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Jon Canmore is a former hunter who posed as Jon Carter, a reporter for WVRN. He has since adopted the alias John Castaway.

History[]

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as Jon Carter

Jon and his siblings, Jason and Robyn, were the latest in the bloodline descended from Stuart Canmore, who carried on the tradition started by Scottish assassin Gillecomgain, where one would train as a warrior and adopt the mantle of "The Hunter" to viciously hunt down Gargoyles, namely Demona (or "The Demon", as The Canmore family had come to call her).

On September 28, 1980, under The Hunter's Moon, Jon's father, Charles, managed to locate Demona in Paris and committed himself to killing her. Having trained his whole life to battle her, Charles felt victory was inevitable, and assured Jason, Robyn, and Jon that they had no reason to worry. However, despite his training and extreme confidence, Charles was easily defeated by Demona and thrown off the top of Notre Dame to his death, much to the horror of his children.

Jason and Robyn developed considerable hatred for Gargoyles (especially Demona) as a result of this incident. However, the kind-hearted Jon would secretly come to doubt that Gargoyles were inherently evil as time went on.[1] Instilled with the drive to carry on their family's tradition, the siblings committed themselves to hunting Gargoyles and began to amass resources through violence and destruction as they grew up, each adopting a false identity to help them track down their enemies (Jason as a police officer, Jon as a reporter, and Robyn as an executive assistant).

Eventually, Jason, Jon and Robyn tracked Demona down in Manhattan. Jon took the alias "Jon Carter", working as a reporter for WVRN, to try and get information about The Gargoyles from David Xanatos. When the siblings discovered The Manhattan Clan, they started hunting them as well, and after injuring the clan leader's daughter, the clan retaliated with considerable aggression.

While the siblings battled The Manhattan Clan outside their hideout within a local hydroelectric plant, a skirmish with Goliath caused Jason and Elisa Maza to tumble off the wall and into the water below. Amazingly, Jason survived the experience and managed to save an unconscious Elisa. The near-death experience caused him to have a change of heart and let go of his hatred. As a result, he resolved to stop the fighting between his family and The Gargoyles.

The shock of thinking Jason had perished had changed Robyn's perspective on things, causing her to have doubts about their family's vendetta. However, it had resulted in the opposite effect for Jon, who became consumed with bloodlust and was determined to see every Gargoyle slaughtered. This determination was only worsened upon the discovery that Demona was planning to wipe out all mankind with a deadly carrier virus called "CV-1000".

Jon and Robyn pursued Demona to St. Damian's Cathedral, where they encountered The Manhattan Clan, who had tracked them there. The two groups began to battle, each side determined to kill the other, blaming them for the loss of their respective loved ones. This altercation was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Jon and Elisa, who everyone was shocked to see alive. Jason, acknowledging his own stubbornness, attempted to dissuade his siblings from continuing their battle with the Gargoyles, even going so far as to admit he was wrong, and the Gargoyles were not their enemies.

Meanwhile, Demona was preparing to unleash the apocalyptic pathogen. Having heard a cry of pain from Brooklyn (who had gone to stop her), Goliath tried to rush towards the chamber where Demona was fighting him. Thinking Goliath was trying to attack his brother, Jon attempted to shoot him. But Jason, wanting to protect the Gargoyle, jumped in front of the blast. The force of the shot severed his spine, paralyzing him from the waist down and caused him to lose consciousness.

For a moment Jon seemed to accept blame for this mistake, before turning his anger towards The Gargoyles, mirroring Demona's own words upon discovering the survivors of her clan cursed to remain in stone form in 994 A.D. ("What have I- What have THEY done?!"). Having embraced the idea that The Gargoyles were at fault for this tragic outcome, Jon flew off in a blind rage, proclaiming that The Hunt was not over.[2]

After Demona was stopped and Xanatos rescued The Gargoyles from the gathering angry crowd outside, Jason was rushed to Manhattan General. During a visit from Robyn, the two discovered through a television ad that their brother had taken the name "John Castaway" and founded The Quarrymen with help from The Illuminati[1].

Castaway's first battle against The Gargoyles as a Quarryman was a chase after Goliath throughout Manhattan that ended with a fight in the ruined police station. Castaway managed to restrain Goliath and Elisa Maza, intending to execute them both. Vinnie Grigori, a reluctant Quarryman recruit, began to have doubts about the righteousness of Castaway's dilemma, and stopped Castaway from killing the two of them. Castaway then fled via a Quarryman helicopter.[3]

During the next Halloween, Castaway was visited by fellow Illuminatus Martin Hacker, who assured him that The Illuminati shared his desire to destroy The Gargoyles.[4]

Future[]

Castaway will continue to pose a threat to The Gargoyles in the future. By 2198, Castaway's descendants will presumably still be Anti-Gargoyle and connected to The Quarrymen, and also on poor terms with The Monmouths, descended from Dingo and Robyn Canmore, as a result.[5][6][7]

The Goliath Chronicles[]

Note: This section is not canon.

In The Goliath Chronicles, John Castaway was arrested after battling The Gargoyles with heavy weaponry that he had bought from a "third world country with a shortage of cash". He somehow got out of jail shortly afterward and trapped The Manhattan Clan inside the supposed new home of "The Castaway Corporation" and blew the building up, only for them to be secretly saved by Xanatos. He then led a group of Quarrymen to destroy the last two remaining members of the clan, who were being moved by train to a holding facility. The Quarrymen had one final battle with the gargoyles trying to rescue Angela and Bronx, while Castaway attempted to destroy the entire train and everyone aboard. The Gargoyles defeated The Quarrymen and Castaway was sent to prison once more.

In The Goliath Chronicles, it is never explicitly revealed that John Castaway is Jon Canmore, and the reasons for Castaway's hatred for The Gargoyles are left unexplained. He does, however, insist that all Gargoyles are evil in a manner similar to "Hunter's Moon" as well as referring to them as "monstrosities" and "abominations". In the final episode, Goliath berates Castaway for destroying innocent lives for a mere "ancient hatred", implying that he knows who Castaway is.

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: 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

References[]


Hunter
Known Hunters
Constantine IIIGillecomgainDuncanCanmoreDonald CanmoreStuart CanmoreAngus CanmoreJackson CanmoreFiona CanmoreAron CanmoreCharles CanmoreJason CanmoreRobyn CanmoreJon Canmore
See also
Quarrymen

External link[]

Gargoyles Wiki Jon Canmore at GargWiki.

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