Gambhorra'ta

Gambhorra'ta
Gambhorra'ta and his vault in the Bucket Manual.
Talks	Most likely, but they are never heard in-game. Makes growling and screeching noises.
Appears in	Bucket Out of Map Ending (Mentioned) Bucket Tape Recorder Ending (Mentioned)
Purpose	Extend his influence, energy, and power over the world. Observe the unfolding of the universe. Manage the Profaned Vault. Assist in the creation of Reassurance Buckets.
Also known as	No common alt names.

"No," said the bucket. "Not since the evil wizard Gambhorra'ta first ensnared me in his machinations as payback for the sacred amulet I stole from his treasured vaults."

The Stanley Parable Reassurance Bucket, stated by the Narrator

Gambhorra'ta, also referred to as Ghambhorra'ta in the bucket manual, is an unseen character in The Stanley Parable, mentioned in the bucket versions of the Out of Map Ending and the Tape Recorder Ending. Very little is known about this character aside from what is said by others.

The man who recorded the tape in the bucket version of the Tape Recorder Ending was presumably killed or harmed in some other way by Gambhorra'ta after considering capitalizing off a Reassurance Bucket's soothing abilities.

According to the bucket manual, Gambhorra'ta is an essence and a "pervasive spirit of benevolence that breathes through the fabric of reality". Gambhorra'ta's Vault takes an appearance akin to a black hole and its powers must be used to make a Reassurance Bucket. In the bucket manual, Gambhorra'ta is spoken about with reverence and capitalized pronouns in the same manner as one would towards divine beings.

This is in large contrast to how Stanley's Reassurance Bucket calls Gambhorra'ta an "evil wizard" instead of a much higher being, though this bucket has a particular grudge towards Gambhorra'ta after being punished for stealing from him and the bucket manual is heavily focused on the beauty of buckets, leading to both sources being biased in their own directions.

Trivia

• The word "Gambhorra'ta" can be heard being chanted near the Cave Drawing exhibit in the bucket version of the Museum.
• Gambhorra'ta is similar to the word "गंभीरता" (Romanization: "Gambheerata"), which means "seriousness" in Hindi, meaning their name is possibly a reference to the Serious Ending.
• Gambhorra'ta is an evil wizard, according to The Stanley Parable Reassurance Bucket.
• The Reassurance Bucket wasn't always reassuring, or even a bucket at all, they were probably turned into a bucket by Gambhorra'ta.
• The Tape Man in the Tape Recorder Ending was presumably killed by Gambhorra'ta or turned into a/the bucket.
• The 26th track on The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe – The Complete Soundtrack is named "Gambhorra’ta, Treasurer of The Profaned Vault", which is the song playing during the most notable Ending he appears in.