Grot Esq.

Doctor Quentin Zacharius Grot, Esquire (Grot Esq. for short, but NEVER "Dr. Grotesque." He has standards.) is the main antagonist of the Grotto Beasts TV series. Throughout the first half of season 1 (the only season), Grot Esq. and his sidekick Schlotto try to take over the world using Grotto Beasts as slaves. In the process, Grot Esq. treats his Grotto Beasts terribly, making them do chores and eat vegetables and such. Fortunately, some of the Grotto Beasts break free, and are befriended by members of the Grotto Gang. When the Grotto Gang learns of the way Grot Esq. has been treating his Grotto Beasts, they spring to action and try to defeat him. Initially, they are successful, but Grot Esq. keeps coming back with new, stronger Grotto Beasts, which keep being harder to fight.

The tension keeps growing like this until episode 7, in which Grotto Gang member Dinky decides to meet Grot Esq. at a cafe to discuss the whole ordeal. Surprisingly, Grot Esq. agrees, and Dinky is able to convince him to be nicer to his Grotto Beasts. Indeed, the two become quite friendly with eachother. However, near the end of the meeting, Biogator, one of Grot Esq. most loyal Grotto Beasts, bursts in to kidnap Dinky. Apparently, Biogator thought the whole point of the meeting was to lure Dinky out in order to capture them. When Grot Esq. protests, Biogator becomes confused, and flees the scene with Dinky under its arm, riding away in Grot Esq.'s science car with a surprising amount of driving skill. Distraught at the loss of his science car and the kidnapping of his new friend Dinky, Grot Esq. tries to chase after Biogator. Unfortunately all of his gadgets were in his science car, and he is left powerless. In this weakest moment, Grot Esq. turns to the Grotto Gang for help, who, after some uncertainty, decide to accept him in this dire time. Together, they go on a mission to rescue Dinky. This mission lasts for the rest of the season, during which time the rogue Biogator acts as the series' main antagonist.

Origin of the Grotto Beasts
Grotto Beasts are actually an accidental invention of Dr. Grot Esq. Namely, he was trying to create a substance that, when touched, would give him superpowers. Unfortunately for Grot Esq., the substance only worked on inanimate objects and animals, turning them into what we now know as Grotto Beasts. When touched by a human, the substance, now known as Grottonium, merely causes a severe, but temporary case of tinnitus.

Grot Esq. began mass producing Grotto Beasts, and before long, people found out about his experiments. Public opinion portrayed the man as a maniac (a psycho, even), and Grot Esq. was forced to go into hiding inside the Grotto, a massive cave systems accessible from certain islands in the Pacific Ocean.