Jason Canmore is a former hunter who posed as Jason Conover, a detective at the 23rd Precinct.
History[]
Jason and his siblings, Jon 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, Jason'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. 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).
Posing as Jason Conover, Jason Canmore infiltrated the 23rd Precinct to find Demona. During his time there, he grew close to Elisa Maza (assigned to act as his temporary partner and mentor), and the two began a tense and brief romance. 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 to tumble off the wall and into the water below. Amazingly, he 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 Gargoyles.
He and Elisa later rushed to St. Damian's Cathedral, where The Manhattan Clan was battling Jon and Robyn, each side determined to kill the other, blaming them for the loss of their respective loved ones. Acknowledging his own stubbornness, he 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. The shock of thinking Jason had perished had changed Robyn's perspective on things, making her willing to accept this. However, it had resulted in the opposite effect for Jon, who had since become consumed with bloodlust and was determined to see every Gargoyle slaughtered.
Meanwhile, Demona had begun Operation: Clean Slate and was close to unleashing 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[1] and caused him to lose consciousness. Deluding himself into thinking that The Gargoyles were at fault for this tragic outcome, Jon flew off in a blind rage, proclaiming that The Hunt was not over.
After Demona was stopped and Xanatos rescued the Gargoyles from the gathering angry crowd outside, Jason was rushed to Manhattan General. While being visited by Elisa, Jason admitted to maintaining romantic interest in her.[2] However, Elisa kindly dismissed the possibility of a relationship, hinting that her feelings for Goliath would always come first. 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[3].
Trivia[]
- In his debut as Elisa's partner, during a case, Jason states a sentence similar to what Elisa asked herself in her own debut: "What could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid steel?"
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1. Leader of the Pack |
14. Outfoxed |
27. Golem |
40. Bushido |
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