George Smith (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see George Smith (Volume 5-present)."George Stephen Gresley Smith is one of the Zodiac Heroes and one of the 1st year university students. He is the deuteragonist of the series.

Official Description
George Stephen Gresley Smith is a 21-year-old British 1st year university student. He suffers from cystic fibrosis. With the help of his amulet, he can wield his sling shot and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
He is shown to have short blonde hair with an extended fringe moved to the right (his left), blue eyes and fair skin with light freckles. He wears a white shirt tucked in under an unbuttoned blue rolled sleeved shirt, black jeans shown with a belt and black shoes. He is also on oxygen like many other CF patients and brings an oxygen tank and nasal cannulas with him. Like the other Dark Syndrome victims, his slingshot is shown to be translucent and red. His sleepwear consists of a light blue shirt and dark blue sweatpants. He stands on 5 ft. 7 and is of average weight. George turns red in his spirit form.

Personality
He shows immaturity and playfulness like his peers. But gets serious while fighting Chase or helping his friends study or research. He can be somewhat clueless and naive at times and like Blake and Reece, he can be scared easily. He is also tidy as shown when he tucks in his shirt. He is also afraid of spiders like Calum, Devan, Collins and James.

Etymology
(First name) Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word georgos (γεωργός), meaning farmer. The word georgos itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words, ge (γῆ), meaning earth, soil, and ergon (ἔργον), meaning work.

(1st middle name) The name "Stephen" (and its common variant "Steven") is derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), a first name from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe".

(2nd middle name) The Gresley surname was most likely originally created from a place name. There is a Gresley in Derbyshire and a Greasley in Nottinghamshire, both of which became habitation surnames. The two place names are in turn derived from the Old English "greosn," or "gravel," and "leah," meaning a "wood" or "clearing."

(Last name) The name refers to a smith, originally deriving from smið or smiþ, the Old English term meaning one who works in metal related to the word smitan, the Old English form of smite, which also meant strike (as in early 17th century Biblical English: the verb "to smite" = to hit).

Chinese Name
Traditional: 喬治·史蒂芬·格雷斯利·史密斯

Simplified: 乔治·史蒂芬·格雷斯利·史密斯

Pinyin/Romanisation: Qiáozhì·shǐdìfēn·géléi sī lì·shǐmìsī

Powers and Abilities

 * Sling Shot- His slingshot power is first used in Season 11. It can be used to shoot anything(in his first battle, he used stones to reference David and Goliath).
 * Healing- Like many of his teammates, he also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * George was born on 9 March 1999 which makes his Zodiac sign Pisces however, he doesn't have any Zodiac-related powers due to Dark Syndrome. The cause is unknown but he didn't experience symptoms in November 2018 until he heard wooshing sounds.
 * George also has cystic fibrosis but isn't on oxygen like Blake. He is on oxygen since Season 14