Tom, also known as Tom the Guardian of the Eggs, was a peasant boy at Castle Wyvern and one of the only human friends to the gargoyles at the time, having befriended the Trio shortly before the massacre.
History
Tom and his mother Mary were part of a refugee group fleeing from the Vikings, taking shelter in Castle Wyvern. The Vikings were fended off when the sun set and the gargoyles awoken. Tom got acquainted with three of the gargoyles later to be known as Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway, but his mother, scared of such horrible creatures, tried warding them off.[2]
A few nights later, the castle was betrayed by its own Capt. Robert of the Guard, who allowed the Vikings to take everyone prisoner. Tom was confident that the gargoyles will save them but he was informed by Mary that the Viking leader Hakon had destroyed all the gargoyles in their stone form. However, they were rescued by the few survivors of the clan. Unfortunately, the gargoyles were put into a stone sleep until "the castle touched the sky."[3]
Feeling indebt to Goliath and his clan, Tom accompanied Princess Katharine, his mother and the Magus in transporting the clan's gargoyle eggs[4] to King Kenneth's castle. Katherine named him the title of Guardian, to protect the eggs.[5]
Unfortunately, shortly after their arrival, Tom witnessed Lord Constantine murdering the king to usurp the Scottish throne. While Katherine's cousin Maol Chalvim fled, she stayed behind to move the eggs. Unfortunately, Constantine was intent on forcing her into marriage. Luckily, they escaped with the eggs and Lady Finella, as the Magus used the Grimorum Arcanorum to allow them to travel to Avalon. After getting past the Weird Sisters, Finella and Mary had to return to the real world to protect the Grimorum from Constantine, as the book cannot set foot on the island. Tom was told by his mother that he would not be safe in Scotland with Constantine ruling it, and thus he went to Avalon with Katherine, the Magus, and the eggs.[5]
As time passed on the island, Tom and Katherine grew closer, eventually becoming husband and wife and raising the gargoyles as their own children. They gave the hatchlings names, which was the only way they could tell one from the other; Tom had a fatherly habit of calling them "eggs." He also trained them in combat.[5]
Due to time passing differently on Avalon, Tom was able to live through the centuries that pass. Tom visited the outside world once every hundred years or so in order to see whether Goliath and his clan had yet awoken. Though it is not explicitly stated, Tom most likely went on world tours similar to the one taken by Goliath, Elisa, Angela, and Bronx. This would explain how Tom learned combat skills since Katherine and the Magus have none. Time spent away from Avalon would have also brought Tom closer in age to Katherine. When the Archmage attacked Tom left Avalon to find help, and thus it was then that he brought Goliath, Bronx and Elisa Maza to Avalon. He wears medieval armor modeled after Goliath, without the wings, in a style similar to David Xanatos and his Steel Clan robots.[5]
Avalon
In 1995, Tom went on his journey and arrived in New York where he was briefly accosted by thugs but he intimidated them into backing off until the police arrive. Seeing that they were law-enforcement and realizing they had no malice to them, Tom surrendered to their authority. Because Tom spoke the name Goliath accounted interest from Detective Elisa Maza who took Tom to meet Goliath.[5]
When Tom saw the gargoyle, he realized it was the same one he saw thousands of years ago and was overjoyed at the reunion. Tom reminded him of their last meeting. Tom soon gave his history to the pair and they were moved by his devotion to the gargoyles and Tom explaining that he was able to live out all the time due to time passing by differently on Avalon.[5]
Characteristics
In his role as Guardian, Tom wears a suit of armor and a cape and carries a sword. The face shield of the helmet looks somewhat like Goliath's face and the cape has the appearance of folded gargoyle wings. There is also a gargoyle motif on the chest of the armor and a heel-claw molded in the armor on each leg.
Notes
- Tom (as an adult) is one of several characters played by a Star Trek cast member. In this case Gerrit Graham, who portrayed The Hunter in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode: "Captive Pursuit," and Quinn in the Star Trek: Voyager episode Death Wish.
- In early drafts of the script for "Awakening" (before Michael Reaves was attached as a writer), Tom was known as "Robby."
- This name was later used for the Captain of the Guard in Gargoyles: The Dark Ages.
Gallery
Image Gallery for Tom. Click here to see all of the images, featuring Tom.
Appearances and References
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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