Only a few powers are known of the Praying Gargoyle, but it is said that it has more than these: If Demona places the crystal on holy ground soon after retrieving it, the Praying Gargoyle will be due to regenerate once more in 2056. Damien's Cathedral to retrieve the crystal. (' Hunter's Moon' Part Three)Ī few nights later, Demona returned to St. She planned to make use of it to protect her race from the effects of her magical plague as part of 'Operation Clean Slate', but Goliath destroyed it, thus ruining her plan and causing her to flee. (' The Last')ĭemona retrieved the regenerated Praying Gargoyle from its hiding spot on the night of September 28th, 1980. But Demona recovered the remains and laid them in a secret hollow in the spires of Notre Dame Cathedral.

In the ensuing battle with Fiona Canmore and Team Atlantis, the Praying Gargoyle was destroyed. In 1920, Demona found the Praying Gargoyle in the catacombs and attempted to use it to destroy the humans of Paris (and perhaps beyond) by taking control of the city's gargoyle statues. The background of the Praying Gargoyle after its creation by the Atlanteans is unknown, but by 1920 it had found its way into the catacombs of Paris, France. This is likely due to the Atlantean Crystal and the regenerative properties of gargoyle stone skin. If the Praying Gargoyle is ever destroyed, it can actually regenerate in sixty years if laid on holy ground. Much as the crystals brought stone idols to life in Atlantis, the Praying Gargoyle can animate stone gargoyles. It has many uses, but all are geared towards 'protecting the protectors' in some fashion. The Praying Gargoyle was created in the distant past through a combination of an Atlantean Crystal, gargoyle stone skin and powerful magic by the Atlanteans, who gave it to the gargoyles.

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