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| | + | The '''Crystal Cave''' is a mysterious cave where [[Merlin]] has been imprisoned since [[King Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur's]] reign. [http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=843][https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1189] Its whereabouts are as yet unknown. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=615] |
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| − | '''Fu-Dog''' is a [[gargoyle beast]], {{CIT|originally part of the [[Xanadu Clan]] in [[China]] at some unspecified point in time,}} and now a member of the [[Manhattan Clan]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2512]
| + | It should not be confused with [[Merlin's Cave]]. |
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| − | Fu-Dog hatched at an unspecified point in time. {{CIT|When [[Brooklyn]] visited [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]] during his [[TimeDancer]] adventures,}} Fu-Dog joined him as his {{CIT|first}} companion. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=19816] Fu-Dog is fiercely loyal to Brooklyn. {{CIT|The two of them visited [[Timeline#2198_And_Beyond|2198]] together, and jointly battled the [[Space-Spawn]] as part of [[Samson]]'s [[Resistance|resistance movement]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3744] {{CIT|Later they visited feudal [[Japan]] and many other locales and times.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3683]
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| − | Eventually, in [[Timeline#1997|1997]], Fu-Dog returned with Brooklyn, [[Katana]] and [[Nashville]] (and an unhatched [[Egwardo|egg]]) to [[Manhattan]] and from that point on was a member of the Manhattan Clan. ''("[[Phoenix]]")''
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| − | [[Image:Fu-Dog_Pencil_Design.JPG|thumb|left|360px|Fu-Dog pencil design, by [[Robby Bevard]]]]
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| − | Fu-Dog has green skin with a brown lion-like mane and a long tufted tail. He wears a gold collar on his neck. {{CIT|As of his joining on the Manhattan Clan in 1997, he is at least 20 years old biologically.}}
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| − | Note: This character does not speak, therefore he does not have any lines.
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| − | * "[[Phoenix]]" (First Appearance)
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| − | '''Fu-dogs''', in the real world, are statues of strange beasts found in East [[Asia]], especially China, and also known as '''fu-lions''', '''shishi''', and '''shisa'''. They are believed to be protector-figures, and therefore function quite effectively as a Chinese equivalent to [[gargoyles]]. Fu-dog's name obviously reflects this, suggesting that in the [[Gargoyles Universe]], fu-dogs were inspired by local gargoyle beasts in the same way that the architectural gargoyles on the castles and cathedrals of medieval Europe were inspired by gargoyles living in those regions. In the real world, fu-dogs originated in China, and are believed to be a combination of travellers' descriptions of lions (which are not native to China) and common dog breeds. They may also have been inspired, in part, by similar statues built in India. They are placed in pairs outside the doorways of buildings, which they are believed to guard from danger. Traditionally, one of a pair of statues is female, indicated by a cub under its paw, while the other of the pair is male, identified by a ball under its paw.
| + | The notion of Merlin being imprisoned or asleep in a cave somewhere is a familiar one, at least ever since the story of his imprisonment by [[Nimue]] began. Sir [[Thomas Malory]] locates this cave in Cornwall, but other legends have provided other sites for it. Welsh tales have Merlin asleep in a secret "House of Glass" on Bardsey Isle, off the northern coast of Wales, surrounded by thirteen magical treasures, or in a cave near the town of Carmarthen in southern Wales, where he was reputedly born. Mary Stewart in her ''Merlin'' trilogy popularized the notion of Merlin's cave being a crystal one (the idea goes back at least to a poem by Edwin Muir, published in 1937), and identified it as the one near Carmarthen. Whether Merlin's Crystal Cave in the [[Gargoyles Universe|''Gargoyles'' Universe]] is at any of these locations or not is as yet unknown. |
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| − | Fu-lions are only the most numerous and well-known of the East Asian guardian beasts. Other types of statues included the [[Korea]]n haetae, the winged bixie or pi-xiu, and statues of qi-lin.
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| − | *{{wikipedia2|Imperial_guardian_lions|Fu-Dogs}}
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This is a canon-in-training article. Information in this article is subject to change before it becomes canon.
The Crystal Cave is a mysterious cave where Merlin has been imprisoned since King Arthur's reign. [1][2] Its whereabouts are as yet unknown. [3]
It should not be confused with Merlin's Cave.
Real World Background
The notion of Merlin being imprisoned or asleep in a cave somewhere is a familiar one, at least ever since the story of his imprisonment by Nimue began. Sir Thomas Malory locates this cave in Cornwall, but other legends have provided other sites for it. Welsh tales have Merlin asleep in a secret "House of Glass" on Bardsey Isle, off the northern coast of Wales, surrounded by thirteen magical treasures, or in a cave near the town of Carmarthen in southern Wales, where he was reputedly born. Mary Stewart in her Merlin trilogy popularized the notion of Merlin's cave being a crystal one (the idea goes back at least to a poem by Edwin Muir, published in 1937), and identified it as the one near Carmarthen. Whether Merlin's Crystal Cave in the Gargoyles Universe is at any of these locations or not is as yet unknown.
