Peter Maza

Peter Maza at the Pool Hall.

Peter Maza with his father, Carlos, in 1960.

Peter Maza is Elisa's father and Diane Maza's husband.

History

Peter Maza is of Native American descent, primarily from the Hopi tribe in Arizona. He was dissatisfied with life in Arizona, however, and in 1960, against his father Carlos's wishes, left for New York City. There he entered the NYPD (in which he is a desk sergeant by now), met and married Diane not long afterwards, and is now the father of Elisa, Derek, and Beth Maza. [1]

In the last few months of 1995, Peter was unaware of what became of his son Derek. By December, Elisa brought Peter and the rest of family into the Labyrinth and Peter was reunited family with his mutated son, now known as Talon. ("The Cage")

The following year, Peter Maza learned about the gargoyles from Diane following her encounter with them in Nigeria, but first met Goliath, Angela, and Bronx when they arrived at Flagstaff, Arizona with Elisa on the Avalon World Tour. Peter had come back to Flagstaff to help Beth investigate Xanatos's plans to destroy the Coyote Carving. There he helped them free Coyote the Trickster from Xanatos's captivity, and finally made peace, of a sort, with Carlos (if in a posthumous sense). ("Mark of the Panther", "Cloud Fathers")

Peter is or was in some way connected to Coyote the Trickster, due to having performed the Dance of the Coyote as a boy. Coyote seems to have drawn him back to Arizona for this purpose. It is as yet unknown if this connection still holds after their recent encounter. ("Cloud Fathers")

In 1997, Peter was honored to learn that Talon had named his son, Michael Peter Maza, after his two grandfathers. ("Miracle Child")

Characteristics

Peter is a Native American, with ancestors from the Sioux, Hopi, and possibly Navajo. [2]

Peter and Elisa have a special rapport, Elisa being the first of Peter's kids to follow directly in his footsteps and become a cop. Peter is also friendly with Elisa's boss, Maria Chavez; he was once her boss. [3] The fact that Captain Chavez has a history with the Maza family no doubt helped Elisa keep her job when she came back after the Avalon World Tour.

Peter's favorite food is Diane's chicken molé. ("The Cage") He has spent most of his adult life as a dedicated Agnostic, but that may have changed. [4]

In the future, Peter will be wary and largely uncomfortable about Elisa's relationship with Goliath. [5][6]

Appearances

• "Deadly Force" (First Appearance)
• "Her Brother's Keeper"
• "The Cage"
• "Kingdom" (Mentioned Only)
• "Monsters" (Mentioned Only)
• "Sanctuary" (Mentioned Only)
• "The New Olympians" (Mentioned Only)
• "Sentinel" (Mentioned Only)
• "Cloud Fathers"
• "Miracle Child"
• "New Rules" (No Lines)

Production Background

Voice Actor: Michael Horse, with Gregg Rainwater playing a young Peter in a "Cloud Fathers" flashback.

Peter Maza was named after Peter Morwood, a writer on the Gargoyles production team.