Alan Gray, the CEO of the corporation. Following Archgate Films acquiring the rights to the Bendy Cartoons and taking the Ink Machine from Joey Drew's Apartment, Alan Gray made several attempts to retrieve the machine while visiting Archgate Films. At the end of Bendy and the Dark Revival, the ink machine, several of its pedestals, and a copy of The Illusion of Living was seen loaded into the back of a Gent corp truck, presumably stolen by Gent in order to continue their experiments.

Employees

• Alan Gray (Chief Executive Officer)
• Thomas Connor (Manager, Ink Machine Handler)
• Scott
• Bill Chambers (Intern employee)
• Eugene Lloyd
• Steve McGregor
• Evan (formerly)

Test Subjects

• Archie Carter

Possible Employees

• Kitty Thompson
• Riley Wells

Possible Test Subjects

• Riley Wells

Installments

Bendy and the Ink Machine

The Gent Corporation is at least partially responsible for designing some of the contraptions in the studio, including;

1. Ink Machine - The titular large machine that not only produces ink but is powered by it, all the while being lowered into the depths.
2. Flashlight - A tool used while exploring in darker areas. It was usable in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. Pipe - 3 pieces of Gent-branded piping fashioned together to form an improvised bludgeon. It was equipped for Chapter 3 to 5.
4. Valve Panel - A panel consisting of three tubes filled with ink. To make the lids unlockable for obtaining the valve cores, the ink's measurement from all three tubes must reach to black circles in the middle. It was introduced for Chapter 3.
5. Elevator - The main transportation for Chapter 3. Its function is opening and closing the gates, along with transporting to different levels - Level K, Level 11, Level P, Level 9, Level 14, and Level S. It was usable for Chapter 3 but no longer in Chapter 4 due to its severe wrecked state from the fall.
6. Ink Maker - A machine requiring thick ink to create several items, such as a mug, gear, music radio, bone, Gent pipe, and the plunger. It was first introduced for Chapter 4.
7. Vaults - Seen in Chapter 4, the vaults are used throughout for the archives and the cavern.
8. Barge - This machine only appears in Chapter 5. Being used as a boat, this machine is used by Henry to cross the Ink River. One of the machines is seen being destroyed by the Giant Bendy Hand during the ride in the river.
9. Hall Drainer - Appearing in the Gent Home Office in Chapter 5, these machines drains the flooded assuage to the Film Vault.

Ink Machine (1)

Flashlight (2)

Pipe (3)

Valve Panel (4)

Elevator (5)

Ink Maker (6)

Vaults (7)

Barge (8)

Bendy and the Dark Revival

Gent also seems responsible for many of the contraptions that appear in Bendy and the Dark Revival, including:

1. Pipe - Just like it's counterpart in BatIM, the Gent Pipe is 3 pieces of Gent-branded piping fashioned together to form an improvised bludgeon. It appears slightly differently when upgraded. The "Shock Pipe" version has a battery pack and some wiring, some form of rope wrapped around the top and bottom, and an extra bit of piping connecting the pipe and the battery pack together. The "Stun Pipe" version looks nearly identical to the Shock Pipe, however the top part of the head is replaced with an antenna. It can be Useful for bashing enemies, and after upgrades can be used to deactivate Gent Locks, shock enemies, and even stun Keepers.
2. Electronic Locks - A panel mounted to a wall that allows the player to insert a charged Gent Pipe and throw a levered circuit breaker to deactivate Gent Locks. Gent Locks can be seen next to doors and near Signal Towers.
3. Signal Towers - Large metallic towers are seen throughout the studio, keeping the citizens of The Cycle at bay. They will weaken the Ink Demon into his smaller form, and they nullify Audrey's powers, unless turned off by a Gent Lock. Wilson confirmed they were made by Gent rather than him, as Gent "had a demon problem of their own, long ago."
4. Barrels - Wooden barrels similar to those found in the previous games, most likely designed to contain ink. It was first seen in the gameplay trailer at the end of a hallway. Some (but not all) bear the Gent logo.
5. Tool Table - A table containing a desk, an assortment of tools, and an overhead lamp. It was first seen in the gameplay trailer, being examined by Audrey, but isn't in-game.
6. Charging Station - A lathe-like machine that allows the player to use a battery to recharge the Gent pipe's door unlocking/shock functions.
7. Upgrade Station - A mechanism found on multiple walls, and allow the player to modify your Gent pipe's appearance and abilities. It was first found in the Guys Locker Room, behind a Gent security door. It requires a schematic in order for the Gent Pipe to be upgraded.

Pipe (1)

Shock Pipe (1)

Stun Pipe (1)

Shock Pipe notice (1)

Stun Pipe notice (1)

Electronic Locks (2)

Tool Table (5)

Charging station.

Upgrade Station 1 (7)

Upgrade Station 2 (7)

Upgrade Station 3 (7)

Employee ID card.

End credits scene showing the Ink Machine loaded into Gent-branded truck.

Bendy Comics

Gent branded products are referenced in the Bendy Comics and franchise, most notably in Construction Corruption.

1. Measuring Tape: Bendy is seen using Gent-branded measuring tape to take measurements in an attempt to build a cedar birdhouse.
2. Handsaw: Bendy is seen using a Gent-branded hand saw to cut pieces of Cedar wood in half before being interrupted by Charley.

Trivia

• When Bendy and the Dark Revival was first released on Steam, players could find a set of coordinates hidden within a vent in Animation Alley. These coordinates lead to the real-world location of the Dennings Point Brickworks in New York, a turn of the century and now-abandoned factory similar to what the GENT corporation started as. Unfortunately these coordinates were later removed in a patch due to concerns over fans trespassing into dangerous areas.