- —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 gargoyles 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 he and the rest that survived were placed under a curse that sealed them in stone forever, unless a specific condition could be met: when Castle Wyvern soars above the clouds. A millennium later in 1994, businessman David Xanatos had all the stones and foundation of the castle moved from Scotland and on top of his skyscraper in New York City that, as fate would have it, poked above the clouds. With that, the curse was broken, awakening Goliath and his clan once more, as they now protect their new home from the shadows, as there may be hope for humanity yet.
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
- Enhanced senses
- 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
Cameo Appearances
The stone gargoyle which Terry McGinnis is seen perching on bears a strong resemblance to Goliath.
Gallery
Appearance
(From Gargoyles)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Goliath is the third non-Marvel Disney character to appear, after Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker, and with the next 11 being Darth Vader, Scrooge McDuck, Sora, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jake Long, Yoda, King Mickey, Star Butterfly, The Predator, Stitch, and Bill Cipher.
- He is the second non-Marvel Disney character to win, after Luke Skywalker, and with the next eight being Scrooge McDuck, Sora, Obi-Wan Kenobi, King Mickey, Star Butterfly, Boba Fett, Stitch, and Bill Cipher.
- Goliath is the seventh Cartoon character to fight against a Comic Book character, after after Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rainbow Dash, and Lion-O, and with the next 10 being Pinkie Pie, The Shredder, Batman Beyond, Twilight Sparkle, Ben Tennyson, She-Ra, Po Ping, Korra, Stitch, and Unicron.
- He is the third Cartoon character to win, after Leonardo and Rainbow Dash, and with the next four being The Shredder, Batman Beyond, Po Ping, and Stitch.
- Goliath is the second non-DC character to fight a Marvel character, after Raiden, and with the next 20 being Darth Vader, Raiden, Pinkie Pie, Android 18, The Shredder, Lucy, Sigma, Widowmaker, The Mask, Genos, Crona, Broly, Po Ping, Korra, Vegeta, Tetsuo Shima, Stitch, Unicron, Spawn, and Godzilla.
