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"I just don't understand why this city hates us so! I was raised by humans. There's no reason we can't all live in harmony."
— Angela, 1996 ([1])

Angela is a gargoyle and member of the Manhattan Clan. She is a former member of the Avalon Clan.

History

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A young Angela and Boudicca with Princess Katharine and Tom

Hatched from one of the Wyvern Clan's eggs while they were being safeguarded by Princess Katharine, the Magus, and Tom the Guardian on Avalon, she was originally a member of the Avalon Clan of gargoyles. However, when the Archmage attacked Avalon, and Goliath, Elisa and Bronx came to battle him, she left the Avalon Clan with them, and joined their worldwide quest that Avalon had sent them on.[2]

On the journey, Angela discovered that she was Goliath's biological daughter.[3] Despite pressure from Angela and others, he was unwilling to treat her as such for a long while (claiming that to a gargoyle the whole clan is its parents), until Diane Maza, Elisa's mother convinced him.[4] Beyond this, Angela also learned that her mother was Demona (now an enemy of the Manhattan Clan)[5] and attempted to bond with her.[6] Elisa early on commented that there was something about Angela that reminded her of Demona; indeed, Angela resembles Demona in build, but has her father's (Goliath's) coloring.[2]

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Angela as she appears in the Comics

Upon returning to Manhattan, she was readily accepted by the other clan members. The three males close to her own age - Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway - all attempted to woo her as a potential mate; their aggressive courtship tactics frustrated her so much that she was forced to angrily put them in their place in the midst of a battle. Later on, she more gently asked them to slow down so that any romantic feelings she might feel one day could develop naturally. Furthermore, to encourage them to be patient, she tells the boys the delightful fact that she has 15 rookery sisters back at Avalon. She eventually chose Broadway as her mate.[7]

When Elisa broke up with Goliath and brought Morgan as a date to a party thrown by Xanatos, Angela treated Elisa very coldly, revealing more of her temperament.[8] She later flirted with Brooklyn in order to have him dress in his costume for the party. She, along with the rest of her clan battled Thailog, but she had a particularly strong reaction to him, calling him a bastard before attacking him.[9] Thailog slashed at her, secretly obtaining her genetic material for unknown purposes, before he left with Brentwood against her wishes.[10]

Future

Writer Greg Weisman planned for Angela and Broadway to eventually have three biological children named Artus, Gwenyvere, and Lancelot. Samson, the main character of the Gargoyles 2198 spin off, would have either been a grandson of Artus or Gwenyvere or would have been the son of Lancelot.

Personality

Despite her sheltered, peaceful upbringing on Avalon, Angela is an extremely perceptive and cunning warrior with a temper reminiscent of both of her parents. Her natural curiosity and thirst for adventure is what inspired her to leave the safety of Avalon - as she told her rookery brother Gabriel, she wanted to "see the world, find [her] place in it". Having been raised by loving humans, she has difficulty understanding the prejudices that the majority of the human race displays towards her kind. She is also an extremely moral individual unaccustomed to deception, as evidenced by her shocked reaction to Goliath's lie about his hallucinations in "Shadows of the Past".

She is very trusting and kind, and a good judge of character. Angela is a fierce and bold gargoyle warrior all the same, however, and can even display a fierce temper on occasion. She particularly showed it when the Trio (or at least Lexington and Brooklyn) constantly called her "Angie" while courting her (she hates the nickname), and can hold her own well in a fight. (This initially seems hard to notice because of her sheltered upbringing on Avalon, but Angela has learned more about how to fight during the course of her adventures).

Demona is something of a concern for Angela. While well aware of her mother’s true nature, she also cannot help but make an attempt to reach out to Demona, precisely because of their family bonds (having been raised by humans, Angela does see some importance in biological relationships between gargoyles, though she still supports the Gargoyle Way). She finds Demona's hatred of humanity and bitter quest for revenge distressing, as she does Demona's vendetta with Goliath. But she has the hope that Demona will someday be healed of her evil and rejoin the clan, although she has no illusions that Goliath and Demona will become mates again.

Relationships

Demona

Demona is something of a concern for Angela. While well aware of her mother’s true nature, she also cannot help but make an attempt to reach out to Demona, precisely because of their family bonds (having been raised by humans, Angela does see some importance in biological relationships between gargoyles, though she still supports the Gargoyle Way). She finds Demona's hatred of humanity and bitter quest for revenge distressing, as she does Demona's vendetta with Goliath. But she has the hope that Demona will someday be healed of her evil and rejoin the clan, although she has no illusions that Goliath and Demona will become mates again. However, like her mother, Angela is an iconoclast and left Avalon because she wanted more than normal clan life had to offer.[11]

Goliath and Elisa

She loves and respects Goliath as her father very much, and loves and respects Elisa tremendously; she approves of Goliath and Elisa's relationship.

Broadway

She chose Broadway as her mate, since he alone of the three young gargoyles could truly relate to her on a personal and emotional level, not simply as an attractive female gargoyle. She helped him with his reading lessons, and they enjoy reading the works of Shakespeare together.[1][12]

Appearance

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Angela is tall and slender with long dark hair worn in a ponytail; she has inherited her father's lavender complexion, although her features are closer to Demona's. When Angela left Avalon, she wore a one-piece conservative outfit, but shortly after moving to the Eyrie Building, she changed her outfit to a two piece, one that was more reminiscent of Demona's typical style. This change on her part was made to express her growing up and pursuing her more adult relationship with Broadway.

Age

Though not out right stated in the series, Angela's age can be calculated. She was due to hatch four years after the Wyvern Massacre. It took Princess Katharine, Tom, and the Magus a year to arrive at Avalon with the eggs. This means that Angela and the other Avalon Clan eggs, hatched three years after their arrival (in Avalon time) based on the math given by Tom in part one of Avalon, forty years passed on Avalon during the Manhattan Clan's thousand-year sleep. This makes Angela approximately thirty-seven at the time of her introduction. The same age as the Trio.

Trivia

  • Angela's name not only serves as a contrast to her mother Demona's, but also as a sign of how princess Katharine's own feelings towards gargoyles changed for the better after 994. She named most of the Avalon Clan after angels, in fact; not just Angela and Gabriel, but also giving some other gargoyles in the clan such names as Michael, Raphael, Azrael and perhaps even Archangel.
  • Greg Weisman has expressed that Angela probably does not know too much about the Gargoyle Way, and that she was raised with medieval Christian values, without necessarily being baptized a Christian.

Appearances


Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

  1. Awakening
  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

  1. Leader of the Pack
  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

14. Outfoxed
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

27. Golem
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

40. Bushido
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

  1. The Journey
  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 comic books

Gargoyles #1. Clan Building Chapter One: Nightwatch
Gargoyles #2. Clan Building Chapter Two: The Journey
Gargoyles #3. Clan Building Chapter Three: Invitation Only
Gargoyles #4. Clan Building Chapter Four: Masque
Gargoyles #5. Clan Building Chapter Five: Bash
Gargoyles #6. Clan Building Chapter Six: Reunion
Gargoyles #7. Clan Building Chapter Seven: The Rock
Gargoyles #8. Clan Building Chapter Eight: Rock & Roll
Gargoyles #9. Clan Building Chapter Nine: Rock of Ages
Gargoyles #10. Clan Building Chapter Ten: The Gate
Gargoyles #11. Clan Building Chapter Eleven: Tyrants
Gargoyles #12. Clan Building Chapter Twelve: Phoenix

Bad Guys #1. Strangers
Bad Guys #2. The Lost
Bad Guys #3. Estranged
Bad Guys #4. Louse
Bad Guys #5. Strangled
Bad Guys #6. Losers

DE comic books
Here In Manhattan Quest Dark Ages - Alliance

Gargoyles (2022) #1. Here In Manhattan Chapter One: A Little Crazy
Gargoyles (2022) #2. Here In Manhattan Chapter Two: Idyll or Nightmare
Gargoyles (2023) #3. Here In Manhattan Chapter Three: Miracle Child
Gargoyles (2023) #4. Here In Manhattan Chapter Four: Tale Old As Time
Gargoyles (2023) #5. Here In Manhattan Chapter Five: Render Unto Caesar
Gargyoles (2023) #6. Here In Manhattan Chapter Six: Underwater
Volume Two
Gargyoles (2023) #7. Here In Manhattan Chapter Seven: Everywhere
Gargoyles (2023) #8. Here In Manhattan Chapter Eight: Mayday
Gargoyles (2023) #9. Here In Manhattan Chapter Nine: Your Witness
Gargoyles (2023) Special. Trick-Or-Treat
Gargoyles (2023) #10. Here In Manhattan Chapter Ten: New Rules
Gargyoles (2023) #11. Here In Manhattan Chapter Eleven: Young At Heart

Gargoyles (2024) #1. Quest Chapter One

Dark Ages #1. Alliance Chapter One: The Reach
Dark Ages #2. Alliance Chapter Two: The Draw
Dark Ages #3. Alliance Chapter Three: The Oath
Dark Ages #4. Alliance Chapter Four: The Promise
Dark Ages #5. Alliance Chapter Five: The Dream
Dark Ages #6. Alliance Chapter Six: The Pledge

Notes & References

Notes

* silhouette only

References

External link

Gargoyles Wiki Angela at GargWiki.

WIKIPEDIA This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Manhattan_Clan#Angela. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Grimorum, the Gargoyles Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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