

He can be seen as a diabolical personification of dominance and abasement, as the Shadow Lord consumes all in his infernal path of conquest. In the reboot, he is no mere gargoyle or warlord, but a devilish and god-like entity with unfathomable power within its universe-sized astral domain, and profoundly corruptive anywhere else, the Shadow Lord and king of demons Gargos has a singular obsession: attaining the ultimate power in the universe and enslaving the bodies and souls of all sentient beings. The original incarnation's personality was unclear, but he shared the cunning of his reboot counterpart as both drove Jago to do their dirty work for him while disguised as more benevolent figures, making both incarnations excellent manipulators. In Killer Instinct: Shadow Lords, it's revealed that this is just a disguise, and that his reboot appearance is his true form. Gargos' retro costume is very reminiscent of his original appearance in Killer Instinct 2, except that he perpetually bears a mocking grin on his face, and has become much taller and less bulky than his 1996 iteration to better fit with his reboot design's build. Gargos' classic appearance as his retro outfit and in-universe disguise. He has digitigrade legs with two large claws on each foot, and though he lacks the nose and pointy ears his classic incarnation had, he's kept his wings which now appear torn and tattered, and emanate a green aura from the ends along with his horns. His face has undergone a drastic redesign, giving him curled ram horns fittingly reminiscent of Satanic idols and figures, with devious green eyes, bared fangs and tusks jutting out from the sides of his lipless mouth. He now has reddish-purple skin, but also a tan chest and horn-like protrusions on his arms.

In the 2013 reboot, Gargos features a far more diabolical appearance. He has metal bracelets on both wrists, has pointy goblin-like ears and sharp claws on his hands and feet.
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In Killer Instinct 2, Gargos appears as a large, bulky winged gargoyle with reddish-brown skin and pupil-less yellow eyes. ~ Maya and TJ Combo in the Killer Instinct: Shadows at Dawn novella.

Maya: I told you what I saw in the portal. Gargos' appearance in Killer Instinct 2 and Killer Instinct Gold. He is voiced by Edward Bosco, who also voiced the Icon of Sin, the Marauders, Kan-Ra, The Ghoulfather, Jagi, Devo, and Líf. Similarly, but to an even greater extent, he is also responsible for nearly every event in the reboot, leading to the entire cast confronting him as a team. In spite of being the villain of the sequel, he actually made his very first appearance in the first game, disguised as Jago's Tiger Spirit, manipulating him while under the guise of a benevolent and trustworthy figure.īecause of this and more, Gargos is often seen as the main antagonist and greater-scope villain of the entire Killer Instinct series, since he led and used Jago (and through Jago, Orchid) to defeat his rival Eyedol (the previous main antagonist) and then struck when the only one who could conceivably beat him was gone. Gargos, also known as Lord Gargos and the Shadow Lord, is a demonic warlord and the main antagonist in Killer Instinct 2 (as well as the N64 port Killer Instinct Gold) and the reboot Killer Instinct (2013). ~ Gargos in his Killer Instinct trailer intro. I have taken the memories of the one that guarded the gates, corrupted their worthless heroes, and manipulated those hungry for power. Setting events in motion that would lead to this day. (Season_3)_-_Jago_vs_Gargos_-ASTRAL_PLANE-_().oggįor centuries, I have schemed.
