Gargoyle


 * This article is for the Gargoyle in flesh and blood. For their stone-consisted cousin, see Stone Gargoyle.

"Your first encounter with a gargoyle will teach you to keep an eye turned skyward. They are as tough to kill as they are vicious. They hurl sharp bones at you from afar or swoop in to rake at you with their talons."

- Blood manual.

 are a hellish class of demons and common enemies in Blood. They are followers of the gargoyle king Cheogh.

Description
Gargoyles are demons being slightly shorter than Caleb. Their body have lean, muscular builds with long hind-legs, light-tan/brown colored skin, and sharp claws. They sport with short horns, pale-colored eyes, piggish nose, and a menacing smile filled with fangs. They have large, leathery wings that gave them the ability of flight. They also sport with a long, devil-fashioned tail.

Involvement
They usually disguise themselves as lifeless-looking gargoyle statues. Approaching it or receiving the key will cause the Gargoyle to come alive and attack.

The Gargoyles will let out a bear-like growl/roar when Caleb encounters one of them.

While they fly higher in a quick speed aimlessly, it can be very difficult to target the Gargoyles, but not if they land on the ground and approach to attack Caleb. Once the Gargoyles are in front of Caleb, they will slash him with their dangerous claws. They also can throw tough bones at Caleb as long-range weapons if he's far ahead from them.

Official bestiary
Gargoyles often perch above open areas, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass below them. They have also been known to disguise themselves as statues, a rather nasty habit that renders them even more difficult to detect. They are swift and cautious, and tend to hurl bones at their victims until they can get in close enough to bring their talons to bear. If you give them the chance, they'll wear your entrails as fashion accessories!

Trivia

 * Gargoyles are one of the few enemies in Blood to have re-colored counterparts. Two others being the Cultist and the Spider.
 * From the Dark Carnival level of episode 1, four Gargoyles can be seen in the carousal impersonating as horses.
 * From its concept art (as shown from above right), the Gargoyle's hands look webbed, similar to the Gill Beast. From the final game's release, the Gargoyle never possess this feature.