Background
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free_will_gargoyleBrentwood was born of Lexington's DNA by Dr. Sevarius, who was commissioned by Thailog and Demona. He was the third to be obtained with Lex having been bitten by the robotic mosquito used to collect DNA to be used on the night of July 16th, 1996. On the night of August 18th, about five weeks later, the clones had developed enough for Thailog to begin their subliminal education program, which included only very basic speech and the command "Obey Thailog" to keep them primitive, ignorant, and obedient. Two months later on October 12th is when they were all fully matured and released from their capsules.
Thailog left them in an abandoned funhouse while he went to get Demona and lead Goliath back for an ambush. It was when Thailog and Demona arrived that the clones received their names, with the exception of Delilah who wasn't present at the moment and already named.
When the Manhattan clan arrived the clones were sent to ambush their originals and Brentwood, having been aged up to peak physical condition, easily overpowered and defeated Lexington. The gargoyles were restrained so that they could be disposed of and things seemed to be going well until, Thailog attempted to destroy Angela first. This provoked Demona to stop him, which led to the reveal of Delilah as her replacement and Demona's fight against Thailog after freeing the gargoyles.
The clones were quickly abandoned to deal with their originals alone because Thailog wanted the gargoyles destroyed and, while they couldn't be defeated one-on-one, the simplicity of their programming meant that when the Manhattan clan cooperated to outsmart them the clones stood no chance and were beaten and restrained. With the apparent death of Thailog, they were left with nowhere to go and no idea what to do. The Manhattan Clan weren't too eager to take them in, so they were adopted by Talon and became part of the Labyrinth Clan where they were to learn proper speech and how to think for themselves.
The clones lived peacefully in the underground labyrinth until Halloween, safe from the dangers such as the Quarrymen and with no interaction with their originals until Goliath and Brooklyn came to see Delilah on that night. But then Thailog returned soon after to reclaim them and they obeyed his orders without hesitation. When Maggie the Cat called them out on their addressing Thailog their master and claimed they had the free will to decide what they wanted, Brentwood was the first to obviously begin thinking on this concept. He continued to follow Thailog, but continued to muse over the idea of free will and the ability to choose the more that it was mentioned.
Thailog took the clones to Xanatos' castle to retrieve Delilah, who was there on a date with Goliath. The confrontation led to Goliath being stabbed and soon to a fight with the entire clan. Brentwood didn't participate in the battle even when Thailog ordered the clones to protect him. He sat to the side watching and listening to everyone as the battle raged, continuing to think.
Delilah's arrival ended the battle and she was to decide where she wanted to be and who to listen to. When she expressed the desire to stay in the Labyrinth where she truly felt free, because both Thailog and Goliath were only using herm she was joined by Malibu, Hollywood, and Burbank when she asked them what they wanted. Brentwood rejected the idea, drawn to stay with Thailog because of his intelligence...much to Lexington's horror. Lex tried to stop him, but Goliath allowed Brentwood to leave with Thailog and they returned to his corporation where he learned that part of Thailog's plan in attacking that night had been to get more genetic material for Sevarius to make more clones. Brentwood's decision to stay with him was just a pleasant bonus.
Soon after, on that same night, a human woman appeared and Brentwood was sent away with Sevarius for some reason. After this, Brentwood continued to stay with Thailog, helping with whatever tasks he was needed for.
Thailog left them in an abandoned funhouse while he went to get Demona and lead Goliath back for an ambush. It was when Thailog and Demona arrived that the clones received their names, with the exception of Delilah who wasn't present at the moment and already named.
When the Manhattan clan arrived the clones were sent to ambush their originals and Brentwood, having been aged up to peak physical condition, easily overpowered and defeated Lexington. The gargoyles were restrained so that they could be disposed of and things seemed to be going well until, Thailog attempted to destroy Angela first. This provoked Demona to stop him, which led to the reveal of Delilah as her replacement and Demona's fight against Thailog after freeing the gargoyles.
The clones were quickly abandoned to deal with their originals alone because Thailog wanted the gargoyles destroyed and, while they couldn't be defeated one-on-one, the simplicity of their programming meant that when the Manhattan clan cooperated to outsmart them the clones stood no chance and were beaten and restrained. With the apparent death of Thailog, they were left with nowhere to go and no idea what to do. The Manhattan Clan weren't too eager to take them in, so they were adopted by Talon and became part of the Labyrinth Clan where they were to learn proper speech and how to think for themselves.
The clones lived peacefully in the underground labyrinth until Halloween, safe from the dangers such as the Quarrymen and with no interaction with their originals until Goliath and Brooklyn came to see Delilah on that night. But then Thailog returned soon after to reclaim them and they obeyed his orders without hesitation. When Maggie the Cat called them out on their addressing Thailog their master and claimed they had the free will to decide what they wanted, Brentwood was the first to obviously begin thinking on this concept. He continued to follow Thailog, but continued to muse over the idea of free will and the ability to choose the more that it was mentioned.
Thailog took the clones to Xanatos' castle to retrieve Delilah, who was there on a date with Goliath. The confrontation led to Goliath being stabbed and soon to a fight with the entire clan. Brentwood didn't participate in the battle even when Thailog ordered the clones to protect him. He sat to the side watching and listening to everyone as the battle raged, continuing to think.
Delilah's arrival ended the battle and she was to decide where she wanted to be and who to listen to. When she expressed the desire to stay in the Labyrinth where she truly felt free, because both Thailog and Goliath were only using herm she was joined by Malibu, Hollywood, and Burbank when she asked them what they wanted. Brentwood rejected the idea, drawn to stay with Thailog because of his intelligence...much to Lexington's horror. Lex tried to stop him, but Goliath allowed Brentwood to leave with Thailog and they returned to his corporation where he learned that part of Thailog's plan in attacking that night had been to get more genetic material for Sevarius to make more clones. Brentwood's decision to stay with him was just a pleasant bonus.
Soon after, on that same night, a human woman appeared and Brentwood was sent away with Sevarius for some reason. After this, Brentwood continued to stay with Thailog, helping with whatever tasks he was needed for.
