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{{Apocrypha article|''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]''}}
 
[[Image:Assassin.JPG|thumb|210px|The Assassin]]
 
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'''The Assassin''' was a masked human of unknown name and origin who appeared in only one episode of ''"Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles,"'' working alongside [[Demona]] in the lamentable suckburger ''"[[Generations]]."''
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'''The Assassin''' was a masked [[human]] who appeared in only one episode of ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]],'' working alongside [[Demona]] in "[[Generations]]". His name and origin are unknown; even the title "Assassin" appears only in the episode's credits.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Anyway, the Assassin made his first appearance in ''"Generations"'' when he attacked Demona as Demona was attempting to free [[Angela]], [[Goliath]], and [[Brooklyn]] from a [[Quarrymen]] ambush. He was armed with a gun that looked like a blowdryer, and wore a suit that enabled him to cloak himself, rendering him invisible to the naked eye. The gun was capable of firing a wide range of projectiles, from lasers to tranquilizer darts. I'm not complaining too much about this guy's arsenal. Rather, I take offense to the fact that for a series that, before the ''Goliath Chronicles'', prided itself upon character-driven story, we got absolutely no clues as to this guy's motives. He continued to attack the gargoyles as the episode went on (enabling Demona to convince the clan that the two had a common enemy), and finally succeeded in capturing Goliath with the help of the Quarrymen (for further information on why this is aggravating, see the synopsis to ''"Generations"'').
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The Assassin made his first appearance in "Generations" when he attacked Demona as Demona was attempting to free [[Angela]], [[Goliath]], and [[Brooklyn]] from a [[Quarrymen]] ambush. He wore a suit that enabled him to cloak himself, rendering him invisible to the naked eye, and was armed with a gun capable of firing a wide range of projectiles, including lasers, [[Tranquilizer Guns|tranquilizer dart]]s, and possibly nets. Besides this, the Assassin also showed an odd affinity for theatrical metaphors and evil laughter. After continuing his campaign against the gargoyles, he finally succeeded in capturing Goliath with the help of the Quarrymen.
  
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The Assassin and the Quarrymen moved the captured gargoyle to a barge, where the Assassin's real plan was revealed: he and Demona were actually working side-by-side. Demona was intended to lure the rest of the clan to the harbor, where they would arrive too late to stop the Assassin from killing Goliath, which was supposed to spur the clan to welcome Demona back into their fold. Okay, that sort of makes sense (again, see the episode synopsis to learn everything wrong with that). But then the Assassin made a ridiculous, dumb-ass breach of logic and announced that his REAL plan was for Demona to lure the others into a trap, so that he could kill all the gargoyles. Bear in mind that throughout the episode, we never even learned this guy's name, or got any background on him at all. And yet, for reasons never explained, not only does he want to kill all the gargoyles, but this is apparently his lifelong dream. Again, see the episode synopsis on why this is galactically stupid. I mean, Goliath Chronicles villains generally lacked depth (see ''"[[Runaways]]"'' or ''"[[A Bronx Tail]]"''), but this was just moronic enough to make ones brain implode.  
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The Assassin and the Quarrymen moved the captured gargoyle to a barge, where the Assassin's "real" plan was revealed: working side-by-side with Demona, he planned to lure the rest of the [[Manhattan Clan|clan]] to the harbor (complete with a [[Two Feet Thick Steel|two feet thick steel wall trap]]), where they would arrive too late to stop the Assassin from killing Goliath, spurring the clan to welcome Demona back into their fold. It wasn't long, though, before he announced that his true intentions were to kill ''all'' of the gargoyles - apparently his lifelong goal, although he gave absolutely no explanation as to why.
  
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The Assassin never got to embark upon his unexplained killing spree. Goliath broke free of his chains just as he was about to shoot Angela and Demona, and managed to defeat him. I like to think that when Goliath struck the Assassin with his chains, he fractured the guy's sternum and fatally wounded him. And also, it took him hours to die and he suffered greatly throughout. Hey, people can dream.
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The Assassin never got to embark upon his unexplained killing spree. Goliath broke free of his chains just as he was about to shoot Angela and Demona, and managed to defeat him.
  
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==Stupidity==
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==Behind the Scenes==
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To say that the Assassin was utterly pointless as a villain would be an understatement. Honestly, the only villain I've ever seen that was more pointless than the Assassin was the character of Nute Gunray from the Star Wars prequels. No, wait. The Assassin ''was'' more pointless than Gunray. Wow, that means even George Lucas can thumb down his nose at ''"The Goliath Chronicles,"'' if he wants to.
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'''Voice Actor:''' [[Lawrence Bayne]]
  
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 16 December 2021

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The Goliath Chronicles

 Information in this article is apocryphal and should not be considered canon.
The Assassin

The Assassin was a masked human who appeared in only one episode of The Goliath Chronicles, working alongside Demona in "Generations". His name and origin are unknown; even the title "Assassin" appears only in the episode's credits.

History

The Assassin made his first appearance in "Generations" when he attacked Demona as Demona was attempting to free Angela, Goliath, and Brooklyn from a Quarrymen ambush. He wore a suit that enabled him to cloak himself, rendering him invisible to the naked eye, and was armed with a gun capable of firing a wide range of projectiles, including lasers, tranquilizer darts, and possibly nets. Besides this, the Assassin also showed an odd affinity for theatrical metaphors and evil laughter. After continuing his campaign against the gargoyles, he finally succeeded in capturing Goliath with the help of the Quarrymen.

The Assassin and the Quarrymen moved the captured gargoyle to a barge, where the Assassin's "real" plan was revealed: working side-by-side with Demona, he planned to lure the rest of the clan to the harbor (complete with a two feet thick steel wall trap), where they would arrive too late to stop the Assassin from killing Goliath, spurring the clan to welcome Demona back into their fold. It wasn't long, though, before he announced that his true intentions were to kill all of the gargoyles - apparently his lifelong goal, although he gave absolutely no explanation as to why.

The Assassin never got to embark upon his unexplained killing spree. Goliath broke free of his chains just as he was about to shoot Angela and Demona, and managed to defeat him.

Behind the Scenes

Voice Actor: Lawrence Bayne

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