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<div>[[Image:Owen_Burnett_Main_Image.PNG|thumb|360px|Owen Burnett]]<br />
[[Image:Owen_Stone-Hand.PNG|thumb|260px|Owen's stone hand.]]<br />
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'''Owen {{CIT|Robin}} Burnett''' is [[David Xanatos]]'s loyal right-hand man, who skillfully and efficiently protects his employer's home and interests. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=22030] In fact, he is an alter ego of the [[Children of Oberon|Child of Oberon]] known as [[Puck]], who made a deal with Xanatos to provide him with a lifetime's loyal service as Owen, without any [[magic]]al intervention.<br />
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==History==<br />
Puck "created" the role of Owen Burnett after he discovered how [[Titania]] had taken on the role of [[Titania|Anastasia Renard]]: this intrigued him so much that he decided to create a human identity for himself. He therefore took on the identity of Owen Burnett, deliberately modeling this alter ego – in both appearance and character – after that of [[Preston Vogel]] (choosing Vogel for his "original" since he had never played a "straight man" before). Originally, Owen was an employee of [[Halcyon Renard]] at [[Cyberbiotics]], but he quickly found Renard too "dull" for his tastes, and entered the service of David Xanatos instead, delighted and intrigued by Xanatos as a kindred spirit, a fellow [[trickster]].<br />
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Not long after entering Xanatos's service, Owen revealed his true identity as Puck to his new employer, and offered him a choice: a single wish from Puck, or a lifetime of service as Owen Burnett. Xanatos chose Owen's service, much to Puck's surprise and interest. Since then, Owen has loyally served Xanatos in the role of his Executive Assistant, carrying out his work in a very efficient and admirable fashion. ''([[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|It was Owen who introduced Xanatos and [[Demona]] to each other, leading to the alliance which resulted in the re-awakening of [[Goliath]] and his clan.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=518]<br />
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Owen accompanied Xanatos to [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[1994]], and helped oversee its purchase and transportation to [[New York City]]. ''([[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])'' When Xanatos was arrested for receiving stolen goods, Owen became the caretaker of the [[Eyrie Building]]. ''([[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]], [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]])'' During this period, Owen continued serving Xanatos's interests, frequently meeting with Xanatos in prison. In particular, Owen was responsible for collecting a sample of Goliath's DNA under the pretense of salving the gargoyle's wound when a "rogue" [[Steel Clan]] robot attacked him. Owen also brought [[Macbeth]] to the Castle when the latter offered to "remove" the gargoyles for Xanatos, and chastised the old warrior when his battle with the clan damaged the building. He attempted to protect the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' when [[Hudson]] and the [[Trio]] came to take it, even going so far as to draw a gun on them, but he was nevertheless knocked down and the ''Grimorum'' taken. ''([[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]], [[Double Jeopardy|"Double Jeopardy"]])''<br />
<br />
Even when Xanatos returned to the Castle, Owen remained a key player in all of his schemes. He successfully kept [[Elisa Maza]] out of the Eyrie Building when Xanatos wanted to test himself (and his new, red Steel Clan-type exosuit) in battle against Goliath. ''([[The Edge|"The Edge"]])''<br />
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{{CIT|At Xanatos and Fox's wedding, it was also Owen who signed their marriage certificate, in place of the Best Man and Maid of Honor.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3451]<br />
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When Demona promised to cast a spell that would give her and Xanatos many more years of life, Xanatos told Owen to make sure she was keeping up her end of the bargain. When Owen realised that she had lied, and that instead she intended to [[Stone By Night Spell|turn all humans into stone throughout the night]], he tried to contact and warn Xanatos. Even though Demona tied him up and forced him to watch, turning him to stone during the night as well, he was nevertheless instrumental in eventually defeating her, since he was able to reveal the following day that the spell would end "when the sky burns". ''([[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]], [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]])''<br />
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Owen was also present when Xanatos acquired the [[Cauldron of Life]], and helped him kidnap the gargoyle [[Hudson]] so that they could use his stone skin to make a potion that would allow Xanatos to live "as long as the mountain stones". Although they successfully brewed the potion in the Cauldron, Hudson escaped before they could test it on him, and Owen volunteered himself as a test subject, dipping his left arm into the potion. The potion transformed his fist into solid stone, and it has remained that way ever since. ''([[The Price|"The Price"]])''<br />
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During this time, Owen remained aware that Anastasia Renard, [[Fox]]'s mother, was really Titania. Following the birth of Xanatos and Fox's son, [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]], Owen suspected that Titania might try to kidnap the child and set up a [[Eyrie Building#Defenses|defensive system]] for the [[Eyrie Building]] in case of that attempt. This included constructing [[Force Field#Eyrie Building|force field]] generators, and commissioning a new line of [[Iron Clan]] robots. Although a kidnapping attempt ''was'' made, in the end it was by [[Oberon]] and not Titania herself. At first he refused to get involved himself since he knew that, as Puck, he had earned Oberon's wrath for refusing to attend the [[Gathering]], but he changed his mind out of loyalty to Xanatos and revealed his true identity. He was unable to fend off Oberon for long, but his presence (and a blast of magic from Fox) allowed Goliath to propose a compromise solution whereby Puck would remain in the human world to tutor Alex in magic, if Oberon and Titania would relinquish their claim upon the child. Oberon agreed to this, but stripped Puck of his powers except when he was teaching or protecting Alex, trapping him on all other occasions in Owen's form. And Puck has been trapped in the human world as Owen ever since. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], "The Gathering" Part Two)''<br />
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At present, Owen still becomes Puck on regular occasions to teach Alex magic, and reverts to Owen after the lesson is over{{CIT|, even going back to the same apparent age that Owen was when Puck first "created" him}}. ''([[Possession|"Possession"]])'' [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=391]<br />
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{{CIT|This will change dramatically in [[Timeline#2198 And Beyond|2198]], when the grown-up Alexander, now Secretary-General of the [[United Nations]], is abducted by the [[Space-Spawn]] alongside the rest of the human and gargoyle world leaders. Owen, at that time serving as Alex's Chief of Staff, resigns when Alex's successor makes it clear that he is uninterested in opposing the Space-Spawn, and joins forces with [[Samson]] and his [[Resistance|resistance movement]], secretly placing the assets of the [[Lexington-Xanatos Corporation]] at their disposal.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=149] {{CIT|Because of Alex's capture, however, Owen has no occasion henceforth to become Puck – it's too late to protect him and he can't teach him anything – and is trapped as Owen.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6210]<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Owen Burnett is a smart, well-dressed man. He strongly resembles [[Preston Vogel]]. He is a skilled practitioner of judo, one time even beating [[David Xanatos]] in a sparring match. ''([[The Edge|"The Edge"]])'' His most distinguishing feature is his left hand, which was turned to stone in the shape of a clenched fist, and which he has used on occasion to deliver powerful punches. ''([[The Price|"The Price"]], [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]])'' {{CIT|Most people consider his fist to be an eccentric prosthesis.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=33]<br />
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Although, as Puck he is a member of the Third Race, as Owen he is subject to all the usual limitations of a [[human]]. He is unable to use [[magic]], except to change himself back into Puck, and following [[Oberon]]'s edict he can now only change back to Puck when training [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]] how to use magic. He is also vulnerable to magical assault (as demonstrated by Demona's turning him to stone by night). {{CIT|Also, if Owen were to actually be killed, Puck would die with him.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=459] These limitations are partly due to the general limitations of a Child of Oberon in a human body, but, more significantly, also due to Puck's deal with Xanatos. Since Xanatos chose Owen's mundane services rather than a wish from Puck, Owen has to adhere to this, and cannot use his magical abilities as Puck to assist Xanatos in any way. ''("City of Stone" Part Two, [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
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Despite this, {{CIT|every time}} Owen transforms into Puck and back again{{CIT|, he resets Owen's age to the age he was when he first made the deal with Xanatos}}. {{CIT|The only part of himself that does not reset completely is the stone hand: because of the aforementioned deal with Xanatos}} he cannot {{CIT|(or will not)}} undo that condition, so his hand remains stone permanently. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=620][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6206]<br />
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{{CIT|Owen is asexual.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=19823] {{CIT|He is currently in (or will eventually have) a relationship with an unknown human woman.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=392][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=398][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=20566]<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
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* [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]] (First Appearance)<br />
* [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]]<br />
* [[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]]<br />
* [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]]<br />
* [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]]<br />
* [[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]]<br />
* [[The Edge|"The Edge"]]<br />
* [[Her Brother's Keeper|"Her Brother's Keeper"]]<br />
* [[Leader of the Pack|"Leader of the Pack"]]<br />
* [[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]]<br />
* [[Legion|"Legion"]]<br />
* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]]<br />
* [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]] <br />
* [[Vows|"Vows"]] <br />
* [[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]] <br />
* [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]]<br />
* [[Outfoxed|"Outfoxed"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Double Jeopardy|"Double Jeopardy"]]<br />
* [[The Cage|"The Cage"]]<br />
* [[The Price|"The Price"]]<br />
* [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]]<br />
* [[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]] (Voiceover Only, Illusion)<br />
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* [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]]<br />
* [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Possession|"Possession"]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part One|"Hunter's Moon" Part One]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Two|"Hunter's Moon" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Three|"Hunter's Moon" Part Three]]<br />
* [[Nightwatch (episode)|"Nightwatch"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[The Journey|"The Journey"]]<br />
* [[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]]<br />
* [[Masque|"Masque"]]<br />
* [[Bash|"Bash"]]<br />
* [[The Rock|"The Rock"]]<br />
* [[Rock of Ages|"Rock of Ages"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Idyll or Nightmare|"Idyll or Nightmare"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Miracle Child|"Miracle Child"]]<br />
* [[Underwater|"Underwater"]]<br />
* [[Your Witness|"Your Witness"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Trick-Or-Treat|"Trick-Or-Treat"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[New Rules|"New Rules"]]<br />
* [[Young At Heart|"Young At Heart"]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jeff Bennett]]<br />
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In the show's comedy development, Owen was originally known as '''Mister Owen''', and was a human turned into an anthropomorphic aardvark, while working for Xavier. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=300][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=304]<br />
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The writers of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' knew that there was some secret in Owen's background, but during the first season they weren't sure what that secret was. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6179] During the production of the episode [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]], which introduced [[Puck]], [[Greg Weisman]] suddenly realised that Owen and Puck had to be the same person. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=689] He immediately phoned up [[Lydia Marano]] (the writer) and [[Brynne Chandler]] (the story-editor) to tell them that "Puck is Owen!" Their response was "We know!", confirming that they were on the right track.<br />
[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8442][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8493]<br />
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Owen's surname, Burnett was a tribute to ''Batman the Animated Series''' producer, Alan Burnett.<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters|Burnett, Owen]]<br />
[[Category:Humans|Burnett, Owen]]<br />
[[Category:Characters voiced by Jeff Bennett|Burnett, Owen]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Owen_Burnett&diff=39862Owen Burnett2024-01-17T21:05:30Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Owen_Burnett_Main_Image.PNG|thumb|360px|Owen Burnett]]<br />
[[Image:Owen_Stone-Hand.PNG|thumb|260px|Owen's stone hand.]]<br />
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'''Owen {{CIT|Robin}} Burnett''' is [[David Xanatos]]'s loyal right-hand man, who skillfully and efficiently protects his employer's home and interests. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=22030] In fact, he is an alter ego of the [[Children of Oberon|Child of Oberon]] known as [[Puck]], who made a deal with Xanatos to provide him with a lifetime's loyal service as Owen, without any [[magic]]al intervention.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Puck "created" the role of Owen Burnett after he discovered how [[Titania]] had taken on the role of [[Titania|Anastasia Renard]]: this intrigued him so much that he decided to create a human identity for himself. He therefore took on the identity of Owen Burnett, deliberately modeling this alter ego – in both appearance and character – after that of [[Preston Vogel]] (choosing Vogel for his "original" since he had never played a "straight man" before). Originally, Owen was an employee of [[Halcyon Renard]] at [[Cyberbiotics]], but he quickly found Renard too "dull" for his tastes, and entered the service of David Xanatos instead, delighted and intrigued by Xanatos as a kindred spirit, a fellow [[trickster]].<br />
<br />
Not long after entering Xanatos's service, Owen revealed his true identity as Puck to his new employer, and offered him a choice: a single wish from Puck, or a lifetime of service as Owen Burnett. Xanatos chose Owen's service, much to Puck's surprise and interest. Since then, Owen has loyally served Xanatos in the role of his Executive Assistant, carrying out his work in a very efficient and admirable fashion. ''([[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|It was Owen who introduced Xanatos and [[Demona]] to each other, leading to the alliance which resulted in the re-awakening of [[Goliath]] and his clan.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=518]<br />
<br />
Owen accompanied Xanatos to [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[1994]], and helped oversee its purchase and transportation to [[New York City]]. ''([[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])'' When Xanatos was arrested for receiving stolen goods, Owen became the caretaker of the [[Eyrie Building]]. ''([[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]], [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]])'' During this period, Owen continued serving Xanatos's interests, frequently meeting with Xanatos in prison. In particular, Owen was responsible for collecting a sample of Goliath's DNA under the pretense of salving the gargoyle's wound when a "rogue" [[Steel Clan]] robot attacked him. Owen also brought [[Macbeth]] to the Castle when the latter offered to "remove" the gargoyles for Xanatos, and chastised the old warrior when his battle with the clan damaged the building. He attempted to protect the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' when [[Hudson]] and the [[Trio]] came to take it, even going so far as to draw a gun on them, but he was nevertheless knocked down and the ''Grimorum'' taken. ''([[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]], [[Double Jeopardy|"Double Jeopardy"]])''<br />
<br />
Even when Xanatos returned to the Castle, Owen remained a key player in all of his schemes. He successfully kept [[Elisa Maza]] out of the Eyrie Building when Xanatos wanted to test himself (and his new, red Steel Clan-type exosuit) in battle against Goliath. ''([[The Edge|"The Edge"]])''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|At Xanatos and Fox's wedding, it was also Owen who signed their marriage certificate, in place of the Best Man and Maid of Honor.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3451]<br />
<br />
When Demona promised to cast a spell that would give her and Xanatos many more years of life, Xanatos told Owen to make sure she was keeping up her end of the bargain. When Owen realised that she had lied, and that instead she intended to [[Stone By Night Spell|turn all humans into stone throughout the night]], he tried to contact and warn Xanatos. Even though Demona tied him up and forced him to watch, turning him to stone during the night as well, he was nevertheless instrumental in eventually defeating her, since he was able to reveal the following day that the spell would end "when the sky burns". ''([[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]], [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]])''<br />
<br />
Owen was also present when Xanatos acquired the [[Cauldron of Life]], and helped him kidnap the gargoyle [[Hudson]] so that they could use his stone skin to make a potion that would allow Xanatos to live "as long as the mountain stones". Although they successfully brewed the potion in the Cauldron, Hudson escaped before they could test it on him, and Owen volunteered himself as a test subject, dipping his left arm into the potion. The potion transformed his fist into solid stone, and it has remained that way ever since. ''([[The Price|"The Price"]])''<br />
<br />
During this time, Owen remained aware that Anastasia Renard, [[Fox]]'s mother, was really Titania. Following the birth of Xanatos and Fox's son, [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]], Owen suspected that Titania might try to kidnap the child and set up a defensive system for the [[Eyrie Building]] in case of that attempt. This included constructing [[Force Field|force field]] generators, and commissioning a new line of [[Iron Clan]] robots. Although a kidnapping attempt ''was'' made, in the end it was by [[Oberon]] and not Titania herself. At first he refused to get involved himself since he knew that, as Puck, he had earned Oberon's wrath for refusing to attend the [[Gathering]], but he changed his mind out of loyalty to Xanatos and revealed his true identity. He was unable to fend off Oberon for long, but his presence (and a blast of magic from Fox) allowed Goliath to propose a compromise solution whereby Puck would remain in the human world to tutor Alex in magic, if Oberon and Titania would relinquish their claim upon the child. Oberon agreed to this, but stripped Puck of his powers except when he was teaching or protecting Alex, trapping him on all other occasions in Owen's form. And Puck has been trapped in the human world as Owen ever since. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], "The Gathering" Part Two)''<br />
<br />
At present, Owen still becomes Puck on regular occasions to teach Alex magic, and reverts to Owen after the lesson is over{{CIT|, even going back to the same apparent age that Owen was when Puck first "created" him}}. ''([[Possession|"Possession"]])'' [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=391]<br />
<br />
{{CIT|This will change dramatically in [[Timeline#2198 And Beyond|2198]], when the grown-up Alexander, now Secretary-General of the [[United Nations]], is abducted by the [[Space-Spawn]] alongside the rest of the human and gargoyle world leaders. Owen, at that time serving as Alex's Chief of Staff, resigns when Alex's successor makes it clear that he is uninterested in opposing the Space-Spawn, and joins forces with [[Samson]] and his [[Resistance|resistance movement]], secretly placing the assets of the [[Lexington-Xanatos Corporation]] at their disposal.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=149] {{CIT|Because of Alex's capture, however, Owen has no occasion henceforth to become Puck – it's too late to protect him and he can't teach him anything – and is trapped as Owen.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6210]<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Owen Burnett is a smart, well-dressed man. He strongly resembles [[Preston Vogel]]. He is a skilled practitioner of judo, one time even beating [[David Xanatos]] in a sparring match. ''([[The Edge|"The Edge"]])'' His most distinguishing feature is his left hand, which was turned to stone in the shape of a clenched fist, and which he has used on occasion to deliver powerful punches. ''([[The Price|"The Price"]], [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]])'' {{CIT|Most people consider his fist to be an eccentric prosthesis.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=33]<br />
<br />
Although, as Puck he is a member of the Third Race, as Owen he is subject to all the usual limitations of a [[human]]. He is unable to use [[magic]], except to change himself back into Puck, and following [[Oberon]]'s edict he can now only change back to Puck when training [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]] how to use magic. He is also vulnerable to magical assault (as demonstrated by Demona's turning him to stone by night). {{CIT|Also, if Owen were to actually be killed, Puck would die with him.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=459] These limitations are partly due to the general limitations of a Child of Oberon in a human body, but, more significantly, also due to Puck's deal with Xanatos. Since Xanatos chose Owen's mundane services rather than a wish from Puck, Owen has to adhere to this, and cannot use his magical abilities as Puck to assist Xanatos in any way. ''("City of Stone" Part Two, [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
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Despite this, {{CIT|every time}} Owen transforms into Puck and back again{{CIT|, he resets Owen's age to the age he was when he first made the deal with Xanatos}}. {{CIT|The only part of himself that does not reset completely is the stone hand: because of the aforementioned deal with Xanatos}} he cannot {{CIT|(or will not)}} undo that condition, so his hand remains stone permanently. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=620][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6206]<br />
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{{CIT|Owen is asexual.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=19823] {{CIT|He is currently in (or will eventually have) a relationship with an unknown human woman.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=392][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=398][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=20566]<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
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* [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]] (First Appearance)<br />
* [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]]<br />
* [[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]]<br />
* [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]]<br />
* [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]]<br />
* [[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]]<br />
* [[The Edge|"The Edge"]]<br />
* [[Her Brother's Keeper|"Her Brother's Keeper"]]<br />
* [[Leader of the Pack|"Leader of the Pack"]]<br />
* [[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]]<br />
* [[Legion|"Legion"]]<br />
* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]]<br />
* [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]] <br />
* [[Vows|"Vows"]] <br />
* [[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]] <br />
* [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]]<br />
* [[Outfoxed|"Outfoxed"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Double Jeopardy|"Double Jeopardy"]]<br />
* [[The Cage|"The Cage"]]<br />
* [[The Price|"The Price"]]<br />
* [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]]<br />
* [[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]] (Voiceover Only, Illusion)<br />
|<br />
* [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]]<br />
* [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Possession|"Possession"]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part One|"Hunter's Moon" Part One]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Two|"Hunter's Moon" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Three|"Hunter's Moon" Part Three]]<br />
* [[Nightwatch (episode)|"Nightwatch"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[The Journey|"The Journey"]]<br />
* [[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]]<br />
* [[Masque|"Masque"]]<br />
* [[Bash|"Bash"]]<br />
* [[The Rock|"The Rock"]]<br />
* [[Rock of Ages|"Rock of Ages"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Idyll or Nightmare|"Idyll or Nightmare"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Miracle Child|"Miracle Child"]]<br />
* [[Underwater|"Underwater"]]<br />
* [[Your Witness|"Your Witness"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Trick-Or-Treat|"Trick-Or-Treat"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[New Rules|"New Rules"]]<br />
* [[Young At Heart|"Young At Heart"]]<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jeff Bennett]]<br />
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In the show's comedy development, Owen was originally known as '''Mister Owen''', and was a human turned into an anthropomorphic aardvark, while working for Xavier. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=300][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=304]<br />
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The writers of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' knew that there was some secret in Owen's background, but during the first season they weren't sure what that secret was. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6179] During the production of the episode [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]], which introduced [[Puck]], [[Greg Weisman]] suddenly realised that Owen and Puck had to be the same person. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=689] He immediately phoned up [[Lydia Marano]] (the writer) and [[Brynne Chandler]] (the story-editor) to tell them that "Puck is Owen!" Their response was "We know!", confirming that they were on the right track.<br />
[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8442][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8493]<br />
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Owen's surname, Burnett was a tribute to ''Batman the Animated Series''' producer, Alan Burnett.<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters|Burnett, Owen]]<br />
[[Category:Humans|Burnett, Owen]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Proteus_True_Form.png|thumb|300px|Proteus]]<br />
[[Image:Proteus_Cyclops.png|thumb|260px|Proteus as a giant cyclops.]]<br />
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'''Proteus''' is a [[New Olympian]], and shape-shifting psychopath. {{CIT|He is named after and is likely a descendant of the legendary member of the [[Children of Oberon|Third Race]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2015]<br />
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==History==<br />
Proteus has attempted many times to wreak havoc on [[New Olympus]] and escape into the outside world, presumably to create more trouble there for his own amusement. During his (at this time of writing) penultimate attempt to escape New Olympus, he murdered [[Minotaur (New Olympian)|Minotaur]], who was then Chief of Security. Afterwards, he was locked up in a [[Force Field|force field]] cell in New Olympus's prison.<br />
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When [[Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Angela]], and [[Bronx]] came to New Olympus on the [[Avalon World Tour]], Proteus decided to take advantage of their arrival to make a fresh escape. After Elisa was locked up by [[Taurus]], Proteus first masqueraded as her to trick Goliath into freeing him, and then, after subduing Goliath and imprisoning him in his cell, shape-shifted into Goliath to break Elisa out, hoping to trick her into leading him back to the [[skiff]]. First, however, he decided to enter the [[Columnadium]] and overload the power supply, which would have destroyed New Olympus. Fortunately, Elisa (who had by now deduced Proteus' true identity) and Taurus arrived in time to foil his scheme and overpower him. Proteus is currently back in prison again. ''("[[The New Olympians]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Proteus is a shape-shifter, who can mimic any living thing, even distinct individuals, such as Goliath, Elisa, and Taurus. His shape-shifting presumably does not give him the full nature of what he masquerades as, however, for when he took on the form of Goliath, he did not undergo [[Stone Sleep|stone sleep]] in the daytime. In addition, it doesn't give him any insight into the mannerisms and personality of those he poses as; he would actually have to get to know the target better as anyone else would.<br />
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By nature, he is thoroughly evil and corrupt, delighting in deceit, psychological torture (he likes to taunt Taurus by shape-shifting into the form of his father), and senseless destruction.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* [[The New Olympians|"The New Olympians"]] (First Appearance)<br />
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==Apocrypha==<br />
===''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]''===<br />
Proteus escapes New Olympus and ends up in [[Manhattan]] to seek revenge on both Goliath and Elisa. He starts by posing as Goliath and prevents a theft in a dangerous manner. Afterwards, he poses as Elisa to trap and capture Goliath. He is eventually caught and defeated by Goliath, Elisa, Angela, and [[Hudson]] along with Taurus. ''([[Seeing Isn't Believing|"Seeing Isn't Believing"]])''<br />
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==Real World Background==<br />
Proteus is named after a minor sea-god in Greek mythology, who looked after seals and served as their herdsman. Like the Proteus of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', he was a famous shape-shifter, although much more benevolent by nature; he was also very wise, and could even foresee the future, although he would only reveal what he knew to somebody who had overpowered him. For example, as recounted in Book Four of Homer's ''Odyssey'', when King Menelaus of Sparta and his followers were shipwrecked off the coast of [[Egypt]] on their way home from the Trojan War, they learned that in order to discover how to return to [[Greece]], they must capture Proteus and discover what they needed to know from him. Menelaus wrestled with Proteus, who shifted his shape into many forms in an effort to escape; Menelaus persisted, however, and at last Proteus gave him the information that he needed to know.<br />
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[[William Shakespeare]] named one of the leads of his comedy ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' after Proteus; this Proteus more closely resembled the Proteus of ''Gargoyles'' in character, being a conniving schemer who even betrays his best friend, Valentine, and deserts his original girl-friend, Julia, after being smitten with Sylvia (whom Valentine is wooing). He repents of his evil ways at the end, however (unlike the Proteus of ''Gargoyles'').<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Roddy McDowall]]<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Proteus|Proteus (mythology)}}<br />
*'''[http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Proteus.html Proteus (mythology)]''' at the Theoi Project<br />
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[[Category:New Olympians]]<br />
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<div>'''Force Fields''' are energy-shielding systems that can contain or keep out individuals and objects, whatever the intention. While some have long used this technology, in the modern [[Earth|world]], it is still understood as considerably advanced. <br />
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==New Olympus==<br />
[[Image:New_Olympus-Prison2.png|thumb|200px|Inside the Prison.]]<br />
[[New Olympian]]s have long had such technology, and regularly use it to incarcerate their prisoners. ''([[The New Olympians|"The New Olympians"]])''<br />
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==Nokkar's Ship==<br />
[[Image:NokkarShipBridge.png|thumb|360px|The bridge of Nokkar's ship.]]<br />
[[Nokkar]]'s spacecraft was outfitted with similar technology to hold prisoners captive and suspended in the air. ''([[Sentinel (episode)|"Sentinel"]])''<br />
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==Eyrie Building==<br />
[[Image:EyrieEntrance.PNG|thumb|160px|The building's entrance (being protected by the force field.]]<br />
The system that [[Owen Burnett]] prepared as a precaution to [[Oberon]]'s arrival and eventual attacks. As [[Puck]], Owen understood that such technology would be effective against the [[Children of Oberon|Third Race]] because in the end, "energy is energy". Unfortunately, the shields only went down to the street level, and Oberon was able access the skyscraper through its underground foundations. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
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==The Great Minds Protocol==<br />
As a nod to its origins from [[Xanatos Enterprises]], [[Thailog]] dubbed his defenses for the [[Nightstone Unlimited Building]] the "Great Minds Protocol". While rescuing [[Maggie the Cat]] and her [[Michael Peter Maza|child]] (and [[Mary]]), [[David Xanatos]] quickly disarmed the shield given that he knew the weaknesses to the stolen technology.'' ([[Miracle Child|"Miracle Child"]])''<br />
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<div>[[Image:NewOlymp.JPG|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''"The New Olympians"''' is the fiftieth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the thirty-seventh episode of Season 2. It originally aired on February 14, 1996.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Adam Gilad]]<br />
* Story Edited by: [[Gary Sperling]]<br />
* Produced & Directed by: [[Bob Kline]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Sunwoo Animation Co., Inc.]]<br />
* Storyboard by: [[Brad Rader]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Sunwoo Animation Co., Inc.<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: N/A<br />
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==Summary==<br />
===Main Plot===<br />
The travellers find themselves on the hidden island of [[New Olympus]], and are greeted by a hostile police force who imprison [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] for being [[human]]. She is set free, but not allowed to leave the island, and then imprisoned again for unintentionally causing a riot amongst the prejudiced [[New Olympian]]s. She's [[Force Field|jailed]] next to the evil shape-shifter [[Proteus]], who tricks [[Goliath]] into setting him free, and then leaves with Elisa while posing as Goliath. Elisa sees through his disguise and risks her freedom to stop Proteus from destroying the island, and she is set free.<br />
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===Subplots===<br />
Some New Olympians realize that not all humans are evil, and that they would eventually have to make themselves known to the world.<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recaps''': ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]])''<br />
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===Act One===<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Characters===<br />
* [[Helios]]<br />
* [[Kiron]]<br />
* [[Taurus]]<br />
* [[Boreas]]<br />
* [[Ekidna]]<br />
* [[Talos]]<br />
* [[Minotaur]]<br />
* [[Proteus]]<br />
* [[Minotaur (New Olympian)|Taurus's Father]]<br />
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===Location===<br />
* [[Columnadium]]<br />
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===Object===<br />
* [[New Olympian Chariots]]<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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* "My ancestor, the [[minotaur]], was locked in a labyrinth by humans, starved, then killed by a human ''hero''." - Taurus<br />
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* "Something happened to his father. Oh yes, I remember. I murdered him." - Proteus<br />
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* "Hmm, the plot thickens." - Proteus<br />
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* "You are definitely not like the humans of legend."<br />
:"I'll choose to take that as a compliment." - Taurus and Elisa<br />
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* "You know, they're not so bad...once you get to know them." - Elisa<br />
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* "The time may soon come when the world will have to face the New Olympians." - Boreas<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
Like the episode [[Pendragon|"Pendragon"]], "The New Olympians" was designed as a back-door pilot for a ''Gargoyles'' spin-off series, also called ''[[The New Olympians (spin-off)|The New Olympians]]''. In the series, a young man named [[Terry Chung]] would be shipwrecked on [[New Olympus]] while sailing around the world by himself, and his arrival would serve as the catalyst for the [[New Olympian]]s deciding to announce themselves to the world. The series would have focused on the impact of the New Olympians' revealing themselves, and would have included further schemes from [[Proteus]], [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] entering into trading relations with New Olympus for his own benefit, an attempt by a New Olympian named [[Jove]] and his followers to make the [[human]]s worship the New Olympians as gods as they had done in ancient times, and a ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''-type relationship between Terry and the female New Olympian [[Sphinx (New Olympian)|Sphinx]].<br />
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The individual New Olympians in this episode are all based on figures in Greek mythology, and even named after them. See the background page for each character to learn more: [[Boreas#Real_World_History|Boreas]], [[Ekidna#Real_World_History|Ekidna]], [[Helios#Real_World_History|Helios]], [[Kiron#Real_World_History|Kiron]], [[Proteus#Real_World_History|Proteus]], [[Talos#Real_World_History|Talos]], and [[Taurus#Real_World_History|Taurus]].<br />
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The New Olympians recognize [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], and [[Bronx]] as [[gargoyle]]s at once and are well-disposed towards them. According to [[Greg Weisman]], there is an actual gargoyle [[clan]] on New Olympus, the [[New Olympian Clan]] (but one which apparently didn't bother showing up to greet the visitors).<br />
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Taurus and Proteus appeared in [[Seeing Isn't Believing|"Seeing Isn't Believing"]], an episode of the non-canonical ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]''.<br />
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The ''[[Aladdin]]'' episode "The Animal Kingdom" had a similar premise to "The New Olympians" only with the titular character being held captive in the village of sentient animals. [[Michael Dorn]], voice of [[Taurus]], provided the voice of the character Brisbane.<br />
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==Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits==<br />
When Elisa has her tussle with Helios, there is a cut when he throws her down on the sidewalk.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=418 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep50.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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<div>'''Force Fields''' are energy-shielding systems that can contain or keep out individuals and objects, whatever the intention. While some have long used this technology, in the modern [[Earth|world]], it is still understood as considerably advanced. <br />
<br />
==New Olympus==<br />
[[Image:New_Olympus-Prison2.png|thumb|200px|Inside the Prison.]]<br />
[[New Olympians]] have long had such technology, and regularly use it to incarcerate their prisoners. ''([[The New Olympians|"The New Olympians"]])''<br />
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==Nokkar's Ship==<br />
[[Image:NokkarShipBridge.png|thumb|360px|The bridge of Nokkar's ship.]]<br />
[[Nokkar]]'s spacecraft was outfitted with similar technology to hold prisoners captive and suspended in the air. ''([[Sentinel (episode)|"Sentinel"]])''<br />
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==Eyrie Building==<br />
[[Image:EyrieEntrance.PNG|thumb|160px|The building's entrance (being protected by the force field.]]<br />
The system that [[Owen Burnett]] prepared as a precaution to [[Oberon]]'s arrival and eventual attacks. As [[Puck]], Owen understood that such technology would be effective against the [[Children of Oberon|Third Race]] because in the end, "energy is energy". Unfortunately, the shields only went down to the street level, and Oberon was able access the skyscraper through its underground foundations. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
<br style="clear:both;"/><br />
<br />
==The Great Minds Protocol==<br />
As a nod to its origins from [[Xanatos Enterprises]], [[Thailog]] dubbed his defenses for the [[Nightstone Unlimited Building]] the "Great Minds Protocol". While rescuing [[Maggie the Cat]] and her [[Michael Peter Maza|child]] (and [[Mary]]), [[David Xanatos]] quickly disarmed the shield given that he knew the weaknesses to the stolen technology.'' ([[Miracle Child|"Miracle Child"]])''<br />
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[[Category:Canon]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Kingdom&diff=39492Kingdom2023-11-20T03:32:16Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Continuity */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Kingdom.JPG|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''"Kingdom"''' is the thirty-ninth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the twenty-sixth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on February 5, 1996.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Robert N. Skir|Robert Skir]]<br />
* Story Edited by: [[Gary Sperling]]<br />
* Produced & Directed by: [[Bob Kline]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Toon City, Inc.]]<br />
* Storyboard by: [[Brad Rader]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Toon City, Inc.<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Moving Images, Inc.]]<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recaps''': ''("[[Avalon Part One]]", "[[Upgrade]]", "[[The Cage]]")''<br />
<br />
===Act One===<br />
<br />
===Act Two===<br />
<br />
===Act Three===<br />
<br />
==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Al]]<br />
* [[Chaz Chalmers]]<br />
* [[Lou]]<br />
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===Object===<br />
* [[Automated Cannons#"Kingdom"|Xanatos's automated cannons]]<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
[[Hudson]] and the [[Trio]] appear for the first time since [[Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Bronx]] disappeared in "[[Avalon Part One]]". They learn the reasons for their clanmates' absence sometime between now and their next appearance, in "[[Pendragon]]".<br />
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[[Matt Bluestone]]'s voice recording on his answering machine is heard next in [[Monsters|"Monsters"]] and appearing again in [[Turf|"Turf"]]<br />
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The [[Mutates]] appear for the first time since the formation of the [[Labyrinth Clan]] in "[[The Cage]]". They next appear in "[[The Reckoning]]".<br />
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[[Al]], [[Chaz Chalmers|Chaz]] and [[Lou]] are introduced. Al next appears in "[[Invitation Only]]", still a member of the Labyrinth Clan; Chaz and Lou later join the [[Quarrymen]].<br />
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The Mutates and [[David Xanatos]] learn in this episode that Goliath, Elisa and Bronx are missing. [[Greg Weisman]] has mentioned that he's since figured out "a good flashback to be had someday in some medium" on how Xanatos would've taken advantage of that knowledge. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6054]<br />
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After initial reluctance, [[Brooklyn]] finally accepts leadership of the [[Manhattan Clan]] in Goliath's absence, having been appointed to second-in-command in "[[Upgrade]]". [[Talon]] also accepts leadership of the Labyrinth Clan.<br />
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[[Fang]] is imprisoned in the [[Labyrinth]] at the end of this episode. [[Thailog]] will free both him and Demona in "The Reckoning".<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
Like "[[The Price]]", "Kingdom" aired out of order, premiering on February 5, 1996, after "[[Grief]]" (which first aired on December 28, 1995), and just before "[[The Hound of Ulster]]" (which first aired on February 6, 1996). Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 and Disney Plus after that maintained the incorrect order for the episode.<br />
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In one of the series' more notorious animation errors, [[Bronx]] briefly appears when the [[gargoyle]]s are preparing to enter [[Stone Sleep|stone sleep]] at the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]], and [[Hudson]] appears in two places on the clock tower. This error is referred to as the "Two Hudsons and a Bronx Scene".<br />
<br />
==Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits==<br />
The scene of Chaz and Lou getting the guns out of the case is edited out of the Toon Disney broadcast of the episode. Some of the later battle scenes also have cuts (you can tell by the fact that the rifle blasts are slowed down to cover up some of the edits).<br />
<br />
==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=192 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep39.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Avalon1.JPG|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''"Avalon" Part One''' is the thirty-fourth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the twenty-first episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 20, 1995.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Lydia Marano]]<br />
* Story Edited by: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
* Produced & Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Koko Entertainment Co., LTD]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD]]<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recap''': ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Long Way To Morning|"Long Way To Morning"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]], [[High Noon|"High Noon"]])''<br />
<br />
===Act One===<br />
The [[Manhattan Clan]] awake to a glorious night. While Hudson and the trio go out on patrol, [[Goliath]] opts to stay – wanting to finish a book he's been reading. [[Bronx]] whines to come along, but [[Hudson]] orders the [[Gargoyle Beast|beast]] to remain at the [[Clock Tower]].<br />
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Meanwhile a [[Guardian|shadowy silhouette]] comes out of the mist, docking at the lake in Central Park. The stranger steps off his skiff and leaves the park. The stranger's armored helmet bears a striking resemblance to Goliath. Pedestrians gawk at the armored man, including [[Margot Yale|Margot]] and [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]]. He passes by the [[Street Thugs]], who begin to harass him. He makes short work of the three, commenting (with a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent) how the leader of the gang is all noise, "like this city". As he leaves the three, one of them comes up from behind, trying to throw a trash can at him. The armored man deflects the can with his sword, which crashes into the glass storefront of a nearby furniture shop. The armored man nearly walks into traffic, much to the delight of the street thugs. The hoodlums scatter at the sound of a police whistle, but are quickly cornered by multiple squad cars. [[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] asks the man in armor to put down his sword, but the stranger finds no sense in the request, finding the city filled with "fools and lawless ruffians". But Morgan points to his shield, explaining that he's "the law", dedicated to protect and serve the city. The stranger kneels and hands his sword to Morgan, recognizing him as a fellow guardian. Morgan takes the sword, but quickly finds it heavier than anticipated. The Street Thugs and the police taking them away laugh at the scene.<br />
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Later at the [[23rd Precinct]], Morgan's [[Phil Travanti|partner]] is still teasing him about the recent altercation. This catches Elisa's attention and she asks what's so funny. Morgan begins to talk about the strange man he just brought in, describing his armor as "King Arthur stuff". He tells Elisa the stranger was looking for [[gargoyles]], which Elisa quickly laughs off. But Morgan also points out that what stood out was that the armored man was good-natured and he even had a name for one of the gargoyles: Goliath.<br />
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At the Clock Tower, Elisa quickly shares word of this to Goliath, who knows of no "Guardian". The two are determined to learn what else this stranger knows, but conclude that it's unsafe to bring him to the Clock Tower. It's quickly decided that Goliath and Bronx will meet Elisa and the stranger at [[Belvedere Castle]].<br />
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An hour later, Elisa explains to Guardian that she took a big chance telling Morgan she knew his family. Guardian assures her that if she knows Goliath, then, in a way, she does. The two turn to the sound of Bronx's barks, and Guardian removes his armored visor to warmly greet Goliath and Bronx. He explains that the last time he saw Goliath was "the worst night of my life", but Goliath can't figure out who he is, saying he doesn't know him. But Guardian knows him, and further attests to knowing [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]], and the gargoyle [["The Eggs"|eggs]]. With this news, Goliath demands to know who the man is, and Guardian removes his helmet and proclaims that he's Tom, who was just a young boy on the night of [[Wyvern Massacre]] in 994. Before he can explain more, he urgently tells Goliath that the eggs are in danger.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
Goliath is stunned at the news, and asks Tom if he means the gargoyle eggs. Guardian replies that he does, but says that they must hurry before sunrise, before running off. They chase him to the park's lake, and Elisa wonders where the skiff came from. She asks Goliath who this Tom is, and Goliath explains that Tom was a friend to the clan "when friends were all too few". While Goliath wonders aloud if Guardian is, in fact, Tom from the 10th Century, Elisa points out that Bronx trusts him. Guardian interjects, telling them to come, or the [[Archmage]] will destroy the eggs. This surprises Goliath, but it's the final push he needs to accompany Tom. Elisa is confused on where they can even go on the skiff – the other side of the lake? Nevertheless, she joins the others on the vessel. Guardian pushes off from the dock and begins to recite Latin:<br />
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:''Vocate venti fortunate,''<br />
:''Ex ricae [[Oberon|Oberonis]],''<br />
:''Et hic navis frugum regate,''<br />
:''Ad orae [[Avalon|Avalonis]].''<br />
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As the mists begin to overwhelm the lake, Guardian begins to tell his long and strange story . . .<br />
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In the aftermath of the fall of [[Castle Wyvern]], Princess Katherine and the Magus place the last of the gargoyle eggs on two horse-drawn wagons. Before departing, the Magus makes sure he has the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' with him. While Tom tends to the horses, his mother [[Mary]] asks how many eggs there were; Tom replies that there were thirty-six eggs. Mary wonders how many of them will survive the journey to [[Kenneth II]]'s kingdom in [[Edinburgh Castle|Edinburgh]], but Katharine is determined that all of them will. Tom vows to fight off any that threaten the eggs, and Katharine beckons Tom over. She tells him to kneel, and pulling out a dagger asks him: "Do you solemnly swear on your life and your honor to protect these gargoyle eggs and the beings within them as long as you live?" Tom does, and she tells him to rise, proclaiming him Guardian of the Eggs. Mary is amused by the gesture, but as Tom takes his seat on the first wagon, he treats the title seriously, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings. The humans and eggs depart [[Wyvern Hill]]. <br />
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The journey isn't smooth and the elements are often overwhelming. At one point, the first horse-drawn wagon gets caught in a stream<!--river, perhaps?--> in the rain, and both the Magus and Tom successfully push to get it moving again. When they finally approach Castle Edinburgh {{CIT|nearly a year later}}, Tom notices armed soldiers in the woods outside the castle walls. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=618][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=615]<br />
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At a royal feast, King Kenneth II toasts Princess Katharine on her brave journey, hoping she finds contentment within the castle walls. The crowds cheer as she thanks her uncle for the kind words. King Kenneth II quietly whispers a toast to Lady [[Finella]], hoping she find contentment as well, finding her to be quite restless as of late. Finella waves off his concerns, saying that's never the case when she's with him. Kenneth II's son, [[Maol Chalvim II|Maol Chalvim]] grimaces at the end of the table as Mary delivers a roast<!--it looks like a roast--> to the King.<br />
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Lord [[Constantine III|Constantine]] delivers a second toast to Princess Katharine, and she thanks him as well. Finella scowls at Constantine's gesture and Maol Chalvim continues to frown.<br />
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After the feast, Princess Katharine is in her chambers with the Magus, Mary, and Tom. Katharine and Mary chat how clear it is that the King is smitten with Finella, and Mary points out that Finella's heart, however, "yearns elsewhere" with Constantine, whom Mary describes as only in love with power. Mary is confident that Constantine only courts Finella to get near the throne. Katharine finds the talk terrible, but Mary tells the Princess to mark her words: Finella is playing with fire and Constantine will break her heart.<br />
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Later, Kenneth II and Maol Chalvim leave the stables where Katharine is tending to the gargoyle eggs. As they walk the castle grounds, Maol Chalvim comments to his father that his cousin is strange to journey all the way from Wyvern with gargoyles eggs and then "fuss over them like human babes". Kenneth II agrees, but points out that Katharine is nevertheless brave and loyal: qualities that are not so easy to find. As they pass Lord Constantine (who bows as they pass), Maol Chalvim then muses aloud that loyalty is even rarer than the King realizes – that the King is too soft-hearted for this court. Kenneth dismisses Maol Chalvim's concerns, reminding him that Constantine has been good despite lacking the Prince's privileges. After they pass by, Constantine walks to the stables. Finella watches from behind the stable door. While the Magus writes in the ''Grimorum'', Constantine invites the Princess to tour the gardens, but Katharine turns him down, telling Constantine that she must ensure all the eggs are thriving. Constantine is disgruntled at the rejection and storms off, only to be confronted by a jealous Finella. Constantine ushers her to a nearby drying-house, assuring Finella he has no feelings for the Princess and that it's time to tell the King of their courtship. Finella is relieved, explaining that while the "sweet and kind" Kenneth has proposed to her, she does not love him. She's sure the King will allow the two to marry instead, if only to see Finella happy. Finella is eager to ask for the King's blessing at dinner, but Constantine reasons with her that it would be kinder to ask the King in private, given Kenneth's feelings for her. Constantine suggests they bring the King to the drying-house, "away from the prying ears and eyes of the servants". The two kiss and, as Finella leaves, Constantine grins. As he walks away from the drying=house, he fails to notice Tom listening around the corner. A storm approaches.<br />
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Later that evening, Finella and Constantine wait inside the drying-house and (unbeknownst to them both) Tom climbs up the thatched roof, peering through a smoke hole. Finella expresses her intention to break the news gently to the King, fearing that Constantine would be "too blunt". The door opens, Constantine sneaks behind the door, and a hooded Kenneth enters the drying-house. He asks Finella the reason for his meeting her there, only to be interrupted by Constantine ambushing from behind, demanding the King's throne. He pulls out a dagger and the two struggle as Finella looks on in horror. Both she and Tom witness the King's assassination. Taking Kenneth's crown as his own, Constantine declares: "The King is dead. Long live the King."<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
That night, as the storm rages on, King Constantine and his men waste little time establishing his authority, imprisoning anyone that didn't swear loyalty to him. He also decides to imprison Princess Katharine, with Mary at her side. Mary is distraught, worried where her son is in the midst of the coup. Suddenly the doors to Katharine's chambers burst open, and the Magus – carrying an unconscious Tom – and Maol Chalvim enter. The Magus explains that he found Tom curled up with the gargoyle eggs, which remain safe, but worries about the horrors the young boy may have seen. Knowing that anyone who challenges Constantine risks imprisonment (or worse), Maol Chalvim urges Katharine and the others to flee Castle Edinburgh. Katharine refuses to go, telling her cousin that she needs time to move the Eggs. Maol Chalvim finds her reasoning irrational, and tells Katharine he can't wait for her – not when Constantine is in pursuit. Katharine is resolved; she cannot go and won't ask her cousin to stay. She also tells the Magus that he doesn't have to stay – he can take Mary and Tom and escape. The Magus's response is just as definitive: "Never."<br />
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At Constantine's coronation, Princess Katharine is forced to swear her loyalty to the new King. He ambushes the Princess with a pronouncement of their wedding at [[Michaelmas]] the next day, much to the shock of Katharine, the outrage of the Magus, and the distress of Lady Finella. Princess Katharine refuses to "submit to this outrage" but the newly crowned King counters: "You have thirty-six very good reasons to obey me." Even with that astute assertion, Katharine storms off to the few allies she has left. Tom asks her if she actually intends to marry the usurper, and Katharine dismisses the thought, but expresses their need to have enough time to get the Eggs to safety. The Magus closes the ''Grimorum'', telling the others that he has an idea. <br />
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Late that night, a servant discards shattered pottery into a wagon. The Magus approaches the wagon and beckons to the others. Katharine and Mary open the stable doors and Tom rides out in the horse-drawn wagon carrying the thirty-six eggs. He stops by the Magus who begins to read from the ''Grimorum'':<br />
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:''Per iussum meum''<br />
:''Adsumate similitudo ut optare!''<br />
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The Eggs are suddenly camouflaged to look like broken pottery. Tom rides off with the enchanted Eggs to the boathouse, explaining the guards will think it's just garbage to be thrown into the sea. With guards concerningly close enough to see the commotion nearby, the Magus then camouflages the broken pottery to look like a wagonful of gargoyle eggs, which the Magus, Mary, and Katharine then carry into the stable. As the three finish removing the disguised pottery from the wagon, King Constantine enters the stable, suspicious and jeering at the Princess for taking the "bairns for a walk." Katharine feints her actions as innocent; she claims that gargoyle eggs must be turned or they'll crack too soon. Constantine takes his scepter and breaks open a crate of feed, which spills onto the pile of Egg-looking pottery. Princess Katharine hands over the "egg" she was carrying to Mary and hurries out of the stable. Constantine grins at the Magus and Mary and follows Katharine.<br />
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In her chambers, Princess Katharine looks at the wedding dress given to her with the Magus. Tom enters and reports that all The Eggs have been successfully loaded onto boats. The Magus then breaks the news that while the Eggs are now safe, Katharine won't be able to escape; Constantine himself checks on her every hour on the hour. At this, Katharine hurls the dress into the fireplace, telling the Magus to take the Eggs and go on without her. Should she manage to escape, Constantine will pursue her to the ends of the [[Earth]]. "Then I will take you beyond them," promises the Magus.<br />
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Mary then knocks the door of her chambers and quietly ushers in Lady Finella. By this point, Tom has told the others that Finella had no prior knowledge of Kenneth II's assassination, and Katharine acknowledges Finella for helping her. Finella, however, admits her motivations are more to hurt Constantine. She tells the others that she plans to meet Constantine once more in the drying-house to beg for his favor and affections. The Magus then hands her a small shining stone telling her – when she and Constantine toast with the cider she brought – to have the stone already in her mouth so the sleeping potion won't affect her. Sure enough, only the King drops unconscious when the two drink, buying them all a few hours' time to escape.<br />
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Now joined with Finella, Princess Katharine is in the third skiff, preceded by Mary and Tom in the second with half the Eggs, led by the Magus and the rest of the Eggs in the front skiff. They push off from the boathouse into the open sea. Tom asks his mother where they are going, but it is the Magus who answers: Avalon, far from the reaches of Constantine. Mary asks if the Magus knows the way, and he explains that with the right spell, Avalon can be reached with any body of water. He recites the Latin spell that the adult Guardian would say a millennium later. The mists overwhelm and then disperse, revealing the [[Weird Sisters]] on a [[Barge|barge]]. The Magus orders the Sisters to let them pass, but they chide him instead, explaining that Oberon has named the three guardians of Avalon, and further, that no magics may enter, "save Avalon's own". Tom grows annoyed, trying to explain to the Sisters that if they go back, the Princess and the Eggs could die. The Weird Sisters become impatient, saying that the mortals "screech like barn owls" and prepare to turn them all into owls. Princess Katharine begs for the Magus to do something and he is quick to react: as their energies converge on the Magus, he successfully manages to not only block their magic, but bounce it back onto the Weird Sisters, turning them into barn owls. Even as owls they attack, but the Magus swats them off with his oar. They fly off, screeching.<br />
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Princess Katharine and Finella's skiff floats up to the Magus's, and Katharine celebrates his victory, but the Magus is dejected, declaring that he can't go with them to Avalon. He can't bring the ''Grimorum Arcanorum'' with him and he can't abandon it; it's the source of his power. Katharine reminds him that, even without the ''Grimorum'', he is still her friend, but the Magus is adamant; the book is essentially a map to Avalon, and he won't risk Constantine or his sorcerers getting their hands on it. But then Finella offers to take the ''Grimorum'' and safe-guard it from Constantine and his men. Mary offers to stay with Finella, and Tom is suddenly torn; despite being Guardian of the Eggs, he wants to stay with her. Mary points out that Tom isn't safe in Scotland nor anywhere, not when he's witnessed Constantine's crimes. His only chance is Avalon, and Mary and Finella's determination to keep the ''Grimorum'' out of the despot's hands. Mary hugs and kisses her son one last time, and Mary and Finella return to Scotland.<br />
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As the two parties separate, Tom can't see his mother through the mists of Avalon . . . and of time.<br />
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Guardian's story concluded, Goliath tells him that his debt to Tom is more than he can repay. Wiping away tears, Elisa is still confused; how is Tom still alive? Guardian explains that time passes differently on Avalon: "For every hour spent there, one day goes by in the real world." In addition, Guardian also explains how, in the time since they first left Scotland, he returned every hundred years to see if Goliath and the others had awakened. Goliath informs Guardian of his own confusion regarding the Archmage; the sorcerer died before Tom was born. That might be the case, Guardian concedes, but he still lays siege to Avalon. He once again hopes they return before sunrise.<br />
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Goliath vows to help however they can and Bronx begins to bark at the sight of the shoreline. The skiff lands on the beach and Elisa comments how much Bronx likes it on Avalon. Guardian points out that the gargoyle beast has found "The Eggs". Goliath grows anxious and is stunned to see not eggs, but fully grown gargoyles on the cliffside.<br />
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''To Be Continued . . .''<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Kenneth II]]<br />
* [[Finella]]<br />
* [[Maol Chalvim II]]<br />
* [[Constantine III]]<br />
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===Locations===<br />
* [[Barge]]<br />
* [[Avalon]]<br />
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===Magic===<br />
* [[Avalon Spell]]<br />
* [[Camouflage Spell]]<br />
* [[Blowback Spell]]<br />
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===Object===<br />
* [[Skiff]]<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
[[Hudson]] and the [[trio]] make their next appearance in [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]] trying to find out where [[Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Bronx]] are.<br />
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Many familiar "bit characters" make appearances in the episode (and have all the more reason to show up now, just before the series would take its long holiday from [[New York]]). Brendan and Margot are among the passers-by staring in astonishment at Tom in his armor, his confronters are the three Street Thugs from [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]], and the policeman who arrests him is Officer Morgan.<br />
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Constantine mentions the [[Stone of Destiny]] in his coronation oath, but this time (unlike at [[Macbeth]]'s coronation in [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]]) the Stone does not appear.<br />
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Mary and Finella will next appear in [[The Gate|"The Gate"]], [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]], and [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]], where we also see the end of Constantine's reign. Constantine and Maol Chalvim both return in those stories as well.<br />
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The Magus mentions Constantine having sorcerers in his employ; we will meet one of these, [[Brother Valmont]], in "The Gate".<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
Originally, the production team had considered having "The Eggs" secretly raised in Brigadoon, to better reflect the gargoyles' Scottish "nationality". After their research had discovered, however, that Brigadoon was purely a creation of the Lerner and Loewe musical (and therefore not in the public domain), the refuge for "The Eggs" became the isle of Avalon instead – which change led to the introduction of [[Arthur Pendragon]] in Parts [[Avalon Part Two|Two]] and Three.<br />
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(Later on, when Greg Weisman wrote a [[The Flashback of Notre Dame|''Gargoyles'' parody]] for ''Captain Atom'', he briefly mentioned Brigadoon in it, bestowing upon it the role that Avalon had in the animated series.)<br />
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Maol Chalvim's more familiar anglicized name in the history books is Malcolm II (King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034). His name was changed in the script for the same reason as [[Canmore]]'s in [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]], to distinguish him from [[Prince Malcolm]].<br />
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King [[Kenneth III]] was to debut in the episode, but was removed from the story. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=180] He would appear in "The Gate".<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=180 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep34.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''"Avalon" Part One''' is the thirty-fourth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the twenty-first episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 20, 1995.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Lydia Marano]]<br />
* Story Edited by: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
* Produced & Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Koko Entertainment Co., LTD]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD]]<br />
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==Summary==<br />
==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recap''': ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Long Way To Morning|"Long Way To Morning"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]], [[High Noon|"High Noon"]])''<br />
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===Act One===<br />
The [[Manhattan Clan]] awake to a glorious night. While Hudson and the trio go out on patrol, [[Goliath]] opts to stay – wanting to finish a book he's been reading. [[Bronx]] whines to come along, but [[Hudson]] orders the [[Gargoyle Beast|beast]] to remain at the [[Clock Tower]].<br />
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Meanwhile a [[Guardian|shadowy silhouette]] comes out of the mist, docking at the lake in Central Park. The stranger steps off his skiff and leaves the park. The stranger's armored helmet bears a striking resemblance to Goliath. Pedestrians gawk at the armored man, including [[Margot Yale|Margot]] and [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]]. He passes by the [[Street Thugs]], who begin to harass him. He makes short work of the three, commenting (with a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent) how the leader of the gang is all noise, "like this city". As he leaves the three, one of them comes up from behind, trying to throw a trash can at him. The armored man deflects the can with his sword, which crashes into the glass storefront of a nearby furniture shop. The armored man nearly walks into traffic, much to the delight of the street thugs. The hoodlums scatter at the sound of a police whistle, but are quickly cornered by multiple squad cars. [[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] asks the man in armor to put down his sword, but the stranger finds no sense in the request, finding the city filled with "fools and lawless ruffians". But Morgan points to his shield, explaining that he's "the law", dedicated to protect and serve the city. The stranger kneels and hands his sword to Morgan, recognizing him as a fellow guardian. Morgan takes the sword, but quickly finds it heavier than anticipated. The Street Thugs and the police taking them away laugh at the scene.<br />
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Later at the [[23rd Precinct]], Morgan's [[Phil Travanti|partner]] is still teasing him about the recent altercation. This catches Elisa's attention and she asks what's so funny. Morgan begins to talk about the strange man he just brought in, describing his armor as "King Arthur stuff". He tells Elisa the stranger was looking for [[gargoyles]], which Elisa quickly laughs off. But Morgan also points out that what stood out was that the armored man was good-natured and he even had a name for one of the gargoyles: Goliath.<br />
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At the Clock Tower, Elisa quickly shares word of this to Goliath, who knows of no "Guardian". The two are determined to learn what else this stranger knows, but conclude that it's unsafe to bring him to the Clock Tower. It's quickly decided that Goliath and Bronx will meet Elisa and the stranger at [[Belvedere Castle]].<br />
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An hour later, Elisa explains to Guardian that she took a big chance telling Morgan she knew his family. Guardian assures her that if she knows Goliath, then, in a way, she does. The two turn to the sound of Bronx's barks, and Guardian removes his armored visor to warmly greet Goliath and Bronx. He explains that the last time he saw Goliath was "the worst night of my life", but Goliath can't figure out who he is, saying he doesn't know him. But Guardian knows him, and further attests to knowing [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]], and the gargoyle [["The Eggs"|eggs]]. With this news, Goliath demands to know who the man is, and Guardian removes his helmet and proclaims that he's Tom, who was just a young boy on the night of [[Wyvern Massacre]] in 994. Before he can explain more, he urgently tells Goliath that the eggs are in danger.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
Goliath is stunned at the news, and asks Tom if he means the gargoyle eggs. Guardian replies that he does, but says that they must hurry before sunrise, before running off. They chase him to the park's lake, and Elisa wonders where the skiff came from. She asks Goliath who this Tom is, and Goliath explains that Tom was a friend to the clan "when friends were all too few". While Goliath wonders aloud if Guardian is, in fact, Tom from the 10th Century, Elisa points out that Bronx trusts him. Guardian interjects, telling them to come, or the [[Archmage]] will destroy the eggs. This surprises Goliath, but it's the final push he needs to accompany Tom. Elisa is confused on where they can even go on the skiff – the other side of the lake? Nevertheless, she joins the others on the vessel. Guardian pushes off from the dock and begins to recite Latin:<br />
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:''Vocate venti fortunate,''<br />
:''Ex ricae [[Oberon|Oberonis]],''<br />
:''Et hic navis frugum regate,''<br />
:''Ad orae [[Avalon|Avalonis]].''<br />
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As the mists begin to overwhelm the lake, Guardian begins to tell his long and strange story . . .<br />
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In the aftermath of the fall of [[Castle Wyvern]], Princess Katherine and the Magus place the last of the gargoyle eggs on two horse-drawn wagons. Before departing, the Magus makes sure he has the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' with him. While Tom tends to the horses, his mother [[Mary]] asks how many eggs there were; Tom replies that there were thirty-six eggs. Mary wonders how many of them will survive the journey to [[Kenneth II]]'s kingdom in [[Edinburgh Castle|Edinburgh]], but Katharine is determined that all of them will. Tom vows to fight off any that threaten the eggs, and Katharine beckons Tom over. She tells him to kneel, and pulling out a dagger asks him: "Do you solemnly swear on your life and your honor to protect these gargoyle eggs and the beings within them as long as you live?" Tom does, and she tells him to rise, proclaiming him Guardian of the Eggs. Mary is amused by the gesture, but as Tom takes his seat on the first wagon, he treats the title seriously, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings. The humans and eggs depart [[Wyvern Hill]]. <br />
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The journey isn't smooth and the elements are often overwhelming. At one point, the first horse-drawn wagon gets caught in a stream<!--river, perhaps?--> in the rain, and both the Magus and Tom successfully push to get it moving again. When they finally approach Castle Edinburgh {{CIT|nearly a year later}}, Tom notices armed soldiers in the woods outside the castle walls. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=618][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=615]<br />
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At a royal feast, King Kenneth II toasts Princess Katharine on her brave journey, hoping she finds contentment within the castle walls. The crowds cheer as she thanks her uncle for the kind words. King Kenneth II quietly whispers a toast to Lady [[Finella]], hoping she find contentment as well, finding her to be quite restless as of late. Finella waves off his concerns, saying that's never the case when she's with him. Kenneth II's son, [[Maol Chalvim II|Maol Chalvim]] grimaces at the end of the table as Mary delivers a roast<!--it looks like a roast--> to the King.<br />
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Lord [[Constantine III|Constantine]] delivers a second toast to Princess Katharine, and she thanks him as well. Finella scowls at Constantine's gesture and Maol Chalvim continues to frown.<br />
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After the feast, Princess Katharine is in her chambers with the Magus, Mary, and Tom. Katharine and Mary chat how clear it is that the King is smitten with Finella, and Mary points out that Finella's heart, however, "yearns elsewhere" with Constantine, whom Mary describes as only in love with power. Mary is confident that Constantine only courts Finella to get near the throne. Katharine finds the talk terrible, but Mary tells the Princess to mark her words: Finella is playing with fire and Constantine will break her heart.<br />
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Later, Kenneth II and Maol Chalvim leave the stables where Katharine is tending to the gargoyle eggs. As they walk the castle grounds, Maol Chalvim comments to his father that his cousin is strange to journey all the way from Wyvern with gargoyles eggs and then "fuss over them like human babes". Kenneth II agrees, but points out that Katharine is nevertheless brave and loyal: qualities that are not so easy to find. As they pass Lord Constantine (who bows as they pass), Maol Chalvim then muses aloud that loyalty is even rarer than the King realizes – that the King is too soft-hearted for this court. Kenneth dismisses Maol Chalvim's concerns, reminding him that Constantine has been good despite lacking the Prince's privileges. After they pass by, Constantine walks to the stables. Finella watches from behind the stable door. While the Magus writes in the ''Grimorum'', Constantine invites the Princess to tour the gardens, but Katharine turns him down, telling Constantine that she must ensure all the eggs are thriving. Constantine is disgruntled at the rejection and storms off, only to be confronted by a jealous Finella. Constantine ushers her to a nearby drying-house, assuring Finella he has no feelings for the Princess and that it's time to tell the King of their courtship. Finella is relieved, explaining that while the "sweet and kind" Kenneth has proposed to her, she does not love him. She's sure the King will allow the two to marry instead, if only to see Finella happy. Finella is eager to ask for the King's blessing at dinner, but Constantine reasons with her that it would be kinder to ask the King in private, given Kenneth's feelings for her. Constantine suggests they bring the King to the drying-house, "away from the prying ears and eyes of the servants". The two kiss and, as Finella leaves, Constantine grins. As he walks away from the drying=house, he fails to notice Tom listening around the corner. A storm approaches.<br />
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Later that evening, Finella and Constantine wait inside the drying-house and (unbeknownst to them both) Tom climbs up the thatched roof, peering through a smoke hole. Finella expresses her intention to break the news gently to the King, fearing that Constantine would be "too blunt". The door opens, Constantine sneaks behind the door, and a hooded Kenneth enters the drying-house. He asks Finella the reason for his meeting her there, only to be interrupted by Constantine ambushing from behind, demanding the King's throne. He pulls out a dagger and the two struggle as Finella looks on in horror. Both she and Tom witness the King's assassination. Taking Kenneth's crown as his own, Constantine declares: "The King is dead. Long live the King."<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
That night, as the storm rages on, King Constantine and his men waste little time establishing his authority, imprisoning anyone that didn't swear loyalty to him. He also decides to imprison Princess Katharine, with Mary at her side. Mary is distraught, worried where her son is in the midst of the coup. Suddenly the doors to Katharine's chambers burst open, and the Magus – carrying an unconscious Tom – and Maol Chalvim enter. The Magus explains that he found Tom curled up with the gargoyle eggs, which remain safe, but worries about the horrors the young boy may have seen. Knowing that anyone who challenges Constantine risks imprisonment (or worse), Maol Chalvim urges Katharine and the others to flee Castle Edinburgh. Katharine refuses to go, telling her cousin that she needs time to move the Eggs. Maol Chalvim finds her reasoning irrational, and tells Katharine he can't wait for her – not when Constantine is in pursuit. Katharine is resolved; she cannot go and won't ask her cousin to stay. She also tells the Magus that he doesn't have to stay – he can take Mary and Tom and escape. The Magus's response is just as definitive: "Never."<br />
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At Constantine's coronation, Princess Katharine is forced to swear her loyalty to the new King. He ambushes the Princess with a pronouncement of their wedding at [[Michaelmas]] the next day, much to the shock of Katharine, the outrage of the Magus, and the distress of Lady Finella. Princess Katharine refuses to "submit to this outrage" but the newly crowned King counters: "You have thirty-six very good reasons to obey me." Even with that astute assertion, Katharine storms off to the few allies she has left. Tom asks her if she actually intends to marry the usurper, and Katharine dismisses the thought, but expresses their need to have enough time to get the Eggs to safety. The Magus closes the ''Grimorum'', telling the others that he has an idea. <br />
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Late that night, a servant discards shattered pottery into a wagon. The Magus approaches the wagon and beckons to the others. Katharine and Mary open the stable doors and Tom rides out in the horse-drawn wagon carrying the thirty-six eggs. He stops by the Magus who begins to read from the ''Grimorum'':<br />
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:''Per iussum meum''<br />
:''Adsumate similitudo ut optare!''<br />
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The Eggs are suddenly camouflaged to look like broken pottery. Tom rides off with the enchanted Eggs to the boathouse, explaining the guards will think it's just garbage to be thrown into the sea. With guards concerningly close enough to see the commotion nearby, the Magus then camouflages the broken pottery to look like a wagonful of gargoyle eggs, which the Magus, Mary, and Katharine then carry into the stable. As the three finish removing the disguised pottery from the wagon, King Constantine enters the stable, suspicious and jeering at the Princess for taking the "bairns for a walk." Katharine feints her actions as innocent; she claims that gargoyle eggs must be turned or they'll crack too soon. Constantine takes his scepter and breaks open a crate of feed, which spills onto the pile of Egg-looking pottery. Princess Katharine hands over the "egg" she was carrying to Mary and hurries out of the stable. Constantine grins at the Magus and Mary and follows Katharine.<br />
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In her chambers, Princess Katharine looks at the wedding dress given to her with the Magus. Tom enters and reports that all The Eggs have been successfully loaded onto boats. The Magus then breaks the news that while the Eggs are now safe, Katharine won't be able to escape; Constantine himself checks on her every hour on the hour. At this, Katharine hurls the dress into the fireplace, telling the Magus to take the Eggs and go on without her. Should she manage to escape, Constantine will pursue her to the ends of the [[Earth]]. "Then I will take you beyond them," promises the Magus.<br />
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Mary then knocks the door of her chambers and quietly ushers in Lady Finella. By this point, Tom has told the others that Finella had no prior knowledge of Kenneth II's assassination, and Katharine acknowledges Finella for helping her. Finella, however, admits her motivations are more to hurt Constantine. She tells the others that she plans to meet Constantine once more in the drying-house to beg for his favor and affections. The Magus then hands her a small shining stone telling her – when she and Constantine toast with the cider she brought – to have the stone already in her mouth so the sleeping potion won't affect her. Sure enough, only the King drops unconscious when the two drink, buying them all a few hours' time to escape.<br />
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Now joined with Finella, Princess Katharine is in the third skiff, preceded by Mary and Tom in the second with half the Eggs, led by the Magus and the rest of the Eggs in the front skiff. They push off from the boathouse into the open sea. Tom asks his mother where they are going, but it is the Magus who answers: Avalon, far from the reaches of Constantine. Mary asks if the Magus knows the way, and he explains that with the right spell, Avalon can be reached with any body of water. He recites the Latin spell that the adult Guardian would say a millennium later. The mists overwhelm and then disperse, revealing the [[Weird Sisters]] on a [[Barge|barge]]. The Magus orders the Sisters to let them pass, but they chide him instead, explaining that Oberon has named the three guardians of Avalon, and further, that no magics may enter, "save Avalon's own". Tom grows annoyed, trying to explain to the Sisters that if they go back, the Princess and the Eggs could die. The Weird Sisters become impatient, saying that the mortals "screech like barn owls" and prepare to turn them all into owls. Princess Katharine begs for the Magus to do something and he is quick to react: as their energies converge on the Magus, he successfully manages to not only block their magic, but bounce it back onto the Weird Sisters, turning them into barn owls. Even as owls they attack, but the Magus swats them off with his oar. They fly off, screeching.<br />
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Princess Katharine and Finella's skiff floats up to the Magus's, and Katharine celebrates his victory, but the Magus is dejected, declaring that he can't go with them to Avalon. He can't bring the ''Grimorum Arcanorum'' with him and he can't abandon it; it's the source of his power. Katharine reminds him that, even without the ''Grimorum'', he is still her friend, but the Magus is adamant; the book is essentially a map to Avalon, and he won't risk Constantine or his sorcerers getting their hands on it. But then Finella offers to take the ''Grimorum'' and safe-guard it from Constantine and his men. Mary offers to stay with Finella, and Tom is suddenly torn; despite being Guardian of the Eggs, he wants to stay with her. Mary points out that Tom isn't safe in Scotland nor anywhere, not when he's witnessed Constantine's crimes. His only chance is Avalon, and Mary and Finella's determination to keep the ''Grimorum'' out of the despot's hands. Mary hugs and kisses her son one last time, and Mary and Finella return to Scotland.<br />
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As the two parties separate, Tom can't see his mother through the mists of Avalon . . . and of time.<br />
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Guardian's story concluded, Goliath tells him that his debt to Tom is more than he can repay. Wiping away tears, Elisa is still confused; how is Tom still alive? Guardian explains that time passes differently on Avalon: "For every hour spent there, one day goes by in the real world." In addition, Guardian also explains how, in the time since they first left Scotland, he returned every hundred years to see if Goliath and the others had awakened. Goliath informs Guardian of his own confusion regarding the Archmage; the sorcerer died before Tom was born. That might be the case, Guardian concedes, but he still lays siege to Avalon. He once again hopes they return before sunrise.<br />
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Goliath vows to help however they can and Bronx begins to bark at the sight of the shoreline. The skiff lands on the beach and Elisa comments how much Bronx likes it on Avalon. Guardian points out that the gargoyle beast has found "The Eggs". Goliath grows anxious and is stunned to see not eggs, but fully grown gargoyles on the cliffside.<br />
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''To Be Continued . . .''<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Kenneth II]]<br />
* [[Finella]]<br />
* [[Maol Chalvim II]]<br />
* [[Constantine III]]<br />
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===Locations===<br />
* [[Barge]]<br />
* [[Avalon]]<br />
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===Magic===<br />
* [[Avalon Spell]]<br />
* [[Camouflage Spell]]<br />
* [[Blowback Spell]]<br />
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===Object===<br />
* [[Skiff]]<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
[[Hudson]] and the [[trio]] make their next appearance in [[The Kingdom|"The Kingdom"]] trying to find out where [[Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Bronx]] are.<br />
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Many familiar "bit characters" make appearances in the episode (and have all the more reason to show up now, just before the series would take its long holiday from [[New York]]). Brendan and Margot are among the passers-by staring in astonishment at Tom in his armor, his confronters are the three Street Thugs from [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]], and the policeman who arrests him is Officer Morgan.<br />
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Constantine mentions the [[Stone of Destiny]] in his coronation oath, but this time (unlike at [[Macbeth]]'s coronation in [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]]) the Stone does not appear.<br />
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Mary and Finella will next appear in [[The Gate|"The Gate"]], [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]], and [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]], where we also see the end of Constantine's reign. Constantine and Maol Chalvim both return in those stories as well.<br />
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The Magus mentions Constantine having sorcerers in his employ; we will meet one of these, [[Brother Valmont]], in "The Gate".<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
Originally, the production team had considered having "The Eggs" secretly raised in Brigadoon, to better reflect the gargoyles' Scottish "nationality". After their research had discovered, however, that Brigadoon was purely a creation of the Lerner and Loewe musical (and therefore not in the public domain), the refuge for "The Eggs" became the isle of Avalon instead – which change led to the introduction of [[Arthur Pendragon]] in Parts [[Avalon Part Two|Two]] and Three.<br />
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(Later on, when Greg Weisman wrote a [[The Flashback of Notre Dame|''Gargoyles'' parody]] for ''Captain Atom'', he briefly mentioned Brigadoon in it, bestowing upon it the role that Avalon had in the animated series.)<br />
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Maol Chalvim's more familiar anglicized name in the history books is Malcolm II (King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034). His name was changed in the script for the same reason as [[Canmore]]'s in [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]], to distinguish him from [[Prince Malcolm]].<br />
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King [[Kenneth III]] was to debut in the episode, but was removed from the story. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=180] He would appear in "The Gate".<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=180 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep34.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''"Heritage"''' is the thirty-eighth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the twenty-fifth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 27, 1995.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Adam Gilad]]<br />
* Story Edited by: [[Gary Sperling]]<br />
* Directed by: Frank Paur<br />
* Animation by: [[Sun Min Animation Production]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Sun Min Animation Production<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: N/A<br />
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==Summary==<br />
==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recaps''': ''("[[Shadows of the Past]]", "[[Reawakening]]", "[[Avalon Part Three]]")''<br />
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===Act One===<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
*[[Queen Florence Island Family]]<br />
*[[Natsilane]]<br />
*[[Grandmother]]<br />
*[[Raven]]<br />
*[[Raven's Clan]]<br />
*[[Bear]]<br />
*[[Haida]]<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
Both [[Raven]] and [[Grandmother]] are seen [[Gathering|returning]] to [[Avalon]] in [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]].<br />
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[[Goliath]] recognizing Raven as a [[gargoyle]] confirms prior to [[M.I.A.|"M.I.A."]] and [[The Green|"The Green"]] that the race can vary in different appearances.<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
[[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] quotes the famous line from ''Hamlet'', "There are more things in heaven and [[earth]]..." - bringing yet another piece of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] into ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''.<br />
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Raven's lies would later on be converted into truth, according to [[Greg Weisman]]; at the beginning of his projected sequel series, ''[[Gargoyles 2198]]'', a [[Liberty Clan|new clan]] would be founded at [[Queen Florence Island]]. That same series would also include among its major characters a descendant of [[Natsilane]] (who would also be related to the Mazas, though just when the two families intermarried has not yet been revealed).<br />
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Raven refers to Grandmother as his cousin; this is a (much-neglected, alas) sign that the title "[[Children of Oberon|Oberon's Children]]" for the Third Race should not be interpreted literally.<br />
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Although Natsilane is a member of the [[Haida]] nation, during the battle against Raven he is dressed like a stereotypical "Plains Indian" chief, very different from traditional Haida garb. This is most likely an error due to oversight.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=185 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep38.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''Funko Pop! Figures''' are a series of collectible figurines based on ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' released by Funko in July 2018.<br />
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The initial line of characters ([[Broadway]], [[Bronx]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Demona]], [[Goliath]], [[Hudson]], & [[Lexington]]) will also be available in chase variants, in particular several characters in [[Stone Sleep|stone sleep]]. Key chain versions of Demona (awake and asleep) and Goliath will also be released. [https://www.funko.com/blog/article/specialty-series-squirrel-girl-dorbz-gargoyles-hudson-pop/][https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/05/25/gargoyles-funko-pops-hit-stores-july/][https://www.funko.com/blog/article/coming-soon-gargoyles-pop-keychains-pop] <br />
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In November 2018, GameStop released its annual Black Friday Mystery Box set, which included one of several [[Disney Afternoon]] characters at random, including two [[Angela]] Pop dolls (both awake and a stone sleep chase variant). [https://www.gamestop.com/collectibles/toys/funko-black-friday-mystery-box-2018-only-at-gamestop/165222] <br />
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<div>'''''The Wonderful World of Disney Television''''' (subtitle: ''A Complete History'') is a 628-page encyclopedia by Bill Cotter listing nearly everything the Walt Disney company has put on television from the early 1950's to the book's publication in 1997. This includes everything from the ''Wonderful World of Disney'' anthology series, to the Disney Channel itself, and all of the various series that aired (whether on a specific channel or syndication). The book also includes an appendix listing the production credits (cast and crew) for the various series.<br />
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==Relevance to ''Gargoyles''==<br />
In the section entitled "Saturday Mornings and [[Disney Afternoon]]s," the book includes an entry on ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''. Running from pages 279-281, the entry largely consists of an episode guide with brief descriptions (the multi-parters are each given one entry with the number of parts denoted in parentheses), prefaced with a brief overview remarking that the series differs from the traditional "warm and fuzzy" Disney fare (a description that would be later referenced in John Grant's ''[[Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters]]'') before describing its airing history and noting that "most of the cast members" from ''[[Star Trek]]: The Next Generation'' provided voices. The introduction mentions ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', but does not include any of those episodes in its guide (presumably because the latter series was still airing when the book went into publication).<br />
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A list of production credits for ''Gargoyles'' begins on page 574. It is somewhat shorter (i.e., fewer names/positions listed) than almost all of the other Disney Afternoon shows listed, and the majority of the credits are taken up with the voice actors.<br />
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==Errors==<br />
The book contains some factual errors in regards to episode descriptions and production credits.<br />
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===Episode Descriptions===<br />
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Some of the errors are merely simplified episode descriptions (leaving out whole pieces of plot, such as [[Hudson]]'s very presence in "[[The Price]]"). Likewise, when describing the [[Avalon World Tour]] episodes, the author makes references to "the Gargoyles," but does not indicate that just [[Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Angela]] and [[Bronx]] are involved. Others are descriptions that are technically true, but not completely accurate. Saying that "[[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] forms a group of mercenaries...and sends them into battle against the Gargoyles" when describing "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]" is mostly true, but indicates that [[The Pack]] were formed specifically to fight the gargoyles, when they had been formed before then.<br />
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There are more blatant mistakes, however. Most notable are the following:<br />
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*In the description for "[[Long Way To Morning]]", the description says that Hudson must protect [[Goliath]] "until the sun rises the next morning and they can be healed by the spell that turns them to [[Stone Sleep|stone]]." Stone sleep is not caused by a spell.<br />
*For "[[Metamorphosis]]": "[[Elisa Maza|Elisa's]] brother, [[Talon|Derek]], and two other humans are somehow mutated into animal-like creatures and become the villains Talon, [[Fang]], and [[Claw]]." No mention is made of [[Maggie the Cat]].<br />
*The description for "[[The Silver Falcon]]" mentioning [[Dominic Dracon]] is correct, but he is the only Dracon mentioned. [[Tony Dracon]] is not mentioned at all in any of the descriptions. Consequently, when "Dracon" is mentioned in the descriptions for "[[Protection]]" and "[[Turf]]", there is nothing to indicate that it is someone other than Dominic.<br />
*The entry for "[[Vows]]" describes Demona's plan as "[trying] again to destroy the castle and Gargoyles."<br />
*For "[[Heritage]]": "The Gargoyles meet a [[Natsilane|descendent]] (sic) of King [[Oberon]] who refuses to believe in his own heritage and thus refuses to fight an evil [[Raven|sorcerer]]."<br />
*The description for "[[Mark of the Panther (episode)|Mark of the Panther]]" says that Elisa is in Nigeria "to visit her mother."<br />
*"[[Hunter's Moon (episode)|Hunter's Moon]]" is incorrectly listed as "The Hunter's Moon."<br />
*More understandably, due to the two episodes airing out of order, "[[The Price]]" is listed between "[[Outfoxed]]" and "[[Revelations]]", while "[[Kingdom]]" is listed between "[[Monsters]]" and "[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]".<br />
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===Production Credits===<br />
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Some mistakes were made in crediting who voiced whom:<br />
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*[[Diedrich Bader]] (first name is here misspelled as "Deidrich"), who voiced [[Jason Canmore]] (AKA, Jason Conover), is credited as voicing "''James'' Conover" (all of the Canmore siblings are listed with their fake names).<br />
*[[Victor Brandt]] ([[Janus]]) is listed as "''Bictor''" Brandt.<br />
*[[Ian Buchanan]], while correctly credited with voicing [[Constantine III|Constantine]] is incorrectly credited with voicing "[[Maol Chalvim II|Prince Chalvim]]." In fact, the two names are separated by a slash ("/") instead of a comma which would indicate that they are the same person instead of two different characters. Actually, using a slash instead of a comma, or vice-verse, is a recurring problem throughout the cast list. Meanwhile, [[Jeff Bennett]] is credited for most of his roles with the exception of Maol Chalvim.<br />
*[[Rocky Carroll]] is listed as voicing Derek Maza, [[Glasses]], Talon (again, their separate listings seem to indicate different characters) and "[[Anton Sevarius|Dr. Sevarius]]." This last is especially strange since [[Tim Curry]] is also listed as playing "Dr. Anton Sevarius."<br />
*[[Charity James]] ([[Ekidna]]) is listed as "James Charity."<br />
*[[Cam Clarke|Cam Clark]] is credited as "Young [[Gillecomgain]]," but none of the other parts he played.<br />
*[[Jim Cummings]] is credited with all the characters he played, but with the strange addition of [[Thailog]] as well. Meanwhile [[Keith David]] is only credited as Goliath and [[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]].<br />
*Both [[Elisa Gabrielli|Elisa Pensler Gabrielli]] and [[Rachel Ticotin]] are credited with [[Maria Chavez]] (although, Rachel Ticotin is credited with "''Captain'' Maria Chavez), but Gabrielli's [[Obsidiana]] is not listed at all.<br />
*[[Carlos Maza]] and [[Peter Maza]] are here rendered "Carlos ''Meza''" and "Sergeant Peter ''Meza''."<br />
*[[Marabina Jaimes]] ([[Turquesa]]) is listed as James Marabina.<br />
*[[Brent Spiner]]'s last name is misspelled "Spinner."<br />
*Although this list was obviously compiled after "Hunter's Moon," none of the clones are listed.<br />
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'''''Gargoyles''''' is a Walt Disney Company animated television series. Two seasons of the show (totalling 65 episodes) were aired as part of the [[Disney Afternoon]] programming block between October 24th, 1994 and May 15th, 1996. (A third season, rebranded as ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'' and broadcast on ABC, aired from September 7th, 1996 until February 15th, 1997, but this season is not considered canonical.) In 1995, Touchstone Pictures expressed interest in developing a live-action ''Gargoyles'' [[Gargoyles (live-action film)|film]].<br />
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The series differed from other Disney series in its level of maturity and the darker tone of the program. It drew much inspiration from world folklore, notably the works of [[William Shakespeare]], legends of [[King Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur]], and Norse mythology.<br />
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==Opening titles==<br />
During the opening title sequence of ''Gargoyles'', clips from the show (many of them from the five-part pilot episode, [[Awakening|"Awakening"]]) are set to an instrumental score by [[Carl Johnson]].<br />
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During the [[Episode Guide#Season 2 episodes|second season]], in order to familiarize new viewers with the show's backstory, [[Keith David]] (the voice of [[Goliath]]) provided a voice-over that played over the theme tune.<br />
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<blockquote>''[[Timeline#994|One thousand years ago]], superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of [[gargoyle]]s. <br> [[Stone Sleep|Stone]] by day, warriors by night, we were betrayed by the [[human]]s we had sworn to protect--frozen in stone by a [[magic]] [[Sleep Spell|spell]] for a [[Timeline#995-1994|thousand years]]. <br> [[1994|Now]] here in [[Manhattan]], the spell is broken, and we live again! <br> We are defenders of the night. We are Gargoyles!''</blockquote><br />
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==Characters==<br />
The series revolved around the adventures of the [[Manhattan Clan]] and their human allies, and occasionally, their enemies. But the series regulars were considered to be:<br />
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*[[Goliath]]<br />
*[[Elisa Maza]]<br />
*[[Hudson]]<br />
*[[Brooklyn]]<br />
*[[Lexington]]<br />
*[[Broadway]]<br />
*[[Angela]]<br />
*[[Bronx]]<br />
*[[David Xanatos]]<br />
*[[Demona]]<br />
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==History==<br />
===The Comedy Development===<br />
''Gargoyles'' was originally pitched as a comedy-adventure series, more in the vein of ''Disney's [[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', but in the modern world. The basic premise remained the same: approximately one thousand years ago, gargoyles were not merely stone statues, but real flesh and blood creatures. But unlike the noble protectors of the finalized series, these gargoyles were mischievous troublemakers who frequently drove the local humans nuts. Eventually, the gargoyles are tricked into consuming 1000 year sleeping potion. Since gargoyles turn to stone whenever they fall asleep, they remain stone for the next thousand years. Then a wealthy businessman moves the castle where the gargoyles are napping to the top of his skyscraper, largely because he can. The jostling from the castle being placed atop the skyscraper is enough to wake the sleeping gargoyles. Now it's the twentieth century, the gargoyles are awake, and they are ready to party.<br />
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The comedy development went through several versions before eventually being scrapped in favor of a more serious treatment of the subject matter. However, some of the characters created in this early stage would later evolve into the final characters in the action-adventure series. One character who persisted through many versions of the comedy development was Morgan, the gargoyles' human friend. Morgan's day job went from museum curator to inventor to elementary school teacher. She was tasked with teaching the gargoyles about the modern world and keeping them out of trouble. When the show was reimagined with more of a dramatic focus, Morgan stayed around, eventually became a detective, and was renamed [[Elisa Maza]]. The name [[Morgan Morgan|Morgan]] was eventually used as well.<br />
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On the villains side, the gargoyles' main foe was Xavier, a guy with very few morals and lots of inherited wealth. Xavier is also a descendant of an ancient sorcerer (named "Sidero", "Xavier of Glint", or the more informal "Sorcy") who battled the gargoyles back in the day. Now, however, he's stuck as a transparent ghost-like image and has to content himself with ordering his descendant around. Over the various stabs at the comedy development, Xavier was described first as a lazy, spoiled, rich guy who couldn't handle real work, then as an unscrupulous businessman who partnered with inventor Morgan and profited from her talents until he grew tired of being outshone by her and kicked her out of the company. At one point, Xavier had a flunky named Mister Owen who had somehow been turned into an anthropomorphic aardvark. Xavier, of course, evolved into [[David Xanatos]]. [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] was promoted from sniveling aardvark to Xanatos' right hand man and the epitome of "straight man". Aspects of the villainous sorcerer were later used for the [[Magus]] and the [[Archmage]] (and the idea of an ancestral ghost was used in [[Vendettas|"Vendettas"]]).<br />
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The gargoyles themselves went through a lot of alterations. Early documents from the comedy development suggest as many as twelve possible gargoyles, though the number was quickly thinned down to a more manageable cast size. As the comedy treatment progressed, some of the gargoyles began to resemble the gargoyles we know today. A character called Georgette from early memos was promoted from the clan leader's love interest to clan leader. She was described as a scaly female Indiana Jones with a weakness for ice cream and a mortal fear of pigeons. Later, she was renamed "Dakota" (and swapped the ice cream for Chinese food). Finally, she became an overambitious bad apple and the only gargoyle to side with Xavier. To fit her less heroic personality, Dakota got her final change of name: [[Demona]].<br />
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Back when Georgette was more the power behind the throne than the actual leader, the gargoyles followed a gargoyle named Nick. Nick was good at coming up with plans, but not so much at coming up with plans that actually worked, leaving Georgette to save the gargoyles' tails. Nick was also highly interested in the ladies, though his interests were seldom returned. Fortunately for the safety of the clan, Nick was demoted in the next pass and given the appropriate name "Trouble". Later dubbed "Amp" and given a hip and modern attitude, he resumed the position of leader when Georgette became Demona and turned to the dark side. His leadership abilities didn't improve much though; he's described as "easily tempted by ... temptation!" Fortunately, the rest of the gargoyles were never very quick to follow his lead. Amp was an obvious early incarnation of [[Brooklyn]], though he apparently bore more physical resemblance to [[Lexington]]. The name [[Staghart|Amp]] would eventually be used as well.<br />
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During Nick's brief stint as leader, there were two gargoyles named Cambell and Lassie. Cambell was fascinated by everything modern and Lassie was easily distracted and prone to misinterpreting situations. Cambell disappeared in the next memo, but Lassie remained and gained a little of Cambell's love of all things new - from modern weaponry to modern... shoelaces. Lassie eventually became a loyal, sweet-natured idiot-savant. When the action-adventure development began to evolve, Lassie got an intelligence upgrade and eventually became the gargoyle known as Lexington. (Though in a reverse of Amp, Lassie looked a little more like Brooklyn.)<br />
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Also among Nick's crew were a pair of gargoyle sisters: Pan Dora and Isa Dora. Isa Dora had a large girth, a love of song and dance combined with a talent for neither, and a generally sweet and friendly personality. The first memo to mention Isa Dora also refers to a possible alternate male version of her. Around the same time that Georgette became Dakota, Isa Dora was renamed "Cocoa", though her personality remained the same. In the 1991 pitch of the comedy development - with Amp as the leader and Demona turning evil - "Coco" was still present and still much the same: a gargoyle with the heart of a dancer and "the grace of a rhinoceros." With a change of gender and some additional refinements, Coco eventually became [[Broadway]].<br />
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Rounding out the cast of recurring gargoyles was Ralph. Originally named "Ralph Fullmoon" and paired with "Alice Fullmoon" in an obvious nod to ''The Honeymooners'', Ralph just couldn't catch a break. Everything he tried to do ended up backfiring on him. Of all the gargoyles, he was the least happy about being awake again. In later passes, Ralph lost his last name and went from world's unluckiest gargoyle to aging couch potato. He enjoyed the comforts of modern life and preferred experiencing them from the comfort of the indoors. The other gargoyles would come to him for advice or to catch up on the latest soap opera happenings. When the show became a drama, Ralph became [[Hudson]].<br />
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The final pitch for the ''Gargoyles'' comedy series was written in September of 1991. It was submitted and rejected shortly thereafter, paving the way for a reimagining of the series as a dramatic action-adventure show.<br />
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==="The Gargoyle" - Shifting to Drama===<br />
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After the Disney executives passed on the comedy version of ''Gargoyles'', [[Greg Weisman]] went to Disney TV producer [[Tad Stones]] for advice. Mr. Stones suggested revamping the series into a more straight-up action-adventure show with a single gargoyle protagonist, borrowing some themes from Disney's highly successful version of ''Beauty and the Beast''. The pitch was almost completely reworked and retitled ''The Gargoyle''. In this version, the titular gargoyle was magically created by an evil wizard to help him attack the castle of a good princess. The gargoyle dutifully makes his way to the castle, but once there, has a change of heart. He is taken with the princess and her ideals and resolves to help her battle the evil wizard. But as the sun rises, the gargoyle turns to stone, a condition of the wizard's spell he didn't know about. When he awakens the next night, he finds the castle ransacked. The princess is gone, possibly dead. Even his creator is nowhere to be found. The gargoyle is alone.<br />
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Being a creation of magic, the gargoyle is immortal. He remains at the crumbling castle, only making occasional forays into the wider world to steal books or sometimes fight evil (e.g. battling alongside the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] in the [[Battle of Britain|Battle]] of [[Great Britain|Britain]]). But he never connects with another person and always returns to the castle in solitude. Then one night, he discovers that someone has been repairing the castle while he slept. He finds more and more of the castle restored each night. Then one day, the castle and the gargoyle are moved across the ocean to the top of a [[New York City|New York]] skyscraper belonging to wealthy businessman Xavier. It's in this strange new world that the gargoyle makes his first new human friend: an idealistic young plainclothes detective. She helps him find a purpose in life, protecting the city from evil.<br />
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==Memos==<br />
===Comedy development===<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=115 115. A real fossile...] - The earliest file on the series, dated 3/11/91. ([http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=297 Reprint: 297].)<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=116 116. Another tidbit] - 3/12/91. ([http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=298 Reprint: 298].)<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=299 299. Notes from a lunch meeting...] - A memo, written before 3/20/91 by an associate (perhaps Kat Fair), about the comedy development. The modern human ally is described as a "nerd female" and she is a scientist working for the main villain, referred to as "evil 3piece/ex-mage".<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=300 300. Early comedy development...] - Notes from a Development Staff Meeting 3/20/91, again probably written by Kat Fair. For the first time, gargs turn to stone while sleeping. The castle-atop-a-skyscraper appears too. A mention of Trump Tower suggests that the modern setting is indeed New York. The villains are Nephew (pre-Xavier), Sorcerer (who put the gargoyles to sleep 1000 years earlier) and Sidekick. The female ally (pre-Elisa) is now a curator, perhaps with a young sister or daughter. The name Morgan is mentioned, but not firmly attached to the character. A backstory including an ancient princess counterpart to the modern heroine is mentioned briefly.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=301 301. FIRST BLUSH COMEDY GARGS] - 4/5/91. A list of 9 gargoyle characters for the early comedy development with bios, compiled by Kat Fair and Cindy Chupack: Nick, Cambell, Pan Dora, Isa Dora (pre-Coco/Broadway), Alice Fullmoon, Ralph Fullmoon (pre-Ralph/Hudson), Georgette (pre-Dakota/Demona), Trouble and Lassie. Nick was similar to Brooklyn, although he more resembled Lex. Lex shared characteristics with both Cambell and Lassie. Trouble and Lassie were both considered as sidekicks to the evil Nephew.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=302 302. More comedy characterizations...] - 4/18/91. A refined list of characters, reduced from 9 to 6 gargoyles: Georgette (pre-Dakota/Demona, now the leader), Trouble (pre-Brooklyn/Lex, resembles Nick but demoted to second-in-command), Isa Dora (pre-Coco/Broadway), Pan Dora (no equivalent), Lassie (pre-Lex/Brook), Ralph (pre-Hudson). Three human characters are also mentioned: Xavier (pre-Xanatos, but somewhat ineffectual), Morgan (pre-Elisa, a museum curator) and Sorcy. The castle is described as having been moved from Northern England, not Scotland. Gargoyles are described as being released from stone sleep when they were dropped during the castle's move and their shells cracked open.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=303 303. Comedy development coming together...] - 4/24/91. Another refinement. The cast is the same but several names have changed: Georgette is now Dakota, Trouble is Amp, Isa Dora is Cocoa [sic], Pan Dora is Pandora, Sorcy is Sidero. Sidero is described as having desired immortality and then being trapped inside The Mirror. The backstory is set in 15th century, not 10th. The gargoyles are still awakened when their stone shells are cracked.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=304 304. Enter Owen -- The Aardvark!] - 5/8/91. Xavier's sidekick Owen is introduced for the first time, as an aardvark. Owen has a crush on Morgan. Morgan is slightly different but still a curator. Xavier is described as looking good in a tux, but is still ineffectual.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=306 306. Interns again...] - Two memos written by interns Hoyland Ricks and Regina Dixon, with ideas for episodes of the comedy series, written 7/3/91. One of Regina Dixon's episodes mentions that Morgan is a teacher, but still with an interest in archaeology.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=307 307. Morgan starts to morph...] - A memo presumably from September 1991. Morgan is now an engineer/inventor and former employee of Xavier who resents him for stealing her inventions. Owen is now Mr Owen and still has a crush on Morgan. Xavier's sorcerer ancestor is not mentioned, and Xavier himself seems more competent.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=308 308. Dakota's out. Demona's in.] - Two memos, from 9/6/91 and 9/10/91. In the first, Dakota has been removed as leader of the gargoyles. Morgan is still an inventor, but rather than merely being Xavier's former employee, she is now his former partner on equal footing. She has a helicopter. The new leader seems to be Morgan herself, although Amp is De facto in charge in most cases. The second memo is a new backstory. The gargoyles are now from a Prussian town named Oldenberg, but the backstory is now in the 11th century. They were put to sleep not by a magic spell (again, Sidero is not mentioned) but by irate villagers who drugged them. They wake up when the castle is literally dropped into place. Dakota is now Demona, a power-hungry former leader of the gargoyles who quickly sided with Xavier upon waking. The notion of gargoyles protecting appears for the first time, although Greg Weisman doesn't like it because it doesn't fit with the comedy trappings of the show.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=309 309. THE LOST CAUSE DIAMOND (and other stories...)] - A dateless, nameless memo from approximately September 1991. Morgan is affiliated with a museum again, but Demona appears as a character. Xavier wants big diamonds and immortality. Amp (pre-Lex/Brook) wants to go joyriding.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=310 310. TIME TO SELL...] - The script of the first pitch for the comedy ''Gargoyles'' show, from September '91. Morgan's last name is Reed, and she's an amateur archaeologist and second grade teacher. Xavier's last name is Glint (formerly "Xavier" itself has been his last name). Xavier's ancestor is called Xavier, and again was responsible for putting the gargoyles to sleep (again, by drugs). The backstory is firmly set "one thousand years ago". Amp still looks like Lex, but is far more like Brooklyn. Coco (spelled this way for the first time) is now much like Broadway, and is described as "a female John Belushi". Xavier's main motivation is attaining immortality. DeMona is spelled with a capital M in the middle. Xavier's henchmen are some "muscular 3-piece suits" (the origin of both the Goon Squad and the Steel Clan).<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=311 311. Another trip to the drawing board...] - 11/14/91. The backstory (before and after 1000 year sleep) is reworked, and written up by Fred Schaefer and (possibly) Kat Fair. Both Xavier and Morgan now have 10th century ancestors that knew the gargoyles, both of whom are powerful wizards, but it is not clear which is good and which is evil. (In Kat Fair's memo, the ancestors are known as Morgan and Xavier, although Fred Schaefer's memo mentions Xavier's ancestor as Sidero.) In one of two potential 10th century backstories, the gargoyles' main job is protecting people. In the other possible 10th century backstory, the gargoyles are from a small town outside Paris. For the first time, modern-day Morgan is a police officer (actually the Police Chief). The notion of Morgan being scared when she witnesses a gargoyle (Amp) for the first time are introduced. Although Xavier's ancestor appears in the backstory, Xavier (spelled "Xaxier" in Fred Schaefer's memo) works alone as a villain in modern day. While sleeping for 1000 years, the gargoyles are intentionally positioned on "their favorite perch" on the castle. The idea of gargoyles being servants of the 10th century villain appears.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=312 312. Gargoyles protect...] - 11/20/91. A document by Kat Fair pulling the threads together. A handwritten note by Greg says that gargoyles are protectors that are treated like dogs. Again, both Morgan and Xavier have ancestors: Evil Wizard Morgan and Good Wizard Xavier. Again, the gargoyles are for a time servants of the Evil Wizard Morgan. The gargoyles are put to sleep either by a spell (by Morgan) or by a magic drug/potion. Again, the gargoyles are intentionally placed on the castle.<br />
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===''The Gargoyle''===<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=313 313. The paradigm shift...] (reprinted from [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=117 117. More...]) - After the previous document (312), the comedy development was pitched to executives and rejected. On the advice of Tad Stones, the comedy development was abandoned in favor of an action-drama with a single tragic gargoyle lead. Some inspiration is taken from ''Beauty and the Beast''. Summary of a meeting 12/19/91, this is the earliest file on the dramatic version, now called ''The Gargoyle''. The 10th century backstory is "in barbaric Briton [sic]". The evil wizard (no name given, and with no apparent connection to Xavier) is now the creator of the Gargoyle (this is the only name used, as yet), who initially serves the wizard. A princess character appears for the first time, and shows the Gargoyle the error of his ways. The idea of gargoyles turning to stone during the day is firmly in place. The Gargoyle is immortal and awake through the 1000 years, perhaps fighting evil in [[World War II|WW2]]. Again, the castle is flown to the top of a NY skyscraper by the "arrogant villain" Xavier, a manipulative businessman. The Gargoyle's modern friend no longer has a name but is described as a "young idealistic girl (perhaps a plain clothes detective)". Possibility of the ancient wizard returning is raised, as is the possibility that the modern friend may have a child. The Gargoyle may have the power to awaken other stone statues, perhaps with a magic powder.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=314 314. brainstorming villains...] - 1/6/92. A note from Fred Schaefer with suggestions for possible names for the main Gargoyle character (including Griffin), as well as ideas for villains for him to combat.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=315 315. And now "THE GARGOYLE:] - 1/7/92. A pitch breakdown for the new development. The show is described as "gothic melodrama in a very modern setting". The Evil Wizard, Princess, Gargoyle, Xavier (described as new and menacing) and modern heroine (again suggested to be a police detective) are the only characters that appear. Suggestion is made that the modern heroine and the princess could use the same art model, and that Xavier and the evil wizard could be related. Suggestion is made that the Gargoyle might still live in Xavier's tower, perhaps even with Xavier. The heroine might have a child. During the 1000 year intermission, the Gargoyle might steal books from the library, or make occasional forays out into the world (e.g. to fight in WW2 - ripping the wings off a German plane).<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=316 316. Villain-work...] - 1/9/92. Fred Schaefer compiles Greg Weisman's suggestions for dramatic villains. Notably, a werewolf is mentioned as an example of a "horror-based" villain.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=317 317. More on villains...] - 1/9/92. Another note from Fred Schaefer on villains, this time including Xavier and the Evil Wizard. Xavier is described as a "very big, muscular man" in a three-piece suit, as well as "a self-taught Machiavellian". Mention is made that Xavier and the Wizard might be enemies or rivals.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=318 318. My guru speaks...] - 1/10/92. Tad Stones' feedback on the latest pitch breakdown (presumably document 315). Comments suggest that the backstory was set in the time of King Arthur, although that may have been for convenience or analogy rather than an actual suggestion. In particular, Merlin is credited with enchanting the Gargoyle to protect the castle, after the Gargoyle was framed by a (separate) evil wizard. Notable suggestions include: focusing more on the romance between the Gargoyle and his human ally, avoiding making the Gargoyle a creation of the wizard (to avoid making the wizard "godlike"), removing the Princess from the backstory (to avoid a connection with the modern ally), and making the Gargoyle a human under a spell.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=319 319. Mike responds to the guru...] - 1/10/92. Staff assistant Mike Ryan's response to Tad Stones. Mike agrees that the Princess is unnecessary and that the romance should be more central.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=320 320. More Tad e-mails...] - 1/10/92. A brief email exchange between Tad Stones and Greg Weisman. Once again Tad promotes the romance element of the series, and Greg Weisman agrees but says he doesn't know how much they can "get away with romance-wise". Greg points out that they cannot make the Gargoyle a human under a curse, because of similarities with several comic book characters.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=321 321. A species is born (again)...] - 1/10/92. A second round of emails between Greg Weisman and Tad Stones. Tad mentions ''Beauty and the Beast'' explicitly, although this is in reference to human-to-beast transformation rather than romance. Greg is now very much leaning towards the idea of gargoyles as a species, and is considering bringing back other members of the species (as in the comedy development, but seen "through the dramatic prism").<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=322 322. More emails: CATMAN] - 1/13/92. Fred Schaeffer says he has created a villain named Cat Scan (the proto-[[Talon]]), and asks for information about "silly villains" like DC's Catman. Greg's response is mostly about DC villains, although an example about Black Canary includes the phrase "Even the badguys can have a committed relationship."<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=279 279. I'm back... and so is Catscan] - 1/13/92. Backstories and episode ideas featuring two new villains, Cat Scan and Shard, created by Fred Schaeffer. Elements of Cat Scan were later used for both Talon and Sevarius. In particular, mention is made that Xavier orchestrated the "lab accident" that mutated Cat Scan into a panther and that, after learning this, Cat Scan plans revenge.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=323 323. Enter "The Sculptor"...] - 1/15/92. A backstory for a villain named the Sculptor, author unknown. Elements survived in [[Coldstone]], as well as [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] (particularly in Jackal's fantasy dream from [[The Green|"The Green"]]).<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=280 280. Danger!] - 1/17/92. Tad Stones gives notes on Catscan.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=324 324. Developments converge...] - 1/20/92. The old comedy development begins to be re-incorporated into the show. Demona, Ralph (proto-Hudson), and the proto-[[Trio]] are back in the show. The Gargoyle Master is no longer a magical creation, but the leader of a different species.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=325 325. "The Gargoyle" still taking form...] - 1/24/92. Still trying to figure out the series.<br />
[[Image:ReavesPaurPerrottaWeisman.jpg|thumb|360px|[[Michael Reaves]], [[Frank Paur]], [[Laura Perrotta]], and [[Greg Weisman]] hard at work.]]<br />
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===''Gargoyles''===<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=326 326. Still trying to find focus...] - 1/29/92. Greg Weisman trying to put together a pitch for a series now, again, called "Gargoyles".<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=327 327. More on villains...] - 1/29/92. Fred Schaefer's work on villains continues, including a rejected real name for Catscan and the introduction of [[Scarab Corporation|Scarab]].<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=328 328. NAMES] - 2/1/92. Circling in on the series concepts, Greg tries to find the names of the characters. The goal for the Gargoyle-Master's name was something Shakespearean or Mythological. Meanwhile, [[Gary Krisel]] was concerned that the name 'Demona' was too on the nose for a villain. <br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=329 329. A random thought that went nowhere...] - 2/2/92. Greg suggested the possibility of naming all the gargoyles after stones or rocks.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=330 330. Still reworking the pitch...] - 2/2/92. Another draft of the pitch. Goliath was still awake for a thousand years, and at the time gargoyles had stone-like skin even when awake.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=331 331. Must you humans name everything...] - 2/3/92. Fred Schaefer's suggestions for names.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=332 332. Still searching for names...] - 2/3/92. Tad Stones suggests some names.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=333 333. Still searching...] - [[Bob Kline]] submits his name suggestions.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=334 334. Closing in...] - Bruce Cranston suggests names based on New York City locations for the first time.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=335 335. THE PITCH: Version 4.0] - 2/6/92. The gargoyles are now named, but Goliath was still awake for a thousand years. Elisa's last name is still Reed. The Magus was called Malachite. But they were closing in on the show.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=336 336. PITCH 5.0] - 2/7/92. Similar to the previous pitch, but more nuanced.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=337 337. Pitch version 7] - 3/3/92. Goliath was also put to sleep for a thousand years, now.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=338 338. ANIMATION TEST] - 4/23/92 The show had been rejected by Michael Eisner, but Jeffrey Katzenberg encouraged them to pursue it further. Gary Krisel suggested a five minute animation test that was never made, but this was Greg's first pass on what it would have contained.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=339 339. 2nd Draft of Animation Test] - 5/8/92. The second outline of the never made animation test.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=340 340. Another pass at a test...] - 5/18/92. A third pass.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=341 341. Trying again to sell the thing...] - 10/21/92. Preparation to pitch the show to Michael Eisner for a third time but instead of changing the show, they began changed the pitch.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=342 342. Sold...] - 12/4/92. Finally given the green light, they received an outline from a writer which wasn't the series Greg wanted to make, these are his notes trying to redirect things.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=114 114. More archives material...] - 12/4/92 to one of the earliest writers to work on the project, about the five-part pilot. All the names seem to have been finalized, except Xanatos is still called Xavier.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=343 343. More work on the pilot...] - 1/19/93. Creative differences with the first writer continue.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=344 344. At work on the pilot...] - 1/20/93. Greg starts taking a much stronger hand than a development executive normally would, already moving towards being a producer on the series. Lex and Brooklyn's personalities hadn't switched yet. The Vikings are "marauders", [[Princess Katharine]] was a queen, [[Guardian|Tom]] is called Robby, and the Magus was old and dottering.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=345 345. Still at work on the pilot...] - 1/22/93. Still working with the first writer who felt that the gargoyles turning to stone every night was too limiting. Greg's first order of business was to confirm the rule.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=346 346. FOCUS TESTING] - 1/29/93. They modified the pitch again when Disney decided to focus test it with a group of kids.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=347 347. My Journey to Oregon...] - 3/4/93. Gary Krisel became fascinated with comic books because his sons were collecting, and wanted to pitch the show to Todd McFarlane to see if he would participate. Greg modified the pitch again but nothing came of the meeting.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=348 348. NEW WRITER ON PILOT] - March, 1993. After going their separate ways with the first writer, [[Eric Luke]] is brought on board, and this document is rehashed for his benefit.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=349 349. Just to be complete...] - 4/9/93. The final version of the pitch, the version that was shown at the Gathering of the Gargoyles and on the first season DVD.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=350 350. Back at work on the pilot...] - 5/17/93. Eric Luke had turned in his first draft plot outline and this memo was Greg's response.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=351 351. Still honing the pilot...] - 6/10/93. Another memo response to Eric Luke as Greg tries to bring the story out to help it shine.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=352 352. Kenner weighs in...] - 6/25/93. Kenner won the [[Kenner Action Figures|toy license]] and brings in notes of their own. The one note kept was the gargoyles gliding rather than being able to fly.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=296 296. The word from Kenner Toys...] - 6/30/93. The meeting with Kenner happened and they expressed their "concerns."<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=272 272.] - 7/2/93. Walt Disney TV Animation Japan had been asking for a more creative role in the division. Paul Lacy wrote up some character descriptions for Goliath and the Trio. Brooklyn and Lexington were assigned their basic personalities. Broadway moved away from being female.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=353 353. Prepping Production] - 7/2/93. A memo from Lenora Hume to Mr. Tokunaga who was the head of Walt Disney Television Animation Japan.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=354 354. Being SANTA CLAUS is stressful.] - 7/8/93. Kenner sent Greg a large box of toys which he gave to the company.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=355 355. Ducks in a row...] - 7/10/93. Mr. Tokunaga of Walt Disney TV Animation Japan suggests some of his staff to be creative forces for "Gargoyles".<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=356 356. Back to the pilot...] - 7/15/93. Eric Luke turned in another outline for the pilot, it still had the [[Pack]] but it also introduced the concept of Gargoyle [[Egg]]s.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=359 359. An old memo...] - 7/16/93. In the outline for the pilot, a corporation named CYBERCORP is referred to and Bruce Cranston suggests they make sure there is no real company by that name.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=360 360. Design work memo...] - 7/21/93. Greg Weisman's notes on character designs by Walt Disney Japan.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=273 273. Another memo to Japan...] - 7/26/93. A follow-up memo to the previous one.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=274 274. More correspondence with Tokyo...] - 8/4/93. Greg expresses confidence in Mr. Tokunaga after viewing the Clayface episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series''.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=275 275. Another design memo...] - 8/26/93. Greg's response to more designs from Japan.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=276 276. Hudson's nearly renamed...] - 9/13/93. A Disney Executive had just had a son she named Hudson and asked Greg to rename Hudson.<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=361 361. BACK TO THE PILOT...] - 9/19/93. Eric Luke turned in a script but it didn't match Greg Weisman and Gary Krisel's vision. Afterwards, Michael Reaves is brought in and this is Greg's long memo to him.<br />
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==Continuation==<br />
Both this series and its [[:Category:Spin-Offs|spin-offs]] were initially continued in the ''[[Gargoyles (SLG)|Gargoyles]]'' comic series produced by [[Slave Labor Graphics]] from 2006-2009.<br />
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In 2022, new canonical comics will be published by [[Dynamite Entertainment]].<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
During the show's original run, various licensed items were available for purchase from various companies like [[Applause Figures|Applause]], [[Kenner Action Figures|Kenner]], [[Skybox Trading Cards|Skybox]], and even [[Gargoyles Exploding Pops|Nestle]]. The show's first thirteen episodes debuted on VHS from 1995 to 1996, with the latter eight episodes of the first season released in [[Gargoyles: Volume 1-4 (VHS)|four separate volumes]] and the five-part pilot released as an [[Gargoyles The Movie: The Heroes Awaken|80-minute movie]] (the latter also saw a release on Laser Disk). A [[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|non-canonical series]] was also released by [[Marvel Comics]] in 1995. <br />
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After the show's tenth anniversary in 2004, other products have been made available. In addition to the canonical SLG comics, the original series has been released on DVD and sculptures of Goliath have been created by both [[Goliath (Electric Tiki)|Electric Tiki]] and [[Goliath (Bowen Designs)|Bowen Designs]]. Hot Topic has also sold ''Gargoyles'' related t-shirts on-and-off since 2008. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=744][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=969]<br />
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In 2015, [[Joe Books Ltd.|Joe's Books]] announced its intention to release [[Disney's Gargoyles Cinestory, Volume One|Cinestory]] comics based on the original series. By 2017, the plan was quietly shelved. In 2018, [[Funko Pop! Figures|Funko Pop]] released more than a dozen figures. These included chase variants and key chains.<br />
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Following the original series' inclusion to the Disney+ streaming library in November 2019, there has been to a near-continuous line of new products and collectibles available to fans. [[NECA]] debuted their own detailed [[NECA Action Figures|action figures]] in 2021. NECA's subsidiary, [[Kidrobot]], released [[Gargoyles Phunny Plushes]] the same year. Also in 2021, [[Quantum Mechanix]] began releasing their [[Gargoyles Q-Figs|own line]]. Target also released a new [[Gargoyles Awakening Board Game|board game]] that hit their shelves, even a new pin [https://www.target.com/p/disney-mickey-mouse-gargoyles-pin-disney-store/-/A-84663788]. [[Beast Kingdom Action Figures|Additional figures]] from other makers are set to be released.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(TV_series)}}<br />
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<div>[[Image:TGC.jpg|thumb|300px|"The Goliath Chronicles"]]<br />
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'''''The Goliath Chronicles''''' was the name of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles']]'' third season. Whereas the first two seasons had aired in the afternoon in syndication, as part of "The [[Disney Afternoon]]", ''Chronicles'' aired on Saturday mornings on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC, which had recently been acquired by The Walt Disney Company). The series originally aired between 7 September 1996 and 15 February 1997. The series was known as ''The Goliath Chronicles'' because [[Goliath]] would give a short monologue at the beginning and end of each episode.<br />
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After the first episode, [[The Journey_(TGC)|"The Journey"]], all the producers and story editors (including series creator [[Greg Weisman]]), along with most of the other crew, were replaced. The following twelve episodes were poorly received by most of the fans, for various reasons including poor characterization and continuity. As a result, it is not considered to be canon, and was ignored when Greg Weisman later continued the ''Gargoyles'' storyline through [[Slave Labor Graphics]]' comic book [[Gargoyles (SLG)|series]].<br />
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According to Weisman, the original crew "had considerable freedom the first two years" because ''Gargoyles'' was a syndicated series, while ''Chronicles'' "was network and had much tougher standard and practices rules." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8052] Weisman also stated that, "Part of the problem was that the staff of ''Chronicles'' took springboards I came up with and then went WAY south with them." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4392] For example, the episode [[And Justice For All|"And Justice For All"]] was based on Weisman's plan for Goliath to be on trial for his sentience, but in the actual episode he was on trial for robbing a jewelry store. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=36] [[Ransom|"Ransom"]] was intended to have tricksters [[Anansi]], [[Coyote (Child of Oberon)|Coyote]], [[Puck]], and [[Raven]], with Raven kidnapping [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alex]]; the final episode had Alex getting kidnapped by a corrupt [[New York City]] politician. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3007][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3384] The episode [[Runaways|"Runaways"]] originally had Brooklyn being whisked away be the [[Phoenix Gate]] only to be returned to his correct time forty seconds later and forty years older (the story as intended was eventually produced with ''Gargoyles'' SLG issues [[The Gate|"The Gate"]], [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]], and [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]]). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=596][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2655] Much of this may be due to the fact that the team working on ''Chronicles'' had very little time to familiarize themselves with the original show before they began production, badly hindering their efforts. <br />
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Story editor [[Eric Lewald]] was concurrently the story editor on ''X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992-1997), while working on this show, which may be the reason why both shows shared many of the same writers. With the exception of Greg Weisman, [[Cary Bates]] and [[Lydia Marano]], all the writers on The Goliath Chronicles wrote for ''X-Men''. [[Jan Strnad]], [[Julia Lewald]], [[Mark Edward Edens]], [[Brooks Wachtel]], [[Len Uhley]], and [[Len Wein]] wrote multiple episodes of ''X-Men'', while [[Steve Cuden]] and [[Adam Gilad]] (who had written four episodes for ''Gargoyles'') wrote one ''X-Men'' episode each. <br />
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Greg Weisman contractually had a consultancy credit during this time but he waived it, feeling he "hadn't made any real ADDITIONS to the content of TGC." Ultimately, Weisman felt the only contributions he made to ''The Goliath Chronicles'' were negations, writing that there were things "you didn't see on the screen, because I advised against it. Giving me credit for what you did see seemed unfair, both to me and to the people who actually did the work." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=312]<br />
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Despite this, a piece of dialogue from the ''Chronicles'' episode [[The Dying of the Light|"The Dying of the Light"]] was adapted into the SLG issue [[Bash|"Bash"]]. Greg Weisman felt that "a nod to one of the times they got things right was a nice tribute to all the hard work that the TGC crew put in, with little thanks or reward." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9873]<br />
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[[Category:Out-of-universe]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Goliath_Chronicles&diff=39446The Goliath Chronicles2023-11-15T02:40:01Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>[[Image:TGC.jpg|thumb|300px|"The Goliath Chronicles"]]<br />
<br />
'''''The Goliath Chronicles''''' was the name of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles']]'' third season. Whereas the first two seasons had aired in the afternoon in syndication, as part of "[[The Disney Afternoon]]", ''Chronicles'' aired on Saturday mornings on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC, which had recently been acquired by The Walt Disney Company). The series originally aired between 7 September 1996 and 15 February 1997. The series was known as ''The Goliath Chronicles'' because [[Goliath]] would give a short monologue at the beginning and end of each episode.<br />
<br />
After the first episode, [[The Journey_(TGC)|"The Journey"]], all the producers and story editors (including series creator [[Greg Weisman]]), along with most of the other crew, were replaced. The following twelve episodes were poorly received by most of the fans, for various reasons including poor characterization and continuity. As a result, it is not considered to be canon, and was ignored when Greg Weisman later continued the ''Gargoyles'' storyline through [[Slave Labor Graphics]]' comic book [[Gargoyles (SLG)|series]].<br />
<br />
According to Weisman, the original crew "had considerable freedom the first two years" because ''Gargoyles'' was a syndicated series, while ''Chronicles'' "was network and had much tougher standard and practices rules." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8052] Weisman also stated that, "Part of the problem was that the staff of ''Chronicles'' took springboards I came up with and then went WAY south with them." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4392] For example, the episode [[And Justice For All|"And Justice For All"]] was based on Weisman's plan for Goliath to be on trial for his sentience, but in the actual episode he was on trial for robbing a jewelry store. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=36] [[Ransom|"Ransom"]] was intended to have tricksters [[Anansi]], [[Coyote (Child of Oberon)|Coyote]], [[Puck]], and [[Raven]], with Raven kidnapping [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alex]]; the final episode had Alex getting kidnapped by a corrupt [[New York City]] politician. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3007][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3384] The episode [[Runaways|"Runaways"]] originally had Brooklyn being whisked away be the [[Phoenix Gate]] only to be returned to his correct time forty seconds later and forty years older (the story as intended was eventually produced with ''Gargoyles'' SLG issues [[The Gate|"The Gate"]], [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]], and [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]]). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=596][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2655] Much of this may be due to the fact that the team working on ''Chronicles'' had very little time to familiarize themselves with the original show before they began production, badly hindering their efforts. <br />
<br />
Story editor [[Eric Lewald]] was concurrently the story editor on ''X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992-1997), while working on this show, which may be the reason why both shows shared many of the same writers. With the exception of Greg Weisman, [[Cary Bates]] and [[Lydia Marano]], all the writers on The Goliath Chronicles wrote for ''X-Men''. [[Jan Strnad]], [[Julia Lewald]], [[Mark Edward Edens]], [[Brooks Wachtel]], [[Len Uhley]], and [[Len Wein]] wrote multiple episodes of ''X-Men'', while [[Steve Cuden]] and [[Adam Gilad]] (who had written four episodes for ''Gargoyles'') wrote one ''X-Men'' episode each. <br />
<br />
Greg Weisman contractually had a consultancy credit during this time but he waived it, feeling he "hadn't made any real ADDITIONS to the content of TGC." Ultimately, Weisman felt the only contributions he made to ''The Goliath Chronicles'' were negations, writing that there were things "you didn't see on the screen, because I advised against it. Giving me credit for what you did see seemed unfair, both to me and to the people who actually did the work." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=312]<br />
<br />
Despite this, a piece of dialogue from the ''Chronicles'' episode [[The Dying of the Light|"The Dying of the Light"]] was adapted into the SLG issue [[Bash|"Bash"]]. Greg Weisman felt that "a nod to one of the times they got things right was a nice tribute to all the hard work that the TGC crew put in, with little thanks or reward." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9873]<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Goliath Chronicles}}<br />
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<div>'''The Disney Afternoon''' was a two-hour block of various animated television series developed by Disney Television Animation. It was syndicated from September 10th, 1990 to August 29th, 1997. Alongside ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', it featured a variety of shows that featured characters from both classic Disney cartoons and Disney Feature Animation films.<br />
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==History==<br />
The initial season of the Disney Afternoon comprised of ''TaleSpin'', a new series that was supported by a library of three other established shows that had previously aired on other networks. From 1989, [[Greg Weisman]] was one executive involved in the development of many of the shows that aired in this block. He eventually became Director of Series Development for Disney Television Animation in 1993, before choosing to focus solely on ''Gargoyles'' in 1994. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7908]<br />
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The Disney Afternoon would open with its own theme and episode credits from the four syndicated shows would be bundled together and displayed only at the end of the two-hour block. According to Weisman, [[Michael Reaves]] objected to this practice and Disney Televion Animation President [[Gary Krisel]] agreed to make an exception for ''Gargoyles'' in its first season, since it aired a half hour before the block ended. Unfortunately, this practice did not continue into the second season. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=56]<br />
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{| align=center style="border:1px solid #ffffff; border-collapse: collapse;"<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | Season<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 3:00 PM<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 3:30 PM<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 4:00 PM<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 4:30 PM<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1990-1991<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''[[DuckTales]]''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''TaleSpin''<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1991-1992<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''DuckTales''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''TaleSpin''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1992-1993<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''TaleSpin''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Darkwing Duck''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Goof Troop''<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1993-1994<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''TaleSpin''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Darkwing Duck''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Goof Troop''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''[[Bonkers]]''<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1994-1995<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Darkwing Duck''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Goof Troop''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show'' (Monday in 1995)<br />
''Bonkers''<br />
:<span style="color:#DD33FF">'''''Gargoyles'''''</span> (Friday)<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''[[Aladdin]]''<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1995-1996<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Goof Troop''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Bonkers''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Aladdin''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | <span style="color:#DD33FF">'''''Gargoyles'''''</span><br />
''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'' (Friday)<br />
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | 1996-1997<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Darkwing Duck''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''Aladdin''<br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | <span style="color:#DD33FF">'''''Gargoyles'''''</span><br />
| style="border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff" | ''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'' (Monday)<br />
:''[[Quack Pack]]''<br />
:''Mighty Ducks'' (Friday)<br />
|}<br />
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Given the time in the afternoon that the Disney Afternnon would air in syndication, it was often subject to preemption with local networks reporting breaking news from the O.J. Simpson trial throughout 1995. Frequently missing episodes proved to be detrimental to the overall ratings for ''Gargoyles''. [https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/5/14/21249881/gargoyles-animated-series-disney-plus-greg-weisman-interview-oj-simpson-goliath-chronicles][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2717][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11887]<br />
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While the Disney Afternoon would air for several seasons, contracts with individual television networks expired by the end of the 1996-1997 season, and competing networks like FOX, the WB, and UPN took up the surviving network space. A truncated version of the Disney Afternoon would continue to be syndicated for two more seasons, debuting ''101 Dalmations'' in 1997 and ''Hercules'' in 1998. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=161]<br />
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In the early days of the internet, an email list dedicated to the Disney Afternoon was an effective way for those working on the then-current slate of shows to gauge audience feedback and reaction. It was this email list that provided Weisman the insight into both Brooklyn's popularity with the fans and the frustration shared by those fans regarding the ''[[Previously on Gargoyles]]'' recaps. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=12854][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=103]<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
The two-hour block was popular enough to merit the release of a soundtrack of its first season of shows. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6085]<br />
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When Disney bought ABC, a (non-canonical) third season of ''Gargoyles'' dubbed ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'' would help anchor a Saturday animation block on ABC that eventually became known as Disney's One Saturday Morning. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=400][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2694]<br />
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''Gargoyles'' would be the first of any Disney Afternoon series to be released on [[Gargoyles: The Complete First Season|DVD]] in 2004. Other series to see partial or complete releases on DVD include ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', ''DuckTales'', ''TaleSpin'', ''Darkwing Duck'', ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'', and ''Goof Troop''.<br />
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The library of Disney Afternoon shows ultimately migrated to the premium cable station Toon Disney in December 1997. ''Gargoyles'' would air on the station (later known as DisneyXD) until February 2014. Most series from the Disney Afternoon would eventually become available for streaming on Disney+ in November 2019, including shows previously never released on DVD like ''Bonkers''. To date, ''Aladdin'' and ''The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show'' remain the only Disney Afternoon shows missing on Disney+.<br />
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''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'', along with ''Aladdin'' and the rest of the Disney Afternoon had their own [[Marvel Comics]] series. Though the series was non-canon, Weisman would have taken over as writer had the book not been canceled with [[Reunion|a story]] that would be used [[Gargoyles (SLG)|later]]. Despite being non-canon the comic featured [[Beth Maza]]'s first full appearance (Between a picture cameo in [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]] and her onscreen appearance in [[The Cage|"The Cage"]]) in [[Always Darkest Before Dawn|"Always Darkest Before Dawn"]] and [[Petros Xanatos]] debuting in the comic during [[The Pack Attacks|"The Pack Attacks"]] before [[Vows|"Vows"]] aired.<br />
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The Disney Afternoon also had many comic stories distributed in the magazine ''[[Disney Adventures]]''. Though the ''Gargoyles'' stories were non-canon, [[A Study in Stone|"A Study in Stone"]] albeit set long before [[Upgrade|"Upgrade"]] mentioned [[Brooklyn]] being Second in Command. [[Stone Cold|"Stone Cold"]] served as inspiration for [[The Price|"The Price"]].[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=179]<br />
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From 2006-2009, [[Slave Labor Graphics|SLG]] published a canonical third season of ''Gargoyles'' comics, which was later continued by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] in 2022. In 2010, Boom Studios published ''Darkwing Duck'', ''DuckTales'', and ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' comics. Dynamite would also revive the ''Darkwing Duck'' comic book in 2023. <br />
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In recent years, a reboot series for ''DuckTales'' (2017) and film for ''Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers'' (2022) have been developed for the Disney Channel and Disney+, respectively.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|The_Disney_Afternoon}}<br />
*[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Disney_Afternoon The Disney Afternoon] on The Disney Wiki<br />
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[[Category:Out-of-universe]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Dream&diff=39428The Dream2023-11-13T06:27:20Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Solicitation */</p>
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<div>[[Image:DarkAgesComic5A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Dark Ages #5 by Clayton Crain]]<br />
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The fifth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles: Dark Ages]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is scheduled to be released on December 13th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP230243]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Drew Moss]] <br />
*Color Artist: <br />
*Letterer: <br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Clayton Crain]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
The four youngest [[Wyvern Clan|Gargoyle]]s find themselves at the mercy of a menacing [[dragon]], and while [[Hudson|Mentor]] and [[Goliath]] ready their warriors to do battle with the great beast, the [[Archmage]] tells [[Demona|Angel]] that his [[magic]]ks have sensed a problem — and an opportunity…<br />
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Writer and Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and artist DREW MOSS continue their epic origin tale in this 40-page issue, which includes a new text story from Weisman and all cardstock covers featuring art by CLAYTON CRAIN, ALAN QUAH, MIRKA ANDOLFO, KENYA DANINO, and ERICA HENDERSON!<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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| '''[[Alliance Chapter Six|Next Episode: "Alliance" Chapter Six>>]]''' <br />
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[[Category:Dark Ages]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Pledge&diff=39427The Pledge2023-11-13T06:25:46Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Solicitation */</p>
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<div>[[Image:DarkAgesComic6A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Dark Ages #6 by Clayton Crain]]<br />
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The sixth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles: Dark Ages]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is scheduled to be released on December 27, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT230233]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Drew Moss]] <br />
*Color Artist: <br />
*Letterer: <br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Clayton Crain]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
The End of an Era!<br />
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The [[Wyvern Clan|Gargoyles]] attempt to reason with a [[Dragon]] - and the resulting battle, high in the skies above [[Castle Wyvern]], will change their destiny forever!<br />
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The final chapter of the Gargoyles' legendary origin story arrives in December from writer and Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and artist DREW MOSS! This 40-page issue includes a new text story from Weisman and all cardstock covers featuring art by CLAYTON CRAIN, ALAN QUAH, MIRKA ANDOLFO, KENYA DANINO, ERICA HENDERSON, and more!<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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[[Category:Dark Ages]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Promise&diff=39426The Promise2023-11-13T06:23:21Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>[[Image:DarkAgesComic4A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Dark Ages #4 by Clayton Crain]]<br />
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'''The Promise''' is the fourth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles: Dark Ages]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. It was released on November 1st, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG230288]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Drew Moss]] <br />
*Color Artist: [[Martina Pignedoli]]<br />
*Letterer: [[Jeff Eckleberry]]<br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Clayton Crain]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
"It's a busy day at [[Castle Wyvern]] - [[Coldfire|Desdemona]] studies to become a Gargoyle Priestess and [[Goliath]] is given an important title, which makes [[Coldsteel|Iago]] and [[Hyppolyta]] jealous. But things are about too get even busier when the younger [[Gargoyle]]'s curiosity leads them into a dangerous cave, where an unhappy evil lurks!<br />
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The riveting tale of the Gargoyles' origin by writer and Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and artist DREW MOSS continues in this 40-page issue, which includes a new text story from Weisman and all cardstock covers featuring art by CLAYTON CRAIN, ALAN QUAH, MIRKA ANDOLFO, KENYA DANINO, ERICA HENDERSON, and more!<br />
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==The Story==<br />
==Review==<br />
"The Oath" ended with an effective teaser; the eye of some enormous scaly beast, apparently a dragon. "The Promise", alas, does not advance this new thread, but makes up for it in the further development of other aspects of the tale of how Castle Wyvern came to be.<br />
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For a start, we discover an exciting new mystery; the remains of a previous structure stand atop [[Wyvern Hill]]. While these help the construction crew with their castle-building project, they also raise the question about the nature of these ruins. [[Brother Valdez]], a monk serving as the architect for Castle Wyvern, speculates that there might have been an earlier human-gargoyle alliance at Wyvern. While we probably won't learn more about that in the remaining two issues, it offers new possibilities for future stories.<br />
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In the meantime, [[Alesand]], [[Captain of the Guard|Robbie's]] young daughter, explores the [[rookery]], with some delightful scenes as she meets the eggs and make friends with the quartet. (She even bestows "unofficial" names on them all; "Caesar" for [[Brooklyn]], "Alexander" for [[Lexington]], "Charlemagne" for [[Broadway]], and [[Antiope|"Antiope"]] for the female gargoyle who's fourth member of the quartet - explaining those names in the "Once Upon a Time There Were Three Brothers" section.) Her response to the gargoyles is charming, especially at the end, where we see her dream that she sprouts wings and goes gliding with her new friends. (We also see that the other children in the nearby village are less at ease with the gargoyles, though, indicating that not all humans are as open towards these beings as she is.)<br />
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And the castle receives visitors - the very troupe of players mentioned in the "Once Upon a Time" sections, now fully on-stage. They call themselves the [[Illuminati|"Light-Bringers"]], and their leaders, the [[Peredur fab Ragnal|Player King]] and [[Fleur|Player Queen]] look familiar, as does another member, the storyteller [[Shari|Shahrizad]]. While most of the folk at Wyvern gladly welcome them, Brother Valdez displays strong suspicions towards them, suspicions that I hope will also be followed in the two issues to come. (The Player King only regards the monk with gentle amusement, though his wife is another matter....) As an additional treat, we now see the "storytelling framework" of the first instalment of "Once Upon a Time There Were Three Brothers" dramatized, watching as Shahrizad recounts the tale of [[Prince Malcolm|Prince Malcolm's]] family to an audience of not only children - humans and gargoyles alike - but also including Robbie, Prince Malcolm, and a grim-faced Iago.<br />
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To top it off, we get the start of parallel scenes of Desdemona training to become a "warrior-priestess" under [["Sacrifice"|Sacrifice's]] tutelage and [[Demona|Angel's]] first lesson under the [[Archmage]]. The two scenes are shown side by side (a feature common in the Dynamite "Gargoyles" comics), and display the contrast between the two teacher-and-pupil scenes effectively; my favorite part is at the end, where Sacrifice and the Archmage's statements to their charges - almost alike except for the difference of one word - illustrate the difference in their nature and style.<br />
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My only concern about this issue is that I'm not sure that two issues will be enough to tell and complete the story that was hinted at one issue earlier, about the dragon. But what we did receive was a joy, and certainly makes a good interlude between the war with [[Culen]] and whatever adventure awaits....<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Brother Valdez]]<br />
* [[Mack Kemp]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Benvolio]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Malvolio]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[General Bones]] (No Lines)<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
* [[Scone Clan]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Loch Ness Clan]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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The troupe of players, fittingly, continues ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> fondness for [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] allusions. The Player King and Queen's titles evoke the players in ''Hamlet'', two of the other actors are named "Benvolio" and "Malvolio" (adding ''Twelfth Night'' to the list of Shakespeare plays referenced in ''Gargoyles''), and in the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" section at the end, Shahrizad is called the "Dark Lady".<br />
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The gargoyles' nighttime duty at Wyvern Hill is referred to as the Nightwatch, a name that will later be adopted by the news program hosted by [[Travis Marshall]] in [[The Journey|"The Journey"]].<br />
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| '''[[Alliance Chapter Five|Next Episode: "Alliance" Chapter Five>>]]''' <br />
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[[Category:Dark Ages]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=New_Rules&diff=39328New Rules2023-11-04T13:49:22Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Review */</p>
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesComic22A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles #10 by David Nakayama]]<br />
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'''"New Rules"''' is the tenth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] it was released on October 25th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230327]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[George Kambadais]] <br />
*Color Artists: [[Giulia Giacomino]] & [[Giovanna La Pietra]]<br />
*Letterer: [[Jeff Eckleberry]]<br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[David Nakayama]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
A RACE AGAINST TIME! [[Brooklyn]]’s attempts to lead the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] have left him feeling disappointed and estranged from those he is closest to. But when news of a kidnapping comes in, it’s up to Brooklyn, [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]] to save the day. Can [[Trio|they]] come together in time to make the daring rescue? Or will daybreak [[Stone Sleep|stop]] them in their tracks?<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
[[Goliath]]'s hearing comes to a triumphant conclusion in this issue.<br />
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[[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] took the stand at the end of the last issue, and this issue sees her testimony on Goliath's behalf. The same detective who had earlier kept the clan, and her ties with it, a secret, now voluntarily admits her relationship with Goliath – on live television, with almost the entire population of [[Manhattan]] watching – and it is a grand moment, especially when she confesses her feelings for the [[gargoyle]]. Brooklyn, watching the scene on television, says, "Wow. Just... wow." The bulk of the readers of this issue must have felt the same way.<br />
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[[Katana]], the narrator of this issue, provides even more commentary on this moment – especially when she states that, despite her [[TimeDancer|TimeDancing]] with Brooklyn to many other centuries, has never encountered or even heard of any other cases of a gargoyle and a [[human]] falling in love. From this perspective, while as impressed by Elisa's words as her mate, she can see the danger; as she puts it, "uniqueness, I have found, is rarely tolerated."<br />
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[[Margot Yale|Margot]] demonstrates this truth in attempting to tear Elisa's testimony to pieces, especially when she gleefully points out how Elisa was keeping the gargoyles a secret from her boss, [[Maria Chavez|Captain Chavez]] (present in the courtroom, and listening to the proceedings with an ominously impassive face). By the end of her scene, ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' fans will be no doubt placing Ms. Yale even higher on their list of "''Gargoyles'' Characters You Love to Hate". The ramifications of Elisa concealing her friendship with the gargoyles (something that has received much discussion from the fans, especially once the hearing entered the story) aren't explored beyond Margot's attack on her, but I suspect that we will see more of them in stories to come (though, alas, there may not be much room for them in "Here in Manhattan" – see below). "New Rules" certainly seems a very appropriate title for this issue; while it immediately applies to the outcome of the hearing for Goliath - and the rest of the gargoyles for him - it also matches the new situation for Goliath, his clan, and Elisa.<br />
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[[Tobe Crest]] holds his own, however; in particular, he points out how gargoyles aren't the only minority group who've been looked upon as "less than human" in an effective and eloquent manner. And he wins the day, as [[Ian Roebling|Judge Roebling]] (after a pause, during which we get a great "double-page spread" of the people in Manhattan watching this event waiting for his ruling – including not just the Manhattan clan but also [[Diane Maza|Elisa's]] [[Peter Maza|parents]], [[Beth Maza|Beth]], the [[Labyrinth Clan]] ([[Delilah]] is missing, without explanation, but we see [[Maggie the Cat|Maggie]] holding her [[Michael Peter Maza|infant son]]), [[Thailog]], [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]], [[Shari]], the Dracons, [[Izaak Slaughter|Slaughter]], [[Billy Greene|Billy]] and [[Susan Greene|Susan's]] family, even [[Demona]]) declares for Goliath and sets him free. A great victory for the gargoyles – as the clan recognizes ([[Nashville|Gnash]] even lets out a cry of [[Jalapeña|"Jalapena!"]]). It's a pity we don't see Margot's response to it, but there's more issues to come.<br />
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This grand moment is followed by a delightfully funny moment where Goliath, after being unshackled and shaking hands with Tobe Crest, discovers the one big disadvantage of being recognized as sentient: every reporter in New York wants to interview him! They're even flooding him with such questions as whether he could turn to stone for them now, and whether other mythical beings, such as [[Children of Oberon|fairies]], Bigfoot, and the [[Loch Ness Monster]] exist too. (We know already that two out of the three do, of course – and we don't have proof yet that Bigfoot isn't real in the [[Gargoyles Universe|''Gargoyles'' Universe]].) [[Travis Marshall]], in particular, wants to interview both Goliath and Elisa over their love for each other – but that conversation will have to wait when Goliath receives some serious news from [[Owen Burnett|Owen]]....<br />
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In the aftermath, we learn that [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], in his typical style, had bribed Judge Roebling (though it's possible that Crest's closing speech may have helped the Judge to that decision; we can safely assume that, while he's not relishing being seen by his peers as "the wacko judge who ruled a monster was human", he probably wouldn't want to be regarded as the 1990's version of Roger B. Taney). Trust Xanatos to engage in that kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation – if, this time, to aid the gargoyles.<br />
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But Goliath has other matters to consider on the last page, when he learns that [[Halcyon Renard]] is dying (we were prepared for this moment not only by his poor health in the previous issue, but also a summons [[Fox]] receives earlier in the issue – from both [[Preston Vogel]] and, when she's reluctant to answer it – [[Titania]] herself), and arrives at his bedside (with Anastasia, Fox, and [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]] already present). And the "Next" caption reinforces this somber tone with "The Beginning of the End...."<br />
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It is indeed the beginning of the end, with only two issues left of "Here in Manhattan". This raises one concern; there are still enough major elements of this story unresolved – [[Dino Dracon|Dino Dracon's]] schemes (a thread barely advanced in the last two issues, though we get a good scene with Dino, [[Dominic Dracon|Dominic]], and [[Antoinette Dracon|Antoinette]] watching the hearings, and their response to Elisa's announcement – Dino refers to them as "Maza and the Monster", as the latest ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' allusion in ''Gargoyles''), Renard's passing, Broadway and [[Angela]]'s [[Commitment Ceremony]], and the friction among the Trio – that I wonder if there's enough room to address all of these. But I believe that Greg Weisman will be able to pull it off – and look forward to the next issue....<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Miscellaneous===<br />
* [[Naming Ceremony]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
* Brooklyn and Katana are revealed to have encountered some version of the Three Musketeers during their TimeDancing, matching Elisa's mention of them in [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]]. This continues ''Gargoyles''<nowiki>'</nowiki> record of, whenever the series makes a casual allusion to a famous legendary, historical, or literary figure, that figure is bound to be featured in a later story.<br />
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* Fox's line about not letting Vogel "preempt the best show on television" seems to be an allusion to the preemption of many airings of ''Gargoyles'' during its [[Episode Guide#Season 2 episodes|second season]] by news coverage of the O. J. Simpson trial. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2717][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11887][https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/5/14/21249881/gargoyles-animated-series-disney-plus-greg-weisman-interview-oj-simpson-goliath-chronicles]<br />
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| '''[[Your Witness|<< Previous Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Nine: "Your Witness"]]'''<br />
| '''[[Here In Manhattan Chapter Eleven|Next Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Eleven>>]]''' <br />
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[[Category:Comic Book]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Gargoyles_Quest_Chapter_One&diff=39317Gargoyles Quest Chapter One2023-11-03T07:12:27Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Solicitation */</p>
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesQuest1A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Quest #1 by Clayton Crain]]<br />
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The first issue of the ''[[Gargoyles: Quest]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is scheduled to be released on January 10th 2024. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV230125]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Pasquale Qualano]]<br />
*Color Artist: <br />
*Letterer: <br />
*Editor: <br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Clayton Crain]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
Acclaimed author and Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN is joined by artist PASQUALE QUALANO for an all-new chapter in the ongoing Gargoyles saga - and the stakes have never been higher for the [[Manhattan Clan|Manhattan Clan!]]<br />
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Thwarted in her earlier attempt to gain control of the ancient [[magic]]al artifacts known as the [[Three Keys to Power|Original Keys to Power]], the evil [[Demona|DEMONA]] has set her sights on three New Keys that will give her the ability to make any [[human]] in her vicinity into her willing puppet. All that stands between Demona and [[Earth|world domination]] are [[Goliath]] and the [[Manhattan Clan]]. But despite their best efforts, Demona always seems to be a step ahead, gathering one Key after another. And once she has them all, the entire human race had better beware!<br />
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==Review==<br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes]]<br />
[[Category:Comic Book]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=New_Rules&diff=39316New Rules2023-11-03T07:09:46Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Tidbits */</p>
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesComic22A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles #10 by David Nakayama]]<br />
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'''"New Rules"''' is the tenth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] it was released on October 25th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230327]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[George Kambadais]] <br />
*Color Artists: [[Giulia Giacomino]] & [[Giovanna La Pietra]]<br />
*Letterer: [[Jeff Eckleberry]]<br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[David Nakayama]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
A RACE AGAINST TIME! [[Brooklyn]]’s attempts to lead the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] have left him feeling disappointed and estranged from those he is closest to. But when news of a kidnapping comes in, it’s up to Brooklyn, [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]] to save the day. Can [[Trio|they]] come together in time to make the daring rescue? Or will daybreak [[Stone Sleep|stop]] them in their tracks?<br />
<br />
==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
* [[Naming Ceremony]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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* Brooklyn and [[Katana]] are revealed to have encountered some version of the Three Musketeers during their [[TimeDancer|TimeDancing]], matching [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s mention of them in [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]]. This continues ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> record of, whenever the series makes a casual allusion to a famous legendary, historical, or literary figure, that figure is bound to be featured in a later story).<br />
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* [[Fox]]'s line about not letting [[Preston Vogel|Vogel]] "preempt the best show on television" seems to be an allusion to the preemption of many airings of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' during its [[Episode Guide#Season 2 episodes|second season]] by news coverage of the O. J. Simpson trial. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2717][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11887][https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/5/14/21249881/gargoyles-animated-series-disney-plus-greg-weisman-interview-oj-simpson-goliath-chronicles]<br />
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==Cover Gallery==<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[[Category:Comic Book]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=New_Rules&diff=39315New Rules2023-11-03T07:09:11Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Tidbits */</p>
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesComic22A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles #10 by David Nakayama]]<br />
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'''"New Rules"''' is the tenth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] it was released on October 25th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230327]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[George Kambadais]] <br />
*Color Artists: [[Giulia Giacomino]] & [[Giovanna La Pietra]]<br />
*Letterer: [[Jeff Eckleberry]]<br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[David Nakayama]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
A RACE AGAINST TIME! [[Brooklyn]]’s attempts to lead the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] have left him feeling disappointed and estranged from those he is closest to. But when news of a kidnapping comes in, it’s up to Brooklyn, [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]] to save the day. Can [[Trio|they]] come together in time to make the daring rescue? Or will daybreak [[Stone Sleep|stop]] them in their tracks?<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
* [[Naming Ceremony]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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* Brooklyn and [[Katana]] are revealed to have encountered some version of the Three Musketeers during their [[TimeDancer|TimeDancing]], matching [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s mention of them in [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]]. This continues ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> record of, whenever the series makes a casual allusion to a famous legendary, historical, or literary figure, that figure is bound to be featured in a later story).<br />
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* [[Fox]]'s line about not letting [[Preston Vogel|Vogel]] "preempt the best show on television" seems to be an allusion to the preemption of many airings of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' during its [[Episode Guide#Season Two episodes|second season]] by news coverage of the O. J. Simpson trial. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2717][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11887][https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/5/14/21249881/gargoyles-animated-series-disney-plus-greg-weisman-interview-oj-simpson-goliath-chronicles]<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[[Category:Comic Book]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Trick-Or-Treat&diff=39084Trick-Or-Treat2023-10-26T05:01:50Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesHalloweenSpecial1A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Halloween Special #1 by Matteo Lolli]]<br />
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'''"Trick-Or-Treat"''' is the ''Gargoyles'' Halloween Special for the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. It was released October 18, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG230263]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Bonesso Diego]] <br />
*Color Artist: [[Nicolò Laporini]]<br />
*Letterer: [[Jeff Eckleberry]]<br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Matteo Lolli]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
It's young [[Nashville|Gnash's]] first [[Halloween]] in [[Manhattan]], and you're invited to come along as he heads out to find friends on the one night of the year when [[Gargoyle]]s can roam the city unbothered! Unfortunately, he's about to run afoul of the masked [[Quarrymen]], who are out to hunt down any Gargoyle foolish enough to brave the streets on All Hallow's Eve. That means [[Brooklyn]], [[Katana]], [[Lexington]], [[Broadway]], [[Angela]], and even [[Goliath]] are in real danger! Will they survive this cruel trick, or become a treat for the marauding Quarrymen? Find out in October with this all-new 40-page special featuring a 28-page main story written by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN!<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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This is Dynamite's first "stand-alone" "Gargoyles" story, as well as the third Halloween story in "Gargoyles". It's also a delightful read.<br />
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The one unfortunate element about it is the timing; it came out before the last three issues of "Here in Manhattan", but is set after it, meaning that there are spoilers (if fortunately, mild ones) for the ending of that series. Goliath is clearly at liberty, and the gargoyles have made some advances in their relations with [[human]]s - enough advances for them to be present as guests of honor at a Halloween party in Greenwich Village. Fortunately, the special doesn't go into detail about the events in the final quarter of "Here in Manhattan", and nearly all "Gargoyles" fans were probably expecting these developments in any case.<br />
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The focus is on Gnash, who wants to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Katana at first questions it, but at last agrees after Brooklyn supports their son's request. She still sends [[Bronx]] and [[Fu-Dog]] after him, in case of trouble.<br />
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Gnash not only winds up with a jack-o-lantern-bag full of candy, but three new friends around his own age (or the human equivalent): [[Billy Greene|Billy]] and [[Susan Greene|Susan]] (whom we first met in [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]] and again in [[Masque|"Masque"]] in "Clan-Building") and [[Terry Chung]] (whom we also first met in "Masque", but know as one of the future leads in the proposed "New Olympians" spin-off). They quickly hit it off.<br />
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In the meantime, [[John Castaway|Castaway]], alarmed by the progress that the gargoyles have made in their relations with humans a few months before, frantically alters his tactics to engage in more ruthless and brutal measures. He now launches an attack on the Halloween party at Greenwich Village, aware that the gargoyles will be there, and this time, intends to smite any humans who have made friends with them as well - a far cry from the more cautious approach he'd been taking back in [[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]]. The Quarrymen almost become more like their ''[[The Goliath Chronicles|Goliath Chronicles]]'' counterparts, but it's better-handled; for one thing, Castaway and his followers still seem to believe that the gargoyles are evil monsters (or at least, aren't basing their strategy on the gargoyles being protectors). Also, Castaway's hoping that this assault will encourage those who think the same way he does to support the Quarrymen (and recent news stories about extremist groups suggest that this probably would happen, sad to say).<br />
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Fortunately, Gnash and his new friends discover Castaway's scheme, and (assisted by Bronx and Fu-Dog, who finally get some real action in the "Dynamite" comics) foil it. The bulk of the Quarrymen flee at the site of Gnash and the [[Gargoyle Beast|gargoyle beast]]s, and even Castaway is defeated (thanks to Katana stepping in and showing - alongside Princess Katharine in [[Avalon Part Three|"Avalon Part Three"]], Fox in [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering Part Two"]], and Demona in [[The Reckoning|"The Reckoning"]] - why "messing with the mama" is not a wise move) and arrested. It will be worth seeing what happens to the Quarrymen after this; we do learn from Gnash, though, based on his TimeDancing experiences, that history will not be kind to this organization, and this Halloween night's events will certainly help bring about this future.<br />
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(Amusingly, Goliath himself does not seem too comfortable with the progress that his people have made; he clearly finds his new "celebrity" status troublesome, as he indicates in a conversation with [[Hudson]], and then at the party as he's stuck behind a D.J. Though his mood later improves when [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] joins the party for a dance, echoing their almost-date in [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]]. He also gets to chat with one of the party-goers - the man in a witch costume from "Eye of the Beholder", who gets more fleshed-out here, getting a name and even dancing with Lexington.)<br />
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The story ends charmingly, with Gnash's human friends now aware that he's a gargoyle and accepting that - and even getting to meet Bronx and Fu-Dog (with a delightful moment where Bronx is clearly enjoying Susan petting him). A very happy Halloween, indeed.<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Blackbeard]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Wanna-Be Quarrymen]]<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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Susan's and Billy's "gargoyle names", "Pandora" and "Trouble", were also the names of two of the gargoyles in the original comedy development proposal. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=303]<br />
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Gnash's Halloween costume is of Blackbeard; he informs both his new human friends and the reader that the infamous pirate was really a gargoyle (apparently a "TimeDancer" adventure).<br />
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As in his past two Halloween adventures, Goliath does not bother with a costume. Elisa dresses up as Alice from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (modeling her look more on the illustrations by John Tenniel in the original book than the Disney adaptation, though). Brooklyn and Katana wear their regular attire (Brooklyn jokes that he's going as a "TimeDancing gargoyle"). Broadway, Lexington, and Angela all wear medieval-ish attire for their costumes; their precise identities are as yet unknown.<br />
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[[Category:Specials]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Careless_Jones&diff=39083Careless Jones2023-10-26T04:59:29Z<p>Antiyonder: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:maninwitchcostume.png|thumb|260px|Careless Jones in a witch costume.]]<br />
'''Careless Jones''' dressed up as a witch for [[Halloween]] in [[Timeline#1995|1995]] and again in [[Timeline#1997|1997]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Careless Jones attended the outdoor Halloween party in [[Manhattan]] in a witch costume. Not knowing that they were [[Gargoyle|gargoyles]], this man complimented [[Brooklyn]], [[Broadway]], and [[Lexington]] on their costumes. After following [[Goliath|Goliath's]] hearing, he recognized the gargoyle once more at the Greenwich Village block party. There, Careless made a point to thank Goliath for saving the partygoers from the [[Fox|werefox]] two years prior and also asked Lexington to dance. ''([[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]], [[Trick-Or-Treat|"Trick-Or-Treat"]])''<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]]<br />
* [[Trick-Or-Treat|"Trick-Or-Treat"]]<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Keith David]] [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=129]<br />
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Keith David]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland&diff=39082Alice's Adventures in Wonderland2023-10-26T03:13:04Z<p>Antiyonder: /* References to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in Gargoyles */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Alice_Adventures_in_Wonderland_Bronze_Statue_Awakening_Part_Four.png|thumb|360px|The bronze statue dedicated to Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' located in Central Park.]]<br />
'''''Alice<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Adventures in Wonderland''''' is an [[England|English]] children's novel written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. The story follows a young girl named Alice as she discovers and explores a fantasy world of anthropomorphic animals. It was followed up by ''Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There'' in 1871. The two novels were later adapted by Walt Disney Featured Animation in 1951 as ''Alice in Wonderland''.<br />
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A bronze sculpture featuring Alice and other characters from Lewis Caroll's works was erected in [[Central Park]] in 1959. [https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/alice-in-wonderland]<br />
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==References to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''==<br />
* In [[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]], while [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] is pursued by the [[Xanatos Goon Squad]] in Central Park, she runs past the real-life sculpture.<br />
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* In [[Everywhere|"Everywhere"]], [[Demona]] says "Curiouser and curiouser".<br />
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* In [[Trick-Or-Treat|"Trick-Or-Treat"]], Elisa dresses up as Alice at the Greenwich Village [[Halloween]] block party.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland}}<br />
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[[Category:Real world]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=User_talk:Phoenician&diff=38769User talk:Phoenician2023-10-01T20:44:32Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Contact */</p>
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<div>Hiya - just wanted to say that, yeah, ampersands (&) cause a lot of problems on this wiki. That's why we've got a page called [[Rock and Roll]] instead of "Rock & Roll". Irritating, but unavoidable. -- [[User:Supermorff|Supermorff]] 11:25, 13 December 2010 (CST)<br />
:Makes sense. Surprisingly, that page didn't register in my head when I was doing a quick search through the wiki trying to see if any other page had an '&' without trouble . . . I only started thinking that's what the trouble was when I tried to simply MOVE the page over only to find it titled "Art" and when looking at the page URL (whenever it randomly went to the right page) and seeing everything past the ampersand became essentially dingbats (though "Lois" could be spotted at the end of the mess, lol). Just another crash course in wiki code, no? ;) --[[User:Phoenician|Pheon]] 11:48, 13 December 2010 (CST)<br />
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Wow, you are doing fantastic work adding sources for CIT info! -- [[User:Supermorff|Supermorff]] 05:19, 19 December 2010 (CST)<br />
:Thanks, but its no big -- I just happen to have a little more time these days to be of some actual use here and I just figured that CIT facts gotta come from somewhere d: (though I'm pondering how we'll reference CIT revealed at Gatherings that either don't have a corresponding AskGreg question or simply haven't been submitted through a ConJournal . . . I don't think it'll be THAT frequent an issue, but its possible, you know?) --[[User:Phoenician|Pheon]] 16:39, 19 December 2010 (CST)<br />
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::Definitely possible. The recent tidbit about Marina Sirtis voicing Emily Osborn - while not a Gargoyles fact - only comes from a conversation GregX had with GregW. But yeah, hopefully not too common. -- [[User:Supermorff|Supermorff]] 02:38, 20 December 2010 (CST)<br />
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==Contact==<br />
Hey Phoen, when you get a chance, and if you like, shoot me an email. Got a couple questions. ewoks11@hotmail.com -- [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]]) 12:55, 27 July 2023 (PDT)<br />
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==I guess unnecessary, just that...==<br />
Even if say something like ''[[Bambi]]'' can get an article due to a reference (Which is cool), I just like to add as much crossover info as possible when including articles on other properties when possible. The smaller content on ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' is simply due to it not having say an animated series, albeit they did try one with and like ''[[Team Atlantis]]'' it just became a DTV. [[User:Antiyonder|Antiyonder]] ([[User talk:Antiyonder|talk]]) 13:44, 1 October 2023 (PDT)</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Hildy_Mesnik&diff=38760Hildy Mesnik2023-10-01T03:20:52Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>'''Hildy Mesnik''' was a comic books editor who worked for [[Marvel Comics]] in the early 1990s. She was the editor for Marvel's ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'' comic book series.<br />
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In the 1980s, she also worked as a production assistant and, later, a production coordinator, on animated TV series such as ''G.I.Joe'' and ''Transformers''.<br />
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Mesnik was also the storyboard editor for [[Marvel Comics]] ''[[Aladdin]]'' series Issues 1 and 11, as well the letter page "If I Had 3 Wishes..."<br />
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She was also the editor of Issues 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 and 11-13 of Marvel's ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{imdb|0581944}}<br />
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[[Category:Cast and crew|Mesnik, Hildy]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Greg_Wright&diff=38759Greg Wright2023-10-01T03:19:42Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>'''Greg Wright''' is a colorist who worked on the [[Marvel Comics]] ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'' comic book stories, "[[Always Darkest Before Dawn]]", "[[Fiends In High Places]]" and "[[Rude Awakening]]".<br />
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Wright also was the colorist for ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' Issues 1-3 and 5 of the [[Marvel Comics]] series.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gregory_Wright_(comics)}}<br />
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[[Category:Cast and crew|Wright, Greg]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Anthony_Tollin&diff=38758Anthony Tollin2023-10-01T03:19:05Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>'''Anthony Tollin''' is a comics colorist. He provided colors for many issues of the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Gargoyles_(Marvel_Comics)|''Gargoyles'' series]] and the ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' story "[[Lost in the Fun House]]".<br />
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Tollin also was the colorist for ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' Issues 8-9 and 11-13 of the [[Marvel Comics]] series.<br />
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[[Category:Artists|Tollin, Anthony]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Lee_Nordling&diff=38757Lee Nordling2023-10-01T03:17:35Z<p>Antiyonder: </p>
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<div>'''Lee Nordling''' is a writer who wrote the ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' story, [[Stone Cold|"Stone Cold"]]. Elements from the story were later adapted for the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' episode, [[The Price|"The Price"]].<br />
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Nordling also wrote the ''[[Aladdin]]'' story for Issue One of the [[Marvel Comics]] series.<br />
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[[Category: Writers|Nordling, Lee]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Beauty_and_the_Beast&diff=38756Beauty and the Beast2023-10-01T03:17:03Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Cast Members */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Elisa_Maza_Halloween_1995.png|thumb|360px|Just like the movies. The good one.]]<br />
'''Beauty and the Beast''' is a 1991 film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and based off a 1756 [[France|French]] fairy tale of the same name.<br />
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It centers around a prince who is magically cursed into the form of a beast for his rude and unkind behavior. His only chance to be normal is to fall in love with another and to earn the person's (Belle, the character referred to in the title as Beauty) love as well.<br />
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The movie had several sequel films and tie ins set in the middle of the film including a shortlived series by [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Cast Members==<br />
The following ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' cast members appeared in ''Beauty and the Beast''. They are listed in alphabetical order.<br />
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*[[Jesse Corti]] - LeFou<br />
*[[Tony Jay]] - Monsieur D'Arque<br />
*[[Kath Soucie]] - Bimbette<br />
*[[Frank Welker]] - Footstool<br />
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[[Laura Perrotta]] was a production assistant for the movie.<br />
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[[Greg Wright]] was the colorist for Issues 1-3 and 5 of the Marvel Comics series.<br />
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[[Anthony Tollin]] was the colorist for Issues 8-9 and 11-13.<br />
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[[Hildy Mesnik]] was the editor for Issues 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 and 11-13.<br />
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==Reference to ''Beauty and the Beast'' in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''==<br />
[[Image:Elisa_Maza_Halloween_Sketch_FP.jpg|thumb|360px|Elisa in her Belle outfit. Production sketch by [[Frank Paur]].]]<br />
[[Goliath]] and [[Elisa Maza]]'s Halloween dance was influenced in part by the 1991 film,[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=255][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=273] to the point of Elisa's [[Halloween]] costume being the dress worn by Belle.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1548] ''("[[Eye of the Beholder]]")''<br />
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A deleted scene from "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three#Elisa And Jason At Clock Tower|Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", showed Elisa finding a picture taken from her wearing the dress during "Eye of the Beholder" in the wreckage of the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]].<br />
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The story title of ''Gargoyles'' #4 "[[Tale Old as Time]]" is a reference to the song ''Tale as Old as Time''. The removal of the first "as" was requested by Disney for reasons unspecified.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/comment/archive/index.php?archive_date=2023-03-26]<br />
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When summing up Elisa's relationship to Goliath, [[Tony Dracon|Dracon]] says "That '''Beauty's''' sweet on that '''Beast'''". ''("[[Render Unto Caesar]]")''<br />
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==Tidbit==<br />
Similar to the scene where Gaston is searching for the Beast among some gargoyle statues on the castle rooftop, the [[Pack]] are trying to find Goliath and [[Lexington]] among its gargoyle statues. ''("[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]")''<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film)}}<br />
*'''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/ Beauty and The Beast]''' at the Internet Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:Real world]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Beauty_and_the_Beast&diff=38755Beauty and the Beast2023-10-01T03:16:51Z<p>Antiyonder: /* Cast Members */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Elisa_Maza_Halloween_1995.png|thumb|360px|Just like the movies. The good one.]]<br />
'''Beauty and the Beast''' is a 1991 film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and based off a 1756 [[France|French]] fairy tale of the same name.<br />
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It centers around a prince who is magically cursed into the form of a beast for his rude and unkind behavior. His only chance to be normal is to fall in love with another and to earn the person's (Belle, the character referred to in the title as Beauty) love as well.<br />
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The movie had several sequel films and tie ins set in the middle of the film including a shortlived series by [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Cast Members==<br />
The following ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' cast members appeared in ''Beauty and the Beast''. They are listed in alphabetical order.<br />
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*[[Jesse Corti]] - LeFou<br />
*[[Tony Jay]] - Monsieur D'Arque<br />
*[[Kath Soucie]] - Bimbette<br />
*[[Frank Welker]] - Footstool<br />
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[[Laura Perrotta]] was a production assistant for the movie.<br />
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[[Greg Wright]] was the colorist for Issues 1-3 and 5 of the Marvel Comics series.<br />
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[[Anthony Tollins]] was the colorist for Issues 8-9 and 11-13.<br />
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[[Hildy Mesnik]] was the editor for Issues 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 and 11-13.<br />
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==Reference to ''Beauty and the Beast'' in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''==<br />
[[Image:Elisa_Maza_Halloween_Sketch_FP.jpg|thumb|360px|Elisa in her Belle outfit. Production sketch by [[Frank Paur]].]]<br />
[[Goliath]] and [[Elisa Maza]]'s Halloween dance was influenced in part by the 1991 film,[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=255][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=273] to the point of Elisa's [[Halloween]] costume being the dress worn by Belle.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1548] ''("[[Eye of the Beholder]]")''<br />
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A deleted scene from "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three#Elisa And Jason At Clock Tower|Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", showed Elisa finding a picture taken from her wearing the dress during "Eye of the Beholder" in the wreckage of the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]].<br />
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The story title of ''Gargoyles'' #4 "[[Tale Old as Time]]" is a reference to the song ''Tale as Old as Time''. The removal of the first "as" was requested by Disney for reasons unspecified.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/comment/archive/index.php?archive_date=2023-03-26]<br />
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When summing up Elisa's relationship to Goliath, [[Tony Dracon|Dracon]] says "That '''Beauty's''' sweet on that '''Beast'''". ''("[[Render Unto Caesar]]")''<br />
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==Tidbit==<br />
Similar to the scene where Gaston is searching for the Beast among some gargoyle statues on the castle rooftop, the [[Pack]] are trying to find Goliath and [[Lexington]] among its gargoyle statues. ''("[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]")''<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film)}}<br />
*'''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/ Beauty and The Beast]''' at the Internet Movie Database<br />
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<div>'''Hildy Mesnik''' was a comic books editor who worked for [[Marvel Comics]] in the early 1990s. She was the editor for Marvel's ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'' comic book series.<br />
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In the 1980s, she also worked as a production assistant and, later, a production coordinator, on animated TV series such as ''G.I.Joe'' and ''Transformers''.<br />
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Mesnik was also the storyboard editor for [[Marvel Comics]] ''[[Aladdin]]'' series Issues 1 and 11, as well the letter page "If I Had 3 Wishes..."<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{imdb|0581944}}<br />
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<div>'''Lee Nordling''' is a writer who wrote the ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' story, [[Stone Cold|"Stone Cold"]]. Elements from the story were later adapted for the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' episode, [[The Price|"The Price"]].<br />
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Nordling also wrote the ''[[Aladdin]]'' story "Aladdin's Quest" for Issue One of the [[Marvel Comics]] series.<br />
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<div>'''Lee Nordling''' is a writer who wrote the ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' story, [[Stone Cold|"Stone Cold"]]. Elements from the story were later adapted for the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' episode, [[The Price|"The Price"]].<br />
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Nordling also wrote the ''[[Aladdin]]'' story "Aladdin's Quest'' for Issue One of the [[Marvel Comics]] series.<br />
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<div>'''Hildy Mesnik''' was a comic books editor who worked for [[Marvel Comics]] in the early 1990s. She was the editor for Marvel's ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'' comic book series.<br />
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In the 1980s, she also worked as a production assistant and, later, a production coordinator, on animated TV series such as ''G.I.Joe'' and ''Transformers''.<br />
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Mesnik was also the storyboard editor for [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Aladdin]]'' series Issues 1 and 11, as well the letter page "If I Had 3 Wishes..."<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{imdb|0581944}}<br />
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<div>'''Aladdin''' is an [[Disney Afternoon]] series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It continued off from the 1994 DTV movie ''The Return of Jafar, the first sequel to the 1992 film ''Aladdin''.<br />
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It premiered in February 6, 1994 and finished in November 25, 1995, with another DTV ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' closing the television and film series on August 13, 1996. Though it got PlayStation video game follow up on December 1, 2000 titled ''Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge''. The property also had a series by [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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The series followed the adventures of Aladdin and friends in & out of Agrabah.<br />
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==Cast Members==<br />
The following ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' cast members appeared in ''Aladdin''. They are listed in alphabetical order.<br />
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*[[James Avery]] - Haroud Hazi Bin<br />
*[[Jeff Bennett]] - Amin Damoola<br />
*[[Michael Bell]] - Aziz<br />
*[[Val Bettin]] - Sultan of Agrabah<br />
*[[Cam Clarke]] - Man seeking a village patsy<br />
*[[Jim Cummings]] - Razoul<br />
*[[Tim Curry]] - Caliph Kapok and Amok Mon-Ra<br />
*[[Elizabeth Daily]] - Bud<br />
*[[J.D. Daniels]] - Wahid<br />
*[[Keith David]] - Minos and King Zahbar<br />
*[[Michael Dorn]] - Brisbane<br />
*[[Héctor Elizondo]] - Malcho<br />
*[[Pat Fraley]] - Cake Vendor<br />
*[[Matt Frewer]] - Chaos<br />
*[[Ed Gilbert]] - Fasir<br />
*[[Dorian Harewood]] - Captain Mirk<br />
*[[Charity James]] - Fatima<br />
*[[Tony Jay]] - Khartoum<br />
*[[Clyde Kusatsu]] - Additional voices<br />
*[[Tress MacNeille]] - Pharabu and Queen Deluca<br />
*[[Rob Paulsen]] - Omar<br />
*[[CCH Pounder]] - The Oracle<br />
*[[Peter Renaday]] - Merchant and Village Leader<br />
*[[John Rhys-Davies]] - Cassim<br />
*[[Kath Soucie]] - Ethereal<br />
*[[B.J. Ward]] - Street Mother<br />
*[[Frank Welker]] - Abu and Xerxes<br />
*[[April Winchell]] - Woman delivering map<br />
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Additionally [[Tad Stones]] was the producer and executive producer of the series.<br />
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[[Jamie Thomason]] was the voice director for the series, as well as ''The Return of Jafar'' and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''.<br />
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[[Carl Johnson]] was the composer for episodes 10, 32, 36, 45, 59, 66, 70, 75, 78, 80-81, 84-86 and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''. He also did additional music for ''The Return of Jafar''.<br />
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[[Marc Perlman]] was the music editor for episodes 3, 6-7, 10-11, 13, 21-23, 30-31, 43, 45, 47-49, 51, 57-59, 62, 65-66 and 71-73.<br />
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[[Julie Morgavi]] was talent coordinator for episodes 37, 44, 46, 49-50, 55, 58, 61-62, 65, 70-71, 73, 75, 77, 82-83, 85-86 and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''<br />
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[[Vic Cook]] did the storyboard for episodes 1, 12, 59, 61 and ''The Return of Jafar''. He was also the storyboard artist for episodes 9, 13, 24, 39, 42, 49, 57 and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''.<br />
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[[Greg Guler]] did the prop design for episodes 13, 24 and ''The Return of Jafar''. He was also the prop designer for episodes 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15-17, and "Raiders of the Lost Shark" which he was also the character designer of.<br />
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[[Laura Perrotta]] was the production assistant for episodes 15-16, 24, 30, 35 and 56.<br />
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[[Kazuo Terada]] was the unit director for "Love at First Sprite", "Vocal Hero", "The Return of Malcho" and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', as well as an animation director for "The Return of Jafar".<br />
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[[Saburo Hashimoto]] was an animation director of episodes 11, 39, 41, 43, ''The Return of Jafar'' and "Fowl Weather" which he directed. Hashimoto also directed "That Stinking Feeling" and was unit director for episodes 1-2, 18, 31 and 48.<br />
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[[Takamitsu Kawamura]] was a unit director for "Getting the Bugs Out", "Mudder's Day", "Witch Way Did She Go" and "Vocal Hero". He was also an animation director for ''The Return of Jafar''.<br />
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[[Kazuyoshi Takeuchi]] was the animation director for "Mudder's Day", "Love at First Sprite", "The Return of Malcho" as well as the movies ''The Return of Jafar'' and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''.<br />
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[[Jan Strnad]] was the writer of episodes 2, 4, 11-12, 28, 41 and 71.<br />
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[[Roy Sato]] was the animator for ''The Return of Jafar'' and the animated series episode "Vocal Hero".<br />
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[[Greg Weisman]] was the director of series development.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7908]<br />
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[[Lee Nordling]] wrote the story for Issue 1 of the Marvel Comics series.<br />
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[[Hildy Mesnik]] was the editor for Issue 1 and 11.<br />
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==References to ''Aladdin'' in ''Gargoyles''==<br />
[[Image:Elisa_Maza_Halloween_1996.jpg|thumb|360px|No doubt she wants [[Thailog|a certain someone]] to just walk off the balcony.]]<br />
In "[[The Mirror]]" when Demona tells [[Puck]] to get rid of [[human]]ity, the [[trickster]] tells her it's not Aladdin's lamp to demonstrate his limits. Though more accurate to other tellings of ''Aladdin'' the line was made to reference the Disney Afternoon series as it aired during the same time as ''Gargoyles''.[https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=111]<br />
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In the [[Slave Labor Graphics|SLG]] [[Gargoyles (SLG)|comic series]] stories "[[Masque]] and [[Bash]], [[Elisa Maza]] dressed up as Princess Jasmine for the [[Halloween]] party of [[Timeline#1996|1996]].<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
The ''Aladdin'' episode "The Animal Kingdom" is similar to "[[The New Olympians]]" as both deal with a [[human]] character (Aladdin and Elisa) happening upon an area inhabitant by another race of sentient beings, only to be kept prisoner for fear of said human to prevent them from informing others of their existence. Both end with the human characters proving themselves, albeit in the case of ''Gargoyles'' Elisa is seen as an exception to some of [[New Olympus]] while others according to ''[[The New Olympians (spin-off)|The New Olympians]]'' [[:Category:Spin-Offs|spin-off]] remain fully prejudice towards humanity. Additionally both episodes included [[Michael Dorn]] voicing a character (Brisbane and [[Taurus]]) also slow to trust any humans.<br />
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''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'' episode "[[Seeing Isn't Believing]]" had a noticeably different animation design, which included Elisa coincidentally looking more like Jasmine.<br />
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==External Link==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Aladdin_(animated_TV_series)}}<br />
*'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105935/ Aladdin]''' at the Internet Movie Database<br />
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'''"Sanctuary"''' is the forty-second televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the twenty-ninth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on December 18, 1995.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Cary Bates]]<br />
* Story Edited by: Cary Bates<br />
* Produced & Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Hahn Shin Corp.]]<br />
* Storyboard by: [[Vic Cook]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Hahn Shin Corp.<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: N/A<br />
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==Summary==<br />
===Main Plot===<br />
[[Thailog]] and [[Demona]] team up in [[Paris]] and devise a plot for Demona to marry [[Macbeth]] in her human guise, and then capture him so that the two [[gargoyle]]s could inherit his fortune. Thailog works behind Demona's back and plans to have the two enemies kill each other so that he can collect the fortunes of both. The [[Avalon World Tour]] travellers are able to stop this from happening, but Thailog leaves with Demona, who is still none the wiser about his true motives.<br />
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===Subplots===<br />
[[Angela]] starts pressuring [[Goliath]] to regard her as his daughter.<br />
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Angela finds out that Demona is her mother.<br />
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Thailog and Demona establish [[Nightstone Unlimited]].<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recaps''': ''("[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]", "[[Avalon World Tour]]", "[[Monsters]]")''<br />
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===Act One===<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Characters===<br />
* "[[Demona|Dominique Destine]]"<br />
* "[[Thailog|Alexander Thailog]]"<br />
* "[[Lennox Macbeth]]"<br />
* [[French Justice of the Peace]]<br />
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===Locations===<br />
* [[Paris]], [[France]]<br />
* [[Eiffel Tower]]<br />
* [[Notre Dame Cathedral]]<br />
* [[Macbeth's Château]]<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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* "The most romantic city in the world and Goliath isn't even awake to enjoy it with me." - [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]<br />
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* "Jealous and paranoid!" - Demona<br />
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* "Do you think I would miss out on my own wedding night?" - Demona<br />
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* "Teamwork is so overrated." - Thailog<br />
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* "Search for that love Macbeth, she's out there. Just make sure that next time, you get a good look at her at night." - Goliath<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
[[Banquo]] and [[Fleance]] attend [[Macbeth]] and [[Demona]]'s wedding (though without speaking roles). [[Margot Yale|Margot]] briefly walks past [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] while the latter is sight-seeing, though with no trace of [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]] about. (Is Margot still on a European vacation (as in "[[Monsters]]"), or is it just another lookalike character, such as the one in "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"?)<br />
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[[Macbeth]] and [[Demona]] appear for the first time since they were put on a [[skiff]] in "[[Avalon Part Three]]", although they have no memory of events since they were put under the [[Weird Sisters]]' spell in "[[City of Stone Part Four]]". In particular, Macbeth only learns that Demona now turns human in the day at the end of this episode, even though he previously witnessed the change in "[[High Noon]]".<br />
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Demona uses the alias of [[Demona|Dominique Destine]] for the first time.<br />
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[[Thailog]] appears for the first time since his introduction in "[[Double Jeopardy]]". He has used the money he stole in that episode to form [[Nightstone Unlimited]] with Demona as his partner. Their partnership will last until "[[The Reckoning]]".<br />
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[[Angela]] learns that Demona is her biological mother.<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
[[Thailog]]'s alias for interacting with the human world (mentioned only in this episode) is "Alexander Thailog", which is significant since [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]]'s biological [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|son]] will also bear the name of Alexander (and Thailog views Xanatos as one of his "fathers"). The fact that Thailog comes up with this name independently gives this scene a particularly eerie tone - though it can easily be explained as a result of his sharing Xanatos's ambitions and means of achieving them. The name itself is borrowed from Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian conqueror - whose remarkable achievements would be an obvious source of inspiration to both Xanatos and Thailog.<br />
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Elisa's "This is a job for the gargoyles" line is a take-off on the catch-phrase "This looks like a job for Superman."<br />
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''Sanctuary'' is also the title of a 1931 William Faulkner novel. Faulkner is one of [[Greg Weisman]]'s favorite writers and his works were one of the influences on ''Gargoyles.'' [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=529][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1582]<br />
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This episode features one of the series' most infamous animation errors. When Demona transforms at sunset at the end of Act II, she is drawn without her [[Demona's Tiara|tiara]] (as Dominique was not wearing it); this is the only time in the entire series that she is seen without her tiara. Following Act II, while she is still drawn without her tiara, her forehead is colored gold throughout the rest of the episode.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=263 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=195 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep42.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Demona_Tiara_Awakening.png|thumb|280px|Demona wearing her tiara in 1994.]]<br />
[[Image:Demona_Wardrobe.png|thumb|280px|Demona's tiara, among the rest of her ensemble in 1997.]]<br />
[[Image:Culen_Tiara_The_Oath.png|thumb|280px|Culen seizing Angel's tiara in 971]]<br />
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'''Demona's tiara''' is a piece of gold decorative jewelry that she's worn upon her brow since, at least, [[Timeline#Before 994|971 A.D]]. and continues to wear as late as 1997.<br />
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In 971, when [[Demona|Angel]] was the hostage of [[Culen|King Culen]], he seized her tiara and considered melting down the gold ad reforging it into a rattle for his infant son, [[Constantine III|Constantine]]. When he asked her where she acquired it, she didn't answer. After she was rescued, [[Hudson|Mentor]] returned the tiara to her.<br />
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<div>'''Culen<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Mountain Stronghold''' was a fortress that served as a base of operations for [[Culen|King Culen]] in his hostilities with the [[Three Brothers]].<br />
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==History==<br />
After Culen took [[Demona|"Angel"]] captive, [["Lefty"]] followed the monarch's strategic retreat from [[Kenneth II]]'s forces at [[Wyvern Hill]] to his Mountain Stronghold. The [[gargoyle]] [[Stone Sleep|rested]] in the mountains near the fortress for the day and, after sunset, reported back to the [[Wyvern Clan]] Culen's whereabouts. [[Hudson|"Mentor"]] then instructed the [[Archmage]] to [[magic]]ally [[Lightning Spell|strike]] with a spell from the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]''. With Culen's soldiers distracted, "Mentor" and [[Goliath]] flew at the burning structure, rescuing "Angel" and Culen's infant son, [[Constantine III|Constantine]] from the flames.<br />
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When [[Captain of the Guard|Robbie]] grimaced at the thought of Culen's men being burned alive, Goliath informed him that those who died in the mountain stronghold did not die from the fire itself. ''([[The Oath|"The Oath"]])''<br />
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==Real World Background==<br />
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'''Brooklyn''' was a member of the [[Wyvern Clan]] before its destruction and eventually became the second-in-command of the [[Manhattan Clan]]. He has also been known as '''The Gargoyle of the Sword''' {{CIT|and '''TimeDancer'''}}. <br />
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==History==<br />
The [[gargoyle]] that would later name himself Brooklyn was hatched {{CIT|in the year [[Timeline#Before 994|958]] in the [[rookery]] under [[Wyvern Hill]],}} and in his youth became good friends with two of his rookery brothers (the gargoyles that would later name themselves [[Lexington]] and [[Broadway]]), forming the [[Trio]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8885] The Trio, and Brooklyn in particular, are an adventurous lot. Brooklyn eagerly engaged in battle and even rode a horse once. ''([[Temptation|"Temptation"]])'' His nature led him to be the natural leader of the Trio. In [[Timeline#994|994]], he got into a fight with [[Mary]] and some of the [[human]]s in the [[Castle Wyvern|Castle]] and was sent to the rookery with his brothers and the [[Gargoyle Beast|gargoyle beast]] later known as [[Bronx]] as a punishment. Though he found this very embarrassing, it ultimately saved his life when the [[Wyvern Massacre]] occurred the next day. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]])'' Shortly thereafter, he was placed under the [[Magus]]' [[Sleep Spell|curse]] of [[Stone Sleep|permanent sleep]], only awakening in [[1994]] with the rest of the surviving [[clan]] members. ''([[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''<br />
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Not long after his awakening in Manhattan, Brooklyn and his brothers found an old motorcycle and repaired it. Brooklyn eagerly took to riding the motorcycle. Unfortunately, he only got to ride it once; it was destroyed in a clash with a [[Biker Gang|biker gang]] and this altercation led to an encounter with Demona that had a major impact on his life. [[Demona]] convinced him that [[Goliath]] was blind to the true threat of humanity and tricked him into stealing the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' for her, so that she could use it to [[magic]]ally bring Goliath under her control. Though Brooklyn was able to thwart Demona's plans and with [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s help negated the spell Demona placed on Goliath, he has never forgiven Demona for it. He continues to hold a bitter grudge against her for having used him (fueled in part by his guilt over having helped her enslave Goliath). ''("Temptation")'' <br />
[[Image:Brooklyn_1994_Main_Image.png|thumb|left|360px|Brooklyn in 1994]]<br />
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Although he was originally somewhat philosophical about his anger at Demona (especially compared to Lexington's similar enmity for the [[Pack]]), his own hate for the renegade gargoyle eventually grew to the point where he would reflexively attack her on sight. He had a similarly distasteful encounter with [[Coldsteel|Iago]] who possessed him and used his body to plot against the clan before the spirit was convinced to occupy the [[Coldsteel]] robot body. ''([[Possession|"Possession"]])'' However, although Brooklyn eagerly awaits an opportunity to make the insidious renegade pay, it is unclear to what degree his hate for Coldsteel mirrors his enmity for Demona.<br />
[[Image:BrooklynHuman.png|thumb|260px|Brooklyn as a human.]]<br />
Brooklyn has long had a weakness for the ladies. He first eagerly pursued [[Maggie the Cat]], and it took a long while for him to realize that she wanted nothing to do with him, a realization that crushed him. ''([[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]], [[The Cage|"The Cage"]])'' Next he pursued [[Angela]] when she joined the clan, and again, felt devastated when she chose Broadway for her mate instead. ''([[Turf|"Turf"]], [[The Journey|"The Journey"]], ''et al.'')'' He also showed an attraction to [[Delilah]], but Goliath asked her to be his date before Brooklyn could for the [[Halloween]] Masque party in [[Timeline#1996|1996]], though she later apparently chose Brooklyn's [[clones|Clone]] [[Malibu]] for a companion, much to the original's consternation. ''([[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]], [[Bash|"Bash"]])'' Brooklyn was still young and found these frequent romantic rejections frustrating, but he had not yet learned to distinguish between infatuation and true love.<br />
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After the clan's first battle with the upgraded Pack, where Brooklyn's masterful tactical direction helped soundly defeat them, Goliath appointed Brooklyn his second-in-command, and intended successor. While Brooklyn was, overall, pleased with this new role, he had no desire to become the actual leader of the clan for a long time. ''([[Upgrade|"Upgrade"]])'' Nevertheless, he did have to temporarily take command of the Manhattan Clan during Goliath’s absence on the [[Avalon World Tour]], and after a brief period of resistance, finally accepted it while demonstrating the masterful talents that earned him the temporary title of leader. ''([[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]])''<br />
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A few months after the gargoyles moved back to the [[Eyrie Building]], Brooklyn, Broadway and Angela spotted the [[Phoenix Gate]] appearing from out of its fiery portal. When Brooklyn attempted to pick it up (to take it into safe-keeping), it began disintegrating and the [[Phoenix (entity)|Phoenix]] exploded from the Gate. Singling out Brooklyn, it swallowed him and transported him to [[Scotland]] in the year [[Timeline#995-1994|997]], where he met [[Mary]] and [[Finella]], still being pursued by [[Constantine III|Constantine]]'s soldiers because they carried the ''Grimorum Arcanorum''. ''([[The Gate|"The Gate"]])'' <br />
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Brooklyn protected the two women, as well as arranged for [[Demona]] and [[Demona's Clan|her clan]] to intervene in the [[Battle of Rathveramoen]]. After Constantine was slain, the Phoenix appeared again. Mary and Finella begged Brooklyn to take them with him. ''([[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]], [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]])''<br />
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{{CIT|He did, and the Phoenix transported them all (and the ''Grimorum'' as well) to the [[United States of America|United States]] in the late [[Timeline#995-1994|1970s]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=547][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=627] {{CIT|There, they worked behind the scenes at setting up the alliance between [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and Demona that would lead to the transporting of Castle Wyvern to [[New York City]] and the re-awakening of the gargoyles, with a little help from [[Owen Burnett|Owen]]/[[Puck]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1750] After that, the Phoenix whisked Brooklyn off on more adventures. Among other places, {{CIT|he visited [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]], where}} he was joined by a gargoyle beast companion named [[Fu-Dog]] and the two encountered [[Terracotta Warriors|terracotta warriors]] in 210 B.C. {{CIT|After a stint in [[Timeline#2198 And Beyond|2198]] (where Brooklyn and Fu-Dog aided [[Samson]]'s [[Resistance]] against the [[Space-Spawn]] invaders and where he finally learned to forgive a repentant Demona), the two would visit feudal [[Japan]], where}} Brooklyn at last found true love with a female gargoyle of the [[Ishimura Clan]] named [[Katana]]. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11988] The three would return to 2198 in New York. Brooklyn and Katana became mates, and in the course of their travels together, parented two eggs, the first hatched and was named [[Nashville]] ({{CIT|likely named}} after their visit of the [[U.S.S. Nashville|U.S.S. ''Nashville'']] in 1942) and the second they continue to call "[[Egwardo]]" until its hatching. Before Gnash was hatched {{CIT|in 1978}}, Brooklyn lost his left eye, which he covered thereafter with a black eyepatch. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8390] ''("Phoenix", [[Underwater|"Underwater"]]{{CIT|, [[TimeDancer]], [[Gargoyles 2198]]}})''<br />
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At last, after forty years of wandering, from Brooklyn's perspective, the Phoenix deposited him and his family back in Manhattan - only about forty seconds after he first left. He rejoined the clan, adding his family to its ranks, and resumed his position as second-in-command. {{CIT|After his TimeDance, Brooklyn would actively avoid any future encounters with the Phoenix Gate.}} [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1973] He and Katana regularly give Gnash history lessons, to provide context to the various eras they lived throughout the timestream. ''([[Tale Old as Time|"Tale Old as Time"]])'' <br />
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In May 1997, Brooklyn resumed leadership of the Manhattan Clan once more when Goliath was captured by the [[Gargoyle Taskforce]] in [[Central Park]]. Despite Brooklyn's intention to help him escape, Goliath opted to remain in custody at [[Rikers Island]]. ''([[Render Unto Caesar|"Render Unto Caesar"]])''<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTBrooklyn2.png|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Brooklyn]]<br />
Brooklyn led the resistance against [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and was mated with Demona. He was killed by the [[Xanatos Program]] inside the [[Eyrie Pyramid]]. ''([[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]])''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Physically, Brooklyn is a wiry red-colored gargoyle. He has a mane of wild white hair, an enormous beak, two long horns, and pterodactyl-like wings. At some point during his TimeDancer adventures, Brooklyn lost his left eye. When he finally returned to Manhattan, he was wearing an eye-patch and armor and was carrying a futuristic rifle; a blaster; a katana; and a [[Brooklyn's Sword|Scottish broadsword]].<br />
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Brooklyn likes exploring, and finding out more about human ways. In his adolescence, he even wore sunglasses because they were "cool" (and never mind the fact that sunglasses at night are pointless). He is a quick-witted gargoyle, and has a certain fondness for making wisecracks and sarcastic quips at times. But underneath his thrill-seeking and comic exterior, Brooklyn has a lonelier, almost "Gothic melancholic" side.<br />
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His best asset is his keen calculating nature. For instance, he is a master tactician capable of orchestrating assaults that often leave the most formidable foes reeling. However, before his TimeDancer adventures, when Demona was involved, Brooklyn's hate could completely cloud his judgment making him prone to attack her on sight. <br />
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Brooklyn received his name after he awakened in New York in 1994, naming himself after the borough of Brooklyn.<br />
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==Timeline==<br />
'''210 B.C.''' Brooklyn and [[Fu-Dog]] encounter Terracotta warriors. ''([[Underwater|"Underwater"]])'' <br />
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'''958'''. ''March''. Hatches at [[Wyvern Hill]].<br />
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'''994'''. ''September 30''. Sent down to the [[rookery]] by [[Goliath]] along with [[Broadway]], [[Lexington]], and [[Bronx]] for getting in a fight with [[human]]s. This will end up saving his life. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]])''<br />
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''October 1''. [[Wyvern Massacre]] occurs. Brooklyn and the other survivors attack the [[viking]] camp to free the humans. Thinking the [[gargoyle]]s' arrival caused [[Hakon]] to kill [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]] put Brooklyn and the others under the [[Stone Sleep|sleep spell]]. ''([[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''<br />
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'''997'''. Brooklyn meets [[Mary]] and [[Finella]] on his first [[TimeDancer]] adventure. He brings [[Demona's Clan]] out of hiding to join the [[Battle of Rathveramoen]] against [[Constantine III|Constantine]]. The [[Phoenix]] returns for Brookyln {{CIT| and transports Brooklyn, Mary, Finella, and the ''Grimorum'' away.}}<br />
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'''1975-1980'''. {{CIT|At some point between these years, Brooklyn, Mary, and Finella are brought to the United States by the Phoenix Gate. They work behind the scenes with [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] in forming an alliance between Xanatos and Demona.}}<br />
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'''1942'''. Brooklyn, Katana, Fu-Dog, and an unhatched [[Nashville|Gnash]] were on board the U.S.S. ''Nashville''. ''("Underwater")''<br />
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'''1978'''. {{CIT|Brooklyn's son [[Nashville]] hatches.}}<br />
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'''1994'''. ''October 4''. [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] breaks the sleep spell by putting [[Castle Wyvern]] atop the [[Eyrie Building]] above the clouds. The gargoyles awaken in [[Manhattan]]. A group of [[Xanatos Goon Squad|commandos]] attack Xanatos and the [[clan]]. They seemingly escape with three diskettes. ''("Awakening: Part Two")''<br />
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''October 5''. Meets [[Elisa Maza]]. The [[trio]] explore the city. ''([[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]])''<br />
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''October 6''. Chooses his name, and comes up with Bronx's name as well. Xanatos and [[Demona]] convince the clan to "retrieve" the stolen disks (though they never belonged to Xanatos in the first place). Brooklyn and his brothers raid the [[Cyberbiotics Tower]] and successfully steal one of the disks. ''([[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]], [[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]])''<br />
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''October 7''. Brooklyn helps Goliath destroy Xanatos' [[Steel Clan]] robots. Demona then betrays the clan and flees, and Xanatos is arrested. ''("Awakening: Part Five")''<br />
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''November 11''. Goes out for a joy-ride on a motorcycle he and his brothers had built. He's accosted and attacked by a biker gang, but saved by Demona's intervention. She seduces Brooklyn into believing her stance on humans. He agrees to aid her in her plan to make Goliath see the truth. ''([[Temptation|"Temptation"]])''<br />
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''November 12-13''. Steals the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' and lures Goliath to the [[Cloisters]] where Demona is waiting to cast her mind control spell. Realizing his mistake, Brooklyn battles with Demona and takes control of Goliath's mind, but is unable to undo the spell. Elisa figures out a way to free Goliath's mind. ''("Temptation")''<br />
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'''1995'''. ''January 3-4''. Kidnapped by [[Macbeth]] along with Lexington and Bronx. They escape with Goliath. Moves into the [[Clock Tower|clocktower]] with the rest of his clan. ''([[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]])''<br />
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''January 27-28''. Brooklyn, Lexington, and Broadway save Xanatos and [[Talon|Derek Maza]] from [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] during a helicopter battle. The trio take control of the [[Pack]]'s helicopter and later use it to defeat Jackal and Hyena a second time. They then hide the helicopter-permanently. ''([[Her Brother's Keeper|"Her Brother's Keeper"]])''<br />
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''February 3''. Battles [[Coldstone]] and Encounters Demona again on the [[George Washington Bridge]]. The gargoyles take up an oath to protect the citizens of Manhattan. ''([[Reawakening|"Reawakening"]])''<br />
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''September 4-5''. Tracks The Pack to their studio along with Lexington and Bronx, where they are captured by the Pack. Thanks to a tip by [[Owen Burnett|Owen]], Goliath, [[Hudson]], and Broadway free the captives from an oil rig. During the fight, Brooklyn is knocked unconscious and nearly falls into the water, but is saved by Lexington. The Pack escapes. ''([[Leader of the Pack|"Leader of the Pack"]])''<br />
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''September 7''. While on patrol, Brooklyn and Broadway spot [[Maggie the Cat|Maggie]]. Brooklyn forms a crush on her, and is intent on saving her from [[Gen-U-Tech Systems|Gen-U-Tech]] security guards. Maggie seems more afraid of the gargoyles and willingly goes with the guards. ''([[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]])''<br />
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''September 9-10''. Brooklyn insists on saving Maggie. He, Goliath and Lexington raid Gen-U-Tech, and bring Maggie back to the clocktower, but she flees at sunrise. After a fight at Castle Wyvern with the [[mutates]] ends when Elisa realizes one of them is her brother, a dejected Brooklyn mopes that Maggie is not interested in him. ''("Metamorphosis")''<br />
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''November 13-14''. Raids Macbeth's mansion along with the rest of the clan, and fights and subdues Demona with Bronx. However, the clan is defeated and captured by [[Coldsteel|Iago]] (working through Coldstone), and Macbeth and Demona (who are working under a spell by the [[Weird Sisters]]). The clan is saved by Elisa and [[Coldstone|Othello]] at [[Belvedere Castle]]. ''([[High Noon|"High Noon"]])''<br />
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''November 15''. Goliath is badly injured during a fight with the Pack. Brooklyn insists on helping Goliath rather than going after the Pack. Hudson tells Goliath to choose a second-in-command amongst Brooklyn and his brothers. ''([[Upgrade|"Upgrade"]])''<br />
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''December 14''. Has grown at odds with his brothers over Goliath's slowness in choosing second-in-command, and has nightly competitions to see who foils the most crimes. ''("Upgrade")''<br />
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''December 15''. Thanks to a clever tip by [[Fox]], the trio realizes the rest of the clan have been captured by the Pack. Brooklyn comes up with a plan and leads his brothers in saving Goliath, Hudson, Elisa, and Bronx from the upgraded Pack. Brooklyn is chosen as Goliath's second-in-command. ''("Upgrade")''<br />
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''December 20''. Encounters Maggie again when she leads the mutates to the clocktower where they attack. The mutates are defeated, and Brooklyn lets them go to show Maggie that he can be trusted. ''([[The Cage|"The Cage"]])''<br />
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'''1996'''. ''January 4''. The rest of the clan realize that Goliath, Elisa, and Bronx are missing. Brooklyn is reluctant to take the reigns of leadership. He visits the [[Labyrinth]] to talk to [[Talon]], and attacks [[Fang]] for harassing [[Al]]. ''([[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]])''<br />
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''January 5''. Against Brooklyn's better judgment, he allows Talon to lead the clan in an attack against Xanatos, which goes unsuccessfully and alerts Xanatos to Goliath's disappearance. Later, Maggie goes to the clocktower to tell the clan of Fang's take-over in the Labyrinth, and Brooklyn leads the others against Fang and his minions, accepting leader responsibility at last. ''("Kingdom")''<br />
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''May 19''. Brooklyn and his clanmates encounter [[King Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur]] and [[Griff]], and help Arthur reclaim [[Excalibur]] while battling with Macbeth and his flunkies. ''([[Pendragon|"Pendragon"]])''<br />
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''July 9''. The [[Avalon World Tour]] travelers return home. Brooklyn meets [[Angela]], and is smitten with her. The whole clan battles against [[Oberon]] to keep him from kidnapping [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]]. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]])''<br />
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''July 14''. Bitten by a [[Micro-Electric Mosquito|robotic mosquito]] that samples his DNA while on stakeout with Goliath and Angela, as part of Demona and [[Thailog]]'s [[clones|cloning]] scheme. Encounters Demona who has stolen a battle suit from the [[Goldencup Bakery Building]]. She is defeated, and Brooklyn proposes they lock her up in the labyrinth. ''([[The Reckoning|"The Reckoning"]])''<br />
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''August 2-3''. Elisa enlists the help of the trio and Angela in helping her take down [[Tony Dracon|Dracon]] and [[Tomas Brod]]. The entire time, the trio are duking it out over Angela. Brooklyn even tries to use his status to be alone with her. Angela finally sets them straight and they apologize to her after successfully helping to stop the two criminals' gangs. ''([[Turf|"Turf"]])''<br />
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''October 16-17''. Iago's soul secretly takes possession of Brooklyn's body during [[Puck]]'s soul-transference plan. After being weakened in battle, Iago decides to transfer to the [[Coldsteel]] robot body. ''([[Possession|"Possession"]])''<br />
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''October 24''. Encounters Demona again at a warehouse and fights with her, trying to keep her from obtaining the chemical [[D/I-7|DI-7]]. He's unsuccessful and has to be saved by Lexington from the burning warehouse. ''([[Hunter's Moon Part One|"Hunter's Moon" Part One]])''<br />
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''October 25''. The [[Hunters]] destroy the clocktower. The gargoyles temporarily reside at Elisa's apartment. ''([[Hunter's Moon Part Three|"Hunter's Moon" Part Three]])''<br />
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''October 27''. After a battle with the Hunters, Goliath saves the [[earth|world]] from Demona, and the gargoyles reclaim Castle Wyvern. Though Brooklyn is wary about living under the same roof as Xanatos. ''("Hunter's Moon" Part Three)''<br />
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''October 29''. Witnesses Broadway and Angela kissing in the library, and skulks away dejectedly. ''([[The Journey|"The Journey"]])''<br />
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''October 31''. Goes with Goliath to the Labyrinth. Attempts to ask [[Delilah]] on a date, but Goliath does before him. ''([[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]])''<br />
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''November 1''. Battles with Thailog during his attack of the Eyrie on [[Halloween]]. Later sees Delilah holding his clone [[Malibu]] affectionately and is greatly annoyed. ''([[Bash|"Bash"]])''<br />
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''November 2''. Elects to stay in Manhattan when Macbeth recruits the clan for help in guarding the [[Stone of Destiny]]. Broadway and Angela stay with him, much to his chagrin. ''([[The Rock|"The Rock"]])''<br />
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'''1997'''. Brooklyn discovers the Phoenix Gate in Manhattan and begins his TimeDancer journey. Forty seconds later, he returns from his forty year journey. [[Katana]], Nashville, and [[Fu-Dog]] join the Manhattan Clan. An unhatched [[Egwardo|egg]] is also brought back.<br />
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''May 17''. Brooklyn, [[Coldfire]], and Coldstone attempt to rescue Goliath from [[Rikers Island]] following his capture from the [[Gargoyle Taskforce]] in [[Central Park]]. ''([[Render Unto Caesar|"Render Unto Caesar"]])'' <br />
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'''2198'''. A TimeDancing Brooklyn, Katana, and Fu-Dog arrive in [[New York City|New York]] {{CIT|and join [[Samson]]'s [[Resistance]] against the [[Space-Spawn]]}}. ''("Underwater")''<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
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* [[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]] (First Appearance)<br />
* [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]]<br />
* [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening: Part Three"]]<br />
* [[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]]<br />
* [[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]]<br />
* [[The Thrill of the Hunt|"The Thrill of the Hunt"]]<br />
* [[Temptation|"Temptation"]]<br />
* [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]]<br />
* [[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]]<br />
* [[The Edge|"The Edge"]]<br />
* [[Long Way to Morning|"Long Way to Morning"]]<br />
* [[Her Brother's Keeper|"Her Brother's Keeper"]]<br />
* [[Reawakening|"Reawakening"]]<br />
* [[Leader of the Pack|"Leader of the Pack"]]<br />
* [[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]]<br />
* [[Legion|"Legion"]]<br />
* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]]<br />
* [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]]<br />
* [[The Silver Falcon|"The Silver Falcon"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]]<br />
* [[Vows|"Vows"]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]]<br />
* [[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]]<br />
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* [[High Noon|"High Noon"]]<br />
* [[Outfoxed|"Outfoxed"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Revelations|"Revelations"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Double Jeopardy|"Double Jeopardy"]]<br />
* [[Upgrade|"Upgrade"]]<br />
* [[The Cage|"The Cage"]]<br />
* [[The Price|"The Price"]]<br />
* [[Avalon Part One|"Avalon" Part One]]<br />
* [[Kingdom|"Kingdom"]]<br />
* [[Monsters|"Monsters"]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
* [[Walkabout|"Walkabout"]] (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* [[Pendragon|"Pendragon"]]<br />
* [[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]] (Illusion)<br />
* [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]]<br />
* [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Vendettas|"Vendettas"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Turf|"Turf"]]<br />
* [[The Reckoning|"The Reckoning"]]<br />
* [[Possession|"Possession"]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part One|"Hunter's Moon" Part One]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Two|"Hunter's Moon" Part Two]]<br />
* [[Hunter's Moon Part Three|"Hunter's Moon" Part Three]]<br />
* [[Nightwatch (episode)|"Nightwatch"]]<br />
* [[The Journey|"The Journey"]]<br />
* [[Invitation Only|"Invitation Only"]]<br />
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* [[Masque|"Masque"]]<br />
* [[Bash|"Bash"]]<br />
* [[Reunion|"Reunion"]]<br />
* [[The Rock|"The Rock"]]<br />
* [[The Gate|"The Gate"]]<br />
* [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]]<br />
* [[Phoenix|"Phoenix"]]<br />
* [[A Little Crazy|"A Little Crazy"]]<br />
* [[Idyll or Nightmare|"Idyll or Nightmare"]]<br />
* [[Tale Old as Time|"Tale Old as Time"]]<br />
* [[Render Unto Caesar|"Render Unto Caesar"]]<br />
* [[Underwater|"Underwater"]]<br />
* [[Everywhere|"Everywhere"]]<br />
* [[The Reach|"The Reach"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[Your Witness|"Your Witness"]] (No Lines)<br />
* [[The Oath|"The Oath"]] (No Lines)<br />
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==Apocrypha==<br />
===''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]''===<br />
Brooklyn inadvertently allowed a group of criminals to escape. [[Goliath]] reacted angrily to his second-in-command's mistake, causing Brooklyn to run away from the clan. After assisting a group of human runaways against [[Radar]], Brooklyn returned. ''([[Runaways|"Runaways"]])''<br />
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Brooklyn played a critical role in winning over humanity once and for all when [[Angela]] and [[Bronx]] were captured after the rest of the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] was apparently murdered in a grand trap designed by [[John Castaway]]. While the survivors were being transported on a passenger train to a prison, the [[Quarrymen]] led by Castaway himself attacked the train, only to face the rest of the Clan who arrived to save their brethren. During the battle, in front of human witnesses, Castaway made the train race out of control towards a bridge he had destroyed, vowing to kill everyone on it.<br />
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Although Goliath detached the locomotive car, the remaining cars with their sabotaged brakes obviously would not stop in time. However, while the leader ordered the clan to extract as many passengers as they can, Brooklyn asserted that it was possible to save them all. To do so, he ordered three Quarryman jetpacks embedded in the lead car to act as retro-rockets to stop the train. The gambit was successful and the train was saved. <br />
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Brooklyn's solution created a spectacularly successful rescue that convinced humanity of their intelligence and heroism and ended their persecution. ''([[Angels In the Night|"Angels In the Night"]])''<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jeff Bennett]]<br />
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In the early days of the comedy development, the leader of the clan was a gargoyle named Nick. Nick was great with coming up with plans, but not so great at coming up with plans that worked. He was also very much interested in the women of virtually any species, though his interests were seldom - if ever- returned. When the much more capable Dakota became the clan's new leader, Nick was renamed first "Trouble" then "Amp". Amp got another shot at leading the clan when Dakota became Demona and joined up with the bad guys. He developed a cool dude attitude and was supposedly "easily tempted by ... temptation." Though he apparently looked more like Lexington, Amp was an obvious forerunner of Brooklyn. The name "Amp" showed up again as a nickname for the [[London Clan]] gargoyle [[Staghart]], though so far, no one other than Lexington uses it.<br />
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Some of the other names considered for this character were "Nasti", "Static", and "Moe".<br />
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Brooklyn's appearance after he returns from his TimeDance directly references his appearance in two other episodes. He can be seen wearing a black patch over his left eye in "Eye of the Beholder" and can be seen wearing the exact same armor and be 40 years older in "Future Tense". The only completely new elements to his appearance are his weapons.<br />
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'''"High Noon"''' is the twenty-sixth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the thirteenth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 25, 1995.<br />
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* Produced by: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Lydia Marano|Lydia C. Marano]]<br />
* Story edited by: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
* Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Walt Disney Animation Japan]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Walt Disney Animation Japan<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Nakamura Production]], [[Studio Robin]], [[Light Foot]], [[Studio Cats]], [[Takahashi Production]], [[Jade Animation Productions]]<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===Act One===<br />
[[Coldfire|"Desdemona"]] waits atop the castle inside the cyberspace of [[Coldstone]]'s mind. [[Coldstone|"Othello"]] glides to a landing on the tower. "Desdemona" remarks that he has returned quickly and asks what he has brought her. He gives her a bouquet of heather and says that hills beyond are covered with blooming heather. "Desdemona" is pleased and takes the heather from him, remarking that she'd thought the season for heather had passed. She takes a deep smell of the flowers and realizes that the flowers have no scent. Like everything in cyberspace, it is not real. "Othello" comforts her, saying that it is true that the world they live in has no substance, but it also has nothing that can separate them. "Desdeomna" smiles at her mate and admits that that alone makes it beautiful. He calls her beautiful as well as the two embrace. Suddenly, [[Coldsteel|"Iago"]] dives towards the couple, snarling. "Othello" angrily asks why "Iago" won't leave them in peace. "Desdeomna" calms him and says to let him be, as "Iago" no longer has the power to come between them. "Iago" glides off past a cybernetic moon.<br />
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Meanwhile, in the real world, [[Lexington]] is using his computer (hooked up to Coldstone) in the [[Clock Tower]] as [[Goliath]] looks on. Nearby, [[Hudson]] and [[Broadway]] are reading a newspaper together, practicing their new skills in literacy. They make their way through an article about [[Rosaria Sanchez]] and [[Peter Choy]] saving a [[Ollie|five year old]] from the lake in [[Central Park]]. As Broadway struggles with a word, [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] arrives and finishes the sentence for him: the teenagers saved the child because it was the "right thing to do." Broadway asks how she knew what they said and Elisa says she wasn't there, but that choosing to save the child took courage and that always feels right. Broadway takes some books from her and says she must make those courageous acts all the time. She claims that she is no hero and is just doing her job, which thankfully, is over for the night. She is tired and all she wants to do is "hit the sack". Hudson is confused by this phrase and asks that that means, [[Brooklyn]], who was also reading newspapers nearby, explains that she is just tired and wants to sleep. "Then why didn't she say so?" asks Hudson, to Brooklyn's silent amusement towards the elder [[gargoyle]]. Elisa tells Lexington that she brought him more books on computer viruses and asks if he's making any progress with reviving Coldstone. Lex thinks that he is. He's discovered nothing is broken, but nothing is working either. The virus that attacked Coldstone wiped his programming clean; it's a blank slate and even the virus is gone. Goliath reminds him that the three souls that inhabit the Coldstone body were put there by [[magic]], not programming. Lex knows they must be in there somewhere and thinks he can revive Coldstone if he devises a simple operating program. Elisa says she knows he'll figure it out, but she needs to get some sleep and waves goodbye to the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]]. Goliath notes that it is time for them to sleep as well. The gargoyles make their way outside and strike poses as the sun rises and they [[Stone Sleep|turn to stone]].<br />
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Far below, Elisa exits the building with [[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]]; she's clearly exhausted. Morgan sympathizes and can relate. Elisa advises him to go home and get some rest and begins to depart herself. Just then, a woman in a police uniform passes them with a handcuffed man wearing a hat in tow. Elisa does a double take at the woman (and the woman glances at her as well). Elisa, puzzled, asks Morgan if he knows the woman. He doesn't and figures her to be just a rookie since otherwise she'd know better than to handcuff a guy that big with his hands in front of him. Elisa sighs and says she should tell her. Morgan reminds her to go home afterwards. Elisa pursues the mysterious pair, but they increase their pace through the hallways and stairs of the building. Elisa runs to follow and seems to lose them. She is struck by the weirdness of the incident and then notices the door to the broom closet is ajar - the broom closet that is the access point for the gargoyles' home. Deeply concerned, she enters, spots the discarded hat and handcuffs on the ground, and makes her way up the ladder, gun drawn. As she reaches the top of the ladder, the mysterious woman kicks the gun out of her hand. The man, now revealed to be [[Macbeth]] restrains Elisa. Struggling, Elisa remarks that he and his "little friend" won't get away with this. He says nothing and throws her against a stone wall. She falls to the floor unconscious. Macbeth and the woman smile. "Sweet dreams, detective," quips Macbeth.<br />
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Some time later, Macbeth in his [[Macbeth's Aircraft|aircraft]] ascends and moves away from the clocktower. Behind him, the mysterious woman lets down her hair, revealing herself to be [[Demona]] in her human form. Demona is furious that Macbeth stopped her from killing Elisa and the gargoyles when they had the chance. Macbeth notes that the sleeping gargoyles and Elisa were helpless and there is no honor in killing them like that. Demona scoffs at his "stupid code of honor". Macbeth tells her to stop complaining. Their stolen cargo is safe and no one spotted them leaving. She needs to lighten up.<br />
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That evening, back at the clock tower, Elisa awakes. Looking at her watch she realizes she was unconscious for most of the day. She quickly rushes outside and is relieved to discover that all the gargoyles are present and accounted for. She briefly considers what else Macbeth and his partner in crime might've been after and remembers Coldstone. Sure enough, Coldstone is gone. Elisa is bewildered. How'd they get Coldstone out? Even in [[New York City|New York]], people would notice if they just walked him out the door. She decides to quit talking to herself and wait for the clan to awaken.<br />
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Meanwhile, at [[Macbeth's Mansion]], Macbeth and Demona, now in their normal attire, wait for the sun to set as well. Coldstone stands comatose nearby. Macbeth is annoyed. He doesn't understand why they are waiting for sunset and claims that Demona is still thinking like a gargoyle. Demona claims that she is a gargoyle, though her human form is useful at times. She explains that they are waiting to put a disk into Coldstone to awaken him because he doesn't know Macbeth and wouldn't recognize Demona in human form. They wait. Soon, the sun sets. Demona painfully transforms back into her gargoyle self. Nearby, Macbeth feels the pain of the transformation fully due to their [[Demona and Macbeth's Link|magical link]]. He asks if it is supposed to hurt that much since the [[Puck's Spell of Transformation|daily transformation]] is supposed to be a gift from [[Puck]]. Demona tells him that Puck's gifts always come with a price, but she's just glad that Macbeth gets to suffer as well. Macbeth, annoyed, tells her to get on with the plan. Demona inserts the disk into Coldstone's chest.<br />
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In cyberspace, a huge portal opens. "Othello" and "Desdemona" are intrigued. What is this portal and where does it lead? Before they have more time to consider it, "Iago" dives past them and enters the portal. "Desdemona" is alarmed and asks if they should follow. "Othello", glad their evil brother is gone, says that nothing matters except that they are together.<br />
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The Coldstone body wakes up and instantly recognizes Demona. "Iago" is in control of the Coldstone shell and greets his sister. Demona asks how he feels. "Iago" smiles and answers, "Vengeful..."<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
The Manhattan Clan discusses the situation back at the clock tower. Elisa has filled the gargoyles in and they are full of questions. Goliath wonders how Macbeth escaped the [[Weird Sisters]], while Broadway wants to know how Macbeth knew where to find them. Brooklyn asks Elisa if she recognized the woman. Elisa admits she seemed familiar, but can't identify her. Lexington, looking at his books and computer, wonders why Coldstone would be stolen. Goliath doesn't know, but he refuses to leave his brother in the hands of Macbeth. Hudson agrees. The clan prepares to depart for Macbeth's Mansion. Elisa is torn. She wants to go with the clan, but her shift starts soon. Goliath reassures her that the six gargoyles can handle Macbeth. Besides, she has a whole city to protect. Elisa agrees, but warns them to be careful and demands a full report later. She heads to work, glad she got a long nap. Meanwhile, the gargoyles depart the clock tower.<br />
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Shortly thereafter, the clan is walking through the halls of Macbeth's Mansion. Broadway comments to Lex that he has gotten very good at bypassing alarms. Lexington can't take credit, saying it was too easy. Hudson comments that it's also too quiet. Macbeth must be expecting them. Goliath makes a plan to flush him out. He divides the clan into pairs. Brooklyn and Bronx are sent down one hallway. Broadway and Hudson are sent to check out the second floor. Lexington, still with Goliath, spots a working surveillance camera and remarks that Macbeth must know the clan is in his house. He and Goliath decide to find the control room. Once there, they burst in ready for battle, but find the room empty. Goliath turns to leave, but Lex stops him. They can use the cameras for their benefit instead. He accesses the controls and flips through different video feeds until he comes to one showing a revived Coldstone chained to the floor of a dungeon. Lexington remarks on how easy it was and Goliath agrees. It was all too easy, but they have no choice but to play along. Lex warns that Macbeth has gotten Coldstone operational again, but there is no way of knowing which personality is in control... and one of them hates Goliath. Goliath punches through the controls and says that he'll just have to be very careful.<br />
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Meanwhile, Brooklyn and Bronx investigate a large foyer area. Moonlight coming through a stained glass window illuminates the quiet castle. Brooklyn remarks that it is a bit spooky. Bronx growls and runs to a door, sniffing and clawing at it. Brooklyn opens the door and has to hold Bronx back. The [[Gargoyle Beast|beast]] clearly is alerted to something. Brooklyn finds a light switch and turns it on. It's just a closet. He turns off the light and prepares to leave, but Bronx is still on high alert. Suddenly, a secret door lifts, revealing Demona! She leaps over a barking Bronx and tackles Brooklyn through some furniture and onto the floor. She throws the young gargoyle into a fireplace. Bronx attempts to leap at Demona but she dodges him and the beast slams into a recovering Brooklyn instead. Demona grins and moves in.<br />
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Upstairs, Hudson and Broadway enter a large library. Broadway is awed at the number of books. Suddenly, a lightning blast hits a nearby chair. Macbeth is perched above them on a rolling ladder and mocks that he knows how to read all of the books. He kicks away from the wall, rolling towards a bookcase that moves to reveal a hidden door. Hudson, seeing Macbeth's escape plan, points for Broadway to follow on a second rolling ladder while the elder gargoyle runs to the spiral staircase. Macbeth reaches the end of the shelf with Broadway in close pursuit. He looks to see Hudson coming towards him from the stairs and glances back just in time for Broadway's ladder to collide with him, sending them both falling. Broadway lands on a chair, cushioning his fall a bit, but Macbeth hits the floor hard and reacts in pain.<br />
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On the floor below, Demona reacts to Macbeth's pain giving Brooklyn a chance to tackle her to the ground. She kicks him off of her, but is slammed back to the ground by Bronx. Brooklyn commends Bronx for apprehending Demona.<br />
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Elsewhere, Lex and Goliath descend a stone staircase into the dungeon. There they find Coldstone as they saw him on the control room screen. Coldstone warns the two gargoyles not to come any closer since it is a trap. "Not anymore!" announces Broadway as he and Hudson enter the room carrying a seemingly unconscious Macbeth. Hudson jokes that they found Macbeth catching up on his reading. Coldstone is not calmed and warns that Demona is still out there. Lexington thinks that something must be wrong with Coldstone's circuits as Demona and Macbeth would never work together. Just then, Brooklyn and Bronx arrive and throw Demona to the ground. "Guess again..." Goliath suspects that the two villains must've both escaped the Weird Sisters together. Broadway asks why they'd team up since they hate each other. Hudson remarks that "Maybe misery loves company". Regardless, Lex advises freeing Coldstone. Goliath wonders if it is safe, but Lex points out that Coldstone didn't have to warn them about Demona and suspects that the right personality is in control. Goliath breaks the chains, freeing his brother. Coldstone thanks the clan, then moves to Macbeth and Demona, ready to deal with them. Broadway asks what Coldstone plans to do with the two of them. Coldstone says "Just this..." He fires his rockets, lifting Macbeth and Demona off the ground. "Now..." he says. The two villains open their eyes, revealing their unconsciousness to be a ruse. The Clan is shocked, but has little time to react. Macbeth pulls out a remote control and presses the button; the floor electrifies, shocking the whole clan and sending them to the floor while Macbeth and Demona pump their fists in glee.<br />
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In cyberspace, the maniacal laugh of Coldstone rings out and "Othello" and "Desdemona" react in horror.<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
"Desdemona" and "Othello" stand atop the tower in cyberspace looking into the portal. The female gargoyle tells her mate that their "soul mate" is up to no good. "Othello" pushes off the responsibility to someone else. They've earned their peace. "Desdemona" looks back at the portal, unsure.<br />
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At the clock tower, dawn approaches. Elisa paces back and forth, concerned. The gargoyles left no note or word of any kind. Elisa doesn't know what to do if they don't return by sunrise. She yawns, exhausted again. She needs sleep but can't leave without knowing the clan is safe. Suddenly a gargoyle glides in for a landing. For a moment, Elisa thinks it is Goliath, but it is instead Demona. Elisa is shocked, but soon recovers. She asks Demona if she intends to spend the day at the clock tower as the sun is about to come up. Demona laughs, "Is it really?" The sun rises and Demona, painfully, transforms into a human. Elisa gasps, then quickly realizes that if Demona is human, then she is subject to human laws. She pulls her gun and begins to arrest Demona. The gargoyle-turned-human, while showing off her body, laughs Elisa off. If Elisa wants to see her "precious Goliath" again, she needs Demona to talk. Elisa demands to know where he is. Demona tells her that she wants to show Goliath what humans are really like. She will bring the Clan to [[Belvedere Castle]] at high noon. She offers Elisa a choice. Show up and fail to save the gargoyles, and indeed, sacrifice her own life or don't show at all and reveal to Goliath what human loyalty is really worth. Either way, Demona wins. Demona leaves the building, hails a cab, and departs. Elisa begins to follow, then realizes she already knows where Demona is headed. Morgan approaches Elisa, concerned. He asks if she is getting any sleep. Elisa admits that she barely has had any rest in the last 40 hours. Morgan points out that her shift is over so she should head home and get some rest. Elisa wishes she could go to sleep and wake up to a world without monsters, good or bad, just normal life. Normal life is something Morgan wishes for as well. It would be nice for a while, Elisa muses, but "they" need her. Morgan, misinterpreting, asks her isn't that why she became a cop in the first place. Elisa, reinvigorated, agrees and thanks Morgan for his help.<br />
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High noon in Central Park. Macbeth, Demona, and Coldstone wait at Belvedere Castle. The gargoyles, chained up, are sleeping as stone. Coldstone remarks that he never dreamed that he'd see the sun and wonders why he too wasn't stone. Demona tells him that it is because he is no longer a gargoyle; day or night, he is Coldstone. [[Brendan Quarters]] and [[Margot Yale]] stroll blissfully past them and Coldstone asks why no one is able to see them. Macbeth shrugs off the question.<br />
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In cyberspace, "Desdemona" questions her mate. Doing nothing is not the Gargoyle Way. "Othello" tells her that they are not gargoyles, just shadows. Suddenly he turns back to see three versions of his mate, one with gold hair, one with white hair, and one with black hair. The three "gargoyles" tell him that "Even shadows must be true to their shade."<br />
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Elisa arrives at Belvedere Castle, determined and angry. She stalks past the villains and checks on Goliath. Demona tells Elisa that she is brave but stupid, and aims her weapon at the detective. Elisa tells Demona that she came unarmed. "That was your first mistake, and your last." She prepares to fire, but Macbeth stops her. Seeing that the fight is not even, he suggests facing Elisa in hand-to-hand combat. Demona is not afraid and throws down her weapon. She mockingly tells Elisa that Goliath can't save her now. Elisa points out that she is here to save him and the two human women begin to fight. Elisa easily tosses Demona aside, taunting that Demona fights like a rookie. The fight continues with the two women struggling on the ground. Macbeth and Coldstone watch leeringly.<br />
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Meanwhile, the three visages of "Desdemona" in cyberspace continue to try to persuade "Othello" into action. Yes, their world is a paradise, but he is living a lie if they do not stop their evil brother. He admits that they speak truth. The three female gargoyles merge back into the one true "Desdemona" and she asks if they are taking up the cause. He agrees. It is the Gargoyle Way! They enter the portal together.<br />
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Suddenly, Coldstone, having been under the control of "Iago", yells that he is besieged and falls to the ground holding his head as electricity sparks around him. Inside the portal, "Desdemona" and "Othello" battle their brother. He is quickly taken down. "Desdemona" holds "Iago" and urges her mate to take control of Coldstone and fix the damage their brother has done. Macbeth asks Coldstone, if he is all right. "Othello" now controls the Coldstone body and accesses his memory banks. Seeing all that has transpired he attacks Macbeth, throwing the human to the ground and blasting the [[Lightning Gun|lightning gun]] from his hand. Seeing that Coldstone has changed sides, Macbeth calls for his aircraft to extract them. Demona, still fighting Elisa, looks up at this development and Elisa takes the chance to kick her away. The airship arrives and Macbeth calls for Demona. The two villains narrowly escape. Coldstone prepares to pursue, but Elisa, out of breath, stops him. She needs his help freeing the gargoyles. And besides, hasn't there been enough fighting for one day? Coldstone uses his laser canon to break all the gargoyles' chains, then prepares to leave. Elisa tries to stop him and tells him that Goliath and the others will want to see him. Coldstone tells her no. The battle inside him rages on and no living gargoyles are safe from Coldstone until that battle is decided. He tells her to tell Goliath that he will return one day if he can and departs. Elisa slumps to the ground beside Goliath, exhausted. A [[jogger]] comes by and asks where all these statues came from. Elisa tells him not to ask, she's just taking a nap.<br />
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Back at Macbeth's Mansion, Demona is berating Macbeth for causing their loss since he insisted they do it his way. Macbeth tells her that destroying Elisa and the gargoyles and keeping Coldstone was never their primary objective. Demona questions this. Macbeth reveals that the true targets were the three magical talimans on the table beside them: the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'', the [[Phoenix Gate]], and the [[Eye of Odin]]. They were stolen from the clock tower when the duo kidnapped Coldstone as a diversion. With all that occurred, it'll be weeks before Goliath even realizes they are gone. Demona remembers that she used a spell from the Grimorum to hide their presence at the clock tower and Central Park, but can't remember why they even stole the items or how they knew they were at the clock tower. Macbeth suddenly questions why the two of them are even working together. Angrily, they prepare to attack each other but are frozen as the Weird Sisters arrive just in time. They had placed a spell on the two and it was just about to wear off. "You can only compel someone to act against their nature for so long." They wonder if it was wise to release Coldstone. They could've found a way to place a spell on him too. [[Luna]] tells her sisters that they do not need Coldstone and that the talismans will do nicely in the coming battle. The Weird Sisters take the items and magically disappear with Macbeth and Demona. Macbeth's Mansion stands empty and silent.<br />
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==First Appearance==<br />
===Location===<br />
*[[Belvedere Castle]]<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
This is another good episode for "bit-characters". Not only does [[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] play a major role here, but [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]], [[Margot Yale|Margot]], and the [[Jogger]] all show up among the passers-by at [[Belvedere Castle]].<br />
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[[Elisa Maza]] (and through her the [[gargoyle]]s) learns that [[Demona]] now [[Puck's Spell of Transformation|turns]] into a [[human]] during the day, rather than turning to [[Stone Sleep|stone]] (an ability she has had since [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]]). Elisa is able to recognize the human Demona later, in the episode [[Sanctuary|"Sanctuary"]].<br />
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[[Broadway]] and [[Hudson]] continue to practice their reading skills. The decided to learn to read in [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]]. The newspaper article they read covers the rescue of [[Ollie|a five year old]] from the lake in [[Central Park]] by [[Rosaria Sanchez]] and [[Peter Choy]].<br />
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[[Macbeth]] and Demona are still under the control of the [[Weird Sisters]], following the events of [[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]]. They will remain dominated until [[Avalon Part Three|"Avalon" Part Three]].<br />
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Three talismans that the [[Manhattan Clan]] had been protecting at the [[Clock Tower]] are stolen in this episode by Macbeth and Demona, so that the Weird Sisters can give them to the [[Archmage]] (in [[Avalon Part Two|"Avalon" Part Two]]). The ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' had been there since [[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]], the [[Eye of Odin]] since [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]], and the [[Phoenix Gate]] had been there since [[Vows|"Vows"]].<br />
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[[Coldstone]] is reactivated in this episode. He had been dormant since [[Legion|"Legion"]]. Coldstone next appears in [[Possession|"Possession"]], although his next chronological appearance is depicted in [[Reunion|"Reunion"]].<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
[[Macbeth]] inaccurately describes [[Puck]] as a "[[changeling]]". His use of the word implies that it is being used to mean "shape-shifter"; in fact, a changeling, in fairy mythology, was a substitute baby left behind by the faerie-folk whenever they stole a human infant from its cradle, sometimes a fairy baby, more often a very old fairy pretending to be a baby. There is no hint in the series that Puck ever had such an experience.<br />
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When [[Lexington]] is typing in passwords in an effort to reactivate [[Coldstone]], among the words that he tries are "[[Coldstone|Othello]]", "[[Coldfire|Desdemona]]", "[[Coldsteel|Iago]]", and "[[Greg Weisman|Weisman]]".<br />
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[[Demona]]'s eyes glow red even while she is in human form (at the moment when she angrily confronts Macbeth at the end of the episode, just before the [[Weird Sisters]] step in). Evidently Puck's transformation spell has not completely removed her gargoyle qualities during the daytime.<br />
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After Demona turns human in front of Elisa, she strikes the same pose Elisa did in [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]] when posing as a guard for [[Titania's Mirror]] at the museum. Ironically, the reflection of this pose stayed in the mirror after Elisa moved and Puck's "gift" for Demona was the last thing he did when she summoned him from it and the last thing before she smashed it.<br />
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The title of this episode and its theme of responsibility in the face of frightening odds comes from the 1952 film, ''High Noon''. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=142]<br />
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Coldstone and Macbeth's exchange of ''"Well, this is diverting . . . "/"You have no idea."'' would later reappear in the sixth issue of Greg Weisman's [[Marvel Comics|Marvel series]], ''Starbrand & Nightmask''.<br />
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==Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits==<br />
After Elisa is captured by Macbeth and a human Demona, she is thrown against a wall, knocking her out. This is cut. Instead we see Macbeth throwing her but we don't see her impact with the wall. It cuts right to where she has already landed on the floor and gone unconscious.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=143 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=142 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep26.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''"City of Stone" Part One''' is the twenty-second televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the ninth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 18, 1995.<br />
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* Produced by: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Story: [[Michael Reaves]]<br />
* Teleplay: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]], [[Lydia Marano]]<br />
* Story Edited by: Michael Reaves<br />
* Directed by: Frank Paur<br />
* Animation by: [[Koko Entertainment Co., LTD]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: N/A<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Main Plot===<br />
Some of [[Demona]]'s tragic past is revealed and her centuries-long feud with the [[Hunters|Hunter]] is established, while in the present she uses a [[Stone By Night Spell|spell]] from the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' to curse most of the [[Manhattan]] [[human]]s so that they turn to stone at night. Back in the past, after Demona's failed plan with the [[Captain of the Guard|Captain]] that led to the [[Wyvern Massacre]], she becomes a [[Rogue Gargoyle|rogue gargoyle]], and during one encounter while raiding a barn for food, she slashes the young [[Gillecomgain]] across the face, permanently scarring him; an act that will haunt her species for centuries to come. Gillecomgain becomes the first Hunter, and as an adult, works for King [[Duncan]], who uses the Hunter reputation and insignia for political gain. He sends Gillecomgain to assassinate his cousin [[Macbeth]]'s father, [[Findlaech]], in order to ensure Macbeth doesn't become king in his staid. Gillecomgain is successful, but fails to kill the young Macbeth as well when Demona intervenes, and in a rare act of kindness, saves Macbeth and his future wife [[Gruoch]] while Gillecomgain gets away to report to his king.<br />
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===Subplots===<br />
The [[Manhattan Clan]] intervenes with a hostage situation at a bank where a [[terrorist]] and her flunkies are holding [[Brendan Quarters]] and [[Margot Yale]] captive. The Clan stops the terrorist, but the couple is still afraid of the [[gargoyle]]s.<br />
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The mysterious [[Weird Sisters]], introduced in this episode, are always in the background of both the past and present where they subtly shape the events and manipulate the characters, while their motives remain unclear. They appear to the gargoyles in the bank but are invisible to everyone else in the room. They appear as old gargoyle hags to Demona and her [[Demona's Clan|clan]] in [[Timeline#995-1994|1020]], informing her of the Hunter's imminent attack at [[Castle Moray]] and urge her to go there to stop the Hunter and ally with his enemies. Later, they appear as serving wenches working for Duncan.<br />
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Demona escapes the Wyvern Massacre by going off to hide under a cliff during the day, as she didn't trust the Captain's promise to protect the [[Wyvern Clan|clan]]. At the [[Castle Wyvern|castle]], she spots [[Goliath]] and runs away yet again, only to return to find him trapped in his enchanted [[Stone Sleep|stone sleep]], and witnesses [[Princess Katharine]], [[Guardian|Tom]], and the [[Magus]] cart the gargoyle [[egg]]s away. Unable to admit to herself that the tragic happenings are mostly her own fault, she uses the humans as a scapegoat.<br />
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Demona has rounded up all the scattered gargoyles in [[Scotland]], such as those from the [[Wyvern Clan (split)|Wyvern splinter clan]], and has become their leader. By 1020 the gargoyles have become a nuisance to humans; raiding their storehouses to steal food and killing the [[Storehouse Guards|guards]]. [["Second"|Demona's Second]] expresses his dislike of the situation and suggests making peace with the humans, to which Demona reacts violently.<br />
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The same night Gillecomgain comes to assassinate Findlaech, [[Bodhe]] and Gruoch are visiting Castle Moray. Findlaech pledges his loyalty to King Duncan, while Gruoch and Macbeth make a connection while playing chess together.<br />
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Duncan rewards Gillecomgain with the stewardship of Moray after he murders Findlaech.<br />
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In the present time, Demona makes a deal with [[David Xanatos]], offering to share a spell of prolonged life with him while he allows her to broadcast her spell over Manhattan's television airwaves at [[PackMedia Studios]]. Demona instead broadcasts her "stone by night" spell, then ties up [[Owen Burnett]] and forces him to watch. Just before sunset, Owen calls Xanatos while he and [[Fox]] are on their way to the studios in his helicopter. Both Owen and Fox turn to stone and the helicopter plummets towards the street. Meanwhile, [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] goes to tell the gargoyles about Demona's broadcast and turns to stone in the [[Clock Tower]].<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===Act One===<br />
[[New York City]], [[Timeline#1995|1995]]. Police cars and helicopters surround a [[Manhattan]] bank as [[Elisa Maza]] rushes to her partner's side. [[Matt Bluestone]] wants to send in the swat team, but Elisa talks him down as the hostages have been identified. Matt continues an attempt to negotiate, when the leading [[terrorist]] refuses to surrender, declaring her cause is worth any sacrifice and takes a shot at them. Elisa notices the [[Manhattan Clan]] approaching the building.<br />
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Inside the bank, [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]] and [[Margot Yale|Margot]] plead to be released; standing behind them are [[Weird Sisters|three mysterious young girls]]. Suddenly [[Goliath]] bursts through the wall, disarming one of the terrorists. The leader orders her men to shoot him, but the [[trio]] drop down through the ceiling, neutralizing them. The terrorist leader retreats into the vault but is quickly taken down by Goliath, and pleads for her life. The [[gargoyle]]s release Brendan and Margot, but the two of them are more afraid of the gargoyles than their captors.<br />
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Goliath emerges from the vault with the leader in hand as the three children approach him, the [[Seline|raven-haired one]] saying the cause is everything until her own life is threatened. The [[Phoebe|golden-haired child]] reminds Goliath not to forget that every life is precious, lest he become no different than "her". Goliath vows that he'll never be like this terrorist, but the [[Luna|silver-haired girl]] replies that they weren't talking about this terrorist. At that point, the children just disappear, to the confusion of the gargoyles... but neither Brendan, Margot, or even the terrorists ever saw any children. Goliath ponders who they were talking about...<br />
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... Across town, [[Demona]] soars across the city, carrying a parchment.<br />
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[[Scotland]], [[Timeline#994|994 A.D.]], the [[Captain of the Guard]] warns Goliath that the [[Viking]]s may return and to take all of the [[Wyvern Clan]] and make sure they're gone. [[Demona|Angel]] agrees, but Goliath doesn't want to leave [[Castle Wyvern]] unprotected; before deciding that he can scare them off without help. Angel volunteers to go with him, but he leaves her in command. Once the clan leader is out of earshot, Angel turns on the Captain, declaring that this ruins their plan. But the Captain assures her that their plan can still work, he'll signal [[Hakon]] and tell him to attack by day. Angel reminds him that they'll be helpless, but the Captain vows to keep the clan safe.<br />
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As sunrise approaches, Angel gets nervous and approaches [[Coldstone|"Othello"]] and [[Coldfire|"Desdemona"]], intending to warn them. But she then spots the Vikings getting into position, and assures them that it's nothing. She then decides that if she can't trust the Captain to keep his word, what's she doing any of this for... but while she's willing to take the chance with her clan's lives, she's not willing to take that same chance with her own. She soars off into the sky, and hides in the caves down below, on the shoreline. As the sun rises, Hakon orders the attack while Angel turns to stone, a tear streaming down her cheek as she [[Stone Sleep|turns to stone]]. As she sleeps, Hakon destroys her clan.<br />
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The sun sets, and Angel stares up at the castle, smoke rising from it. Choosing to believe her plan worked, that her clan is now free, she scales the cliff to the castle. But she arrives to dead silence. She wanders through the castle, calling out to her brothers and sisters' before coming across a piece of "Othello's" face, and the crushed and dismembered stone remains of her clan. Angel collapses to her knees and her shriek of grief echoes into the night.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
Angel sobs over the shattered corpses of her clan when she hears Goliath's approach. Deciding she can't face him yet, she flees once more, already preparing the lie she plans to tell him to cover how she managed to survive the massacre. She returns to the castle hours later and finds the surviving gargoyles [[Sleep Spell|stone at night]]. She spots her mate's stone form and nearly breaks, "What have ''I''..." then regains her composure and finishes that sentence with "What have '''''they''''' done to you!?" The sound of horses neighing draws her attention to the [[Magus]] placing the last [[Egg|gargoyle egg]] into a cart. [[Guardian|Tom]] closes the cart and they, along with [[Mary]] and [[Princess Katharine]] depart.<br />
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Angel scales the tower towards her mate's frozen form, kisses her finger tips and presses them to his lips, then kisses his forehead as another tear streams down her cheek and onto his statue... streaming down his face as she departs the castle, subconsciously sending herself into exile.<br />
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An unknown amount of time later, a peasant boy named [[Gillecomgain]] approaches the stables, muttering about his chores. The sound of horses in terror and the growl of a gargoyle alert him; he enters the barn, grabbing a pitchfork. He approaches the thief, but Angel emerges from the shadows and slashes him across his face. Gillecomgain covers his face with his hands and collapses to his knees, as she departs with her stolen fruits, eating an apple, to never think about this encounter again.<br />
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New York City, 1995. Demona arrives at [[PackMedia Studios]] as [[David Xanatos]] and [[Owen Burnett]] finish setting up their state-of-the-art equipment that can override every broadcast and cable channel in Manhattan. Demona reveals her parchment is a spell stolen from the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' that she can use to steal one minute of life from all who see and hear the spell. Their scheme is to broadcast the spell throughout the day, ending it at sunset, at which time Xanatos will return and they will share that stolen time between them. Before taking his leave, Xanatos reminds Owen to either watch or listen to her, but not both. After Xanatos departs, Owen turns on the camera and counts down. She then begins to chant:<br />
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:''Omnes conspecti, omnes auditi,''<br />
:''in nocte usque ad saxum commutate'' <br />
:''dum caelum ardeat''<br />
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Realizing what's happening, Owen panics but Demona quickly restrains him, tying him to a chair with an iron cable, as he is the "tricky one", to make sure he stays put. Demona watches part of the recording, satisfied with her work before departing. A helpless Owen is left with no choice but to watch.<br />
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As Elisa is preparing to leave her [[Elisa's Loft|loft]] for work, the broadcast of ''[[Casablanca|"Casablanca"]]'' that she's watching is interrupted by Demona's broadcast. Elisa is shocked, tries changing the channel but Demona is broadcasting on every channel. She then takes off to warn the gargoyles.<br />
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Crowds of people are gathered outside electronic shops watching Demona's broadcast including [[Weird Sisters|three fashion models]]. The golden-haired Phoebe is excited, but the raven-haired Seline is cautious. The silver-haired Luna urges patience; they've waited nine-hundred and seventy-five years, they can wait a little longer.<br />
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Scotland, [[Timeline#995-1994|1020 A.D.]]. In Dunsinane, several men stand guard outside a granary when the roar of gargoyles echoes towards them. A band of gargoyles descend from the sky and trap the men in a net. The gargoyle leader breaks into the granary with a [[mace]], and her gargoyles start gathering food. One of the humans vows that the [[Hunters|Hunter]] will wipe their kind off the face of the Earth, but the gargoyle leader, an aged Angel, turns towards them with her own vow, not while she lives, before killing them, their own cries of terror echoing through the night.<br />
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Back at their cave on [[Lunfanan Hill]], Angel passes out food. As he bites into his loaf of bread, [["Second"]] - exhausted of starving and living like a thief - wonders out loud why they can't just make peace with humanity. But Angel throws him across the cave, not willing to hear any of it. The humans don't want peace, the gargoyles are all that is left of their kind, and the Hunter is after them. Moments after Angel declares that they are the last gargoyles on Earth, three elderly-looking female gargoyles appear, bringing news of the Hunter. Angel welcomes them to stay among [[Demona's Clan|her clan. Seline informs Angel that the Hunter is stalking a target at [[Castle Moray]], Luna urges Angel to ally with Clan Moray to defeat the Hunter. But Angel scoffs at the notion; the Hunter is now her prey.<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
At Castle Moray, the visting [[Gruoch]] defeats the thane [[Findlaech]], High Steward of Moray, at a game of chess. Findlaech is impressed and compliments her to her father, [[Bodhe]]. Bodhe then suggests that Findlaech's son, [[Macbeth]] play a game with her. As the two teenagers set up their chessboard, Findlaech and Bodhe discuss, in a resigned manner, that Macbeth's cousin, [[Duncan]], will be the next king. But however things turn out, Findlaech pledges his loyalty by the [[Sigil of Moray]].<br />
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As things between Macbeth and Gruoch get a little bit too... welcoming, Bodhe decides it's late and that he'll see Gruoch to her bed. Findlaech laughs and orders Macbeth to escort them to their chambers. Once alone, Findlaech calls to the kitchen lad, but when the door to the dining hall opens, it's not the kitchen lad who enters, but the Hunter - a cloaked man wearing a black mask with three red scars upon its face. Findlaech calls to his guards, but the Hunter advances on him, sword in hand. Findlaech has no choice but to defend himself with a serving tray, but he knows this won't last longer than a few seconds. The Hunter remains silent as Findlaech demands to know who sent him. The fight, if one could call it that, ends up out on the balcony.<br />
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Macbeth returns to the dining hall, sees what's happening, and pulls two swords from the wall. The Hunter disarms Findlaech of his dining tray and moves in for the kill. But Macbeth interrupts and throws one of the swords to his father, only for the Hunter to knock it over the side of the balcony, leaving Macbeth no choice but to engage the Hunter in battle. Macbeth manages to hold the Hunter off as Gruoch looks out the window and cries out to him, accidentally giving the Hunter the opening he needs to disarm the lad. Gruoch runs downstairs towards the fight; Bodhe pleads with her not to but remains upstairs. <br />
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Findlaech and Macbeth manage to disarm the Hunter; Findlaech takes his sword, but to no avail as the Hunter throws the thane over the side of the balcony to his death, taking the Sigil of Moray. Grief-stricken, Macbeth is easy prey for the Hunter when Angel intervenes, attacking her masked enemy and disarming him. Macbeth picks up the sword, determined to avenge his father but is quickly tossed aside, hanging over the ledge. Gruoch runs to Macbeth's aid, but he is too heavy and she finds herself going over the side with him. However, rather than finish her enemy for good, Angel (feeling a modicum of sympathy) aids the two young nobles... allowing the Hunter to make his escape. Angel is livid at the Hunter's disappearance, but Gruoch thanks her. Angel growls in frustration, disgusted with them and with herself, before taking to the air. Macbeth and Gruoch watch her departure.<br />
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At [[Edinburgh Castle]], Prince Duncan paces back and forth in his chambers when the Hunter enters. Duncan asks him for news of his mission, and the Hunter gives him the Sigil of Moray, reporting that Findlaech is dead - as Duncan commanded. When Duncan asks of Macbeth, the Hunter removes his mask, revealing the scarred face of Gillecomgain. Duncan doesn't mind the Hunter's failure to assassinate Macbeth, because without his father, Macbeth won't have the needed support to become king. The prince signals for his three serving ladies (with golden, silver, and raven hair) to enter with food and drink. Duncan rewards Gillecomgain with the High Stewardship of Moray.<br />
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New York City, 1995. As Demona's spell continues to be broadcast, a mysterious man dons the mask of the Hunter before turning off his monitors.<br />
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At the [[23rd Precinct]], Matt stops Elisa in the hallway, demanding she help out with complaints about that "weird broadcast"; she brushes him off as she heads for the [[Clock Tower]].<br />
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At the [[Eyrie Building]], Xanatos boards his helicopter for PackMedia Studios, piloted by his wife, [[Fox]]. As they head there, Fox remarks that Demona's broadcast isn't riveting TV. Xanatos, annoyed, reminds her that he didn't watch it and he warned her not to watch it either. As Fox retorts that she was curious, Xanatos receives a call from a panicked Owen. Demona lied to them, the spell she cast wasn't what she said it was. But before Owen can elaborate further, the sun sets and he turns to stone. So does Fox. Xanatos's helicopter begins to fall out of the sky.<br />
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The gargoyles awaken and enter the Clock Tower, finding the stone statue of Elisa Maza waiting for them.<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
*[[Terrorist]]<br />
*[[Weird Sisters]]<br />
**[[Phoebe]]<br />
**[[Selene]]<br />
**[[Luna]]<br />
*[[Gillecomgain]]<br />
*[["Brooksbro"]] (No Lines)<br />
*[["Kermit"]] (No Lines)<br />
*[["Second"]]<br />
*[["Schnozz"]] (No Lines)<br />
*[[Gruoch]]<br />
*[[Findlaech]]<br />
*[[Bodhe]]<br />
*[[Duncan]]<br />
*[[Storehouse Guards]]<br />
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===Locations===<br />
*[[Dunsinane]]<br />
*[[Lunfanan Hill]]<br />
*[[Castle Moray]]<br />
*[[Edinburgh Castle]]<br />
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===Objects===<br />
*[[Sigil of Moray]]<br />
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===Magic===<br />
*[[Stone By Night Spell]]<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
*''[[Casablanca]]''<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*"Get away!"<br />
:"Don't come near me!"<br />
:"Don't gush all over us, okay? It's kind of embarrassing." - Brendan, Margot and [[Brooklyn]]<br />
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*"If you forget what she's forgotten, that every life is precious, then you'll be no different from her."<br />
:"I'll never be like this terrorist."<br />
:"We were not talking about ''this'' terrorist."- Phoebe and Goliath<br />
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*"Oh my love...What have I...What have '''''THEY''''' done to you?" - Demona<br />
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*"I'm tired of starving, and sick of acting like a common thief. I don't see why we just can't make peace with the humans."<br />
:"Do you think the humans want peace? We are all that are left of our kind in this world, and the Hunter begrudges each of us our lives." - "Second" and Demona<br />
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*"Know what it feels like to be hunted human, and know that it is the last thing you will ever feel." - Demona<br />
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*"Mr. Xanatos, we have a problem. Demona lied to us; the spell she cast was not what she said it was!" - Owen<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
Once again, a few familiar characters make cameos; [[Brendan Quarters|Brendan]] and [[Margot Yale|Margot]] are the [[terrorist|bank robbers']] hostages, and the two [[gargoyle]]s whom [[Demona]] almost warns are [[Coldstone|Othello]] and [[Coldfire|Desdemona]]. There is also a glimpse of [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]], and [[Guardian|Tom]] loading up the [[egg]]s in their cart before leaving [[Castle Wyvern]] (as a foreshadowing of [[Avalon Part One|"Avalon" Part One]]).<br />
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Demona describes [[Owen Burnett|Owen]], after overpowering him, as "the tricky one". This is another subtle hint to his true identity as [[Puck]], revealed in [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]].<br />
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While [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]]' desire for immortality won't officially enter the series until [[The Price|"The Price"]], his interest in Demona's offer of using stolen minutes from people's lives to expand his life-span is the first hint of that ambition.<br />
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[[Demona]]'s earliest flashbacks crossover with the events of [[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]] and [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]]. In particular, we learn more about the pact between Demona and the [[Captain of the Guard]], mentioned in [[Awakening Part Five|"Awakening: Part Five"]], and how Demona was able to survive the [[Wyvern Massacre]].<br />
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Othello and Desdemona appear in Demona's flashback, prior to their deaths during the Wyvern Massacre. After the Massacre, she can be seen holding up the broken face of Othello, which in [[Reawakening|"Reawakening"]] was used to create [[Coldstone]].<br />
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The [[Hunters|Hunter]] appears for the first time.<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
"City of Stone" was originally intended to be a direct-to-video release, but the idea was rejected by [[Gary Krisel]] because [[Goliath]] and his [[clan]] did not have a large enough role in it. Fortunately, the story idea was turned into a Season Two multi-parter rather than abandoned altogether; ''Gargoyles'' would have been much poorer without it.<br />
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[[Macbeth]]'s backstory in "City of Stone" differs strongly from the familiar plotline of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', of course, making Macbeth the hero and [[Duncan]] the villain. Instead, it bases itself on the Macbeth of real history, whose life-story was heavily distorted by Shakespeare (due to the fact that Shakespeare's own sources had already distorted the story). Also, Shakespeare was writing the play during the reign of James I, who was a descendant of Duncan and [[Canmore|Malcolm Canmore]] - and also believed himself to be a descendant of the fictional Banquo and Fleance - thus making it anything but prudent to tell the actual story. Shakespeare may have also deliberately altered the story to produce a nightmarish atmosphere, chronicling its title character's descent into crime and bloodshed. [[John Rhys-Davies]], who provided the voice of Macbeth in ''Gargoyles'', was initially astonished at this alteration of the familiar play and even accused [[Greg Weisman]] of revisionism, but changed his mind when learning that it was based on the actual history of 11th century [[Scotland]] and then became very enthusiastic about it. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=211]<br />
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The [[Weird Sisters]] are, of course, the ''Gargoyles'' take on the Three Witches, but interpreted as being much more powerful than mere witches. While critical opinion is divided as to whether Shakespeare meant the Witches of his play to be mere [[human]] crones practicing black magic, or the goddesses of destiny (which was what his source, Raphael Holinshed, interpreted them as being), Greg definitely saw them as the latter. In fact, he made them into a blend of three different mythical triplets: the Fates, the Furies, and the Graces. Furthermore, each one of the Weird Sisters focuses on a different one of these trios: silver-haired [[Luna]] represents Fate, golden-haired [[Phoebe]] Grace, and raven-haired [[Seline]] Vengeance. The shift in their characterization throughout the series is described by him as due to the shift in which Sister's influence is uppermost at the time.<br />
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The individual names of the Weird Sisters are all taken from moon-goddesses in classical mythology. Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, Phoebe a Titaness (the mother of Leto and grandmother of Apollo and Artemis) who was often associated with the moon - particularly in Elizabethan poetry such as Shakespeare's plays, and Selene the Greek goddess of the moon (Artemis took on that role only very late in the development of Greek myth) - and, incidentally, the sister of Helios, who would have [[Helios|a namesake character]] in [[The New Olympians|"The New Olympians"]]. We do not know as yet, however, exactly what link the Weird Sisters have to the moon, if any.<br />
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The Weird Sisters' three different ages (little girls, young women, ancient hags) are based on the concept in modern-day mythological studies of the feminine trinity of Maiden, Mother, and Crone.<br />
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Greg had plans to bring back the bank robbers in the spin-off ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys|Bad Guys]]'', presumably as adversaries for the [[Redemption Squad]].<br />
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Just before Demona breaks in on her signal, [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] is watching the classic movie ''[[Casablanca]]'' on television.<br />
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Oddly, the petrified Elisa at the end of Part One is facing away from the gargoyles. <br />
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Toon Disney modified Goliath's conversation with the Weird Sisters ("I will never be like this terrorist." "We were not talking about ''this'' terrorist.") after the September 11 attacks, removing the word "terrorist" from the dialogue. The DVD release contains the original dialogue.<br />
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==Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits==<br />
After Goliath and the Trio have subdued the bank robbers, he gets into a conversation with the Weird Sisters in their child form. During the course of that conversation he originally said "I'll never be like this terrorist!" to which the Sisters replied "We were not talking about this terrorist." The word terrorists in both sentences have been cut out. This was not originally in the Toon Disney edits but appeared after September 11, 2001.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=134 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=133 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep22.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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| '''[[Vows|<< Previous Episode: "Vows"]]''' <br />
| '''[[City of Stone Part Two|Next Episode: "City of Stone" Part Two >>]]''' <br />
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesComic22A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles #10 by David Nakayama]]<br />
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The tenth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is anticipated to be released October 11th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230327]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[George Kambadais]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
A RACE AGAINST TIME! [[Brooklyn]]’s attempts to lead the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] have left him feeling disappointed and estranged from those he is closest to. But when news of a kidnapping comes in, it’s up to Brooklyn, [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]] to save the day. Can [[Trio|they]] come together in time to make the daring rescue? Or will daybreak [[Stone Sleep|stop]] them in their tracks?<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Characters===<br />
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===Magic===<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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==Links==<br />
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{| align="center" border="1"<br />
|- style="vertical-align: top;"<br />
| '''[[Your Witness|<< Previous Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Nine: "Your Witness"]]'''<br />
| '''[[Here In Manhattan Chapter Eleven|Next Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Eleven>>]]''' <br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:GargoylesComic22A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles #10 by David Nakayama]]<br />
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The tenth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (Dynamite)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is anticipated to be released October 11th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230327]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[George Kambadais]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
A RACE AGAINST TIME! [[Brooklyn]]’s attempts to lead the [[Manhattan Clan|Clan]] have left him feeling disappointed and estranged from those he is closest to. But when news of a kidnapping comes in, it’s up to Brooklyn, [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]] to save the day. Can [[Trio|they]] come together in time to make the daring rescue? Or will daybreak stop them in their tracks?<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Characters===<br />
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===Magic===<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
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==Links==<br />
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{| align="center" border="1"<br />
|- style="vertical-align: top;"<br />
| '''[[Your Witness|<< Previous Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Nine: "Your Witness"]]'''<br />
| '''[[Here In Manhattan Chapter Eleven|Next Episode: "Here In Manhattan" Chapter Eleven>>]]''' <br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:DarkAgesComic2A.JPG|thumb|310px|Gargoyles: Dark Ages #2 by Clayton Crain]]<br />
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'''The Draw''' is second issue of the ''[[Gargoyles: Dark Ages]]'' comic by [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. It was released on August 9th, 2023. [https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN230660]<br />
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
*Pencil Artist: [[Drew Moss]] <br />
*Color Artist: <br />
*Letterer: <br />
*Editor: [[Nate Cosby]]<br />
*Main Cover Artist: [[Clayton Crain]]<br />
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==Solicitation==<br />
THE ORIGIN OF THE [[Gargoyle|GARGOYLES]] CONTINUES! In this second installment of the “Dark Ages” saga, [[Kenneth II|Kenneth]] and [[Hudson|Mentor’s]] [[human]] and Gargoyle alliance battle [[Culen|King Culen’s]] army (with some p]magic]]al help from the [[Archmage|ARCHMAGE]]). Mentor orders [[Goliath]]'s generation to stay back, as they aren’t yet seasoned warriors, but [[Demona|Angel]] and [[Hyppolyta]] disobey Mentor’s order and join the fighting — at great cost. Written by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and illustrated by star artist DREW MOSS, this 40-page issue also features an illustrated text story by Weisman! ALL COVERS CARDSTOCK<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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==Review==<br />
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The [[Wyvern Clan|Wyvern Clan's]] early adventures continue in this issue, and very effectively.<br />
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The big moment is the death of [[Hudson|Mentor's]] mate, [["Verity"]]. The death in itself was not surprising - Greg Weisman had mentioned long before that she died in [[Timeline#Before 994|971]], though until this issue came out, it was canon-in-training - but it happening so early in the story *was* a surprise. It was also well-handled, with the looks of utter horror from [[Hyppolyta]], [[Demona|Angel]], and Mentor, and an entire page being dedicated to a single panel of a grieving Mentor clasping his dead mate in his arms. (Followed by the quick death at Mentor's hands of [[Cawdor|the thane]] who had slain her.)<br />
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This is the central moment, but there are other noteworthy features. [[Culen]] is revealed to have his own sorcerer, a certain [[Valois|Lord Valois]], who delivers a [[magic]]al attack on the [[Gargoyle|gargoyles]] (in the form of watery hands rising from the sea to grab them) before the [[Archmage]] puts him to rout. It is indicated that Valois and the Archmage have a history; will we learn more in the following issues? (Valois is also portrayed as using a spear for his magical device, a counterpart to the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' for the Archmage - and calling it "hasta fatum", Latin for "Spear of Destiny"....)<br />
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To top it off, Angel's recklessness gets her captured by Culen, who uses her as a hostage to make his escape. ([[Goliath]] is so horrified that he forgets his orders to stay out of the fighting, which he has hitherto obeyed, and tries to come to her rescue; Mentor has to literally hold him back.) The debate among Kenneth and his allies and followers over what to do is well-handled, particularly when [[Prince Malcolm]] points out to his [[Kenneth II|older brother]] that breaking an oath to his allies would be a bad way to begin his reign. Culen escapes with his prisoner, but it's clear from the final panel that Mentor intends to remedy that....<br />
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A fine continuation to the first issue.<br />
<br />
==First Appearances==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* [[Menteth]]<br />
* [[Valois|Lord Valois]]<br />
* [[Cawdor]]<br />
* [[Angus]] (Mentioned Only)<br />
<br />
===Object===<br />
* [[Hasta Fatum]]<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
<br />
Culen uses the term [[Rhydderch]] for a gargoyle leader, when speaking to Mentor.<br />
<br />
==Cover Gallery==<br />
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| [[Image:Dynamite_Gargoyles_Dark_Ages_2_Gallery1.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]<br />
|}<br />
[[Image:Dynamite_Gargoyles_Dark_Ages_2_Gallery2.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
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<br style="clear:both;"/><br />
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==Links==<br />
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{| align="center" border="1"<br />
|- style="vertical-align: top;"<br />
| '''[[The Reach|<< Previous Episode: "Alliance" Chapter One: "The Reach"]]'''<br />
| '''[[Alliance Chapter Three|Next Episode: "Alliance" Chapter Three>>]]''' <br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes|Draw, The]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:WeirdSisters.png|thumb|360px|The Weird Sisters' most preferred guise. Left to right; [[Phoebe]], [[Seline]], and [[Luna]].]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdGargs.png|thumb|260px|The Weird Sisters as three gargoyles.]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdChildren.png|thumb|260px|The Weird Sisters as three children.]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdCops.png|thumb|260px|right|The Weird Sisters as cops.]]<br />
'''The Weird Sisters''' are three powerful [[Children of Oberon]], who are always found together. Their individual names are [[Luna]], [[Phoebe]], and [[Seline]], but they nearly always act as a group.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
{| align=left<br />
| [[Image:WeirdServants.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as servants.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdWitches.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as three witches.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdBridesdmaids.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as bridesmaids.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdModels.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as three fashion models.]] <br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{CIT|During the overthrow of Queen [[Mab]], the Weird Sisters sided with Oberon.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3192] Centuries later, when [[Oberon]] expelled his Children from [[Avalon]] in [[Timeline#995-1994|995]], he had the Weird Sisters remain behind on a [[barge]] just off the shore of Avalon, to prevent anyone from entering the island in his absence. When [[Princess Katharine]] and her companions fled to Avalon later that year, the Sisters denied them entry and even tried to turn them into owls; the [[Magus]] responded by [[Blowback Spell|turning their spell]] back upon them, transforming them into owls themselves. Katharine, the Magus, [[Guardian|Tom]], and the [["The Eggs"|"eggs"]] were thus free to enter Avalon unopposed. ''([[Avalon Part One|"Avalon" Part One]])''<br />
<br />
The "enhanced [[Archmage]]" appeared at that point to turn the Weird Sisters back and offered to help them wrest Avalon back from the human intruders and gain their revenge upon them. Since the Sisters were unable to return to Avalon on their own before Oberon's decree of banishment was lifted, they agreed to the alliance with him. In [[Timeline#995-1994|1020]], the Archmage met with them, and told them to watch over [[Macbeth]] and [[Demona]], to make them into his future servants. ''([[Avalon Part Two|"Avalon" Part Two]])''<br />
<br />
The Sisters could not directly affect the lives of Macbeth and Demona, because of [[Oberon's Law]], so they acted more subtly. In 1020 and [[Timeline#995-1994|1032]], they twice manipulated Macbeth and Demona into fighting side by side against [[Gillecomgain]] the [[Hunters|Hunter]], luring Demona to [[Castle Moray]] in the guise of three elderly [[gargoyle]]s. In [[Timeline#995-1994|1040]], they appeared to Macbeth and [[Duncan]] on a lonely heath, and before them foretold that Macbeth and [[Luach]] would someday become King of Scotland. As they had hoped, Duncan promptly decided to move against Macbeth to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled. The Sisters then persuaded Macbeth and Demona to ally against their common foe, and obtained their permission to [[Demona_and_Macbeth%27s_Link|magically bind]] them together, in the guise of rejuvenating Demona by transferring Macbeth's youth to her; in the process, they made them both immortal, only able to die if one slew the other. ''([[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]], [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]])''<br />
<br />
After the fall of Macbeth's kingdom to [[Canmore]] in [[Timeline#995-1994|1057]] and the beginning of the long years of wandering for both he and Demona, the Weird Sisters watched over the two through the centuries{{CIT|, even intervening twice in Demona and Macbeth's lives, under circumstances as yet unknown}}. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1764] At last, in [[Timeline#1995|1995]], they stepped in to prevent the two of them from killing each other at the [[Eyrie Building]] {{CIT|(providing them with a tiny loophole to Oberon's Law)}}, and also persuaded Demona to give [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] the access code that he needed to regain control of his computer and thus break her [[Stone By Night Spell|"stone by night"]] curse upon [[New York City|New York]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=468] Afterwards, the Sisters used Demona and Macbeth, now placed under a spell of mental control by them, to steal the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'', [[Eye of Odin]], and [[Phoenix Gate]] from the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]], for them to turn over to the Archmage. (They also, for reasons as yet unknown, used [[Coldfire|Desdemona]]'s soul to persuade [[Coldstone|Othello]] to regain control of [[Coldstone]] during Demona and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s battle at [[Belvedere Castle]]). ''([[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]], [[High Noon|"High Noon"]])''<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters fought for the Archmage in the battle on Avalon, attacking the Magus in particular in the hopes of gaining revenge. He finally defeated them by binding them with iron chains made from the two suits of armor that had guarded [[King Arthur Pendragon]]'s sleeping place, although at the cost of his own life. Afterwards, Goliath made them release Demona and Macbeth from their spell of mind control, and then released them. ''([[Avalon Part Three|"Avalon" Part Three]])''<br />
<br />
The Sisters sought out Oberon and [[Titania]] afterwards, and reported to them how the [[Avalon Clan]] was "trespassing" on the [[magic]]al island, giving a rather distorted account of events that (presumably) omitted the Archmage and his attempted war of conquest. As they had hoped, Oberon returned with the intent of expelling the "mortal intruders," but was finally persuaded to let them remain in Avalon instead, even making the gargoyles his honor guard. The Sisters were foiled again in their quest for revenge, but apparently have not given up hope as yet of achieving it, even if they have to move much more cautiously now that the Avalon Clan is under Oberon's protection. ''([[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]])''<br />
<br />
More recently, the Weird Sisters were sent into the outside world, by Oberon's orders, to forcibly bring the [[Banshee]] back to Avalon for the [[Gathering]]. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]])''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|The Weird Sisters will continue their tri-part mission, and still have plans for Demona and Macbeth.}} [http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7374][http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1746] {{CIT|They still also want revenge on Goliath and the Avalon Clan (but will need to be careful as they go about it, so as not to risk upsetting Oberon or Titania).}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=559] {{CIT|Though fate and vengeance have been ascendant thus far, grace is also important and will eventually be revealed.}} [http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9596]<br />
<br />
==Characteristics==<br />
The Weird Sisters can assume various forms, although no matter what shape they are in, their coloring remains the same; [[Luna]] is silver-haired (and is the Sister of Fate), [[Phoebe]] is golden-haired (and is the Sister of Grace), and [[Seline]] black-haired (and is the Sister of Vengeance or Fury). {{CIT|The Weird Sisters are completely unaware that they are consistently battling the other two sisters for ascendancy.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4178] They can appear various ages, sometimes hags (whether human or gargoyle), and sometimes small girls, but their "regular form" is that of three tall, stately, and beautiful young women in flowing gowns. {{CIT|As triplets, one sister ''is'' older than the others and another the youngest, but they aren't always 'aged' in the same order.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3159] They appear to have some connection with fate, in the same manner that [[Anubis]] has some connection with death.<br />
<br />
{{CIT|The Weird Sisters share contempt for any mortal that can use magic, feeling those gargoyles and humans are infringing on the Third Race's "turf".}} [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3321]<br />
<br />
==Real World Background==<br />
[[Image:Macbethwitches.png|200px|Macbeth and Banquo meeting the Weird Sisters, by Théodore Chassériau.|thumb]]<br />
On the immediate level, the Weird Sisters are ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adaptation of the Three Witches from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', who foretold his becoming King of Scotland and later on delivered to him the misleading prophecies that he could not be slain by anyone born of woman (leaving out the fact that someone born by Caesarian section, such as [[Macduff]], could perform the deed) and that he could not be overthrown until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane (again, saying nothing about Malcolm's achievement of this through bearing branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage). These three figures first appear in Holinshed's Chronicles, where they are identified as the goddesses of destiny or Fates, an interpretation that ''Gargoyles'' followed in its use of the Weird Sisters. <br />
<br />
Shakespeare, on the other hand, seems to have interpreted them as being human witches, although indeed naming them the "Weird Sisters;" it is possible that "weird" here is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word ''wyrd'', which means "fate" or "destiny."<br />
<br />
Moving beyond Shakespeare, however, the Weird Sisters are also echoes of various triads of goddesses in mythology. Four triads stand out in particular for their originals: the Fates, Furies, {{CIT|and Graces}} in Greek mythology, and the Norns in Norse mythology. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3671]<br />
<br />
As "goddesses of destiny," the Weird Sisters serve as the counterparts in ''Gargoyles'' to both the Fates and the Norns. The Fates or Moirai were three sisters who determined the fates of humans: Clotho spun their threads of life upon her spindle, Lachesis measured how long each human's life was to be, and Atropos cut the thread with her shears when it was time for that human to die. Even Zeus could not avert their pronouncements. <br />
<br />
The Norns were also three sisters, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, who spun the lives of mortals; they lived by the World Ash-Tree Yggdrasil, and daily sprinkled it with water from an enchanted spring nearby, healing it of the damage done it by the deer and serpents who constantly gnawed at it.<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters' vengeful nature makes them an echo of the Furies or Erinyes. These were three underworld goddesses, Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megara, fearsome beings who would pursue and torment notorious criminals mercilessly. Their most celebrated victim was Orestes, whom they hounded for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra, until Athena and Apollo intervened to purify him.<br />
<br />
The three Graces or Charites were goddesses of beauty, dancing, and good cheer who danced and sang alongside the Muses on Mount Olympus. Their names were various but they were usually called Aglaia, Thalea, and Euphrosyne. They were attendants of Aphrodite, and Aglaia was sometimes called the wife of Hephaistos. {{CIT|The Weird Sisters' connection to them is so far unclear, but the connection has been indicated by [[Greg Weisman]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7821]<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters' names also link them to the moon, which has been traditionally associated with women in European myth, since Selene, Phoebe, and Luna were all moon-goddesses in Classical mythology (see the individual entries for each name for further information). The moon was also associated with Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft in Greek mythology, who was herself supposedly three-headed or three-faced, and whom Shakespeare links to the Weird Sisters in ''Macbeth'' - although most Shakespearean scholars believe that the Hecate scenes in that play are later interpolations by another hand. Finally, their three different apparent ages in "City of Stone" -- as children, young women, and hags -- echo the traditional Triptych or Three Ages of Women in European myth: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone (Greg Weisman has indicated that the reference was indeed deliberate). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2951]<br />
<br />
==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Kath Soucie]]<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Weird_Sisters}}<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Moirae|Fates}}<br />
*'''[http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Moirai.html Fates]''' at the Theoi Project<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Erinyes|Furies}}<br />
*'''[http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Erinyes.html Furies]''' at the Theoi Project<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Charites|Graces}}<br />
*'''[http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Kharites.html Graces]''' at the Theoi Project<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:Children of Oberon]]<br />
[[Category:Real world groups]]<br />
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<hr />
<div>[[Image:WeirdSisters.png|thumb|360px|The Weird Sisters' most preferred guise. Left to right; [[Phoebe]], [[Seline]], and [[Luna]].]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdGargs.png|thumb|260px|The Weird Sisters as three gargoyles.]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdChildren.png|thumb|260px|The Weird Sisters as three children.]]<br />
[[Image:WeirdCops.png|thumb|260px|right|The Weird Sisters as cops.]]<br />
'''The Weird Sisters''' are three powerful [[Children of Oberon]], who are always found together. Their individual names are [[Luna]], [[Phoebe]], and [[Seline]], but they nearly always act as a group.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
{| align=left<br />
| [[Image:WeirdServants.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as servants.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdWitches.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as three witches.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdBridesdmaids.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as bridesmaids.]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:WeirdModels.png|thumb|left|260px|The Weird Sisters as three fashion models.]] <br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{CIT|During the overthrow of Queen [[Mab]], the Weird Sisters sided with Oberon.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3192] Centuries later, when [[Oberon]] expelled his Children from [[Avalon]] in [[Timeline#995-1994|995]], he had the Weird Sisters remain behind on a [[barge]] just off the shore of Avalon, to prevent anyone from entering the island in his absence. When [[Princess Katharine]] and her companions fled to Avalon later that year, the Sisters denied them entry and even tried to turn them into owls; the [[Magus]] responded by [[Blowback Spell|turning their spell]] back upon them, transforming them into owls themselves. Katharine, the Magus, [[Guardian|Tom]], and the [["Egg"|"eggs"]] were thus free to enter Avalon unopposed. ''([[Avalon Part One|"Avalon" Part One]])''<br />
<br />
The "enhanced [[Archmage]]" appeared at that point to turn the Weird Sisters back and offered to help them wrest Avalon back from the human intruders and gain their revenge upon them. Since the Sisters were unable to return to Avalon on their own before Oberon's decree of banishment was lifted, they agreed to the alliance with him. In [[Timeline#995-1994|1020]], the Archmage met with them, and told them to watch over [[Macbeth]] and [[Demona]], to make them into his future servants. ''([[Avalon Part Two|"Avalon" Part Two]])''<br />
<br />
The Sisters could not directly affect the lives of Macbeth and Demona, because of [[Oberon's Law]], so they acted more subtly. In 1020 and [[Timeline#995-1994|1032]], they twice manipulated Macbeth and Demona into fighting side by side against [[Gillecomgain]] the [[Hunters|Hunter]], luring Demona to [[Castle Moray]] in the guise of three elderly [[gargoyle]]s. In [[Timeline#995-1994|1040]], they appeared to Macbeth and [[Duncan]] on a lonely heath, and before them foretold that Macbeth and [[Luach]] would someday become King of Scotland. As they had hoped, Duncan promptly decided to move against Macbeth to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled. The Sisters then persuaded Macbeth and Demona to ally against their common foe, and obtained their permission to [[Demona_and_Macbeth%27s_Link|magically bind]] them together, in the guise of rejuvenating Demona by transferring Macbeth's youth to her; in the process, they made them both immortal, only able to die if one slew the other. ''([[City of Stone Part Two|"City of Stone" Part Two]], [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]])''<br />
<br />
After the fall of Macbeth's kingdom to [[Canmore]] in [[Timeline#995-1994|1057]] and the beginning of the long years of wandering for both he and Demona, the Weird Sisters watched over the two through the centuries{{CIT|, even intervening twice in Demona and Macbeth's lives, under circumstances as yet unknown}}. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1764] At last, in [[Timeline#1995|1995]], they stepped in to prevent the two of them from killing each other at the [[Eyrie Building]] {{CIT|(providing them with a tiny loophole to Oberon's Law)}}, and also persuaded Demona to give [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] the access code that he needed to regain control of his computer and thus break her [[Stone By Night Spell|"stone by night"]] curse upon [[New York City|New York]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=468] Afterwards, the Sisters used Demona and Macbeth, now placed under a spell of mental control by them, to steal the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'', [[Eye of Odin]], and [[Phoenix Gate]] from the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]], for them to turn over to the Archmage. (They also, for reasons as yet unknown, used [[Coldfire|Desdemona]]'s soul to persuade [[Coldstone|Othello]] to regain control of [[Coldstone]] during Demona and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s battle at [[Belvedere Castle]]). ''([[City of Stone Part Four|"City of Stone" Part Four]], [[High Noon|"High Noon"]])''<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters fought for the Archmage in the battle on Avalon, attacking the Magus in particular in the hopes of gaining revenge. He finally defeated them by binding them with iron chains made from the two suits of armor that had guarded [[King Arthur Pendragon]]'s sleeping place, although at the cost of his own life. Afterwards, Goliath made them release Demona and Macbeth from their spell of mind control, and then released them. ''([[Avalon Part Three|"Avalon" Part Three]])''<br />
<br />
The Sisters sought out Oberon and [[Titania]] afterwards, and reported to them how the [[Avalon Clan]] was "trespassing" on the [[magic]]al island, giving a rather distorted account of events that (presumably) omitted the Archmage and his attempted war of conquest. As they had hoped, Oberon returned with the intent of expelling the "mortal intruders," but was finally persuaded to let them remain in Avalon instead, even making the gargoyles his honor guard. The Sisters were foiled again in their quest for revenge, but apparently have not given up hope as yet of achieving it, even if they have to move much more cautiously now that the Avalon Clan is under Oberon's protection. ''([[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]])''<br />
<br />
More recently, the Weird Sisters were sent into the outside world, by Oberon's orders, to forcibly bring the [[Banshee]] back to Avalon for the [[Gathering]]. ''([[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]])''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|The Weird Sisters will continue their tri-part mission, and still have plans for Demona and Macbeth.}} [http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7374][http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1746] {{CIT|They still also want revenge on Goliath and the Avalon Clan (but will need to be careful as they go about it, so as not to risk upsetting Oberon or Titania).}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=559] {{CIT|Though fate and vengeance have been ascendant thus far, grace is also important and will eventually be revealed.}} [http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9596]<br />
<br />
==Characteristics==<br />
The Weird Sisters can assume various forms, although no matter what shape they are in, their coloring remains the same; [[Luna]] is silver-haired (and is the Sister of Fate), [[Phoebe]] is golden-haired (and is the Sister of Grace), and [[Seline]] black-haired (and is the Sister of Vengeance or Fury). {{CIT|The Weird Sisters are completely unaware that they are consistently battling the other two sisters for ascendancy.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4178] They can appear various ages, sometimes hags (whether human or gargoyle), and sometimes small girls, but their "regular form" is that of three tall, stately, and beautiful young women in flowing gowns. {{CIT|As triplets, one sister ''is'' older than the others and another the youngest, but they aren't always 'aged' in the same order.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3159] They appear to have some connection with fate, in the same manner that [[Anubis]] has some connection with death.<br />
<br />
{{CIT|The Weird Sisters share contempt for any mortal that can use magic, feeling those gargoyles and humans are infringing on the Third Race's "turf".}} [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3321]<br />
<br />
==Real World Background==<br />
[[Image:Macbethwitches.png|200px|Macbeth and Banquo meeting the Weird Sisters, by Théodore Chassériau.|thumb]]<br />
On the immediate level, the Weird Sisters are ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adaptation of the Three Witches from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', who foretold his becoming King of Scotland and later on delivered to him the misleading prophecies that he could not be slain by anyone born of woman (leaving out the fact that someone born by Caesarian section, such as [[Macduff]], could perform the deed) and that he could not be overthrown until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane (again, saying nothing about Malcolm's achievement of this through bearing branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage). These three figures first appear in Holinshed's Chronicles, where they are identified as the goddesses of destiny or Fates, an interpretation that ''Gargoyles'' followed in its use of the Weird Sisters. <br />
<br />
Shakespeare, on the other hand, seems to have interpreted them as being human witches, although indeed naming them the "Weird Sisters;" it is possible that "weird" here is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word ''wyrd'', which means "fate" or "destiny."<br />
<br />
Moving beyond Shakespeare, however, the Weird Sisters are also echoes of various triads of goddesses in mythology. Four triads stand out in particular for their originals: the Fates, Furies, {{CIT|and Graces}} in Greek mythology, and the Norns in Norse mythology. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3671]<br />
<br />
As "goddesses of destiny," the Weird Sisters serve as the counterparts in ''Gargoyles'' to both the Fates and the Norns. The Fates or Moirai were three sisters who determined the fates of humans: Clotho spun their threads of life upon her spindle, Lachesis measured how long each human's life was to be, and Atropos cut the thread with her shears when it was time for that human to die. Even Zeus could not avert their pronouncements. <br />
<br />
The Norns were also three sisters, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, who spun the lives of mortals; they lived by the World Ash-Tree Yggdrasil, and daily sprinkled it with water from an enchanted spring nearby, healing it of the damage done it by the deer and serpents who constantly gnawed at it.<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters' vengeful nature makes them an echo of the Furies or Erinyes. These were three underworld goddesses, Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megara, fearsome beings who would pursue and torment notorious criminals mercilessly. Their most celebrated victim was Orestes, whom they hounded for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra, until Athena and Apollo intervened to purify him.<br />
<br />
The three Graces or Charites were goddesses of beauty, dancing, and good cheer who danced and sang alongside the Muses on Mount Olympus. Their names were various but they were usually called Aglaia, Thalea, and Euphrosyne. They were attendants of Aphrodite, and Aglaia was sometimes called the wife of Hephaistos. {{CIT|The Weird Sisters' connection to them is so far unclear, but the connection has been indicated by [[Greg Weisman]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7821]<br />
<br />
The Weird Sisters' names also link them to the moon, which has been traditionally associated with women in European myth, since Selene, Phoebe, and Luna were all moon-goddesses in Classical mythology (see the individual entries for each name for further information). The moon was also associated with Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft in Greek mythology, who was herself supposedly three-headed or three-faced, and whom Shakespeare links to the Weird Sisters in ''Macbeth'' - although most Shakespearean scholars believe that the Hecate scenes in that play are later interpolations by another hand. Finally, their three different apparent ages in "City of Stone" -- as children, young women, and hags -- echo the traditional Triptych or Three Ages of Women in European myth: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone (Greg Weisman has indicated that the reference was indeed deliberate). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2951]<br />
<br />
==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Kath Soucie]]<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Weird_Sisters}}<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Moirae|Fates}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Kath Soucie]]</div>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Green&diff=38422The Green2023-09-12T03:16:36Z<p>Antiyonder: /* First Appearances */</p>
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'''"The Green"''' is the fifty-first televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the thirty-eighth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on February 15, 1996.<br />
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* Supervising Producers: [[Frank Paur]], [[Greg Weisman]]<br />
* Written by: [[Cary Bates]]<br />
* Story Edited by: Cary Bates<br />
* Directed by: [[Kazuo Terada]], [[Takamitsu Kawamura]]<br />
* Animation by: [[Walt Disney Animation Japan]]<br />
* Backgrounds by: Jade Animation Productions<br />
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Nakamura Production]], [[Studio Robin]], [[Light Foot]], [[Studio Cats]], [[Takahashi Production]], Jade Animation Productions<br />
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==Summary==<br />
===Main Plot===<br />
[[Image:JackalFantasy.png|left|thumb|260px|Jackal's fantasy.]]<br />
The travellers arrive at [[ChacIxChel]], [[Guatemala]], where they meet the four members of the [[Mayan Clan]], who are embroiled in a war with a logging company in order to protect their forest home. [[Preston Vogel]] hires [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] to stop the [[gargoyle]]s from terrorizing the loggers, and the twins formulate a plan for Hyena to destroy the [[Mayan Sun Amulet|magical sun amulet]] that prevents the Mayan gargoyles from turning to [[Stone Sleep|stone]] at dawn, while Jackal distracts the gargoyles by destroying trees and setting a fire in the forest. Jackal plans to destroy all of the stone gargoyles at dawn at his leisure. Their plans fail however, and Vogel decides to cancel the [[Cyberbiotics]] rainforest operation.<br />
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===Subplots===<br />
[[Halcyon Renard]]'s illness is worsening, leaving Vogel in charge of Cyberbiotics.<br />
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[[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Goliath]] have differing opinions on the Mayan gargoyles' plight. Elisa thinks they should find out who legally owns the rainforest, while Goliath agrees with the others that the [[human]]s must stop cutting down trees.<br />
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Hyena goes back to [[Manhattan]] to destroy the Mayan Sun Amulet at the [[American Museum of Natural History]]. [[Broadway]] and [[Lexington]] prevent her from doing this, and bring the amulet to the [[Clock Tower|clock tower]].<br />
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Elisa comes up with an idea to help the Mayan clan by transporting two of them to [[Avalon]] so that they could transplant selected samples from the rainforest there.<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===<br />
*'''Recaps''': ''("[[Awakening Part Four]]", "[[Grief]]")''<br />
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===Act One===<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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===Characters===<br />
* [[Zafiro]]<br />
* [[Obsidiana]]<br />
* [[Jade]]<br />
* [[Turquesa]]<br />
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===Locations===<br />
* [[Guatemala]]<br />
* [[Mayan Pyramid]]<br />
* [[ChacIxChel]]<br />
* [[Villa]]<br />
* [[American Museum of Natural History]]<br />
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===Object===<br />
* [[Mayan Sun Amulet]]<br />
* [[Jade and Turquesa's Raft]]<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
* [["The Green"|Rain Forest]]<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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* "There's nothing like the smell of new meat." - Jackal<br />
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* "What were the odds that I would end up in the Big Apple tonight? It must be an omen." - Hyena<br />
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* "As you may recall, our contract with Cyberbiotics only says we must end the vandalism. It doesn't say how." - Jackal<br />
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* "Leave our mothers out of this!" - Broadway<br />
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* "It's a start. I just hope we wake up in time." - Elisa<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
[[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] appear for the first time since "[[Grief]]", acting separately from the rest of the [[Pack]] for the first time since "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]".<br />
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[[Preston Vogel]] appears for the first time since "[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]". He next appears in "[[The Gathering Part One]]". This episode is the only one in which Vogel appears without [[Halcyon Renard]].<br />
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[[Lexington]] and [[Broadway]] appear for the first time since "[[Pendragon]]". They next appear when the Avalon Travellers reach home in "The Gathering Part One".<br />
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The [[Manhattan Clan]] takes possession of the [[Mayan Sun Amulet]]. This is the third time that the clan has taken a magical item in order to keep it out of the wrong hands (after the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' in "[[Enter Macbeth]]" and the [[Eye of Odin]] in "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"). Goliath also made a similar vow to protect the Eye of Odin and the [[Phoenix Gate]] in "[[Avalon Part Three]]" (although Goliath has already used both items prior to this episode, and the Eye has been effectively destroyed).<br />
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[[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] is one of the policemen who arrest Hyena at the end of the episode. (Hyena will be broken out of prison, off-stage, by Jackal at the end of "[[Phoenix]]".)<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
[[Zafiro]]'s serpent-like design is modelled after the figure of Quetzalcoatl the Feathered Serpent in Mesoamerican legend, suggesting yet another mythical being inspired by [[gargoyle]]s. It is worth noting, however, that in Mesoamerican art and myth the Quetzalcoatl only has the feathers of a quetzal bird, not wings.<br />
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[[Greg Weisman]] had further plans for the Mayan gargoyles' adventures in the series. They would have eventually gotten the [[Mayan Sun Amulet]] back from the [[Manhattan Clan]] (it survived the destruction of the clock tower in "[[Hunter's Moon (episode)|Hunter's Moon]]"). [[Turquesa]] and [[Jade]], who ended the episode on the [[skiff]] to Avalon, would probably have experienced a few "[[Avalon World Tour|World Tour]]" adventures of their own before Avalon sent them back to [[Guatemala]]. Also, a namesake [[Zafiro (2198)|descendant of Zafiro]] would have been one of the regulars in ''[[Gargoyles 2198]]''.<br />
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Zafiro and Obsidiana also re-appeared in the apocryphal "[[Religious Studies 101: A Handful of Thorns]]".<br />
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==Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits==<br />
Hyena hitting her head against a statue and being knocked out at the end of her battle with Broadway and Lexington is cut. Instead it cuts from Broadway throwing her straight to the next scene.<br />
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==DVD Release==<br />
* ''[[Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two]]''<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=423 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep51.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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