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- "Is that all there is for us? Mere survival?"
- —Coldstone[1]
- "You call me brother, Goliath, but we know better! I am no gargoyle! I am Coldstone!"
- —Coldstone[2]
Coldstone, occasionally referred to as Othello, was a gargoyle member of the Wyvern Clan who, long after being shattered by vikings was rebuilt as an android along with fragments of two other clan members.
History[]
Coldstone in 971.
In 971, "Coldstone" greeted Prince Malcolm and Robert to his clan.[3]
During his time in the Wyvern Clan, the gargoyle later known as "Coldstone" was led to believe that his mate was having an affair with Goliath by his treacherous rookery brother. Othello attacked Goliath, throwing aside his mate, until she was able to make him see the truth behind their brother's lies.[4]
In 994 CE, Coldstone spoke with his brother and asked if he could join him and their mentor in their search for Hakon's Vikings.[1] Goliath's 2nd in command then approached him and his mate to tell them something but she refrained from telling them about her and captain's treachery. He was shattered with his clan by Hakon and his Viking marauders.[5]
A millennium later, Coldstone was resurrected by Demona and Xanatos, using parts of three gargoyles: the one who would come to be known as Coldstone himself, his mate and his evil brother from 994 A.D.[1]
Upon reanimation, he named himself Coldstone. He was manipulated to attack the Manhattan Clan by Demona. Upon realizing the truth and joining the Manhattan Clan he took a laser blast to the chest intended for Goliath and sunk to the bottom of the Hudson River.[1]
Months later Xanatos reactivated Coldstone to steal technology from a competing company. By breaking into the servers Coldstone was infected with a computer virus which caused an internal struggle for control over the body between the three spirits within the android. During this struggle Goliath entered into the body via virtual reality helping Coldstone and his mate defeat their evil brother who was consumed by the virus and shutting down the body of Coldstone. Goliath took Coldstone's inanimate body to the Manhattan Clan's Clock tower[4] and kept it inside a storage room.[6]
Macbeth and Demona later stole the Grimorum, Eye of Odin, the Phoenix Gate, and the body of Coldstone as part of the Weird Sisters' plan. His brother then took control of his body and aided MacBeth and Demona in their attempt to destroy both Maza and the Manhattan Clan. However, Coldstone was convinced by his mate and the Weird sisters to take back control of his body. He then subdued MacBeth and forced both him and Demona to leave. He then removed the chains from Goliath and the others. He then chose to leave knowing that no living Gargoyle was safe while his mate and brother kept fighting.[7] Reactivated, the internal struggle continued and Coldstone took his body to exile in Tibet. [2]
He was found by Xanatos and his Steel Clan and was brought to New York where Xanatos attempted to transfer the other two personalities into new bodies. Owen, as Puck, used this as a lesson for Alex on transferring souls eventually giving Coldstone's brother, and mate their own bodies. Coldstone's evil brother, now calling himself Coldsteel left to cause mayhem. Coldstone and his mate, now called Coldfire were then placed in their respective robotic bodies officially reunited. Goliath then offered them the chance to join the Manhattan Clan, but they turned down the offer for the time being to defeat Coldsteel, following his trail determined to end his rampage.[8]
When Coldsteel appeared in London as a part of Xanatos' plans involving the Stone of Destiny, Coldstone and his robotic mate, Coldfire, appeared to stop him.[9]
Characteristics[]
At first, Coldstone was known as callous, offensive, loathsome, devilish, sneaky, testy, obnoxious, negative and erudite. And yet, he turned out to be caring, optimistic, laid-back, diligent, selfless, thoughtful, organized, nice and efficient.
Appearance[]
Of all the Coldtrio, Coldstone most closely resembles the gargoyle Othello, his original dominant personality, and the one who would eventually take over the body and name permanently. Roughly half of his body has been replaced with robotics. Coldstone's wings, part of the left half of his head, his right eye, his right arm, most of his left leg, the end of his tail and much of his torso are all cybernetic parts, along with smaller pieces throughout his body. Most of Coldstone's robot parts resemble the corresponding parts on Othello, though he is missing the horn and hair on the left side of his head and his wings are smaller and more angular. Coldstone has a couple of features borrowed from the Steel Clan, including a retracting arm cannon. Coldstone's robotics are metallic gray, red and gold.
His remaining body is re-animated stone, not flesh. (Hence Demona's line "You are cold stone brought to life.") This can be hard to tell, since Othello's skin color is very similar to Coldstone's current coloration.
Unlike other gargoyles, whose tails simply end in points, Othello's tail had a small club-like tip. This is also seen in Coldstone in the form of a ball on the tip of his cybernetic tail.
Images[]
Image Gallery for Coldstone. Click here to see all of the images, featuring Coldstone.
See Also[]
| Wyvern Clan |
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Manhattan Clan • Demona's Clan • Avalon Clan • London Clan |
| Manhattan Clan |
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| Known Members |
| See also: Wyvern Clan |
Appearances[]
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | ||||
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 comics | ||||||
| Clan Building | Bad Guys: Redemption | |||||
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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 #2. The Lost Bad Guys #3. Estranged Bad Guys #4. Louse Bad Guys #5. Strangled Bad Guys #6. Losers | ||||
| Dynamite Entertainment | ||||||
| Here In Manhattan | Quest | Dark Ages - Alliance | Demona | Crossovers | ||
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Gargoyles (2022) #1. Chapter One: A Little Crazy Gargoyles (2022) #2. Chapter Two: Idyll or Nightmare * Gargoyles (2023) #3. Chapter Three: Miracle Child Gargoyles (2023) #4. Chapter Four: Tale Old As Time * Gargoyles (2023) #5. Chapter Five: Render Unto Caesar Gargoyles (2023) #6. Chapter Six: Underwater |
Gargyoles (2023) #7. Chapter Seven: Everywhere Gargoyles (2023) #8. Chapter Eight: Mayday Gargoyles (2023) #9. Chapter Nine: Your Witness Gargoyles (2023) Special. Trick-Or-Treat Gargoyles (2023) #10. Chapter Ten: New Rules Gargyoles (2023) #11. Chapter Eleven: Young At Heart Gargoyles (2023) #12. Chapter Twelve: Cold Comfort |
Gargoyles (2024) #2. Chapter Two: Quo Vadis Cum Hoc? Gargoyles (2024) #3. Chapter Three: Acquisitions Gargoyles (2024) #4. Chapter Four: Unequivocal Success Gargoyles (2024) #5. Chapter Five: Queen of All She Surveys Gargoyles (2024) Winter Special. Bronx's Silent Night! |
Dark Ages #2. Chapter Two: The Draw Dark Ages #3. Chapter Three: The Oath * Dark Ages #4. Chapter Four: The Promise Dark Ages #5. Chapter Five: The Dream Dark Ages #6. Chapter Six: The Pledge |
Demona #1. Fools Rush Inn... Demona #2. Fortune Favors the Brave... Demona #3. For Not Everything With Wings... Demona #4. Fallen From the Ranks... Demona #5. Forever Sound the Mystic Chords of Memory... Gargoyles (2025) Winter Special. Stone Cold Case |
Gargoyles Meets the Fantastic Four #0. Send Up a Flare! Gargoyles Meets the Fantastic Four #1. Both Alike In Dignity... Gargoyles Meets the Fantastic Four #2. Clan & Family... |
Gargoyles Meets Darkwing Duck #1. Chapter One: Dark-Duck Reflections Gargoyles Meets Darkwing Duck #1. Chapter One: Dark-Duck Reflections |
Notes & References[]
Notes[]
*Cameo inside the storage room in the clock tower.[6]
**(Mentioned Only)[10]
- In 994, Demona, Goliath and Othello were all the same ages of 28 years old biologically.(or 56 years old chronologically) until the night of the massacre.[13] At that point, Othello died and thus stopped aging. Goliath went to sleep for a thousand years while Demona kept aging to 35 years.
- Coldstone and Coldfire are the biological parents of Gabriel, although neither of them consider this important or see themselves in such a light, rather seeing themselves as parents to all their rookery children.
- Coldstone has never actually been called Othello; it was a production name only. "Othello" is generally used to refer to the individual Coldstone, whereas "Coldstone" is occasionally used to refer to the android body and none of the actual spirits within it. Since Coldfire and Coldsteel eventually obtained their own bodies, "Coldstone" is now used primarily to refer to the individual "Othello".
- Coldstone/Othello is one of several characters played by a Star Trek cast member. In this case Michael Dorn, who portrayed Worf.
- Due to the method of rebuilding his body, combining magic and science, Coldstone does not turn to stone when exposed to the sun.[7]
