"Nobody takes me seriously! Well get serious now, and kiss the Mayor's ass goodbye!"
Gibson was the Mayor of Detroit when RoboCop was first put on the streets.
Biography
Taken Hostage
"Get up, Your Honor. Get up! Get up. Your public wants to see you."
Gibson was held hostage by a disgruntled city councilman named Ron Miller. The Detroit Police arrived at City Hall, and surrounded the area with SWAT teams. Lt Hedgecock attempted to negotiate with Miller, but failed to convince him and nearly got Mayor Gibson killed. RoboCop arrived moments later, grabbed Miller through a wall and punched him out a window. Gibson was unharmed during the incident.
Gibson was succeeded in office by Marvin Kuzak in RoboCop 2.
Behind the Scenes
- In a deleted Mediabreak segment, Mayor Gibson can be seen visiting Anne Lewis in the hospital, after she had been injured by Clarence Boddicker during the shootout at the steel mill after Clarence and his gang was released from jail by the corrupt OCP executive Dick Jones and Lt. Hedgecock's betrayal and murder attempt on RoboCop.