I feel like Gertrude is one of the most interesting VT characters, and I mean that truly.
She has so much family history. The Gertion and Gertrude names have been a part of their families for centuries. Who knows which number Gertrude is. It's family tradition to wield a crowbar at all times. Her direct ancestors were a part of a mafia. She inherited a hotel from them.
She's also an alien! She comes from another planet. Despite this she has seemingly human parents and has a lot of family members who we have no reason to believe are from Gingeria, so I think it's possible she's adopted.
She changed her name from Margeret Johnson to Gertrude. She has a sister named Thatchery. She has a dead ex-husband. She's a widow!
While she acted pretty excitable when she was younger, as she got older she got a lot more serious but a lot more kind! And her first kid, Billy, held a special mother-son relationship between the two.
She can and will adopt you if you're not paying attention. She is the ultimate mother. She's legally adopted characters on camera before. And if you think it won't happen again you're wrong.
She abandoned a lot of her life when she married Acachalla. A lot of the times it seems like they're struggling financially despite Gertrude being seen living in large mansions in previous videos. She did this for Papa, because she loves him. And despite not having the best relationship, she still makes it work. (Not that there's not problems with that relationship but I think that could be delved into more tbh. I think Papa has shown a capability to be sweet to where he would learn to improve)
Gertrude is also one of, if not the first, Gmod Roleplay characters. She was truly here witnessing it all, developing as a character, and being such a loving person.
We love Gertrude here