Gargoyles

Gargoyles or Gargoyles, the angels of the night ( Gargoyles ) is a Televised series of American Animation in 78 25 minutes episodes, produced by the studios Disney and diffused between the October 24th 1994 and the February 15th 1997 on the network ABC. In France, the series was diffused starting from the January 6th 1996 on TF1 and was repeated starting from September 1st 1999 on M6.

Synopsis

This series tells how a clan of Gargouille S ( Gargoyles in English) found itself to protect the island from Manhattan against a whole heap of more frightening enemies the ones than the others.

The waste-gas mains, in this cartoon, are creatures which are changed into stone during the day. They are stronger than the human ones and have wings which enable them to plane on current ascending. Their claws enable them to cling to the walls. Lastly, they are oviparous animals.

With the the Middle Ages, the waste-gas mains protected the castles and their population the night in exchange from a protection in the course of the day. The clan whose history is recalled in this cartoon lived in Great Britain with the Middle Ages but was decimated by treachery by a friend and the Vikings. The survivors were changed into stone statues by the magician of the castle which believed that the Waste-gas mains had betrayed their oath, they would remain stones for centuries until the castle is above the clouds. The chief of the Goliath clan which had continued the traitor and the chief of the Vikings returned to the castle after having avenged to them his. He was amazed by the fate at the magician who learned the bitter truth on the tragedy. He included/understood his error but he could not cancel the fate Goliath then was changed into stone by the curse to accompany his friends. The magician, the princess of the castle and a young peasant undertook eggs of the Waste-gas mains and to take along them in a secret place. 1000 years later, the castle was dismounted item by items and was re-installed in New York by David Xanatos a doubtful American billionaire but who will become with invaluable time allied. The Waste-gas mains will face many enemies who they are human, robots or supernatural and even they will have to fight against the former woman of Goliath, Démona which survived during 1000 years with sorcery.

Doubling

Original voices

Keith David: Goliath
Dirtied Richardson: Elisa Refined
Jonathan Frakes: David Xanatos
Marina Sirtis: Démona
Edward Asner : Hudson
Thom Adcox-Hernandez : Lexington
Jeff Bennett : Brooklyn/Owen Burnett/Magus
John Rhys-Davies: MacBeth
Tim Curry: Dr. Anton Sevarius

French voices

Benoit Allemane: Goliath
Magali Barney: Elisa Refined
Serge Blumenthal: David Xanatos
Marie Vincent then Veronique Augereau: Démona
Jean-Claude Michel then Marc de Georgi: Hudson
Gerard Surugue: Broadway
Philippe Peythieu: Brooklyn
Cédric Dumond: Lexington
Valerie Karsenti: Angela

Characters

On their arrival in the world of the 20th century, only Goliath had a name. The name of the other members of the clan all are inspired by known sites of the town of New York.

Goliath : He is the chief of the waste-gas mains, noble and intelligent, although a little naive and limited in his decisions. Its direction of the honor and honesty is its greater forces. Its physical resistance and its anger can be very impressive. It does not make confidence with the human ones, but it thinks that an arrangement between human and waste-gas mains can be reached. It is attached to the traditions and had a certain difficulty of being accustomed to the modern world.

Its relationship with Elisa is one of these challenges. It was in the beginning the companion of Demona, but this report/ratio was completely demolishes before the clan was not restored in 1994. It could not accept these facts. It realized of what it became after a voyage at the 10th century to try to change it. When it transformed the population of New York into stone, it was determined to finish some with her, but the three sister-lights prevented some because each life at its price.

Its feelings for Elisa Maza started simply with respect for the first human one met in this modern world. Following their various adventures, they ended up realizing that they fell passionately in love one with the other.

Hudson : Oldest of the clan of waste-gas mains, this one-eyed warrior is a voice of wisdom among his pars. He is like the adviser of Goliath and Brooklyn. Its favorite pastime is television and he is the only member of clan which fights regularly with a weapon, a sword in this case. Its greater shame is the fact that it cannot read. However, with the assistance of a blind veteran, he learns. He was captured by Xanatos to use it in an experiment to acquire immortality. By using its resources, he escaped from it unscathed. Although that never appeared on the tapes, according to the creators, Hudson is the biological father of Broadway.

Reference : the Hudson is a river which runs on one on the sides of Manhattan.

Brooklyn : One of the trio of the young male waste-gas mains and that of the clan which resembles one human less, with a mouth pronounced, but not inappreciable, in the shape of nozzle. Although it does not have the resistance and the smoothness of Goliath, it is largely compensated by a nature to reflect and act quickly. He is much more one planner and usually tends to carefully consider his movements before the action when he is remotely sufficient of the enemy.

Consequently, it is able to carry out attacks devastators which leave its enemies pantois. When the situation requires it, it can also be completely subtle and patient in its methods, making of him a remarkable chief in the majority of the situations. The leather jackets and the sunglasses are appropriate to him well. It is young person and impetuous with a sarcastic spirit extremely, but he is also a good warrior.

It was appointed chief as a second by Goliath. When Goliath disappeared in Avalon, Brooklyn was at the beginning little laid out to take up its duties, but he assumed himself thereafter.

Contrary to its successful career, its love life was a source of constant destruction. Initially, it tried to help, and consequently occasion to approach Maggie, human which underwent a genetic mutation with an aim of transforming it against its will by Anton Sevarius. It rejected it with force, preferring Derek Maza/Talon rather. However, it was enough valiant to come to its assistance when she asked him to help it to confront Fang.

Later, it competed with the trio for the hand of Angela, until it put a term at this insulting competition. When it chose Broadway, Brooklyn was sorry and had evil to accept it.

In conclusion, whereas all the clan of Manhattan regards Demona as their enemy, it is Brooklyn which hates really the rénégade. This comes owing to the fact that it benefitted from its naivety to persuade it to betray the clan and to steal the Black book to be able to control Goliath. Brooklyn managed to save Goliath and demolish Demona, but shame to be operation thus marked it. This experiment, plus the fact that it is with the current that Demona responsible for died of more than waste-gas mains than any human, made of him the worst enemy of Demona. This often encourages it to attack Demona immediately when it is in its field of view without taking time to think of a strategy.

Reference : Brooklyn is one of the largest districts of New York.

Lexington : Smallest of the clan and only whose wings are based on those of the squirrel S wheels. It is also, technically speaking, most qualified. It is that which prefers this time more than no matter whom for his projections technological.

However, the social interaction is harder for him. That is due to the fact that when he wants to meet his gods of TV, Pack, those try to kill it. Goliath and are able to him to escape, but it always feels a personal shame to be let have also stupidly.

Lex proved to be closest to Alexendre Xanathos, wire of David Xanathos, which allowed him to make peace with Fox, chief of Pack.

the caused nightmare with Goliath by Puk, showed that Lexington could become a murderer, which changed the reports/ratios in the clan when they learned it.

Reference : Lexington is the name of one of the avenues of Manhattan.

Broadway : He likes to eat and he shows it, a true gourmet! He believes that it is necessary to test each conceivable form of culinary pleasure which it appreciates as a cook of the clan. Its outside somewhat dodu mask a wild and intelligent warrior. Like Hudson, it was also illiterate, but the idea to discover the past pushed it to acquire this competence.

Since it accidentally drew on Elisa, it has an immense scorn towards the firearms and destroyed all those which fall to him into the hands. In spite of this stupid accident, Broadway and Elisa do not have any resentment and act together from time to time. During these excursions, Broadway showed a certain talent in the logical work of deduction, even if its qualifications are based on films and exposures of Télévision. It is a competence which was important in the research of the money falcon.

Towards the principal oddment, it not only became one to be informed, but it also developed an unquestionable taste for poetry.

When Angela arrived at New York, it competed with the other young males to attract itself its favors. Although she was opposed to this insulting behavior, the significant nature of Broadway enabled him not to also feel offusquée by him. Angela noticed this courtesy and chose it to be its in love and companion in the future.

Reference : Broadway is an avenue of Manhattan, famous for its spectacles.

Angela : Girl of Goliath and Demona. Angela was raised by Katharine, Tom and Magus in Avalon, with the remainder of his/her brothers and sisters of clan. After Archimage was demolishes, Angela is gone back with Goliath to Manhattan. Angela is very intelligent and subtle. She resembles extremely her mother for these two qualities. She compliments the naivety well on Goliath.

When it was established in New York, it became the object of the competition among the trio of young people. This continued until it lost its patience and which it urged that they stop treating it like a price to be gained.

At the end of the principal episodes, it chose Broadway because of its significant nature. As for her mother, it always has a certain love for it, but this feeling is coupled with the fact that it knows that it should never trust him. This could bring arguments with Brooklyn due to the resentment which it tests towards Demona.

Bronx : The animal of the clan of the waste-gas mains. They like it and Bronx their is faithful. It proves to be of a great ferocity when the situation requires it.

Its lack of wings makes it less mobile than the others.

Reference : the Bronx is the district more in north of New York.

Elisa Refined : The detective of police force which is the first true modern human friend of the waste-gas mains. She shows them the world of the XXe century in Manhattan, and the creatures repair it against the occasional gangsters. It was accidentally touched by a shooting of Broadway and it maintains its gun under safety now.

This incident also sealed it with a associate called Matt Bluestone. Recluse of nature, this change in his work opposed it and that took weeks to him to be accustomed to its continual presence with it. Initially, that hurt him also to hide its attachment with the waste-gas mains with its fellow-member. However, it presented Mat to them, whereas he was under the supervision of Illuminati.

Its fidelity towards the waste-gas mains starts because it owes them the life, in Goliath more particularly. But towards the oddment, it realizes that it really likes it, the consequences of this connection not being established yet.

Species

In the world of Gargoyles, there are three intelligent species, four if one considers the victims of a scientist to the service of Xanatos:

The human ones

Nothing to say of private individual on this subject, to see Human.

Waste-gas mains

The Waste-gas mains are bipeds (most of the time), but have three pairs of members, the third on the basis of the back generally and which forms the wings. The waste-gas mains do not fly, they do nothing but plane on ascending currents. They are stronger than the human ones, have only 4 fingers at the ends but which end in nails or hard claws. They have a tail. The day, they are transformed into stone, which enables them to accumulate energy to plane, to guerrir light wounds or poisoning. Growing old step in this case, they lives two or three times a long time than the human ones. The Waste-gas mains reproduce slowly, via eggs, and do not live as a clan, so much so that each child is the child of all the clan.

Children of Obéron

They are magic creatures, very different between them. Few common points: they immortal, are equipped with capacities magic, subjected to Obéron, and sensitive to iron (even with the sound of an iron bell)

Mutants

Following an experiment for immiter the Waste-gas mains, certain human were transformed into hybrids resembling Waste-gas mains vaguely.

Episodes

Derivative products

Video game

Gargoyles : on Megadrive (1994)

Comic

Gargoyles : Comic of 11 numbers (Marvel Comics, 1995)

Cartoon

Gargoyles, angels of the night : Cartoon of Governed Maine and Jesus Redondo ( Dargaud, 1996)

See too

External bonds

French Site of fan
The Gargoyles Fan Website
Card IMDb

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