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, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.
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* CloningBlues: Thailog, when first encountered by Goliath and Elisa Maza, seems to be sad about his situation, but it is quickly proven to be an act by Thailog in order to get the former to lower his guard and gas him.
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* ChewingTheScenery: Sevarius upon meeting Xanatos at the oil rig beleives that they are being recorded, and delivers a hamtastic performance about the state of Thailog.
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* ChewingTheScenery: Sevarius upon meeting Xanatos at the oil rig beleives believes that they are being recorded, and delivers a hamtastic performance about the state of Thailog.
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** Elisa's terrified reaction to Thailog erupting into [[EvilLaugh sinister laughter]] and advancing on her after Goliath's been knocked out.
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* DramaticIrony: Hudson questions whether Goliath is even able to laugh maniacally, since he didn't hear Goliath's maniacal laughter in "Enter Macbeth."
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* {{Revenge}}: Xanatos breaks his norm by actually seeking it on Sevarius after his perceived betrayal. The fact that he loses so hard from it is probably why he doesn't usually persue it.
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* {{Revenge}}: Xanatos breaks his norm by actually seeking it on Sevarius after his perceived betrayal. The fact that he loses so hard from it is probably why he doesn't usually persue pursue it.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Notion that Thailog probably survived and is now loose in the world leaves Xanatos horrified.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Notion The notion that Thailog probably survived and is now loose in the world leaves Xanatos horrified.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Notion that Thailog probably survived and is now loose in the world leaves Xanatos horrified.
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* EvilerThanThou: Thailog makes damn sure Xanatos and Sevarius know this by effortlessly double-crossing both.
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* TragicVillain: Thailog certainly never asked to be created by Sevarius and programmed by Xanatos. Fact is, from the moment of conception, who he was as a person was already decided upon. Thus you actually do end up pitying him to an extent.
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* InstantSedation: Thailog knocks Goliath out within seconds with a gas normally meant to subdue and weaken Thailog.
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-->'''Owen:''' You mean that creature is still out there; it has the money, it's as powerful as Goliath...and it's smarter than you?
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen, I think I created a monster.
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen, I think I created a monster.
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-->'''Owen:''' You mean that creature is still out there; it has the money, it's as powerful as Goliath...Goliath… and it's smarter than you?
-->'''Xanatos:'''Owen, Owen… I think I created a monster.
-->'''Xanatos:'''
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* EvilLaugh: Thailog. Lampshaded by Lexington "Made my hair stand on end...if I had any". And cited by Hudson as proof it wasn't Goliath.
-->"Do ya even know ''how'' to laugh manically?"
-->"Do ya even know ''how'' to laugh manically?"
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Xanatos wanted a Goliath with his world view, and that's exactly what he got:
-->'''Owen:''' You mean that creature is still out there; it has the money, it's as powerful as Goliath...and it's smarter than you?
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen, I think I created a monster.
-->'''Owen:''' You mean that creature is still out there; it has the money, it's as powerful as Goliath...and it's smarter than you?
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen, I think I created a monster.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Aside from Xanatos and Sevarius being betrayed by their own creation, this is actually crucial to Thailog's scheme. Xanatos is known for his Machiavellian plots, so Sevarius doesn't find "Xanatos" telling him to steal Thailog and then demand ransom money for him to be unusual.
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* OutGambitted: Thailog outsmarts everyone, the only thing he doesn't succeed in is killing them all (which he may or may not have really wanted anyway).
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* {{Revenge}}: Xanatos breaks his norm by actually seeking it on Sevarius after his perceived betrayal. The fact that he loses so hard from it is probably why he doesn't usually persue it.
* TooCleverByHalf: When someone as smart as Xanatos fails, he fails ''hard''.
* TooCleverByHalf: When someone as smart as Xanatos fails, he fails ''hard''.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Thailog places his enemies in a DeathTrap instead of killing them outright, giving them a chance to escape. However, in escaping they became witnesses to his [[FakingTheDead faking his own death]], so it could have been a XanatosGambit.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: While he doesn’t outright say it, you can definitely hear it in Xanatos’ voice after he comes to the conclusion that Thailog is alive and still out there.
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen... ''I think I’ve created a monster''.
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen... ''I think I’ve created a monster''.
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* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt that as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
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* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Subverted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes.crimes, even if Elisa briefly mistakes the former for the latter. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt that as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
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* ChewingTheScenery: Sevarius upon meeting Xanatos at the oil rig beleives that they are being recorded, and delivers a hamtastic performance about the state of Thailog.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The successful bad guy in this case is Thailog. While Goliath, Elisa Maza, Xanatos, and Dr. Sevarius survive the destruction of the oil tanker, even then it would merely have been a bonus as Thailog had already gotten his money and been able to fake his death so no one would try to look for him. Though Xanatos figures out Thailog's full scheme at the episode's end, but by then it is too late as he is long gone by then.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The successful bad guy in this case is Thailog. While Goliath, Elisa Maza, Xanatos, and Dr. Sevarius survive the destruction of the oil tanker, rig, even then it would merely have been a bonus as Thailog had already gotten his money and been able to fake his death so no one would try to look for him. Though Xanatos figures out Thailog's full scheme at the episode's end, but by then it is too late as he is long gone by then.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The successful bad guy in this case is Thailog. While Goliath, Elisa Maza, Xanatos, and Dr. Sevarius survive the destruction of the oil tanker, even then it would merely have been a bonus as Thailog had already gotten his money and been able to fake his death so no one would try to look for him. Though Xanatos figures out Thailog's full scheme at the episode's end, but by then it is too late as he is long gone by then.
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Misuse! Xanatos Gambit does not mean "clever plan"
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Dr. Anton Sevarius is under the impression that the plot being carried out is one of Xanatos' infamous Xanatos gambits while Xanatos thinks that Sevarius has betrayed him. Eventually Thailog reveals that this plan was his doing.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Dr. Anton Sevarius is under the impression that the plot being carried out is one of Xanatos' infamous Xanatos gambits schemes while Xanatos thinks that Sevarius has betrayed him. Eventually Thailog reveals that this plan was his doing.
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* UnwittingPawn: Both Sevarius and, surprisingly enough, Xanatos end up as this in this episode. The latter gets special mention for making a clone of Goliath, teaching that clone his trademark trickery, and then getting duped by that same clone in "Double Jeopardy." In other words, he wanted a version of Goliath who was enough like him to be an ally. He got that ''[[GoneHorriblyRight mostly]]'' right.
* XanatosGambit: Lampshaded in that Sevarius acknowledges that some sort of complex plot is being carried out while Xanatos has him pinned to the wall. Sevarius' only error is that the person who has orchestrated this plan is Thailog [[{{Irony}} rather than Xanatos]].
* XanatosGambit: Lampshaded in that Sevarius acknowledges that some sort of complex plot is being carried out while Xanatos has him pinned to the wall. Sevarius' only error is that the person who has orchestrated this plan is Thailog [[{{Irony}} rather than Xanatos]].
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* UnwittingPawn: Both Sevarius and, surprisingly enough, Xanatos end up as this the pawns in this episode. The latter gets special mention for making a clone of Goliath, teaching that clone his trademark trickery, and then getting duped by that same clone in "Double Jeopardy." clone. In other words, he wanted a version of Goliath who was enough like him to be an ally. He got that ''[[GoneHorriblyRight mostly]]'' right.
* XanatosGambit: Lampshaded in that Sevarius acknowledges that some sort of complex plot *XanatosGambit: This trope is being carried out while averted, for once, because Xanatos has him pinned to gains nothing as a result of this episode's scheming, no secondary goal or consoliation prize at all. Unless one counts the wall. Sevarius' only error is satisfaction for creating a creature that the person who has orchestrated this plan is Thailog [[{{Irony}} rather than Xanatos]].was as strong as Goliath and as cunning as himself.
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* {{Retcon}}: This episode includes a flashback segment set one year prior to the present, during the time Xanatos was in prison back in the middle part of season one, in which a Steel Clan robot attacked Goliath and Owen took a blood sample from Goliath's scar.
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* {{Retcon}}: This episode includes a flashback segment set one year prior to the present, during the time Xanatos was in prison back in the middle part of season one, in which a Steel Clan robot attacked Goliath and Owen took a blood sample from Goliath's scar.wound.
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* ContinuityNod: Broadway demonstrates that he has continued to make efforts at literacy since the events of [[Recap/GargoylesS2ALightHouseInTheSeaOfTime "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Owen Burnett mentions an individual known as "the Emir" has called him in order to make some sort of arrangement. It is eventually revealed in the episode "Grief".
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Owen Burnett mentions an individual known as "the Emir" has called him Xanatos in order to make some sort of arrangement. It is eventually revealed what this deal is in the episode "Grief"."Grief". Additional tidbit about the Emir: He was first mentioned in the episode [[Recap/GargoylesS1TheEdge "The Edge"]], but it was not until Season 2 that Creator/GregWeisman decided to have him be an on screen character.
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* BastardUnderstudy: Thailog ''was'' one to David Xanatos, but by the time of his first onscreen appearance, he's ready to [[TheStarscream go his own way]].
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* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
* FakingTheDead: David Xanatos figures out that this what Thailog has done in order to get away with his twenty million dollars without anyone seeking to look for him.
* FakingTheDead: David Xanatos figures out that this what Thailog has done in order to get away with his twenty million dollars without anyone seeking to look for him.
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* CloningBlues: Thailog, when first encountered by Goliath and Elisa Maza, seems to be sad about his situation, but it is quickly proven to be an act by Thailog in order to get the former to lower his guard and gas him.
* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt that as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
* FakingTheDead:David Xanatos figures out that this is what Thailog has done in order to get away with his twenty million dollars without anyone seeking to look for him.him.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Owen Burnett mentions an individual known as "the Emir" has called him in order to make some sort of arrangement. It is eventually revealed in the episode "Grief".
* GracefulLoser: Xanatos is usually this (especially when he manages to achieve a secondary goal). This episode presents one of the few cases when he averts this as a result of his Thailog project resulting in the loss of $20,000,000, an oil rig, and his pet project - in return for which he gained a new and highly dangerous enemy.
* ItsPersonal: The one single moment that Xanatos had took an affront to him personally. He isn't the most morally upstanding individual, but [[EveryoneHasStandards even he acknowledges that betrayal is wrong]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Dr. Anton Sevarius is under the impression that the plot being carried out is one of Xanatos' infamous Xanatos gambits while Xanatos thinks that Sevarius has betrayed him. Eventually Thailog reveals that this plan was his doing.
* OhCrap: Xanatos at the end of this episode when he realizes that Thailog is probably still alive.
* {{Retcon}}: This episode includes a flashback segment set one year prior to the present, during the time Xanatos was in prison back in the middle part of season one, in which a Steel Clan robot attacked Goliath and Owen took a blood sample from Goliath's scar.
* UnwittingPawn: Both Sevarius and, surprisingly enough, Xanatos end up as this in this episode. The latter gets special mention for making a clone of Goliath, teaching that clone his trademark trickery, and then getting duped by that same clone in "Double Jeopardy." In other words, he wanted a version of Goliath who was enough like him to be an ally. He got that ''[[GoneHorriblyRight mostly]]'' right.
* XanatosGambit: Lampshaded in that Sevarius acknowledges that some sort of complex plot is being carried out while Xanatos has him pinned to the wall. Sevarius' only error is that the person who has orchestrated this plan is Thailog [[{{Irony}} rather than Xanatos]].
* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt that as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Owen Burnett mentions an individual known as "the Emir" has called him in order to make some sort of arrangement. It is eventually revealed in the episode "Grief".
* GracefulLoser: Xanatos is usually this (especially when he manages to achieve a secondary goal). This episode presents one of the few cases when he averts this as a result of his Thailog project resulting in the loss of $20,000,000, an oil rig, and his pet project - in return for which he gained a new and highly dangerous enemy.
* ItsPersonal: The one single moment that Xanatos had took an affront to him personally. He isn't the most morally upstanding individual, but [[EveryoneHasStandards even he acknowledges that betrayal is wrong]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Dr. Anton Sevarius is under the impression that the plot being carried out is one of Xanatos' infamous Xanatos gambits while Xanatos thinks that Sevarius has betrayed him. Eventually Thailog reveals that this plan was his doing.
* OhCrap: Xanatos at the end of this episode when he realizes that Thailog is probably still alive.
* {{Retcon}}: This episode includes a flashback segment set one year prior to the present, during the time Xanatos was in prison back in the middle part of season one, in which a Steel Clan robot attacked Goliath and Owen took a blood sample from Goliath's scar.
* UnwittingPawn: Both Sevarius and, surprisingly enough, Xanatos end up as this in this episode. The latter gets special mention for making a clone of Goliath, teaching that clone his trademark trickery, and then getting duped by that same clone in "Double Jeopardy." In other words, he wanted a version of Goliath who was enough like him to be an ally. He got that ''[[GoneHorriblyRight mostly]]'' right.
* XanatosGambit: Lampshaded in that Sevarius acknowledges that some sort of complex plot is being carried out while Xanatos has him pinned to the wall. Sevarius' only error is that the person who has orchestrated this plan is Thailog [[{{Irony}} rather than Xanatos]].
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Xanatos returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2Upgrade Upgrade]]. Dr. Sevarius returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2TheCage The Cage]]. Thailog returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2Sanctuary Sanctuary.]]
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: Happens near the end when Thailog has set the oil rig on fire intending just before leaving his intended victims to die in the explosion when Goliath confronts him making one last attempt to persuade him to not go through with his plan.
* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
* FakingTheDead: David Xanatos figures out that this what Thailog has done in order to get away with his twenty million dollars without anyone seeking to look for him.
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: Happens near the end when Thailog has set the oil rig on fire intending just before leaving his intended victims to die in the explosion when Goliath confronts him making one last attempt to persuade him to not go through with his plan.
* CriminalDoppelganger: Averted. Thailog makes no attempt at framing Goliath for any crimes. Also worth noting that the creators by their own admission wanted to avoid any attempt having Thailog posing as Goliath being that they felt as being too much of a ClicheStorm.
* FakingTheDead: David Xanatos figures out that this what Thailog has done in order to get away with his twenty million dollars without anyone seeking to look for him.
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Xanatos returns in [[Recap/Upgrade]]. Dr. Sevarius returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2TheCage The Cage]]. Thailog returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2Sanctuary Sanctuary.]]
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* '''Story Arc''': Thailog
* '''Characters''': The Manhattan Clan, Xanatos, Owen, Dr. Sevarius, Thailog
* '''Enemy(ies)''' : Xanatos, Dr. Sevarius, Thailog
Last year, Goliath had fought one of Xanatos' Steel Clan robots but been injured in the process; Owen had treated Goliath's injury.
In the present, a series of strange events (an anonymous tip to Elisa about vandalism on an oil rig on the river, an order from Xanatos Enterprises to Dr. Sevarius to steal a certain statue from the top of the Eyrie Building during the day, and an anonymous call to Xanatos demanding a ransom of 20 million dollars for the stolen statue) lead the three of them (as well as Goliath, who refused to let Elisa go alone) to the oil rig, where the culprit turns out to be Thailog, a gargoyle cloned from Goliath's blood and bred to have Goliath's strength and Xanatos' cunning. Thailog locks them up, but they manage to escape before Thailog can blow up the oil rig; both Thailog and the ransom money seem to have been destroyed in the blast, but Xanatos is convinced that both he and his ill-gotten riches survived...
Xanatos returns in [[Recap/Upgrade]]. Dr. Sevarius returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2TheCage The Cage]]. Thailog returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2Sanctuary Sanctuary.]]
* '''Characters''': The Manhattan Clan, Xanatos, Owen, Dr. Sevarius, Thailog
* '''Enemy(ies)''' : Xanatos, Dr. Sevarius, Thailog
Last year, Goliath had fought one of Xanatos' Steel Clan robots but been injured in the process; Owen had treated Goliath's injury.
In the present, a series of strange events (an anonymous tip to Elisa about vandalism on an oil rig on the river, an order from Xanatos Enterprises to Dr. Sevarius to steal a certain statue from the top of the Eyrie Building during the day, and an anonymous call to Xanatos demanding a ransom of 20 million dollars for the stolen statue) lead the three of them (as well as Goliath, who refused to let Elisa go alone) to the oil rig, where the culprit turns out to be Thailog, a gargoyle cloned from Goliath's blood and bred to have Goliath's strength and Xanatos' cunning. Thailog locks them up, but they manage to escape before Thailog can blow up the oil rig; both Thailog and the ransom money seem to have been destroyed in the blast, but Xanatos is convinced that both he and his ill-gotten riches survived...
Xanatos returns in [[Recap/Upgrade]]. Dr. Sevarius returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2TheCage The Cage]]. Thailog returns in [[Recap/GargoylesS2Sanctuary Sanctuary.]]
