The Mayan Sun Amulet is a magical amulet crafted by a Mayan wizard in 990[3], and given by him to a gargoyle clan in ChacIxChel, Guatemala, the Mayan Clan.
History[]
The Mayan wizard went to these extreme lengths to be sure the pyramid and the Mayan people would be defended day and night. The golden amulet he created was shaped like the sun, and contained four precious stones, one of sapphire, one of obsidian, one of jade, and one of turquoise. It powered four magical pendants, each of which was also made of one of the four precious stones. These pendants caused the gargoyles that wear them to remain awake in the daytime, without entering stone sleep. The four gargoyles who wear these pendants are given names: Zafiro, Obsidiana, Jade and Turquesa. They remain flesh as long as they wear them and, unlike a typical gargoyle, they do not absorb solar radiation during the day, though the pendants do seem to compensate for this. The pendents also allow them to continue aging at the usual gargoyle rate, giving the pendent wearers longer lifespans. The pendants work on gargoyle beasts and will wake a sleeping gargoyle during midday if they are placed on him/her. Traditionally, two of the pendant wearers are male and two are female, though that isn't an enforced rule. Usually the leader of the clan is one of the pendant wearers but that isn't a hard and fast rule either.
The Obsidian Pendent.
The clan kept the Mayan Sun Amulet safe for a thousand years, passing the pendants on from one group of four gargoyles in a rookery generation to the next. Then, in 1993, disaster struck. A band of looters came upon the pyramid where the clan lived during the daytime, slaughtered the entire clan in its stone sleep (except for Zafiro, Obsidiana, Jade, and Turquesa, who were away patrolling the rain forest), and stole the amulet. It eventually wound up in the possession of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which put it on display.
When Jackal and Hyena were hired by Preston Vogel to destroy the Mayan gargoyles in 1996, they learned about the Sun Amulet, and Jackal promptly sent Hyena to New York to destroy it; once the amulet was no more, the Mayan gargoyles would become subject to stone sleep, and he could destroy them easily. Before Hyena could destroy the Amulet, however, she was defeated by Broadway and Lexington, who had seen her break into the museum. Discovering that the amulet was magical (although not the exact nature of its magic), they decided to take it into their possession and guard it, so that it could not fall into the wrong hands; Broadway took it back with him to the clock tower, to watch over it.[1]
After the Clock Tower was destroyed by the Canmores,[4] Elisa recovered it. Jade and Turquesa, on their way home from Avalon, were given it by Broadway when they were brought to Manhattan.[2] By 2198, it will be in the possession of the Mayan Clan once again.
Appearances[]
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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 | |
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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 Gargyoles (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 Gargyoles (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... |
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/Darkwing Duck #1. Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #2. |
