The Mutates, Maggie Stevens, Fang and Scar
(Talon
too) were created by Dr. Anton Sevarius under Xanatos's direction.
They were created to give Xanatos his own little "clan" of gargoyles
to protect and serve him. Turning four ordinary humans into
gargoyle-like creatures composed of bat-wings, the humaniod body of
the great cats and the ability to produce and discharge electricity
like an electric eel, they were formidable creatures. But when his
scheming was discovered the Mutates left him and fled underground to
live in the abandoned subway tunnels.
Maggie Stevens, also known as Maggie the Cat, was a homeless woman
living in the streets before Sevarius lured her in with the promise
of a job. Of all the mutates she is probably the one who felt the
horror of her unwilling tranformation the most. Horrified at the
"monster" she'd become all she wanted to do was cringe in a corner
somewhere. She was forced to "escape" Sevarius's lab by Xanatos so
that his plans might progess, though she didn't know it at the time.
Running into Broadway and Brooklyn, she was terrified and Brooklyn
was immediatly smitten with the woman. Maggie did not return his
affections and was in fact terrified by the gargoyles. She fled the
"monsters" and returned to the GenUtech labs. Ralling the rest of the
gargoyles to rescue the unwilling woman, Brooklyn and Goliath
unwittingly followed Xanatos's plan to manipulate Talon and the rest
of the Mutates into becoming Xanatos's personal clan of
gargoyle-haters. When Goliath took Maggie from the labs he seemed to
accidentally "kill" Sevarius along with the Mutates' last hope of a
cure. Maggie and Talon became involved, supporting eachother through
their trials. Eventually Xanatos's plotting became evident, along
with the fact that she and the other would most likely never become
cured. Resigned to her fate, Maggie seems content with Talon living
in the subway tunnels beneith the city.Though Maggie does not return
Brooklyn's obvious affection she is aware of it and does not try to
be cruel, she in fact respects the young gargoyle. Especially after
he helped her save Talon from Fang's try to take over the tunnels.
We don't know what Fang's name before his transformation was. He took
the name Fang when Derek decided to become Talon. Fang is an
unscrupulous character. Greedy and power-hungry he enjoys what he has
become, relishing the physical strength and prowress it gives him.
His personal philosophy seems to be "the weak should serve the
strong". When he percieves himself to be the strong he becomes and
insufferable bully. However, like most bullies, when a stronger force
makes itself clear he is quick to submit. Finding a cache of
high-tech weapons in the labrythine of subway tunnels he bullied Scar
into helping him try to take over the little underground kingdom.
Maggie escaped and Brooklyn and the rest of the gargoyles helped to
restore Talon to leadership. Finding himself out numbered and his
weapons destroyed or taken, Fang became a prisoner of the rest of the
mutates. He was at one time freed by Demona and Thailog, and used as
a little extra hired muscle by the two. He was quickly recaptured and
imprisoned.
Scar is the most mysterious of the Mutates. Apparently given the name
Scar by the others, this huge tiger-like mutate is exceptionally shy
and meek. He has not spoken since he was transformed and his past is
unknown. Easily bullied, he will often follow whomever shouts the
loudest. Of basicly good character, this poor creature does stand up
to Fang when he tries to take over the tunnels, though not right
away. Scar is physically the largest and most powerful of the mutates
but his personality and courage seem to be hidden away.