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As a member of the New York Police Department, [[Elisa Maza]] is assigned a service pistol. Throughout the course of the series, she has lost a fair number of these weapons.
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As a member of the New York Police Department, [[Elisa Maza]] is assigned a service pistol. According to the detective, her gun(s) are made of steel alloy with a little bit of iron. ''([[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]])''
  
===[[Awakening Part Three]]===
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Throughout the course of the [[Gargoyles (TV series)|series]], she has lost a fair number of these weapons. [[Greg Weisman]] has noted on the (almost funny) frequency of her tendency to lose them{{CIT|, musing that she has probably blamed [[David Xanatos]] when trying to account for the lost weapons}}. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4561][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=4017]
Elisa draws her gun upon first encountering [[Bronx]], only to have it taken away and crushed by [[Goliath]].
 
  
The very next evening, while taking Goliath on a tour of [[Central Park]], the [[Xanatos Goon Squad|commandos]] jump them, and Elisa is quickly disarmed.
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==Instances Of Lost And/Or Destroyed Guns==
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* [[Awakening Part Three|"Awakening Part Three"]] - Elisa draws her gun upon first encountering [[Bronx]], only to have it taken away and crushed by [[Goliath]]. The very next evening, while taking Goliath on a tour of [[Central Park]], the [[Xanatos Goon Squad|commandos]] jump them, and Elisa is quickly disarmed.
  
===[[Deadly Force]]===
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* [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]] - While Elisa did not lose or have this gun taken away from her per se, after [[Broadway]] accidentally shot her with it, the gun was confiscated by the police and tested for prints. It should be presumed she was assigned a new gun following this incident.
While Elisa did not lose, or have this gun taken away from her per se, after [[Broadway]] accidentally shot her with it, the gun was confiscated by the police and tested for prints. It should be presumed she was assigned a new gun following this incident.
 
  
===[[Long Way To Morning]]===
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* [[Long Way To Morning|"Long Way to Morning"]] - [[Demona]] attacks Elisa in her [[Elisa's Loft|apartment]] and attempts to murder her. Elisa is again disarmed, and Demona crushes the gun in her hands.
[[Demona]] attacks Elisa in her [[Elisa's Apartment|apartment]] and attempts to murder her. Elisa is again disarmed, and Demona crushes the gun in her hands.
 
  
===[[The Silver Falcon]]===
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* [[The Silver Falcon|"The Silver Falcon"]] - Elisa's gun was taken away from her by [[Glasses]] when she was taken hostage. It is unknown if the gun was recovered, or she was assigned a new one.
Elisa's gun was taken away from her by [[Glasses]] when she was taken hostage. It is unknown if the gun was recovered, or she was assigned a new one.
 
  
===[[Eye of the Beholder]]===
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* [[Eye of the Beholder|"Eye of the Beholder"]] - David Xanatos took Elisa's gun when she aimed it at the [[Fox|Werefox]], crushed it, and then politely handed it back to her.
[[David Xanatos]] took Elisa's gun when she aimed it at the [[Fox|Werefox]], crushed it, and then politely handed it back to her.
 
  
===[[Upgrade]]===
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* [[Upgrade|"Upgrade"]] - Elisa was disarmed when she was knocked unconscious by the newly upgraded [[Hyena]].
Elisa was disarmed when she was knocked unconscious by the newly upgraded [[Hyena]].
 
  
===[[High Noon]]===
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* [[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]] - After spending the duration of the [[Avalon World Tour|World Tour]] without any bullets in her gun, Elisa volunteered her weapon to be melted down and reforged into an [[Iron Bell]] to use against [[Oberon]].
Elisa was disarmed by Demona in [[Puck's Spell of Transformation|human form]] and [[Macbeth]]. Elisa was knocked unsciousness. She was not seen recovering the gun when she regained consciousness. However, she later brandished a gun at Demona when the latter arrived at the [[Clock Tower]].
 
 
 
===[[Ill Met By Moonlight]]===
 
After spending the duration of the [[World Tour]] without any bullets in her gun, Elisa volunteered her weapon to be melted down and reforged into am iron bell to use against [[Oberon]].
 
  
 
==Apocrypha==
 
==Apocrypha==
===Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)===
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===[[Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)|''Gargoyles'' (Marvel Comics)]]===
[[Image:ElisaFrankMiller.jpg|thumb|225px|All she's missing is a skull on her shirt, a cigarette in her mouth, an empty bottle of scotch, a career as a whore, and a Frank Miller style internal monologue. Actually, let's just call this character: Crazy Bertha.]]
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[[Image:ElisaFrankMiller.jpg|thumb|250px|All she's missing is a skull on her shirt, a cigarette in her mouth, an empty bottle of scotch, a career as a whore, and a Frank Miller style internal monologue. Actually, let's just call this character: Crazy Bertha.]]
Elisa seemed quite gun happy in the Marvel comic book. Even to the point of, well, check out the image for yourself.
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Elisa seemed quite gun happy in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic book. Even to the point of, well, check out the image for yourself. ''([[Venus In Stone|"Venus In Stone"]])''
  
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==Production Background==
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Apart from an episode like [[Deadly Force|"Deadly Force"]], which was dedicated to the consequences of gun violence, the creative team had to find ways to keep Elisa from shooting anyone with her service weapon.  Using up the bullets against beach constructs of the [[Archmage]] and suits of armor in the [[Hollow Hill]] during the [[Avalon|"Avalon"]] trilogy were some of the ways the team managed to comply with Standards & Practices. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=183]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 1 September 2024

Elisa firing her weapon.

As a member of the New York Police Department, Elisa Maza is assigned a service pistol. According to the detective, her gun(s) are made of steel alloy with a little bit of iron. ("Ill Met By Moonlight")

Throughout the course of the series, she has lost a fair number of these weapons. Greg Weisman has noted on the (almost funny) frequency of her tendency to lose them, musing that she has probably blamed David Xanatos when trying to account for the lost weapons. [1][2]

Instances Of Lost And/Or Destroyed Guns

  • "Deadly Force" - While Elisa did not lose or have this gun taken away from her per se, after Broadway accidentally shot her with it, the gun was confiscated by the police and tested for prints. It should be presumed she was assigned a new gun following this incident.
  • "The Silver Falcon" - Elisa's gun was taken away from her by Glasses when she was taken hostage. It is unknown if the gun was recovered, or she was assigned a new one.
  • "Eye of the Beholder" - David Xanatos took Elisa's gun when she aimed it at the Werefox, crushed it, and then politely handed it back to her.
  • "Upgrade" - Elisa was disarmed when she was knocked unconscious by the newly upgraded Hyena.

Apocrypha

Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)

All she's missing is a skull on her shirt, a cigarette in her mouth, an empty bottle of scotch, a career as a whore, and a Frank Miller style internal monologue. Actually, let's just call this character: Crazy Bertha.

Elisa seemed quite gun happy in the Marvel comic book. Even to the point of, well, check out the image for yourself. ("Venus In Stone")

Production Background

Apart from an episode like "Deadly Force", which was dedicated to the consequences of gun violence, the creative team had to find ways to keep Elisa from shooting anyone with her service weapon. Using up the bullets against beach constructs of the Archmage and suits of armor in the Hollow Hill during the "Avalon" trilogy were some of the ways the team managed to comply with Standards & Practices. [3]