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Iago

Also Known As: Coldsteel
Clan: Wyvern (formerly)
Appeared in: Legion, High Noon, Possession
Voice Actor: Xander Berkeley

Iago was one of Goliath's rookery brothers. He fought with another one of his brothers, now known as Coldstone, over a female gargoyle, known as Desdemona. Desdemona chose Coldstone instead of Iago, and Iago formed a grudge against Coldstone and the rest of the clan.
Iago was shattered with the rest of the clan when the Vikings attacked in 994, along with Desdemona and Coldstone. Then, in 1994, Demona and Xanatos decided to combine their forces of science and sorcery, since neither alone had defeated Goliath and his clan before. The science combined pieces of Desdemona, Iago, but mostly Coldstone, with cybernetics. The sorcery put three gargoyle souls into the body. Coldstone apparently came into control first. Demona told him that Goliath had betrayed the clan, and convinced him to hold a grudge against him as well. But in the end, Coldstone forgave his brother, and took a shot for him, causing him to fall and sink to the bottom of the Hudson River.
Later, the body slowly repaired, and we got the first look, in the form of altered flashbacks, at Iago and Desdemona. Desdemona and Coldstone were hugging, and the scene swirled around to show Goliath and Desdemona hugging. Iago told Coldstone he had been betrayed by him. The Coldstone body eventually came to life, shooting out of the Hudson. It landed at a Cyberbiotics facility. The body tried to tap into a computer, but got a virus instead. The virus caused it to switch the body's personalities back and forward without warning. Coldstone was spotted by Goliath and Lexington, who brought him back to the clock tower. Coldstone seemed to be having violent mood swings, losing his memory of where they were. Coldstone eventually flew out of the building, Hudson and Goliath following. Coldstone and Iago seemed to fight for control of the body, sometimes Coldstone acting nice and wondering where they were and Iago acting just plain evil. Coldstone managed to get control and ask for Goliath's help. Goliath managed to get Lexington to get a virtual reality headgear so Goliath could go inside Coldstone and figure out what was going on. Goliath entered Coldstone's mind, and met the three souls, as well as a Xanatos-like computer program. He found out from Desdemona that Coldstone was made up from pieces of different gargoyles, and that they were all trapped inside. A virus had started eating away at the body's memory banks, trying to get at the personalities and Goliath. Iago saw Goliath, and he and the Xanatos program tried to get Coldstone to destroy him. When that was stopped by Desdemona, Iago and the program merged, and tried to convince Desdemona to join him. Desdemona told him that she would choose who she loves, and fought him off. The virus eventually consumed Iago, drawing him into a deep portal. However, it did not destroy him, but simply rendered him powerless. Coldstone told Goliath to leave, insisting that they will be all right now that they were finally together. Coldstone's body shut down, on the outside.
Later, Lexington was trying to get the body running again. Inside, Coldstone and Desdemona were enjoying their time together. Iago tried to separate them, but Desdemona said that he no longer had the power to come between them.
MacBeth and Demona stole the Coldstone body and replaced the program to control it. A portal appeared inside the shell, and Iago went through it. Desdemona suggested they go after him, but Coldstone insisted that it was good riddance. When the Coldstone body came on-line again, Iago was in control, and he recognized Demona.
When Goliath found out that MacBeth had stolen Coldstone, the entire clan went to his mansion. They "freed" Coldstone, thinking that the good personality was in control. Coldstone then woke up Demona and MacBeth, who had been brought down by the clan. They defeated the clan, now revealing that Iago was in control. On the inside, Desdemona and Coldstone could hear evil laughter coming from the portal. Desdemona now insisted that they must go stop Iago from whatever he was doing. Coldstone still said that they shouldn't.
Later, the three villains were meeting Elisa Maza and they had the gargoyles tied up in chains while they are stone. Demona in her human form and Elisa began fighting, and while that was happening, Desdemona managed to convince Coldstone that they had to fight their evil brother. They both glided through the portal, causing Iago to come inside. They defeated Iago together, and Coldstone took control of the body. He then chased away MacBeth and Demona and freed the gargoyles. He flew off to somewhere unknown.
Sometime after the events of the Gathering, where Xanatos told Goliath that he would try to repay he and his clan for saving his son, Xanatos went to the Himalayas, finding Coldstone and capturing him. Xanatos tried to transfer the extra personalities to other robot bodies, named Coldfire and Coldsteel. It didn't work, but Puck decided to help in the form of a "lesson" for Alexander Fox Xanatos. He posed as Goliath and brought Coldstone to the clock tower. He said that he could get rid of the evil personality by emptying Coldstone of all his personalities and transferring Coldstone and Desdemona to two of the clan. He asked for volunteers, and Angela and Broadway stepped forward. Brooklyn also volunteered, but remembered that he only needed two. Goliath then cast the spell, and Coldstone went into Broadway, Desdemona into Angela, and Iago into Brooklyn, although the clan didn't realize it. Goliath then left. Broadway/Coldstone and Angela/Desdemona went out for a glide, amazed at the marvels of feeling again. Brooklyn/Iago followed them, saying he felt sorry for them because they would have to go back into Coldstone. He remarked that it was such a shame that they couldn't keep the bodies they were inside of now.
Back at the clock tower, Coldstone woke up and attacked Lexington. He hid him so that when Goliath and Hudson came back and saw Coldstone, he convinced them that they had to wage war on Xanatos because he had created new monsters to unleash against them. When they arrived at the castle, Coldstone turned on Coldsteel and Coldfire, who attacked Goliath and Hudson, defeating them.
When Broadway/Coldstone, Angela/Desdemona, and Brooklyn/Iago returned to the clock tower, they saw Lexington tied up. Angela/Desdemona and Broadway/Coldstone freed him. Lex said that the evil personality must still have been in Coldstone, because he attacked him. Broadway/Coldstone was already under the influence of Brooklyn/Iago, and said that they had better destroy the body so that they could finally get rid of Iago. They went to the castle, where they split up. Lex and Brooklyn/Iago went into the laboratory, where the battle between Coldstone and the robots and Goliath went on. Lexington turned his back on Brooklyn/Iago, and he slammed Lex into the wall.
Brooklyn/Iago just wanted Angela/Desdemona. Broadway/Coldstone then realized that Brooklyn had been possessed by Iago. Brooklyn/Iago was then captured by Coldsteel, and battle ensued. Afterwards, Iago decided to go into the Coldsteel body, and Alex transfered him there. He then left, and threatened that he'd be back.
by Krystiana Slinky [kbrannan@raex.com]

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Iago was one of Goliath's rookery brothers. He fought with another one of his brothers, now known as Coldstone, over a female gargoyle, known as Desdemona. Desdemona chose Coldstone instead of Iago, and Iago formed a grudge against Coldstone and the rest of the clan. Iago was shattered with the rest of the clan when the Vikings attacked in 994, along with Desdemona and Coldstone. Then, in 1994, Demona and Xanatos decided to combine their forces of science and sorcery, since neither alone had defeated Goliath and his clan before. The science combined pieces of Desdemona, Iago, but mostly Coldstone, with cybernetics. The sorcery put three gargoyle souls into the body. Coldstone apparently came into control first. Demona told him that Goliath had betrayed the clan, and convinced him to hold a grudge against him as well. But in the end, Coldstone forgave his brother, and took a shot for him, causing him to fall and sink to the bottom of the Hudson River. Later, the body slowly repaired, and we got the first look, in the form of altered flashbacks, at Iago and Desdemona. Desdemona and Coldstone were hugging, and the scene swirled around to show Goliath and Desdemona hugging. Iago told Coldstone he had been betrayed by him. The Coldstone body eventually came to life, shooting out of the Hudson. It landed at a Cyberbiotics facility. The body tried to tap into a computer, but got a virus instead. The virus caused it to switch the body's personalities back and forward without warning. Coldstone was spotted by Goliath and Lexington, who brought him back to the clock tower. Coldstone seemed to be having violent mood swings, losing his memory of where they were. Coldstone eventually flew out of the building, Hudson and Goliath following. Coldstone and Iago seemed to fight for control of the body, sometimes Coldstone acting nice and wondering where they were and Iago acting just plain evil. Coldstone managed to get control and ask for Goliath's help. Goliath managed to get Lexington to get a virtual reality headgear so Goliath could go inside Coldstone and figure out what was going on. Goliath entered Coldstone's mind, and met the three souls, as well as a Xanatos-like computer program. He found out from Desdemona that Coldstone was made up from pieces of different gargoyles, and that they were all trapped inside. A virus had started eating away at the body's memory banks, trying to get at the personalities and Goliath. Iago saw Goliath, and he and the Xanatos program tried to get Coldstone to destroy him. When that was stopped by Desdemona, Iago and the program merged, and tried to convince Desdemona to join him. Desdemona told him that she would choose who she loves, and fought him off. The virus eventually consumed Iago, drawing him into a deep portal. However, it did not destroy him, but simply rendered him powerless. Coldstone told Goliath to leave, insisting that they will be all right now that they were finally together. Coldstone's body shut down, on the outside. Later, Lexington was trying to get the body running again. Inside, Coldstone and Desdemona were enjoying their time together. Iago tried to separate them, but Desdemona said that he no longer had the power to come between them. MacBeth and Demona stole the Coldstone body and replaced the program to control it. A portal appeared inside the shell, and Iago went through it. Desdemona suggested they go after him, but Coldstone insisted that it was good riddance. When the Coldstone body came on-line again, Iago was in control, and he recognized Demona. When Goliath found out that MacBeth had stolen Coldstone, the entire clan went to his mansion. They "freed" Coldstone, thinking that the good personality was in control. Coldstone then woke up Demona and MacBeth, who had been brought down by the clan. They defeated the clan, now revealing that Iago was in control. On the inside, Desdemona and Coldstone could hear evil laughter coming from the portal. Desdemona now insisted that they must go stop Iago from whatever he was doing. Coldstone still said that they shouldn't. Later, the three villains were meeting Elisa Maza and they had the gargoyles tied up in chains while they are stone. Demona in her human form and Elisa began fighting, and while that was happening, Desdemona managed to convince Coldstone that they had to fight their evil brother. They both glided through the portal, causing Iago to come inside. They defeated Iago together, and Coldstone took control of the body. He then chased away MacBeth and Demona and freed the gargoyles. He flew off to somewhere unknown. Sometime after the events of the Gathering, where Xanatos told Goliath that he would try to repay he and his clan for saving his son, Xanatos went to the Himalayas, finding Coldstone and capturing him. Xanatos tried to transfer the extra personalities to other robot bodies, named Coldfire and Coldsteel. It didn't work, but Puck decided to help in the form of a "lesson" for Alexander Fox Xanatos. He posed as Goliath and brought Coldstone to the clock tower. He said that he could get rid of the evil personality by emptying Coldstone of all his personalities and transferring Coldstone and Desdemona to two of the clan. He asked for volunteers, and Angela and Broadway stepped forward. Brooklyn also volunteered, but remembered that he only needed two. Goliath then cast the spell, and Coldstone went into Broadway, Desdemona into Angela, and Iago into Brooklyn, although the clan didn't realize it. Goliath then left. Broadway/Coldstone and Angela/Desdemona went out for a glide, amazed at the marvels of feeling again. Brooklyn/Iago followed them, saying he felt sorry for them because they would have to go back into Coldstone. He remarked that it was such a shame that they couldn't keep the bodies they were inside of now. Back at the clock tower, Coldstone woke up and attacked Lexington. He hid him so that when Goliath and Hudson came back and saw Coldstone, he convinced them that they had to wage war on Xanatos because he had created new monsters to unleash against them. When they arrived at the castle, Coldstone turned on Coldsteel and Coldfire, who attacked Goliath and Hudson, defeating them. When Broadway/Coldstone, Angela/Desdemona, and Brooklyn/Iago returned to the clock tower, they saw Lexington tied up. Angela/Desdemona and Broadway/Coldstone freed him. Lex said that the evil personality must still have been in Coldstone, because he attacked him. Broadway/Coldstone was already under the influence of Brooklyn/Iago, and said that they had better destroy the body so that they could finally get rid of Iago. They went to the castle, where they split up. Lex and Brooklyn/Iago went into the laboratory, where the battle between Coldstone and the robots and Goliath went on. Lexington turned his back on Brooklyn/Iago, and he slammed Lex into the wall. Brooklyn/Iago just wanted Angela/Desdemona. Broadway/Coldstone then realized that Brooklyn had been possessed by Iago. Brooklyn/Iago was then captured by Coldsteel, and battle ensued. Afterwards, Iago decided to go into the Coldsteel body, and Alex transfered him there. He then left, and threatened that he'd be back. by Krystiana Slinky [kbrannan@raex.com]

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