Robert,[3] also know as the Captain of the Guard was the commander of the guards of Castle Wyvern from at least 984 A.D. until his death in 994 A.D. He was a brave warrior, and a former ally of Wyvern's gargoyle clan. Because of his friendship with them and lack of physical beauty, his men often mockingly referred to him as "Captain of the Gargoyles."
Biography
Early in his life, Robert grew up in a village where he grew up among his fellow villagers and a clan of gargoyles. Eventually, he had daughter, who would live with his mother.[3] During the construction of Castle Wyvern, Robert was promoted to Captain of the guards by Prince Malcolm.[2]
Robert was an ally of Wyvern's gargoyle clan, often nicknamed "Captain of the Gargoyles." Eventually, he grew disgusted by his people's prejudice to the gargoyles and made a deal in 994 A.D. to sabotage the castle guards' defense efforts, allowing the Viking Hakon to pillage the castle. He did this out of scorn for the gargoyle-hating members of Wyvern's human population, and to protect the gargoyles by leaving the castle to only him. However, the plan backfired when Goliath's mate, his co-conspirator, failed to send the rest of the Clan away with him, and Hakon, not willing to take any risks, destroyed them all as they slept. Robert was horrified by this, yet still remained with the Vikings after his life was threatened.[4]
Unfortunately for him, six survivors of the Wyvern Clan tracked Hakon's men down, and attacked them. Robert, along with Hakon, was confronted by Goliath, at the edge of a cliff. Goliath was shocked and enraged that Robert was responsible for the supposed death of his mate and clan. He made it clear that he wanted vengeance and advances on them. Terrified, Robert tried to explain himself before Hakon tried to incriminate Robert for his crime, which caused Robert to get angry and grapple with him. They fell from the cliff to their deaths in the oceans below.
Their bodies were dead, however their spirits remained. Their souls were bound to the earth plane by the magical power of a monolith in a cavern nearby[5] that had served as the lair of the Archmage in 984 AD.[6] Robert and Hakon hated one another, but decided they hated Goliath more for causing their deaths. This, along with Robert's guilt over what his actions had caused, was what held his spirit there. The two waited 1001 years for Goliath to return, gaining mystical power from the monolith.[5]
In 1995, Goliath returned, arriving there on the first stop of the Avalon journey. Along with him were Elisa Maza, Angela, and Bronx. Robert and Hakon used their power to create illusions to torture Goliath and lure him to the monolith proper, where their power was the greatest. There, they first created animated stone statues resembling the slain members of the Wyvern clan to attack and torture Goliath with, but they were found out when they mistakenly created a statue of Demona, who had, unknown to them, survived the massacre.
Robert and Hakon then used the power of the monolith to drain Goliath's life force to replenish their own, making him into a ghost while they became flesh and blood once more. As he began losing physical substance, Goliath asked his old friend what is life with honor. Realizing that he's letting his past mistakes repeat themselves, Robert had a change of heart, and attacked Hakon, disrupting the draining process, returning Goliath to normal, and destroying the monolith. Robert, finally having atoned for his crimes, was now freed of the "shackles of guilt and hatred" that had held him to the earthly plane. He parted on good terms with his old friend and moved on to the afterlife, his spirit finally at peace.[5]
Quotes
- "Their leader swore they'd be back. It's best to harry them far away and not take that chance!"
- —Robert, 994[4]
- "Aye and for 10 times 100 year, our spirits have languished in this stinking hole! Perhaps it was the magic of this place or maybe the just the strength of our *hatred* that kept us here!"
- —Robert, 1995[5]
Gallery
Image Gallery for Robert. Click here to see all of the images, featuring Robert.
Appearances and References
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2. Awakening, Part Two 3. Awakening, Part Three 4. Awakening, Part Four 5. Awakening, Part Five 6. The Thrill of the Hunt 7. Temptation 8. Deadly Force 9. Enter MacBeth 10. The Edge 11. Long Way to Morning * 12. Her Brother's Keeper 13. Reawakening |
2. Metamorphosis 3. Legion 4. A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time 5. The Mirror 6. The Silver Falcon 7. Eye of the Beholder 8. Vows 9. City of Stone, Part One 10. City of Stone, Part Two 11. City of Stone, Part Three 12. City of Stone, Part Four 13. High Noon |
15. The Price 16. Revelations 17. Double Jeopardy 18. Upgrade 19. Protection 20. The Cage 21. Avalon, Part One 22. Avalon, Part Two 23. Avalon, Part Three 24. Shadows of the Past 25. Heritage 26. Monsters |
28. Sanctuary 29. M.I.A. 30. Grief 31. Kingdom 32. The Hound of Ulster 33. Walkabout 34. Mark of the Panther 35. Pendragon 36. Eye of the Storm 37. The New Olympians 38. The Green 39. Sentinel |
41. Cloud Fathers 42. Ill Met By Moonlight 43. Future Tense 44. The Gathering, Part One 45. The Gathering, Part Two 46. Vendettas 47. Turf 48. The Reckoning 49. Possession 50. Hunter's Moon, Part One 51. Hunter's Moon, Part Two 52. Hunter's Moon, Part Three |
2. Ransom 3. Runaways 4. Broadway Goes Hollywood 5. A Bronx Tail 6. The Dying Of The Light 7. And Justice For All 8. Genesis Undone 9. Generations 10. ...For It May Come True 11. To Serve Mankind 12. Seeing Isn't Believing 13. Angels In The Night | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SLG comics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes & References
* No Lines[6]
* First identified as Robert[3]
References
- ↑
(Dynamite Entertainment) – "The Oath"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – "The Promise"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Dynamite Entertainment) – "The Reach"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Gargoyles – "Awakening, Part One"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gargoyles – "Shadows of the Past"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gargoyles – "Long Way to Morning"
