: Whoever controls that despair holds ultimate power.
Gmork is the primary antagonist and werewolf assassin in the 1984 fantasy classic The NeverEnding Story , serving as the tangible representative of "The Nothing". While the Nothing is an impersonal force of oblivion, Gmork provides it with a voice and a terrifying physical presence. He is a dual creature, existing as neither fully a part of Fantasia nor of the human world, which allows him to travel between realms—a status that makes him a "servant of the power behind the Nothing". Philosophical Role: The Harbinger of Despair : Whoever controls that despair holds ultimate power
: Gmork believes that people without hope are easy to manipulate. He is a dual creature, existing as neither
In his most famous monologue, Gmork explains that Fantasia is the world of human fantasy, and it is dying because people have begun to lose their hopes and forget their dreams. He reveals a cynical, political motivation for his service: He reveals a cynical, political motivation for his service: