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[[Image:Desdemona.JPG|thumb|360px|Desdemona]]
 
[[Image:Desdemona.JPG|thumb|360px|Desdemona]]
  
'''Coldfire''' is the robotic body made by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] to house '''Desdemona''''s soul, as a means of repaying [[Goliath]] for saving [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]] from [[Oberon]].  
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'''Coldfire''' is the robotic body made by [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] to house '''Desdemona''''s soul, as a means of repaying [[Goliath]] for saving [[Alexander Fox Xanatos|Alexander]] from [[Oberon]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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* "[[The Rock]]" (As Desdemona and Coldfire, No Lines)
 
* "[[The Rock]]" (As Desdemona and Coldfire, No Lines)
 
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]" (As Coldfire, No Lines)
 
* "[[Rock and Roll|Rock & Roll]]" (As Coldfire, No Lines)
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==Real-World Background==
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The name is borrowed from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''Othello'', thanks to her role in "Legion" having a strong echo of the original Desdemona in the play, whom Iago falsely accused to Othello of having an affair with Cassio.
  
 
==Production Background==
 
==Production Background==
  
 
'''Voice Actor:''' [[CCH Pounder]]
 
'''Voice Actor:''' [[CCH Pounder]]
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The name Desdemona was never actually used in the series, but merely in the ending credits to "Legion" and "High Noon"; her name does not actually exist in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe as Coldfire's does.
  
 
[[Category:Canon characters]]
 
[[Category:Canon characters]]

Revision as of 03:09, 27 May 2008

Desdemona

Coldfire is the robotic body made by Xanatos to house Desdemona's soul, as a means of repaying Goliath for saving Alexander from Oberon.

History

Desdemona was hatched in 938, alongside the rest of her rookery generation, and when she grew up, fell in love with Othello and he with her. But Iago desired her for himself, and tried to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona and Goliath were lovers. Fortunately, Desdemona convinced Othello that she was indeed faithful to him, and peace was restored ("Legion").

Greg Weisman once remarked that Desdemona may have a strong spiritual interest, though she wasn't clergy by definition.

Desdemona and Othello were among the slain in the Wyvern Massacre of 994, but Xanatos and Demona used pieces of her, as well as of Othello and Iago, in creating Coldstone ("Reawakening", "Legion"). Because Coldstone was constructed from the parts of these three gargoyles, all three gargoyle souls were restored within him, and after his raid on the Golden Cup Building, began to vie with one another for control of him. Iago once again tried to convince Othello that Desdemona and Goliath were lovers, but Desdemona was able to prevent it in the end, and they and Goliath defeated Iago in the struggle for control of Coldstone's body ("Legion").

United once more, Othello and Desdemona’s souls were happy together, so happy that Othello decided at first to ignore Iago's schemings when Demona and Macbeth took control of the cybernetic gargoyle's body. However, Desdemona finally convinced him of his duty to the rest of the clan (with a little help from the Weird Sisters), leading to Othello at last deposing Iago from his control of Coldstone's body and thus saving Elisa and the clan from Demona and Macbeth ("High Noon").

In 1996, Puck and Alexander magically removed Desdemona's soul and placed it in the Coldfire shell, after temporarily housing it in Angela's body. After Alex transferred Desdemona's soul to Coldfire, she accompanied Coldstone in her new body in pursuit of Coldsteel. ("Possession")

The pair eventually tracked Coldsteel down in London, England in mid-November, 1996. ("Rock & Roll")

Characteristics

Desdemona had tan skin, blond hair, and large curved horns. She had most unusual wings, which seemed to be shaped almost like a butterfly's. When she glided, each wing appeared to emerge from her back in two separate parts.

Coldfire uses her flame thrower.

Coldfire bears a striking resemblance to Desdemona's original body. Unlike Coldstone, it is completely robotic. It has a golden "skin" and it can shoot out flames in battle.

Othello and Desdemona are the biological parents of Gabriel, although neither of them consider this important or see themselves in such a light, rather seeing themselves as parents to all their rookery children.

Appearances

Real-World Background

The name is borrowed from Shakespeare's Othello, thanks to her role in "Legion" having a strong echo of the original Desdemona in the play, whom Iago falsely accused to Othello of having an affair with Cassio.

Production Background

Voice Actor: CCH Pounder

The name Desdemona was never actually used in the series, but merely in the ending credits to "Legion" and "High Noon"; her name does not actually exist in the Gargoyles Universe as Coldfire's does.