Gaslord
a.k.a. “The Tollkeeper”
Fee Specialist / Infra Menace
An imposing figure from the Infra Faction who controls the flow of transactions through fee meters and toxic valves.
“Everything costs.”
Zero Fee
Seamless arena mix. Loops while you browse.
Gaslord's signature move
Fee Spike
Make the opening count.
Hold the centre and burst when they enter reach. This move costs your meter, not theirs.
Fast close-range burst. Covers both sides; no invincibility.
Practice Fee Spike40 power
- Windup
- 10f
- Strike
- 5f
- Recovery
- 30f
Local arcade timing at 60 frames per second. Touch players: tap Fee Spike.
Caught in the crossfire
Fee Applied
Every side of Gaslord
Explore the cinematic portrait, both independently drawn profiles, and the full versus pose.
Original artwork and animation sources
The original designs and alternate portraits remain available here. Use an original as a reference in Sprite Studio to build your own animation.
Backstory
Gaslord exists in the guts of the blockchain infrastructure, specifically the pipes and valves of the Validator Server Den. He represents the unavoidable cost of doing business on-chain—the fees that every user must pay to have their voice heard or their trade executed.
Personality
He is menacing and exploitative. Even when standing still, he is 'costing someone something.' He delights in the rising 'fee meters' behind him, viewing the users of the blockchain as a resource to be squeezed for maximum extraction.
Fighting style
Friction-based. Every opponent action costs extra energy. Moves are expensive near him. The fight itself becomes a resource drain. Opponents exhaust themselves paying the cost of attacking. He barely has to fight — the fee structure does the work.
The résumé
He is an expert in 'gas' mechanics, utilizing physical valves to spike transaction costs mid-fight. He is a heavy-set fighter who uses the environmental threat of 'fee meters' to pressure his opponents into making mistakes.
Role in the war
He is a member of the Infra Faction. His presence in the series serves as a constant reminder of the 'toxic' but necessary costs of infrastructure. He joins the hunt for Exit Lord, presumably because a rug pull of that size represents a massive loss in potential transaction fees.
Signature moments
His most iconic visual is his hand on a heavy industrial valve, with red 'fee meters' climbing rapidly in the background as he prepares to strike.
Home advantage
Gas Refinery
The pipes are leaking, the gauges are screaming, and moving your left foot just incurred a fee.
Read the stage lore
Biography restored from the Influencer Wars creative bible and Spawnr character profile. The story describes the character’s fiction; playable moves are shown in the arena.