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Anonymous writes...

How long can the average N'kai live barring accident and disease?

Greg responds...

Long time.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What kind of weapons does Nokkar have?
Why hasn't Nokkar's equipment been updated? Why isn't he in contact with his people?

Greg responds...

Did you see "Sentinel"?

There are reasons, but to some extent you are assuming facts not in evidence.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

1.How strong is Nokkar? Does his physical strength come from his suit? How many of those Sentinel suits does Nokkar have?
2.Is Nokkar's ship capable of faster than light travel?
3.Did Nokkar have to receive any training to become a Sentinel?
4.Is he a good Sentinel? If so why hasn't he been promoted?
5.Why didn't he know of Gargoyles prior to 1996?
6.What does Nokkar do in his ship?
7.After the Easter Island natives disappeared did he make friends with anyone else before the gargoyles arrived on the island?

Greg responds...

1. Strong enough.
1a. Largely no.
1b. Is it me, or is this a really silly question?

2. Yes.

3. Yes.

4. Good enough.
4a. I'm not sure 'promotion' is the real issue, but there are reasons why he's remained in his position.

5. Why would he?

6. The two-step?

7. Largely, no.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What kind of government does the N'kai have? Democracy? Oligarchy? Monarchy?

Greg responds...

Not revealing this at this time.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Why does Lex have to have a mate?

Greg responds...

He doesn't HAVE to.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Why did Mab disapprove of Titania?

Greg responds...

Lots of reasons.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Would you consider Xanatos, MacBeth and Demona¡¯s tech anachronisms?

Greg responds...

I consider it part of the Jonny Quest school of cartoon technology. Advanced, but believably only one step removed from what we know exists.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Who were the owners of the 2 LXMs that we see in Gargoyles 2198?

Greg responds...

The Lexington-Xanatos Corporation.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What does Coyote-X think of the LXMs?
Is Coyote-X's AI software more advanced than that of the LXMs?

Greg responds...

Largely, he doesn't.

Very much so.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Will we see any other LXMs in Gargoyles 2198 besides the two that you have mentioned?

Greg responds...

Yes. They're practically ubiquitous.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Is the Master Matrix sentient?

Greg responds...

Not saying.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Is Talos still around in 2198?

Greg responds...

Some version of him, yes.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Do you know who Hob Gadling is?

Greg responds...

Is that the character from Sandman?

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Does Sherlock Holmes exist in the GU since he was mentioned several times in the series?

Greg responds...

One way or another, yes.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

1.How did the leader of the Avalon clan get to QFL? I mean Avalon takes where you're needed not where you want to go.
2.Can gargoyles on Avalon lay more eggs than the ones in the mortal world?
3.Why is there a gargoyle in Avalon named Azrael? I mean it's the name of the Muslim angel of death hardly Christian.

Greg responds...

1. I'm not going to get into logistics at this time. But figure he landed where ever he needed to be, and assuming that wasn't Queen Florence, he took a bus.

2. Potentially.

3. You try naming thirty-six kids in one sitting.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Why are the N'kai losing the war?

Greg responds...

In how many words or less?

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Were the N'kai the dominant force in the galaxy before the Space-Spawn?

Greg responds...

Sort of...

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

How many sentient races (excluding those native to our Solar System) are there in the galaxy? Hundred? Thousand?

Greg responds...

Fewer than 100.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What are Space-Spawn ships made out of? Metal? If so what kind of metal?

Greg responds...

Haven't worked this out, in part again, to keep open to what my theoretical collaborators might bring to the design of Space-Spawn technology.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

You said Prospero and Sevarius would be interested in creating a kid for Elisha and Goliath so is Prospero a sick and depraved individual like Sevarius?
What exactly is Calaban in the gargoyles universe? Halfling?
Is Miranda still alive in 1996?
What about Prospero? Is he still alive? If so how did he stay alive?

Greg responds...

I think, for starters, you're slightly misquoting me, but in any case, your logic is heavily flawed.

Not saying now.

Not saying.

I've already admitted that Prospero is still alive. Probably in the old ASK GREG ARCHIVES.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Were you ever going to introduce the multi-armed gods of Hinduism? What would they be? If they were going to be Children of Oberon how did you plan to stop the Hindus from boycotting Disney like they boycotted Xena (I think for planning to kill the Hindu gods)?

Greg responds...

Given enough time and episodes, all things would have been included. But I don't currently pretend to have worked out the answers to any of your specific questions.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

You said that you were trying to develop a scarecrow character for the Gargoyles Universe so have you finished developing it? Does it resemble Marvel¡¯s Scarecrow character, which is a demon or does it resemble DC¡¯s Scarecrow?

Greg responds...

I'm unfamiliar with Marvel's and I was consciously trying NOT to emulate DC's, a character I'm fond of and have used in a Captain Atom/Batman team-up story.

I have to date, not succeeded in coming up with a satisfactory Scarecrow character for the Gargoyles Universe. Which is a shame, because Gargoyles and scarecrows clearly have a lot in common.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Do the Illuminati know of all immortals(excluding oberon's children) on the Earth? If not do they know over fifty percent of them?

Greg responds...

You gotta love questions that call for percentages, right?

Well, no actually, you don't.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Is Renard still alive in 2001?

Greg responds...

I'm not 100% sure. Certain events between 1997 and the present are in a bit of flux, given that I haven't had a venue for stories.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Why doesn't Nokkar's people know of magic? I mean humans who are probably a younger race than the N'kai figured it out why can't the N'kai?

Greg responds...

Define "know of". Define "figured it out".

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

The Weird Sisters had Demona and MacBeth steal Coldstone so Goliath wouldn't notice the disappearance of the Eye of Odin, the Phoenix Gate and the Grimorum and so he wouldn't go looking for them, but what I don't understand is why were the Weird Sisters afraid that Goliath would go looking for the talisman? I mean he'd never find them considering that the Sisters would have taken the talismans to the Archmage on Avalon where Goliath could never reach them.

Greg responds...

But Goliath did reach them, so the potential was there.

In fact, one could easily argue that the Archmage's greatest mistake was delaying for Goliath's arrival.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What does Katana look like?

Greg responds...

I have a vague notion, but I'm consciously trying not to design her in my head, so as to give potential artists the freedom to come up with something, someday.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Did you plan to introduce any other Shakespeare plays into the Gargoyles Universe besides MacBeth, Ill Met by Moonlight and the Tempest? What did Oberon, Titania and Puck think of Ill Met by Moonlight? What did Prospero think of the Tempest?

Greg responds...

I assume you mean "A Midsummer Night's Dream"...

Anyway, yes.

I like to think that all were happy enough with Shakespeare's work. But except for Macbeth's reaction, I haven't fully worked out the responses in my mind.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Where is MacBeth in 2198?

Greg responds...

On Earth.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

1.What does Alexander Fox Xanatos IV look like? Does he look like the one in Future Tense? Is he married?
2.How powerful is he in magic? Why didn't he use his magic to flee the area when the Space-Spawn came?

Greg responds...

1. Though I'm determined to keep design issues open for the time being, Alex does, in my mind, look much like his adult persona in Future Tense.

1a. Not telling.

2. Enough.

2a. No warning at all. None. He was transported right into stasis.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Were there any Fay casualties of the Oberon and Mab War? If so care to give a ballpark figure?

Greg responds...

As most of you know, I'm not big on quantifying things that haven't been worked out.

But yes, any war has casualties.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Is Osiris dead in 1996? What about Set?

Greg responds...

I'm not just tossing this stuff out to you. What would I have to gain?

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

If the Oberon's Children are called the Oberite what exactly were Mab's children called?

Greg responds...

The Children of Oberon were never called the "Oberati". That was a behind the scenes suggestion that I made that some combo of Michael/Brynne/Lydia rejected as sounding too much like an Italian sports car.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What Central American wars did Dingo fight in?
Where did Fox get the tattoo?

Greg responds...

1. I'd have to research that.

2. Over her eye.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Will Sphinx and Terry have descendents in 2198?

Greg responds...

Not saying one way or another.

(Do you see how if I admitted anything along these lines, it would ruin a great deal of supsense for these characters in the present?)

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

How advanced were the New Olympians when they fled to New Olympus? Did they have any tech the Mediterranean world didn¡¯t have? If so what kind of tech?
You said the New Olympians had something better than nuclear tech so what is it? Fusion?

Greg responds...

Well, Talos, at least, was fairly advanced and not common to the 'known world'.

Not saying.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

How advanced is the Illuminati¡¯s tech? Beyond Xanatos¡¯s tech? Anywhere close to New Olympian tech?

Greg responds...

There's no across the board answer to this. Different groups will be more advanced in different areas.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Who is older Demona or Nokkar?

Greg responds...

Nokkar, by a considerable amount.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What does 2198 Demona think of Nokkar?

Greg responds...

Well... she likes him marginally better than the Space-Spawn.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Is Merlin and Blanchefleur still around in 2198?

Greg responds...

Not saying.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Will Arthur have any kids in the future?
Who will succeed Arthur as the ruler of New Camelot?

Greg responds...

Did you really think I'd blithely give this away?

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

1.Does Xanatos know of Mr.Duval's immortality?
2.What about his identity as Sir Percival?
3.In 1996 of the eight arthurian survivors who among them know Percival is Duval?
4.Who else knows Duval's identity as Percival?

Greg responds...

1. Nope.
2. Nope.
3. Two at least. No more than six.
4. I do. You seem too. Anyone else?

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

You said that in Castle Carbonek time passes differently so my question is how differently? A day in our world is an hour in Carbonek?

Greg responds...

It's not an equation as with Avalon.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What extraordinary properties does Excalibur possess?

Greg responds...

I'm holding on to that as well.

Response recorded on October 17, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Cuchullain in the legends was capable of turning into his monstrous warped form so is the Rory Cuchullain capable of that feat?
I know you said that Cuchullain was suppose to be your version of Thor, but could you tell us how Rory was turned into Cuchullain since the Spear wasn¡¯t even close in power with Thor¡¯s hammer and the Spear of light in the myths never has such power?

Greg responds...

I'm confident I never said that Cuchullain was supposed to be my version of Thor. If anything, I was concerned that the character was TOO Thor-like.

I've also admitted that I'm not quite familiar enough with the Cuchullain legend. Before I used the character again, I'd get my ducks in a row research-wise.

Response recorded on October 16, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What do you think of the DC Captain Marvel?

Greg responds...

I've always been semi-fond of the character. Why?

Response recorded on October 16, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

What is Banshee doing in 2198?

Greg responds...

Not talking.

Response recorded on October 16, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Who were Mab¡¯s parents?

Greg responds...

Never & Satisfied.

Response recorded on October 16, 2001

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Anonymous writes...

Why isn¡¯t Merlin, Oberon¡¯s own kid, considered a Child of Oberon? Why is Alex considered one?

Greg responds...

Well, let's begin with this: Considered by whom?

Alex was considered to have the potential to be one by Oberon & Titania.

Merlin and Oberon have long-standing issues, but what makes you think that he isn't considered a Child of Oberon?

Response recorded on October 16, 2001