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The Captain of the Guard
- Voiced by (EN): Ed GilbertVoiced by (IT): Sandro SardoneVoiced by (POR): Pietro Mário
”In a few more minutes, the sun will be down, and then we'll see some fun.”
The captain of the Wyvern Castle guard. At the start of the series, he is sympathetic to the gargoyles and identifies with them more than with the human population of the castle. Trying to grant a better life to the clan, he betrays the castle to Hakon's band of vikings, expecting them to drive out the humans while leaving the castle to the gargoyles. The plan backfires when Hakon shatters all the gargoyles anyway and tries to put the blame on the captain. Both of them plummet to their deaths before Goliath can have revenge on either of them.
- Alas, Poor Villain: The Captain makes peace with Goliath before his spirit leaves for the afterlife.Elisa: Who were they, Goliath?Goliath: One enemy...and one friend.The Captain: (appears as a specter before finding peace) Thank you, Goliath. You have helped me break the shackles of guilt and hate that held me here. Farewell, old friend.
- All of the Other Reindeer: He was ridiculed by his own soldiers because he relied on the gargoyles and treated them with respect.
- Anti-Villain: His betrayal was founded on the idea that it would spare the gargoyles and restore the cliff to them.
- The Atoner: The Captain of the Guard, seeking redemption for his botched scheme that instead cost most of the Wyvern Clan's lives a millennium earlier, sacrifices himself so that Hakon can't be resurrected to commit further mindless violence in the present.The Captain: No... I can't let this happen again!
- Badass Cape: He's never seen without it, and being a guard captain, it is likely part of his uniform.
- Badass Normal: Just a normal human, yet he's held in high regard by the gargoyles.
- Bald of Evil: He conspired with Demona to have the Vikings take the castle and is temporarly persuaded by Hakon to haunt Goliath.
- The Captain: As his title states, he is the captain of Castle Wyvern's guard.
- Didn't Think This Through: The Captain's vow to keep the sleeping gargoyles safe from Hakon was sincere and well-meant, but he failed to consider that Hakon and his men seriously outnumber him, have every reason to destroy the gargoyles, and have all the power in the bargain.
- Disney Villain Death: He and Hakon meet their end by falling off a cliff during a scuffle.
- Establishing Character Moment: While his archers are patting themselves on the back for driving away Hakon's band, he's the only one who offers Goliath a compliment and a word of thanks, later inviting him to dine with the humans.
- Everybody Calls Him "Barkeep": Word of God gives his actual name as "Robert," but that name is never actually used in the series. The Dark Ages comic uses his actual name as it takes place sometime before his promotion to captain.
- Fate Worse than Death After he betrayed Goliath, both he and Hakon were condemned to spend eternity trapped together constantly fighting against each other. This is ultimately averted when he saves Goliath and is finally free to move on as a reward.
- A Father to His Men: He treats all the soldiers of the castle well, regardless of their species, but he is not appreciated by his human soldiers.
- Finding Judas: He had sympathetic reasons for betraying Katharine, and even after the betrayal, he did everything he could to keep her alive.
- Foil: To Demona. They're co-conspirators who ruined the Manhattan Clan with their own mistakes and blamed other people for it... but when push came to shove, the Captain was able to realize that he only ever hated himself for being the cause of his own misery and find peace, while Demona repeatedly rejects this lesson and just stews in her own hatred and loneliness forever.
- Go Out with a Smile: He has a peaceful expression when he saves Goliath from Hakon and is allowed to finally pass on to the afterlife after many centuries.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: Started out as a friend of the gargoyles. Then he betrays the castle to the Vikings (albeit for sympathetic reasons) and then a thousand years later, he gets manipulated by Hakon into seeking revenge against Goliath as a ghost. In the end, though, he realizes his mistakes and turns on Hakon to save Goliath.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Shared with Demona, since their plan involved trusting Hakon to keep his word after allowing him into a position where they couldn't easily stop him. Hakon promptly betrays them and smashes most of Goliath's clan, much to the Captain's surprise and impotent horror.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: One of the few Western Animation examples that is played perfectly seriously as he is a heroic castle defender and a sympathetic friend of the gargoyles. It zigzags with his Heel–Face Revolving Door.
- Manly Facial Hair: It's the military commander (and possibly strongest enforcer) of a Scottish castle, brandishes sword and Morningstar in tandem, and has a massive mustache befitting his status.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: The constant mocking of his fellows and Katherine demoting him for daring to show the gargoyles some hospitality causes him to betray Castle Wyvern to the Vikings.
- Moment of Weakness: He tried to defend the gargoyles from Hakon, but realizing that the Viking leader was stronger and threatened to kill him should he continue to interfere, the Captain had no choice but to submit and watch in horror as the gargoyles are destroyed.
- My Greatest Failure: His regret for betraying Goliath and the other gargoyles is the reason he was trapped with Hakon in the ruins of Castle Wyvern after they died and linger on until he redeems himself by saving Goliath when they meet again.
- My Greatest Second Chance: See The Atoner above. He stops Hakon from draining Goliath's life force and in return is able to be free of the hatred and regret that trapped him with Hakon in Castle Wyvern's ruins so he can happily pass onto the afterlife.
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much: He is the only human in Castle Wyvern that doesn't have Fantastic Racism for the gargoyles.
- Never My Fault: Hakon called him out for telling him that the surviving gargoyles wouldn't follow his men once they were out of sight of the castle (to which the Captain replied "If you hadn't destroyed the others!"), and Goliath called him out for his betrayal (to which the Captain replied "I told you to take the other gargoyles with you... if you had only listened..."). A thousand years as a ghost, trapped with Hakon, ultimately cured him of this; while he initially went along with Hakon's plan to get revenge on Goliath, the Captain turned on Hakon, finally accepting that he's always hated himself for betraying Goliath.
- No Name Given: Given his prominent role in the backstory, and how his ghost even returns in a later episode, it's unusual that his name is never revealed. This does give him a similarity to the gargoyles he's friends with, though.
- The Power of Hate: Hakon claims that the hatred he and the Captain felt for Goliath is part of why the two men lingered as ghosts. He was half-right; while the Captain did have anger towards Goliath, the deeper hatred was directed at himself for betraying him.
- Redemption Equals Death: Played with. He was already dead but continued on as a ghost. Not long after he redeems himself though, he finally gets to pass on.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: He was a formless spectre until he and Hakon started draining the life from Goliath.
- Walking Spoiler: Just look at how many tropes are covered up.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: All he ever wanted was a better life for the gargoyles. Trusting Hakon, however, was a massive mistake.
- When He Smiles: When he saves Goliath and is allowed to pass on to the afterlife, he has a truly peaceful expression that he never showed when he was alive.
Princess Katharine
- Voiced by (EN): Kath Soucie, Anndi McAfee (as a girl)Voiced by (IT): Eleonora De AngelisVoiced by (POR): Flávia Saddy
”No one threatens my eggs!”
The ruler of Castle Wyvern. She initially fears the gargoyles and only begrudgingly allows them to stay and defend the castle. After Goliath saves her life from Hakon, she comes to see the error of her ways and does her best to defend the eggs from the gargoyle rookery, moving them to the magical island of Avalon and raising them as her own children.
- Arranged Marriage: She is nearly forced into one by Constantine so he can consolidate political power after killing her uncle and taking his crown.
- The Atoner: After Goliath saves her, she makes every effort to repay his kindness to other gargoyles.
- Berserk Button: Endangering her "Eggs" will earn you a laser blast to the face.
- Brainy Brunette: She was quite learned, although not very wise (at least until after the Wyvern massacre).
- Break the Haughty: Being betrayed by her own captain of the guard and having her castle sacked by the vikings breaks her haughty demeanor.
- Dead Guy Junior: Prince Malcolm named her daughter after his mother, Queen Katharine, who passed away some years ago.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": In "Awakening," at least, she was known only as "Princess" and "Your Highness." Her real name is not revealed until much later in the series.
- Famous Ancestor: She is the granddaughter of Malcolm I of Scotland, through his fictional third son Prince Malcolm.
- Fantastic Racism: Initially feared and looked down upon gargoyles as much as any human. After the attack and spending some time on Avalon, she inverts this trope and calls the newborns "my eggs."
- Freudian Excuse: Her loathing for gargoyles began as fear, because her father sometimes used them as boogeymen in bedtime stories, to scare her into behaving well.
- Happily Married: To Tom, after the age gap between them is closed.
- Harmful to Minors: One of the first instances she saw a gargoyle as a young girl is when Hudson failed to protect her father Prince Malcolm from being attacked, which stresses this point even further.
- Historical Character's Fictional Relative: Her paternal uncle is Kenneth II of Scotland and her paternal cousin is Malcolm II of Scotland, by extension making her related to Macbeth and Duncan, Malcolm II's grandsons, and Duncan's son Malcolm Canmore. Word of God takes it further by stating her mother Elena was the daughter of Richard I of Normandy, the father of Emma of Normandy (who was the mother of the Anglo-Danish king Harthacnut, the English king Edward the Confessor and the Holy Roman Empress Gunhilda of Denmark) and Richard II of Normandy (the paternal grandfather of William the Conqueror).
- I Was Quite a Looker: She was very beautiful when she was younger. Once she's in her senior years, she still has the same hairstyle as she did in her youth.
- Living Emotional Crutch: When the Magus believes she's killed because of the gargoyles he curses them in a fit of maddened grief, recovers only when he sees that she's alive, and after his My God, What Have I Done? moment continuing to serve her is the only thing that keeps him from falling into a deep depression.
- Mama Bear: She is protective of the gargoyle hatchlings on Avalon, as a brainwashed Demona finds out the hard way.
- Never Mess with Granny: In present day, on Avalon, it is unwise to threaten the gargoyle newborns.
- Promotion to Parent: After agreeing to help raise the gargoyle eggs, she becomes the new clan mother.
- Royal Brat: As a child, pre-Character Development, she was haughty, entitled, and ungrateful because of her royal standing.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: She wasn't afraid to take a shot at Demona to defend "the Eggs", and she spent more time watching over them when they were literally eggs than gossiping at court.
- Team Mom: To the Avalon Clan.
- Took a Level in Badass: She goes from being a helpless captive during the viking attack at castle Wyvern to eventually being able to blast Demona with her own ray gun to protect the next generation of gargoyles on Avalon.
- Took a Level in Kindness: She becomes a much better person after Goliath saved her from Hakon.
- Ungrateful Bitch: Despite the gargoyles' dedicated service, she treats them like monsters. As noted above, it's not entirely her fault, and she grows out of it when Goliath saves her life.
The Magus
- Voiced by (EN): Jeff BennettVoiced by (IT): Sergio di StefanoVoiced by (POR): Hamilton Ricardo(Season 1); Manolo Rey(Season 2)
”What I did to the gargoyles a thousand years ago was unforgivable. I owed to Goliath to tend the eggs.”
The castle mage of Wyvern and Princess Katharine's adviser. He is responsible for the Manhattan Clan living to the present day, cursing them to remain as statues for a thousand years in a fit of rage when he believes them to have caused Katharine's death. He tries to atone by raising the eggs from the Wyvern rookery on Avalon. When the Archmage attack the island, he duels with the Weird Sisters, though his age has left him severely weakened. He manages to achieve victory in the final moments, but it costs him his life in the process.
- A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil: Inverted; the Magus was the Archmage's pupil until his teacher showed his true evil nature and betrayed Prince Malcolm, with the Magus taking his place as the court mage at Castle Wyvern.
- The Apprentice: He was once the Archmage's pupil.
- The Atoner: He spent the remainder of his life trying to make up for cursing the clan in a moment of rage.
- Badass Bookworm: His primary asset is his intellect.
- Badass Longrobe: As fitting for a medieval wizard, he wears an immaculate rope with mystic symbols on it.
- Break the Haughty: The vikings sacking the castle and Hakon burning a page out of his tome thoroughly breaks his previously haughty demeanor. It is a rather more tragic example than most since he never really recovers his broken confidence, and continues to feel unable to atone for what he did to the gargoyles, inadequate as a wizard without the Grimorum, and unworthy of Katherine's hand for the rest of his life.
- Brought Down to Normal: He couldn't bring his spellbook into Avalon, so he had to give up most of his power to stay with Katherine and the eggs.
- Cast from Hit Points: His final spells tax his body to death.
- Character Death: Ambiguous; his final scene is taking Arthur's place on the pedestal in Avalon. He's either dead or in a semi-permanent coma. Word of God says he's dead.
- Color-Coded Characters: He's only ever seen in his white robes, which contrasts him with the black worn by the warriors.
- Court Mage: He took the Archmage's place in Castle Wyvern after his former mentor's disgrace.
- Did Not Get the Girl: He never ends up with Katharine because he felt unworthy of her till the day he died.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": As with his former teacher the Archmage, his real name is never stated; everyone calls him "the Magus". Even when Mary names a mare after him in the comics because she reminds her of him, she calls her "Magus".
- Face Death with Dignity: In his final moments, Goliath's final thanks gives Magus enough assurance that he can die without any more guilt and passes peacefully.
- Fantastic Racism: In his youth he regarded the gargoyles as "unnatural creatures". It's only after Goliath saves Katharine's life that the Magus realizes how misguided he was.
- For Want Of A Nail: His spell that immobilized the gargoyles started the whole story and most of the main events that took place over the course of 1000 years.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He exhausts himself fatally in order to defeat the Weird Sisters.
- Hopeless Suitor: He loved Katharine, but never made a move on her because he hid it out of guilt for what he did to the Manhattan Clan, and feeling unworthy of her after losing most of his magic power.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: Several episodes strongly imply that his arrogance is how he compensates for feeling that he's an inadequate successor to the Archmage, and that he has nothing to offer Katherine but his magic. His confidence is clearly tied to the Grimorum and when he loses it, it permanently humbles him.
- Insecure Love Interest: Was deeply in love with Katharine but never felt worthy of her. Implied to have become even more insecure after Katherine decided to marry Tom, who started off as the Tagalong Kid whom he implicitly helped mentor.
- Intergenerational Friendship: After they leave Castle Wyvern, the Magus forms a friendship with Tom, although that bond becomes strained when Tom grows up to marry Katharine, whom the Magus loves.
- My God, What Have I Done?: His reaction when he discovers that Princess Katharine is alive and he cursed Goliath's clan unjustly is a major shock and grief. The Magus never truly forgives himself for what he had done, though Goliath is overcome with gratitude after seeing how well he, Tom, and Katharine had raised the Avalon Clan. Even in his dying moments, the Magus is astonished that Goliath could ever have forgiven him.
- My Greatest Failure: His cursing of the clan was a failure on multiple levels. Not only did he do it in an unjustified fit of rage, but Hakon's tampering with the Grimorum makes him incapable of reversing the spell. It also permanently strained his relationship with Katharine, whom he loved. It's only in the Magus's dying moments, when Goliath expresses his undying gratitude for all the Magus has done for the eggs, that the Magus finally forgives himself.
- My Greatest Second Chance: Protecting and raising the clan's eggs was his life's purpose following Hakon's attack.
- Mystical White Hair: The Magus always had pure white hair, even as a teenager in a flashback.
- Old Master: As an old man, he is more skilled with magic then he was as a younger man. He doesn't need his spell book anymore.
- Papa Wolf: We're reintroduced to a now elderly Magus helping Katharine tend to the wounds of their gargoyle foster children.
- Promotion to Parent: After agreeing to help raise the gargoyle eggs, he becomes one of two father figures. The other being Tom.
- Redeeming Replacement: He was the Archmage's pupil, and a more heroic wielder of the same power. They are on opposite sides during the Battle of Avalon.
- Red Herring: The pilot blatantly tries to make the viewer suspect he will be a bad guy, going as far as to have the Captain wear a white cloak and have Ed Gilbert do an impression of Jeff Bennett's voice when he is conspiring with Hakon.
- Smug Snake: For all his talk of being a mighty and powerful wizard, he was absolutely no help during castle sieges and could only impotently talk of the arcane harm he would unleash on Hakon, while Hakon's prisoner.
- Squishy Wizard: He's not much use in combat without his magic, and in the second episode, he is specifically noted as being unable to wield a sword.
- Team Dad: To the Avalon Clan, though to a lesser extent than Tom.
- Took a Level in Badass: He becomes more badass during the Avalon arc as The Atoner, able to cast spells without the need of the Grimorum Arcanorum and combat physical gods when before he was bested by Vikings.
- Took a Level in Kindness: He becomes more likable during the Avalon arc as The Atoner, due to greater humility and compassion for others.
- A Tragedy of Impulsiveness: After Hakon and the Captain take Katharine to use as a hostage when Goliath and the remaining gargoyles attack the Vikings' camp, he immediately believes they had killed her and blames the gargoyles for it, cursing them to stone sleep in mad grief. Upon seeing that Katharine was alive (having been saved by Goliath), he immediately becomes filled with guilt and remorse, leading him to become The Atoner.
- Treacherous Advisor: Subverted. He's set up as the most likely culprit behind the betrayal of Castle Wyvern in the pilot, and while far from a saint, disloyalty is not one of his vices.
- Undying Loyalty: He sticks with Princess Katharine, all of his life. She's more important to him than the Grimorum. His last words was assuring her this too.
- Unlucky Childhood Friend: He loved Katharine ever since he was young, but his feelings weren't noticed.
- Wizard Beard: In old age, he sports the classic beard of his archetype. As a younger man, he was clean shaven.
Tom, Guardian of the Eggs
- Voiced by (EN): JD Daniels (as a boy), Gerrit Graham (as an adult)Voiced by (IT): Mario Cordova
”Why it's me, Tom. I was but a lad at Castle Wyvern that night when the Vikings destroyed your clan.”
A young boy who befriends the gargoyles at Castle Wyvern. After the Wyvern massacre, he accompanies Princess Katharine and the Magus to the mystical island of Avalon to tend to the surviving gargoyle eggs.
- Badass Normal: No superhuman abilities, weaponry, or skill, yet he takes an active role in the defense of Avalon, which is being attacked by Fair Folk, a gargoyle, and two human sorcerers.
- Break the Cutie: Subtle, but the Wyvern massacre, seeing Constantine murder King Kenneth, and being separated from his mother had an effect on Tom. Even as an adult, he tears up when recalling Mary's departure.
- Children Are Innocent: In "Awakening," he arrives as a refugee at Castle Wyvern and meets his first gargoyles. He's intrigued rather than fearful.
- Commonality Connection: Upon meeting Officer Morgan, Tom recognizes the lawman as "a guardian, like myself" and humbly submits to Morgan's demand that he surrender and hand over his sword. Morgan, for his part, has a positive impression of Tom afterward, describing him as "good" to Elisa.
- Cool Old Guy: A man somewhere in his mid to late 50s or early 60s decked out in gargoyle masked armor who can still kick ass.
- Disappeared Dad: Tom's father is never seen or mentioned.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: At first, he's the only human apart from the Captain to show the gargoyles any kindness. He's also the only one other than Hakon with blond hair.
- Happily Married: To Princess Katharine.
- Harmful to Minors: Witnessing the murder of Kenneth by Constantine when he was about 10 years old was a traumatic experience for him, although he seemed to get better during the escape from Edinburgh Castle.
- Heroic BSoD: As a result of the above-mentioned traumatic experience, there's this line, "I found him curled among the eggs..."
- Hero of Another Story: He left Avalon once a century, and he’s the one who told Elisa that Avalon doesn’t take you where you want to go, it sends you where you need to be. He has fighting skills that he clearly didn’t learn from the Magus or Princess Katharine, and a Goliath-inspired armor of unknown origin. He probably has plenty of stories that were never shown on-screen.
- Kid Hero: When he was a child, he was already helping to guard the eggs.
- Knight in Shining Armor: Officer Morgan said he looked like "he walked out of King Arthur's day" because of his armor and his chivalry.
- Likes Older Women: Katharine was nineteen when he knew her as a nine-year-old boy, and they eventually marry. However, due to Tom spending time out in the real world once a century looking for signs that it was safe for gargoyles while Katharine stayed on Avalon, the two were more or less the same age by the time of the ceremony.
- Manly Tears: Tears up while recounting the last time he spoke with his mother.
- Momma's Boy: Even centuries later Tom still thinks highly of Mary.
- Nice Guy: Both as a child and as an adult, in fact he's the only human during the medieval prologue in "Awakening" besides the Captain who is completely accepting and unprejudiced towards the gargoyles. As an adult, he's friendly towards total strangers and can't bring himself to kill a helpless enemy.
- Old Soldier: When he appears in New York in 1996, he's aged about 50 years - a bit past his prime, but still able to outfight three muggers.
- Papa Wolf: Ready to lay down his life to safeguard "the Eggs" he loves like his own children.
- Promotion to Parent: After agreeing to help raise the gargoyle eggs, hence "Guardian of the Eggs".
- Tagalong Kid: To Katharine and the Magus, he was just a random refugee kid. He grows up on Avalon.
- Team Dad: To the Avalon Clan.
- Took a Level in Badass: Who'd have thunk that the cute kid who randomly talked to gargoyles just out of friendly curiosity would grow up to be their sworn protector?
- Undying Loyalty: He's so loyal to the gargoyles, he vowed to protect their eggs while he was a child. Even better, he apparently leaves Avalon every hundred years to see if Goliath and his clan are free from the curse, which he has no reference for being possible in the slightest.
Mary
- Voiced by (EN): Kath Soucie
"A woman alone may get in trouble. Two women can cause plenty of it."
Tom's mother, one of several peasant refugees who come to Castle Wyvern in "Awakening, Part One" to flee Viking raiders. She and Lady Finella part ways with Tom, Princess Katharine and the Magus at the banks of Avalon because the Grimorum Arcanorum cannot be taken onto the island and someone needs to keep it safe and out of the wrong hands. In the comics, they aid a time-dancing Brooklyn.
- Act of True Love: She goes with Finella to guard the Grimorum and leaves her son Tom in the care of Princess Katharine and The Magus as they enter Avalon so he would remain safe from Constantine, and all with the knowledge she would likely never see him again.
- The Chessmaster: Word of God is that Mary and Finella were brought by Brooklyn to the 20th century, where they worked behind the scenes to ensure the alliance between Xanatos and Demona that would result in the Manhattan Clan's curse being broken. Hence their silent cameo as guests at Xanatos's Halloween party in an earlier comic, then Mary serving as the midwife for Maggie and her baby.
- Fantastic Racism: Initially thought of the gargoyles as monsters. When most of the Wyvern Clan was shattered she realized her mistake. Her adventures with Brooklyn after his time travel adventure began also helped to make her opinion on gargoyles change for the better.
- Former Bigot: Much like Magus and Princess Katherine, she was forced to realize she did wrong by the gargoyles and is now a staunch supporter of them.
- In the Hood: Mary always wears a hood and viewers never saw her hair once.
- Mama Bear: Whether it’s warranted or out of misunderstanding, she is fiercely protective of her child, Tom.
- Younger Than They Look: She was only 28 when she first appeared, but seemed middle-aged. Hard living in the Dark Ages will do that.
Finella
- Voiced by (EN): Sheena Easton
A Scottish noblewoman who aids Princess Katharine's party. In the comics, she and Mary guard the Grimorum Arcanorum and aid Brooklyn in his time-dancer quest.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Finella was interested in hooking up with Constantine. Unfortunately for her, he was never interested in her and only manipulated her into setting up a rendezvous with King Kenneth (obstensibly so she could tell him she was going to decline his offer of marriage and marry Constantine) so that he could kill him and seize the crown, planning to marry Princess Katharine instead to shore up his claim to the throne. Making things worse, Constantine branded her a witch and framed her for regicide. Naturally, Finella lost all interests in him.
- The Chessmaster: Word of God is that Mary and Finella were brought by Brooklyn to the 20th century, where they worked behind the scenes to ensure the alliance between Xanatos and Demona that would result in the Manhattan Clan's curse being broken. Hence their silent cameo as guests at Xanatos's Halloween party in an earlier comic.
- The Dog Bites Back: After being manipulated into becoming an accessory to murder and being spurned in favour of Katharine, Finella is all too happy to join in the plot to help Katharine and company escape from Constantine.
- Frameup: After Princess Katherine disappeared on Avalon, Constantine III framed Finella for the murder of King Kenneth II and accused her of sorcery. Of course, the latter accusation became true as she becomes one of the custodians of the Grimorum.
- True Blue Femininity: Her blue robes qualify her for this.
- Woman Scorned: She admitted to Princess Katharine that she mainly helped her after Constantine abandoned her so she could get back at him for betraying her.
Prince Malcolm
- Voiced by (EN): Roger ReesVoiced by (IT): Giorgio LopezVoiced by (POR): Waldir Fiori
Princess Katharine's father and the benefactor of the Wyvern Clan.
- Buried Alive: Was willingly subjected to this as a child while being held hostage by King Indulf, as part of a plan to trick the usurper king into thinking Malcolm had escaped and thus he had lost his leverage against the boy's older half-brothers Duff and Kenneth. He had only a small tube through which to breathe, and still came very close to dying by the time Indulf fled and his family and allies could unbury him.
- Innocently Insensitive: Didn't see any harm in making the castle's gargoyles into monsters for his daughter's ghost stories, which may have contributed to said daughter's antipathy towards them.
- Nice Guy: While not extremely just, Malcolm was an affable man who loved his daughter and was a good friend to the gargoyles.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Malcolm using the gargoyles as boogeymen with his young daughter contributed to Katharine's Fantastic Racism, and the conditions at Castle Wyvern that led to Demona and the Captain betraying the castle to the Vikings.
- Posthumous Character: He's already dead by the start of the series and only appears in flashbacks or time travel.
- Riddle for the Ages: How Malcolm and his wife Elena died was never revealed.
King Kenneth
- Voiced by (EN): W. Morgan SheppardVoiced by (IT): Sergio Matteucci
Princess Katharine's uncle, who takes her in after Castle Wyvern is sacked.
- Age-Gap Romance: He courted and wanted Lady Finella as a bride, but she rebuffed his advances because of his old age.
- The Farmer and the Viper: He allowed Constantine into his court.
- The Good King: Kenneth is a good ruler and treats his subjects fairly.
- Honor Before Reason: In the Dark Ages comic, when Culen takes one of Kenneth's gargoyle allies hostage and demands a safe retreat for himself and his remaining forces, Kenneth reluctantly acquiesces to the demand despite having been on the verge of victory, after his brother Malcolm reminds him of the vow they made to the gargoyles in securing their aid and that breaking such a promise would be a poor act on which to begin his kingship.
- Horrible Judge of Character: His son tried to warn him about Constantine wanting his throne, he never saw it.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Kenneth showed compassion to Constantine, the son of his defeated enemy Culen, which Constantine repaid by murdering Kenneth and stealing his throne.
Prince Maol Chalvim
- Voiced by (EN): Jeff Bennett
King Kenneth's son, Princess Katharine's cousin and maternal grandfather of both Macbeth and Duncan.
- Ambition is Evil: His desire for the throne of Scotland eventually led to him betraying his cousin whom he had helped attain it first.
- Fantastic Racism: More indifference than outright hatred, but he's perplexed by his cousin's motherly devotion to the Wyvern Clan eggs, viewing them as nothing worth fussing over.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Is implied to have long held some degree of resentment toward his cousin Kenneth. As a young child Maol was told that he would be king one day, as his uncle King Duff had no sons and had named his brother Kenneth (Maol's father) as his heir. However, later Duff did have a son (the future "Grim"), causing young Maol some consternation when his new cousin was praised as the eventual presumptive heir.
- Historical Domain Character: A heavily embellished one.
- Horrible Judge of Character: He had Constantine pegged pretty good, but between his grandsons he thought Duncan would make a better king than Macbeth.
- Jerkass Has a Point: He's not a particularly nice man, but he had a much better sense of Constatine's character than his father did.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While not the nicest guy he still cared about his father and fought his way to Katharine, begging her to come with him, showing that, if nothing else, Maol Chavim greatly valued family.
- Offscreen Villainy: Word of God says after the events of the comics, he betrayed his cousin the Grim and took the throne, and that he preferred Duncan to Macbeth because he saw Duncan was more like himself. In his appearances, the worst thing about him was that he was a case of Good is Not Nice.
- One-Steve Limit: He's Maol Chalvim the second, being named for his grandfather. Also, his name would be pronounced "Malcolm", just like his uncle. Not that this is unusual for medieval Europe.
- Perpetual Frowner: After his father is assassinated, he doesn't have much to smile about, but even before then, he seems to be skeptical and cynical.
The Grim
- Historical Domain Character: A heavily embellished one.
- Ironic Nickname: He's very cheerful, in contrast to Maol's actual grim demeanor.
- One-Steve Limit: His name is Kenneth, same as Maol's father.
Humans in the modern day
Matt Bluestone
- Voiced by (EN): Thomas F. WilsonVoiced by (IT): Vittorio De AngelisVoiced by (POR): Alfredo Martins
”They are called The Illuminati. The way I hear it, they run everything. Even the President works for them.”
Elisa's partner on the force. Convinced of the existence of the Illuminati.
- Agent Mulder: He's been pursuing the Illuminati despite everyone considering him a crazy conspiracy theorist. Like the trope namer, he was even an FBI Agent before being booted from the Bureau.
- Badass Longcoat: Matt is almost never seen without his trenchcoat. He's a detective after all.
- Badass Normal: An ordinary man who managed to single-handedly uncover the existence of the Illuminati.
- Conspiracy Theorist: He has a lot of unlikely theories, especially about the Illuminati. He is 100% right.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Is briefly shown driving with Chavez in "Deadly Force" before being introduced in "The Edge." (Chavez even notes his previous involvement in the preceding case.)
- Expy: A handsome former FBI agent and Conspiracy Theorist? Is this Fox Mulder from The X-Files?
- Fair Cop: Quite a handsome fellow, and a detective to boot.
- Friend on the Force: Even more than Elisa, he uses his power as a policeman to help the Manhattan clan, such as pestering Xanatos to ensure their well-being once they move back into the castle. Once he becomes the head of the Gargoyle Taskforce, he actively uses his position as someone who is supposed to be hunting them to protect them, and he's none too shy about it.
- Informed Judaism: Word of God says he's Jewish. It's never come up in-universe, though the Dynamite comics reveals his middle name is Menachem.
- Mole in Charge: He ends up heading the NYPD Gargoyle task force, enabling him to keep it from really succeeding at apprehending his friends. At least, until the task force is provided with resources that make it impossible for him to believably justify not doing so to his superiors, and even then he makes every effort to ensure Goliath is taken alive.
- Properly Paranoid:
- As noted above, the Illuminati do exist and eventually induct Matt into their ranks because they're were impressed at his perseverance in trying to prove it.
- Early in the series, he believed the gargoyles are real despite "proof" that they're robots.
- Secret-Keeper: For both the gargoyles and the Illuminati:
- After he learned the truth from Mace Malone, Matt convinces Elisa to allow him to meet the gargoyles, and subsequently kept the secret.
- In spite of his initial desire to "bust the Illuminati's organization wide open," his initiation into the Illuminati convinces him not to tell anybody what he had learned about them.
- Token Good Teammate: He's a member of the Illuminati, and the only one so far shown to be an unambiguous good guy.
- What the Hell, Hero?: He gives one of these to Elisa after she reveals the gargoyles' existence to him. He already kind of knew, but was angry because she didn't tell him.
Jeffrey Robbins
- Voiced by (EN): Paul WinfieldVoiced by (IT): Cesare Barbetti
”The written word is all that stands between memory and oblivion. Without books as our anchors, we are cast adrift, neither teaching nor learning. They are windows on the past, mirrors on the present, and prisms reflecting all possible futures. Books are lighthouses erected in the dark sea of time.”
A blind author who befriends Hudson and teaches him the value of reading.
- Blind and the Beast: A non-romantic example with Hudson. It's revealed eventually that Robbins deduced Hudson's true nature at some point, but respected Hudson's desire for secrecy.
- Blind Black Guy: Blinded by shrapnel in Vietnam, but unlike the standard version of the trope, he became a novelist instead of a musician. He even teaches Hudson the value of reading.
- Cool Old Guy: Old enough anyway, and discusses the merits of reading with a gargoyle like any human he could meet. He's also savvy enough to deduce that his new friend was a gargoyle and respectful enough not to push the issue.
- The Determinator: Had to learn a completely different way to read and write due to his blindness when he was pushing forty, but didn't let that keep him from becoming a moderately successful novelist. He points this out in response to Hudson claiming he is too old to learn to read, adding that "I'll learn a new way to read when I'm eighty, if I have to."
- Disability Immunity: His blindness meant that he was immune to Demona's spell in "City of Stone"; as Hudson observed, to be affected by magic the subject had to hear and see the spell being cast.
- Disability Superpower: His heightened awareness of his other senses allows him to notice Hudson's unusual scent and figure out from that (and a few other details) that he's a gargoyle.
- Nice Guy: Quite so. Even after he figures out that Hudson is a gargoyle, he continues to respect him and treat him as a friend. And the first thing we ever see him do is find Hudson, a total stranger to him at the time, washed up and injured on the beach in front of his home and immediately take him inside to help him.
- "Reading Is Cool" Aesop: Delivers one to Hudson.Hudson: Well, who would teach me? I've never told my clan that I can't read.
Robbins: I can teach you. But that's not really the point, is it?
Hudson: It...shames me.
Robbins: I understand. But it isn't shameful to be illiterate, Hudson. It's only a shame to stay that way. - Retired Badass: He lost his eyesight while fighting in Vietnam.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: He noticed Hudson didn't smell human, that he only ever visited at night, and never once shook Robbins' hand, and eventually put two and two together. But he didn't bring it up until Hudson did.
Halcyon Renard
- Voiced by (EN): Robert CulpVoiced by (IT): Luciano De AmbrosisVoiced by (POR): Miguel Rosenberg
”Integrity is never easy. It's a daily struggle, a costly struggle.”
The founder and head of Cyberbiotics, a successful technology firm. Turned cynical by a series of perceived betrayals, he begins to re-consider his view after meeting Goliath.
- Amicable Exes: Although divorced, Anastasia and Halcyon still care about each other and are perfectly civil when they show up to celebrate baby Alex's birth.
- Being Good Sucks: As Renard accepts, principles and integrity can be costly to maintain. He believes that his have cost him his wife and his daughter, neither of whom shared Renard's rigid ideals.
- Berserk Button: He strongly dislikes it when people fail to take responsibility for their own actions.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Has thick, white eyebrows.
- Commonality Connection: He and Goliath start out as adversaries, but begin to bond when he realizes that Goliath has made the same kind of sacrifices for honor that he has.Renard: [Moral integrity] is a daily struggle, a costly struggle. If you only knew what it's cost me... (suddenly full of grief) My Anastasia... my Janine...Goliath (mournfully): My Angel of the Night...Renard: Well. Perhaps you do know after all..
- Cool Old Guy: Grouchy and reclusive, but quite awesome with his nerves of steel, and sense of honor and integrity.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: One of his main problems with Xanatos is that his daughter Fox fell for him despite that even she knew he had some not-so-ethical practices. While Xanatos does at least take responsibility for his actions, it's mostly because they don't normally go wrong for him. Not to mention Xanatos has a history of seducing employees from Renard's company to his service, which Renard equates as theft.
- Deadpan Snarker: Renard is initially unimpressed with Goliath, sarcastically dismissing his rage and easily subduing him, even after Goliath demolishes two of Renard's Cybots.Renard: Do no excuses, creature. Learn to take responsibility for your own actions and stop whining.
Goliath: A gargoyle doesn't whine. HE ROARS!
Renard: I am trembling in my chair. - Drunk On Power: After his many years of betrayal from his employees and daughter, along with the humiliation of his dying body, he gets quite an ego boost when he transfers his mind into a powerful Golem. He's subsequently disgusted with his rampage afterwards.
- False Friend: Subverted: in the comics, Renard is revealed to be the secret donor behind the Gargoyle Task Force newest anti-gargoyles weaponry, which was directly responsible for Goliath's capture. However, this was motivated by a sincere belief on his part that the status quo between the gargoyles and the city since their reveal was unsustainable and that it would be better to push things forward non-fatally and engineer a situation by which the gargoyles could be finally known by humanity as the honorable individuals Renard knew them to be... and also that with Goliath legally recognized as a person with inherent rights, he would be able to leave Goliath a substantial share of his company in his will, trusting him to use it with integrity.
- The Fettered: He is very devoted to integrity, even when it isn't easy, and he hates people who lack integrity.
- Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: Halcyon Renard may have been a man dedicated more or less to "integrity" and he also had a disease which confined him to a wheelchair, in addition to losing his wife because of his devotion to said integrity. Unfortunately, all his morals went down the drain the moment he got a stronger and more powerful body in the Golem, causing wanton destruction and property damage all across Prague, making himself guilty of all the things he attacked Goliath over back when he lectured Goliath about causing damage to his own property. Goliath calls him out on the damage he caused, explaining that "a weak body is no excuse for a corrupt spirit".
- Friendly Enemy: His daughter Fox has made at least one attempt to steal his company, which would have cost Renard his entire fortune if it had worked (though Fox at least claimed to believe that Renard would manage to recover). Despite this, they remain fond of each other, and Renard readily jumps to the defense of Fox and her child when Oberon tries to claim Alexander.
- Genius Cripple: A technological genius who is slowly dying of a degenerative illness, and uses a wheelchair to move around.
- Handicapped Badass: He managed to stun Goliath with a gadget built into his wheelchair.
- Honest Corporate Executive: He fits this trope because "Integrity" is as central to his character as his position at the head of Cyberbiotics. However Xanatos paints him as the other kind to manipulate the Manhattan Clan.
- Honor Before Reason: This is Lampshaded by Vogel when he chose to go down with Fortress-2 rather than risk civilian casualties, all the while forgetting that redirecting it would take two men. Thankfully Vogel decided to help him.
- Humans Are Bastards: He hates it when people don't take responsibility for their own actions, and while this originally applied to humans, he wastes no time in laying down the "stop whining" lecture on Goliath.
- Hypocrite: He preaches a lot about integrity and personal responsibility but when he gains the body of a golem, he goes on a rampage, causing wanton destruction and property damage across Prague. He quickly acknowledges this when Goliath points it out during their battle, and returns to his own body much ashamed.
- Incurable Cough of Death: His old age and illness finally catch up to him in the Dynamite comics, where after Goliath’s trial he reveals that he is going to pass away soon, and finally does at the end of the following issue.
- Interspecies Romance: It turns out he was this with his ex-wife, Anastasia — She is a member of the Fair Folk while he's an ordinary human.
- I Was Quite a Looker: Believe it or not the man was actually quite handsome once. Here
◊ is a shot of him when Anastasia was pregnant with Fox. - Keeping the Handicap: At one point, he uses magic to transfer his mind from his dying body into a Golem. Unfortunately, this causes him to get drunk with power and become a complete Jerkass. After having a Heel Realization, he chooses to go back to his decaying body.
- Loved I Not Honor More: His pursuit of integrity cost him his wife, his daughter, and nearly his life but he soldiers on none the less.
- May–December Romance: Double subverted. His ex-wife Anastasia looks considerably younger than he does. Though it's revealed that Queen Titania was Anastasia all along. Fair folk's human forms reset back to their original age and appearance during shapeshifting. Anastasia is far older than he is, and when they first met, they looked a lot closer in age.
- Older Than He Looks: Downplayed. Renard is a senior citizen, but he's only 68 (putting him in the same age bracket as Petros Xanatos and Robbins), his aged and decrepit appearance is a result of his sickness.
- Papa Wolf: He was willing to take on Oberon to protect Alex, his grandson.
- Super Wheelchair: Outfitted with guns and armor, not much can make Renard "tremble in his chair."
- When Elders Attack: When it comes to combat, age is irrelevant to him because of his technology. When Oberon was going after his grandson, he piloted his ship to stop the guy. He also one-shots Goliath with a gadget in his wheelchair.
- What Have I Become?: He wanted to escape his old and crippled body by possessing a magic Golem, until Goliath talked him out of it.
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Averted here with Anastasia Renard. We see him as a liver-spotted old man but when he was married he was just as attractive as his wife. I Was Quite a Looker above.
Alexander Fox Xanatos
- Voiced by (EN): Jonathan Frakes (as a man in "Future Tense"), Frank Welker (main series), Erin Weisman ("The Journey"), Elizabeth Daily (the rest of The Goliath Chronicles)
The infant son of David Xanatos and Fox.
- Goo-Goo-Godlike: Has a lot of magical potential for a baby.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Develops one with Lexington after they temporarily co-habitate Lex's body during one of Puck's lessons to Alex.
- Jack of All Stats: Implied. His mother is a world-class mercenary, his father is a genius industrialist and corporate CEO, his grandmother is the queen of the Third Race, and he has Puck as his personal magic tutor. Though he's just an infant, it's strongly hinted that he'll grow up with some measure of Fox's combat skills, Xanatos's intelligence, and Titania's magical ability. He may even be destined to take up the mantle of "Fox" from his mother.note
- Meaningful Name: Alex was named by his parents after Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian king (336 - 323 B.C.E.) who conquered most of the known world, as a reflection of their ambitions for him.
- Morality Pet:
- Both of his parents have done many evil, selfish things in the past. However, when it comes to their son, they show their more human side. In fact, when the gargoyles helped his son, Xanatos began to rethink his priorities.
- Downplayed in regards to Lexington. While the gargoyle is a definite Nice Guy, he has major trust issues with Alex's parents (especially with Fox, who once tricked him into bringing the gargoyles to be hunted by the Pack), but agrees to be civil towards them for Alex's sake.
- My Grandson, Myself: By the time of the Gargoyles 2198 spinoff, he will be going by "Alexander Xanatos IV" as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- Nom de Mom: Zigzagged. Alexander has his mother's legally changed name, "Fox", as his middle name. However, his mother uses her changed name as an alias.
- Patchwork Kids: In the nightmare-world future Puck created, his adult self has his father's facial features and build with his mother's hair and eye color.
- Redeeming Replacement: Word of God implies he will grow up to be a much better person than his parents, running Lexington-Xanatos with Lexington as a Honest Corporate Executive and later being Secretary-General of the UN.
- Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Received his hair and eye color from his mother, which is where his Fair Folk lineage comes from.
- Strong Family Resemblance: "Future Tense" shows Alex as a grown-up, strongly resembling his father with his mother's coloring.
- Uneven Hybrid: He's 75% human and the remaining 25% is from the Third Race, and he's inherited the inherent magic of that species.
The Mutates
Derek Maza/Talon
- Voiced by (EN): Rocky CarrollVoiced by (IT): Corrado Conforti
”In the Labyrinth, justice prevails, even for those who don't believe in it.”
Elisa's younger brother. He starts out as a pilot in the NY police force, but is manipulated into becoming Xanatos's helicopter pilot late in the first season. Xanatos and Anton Sevarius later use him as a test subject in their experiments to create their own gargoyle-like beings, resulting in Derek being mutated into a panther/bat/eel hybrid and renaming himself "Talon." He becomes the leader of the Labyrinth Clan, providing homes and protection for the homeless of New York.
- Aloof Big Brother: Inverted. He rejects attempts by his older sister, Elisa to (as he sees it) interfere with his life.
- Big Little Brother: Even before he was mutated, he was taller than his older sister.
- Broken Pedestal: At first, Talon admired Xanatos greatly. He's the richest man in the world and he gave him a high paying job. When Derek was mutated, Xanatos became his only hope for a cure. All this was shattered when he realized Xanatos used him for his own nefarious schemes.Talon: I don't believe it. Goliath wasn't Sevarius' partner - it was you all along! I trusted you! You turned me into a monster and I defended you!
- Cassandra Truth: All those warnings from Elisa to Derek that Xanatos is bad news? Derek ignored them all. A high-paying job for the richest man in the world, what could possibly go wrong? And if things get too weird or bad, he'll just quit. That's not how things work when you deal with a man named Xanatos.
- Cursed with Awesome: Sure, it was involuntary, but on balance there are worse things to be turned into than a flying cat with superpowers.
- Easily Forgiven: Goliath bore Talon no grudge for their conflict in "The Cage".
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Talon is fairly often quick to jump off the handle and into an intense rage, which unfortunately tends to lead to him committing mistakes due to his impulsive behavior.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Derek trusted and admired David Xanatos despite his sister's insistence that Xanatos wasn't to be trusted, and he was quick to blame Goliath for his trials post-mutation, failing to recognize the gargoyle's nobility.
- Hot-Blooded: He immediately blamed and went after Goliath with only circumstantial evidence.
- Ignored Expert: When your big sister warns you that Xanatos is the second coming of Satan, you better damn listen to her. He didn't and paid the consequences.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Played straight at first, but downplayed in later episodes. He'd still like to be human again, but he puts Maggie and Claw first.
- I Reject Your Reality: His stubborn refusal to believe Elisa about Xanatos (even after he becomes Talon) borders on willful self-delusion.
- The Leader: Of the Labyrinth 'clan', despite his initial insistence that the clan would have no leader. However, as Fang pointed out, Talon asserted his authority without realizing it, and he accepts that he has to step up and take charge after Fang's attempted coup.
- Leeroy Jenkins: Deconstucted. His impulsive nature and refusal to admit when his sister is right, are what leads him to get mutated by Xanatos in the first place.
- LEGO Genetics: Panther, bat, and electric eel DNA mixed into human.
- Like a Duck Takes to Water: Derek took to natural flight readily because of his experience as a glider and chopper pilot. Xanatos foresaw it.
- My Beloved Smother: This is initially inverted when his mother is the only member who supports his idea of working for Xanatos and following his own path in life.
- My God, What Have I Done?: When he realizes that Xanatos had been playing him from the very beginning, he feels immense shame.
- Official Couple: He hooks up with Maggie sometime between "The Cage" and "Kingdom."
- Phlebotinum Rebel: He turned on Xanatos after realizing who had truly been responsible for his mutation.
- Shock and Awe: Due to the electric eel DNA that Sevarius included in the mutagen that transformed him.
- Something Only They Would Say: After Derek is changed into Talon, he wants to hide his identity from Elisa to spare her the distress of knowing what happened to him. But this comes to naught when the unknowing Elisa is speaking to Talon, and Talon lets slip something that he and Elisa used to exchange with each other as brother and sister.Elisa: Cross my heart.Talon: Hope to d-?Elisa: —Derek?!
- Took a Level in Kindness: After he defected from Xanatos, he becomes more friendly toward the Gargoyles and less abrasive toward his sister.
- Unwitting Pawn: Several times. Xanatos manages to turn him against both his sister and the gargoyles for a distressingly long time.
Maggie the Cat
- Voiced by (EN): Kath SoucieVoiced by (IT): Stefanella Marrama
”What about what we want? Please Derek, is your vengeance more important than our humanity?”
Originally Maggie Reed, a young homeless woman who is duped by Sevarius into becoming a test subject for his mutate program. Of all the Mutates, she is initially the least accepting of her transformation and sees herself as a "monster" until Talon talks some sense into her.
- Cat Girl: A girl who is turned into a cat (a cat with wings and such but basically, a cat).
- Damsel in Distress: She's kidnapped by Thailog in the comics and needs rescuing from her friends.
- Death Seeker: In "The Cage," she almost becomes one. When Sevarius prepares an "antidote" to the mutation, she is willing to risk drinking what is almost certainly poison because she doesn't think living as a monster is worth it.
- Freakiness Shame: Brooklyn and Talon/Derek both try to tell her that she is beautiful even as a mutate, but she was deeply distressed with her new form.
- Furry Female Mane: All the male Mutates had their original hair replaced by fur: Maggie retains her human hair in addition to having fur. Well, her feline DNA is lion, although female lions don't have manes.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Maggie is suffering some (well-justified) post-traumatic stress in her first two episodes. She was even willing to take a potentially fatal serum, just in case it was a cure, but she was talked out of it. She's better adjusted in her third episode.
- LEGO Genetics: Against her will, she was infused with DNA from other creatures, such as electric eels and cats.
- The Load: As pointed below, she hates fighting, so even though she can defend herself, she's pretty much useless in an actual fight. This is especially seen when Thailog attacks the Labyrinth in the comics.
- Non-Action Guy: Like the other mutates, she has enhanced strength, agility and can shoot lightning. However, she hates fighting and stays out of battles as much as she can.
- Odd Name Out: She is the only one of the four mutates who keeps her human name after the transformation (well, almost; she is often referred to as "Maggie the Cat" by other characters).
- Official Couple: She hooks up with Derek sometime between "The Cage" and "Kingdom", and they eventually marry offscreen and have a son together.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only female of the Mutates, at least until the newly mutated Labyrinth residents are returned to the Labyrinth, among them being a preteen girl named Erin who was turned into a turtle mutate.
- Shock and Awe: She has the same electricity-generating powers as the other Mutates, though she doesn't use them very much.
- Shout-Out: Maggie the Cat? Nice.
- Undying Loyalty: She is quite devoted to Talon, willing to endure her "monstrous" form and lethal danger to help him.
- Ungrateful Bitch: She comes across like this in her debut episode, when the Manhattan Clan continuously tries to help her and she continuously spurns them without so much as a thanks. Granted, she's terrified out of her mind and not thinking straight thanks to her new situation, and everyone but Brooklyn can see that she doesn't want their help. However, when her new clan later convinces her to use the Manhattan Clan's trust in her to spring an ambush, even Brooklyn calls her out on repaying their trust and kindness like that. Maggie is duly ashamed, and never tries to pull a stunt like that again.
Claw
A big, tiger-striped Mutate known only as 'Claw'. His original human name is unknown. Unlike the other three Mutates, he cannot speak - either the transformation deformed his voicebox, or he's got traumatic mutism.
- The Big Guy: The biggest and strongest of the Mutates.
- Cowardly Lion: Huge, threatening and imposing, still he's not as assertive as Fang or Talon, and in "Kingdom" he's pretty much bullied by the former into being his right-hand man, and is visibly afraid of disobeying him, even if normally he's a force to be reckoned with.
- Cute Mute: Mute, and a nice guy. His gestures are endearing.
- Gentle Giant: Despite being the biggest and strongest of the Mutates, Claw is the meekest of their number, abhoring violence and being easily cowed.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Like Maggie, he still hopes for a way to revert himself to human.
- Minion with an F in Evil: During his brief role as a henchman to Fang in "Kingdom". He did a terrible job of it.
- Older Than They Look: The mutates' ages can't exactly be distinguished by their appearances, but overall, Claw's quite a bit older than the rest. While Talon, Maggie and Fang are all in their 20's of age (respectively mid 20's, early 20's and late 20's), Claw's actually in his early 40's.
- The Voiceless: Something about his mutation reduced him to gestures. Word of God confirmed that Claw will never speak except for possibly final words before his death.
The London Clan
Sir Griff
- Voiced by (EN): Neil Dickson
”The more things change, the more they stay the same!”
A gargoyle from London, Griff fought in the Battle of Britain and was brought to the year 1996 by a time-travelling Goliath. He later befriends the returned King Arthur and joins him in his quest to find Merlin, receiving a knighthood in the process.
- Brainy Brunette: He's smart enough to help King Arthur figure out the riddle that leads him to Manhattan and Exalibur.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Although he looks like an intimidating griffin in a punk-style black leather vest, Griff is very considerate, courageous, and friendly.
- Deadpan Snarker: As befits a Gentleman Adventurer, Griff has a streak of dry remarks.Arthur: I am King Arthur Pendragon.
Griff: Uh-huh, and I'm the Queen Mum. - Doom Magnet: After going back in time to see if he can save Griff from dying, Goliath sees that fate seems determined to off Griff one way or another. So he takes another option: transporting Griff with him to the present day.
- Dungeon Bypass: To beat Macbeth to where Excalibur was hidden in a hedge maze, Griff decided to use the lightning gun to make a shortcut.
- Fish out of Temporal Water: He seems to adapt fairly quickly (see his use of the lightning gun). However, Greg Weisman said that's only on the surface. He has trouble adjusting to his new era and seeing that Leo married Una only made it more awkward. This motivated him to follow Arthur on his world tour.
- Gentleman Adventurer: While he dresses like a punk, Griff is very considerate, courageous and friendly. He's also adventuring with King Arthur himself.
- Hero of Another Story: His adventures with King Arthur were intended to be the subject of a spin-off. A glimpse of their story was shown in the SLG comics.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: For only being in one episode together, Arthur and Sir Griff develop and foreshadow a most spectacular bromance.
- Knighting: Is knighted by the legendary King Arthur who used Excalibur to do so. The fact it both awed and touched him is obvious on his face.
- The Lancer: To King Arthur; a young and inexperienced buck accompanying the old veteran.
- Lightning Gun: Griff "borrowed" a lightning thrower from Macbeth in the episode "Pendragon" and quickly becomes fond of it, carry it everywhere he goes to battle.
- The Lost Lenore: He is strongly implied to have been this to Una because she becomes a lot friendlier when he turns out to be alive.
- Mythical Motifs: Resembles a griffin, hence the name. All members of the London Clan resemble creatures from heraldry, including griffins, lions, unicorns, hippogriffs, boars and stags.
- Nice Guy: An extremely amiable fellow with a strong sense of justice. Best shown when a British fighter pilot passes out in shock after seeing Griff catch him after his parachute failed. Griff doesn't take this the wrong way (which he easily could have) and simply tells him he's earned a rest.
- Not Quite Dead: Griff's clan believed for decades that he had been killed during the Blitz, but in reality, he had been brought into the present day by Goliath, who traveled back to the 1940's in the first place to save Griff.
- Our Gryphons Are Different: He is a British gargoyle that looks a lot like a humanoid griffin, he has greenish brown skin, a hawk-like beak, feathered wings and a lion's tail, he does not have Griffin ears, he makes him look more like a humanoid hawk than a humanoid griffin and wears a punk style black leather vest and wears black underwear.
- Underwear of Power: He wears black underwear while he wears his punk style black leather vest.
Una
- Voiced by (EN): Sarah Douglas
”I know my merchandise.”
The leader of the London Clan and one of the shopkeepers of their magic store, Into the Mystic.
- Bystander Syndrome: She and Leo refuse to get involved in anything going on outside their shop, including a mugging right outside their shop door. After Griff returns, they reverse this mentality.
- Foil: For Demona. Both were sweet when they were young, bitter when they were older, adept at magic, and blamed Goliath for their problems. Unlike Demona, Una was able to accept responsibility for her part in her misfortunes and decided to be a protector again.
- For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: Not Halloween per se, but for years she and Leo hide in plain sight by pretending to be in costume due to the "eccentric" nature of their medieval mysticism-based book shop.
- Heartbroken Badass: She is strongly implied and confirmed by Word of God to have been in love with Griff before his disappearance in the war, explaining her very strong reaction to Goliath's appearance in their store.
- The Leader: Of the London Clan.
- Magic Knight: A sorceress and a skilled fighter.
- Mythical Motifs: Resembles a unicorn.
- Pink Means Feminine: It's the pink dress.
- Self-Serving Memory: Una claims that she and Leo had all but convinced Griff to stay at home instead of fighting and that Goliath dragged him into trouble, but the reality is that Griff was determined to fight the Nazis and refused to be persuaded otherwise, while Goliath tried to stay neutral in the debate. As Leo points out, he and Una chose to blame Goliath to avoid their own guilt over not joining Griff in action and potentially saving his life.
Leo
- Voiced by (EN): Gregg Berger
”Or we'll make it our business!”
Una's mate and one of the shopkeepers of Into the Mystic.
- Bystander Syndrome: He and Una are determined not to get involved with any problems outside their shop, including muggings right outside their own door. Leo eventually realizes this is due to their grief of losing Griff to the war, and when Griff returns they reverse their stance. See image quote.
- For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: Not Halloween per se, but for years he and Una hide in plain sight by pretending to be in costume due to the "eccentric" nature of their medieval mysticism-based book shop.
- Heel Realization: He realizes that he and Una were partially taking out their own guilt on Goliath and his friends, and releases Angela and Elisa after they have been taken captive.
- King of Beasts: He resembles a winged lion.
- Meaningful Name: Leo is a winged lion and his name is Latin for "lion".
- Second Love: To Una. Griff was first but he died/disappeared and she eventually (sort of) moved on. It helped that they bonded over their shared grief.
Constance
- Boisterous Bruiser: Unsurprisingly, given her animal form, she's eager to fight and a force to be reckoned with when she does.
- In-Series Nickname: "Coco".
- Like Brother and Sister: Her relationship with Staghart is this. They really are close friends, but without any romantic feelings.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: She's the muscular and ferocious boar-like masculine to Staghart's slender and feminine deer.
- Mistaken for Romance: When Lexington asks if Constance and Staghart are mates, the former laughs at the idea as she considers Staghart as nothing but a very good friend.
- Number Two: Second in command of the clan to Una, according to Word of God.
- Pig Woman: Like other members of her clan, she resembles an animal from British heraldry, in this case a boar.
Staghart
A gargoyle of the London Clan resembling a deer. He helps the Manhattan Clan out during their attempt to protect the Stone of Destiny.
- Closet Key: He is subtly implied to the reason that Lexington realized he was gay.
- Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: Greg Weisman says that he would ideally have cast Alan Cumming as Staghart.
- In-Series Nickname: "Amp," though according to Constance, no one actually calls him that. Lexington offers to be the first to use the name.
- Like Brother and Sister: His relationship with Constance is this. They really are close friends, but without any romantic feelings.
- Mistaken for Romance: When Lexington asks if Constance and Staghart are mates, the latter honestly denies it as they truly are not in a romantic relationship together.
Other Gargoyles
Clan Ishimura
- Voiced by (EN): Clyde Kusatsu (Kai), Bruce Locke (Yama), Haunani Minn (Sora)Voiced by (IT): Mino Caprio (Yama)
(left to right) Sora, Kai, Yama
- Culture Clash: Minor example over where to face when going to stone-sleep. Goliath's clan typically faced outward to face threats while this clan faces inward out of respect for the humans watching over them. Goliath awkwardly follows suit like a foreigner learning Japanese etiquette.
- Everything's Better with Samurai: Goliath, Angela, Eliza, and Bronx did actually arrive in Japan, but as it was only one episode that featured them, it partially counts
- I Will Wait for You: As Gargoyles mate for life Sora will likely wait for Yama to return, whenever that may be.
- Leave Him to Me!: Yama says "he's mine" when Taro's trickery is revealed and fights him one on one as Bushido commands.
- May–December Romance: Yama and Sora are mates, despite being one generation (20 years) apart. Word of God says their relationship, though uncommon, is not really an issue. Gargoyles have extended life spans compared to humans so the difference to them is minor.
- Pink Means Feminine: Sora's kimono, and shoes, are pink.
- Self-Inflicted Hell: Yama is banished until his honor is restored, but he decides when his honor is restored for himself. Kai and Sora believed this was too harsh, as Yama would be too hard on himself.
- Theme Naming: Kai, Sora, and Yama respectively mean "sea", "sky", and "mountain", for a classically Japanese Land, Sea, Sky theme. Yama breaking the theme slightly highlights his moral ambiguity.
- The Unmasqued World: Nearly happened to the clan when Yama was working with a human to build a "Gargoyle Theme Park" which would have publicly revealed them to all of Japan, and subsequently the world would have learned about gargoyles existing.
- Undying Loyalty: In the comics, when Yama was banished Sora was willing to go with him but he refused to have her.
The Mayan Clan
- Voiced by (EN): Héctor Elizondo (Zafiro), Elisa Gabrielli (Obsidiana), Marabina Jaimes (Turquesa), Jesse Corti (Jade)Voiced by (IT): Claudio Fattorerro (Zafiro), Roberta Pellini (Obsidiana), Cristina Boraschi (Turquesa)
(left to right) Jade, Zafiro, Turquesa, Obsidiana
- Feathered Serpent: Zafiro's lower body is that of a snake and has feathered wings. Word of God is that a majority of the Mayan Clan have this look.
- Gaia's Vengeance: They inhabit the depths of the rainforest and regard the natural world, not humans, as the domain they protect.
- Legacy Character: Word of God states that their names are actually titles given to the bearers of the pendants, and thus passed down with them: Zafiro or Zafira for the sapphire pendant, Obsidiano or Obsidiana for the obsidian pendant, Jade or Jada for the jade pendant, and Turqueso or Turquesa for the turquoise pendant. The rest of the clan don't use names.
- Non-Indicative Name: Zafiro, despite being named after the sapphire (typically represented as a blue stone) is bright red. While all four are named after the pendants they wear, Zafiro is the only one who couldn't be mistaken for being named for his own coloration.
- Theme Naming: After valuable stones.
The Avalon Clan
Gabriel (left), Ophelia (right)
Boudicca
- Official Couple: By Word of God, Bronx and Boudicca already became this during one of their meetings in the series. Same with Gabriel and Ophelia.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Gabriel, who is "Othello" and "Desdemona"'s biological son, looks a lot like an unmutilated version of Coldstone. In the comic series, Angela points it out.
The Labyrinth Clan
- Voiced by (EN): Jeff Bennett (Malibu), Bill Fagerbakke (Hollywood), Thom Adcox-Hernandez (Brentwood), Ed Asner (Burbank), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Delilah)Voiced by (IT): Marco Mete (Malibu), Massimo De Ambrosis (Hollywood), Simone Mori (Brentwood), Sandro Iovino (Burbank), Rossella Acerbo (Delilah)
(right to left) Burbank, Malibu, Hollywood, Brentwood
Delilah
Clones of the Manhattan Clan created by Thailog and Dr. Sevarius.
- Born as an Adult: They were all made to be the same biological age, in the prime of their adulthood. This makes the clones of the trio somewhat older than their originals and Burbank considerably younger than Hudson.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Delilah is made of DNA from both Demona and Elisa, making her a human/gargoyle hybrid. Although according to Word of God, she's mostly a clone of Demona, with Elisa's human DNA added for cosmetic purposes. So she turns to stone during the day, and would lay an egg rather than give birth live.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: Initially, they mindlessly obey Thailog. When Thailog appears to die, they defer to Talon as their new master. When Thailog turns out to be alive in the comics, they with the exception of Delilah immediately begin to obey him again. After being encouraged by many characters to use their free will, all but Brentwood elect to return to the Labyrinth instead of continuing to fight.
- Hulk Speak: All but Delilah were programmed by Thailog to be simpletons, so they speak this way. Talon promises to teach them to speak properly, which they do when they return in The Goliath Chronicles but not in the canonical comics.
- Palette Swap: Like Thailog, they look like photo-negatives of the original gargoyles—to the point that their teeth are black and the insides of their mouths are white.
- Theme Naming: Demona named them after cities in California to parallel the Manhattan Clan's New York-themed names. According to Greg Weisman, it's not because she has a particular attachment to California, she just finds the clan's names silly and was parodying them.
- Token Evil Teammate: Brentwood. When numerous characters urge the clones to use their free will, he is the only one to truly listen—and in the end, his free will leads him to side with Thailog.
- Two-Donor Clone: Delilah is a clone of Demona but also has the DNA of Elisa for cosmetic reasons.
Others
Macbeth Mac Findlaech
- Voiced by (EN): John Rhys-Davies, Jeff Bennett (as a young man)Voiced by (IT): Dario Penne, Simone Crisari (as a young man)Voiced by (POR): Orlando Drummond
”Revenge is a dish best eaten cold, Demona. And I have waited over 900 years for this meal.”
The historical king of Scotland. After losing his kingdom and family, he seeks to find and kill the one responsible: Demona.
- Actually a Doombot: In "The Price," the Macbeths that the Manhattan Clan fought were actually robots. Xanatos was responsible for them however, not Macbeth.
- Adaptational Heroism: Unlike Shakespere's character he is based off of, he's more sympathetic and anti-villainous in this portrayal, being portrayed much more closely to the historical Macbeth.
- Affably Evil: Even at his worst, Macbeth is forthright, respectful, and honorable towards all except Demona.
- Aloof Ally: Macbeth, by his own admission, has been a king for far too long to serve any man, but offers his assistance to King Arthur should it ever be needed. In the unmade spinoff Pendragon, Macbeth was intended to carry on in this role, not joining Arthur and company fulltime, but serving as a Guest-Star Party Member on occasion.
- Anti-Hero: In the post-series comics, he still has the amoral ways of doing things, but is more often using them towards heroic ends.
- Ambiguously Evil: Macbeth isn't actively malevolent, although he is willing to use some amoral means of avenging himself upon Demona.
- Anti-Villain: Both Type I and II. He's polite, honorable and quite sympathetic in general. He wouldn't have attacked the gargoyles at all really, if it weren't for his obsessive desire for revenge against Demona. And once he realizes that the Manhattan Clan are not Demona's allies, he largely leaves them alone except when they show up to stop something unrelated that he's doing.
- Badass Longcoat: In the present day, Macbeth almost always wears a black duster. He uses it to store weapons, spell components, and escape the grasp of gargoyles.
- Baritone of Strength: Courtesy of John Rhys-Davies, he has a deep and powerful voice that is suited for a warrior king like himself.
- Beard of Evil: The above being said, he's also a relentless enemy who has nearly killed the clan during the course of the series.
- Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: He's the in-universe historical Macbeth, but unlike the one of reality, it's Macbeth is an immortal with a history with Demona.
- Being Good Sucks: He was unwaveringly loyal to Duncan and Demona, who both betrayed him. He also spared Canmore as a boy, who grew up to raise an army, overthrow him and kill his son for his efforts.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: "High Noon" and "Avalon" have Macbeth (and Demona) entranced by the Weird Sisters to do their and the Archmage's dirty work.
- Cool Old Guy: Very old, in fact, not to mention charismatic and well versed in martial arts, technology and sorcery.
- Death Seeker: Initially, his goal was to kill Demona so he could die. Even some of his later schemes seem suicidal, though that may be because he knows that nothing can kill him except Demona.Macbeth: I'm just so tired...
- Didn't See That Coming: Most of Macbeth's downfalls come from information he had no way of knowing ahead of time:
- His plan in "Enter Macbeth"— abduct the Manhattan Clan and use them to lure Demona— failed because, unknown to Macbeth, Demona had made herself an enemy to Goliath's clan and has no reason to help them.
- Stealing the Scrolls of Merlin turned out to be pointless because the Scrolls didn't contain magic spells, but were instead a chronicle of Merlin's adventures with King Arthur, which Macbeth didn't realise until he actually read the scrolls.
- Macbeth was vulnerable to Demona's seduction in "Sanctuary" because his memories of her becoming human during the day had been erased, leaving him to be blindsided by the deception.
- Dirty Old Man: When he was under the Weird Sisters' spell in "High Noon," he seemed to find Demona's and Elisa's wrestling particularly...diverting.
- Disney Death: When Canmore lethally stabs him in the backstory of "City of Stone," and when Elisa lethally shoots Demona in "Sanctuary." he appears to die but never does. The later was a real death but not a permanent one.
- Dragon with an Agenda: In his first appearance, he takes a job as a gargoyle hunter on Xanatos's behalf, as part of his own Batman Gambit to lure out Demona. He even notes that the only reason he took money to do X's dirty work is because it would have been suspicious to do it for free. This is averted in later appearances, where he makes no pretense of being anything other than his own independent faction except when under the Weird Sisters' control.
- Easily Forgiven: Despite Macbeth trying to steal the title of Once and Future King, Arthur holds no grudges against him, even offering Macbeth a place as a knight by his side.
- Empowered Badass Normal: Twice over. He started out a Badass Normal, then acquired immortality courtesy of the Weird Sisters and Demona, then learned sorcery at some unspecified point.
- Fantastic Racism: Averted, unlike many other humans who were wronged by Demona. He focuses his hatred exclusively on her and doesn't have much of a problem with any other gargoyles. He only attacks the Manhattan Clan initially because he mistakenly believes they're her allies, and afterward he largely leaves them alone, except when they get in his way in unrelated plots, or he's mind-controlled.
- Get It Over With: In one episode, Demona has him at gunpoint and at her mercy. Macbeth goads her into shooting him, gleeful at the prospect that he will finally be able to die and knowing that Demona will die with him. He's rather disappointed when the gargoyles save him.
- Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: He never once considered the possibility that Duncan, and later Demona, might be... less honest than he, until they betrayed him.
- He Who Fights Monsters: Mainly in "City of Stone." He dons the Hunter's mask to fight Demona (the first three Hunters having all been bitter enemies to Macbeth), and was willing to disregard the lives of Xanatos, the gargoyles, and the fate of everyone in New York for the sake of his vengeance.
- Heel–Face Turn: Downplayed. Macbeth is actually at odds with the Manhattan gargoyles early in the series, mistaking them for Demona's latest group of followers. Once he realizes they're not allies of Demona, he stops actively antagonizing them. Circumstances still put him at odds with them a few more times, usually when he's pursuing some unrelated goal that the Gargoyles happen to stumble upon, but by the end of the second season, he's more like The Rival.
- Hero Antagonist: Macbeth's primary enemy is actually Demona, the Manhattan Clan's Arch-Enemy. His conflicts with the heroes only come about because they interfere with his own plans, and he never goes out of his way to attack them.
- Hero-Worshipper: Downplayed, but even before they met, Macbeth was shown to be a fan and admirer of King Arthur, speaking of Arthur's reign to Broadway with such passion that the gargoyle briefly believed that Macbeth had actually known Arthur ("Ha! I'm old, but I'm not that old!"). When he and Arthur faced off on Avalon, Macbeth, even through the Archmage's brainwashing, was eager to test his talents against "the best".
- Historical Domain Character: Macbeth is the actual Scottish King who reigned from 1040 to 1057.
- Honor Before Reason: He refuses to attack gargoyles while they're in stone sleep, but he has no qualms against fighting them when they're conscious and can fight back. Duty and honor are also sort of his defining traits. In fact, Goliath nearly breaks him out from under the Archmage's brainwashing by reminding him of it.
- I Cannot Self-Terminate: The only way Macbeth can die is if he kills or is killed by Demona. He spent "City of Stone" actively trying to accomplish this.
- Immortality: Thanks to the Weird Sisters' spell, Macbeth hasn't aged since 1040 and can't be killed by normal means. He can only truly die if he or Demona kills the other one, in which case, both die.
- It's All About Me: Initially, all he cares about is his feud with Demona, to the point that, in "City of Stone", he doesn't bother to try and stop her plans because he's more focused on killing her (and himself).
- It's Not You, It's My Enemies: In the 11th century, Macbeth broke off his relationship with Gruoch for the sake of her safety (refusing to let her go could have led to them both being executed for defying Duncan's decree that Gruoch marry Gillecomgain).
- King Incognito: The comics show that when Robert the Bruce of Scotland fought against the English in the late 13th or early 14th century, Macbeth fought alongside him. Presumably, nobody knew that he was the Macbeth.
- Kneel Before Zod: Macbeth demanded that King Arthur kneel before him when he pulled forth Excalibur. Later, Macbeth ended up kneeling before Arthur when Arthur found the real article.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: After the Weird Sisters are defeated in "Avalon", they free Macbeth and Demona from their control, leaving them with no memory of what had happened since "City of Stone". This becomes a problem for Macbeth in "Sanctuary", as he no longer knows that Demona becomes human during the day.
- Legally Dead:
- After Canmore "killed" him in 1057, and they Never Found the Body, King Macbeth was considered dead, but not really.
- Demona and Thailog later invoke this word-for-word. She plans to trap him underground until enough time passes that he can be declared "legally dead," and thus his "widow" (Demona, courtesy of some deception in her human form) can collect on his not-inconsiderable wealth.
- Lightning Gun: His trademark weapon is a lightning thrower. Also used by his goons, Banquo and Fleance.
- Magic Knight: He's primarily a straight-forward fighter, but has been shown to be a capable sorcerer on several occasions.
- Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: It was never discussed in the show, but Gillecomgain died not long after his wedding to Gruoch and Gruoch had an affair with Macbeth during that short time and married him immediately after Gillecomgain's demise. Since there were no DNA tests in the 11th century, it was impossible to know which one was Luach's biological father. However, given that Luach looks as strongly like Macbeth as Macbeth looks like HIS father, it's most likely Luach was his.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: John Rhys-Davies plays him with an obvious Sean Connery impression, which may or may not have been a reference to when Connery played the Shakespearian take on Macbeth in the 1961 mini-series.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Macbeth spared the life of Duncan's son Canmore, refusing further bloodshed after having killed Duncan. This mercy led to the downfall of Macbeth's kingdom and the loss of everything he loved.
- Noble Demon: A milder case, but he's still capable of being very ruthless if he feels it's necessary.
- Old Soldier: He's biologically 52, chronologically close to 1000, and he can handle any of the gargoyles in single combat, even managing to come close to subduing all of the Manhattan clan in their first encounter. He's had a lot of practice, after all.
- Outliving One's Offspring: Even discounting his immortality, Macbeth's son Luach died a year after his father's departure, slain by his cousin Canmore.Weird Sisters: Did your own death save your son Luach from Canmore?
Macbeth: ...No. - Overnight Age-Up: When he and Demona first struck the deal that magically bound them to one another, the Weird Sisters demanded a price from each. Demona agreed to serve as Macbeth's most loyal enforcer, while Macbeth himself had to give up his youth (which was transferred to the elderly Demona, restoring her to the strength of her younger days), bringing him to his current late-middle-aged appearance. Downplayed in that the bargain also granted them both eternal life without aging further, so losing a few decades didn't affect him all that much.
- Really 700 Years Old: Closer to 990, actually, due to immortality.
- Revenge: Half of his motive in hunting Demona (the other half being suicide); her treachery led to the downfall of Macbeth's kingdom and the deaths of everyone he loved, a crime he has never forgiven, even 940 years later.
- Royal Inbreeding: According to Word of God Macbeth is, as he was in real life, the grandson of Maol Chalvim II, making Macbeth and Gruoch third cousins.
- Sole Survivor: About one year after his "death", his wife, his son and father-in-law all perish, leaving him as the sole survivor of his family.
- Speak Ill of the Dead: "Canmore, your father was an evil man who deserved his fate."
- Strong Family Resemblance: Macbeth grows up to be the spitting image of his father, Findlaech, and Macbeth's own son Luach bears nearly as much of a resemblance to him.
- Synchronization: His soul became linked to Demona's, so that not only do they share each others' pain when in close proximity, but the only way one can die is at the hands of the other.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: A totally understandable example: in the 11th century, Macbeth was an amiable man who never dreamed of greed or ambition, but he was left deeply soured after Demona's treachery cost him everything. In the present day, Macbeth isn't cruel or lacking in honor, but he's far more ruthless and self-centered than he'd once been.
- Tragic Villain: Demona's treachery cost Macbeth everything, and hunting her to both avenge himself and put an end to his mercilessly long existence is the only thing Macbeth has to live for. Later in the series, however, this starts to change, as Macbeth begins to look for reasons to live, due, ironically enough, to Demona inadvertently proving to Macbeth that he has it in him to find love again.
- Unwitting Pawn:
- When Duncan informed him that Gillecomgain was the Hunter who murdered his father, Macbeth had no idea that the assassination had been carried out on Duncan's orders, nor that Duncan was conning him into killing Gillecomgain, whom Duncan had decided had outlived his usefulness.
- Throughout his life, Macbeth has been manipulated by the Weird Sisters, who have guided his actions to forge him into the great warrior he became, as well as facilitating his pact with Demona, to serve their own agenda. Even in the present day, Macbeth is totally unaware of how much influence the Sisters have exercised over his life.
- Villainous Friendship: He was on good terms with his henchmen, Banquo and Fleance (although he wasn't above threatening them while searching for the Scrolls of Merlin), even informing them of his immortality and having them come to his wedding. Though by the comics, he tersely mentions that they've since parted ways and they signed up with the Quarrymen.
- We Used to Be Friends: He and Demona were once comrades, and even friends, until her betrayal in 1057.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Against Demona, on occasion, although his motives in seeking her death are more personal than altruistic.
- Who Wants to Live Forever?: His initial plans were all about goading Demona into killing him because he couldn't stand living forever. After "City of Stone," Goliath talks him out of it and he looks for things to occupy himself. While he never believes Living Forever Is Awesome, he doesn't want to die anymore.
- Worthy Opponent:
- One of the only humans who can match Goliath in hand-to-hand combat without genetic enhancements, Powered Armor or the like, but also an opponent who shares the gargoyle leader's old-school warrior's values.
- Even while under the Weird Sisters' control, he relished the chance to fight King Arthur, remarking that he'd always wanted to test his skills against "the best." After Arthur revealed himself still worthy of Excalibur, Macbeth acknowledges Arthur's strength, and though he turns down the offer to be a member of the reborn Knights of the Round Table, he still promises to come to Arthur's assistance if called.
- Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Spared Duncan's young son Canmore on these grounds, only for the latter to raise an army, overthrow him, "kill" him, and later kill his son in battle as thanks.
- Wrecked Weapon: Many of his sword fights end up with his weapon breaking; in particular, when he fights Goliath in his mansion in "Enter Macbeth," when he fights Duncan in "City of Stone, Part Three," and when he fights Arthur in "Avalon, Part Three" and "Pendragon."
- You Are What You Hate: A unremarked-on, but noticeable trend with Macbeth has him adopt qualities from past enemies: in "City of Stone", he dons the mask of the Hunter despite the damage the first three Hunters did to him (Gillecomgain killed his father, Duncan ordered the assassination and tried to kill Macbeth, and Canmore overthrew Macbeth's kingdom and killed his son), and in "Pendragon", he tries to usurp King Arthur's place as the Once and Future King despite having once been aghast at the idea of overthrowing a rightful king.
- You Killed My Father: Macbeth's reason for seeking revenge against Gillecomgain is the guy murdered Findlaech, and his reason for killing Duncan is that Duncan is the one who ordered the hit in the first place.
- Younger Than They Look: Zigzagged with Older Than They Look. He's legitimately been both—when he was 35, he traded his youth to Demona in exchange for an alliance, and aged to 52, thus looking older than he really was. However, said trade wound up making them both immortal at that age, so he has continued to look 52 even on reaching his present-day age of roughly one thousand.
King Arthur Pendragon
- Voiced by (EN): John St. RyanVoiced by (IT): Luca Ward
”I will prove my worthiness, though I have to pull Excalibur from a hundred stones!”
Yes, THAT King Arthur. Per the Arthurian mythos, he is initially kept in a magical slumber on the island of Avalon, but is awakened by Elisa seeking assistance during the Archmage's attack on the Avalon clan. After the Archmage's defeat, he heads out into the world to seek his old sword Excalibur and his old friend Merlin.
- Bad Ass Normal: During the Avalon arc, Arthur expresses that he has neither the magic of Excalibur nor the magic or wisdom of Merlin. However, his presence is enough to turn the tide, managing to defeat Mac Beth in single combat- something not even Goliath was able to do. Elisa even outright called him "The best."
- Brother–Sister Incest: According to Word of God, the part of the myth where he slept with his half-sister Morgause (who is for once not merged with Morgana) and fathered Mordred, who was raised by Morgause and her husband King Lot, is true.
- Carry a Big Stick: He fight with a mace until he retrieves Excalibur.
- Excalibur: He finds the legendary sword and uses it once more.
- 11th-Hour Ranger: During the Avalon arc, he is woken up when the conflict was nearing its end to help defend the Avalon Clan.
- Eternal English: He has no problem communicating with anyone despite having been asleep since the 6th century by his own account (though that could be because he was 'asleep' under a magic spell on the mystical island of Avalon).
- Hero of Another Story: Tales of his old adventures are legendary, and they continue now that he has been awakened.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: Wouldn't be King Arthur without Excalibur; he says he doesn't "feel whole" without it.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Within a short time of their meeting, Arthur and Griff form a very strong friendship, to the point that Arthur knights Griff as the first of his new Knights of the Round Table, and the duo embark on Arthur's quest to find Merlin.
- Informed Attribute: He says he needs Excalibur, but it's never shown doing anything magical or special.
- King in the Mountain: Until Elisa wakes him up, he is the legendary warrior sleeping in the magical land of Avalon until someone needs him. That's how Elisa wakes him up: "Arthur Pendragon, King of Britain, you are needed".
- The Leader: Noted for his leadership skills several times.
- Old Soldier: Even without his centuries under the Hollow Hill, Arthur is at least old enough to have some gray in his hair.
- Only the Chosen May Wield: When trying to reclaim Excalibur, he is told that the sword does not belong to him personally. "Excalibur belongs to the One True King. Are you still he?" The answer is yes.
- Order Reborn: After the Avalon arc he set about rebuilding the Knights of the Round Table. He starts with Griff, a gargoyle from the London clan. He also offers a spot to Macbeth, but Macbeth turns him down due to the fact he'd, in his own words, been a king too long to be subservient to another man.
- Really 700 Years Old: He's around 1500 years old, but most of that time was in stasis.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Helps out in the Avalon arc and later.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: While Arthur was understandably fascinated by the changing of the times once he's touched down in modern day London, he doesn't bat an eye when encountering Griff. His reaction was a casual, "Oh, just a Gargoyle".
- Walking the Earth: What he proceeds to do after the Archmage's defeat. His search for Merlin with Sir Griff and Lady Blanchefleur was intended as the basis of its own spin-off, Pendragon, which unfortunately was never made (though the Stone of Destiny arc in the comics continuation is essentially a preview of it).
- Worthy Opponent: To Macbeth, and he seems to feel the same considering he offered Macbeth a spot amongst the new Knights of the Round Table he was forming. Though Macbeth turned him down (stating he'd been a king too long to be subservient to another man), he offers Arthur his aid should the King of England require it.
