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<div>'''Marvel Comics''' is an American publishing company most famous for publishing comic books set in the so-called Marvel Universe, and featuring superhero characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men. Marvel has also published other books based off licensed properties such as ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''.<br />
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In 2009, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the company as a subsidiary. How this might affect the potential of further ''Gargoyles'' comics in the future is unknown for now.<br />
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==''Gargoyles'' comic==<br />
In 1995, Marvel published an eleven-issue comic book series, ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'', based on [[Gargoyles (TV series)|the TV series of the same name]]. Though the stories published aren't considered canon by series creator [[Greg Weisman]], he did plan a story for a later issue which was published eventually as "[[Reunion]]".<br />
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==Other references to ''Gargoyles''==<br />
Two television series have made references to ''Gargoyles'': ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' and ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''.<br />
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===''X-Men: Evolution''===<br />
''X-Men: Evolution'' is an animated series that ran for four seasons between 2000 and 2003. In this series, featuring the superhero team known as the X-Men, several of the principal characters (good and bad) are re-imagined as teenagers in high school. ''Gargoyles'' crew member [[Frank Paur]] directed several episodes of the series.<br />
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In the episode "No Good Deed", during a montage of faked heroics by the Brotherhood, Avalanche knocks a stone statue resembling [[Broadway]] off a building so that Blob can catch it.<br />
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===''The Spectacular Spider-Man''===<br />
''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' is an animated series featuring the character of Spider-Man, in his earliest days as a high school student still learning to cope with his powers and his responsibilities. [[Greg Weisman]] is producing and story-editing the series.<br />
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==References to Marvel Comics from ''Gargoyles''==<br />
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===[[The Silver Falcon]]===<br />
[[Broadway|Broadway's]] trenchcoat and hat disguise is a tribute to Ben Grimm/The Thing of the Fantastic Four on how he would disguise himself in public. Also, the way Broadway knocks out [[Tony Dracon|Dracon]] by flicking his fingers is also classic Thing. [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=128]]<br />
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===[[Double Jeopardy]]===<br />
Among other things, [[Thailog|Thailog's]] color differences were inspired by the Fantastic Four's uniform changing colors due to their travels into the Negative Zone.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=172]<br />
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===[[The Hound of Ulster]]===<br />
[[Cu Chullain| Cu Chullain/Rory Dugan]] bears some resemblance to the Thor/Donald Blake persona. Greg Weisman has regretted the similarity. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=5423]<br />
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===[[Mark of the Panther (episode)|Mark of the Panther]]===<br />
When attacking [[Anansi]], Elisa calls him Spider-Man.<br />
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===[[Eye of the Storm]]===<br />
Despite trying to avoid it, [[Odin|Odin's]] designs were slightly inspired by Jack Kirby's design for the character in ''The Mighty Thor''.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=417]<br />
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===[[The New Olympians]]===<br />
The [[New Olympians|residents]] of [[New Olympus]] were influenced by The Eternals, The Inhumans and DC Comic's New Gods.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=418]<br />
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===[[Future Tense]]===<br />
One of the influences of New York's condition was ''Days of Future Past'' as seen in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #141-142.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=434]<br />
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===[[Strangers]]===<br />
When discussing the designs for the [[Tazmanian Tiger]], Greg discussed that his initials on the costume were similar to Daredevil's initials interlocking.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10218]<br />
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===[[The Gate]]===<br />
The building that [[Brooklyn]] finds the [[Phoenix Gate]] on is the [[Flatiron Building|Daily Bugle]].<br />
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===Other===<br />
The supervillain known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Ultron] was an inspiration for [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote]] in regards to him being rebuilt with the number model being included in his name.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8057]<br />
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==Tidbit==<br />
In earlier developments of the series, [[David Xanatos]] was named Xavier. The name was changed because of similarities to Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X) from ''X-Men''.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=689]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Marvel_Comics}}<br />
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[[Category:Out-of-universe]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Taurus&diff=25610Taurus2012-06-04T16:39:41Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Taurus.PNG|thumb|360px|Taurus]]<br />
[[Image:TaurusNoHelmet.PNG|thumb|360px|Taurus wearing his helm.]]<br />
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'''Taurus''' is a [[New Olympian]], and [[New Olympus]]' Chief of Security. <br />
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==History==<br />
Taurus is descended from the original [[Minotaur]] who was slain by Theseus, and is himself a minotaur, as was his [[Taurus's Father|father]], who preceded him as Chief of Security, and who was murdered by [[Proteus]]. Because of his family history, Taurus was suspicious towards humans, and so when [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] came to New Olympus on the [[Avalon World Tour]], received her hostilely, even incarcerating her to prevent her presence from causing riots among the New Olympians. However, he is also fair minded considering that when a mob gathered to harass Elisa in her cell, Taurus immediately broke it up.<br />
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When Proteus, disguised as [[Goliath]], broke Elisa out, Taurus went in pursuit of them to recapture. As it happened, Elisa, suspicious of "Goliath" being active in the day time and his suspiciously devious plan to cause an explosive overload of the city's main power generator, lured the Minataur to him. He finally cornered them at the [[Columnadium]], where Elisa convinced him that the gargoyle was an impostor. Realizing he was facing Proteus, Taurus defeated him, saved the city, and returned the criminal to prison. Astonished that Elisa chose to remain in New Olympus to help capture the villainous shape-shifter rather than escape, he conceded that perhaps not all humans were evil, and let her leave the island with her friends. <br />
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{{CIT|Later on, he will be part of the New Olympian embassy to the outside world. While Taurus is, at first, against it, Boreas chooses him because he will keep New Olympus' best interests in mind.}}<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[The New Olympians]]" (First Appearance)<br />
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==Real World History==<br />
Taurus' name comes from the Greek word for "bull", made particularly familiar as the name of the second constellation of the Zodiac, representing Zeus in bull-form carrying Europa away to Crete.<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Michael Dorn]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:StoneofDestiny.JPG|thumb|360px|The Stone of Destiny]]<br />
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The '''Stone of Destiny''' (also known as '''Jacob's Pillow''', the Hebrews' '''Sacred Stone''', the '''Lia Fail''' and the '''Stone of Scone''') is a great stone upon which the Kings of [[Scotland]], including [[Constantine III]] in [[995]] and [[Macbeth]] in [[1040]], were traditionally crowned. <br />
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==History==<br />
According to legend, the Stone of Destiny was used by [[Jacob]] as a pillow when he camped at [[Bethel]], while fleeing from [[Esau]] after tricking the latter out of his birthright; as he slept, he had a vision of stairs leading up to Heaven and [[angel|angels]] ascending and descending. The stone became a sacred object to the Hebrews, and entered their keeping until the time of the Exodus, when [[Moses]] entrusted it to the Athenian prince [[Gathelus]] and his wife [[Scota]], urging them to flee [[Egypt]] in order to escape the Ten Plagues. They took the Stone with them on their various journeys, first to [[Samothrace]], then [[Portugal]] (where Gathelus died), and finally [[Ireland]], where Scota was slain in battle with the inhabitants; her eldest son, [[Eremon]], was crowned upon the Stone at [[Tara]]. ''("[[The Rock]]")''<br />
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An alternate version of the story claims that Moses and the Hebrews kept the Stone during the [[Exodus]], and that it was the very stone that Moses struck to provide the Hebrews with water when they were thirsty. Many centuries later, the prophet [[Jeremiah]] and Princess [[Tamar Tea Tephi]] of Judah brought the Stone with them to Ireland, where Jeremiah gave it to King [[Eochaid]] as Tamar's dowry. Eochaid set up the Stone at Tara and called it the Lia Fail. The true nature of the Stone of Destiny (see below) suggests that these stories are not mutually exclusive. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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A few centuries later, [[Cu Chullain]] angrily split the Lia Fail in half after it refused to acknowledge his friend, [[Lugaid Red-Stripe]], as King of Ireland. Around the year 500, the Irish prince [[Fergus]] took one half of the Stone with him to Scotland to found the kingdom of [[Dalriada]], but during his journey, was brought to [[Castle Carbonek]], where he met [[Merlin]] and [[Pelles|King Pelles]]. They persuaded him to lend them the Stone, which they took to [[London]] town; there, the young [[Arthur Pendragon]] drew [[Excalibur]] from it and was crowned High King of Britain. ''("Rock & Roll")''<br />
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After Arthur's coronation, Merlin and Pelles returned the Stone to [[Iona]]; [[Saint Columba|St. Columba]] died there resting his head upon the Stone. In 843, [[Kenneth mac Alpin]] was crowned upon the Stone at [[Scone]] as the first King of Scotland; thereafter, the Stone was used for the coronation of every new king of Scotland (including [[Constantine III]] and [[Macbeth]]) until [[1296]], it was captured by King [[Edward I]] of [[England]] (1272-1307) in his invasion of Scotland, and removed to [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]], where it was placed underneath the Coronation Chair. After the [[Battle of Bannockburn]], [[Robert the Bruce]] gave a piece of it to his Irish ally, [[Cormac Maccarthy]], who took it back home with him; it became the [[Blarney Stone]]. In [[Timeline|1950]], on Christmas Day, a group of Scotsmen, including Macbeth, stole the Stone from Westminster Abbey, but inadvertently broke it in half in the process. They took it to [[Arbroath Abbey]], where Macbeth tried mending it, only to be told by the Stone that while it appreciated his care about the damage, the overall act of seizure was pointless. Soon afterwards, the Stone was returned to Westminster Abbey. ''("[[Avalon Part One|Avalon]]" Part One, "The Rock", "Rock & Roll")''<br />
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When King Arthur came to London in early [[1996]], following his awakening upon [[Avalon]], he and [[Griff]] encountered the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey. The Stone spoke, telling Arthur that he must prove himself once more worthy of Excalibur, and sent him and Griff to [[New York]] for that task. ''("[[Pendragon]]")''<br />
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Later that year, in November, the Stone was officially returned to Scotland. The [[Illuminati]] instructed [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] to steal the Stone for them; Xanatos recruited [[Coldsteel]] to assist him, teaming him up with [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.]], a [[Steel Clan]] robot, and an [[Iron Clan]] robot. Macbeth and King Arthur sought to foil Xanatos, with the aid of [[Hudson]], [[Lexington]], Griff, [[Constance]], [[Staghart]], [[Coldstone]] and [[Coldfire]]. While they defeated Xanatos's agents, Xanatos stole the Stone at Coldstream Bridge, substituting a duplicate stone. He then turned it over to [[Blanchefleur]], who took it to Castle Carbonek to present to [[Peredur]]. There, however, the Stone spoke to Peredur, telling him that the stone was just a mouthpiece for its true nature, the [[Spirit of Destiny]], a force too powerful for any mortal to possess or command. It also informed Peredur and Blanchefleur of Arthur's awakening on Avalon. After Peredur left to inform the upper echelon members of this unexpected development, the Stone and the [[Holy Grail]] exchanged greetings. ''("The Rock", Rock & Roll", "Rock of Ages")''<br />
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==Real World History==<br />
The '''Stone of Destiny''', more commonly known as the '''Stone of Scone''', is a real object. Legend claims that it originally came from Ireland, where it was known as the Lia Fail and kept at Tara, the traditional stronghold of the Irish High Kings. It would scream aloud whenever the rightful High King of Ireland stepped upon it. Some legends state that it was first discovered by the legendary King Conn of the Hundred Battles, or that it was brought by the Tuatha Danaan (the Irish faerie-folk) from the city of Falias (one of the four cities that they originally dwelt in before coming to Ireland); others, influenced by Christianity, make it Jacob's pillow-stone at Bethel - as per the account given in "The Rock" - brought to Ireland either by Scota or by an eastern princess named Tea in 585 B.C. (both versions alluded to in the comics).<br />
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The Stone of Destiny was removed from Ireland, according to legend, in the early 6th century, when it was loaned to the rulers of Dalriada, a kingdom established by Irish settlers in what is now Argyll, Scotland, who never returned it. They kept it at Iona, their sacred center, until 843, when Kenneth mac Alpin, then King of the Scots of Dalriada, seized control of Scotland from the Picts and became the first King of Scotland. Kenneth then moved the Stone to Scone, where it remained until King Edward I took it to England in 1296. It remained in Westminster Abbey (except for the 1950 theft) until 1996, when it was returned to Scotland.<br />
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The Stone of Scone was indeed part of the coronation ritual of the Kings of Scotland, as per the series.<br />
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The Stone of Destiny's identification with the very stone that King Arthur pulled his sword from is an invention of the series, although many Arthurian scholars believe that the two stones might be thematically linked. This is the only part of the Stone's legendary history narrated by [[Shari]] in the comic book which was Greg Weisman's invention.<br />
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In its grand speech at the end of "Rock of Ages", the Stone listed its various aliases. Many of these were actual names applied to the Stone over the centuries, but there are a few exceptions. Among these:<br />
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* The Stone of Mora, upon which the kings of Sweden were crowned until the 15th century.<br />
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* The Philosopher's Stone, a legendary stone sought by alchemists which could transform lead into gold (and which has received fresh publicity in recent years by being a major part of J. K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel - in the U.K. editions, since the U.S. editions call it the "Sorcerer's Stone").<br />
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* The Burden of Sisyphus. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a cunning king who repeatedly found various ways of cheating death (at one point, tricking the death-god Thanatos into being chained up by him, resulting in a world in which no one could die - like the [[Emir]]'s imprisoning [[Anubis]] in "[[Grief]]" - until Ares, the god of war, exasperated with how ridiculous battles had become when nobody could be slain in them, set Thanatos free). When he finally died for good, Hades, the god of the underworld, condemned him to push a mighty boulder up a hill for eternity; whenever Sisyphus almost reached the top of the hill, the boulder would slip from his hands and roll down to the foot of the hill, forcing him to start all over again - thus keeping him too busy to come up with any more schemes for escape.<br />
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*The Pillars of Hercules. In classical times, this was the name given to the Straits of Gibraltar; according to legend, Hercules (or Heracles) had once raised two pillars here when he passed by during one of his labors.<br />
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*The Rock of Gibraltar, which stands at the southernmost tip of Spain, overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar. Its name stems from "Jabal al-Tarik", or the Rock of Tariq, after Tariq ibn Zayid, the leader of the Moors who conquered Spain in 711. The British captured Gibraltar from the Spanish in 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession, and have held onto it ever since, despite Spain's attempts to recover it.<br />
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*The Rosetta Stone. This stone, covered with three different inscriptions honoring Ptolemy V of Egypt, all written in 196 B.C., was discovered by one of Napoleon's soldiers in Egypt in 1799. Later it was captured by the British, and carried off to Britain, where it was placed in the British Museum (it is still there). The French archaeologist Jean-Francois Champollion used the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.<br />
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The complete list in order includes:<br />
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* The [[Spirit of Destiny]]<br />
* The [[Fatal Stone]]<br />
* The [[Lia Fáil]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Bethel]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Jerusalem]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Egypt]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Samothrace]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Portugal]]<br />
* The [[Stone at Tara]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Mora]]<br />
* The [[Stone at Iona]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Scone]]<br />
* The [[Stone in London]]<br />
* The [[Stone in Edinburgh]]<br />
* The [[Blarney Stone]]<br />
* The [[Coronation Stone]]<br />
* The [[Hero Stone]]<br />
* The [[Pillar Stone]]<br />
* The [[Stone of the Sword]]<br />
* The [[Stone of the Waters]]<br />
* [[Clach-na-cinneamhain]]<br />
* The [[Tanist Stone]]<br />
* The [[Philosopher's Stone]]<br />
* The [[Standing Stone]]<br />
* The [[Cornerstone]]<br />
* The [[Foundation Stone]]<br />
* The [[Megalith Dance]]<br />
* The [[Burden of Sisyphus]]<br />
* The [[Rock of Gibraltar]]<br />
* The [[Pillars of Hercules]]<br />
* [[Uluru]]<br />
* [[Clach sgàin]]<br />
* [[Jacob's Pillow]]<br />
* The [[Rosetta Stone]]<br />
* The [[Rune Stone]]<br />
* [[Sire of the Wyrd]]<br />
* The [[Mantle of Fate]]<br />
* The [[Stone of Destiny]]<br />
* The [[Rock of Ages]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Stone_of_Scone}}<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Frank Welker]]<br />
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[[Category:Real world]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Staghart&diff=20449Staghart2009-09-08T18:11:07Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Characteristics */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Staghart.JPG|thumb|230px|Staghart]]<br />
'''Staghart''' is a male [[gargoyle]] of the [[London Clan]]. He prefers to be known as '''Amp''', although currently it seems only [[Lexington]] uses the name.<br />
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==History==<br />
Staghart and his [[rookery]] siblings, including [[Constance]], hatched at [[Knight's Spur]] {{CIT|in [[1958]]}}.<br />
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In late [[1996]], they accompanied [[King Arthur]] and [[Sir Griff]] to [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]] to stand vigil over the [[Stone of Destiny]], where they encountered and befriended [[Hudson]] and Lexington. While there, they were attacked by [[Coldsteel]], [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.0]], and [[Steel Clan]] and [[Iron Clan]] robots.<br />
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Staghart and Constance are best friends, but not mates. He and Lexington have grown to be fast friends. They each saved the other's life while being attacked by Coyote 5.0 and worked well together in destroying the Steel and Iron Clan robots. After this adventure, Staghart urged Lexington and Hudson to remain in London with his [[clan]] for a time. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]", "[[Rock of Ages]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
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Staghart strongly resembles a white bipedal stag with white feathered wings and cleft hooves as his feet. He has a very short tail. Despite Staghart's majestic appearance, he seems to be more of a fun-loving, adventurous (even somewhat nerdy) sort. He prefers the nickname "Amp" although, according to Constance, few people use the name.<br />
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When asked whether he and Constance are mates, Staghart denied it vigorously, but with the equally firm assertion of her being a dear friend. When this is combined with the obvious bond that Staghart has quickly formed with Lexington, it is suggested that Staghart is homosexual and he is intended to be a romantic interest to the Manhattan Clan gargoyle, who is set to realize his own sexual orientation.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[The Rock]]" (First Appearance, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
* "[[Rock of Ages]]"<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
The name Staghart is derived from the words "stag" and "hart", both of which are terms for an adult male deer, particularly the Red Deer species which is native to [[Europe]] and parts of [[Britain]].<br />
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Staghart is designed to look like a white stag, perhaps as an allusion to the role that white stags and harts played in Arthurian romance and other medieval legends.<br />
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In the original ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' comedy development, Amp was the name given to [[Brooklyn]]'s character, though he looked more like Lexington at the time.<br />
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While writing for the comic book, [[Greg Weisman]] mentally casts new characters so he can hear a voice. For Staghart, his actor of choice is [[Alan Cumming]].[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10960]<br />
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[[Category:London Clan]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Upgrade&diff=20448Upgrade2009-09-08T17:28:56Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Subplots */</p>
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'''"Upgrade"''' is the thirtieth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the seventeenth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 9, 1995.<br />
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*Story Editor: [[Gary Sperling]]<br />
*Writer: [[Adam Gilad]]<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Main Plot===<br />
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[[Coyote (robot)|Coyote]] offers the [[Pack]] dramatic alterations to their bodies since they have become a pathetic group of fugitives. [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] become cyborgs, while [[Wolf]] is mutated into the image of his animal namesake. Through Coyote's instruction, the Pack lures [[Goliath]], [[Hudson]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Bronx]] into a trap and holds them hostage. Thanks to a tip from [[Fox]] through a television commercial, [[Brooklyn]] leads the [[trio]] to the Pack's hideout and the [[gargoyles]] use teamwork to defeat them.<br />
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===Subplots===<br />
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[[Dingo]] has become disheartened with his membership to the Pack. He's not happy that they have sunk to bank robbery. When offered an upgrade, he opts to dress in [[Exo-Frame|battle armor]] rather than mutilating his body like his teammates. Though he does aid the others in trying to kill the [[Manhattan Clan|clan]], he leaves the team afterward. <br />
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The gargoyles spot the Pack robbing a bank and go to intercept them. Goliath is injured in the struggle. Hudson urges Goliath to choose a Second in Command from the trio, but Goliath keeps his decision to himself for a month, fearing that the trio would end their friendship over it. After the three young gargoyles rescue him and the others, however, Goliath realizes that they will always remain a team, and so appoints Brooklyn as his Second in Command.<br />
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The trio are at odds with one another during the ensuing month before Goliath makes his choice. They begin engaging in nightly arguments and competitions. However, after Brooklyn proves himself by showing leadership qualities and his talent for tactics coming up with a plan to saves his clan mates, both [[Broadway]] and [[Lexington]] agree that Goliath made the correct choice.<br />
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In contrast to the gargoyles, the Pack chooses between Wolf and Coyote as their new leader, and Coyote wins by democratic vote.<br />
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[[Xanatos]] and Fox are playing a game of chess throughout the episode, revealing a much more dangerous game is going on. Xanatos had Coyote lead the Pack in going after the gargoyles, while Fox produced a commercial tipping the trio off to the location of the Pack's hideout. The whole setup is put together so that Xanatos and Fox could choose sides and entertain themselves by controlling people's lives.<br />
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==First Appearances==<br />
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*[[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 2.0]]<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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* "We can't just let them get away!"<br />
:"Helping Goliath is more important." - Lexington and Brooklyn<br />
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* "What's the catch?"<br />
:"Please. It's all compliments of the hard working men and women of [[Xanatos Enterprises]]." - Jackal and Coyote<br />
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* "And so the game begins." - Xanatos<br />
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* "I hope you're not planning to eat your catch." - Dingo<br />
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* "You're not our leader, Wolf; you're barely our species!" - Dingo<br />
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* "You're not siding with this glorified toaster oven?"<br />
:"I find him very attractive."<br />
:"Well that's sicker than usual!" - Jackal and Hyena<br />
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* "If I was leader, I'd make sure that my clan knew where I was at all times!"<br />
:"If you were leader, I'd be somewhere else at all times." - Lexington and Broadway<br />
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* "I wonder if gargoyles taste like chicken." - Hyena<br />
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* "Oh man, who did this?"<br />
:"What I want to know is, where do we take them? A hospital, a machine shop, or a vet!" - [[ Phil Travanti]] and [[Morgan]]<br />
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* "Uh, Goliath? Be careful, huh? I'm in no hurry to take your place." - Brooklyn<br />
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* "Aren't you angry? I know you don't like to lose."<br />
:"But I have won, my darling. For in you, I have found a true equal. Care to play again?" - Fox and Xanatos<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
The [[Pack]] appears for the first time since "[[Leader of the Pack]]", and [[Lexington]] is still mad at them following "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". They next appear (sans [[Dingo]]) in "[[Grief]]".<br />
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The half-Xanatos, half-robot head of [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote]] is the head of Coyote 1.0 in "Leader of the Pack" which flew off at the end of the episode and was recovered by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]]. The head is later incorporated into Coyote 2.0 and eventually destroyed (crushed by [[Goliath]]). Nevertheless, the image of the half-Xanatos, half-robot face is used in each subsequent incarnation of Coyote.<br />
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The image of [[Talon]] during Coyote's "sales pitch" uses the character design that was introduced in "[[The Cage]]" (which hadn't taken place yet and first aired after "Upgrade"'s first airing) rather than the one from "[[Metamorphosis]]". There are also shots of [[Coldstone]], Coyote 1.0 from "[[Leader of the Pack]]", and [[Xanatos]] in his [[gargoyle]] armor from "[[The Edge]]".<br />
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[[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] is one of the police officers who show up at the end to arrest the [[Pack]]; he jokingly wonders whether they should be taken to "a hospital, a machine shop, or a vet".<br />
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At the end of the [[gargoyle]]s' opening battle with the Pack, [[Wolf]] shouts just before fleeing, "This isn't over!" - the same words that [[Hakon]] shouted after being initially driven off by the gargoyles in "[[Awakening Part One]]". It isn't until "[[Vendettas]]", however, that we discover how significant this is.<br />
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In this episode, each member of the Pack receives a specific upgrade. [[Wolf]] is mutated into a [[were]]wolf-like form by [[Gen-U-Tech]] (in "[[Estranged]]", it is revealed that [[Sevarius]] handled the operation). [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] become cyborgs. Dingo starts wearing a suit of [[Exo-Frame|power armor]].<br />
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Dingo appears as a member of the Pack for the last time, already shocked that the depths to which his teammates have fallen. He next appears in "[[Walkabout]]".<br />
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[[Brooklyn]], because of his obvious talent for leadership and tactics, is officially appointed as Goliath's second-in-command. By his own admission he is in no hurry to take the top spot, foreshadowing the events of "[[Kingdom]]".<br />
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[[Hudson]] mentions the [[Archmage]] in passing, foreshadowing the events of "[[Avalon (episode)|Avalon]]".<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=173 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=174 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep30.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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<div>'''Marvel Comics''' is an American publishing company most famous for publishing comic books set in the so-called Marvel Universe, and featuring superhero characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men.<br />
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On August 31st, 2009, Walt Disney Pictures announced it was going to acquire the company as a subsidiary. How this might affect the potential of further ''Gargoyles'' comics in the future is unknown for now.<br />
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==''Gargoyles'' comic==<br />
In 1995, Marvel published an eleven-issue comic book series, ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'', based on [[Gargoyles (TV series)|the TV series of the same name]]. This series is not considered canon by series creator [[Greg Weisman]].<br />
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==Other references to ''Gargoyles''==<br />
Two television series have made references to ''Gargoyles'': ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' and ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''.<br />
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===''X-Men: Evolution''===<br />
''X-Men: Evolution'' is an animated series that ran for four seasons between 2000 and 2003. In this series, featuring the superhero team known as the X-Men, several of the principal characters (good and bad) are reimagined as teenagers in high school. ''Gargoyles'' crew member [[Frank Paur]] directed several episodes of the series.<br />
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In the episode "No Good Deed", during a montage of faked heroics by the Brotherhood, Avalanche knocks a stone statue resembling [[Broadway]] off a building so that Blob can catch it.<br />
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===''The Spectacular Spider-Man''===<br />
''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' is an animated series featuring the character of Spider-Man, in his earliest days as a high school student still learning to cope with his powers and his responsibilities. [[Greg Weisman]] is producing and story-editing the series.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Marvel_Comics}}<br />
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<div>'''Marvel Comics''' is an American publishing company most famous for publishing comic books set in the so-called Marvel Universe, and featuring superhero characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men.<br />
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On August 31st, 2009, Walt Disney Pictures announced it was going acquire the company as a subsidiary. How this might affect the potential of further ''Gargoyles'' comics in the future is unknown for now.<br />
<br />
==''Gargoyles'' comic==<br />
In 1995, Marvel published an eleven-issue comic book series, ''[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|Gargoyles]]'', based on [[Gargoyles (TV series)|the TV series of the same name]]. This series is not considered canon by series creator [[Greg Weisman]].<br />
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==Other references to ''Gargoyles''==<br />
Two television series have made references to ''Gargoyles'': ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' and ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''.<br />
<br />
===''X-Men: Evolution''===<br />
''X-Men: Evolution'' is an animated series that ran for four seasons between 2000 and 2003. In this series, featuring the superhero team known as the X-Men, several of the principal characters (good and bad) are reimagined as teenagers in high school. ''Gargoyles'' crew member [[Frank Paur]] directed several episodes of the series.<br />
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In the episode "No Good Deed", during a montage of faked heroics by the Brotherhood, Avalanche knocks a stone statue resembling [[Broadway]] off a building so that Blob can catch it.<br />
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===''The Spectacular Spider-Man''===<br />
''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' is an animated series featuring the character of Spider-Man, in his earliest days as a high school student still learning to cope with his powers and his responsibilities. [[Greg Weisman]] is producing and story-editing the series.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Marvel_Comics}}<br />
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[[Category:Out-of-universe]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Manhattan_Clan&diff=20272Manhattan Clan2009-08-30T23:52:36Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Known Members */</p>
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<div>[[Image:ManhattanClan1997.jpg|thumb|400px|The Manhattan Clan in 1997.]]<br />
The '''Manhattan Clan''' is a [[gargoyle]] [[clan]] living in [[Manhattan]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The Manhattan clan is an offshoot of the original [[Wyvern Clan]]. In 1994, approximately one thousand years after the [[Wyvern Massacre]] and [[stone sleep|sleep]] spell was cast on the surviving members, [[David Xanatos]] bought and transported [[Castle Wyvern]] to the top of the [[Eyrie Building]] in [[New York City]], thus breaking the spell by raising the castle above the clouds and waking [[Goliath]], the clan's leader, and the four other surviving gargoyles and the single [[gargoyle beast]].<br />
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Xanatos later reunited Goliath with [[Demona]], and she and Xanatos tricked Goliath and his clan into committing crimes against [[Cyberbiotics]]. Eventually, Demona showed her hatred for [[humans]] when Goliath mentioned his human friend, [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], causing a rift between the two gargoyles and Demona's official leaving of the clan. ''("[[Awakening]]")''<br />
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Elisa ultimately showed Goliath and his clan that Xanatos was their enemy, and was instrumental in landing him in jail. The clan remained at Castle Wyvern for several months, but eventually had to leave for their own safety. Elisa found the clan a new home in the [[clock tower]] above [[23rd Precinct|her police precinct headquarters]]. ''("[[Enter Macbeth]]")'' The clan would live in the clock tower for more than a year. In February, [[1995]], while living at the clock tower, the clan took an oath to protect the island of Manhattan and watch over all its inhabitants, [[human]] and gargoyle alike. ''("[[Reawakening]]")'' It could be said that it was then that the six gargoyles ceased to be just transported survivors of the Wyvern Massacre and the Manhattan Clan was truly founded.<br />
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Over the next two years, the clan would discover many enemies. Though Xanatos and Demona were always their primary threats, and they often battled ordinary criminals and [[street thugs]], they also were at odds against the [[Pack]], [[Tony Dracon]], and [[Thailog]]. The [[Mutates]] and the [[Clones]] were originally enemies, and [[Fang]] and [[Brentwood]] continue to be. However, the others, collectively known as the [[Labyrinth Clan]], are now allies of a sort. Similiarly, [[Macbeth]] and [[Vinnie Grigori]] were enemies of the clan for a time, but are now allies. Other human friends of the clan include [[Matt Bluestone]], [[Halcyon Renard]], [[Jeffrey Robbins]] and [[Doctor Sato]]. <br />
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The Manhattan Clan is also on very good terms with gargoyles worldwide, including the [[Mayan Clan]], the [[Ishimura Clan]], the [[London Clan]], and esspecially the [[Avalon Clan]], which is something of a sister clan to the Manhattan gargoyles.<br />
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In late [[1996]], a trio of [[Hunters]] destroyed the clock tower, whereupon the members of the clan were forced to accept an offer from Xanatos to return to live at their ancestral home, Castle Wyvern atop the Eyrie Building, feeling their safety was at risk anywhere else. The clan did not entirely trust Xanatos, but felt that had few other real options. It was during this time that the Manhattan Clan was revealed to the people of New York and images of them were broadcast around [[Earth|the world]]. Though the clan had never made any attempt to hide themselves, they also did not purposefully want to reveal themselves either and their secret was exposed against their will. They are the first clan to be widely known of world-wide and thus they are also the first confirmed existence of gargoyles in most people's eyes. ''("[[Hunter's Moon Part Two|Hunter's Moon]]" Part Two, "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three|Hunter's Moon]]" Part Three)'' {{CIT|The clan will continue to reside at the Eyrie Building until at least [[2198]], when the building will be known as the super-modern [[Eyrie Pyramid]].}}<br />
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{{CIT|Eventually, members of this clan will work for the NYPD as official protectors of the city. Other individuals of the Manhattan Clan will be brought into the [[United Nations]] by Secretary General [[Alexander Xanatos]] to work as peacekeepers. The clan will undoubtably have a major influence in the United Nations passing the [[Gargoyle Minority Protection Act]].}}<br />
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{{CIT|In [[2198]], the leader of this clan and all its [[eggs]] will be kidnapped from [[Queen Florence Island]] by the [[Space-Spawn]] alongside all the other gargoyle clan and world leaders. Shortly thereafter, the practice of gargoyles working for the United Nations will cease. Fortunately, [[Samson]], the second-in-command of the clan at this time, will form a resistance movement against the Space-Spawn occupation.}}<br />
[[Image:ManClan.jpg|thumb|600px|The founding members of the Manhattan Clan in 1994]]<br />
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== Characteristics ==<br />
When first founded in 1994, all the members of the Manhattan Clan were of Scottish descent and therefore shared the same skin and general wing type, meaning not feathered, and most only have one brow ridge. Chin, elbow, wing-joint, and knee spurs are not very common, and the most common wing-type is a "full wing," where each non-thumb digit sports a membrane. The least common wing-type is the "web-wing," as per [[Lexington]]. By 1997, the clan had more than doubled in size and included members of [[Japan]]ese and [[China|Chinese]] descent, not to mention a young gargoyle of mixed descent, a cyborg gargoyle, a robotic gargoyle and a human. Much like the human population of Manhattan, this clan seems destined to become a "melting pot" of gargoyles around the world and will be very diverse indeed.<br />
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== Known Members ==<br />
Shortly after being awakened in Manhattan the founding members of the clan chose names for themselves (aside from Goliath who already had been given a name). From that point on, all members have used names. In mid-1996, [[Angela]] left [[Avalon Clan|her clan]] on [[Avalon]], and joined her father, Goliath, and his clan in Manhattan. At the beginning of 1997, [[Coldstone]], [[Coldfire]] were persuaded by Hudson to rejoin the clan permanently. On that same night, Brooklyn's family, [[Katana]], [[Nashville]] and [[Fu-Dog]], joined the clan upon the conclusion of Brooklyn's 40 year [[timedance]] when he reappeared in 1997 Manhattan 40 seconds after the [[Phoenix]] abducted him. {{CIT|The clan will continue to grow and new members will join it. [[Greg Weisman]] has said that the [[2158]] [[rookery]] will have many [[eggs]] in it, implying a fairly large clan by [[Timeline|2148]].}}<br />
====Current members====<br />
Note: Gargoyle and Beast members are listed in order of biological age as of 1997.<br />
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*[[Hudson]] - Founding Member<br />
*[[Brooklyn]] - Founding Member; Current Second in Command<br />
*[[Katana]]<br />
*[[Goliath]] - Founding Member; Current Leader<br />
*[[Coldstone]]<br />
*[[Coldfire]]<br />
*[[Angela]] - Joint Membership with the [[Avalon Clan]]<br />
*[[Broadway]] - Founding Member<br />
*[[Lexington]] - Founding Member<br />
*[[Fu-Dog]]<br />
*[[Bronx]] - Founding Member<br />
*[[Nashville]]<br />
*"[[Egwardo]]" - Egg due to hatch in 1998<br />
*[[Elisa Maza]]<br />
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===={{CIT|Future Members}}====<br />
*{{CIT|[[Tachi]] - Hatches in 1998.}}<br />
*{{CIT|[[Artus]] - Hatches in 2018.}}<br />
*{{CIT|[[Gwenyvere]] - Hatches in 2038.}}<br />
*{{CIT|[[Lancelot]] - Hatches in 2058.}}<br />
*{{CIT|[[Samson]] - Hatches in 2158.}}<br />
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Elisa Maza is considered a member of this clan both by herself and the gargoyles, since at least the episode "[[The Cage]]". Angela has stated that she considers [[Demona]] to be part of her clan as well, though other clan members dispute this. As of 1996, the Manhattan Clan often refers to the [[Avalon Clan]] as "our clan". This is no doubt due to the close genetic and emotional relationship between the two groups. They could be considered "sister clans".<br />
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==Apocrypha - The Goliath Chronicles==<br />
The clan struggled through numerous trials trying to improve their public image such as Goliath agreeing to face an armed robbery indicment in criminal court ''("[[And Justice For All]]")'' and Broadway cooperating with [[Fox]] on a proactive publicity campaign in Los Angeles. ''("[[Broadway Goes to Hollywood]]")''<br />
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However, the seminal event that proved most helpful was when the Quarrymen, led by [[John Castaway]] himself, attacked a passenger train that was carrying [[Angela]] and [[Bronx]] as prisoners. The remainder of the Clan, who were supposedly dead at Castaway's hands, arrived to stop the thugs and an all out battle ensued. Eventually, Castaway, raving his insane hatred in the locomotive car in front of human witnesses, attempted to make the train crash to kill all the passengers, human and gargoyle alike. Goliath overpowered the lunatic and the Clan managed to bring the train safely to a stop. <br />
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As a result, the rescued passengers thronged the clan in gratitude. Even DA [[Margot Yale]], who was previously outspoken on her hate for Gargoyles, dropped her charges against them and publically praised their character. Goliath marked this event as a beginning of a new era where humanity now acknowledges the intelligence and heroism of his people. ''("[[Angels in the Night]]")''<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Manhattan_Clan}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:Manhattan Clan|*]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Illuminati.JPG|thumb|200px|The symbol of the Illuminati]]<br />
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'''The Illuminati''' is a mysterious secret society that manipulates the world behind the scenes.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{CIT|[[Peredur fab Ragnal]] founded the Illuminati Society in or around the year [[Timeline|642]].}} He is still alive in modern times. By the late 10th century, it had already developed its current name and its logo, a pyramid with a fiery eye at its summit. (This same symbol also appears on the Great Seal of the United States, suggesting some sort of connection between the Illuminati and the Founding Fathers.) The Illuminati's overall history is as yet veiled in shadow (not surprisingly), but it is known that in [[1924]], they made [[Mace Malone]] go into hiding after he became their adviser on organized crime, to protect him from the syndicates.<br />
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In the 1990s, the Illuminati became aware of the [[gargoyles]]' existence through [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], and began to hunt them, hoping to control them. Their first recorded attempt came when Mace Malone persuaded [[Matt Bluestone]] to lure [[Goliath]] to the [[Hotel Cabal]]; Matt helped Goliath escape and Malone became trapped in the hotel himself, but the Illuminati were apparently satisfied, enough so that they inducted Matt into the Society anyway.<br />
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After the gargoyles were revealed to the public, the Illuminati entered into a partnership of sorts with [[Jon Canmore]], helping him to set up the [[Quarrymen]] under the alias of "[[John Castaway]]" and providing him with the necessary funding, for their own as-yet-unknown purposes. (The fact that [[Thailog]] is a member of the Illuminati indicates that the Society has no intention of wiping out the gargoyles - though they let Castaway believe this to be their goal.)<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Known members of the Illuminati, past and present, include [[Peredur]], [[Duval]], [[Blanchefleur]], the [[Norman ambassador]] who accompanied [[Princess Elena]] to [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[975]], [[Quincy Hemings]], [[Shari]], David Xanatos, Mace Malone, [[Martin Hacker]], Castaway, Thailog, and Matt Bluestone.<br />
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There are 36 ranks within the Illuminati. At the very top is Peredur, the mysterious No. 1. The second rank is composed of Mr. Duval and Quincy Hemings. Each succeeding rank contains a number of members equal to the number of the rank (so that there are 36 members in the 36th rank, for example); this means that the total number of Illuminati would be 666 (the Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation). When Illuminati members hold secret meetings, they open proceedings by stating their rank numbers.<br />
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Much of the Illuminati's ability to exert control seems to come from having members in strategic places (such as Quincy Hemings on the White House staff). In light of the hold that they acquired over organized crime through Mace Malone, blackmail seems to be another method. They also operate the [[Hotel Cabal]] in [[New York]] as a device for breaking down the resistance of their prisoners and thereby wresting valuable information from them.<br />
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The Illuminati supply their older members, such as Mace Malone, with rejuvenation drugs that help prolong their life-span and recover or preserve a youthful strength and vitality. Evidently, the organization's dental plan is impressive as well.<br />
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The Illuminati also operates a ship known as the ''[[Eastcheap]]'', an island-size (and disguised as such) vessel which contains a vast amount of the Illuminati's priceless antiques and artifacts from around the world. ''("[[Losers]]")''<br />
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The goals of the Illuminati are, at present, unknown. While they do reportedly control almost everything (Matt has claimed that even the President of the United States is their puppet - we do not know if this is true, though the recent revelations concerning Quincy Hemings have raised some interesting possibilities here), we do not as yet know what their purpose is in so doing. <br />
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{{CIT|Peredur originally founded the Illuminati in order to "make things right" - presumably in an effort to restore the ideals that his former liege lord [[King Arthur]] had worked for in the time of [[Camelot]] - although it is unknown as to whether this is still his objective.}}<br />
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{{CIT|The gargoyles are not the only people in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe who are due for clashes with the Illuminati. King Arthur and [[Griff]] will have a number of encounters with them during their quest for [[Merlin]], probably connected to Peredur, and the [[Director]] will set up the [[Redemption Squad]] in part as a means of battling them. The Illuminati will also quickly become involved when the [[New Olympians]] reveal themselves to the outside world. Although the gargoyles, King Arthur, and the Redemption Squad will all cause the Society a number of setbacks, it will not be destroyed or broken up - at least, not in the present.}}<br />
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{{CIT|In [[2198]], when the [[Space-Spawn]] invade and conquer Earth, the Illuminati decide to throw their lot in with the invaders. They form a secret pact with the alien occupiers, agreeing to undermine any attempts by the conquered Earthlings to overthrow the Space-Spawn in return for the release of those of the abducted world leaders who were secretly Illuminati. It is unknown as yet as to whether Peredur is still the leader of the Illuminati at this point, when they advance from mere manipulators to quislings.}}<br />
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==Known Members and Numbers==<br />
* [[Peredur fab Ragnal]] - One<br />
* [[Duval|Mr. Duval]] - Two<br />
* [[Quincy Hemings]] - Two<br />
* [[Blanchefleur]] - Three<br />
* [[Shari]] - Nine<br />
* [[Martin Hacker]] - Thirty-Two<br />
* [[David Xanatos]] - Thirty-Six<br />
* [[Matt Bluestone]] - Thirty-Six<br />
* [[John Castaway]] - Thirty-Six<br />
* [[Thailog]] - Thirty-Six<br />
* [[Falstaff]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Fiona Canmore]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Pistol]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Points]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Bardolph]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Mistress Doll]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Mistress Quickly]] - Unknown<br />
* [[Norman Ambassador]] - Unknown, possibly deceased<br />
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===Former Members===<br />
* [[Mace Malone]] - {{CIT|High twenties, deceased}}<br />
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==Real World Background==<br />
The Illuminati Society is a concept that has been around even before the creation of ''Gargoyles''. While no doubt the belief in a secret society controlling events behind the scenes has existed for centuries, the particular name "Illuminati" dates from May 1, 1776, when one Adam Weishaupt founded a society by that name at Ingolstadt in Bavaria. The Bavarian Illuminati were Deists who saw themselves as truth-seekers; the Bavarian government, however, came to view them as a threat, and finally shut them down in 1785. <br />
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Rumor has it, however, that the Illuminati survived this attack, although going into hiding, and later on caused the French Revolution. In recent years, the notion of the Illuminati as still around and manipulating world events has become a popular one among conspiracy theorists, and even formed the basis of a Steve Jackson trading card game. Along the way, this popular image of the Illuminati used in ''Gargoyles'' came to absorb into its mythos both the Freemasons (drawing on the popular beliefs that the Freemasons are a sinister secret society that helped influence the Founding Fathers) and the Knights Templar.<br />
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The Illuminati's pyramid and fiery eye symbol is a common element of its mythos outside of ''Gargoyles'', originating in the beliefs of many people that this design upon the Great Seal of the United States and the back of the one-dollar bill is the mark of a secret conspiracy connected to the foundation of the U.S. Peredur's role as the leader of the Illuminati may well be thanks to the connection of the Grail to theories about such societies.<br />
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The purpose of the Illuminati in conspiracy theories varies, although one popular one is that they plan to impose a Satanical dictatorship upon the world, in which Christianity will be abolished. (This is unlikely in the case of the ''Gargoyles'' Universe - though there is the "666 members" to consider.)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Illuminati}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:Illuminati|*]]<br />
[[Category:Real world groups]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Dracula&diff=20258Dracula2009-08-30T04:14:15Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Real-World Background */</p>
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[[Image:VladDracula.JPG|thumb|200px|Earliest known portrait of Vlad Dracula]]<br />
[[Image:Dracula Cameo.jpg|thumb|200px|A person dressed as Dracula on Halloween 1995]]<br />
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'''Dracula''' is a [[vampire]]. [[Greg Weisman]] has stated his intention to use the character in the ''[[Gargoyles Universe]]'' but we do not as of yet know how, or in what form.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4796] [[Princess Katharine]] once mentioned that "vamps and weres" were vulnerable to silver, but it is not clear whether this information is accurate or whether Dracula specifically shares this vulnerability. ''("[[Ill Met By Moonlight]]")''<br />
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As in the real world, Dracula is a well known figure of legend and popular culture. Several characters, including [[Elisa Maza]], have mentioned Dracula in relation to creepy places or situations. ''("[[Awakening Part Three]]", "[[The Mirror]]")'' Dracula is also a popular Halloween costume, with at least one person dressed as Dracula attending the Greenwich Village block party in 1995. ''("[[Eye of the Beholder]]")''<br />
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==Real-World Background==<br />
The infamous vampire was based on the even more infamous, Vlad III, prince of Wallachia. He was also known as Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian), Vlad Dracula, or just Dracula. <br />
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Born in 1431 to Vlad Dracul and Princess Cneajna of Moldavia, he had an older brother named Mircea and a younger brother named Radu the Handsome. Dracula earned his name, when, at the age of five, he was initiated into the Order of the Dragon, as his father was before him.<br />
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Under pressure from the neighboring Ottoman Empire, Vlad and Radu were given up by their father as hostages so he could continue to rule as a vassal for the Sultan. While a hostage, Vlad developed a hatred for his brother and for Mehmed, who would later become the next Sultan.<br />
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In 1447, Vlad's father was assassinated, and his brother Mircea was blinded with hot iron stakes and buried alive, allegedly under orders of Hungarian regent John Hunyadi. The Ottomans invaded Wallachia and the Sultan put Vlad III on the throne as a puppet ruler. His rule at this time would be brief; Hunyadi himself invaded Wallachia and ousted him the same year.<br />
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Vlad lived in exile with his uncle, Bogdan II, until his assassination by Petru Aron. Vlad fled to Hungary and became an adviser to Hunyadi. In 1456, Hungary invaded Serbia and drove out the Ottomans. Vlad III simultaneously invaded Wallachia with his own contingent. Both campaigns were successful, although Hunyadi died suddenly of the plague. Nevertheless, Vlad was now prince of his native land. Vlad used severe methods to restore order in Wallachia, and was constantly on guard against enemies from both outside his borders and within. <br />
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During the 1450s, Vlad allied with Hungary against the Ottoman Empire. The most important of these attacks took place on the nights of June 16–17, when Vlad and some of his men allegedly entered the main Turkish camp (wearing Ottoman disguises) and attempted to assassinate Mehmed. Unable to subdue Vlad, the Turks left the country, leaving Radu the Handsome to continue fighting. Despite Vlad achieving military victories, he had alienated himself from the nobility, which sided with Radu the Handsome. By August 1462 Radu had struck a deal with the Hungarian Crown. Consequently, Vlad was imprisoned by Matthias Corvinus.<br />
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Vlad was imprisoned from 1462 until 1466, but managed to gradually win his way back into the graces of Hungary's monarch; so much so that he was able to meet and marry a member of the royal family, Countess Ilona Szilágy (the cousin of Matthias), and have two sons who were about ten years old when he reconquered Wallachia in 1476. The openly pro-Turkish policy of Vlad's brother, Radu (who was prince of Wallachia during most of Vlad's captivity), was a probable factor in Vlad's rehabilitation. During his captivity, Vlad also converted to Catholicism, in contrast to his brother who converted to Islam.<br />
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There are several variants of Vlad III the Impaler's death. It is generally believed that he was killed by the Janissaries near Bucharest in December 1476 during the Battle of Vaslui.<br />
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Vlad left behind an infamous legacy, as stories about him and his atrocities spread far and wide across Europe. But he was truly immortalized when Bram Stoker wrote his book entitled ''Dracula'' which was published in 1897, about a powerful vampire named Count Dracula living in Transylvania. However, recent research suggests that Stoker actually knew little about the Prince of Wallachia. Some have claimed that the novel owes more to the legends about Elizabeth Báthory, a 16th century Hungarian countess who murdered hundreds of her servants, and allegedly bathed in their blood to maintain her youth. Regardless, many popular adaptations of Stoker's character combine the book with the Prince's notorious life with the notion that he was punished for his brutality with the curse of being a vampire. <br />
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His Romanian surname "Drăculea" means "Son of Dracul" and is derived from his father's title, Vlad the Dragon; the latter was a member of the Order of the Dragon created by Emperor Sigismund. The word "Dracul" means "the Devil" in modern Romanian but in Vlad's day also meant "Dragon" and derives from the Latin word "Draco", also meaning "Dragon". The suffix "Ulea" can be translated as "Son of".<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Count_Dracula}}<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Vlad_Tepes|Vlad the Impaler}}<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Dracula|Bram Stoker's ''Dracula''}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon-in-training characters]]<br />
[[Category:Real world characters]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Spell_of_Humility&diff=20257Spell of Humility2009-08-30T04:06:39Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>{{CIT article}}<br />
The '''Spell of Humilty''' is a [[Magic|spell]] cast by the [[Roman Magus]] in [[Timeline|C.E. 10]] causing [[gargoyles]]' clothes and other items on their person to enter [[stone sleep]] with them, thus preventing nudity upon awakening at dusk. The spell was clearly quite powerful since it managed to affect every gargoyle in the world (including those the Roman Magus was presumably unaware of such as the [[Mayan Clan]]) and continues to affect them throughout all time beyond C.E. 10. The Roman Magus used a combination of various magical artifacts to achieve this amazing feat.<br />
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It seems the spell has specific limits however. If a gargoyle is holding a living creature, that creature will not turn to stone with them. Even certain items will not turn to stone if (from the gargoyle's point of view) the item is not their property. This explains why [[Hudson]]'s sword sometimes does and sometimes does not turn to stone (Hudson comandeered the sword from a [[Viking]] in [[994]]). <br />
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This spell occasionally caused complications such when Brookyln was transported by the Phoenix in his first [[Timedancer]] trip to 994. There, he traveled to [[Castle Wyvern]] to attempt to recover Goliath's portion of the [[Phoenix Gate]] to attempt travel back to modern Manhattan. Unfortunately, the item was in Goliath's belt pouch which was sealed at the time of the [[Magus]]' casting of the stone sleep spell, which meant the Gate was encased in a container of stone courtesy of the humility spell. Since Brooklyn didn't dare to attempt to force open the package for fear of inadvertently damaging Goliath himself in the process, the young Gargoyle was forced to find another means of escaping the time period. <br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
Behind the scenes, the spell was a convenient plot device used by [[Greg Weisman]] to explain why an otherwise natural process would have such an unusual and unnatural side effect. Weisman has joked that the Roman Magus "must have had the backing of ALL of Rome's Standard's and Practice's Executives". [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4315]<br />
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Rumor has it that [[Brooklyn]] may be in [[Caesar Augustus]]' court as the spell is cast on his [[TimeDancer]] journey.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Pack2.JPG|thumb|450px|The Original Pack. From left to right: Wolf, Dingo, Fox, Hyena and Jackal.]]<br />
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'''The Pack''' is a team of mercenaries assembled by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], consisting of [[Fox]] (their original leader), [[Wolf]], [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Dingo]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
They became the stars of their own television series, ''[[The Pack]]'', where they were portrayed as continually doing battle with "[[Evil Ninjas]]". They quickly became heroes to the public, and also to the [[Trio]] when they awakened in [[New York]]. Even [[Hudson]] enjoyed the program.<br />
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The Pack members were bored with this life, however, feeling that they had plenty of fame and fortune, but were not seeing enough action. When they learned about the [[gargoyles]] (through Xanatos, who wanted to test the Pack's capabilities), they tricked [[Lexington]] into leading [[Goliath]] into a trap, so that they could hunt him for the sake of some excitement. <br />
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Goliath and Lexington managed to gain the upper hand over the Pack in the end, however, particularly when Fox made the mistake of taking a swimsuit model hostage in the middle of the culminating battle with the two gargoyles. She and Wolf were quickly arrested and sent to prison on [[Rikers Island]]. Jackal and Hyena soon following them after their unsuccessful attempt on Xanatos' life. ''("[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]")''<br />
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Dingo left for [[Europe]], but returned to join [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 1.0]] in breaking the Pack out of prison (except for Fox, who used the break-out to obtain an early parole, and in fact broke off her relations with the Pack thereafter). Under Coyote's leadership, the Pack made a fresh attack upon the gargoyles, culminating in a battle aboard the oil tanker [[Otoshiana Maru]], but was again defeated. Having by now completely destroyed its original hero-image, the Pack turned to bank-robbing and other criminal activities, until Xanatos took charge of them again (through Coyote 2.0). This time, he upgraded the Pack; Wolf was [[mutate]]d into a sort of [[were|werewolf]], Jackal and Hyena were cybernetized, and Dingo given a high-tech [[Exo-Frame#Dingo|suit of battle armor]]. The Pack battled the gargoyles a third time, was again defeated, and had to flee New York. ''("[[Leader of the Pack]]", "[[Upgrade]]")''<br />
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Dingo broke off further relations with the Pack afterwards, disgusted by his former team-mates' increasing savagery, but Xanatos supplied Jackal, Hyena, and Wolf with a third Coyote robot and sent them to [[Egypt]] to assist the [[Emir]] in summoning [[Anubis]]. After this incident (and the Pack's fourth clash with Goliath) ended, however, its members split up, going separate ways, and have not worked as a team since. ''("[[Grief]]")''<br />
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Later, Wolf breaks Jackal and Hyena out of prison and they are causing trouble in Times Square. However, they are about to have a most unpleasant surprise as the Manhattan Clan, now having more than doubled its size with the addition of Coldstone, Coldfire and all of Brooklyn's timedancing family, sets out to confront them. ''"[[Phoenix]]")''<br />
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{{CIT|At some point in the future, however, an [[Ultra-Pack]] will be formed by Coyote 6.0, led by Coyote 7.0, and including Jackal, Hyena, Wolf, and a new member whose identity is as yet uncertain. More information about it, however, is unknown at present.}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Pack_(Gargoyles)|Pack (Gargoyles)}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:The Pack|*]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Pack&diff=20191Pack2009-08-26T15:13:47Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Pack2.JPG|thumb|450px|The Original Pack. From left to right: Wolf, Dingo, Fox, Hyena and Jackal.]]<br />
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'''The Pack''' is a team of mercenaries assembled by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], consisting of [[Fox]] (their original leader), [[Wolf]], [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Dingo]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
They became the stars of their own television series, ''[[The Pack]]'', where they were portrayed as continually doing battle with "[[Evil Ninjas]]". They quickly became heroes to the public, and also to the [[Trio]] when they awakened in [[New York]]. Even [[Hudson]] enjoyed the program.<br />
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The Pack members were bored with this life, however, feeling that they had plenty of fame and fortune, but were not seeing enough action. When they learned about the [[gargoyles]] (through Xanatos, who wanted to test the Pack's capabilities), they tricked [[Lexington]] into leading [[Goliath]] into a trap, so that they could hunt him for the sake of some excitement. <br />
<br />
Goliath and Lexington managed to gain the upper hand over the Pack in the end, however, particularly when Fox made the mistake of taking a swimsuit model hostage in the middle of the culminating battle with the two gargoyles. She and Wolf were quickly arrested and sent to prison on [[Rikers Island]]. Jackal and Hyena soon following them after their unsuccessful attempt on Xanatos' life. ''("[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]")''<br />
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Dingo left for [[Europe]], but returned to join [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 1.0]] in breaking the Pack out of prison (except for Fox, who used the break-out to obtain an early parole, and in fact broke off her relations with the Pack thereafter). Under Coyote's leadership, the Pack made a fresh attack upon the gargoyles, culminating in a battle aboard the oil tanker [[Otoshiana Maru]], but was again defeated. Having by now completely destroyed its original hero-image, the Pack turned to bank-robbing and other criminal activities, until Xanatos took charge of them again (through Coyote 2.0). This time, he upgraded the Pack; Wolf was [[mutate]]d into a sort of [[were|werewolf]], Jackal and Hyena were cybernetized, and Dingo given a high-tech [[Exo-Frame#Dingo|suit of battle armor]]. The Pack battled the gargoyles a third time, was again defeated, and had to flee New York. ''("[[Leader of the Pack]]", "[[Upgrade]]")''<br />
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Dingo broke off further relations with the Pack afterwards, disgusted by his former team-mates' increasing savagery, but Xanatos supplied Jackal, Hyena, and Wolf with a third Coyote robot and sent them to [[Egypt]] to assist the [[Emir]] in summoning [[Anubis]]. After this incident (and the Pack's fourth clash with Goliath) ended, however, its members split up, going separate ways, and have not worked as a team since. ''("[[Grief]]")''<br />
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Later, Wolf breaks Jackal and Hyena out of prison and they are causing trouble in Times Square. However, they are about to have a most unpleasant surprise as the Manhattan Clan, more then doubled its size with the addition of Coldstone, Coldfire and all of Brooklyn's timedancing family, sets out to confront them. ''"[[Phoenix]]")''<br />
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{{CIT|At some point in the future, however, an [[Ultra-Pack]] will be formed by Coyote 6.0, led by Coyote 7.0, and including Jackal, Hyena, Wolf, and a new member whose identity is as yet uncertain. More information about it, however, is unknown at present.}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Pack_(Gargoyles)|Pack (Gargoyles)}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:The Pack|*]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Pack&diff=20190Pack2009-08-26T15:13:31Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Pack2.JPG|thumb|450px|The Original Pack. From left to right: Wolf, Dingo, Fox, Hyena and Jackal.]]<br />
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'''The Pack''' is a team of mercenaries assembled by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], consisting of [[Fox]] (their original leader), [[Wolf]], [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Dingo]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
They became the stars of their own television series, ''[[The Pack]]'', where they were portrayed as continually doing battle with "[[Evil Ninjas]]". They quickly became heroes to the public, and also to the [[Trio]] when they awakened in [[New York]]. Even [[Hudson]] enjoyed the program.<br />
<br />
The Pack members were bored with this life, however, feeling that they had plenty of fame and fortune, but were not seeing enough action. When they learned about the [[gargoyles]] (through Xanatos, who wanted to test the Pack's capabilities), they tricked [[Lexington]] into leading [[Goliath]] into a trap, so that they could hunt him for the sake of some excitement. <br />
<br />
Goliath and Lexington managed to gain the upper hand over the Pack in the end, however, particularly when Fox made the mistake of taking a swimsuit model hostage in the middle of the culminating battle with the two gargoyles. She and Wolf were quickly arrested and sent to prison on [[Rikers Island]]. Jackal and Hyena soon following them after their unsuccessful attempt on Xanatos' life. ''("[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]")''<br />
<br />
Dingo left for [[Europe]], but returned to join [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 1.0]] in breaking the Pack out of prison (except for Fox, who used the break-out to obtain an early parole, and in fact broke off her relations with the Pack thereafter). Under Coyote's leadership, the Pack made a fresh attack upon the gargoyles, culminating in a battle aboard the oil tanker [[Otoshiana Maru]], but was again defeated. Having by now completely destroyed its original hero-image, the Pack turned to bank-robbing and other criminal activities, until Xanatos took charge of them again (through Coyote 2.0). This time, he upgraded the Pack; Wolf was [[mutate]]d into a sort of [[were|werewolf]], Jackal and Hyena were cybernetized, and Dingo given a high-tech [[Exo-Frame#Dingo|suit of battle armor]]. The Pack battled the gargoyles a third time, was again defeated, and had to flee New York. ''("[[Leader of the Pack]]", "[[Upgrade]]")''<br />
<br />
Dingo broke off further relations with the Pack afterwards, disgusted by his former team-mates' increasing savagery, but Xanatos supplied Jackal, Hyena, and Wolf with a third Coyote robot and sent them to [[Egypt]] to assist the [[Emir]] in summoning [[Anubis]]. After this incident (and the Pack's fourth clash with Goliath) ended, however, its members split up, going separate ways, and have not worked as a team since. ''("[[Grief]]")''<br />
<br />
Later, Wolf breaks Jackal and Hyena out of prison and they are causing trouble in Times Square. However, they are about to have a most unpleasant surprise as the Manhattan Clan, more then doubled its size with the addition of Coldstone, Coldfire and all of Brooklyn's timedancing family, sets out to confront them. ''["[Phoenix]]")''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|At some point in the future, however, an [[Ultra-Pack]] will be formed by Coyote 6.0, led by Coyote 7.0, and including Jackal, Hyena, Wolf, and a new member whose identity is as yet uncertain. More information about it, however, is unknown at present.}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Pack_(Gargoyles)|Pack (Gargoyles)}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon groups]]<br />
[[Category:The Pack|*]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Cauldron_of_Life&diff=20174Cauldron of Life2009-08-26T14:14:06Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Cauldron.JPG|thumb|360px|The Cauldron of Life]]<br />
[[Image:Owen_Stone-Hand.JPG|thumb|260px|The price for using The Cauldron of Life]]<br />
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'''The Cauldron of Life''' was a [[magic]]al cauldron, made of iron, and thus presumably created by a [[human]] wizard (and apparently one with a twisted sense of humor). <br />
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==History==<br />
According to legend, it possessed the key to immortality; if a special brew (which included a piece of [[gargoyle]] [[stone sleep|stone skin]] in its ingredients) was made in it and someone bathed in it afterwards, that person would live "as long as the mountain stones." The stone skin had to boil in the special brew for a night and a day before being used. In fact, the brew would turn anything dipped in it into stone{{CIT|, or more accurately, the same organic substance that gargoyles become during the day}}. <br />
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[[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] obtained the Cauldron of Life and decided to use it as a means of becoming immortal, capturing [[Hudson]] to use both as a source for the necessary piece of stone skin, and as a guinea pig. When Hudson escaped, [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] volunteered to test it, and dipped his hand into the Cauldron's brew; his hand was promptly turned to stone. Xanatos was mildly disappointed, but out of his usual desire not to waste anything, he melted the Cauldron down and used it to create [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 4.0.]], intending to use this robot's iron composition as a means of turning it into a "Kachina trap," particularly for [[Coyote (Child of Oberon)|Coyote the Trickster]]. This also failed in the end, however. Whether Xanatos recovered the resulting wreckage of the robot for the metal of the cauldron is unknown''("[[The Price]]"; "[[Cloud Fathers (episode)|Cloud Fathers]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
The Cauldron is a large iron pot several feet across and clearly quite heavy. It is appropriate that a gargoyle's stone skin is linked to immortality, since while in such a state gargoyles do not age and all biological processes cease. Thus, Owen's hand is not stone, but is organic and is in the same state that the gargoyles were in when frozen in sleep by the [[Magus]]. Owen's hand is still alive in a sense and does not suffer from erosion. So, ironically, someone who would bathe in the Cauldron could conceivably live ''longer'' than the mountain stones.<br />
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==Real World Background==<br />
The Cauldron of Life contains a strong echo of the various magical cauldrons of Celtic mythology. Throughout the legends of the Celts, there are stories about cauldrons with miraculous properties. One that particularly echoes the Cauldron of Life was the Cauldron of Bran the Blessed, a mythical god-king of ancient Britain; this cauldron would restore to life a dead man laid within it, although he would not be able to speak. Another (or perhaps a different version of the same cauldron) was the Cauldron of Annwn, which King Arthur, according to the Welsh poem "Preiddeu Annwn," attempted to carry away from Annwn, the Welsh Otherworld. It was rimmed with pearls and warmed by the breath of nine maidens; it bestowed great wisdom upon its user, but would not boil the food of a coward. Many Arthurian and Celtic scholars believe that such cauldrons may have helped give rise to the legends about the Holy Grail.<br />
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It is uncertain whether the Cauldron of Life in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe is to be actually equated with any of these Celtic cauldrons, but they may be based on distorted rumors about it. It is at least quite likely that they were the inspiration for the Cauldron of Life to the ''Gargoyles'' production team.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Fang.JPG|thumb|360px|Fang]]<br />
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'''Fang''' is a [[mutate]] and a member of the [[Redemption Squad]]. His [[human]] name was '''Fred Sykes'''.<br />
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==History==<br />
Fang was born {{CIT|in [[1968]]}}[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3815] as Fred Sykes. In 1995, he was probably a homeless man recruited off the streets of [[New York City]] by [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] for [[Xanatos]]' Mutate Project, in which he was injected with a [[mutagenic formula]] combining his natural [[human]] DNA with genes from a cougar, a bat and an electric eel. Unlike the other original mutates, Fang liked his new form because of his great physical strength and his new abilities to fly and fire electric blasts from his hands, and had no desire to be changed back into a human. He lived at [[Castle Wyvern]] for a time, but after he and the others discovered Xanatos' true hand in their mutation, went on to live in the [[Labyrinth]]. ''("[[The Lost]]", "[[Metamorphosis]]", "[[The Cage]]")''<br />
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Fang had no interest in protecting the homeless people of the Labyrinth when the other mutates took up the role of looking after them, even going as far as to bully [[Al]], a harmless old man. Instead, he and a couple of his human supporters, ([[Chaz]] and [[Lou]]), decided to take over the Labyrinth with the aid of some high-tech laser guns that he found in a remote part of the underground complex (presumably past property of [[Cyberbiotics]]); they even intimidated [[Claw]] into helping them for a while. Using the weapons, they managed to capture [[Talon]] and [[Maggie]], but with the aid of the [[Trio]] and [[Hudson]] Fang was quickly overthrown and imprisoned. ''("[[Kingdom]]")''<br />
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He did not remain in captivity long, however. Several months later, [[Thailog]] and [[Demona]] (who for a time shared the cell next to his) broke him out, hoping to use him as an ally in their war with the [[Manhattan Clan]]. Fang fought alongside them at [[Coney Island]], but was defeated and re-imprisoned by [[Talon]]. ''("[[The Reckoning]]")''<br />
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Fang remained as prisoner in the Labyrinth under guard by humans such as [[Thug]] until November, [[1996]] when Sevarius arrived and released him. Fang went on to assist Sevarius in his latest scheme. They abducted several humans from the Labyrinth and mutated them as early test subjects. On New Year's Eve, Fang captured [[Yama]] and [[Robyn Canmore|Hunter]] in the sewers and brought them to Sevarius, he then went on to carry out the doctor's plans for the party-goers in [[Times Square]]. Fang's orders were to carry a special pack carrying the [[CV-1997 Carrier Virus]] which would change the crowd into a wide range of new mutates. Fang donned a breath-mask to prevent his own mutation. However, the [[Redemption Squad]] arrived and with not a second to spare foiled the plot and captured Fang. ''("The Lost", "[[Estranged]]", "[[Louse]]")''<br />
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Fang and the Squad came back to the Labyrinth only to discover Sevarius was gone and [[Tasha]], one of the new mutates, had committed suicide. After a brief moment of shock, Fang was foolish enough to crack a cruel joke about the matter and was attacked and nearly killed by Yama in retaliation. Fang was then offered membership in the Redemption Squad, though none of the other members seem to happy about the idea. Fang and Yama are on on particularly poor terms with each other. ''("Louse")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Fang's form is a combination of human, cougar, bat and electric eel DNA. Yama once remarked the he "reeks of fish, humanity... and ozone." Fang is a loud-mouthed bully and jokester, and enjoys taking advantage of those that are weaker than himself. It remains to be seen whether his attitude will change at all during his adventures in the Redemption Squad. As a Squad member he wears a black suit and carries a gun, which supplements his ability to shoot electrical blasts from his hands.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Strangers]]"<br />
* "[[The Lost]]"<br />
* "[[Estranged]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Louse]]"<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jim Belushi]] (though [[Jonathan Frakes]] voiced the character's one line in his first appearance, i.e. "Metamorphosis").<br />
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The name Fred Sykes was, at least in part, inspired by the character of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Sikes Bill Sikes] from Charles Dickens' ''Oliver Twist''.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10559]<br />
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[[Category:Redemption Squad]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Lexington&diff=20156Lexington2009-08-26T13:40:17Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Future Tense */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Lexington.JPG|thumb|360px|Lexington]]<br />
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'''Lexington''' is one of the [[gargoyles]] of the [[Wyvern clan]] and later the [[Manhattan Clan]], and a member of the [[trio]].<br />
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==History== <br />
{{CIT|Like his rookery brothers [[Brooklyn]] and [[Broadway]], Lexington was hatched in the Wyvern Clan [[rookery]] in the year 958.}} He and they became close friends during their childhood, thus forming the [[trio]]. They and [[Bronx]] survived the [[Wyvern Massacre]] of [[994]] thanks to their having been confined to the rookery for getting into a fight with some of the humans, and so were not found and shattered by the [[Vikings]]. Lexington and the others, however, were afterwards turned to stone by the [[Magus]], and remained in stone sleep for a thousand years, finally awakened when [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] moved [[Castle Wyvern]] to the top of the [[Eyrie Building]]. ''("[[Awakening Part One|Awakening]]" Part One, "[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening]]" Part Two)''<br />
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Lexington was fascinated by the modern world, and particularly its technology, and remains so still. {{CIT|Even before his long sleep, he was intrigued by complex mechanical devices, such as the catapults that Hakon and his Vikings used to attack Castle Wyvern.}} Upon his awakening, he eagerly investigated the technological devices of [[New York]] in the 1990s, such as [[Vinnie Grigori|Vinnie's]] motorcycle (with disastrous consequences for both the motorcycle and Vinnie). He also learned how to construct a motorcycle out of spare parts (although it blew up not long afterwards), and later rebuilt the [[Pack]]'s helicopter to make it more effective to be able to capture [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]]. ''("[[Awakening Part Three|Awakening]]" Part Three, "[[Temptation]]", "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]")''<br />
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Lexington has since become the clan's technical expert, who works out how to disarm advanced security systems, access information from computers, and so on, whenever the clan needs his help with such things.<br />
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Alongside Lexington's passion for things mechanical, he holds also a deep grudge against the Pack. Shortly after the clan awoke in New York, Lexington (alongside Brooklyn and Broadway) became fascinated with the Pack, and believed them to genuinely be the valiant heroes that they played on television. He therefore sought them out, hoping that they could become new friends and allies to the clan. The Pack pretended to accept his friendship, however, in order to lure him and [[Goliath]] into a trap for the fun of hunting them. Lexington was crushed at the discovery of how they had betrayed them, and hated them with a vengeance ever since. ''("[[Thrill of the Hunt]]")'' Indeed, his grudge against them has been so bitter that it has led him to occasionally forget his priorities, and endanger himself or his fellow clan members.<br />
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Lexington’s feud with the former Pack member [[Fox]] has ended, however, thanks to a third keystone in his life; his close friendship with [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander Xanatos]]. Lexington and Alex first developed their rapport when Alex temporarily possessed him in order to use his body and vocal organs to cast "soul transference" spells involving the [[Coldtrio]]. ''("[[Possession]]")'' Lexington warmed to Alex as a result and this process deepened further after the clan moved back into the castle. For Alex's sake, therefore, Lexington has made peace with Fox. ''("[[The Journey]]")'' His current attitude towards [[Dingo]] is unknown, although it is safe to assume that he still dislikes [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Wolf]], the three unreformed members left of the original Pack.<br />
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In November of [[1996]], Lexington, along with [[Hudson]], elected to go with [[Macbeth]] when the latter sought the clan's aid in safeguarding the [[Stone of Destiny]] during its trasnport from [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]] to [[Scotland]]. After a delayed awakening in London, both Lexington and Hudson got a taste of the gargoyle version of jetlag ''("[[The Rock]]")''. Lexington and Hudson later met up with [[Griff]] and two other gargoyles of the [[London Clan]]; [[Constance]] and [[Staghart]], who, along with [[King Arthur]], arrived for the same purpose of protecting the stone. The group of gargoyles was later attacked by [[Coldsteel]], [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.0]], and a [[Steel Clan]] and [[Iron Clan]] robot for reasons yet unknown. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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Lexington seems to have formed a strong friendship bond with Staghart, whom he's elected to call "[[Amp]]". We have yet to see how their relationship will progress.<br />
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{{CIT|At some point in the future, Lexington will play a part in the founding of the [[Lexington-Xanatos Corporation]]. The details for this are as yet unknown, however - beyond the fact that the [[LXM]] robots, which this corporation will be manufacturing by [[2198]], are modeled after him in appearance.}}<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTLexington.JPG|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Lexington]]<br />
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In Puck's [[Future Tense]] world, Lexington initially appeared as part of the resistance against Xanatos, decked out in numerous cyborg replacements and armor, and was truly a cybergoyle. He exhibited a resentment and hatred of Goliath for his abandonment that festered into a murderous megalomania. It was later revealed, however, that Xanatos had died years before, and Lexington - using the [[Xanatos Program]] as a front - had conquered the city and set in motion an unstoppable plan of world conquest.<br />
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Lex lured them to the castle where one by one, Broadway, Brooklyn, [[Demona]] and [[Angela]] were destroyed, and he very nearly killed Goliath in his Xanatos guise, but in an act of supreme will, Goliath survived the incredible damage inflicted on him and destroyed the Xanatos form. After finding out that Lex was the true mastermind, Goliath tried to stop his plan of world conquest, even destroying his body in the process, but was too late.<br />
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{{CIT|Weisman has noted that any reflection of this vision of Lexington's fate in future stories would be depicted in his clone, [[Brentwood]], who has openly aligned himself with [[Thailog]]}}<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Lexington is the smallest of the trio, and because of this, his large eyes and his reedy voice, looks younger than he really is. His most distinguishing feature is his wings, which are attached to his arms in a web-like structure, evocative of the wings of a flying squirrel. When he desires, Lexington can fold his webbing to allow him to wear regular human clothing, but he must remove them in order to glide. {{CIT|His wings are pierced, which allows him to wear a loincloth.}} He has khaki-colored skin, and a hairless head. {{CIT|[[Greg Weisman]] has revealed that Lexington is gay, "although he hasn't fully realized [it] yet."}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8065][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8861]<br />
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Lexington received his name in [[1994]], soon after his awakening in New York, naming himself after Lexington Avenue. A common nickname of his is "Lex".<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
{| style="width:100%"<br />
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* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]"<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]"<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]"<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]"<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[The Silver Falcon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (No Lines)<br />
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* "[[Revelations]]"<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[The Green]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Vendettas]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Turf]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[The Journey]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
* "[[Rock of Ages]]"<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Thom Adcox]]<br />
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Lexington's predecessor from the comedy development was a gargoyle named Lassie. Lassie was more of an idiot savant than Lex, capable of being equally enthralled by a laser gun or a shoelace. Interestingly, the Lassie character at one point had a design that was more reminiscent of Brooklyn. <br />
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Another name considered for this character was "Wedge".<br />
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[[Category:Manhattan Clan]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Stone_Sleep&diff=19434Stone Sleep2009-04-20T18:20:25Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Characteristics */</p>
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<div>[[Image:StoneSleep2.jpg|thumb|330px|A sleeping gargoyle]]<br />
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'''Stone Sleep''' is the natural phenomenon in [[gargoyle]] biology that causes them to turn to "stone" in the daytime.<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Stone sleep is not activated by sunlight coming into contact with gargoyles, even though it appears to be that way. Even if a gargoyle is kept in a completely dark room during the daytime, cut off entirely from the sun, he or she will still become stone - although the transformation may be delayed slightly. {{CIT|Instead, stone sleep is triggered by gargoyles' internal biological clocks, which are strongly tied into the [[Earth]]'s bio-rhythms.}}<br />
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{{CIT|Actually, gargoyles do not turn into stone outright during this time, but rather, an organic substance similar to stone. While the exact mechanism and cause of this are currently unknown and only hypothesized about, it is known that it is a natural feature of gargoyles rather than the result of some [[magic]]al intervention. (Of course, it is doubtful that superstitious [[humans]] would see it in that light.)}}<br />
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Stone sleep lasts from dawn to sunset, except in some odd cases as when gargoyles are being rapidly transported to different parts of the planet, causing their biological clocks to be somewhat off in a variant of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag jet lag]. For instance, when [[Lexington]] and [[Hudson]] were transported from [[New York]] to [[London]] during the day, they were now about five hours ahead of their [[clan]]mates in [[Manhattan]] and their biological clocks had to change as well. Even after only one days sleep, their bodies had already started to adjust and so they ended up waking about three hours earlier than they would've in New York. This was not only disorientating for a gargoyle, but they also felt somewhat sick. After several days, they had completely adjusted. This gargoyle form of "jetlag" seems to be caused by the highly attuned nature of stone sleep to the Earth's bio-rhythms. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10273] {{CIT|[[Goliath]], [[Angela]] and [[Bronx]] seem to have experienced it occasionally during the [[Avalon World Tour]], though the magic of [[Avalon]] seems to have compensated at times.}}<br />
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During their time asleep, gargoyles heal from their wounds, purify their bodies of toxins {{CIT|and recover from any illnesses that they might have}}; in most cases, they will awaken from stone sleep fully cured. There are occasional exceptions to this rule if the damage inflicted upon a gargoyle is severe enough, as in the case of [[Hudson]]'s being blinded in one eye by the [[Archmage]]. Also, if a wound is severe, the gargoyle may awaken healed but still weak or tired. {{CIT|Severed limbs will not grow back. Likewise, a gargoyle maimed in stone sleep - say, by having an arm chiseled off - will remain maimed upon awakening - and probably will not survive long, due to the severity of the wound. Extreme damage done during stone sleep may result in the death of the gargoyle, in which case they wouldn't wake up at all.}} During their sleep, gargoyles also dream.<br />
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[[Anton Sevarius]] has theorized that stone sleep also provides gargoyles with the energy to glide about at night. In their stone form, they absorb and trap {{CIT|thermal}} energy, giving them enough strength to glide. Without this useful feature, a gargoyle would have to eat the equivalent of three cows a night in order to become strong enough to be able to get airborne. However, gargoyles glide on air currents, rather than flying under their own power, suggesting that Sevarius is overestimating the species energy needs. Furthermore, there have been instances of Gargoyles entering and waking from their stone sleep in enclosed and darkened areas and apparently not suffering from any lethargy, so perhaps this hypothesis is flawed.<br />
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Gargoyles' clothing turns to stone with them. {{CIT|Originally, this was not the case; their garments (if any were worn) would remain unchanged, and consequently, would get torn apart when the gargoyle awakened. This came to an end during the reign of [[Caesar Augustus]] ([[27 B.C.]] - [[A.D. 14]]), who, displeased with seeing gargoyles rendered naked upon their awakening this way, had his adviser, the [[Roman Magus]], cast a "[[Spell of Humility]]" over the entire race that caused their garments to become affected by stone sleep. This spell also causes any possession that the gargoyle is holding at the time and considers to be his or her own to turn to stone during the day, likewise.}}<br />
[[Image:StoneSleep.jpg|thumb|left|260px|A gargoyle awakes from his stone sleep]]<br />
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When a gargoyle awakens at night, he or she turns to flesh and blood from the inside out, finally shattering a thin layer of stone over himself or herself. These stone fragments usually quickly decompose, although occasionally one will last for quite a while (such as the piece of stone skin that [[Jon Canmore]] found during his visit to [[Castle Wyvern]].) They have some unusual properties of their own; for example, a vital ingredient of the brew of the [[Cauldron of Life]] is a piece of stone skin. {{CIT|It has also been hypothesized that these stone fragments serve as a means for gargoyles to expel waste products, although this is also uncertain; gargoyles' "bathroom habits" have generally not been studied, out of the feeling that it's best to leave them some dignity and privacy.}}<br />
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Gargoyles will generally find a safe place to roost during the daytime while stone, usually atop a high building in a settled area, and adopt a threatening pose while preparing to turn to stone. (A habit which helped inspire architectural gargoyles, in fact.) In most cases, gargoyles will enter stone sleep facing away from their home, in the direction that danger and enemies might come from; a rare exception is found in [[Ishimura]], where gargoyles take up their places facing inwards towards the village, as a sign of trust towards their human friends.<br />
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On rare occasions, a gargoyle may be able to avoid stone sleep through magical intervention. The four pendants powered by the [[Mayan Sun Amulet]] allow the gargoyles who wear them to remain awake during the daytime; the [[Eye of Odin]] had a similar effect upon [[Goliath]] when he wore it. [[Demona]] has also become able to avoid stone sleep thanks to a magical gift of [[Puck]]'s, which turns her into a human in the daytime. {{CIT|In all these cases, the gargoyle in question still ages at their usual rate and is still able to glide at night, in spite of the loss of stone sleep, because the magic that has removed this need from them also compensates for this loss.}} The [[Coldtrio]] are also no longer subject to stone sleep, because of their mechanical or cybernetic bodies and, in [[Coldstone]]'s case, his non-living flesh.<br />
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While stone sleep is in many ways a boon to gargoyles, it also forms their Achilles' heel. As [[Greg Weisman]] explains, {{CIT|"Stone sleep is a huge protection against predators in the pre-tool age. Claws and teeth don't bite through stone (or rather the organic stone-like substance that gargoyles turn into). Even scent is altered. A stone gargoyle is of little interest to and in almost no danger from other animals. It's not until humans developed tools -- thousands of years after gargoyles evolved -- that stone sleep became a liability."}} In their stone state, they are defenseless, unable to fight or flee in their own defense. Human enemies could easily smash a stone gargoyle to rubble - and have often done this, particularly in the case of the [[Wyvern Massacre]] of [[994]] and the massacre of the gargoyles in [[Guatemala]]. And a gargoyle shattered in stone sleep is dead forever (except through magical intervention of the sort that created Coldstone), and will remain stone even after sunset. <br />
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Stone sleep has thus become close to a curse for gargoyles. (And it may even help account for human fear of them, given the common belief among humans that anything nocturnal, weakened in the daytime, must be evil.) However, it is extremely unlikely that it is a feature that we will see them lose in the near future, considering the fact that, even with these severe drawbacks, it is still a vital part of their nature.<br />
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[[Category:Other]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Brooklyn&diff=18719Brooklyn2009-01-07T15:24:04Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Brooklyn.JPG|thumb|360px|Brooklyn]]<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]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[gargoyle]] that would later name himself Brooklyn was hatched {{CIT|in the year [[Timeline|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]]. In [[994]], he got into a fight with some of the [[humans]] in the [[Castle Wyvern|Castle]] and was sent to the rookery with his brothers and the [[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]]' 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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Brooklyn is the most adventurous of the Trio. He rode a horse once in the 10th century, and not long after his awakening, eagerly took to riding a motorcycle that Lexington had made out of spare parts. (He only got to ride it once, however; it was destroyed in a clash with a biker gang.) He likes exploring, and finding out more about human ways. He will even wear sunglasses because they're "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.<br />
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But underneath his thrill-seeking exterior, Brooklyn has a lonelier, almost "Gothic melancholic" side. He had his share of misfortunes in the [[Timeline|20th century]] that shaped him strongly. One of these was when [[Demona]] tricked him into stealing the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' for her, so that she could use it to [[magic]]ally bring [[Goliath]] under her control. Brooklyn has never forgiven Demona for it, and 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]]")'' Although, he was originally somewhat philosophical about it compared to Lexington's enmity for [[The Pack]], his own hate for the renegade eventually grew to the point where he would reflexively attack her on sight. {{CIT|He will someday forgive her, after his [[TimeDancer]] adventures, however.}} He had a similiarly distasteful encounter with [[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]]")''. 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 emnity for Demona.<br />
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Brooklyn also has 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]]", "[[The Cage]]")'' Next he pursued [[Angela]] when she joined the clan, and again, felt devastated when she chose Broadway for her mate instead. ''("[[Turf]]," "[[The Journey]]", ''et al.'')'' He has also shown an attraction to [[Delilah]], but Goliath asked her to be his date before Brooklyn could for the [[Halloween]] Masque party in [[1996]], though she later apparently chose Brooklyn's [[clones|Clone]] [[Malibu]] for a companion, much to the original's consternation. ''("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Bash]]")'' Brooklyn is still young and is finding these frequent romantic rejections frustrating, but he has not yet learned to distinguish between infatuation and true love; {{CIT|however, he will learn during his TimeDancer adventures.}}<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 is, overall, pleased with this new role, he has no desire to become the actual leader of the clan for a long time. ''("[[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]]")''<br />
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{{CIT|Not long after the gargoyles moved back into the castle, Brooklyn will embark on his most unusual adventure of all. The [[Phoenix Gate]], thrown into the Time Vortex by Goliath, will re-appear and whisk him away on a series of adventures. It will first transport him to [[Scotland]] in the year [[997]], where he'll meet [[Mary]] and [[Finella]], still being pursued by [[Constantine III|Constantine]]'s soldiers for the ''Grimorum Arcanorum''. He will protect the two women until the Phoenix Gate re-appears and transports them all to the [[United States of America|United States]] in the late [[1970|1970s]]. From there, they'll work together behind the scenes at setting up the alliance between [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and Demona that will lead to the transporting of Castle Wyvern to [[New York]] and the re-awakening of the gargoyles, with a little help from [[Owen Burnett|Owen]]/[[Puck]]. After that, the Phoenix Gate whisks Brooklyn off on more adventures. Among other places, he will visit [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]] (where he will be joined by a gargoyle beast companion named [[Fu-Dog]]), the world in the year [[2198]] (where he and Fu-Dog will aid [[Samson]]'s resistance against the [[Space-Spawn]] invaders and finally learn to forgive a repentant Demona) and feudal [[Japan]] (where he will finally find true love with a female gargoyle of the [[Ishimura Clan]] named [[Katana]] ). Brooklyn and Katana will become mates, and in the course of their travels together, have two children, named [[Nashville]] and [[Tachi]]. (See the articles on ''[[TimeDancer]]'' and ''[[Gargoyles 2198]]'' for more information.)}}<br />
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{{CIT|At last, after forty years of wandering, from Brooklyn's perspective, the Phoenix Gate will deposit him and his family back at Castle Wyvern - only about forty seconds after he left.}}[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10844] {{CIT|He will rejoin the clan, adding his family to its ranks, and resume his position as second-in-command.}}<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTBrooklyn.jpg|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Brooklyn]]<br />
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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]]")''<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. {{CIT|At some point during his TimeDancer adventures, Brooklyn will acquire a permanent injury of some sort.}}<br />
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However, 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 when Demona is involved, Brooklyn's hate can completely cloud his judgment considering he is 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 />
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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 [[humans]]. 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 [[gargoyles]]' 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'''. {{CIT|Brooklyn meets [[Mary]] and [[Finella]] on his first [[TimeDancer]] adventure, and protects them from [[Constantine]] until the [[Phoenix Gate]] takes them away to the [[United States]] in the late 1970s.}}<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]] in forming an alliance between Xanatos and Demona.}}<br />
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'''1978'''. {{CIT|Brooklyn's son [[Nashville]] hatches.}}<br />
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'''1994'''. ''October 4''. [[Xanatos]] breaks the sleep spell by putting [[Castle Wyvern]] atop the [[Eyrie Building]] above the clouds. The gargoyles awaken in [[Manhattan]]. A group of [[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]]")''<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 [[clocktower]] with the rest of his clan. ''("[[Enter Macbeth]]")''<br />
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''January 27-28''. Brooklyn, Lexington, and Broadway save Xanatos and [[Derek Maza]] from [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] during a helicoptor battle. The trio take control of the [[Pack]]'s helicoptor and later use it to defeat Jackal and Hyena a second time. They then hide the helicoptor-permanently. ''("[[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]]")''<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]], 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]]")''<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]] security guards. Maggie seems more afraid of the gargoyles and willingly goes with the guards. ''("[[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 [[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 [[Othello]] at [[Belvedere Castle]]. ''("[[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]]")''<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]]")''<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]]")''<br />
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''January 5''. Against Brooklyn's better judgement, 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]] and [[Griff]], and help Arthur reclaim [[Excalibur]] while battling with Macbeth and his flunkies. ''("[[Pendragon]]")''<br />
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''July 9''. The [[Avalon World Tour]] travellers 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]]")''<br />
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''July 14''. Bitten by a [[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 [[Golden Cup Bakery]]. She is defeated, and Brooklyn proposes they lock her up in the labyrinth. ''("[[The Reckoning]]")''<br />
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''August 2-3''. Elisa enlists the help of the trio and Angela in helping her take down [[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]]")''<br />
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''October 16-17''. Iago's soul secretly takes possession of Brooklyn's body during [[Puck]]'s sould-transferrance plan. After being weakened in battle, Iago decides to transfer to the [[Coldsteel]] robot body. ''("[[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 [[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 dejectedley. ''("[[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]]")''<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]]")''<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]])''<br />
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'''1997'''. {{CIT|Brooklyn leaves on, and returns from, his TimeDancer journey. [[Katana]], Nashville, and [[Fu-Dog]] join the Manhattan Clan. An unhatched [[egg]] is also brought back.}}<br />
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'''2198'''. {{CIT|A timedancing Brooklyn and Fu-Dog joins [[Samson]]'s resistance against the [[Space-Spawn]].}}<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
{| style="width:100%"<br />
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* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]"<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]"<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]"<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]"<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]"<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[The Silver Falcon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (No Lines)<br />
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* "[[Revelations]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Monsters]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Vendettas]] (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Turf]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]"<br />
* "[[The Journey]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
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==Apocrypha==<br />
For Brooklyn's apocryphal adventures, see [[Brooklyn (Apocrypha)]].<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<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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[[Category:Wyvern Clan]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Constance.jpg|thumb|Constance]]<br />
'''Constance''', known to her friends as '''Coco''', is a female [[gargoyle]] of the [[London Clan]]. {{CIT|She is also the second-in-command of the clan's leader [[Una]].}}[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10899]<br />
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==History==<br />
Constance and her [[rookery]] siblings, including [[Staghart]], hatched at [[Knight's Spur]] in [[1958]]. <br />
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In late [[1996]], she and Staghart accompanied [[King Arthur]] and [[Sir Griff]] to [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]] to stand vigil over the [[Stone of Destiny]]. There they encountered and befriended [[Hudson]] and [[Lexington]]. Several days later they were attacked by [[Coldsteel]], [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.0]], and [[Steel Clan]] and [[Iron Clan]] robots. Constance literally disarmed the Steel Clan robot while performing an impressive mid-air maneuver. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
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Constance strongly resembles a wild boar. She's light tan in color and has a pig-like snout and two large tusks protruding out from her lower lip. She has reddish/orange hair which she wears in pigtails, and patches of fur of the same color on her forearms. Her feet resemble those of a boar, and she either possesses a very short tail or none at all. She's the first gargoyle of the London Clan seen who doesn't have feathered wings. Her wings instead resemble [[Brooklyn]]'s hang glider-like type with three taloned finger claws at the top.<br />
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Constance and Staghart are best friends. Constance seems to be very strong and agile despite her large size. She seems to be a very strong-minded yet fun individual who takes pride in her fighting skill considering she scoffs at the advice of using a weapon.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[The Rock]]" (First Appearance, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
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==Production background==<br />
Constance's nickname, Coco, originated in the early comedy development of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' as a sweet, heavy-set female character with a love of food and dancing. After a change of gender, the character was eventually developed into [[Broadway]].<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters]]<br />
[[Category:Gargoyles]]<br />
[[Category:London Clan]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Lexington&diff=18228Lexington2008-12-14T05:21:08Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Future Tense */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Lexington.JPG|thumb|360px|Lexington]]<br />
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'''Lexington''' is one of the [[gargoyles]] of the [[Wyvern clan]] and later the [[Manhattan Clan]], and a member of the [[trio]].<br />
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==History== <br />
{{CIT|Like his rookery brothers [[Brooklyn]] and [[Broadway]], Lexington was hatched in the Wyvern Clan [[rookery]] in the year 958.}} He and they became close friends during their childhood, thus forming the [[trio]]. They and [[Bronx]] survived the [[Wyvern Massacre]] of [[994]] thanks to their having been confined to the rookery for getting into a fight with some of the humans, and so were not found and shattered by the [[Vikings]]. Lexington and the others, however, were afterwards turned to stone by the [[Magus]], and remained in stone sleep for a thousand years, finally awakened when [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] moved [[Castle Wyvern]] to the top of the [[Eyrie Building]]. ''("[[Awakening Part One|Awakening]]" Part One, "[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening]]" Part Two)''<br />
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Lexington was fascinated by the modern world, and particularly its technology, and remains so still. {{CIT|Even before his long sleep, he was intrigued by complex mechanical devices, such as the catapults that Hakon and his Vikings used to attack Castle Wyvern.}} Upon his awakening, he eagerly investigated the technological devices of [[New York]] in the 1990s, such as [[Vinnie Grigori|Vinnie's]] motorcycle (with disastrous consequences for both the motorcycle and Vinnie). He also learned how to construct a motorcycle out of spare parts (although it blew up not long afterwards), and later rebuilt the [[Pack]]'s helicopter to make it more effective to be able to capture [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]]. ''("[[Awakening Part Three|Awakening]]" Part Three, "[[Temptation]]", "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]")''<br />
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Lexington has since become the clan's technical expert, who works out how to disarm advanced security systems, access information from computers, and so on, whenever the clan needs his help with such things.<br />
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Alongside Lexington's passion for things mechanical, he holds also a deep grudge against the Pack. Shortly after the clan awoke in New York, Lexington (alongside Brooklyn and Broadway) became fascinated with the Pack, and believed them to genuinely be the valiant heroes that they played on television. He therefore sought them out, hoping that they could become new friends and allies to the clan. The Pack pretended to accept his friendship, however, in order to lure him and [[Goliath]] into a trap for the fun of hunting them. Lexington was crushed at the discovery of how they had betrayed them, and hated them with a vengeance ever since. ''("[[Thrill of the Hunt]]")'' Indeed, his grudge against them has been so bitter that it has led him to occasionally forget his priorities, and endanger himself or his fellow clan members.<br />
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Lexington’s feud with the former Pack member [[Fox]] has ended, however, thanks to a third keystone in his life; his close friendship with [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander Xanatos]]. Lexington and Alex first developed their rapport when Alex temporarily possessed him in order to use his body and vocal organs to cast "soul transference" spells involving the [[Coldtrio]]. ''("[[Possession]]")'' Lexington warmed to Alex as a result and this process deepened further after the clan moved back into the castle. For Alex's sake, therefore, Lexington has made peace with Fox. ''("[[The Journey]]")'' His current attitude towards [[Dingo]] is unknown, although it is safe to assume that he still dislikes [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Wolf]], the three unreformed members left of the original Pack.<br />
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In November of [[1996]], Lexington, along with [[Hudson]], elected to go with [[Macbeth]] when the latter sought the clan's aid in safeguarding the [[Stone of Destiny]] during its trasnport from [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]] to [[Scotland]]. After a delayed awakening in London, both Lexington and Hudson got a taste of the gargoyle version of jetlag ''("[[The Rock]]")''. Lexington and Hudson later met up with [[Griff]] and two other gargoyles of the [[London Clan]]; [[Constance]] and [[Staghart]], who, along with [[King Arthur]], arrived for the same purpose of protecting the stone. The group of gargoyles was later attacked by [[Coldsteel]], [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.0]], and a [[Steel Clan]] and [[Iron Clan]] robot for reasons yet unknown. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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Lexington seems to have formed a strong friendship bond with Staghart, whom he's elected to call "[[Amp]]". We have yet to see how their relationship will progress.<br />
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{{CIT|At some point in the future, Lexington will play a part in the founding of the [[Lexington-Xanatos Corporation]]. The details for this are as yet unknown, however - beyond the fact that the [[LXM]] robots, which this corporation will be manufacturing by [[2198]], are modeled after him in appearance.}}<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTLexington.JPG|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Lexington]]<br />
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In Puck's [[Future Tense]] world, Lexington initially appeared as part of the resistance against Xanatos, decked out in numerous cyborg replacements and armor, and was truly a cybergoyle. He exhibited a resentment and hatred of Goliath for his abandonment that festered into a murderous megalomania. It was later revealed, however, that Xanatos had died years before, and Lexington - using the [[Xanatos Program]] as a front - had conquered the city and set in motion an unstoppable plan of world conquest.<br />
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Lex lured them to the castle where one by one, Broadway, Brooklyn, [[Demona]] and [[Angela]] were destroyed, and he very nearly killed Goliath in his Xanatos guise, but in an act of supreme will, Goliath survived the incredible damage inflicted on him and destroyed the Xanatos form. After finding out that Lex was the true mastermind and totally insane, Goliath tried to stop his plan of world conquest, even destroying his body in the process, but was too late.<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Lexington is the smallest of the trio, and because of this, his large eyes and his reedy voice, looks younger than he really is. His most distinguishing feature is his wings, which are attached to his arms in a web-like structure, evocative of the wings of a flying squirrel. When he desires, Lexington can fold his webbing to allow him to wear regular human clothing, but he must remove them in order to glide. {{CIT|His wings are pierced, which allows him to wear a loincloth.}} He has khaki-colored skin, and a hairless head. {{CIT|[[Greg Weisman]] has revealed that Lexington is gay, "although he hasn't fully realized [it] yet."}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8065][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8861]<br />
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Lexington received his name in [[1994]], soon after his awakening in New York, naming himself after Lexington Avenue. A common nickname of his is "Lex".<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
{| style="width:100%"<br />
| style="width:50% |<br />
* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]"<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]"<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]"<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]"<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[The Silver Falcon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (No Lines)<br />
|<br />
* "[[Revelations]]"<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[The Green]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Vendettas]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Turf]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[The Journey]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
|}<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Thom Adcox]]<br />
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Lexington's predecessor from the comedy development was a gargoyle named Lassie. Lassie was more of an idiot savant than Lex, capable of being equally enthralled by a laser gun or a shoelace. Interestingly, the Lassie character at one point had a design that was more reminiscent of Brooklyn. <br />
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Another name considered for this character was "Wedge".<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters]]<br />
[[Category:Gargoyles]]<br />
[[Category:Wyvern Clan]]<br />
[[Category:Manhattan Clan]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Deadly_Force&diff=16323Deadly Force2008-05-20T04:21:44Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Act Three */</p>
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<div>[[Image:DeadlyForce.JPG|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''"Deadly Force"''' is the eighth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the eighth episode of Season 1. It originally aired on November 18, 1994.<br />
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*Written by [[Michael Reaves]].<br />
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==Summary==<br />
===Main Plot===<br />
Influenced by a movie he's been enjoying, [[Broadway]] plays with [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s gun and accidentally shoots her. Because Broadway is too ashamed to come home and admit what he has done, [[Goliath]] believes that Elisa was shot by [[Tony Dracon]], a major player in [[New York]]'s organized crime scene whom Elisa was trying to connect to the recent theft of a crate of prototype weaponry. While Goliath tracks Dracon to a dockside warehouse, Broadway goes on an anti-gun rampage and ends up at the same warehouse. He admits to Goliath that he was the one who shot Elisa. The two gargoyles visit a recovering Elisa in the hospital and Broadway promises her he will never touch another gun.<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===Act One===<br />
Near a docked ship, [[Owen Burnett]] is supervising the unloading of a crate. A [[Bruno|guard]] tells Owen that it looks like he's been worried for nothing, but Owen is not convinced. It seems he is right to worry, as figures wearing gas masks emerge and fire canisters of gas at Owen and the guard. The men run over and pull the driver from the truck that the shipping crate was loaded on to. One of the guards, still coughing, attempts to stop them, but the apparent leader of the group punches him out. Owen grabs one of the men and pulls off his gas mask, putting it over his own face. Two of the men help the leader onto the back of the truck as it drives away. As the group escapes, their leader remove his gas mask and laughs. Owen chases after them, but is not fast enough to catch the truck.<br />
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The sun sets and the [[Manhattan Clan]] awakens atop [[Castle Wyvern]]. Almost the second they are flesh again, [[Broadway]] tells the others he's heading out and departs from the castle. [[Goliath]] wonders aloud where he's rushing off to. [[Lexington]] and [[Brooklyn]] explain that their brother is off to another viewing of ''[[Showdown]]'' - a Western that they had all seen previously. Shaking his head, [[Hudson]] comments that between movies, television and video games, it's hard to tell reality for fantasy these days. <br />
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At the [[23rd Precinct]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] is arguing with [[Maria Chavez|Captain Chavez]]. Elisa is convinced that [[Tony Dracon]] - a prominent figure in the city's organized crime scene - is behind the recent theft of a shipping crate owned by [[Xanatos Enterprises]]. She wants to go after him, but Chavez says there isn't sufficient evidence for a warrant. Elisa asks what exactly was in the stolen crate. Chavez tells her the crate contained "non-projectile weapon prototypes". At that moment, Owen arrives and explains the missing weaponry further. They fire an invisible particle beam and utilize a laser for aiming. He tells Chavez that 322 weapons were in the crate. Angered by the thought of that many dangerous weapons unaccounted for, Elisa heads out "to do her job".<br />
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At the movie theater, Broadway slips in through the roof and lands on several large bags of popcorn, just in time for the movie to start. He rips open one of the bags and munches on popcorn as ''Showdown'' begins.<br />
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Dracon and four of his men are walking down the stairs of the [[Park Manor]] and we see that he is indeed the leader of the group that stole the crate of guns. Elisa runs up and confronts him, but he feigns ignorance of the hijacking. She asks him about his alibi and he tells her he was out partying with his "associates". They all walk past her defiantly. Elisa tells Dracon that he will slip up sooner or later and she'll be there when he does. Grinning, he tells her that even if he was the person she was looking for, she wouldn't be able to do a thing about it, even if he were to tell one of his men to go and sell off some "merchandise" right in front of her. "Face it, sugar" he tells her cockily. "You've got nothing."<br />
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Back at the theater ''Showdown'' is coming to its climax. In classic Western form, the two cowboys face each other on the town's main street. They draw, they fire, one falls. Still shoveling down popcorn, Broadway remarks "Cool". <br />
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Elisa returns home to her apartment. She removes her jacket and her holstered gun and hangs both up on a coat rack. Her cat [[Cagney]] starts meowing at her and rubs against her leg. She picks him up and tells him to be glad he has a home; "the streets just got a whole lot meaner."<br />
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As the credits to ''Showdown'' roll, Broadway slips back up to the roof and glides away. As he flies, he playfully shapes his hand into a gun and pretends to fire. Seeing Elisa's apartment below, Broadway lands and opens the window. He calls out to see if Elisa is home and she answers, recognizing his voice. He hops in the window and she tells him to make himself at home while she throws on a few steaks. Broadway looks around while Elisa cooks, admiring a photo or her family. Then something else catches his attention: Elisa's gun in its holster on the coat rack. He takes out the gun and starts playing with it, spouting Western dialogue in a John Wayne voice. He jumps around the apartment, aiming the gun. Elisa's back is to him and she doesn't notice what he's doing. Broadway turns and the gun goes off in his hand. He drops it in surprise and begins to apologize. He kneels down to pick up the fallen gun, casually adding "Hope I didn't break anything." He looks over at Elisa's kitchen. The meal she was preparing is still cooking on the stovetop, but Elisa is not visible. A little concerned, Broadway calls Elisa's name and walks towards the counter that's obscuring his view. As he approaches, he is horrified to discover Elisa lying on the floor in a pool of blood, not moving.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
Broadway tosses the gun away from him and kneels down, cradling Elisa's head and franticly calling her name. She barely opens her eyes for just a second, but then closes them again. Broadway tells her he's sorry and lifts her motionless body off the floor. He carries her out the window and glides to nearby [[Manhattan General]] Hospital. An ambulance is waiting outside with an empty gurney next to it. Broadway lays Elisa on the gurney. He gasps as he sees that her blood is quite literally on his hands. Two EMTs exit the hospital and are surprised to discover Elisa there. They confirm that she has been shot and they are unable to get a pulse. One of them presses a cloth to her wound as they wheel her inside. Broadway watches from the shadows at the side of the building. <br />
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Back at the castle, the gargoyles are preparing for their day's sleep. Brooklyn notices that Broadway's pedestal is still empty. Lex is unconcerned, assuming that Broadway stayed to watch ''Showdown'' again. With a hint of irritation, Goliath hopes that Broadway has found somewhere comfortable to sleep. Just then, Owen comes up behind Goliath, telling the gargoyle he has bad news. Mindful of the coming dawn, Goliath tells him to speak quickly. Owen reveals to Goliath that Elisa has been shot and that she may not live. Goliath roars in horror, just as the sun rises and turns him to stone.<br />
<br />
In a wooded area, Dracon and his men are testing out the weapons they've stolen. Dracon's [[Glasses|second-in-command]] asks him if he's heard about Elisa. Dracon confirms that he has and comments that it's dangerous to leave a gun lying around like that. The men all laugh and Dracon fires a handgun sized weapon, which blasts holes through two trees and destroys a large rock. Dracon tells his men they'll make a deal with a buyer interested in the weapons that night. He asks his right hand man if he had to sell off many of the weapons to cover their expenses. He replies that he didn't need to sell many, but they may need to unload a few more for extra cash.<br />
<br />
Back at the [[Eyrie Building]], Goliath, Hudson, Brooklyn, and Lex all burst into Owen's office. Goliath asks how Elisa was shot and Owen reveals that they are not sure yet. He tells Goliath about the stolen particle beam weapons and how Elisa was working on the case. Hudson asks where Elisa is now. Owen tells him she's at Manhattan General, slips some papers into his briefcase, and heads out the door. Goliath moves to leave, but Brooklyn and Lex stop him for a moment. Broadway isn't home yet and Brooklyn is worried about him. Goliath tells Brooklyn and Lex to search for their brother while he goes to see Elisa, Hudson stays behind to guard the castle.<br />
<br />
Broadway is huddled atop a building, hidden and sobbing. Goliath arrives at the window of Elisa's hospital room. He pulls back from the window as the doctor who has been treating Elisa enters. He is followed by Elisa's family: her parents [[Peter Maza|Peter]] and [[Diane Maza]], and her brother [[derek Maza|Derek]]. Peter asks [[Jay Sato|Dr. Sato]] about his daughter's condition. The news is not good: Elisa's heart, one of her lungs, and and her spine were all damaged. The next several hours of surgery will be critical. Peter asks if they should call [[Beth Maza|Elisa's sister]] and have her fly out. Derek tells him not to talk like that, that Elisa will be all right. Frustrated, Peter asks what they can do. Stroking her daughter's hand, Diane tells her husband that they can pray. Dr. Sato goes to the door and lets Maria Chavez in. She offers her condolences, but Derek just wants to know who's responsible for shooting his sister. Chavez tells him about the stolen weapons and Elisa's confrontation with Dracon. The police believe that one of Dracon's men - or possibly even Dracon himself - broke into Elisa's apartment and used her own gun to shoot her. Peter asks if they found any prints on the gun. Chavez tells him that the only prints they found were "so badly sumdged they don't even look human." She promises the family that they will find whoever did this to Elisa. Diane suggests that they let Elisa get some sleep and they all leave the room. Once they are gone, Goliath enters through the window. Taking Elisa's hand he tells her to keep fighting and promises to avenge her.<br />
<br />
Goliath leaves the hospital and lands outside a window at Dracon's mansion. He overhears Dracon and his second-in-command discussing the terms of the deal. They have a buyer willing to pay top dollar for their stolen weaponry. He's arranged to meet them on the docks at midnight.<br />
<br />
A man walking through a darkened park is suddenly confronted by a mugger. He holds up a strange looking handgun and demands the man's wallet. As he threatens his victim, the mugger hears a low growl. Broadway has been watching the scene from the trees above and drops down on the mugger. He lifts the mugger off the ground by his shirt collar, then notices his gun. Furious at seeing this "new kind of gun", Broadway crushes the weapon in his hand. He demands that the mugger tell him where he got the gun. Terrified, the mugger spills that a guy called "Glasses" was selling them on Canal St, near the docks. Broadway tosses the mugger aside and takes off.<br />
<br />
At the hospital, an alarm is sounding and one of the doctors is calling a code blue in the intensive care unit. Elisa's heart monitor readout is flat; she has no pulse.<br />
<br />
===Act Three===<br />
Dr. Sato give Elisa a shot of epinephran, but it has no effect. He has one of his doctors use the paddles to try and get her heart pumping again. The monitor beeps back to life as her heart rate returns to normal. Dr. Sato sighs in relief and tells the other doctor to bring Elisa's family back in. <br />
<br />
Chavez and a [[Matt Bluestone|23rd Precinct detective]] are driving, trying to follow Tony Dracon. Dracon's driver notices them and points them out. "You know what to do," Dracon tells him. He speeds up long enough for the cops to lose visual contact. He pulls into a garage and the door shuts behind the car. Once the cops drive past, the garage opens again and Dracon's car drives off in the other direction. Dracon has successfully eluded the police, but Goliath, perched on the rooftop above, is still following him.<br />
<br />
Down at the docks, Glasses - Dracon's second-in-command - is selling off a few more of the particle beam weapons. He's in the process of making a sale when his buyer looks up and cries out in fear. Broadway has landed on the van behind Glasses. The buyer runs away and Broadway lifts Glasses up by his head and demands to know who he is working for.<br />
<br />
Nearby, Goliath lands on the roof of a warehouse as Dracon and his men enter. They have the stolen guns and are just waiting for the buyer to arrive. Broadway glides over and joins Goliath on the roof. Goliath is surprised to see him, but wants his help in dealing with the [[humans]] he believes shot Elisa. Broadway is confused, but Goliath mistakes it for ignorance of the event. He explains that Elisa was shot and that he is about to confront the human who did it. Before Broadway can say anything, Goliath leaps down to enter the warehouse.<br />
<br />
Inside the warehouse, Dracon receives a confusing call from Glasses. He tells his men to move the weaponry out, as something has clearly gone wrong. Goliath and Broadway burst through the warehouse wall. Dracon orders his men to shoot them, but the two gargoyles dodge and only Dracon's car is hit. Goliath locates the building's fuse box and destroys it. As Dracon and his men try to get their bearings in the darkness, Broadway leaps down from the rafters behind them. He tosses one of the men aside and strikes another down with his wing. Dracon backs away and tries to disappear amongst the shipping containers, but Goliath sees him. Dracon's remaining thugs try to shoot Broadway, but he dodges until he's close enough to attack the first one and grab the other one's hand from above with his tail and fling him into a crate. Turning, he sees Goliath pursuing Dracon up some scaffolding. Dracon reaches the landing and fires a few shots down at Goliath. He looses sight of the [[gargoyle]] until Goliath's tail reaches up, grabs the gun from Dracon's hand, and tosses it away. Goliath breaks through the floor of the scaffolding and chases Dracon. Dracon nearly falls to the ground below, but Goliath catches him by his leg. Goliath accuses Dracon of shooting Elisa. Broadway begins to climb up to Goliath and yells to him that he can't kill Dracon. Goliath isn't listening; he wants vengeance for his friend. At last, Broadway admits that he - not Dracon - was the one who shot Elisa. Goliath turns to him in disbelief. Broadway explains that it was an accident. Goliath looks back down at Dracon dangling from his grasp. He breaks off a metal rail from the scaffolding, hauls Dracon up and twists it around him, securing his arms. He tells Broadway to come with him; they have much to discuss.<br />
<br />
After the two have Dracon and his men all secured, the warehouse door opens. Owen Burnett enters and Goliath realizes that he was the buyer. Unapologetically, Owen tells Goliath that [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] had to get the stolen guns back somehow. Goliath asks if all of the weaponry is still here. Owen tells him that roughly 37 weapons of varying types are missing. Goliath picks up one of the larger weapons. Owen asks him what he's doing and Goliath fires at the remaining guns, destroying them and ensuring that they will never again fall into the wrong hands. "Mr Xanatos isn't going to like this," Owen remarks. Goliath tells Owen that he would be happy to discuss the matter with Xanatos. He then breaks the remaining weapon in half and places it near Dracon and his men so they will be tied to the theft of the weapons. He tells Broadway to come with him; they have a sick friend to visit. Broadway is relieved to realize that Elisa isn't dead, although a hard glare from Goliath is all the reminder he needs that he is responsible for nearly killing her in the first place.<br />
<br />
The two gargoyles look through Elisa's hospital window, where her family is gathered around her. Elisa slowly begins to stir and wakes up. Her family crowds around her and she asks them what happened. Peter admits that they don't know either. Derek tells his sister that Captain Chavez just called and told them that Dracon was arrested after he was discovered in the warehouse with the destroyed guns, babbling about some kind of monster attack. Elisa smiles. One of the doctors tells Elisa's family that they have to leave. Though Elisa will recover, she still needs rest. Elisa and her family wave goodbye to each other. The Mazas and the doctor exit, leaving Elisa alone. The window opens and Goliath and Broadway enter. Broadway admits that he was playing with Elisa's gun when it went off. She reaches out a hand to him and he takes it, promising her he'll never touch another gun. She tells him that they both made mistakes and she should have been more careful about where she left her gun. They both agree that they will not repeat those mistakes. Broadway heads out the window. Elisa calls to Goliath. He takes her hand and tells her that she is safe and needs to rest now. He strokes her hair gently, then heads out the window himself. As dawn comes the two gargoyles are perched outside of Elisa's hospital room window, watching over her.<br />
<br />
==First Appearances==<br />
*[[Tony Dracon]]<br />
*[[Glasses]]<br />
*[[Cagney]]<br />
*[[Jay Sato]]<br />
*[[Peter Maza]]<br />
*[[Diane Maza]]<br />
*[[Derek Maza]]<br />
*[[Matt Bluestone]] (no lines)<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
[[Bruno]], the leader of [[Xanatos Goon Squad|Xanatos' commandos]] in "Awakening", has a brief cameo as the head of Xanatos' security team in the opening scene.<br />
<br />
[[Tony Dracon]] and his gang are introduced in this episode.<br />
<br />
[[Matt Bluestone]] is introduced in a non-speaking role, serving as [[Maria Chavez|Captain Chavez]]' driver during her pursuit of Tony Dracon. This is also the first time we see Captain Chavez.<br />
<br />
[[Jay Sato]] first appears in this episode, although we do not find out his first name until his next appearance, in "[[Bash]]".<br />
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[[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]'s family background is first revealed, as part Native American, part African-American - a background that was inspired by that of her voice actress, [[Salli Richardson]]. (Salli's physical appearance also strongly influenced Elisa's character design.) [[Peter Maza|Peter]], [[Diane Maza|Diane]] and [[Derek Maza]] all appear for the first time and Elisa's sister, [[Beth Maza|Beth]], is mentioned for the first time and appears in a family photograph.<br />
<br />
This is the first appearance of [[Cagney]] and our first glimpse of Elisa's apartment.<br />
<br />
In the next episode, "[[Enter Macbeth]]", Elisa is still recovering from the gunshot wound received in this episode. In later episodes, it is also revealed that Elisa has started locking her gun away safely following the events of this episode.<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
''[[Showdown]]'' is described as "a new western", but appears in black and white on the movie screen. This can be explained, however, in one of two ways: in the modern world, anything made since 994 would seem new to the gargoyles (in "[[Enter Macbeth]]", Lexington would refer to [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] as "some new writer"), or ''Showdown'' may have been deliberately shot in black-and-white for artistic effect.<br />
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[[Owen Burnett|Owen]], when reporting that the stolen particle beam accelerators were produced in various "power ranges" pronounces the latter word in such a way as to sound strongly evocative of a certain competitor to ''Gargoyles'' (and one which unfortunately helped kill it in the ratings wars), in a negative way.<br />
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Peter and Diane Maza, Elisa's parents, were named after [[Peter Morwood]] and [[Diane Duane]], two of the writers on the ''Gargoyles'' production team.<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=59 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep08.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''"The Silver Falcon"''' is the nineteenth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the sixth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 12, 1995.<br />
<br />
*Story: [[Cary Bates]]<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
Beginning in this episode, [[Tony Dracon]] now sports a white streak in the middle of his hair. According to [[Greg Weisman]], this was to make him stand out better, since he'd thought that Tony had appeared a little too bland in "[[Deadly Force]]"; the in-story rationale was that the streak was due to his shock at encountering the [[gargoyles]] for the first time. (Greg briefly considered also giving [[Glasses]] a similar streak, but decided against it, simply because Glasses did not need it; he had been a distinctive figure from the start.)<br />
<br />
[[Broadway]] has begun taking reading lessons after "[[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time]]", enough to read and understand [[Mace Malone]]'s note to the Dracons (though he has some understandable difficulty in pronouncing the word "right").<br />
<br />
Mace Malone is mentioned for the first time, and a black-and-white photograph of him is seen, although Mace does not appear in person until "[[Revelations]]".<br />
<br />
[[Martin Hacker]] is introduced as [[Matt Bluestone]]'s former partner in the FBI. He reappears in "Revelations".<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
Broadway's trenchcoat and fedora were partly inspired by the similar outfit of Ben Grimm aka "The Thing" from the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics, who wore it to disguise his "monstrous" appearance when in public.<br />
<br />
A line that rewards subsequent re-viewings: [[G.F. Benton|Benton]] refers to [[Dominic Dracon]] in the 1920s photograph of him and [[Mace Malone]] as a "sharp-looking young feller" - which takes on a new meaning when it is revealed at the end that Benton was really Dominic in disguise!<br />
<br />
The notion of Benton being Dominic in disguise entered the episode late in its development; originally, he really was the CPA that he appeared to be. However, the production team realized that [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] needed her own antagonist to face at the end (Broadway taking care of Tony and [[Matt Bluestone|Matt]] of [[Pal Joey]]), and so added the revelation of Benton's true identity in Act Three.<br />
<br />
Broadway [[stone sleep|turns to stone]] in the daytime even while underground, without any exposure to sunlight. This illustrates that it is not the sun that turns the gargoyles to stone, but (according to Greg) their internal biological clocks. He is also not particularly lethargic upon awakening, which would seem to put [[Anton Sevarius]]' theory of the stone state having a solar energy collection function into doubt, although his body could possibly have tapped his considerable body fat to compensate.<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=112 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=128 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep19.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''"The Silver Falcon"''' is the nineteenth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the sixth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 12, 1995.<br />
<br />
*Story: [[Cary Bates]]<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
Beginning in this episode, [[Tony Dracon]] now sports a white streak in the middle of his hair. According to [[Greg Weisman]], this was to make him stand out better, since he'd thought that Tony had appeared a little too bland in "[[Deadly Force]]"; the in-story rationale was that the streak was due to his shock at encountering the [[gargoyles]] for the first time. (Greg briefly considered also giving [[Glasses]] a similar streak, but decided against it, simply because Glasses did not need it; he had been a distinctive figure from the start.)<br />
<br />
[[Broadway]] has begun taking reading lessons after "[[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time]]", enough to read and understand [[Mace Malone]]'s note to the Dracons (though he has some understandable difficulty in pronouncing the word "right").<br />
<br />
Mace Malone is mentioned for the first time, and a black-and-white photograph of him is seen, although Mace does not appear in person until "[[Revelations]]".<br />
<br />
[[Martin Hacker]] is introduced as [[Matt Bluestone]]'s former partner in the FBI. He reappears in "Revelations".<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
Broadway's trenchcoat and fedora were partly inspired by the similar outfit of Ben Grimm aka "The Thing" from the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics, who wore it to disguise his "monstrous" appearance when in public.<br />
<br />
A line that rewards subsequent re-viewings: [[G.F. Benton|Benton]] refers to [[Dominic Dracon]] in the 1920s photograph of him and [[Mace Malone]] as a "sharp-looking young feller" - which takes on a new meaning when it is revealed at the end that Benton was really Dominic in disguise!<br />
<br />
The notion of Benton being Dominic in disguise entered the episode late in its development; originally, he really was the CPA that he appeared to be. However, the production team realized that [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] needed her own antagonist to face at the end (Broadway taking care of Tony and [[Matt Bluestone|Matt]] of [[Pal Joey]]), and so added the revelation of Benton's true identity in Act Three.<br />
<br />
Broadway [[stone sleep|turns to stone]] in the daytime even while underground, without any exposure to sunlight. This illustrates that it is not the sun that turns the gargoyles to stone, but (according to Greg) their internal biological clocks. He is also not particularly lethargic upon awakening, which would seem to put [[Anton Sevarius]]' theory of the stone state having a solar energy collection into doubt, although his body could have tapped his considerable body fat to compensate.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=112 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=128 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep19.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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<br />
'''"The Silver Falcon"''' is the nineteenth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the sixth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 12, 1995.<br />
<br />
*Story: [[Cary Bates]]<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
Beginning in this episode, [[Tony Dracon]] now sports a white streak in the middle of his hair. According to [[Greg Weisman]], this was to make him stand out better, since he'd thought that Tony had appeared a little too bland in "[[Deadly Force]]"; the in-story rationale was that the streak was due to his shock at encountering the [[gargoyles]] for the first time. (Greg briefly considered also giving [[Glasses]] a similar streak, but decided against it, simply because Glasses did not need it; he had been a distinctive figure from the start.)<br />
<br />
[[Broadway]] has begun taking reading lessons after "[[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time]]", enough to read and understand [[Mace Malone]]'s note to the Dracons (though he has some understandable difficulty in pronouncing the word "right").<br />
<br />
Mace Malone is mentioned for the first time, and a black-and-white photograph of him is seen, although Mace does not appear in person until "[[Revelations]]".<br />
<br />
[[Martin Hacker]] is introduced as [[Matt Bluestone]]'s former partner in the FBI. He reappears in "Revelations".<br />
<br />
==Tidbits==<br />
Broadway's trenchcoat and fedora were partly inspired by the similar outfit of Ben Grimm aka "The Thing" from the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics, who wore it to disguise his "monstrous" appearance when in public.<br />
<br />
A line that rewards subsequent re-viewings: [[G.F. Benton|Benton]] refers to [[Dominic Dracon]] in the 1920s photograph of him and [[Mace Malone]] as a "sharp-looking young feller" - which takes on a new meaning when it is revealed at the end that Benton was really Dominic in disguise!<br />
<br />
The notion of Benton being Dominic in disguise entered the episode late in its development; originally, he really was the CPA that he appeared to be. However, the production team realized that [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] needed her own antagonist to face at the end (Broadway taking care of Tony and [[Matt Bluestone|Matt]] of [[Pal Joey]]), and so added the revelation of Benton's true identity in Act Three.<br />
<br />
Broadway [[stone sleep|turns to stone]] in the daytime even while underground, without any exposure to sunlight. This illustrates that it is not the sun that turns the gargoyles to stone, but (according to Greg) their internal biological clocks. He is also not particularly lethargic upon awakening, which would seem to put [[Anton Sevarius]] theory of the stone state having a solar energy collection into doubt, although his body could have tapped his considerable body fat to compensate.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=112 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=128 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep19.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes|Silver Falcon, The]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=John_Rhys-Davies&diff=15656John Rhys-Davies2008-04-17T19:03:48Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''John Rhys-Davies''' was the voice actor for [[Macbeth]]. Outside of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', he is best known for the roles of Gimli in Peter Jackson's ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy and Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' movies while also hosting an educational series called ''Archeology''. (He also voiced Treebeard the Ent in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy - appropriately, since J. R. R. Tolkien once said that the Ents were partly inspired by his ideas on how Birnam Wood's march on Dunsinane should have been handled by [[Shakespeare]].)<br />
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John Rhys-Davies is one of several ''Gargoyles'' actors who has also appeared as a character in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, in this case as Leonardo da Vinci in episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager''. However, he appeared in ''Gargoyles'' before his first appearance in ''Voyager''.<br />
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==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*Macbeth (and the [[Macbeth Robot]])<br />
*[[Findlaech]]<br />
*[[Arthur Morwood-Smyth]]<br />
*[[Demona's Second]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|John_Rhys-Davies}}<br />
*{{imdb|0722636}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Rhys-Davies, John]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Coldstone&diff=15655Coldstone2008-04-17T18:59:18Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Coldstone.JPG|thumb|360px|Coldstone]]<br />
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'''Coldstone''' is the body that [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and [[Demona]] created to house [[Othello]]'s soul in, made half from pieces of shattered stone from Othello, [[Desdemona]], and [[Iago]] in the [[Wyvern Massacre]] (Othello's being dominant), half from cybernetic parts. <br />
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==History==<br />
In the beginning of [[1995]], Demona and Xanatos plotted to resurrect another [[gargoyle]] to assist in defeating [[Goliath]]. {{CIT|The gargoyle who had been Othello was chosen both because Xanatos had been able to retrieve several pieces of his body (and unwittingly those of two others who had been [[stone sleep|sleeping]] nearby) and because Demona felt that Othello's indifferent attitude towards [[humans]] was closer to her own than Goliath's.}} Bringing Coldstone to life through a combination of sorcery and science, they also unwittingly resurrected Desdemona and Iago, whose souls were likewise confined in Coldstone because their body fragments were part of it, although they did not immediately reveal their presence. Othello's soul was the dominant of the three initially because most of the body parts were his, thus rendering him the identity of Coldstone thereafter.<br />
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Demona and Xanatos then duped Coldstone into helping them against Goliath, Demona deceiving him into believing that Goliath was the one responsible for his half-machine condition that had so horrified him when he discovered it. Coldstone fought Goliath first at [[Times Square]] and then at the [[George Washington Bridge]], but finally came to understand that he had been deceived by Demona, and saved Goliath from drowning in the [[Hudson River]]. He also blocked a shot meant for Goliath from Demona's laser cannon and fell into the river himself; Goliath and his clan mistakenly believed him to have drowned or damaged beyond repair. ''("[[Reawakening]]")''<br />
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But Coldstone survived, repaired his own damage and emerged from the river some months later, now controlled by a computer program that Xanatos had installed in him when he and Demona had first "revived" him. Under Xanatos' control, Coldstone broke into the [[Golden Cup Building]] and downloaded a series of files on secret weapons being designed for the military there; however, these files were protected by a powerful computer virus that began to destroy his memory banks. This triggered the surfacing of Desdemona and Iago's souls inside him, and both they and his original soul as Othello began surfacing at different moments, all controlling him randomly. Goliath and [[Manhattan Clan|his clan]], re-encountering him, soon discovered his new condition, and Goliath had to enter Coldstone's mind through [[RECAP]]'s virtual reality hook-up to save him. Iago tried to play Goliath and Othello against each other once again, but failed. In the end, the virus did enough damage to erase Xanatos' computer program and temporarily shut Coldstone down; the gargoyles took him back to the clock tower, in the hopes of someday being able to restore him. ''("[[Legion]]")''<br />
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[[Lexington]] worked hard at this task, but was unable to make any progress. Demona and [[Macbeth]] kidnapped Coldstone under the [[Weird Sisters]]' instructions, however, mainly as a decoy to hide the thefts of the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'', [[Eye of Odin]], and [[Phoenix Gate]], but also to use briefly against the clan (while Iago was controlling him). For a time, Othello refused to regain control of his body as Coldstone from Iago and save the gargoyles and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] from their enemies, preferring to remain with Desdemona's soul in cyberspace, but at last (with a bit of prodding from the Sisters, masquerading as Desdemona) did seize control of his body, ousting Iago. He helped Elisa drive off Demona and Macbeth and free the clan, but then left [[New York]], unwilling to remain in the area as long as Iago could regain control of him at any point and use his body to endanger the gargoyles once more. ''("[[High Noon]]")''<br />
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[[Image:ColdstoneCannon.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Coldstone's arm-cannon.]]Coldstone wandered about the world, finally coming to reside in the [[Himalayas]] for a time due to its isolation. There he somehow encountered [[Master Dawa]], a wise monk, who agreed to work with Coldstone in controlling his inner demons, namely the Iago soul inside him. In mid-[[1996]], the [[Avalon World Tour]] brought Goliath, Elisa, [[Angela]] and [[Bronx]] to [[Tibet]] and they encountered Coldstone there. While Coldstone was happy to see his brother and excited to learn that his [[rookery]] children were alive and well on [[Avalon]], he knew that he could not accompany Goliath and the others to Avalon and beyond as he was still a threat to his clan and his children if Iago gained control of the Coldstone body. Knowing Goliath and the others would not leave without him, Coldstone pretended to come under the control of Iago and fought the Travelers until they were unconscious. He may have then assisted in sending them aboard their [[skiff]] to [[Shambahla]]. ''("[[Reunion]]")''<br />
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Later, after Goliath helped thwart [[Oberon]]'s attempt to kidnap [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]], Xanatos decided to repay his debt to Goliath by finding Coldstone, bringing him back to New York, and constructing two additional robotic bodies to house Desdemona and Iago's souls in, [[Coldfire]] and [[Coldsteel]] respectively. {{CIT|He apparently tracked Coldstone down in the Himalayas using a built-in tracer device}} and used [[Steel Clan]] robots to capture him. Taking him back to [[Manhattan]], Xanatos and [[Owen Burnett]] began attempting to transfer the two souls into the two robots using technology. When mere technology proved unable to transfer the gargoyle souls to these bodies, however, Owen had to step in by, as [[Puck]], making "Soul Transference 101" one of Alex's magic lessons. The three gargoyle souls in Coldstone were temporarily transfered to [[Broadway]] (who housed Othello's soul), [[Angela]] (who housed Desdemona's soul), and [[Brooklyn]] (who housed Iago's soul). For a time, they were tempted to remain in their new gargoyle hosts, but at last Othello realized that he and Desdemona could not deprive Broadway and Angela of their own lives, and so let Alex transfer them back to Coldstone and Coldfire's bodies. Iago had, in the meantime, already housed himself in Coldsteel, and Coldstone and Coldfire, realizing that he had become more dangerous than before in this form, set off in pursuit of him. They plan to eventually join the [[Manhattan Clan]], but only when Coldsteel is no longer a threat. ''("[[Possession]]")''<br />
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Eventually, the couple tracked down Coldsteel to London, England as he battled [[Hudson]] while [[Steel Clan]] robots under his control were engaging [[Lexington]] and members of the [[London Clan]]. They announced themselves by interrupting their quarry's attempt to seriously wound their elder and then joined the battle. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Coldstone most closely resembles the gargoyle Othello, his original dominant personality. Roughly half of his body has been replaced with robotics. Coldstone's wings, part of the left half of his head, his right eye, his right arm, most of his left leg, the end of his tail and much of his torso are all cybernetic parts, along with smaller pieces throughout his body. Most of Coldstone's robot parts resemble the corresponding parts on Othello, though he is missing the horn and hair on the left side of his head and his wings are smaller and more angular. Coldstone had a couple of feature borrowed from the [[Steel Clan]], including a retracting arm cannon. Coldstone's robotics are metallic grey, red, and gold. His remaining body is re-animated stone, not flesh. (Hence Demona's line "You are cold stone brought to life.") This can be hard to tell, since Othello's skin color is very similar to Coldstone's current coloration.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]" <br />
* "[[The Rock]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Michael Dorn]]<br />
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Coldstone is often said to be the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' Universe's equivalent of Frankenstein's monster (with Xanatos taking the role of his creator, Frankenstein). Though Coldstone's story does not directly follow Frankenstein's, there are some major similarities. The creation of Coldstone is an obvious homage to classic depictions of the birth of Frankenstein's monster, right down to Xanatos's self-indulgent "It's alive!" line. Neither Frankenstein's monster nor Coldstone turn out exactly as their creators intended. The episode "[[Legion]]" is partly inspired by a TV movie version of ''Frankenstein'' [[Greg Weisman]] saw as a boy, in which the monster is put under hypnosis and the various personalties of the people whose corpses were used to make the monster being to speak, including one who quotes the Biblical line "I am Legion, for we are many". In the original novel, the monster escapes to the Arctic Circle, with his creator in pursuit. Coldstone, attempting to keep the rest of his clan safe from Iago, ended up in a similarly cold and desolate part of the Himalayas, where one of his creators eventually finds him.<br />
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Coldstone's blue-grey skin color is a bit of a mistake, or at least something of a problem. It's pretty much identical to Othello's skin color, but it is intended to be re-animated "stone," not the flesh of a gargoyle awake at night. Because Othello's skin color is nearly the same as Coldstone's, it's very hard to tell that Coldstone is intended to be living stone and not living tissue. This confusion can make Coldstone's design seem like something of a cheat when it's revealed that he was assembled from pieces of three different gargoyles. If you think that the visible non-mechanical parts of Coldstone are skin, you might wonder why he doesn't have any patches of skin that resemble Desdemona or Iago in color.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Coldstone_(Gargoyles)}}<br />
*{{wikipedia2|Frankenstein's_monster|Frankenstein's monster}}<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters]]<br />
[[Category:Gargoyles]]<br />
[[Category:Cyborgs]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Hunter%27s_Moon_Part_Three&diff=15636Hunter's Moon Part Three2008-04-16T04:57:44Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Summary */</p>
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'''"Hunter's Moon" Part Three''' is the sixty-fifth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the fifty-second and final episode of Season 2. It originally aired on May 15, 1996.<br />
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*Story Editor: [[Michael Reaves]]<br />
*Writer: Michael Reaves<br />
*Director: [[Dennis Woodyard]]<br />
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==Summary==<br />
The episode opens in [[Paris]], [[Timeline|1980]]. [[Charles Canmore]] is killed by [[Demona]] in front of his three children, as she obtains the [[Praying Gargoyle]] from [[Notre Dame Cathedral]]. In the present day, the [[Hunters]] destroy the [[Clock Tower]] and reveal the [[gargoyles]]' existence to the world once and for all. A vengeful [[Goliath]] pursues the Hunters to a dam where [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] and [[Jason Canmore]] are seemingly killed. Both Goliath and [[Jon Canmore]] vow vengeance, and [[Robyn Canmore]] discovers [[Operation Clean Slate|Demona's scheme to destroy human kind]]. After a climactic battle at [[Saint Damien's Cathedral]], Elisa and Jason return, only for Jason to be shot and paralyzed. Jon escapes and Demona's scheme is foiled. Surrounded by the police, the gargoyles are rescued by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]], and as the sun rises, Goliath and Elisa acknowledge their feelings for each other and kiss.<br />
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==Tidbits==<br />
As in the first two parts, there are several echoes of Season One, and especially "[[Awakening]]", here. Among these are:<br />
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*The [[gargoyles]] are forced to abandon their home again, as they had done in "[[Enter Macbeth]]" (though this time, [[Goliath]] is far more pragmatic about it than he was then).<br />
* In contrast to many other episodes, Goliath fails to rescue [[Elisa]] at the dam.<br />
* The public is shocked anew by the revelation of gargoyles, just as they had been in "[[The Edge]]".<br />
* The final scene parallels "[[Awakening Part Five]]"'s final scene. After seeing a few light-hearted moments involving the other gargoyles, we join Goliath and Elisa at the top of the tower, where we see the close bonds that they share, bonds that will be even closer now after "Hunter's Moon", followed by Goliath and the other gargoyles turning to [[stone sleep|stone]] at dawn.<br />
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A few more scenes were deleted from this episode for time considerations. The most important of these ([[#Missing Scene|see below]]) was a meeting between Elisa and [[Jason Canmore]] at the ruins of the clock tower, in which Elisa urges Jason (in vain) to give up his feud with the gargoyles. She finally asks him what caused the feud in the first place, and Jason has to admit that he doesn't know; his family has been at war with the gargoyles for so long that they can't remember how it began. (A deleted line in the flashback had [[Charles Canmore]] telling his children that "We can no more stop hunting gargoyles than breathing the air", another echo of the first season.) Also, in the original script, Demona and Charles Canmore's battle did not end at Notre Dame; instead, Charles pursued her from the cathedral to the catacombs of Paris, where she killed him. (The upcoming "Bad Guys" #3 intends to draw on this, through a flashback in which the young Robyn and Jon Canmore encounter Demona in the Parisian catacombs following their father's death.)<br />
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Familiar faces again show up in the background. [[Brendan]], [[Margot]], the [[Jogger]], and [[Dave]] are among the frightened citizens watching [[Jon Canmore]]'s news broadcast about the gargoyles. [[Travis Marshall]] reports on the battle at [[Saint Damien's Cathedral]], and [[Officer Morgan]] discusses the escalating situation with [[Matt Bluestone]] there.<br />
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[[Robyn Canmore]] was to initially face prison for her attack on the police station, but the mysterious [[Director]] would see to it that she would lead his "[[Redemption Squad]]" instead, resulting in her becoming one of the regulars in the [[Gargoyles (SLG comics)|SLG comic]] mini-series ''[[Bad Guys]]'' spin-off. Robyn, the only member of the team who would have contact with the Director, would recruit a number of other "semi-reformed antagonists", consisting of [[Dingo]], [[Matrix]], {{CIT|[[Fang]], and [[Yama]]}}, taking them on one secret mission after another; {{CIT|in the process, she would enter into a stormy relationship with Dingo}}.<br />
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Jason and Jon's fates, however, would be incorporated into further episodes of ''Gargoyles'' itself. Jon adopted the new alias of "[[John Castaway]]" (following the Canmore tradition of using surnames beginning with a hard C as part of their assumed identities) and, with secret funding from the [[Illuminati]], took advantage of the public's fear of gargoyles to start up a new version of the [[Hunters]] known as [[Quarrymen]] (a sort of ''Gargoyles Universe'' version of the Ku Klux Klan). {{CIT|Jason would eventually find out Castaway's true identity, and make a number of attempts to turn him away from his destructive course}}; [[Greg Weisman]] also considered making him Elisa's date in the ''Double Date'' story (eventually issues #3-#5 of the "Gargoyles" comic book), but gave the role to Officer Morgan instead (though Jason has a cameo in [[Invitation Only|#3]]).<br />
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{{CIT|[[Greg Weisman]] planned to do a story for the never-made ''[[Team Atlantis]]'' spin-off that would have included elements from "Hunter's Moon". In it, Demona would have a run-in with [[Fiona Canmore]] (a great-great-aunt of Jason, Robyn, and Jon) in Paris in [[1920]], involving the Praying Gargoyle (revealed here as being an Atlantean talisman); Fiona would stop Demona from using the Praying Gargoyle to bring the gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral to a state of quasi-life and form them into an army to slaughter the humans of Paris (indicating that the Praying Gargoyle had other abilities besides protecting gargoyles from powerful curses); the Praying Gargoyle would be destroyed in the struggle, but Demona would conceal it in a secret compartment in Notre Dame - from which she would retrieve it in [[1980]].}}<br />
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The [[Hunter's Moon]] is a real astronomical phenomenon, applied to the full moon during October. (However, the opening flashback incorrectly places a Hunter's Moon as shining on the night of September 28 - not that this nit need interfere with our enjoyment of the episode.)<br />
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==Missing Scene==<br />
EXT. CLOCK TOWER RUINS - DAY<br />
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Elisa picks sadly through wreckage, occasionally placing something in a cardboard box. She bends to pick up a charred photograph.<br />
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TIGHT ON PHOTO<br />
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It is a snap-shot from last Halloween: Elisa in her "Belle" gown arm in arm with Goliath. Both very happy.<br />
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ON ELISA<br />
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A tear rolls down her cheek. A shadow falls over her. Elisa turns.<br />
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ANGLE INCLUDES JASON<br />
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behind her on his sky-sled, in Hunter garb except the mask, aiming a tranq gun at her. Elisa drops the box and reaches for her holstered gun.<br />
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JASON: "Please don't. I'd just have to tranq you again, and I came here to talk."<br />
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FAVOR ELISA<br />
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She lowers her hand slowly. But she's still on guard.<br />
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ELISA: "Okay. Let's talk about what a monster you are."<br />
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JASON: "I never meant to hurt you --"<br />
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ELISA: "You really are a piece of work. Using me to get to the gargoyles."<br />
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JASON: "No! I admit I infiltrated the twenty-third because there were so many gargoyle sightings here. But I never planned--"<br />
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ELISA: "Lies. Everything was part of your plan. That phony accent... even that phony kiss..."<br />
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ON JASON<br />
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He looks desperate and vulnerable, despite the gun in his hand.<br />
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JASON: "That kiss was real. And I never planned on falling in love with you."<br />
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FAVOR ELISA<br />
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This hits her hard.<br />
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JASON (CONT'D): "The hunt's been my whole life -- I never realized how lonely I was...<br />
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ELISA: "But why are you hunting them?"<br />
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ANOTHER ANGLE<br />
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We see a flash of Jason's fiery determination. Elisa responds in kind.<br />
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JASON: "Those monsters killed my father!"<br />
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ELISA: "Those 'monsters' are my friends!"<br />
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FAVOR JASON<br />
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He looks shocked and disgusted. This, he was not expecting.<br />
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JASON: "What?!!"<br />
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ELISA: "And they couldn't have killed your father. When he died, they were in Scotland, frozen in stone by a magic spell."<br />
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JASON: "So they weren't personally responsible. They're still evil! All gargoyles are! My family has been hunting them for generations!"<br />
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FAVOR ELISA<br />
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Trying desperately to reach him.<br />
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ELISA: "BUT WHY? What started this blood feud?"<br />
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FAVOR JASON<br />
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He's stumped. His fury won't help him on this one.<br />
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JASON: "I -- I don't know. It doesn't matter."<br />
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Elisa senses his uncertainty, presses her attack.<br />
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ELISA: "Of course it matters. You hate an entire race and you don't know why! Listen, Jason. You've been lucky so far. No one's been killed. Give up the feud. Turn yourself in. It's not too late to walk away from this."<br />
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TIGHT ON JASON<br />
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He hesitates, then shakes his head.<br />
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JASON: "Yes, it is."<br />
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WIDE<br />
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He revs up the skysled and takes off fast. Elisa draws her gun, but she does not fire -- it's ambiguous whether that's because he's already too far away or because she feels too much for him to shoot him in the back. Her arm drops to her side. PULL BACK to show her forlorn and surrounded by rubble.<br />
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DISSOLVE TO:<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[2001 Radio Play Script]]<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=5 Deleted Scene with Jason and Elisa]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/faq.php?s=lostmoments#HUNTERS_MOON Collection of a few deleted scenes]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep65.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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| '''[[Nightwatch (episode)|Next Episode: "Clan-Building" Chapter One: "Nightwatch" >>]]''' <br />
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[[Category:Canon episodes]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Nichelle_Nichols&diff=15615Nichelle Nichols2008-04-15T14:44:54Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''Nichelle Nichols''' is an African American actor most famous for playing Lt. Uhura on the original ''[[Star Trek]]''. <br />
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Her role in that series was considered so important a breakthrough on American television, that Martin Luther King himself personally persuaded her to stay on the series at a time when she considered leaving the role.<br />
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==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*[[Diane Maza]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Nichelle Nichols}}<br />
*{{imdb|0629667}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Nichols, Nichelle]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=LeVar_Burton&diff=15614LeVar Burton2008-04-15T14:44:08Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''LeVar Burton''' is an African American actor most famous for playing young Kunta Kinte on ''Roots'', Lt. Geordi LeForge on ''[[Star Trek]]: the Next Generation'' and the host of the children's public television educational series, ''Reading Rainbow'' <br />
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==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*[[Anansi]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|LeVar Burton}}<br />
*{{imdb|0000996}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Burton, LeVar]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=LeVar_Burton&diff=15613LeVar Burton2008-04-15T14:43:33Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''LeVar Burton''' is an African American actor most famous for playing young Kunta Kinte on ''Roots'', Lt. Geordi LeForge on''[[Star Trek: the Next Generation]]'' and the host of the children's public television educational series, ''Reading Rainbow'' <br />
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==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*[[Anansi]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|LeVar Burton}}<br />
*{{imdb|0000996}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Burton, LeVar]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Nichelle_Nichols&diff=15612Nichelle Nichols2008-04-15T14:34:16Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''Nichelle Nichols''' is an African American acto most famous for play Lt. Uhura on the original ''[[Star Trek]]''. <br />
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Her role in that series was considered so important a breakthrough on American television, that Martin Luther King himself personally persuaded her to stay on the series at a time when she considered leaving the role.<br />
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==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*[[Diane Maza]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Nichelle Nichols}}<br />
*{{imdb|0629667}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Nichols, Nichelle]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Ed_Asner&diff=15611Ed Asner2008-04-15T14:23:21Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>[[Image:EdAsner.jpg|thumb|200px|Ed Asner]]<br />
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'''Ed Asner''' is a prodigious actor who voiced [[Hudson]], among other characters on ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''. <br />
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Prior to ''Gargoyles'', Asner is most famous playing Lou Grant on the ''Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and the spin-off ''Lou Grant''.<br />
==Roles on ''Gargoyles''==<br />
*Hudson<br />
*[[Burbank]]<br />
*[[Jack Dane]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Ed_Asner}}<br />
*{{imdb|0000799}}<br />
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Asner, Ed]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Labyrinth_Clan&diff=15608Labyrinth Clan2008-04-15T04:36:32Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Characteristics */</p>
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<div>The '''Labyrinth Clan''' is a [[clan]] of [[gargoyles]], and [[mutates]] who live amongst the homeless humans in the abandoned [[Cyberbiotics]] facility known as the [[Labyrinth]] since [[1996]].<br />
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==History==<br />
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In 1996, [[Demona]] staged her own capture in order to steal the genetic material of four members of the [[Manhattan Clan]], [[Hudson]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Lexington]], and [[Broadway]]. During this time, Demona attempted to persuade her daughter, [[Angela]] to join her in her quest against humanity. After several months, [[Thailog]] freed Demona, who in turn freed the prisoner in the cell beside her, [[Fang]], saying that he was annoying, but he may come of some use.<br />
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[[Goliath]] and [[Talon]] tracked Demona and Thailog to an abandoned fun house on [[Coney Island]], whereupon the [[clones]] revealed themselves to their prospective genetic donors. After Goliath and his clan were captured, Thailog ordered Demona to kill Angela, a command she refused to fulfill. At this point, Thailog revealed that he suspected that she would betray him and brought to light his gargoyle-human hybrid clone of Demona and [[Elisa Maza]], [[Delilah]]. Demona released the Manhattan Clan, and after a struggle, the Manhattan gargoyles defeated their clones. Meanwhile, Demona fought Thailog atop a rollercoaster which caught on fire and collapsed; both appeared to have perished in the crash, but in fact they survived.<br />
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As the Manhattan Clan were unsure of what to do with the clones, and did not wish to accept them into their clan, Talon volunteered to take them to the Labyrinth and teach them to think for themselves "and use verbs."<br />
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On Halloween of 1996, Thailog returned to the Labyrinth and attempted to take command of the clones. In the end the clones chose for themselves what they wished to do. Delilah, clearly the most articulate and thoughtful of the clones, chose to return to the Labyrinth, and her "brothers" [[Burbank]], [[Malibu]] and [[Hollywood]] decided to go with her. [[Brentwood]] chose to follow Thailog and left the Clan. It seems likely that Delilah will in time become leader of this Clan. Furthermore, there seems to exist a certain animosity between the Labyrinth Clan and the Manhattan Clan. Though not quite enemies, they clearly are not strong allies either. This explains why two clans in such close proximity choose to remain seperate {{CIT|even after many years.}}<br />
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{{CIT|The Labyrinth Clan will come to be the home of other individuals created or mutated through cloning and genetic engineering and they will protect and shelter the homeless, outsiders and misfits that have no where else to go. The Clan will become one of the ten founding clans of the [[Gargoyle Nation]].}}<br />
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{{CIT|By [[2198]], the Clan will have grown and there will be rumors that cloning still continues there. The leader of the Clan and the Clan's [[eggs]] will be kidnapped by the [[Space-Spawn]] when they attack [[Queen Florence Island]].}}<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
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The clones of the Labyrinth Clan are genetic copies of the Manhattan Clan, with the exception of Delilah, and as such share the characteristics of the Manhattan Clan, except color. They also have certain genetic oddities such as white mouths with black teeth (and perhaps bones). Their intelligence was also stunted to make them compliant to Thailog. {{CIT|Some descendents of this Clan will have small amounts of human DNA in them.}} The Labyrinth Clan, however, lacks any [[Gargoyle Beasts|gargoyle beasts]]. {{CIT|At some point in the future, the clan will acquire gargoyle beasts, but it is not known how or exactly when.}}<br />
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==Known Members==<br />
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'''[[Mutates]]''':<br />
*[[Talon]]<br />
*[[Maggie the Cat]]<br />
*[[Claw]]<br />
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'''[[Clones]]''':<br />
*[[Delilah]]<br />
*[[Malibu]]<br />
*[[Burbank]]<br />
*[[Hollywood]]<br />
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===Former Members===<br />
*[[Brentwood]]<br />
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===Future Members===<br />
*[[Delilah (2198)]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Thailog.jpg|thumb|360px|Thailog]]<br />
[[Image:ThailogCU.jpg|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''Thailog''' is a clone made of [[Goliath]] by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]].<br />
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==History==<br />
While Xanatos was still in prison in late [[1994]], he arranged for a [[Steel Clan]] robot to attack Goliath and wound him, afterwards having [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] obtain some cell samples from the [[gargoyle]] under the guise of treating his injuries. Sevarius used the genetic material to create Thailog, artificially aging him {{CIT|to the same biological age as Goliath}} in a matter of months; he also tutored him through subliminal methods, indoctrinating him in Xanatos' ethical code of utter amoral pragmatism. Thus Thailog was "born" in [[1995]] with a fully grown gargoyle body and a keen, advanced, if twisted, mind.<br />
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Xanatos and Sevarius succeeded too well in their goal of creating a replacement for Goliath and [[Manhattan Clan|his clan]]; Thailog decided to go into business for himself, and duped Sevarius into "kidnapping" him and holding him for a twenty million dollar ransom. When Xanatos came to pay the ransom, Thailog ambushed both him and Sevarius, seized the money for himself, and planned to kill them both by locking them up within an abandoned oil rig off [[Black Rock Point]] and setting the barrels of oil there on fire. Aware of his origins, he arranged (with a bit of an effort on his part) for his third "father", Goliath, to join him there, originally considering to share the money with him. But when Goliath initially regarded him as an abomination and made that clear in no uncertain terms, Thailog decided to kill him as well. [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] rescued all three of Thailog's "fathers" from death, but Thailog escaped with the money. ''("[[Double Jeopardy]]")''<br />
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He went to [[Paris]], where, not long afterwards, he met [[Demona]]. Deciding to make use of her for his own ends (and probably physically attracted to her in the bargain), he became her mate, and they decided to pool their resources, forming [[Nightstone Unlimited]]. They also decided to add to their wealth through Demona wedding [[Macbeth]] as [[Dominique Destine]], then afterwards locking him up and making him appear to be dead so that she could inherit his wealth; Thailog, however, plotted to turn this to his own advantage again by tricking Demona and Macbeth into killing each other so that he could inherit all their wealth. Elisa managed to foil this scheme when she and her companions arrived in Paris during the [[Avalon World Tour]], but Thailog and Demona fled Paris together, Demona still none the wiser about her mate’s betrayal of her. ''("[[Sanctuary]]")''<br />
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They later on returned to [[New York]], where they arranged for Demona to be captured by the clan so that she could first arrange to have the gargoyles cloned using [[robotic mosquito]]s, supplying herself and Thailog with followers, and then escape, leading Goliath's clan into a trap. Thailog directed Sevarius in the creating of the [[clones]] of [[Hudson]] and the [[Trio]], but had him secretly create a fifth being, [[Delilah]], whom Thailog intended for his new mate (he had already decided to dispose of Demona, whom he considered too much of a loose cannon). The scheme proceeded according to plan, until Thailog, having captured the clan, ordered [[Angela]]'s death; Demona protested this, and after learning about Delilah, furiously turned on him. The two wound up fighting each other in the middle of a burning roller-coaster at [[Coney Island]], where Thailog appeared to perish. ''("[[The Reckoning]]")''<br />
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[[Image:ThailogDemona.jpg|thumb|250px|Thailog and Demona falling into the flames.]]Thailog survived however, and soon after attacked the [[Labyrinth]]. ''("[[Invitation Only]]")'' After regaining control of the clones, he took them to the [[Eyrie Building]] under the pretense of coming to reclaim Delilah. He was confronted by Goliath and [[Owen Burnett]], the latter confiscated Thailog's weapons in exchange for bringing him Delilah. But, treacherous as ever, Thailog stabbed Goliath in his abdomen with a hidden blade in his gauntlet. ''("[[Masque]]")'' Thailog than proceeded to torture Goliath before Elisa and the rest of the gargoyles arrived, whereupon Thailog made sure to slash each and every one of them with a series of pristine blades in his rotating gauntlets. The battle ceased when Delilah arrived, stating she had no intention of siding with Goliath or Thailog. Most of the clones returned to the Labyrinth with her, except for [[Brentwood]], who chose to return to Nightstone Unlimited with Thailog. <br />
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Thailog met Sevarius and revealed that his plan was a complete success, and that his real objective was to collect DNA samples from all the gargoyles as well as Elisa (which is why each opponent was struck with a clean blade which was thereafter retracted for storage). The defection of Brentwood and the severe wounding of Goliath were simply incidental additional achievements in the mission. At that moment, [[Shari]] appeared, offering to become Thailog's new executive assistant. At first, Thailog appeared ready to kill her, but upon spotting an [[Illuminati]] pendant on her, he dismissed Sevarius and Brentwood, and greeted Shari as a member of the Illuminati, which he had recently joined as a lower echelon member. ''("[[Bash]]")'' He then took Shari into his service.<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
In Puck's nightmare vision of [[2036]], Thailog had died during the "[[Clone Wars]]," and cybernetized clones known as the [[Thailog Shock Troops]] acted as soldiers for the [[Xanatos Program]]. ''("[[Future Tense]]")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Physically, Thailog bears a striking resemblance to Goliath, although with altered coloring because of his artificially-accelerated aging. As a result, his hair is white, his eyes are red, his skin is dark blue, and his wing membranes are pale blue. He often wears battle armor and a helmet, which he obtained after his escape from Black Rock Point, though at times he has been seen without the armor or in other clothing such as a Roman toga.<br />
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Thailog is one of the most thoroughly malevolent of the Manhattan Clan's adversaries. He even seems to be aware that he is evil - and is proud of it. Thoroughly cunning and duplicitous, he will happily betray anybody for his own benefit, and is ever ready to enrich himself at others' expense. He also seems to have something of an Oedipus complex, both in his attempts to kill his "fathers", especially Goliath, and in his choice for mates (first Demona, who was Goliath's past mate, and then Delilah, a genetic amalgamation of Demona and Elisa). He is a skilled [[trickster]], rivaling Xanatos in his wiliness.<br />
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After his escape from the oil rig at Black Rock Point with Xanatos' money, Thailog adopted the [[human]] alias of '''Alexander Thailog''', a reclusive financier whom nobody has ever seen. In this guise he co-founded Nightstone Unlimited with Demona, and he now presumably uses this name in his current position as Nightstone's CEO. {{CIT|He chose the name "Alexander" as an homage to Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian king who conquered a great portion of the known world in the 4th century B.C., as an echo of his own ambitions.}}<br />
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As of [[Halloween]], [[1996]] he belongs to the lowest (thirty-sixth) rank of the Illuminati.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Sanctuary]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Keith David]]<br />
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Thailog was created out of a desire to further explore Keith David's voice acting abilities (specifically in playing a villainous character), but also from hearing audio tapes being rewound during production of ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''. "Thailog" is a phonetic reversal of the word "Goliath", and every time Goliath's name was read backwards it sounded like the word "Thailog" repeated many times.<br />
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[[Greg Weisman]] has stated that Thailog's look was "partially inspired by the changes that John Byrne made to the Fantastic Four's costumes in the eighties." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2111]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Thailog}}<br />
*[http://wikiality.com/Thailog '''Thailog'''] at Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia.<br />
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<div>'''''Gargoyles''''' is a comic book series produced by [[Creature Comics]] and published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]]. It continues the story of the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' television series after the end of season two. The first issue, "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" was released in June 2006, over ten years after the series left the air, although the events of the series pick up less than a week after "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", the second season finale. (The events of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', the third season of the show, are not part of the comic book's continuity.)<br />
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Issues are written by [[Greg Weisman]], and follow his Master Plan for the ''Gargoyles'' Universe. The first two issues, "Nightwatch" and "[[The Journey]]", were adapted from an episode that Weisman wrote for ''The Goliath Chronicles'', also entitled "[[The Journey (TGC)|The Journey]]". Issues #3-5 ("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Masque]]" and "[[Bash]]") told the Halloween "[[Double Date]]" story, a plot idea that Weisman revealed at [[Ask Greg]] in 1997.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=538] Issue #6 ("[[Reunion]]") used a script that Weisman had written for the [[Marvel Comics]] comic book series before its cancellation.<br />
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Due to the success of the flagship comic ''Gargoyles'', Slave Labor Graphics began releasing the first spin-off mini-series, ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'', on November 29, 2007.<br />
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The first six issues of ''Gargoyles'' were collected in [[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One]], a trade paperback.<br />
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==Content freedom==<br />
Weisman apparently has been allowed a freer hand on content for this series than what the TV series permitted. <br />
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For instance, the comic has been able to have:<br />
*Mild expletives ("Bastard!" in "[[Bash]]")<br />
*Action with more bloodshed as in Thaliog's battle in "Bash"<br />
*Somewhat sexier clothing such as Angela's dress in "[[Reunion]]"<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(SLG_comic)}}<br />
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[[Category:Out-of-universe]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Peter_Scolari&diff=15595Peter Scolari2008-04-14T20:07:47Z<p>Kchishol1970: </p>
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<div>'''Peter Scolari''' is an American actor most famous playing with Tom Hanks as the two leads of the situation comedy, ''Bosom Buddies''.<br />
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In ''Gargoyles'', he played [[Halcyon Renard]]'s somewhat unscrupulous aide-de-camp, [[Preston Vogel]].<br />
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==External link==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Peter_Scolari}}<br />
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<div>[[Image:Renard.JPG|thumb|360px|Halcyon Renard]]<br />
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'''Halcyon Renard''' is the CEO and founder of [[Cyberbiotics]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
In his youth, Halcyon Renard fell in love with and married [[Titania]] in her "[[Anastasia Renard|Anastasia]]" form; they had one child, Janine Renard (now [[Fox]]). Renard is a man with a strong belief in integrity and responsibility for one's actions, something that Titania/Anastasia increasingly found too rigid for her liking, resulting at last in their divorce. To Renard's grief, Janine also showed herself to have little fondness for his belief in honor and moral rectitude, and began a relationship with [[David Xanatos]] that saddened and angered him even more. ''("[[The Gathering]]")''<br />
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After the destruction of [[Fortress-1]] by [[Demona]] during the Cyberbiotics raid, Renard personally financed the building of [[Fortress-2]] to replace it, and went on board it with [[Preston Vogel]] for its maiden flight. On that occasion, he met [[Goliath]] for the first time, who had followed the airship to prevent Xanatos from sabotaging it, and took him prisoner. Renard learned Goliath's story from him, and made it clear to him that he needed to take responsibility for the harm that he did during the Cyberbiotics raid, rather than blaming it on Xanatos. Together the two of them saved Fortress-2 from Fox's attempt to sabotage it (with some help from Preston Vogel). Afterward, Renard decided that in helping save Fortress-2, Goliath had made proper amends for the damage of the earlier incident and he and Goliath became friends. ''("[[Outfoxed]]")''<br />
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By this time, however, Renard had contracted a debilitating illness that had already crippled him, and which was now slowly killing him. As it progressed, he for once forgot his belief in integrity, and made a desperate effort to avoid his doom by forming an alliance with [[Tomas Brod]] in [[Prague]]. Brod stole the [[Golem]] for him, in return for a Cyberbiotics hovercraft, and Renard used a spell to place his soul inside the Golem. Goliath and [[Max Loew]] persuaded him that such an action was wrong, however, and in the end, Renard understood them and had his soul returned to his own body, to patiently await his fate. ''("[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]")'' <br />
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In gratitude, Renard offered to transport the World Tourists home, but Goliath declined, deciding to let the [[Mists of Avalon]] decide when to return his company home. However, upon returning to Manhattan, Renard somehow contacted Goliath's [[Manhattan Clan|clan]] to tell them that the gargoyle and his companions are alive and well, but would gone for an indefinite period of time. ("''[[Pendragon]]''")<br />
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Renard visited the [[Eyrie Building]] to attend the birth of his grandson [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alex]], and afterwards somehow learned of how [[Oberon]] intended to kidnap the child. He and Vogel entered the battle that followed to stop him, fighting against him in Fortress Two, but were finally defeated, along with all the other defenders. ''("The Gathering")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Renard has a strong loathing for Xanatos, partly because of the latter's utter amorality, partly because Xanatos lured [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] and [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] away from Cyberbiotics, and partly because of his relationship with Fox.<br />
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Renard is currently dying of a crippling disease that he has had for some time now, which has already confined him to a high-tech wheelchair. It even renders him unable to participate much in the day-to-day affairs of Cyberbiotics. <br />
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{{CIT|Indeed, Renard will succumb to his illness at last, not long after the [[gargoyles]]' return to Castle Wyvern.}}<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Green]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Robert Culp]]<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters|Renard, Halcyon]]<br />
[[Category:Humans|Renard, Halcyon]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Halcyon_Renard&diff=15593Halcyon Renard2008-04-14T20:02:00Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Renard.JPG|thumb|360px|Halcyon Renard]]<br />
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'''Halcyon Renard''' is the CEO and founder of [[Cyberbiotics]]. <br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In his youth, Halcyon Renard fell in love with and married [[Titania]] in her "[[Anastasia Renard|Anastasia]]" form; they had one child, Janine Renard (now [[Fox]]). Renard is a man with a strong belief in integrity and responsibility for one's actions, something that Titania/Anastasia increasingly found too rigid for her liking, resulting at last in their divorce. To Renard's grief, Janine also showed herself to have little fondness for his belief in honor and moral rectitude, and began a relationship with [[David Xanatos]] that saddened and angered him even more. ''("[[The Gathering]]")''<br />
<br />
After the destruction of [[Fortress-1]] by [[Demona]] during the Cyberbiotics raid, Renard personally financed the building of [[Fortress-2]] to replace it, and went on board it with [[Preston Vogel]] for its maiden flight. On that occasion, he met [[Goliath]] for the first time, who had followed the airship to prevent Xanatos from sabotaging it, and took him prisoner. Renard learned Goliath's story from him, and made it clear to him that he needed to take responsibility for the harm that he did during the Cyberbiotics raid, rather than blaming it on Xanatos. Together the two of them saved Fortress-2 from Fox's attempt to sabotage it (with some help from Preston Vogel), after which Renard and Goliath became friends. ''("[[Outfoxed]]")''<br />
<br />
By this time, however, Renard had contracted a debilitating illness that had already crippled him, and which was now slowly killing him. As it progressed, he for once forgot his belief in integrity, and made a desperate effort to avoid his doom by forming an alliance with [[Tomas Brod]] in [[Prague]]. Brod stole the [[Golem]] for him, in return for a Cyberbiotics hovercraft, and Renard used a spell to place his soul inside the Golem. Goliath and [[Max Loew]] persuaded him that such an action was wrong, however, and in the end, Renard understood them and had his soul returned to his own body, to patiently await his fate. ''("[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]")'' <br />
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In gratitude, Renard offered to transport the World Tourists home, but Goliath declined, deciding to let the [[Mists of Avalon]] decide when to return his company home. However, upon returning to Manhattan, Renard somehow contacted Goliath's [[Manhattan Clan|clan]] to tell them that the gargoyle and his companions are alive and well, but would gone for an indefinite period of time. ("''[[Pendragon]]''")<br />
<br />
Renard visited the [[Eyrie Building]] to attend the birth of his grandson [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alex]], and afterwards somehow learned of how [[Oberon]] intended to kidnap the child. He and Vogel entered the battle that followed to stop him, fighting against him in Fortress Two, but were finally defeated, along with all the other defenders. ''("The Gathering")''<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Renard has a strong loathing for Xanatos, partly because of the latter's utter amorality, partly because Xanatos lured [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] and [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] away from Cyberbiotics, and partly because of his relationship with Fox.<br />
<br />
Renard is currently dying of a crippling disease that he has had for some time now, which has already confined him to a high-tech wheelchair. It even renders him unable to participate much in the day-to-day affairs of Cyberbiotics. <br />
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{{CIT|Indeed, Renard will succumb to his illness at last, not long after the [[gargoyles]]' return to Castle Wyvern.}}<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Green]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Robert Culp]]<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters|Renard, Halcyon]]<br />
[[Category:Humans|Renard, Halcyon]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Halcyon_Renard&diff=15592Halcyon Renard2008-04-14T19:59:20Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* History */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Renard.JPG|thumb|360px|Halcyon Renard]]<br />
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'''Halcyon Renard''' is the CEO and founder of [[Cyberbiotics]]. <br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In his youth, Halcyon Renard fell in love with and married [[Titania]] in her "[[Anastasia Renard|Anastasia]]" form; they had one child, Janine Renard (now [[Fox]]). Renard is a man with a strong belief in integrity and responsibility for one's actions, something that Titania/Anastasia increasingly found too rigid for her liking, resulting at last in their divorce. To Renard's grief, Janine also showed herself to have little fondness for his belief in honor and moral rectitude, and began a relationship with [[David Xanatos]] that saddened and angered him even more. ''("[[The Gathering]]")''<br />
<br />
After the destruction of [[Fortress-1]] by [[Demona]] during the Cyberbiotics raid, Renard personally financed the building of [[Fortress-2]] to replace it, and went on board it with [[Preston Vogel]] for its maiden flight. On that occasion, he met [[Goliath]] for the first time, who had followed the airship to prevent Xanatos from sabotaging it, and took him prisoner. Renard learned Goliath's story from him, and made it clear to him that he needed to take responsibility for the harm that he did during the Cyberbiotics raid, rather than blaming it on Xanatos. Together the two of them saved Fortress-2 from Fox's attempt to sabotage it (with some help from Preston Vogel), after which Renard and Goliath became friends. ''("[[Outfoxed]]")''<br />
<br />
By this time, however, Renard had contracted a debilitating illness that had already crippled him, and which was now slowly killing him. As it progressed, he for once forgot his belief in integrity, and made a desperate effort to avoid his doom by forming an alliance with [[Tomas Brod]] in [[Prague]]. Brod stole the [[Golem]] for him, in return for a Cyberbiotics hovercraft, and Renard used a spell to place his soul inside the Golem. Goliath and [[Max Loew]] persuaded him that such an action was wrong, however, and in the end, Renard understood them and had his soul returned to his own body, to patiently await his fate. ''("[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]")'' Upon returning to Manhattan, he somehow contacted Goliath's [[Manhattan Clan|clan]] to tell them that the gargoyle and his companions are alive and well, but would not be returning for an indefinite period of time. ("''[[Pendragon]]''")<br />
<br />
Renard visited the [[Eyrie Building]] to attend the birth of his grandson [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alex]], and afterwards somehow learned of how [[Oberon]] intended to kidnap the child. He and Vogel entered the battle that followed to stop him, fighting against him in Fortress Two, but were finally defeated, along with all the other defenders. ''("The Gathering")''<br />
<br />
==Characteristics==<br />
Renard has a strong loathing for Xanatos, partly because of the latter's utter amorality, partly because Xanatos lured [[Owen Burnett|Owen]] and [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] away from Cyberbiotics, and partly because of his relationship with Fox.<br />
<br />
Renard is currently dying of a crippling disease that he has had for some time now, which has already confined him to a high-tech wheelchair. It even renders him unable to participate much in the day-to-day affairs of Cyberbiotics. <br />
<br />
{{CIT|Indeed, Renard will succumb to his illness at last, not long after the [[gargoyles]]' return to Castle Wyvern.}}<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Golem (episode)|Golem]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Green]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
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==Production Background==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Robert Culp]]<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters|Renard, Halcyon]]<br />
[[Category:Humans|Renard, Halcyon]]</div>Kchishol1970https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Upgrade&diff=15591Upgrade2008-04-14T19:54:40Z<p>Kchishol1970: /* Continuity */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Upgrade.JPG|thumb|260px|]]<br />
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'''"Upgrade"''' is the thirtieth televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the seventeenth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 9, 1995.<br />
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*Story Editor: [[Gary Sperling]]<br />
*Writer: [[Adam Gilad]]<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
The [[Pack]] appears for the first time since "[[Leader of the Pack]]", and [[Lexington]] is still mad at them following "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". They next appears (sans [[Dingo]]) in "[[Grief]]".<br />
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The half-Xanatos, half-robot head of [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote]] is the head of Coyote 1.0 in "Leader of the Pack" which flew off at the end of the episode and was recovered by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]]. The head is later incorporated into Coyote 2.0 and eventually destroyed (crushed by [[Goliath]]). Nevertheless, the image of the half-Xanatos, half-robot face is used in each subsequent incarnation of Coyote.<br />
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The image of [[Talon]] during Coyote's "sales pitch" uses the character design that was introduced in "[[The Cage]]" (which hadn't taken place yet and first aired after "Upgrade"'s first airing) rather than the one from "[[Metamorphosis]]". There are also shots of [[Coldstone]], Coyote 1.0 from "[[Leader of the Pack]]", and [[Xanatos]] in his [[gargoyle]] armor from "[[The Edge]]".<br />
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[[Morgan Morgan|Officer Morgan]] is one of the police officers who shows up at the end to arrest the [[Pack]] (and jokingly wonders whether they should be taken to "a hospital, a machine shop, or a vet").<br />
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At the end of the [[gargoyle]]s' opening battle with the Pack, [[Wolf]] shouts just before fleeing, "This isn't over!" - the same words that [[Hakon]] shouted after being initially driven off by the gargoyles in "[[Awakening Part One]]". It isn't until "[[Vendettas]]", however, that we discover how significant this is.<br />
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In this episode, each member of the Pack receives a specific upgrade. [[Wolf]] is mutated into a [[were]]wolf-like form by [[Gen-U-Tech]]. [[Jackal]] and [[Hyena]] become cyborgs. Dingo starts wearing a suit of power armor.<br />
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Dingo appears as a member of the Pack for the last time, already shocked that the depths to which his teammates have fallen. He next appears in "[[Walkabout]]".<br />
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[[Brooklyn]], because of his obvious talent for leadership and tactics, is officially appointed as Goliath's second-in-command. By his own admission he is in no hurry to take the top spot, foreshadowing the events of "[[Kingdom]]".<br />
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[[Hudson]] mentions the [[Archmage]] in passing, foreshadowing the events of "[[Avalon (episode)|Avalon]]".<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=173 Background Memo]<br />
*[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=174 Greg's Ramble]<br />
*[http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep30.htm Extensive Synopsis and Review]<br />
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'''Hudson''' was a former leader of the [[Wyvern Clan]], and is now the oldest member and mentor-figure of the [[Manhattan Clan]].<br />
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==History==<br />
{{CIT|Hudson was hatched in the year [[878]] in the [[rookery]] deep under [[Wyvern Hill]]. By [[967]] - presumably long before then - he had risen to become the [[clan]] leader. At some point prior to [[967]], he met [[Robbie]] for the first time, and made friends with him. Robbie introduced Hudson to [[Prince Malcolm]] in [[971]], and they formed an alliance that led to the building of [[Castle Wyvern]].}}<br />
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{{CIT|Between 971 and [[984]], Hudson continued to lead the Wyvern [[gargoyles]] as steadfast allies to Prince Malcolm and his people.}} In many ways, he was much more intelligent than Prince Malcolm was. He correctly saw the danger in Malcolm using gargoyles as threats to scare the young [[Princess Katharine]] into good behavior (the danger that was fulfilled by her attitude towards gargoyles up to the [[Wyvern Massacre]], which even helped lead to it), and he also recognized the treasonous schemings of the [[Archmage]] long before Malcolm saw them - sensing them as early as [[975]], in fact. By 984, he had already recognized [[Goliath]]'s worth, and appointed the young gargoyle warrior his second-in-command.<br />
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In 984, Hudson was blinded in one eye during a battle with the Archmage (the same battle that resulted in the evil sorcerer falling into a chasm to - so everyone thought at the time - his demise). Convinced that this condition and his age made him no longer able to lead, he abdicated as leader in favor of Goliath. Goliath insisted on keeping Hudson on, however, as an adviser, recognizing the older gargoyle’s experience and wisdom. ''("[[Long Way to Morning]]")''<br />
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Hudson survived the [[Wyvern Massacre]] in [[994]] because Goliath took him on his pursuit of the [[Vikings]], but was afterwards frozen in [[stone sleep]] by the [[Magus]] for the next thousand years. Like the other gargoyles, he was awakened from his stone sleep when [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] moved Castle Wyvern to the top of the [[Eyrie Building]]. ''("[[Awakening Part One|Awakening]]" Part One, "[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening]]" Part Two)'' During this time after the massacre, Hudson served as second in command of the survivors, but eventually insisted it would be more suitable for him to step aside so that one of the younger Trio be promoted to that position. ''(''[[Upgrade]]'')"<br />
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Hudson is semi-retired now, thanks to his age and partial blindness. He feels that he's past his prime, and prefers to stay home (whether Castle Wyvern or the [[Clock Tower]]) while the rest of the clan is out on patrol, for the purpose of guarding it. ([[Bronx]], whom Hudson has a strong rapport for, usually stays with him). <br />
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However, he can still be a formidable warrior when the occasion demands it, and once defended a wounded Goliath very effectively against [[Demona]], holding her off long enough for the sun to rise and heal his leader. ''("Long Way to Morning")'' He also demonstrated his resourcefulness in rescuing himself from Xanatos when the latter captured him to use as a guinea pig for the [[Cauldron of Life]]. ''("[[The Price]]")''<br />
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Unlike the [[trio]], Hudson is not particularly enthusiastic about the modern world. He feels lost and confused in it, all too aware of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the last thousand years, particularly in the realm of technology, and knows in his heart that he's too old and set in his ways to be able to adjust well to it as the other clan members have. However, he does enjoy one modern-day invention: television. He likes to settle down in an easy chair and watch it while the rest of the clan is out on patrol.<br />
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Like [[Broadway]], Hudson was originally illiterate upon his awakening in [[Manhattan]] - and, unlike Broadway, ashamed of it; he covered it up, in fact, because of this. He finally revealed this secret to the blind author [[Jeffrey Robbins]], whom he met when he was washed along the shore near Robbins' house during the fight for the [[Scrolls of Merlin]]. Robbins assured him that it was not shameful to be illiterate, but only to stay that way, and offered to teach him how to read. After this, Hudson undertook reading lessons with Broadway, practicing with the newspaper. He and Robbins also became good friends. ''("[[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time]]")'' On Halloween [[1996]], Hudson finally revealed to Robbins the fact that he was a gargoyle, a fact that Robbins had already figured out. ''("[[Bash]]")''<br />
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In November of 1996, Hudson got the rare oppurtunity to travel abroad when he and Lexington elected to aid [[Macbeth]] in protecting the [[Stone of Destiny]] during its transport from [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]] to [[Scotland]]. When first waking up in London, Hudson experienced the gargoyle version of jetlag ''("[[The Rock]]")''. While there, Hudson met [[Griff]] once again, along with two other members of the [[London Clan]] and stayed at the clan's home at [[Knight's Spur]]. Later, Hudson and the other gargoyles were attacked at Westminster Abbey by [[Coldsteel]] and [[Coyote (robot)|Coyote 5.0]], who were working under Xanatos' orders. Coldsteel nearly succeeded in ripping Hudson's arm off with his tentacles, but was thankfully stopped in time by [[Coldstone]] and [[Coldfire]]. ''("[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]")''<br />
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{{CIT|[[Hudson's Mate]] died in 971, under currently unknown circumstances. Hudson is Broadway's biological father, although neither of them know this - and it wouldn't matter to either of them even if they did know. They also had two daughters named [[Hyppolyta]] and [[True]], who are now dead, probably as casualties of the Wyvern Massacre.}}<br />
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==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTHudson.JPG|thumb|225px|Goliath sees Hudson's memorial in "Future Tense"]]<br />
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By the time Goliath arrived in [[Puck]]'s "[[Future Tense]]" illusion, Hudson was already dead, and a life-sized bronze statue had been built as a memorial. He had perished years ago in single combat with Xanatos, although unbeknownst to all but [[Lexington]], he managed to take Xanatos with him.<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Hudson is a portly old gargoyle, with tan-colored skin, ruddy orange wings, and white hair and beard. His most distinguishing feature, beyond these, is his blind left eye. He has three small horns on each side of his forehead. He wears a tough leather jerkin and trousers in addition to the loincloth more typical of his clan, and carries a sword about that he won during his attack on the Vikings' camp in 994. (Hudson uses the sword because he feels that, with his strength failing as he ages, he needs some sort of human weapon to help even things out for him). Alone of the Manhattan clan, he speaks with a Scottish accent, {{CIT|because he had the most contact of all the gargoyles with Scottish humans.}}<br />
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Despite his clear gargoyle heritage and pride, Hudson does not enjoy gallivanting about on wild adventures, as he much prefers to remain home in an old recliner and watch television, {{CIT|particularly, ''[[Celebrity Hockey]].'' Greg Weisman explained that "Hudson hates spunk."}}<br />
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Ironically, Hudson was the first member of the Wyvern clan to take on a name in the 20th century, although he considered the concept of names nothing more than a peculiar human custom. He named himself after the [[Hudson River]], after [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] cited it to him as an example of how even geographical features have names.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
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* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]"<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]"<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Vows]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
* "[[Outfoxed]]" (No Lines)<br />
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* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
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* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part Two]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Vendettas]]"<br />
* "[[Turf]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]" <br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]"<br />
* "[[The Journey]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]"<br />
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==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Ed Asner]]<br />
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Hudson evolved from a character in the comedy development called "Ralph". Ralph was often the oldest gargoyle in the cast and much preferred staying at home with the TV and other comforts of modern living to actually going out. When he was moved into the action-drama pitch, other names considered for him included "Rolf" and "Rock".<br />
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[[Image:Gargs.jpg|thumb|580px|Living and Architectural Gargoyles]]<br />
'''Gargoyles''' are one of the [[Three Races]] on [[Earth]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The exact origins of gargoyles lie so far back in the mists of time that we have no certain details as to how they came about. {{CIT|However, what evidence we have suggests that they are descended from the great reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, possibly pterosaurs or the "mammal-like reptiles." It is certain, at the least, that they are native to this world rather than extra-terrestrials, and that they arose through the same natural causes as humans, rather than being the creation of [[magic]]. Gargoyles were the first of the Three Races to come into existence, preceding not only humans but even [[Oberon's Children]]. They enjoy a close link to the Earth that may be the result of their great age, and which strongly affects their [[stone sleep]] and strict breeding cycles.}}<br />
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{{CIT|By the dawn of recorded human history, gargoyles had spread throughout the planet, and [[clan]]s could be found all over the world. This period of prosperity came to an end, however, when humans learned how to work metal, particularly with the dawn of the Iron Age. Humans had long feared gargoyles, believing them to be demonic monsters because of their frightening appearance and nocturnal nature, but had up until now been no threat to them; at night, the gargoyles were too formidable to be safely challenged, being much stronger than humans and able to glide, and the crude and primitive weapons of the Stone Age were no danger to a gargoyle in their stone-like sleep. But when humans armed themselves with iron weapons, they could come upon gargoyles in their sleep and shatter them. Many clans were destroyed this way, and the remainder were forced to retreat far from human society, into the wilderness where it was safe.}}<br />
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{{CIT|But not all humans treated gargoyles this way. Some humans realized that the gargoyles, because of their fighting skills, made excellent allies in defending their homes from rival human bands. These humans sought out gargoyle clans and obtained permission from them to build fortified homes for themselves atop the cliffs where gargoyles kept their [[Rookery|rookeries]]. By day, the humans in such a fortress would watch over the gargoyles in their sleep, and protect them from harm, while at night, the gargoyles would protect the humans' home from attackers. And for a while, this strategy worked.}}<br />
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{{CIT|But it did not last long. As time wore on, the humans who had initially formed these alliances came to fear their gargoyle protectors, considering them unnatural creatures and savage beasts. Tensions grew between the two races, and usually, they ended with the humans turning on their former protectors and destroying them. The numbers of gargoyles grew steadily fewer. At last, humans came to abandon these alliances altogether (for the most part), and the surviving gargoyles fled into the wilds to hide. By [[1994]], there were only eight gargoyle clans left in the world.}}<br />
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{{CIT|Beyond this general course of gargoyle history, a few specific events stand out. The earliest recorded event in gargoyle history took place during the reign of [[Caesar Augustus]] (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), the first Emperor of Rome. By Augustus's day, there were few gargoyles living in the lands taken up by the Roman Empire, largely because there was so little wilderness left in it for them to hide in, but occasionally, gargoyles were brought before the Emperor.}}<br />
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{{CIT|At that time, gargoyles' garments did not turn to stone with them in the daytime, and so when a gargoyle awakened from stone sleep at sunset, his or her garments would be torn asunder by the process, rendering him or her naked. Augustus, a man with strong "family values" and very desirous of restoring high standards of morality to Rome, was displeased by this, and had one of his advisers, a powerful wizard, cast a "[[spell of humility]]" over the entire gargoyle race, causing their clothes to turn to stone with them henceforth.}}<br />
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{{CIT|At about this time, the legendary Irish hero [[Cu Chullain]] was accompanied on many of his adventures, including his defeat of the [[Banshee]], by a [[gargoyle beast]] which came to be known as the "[[Hound of Ulster]]" (although later on, the name came to be applied to Cu Chullain himself and the gargoyle beast came to be forgotten). About five hundred years later, [[Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur Pendragon]] of Britain also made the acquaintance of gargoyles, although the medieval romancers who wrote about him and his knights likewise ignored their part in the history of [[Camelot]].}} Few humans were as willing to accept gargoyles as these two legendary heroes had been.<br />
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And so, by the dawn of the High Middle Ages in the [[11th century]], gargoyles had become so rare that humans believed them to be extinct (and few mourned that). Indeed, in Europe the 11th century saw the end of one of the last alliances between humans and gargoyles, that formed between [[Macbeth|King Macbeth]] of [[Scotland]] ([[1040]]-[[1057]]) and [[Demona]], which ended in 1057 when Demona betrayed Macbeth to the forces of [[Canmore|Malcolm Canmore]], bringing about the destruction of [[Demona's Clan]] as well as Macbeth's downfall. The Age of Gargoyles was at an end.<br />
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{{CIT|In spite of this, humans vaguely remembered that gargoyles were protectors, and although it did nothing to change their opinions about living gargoyles, they still placed gargoyle-like sculptures atop their castles and cathedrals, believing that they would protect these places from demons and evil spirits. So some measure of the true legacy of gargoyles remained.}}<br />
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In [[1996]], humanity as a whole suddenly became aware of the existence of living gargoyles once again when Goliath and the [[Manhattan Clan]] were revealed to the public in [[New York City]] by the [[Hunters]], and most of them were terrified. Most of the human citizens of New York called out for the gargoyles to be destroyed or captured and locked away, and some of them even joined an organization of gargoyle-hunters called [[Quarrymen]].<br />
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{{CIT|The years that follow for gargoyles will be dark and dangerous ones, but in the end, humans would gradually come to realize their true nature, and learn to at least tolerate them. At some point before [[2188]], the [[United Nations]] will finally adopt the ''[[Gargoyle Minority Protection Act]]'', which will grant the gargoyles Protected Minority status and treat their scattered clans as an [[Gargoyle Nation|independent nation-state]]. Gargoyles will still be only grudgingly tolerated at this point, however, not altogether accepted. They will make a comeback, however; by 2188, their numbers will have increased to twelve clans (one at [[New Camelot]] in the Antarctic, and another at [[Wyvern Hill]] in Scotland), and a thirteenth clan, the [[Liberty Clan]], will be founded on [[Queen Florence Island]] in [[2198]].}}<br />
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For more information on [[Clan|Gargoyle Clans]], please see that entry.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
{{CIT|Gargoyles are neither mammals, nor reptiles, nor birds. They are part of a biological class called "gargates," presumably descended from the great reptiles of the Mesozoic Era or the late Paleozoic Era. The only other known species in this group is the [[Gargoyle Beasts|gargoyle beasts]], which were domesticated by gargoyles as companions millennia ago.}}<br />
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The most prominent biological feature of gargoyles is that they turn to "stone" in the daytime. This trait of theirs, known as "[[stone sleep]]," is dealt with in greater detail in a separate entry; suffice it to say that at sunrise gargoyles (and gargoyle beasts) turn to stone {{CIT|or, to be more accurate, an organic substance similar to stone}} and remain that way until sunset. During this time, gargoyles sleep and dream, injuries sustained during the night heal, and they apparently absorb thermal energy from the sun's rays that gives them {{CIT|most of their energy}}. [[Anton Sevarius|Doctor Sevarius]] has hypothesized that without this last feature, a gargoyle would have to eat the equivalent of three cows a night in order to get airborne.<br />
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Gargoyles have a greater resistance to the cold than humans do, possibly due to a thicker skin, or hide. Gargoyles are probably at least partly warm-blooded, especially considering their activity level in cold weather. However, because they obtain {{CIT|most of}} their energy from heat and sunlight during their sleep, they could be considered partially cold-blooded as well.<br />
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Like most animals, but unlike most mammals, they lay [[eggs]]. {{CIT|Female gargoyles nurse their young with breastmilk, however.}} For more information on gargoyle reproduction see [[egg|this entry]].<br />
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Gargoyles do not age during their stone sleep, so they age only half as quickly as humans do. Thus, a 30-year-old gargoyle would be biologically equivalent to a 15-year-old human. {{CIT|A gargoyle could theoretically live to close to 200, but most gargoyles die premature deaths through being slain in battle or smashed in their stone sleep. Gargoyles such as [[Hudson]] who live to a ripe old age are rare indeed.}}<br />
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Gargoyle appearance varies from clan to clan, and even gargoyles within the same clan look very different, and are usually easily told apart. Some sort of overall gargoyle anatomical norm does seem to exist, however, judging from the Scottish, Guatemalan, and Japanese clans. And many gargoyles depart from this "norm" dramatically. The London gargoyles, for example, resemble heraldic animals with feathered wings, and [[Zafiro]] of the [[Mayan Clan]] looks very much like a winged serpent, with no visible (external) hind legs. {{CIT|The Loch Ness gargoyles are semi-amphibious, though the details of their appearance is unknown.}}<br />
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Besides their shared trait of stone sleep, the most prominent gargoyle feature is the number of limbs they possess. Gargoyles are the only (living) vertebrates with more than four limbs. There are individuals like Zafiro who appear to have only four limbs, {{CIT|but it is possible that x-rays of Zafiro would reveal vestigial legs not visible on the exterior of his body}}. Gargoyles are bipedal, although they can easily run on all fours if they need to, and more or less humanoid in shape. Their wings are usually leathery, most commonly bat-like with the digits dividing the wing membrane into multiple segments , but sometimes pterodactyl-like with one continuous membrane and the digits forming a small hand atop the wing (as with [[Brooklyn]]) or web-like in the manner of a flying squirrel (as with [[Lexington]]). However, most of the gargoyles in the London Clan, and some members of the Mayan Clan, have covering on their wings that resembles feathers.<br />
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Some gargoyles have human-like faces, such as [[Goliath]], [[Demona]], and [[Angela]], while others have long snouts or beaks such as Brooklyn, and still others seem to have a sort of rounded muzzle, more simian in appearance like [[Broadway]] or Lexington. Some gargoyles have hair, while others, such as Lexington and Broadway, are bald. Hairlessness or thin hair seems to hold no significant influence on Gargoyle society or relations. Hudson's hair is gray and thinner, and has likely (if Brooklyn is any indication) always been gray. Hudson is the only living gargoyle of the Wyvern clan to exhibit facial hair, so body-hair may not be common amongst gargoyles. None of the gargoyles have been seen to shave, or indeed even groom, so the growth may take a tremendous amount of time and effort on their part.<br />
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Most if not all gargoyles have some sort of brow-ridge above the eyes in place of eyebrows, and/or horns upon their foreheads. These seem to be genetic, but they also suggest a certain amount of individual distinction. No two gargoyles have identical brow-ridges, and the ridges move with their expression, which seems to suggest they are not bone, or are covered in thick soft tissue.<br />
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Gargoyle skin color varies noticeably within a clan; for example, Goliath and Angela are both lavender, Demona sky-blue, Hudson a tan color, Brooklyn red, Lexington a sort of khaki, and Broadway turquoise. Other observed colors are teal, green, golden, tawny, orange, pink, white, pale green, and grey. Hair may be brown, white, black, yellow, or red.<br />
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All gargoyles, even web-winged types like Lexington, possess a complicated and highly refined set of additional musculature and skeletal structures above what humans identify as lateral muscles on their dorsal (back) side allowing use of their powerful wings. Their tails are prehensile, they possess enlarged canines like those of big cats, and typically have four digits adorning each limb (including their wings), though this too seems to have a degree of variance. Their major hinge joints often feature a type of spike or horn-like growth, particularly protruding from their elbows and knees, and some gargoyles' wings are adorned with these bony ornaments. <br />
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Gargoyles' arms end in hands with three clawed fingers and a fully opposable clawed thumb. Their legs are digitigrade, with hip, knee, and ankle joints fully flexible like that of a cat; they walk upright on their toes. Gargoyles refer to their feet and hands as "talons," and accurately so considering the strength they possess. In the case of their feet, they are roughly talon shaped, with three arched toes each ending in a powerful claw, and a fourth toe on each heel that points backward like that of a bird of prey, perhaps in order to provide the gargoyles with superior grip and balance even in the precarious environs of their preferred habitats. Their wings typically feature the same configuration as their hands, with the phalanges/fingers in the wings operating similar to that of large bats, with a thumb-like structure they use to "cape" their wings, or to grip at a rough surface. Some gargoyles, such as Lexington, have no digits in the wing limb, while others, like Brooklyn, have only one digit to support the wing membrane while the others stick out somewhat like fingers of the hand. Further variances exist between particular individual gargoyles, but physical characteristics tend to share some commonality across individuals from the same clan. <br />
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Gargoyles seem to be omnivorous, but like some humans they prefer a general diet focusing on meat or fish as a primary food source. It can only be inferred from their evidence and physical appearance that gargoyles are descendants of a highly efficient, specialized group of predators. Hunting from the air would require superb eyesight (quite possibly enhanced by whatever biochemical reaction causes the glow of their eyes), sophisticated reaction times, and excellent hearing. Visual evidence suggests these attributes as well; their ears are pointed and seem to be deeper than human or simian ears, giving them greater reception of noise. Goliath demonstrates his attenuation to his senses during his first trip through Central Park with Elisa, when he heard the subtle movements of a highly trained, highly coordinated group of special-operations mercenaries, clues that even Elisa with her police background missed. Gargoyles also seem to have a highly developed sense of smell, often using it to verify an unknown or to initially inspect an area, as Brooklyn did when first meeting Elisa; he gave two quick sniffs and then immediately questioned Goliath as to whether she was a new friend (or potentially an enemy). They seem to also use their sense of smell to steady themselves when surprised. Gargoyles will frequently inhale deeply via their noses when in deep thought, an observable trait across all gargoyles, though because of his philosophical nature, Goliath does this more often.<br />
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When gargoyles are awakening from their stone sleep or are angry, their eyes glow. In general, male gargoyles' eyes glow white, and female gargoyles' eyes glow red. Gargoyle eyes have visible irises and whites; a feature which they share with humans, but which most animals lack.<br />
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Gargoyles are immensely strong, and can actually scale stone walls, digging their claws into the stone to provide footholds for themselves. However, despite their wings, they are not capable of actual flight. They can only glide upon air currents. When gargoyles are not gliding and are on the ground, they can "cape" their wings about their shoulders which allows the beings to avoid being hindered by them as well as for the cosmetic value (with the exception of such gargoyles as Lexington, whose wings are attached to their arms). It should also be noted that, while incapable of flight per se, gargoyle wings are extremely nimble and powerful. Gargoyles on the ground use their wings as a projection of their size, often flaring their wings outward to do battle, even in confined spaces. This serves two purposes: a perceived increase in size, and an extra weapon, as gargoyles will frequently slap their enemies with their wings, or use the back of the wings as a sort of shield. They also use their wings as we use our arms, tapping objects (as Goliath did when he tapped on the camera lens in Macbeth's house) or pointing with them when it is more convenient.<br />
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{{CIT|Naturally, gargoyles are biologically very different from humans. Although both species are sentient and native to Earth, they cannot produce children together, short of scientific or magical intervention. Indeed, gargoyle-human pairings are almost non-existent; Goliath and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa's]] own relationship is probably one of a very few throughout the course of history.}}<br />
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{{CIT|Gargoyles are strongly in tune with the natural cycles of Earth, and there is some evidence that due to the nature of their stone sleep, they may not be capable of living off of the planet.}}<br />
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==Culture and Social Customs==<br />
Gargoyles live in clans, gatherings of fairly closely-related gargoyles. Each clan has a leader, and a second-in-command underneath. The leader's function is self-explanatory; the second-in-command's function is to lead the clan in the leader's absence, and to succeed to the leader position in case the leader is slain or has to step down due to unfitness. (Indeed, leaders of gargoyle clans have to appoint seconds-in-command to ensure a ready-made successor for such an occasion.) If the former leader is still capable of participation after stepping down, then he or she can act as an adviser to the successor. <br />
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Gargoyles are in many ways, a very communal race, and this is particularly the case with the hatchlings. <br />
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Gargoyle children are raised by the entire clan, and the concept of biological parentage does not exist. {{CIT|This custom seems to have arisen thanks to the high death rate in gargoyle society; since it is entirely possible that a hatchling's biological parents meet death even before his or her hatching, this policy ensures that orphans will not exist in the clan, and that all hatchlings will be cared for, protected, and raised.}}<br />
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While this system has traditionally been the custom, it has, in recent years, been challenged in at least one individual case: that of Angela. Thanks to her having been raised by humans, she was more ready to accept the concept of having an individual father and mother than most young gargoyles, and when she discovered from [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] that Goliath was her biological father, looked upon him as such. Goliath disapproved of this for a long while, feeling that such an outlook was not the Gargoyle Way, {{CIT|and also fearing that from there, Angela would find out who her biological mother was; certainly an understandable worry given that that same mother was Demona.}} But in the end, [[Diane Maza]] persuaded him to accept her, which he did. <br />
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{{CIT|(Whether Angela and Broadway will similarly raise their own offspring to come, [[Artus]], [[Gwenyvere]], and [[Lancelot]], as their own, is as yet unknown; the same is likewise the case with Brooklyn and [[Katana]]'s children [[Nashville]] and [[Tachi]]. However, it is known that [[Samson]]'s parentage will be uncertain even by [[2198]]; gargoyles still, in general, see their children as belonging to the entire clan.)}}<br />
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Although hatchlings belong to the entire clan, gargoyles are a strictly monogamous race. They mate for life, and in nearly all cases, when one gargoyle in a pairing dies, the other remains single thereafter. Goliath is a rare exception to this rule, in that he and Demona have "divorced," and Goliath has moved slowly towards a relationship with Elisa Maza.<br />
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Gargoyles gather their eggs in caves or underground chambers called [[Rookery|rookeries]], generally set in mountains or high cliffs, their preferred habitat. (Wyvern Hill is a good example of such a place). Here they can be safely watched over. (It is quite possible that the necessary defense of the rookery from enemies may have been one of the reasons for gargoyles developing their protective instinct.)<br />
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The primary purpose in gargoyle life is to protect. At first, this consisted of merely protecting the clan and its home, particularly the rookery, but as time went on, many gargoyle clans have since expanded upon the definition of this role. Under the influence of Elisa, Goliath came to undertake such an expansion in modern-day [[Manhattan]], declaring that henceforth, he and his clan would protect the inhabitants of that island, both human and gargoyle, against criminals and lawless men, which led to their patrolling the borough at night and foiling crimes. By the 1990s, the Mayan gargoyles had similarly taken upon themselves the mission of protecting the rain forest around their pyramid, rather than just the pyramid itself, and Goliath and [[Griff]] together introduced to the other gargoyles of London (or at least [[Leo]] and [[Una]]) the notion of London itself being a protectorate, rather than just the "[[Into the Mystic]]" shop. <br />
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Goliath and Hudson alike feel that protection is an important task of gargoyles; Hudson has many times repeated the adage, "A gargoyle can no more stop protecting the castle than breathing the air," and Goliath himself presented this credo to [[Coldstone]] in these words: "Gargoyles protect. It is our nature, our purpose. To lose that is to be corrupt, empty, lifeless."<br />
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And protection remains important for gargoyles, indeed. Only the most corrupt of them, such as Demona and [[Thailog]], have rejected this duty. And there can be few anguishes greater for a gargoyle than failing to protect someone from harm. When gargoyles choose to protect an area, they will do so steadfastly, even when the humans whom they protect respond to them with fear and hatred. (Thus, Goliath found nothing strange about [[Raven]] and his "clan" supposedly protecting the very humans who had allegedly destroyed so many of them.) Hudson could well be correct about it being as important to gargoyles as breathing.<br />
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Traditionally, gargoyles don't have names. They consider the concept a peculiar human custom; as Hudson once put it, "Must you humans name everything? Nothing's real to you until you've named it, given it limits... Does the sky need a name? Does the river?" However, by 1996 gargoyles have begun to accept the concept of names, at different times and ways for each clan. In the case of the [[Wyvern Clan]], all of its members were nameless in the 10th century, except for Goliath. However, Demona received her name from Macbeth in 1040, following [[Duncan]]'s overthrow, and the [[trio]], [[Bronx]], and Hudson took up their names after awakening in New York in [[1994]]. The [[Avalon]] gargoyles were all named by [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]], and [[Tom]], and the [[London Clan]] and [[Ishimura Clan]] has adopted the process as well. {{CIT|Among the [[Mayan Clan]], only the four Pendant Wearers have names, which they are given when they receive the magic stones.}} Demona has given the members of the [[Labyrinth Clan]] names as well. {{CIT|There are still a few gargoyle clans that do not use names, though. We do not as yet know which of the remaining clans use them or not.}}<br />
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In gargoyle society, the sexes are more or less equal. Female gargoyles are the ones who lay the eggs and nurse the young, of course, but other than that, male and female gargoyles alike fight as warriors to defend the clan, and female gargoyles are just as capable as male gargoyles of becoming seconds-in-command or leaders.<br />
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While gargoyles are not perfect, there seems to be less serious crime among them than among humans. <br />
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Some punishments for gargoyles who behave poorly are known, however. For minor offenses, a gargoyle can be sent to the rookery (a humiliating punishment, but one seldom inflicted). Treason is dealt with by the traitorous gargoyle being banished from the clan. {{CIT|This was the fate of Yama, after the [[Ishimura]] gargoyles' clash with Taro during the [[Avalon World Tour]]. [[Iago]] was also banished from the [[Wyvern Clan]] from [[993]] to [[994]] for his troublemaking.}}<br />
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Gargoyles think of themselves primarily as gargoyles. Individual gargoyles may pursue particular interests, such as Lexington's fascination with science and technology, but they never think of themselves as scientists, poets, artists, or what-have-you. They merely pursue it, without letting this interest define them.<br />
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Gargoyles have a vague religious belief, if one different from that of recognized human religions, both monotheistic and pantheistic. Their god is nameless, of course, undefined, and unlimited. Gargoyles see all things as part of the whole. Some gargoyles have an interest in the spiritual, but they merely follow this interest without seeing themselves as priests or priestesses. (The only known gargoyle at present with such interests was [[Desdemona]].) They have no creation myths, for the simple reason that they are not interested in their origins, just accepting themselves as existing.<br />
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When a gargoyle dies, the rest of the clan holds a [[Wind Ceremony]] for him or her, a farewell to stone and flesh, the equivalent to a human funeral. Their own beliefs about death can be expressed in these two sayings, "Death and life is all part of a whole," and "One passes through stages, but nothing ever dies."<br />
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{{CIT|Gargoyles are not magical beings in and of themselves}}, but some (such as Demona and Una) can learn magic. Gargoyles appear to have an ambivalent attitude towards such arts. Goliath distrusts it for the most part, often uttering when bewildered the cry of "What sorcery is this?", but has accepted the fact that sometimes magical help is required to keep his clan safe; he willingly sought aid from the Magus, for example, in repelling the [[Archmage]]'s invasion of Avalon. (Much of his suspicion towards magic, in fact, may be based on his problems with various magic-workers over his life, including the Archmage, the Magus, Demona, and several members of Oberon's Children.) The Wyvern gargoyles may have had some overall antipathy towards magic, in view of Demona's having had to take magic lessons from the Archmage only in secret, but the London gargoyles seem less suspicious towards it, in view of the fact that their shop sells magical goods and Una is a sorceress of some skill. The Guatemalan gargoyles, likewise, made a willing alliance with the wizard who crafted the [[Mayan Sun Amulet]], and Zafiro, [[Obsidiana]], [[Jade]] and [[Turquesa]] have (so far as we know) seen nothing wrong with making use of them. (For that matter, Goliath never condemned Leo and Una, or the Mayan gargoyles, for their connections to magic.)<br />
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Usually, gargoyles don't make use of money, considering it unnecessary to their life-style. Under natural circumstances, gargoyles presumably obtained their food by hunting and gathering, which would certainly make a monetary system unnecessary. However, there are always exceptions, especially in the modern world. Demona and Thailog have both gathered great wealth, although for different reasons (Demona to use in financing her schemes to destroy humanity, Thailog to make himself a force to be reckoned with in the modern world). {{CIT|And the London gargoyles help support themselves economically through Leo and Una's shop, using the proceeds for such matters as paying taxes upon the land on which they dwell.}}<br />
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==Real-World Background==<br />
[[Image:Gargs2.jpg|thumb|580px|Real-World Gargoyles]]<br />
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In the real world, gargoyles are primarily associated with the great stone buildings of medieval Europe, particularly cathedrals, although they were also placed atop castles. Technically speaking, the term "gargoyle" applies only to waterspouts shaped like bizarre creatures, made to carry water away from the building that they have been mounted on; such statues, when they do not serve such a purpose but are merely mounted atop a wall as pure decoration, are called "grotesques" or "chimeras."<br />
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The exact origins of architectural gargoyles are uncertain, although they may have been rooted in part in the pagan beliefs of pre-Christian Europe, lingering on in the people's memories even after the dawn of the High Middle Ages. As per the animated series, medieval people often saw gargoyles as a means of frightening demons away from the cathedrals upon which they were mounted, protecting them from the forces of Hell. The image of gargoyles as protectors, therefore, is indeed an accurate one. However, not all medieval churchmen approved of these sculptures; one in particular, the famous theologian St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), denounced them as absurd, useless, disgraceful, and a waste of money. Judging from how many gargoyles were raised upon such cathedrals as [[Notre Dame]] in [[Paris]], few seem to have heeded his angry words.<br />
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One colorful legend about the origin of gargoyles states that in the 6th century, the town of Rouen was threatened by a dragon named Gargouille that arose out of the river Seine. Gargouille laid the lands around the town waste and devoured everyone in his path, until Archbishop Romanus defeated and slew him. He then consigned the dragon's body to the flames, but Gargouille's head and neck were too toughened by its fiery breath to be consumed. So the Archbishop had Gargouille's head mounted upon the walls of the town as a commemoration of the dragon's defeat. This, so the story goes, is the origin of both gargoyles themselves and their name. (In actual fact, the word "gargoyle" appears to derive from the French word "gargouille," meaning "throat," used here in an onomatopoeic sense to echo the gurgling noises that water makes when it goes down a throat.)<br />
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Legend also states that the gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris come to life at night and go flying about the city. (This legend was unknown to the ''Gargoyles'' production team at the time of the making of the series, however, and must be judged as merely an amusing coincidence in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe.)<br />
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Gargoyle-like sculptures, depicting fearsome creatures as "protectors", can be found in various other cultures, such as the [[Maya]], [[China]], India, the Mesopotamians, the Persians, the ancient [[Egypt|Egyptians]], and even the ancient Greeks and [[Rome|Romans]]. This is reflected in the series' portrayal of the non-European gargoyles discovered during the Avalon World Tour in [[Guatemala]] and [[Japan]]. (The series also made use of a parallel notion in "[[Heritage]]", the totem poles of the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, although as a red herring here; the creatures portrayed on the totem poles were actually "animal ancestors" of the humans who had originally raised them, rather than gargoyles, and the apparent gargoyles which Goliath and Angela met there were actually illusions of Raven.)<br />
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Gargoyles still crown buildings today even in modern times, in the United States as well as in Europe. In real life as well as in the world of the television series, New York is filled with gargoyles; there are more gargoyles there, in fact, per square mile than anywhere else in the U.S. These new gargoyles are less horrific and more comical in appearance, however; a great many of them are even caricatures of noted personalities (particularly the gargoyles built in universities, who frequently bear a suspicious resemblance to members of the faculty).<br />
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Living gargoyles are often found in modern-day works of fantasy, and even more often in fantasy role-playing games, such as TSR's "Dungeons and Dragons", although unfortunately they are usually portrayed in such games as evil monsters. Somehow, perhaps because of their monstrous appearance, gargoyles have been transformed in the public imagination from protectors of the Church to demonic creatures. The Disney animated series has, happily, gone back to the older roots of gargoyles and restored them to their original function in it, although acknowledging the more recent and darker interpretation of them through the theme of the humans' fear and hatred of these beings.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyle}}<br />
*[http://wikiality.com/Gargoyles '''Gargoyle'''] at Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia<br />
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[[Image:Gargs.jpg|thumb|580px|Living and Architectural Gargoyles]]<br />
'''Gargoyles''' are one of the [[Three Races]] on [[Earth]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The exact origins of gargoyles lie so far back in the mists of time that we have no certain details as to how they came about. {{CIT|However, what evidence we have suggests that they are descended from the great reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, possibly pterosaurs or the "mammal-like reptiles." It is certain, at the least, that they are native to this world rather than extra-terrestrials, and that they arose through the same natural causes as humans, rather than being the creation of [[magic]]. Gargoyles were the first of the Three Races to come into existence, preceding not only humans but even [[Oberon's Children]]. They enjoy a close link to the Earth that may be the result of their great age, and which strongly affects their [[stone sleep]] and strict breeding cycles.}}<br />
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{{CIT|By the dawn of recorded human history, gargoyles had spread throughout the planet, and [[clan]]s could be found all over the world. This period of prosperity came to an end, however, when humans learned how to work metal, particularly with the dawn of the Iron Age. Humans had long feared gargoyles, believing them to be demonic monsters because of their frightening appearance and nocturnal nature, but had up until now been no threat to them; at night, the gargoyles were too formidable to be safely challenged, being much stronger than humans and able to glide, and the crude and primitive weapons of the Stone Age were no danger to a gargoyle in their stone-like sleep. But when humans armed themselves with iron weapons, they could come upon gargoyles in their sleep and shatter them. Many clans were destroyed this way, and the remainder were forced to retreat far from human society, into the wilderness where it was safe.}}<br />
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{{CIT|But not all humans treated gargoyles this way. Some humans realized that the gargoyles, because of their fighting skills, made excellent allies in defending their homes from rival human bands. These humans sought out gargoyle clans and obtained permission from them to build fortified homes for themselves atop the cliffs where gargoyles kept their [[Rookery|rookeries]]. By day, the humans in such a fortress would watch over the gargoyles in their sleep, and protect them from harm, while at night, the gargoyles would protect the humans' home from attackers. And for a while, this strategy worked.}}<br />
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{{CIT|But it did not last long. As time wore on, the humans who had initially formed these alliances came to fear their gargoyle protectors, considering them unnatural creatures and savage beasts. Tensions grew between the two races, and usually, they ended with the humans turning on their former protectors and destroying them. The numbers of gargoyles grew steadily fewer. At last, humans came to abandon these alliances altogether (for the most part), and the surviving gargoyles fled into the wilds to hide. By [[1994]], there were only eight gargoyle clans left in the world.}}<br />
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{{CIT|Beyond this general course of gargoyle history, a few specific events stand out. The earliest recorded event in gargoyle history took place during the reign of [[Caesar Augustus]] (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), the first Emperor of Rome. By Augustus's day, there were few gargoyles living in the lands taken up by the Roman Empire, largely because there was so little wilderness left in it for them to hide in, but occasionally, gargoyles were brought before the Emperor.}}<br />
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{{CIT|At that time, gargoyles' garments did not turn to stone with them in the daytime, and so when a gargoyle awakened from stone sleep at sunset, his or her garments would be torn asunder by the process, rendering him or her naked. Augustus, a man with strong "family values" and very desirous of restoring high standards of morality to Rome, was displeased by this, and had one of his advisers, a powerful wizard, cast a "[[spell of humility]]" over the entire gargoyle race, causing their clothes to turn to stone with them henceforth.}}<br />
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{{CIT|At about this time, the legendary Irish hero [[Cu Chullain]] was accompanied on many of his adventures, including his defeat of the [[Banshee]], by a [[gargoyle beast]] which came to be known as the "[[Hound of Ulster]]" (although later on, the name came to be applied to Cu Chullain himself and the gargoyle beast came to be forgotten). About five hundred years later, [[Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur Pendragon]] of Britain also made the acquaintance of gargoyles, although the medieval romancers who wrote about him and his knights likewise ignored their part in the history of [[Camelot]].}} Few humans were as willing to accept gargoyles as these two legendary heroes had been.<br />
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And so, by the dawn of the High Middle Ages in the [[11th century]], gargoyles had become so rare that humans believed them to be extinct (and few mourned that). Indeed, in Europe the 11th century saw the end of one of the last alliances between humans and gargoyles, that formed between [[Macbeth|King Macbeth]] of [[Scotland]] ([[1040]]-[[1057]]) and [[Demona]], which ended in 1057 when Demona betrayed Macbeth to the forces of [[Canmore|Malcolm Canmore]], bringing about the destruction of [[Demona's Clan]] as well as Macbeth's downfall. The Age of Gargoyles was at an end.<br />
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{{CIT|In spite of this, humans vaguely remembered that gargoyles were protectors, and although it did nothing to change their opinions about living gargoyles, they still placed gargoyle-like sculptures atop their castles and cathedrals, believing that they would protect these places from demons and evil spirits. So some measure of the true legacy of gargoyles remained.}}<br />
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In [[1996]], humanity as a whole suddenly became aware of the existence of living gargoyles once again when Goliath and the [[Manhattan Clan]] were revealed to the public in [[New York City]] by the [[Hunters]], and most of them were terrified. Most of the human citizens of New York called out for the gargoyles to be destroyed or captured and locked away, and some of them even joined an organization of gargoyle-hunters called [[Quarrymen]].<br />
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{{CIT|The years that follow for gargoyles will be dark and dangerous ones, but in the end, humans would gradually come to realize their true nature, and learn to at least tolerate them. At some point before [[2188]], the [[United Nations]] will finally adopt the ''[[Gargoyle Minority Protection Act]]'', which will grant the gargoyles Protected Minority status and treat their scattered clans as an [[Gargoyle Nation|independent nation-state]]. Gargoyles will still be only grudgingly tolerated at this point, however, not altogether accepted. They will make a comeback, however; by 2188, their numbers will have increased to twelve clans (one at [[New Camelot]] in the Antarctic, and another at [[Wyvern Hill]] in Scotland), and a thirteenth clan, the [[Liberty Clan]], will be founded on [[Queen Florence Island]] in [[2198]].}}<br />
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For more information on [[Clan|Gargoyle Clans]], please see that entry.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
{{CIT|Gargoyles are neither mammals, nor reptiles, nor birds. They are part of a biological class called "gargates," presumably descended from the great reptiles of the Mesozoic Era or the late Paleozoic Era. The only other known species in this group is the [[Gargoyle Beasts|gargoyle beasts]], which were domesticated by gargoyles as companions millennia ago.}}<br />
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The most prominent biological feature of gargoyles is that they turn to "stone" in the daytime. This trait of theirs, known as "[[stone sleep]]," is dealt with in greater detail in a separate entry; suffice it to say that at sunrise gargoyles (and gargoyle beasts) turn to stone {{CIT|or, to be more accurate, an organic substance similar to stone}} and remain that way until sunset. During this time, gargoyles sleep and dream, injuries sustained during the night heal, and they apparently absorb thermal energy from the sun's rays that gives them {{CIT|most of their energy}}. [[Anton Sevarius|Doctor Sevarius]] has hypothesized that without this last feature, a gargoyle would have to eat the equivalent of three cows a night in order to get airborne.<br />
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Gargoyles have a greater resistance to the cold than humans do, possibly due to a thicker skin, or hide. Gargoyles are probably at least partly warm-blooded, especially considering their activity level in cold weather. However, because they obtain {{CIT|most of}} their energy from heat and sunlight during their sleep, they could be considered partially cold-blooded as well.<br />
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Like most animals, but unlike most mammals, they lay [[eggs]]. {{CIT|Female gargoyles nurse their young with breastmilk, however.}} For more information on gargoyle reproduction see [[egg|this entry]].<br />
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Gargoyles do not age during their stone sleep, so they age only half as quickly as humans do. Thus, a 30-year-old gargoyle would be biologically equivalent to a 15-year-old human. {{CIT|A gargoyle could theoretically live to close to 200, but most gargoyles die premature deaths through being slain in battle or smashed in their stone sleep. Gargoyles such as [[Hudson]] who live to a ripe old age are rare indeed.}}<br />
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Gargoyle appearance varies from clan to clan, and even gargoyles within the same clan look very different, and are usually easily told apart. Some sort of overall gargoyle anatomical norm does seem to exist, however, judging from the Scottish, Guatemalan, and Japanese clans. And many gargoyles depart from this "norm" dramatically. The London gargoyles, for example, resemble heraldic animals with feathered wings, and [[Zafiro]] of the [[Mayan Clan]] looks very much like a winged serpent, with no visible (external) hind legs. {{CIT|The Loch Ness gargoyles are semi-amphibious, though the details of their appearance is unknown.}}<br />
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Besides their shared trait of stone sleep, the most prominent gargoyle feature is the number of limbs they possess. Gargoyles are the only (living) vertebrates with more than four limbs. There are individuals like Zafiro who appear to have only four limbs, {{CIT|but it is possible that x-rays of Zafiro would reveal vestigial legs not visible on the exterior of his body}}. Gargoyles are bipedal, although they can easily run on all fours if they need to, and more or less humanoid in shape. Their wings are usually leathery, most commonly bat-like with the digits dividing the wing membrane into multiple segments , but sometimes pterodactyl-like with one continuous membrane and the digits forming a small hand atop the wing (as with [[Brooklyn]]) or web-like in the manner of a flying squirrel (as with [[Lexington]]). However, most of the gargoyles in the London Clan, and some members of the Mayan Clan, have covering on their wings that resembles feathers.<br />
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Some gargoyles have human-like faces, such as [[Goliath]], [[Demona]], and [[Angela]], while others have long snouts or beaks such as Brooklyn, and still others seem to have a sort of rounded muzzle, more simian in appearance like [[Broadway]] or Lexington. Some gargoyles have hair, while others, such as Lexington and Broadway, are bald. Hairlessness or thin hair seems to hold no significant influence on Gargoyle society or relations. Hudson's hair is gray and thinner, and has likely (if Brooklyn is any indication) always been gray. Hudson is the only living gargoyle of the Wyvern clan to exhibit facial hair, so body-hair may not be common amongst gargoyles. None of the gargoyles have been seen to shave, or indeed even groom, so the growth may take a tremendous amount of time and effort on their part.<br />
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Most if not all gargoyles have some sort of brow-ridge above the eyes in place of eyebrows, and/or horns upon their foreheads. These seem to be genetic, but they also suggest a certain amount of individual distinction. No two gargoyles have identical brow-ridges, and the ridges move with their expression, which seems to suggest they are not bone, or are covered in thick soft tissue.<br />
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Gargoyle skin color varies noticeably within a clan; for example, Goliath and Angela are both lavender, Demona sky-blue, Hudson a tan color, Brooklyn red, Lexington a sort of khaki, and Broadway turquoise. Other observed colors are teal, green, golden, tawny, orange, pink, white, pale green, and grey. Hair may be brown, white, black, yellow, or red.<br />
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All gargoyles, even web-winged types like Lexington, possess a complicated and highly refined set of additional musculature and skeletal structures above what humans identify as lateral muscles on their dorsal (back) side allowing use of their powerful wings. Their tails are prehensile, they possess enlarged canines like those of big cats, and typically have four digits adorning each limb (including their wings), though this too seems to have a degree of variance. Their major hinge joints often feature a type of spike or horn-like growth, particularly protruding from their elbows and knees, and some gargoyles' wings are adorned with these bony ornaments. <br />
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Gargoyles' arms end in hands with three clawed fingers and a fully opposable clawed thumb. Their legs are digitigrade, with hip, knee, and ankle joints fully flexible like that of a cat; they walk upright on their toes. Gargoyles refer to their feet and hands as "talons," and accurately so considering the strength they possess. In the case of their feet, they are roughly talon shaped, with three arched toes each ending in a powerful claw, and a fourth toe on each heel that points backward like that of a bird of prey, perhaps in order to provide the gargoyles with superior grip and balance even in the precarious environs of their preferred habitats. Their wings typically feature the same configuration as their hands, with the phalanges/fingers in the wings operating similar to that of large bats, with a thumb-like structure they use to "cape" their wings, or to grip at a rough surface. Some gargoyles, such as Lexington, have no digits in the wing limb, while others, like Brooklyn, have only one digit to support the wing membrane while the others stick out somewhat like fingers of the hand. Further variances exist between particular individual gargoyles, but physical characteristics tend to share some commonality across individuals from the same clan. <br />
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Gargoyles seem to be omnivorous, but like some humans they prefer a general diet focusing on meat or fish as a primary food source. It can only be inferred from their evidence and physical appearance that gargoyles are descendants of a highly efficient, specialized group of predators. Hunting from the air would require superb eyesight (quite possibly enhanced by whatever biochemical reaction causes the glow of their eyes), sophisticated reaction times, and excellent hearing. Visual evidence suggests these attributes as well; their ears are pointed and seem to be deeper than human or simian ears, giving them greater reception of noise. Goliath demonstrates his attenuation to his senses during his first trip through Central Park with Elisa, when he heard the subtle movements of a highly trained, highly coordinated group of special-operations mercenaries, clues that even Elisa with her police background missed. Gargoyles also seem to have a highly developed sense of smell, often using it to verify an unknown or to initially inspect an area, as Brooklyn did when first meeting Elisa; he gave two quick sniffs and then immediately questioned Goliath as to whether she was a new friend (or potentially an enemy). They seem to also use their sense of smell to steady themselves when surprised. Gargoyles will frequently inhale deeply via their noses when in deep thought, an observable trait across all gargoyles, though because of his philosophical nature, Goliath does this more often.<br />
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When gargoyles are awakening from their stone sleep or are angry, their eyes glow. In general, male gargoyles' eyes glow white, and female gargoyles' eyes glow red. Gargoyle eyes have visible irises and whites; a feature which they share with humans, but which most animals lack.<br />
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Gargoyles are immensely strong, and can actually scale stone walls, digging their claws into the stone to provide footholds for themselves. However, despite their wings, they are not capable of actual flight. They can only glide upon air currents. When gargoyles are not gliding and are on the ground, they can "cape" their wings about their shoulders which allows the beings to avoid being hindered by them as well as for the cosmetic value (with the exception of such gargoyles as Lexington, whose wings are attached to their arms). It should also be noted that, while incapable of flight per se, gargoyle wings are extremely nimble and powerful. Gargoyles on the ground use their wings as a projection of their size, often flaring their wings outward to do battle, even in confined spaces. This serves two purposes: a perceived increase in size, and an extra weapon, as gargoyles will frequently slap their enemies with their wings, or use the back of the wings as a sort of shield. They also use their wings as we use our arms, tapping objects (as Goliath did when he tapped on the camera lens in Macbeth's house) or pointing with them when it is more convenient.<br />
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{{CIT|Naturally, gargoyles are biologically very different from humans. Although both species are sentient and native to Earth, they cannot produce children together, short of scientific or magical intervention. Indeed, gargoyle-human pairings are almost non-existent; Goliath and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa's]] own relationship is probably one of a very few throughout the course of history.}}<br />
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{{CIT|Gargoyles are strongly in tune with the natural cycles of Earth, and there is some evidence that due to the nature of their stone sleep, they may not be capable of living off of the planet.}}<br />
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==Culture and Social Customs==<br />
Gargoyles live in clans, gatherings of fairly closely-related gargoyles. Each clan has a leader, and a second-in-command underneath. The leader's function is self-explanatory; the second-in-command's function is to lead the clan in the leader's absence, and to succeed to the leader position in case the leader is slain or has to step down due to unfitness. (Indeed, leaders of gargoyle clans have to appoint seconds-in-command to ensure a ready-made successor for such an occasion.) It is not established how the common the practice is, but if the former leader is still capable of participation, then he or she can act as an adviser to the successor. <br />
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Gargoyles are in many ways, a very communal race, and this is particularly the case with the hatchlings. <br />
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Gargoyle children are raised by the entire clan, and the concept of biological parentage does not exist. {{CIT|This custom seems to have arisen thanks to the high death rate in gargoyle society; since it is entirely possible that a hatchling's biological parents meet death even before his or her hatching, this policy ensures that orphans will not exist in the clan, and that all hatchlings will be cared for, protected, and raised.}}<br />
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While this system has traditionally been the custom, it has, in recent years, been challenged in at least one individual case: that of Angela. Thanks to her having been raised by humans, she was more ready to accept the concept of having an individual father and mother than most young gargoyles, and when she discovered from [[Anton Sevarius|Sevarius]] that Goliath was her biological father, looked upon him as such. Goliath disapproved of this for a long while, feeling that such an outlook was not the Gargoyle Way, {{CIT|and also fearing that from there, Angela would find out who her biological mother was; certainly an understandable worry given that that same mother was Demona.}} But in the end, [[Diane Maza]] persuaded him to accept her, which he did. <br />
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{{CIT|(Whether Angela and Broadway will similarly raise their own offspring to come, [[Artus]], [[Gwenyvere]], and [[Lancelot]], as their own, is as yet unknown; the same is likewise the case with Brooklyn and [[Katana]]'s children [[Nashville]] and [[Tachi]]. However, it is known that [[Samson]]'s parentage will be uncertain even by [[2198]]; gargoyles still, in general, see their children as belonging to the entire clan.)}}<br />
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Although hatchlings belong to the entire clan, gargoyles are a strictly monogamous race. They mate for life, and in nearly all cases, when one gargoyle in a pairing dies, the other remains single thereafter. Goliath is a rare exception to this rule, in that he and Demona have "divorced," and Goliath has moved slowly towards a relationship with Elisa Maza.<br />
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Gargoyles gather their eggs in caves or underground chambers called [[Rookery|rookeries]], generally set in mountains or high cliffs, their preferred habitat. (Wyvern Hill is a good example of such a place). Here they can be safely watched over. (It is quite possible that the necessary defense of the rookery from enemies may have been one of the reasons for gargoyles developing their protective instinct.)<br />
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The primary purpose in gargoyle life is to protect. At first, this consisted of merely protecting the clan and its home, particularly the rookery, but as time went on, many gargoyle clans have since expanded upon the definition of this role. Under the influence of Elisa, Goliath came to undertake such an expansion in modern-day [[Manhattan]], declaring that henceforth, he and his clan would protect the inhabitants of that island, both human and gargoyle, against criminals and lawless men, which led to their patrolling the borough at night and foiling crimes. By the 1990s, the Mayan gargoyles had similarly taken upon themselves the mission of protecting the rain forest around their pyramid, rather than just the pyramid itself, and Goliath and [[Griff]] together introduced to the other gargoyles of London (or at least [[Leo]] and [[Una]]) the notion of London itself being a protectorate, rather than just the "[[Into the Mystic]]" shop. <br />
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Goliath and Hudson alike feel that protection is an important task of gargoyles; Hudson has many times repeated the adage, "A gargoyle can no more stop protecting the castle than breathing the air," and Goliath himself presented this credo to [[Coldstone]] in these words: "Gargoyles protect. It is our nature, our purpose. To lose that is to be corrupt, empty, lifeless."<br />
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And protection remains important for gargoyles, indeed. Only the most corrupt of them, such as Demona and [[Thailog]], have rejected this duty. And there can be few anguishes greater for a gargoyle than failing to protect someone from harm. When gargoyles choose to protect an area, they will do so steadfastly, even when the humans whom they protect respond to them with fear and hatred. (Thus, Goliath found nothing strange about [[Raven]] and his "clan" supposedly protecting the very humans who had allegedly destroyed so many of them.) Hudson could well be correct about it being as important to gargoyles as breathing.<br />
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Traditionally, gargoyles don't have names. They consider the concept a peculiar human custom; as Hudson once put it, "Must you humans name everything? Nothing's real to you until you've named it, given it limits... Does the sky need a name? Does the river?" However, by 1996 gargoyles have begun to accept the concept of names, at different times and ways for each clan. In the case of the [[Wyvern Clan]], all of its members were nameless in the 10th century, except for Goliath. However, Demona received her name from Macbeth in 1040, following [[Duncan]]'s overthrow, and the [[trio]], [[Bronx]], and Hudson took up their names after awakening in New York in [[1994]]. The [[Avalon]] gargoyles were all named by [[Princess Katharine]], the [[Magus]], and [[Tom]], and the [[London Clan]] and [[Ishimura Clan]] has adopted the process as well. {{CIT|Among the [[Mayan Clan]], only the four Pendant Wearers have names, which they are given when they receive the magic stones.}} Demona has given the members of the [[Labyrinth Clan]] names as well. {{CIT|There are still a few gargoyle clans that do not use names, though. We do not as yet know which of the remaining clans use them or not.}}<br />
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In gargoyle society, the sexes are more or less equal. Female gargoyles are the ones who lay the eggs and nurse the young, of course, but other than that, male and female gargoyles alike fight as warriors to defend the clan, and female gargoyles are just as capable as male gargoyles of becoming seconds-in-command or leaders.<br />
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While gargoyles are not perfect, there seems to be less serious crime among them than among humans. <br />
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Some punishments for gargoyles who behave poorly are known, however. For minor offenses, a gargoyle can be sent to the rookery (a humiliating punishment, but one seldom inflicted). Treason is dealt with by the traitorous gargoyle being banished from the clan. {{CIT|This was the fate of Yama, after the [[Ishimura]] gargoyles' clash with Taro during the [[Avalon World Tour]]. [[Iago]] was also banished from the [[Wyvern Clan]] from [[993]] to [[994]] for his troublemaking.}}<br />
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Gargoyles think of themselves primarily as gargoyles. Individual gargoyles may pursue particular interests, such as Lexington's fascination with science and technology, but they never think of themselves as scientists, poets, artists, or what-have-you. They merely pursue it, without letting this interest define them.<br />
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Gargoyles have a vague religious belief, if one different from that of recognized human religions, both monotheistic and pantheistic. Their god is nameless, of course, undefined, and unlimited. Gargoyles see all things as part of the whole. Some gargoyles have an interest in the spiritual, but they merely follow this interest without seeing themselves as priests or priestesses. (The only known gargoyle at present with such interests was [[Desdemona]].) They have no creation myths, for the simple reason that they are not interested in their origins, just accepting themselves as existing.<br />
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When a gargoyle dies, the rest of the clan holds a [[Wind Ceremony]] for him or her, a farewell to stone and flesh, the equivalent to a human funeral. Their own beliefs about death can be expressed in these two sayings, "Death and life is all part of a whole," and "One passes through stages, but nothing ever dies."<br />
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{{CIT|Gargoyles are not magical beings in and of themselves}}, but some (such as Demona and Una) can learn magic. Gargoyles appear to have an ambivalent attitude towards such arts. Goliath distrusts it for the most part, often uttering when bewildered the cry of "What sorcery is this?", but has accepted the fact that sometimes magical help is required to keep his clan safe; he willingly sought aid from the Magus, for example, in repelling the [[Archmage]]'s invasion of Avalon. (Much of his suspicion towards magic, in fact, may be based on his problems with various magic-workers over his life, including the Archmage, the Magus, Demona, and several members of Oberon's Children.) The Wyvern gargoyles may have had some overall antipathy towards magic, in view of Demona's having had to take magic lessons from the Archmage only in secret, but the London gargoyles seem less suspicious towards it, in view of the fact that their shop sells magical goods and Una is a sorceress of some skill. The Guatemalan gargoyles, likewise, made a willing alliance with the wizard who crafted the [[Mayan Sun Amulet]], and Zafiro, [[Obsidiana]], [[Jade]] and [[Turquesa]] have (so far as we know) seen nothing wrong with making use of them. (For that matter, Goliath never condemned Leo and Una, or the Mayan gargoyles, for their connections to magic.)<br />
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Usually, gargoyles don't make use of money, considering it unnecessary to their life-style. Under natural circumstances, gargoyles presumably obtained their food by hunting and gathering, which would certainly make a monetary system unnecessary. However, there are always exceptions, especially in the modern world. Demona and Thailog have both gathered great wealth, although for different reasons (Demona to use in financing her schemes to destroy humanity, Thailog to make himself a force to be reckoned with in the modern world). {{CIT|And the London gargoyles help support themselves economically through Leo and Una's shop, using the proceeds for such matters as paying taxes upon the land on which they dwell.}}<br />
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==Real-World Background==<br />
[[Image:Gargs2.jpg|thumb|580px|Real-World Gargoyles]]<br />
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In the real world, gargoyles are primarily associated with the great stone buildings of medieval Europe, particularly cathedrals, although they were also placed atop castles. Technically speaking, the term "gargoyle" applies only to waterspouts shaped like bizarre creatures, made to carry water away from the building that they have been mounted on; such statues, when they do not serve such a purpose but are merely mounted atop a wall as pure decoration, are called "grotesques" or "chimeras."<br />
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The exact origins of architectural gargoyles are uncertain, although they may have been rooted in part in the pagan beliefs of pre-Christian Europe, lingering on in the people's memories even after the dawn of the High Middle Ages. As per the animated series, medieval people often saw gargoyles as a means of frightening demons away from the cathedrals upon which they were mounted, protecting them from the forces of Hell. The image of gargoyles as protectors, therefore, is indeed an accurate one. However, not all medieval churchmen approved of these sculptures; one in particular, the famous theologian St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), denounced them as absurd, useless, disgraceful, and a waste of money. Judging from how many gargoyles were raised upon such cathedrals as [[Notre Dame]] in [[Paris]], few seem to have heeded his angry words.<br />
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One colorful legend about the origin of gargoyles states that in the 6th century, the town of Rouen was threatened by a dragon named Gargouille that arose out of the river Seine. Gargouille laid the lands around the town waste and devoured everyone in his path, until Archbishop Romanus defeated and slew him. He then consigned the dragon's body to the flames, but Gargouille's head and neck were too toughened by its fiery breath to be consumed. So the Archbishop had Gargouille's head mounted upon the walls of the town as a commemoration of the dragon's defeat. This, so the story goes, is the origin of both gargoyles themselves and their name. (In actual fact, the word "gargoyle" appears to derive from the French word "gargouille," meaning "throat," used here in an onomatopoeic sense to echo the gurgling noises that water makes when it goes down a throat.)<br />
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Legend also states that the gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris come to life at night and go flying about the city. (This legend was unknown to the ''Gargoyles'' production team at the time of the making of the series, however, and must be judged as merely an amusing coincidence in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe.)<br />
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Gargoyle-like sculptures, depicting fearsome creatures as "protectors", can be found in various other cultures, such as the [[Maya]], [[China]], India, the Mesopotamians, the Persians, the ancient [[Egypt|Egyptians]], and even the ancient Greeks and [[Rome|Romans]]. This is reflected in the series' portrayal of the non-European gargoyles discovered during the Avalon World Tour in [[Guatemala]] and [[Japan]]. (The series also made use of a parallel notion in "[[Heritage]]", the totem poles of the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, although as a red herring here; the creatures portrayed on the totem poles were actually "animal ancestors" of the humans who had originally raised them, rather than gargoyles, and the apparent gargoyles which Goliath and Angela met there were actually illusions of Raven.)<br />
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Gargoyles still crown buildings today even in modern times, in the United States as well as in Europe. In real life as well as in the world of the television series, New York is filled with gargoyles; there are more gargoyles there, in fact, per square mile than anywhere else in the U.S. These new gargoyles are less horrific and more comical in appearance, however; a great many of them are even caricatures of noted personalities (particularly the gargoyles built in universities, who frequently bear a suspicious resemblance to members of the faculty).<br />
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Living gargoyles are often found in modern-day works of fantasy, and even more often in fantasy role-playing games, such as TSR's "Dungeons and Dragons", although unfortunately they are usually portrayed in such games as evil monsters. Somehow, perhaps because of their monstrous appearance, gargoyles have been transformed in the public imagination from protectors of the Church to demonic creatures. The Disney animated series has, happily, gone back to the older roots of gargoyles and restored them to their original function in it, although acknowledging the more recent and darker interpretation of them through the theme of the humans' fear and hatred of these beings.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyle}}<br />
*[http://wikiality.com/Gargoyles '''Gargoyle'''] at Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia<br />
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<div>'''''Gargoyles''''' is a comic book series produced by [[Creature Comics]] and published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]]. It continues the story of the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' television series after the end of season two. The first issue, "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" was released in June 2006, over ten years after the series left the air, although the events of the series pick up less than a week after "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", the second season finale. (The events of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', the third season of the show, are not part of the comic book's continuity.)<br />
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Issues are written by [[Greg Weisman]], and follow his Master Plan for the ''Gargoyles'' Universe. The first two issues, "Nightwatch" and "[[The Journey]]", were adapted from an episode that Weisman wrote for ''The Goliath Chronicles'', also entitled "[[The Journey (TGC)|The Journey]]". Issues #3-5 ("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Masque]]" and "[[Bash]]") told the Halloween "[[Double Date]]" story, a plot idea that Weisman revealed at [[Ask Greg]] in 1997.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=538] Issue #6 ("[[Reunion]]") used a script that Weisman had written for the [[Marvel Comics]] comic book series before its cancellation.<br />
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Due to the success of the flagship comic ''Gargoyles'', Slave Labor Graphics began releasing the first spin-off mini-series, ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'', on November 29, 2007.<br />
<br />
The first six issues of ''Gargoyles'' were collected in [[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One]], a trade paperback.<br />
<br />
==Content freedom==<br />
Weisman apparently has been allowed a freer hand on content for this series than what the TV series permitted. <br />
<br />
For instance, the comic has been able to have:<br />
*Mild expletives ("Bastard!" in "[[Masque]]")<br />
*Action with more bloodshed as in Thaliog's battle in "Masque"<br />
*Somewhat sexier clothing such as Angela's dress in "[[Reunion]]"<br />
*Although it is not definitely confirmed as of yet, there are hints that the new character, [[Staghart]] of the [[London Clan]], is homosexual and possibly about to become a romantic interest for [[Lexington]], who is due to discover that he is gay himself. This kind of subject matter was strictly prohibited for the TV series.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(SLG_comic)}}<br />
<br />
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<div>'''''Gargoyles''''' is a comic book series produced by [[Creature Comics]] and published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]]. It continues the story of the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' television series after the end of season two. The first issue, "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" was released in June 2006, over ten years after the series left the air, although the events of the series pick up less than a week after "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", the second season finale. (The events of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', the third season of the show, are not part of the comic book's continuity.)<br />
<br />
Issues are written by [[Greg Weisman]], and follow his Master Plan for the ''Gargoyles'' Universe. The first two issues, "Nightwatch" and "[[The Journey]]", were adapted from an episode that Weisman wrote for ''The Goliath Chronicles'', also entitled "[[The Journey (TGC)|The Journey]]". Issues #3-5 ("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Masque]]" and "[[Bash]]") told the Halloween "[[Double Date]]" story, a plot idea that Weisman revealed at [[Ask Greg]] in 1997.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=538] Issue #6 ("[[Reunion]]") used a script that Weisman had written for the [[Marvel Comics]] comic book series before its cancellation.<br />
<br />
Due to the success of the flagship comic ''Gargoyles'', Slave Labor Graphics began releasing the first spin-off mini-series, ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'', on November 29, 2007.<br />
<br />
The first six issues of ''Gargoyles'' were collected in [[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One]], a trade paperback.<br />
<br />
==Content freedom==<br />
Weisman apparently has been allowed a freer hand on content for this series than what the TV series permitted. <br />
<br />
For instance, the comic has been able to have:<br />
*Mild expletives ("Bastard!" in "[[Masque]]"<br />
*Action with more bloodshed as in Thaliog's battle in "Masque"<br />
*Somewhat sexier clothing such as Angela's dress in "[[Reunion]]"<br />
*Although it is not definitely confirmed as of yet, there are hints that the new character, [[Staghart]] of the [[London Clan]], is homosexual and possibly about to become a romantic interest for [[Lexington]], who is due to discover that he is gay himself. This kind of subject matter was strictly prohibited for the TV series.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(SLG_comic)}}<br />
<br />
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<div>'''''Gargoyles''''' is a comic book series produced by [[Creature Comics]] and published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]]. It continues the story of the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' television series after the end of season two. The first issue, "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" was released in June 2006, over ten years after the series left the air, although the events of the series pick up less than a week after "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", the second season finale. (The events of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', the third season of the show, are not part of the comic book's continuity.)<br />
<br />
Issues are written by [[Greg Weisman]], and follow his Master Plan for the ''Gargoyles'' Universe. The first two issues, "Nightwatch" and "[[The Journey]]", were adapted from an episode that Weisman wrote for ''The Goliath Chronicles'', also entitled "[[The Journey (TGC)|The Journey]]". Issues #3-5 ("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Masque]]" and "[[Bash]]") told the Halloween "[[Double Date]]" story, a plot idea that Weisman revealed at [[Ask Greg]] in 1997.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=538] Issue #6 ("[[Reunion]]") used a script that Weisman had written for the [[Marvel Comics]] comic book series before its cancellation.<br />
<br />
Due to the success of the flagship comic ''Gargoyles'', Slave Labor Graphics began releasing the first spin-off mini-series, ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'', on November 29, 2007.<br />
<br />
The first six issues of ''Gargoyles'' were collected in [[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One]], a trade paperback.<br />
<br />
==Content freedom==<br />
Weisman apparently has been allowed a freer hand on content for this series than what the TV series permitted. <br />
<br />
For instance, the comic has been able to have:<br />
*Mild expletives ("Bastard!" in "[[Masque]]"<br />
*Action with more bloodshed as in Thaliog's battle in "Masque"<br />
*Somewhat sexier clothing such as Angela's dress in "[[Reunion]]"<br />
*Although it is not definitely confirmed as of yet, there are hints that the new character, [[Staghart]] of the [[London Clan]], is homosexual and possibly about become a romantic interest for [[Lexington]], who is due to discover that he is gay himself. This kind of subject was strictly prohibited for the TV series.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(SLG_comic)}}<br />
<br />
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<div>'''''Gargoyles''''' is a comic book series produced by [[Creature Comics]] and published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]]. It continues the story of the ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' television series after the end of season two. The first issue, "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]" was released in June 2006, over ten years after the series left the air, although the events of the series pick up less than a week after "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]", the second season finale. (The events of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', the third season of the show, are not part of the comic book's continuity.)<br />
<br />
Issues are written by [[Greg Weisman]], and follow his Master Plan for the ''Gargoyles'' Universe. The first two issues, "Nightwatch" and "[[The Journey]]", were adapted from an episode that Weisman wrote for ''The Goliath Chronicles'', also entitled "[[The Journey (TGC)|The Journey]]". Issues #3-5 ("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Masque]]" and "[[Bash]]") told the Halloween "[[Double Date]]" story, a plot idea that Weisman revealed at [[Ask Greg]] in 1997.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=538] Issue #6 ("[[Reunion]]") used a script that Weisman had written for the [[Marvel Comics]] comic book series before its cancellation.<br />
<br />
Due to the success of the flagship comic ''Gargoyles'', Slave Labor Graphics began releasing the first spin-off mini-series, ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'', on November 29, 2007.<br />
<br />
The first six issues of ''Gargoyles'' were collected in [[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One]], a trade paperback.<br />
<br />
==Content freedom==<br />
* Weisman apparently has been allowed a freer hand on content for this series than what the TV series permitted. <br />
<br />
For instance, the comic has been able to have:<br />
*Mild expletives ("Bastard!" in "[[Masque]]"<br />
*Action with more bloodshed as in Thaliog's battle in "Masque"<br />
*Somewhat sexier clothing such as Angela's dress in "[[Reunion]]"<br />
*Although it is not definitely confirmed as of yet, there are hints that the new character, [[Staghart]] of the [[London Clan]], is homosexual and possibly about become a romantic interest for [[Lexington]], who is due to discover that he is gay himself. This kind of subject was strictly prohibited for the TV series.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*{{wikipedia|Gargoyles_(SLG_comic)}}<br />
<br />
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<div>[[Image:Brooklyn.JPG|thumb|360px|Brooklyn]]<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]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[gargoyle]] that would later name himself Brooklyn was hatched {{CIT|in the year [[Timeline|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]]. In [[994]], he got into a fight with some of the [[humans]] in the [[Castle Wyvern|Castle]] and was sent to the rookery with his brothers and the [[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]]' 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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Brooklyn is the most adventurous of the Trio. He rode a horse once in the 10th century, and not long after his awakening, eagerly took to riding a motorcycle that Lexington had made out of spare parts. (He only got to ride it once, however; it was destroyed in a clash with a biker gang.) He likes exploring, and finding out more about human ways. He will even wear sunglasses because they’re "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.<br />
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But underneath his thrill-seeking exterior, Brooklyn has a lonelier, almost "Gothic melancholic" side. He had his share of misfortunes in the [[Timeline|20th century]] that shaped him strongly. One of these was when [[Demona]] tricked him into stealing the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' for her, so that she could use it to [[magic]]ally bring [[Goliath]] under her control. Brooklyn has never forgiven Demona for it, and 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]]")'' Although, he was originally somewhat philosophical about it compared to Lexington's enmity for [[The Pack]], his own hate for the renegade eventually grew to the point where he would reflexively attack her on sight. {{CIT|He will someday forgive her, after his [[Timedancer]] adventures, however.}} He had a similiarly distasteful encounter with [[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]]''). However, although Brooklyn eagerly awaits for an opportunity to make the insidious renegade pay, it is unclear to what degree his hate for him mirrors his emnity for Demona. <br />
<br />
Brooklyn also has 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]]", "[[The Cage]]")'' Next he pursued [[Angela]] when she joined the clan, and again, felt devastated when she chose Broadway for her mate instead. ''("[[Turf]]," "[[The Journey]]", ''et al.'')'' He has also shown an attraction to [[Delilah]], but Goliath asked her to be his date before Brooklyn could for the [[Halloween]] Masque party in [[1996]], though she later apparently chose Brooklyn's [[clones|Clone]] [[Malibu]] for a companion, much to the original's consternation. ''("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Bash]])'' Brooklyn is still young and is finding these frequent romantic rejections frustrating, but he has not yet learned to distinguish between infatuation and true love; {{CIT|however, he will learn during his Timedancer adventures.}}<br />
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After the clan's first battle with the upgraded [[Pack]], where Brooklyn's tactical direction helped soundly defeat them, Goliath appointed Brooklyn his second-in-command, and intended successor. While Brooklyn is, overall, pleased with this new role, he has no desire to become the actual leader of the clan for a long time. ''("[[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]]")''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|Not long after the gargoyles moved back into the castle, Brooklyn will embark on his most unusual adventure of all. The [[Phoenix Gate]], thrown into the Time Vortex by Goliath, will re-appear and whisk him away on a series of adventures. It will first transport him to [[Scotland]] in the year [[997]], where he'll meet [[Mary]] and [[Finella]], still being pursued by [[Constantine III|Constantine]]'s soldiers for the ''Grimorum Arcanorum''. He will protect the two women until the Phoenix Gate re-appears and transports them all to the [[United States of America|United States]] in the late [[1970|1970s]]. From there, they'll work together behind the scenes at setting up the alliance between [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and Demona that will lead to the transporting of Castle Wyvern to [[New York]] and the re-awakening of the gargoyles, with a little help from [[Owen Burnett|Owen]]/[[Puck]]. After that, the Phoenix Gate whisks Brooklyn off on more adventures. Among other places, he will visit [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]] (where he will be joined by a gargoyle beast companion named [[Fu-Dog]]), the world in the year [[2198]] (where he and Fu-Dog will aid [[Samson]]'s resistance against the [[Space-Spawn]] invaders and finally learn to forgive a repentant Demona) and feudal [[Japan]] (where he will finally find true love with a female gargoyle of the [[Ishimura Clan]] named [[Katana]] ). Brooklyn and Katana will become mates, and in the course of their travels together, have two children, named [[Nashville]] and [[Tachi]]. (See the articles on ''[[Timedancer]]'' and ''[[Gargoyles 2198]]'' for more information.)}}<br />
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{{CIT|At last, after forty years of wandering, from Brooklyn's perspective, the Phoenix Gate will deposit him and his family back at Castle Wyvern - only five minutes after he left. He will rejoin the clan, adding his family to its ranks, and resume his position as second-in-command.}}<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
For Brooklyn's apocryphal adventures, see [[Brooklyn (Apocrypha)]].<br />
<br />
==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTBrooklyn.jpg|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Brooklyn]]<br />
<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]]")''<br />
<br />
==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. {{CIT|At some point during his Timedancer adventures, Brooklyn will acquire a permanent injury of some sort.}}<br />
<br />
However, 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 when Demona is involved, Brooklyn's hate can completely cloud his judgment considering he is prone to attack her on sight. <br />
<br />
Brooklyn received his name after he awakened in New York in 1994, naming himself after the borough of Brooklyn.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
{| style="width:100%"<br />
| style="width:50%" |<br />
* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]"<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]"<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]"<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]"<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[The Silver Falcon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
|<br />
* "[[Revelations]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Monsters]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Turf]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]"<br />
* "[[The Journey]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
|}<br />
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<br />
==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jeff Bennett]]<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Some of the other names considered for this character were "Nasti", "Static", and "Moe".<br />
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[[Category:Canon characters]]<br />
[[Category:Gargoyles]]<br />
[[Category:Wyvern Clan]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Brooklyn.JPG|thumb|360px|Brooklyn]]<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]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[gargoyle]] that would later name himself Brooklyn was hatched {{CIT|in the year [[Timeline|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]]. In [[994]], he got into a fight with some of the [[humans]] in the [[Castle Wyvern|Castle]] and was sent to the rookery with his brothers and the [[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]]' 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 />
<br />
Brooklyn is the most adventurous of the Trio. He rode a horse once in the 10th century, and not long after his awakening, eagerly took to riding a motorcycle that Lexington had made out of spare parts. (He only got to ride it once, however; it was destroyed in a clash with a biker gang.) He likes exploring, and finding out more about human ways. He will even wear sunglasses because they’re "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.<br />
<br />
But underneath his thrill-seeking exterior, Brooklyn has a lonelier, almost "Gothic melancholic" side. He had his share of misfortunes in the [[Timeline|20th century]] that shaped him strongly. One of these was when [[Demona]] tricked him into stealing the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' for her, so that she could use it to [[magic]]ally bring [[Goliath]] under her control. Brooklyn has never forgiven Demona for it, and 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]]")'' Although, he was originally somewhat philosophical about it compared to Lexington's enmity for [[The Pack]], his own hate for the renegade eventually grew to the point where he would reflexively attack her on sight. {{CIT|He will someday forgive her, after his [[Timedancer]] adventures, however.}} He had a similiarly distasteful encounter with [[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]]''). However, although Brooklyn eagerly waits his opportunity to make the insidious renegade pay, it is unclear to what degree his hate for him mirrors his emnity for Demona. <br />
<br />
Brooklyn also has 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]]", "[[The Cage]]")'' Next he pursued [[Angela]] when she joined the clan, and again, felt devastated when she chose Broadway for her mate instead. ''("[[Turf]]," "[[The Journey]]", ''et al.'')'' He has also shown an attraction to [[Delilah]], but Goliath asked her to be his date before Brooklyn could for the [[Halloween]] Masque party in [[1996]], though she later apparently chose Brooklyn's [[clones|Clone]] [[Malibu]] for a companion, much to the original's consternation. ''("[[Invitation Only]]", "[[Bash]])'' Brooklyn is still young and is finding these frequent romantic rejections frustrating, but he has not yet learned to distinguish between infatuation and true love; {{CIT|however, he will learn during his Timedancer adventures.}}<br />
<br />
After the clan's first battle with the upgraded [[Pack]], where Brooklyn's tactical direction helped soundly defeat them, Goliath appointed Brooklyn his second-in-command, and intended successor. While Brooklyn is, overall, pleased with this new role, he has no desire to become the actual leader of the clan for a long time. ''("[[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]]")''<br />
<br />
{{CIT|Not long after the gargoyles moved back into the castle, Brooklyn will embark on his most unusual adventure of all. The [[Phoenix Gate]], thrown into the Time Vortex by Goliath, will re-appear and whisk him away on a series of adventures. It will first transport him to [[Scotland]] in the year [[997]], where he'll meet [[Mary]] and [[Finella]], still being pursued by [[Constantine III|Constantine]]'s soldiers for the ''Grimorum Arcanorum''. He will protect the two women until the Phoenix Gate re-appears and transports them all to the [[United States of America|United States]] in the late [[1970|1970s]]. From there, they'll work together behind the scenes at setting up the alliance between [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] and Demona that will lead to the transporting of Castle Wyvern to [[New York]] and the re-awakening of the gargoyles, with a little help from [[Owen Burnett|Owen]]/[[Puck]]. After that, the Phoenix Gate whisks Brooklyn off on more adventures. Among other places, he will visit [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]] (where he will be joined by a gargoyle beast companion named [[Fu-Dog]]), the world in the year [[2198]] (where he and Fu-Dog will aid [[Samson]]'s resistance against the [[Space-Spawn]] invaders and finally learn to forgive a repentant Demona) and feudal [[Japan]] (where he will finally find true love with a female gargoyle of the [[Ishimura Clan]] named [[Katana]] ). Brooklyn and Katana will become mates, and in the course of their travels together, have two children, named [[Nashville]] and [[Tachi]]. (See the articles on ''[[Timedancer]]'' and ''[[Gargoyles 2198]]'' for more information.)}}<br />
<br />
{{CIT|At last, after forty years of wandering, from Brooklyn's perspective, the Phoenix Gate will deposit him and his family back at Castle Wyvern - only five minutes after he left. He will rejoin the clan, adding his family to its ranks, and resume his position as second-in-command.}}<br />
<br />
===Apocrypha===<br />
For Brooklyn's apocryphal adventures, see [[Brooklyn (Apocrypha)]].<br />
<br />
==Future Tense==<br />
[[Image:FTBrooklyn.jpg|thumb|260px|"Future Tense" Brooklyn]]<br />
<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]]")''<br />
<br />
==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. {{CIT|At some point during his Timedancer adventures, Brooklyn will acquire a permanent injury of some sort.}}<br />
<br />
However, 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 when Demona is involved, Brooklyn's hate can completely cloud his judgment considering he is prone to attack her on sight. <br />
<br />
Brooklyn received his name after he awakened in New York in 1994, naming himself after the borough of Brooklyn.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Appearances==<br />
{| style="width:100%"<br />
| style="width:50%" |<br />
* "[[Awakening Part One]]" (First Appearance)<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[Awakening Part Five]]"<br />
* "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"<br />
* "[[Temptation]]"<br />
* "[[Deadly Force]]"<br />
* "[[Enter Macbeth]]"<br />
* "[[The Edge]]"<br />
* "[[Long Way to Morning]]"<br />
* "[[Her Brother's Keeper]]"<br />
* "[[Reawakening]]"<br />
* "[[Leader of the Pack]]"<br />
* "[[Metamorphosis]]"<br />
* "[[Legion]]"<br />
* "[[A Lighthouse In the Sea of Time]]<br />
* "[[The Mirror]]"<br />
* "[[The Silver Falcon]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Eye of the Beholder]]"<br />
* "[[Vows]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part One]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[City of Stone Part Four]]"<br />
* "[[High Noon]]"<br />
|<br />
* "[[Revelations]]" (No Lines)<br />
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"<br />
* "[[Upgrade]]"<br />
* "[[The Cage]]"<br />
* "[[The Price]]"<br />
* "[[Avalon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Kingdom]]"<br />
* "[[Monsters]]" (Mentioned Only)<br />
* "[[Walkabout]]" (Illusion, No Lines)<br />
* "[[Pendragon]]"<br />
* "[[Future Tense]]" (Illusion)<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part One]]"<br />
* "[[The Gathering Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Turf]]"<br />
* "[[The Reckoning]]"<br />
* "[[Possession]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part One]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Two]]"<br />
* "[[Hunter's Moon Part Three]]"<br />
* "[[Nightwatch (episode)|Nightwatch]]"<br />
* "[[The Journey]]"<br />
* "[[Invitation Only]]"<br />
* "[[Masque]]"<br />
* "[[Bash]]"<br />
* "[[Reunion]]"<br />
* "[[The Rock]]"<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
==Behind the Scenes==<br />
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Jeff Bennett]]<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Some of the other names considered for this character were "Nasti", "Static", and "Moe".<br />
<br />
[[Category:Canon characters]]<br />
[[Category:Gargoyles]]<br />
[[Category:Wyvern Clan]]<br />
[[Category:Manhattan Clan]]</div>Kchishol1970