Sapphire writes...

Questions about the relationship of Demona and Princess Katherine

1) In the episode "The reckoning" Demona seemed really ungrateful by clenching her hand talons in a fist and growling of how Princess Katherine and her followers treated her clan with comtempt and the final insult came when princess Katherine stole the clan's children when she was imprisoned in the labrinth when talking to Angela. My question is Princess Katherine risked her life to correct her past misdeeds towards Demona's clan by getting the eggs to Avalon and raising them. Why isnt Demona grateful for that?

2)What will Demona do to Princess Katherine if they were ever to meet again?

Faieq writes...

When Iago made Othello believe that Goliath was trying to steal Desdemona away from Othello during the Dark Ages, what was Demona's role in all this?

GreyPhoenix writes...

G2198 contest:

446: immediate
518: brilliant
519: masterplan

Basilisk writes...

In 'The Mirror', Demona is furious that all the humans in Manhattan are gargoyles. If she'd taken a minute to think on what advantages she could have in a gargoyle-populated city (ie, she would be accepted, she wouldn't have to hide, etc, etc) would she have decided to just let it all alone? I mean, she was clearly not thinking properly, she was just raging, but if she had been, what would she do?

matt writes...

if demona had succeded in destroying humanity in hunters moon 3 wouldn't she die as soon as she became human and was no longer under the protection of the praying gargoyle? also wouldn't that spell have killed macbeth and thus she would died or does the power of the praying gargoyle supersede the wierd sisters spell? im a huge fan thanks for a great show!!!!

Anonymous writes...

To the Angela topic

Hi Greg. I don´t know English well but I will attempt that you understand me. I very like your work in Gargoyles and my congratulations because Gargoyles is the best cartoon serie that I saw in my life. Then, I ask: If the series of Gargoyles will continue one day, how can end the relation of Angela and Demona (mother and daughter)? (friendly, badly,dramaticaly),... Thanks.

Razorclawz writes...

In City of Stone 2, when Demona rip off the Hunter's mask, Gillecomegain shot something like: "Do you remember me? The boy you disfigured?" Demona said no. Did she lie or she didn't remember the boy?

Vilija writes...

How and when did Demona get to North America?
I figured she must still have been in Europe during both wars...(Temptation) "I've seen horrors that would blast your soul."
(That was a very cool episode by the way. But I dont like how Goliath's face was distorted during the spell.)

Anonymous writes...

Does Demona really have a spell that can take a minute from a person's life?

Vilija (Demona's greatest fan) writes...

In the "Hunter's Moon #1" Episode, Demona does her cool Human to Gargoyle transformation."If you want something done right...do it yorself!" (What a great line. It gave me goosebumps!) I noticed that she is shown with her trademark tiara. Is that thing attatched to her head, or does she keep it in her pocket? How does she get it on so quickly? Also, what metal is it made of? Sorry, I'm just curious. (Say hi to your kids for me!)

Samantha writes...

I'm a juinor in high school and in my Advance Placement class for American History, we're reading the books The Crucible and the Scarlett letter, both about the puritains and the Salem Witch trials...my question is where was Demona during all this? Did she even know about it? And the holocust also, what did she think of these events in history, did she become even more enrgaed with humans that they could do this to their kind or could she of cared less and figured it only proved her more right that humans are just purely evil? Im hope this question didn't confuse you...Thanks!

XanaTOAST writes...

Why does Demona wear a crown

Gengar! writes...

what happened to Demona mother

Bruno writes...

Hi, Greg,

I was thinking about the two next great loves of Demona's life.
Really, Greg, you're a good guy: After all that she did, there's yet someone that may fall in love with her. But this creats some doubts:

1 - I suppose that the first of them will appear in the normal series (Gargoyles), and the second in G2158 (oops, revamping :-). Am I right?

The next questions are about just the first of them:

2 - Is he a known gargoyle (Griff, Zaffiro, etc)?

3 - If no, is he from a known clan?

4 - Is he a good guy or another Thailog?

5 - Will he know all about the dirt things that she did?

6 - What's his opinion about this?

7 - Will they have one (or more) eggs together?

Warrioress writes...

Did Demona have any other children besides Angela (with another male Gargoyle, I mean)?

Vashkoda writes...

1) Has Demona already used all the spells available in the pages she tore from the Grimorum?

2) Did Elisa or the others do anything special with that page from the Grimorum with the spell that enchanted Goliath? If Goliath must obey anyone who holds it, couldn't someone say, "I negate the last command", and have Goliath fall right back under its spell? Even if that isn't the case, I would think that the possibility was enough that they would take certain precautions with it. Just wondering.

Todd Jensen writes...

This is in response to your answer to my question about future genocidal schemes of Demona. When I commented that it struck me as difficult to top the "Hunter's Moon" scheme, you pointed out that it might strike some as difficult to top the "City of Stone" scheme.

That is a good point, but I do think that it was quite possible to top the "City of Stone" scheme. Demona's scheme there was threatening the humans in Manhattan. In "Hunter's Moon", she'd upped the range of her scheme to threatening all humans on the planet.

Justin writes...

Dear Greg Here's another set of questions for you.
1a)How did Demona find those five gargs in City of Stone?
1b)Were the a few clans in Scotland?
2a)Did have a rookery?
2b)Did Demona contribute?
3a)Why did Demona treat her clan more like an army ten family?
3b)Why did Demona do nothing to stop the princess,magus and Tom when they took the clan's eggs?
Thanks

Adam writes...

I have another question about Demona. What does she do when she's not plotting the downfall of mankind? I mean, she can't ALWAYS be actively involved in some nefarious plot; that would be way too much like "Pinky and the Brain" (I can see it now PINKY: What are we going to do tomorrow night, Demona? DEMONA: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the…uhh…destroy humanity!!!). She has to have a hobby or something, and I'm betting it's not stealing candy from babies or tying attractive blonde women to the railroad tracks. Does she watch T.V., like Hudson; or read, like Goliath; or does she gnaw on bones, like Bronx? I'll limit this to the recent past (because this is not a "What did Demona do during WWII" question), let's say from the late 1980s onward. Also, before Puck turned her into a human during the day; since I'm interested in what she did as a gargoyle, not as Dominique Destine.

Adam writes...

Okay, now that somebody has won the clans contest it's time for me to ask an actual question. So here it is:

Where did Demona sleep while she was in New York before Puck cast his spell that turned her into a human during the day? More importantly, how did Demona sleep? We know that Goliath and his clan usually assume menacing postures, unless the sun catches them unawares. They're protecting the castle during the day (as much as they can) by looking scary. The Gargoyles at Ishimura face inwards, for a reason that I've forgotten. But Demona no longer protects anything. Does she still jump onto the nearest parapet and strike a pose just for old-time's sake? How does a gargoyle who isn't really a gargoyle any more behave during one of the moments that defines that species?

Todd Jensen writes...

Another Demona question. One thing that I noticed was that while Demona and Elisa were serious enemies throughout the series, they haven't really had a head-on clash since "Avalon Part Three". In "Sanctuary", Elisa opposes Demona and is the one to temporarily kill her, but Demona never even notices Elisa, being too busy fighting Macbeth. They don't interact in "Future Tense" (which doesn't really count, for obvious reasons) or "The Reckoning", and while both play major roles in "Hunter's Moon", they never run into each other in that one either.

Did you have any Demona/Elisa confrontations planned for after "Hunter's Moon" (and I can't help but think that the Kiss and its consequences would almost certainly make Demona all the more hostile towards Elisa)?

Todd Jensen writes...

Did you have any further plans for "exterminate humanity" attempts for Demona after "Hunter's Moon"? I've sometimes wondered about this. On the one hand, it's a major goal of hers - and one which I imagine Demona would consider even more important to achieve now that the humans know that the gargoyles exist, aren't too happy about it, and have even set up the Quarrymen. On the other hand, it strikes me as rather difficult to top the scheme that she used in "Hunter's Moon".

Brian writes...

If demona is human during the day why do her eyes glow and why is her waist so thin?

Melissa writes...

Hey again,

When I first saw that Demona had red glowing eyes (unlike the others who had white) I thought that was intended to be a hint that she was on the evil side. Usually in children shows, the evil characters are dressed in darker colors (i.e. black and red) while the good guys are dressed in lighter colors (i.e. white, light blue). I know the show is deeper than that, but was that the initial reason why Demona had red glowing eyes, or was it planned that female gargoyles would have red glowing eyes all along?

Thanks a bunch!

Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky writes...

Hi Greg. I was wondering if you are in the mood to talk about Demona's next two great loves. I'd really like to hear about them.

Ithica writes...

When do you think Demona and Macbeth became fully aware that neither could die without killing the other? Right after Canmore stabbed Macbeth? Later?

Also, Macbeth is quite clearly (at least at one point) a suicidal character. Did he ever try to just kill himself? If so, did he not know he had to kill Demona to do it, or just hoped it would work?

Kelly L Creighton/Kya White Sapphire writes...

OH and greg, hate to tell ya, but you know how you keep telling people to "check the archives" for the demona/macbeth dieing from virus/statue etc..? its not there. i dont know if its in the HUGE archives, but i read the demona archive and the macbeth archive. its not there. unless gore deleted it just as i went to go look for it. not that im asking that question, but i thought id let you know :)

Chris writes...

I couldn't find this question anywhere but if I just missed it and it's there in the archives, feel free to ignore, so here it is....

In all the centuries that the Canmores were hunting Demona, did it ever occur to any of them that there was something strange about the fact that they were hunting the same gargoyle for centuries when gargoyles only have twice the lifespan of a human?(That's around 200 years right?)I know i'd think there was something odd going on.I mean, did they know she was immortal, or was this hunter thing something they followed blindly just because their ancestors did?

Thanks for your time, and the show.

Gencie Salter writes...

1. Did Demona ever meet any other gargoyles/clans after the one she had when she was with MacBeth?

LSZ writes...

How does Demona feel about Oberon?

LSZ writes...

What does Demona think of human religions in general and in specific?

Emmlei writes...

I was thinking recently about Demona and the Canmores/Hunters, and it dawned on me that it's a lot like the Montagues and Caputlets of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Both involve two 'families' battling each other over a past greivance, one whose cause unfortunately became lost in the past (for Gargoyles, it's some kid getting slashed in the face, and we never learn the cause in 'R&J'). In both, the drive for revenge becomes the driving force for keeping the feud going. It's kind of tragic that in both stories, something as low as vengence causes so much pain on both sides. So, was that intentional or did I just come across one of those universal themes?

Scott Iskow writes...

I've tried to ask this question before, but I guess it got wiped in some glitch. Gotta love these new fandangled machines, eh?

My question: Will Demona reform before or after...

1) Angela's death?
2) Goliath's death?
3) The Space Spawn attack?
4) Clan Manhattan's eggs hatch?
5) Gargoyles declared as endangered species?
6) Pigs fly?

Tana writes...

Dear Greg,

Just read your Legion ramble...and I have to say this:

At the time when I first saw that Episode, I knew that Iago was trying to indicate that Goliath was betraying Othello with Desdemona, but I didn't understand why the credits listed the characters with such names. Boy was I naive.

A couple years later I was taking a Shakespeare class and read Othello. Can you imagine, about Act 2 somewhere we're reading it outloud and all of a sudden I say outloud: OH I GET IT. My friends thought I was insane. I had to give a quick explination for my outburst, which didn't help much to prove my sanity (none of them had watched Gargoyles).

Since reading the play Othello has become my favorite of the Shakespearian Tragedies (though I admit I have to read several more) And the Love "Pentagram" has become a delightful flavoring to the show.

I say Pentagram because I do believe that Demona would have been caught up in the whole mess. Especially given that Iago likens so well to the Shakespearian version. If he's going to ruin Goliath (and Othello as well) Then "In for a penny, in for a pound" Demona would have to go too. And probably the whole clan (including Hudson) probably would have been at Odds with Goliath thanks to Iago's whispering.

Which leads me to my first question:

1. Did the incident between Othello, Desdemona, Iago and Goliath occur before or after Goliath became leader to the clan? I ask because it strikes me that if after, Iago would not only try to win Desdemona, but Leadership as well.

2. Since Demona collected pieces of the shattered Iago to create Coldstone, we know he was banish from the clan. So what punishment was set upon Iago for causing such a clash between rookery brothers.

3. For that matter, would anyone have truely realized what Iago was doing, that he was responsible for it?

4. In City of Stone's flashback, we see Demona almost warning Othello and Desdemona about the upcoming attack. In one way, these two were used so that it wouldn't be just random gargs...But given the idea that Demona would have gotten tied up in the whole love scandal, it would seem Demona wouldn't exactly like Desdemona (even if the whole thing proved false; she's got trouble forgiving people) So why, in a character sense would Demona have gone to these two?

Well, I'm sure I had more questions along this topic, but I can't think of them after all that typing, so I'll let you get on with the other questions.

"So will I turn her virtue into pitch; and out of her own goodness make a net that shall emesh them all." -Iago (my fav quote from the play)

Vashkoda writes...

Hey Greg. Here are some Demona questions: 1) How did she find out about the praying gargoyle statue? 2) About how much time has Demona spent in Paris since the end of season 2, including the time she spent there looking for the praying garg statue and the time she spent there with Macbeth and Thailog? (years? decades? a century or two?). 3) Will Demona return to Paris for any significant period of time in the future? 4a) Who told Demona about the Medicci tablet? 4b) What was the original purpose of the tablet's spell? 4c) Who made the tablet? 4d) I can't remember whether the tablet was shattered or not, but assuming it wasn't, can its spell be used again? e) If they haven't been destroyed, who now posseses the tablet and statue? 5) How did Demona know that the three items (virus/disinfectant, tablet spell and gargoyle statue) could be used together? 6)Over the centuries, Demona's done a lot of traveling. At the end of season 2, what do you think her favorite city is?

Faieq Ali writes...

Was Demona loosing her arm bracelet in HUNTER'S MOON a permanent thing, or would she appear in the next episode with it on?
Was that the only arm bracelet she had or does she have a whole drawer full of them?

Demona (repost by Aris) writes...

Hi, Greg! I have a quick question for you -- why did Avalon send Demona and MacBeth to Paris? Goliath, Angela, Elisa, and Bronx were sent to Paris because of Demona and MacBeth. So, why were Demona and MacBeth there? Thanks!! :)

Angela (repost by Aris) writes...

Hello, Greg! Please let me know if I'm right about this -- I have proof that Goliath still loves Demona ----> 1.) In "Vows", Goliath spent the whole show trying to get Demona to stay good and love him again. Also, The only reason Goliath went to Xanatos' wedding is because Xanatos said that Demona would be there. I mean, Goliath wasn't going to go, but when he heard the name "Demona", he immediately decided to be the best man. 2.) In "The Reckoning," Goliath, at the end, was fighting Thailog because he was trying to hurt Demona. Plus, Goliath warned Demona about the fire 3.) In "Sanctuary", when Thailog was talking about how he planned on double-crossing Demona, Goliath got really mad. Plus, Goliath was jealous when he discovered that Demona had chosen Thailog (for the time being, anyway!!) 4.) In "Outfoxed," Goliath was talking to Halceyon Renard, and Ranard told Goliath how his missed Jeanine (Fox), and Anastasia. Goliath then adds his own and says how he misses his "Angel of the Night."

Please let me know if these are good facts to support my statement -- Goliath still loves/cares for Demona!! Thanks a million, Greg!!

Angela (repost by Aris) writes...

Hello, Greg! In "City of Stone: Part 4" MacBeth was going to throw Demona over the bridge in Xanatos' castle in the selarium, but Goliath talked MacBeth out of it. By doing this, Goliath saved both Demona and MacBeth's lives. Now, Goliath could have gotten rid of 2 of his biggest enemies, but he convinced MacBeth that "Death is never the answer, life is." This is proof that Goliath still has feelings for Demona. He could have easily let MacBeth kill her if he didn't love her, but he still does. SO......my question to you is -- this is proof that Goliath still loves, or at least still has feelings for Demona, I am correct?? Please let me know, Greg. I really appreciate it!! :)

Angela (repost by Aris) writes...

Hi, Greg! Is there a special reason why Demona chose "Dominique Destin" to be her human name? I imagine that she had to choose the name for the episode "Sanctuary" so that MacBeth wouldn't suspect anything. Please let me know. Thanks, Greg!! :)

Faieq Ali writes...

1) In the Gargoyle universe, do soulmates exist?
2) If so, who is Goliath's soulmate, Elisa or Demona? What Goliath and Elisa have is honest, but difficult, whereas Goliath and Demona had a good relationship while it lasted, and if Demona had not betrayed the clan they would have still been together until one or the other perished. Their relationship was more easier, but it was naive and dishonest. So which is better?

Faieq Ali writes...

I asked this before but seems to have gotten lost, so I decided to repost it:
1) What would the relationship between Iago and Demona have been like in the Dark Ages? After all Demona was the Archmages' apprentice, but Iago was allied with him, so would he look down on her? In HIGH NOON, he calls her 'sister', but thats because he doesn't know that it is her fault he is dead and that she is now an enemy of Goliath.
Also would he hate her, in Dark Ages, because she was in love with Goliath and was friends with Desdemona and Othello?
2) Did Goliath etc, learn of Demona's apprenticeship with The Archmage?
3) If the answer to (2) is yes, then how would Goliath react?

Abigail Thorne writes...

I asked this way back in March, but I think the question got lost, so let me try again.

Were you ever going to reveal just how Demona and Xanatos teamed up? Xanatos is not exactly a trustworthy individual, and Demona's track record with humans has not been stellar. It's not like she would just go up to him and say "I'm a thousand-year old gargoyle with a grudge against humanity. Want to help me reawaken my clan?" And was she the one who gave him the Grimorum? Because if he got it from someone else, and Demona found out about it, then she would have obviously wanted to reclaim it, which would explain how they met, but not how they decided to work together. So what's the story?

Thanks for listening, and sorry if you have read this already.

Isaac Kelley writes...

Alright, in Hunters Moon, my personal favorite episode, Demona almost unleashed a magical disease that would have killed all sentience. Gargoyles would be immune to it's effects thanks to the Praying Gargoyle.
Now we all know Goliath smashed the statue and saved the world. But what if this was not the case...
1. All humans would have died. Macbeth is obviously human. Would this not have qualified as death at Demona's hands, thus killing Demona (oops)?
2. If not, would she fall prey to it when she turned into human form? How would this work?
3. Would this spread to Avalon and/or the isle of the New Olympians?
4. How would it affect... Oberon's Children?
5. ...New Olympians?
6. ...Gargoyle clones?
7. Any other effects?

Thanks for your time. Love your rambles, by the way, look forward to next season's rambles.

Taleweaver writes...

While watching City of Stone and Mirror something Demona said struck me. She knew about Owen's alter ego, Puck. How did she figure it out?

tk writes...

My question today is if Demona and Macbeth can only die by hands of each others hand or so, What would happen if say Macbeth committed suicide not that he really would.
Thanks thats all for now,
Bye!

Todd Jensen writes...

I've recently read a book on Shakespeare's famous "history play" cycle (the eight history plays from "Richard II" to "Richard III" about the Wars of the Roses) called "Shakespeare's Kings" by John Julius Norwich, which focused on the relations of Shakespeare's cycle to actual English history. And that inspired a fresh question on my part.

In your vision of the Gargoyles Universe, did any of the immortal characters (Demona, Macbeth, Puck, etc.) get involved in any way in this period of English history that Shakespeare was drawing on for his cycle, from Richard II's deposition in 1399 to Richard III's death at Bosworth in 1485? (We know, of course, where Demona was in 1495, ten years after Bosworth, and that it wasn't in England).

brent writes...

if demona was evil and is evil than during the 900s in A.D. why did goliath love Demona if she was evil

Basilisk writes...

Did Demona ever actually love Thailog? My impression was that she went to him because he was a sort of Goliath with her goals. I always thought that in her heart, Demona still loves Goliath, but her obsession with denying her guilt was so great that she could not allow herself to care for him. Is this at all correct?