Puck is one of the tricksters, a group of the Children of Oberon. He is the fae guardian of Alexander Fox Xanatos.
History[]
Using Titania's Mirror, Demona captured Puck to force him to destroy the human, Elisa Maza, which he did in a roundabout way. During the night, Puck transformed all the humans in Manhattan to gargoyles, and the Manhattan Clan to humans. At the end of the night, Puck arranged that Demona should turn into a human every day at sunrise and revert to her true gargoyle form at dusk.[3]
In order to escape Oberon's impending Gathering, Puck cast an illusion on Goliath during his Avalon travels in an attempt to obtain the Phoenix Gate. Goliath, in his refusal, opened a time portal, and threw the gate into the time stream.[4]
During the Gathering, Puck failed to appear, so Oberon returned to the mortal world to track him down and steal Alexander Xanatos. Puck revealed his human alias to be Owen Burnett, and with the help of the Manhattan Clan, convinced Oberon to allow Alexander and Puck to remain in the mortal realm with his family. Puck was, however, banished from Avalon, and bound to Alexander as his fairy tutor. In condition as tutor and having been banished from Avalon, he could only use his magic when teaching or protecting the child. Puck was upset and pleaded but gradually accepted.[2]
In his capacity as a tutor, Puck taught Alexander how to possess mortal bodies, and to transfer souls. He expressed pride in his pupil after he successfully transferred the souls of three disembodied gargoyle to robotic bodies,[5]
Characteristics[]
Puck is a trickster, and one of the more light-hearted of his kind, who delights in all manner of relatively harmless magical confusion, such as changing humans into gargoyles and medieval weaponry into overgrown sunflowers. Despite his capacity for causing trouble, he does have a certain fondness for humans - and a mild dislike for humorless people, or at least for working with them, such as Demona. And in Puck's own words, he is "never a poor guest" in that he generally leaves a lasting impression upon those who encountered his true nature as a Child of Oberon, prompting him to "gift" Demona with humanity during daytime if to spite her just the same. He has also developed a loyalty to the Xanatoses, initially based simply on fascination with and delight in their own "trickster" natures and ingenuity, but which has deepened to a level that has astonished him.
Puck has also gone under the alias of Robin Goodfellow, which is publicly connected to him in the way that "Owen Burnett" is not. He, at some point in his career, crafted a magic flute, which Oberon used to help Boudicca find his scent when tracking Puck in New York at the time of the Gathering. (The powers of this flute are as yet unknown). While considerably powerful in magic, Puck occasionally needs a conduit to amplify his antics, such as when he used the antenna mounted on the North Tower of the World Trade Center to transform all the humans on Manhattan Island into gargoyles though it should be noted, that he later turned them back to humans without it, suggesting he was lying about the necessity.
Powers and abilities[]
Puck is a fay and a trickster, making him an unpredictable and sometimes dangerous entity but like all of his race he is weakened by iron. Although he may not appear formidable, Puck is actually a very powerful individual with a vast array of magical powers all ruled by a cunning and devious mind. His powers include:
- Spellcasting
- Reality-bending
- Flying[3]
- Possession
- Conjuration
- Shapeshifting
- Illusions[4]
- Invisibility
- Animating lifeless things
Given his past service to Oberon, that Oberon chose to collect Puck himself, and that Puck was willing to fight (an albeit weakened) Oberon, it is possible that Puck may be the most powerful of the Children of Oberon, with only Titania and Oberon himself being stronger. He also displayed the greatest magical range among the Children of Oberon, with most others showing great strength in a particular power or skill.
Spells[]
- "Thy sight Demona doth offend,
- so Puck will hasten to amend.
- Begone Elisa, human born,
- and be no more as you were formed."
- "All humans on this concrete isle,
- Demona finds your presence vile.
- So do you now as I command,
- and be no woman, child, nor man!"
- "The humans love a battle hearty,
- so does Puck; come on let's party!"
- "First the humans I'll attend,
- and now the gargoyles will I mend.
- If his efforts you commend,
- free Puck, let him homeward wend."
- "Fearsome creature who would stay
- unchanged by the light of day,
- remain you thus throughout the night,
- and be thou flesh by dawn's fair light."
- "For the spirits to be willing, the flesh must first grow weak.
- Just long enough for soul in flight to pass from cheek to cheek."
Quotes[]
- "Puck is many things, but never a poor guest."
- "Big Daddy Oberon has already begun the gathering."
- "I've got a sunny disposition and I'm always kind to animals."
- "You hurt him with that one. Do it again!"
- "I live for subterfuge."
Trivia[]
- Puck is one of several characters played by a Star Trek cast member. In this case Brent Spiner, who portrayed Data.
- When Demona commanded him, he showed a tendency to bend but not disobey his orders. This was shown again when he gave Alexander his first lesson to separate Coldsteel and Coldfire from Coldstone's body. Also in the episode "Future Tense," though this attempt failed.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*High Noon, Ill Met By Moonlight, The Gathering, Part One: mentioned only References[]
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