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David Xanatos

Background information
Feature films
Television programs	Gargoyles
Video games
Park attractions
Portrayed by
Portrayed by
Animators
Voice	Jonathan Frakes
Performance model
Designer	Greg Weisman
Inspiration
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names
Personality	Calculating, ruthless, cunning
Appearance
Birthday	1955
Occupation	Owner of Xanatos Industries
Affiliations	Owen Burnett Demona (briefly)
Goal
Home	Eyrie Building in New York City
Relatives	Fox Xanatos (wife), Alexander Fox Xanatos (son)
Pets
Allies
Minions
Enemies	Goliath, Hudson, Brooklyn, Broadway, Lexington, Bronx, Angela, Elisa Maza (all formerly)
Likes	Making a living
Dislikes	The gargoyles (formerly)
Powers and abilities
Weapons
Fate
Quote	"Pay a man enough and he'll walk barefoot into hell."

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David Xanatos is a character from Gargoyles. The former secondary antagonist of the series, Xanatos is a master planner, even letting supposed failures further his various goals.

Appearance

Xanatos normally dresses in a casual black suit, but in his early scuffles with the gargoyles, he would don a red exo-frame modeled after Goliath that was part of his robotic Steel Clan he used against the gargoyles during that time. He has a short beard and ties his brown hair in a loose ponytail.

Personality

Originally cunning and ruthless in the world of business, Xanatos' meeting with the gargoyles has changed him greatly. He at first tried teaming up with Demona to control them with his Steel Clan, but was forced to end their partnership when she double-crossed him. After marrying Fox, the leader of the Pack, Xanatos had become less interested in the gargoyles and more interested in finding immortality for himself and his wife. However, all his futile attempts ended in vain. He displays an odd sense of choice, given he would take a lifetime of servitude from Owen over a magic wish from his alter-ego Puck. After the birth of his son Alexander, Xanatos greatly reformed and gave the gargoyles back their ancestral home as a reward for saving his son from Oberon.

In the episode "Hunter's Moon" (Part 1, 2 and 3), when the Clock Tower was destroyed by the Hunters and the gargoyles subsequently trapped by the Gargoyle Taskforce at Saint Damien's Cathedral, Xanatos rescued Goliath's clan and offered them their old home in the castle, with "no catch, no plot, no strings." The feud was over.