Gregg the Gallop (Character)

Gregg the Gallop is a character created by Internet artist Tye Hiser. He is based on rubberhose animation of the 1920's and 1930's, particularly the characters Felix the Cat and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Though he does not have his own series yet and technically debuted as a Somari character, Gregg is not considered part of the Somari series. Gregg appears as graffiti art on a brick wall during the black and white segment of the Somari short Stylantics. He does not appear in any of his own media so far and has no speaking roles.

Appearance
Gregg is a mostly white cartoon "animal" with large round eyes and a white snout. Though he has no visible ears, Gregg has a black nose and wears black shorts. The rest of his fur is white. Despite being an animal, Gregg has no visible animal traits besides his snout and nose.

In Stylantics
Gregg appears as graffiti art drawn in the style of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit artwork on a brick wall during the black and white segment of the animated short.

Trivia

 * Tye Hiser created Gregg with no real animal in mind, wanting to create a fake animal that couldn't really be identified.
 * A "gallop" isn't a real animal, though it is the action of a horse running at its fastest pace.
 * The name "gallop" also takes inspiration from the 1928 short film, The Gallopin' Gaucho.
 * Hiser plans to possibly use Gregg in his own series in the future, thus not making him a Somari series character.