Gish

Gish is one of the main characters of The Badlands,being a recurring character either as a cameo in other games or being referenced. He's an Mucilag,along with Hera and HB Boy.

In Clubby The Seal
Gish and Brea actually first appeared in Clubby The Seal,running a market at the end of each level where the player (Clubby) can trade pelts for masks and items,including but not limited to: It's not known why Gish and Brea are interested in pelts,and remains a mystery to this day.They are also dressed up appropriately to resist the cold of Torrid Grey.
 * Jason Mask
 * Peashy Mask
 * Gish Mask
 * Popsicle
 * 1-UP

In Gish
Gish and Brea were walking by a park in a Sunday,enjoying the weather until Brea gets snatched by something,and taken to the Sewers of Dross,where Gish follows after Brea by her pleas of help.This is the beginning of Gish's adventure. In Gish,you play as Gish.You have three forms to choose from : Heavy, Slick and Sticky. Heavy allows Gish to crush his enemies by becoming extremely heavy,however this comes with a downside; Gish can't jump. Slick makes Gish slippery and faster,allowing you to pass through small holes. And Sticky gives Gish the chance to climb up walls and grab onto things,as the name implies.Gish can't jump in this form,too. Gish quickly travels through the underground,passing through the Sewers of Dross, The Forlorn Hollow,The 7 Planes of Gehenna,The Lost Tombs of Duat and finally The Rapture,and reaching the end he finds his old college classmate,Hera,she kidnapped Brea out of pure envy that she did not get Gish as her boyfriend.A Fight to the death ensues,and Gish wins,dumping Hera in a pit of lava.The game's ending is chosen if the player can save Brea from the pit of lava or not. In the good ending,Brea and Gish get married,becoming the first inter-species marriage in the world and becoming famous Entomologists. In the bad ending,Gish lets Brea die and spends the rest of his life alone,bringing lava awareness to the masses.

Pre-release
Gish originally had an goo whip,in the very first sketches.It worked like an arm,he could grab and toss things around,also throw himself. He also had many forms and abilities that were scrapped very quickly,such as: He was also intended to cross through Golgotha,that probably became the Lost Tombs of Duat later in development.It's not known if he would go through the Ruins of Mirelag,though.
 * Goo Shot;
 * Tar Split;
 * Bloat Ball;
 * Block Ball;
 * And the Block Parachute.

Cameos in other games

 * Gish appeared in Meat Boy and it's sequel as a playable character,although,in Super Meat Boy,he's an console exclusive character.He's similiar to the Steam Version Headcrab from the Half-Life series or the Goo Ball from World of Goo.
 * He was meant to appear in Guppy:The Seed of God as a character,along with Hera.
 * Gish appears as a cameo in Dumbo & Cool.
 * Gish returned as a unlockable boss in The Binding Of Isaac,along with Steven,C.H.A.D. and aTri-Achnid'.

Trivia

 * In early versions of Gish,he could accidentally break himself.
 * This has been fixed in the Birthday Update.
 * Gish might have been a Honey Bucket,as implied by the Honey Bucket's dialogue.