Gates

 is a travelling merchant with an interest in +Anima in the non-canon chapter Shining in the Darkness.

Appearance
Gates is a short man, with short fair-colored hair. He wear loose-fitting hooded coveralls with a cloak and a hat.

Plot
As Gates is heading towards the mountain town Antsmine, he is ambushed by three bandits who are actually Husky, Senri and Nana Alba in disguise. Cooro swoops in to save him. Thankful, Gates rewards him with 20 Gillah.

After arriving safely to the town, Gates does business with a local merchant, and then heads to the food court to eat. He meets Cooro there and they have a conversation about +Anima. Nana interrupts so Gates asks Cooro to meet him alone at mine tunnel number three later. When he meets up with Cooro, he guides Cooro into the mine under the pretense that there is a +Anima in there that wants to meet Cooro. In the darkness, Gates opens his briefcase and puts on his Pseudo Anima suit. Gates explains that he is trying to research +Anima to improve his suit. Cooro tries to flee but Gates easily follows since his suit allows him to see easily in the dark. Gates pins Cooro down and tries to poison him but Senri shows up and attacks Gates, however Gates still has the advantage in the dark. Nana locates Cooro and guides him and Senri to the exit where Husky is waiting with Sheriff Hopps. Gates claims that the +Anima children attacked him. Sheriff Hopps takes Gates back into the mine to hear his side of the story, but Sheriff Hopps then reveals himself to be a +Anima and destroys Gates' Pseudo Anima suit.