

Ultimately Xanatos and Sevarius succeeded too well in their goal of creating a replacement for Goliath and his clan Thailog decided to go into business for himself, and duped Sevarius into " kidnapping" him and holding him for a twenty million dollar ransom. He is stuck as a statue until Xanatos and the Manhattan Clan light the sky on fire. One evening, while Xanatos and Fox were on the way to PackMedia Studios, Thailog turns on the television to see Demona's broadcast, unaware she is casting a spell to turn the citizens of Manhattan to stone. He then became a resident of the Eyrie Building.

Thus Thailog was "born" in 1995 with a fully grown gargoyle body and a keen, advanced, if twisted, mind. Sevarius used the genetic material to create Thailog, artificially aging him to the same biological age as Goliath in a matter of months he also tutored him through subliminal methods, indoctrinating him in Xanatos' ethical code of utter amoral pragmatism. While Xanatos was still in prison in late 1994, he arranged for a Steel Clan robot to attack Goliath and wound him, afterwards having Owen obtain some cell samples from the gargoyle under the guise of treating his injuries.
