Gasher

Alias

Occupation

Harrier

Relatives

Hoots (Former Lover)

Species

Human

Affiliation

Status

Deceased

Appearances

The Waste Lands

Mentioned

Gasher is a member of the Grays, whose leader is Andrew Quick. He is in the final stages of a disease called mandrus or the "whore blossoms". He is a mean, unscrupulous man who has nothing left to lose. It is possible he was homosexual as he had a former lover called Hoots.

He manages to sneak up on the ka-tet as they are crossing the bridge into Lud and kidnaps Jake. He runs through the city towards Quick's underground base. He becomes abusive when Jake slows down.

When he reaches Quick's base, he is unable to remember the password and unable to read it on the paper given to him. He has Jake read it to enter the base. After Roland Deschain's arrival with Oy, Gasher is shot in the ensuing struggle.