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|species= [[Clockwork Cherub]] | |species= [[Mark I]] [[Clockwork Cherub]] | ||
|gender= Non-Binary <small>(they/them)</small> | |gender= Non-Binary <small>(they/them)</small> | ||
|residence= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]] | |residence= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]] | ||
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|creator(s)= | |creator(s)= | ||
|parents= | |parents= | ||
|first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The | |first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'' | ||
|also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)]] | |||
|copyright= [[Aristide Twain]] | |copyright= [[Aristide Twain]] | ||
}}'''Arganthone-056''' was a Mark | }}'''Arganthone-056''' was a [[Mark I]] [[Clockwork Cherub]], one of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'s expert fighters. They joined in [[Juliet-178]] in December 2020 on a dimension-spanning quest to rescue [[Madame Tarsa]], during which they also encountered [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
===Physical appearance=== | ===Physical appearance=== | ||
As a Clockwork Cherub, Arganthone was winged, humanoid robot with a round, sketchy face and short. Their copper-plated skin was a brilliant golden. They were a green laurel wreath on their head and were somewhat taller than [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]]. Their was a glowing blue ‘core’ in the middle of their chest. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | As a Clockwork Cherub, Arganthone was winged, humanoid robot with a round, sketchy face and short. Their copper-plated skin was a brilliant golden. They were a green laurel wreath on their head and were somewhat taller than [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]]. Their was a glowing blue ‘core’ in the middle of their chest. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Arganthone was loyal and courageous, but not as recklessly adventurous as [[Juliet-178]]. They were perfectly happy with having been retired from active duty | Arganthone was loyal and courageous, but not as recklessly adventurous as [[Juliet-178]]. They were perfectly happy with having been retired from active duty, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') although they were happy to carry on practicing their scrappier skills in a more relaxed context. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'') | ||
===Powers & abilities=== | ===Powers & abilities=== | ||
Like other [[Clockwork Cherub]]s, Arganthone could fly for limited amounts of time through the use of an [[anti-gravity circuit]]. They were also a uniquely capable physical fighter | Like other [[Clockwork Cherub]]s, Arganthone could fly for limited amounts of time through the use of an [[anti-gravity circuit]]. They were also a uniquely capable physical fighter, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') capable of wielding a sword. They were, moreover, a gifted, captivating teacher to younger generations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'') | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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On Thanksgiving Day 1992, Arganthone defeated the [[Ghost of the First Premium Turkey]]. They would go on to remember the Turkey as one of the most fearsome foes they had faced, trumping even the [[Snap-Dragon]] of the [[Christmas Toyland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | On Thanksgiving Day 1992, Arganthone defeated the [[Ghost of the First Premium Turkey]]. They would go on to remember the Turkey as one of the most fearsome foes they had faced, trumping even the [[Snap-Dragon]] of the [[Christmas Toyland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
===In the 2010s=== | |||
By 2019, Arganthone had transitioned to the role of a teacher to younger generations of Cupids. On [[Halloween]], they were unable to attend [[Colonel-028]]'s exclusive [[Mark I]]s get-together, as they were busy teaching a group of younger Cupids, to whom they'd been teaching the art of swordfighting, how to carve pumpkins with their blades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'') | |||
===The Christmas crisis=== | ===The Christmas crisis=== | ||