| Death Battle Combatant | |
|---|---|
 The Leader of the Manhattan Clan | |
| Goliath | |
| Origin | Gargoyles S1E1 "Awakening Part 1" (1994) |
| Company | Disney |
| Appearance(s) | Beast VS Goliath
Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099 (cameo, as a statue) |
| “ | You are trespassing. | „ |
| ~ Goliath |
Goliath is the main protagonist of the Gargoyles series. He appeared in the 47th episode of DEATH BATTLE!, Beast VS Goliath, where he fought against Beast from Marvel Comics.
History
In the year 994 A.D., a clan of gargoyle warriors led by their leader Goliath formed a partnership with a Scottish kingdom. They would protect the castle from invaders at night, and the humans would protect them during the day since gargoyle's turn to stone at sunrise. Unfortunately, they faced prejudice against the humans due to their beastly appearance, and were betrayed by the humans they swore to protect. Most of Goliath's clan was destroyed, and thoses that survived were placed under a curse that sealed them in stone forever. However, the curse could be broken if the castle was over the clouds.
Then one thousand years later in 1994, businessman Xanatos had all the stones and foundation of the castle moved from Scotland and on top of his skyscraper in New York City that poked above the clouds. It worked, and the curse was broken, awakening the gargoyles awoke once more. Goliath was then tasked in leading his clan into the modern day world.
DEATH BATTLE! Info
Background
- Height: >6'/>1.82 m
- Weight: N/A
- Age: 1,066 (66 years experienced)
- Birth year: 918 AD
- Leader of the Manhattan Clan
- Mentored by Hudson
- Energized by absorbing solar radiation in stone sleep
- Likes Shakespeare & Dostoyevsky
Abilities
- Gliding
- Superhuman strength, speed, agility & durability
- Immune to cold & heat
- Stone-like skin
- Sophisticated intellect
- Strength increases when enraged
Feats
- Caught a blade in his bare hands
- Ripped through 2 feet of steel
- Survived multiple lightning strikes
- Outsmarted Oberon
- Survived a direct hit from an anti-air cannon
- Punched through ice several feet thick
- Survived being shot down by a Messerchmitt warplane
Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099
The stone gargoyle which Terry McGinnis is seen perching on bears a strong resemblance to Goliath.
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- Goliath is the third non-Marvel Disney character to appear, after Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker, and with the next five being Darth Vader, Scrooge McDuck, Sora, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jake Long.
- He is the second non-Marvel Disney character to win, after Luke Skywalker, and with the next three being Scrooge McDuck, Sora and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- He is the first original Disney character to appear, with the next two being Scrooge McDuck and Jake Long.
- Goliath is the third winner to roar in victory, after Blastoise and Godzilla, and with the next two being Donkey Kong, Doomsday and Mechagodzilla.
- Goliath is the first Cartoon character to fight against a Comic Book character, with the next five being Pinkie Pie, Batman Beyond, Twilight Sparkle, Ben Tennyson and She-Ra.
- He is the first Cartoon character to win against a Comic Book character, with the next one being Batman Beyond.
- Goliath is the second non-DC character to fight a Marvel character, after Lord Raiden, and with the next eleven being Darth Vader, Raiden, Pinkie Pie, Android 18, The Shredder, Lucy, Sigma, Widowmaker, The Mask, Genos and Crona.
- He is the first non-DC character to win against a Marvel character, with the next five being Raiden, Android 18, The Shredder, Lucy and The Mask.
