The Gripper is not just a foot with some toes, he is a lifestyle. He was first discovered clinging to the ceiling of a Taco Bell bathroom in 1998. Each of his toes are licensed separately by the government, and together they form a council that meets on a weekly basis.
The Gripper has been banned from four countries (and the Olive Garden). He also has an ongoing rivalry with socks ("cowards in fabric form") and a decades-long beef with ceilings which he calls "the floor's arrogant cousin." He grips reality too hard, leaving dents in sidewalks, ceilings, and sometimes the truth itself.