Elisa Maza

Elisa Maza

Elisa Nichelle Maza was the Manhattan Clan's closest human friend before becoming a member of the clan herself – and to Goliath, more than a friend. She is a detective in the New York Police Department. She has used the alias Salli for undercover work.

"And normalcy's so over-rated." - Elisa Maza, ("The Rock")

History

Early Life

Family Portrait.

Elisa's Badge.

Elisa was born in 1968, the eldest child of Peter and Diane Maza. [1][2] Growing up, she loved reading Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. [3] She probably had a background in Christianity from her mother, but probably styled her beliefs after her Agnostic father. Still, all the stories her mother told about African myths and legends helped her maintain an open mind. [4] She once visited Nigeria with her family due to her mother's ancestry. ("Mark of the Panther")

After majoring in Psychology at Columbia, she followed family tradition by entering the NYPD, and by 1994, had already become a Detective Second Class in the 23rd Precinct under Captain Maria Chavez. [5] She moved into a loft in SoHo and was joined by her cat Cagney. Her apartment has a balcony and a large window providing easy access for the gargoyles when they visit. She drives a classic red car. She's a casual fan of baseball (in particular, the Mets) as well as basketball and football. [6][7] Elisa likes hot dogs and is also a skilled cook. ("Metamorphosis", "Heritage", "The Cage")

Life Gets Crazy

On October 4th, 1994, mysterious explosions started at the top of the recently constructed Eyrie Building and debris fell to the street below, causing damage to the roads, automobiles, and nearby buildings. Police quickly arrived on the scene, including Elisa Maza. There she met, for the first time, Officer Morgan (who had no clue what was going on at the top of the building. Elisa quickly took part in the crowd control, urging civilians to get back to avoid being injured or killed by even more fallen debris. The sound of automatic weapons at the top of the skyscraper made her suspicious, even more so when she noticed what appeared to be claw marks in the debris causing her to wonder what could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid stone. Once the explosions stopped and the debris stopped falling, Officer Morgan asked Elisa what she thought had happened. Elisa wasn't sure, but she was determined to find out. ("Awakening: Part One", "Awakening: Part Two", "New Rules")

It was fate!

Shortly after midnight on October 5th, Elisa entered the lobby of the Eyrie Building and was greeted by Owen Burnett who attempted to assure her that one of the castle's newly installed generators had exploded and that they were willing to pay for any damages; but Elisa wasn't having it. She had heard automatic weapons and gave Owen an ultimatum, let her up to take a look around or she would return with a warrant and more police officers. Owen brought her up to the castle and she was immediately impressed with the Great Hall and met, for the first time, David Xanatos. Xanatos assured her that Owen's story about an exploding generator was meant for the press before telling Elisa that his men just repelled an invasion by a rival corporation. Elisa continued to ask questions as Xanatos guided her out to the courtyard. He departed, confident that she was satisfied and offered to have Owen show her out. Before returning to the elevator, Elisa thought she saw a stone gargoyle moving. Once Owen had left, Elisa exited the elevator to continue conducting her own search, wandering the halls of the castle. As she continued, her scent was picked up by a Gargoyle Beast. She made her way out onto the battlements when she heard something following her. She drew her gun and demanded that whoever it was come out slowly and gasped at the sight of the beast. Before she could pull the trigger, the gargoyle, Goliath grabbed the gun from her hand and crushed it. Beginning to panic at the sight of the thing before her, she lost her footing, slipped and fell from the skyscraper. Goliath dove down after her, catching her in his arms. Upon setting her down on a nearby ledge, she was shocked that Goliath could speak and began engaging him in conversation. Goliath placed her on his back as he climbed back up the building to the castle. Upon their return, Goliath began to ask her a few questions and she in turn answered his. He soon introduced her to the other gargoyles and they made an appointment to meet again the following night so she could help him get to know the city.

Towers of glass and iron!

The following evening, Elisa rendezvoused with Goliath on a nearby rooftop. The gargoyle had been hiding in the shadows to make sure that she was alone, and was also followed by Mentor who wanted to be sure that Goliath wasn't walking into an ambush. After Elisa pointed out their paranoia, she invited the older gargoyle on the tour and asked what she should call him. While Mentor continued his unease at the human notion of names, even asking if the river needed a name; when Elisa pointed out the river was called the Hudson, the older gargoyle relented and agreed to be called Hudson as well before declining to participate in the tour. Goliath asked Elisa to show him the dangers that could potentially threaten his kind. Elisa gave him tour of the city, soaring over the streets, through the skyline, and coming to a landing atop the Empire State Building where Goliath couldn't help but express his amazement at the wonders of this world before noticing the lack of city walls and asking Elisa how they defend the city from invaders. Elisa replied that their biggest worries weren't from outside, they were from inside. The two continued their tour, including rescuing Brendan Quarters and Margot Yale from a gang of Street Thugs, which impressed Elisa who expressed that Goliath might be the best thing to happen to the city in a long time.

Goliath and Elisa truly become allies.

Their tour continued into Central Park where Goliath grumbled that the new world was just as savage as the one he remembered, but Elisa began to speak of the beauty of the city and the modern world - just in time to be ambushed by the commandos who hit him with a tranquilizer dart and threatened to hunt down the rest of his kind. Unable to keep up his strength, Goliath and Elisa escaped where she discovered a radio transmitter with a strange manufacturer's logo on Goliath's back. The two continued on until sunrise where Goliath turned to stone in front of Elisa for the first time. While she was initially shocked, the sight of the commandos approaching put her into action as she led them away, and despite their attempts to kill her, she led them on a chase through Central Park, picking off the commandos one-by-one through guile and ingenuity, before she finally got the drop on their leader and defeated him in hand-to-hand combat. Elisa then sat at Goliath's side throughout the rest of the day and remained there when he awoke rejuvenated. He expressed surprise and gratitude that she had done this (the old bargain of protecting the humans by night while the humans watched over them during the day) and, for the first time, acknowledged her as a friend and ally and was even eager to meet up with her again later that night. ("Awakening Part Three", "Awakening Part Four")

Saving a friend... and making the deadliest of enemies.

But Elisa kept busy that day and traced the emblem on the radio transmitter to the Scarab Corporation, the robotics firm that was owned by Xanatos Enterprises. After sunset, the watched Fortress-1 crash into the East River and was shocked to see Goliath flying away from the wreck. Keeping their appointment, she approached him and asked what was going on, Goliath innocently told her that the disks were stolen from Xanatos and they simply returned them. Elisa showed Goliath the emblem and explained to him that Xanatos was responsible for the attack in Central Park, that the disks they stole were the property of Cyberbiotics and that Xanatos had been using them. While Elisa understood that Goliath had no real reason to trust human he needed to trust somebody in this world, and realizing they'd be better off with her than Xanatos, Goliath agreed. Elisa made her way back to the Eyrie Building and arrived just in time to save Goliath's life from his former mate, Demona, who had a bazooka pointed at his chest. She pounced on Demona, causing the shot to go off and damage a tower. The collapsing tower fell onto the battlements causing the ground to collapse beneath them and both Demona and Elisa began to fall. Goliath dove down and caught Elisa, but Demona had vanished before he could dive back down for her. Livid that he had been used, Goliath threatened to drop Xanatos from the tower to his death, but Elisa plead with him not to - telling him that he'd be the same as Demona if he did. Realizing that's not what he wanted, Goliath released Xanatos who was subsequently arrested by Elisa. Goliath was pleased that he had at least one human friend in this new world, and Elisa hoped that some day he'd have more before inviting him to a Giants game... much to his confusion. ("Awakening: Part Five")

The Only Human They Confided In

In part because both she and Xanatos wanted to conceal the gargoyles' existence, Xanatos and the D.A.'s office agreed to a plea bargain and he was convicted of receiving stolen property and sentenced to a short prison sentence. [8] After being invited back to the castle, Goliath was delighted to see her upon awakening and warmly welcomed her to his home, especially with Xanatos defeated. Elisa then attempted to educate Goliath that Xanatos still owned the castle, that he had received a short prison sentence, and that it wouldn't be safe for him and his clan to continue to live in the castle. But despite her attempts, Goliath was still thinking in a medieval sense of ownership and refused to relocate. ("The Thrill of the Hunt")

Elisa continued spending the next few weeks trying to convince Goliath to relocate the gargoyles out of the castle, even taking the time to look and find potential places before realizing that the Clock Tower above her precinct would be perfect for them. When Demona cast the Enslavement Spell on Goliath, Elisa quickly deduced that they should use the spell to cancel itself out by ordering Goliath to act for the rest of his life exactly as he would if he was not under a spell. Not too long afterwards, Elisa again tried to convince Goliath to abandon the castle, when they were attacked by a Steel Clan robot. Goliath destroyed the robot, but unknown to them both, Owen used the opportunity to acquire some of Goliath's genetic material when he arrived with a First Aid kit to tend to the gargoyle's wound. ("Temptation", "Double Jeopardy")

When Tony Dracon hijacked a shipment of particle beam weapons from Xanatos Enterprises, Elisa was the first to suspect it was Tony Dracon. While Captain Chavez didn't disagree, she wasn't able to arrange for a warrant due to a lack of evidence. Elisa went to the Park Manor Hotel and confronted Dracon in the lobby, who arrogantly denied while ordering Glasses to go sell guns on the street right in front of her, knowing she had nothing to convict him on. Frustrated, Elisa returned to her loft to make dinner – hanging her gun up on the coatrack. Broadway, having finished watching a showing of Showdown visited her and she invited him to join her for dinner. While she was cooking, Broadway found her gun and began playing with it when it went off, shooting Elisa. Collapsing to the floor and horrified by what he had done, Broadway brought her to Manhattan General where she was operated on by Dr. Sato. Not yet awake, she was visited by her family and by Goliath who vowed vengeance on Dracon when he had been named as a suspect. Dr. Sato successfully kept her alive despite her flatlining and she awoke to her family who told her that Dracon had been arrested for grand theft and that Xanatos's guns had been destroyed. After her family had left, Goliath and Elisa entered the hospital room where Broadway apologized for what he had done, while Elisa acknowledged that she should have been much more careful with where she had left it. Goliath left her to rest, but before stroking her hair as the two gargoyles slept on the ledge outside her room. ("Deadly Force")

As the weeks past, by early 1995, Elisa was able to get around on crutches. She visited the gargoyles at the castle to find a man calling himself Macbeth who claimed to know all about them. When the sun set, Macbeth "invited" the gargoyles to come stay at his home. When Goliath refused, Macbeth insisted... violently. In the resulting fight, Macbeth succeeded in defeating the gargoyles and kidnapping Brooklyn, Lexington, and Bronx. Goliath, incensed with Elisa's insistence, still refused to leave the castle and ordered Hudson and Broadway to remain there and guard their home while he went after his captured clanmates. While Hudson and Broadway agreed with Elisa, they didn't want to defy Goliath – but Elisa reminded them that Goliath told them to "protect their home" and that the castle was no longer their home. Before departing, they all agreed that they couldn't leave the Grimorum Arcanorum in Xanatos's hands, they confronted Owen who successfully defended the book before Elisa disarmed him with one of her crutches. Goliath brought his clanmates home but was called down to a nearby rooftop and was shocked that Broadway and Hudson didn't follow his orders and even more furious when Elisa told him that she had found them a new home. Though enraged, the rest of the clan stood up to him, agreeing that it was time for them to leave. Goliath reluctantly agreed, and they quickly moved into the Clock Tower. Elisa admitted that the place needed work, but that it could be home. ("Enter Macbeth")

Fully recovered and back on the job, Elisa brings a TV to the precinct and meets Matt Bluestone, for the first time, on the front steps who helps her bring it inside. She leaves the TV in a broom closet before reporting to Captain Chavez who tells Elisa that she's assigning her a partner; and formally introduces her to Matt. Elisa is adamant that she doesn't need a partner, but Matt tells her they'll just need to make the best of it. Elisa visits the gargoyles in the Clock Tower and gifts them with the television before meeting up with Goliath in the Library next door. Goliath is somber, angry at Xanatos and wanting to make Xanatos feel what he's feeling now. They return to the Clock Tower and turn on the new TV where they see Xanatos on TV being interviewed by Travis Marshall donating the Eye of Odin to the Museum of Modern Art; Goliath roars and runs out of the Clock Tower while Elisa begins her shift with Matt. While on their beat, Matt tells Elisa all about the conspiracy theories he believes in, particularly the Illuminati but she is uninterested. They are called to an incident at the Museum of Modern Art and arrive in time to see a gargoyle-like thing exiting the window. Matt draws his gun and fires, despite Elisa's protests as the thing flies off – but Elisa hears the bullet bouncing off metal. When Matt asks her why she tried to stop him, she replies that they don't know what it was and whether or not it would have blown up. Throughout the course of the following day, the city is in a panic about gargoyles but Elisa knows they are being impersonated. When she fills Goliath in, he quickly deduces that its the Steel Clan. When they begin to leave to go confront him, Elisa advises them to stay in due to the city's panic, but Goliath doesn't listen. Elisa heads down to her car to follow when Matt catches up with her. She tells him that she doesn't want a partner, but he again insists telling her that when she doesn't want a partner is usually the time she needs one the most. Elisa gives in and they drive to the Eyrie Building where they are stopped by Owen Burnett. Elisa reminds him that she' always been welcome before, but Owen tells her that things have changed before asking if she has a warrant. On their way out, Elisa spots the gargoyles leaving the castle and she gets into her car with Matt as they follow. They arrive at a scene where the crowd is watching the gargoyles battle the Steel Clan. As the gargoyles leave, pursued by the robots, Elisa and Matt get a ride on the helicopter and arrive at the Statue of Liberty finding only the remains of the Steel Clan. Elisa meets Goliath back at the Clock Tower and tells him that the public has been "reassured that the gargoyles were robots" and who created them is still under investigation. Goliath is proud that they managed to defeat Xanatos, knowing they could do so again. Elisa promises him that they will – together. ("The Edge")

Not long afterwards, as Elisa was getting ready for work, she had just placed her badge in her inside pocket when Demona burst in though the skylight and shot Elisa with a dart. Demona gloated that Elisa had just been poisoned and would be dead with twenty-four hours, telling her to tell Goliath that she had the antidote and to sent Goliath to the Old York Opera House for it. But Elisa removed the dart, it had hit her badge – she was fine. But when Elisa told the gargoyles, Goliath was still determined to go find out what Demona wanted; and Hudson reasoned that if Goliath didn't, Demona would know her plan had failed and she'd go after Elisa again. Goliath ordered Lexington and Broadway to escort Elisa home and stay with her until sunrise. ("Long Way to Morning")

Elisa began pursuing Xanatos, almost obsessively and would often tail his limousine and so she asked her brother, Derek Maza (who worked as a helicopter pilot for the NYPD) to fly her as she followed him by air. They followed him to the Diamond Exchange and were on the scene when the call came in that Jackal and Hyena had stolen the Coyote Diamond. Jackal nearly destroyed their helicopter with a bazooka, but their lives were saved by Xanatos. After landing the helicopter, Jackal and Hyena escaped where Xanatos briefly taunted Elisa. Impressed with Derek's skills as a pilot, Xanatos immediately offered the young man a job as his personal pilot and bodyguard – much to Elisa's annoyance, who urged Derek to ignore him. When Elisa told the gargoyles about Xanatos's offer, Goliath urged her to tell Derek the truth – the whole truth. Elisa wouldn't, saying it wasn't her secret to tell. Broadway agreed with Elisa that Derek should just trust her, while Brooklyn added that trust doesn't mean much without honesty. Goliath even gave Elisa permission to show them to Derek, and when she approached Derek he told her that he had decided to accept Xanatos's offer. Elisa went to her father who took her side, advising her to tell Derek it would "kill his mother if he quit the family business". Elisa even approached Derek in the Mens' Locker Room to try to get him up to the Clock Tower, but Derek was adamant about having the right to do what he wanted with his life. After another attempt on Xanatos's life by Jackal and Hyena, Goliath again told Elisa to introduce Derek to them – but Elisa didn't think it would be enough, wanting proof of whatever Xanatos was planning. She went to Rikers Island and visited with Fox who told Elisa all about how Xanatos created the Pack and that she was the only one aware that Xanatos was the boss, that Jackal and Hyena were following Xanatos's orders and how he set up his own assassination attempt – because he wanted her brother. She even told Elisa that Xanatos instructed her to tell her all of this, feeling he had no need to hide his plans. As Elisa exited, she revealed that she had recorded the entire conversation and had planned to play it for Derek. When Goliath arrived to tell Elisa that Xanatos and Derek flew north, she figured it must be to Xanadu and they made their way there where they defeated and captured Jackal and Hyena. Xanatos thanked Elisa for her help and left them to their privacy where Derek was surprised to see the gargoyles despite Xanatos telling him about them. Elisa was surprised that Xanatos had done that, Derek told her Xanatos claimed he tried to help the gargoyles but they rejected him while admitting that he had made a few mistakes in dealing with them and Elisa – but still refused to quit. As the siblings began to argue, Goliath quieted them by reminding them that his rookery siblings were dead and that they needed to appreciate one another. As it began to snow, Elisa admitted that she had been wrong about a lot, that Derek didn't have to be a cop and was allowed to live his own life – but that she wasn't wrong about Xanatos and gave him the recording of her conversation with Fox. Elisa and the gargoyles returned to the Clock Tower as she solemnly watched the snow fall. ("Her Brother's Keeper")

As the snowstorm continued, Elisa approached Goliath in the Clock Tower where she noticed that something was bothering him before saying it was time for her to do a little of the "old protect and serve"; which caught Goliath's interest and she explained the police motto – that they protect and serve the people and each other. Goliath decided to go with Elisa and learn more about her job. Elisa and Matt headed downtown where they stopped at the General Store owned by an old friend of Matt's who had been robbed three times in the last month. Elisa stayed outside and used a state of the art earpiece and microphone on her collar to communicate with Goliath. When Goliath asked why the shopkeeper kept his store open despite the risk, Elisa informed him that this was a dying neighborhood and if he closed, people would have nowhere to buy food – that the community needed him. Their conversation was cut short as they were called to a disturbance in Times Square where a monster was rampaging. Elisa and Matt confronted it, but their bullets were useless; before it could throw a car at them, Goliath intervened. The situation escalated as the Trio arrived as did Xanatos in his exo-frame, a Steel Clan robot, and Demona (the latter was all too eager for an apocalyptic showdown). When the press arrived, Elisa communicated to Goliath that they didn't want this on the news, which gave Goliath the idea to flatter Xanatos into moving the battle elsewhere. After Xanatos suggested the George Washington Bridge, Elisa ditched Matt and returned to the Clock Tower to get Hudson and Bronx – but the battle had concluded and Xanatos escaped with Demona. Goliath emerged from the river, mourning "the monster" – his rookery brother. Before returning home, Lexington asked Goliath what they protect and while Hudson suggested the Clock Tower, Goliath disagreed. Looking out over the island of Manhattan, Goliath declared it to be their castle and from that day forward they would protect all who lived there – human and gargoyle alike. They began by tracking down Mr. Jaffe's assailaint and scaring him into returning the money he had stolen and turning himself in. Elisa mused that the city was already feeling safer. ("Reawakening")

Protecting and Serving... with Gargoyles!

After Coyote 1.0 and Dingo broke Wolf, Jackal, and Hyena out of prison; Elisa informed the clan when they awoke and told them that the police were investigating PackMedia Studios when Lexington demanded they go there. But she agreed with Goliath that the Pack wouldn't be foolish enough to return to the studio and that they should confront Xanatos. ("Leader of the Pack")

Elisa visited Derek at an airfield after he had missed Sunday dinner where he was flying his new glider. They again, almost argued about his continuing to work for Xanatos, with Derek believing he could handle it - but Elisa warned him that he was fooling himself. When Brooklyn and Broadway reported meeting a strange, winged female, and presented a tracking device bearing the logo of Gen-U-Tech Systems, Elisa agreed to investigate and went to Gen-U-Tech with Matt to investigate a kidnapping. But lacking a warrant, Dr. Sevarius dismissed them, but Elisa didn't trust him - believing that the scientist was hiding something. Elisa returned to Gen-U-Tech the following evening with Matt to investigate a fight and while there, she discovered that Xanatos owned Gen-U-Tech. That night, she went to the Eyrie Building and was invited up by Owen to "stop the senseless violence" and arrived in time to see Goliath battling a winged creature that called himself Talon. When Talon told her that Goliath made him "like this", Elisa didn't believe him but was still committed to helping him. Moments later, Talon accidently revealed that he was actually Derek - much to Elisa's horror. She tried to convince Talon that Xanatos had done this to her, but he believed it was an accident and Xanatos was only trying to help. But while Elisa tried to convince her brother that Xanatos was lying, Talon accidently electrocuted her before he and the other Mutates fled. Furious, Elisa got to her feet and declared war on Xanatos. Upon returning to the Clock Tower, Elisa collapsed to the floor and cried. ("Metamorphosis")

Elisa next assisted Matt in testing RECAP, and invited Lexington to come watch - joined by Goliath. Their chance to test it arrived when the Goldencup Bakery Building was broken into, with Elisa hoping that Matt could handle RECAP better than a squad car - only for Matt to reply that she never lets him drive. The RECAP drone was destroyed and the perpetrator escaped. As Elisa and Matt conducted their investigation, Lexington radioed her to let her know that the creature they saw was Coldstone, which Elisa had already guessed. She told Lex that Coldstone tried to access top secret government defense specs but instead downloaded a powerful Computer Virus - as a favor, she arranged for Lex to get ahold of the RECAP visor. Matt quickly discovered the theft and was able to track RECAP to Ellis Island where, despite Elisa attempting stop him, he called in a SWAT team and they boarded police boats to the island. Elisa kept silent as the gargoyles disabled the boats to slow the police down - but they arrived in time for the gargoyles to flee and to find the visor... and a rat. ("Legion")

When the Scrolls of Merlin were shipped to New York, Elisa and Matt were assigned to the Scrolls' escort team and met up with the H.M.S. Churchill at sea. The ship was soon attacked by Harrier Jets flown by Banquo and Fleance. The thieves managed to get the drop on Elisa and Matt and stole the Scrolls. After a fuller report of the situation was made, once arriving in Manhattan, Elisa and the gargoyles assumed that Xanatos was behind the theft. Elisa was furious, feeling that she had been made to look like an amateur and without evidence that Xanatos was behind... it fell to the gargoyles. The following night, they retrieved the Scrolls from Macbeth and gave them to Elisa so she was able to return them to the museum. ("A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time")

Elisa as a gargoyle in "The Mirror".

When Titania's Mirror was put on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fearing that it was in danger, Goliath and Elisa personally protected it. Elisa went undercover at the museum dressed as a security guard and was prepared when Demona arrived and attempted to steal the mirror. Demona was furious at the very sight of Elisa and fled after Goliath also revealed himself. As they chased her through the museum and through Central Park, Demona tried to murder Elisa a few times before she escaped. But Elisa was frustrated when it was discovered that Demona was a decoy as thieves took the mirror while they were chasing her. When Elisa asked what Demona was capable of doing with the mirror, she learned of the existence of the Third Race. Suddenly, a burst of magic hit Elisa and she was transformed into a gargoyle - much to everyone's shock except hers. When she looked at Goliath, she was ecstatic and embraced him - declaring how wonderful it was that he had been transformed into a gargoyle. Goliath tried to explain to her that they had always been gargoyles, that she was the one who had been changed - even asking her if she had wings, why she needed him to catch her when they first met. Goliath took her to the sky to teach her how to glide and, for the first time, he noticed how beautiful she was. But Elisa was horrified to see the city full of humans. The gargoyles (the actual gargoyles) left her to fly to the Twin Towers as Demona continued her use of the Mirror. When they returned with the Mirror, having spotted the trickster, Puck, Elisa recognized him as a "harmless trickster" from Shakespeare's play. Goliath again encouraged her to glide when magic burst from the mirror and transformed him into a human - and he fell. Elisa flew down, caught him, and returned him to the rooftop. Goliath got to his feet, delighted that Elisa had been "changed back to normal" and she found herself having to explain to them that they were gargoyles changed into humans. They plotted their next move and confronted Demona and Puck at Rockefeller Center where Elisa got the drop on Demona, fighting her on even terms for the first time. She got ahold of Demona's particle beam and was able to defeat the gargoyle before they captured Puck. Returning to the Twin Towers, they had Puck turn the humans back to normal and, for a brief moment, Goliath and Elisa shared a moment before Goliath was returned to his gargoyle form. They released Puck and returned to the Clock Tower. Goliath, now aware of feelings he had been carrying wanted to discuss them with Elisa. However, Elisa had long been aware that she had developed feelings of her own for Goliath and long ago decided it couldn't work. She gently wouldn't let him say what he wanted to say because that was just the way it was. She was human, he was a gargoyle. ("The Mirror")

After Matt Bluestone had gone missing for three days, Chavez asked Elisa to look into it. Broadway, who had been visiting, overheard it and decided to join in and arrived at Matt's apartment in time to save Elisa's life from a masked assailant who was going through Matt's belongings. Elisa was shocked and consternated to see Broadway on her assignment against her wishes - Broadway saved her life a second time when the bomb planted in Matt's apartment went off. While Elisa still attempted to send Broadway home, Broadway talked her into allowing him to tag along. Elisa then kept Matt's appointment at Cleopatra's Needle where she met Matt's old partner, Martin Hacker, and learned that he had once been a member of the FBI. She also learned that Matt was on his own mission, to search for the gangster, Mace Malone and hopefully expose the Illuminati. After Hacker departed, Broadway intervened again when Elisa was confronted by Pal Joey. She then made her way to Mace Malone's old office, which was currently being rented by an accountant calling himself G.F. Benton, who claimed to be a "Mace Malone buff". While there, Elisa spotted a silver falcon on the Apex Tower before she was shown a photograph of Mace Malone with Dominic Dracon and then directed to the old Silver Falcon Nightclub. She and Broadway forced their way in where they found Matt and operatives working for Tony Dracon. Glasses spotted them and set off previously equipped explosives burying them. Broadway managed to save Elisa from the debris, and Elisa made her way out as Glasses dug her up, to find out if she was carrying Mace's old letter on her - she was, and it was confiscated and destroyed. Tony Dracon soon arrived and revealed they were searching for uncut jewels that his grandfather and Mace stole seventy years prior. When the safe beneath the old nightclub turned out to be a bust, Elisa revealed that she knew where the stones were and negotiated a deal for Dracon to set her and Matt free in exchange - knowing Broadway would find Mace's letter with the clue and figure out what she had. After sunset, they returned to the Apex Tower by helicopter and Elisa found a bag hidden in the mouth of the Falcon by Mace before spotting Broadway and leaping. Broadway caught her and Elisa made her way back up to the balcony of the skyscraper while Broadway freed Matt and dealt with Dracon. Upon reaching the top, Elisa was confronted by Dominic Dracon, whom she had figured out was GF Benton. Elisa turned the tables on the old gangster, revealing their were no jewels before taking him into custody. Elisa emerged from this mystery with a newfound respect for both of her partners. ("The Silver Falcon")

Demona has also resented Elisa's close friendship with the gargoyles and particularly Goliath, and attempted more than once to kill her. Elisa has sometimes wondered about the possibilities of a normal life without the gargoyles, particularly because of her very problematical feelings towards Goliath (see below), but in the end, she always loyally comes through for them. ("High Noon")

Elisa also does like, in a way, being the gargoyles' closest human friend; she values this so much, in fact, that for a long while, she kept her friendship with the clan a secret, not just for their safety, but also so that she could feel a sense of uniqueness about her ties with them. Eventually, however, she let her partner, Matt Bluestone, and her family into the secret. ("Revelations", "Mark of the Panther", "Cloud Fathers")

Elisa undercover.

The real problem that Elisa has to face in her friendship with the gargoyles is her feelings towards Goliath. Even during their first adventure together in Central Park, they began to be drawn towards each other, though it took a long while for them to realize it. Puck temporarily turning Elisa into a gargoyle for one night undoubtedly helped, for it brought the feelings Goliath didn't know he had for her to the surface. But when Elisa did realize how she felt about Goliath, it troubled her. Being in love with a gargoyle has raised some serious issues for her, issues that she does not wish to confront. So she carefully held back from discussing it with Goliath, for a long while. But their feelings for each other could not be forever held off. ("The Mirror", "Invitation Only")

Alongside being a close friend to the gargoyles, Elisa is also a highly able police detective. Her particular nemesis in her workday life is mob boss Tony Dracon, whose organized crime rackets she often is kept busy thwarting. Sometimes Elisa goes undercover for her work, such as when she posed as a crooked cop in order to gain Dracon's trust so that he would incriminate himself during his protection racket scheme. Sometimes Elisa goes undercover as "Salli". She used the alias to penetrate Tomas Brod's gang so as to bust his gang as well as Dracon's simultaneously. The gargoyles (particularly Goliath and Broadway) have helped her out on her cases on a few occasions, such as when Broadway eagerly joined her during the "Silver Falcon" case. ("Protection", "Turf", "The Silver Falcon")

The Avalon World Tour

Goliath, Elisa, Angela, and Bronx in the Himalayas.

Elisa's greatest adventure came when Tom the Guardian came to Manhattan in late 1995 to seek Goliath's aid against the Archmage on Avalon. Elisa tagged along with them, (and Bronx), more out of curiosity than anything, unaware of the odyssey she would be embarking on for the next several months. Elisa was essential in helping the Avalon Clan during their battle with the Archmage. It was Elisa who suggested they awaken King Arthur Pendragon and recruit him to their cause. She then proceeded to do so with the Magus's help, and with Arthur at the helm, the battle was won. ("Avalon" Part One, "Avalon" Part Two, "Avalon" Part Three)

Elisa, Goliath, and Bronx left Avalon with Angela to embark on the Avalon World Tour. Elisa protected her friends when they were stone during the day. There were a few instances during the tour that held personal interest for Elisa. She helped convince Natsilane to take on his responsibilities as chieftain of Queen Florence Island and to battle Raven. In Nigeria, she made peace with her mother and finally introduced her gargoyle friends to her. When she was kidnapped by Odin in Norway, Goliath donned the Eye of Odin in order to rescue her. ("Avalon" Part Three, "Heritage", "Mark of the Panther", "Eye of the Storm")

Elisa in a kimono.

During one of her most unfavorable adventures, arriving at New Olympus, Elisa was imprisoned by the New Olympians, who blamed humans (which they had not encountered in over 10,000 years) for their abuse and exile. When the evil shapeshifter Proteus, posing as Goliath, escaped with Elisa, she risked her freedom in order to stop him from blowing up the island. Many New Olympians had a changed perspective of humans after this. She took a stand against Goliath during their stop in Guatemala, protesting the Mayan Clan's method of scaring the farmers from being able to cut down trees to feed their families. She was also understanding of the gargoyles' plight but felt that they had no legal right to scare away farmers. Ultimately, she made the suggestion to transplant some plant samples on Avalon where they could be preserved. She saved the lives of her companions when they were captured by Nokkar the alien. Even though she had temporary amnesia and didn't know who to trust, her instinctual bond to her friends won out. Though Elisa enjoyed some of her World Tour adventures, she was very glad when she finally arrived home. While Elisa told Matt Bluestone plenty about the odyssey, she did not share everything with him (in particular, their time on New Olympus). ("The New Olympians", "The Green", "Sentinel", "The Gathering" Part One) [9]

Back In Manhattan

"Salli" with Captain Chavez.

While Captain Chavez wasn't thrilled with Elisa's six-month absence, it put Elisa in the perfect position to infiltrate Tomas Brod's gang under the alias Salli and end a turf war between Brod and Dracon. ("Turf")

When the Canmores came to New York, Jason Canmore took on the guise of a rookie policeman, Jason Conover, and became paired with Elisa. Elisa was soon drawn to him (and he to her), in a very problematic fashion; she was attracted to Jason, and yet, she had strong feelings for Goliath as well, though feelings that she felt she could never acknowledge. She discovered in the immediate aftermath of the destruction of the Clock Tower, however, about Jason's true nature as the Hunter, which shook her severely. Elisa did all that she could to dissuade Goliath and Jason from their feud with each other, but to no avail, and during one of her attempts, was accidentally knocked off the top of the dam where Goliath was battling the Canmores. Jason saved her life, however, and together they managed to persuade Goliath at Saint Damien's Cathedral to call off the feud with the Canmores, thwarting Demona's "Operation Clean Slate" instead. Afterwards, when she was reunited with the clan at Castle Wyvern, Elisa finally admitted to Goliath her feelings for him, and even kissed him for the first time. ("Hunter's Moon" Part One, "Hunter's Moon" Part Two, "Hunter's Moon" Part Three)

In the immediate aftermath of the gargoyles' revelation to the world, Goliath visited Elisa to seek comfort from her. Both were attacked by a vengeful John Castaway and almost killed in a confrontation at the damaged Clock Tower, but rescued by Vinnie's intervention. ("Nightwatch", "The Journey")

The following day, upon being asked out on a date by Morgan, Elisa visited Jason in the hospital, who told her he wanted her to be happy. Elisa, knowing she'd eventually want a normal life with children and that Goliath could never give this to her, broke up with him. She encouraged him to court Delilah while she accepted Morgan's invitation and brought him to the masque at the Eyrie Building. Upon seeing Delilah and how strongly she resembled Elisa (which Elisa already knew but had never actually seen), she realized she made a mistake, but was still not ready to face Goliath. Upon seeing Goliath lying at near death at the hands of Thailog, Elisa told him that she loved him. ("Invitation Only", "Masque", "Bash")

A few nights later, Goliath told her that he would not hold her to any words said when he was on the verge of death, and reminded her of the things he could not give her and her desire for a normal life. Elisa replied that "normalcy is so over-rated." Overjoyed, the two kissed. Since then, Elisa has considered Goliath to be her "boyfriend". ("The Rock", "A Little Crazy")

Her hatred for Xanatos bubbled to the surface again when her sister-in-law, Maggie the Cat was kidnapped prior to giving birth. Like the rest of them, she blamed Xanatos for the kidnapping and confronted the billionaire. But when Broadway guessed that Xanatos wasn't the perpetrator, Goliath stood by him and Elisa calmed down. She then participated in rescuing Maggie and Mary from Thailog and became an aunt when Maggie gave birth to Michael Peter Maza. ("Idyll or Nightmare", "Miracle Child")

Outed

Elisa is sworn in.

Nothing will ever be the same... again

After Goliath was captured by the Gargoyle Taskforce, Elisa was furious with Matt... who retorted that had he had tried to contact her to warn them but she was off on another solo act. When a hearing was called to determine whether Goliath was sentient and deserving of "human rights", he resisted his attorney, Tobe Crest calling Elisa as a witness, but once the hearing took place... Crest called her as his final witness. Crest questioned her about her history with Goliath and she revealed that she had been working with him to off the record for years, and when questioned about her relationship with the gargoyle under oath... she revealed – in court, on television, in front of the entire world – her love for Goliath and their romantic relationship. Under Margot's cross-examination, she admitted to keeping secrets and violating rules. Later that evening, Judge Roebling ruled in Goliath's favor with Travis Marshall and other members of the press revealing their interest in the relationship. But before he could go to Elisa, Goliath received word from Preston Vogel of Halcyon Renard's imminent passing and took to the air to be at his friend's side. ("Render Unto Caesar", "Your Witness", "New Rules")

Elisa and Matt were then brought into the office of a very displeased Captain Chavez. Chavez demanded to know why Elisa had lied to her and kept these secrets for three years (and was not too pleased with Bluestone, either). Elisa admitted she had no excuse but an explanation. But Matt provided a solution. Shortly after this, Elisa extended Captain Chavez's offer to Goliath to join the Gargoyle Taskforce, which Goliath accepted. Elisa was then suspended from the force for four months without pay – she considered it a slap on the wrist. ("Young At Heart", "Cold Comfort")

Elisa accompanied Goliath to the Gathering of the Gargoyles Guild and encouraged him to speak to the audience as if he was speaking to her, which calmed his nerves when addressing them. While there, she engaged in a verbal joust with Antoinette Dracon whom she made it clear she did not trust, despite Broadway assuring Elisa that as far as Dracons go, Antoinette was "one of the good ones." Elisa then performed a citizens' arrest on an attempted mass-shooter. She later arrived at the Castle in time to hear Owen reveal to the clan Demona's theft of Puck's Flute and the existence of the Three New Keys to Power. Elisa, along with the rest of the clan, committed themselves to preventing Demona from acquiring the other keys. Several months passed and Elisa was reinstated in the NYPD. ("Questions", "Acquisitions")

Over the next few months, she and the Gargoyle Taskforce kept an eye out for the Rogue Gargoyle. She and Goliath even enjoyed a Halloween night in Greenwich Village where she finally threw hand-cuffs on John Castaway. But, in November 1997, tragedy struck the Manhattan Clan that she unwittingly had a hand in. It was only after hearing about Coldstone's betrayal that she recalled how an enhanced Demona visited the detective at the 23rd Precinct. Using the three Keys, Demona instructed her with the specific directions to subdue both Bronx and Fu-Dog in the Manhattan Clan's rookery. Tranquilizing the gargoyle beasts, she stole Egwardo and delivered the gargoyle egg to someone she never saw, who gave it to Demona. ("Trick-Or-Treat", "Unequivocal Success", "Queen of All She Surveys")

Future

Goliath and Elisa.

Eventually, Goliath and Elisa will have a Commitment Ceremony of some sort (probably by 1999). [10][11] Further on down the road, they will adopt and raise a child together. It is from this adopted child that Nicholas Natsilane Maza will be descended. [12] By 2198, Elisa will be dead, but of what cause is unknown. Upon her death, the Manhattan Clan will give her a Wind Ceremony as a member of the Clan. [13]

Characteristics

Elisa at home.

Elisa is of mixed heritage, African American on her mother's side, and Native American (mostly, but not exclusively, Hopi) on her father's side, though she's a born and bred New Yorker. [14][15] She is tall and athletic as well as quick witted, and she can hold her own against almost any adversary, though she is often impulsive.

A stand-out moment of her quick thinking occurred when Broadway turned to stone when caught in midair at sunrise while fighting the robot double of Macbeth. With only a few seconds to save Broadway and obviously unable to catch him herself without being crushed, Elisa fired at the cable of a nearby crane to make it spill its cargo of crated rugs in order to create a soft landing for the gargoyle. The following night, Goliath praised her as a miracle for accomplishing such an astounding feat to save Broadway. ("The Price")

Elisa doesn't take anything at face value, and accepts the beauty within, which is one reason she accepted the gargoyles as quickly as she did. She's down to earth and skeptical of certain things before she sees them with her own eyes, despite all the strange happenings that have occurred in her life. She's kindhearted and strong-willed and, like the gargoyles, tends to put the needs of others before herself. Though she doesn't live with them, she is considered a member of the Manhattan Clan, both by herself and by the gargoyles. ("The Cage", "Bash")

However, Elisa does have her flaws as well. She's stubborn, and has acted selfishly when it came to telling trusted friends and family members about the gargoyles, wanting to keep them to herself. She tried for a long time to ignore her true feelings for Goliath, which caused heartbreak for both of them. Nevertheless, she always does the right thing in the end. Elisa is an extremely guarded woman in many ways. She's had to be. She's succeeded in a career that is traditionally male. It was she who always put the breaks on any romantic discussion that Goliath tried to initiate was her. She has trouble admitting her feelings, even to her mother. She's fairly secretive. [16]

After learning about Delilah, Elisa was, on the surface, accepting of the situation but deep down anxious enough to not bother meeting the gargoyle until her double date with Goliath (even though Delilah was living in the Labyrinth with Elisa's brother, Talon). ("Masque") [17] While Delilah is genetically Elisa's daughter, Elisa has yet to show any maternal or familial feelings towards her, despite the fact that it was Elisa who convinced Goliath to look upon Thailog as his son. [18]

Elisa is fond of Casablanca and, based on her Halloween costumes as Belle and Jasmine, is also a fan of Disney movies. ("City of Stone" Part One, "Eye of the Beholder", "Masque") Further, she is familiar with Spider-Man and Batman comic books. ("Mark of the Panther", "A Little Crazy").

Like her mother, Elisa hates spiders. ("Mark of the Panther")

Her badge number is 16123 and, as of "Phoenix", has not taken a life in the line of duty. ("Awakening: Part Three") [19]

Timeline

1968. Born to Peter and Diane Maza in New York.

1994. October 4. The gargoyles awaken atop Castle Wyvern. Elisa meets Officer Morgan. ("Awakening: Part Two")

October 5. Goes to investigate the disturbance at the Eyrie Building. She sneaks up to the Castle, where she encounters Bronx, then Goliath, whose appearance causes her to back up and fall off the building. Goliath saves her life, and they agree to meet later that night. Elisa helps Hudson choose his name before going off with Goliath on an aerial tour of Manhattan, and both are later attacked in Central Park by Commandos sent by Xanatos. ("Awakening: Part Three", "New Rules")

October 6. Elisa and Goliath escape the Commandos, but Goliath turns to stone at dawn. Elisa lures the Commandos away from him, and then watches over Goliath during the day, cementing their friendship. Meets up with Goliath later and informs him of Xanatos's treachery. ("Awakening: Part Four", "Awakening: Part Five")

October 7. Gets to the Castle just in time to prevent Demona from killing Goliath. The turret she and Demona are on falls, and Goliath saves Elisa, but he's not able to save Demona in time. Elisa convinces him not to kill Xanatos, who is later arrested. ("Awakening: Part Five")

November 4. Begins trying to convince Goliath to leave the Castle, but he refuses. ("The Thrill of the Hunt")

November 13. Frees Goliath's mind from the spell Demona placed on him. ("Temptation")

November 18-19. Broadway accidentally shoots Elisa with her own gun, then brings her to Manhattan General Hospital, where Dr. Sato performs surgery. ("Deadly Force")

November 20. Regains consciousness just before dawn. Broadway apologizes and Elisa begins keeping her gun locked up. ("Deadly Force")

1995. January 3-4. Elisa, who is still on crutches, unsuccessfully tries to get Goliath to leave the Castle after the attack of Macbeth. Hudson and Broadway aid her in convincing him to leave at last, and the clan moves into the Clock Tower. ("Enter Macbeth")

January 12. Goes back to work and is partnered up with Matt Bluestone. She brings the gargoyles a television set. ("The Edge")

January 20. Demona breaks into Elisa's apartment and unsuccessfully attempts to poison her in order to set a trap for Goliath. ("Long Way To Morning")

January 25. Xanatos saves Elisa and Derek Maza from Jackal and Hyena at the Diamond Exchange, then offers Derek a job. Elisa tries to convince him not to work for Xanatos, with no success. ("Her Brother's Keeper")

January 28. Confronts Fox in prison, who reveals that Xanatos created the Pack, and is using them to cement Derek's loyalty. ("Her Brother's Keeper")

February 3. Accompanied by Goliath on her shift, and is attacked by Coldstone. After a scuffle on the George Washington Bridge, Goliath declares an oath to protect the citizens of New York, and tells Elisa that he "needs a detective". ("Reawakening")

September 10. Goes with the gargoyles to confront the mutates at Castle Wyvern, and she quickly realizes that one of them is Derek, who has dubbed himself Talon. He accidentally shocks her with an electric blast before running off with the other mutates. ("Metamorphosis")

September 28. Demona summons Puck from Titania's Mirror and asks him to rid her of Elisa. Mincing her words, Puck instead turns her into a gargoyle, and soon thereafter turns all the humans of Manhattan into gargoyles, and the gargoyles into humans. Elisa saves Goliath after he's turned into a human in mid-air. After a battle where Elisa takes down Demona, Puck returns everyone to normal. At dawn, Goliath tries to discuss the new feelings he has for her, but she cuts him off. ("The Mirror")

Elisa Maza and Goliath, Halloween 1995.

October 2. Helps the Trio order Halloween costumes through the mail.

October 27-28. Aided by Broadway while investigating Matt Bluestone's disappearance. She's captured alongside Matt by Dracon's gang after being sent to them by Dominic Dracon posing as G.F. Benton. With Broadway's help, she leads Dracon to a false trail, and has him arrested along with his gang and his grandfather. ("The Silver Falcon")

October 30-31. Encounters the werefox at Mr. Jaffe's store. Later attends a Halloween block party with Goliath dressed as Belle, and the two of them dance. Elisa, Goliath, and Xanatos track down Fox after she attacks at the party. She's about to pounce Elisa, but Goliath tackles her and removes the Eye of Odin. ("Eye of the Beholder")

November 9. Watches Demona's "stone by night" spell on television, and is affected by the spell. ("City of Stone" Part One)

November 14. Demona, (working under the power of the Weird Sisters), transforms into a human in front of Elisa and challenges her to a showdown at Belvedere Castle in order to save the captured Manhattan Clan. She fights with Demona while "Othello" takes control of Coldstone from "Iago", forcing Demona and Macbeth to flee. ("High Noon")

November 24. After hearing about the gargoyles from Mace Malone, Matt confronts Elisa about her involvement with them. She introduces him to the clan. ("Revelations")

November 28-29. Led to Long Island on a false tip along with Broadway and Lexington, and assaulted by Thailog. Returns later to investigate with Goliath and confronts his clone on an oil rig. She convinces Goliath that Thailog is his "son" right before the clone chains them up along with Xanatos and Sevarius. Using a handcuff trick, along with Xanatos's ingenuity, they escape. ("Double Jeopardy")

December 14-15. Captured by the upgraded Pack along with Goliath and Hudson, and saved by the Trio. ("Upgrade")

December 16. Begins acting as a crooked cop in order to get Tony Dracon's attention. ("Protection")

December 19. Goliath and Broadway nearly blow Elisa's cover, but she uses the gargoyles to her advantage and the three of them stop Dracon's Protection racket and have him arrested again. ("Protection")

December 20. Finds out that Goliath has kidnapped Sevarius and she confronts him about it, making him realize his mistake. He admits that he did it out of concern of her pain over her brother, and after a fight with Talon, he acknowledges Elisa as one of his clan. Later, Elisa brings her parents and sister to the Labyrinth to see Derek. ("The Cage")

December 23. Saves Broadway's life when he turns to stone in mid-air while he's being chased by the Macbeth Robot. ("The Price")

December 28. Departs to Avalon with Goliath and the Guardian Tom. There she meets the Avalon Clan and Angela. Realizing that Angela is Goliath's daughter, she asks him about it, but he divulges that gargoyle children belong to the whole clan. ("Avalon" Part One, "Avalon" Part Two)

December 29. Wakes up King Arthur with the help of the Magus. ("Avalon" Part Three)

1996. January 1. Leaves Avalon on a skiff with Goliath, Angela, and Bronx. Start of Avalon World Tour. ("Avalon" Part Three)

January 3. Separated from the others on Queen Florence Island and washes ashore. She's sick, but healed by Grandmother. ("Heritage")

January 4. Reunites with her friends, she and Goliath embrace. She finds out that Grandmother is a Child of Oberon, and with the help of the gargoyles, helps her in convincing Natsilane to battle Raven for the island. ("Heritage")

January 21. Spots Macbeth and Dominique Destine in Paris, and informs the others. Goliath involves her in his dispute with Angela over her parentage. ("Sanctuary")

January 22. Foils Thailog's plan to have Macbeth and Demona kill each other by temporarily "killing" Demona. ("Sanctuary")

May 16-17. Reunites with her mother in Nigeria and introduces her to her friends. After a battle with Anansi, Elisa finally opens up with Diane and tells her of everything that's happened recently in her life. ("Mark of the Panther")

May 19-20. Odin lures the travellers to Norway and nearly freezes Elisa to death and then kidnaps her as part of his attempts to get his Eye back from Goliath. Goliath dons the eye in order to save her. ("Eye of the Storm")

May 22-23. Twice imprisoned in New Olympus for being human and unintentionally causing a riot. She's tricked by Proteus to help get him out of jail, but then prevents him from destroying the island, and she's allowed to leave. ("The New Olympians")

May 26. Is concerned about the Mayan Clan's methods of scaring away loggers and farmers in Guatemala and is in disagreement with Goliath, but she comes up with an idea to transplant some samples onto Avalon. ("The Green")

June 10. Confronted by Nokkar on Easter Island, who thinks the gargoyles have brainwashed her, and gives her temporary amnesia. ("Sentinel")

June 11. "Kidnapped" by Goliath who attempts to explain the truth to her . She later saves Goliath, Angela, and Bronx from Nokkar, acting upon instincts of loyalty to her friends. ("Sentinel") Elisa regains her memories on Avalon. [20]

June 15. Along with Hiroshi, Helps her friends and the Ishimura Clan to escape Taro's Gargoyle Theme Park. ("Bushido")

June 17. In Arizona, Elisa introduces her father and sister to her friends. She helps rescue Goliath and Angela from Xanatos's trap to capture Coyote. ("Cloud Fathers")

June 18. Encounters Coldstone in Tibet. Pretending to be Iago, he threatens her in order to knock all the travellers unconscious and send them away. ("Reunion")

July 9. Returns home to Manhattan. Goliath attempts to talk to her about their relationship but she stops him again. ("The Gathering" Part One)

July 15. Bitten by a robotic mosquito that samples her DNA as part of Thailog's plan to create Delilah. ("The Reckoning")

August 2-3. Poses as "Salli" and enlists the help of the trio and Angela in ending the turf war between Dracon and Tomas Brod. ("Turf")

October 23. Temporarily assigned to dayshift and partnered with the hunter Jason Canmore posing as Detective Jason Conover. They are immediately attracted to each other. They are involved in a car chase while trying to prevent Demona's men from obtaining DI-7 from a Xanatos warehouse. ("Hunter's Moon" Part One)

October 24. Arrives at the Clock Tower just before sunrise and is just in time to save Angela's life with CPR. Later invites Jason to her apartment. She kisses him, but then breaks it off, telling him that she loves someone else, but that it would be impossible to be with him. Unbeknownst to her, Goliath watches from the window. ("Hunter's Moon" Part Two)

October 25. The Hunters blow up the Clock Tower, and Jason grabs Elisa from the precinct in order to protect her from the blast, drugs her, and drops her in her apartment. The gargoyles convene at her apartment. Elisa discovers the true identity of the Hunters. Jon Canmore reports on the news that the gargoyles blew up the Clock Tower, exposing them to the world at large. ("Hunter's Moon" Part Three)

October 26-27. Broadway brings Elisa to the dam where Goliath is fighting the Hunters, where she attempts to stop them. She is knocked off the dam with Jason, and Goliath is unable to save her, but she is pulled to safety by Jason. She and Jason arrive at St. Damien's Cathedral where the Hunters are battling the gargoyles while Demona sets up her Operation Clean Slate plan. Her arrival brings Goliath to his senses, but Jon shoots at Goliath, and injures Jason instead. Goliath prevents Demona from carrying out her plan and the gargoyles leave with Xanatos to Castle Wyvern. Xanatos tells Elisa that the gargoyles can live at the Castle. Just before dawn, Elisa and Goliath admit their feelings for each other and Elisa kisses him for the first time. ("Hunter's Moon" Part Three)

Elisa Maza, Halloween 1996.

October 29. Goliath visits Elisa and turns to stone outside her apartment. Just before sunset, Elisa is able to prevent Banquo and Fleance from smashing Goliath. They are then chased through the city by quarrymen and cornered in the Clock Tower where John Castaway attempts to kill them, but are saved by Vinnie's intervention. ("Nightwatch", "The Journey")

October 31. Elisa is asked on a date by Morgan which she turns down at first, then goes to visit Jason in the hospital. She breaks up with Goliath, telling him she needs balance and normalcy in her life. She tells Goliath to take Delilah to Xanatos's masque later that evening, while she brings Morgan. ("Invitation Only")

November 1. Goliath once again tries to talk about possibilities with Elisa, but she flees. Thailog attacks at that moment with the clones and stabs Goliath. A fight breaks out between the clones and Manhattan clan. Elisa kneels by Goliath and says she's a part of the clan. Thailog leaves after he obtains blood from the whole clan, including Elisa. As Dr. Sato tends to Goliath's wound, Elisa and Goliath declare their mutual love, and kiss. ("Masque", "Bash")

November 4. Elisa indicates to Goliath that she wants a relationship with him, and he kisses her after she strokes his hair. ("The Rock")

1997.

1998-1999. At some point between these years, Elisa and Goliath have a Commitment Ceremony of some sort. [21]

Appearances

"Awakening: Part One" (First Appearance) "Awakening: Part Two" "Awakening: Part Three" "Awakening: Part Four" "Awakening: Part Five" "The Thrill of the Hunt" "Temptation" "Deadly Force" "Enter Macbeth" "The Edge" "Long Way To Morning" "Her Brother's Keeper" "Reawakening" "Leader of the Pack" "Metamorphosis" "Legion" "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time" "The Mirror" "The Silver Falcon" "Eye of the Beholder" "Vows" "City of Stone" Part One "City of Stone" Part Two (No Lines) "City of Stone" Part Three "City of Stone" Part Four

"High Noon" "Outfoxed" "Revelations" "Double Jeopardy" "Upgrade" "Protection" "The Cage" "The Price" "Avalon" Part One "Avalon" Part Two "Avalon" Part Three "Shadows of the Past" "Heritage" "Kingdom" (Mentioned Only) "Monsters" "Golem" "Sanctuary" "M.I.A." "Grief" "The Hound of Ulster" "Walkabout" "Mark of the Panther" "Pendragon" (Mentioned Only) "Eye of the Storm" "The New Olympians"

"The Green" "Sentinel" "Bushido" "Cloud Fathers" "Ill Met By Moonlight" "Future Tense" "The Gathering" Part One "Turf" "The Reckoning" "Hunter's Moon" Part One "Hunter's Moon" Part Two "Hunter's Moon" Part Three "Nightwatch" "The Journey" "Invitation Only" "Masque" "Bash" "Reunion" "The Rock" "Tyrants" (Mentioned Only) "Phoenix" "A Little Crazy" "Idyll or Nightmare" "Miracle Child" "Tale Old as Time" (No Lines)

"Render Unto Caesar" "Underwater" "Everywhere" (No Lines) "Your Witness" "New Rules" "Young At Heart" "Cold Comfort" "Questions" "Quo Vadis Cum Hoc?" (No Lines) "Acquisitions" "Trick-Or-Treat" "Unequivocal Success" "Queen of All She Surveys"

Production Background

Elisa in her Belle outfit. Production sketch by Frank Paur.

Voice Actor: Salli Richardson

Elisa's African American/Native American heritage is based on Salli Richardson's own background. Elisa's appearance was also partially drawn from Ms. Richardson.

Elisa went through various name changes in the early development of the show, and many of these names were later given to secondary characters. Her original name was "Morgan Reed" (which inspired the last name of Maggie Reed and the double name of Officer Morgan Morgan), after architect Julia Morgan. [22] Her forename was changed to "Elisa" for aesthetic reasons, and her surname changed to "Chavez" (later given to Maria Chavez, captain of Elisa's precinct), then "Bluestone" (given to Matt Bluestone, Elisa's partner) and then "Maza". [23]

Elisa and her earlier incarnations also had a number of different professions, including schoolteacher, firefighter, museum curator, inventor, and archaeologist. For a while she was the former partner of Xavier (the early incarnation of David Xanatos), a mother, and a descendant of the Scottish Princess who became Princess Katharine. [24]

Salli, the name Elisa used to go undercover in Brod's gang is an in-joke; Elisa was voiced by Salli Richardson.

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See Also

• Elisa Maza at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia