 He is a misanthrope, hating pretty much everyone and the Smurfs in particular, though he will sometimes feign friendship if there is something in it for him that he can either earn or steal.He is also an abject coward, surrendering or fleeing upon the merest hint of personal risk or harm.Gargamel lives in a run-down, though solidly built hovel with his mangy cat, Azrael.