The Captain of the Guard (whose real name is Robert) is a human active in 994 A.D. and one of the pre-modern antagonists of the gargoyles in the animated Disney series Gargoyles.
He was voiced by the late Ed Gilbert.
History[]
The Captain resented the way his fellow humans were treating the gargoyles of Castle Wyvern and grew more and more embittered towards the blatant prejudice until he started to relate much more to gargoyles than humans. Sadly, this misguided loyalty would be his downfall as the Captain's attempts to aid the gargoyles ultimately led to their destruction.
Awakening[]
Part 1[]
Adorning a cloak, he formed an alliance with Demona and Hakon, the Captain betrayed his own people and arranged for the Vikings to storm the castle, trying to lure the gargoyles away, but failing due to Goliath's desire to keep the clan at Castle Wyvern to protect the humans (despite the cruelty they had inflicted on him).
As a result, the Captain panicked and had Hakon attack the castle during the day. Hakon and his men then proceeded to massacre the gargoyles as they slept in stone and the Captain was visibly horrified by the actions but dared not interfere - watching as the very creatures he had tried to help were literally shattered before his eyes. As he began to have second thoughts, Hakon threatened to kill the captain if he tried getting him to stop. Scared for his own life, the captain has no option but to allow Hakon to destroy the gargoyles.
Part 2[]
Forced to aid Hakon, the Captain helped hold the castle's princess, Catherine, along with the court wizard, The Magus, hostage. Their intention was to return the princess and the wizard back into king of Scotland's custody in exchange for a handsome ransom. However, their plan is cut short due to the untimely arrival of the surviving gargoyles, Hudson alongside four others who had been omitted from the slaughter because they had been hiding in the caves beneath the castle. In the ensuing battle, Hakon and the captain flee with the princess,
When an enraged Goliath caught up with them, he was disgusted to learn of the Captain's betrayal. The Captain tried to explain his actions, but Goliath condemned him as a traitor and lamented how his kind were dead while declaring they were going to join them. He slowly approached them to avenge his clan, while the Captain begged for mercy. Seeing this, Hakon tried to incriminate him for the crime of destroying the statues. This caused him to forget his fear and fly into a rage before he attacked Hakon, and in the resulting struggle, both the Captain and Hakon fell from a cliff to their demise.
Shadows of the Past[]
However, the Captain's ghost would return centuries later, locked in combat with Hakon's ghost and fueled by both the hatred of his enemy and his own self-loathing for what he had done. When Goliath arrived at their haunting ground, the two old enemies made a temporary alliance and attacked the gargoyle. They reveal themselves to a shocked Goliath and began a ritual to drain Goliath's life force to resurrect themselves. While Hakon reveled in regaining his life and Goliath becoming a ghost, the Captain was in conflict on his actions.
In the end, the Captain could not bear to inflict any more pain on Goliath than he already had, and once again fought against Hakon, while destroying the monolith. In the process, he redeemed himself and earned his spirit freedom from the curse that had kept it bound to this world.
The Captain bid Goliath farewell, as he finally moved onto the afterlife.
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