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1. What was the inspiration for the New Olympians?
Jack Kirby's comic-book creations were strong influences, particularly
the New Gods (DC Comics) and the Eternals (Marvel Comics). Kirby's Inhumans
(also from Marvel Comics) also had some influence as well.
2. Was Cu Chulainn's "Hound of Ulster" a gargoyle beast?
Yes.
3. What are the 14 gargoyle clans that would exist in "Gargoyles 2198?"
By 2198, there would be 12 clans:
4. Don't the Guatemalan clan get tired, considering they never sleep? Do the pendants affect their aging rate?
The magic in the pendants compensates for sleep, though they do occasionally
take it off for some old-fashioned stone sleep. While the pendants are
keeping them flesh by day, they age at the same rate as humans.
5. What happened to Jade and Turquesa?
After making sure their rain forest vegetation was fine, they returned
home to Guatemala. Though Avalon probably sent them on a few adventures
on the way, they would definitely be home by now.
6. Where did Yama's name come from?
Yama is the Japanese word for mountain. (His name has nothing to do
with the Hindu god of death, also named Yama.)
The pink female gargoyle in the Ishimura clan, who had a few lines in
"Bushido." She was Yama's mate, though she was from the next youngest generation
from him, and would take Yama's betrayal of the clan- and subsequent banishment-
especially hard. Her name, in Japanese, means "sky."
8. Where in Korea is the Korean clan located?
Greg's answer: The Korean Clan of Gargoyles is located in tunnels
and caves that run through the mountains along the Pukhan River.
GargWiki.net has answers for all your Gargoyles questions.
Includes episode commentaries by co-creator Greg Weisman, interviews with the cast, and a documentary on the fan convention.
Written by Greg Weisman and published by SLG between 2006 and 2009, the series picks up at after season two of the TV series. Issues can be found on eBay
Funko released several vinyl figures of our beloved Gargoyles clan. Find them at your local stores or online retail and auction web sites.
Electric Tiki released a sculpture of Goliath in 2011. Bowen Designs released a Goliath statue in 2009.