Gamba

Gamba (ガンバ Gamun) is the tetartagonist of the 1981 anime film Enchanted Journey. He is a sewer rat who is a wise and natural-born fighter.

He was voiced by the late Takeshi Aono in the Japanese version, and the late Jim Backus in the English dubbed version.

Role
After Glikko escapes his apartment, he notices Gamba running on the streets the following night. When Gamba gets stuck on a pile of gum, a speeding car approaches, but Glikko saves him. Gamba and Glikko introduce themselves and Gamba offers Glikko to help him fight a gang of house rats. Gamba takes Glikko to his home and introduces him to his sewer rat friends. Glikko asks him why he wants to fight the house rats, to which Gamba explains that they are pests to humans and they are often blamed as a result. Glikko notices the house rats surrounding him and warns Gamba about the house rats. The house rats surround them and complain about them stealing their food before the fight starts. Glikko manages to fight them off and the sewer rats release a stack of pipes to defeat the house rats. Gamba and Glikko are then chased by the house rats, but they manage to escape. The rest of the house rats try to defeat them one last time, but the sewer rats release a tire to roll into a stack of whiskey and crush the house rats. After the battle, the sewer rats start to throw a blast. The next morning, Gamba wakes up Glikko and takes him to his destination. Glikko offers him to come, but Gamba insists on staying with his sewer rats and tells him that he belongs to the forest before leaving.

Trivia

 * His name means "battler" in Japanese.