Map:Gambino Mansion

From: The Gaiapedia, the community encyclopedia about Gaia Online

The Gambino Mansion has gone through numerous incarnations since its first appearance inon Gaia.

Initially just another building drawn on the map, it was opened for The First Gaian Anniversary Ball on February 18 2004, with Johnny K. Gambino and his son Gino Gambino handing out Gaia Tshirts to users attending, as well as paper party hats and noise maka(s).

Halloween 2k4 saw it as the location of the Halloween attack, after the lead-up of the G CORP guild and plotline. Users were given shotguns to shoot zombies - or could be bitten by a zombie, and then bite other Gaians to convert them as well. Users received prizes [shirt, labcoat] depending on their number of 'kills' and what side they were on - Zombies received human items, and Humans received zombie items. At the conclusion of the event, the mansion was destroyed by a small thermonuclear device.

Late winter / early spring 2005 saw Gambino rebuild his mansion using donations from the general public - he created a monstrously large tower, spanning several maps and topped with a mansion. When Gambino was shot by the Sniper, the tower crumbled and fell, with the wreckage extending all the way to Durem, crushing the Von Helson mansion in its path. The mansion on top of the tower landed where the Von Helson mansion had been

The tower was revealed to not only be topped by a mansion, but have another at its base; therefore, the Gambino Mansion was now on both the Isle de Gambino and Durem maps. Gino opened the Isle mansion for Halloween 2k5, an event which turned into another zombie-fest; users were infected by grunnies, until a fire broke out and burnt down the mansion. Undaunted, Gino later opened the Durem copy of the Gambino Mansion for the The Third Gaian Anniversary Ball.

After Gambino's return, the Isle Mansion was rebuilt once more. Despite being damaged by the Zurg spaceship at Halloween 2k6, it has so far remained standing.