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Hyena

Appeared In: The Thrill of the Hunt, Her Brother's Keeper, Leader of the Pack, Upgrade, Grief, The Green, Broadway Goes Hollywood
Voice Actress: Cree Summer

Hyena is the most bloodthirsty member of the Pack, laughing maniacally as her namesake does at her opponents before leaping headlong into battle, leading with her razor sharp talons.
She was recruited to the Pack with her brother, Jackal, months before the gargoyles' awakening by Fox, then the Pack's leader. Unbeknownst to her, they were actually being recruited by David Xanatos through Fox to see if they were good enough to serve him. She, her brother, and the rest of the Pack were made stars on television, and had fame, money and and a fanatical audience.
One day, Fox told her and the rest of the Pack about the gargoyles, who were then made the object of a brutal hunt by the Pack. Catching them off-guard initially, the Pack was routed by Lexington and Goliath, and they all fled police capture, with the exception of Fox and Wolf, who were arrested.
A few months later, Hyena and her brother were told by Fox to steal the Coyote Diamond. That was merely a secondary objective, the primary one, unknown to them, was to lure Elisa Maza's brother, Derek Maza, into Xanatos's favor. Hyena could barely restrain herself throughout the entire heist. They did not succeed in getting the diamond, but were told by Fox that they could kill Xanatos in retaliation for interfering. This again was another way to get Derek to stay with Xanatos. The gargoyles thwarted the maniacal duo twice in their attempts to kill Xanatos, they even managed to convert and use their own helicopter against them. The two were arrested and sent to Riker's Island along with the rest of the Pack, save Dingo.
They languished in prison for a long while, before being broken out by Coyote 1.0. Fox elected to stay, thereby achieving Xanatos's primary objective, to have Fox receive an early parole. Hyena was not pleased, threatening to kill Fox, but was stopped by Coyote 1.0. Hyena began to find Coyote quite desirable, not realizing he was a robot. When all the Pack was aboard Coyote's ship, Hyena sided with Coyote as the leader, even after he revealed himself to be Xanatos in disguise. [Or so they thought.] They all wanted revenge on the gargoyles for sending them to prison. After kidnapping Lexington, Brooklyn, and Bronx, they all waited on an oil tanker for the rest of the gargoyles. In the ensuing battle, Coyote 1.0 was revealed to be a robot, which did not dim Hyena's attraction to him. They were all defeated, and they escaped into the night.
The Pack finally resorted to robbing banks to provide them with money, and were again beaten back by the gargoyles. As they lay beaten, Coyote's head approached them in their ship, and asked if they would like to be able to give the gargoyles back some of the punishment they had taken. The Pack said yes, and Hyena was fitted with cybernetic enhancments. These included elongating razor fingers, extendable limbs and multi-directional joints, a cybernetic ear, multiple laser and cutting blade weaponry, the ability to fly, and various other mechanisms. Hyena, along with the newly upgraded Pack, easily defeated Hudson, Bronx, Goliath, and Elisa. She found the newly rebuilt Coyote 2.0 VERY attractive, despite her brother's cutting remarks. The other gargoyles came to the rescue later on in a trainyard, defeating Hyena and the rest once again. Unknown to all, the entire battle was a game, the Pack and the gargoyles only like pieces to be manipulated by Fox and David Xanatos.
Hyena was recruited with the rest of the Pack to help the Emir gain immortality for Xanatos. She was as stunned as the rest when the spell that would make Anubis one with the Emir instead struck her brother, transforming him into a god-like being of death. She made her annoyance known when Jackal destroyed Coyote 3.0, citing that everytime she met a guy, he had to ruin it. Her brother responded by reducing her to infancy, implants and all. She was later restored after the gargoyles defeated the Pack, and dug her way out along with Jackal.
Sometime after the gargoyles left Egypt, Hyena and Jackal were contracted by Cyberbiotics to rid Guatemala of it's gargoyle problem. Hyena went to New York to smash the Mayan Sun Amulet as instructed by her brother. Defeated by Broadway and Lexington, this too failed, and the siblings were again sent to prison.
Months later, in the Goliath Chronicles, they were hired by the Quarrymen to frame Broadway, thereby throwing gargoyle/human relations back to square one. They were thwarted by Broadway and their former leader, Fox.
Hyena currently remains at large with her brother Jackal, who is always by her side. They are a threat to the gargoyles, and anybody who looks at them the wrong way. They may have upgraded to be even deadlier.
by Tim "Gabriel" Reynard [treynard@hotmail.com]

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Hyena is the most bloodthirsty member of the Pack, laughing maniacally as her namesake does at her opponents before leaping headlong into battle, leading with her razor sharp talons. She was recruited to the Pack with her brother, Jackal, months before the gargoyles' awakening by Fox, then the Pack's leader. Unbeknownst to her, they were actually being recruited by David Xanatos through Fox to see if they were good enough to serve him. She, her brother, and the rest of the Pack were made stars on television, and had fame, money and and a fanatical audience. One day, Fox told her and the rest of the Pack about the gargoyles, who were then made the object of a brutal hunt by the Pack. Catching them off-guard initially, the Pack was routed by Lexington and Goliath, and they all fled police capture, with the exception of Fox and Wolf, who were arrested. A few months later, Hyena and her brother were told by Fox to steal the Coyote Diamond. That was merely a secondary objective, the primary one, unknown to them, was to lure Elisa Maza's brother, Derek Maza, into Xanatos's favor. Hyena could barely restrain herself throughout the entire heist. They did not succeed in getting the diamond, but were told by Fox that they could kill Xanatos in retaliation for interfering. This again was another way to get Derek to stay with Xanatos. The gargoyles thwarted the maniacal duo twice in their attempts to kill Xanatos, they even managed to convert and use their own helicopter against them. The two were arrested and sent to Riker's Island along with the rest of the Pack, save Dingo. They languished in prison for a long while, before being broken out by Coyote 1.0. Fox elected to stay, thereby achieving Xanatos's primary objective, to have Fox receive an early parole. Hyena was not pleased, threatening to kill Fox, but was stopped by Coyote 1.0. Hyena began to find Coyote quite desirable, not realizing he was a robot. When all the Pack was aboard Coyote's ship, Hyena sided with Coyote as the leader, even after he revealed himself to be Xanatos in disguise. [Or so they thought.] They all wanted revenge on the gargoyles for sending them to prison. After kidnapping Lexington, Brooklyn, and Bronx, they all waited on an oil tanker for the rest of the gargoyles. In the ensuing battle, Coyote 1.0 was revealed to be a robot, which did not dim Hyena's attraction to him. They were all defeated, and they escaped into the night. The Pack finally resorted to robbing banks to provide them with money, and were again beaten back by the gargoyles. As they lay beaten, Coyote's head approached them in their ship, and asked if they would like to be able to give the gargoyles back some of the punishment they had taken. The Pack said yes, and Hyena was fitted with cybernetic enhancments. These included elongating razor fingers, extendable limbs and multi-directional joints, a cybernetic ear, multiple laser and cutting blade weaponry, the ability to fly, and various other mechanisms. Hyena, along with the newly upgraded Pack, easily defeated Hudson, Bronx, Goliath, and Elisa. She found the newly rebuilt Coyote 2.0 VERY attractive, despite her brother's cutting remarks. The other gargoyles came to the rescue later on in a trainyard, defeating Hyena and the rest once again. Unknown to all, the entire battle was a game, the Pack and the gargoyles only like pieces to be manipulated by Fox and David Xanatos. Hyena was recruited with the rest of the Pack to help the Emir gain immortality for Xanatos. She was as stunned as the rest when the spell that would make Anubis one with the Emir instead struck her brother, transforming him into a god-like being of death. She made her annoyance known when Jackal destroyed Coyote 3.0, citing that everytime she met a guy, he had to ruin it. Her brother responded by reducing her to infancy, implants and all. She was later restored after the gargoyles defeated the Pack, and dug her way out along with Jackal. Sometime after the gargoyles left Egypt, Hyena and Jackal were contracted by Cyberbiotics to rid Guatemala of it's gargoyle problem. Hyena went to New York to smash the Mayan Sun Amulet as instructed by her brother. Defeated by Broadway and Lexington, this too failed, and the siblings were again sent to prison. Months later, in the Goliath Chronicles, they were hired by the Quarrymen to frame Broadway, thereby throwing gargoyle/human relations back to square one. They were thwarted by Broadway and their former leader, Fox. Hyena currently remains at large with her brother Jackal, who is always by her side. They are a threat to the gargoyles, and anybody who looks at them the wrong way. They may have upgraded to be even deadlier. by Tim "Gabriel" Reynard [treynard@hotmail.com]

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