Gorgon (ゴーゴン, Gōgon) is an immensely powerful Guardian ÄRM that takes on the form of a giant Gorgon's head. Anyone who looks into the eyes of this guardian will slowly turn to stone. This ÄRM requires an incredible amount of magical power, more than Candice actually has, hence why she must use Scale of Blessing first.
Etymology and Origin
Gorgon, monster figure in Greek mythology. Homer spoke of a single Gorgon—a monster of the underworld. The later Greek poet Hesiod increased the number of Gorgons to three—Stheno (the Mighty), Euryale (the Far Springer), and Medusa (the Queen)—and made them the daughters of the sea god Phorcys and of his sister-wife Ceto. The Attic tradition regarded the Gorgon as a monster produced by Gaea, the personification of Earth, to aid her sons against the gods.
In early classical art the Gorgons were portrayed as winged female creatures; their hair consisted of snakes, and they were round-faced, flat-nosed, with tongues lolling out and with large projecting teeth. Medusa—who in later art is depicted as beautiful although deadly—was the only one of the three who was mortal; hence, Perseus was able to kill her by cutting off her head. From the blood that ran from her neck sprang Chrysaor and Pegasus, her two offspring by Poseidon. Medusa’s severed head had the power of turning all who looked upon it into stone. Carved masks of the hideously grotesque type of the Gorgon’s head were used as a protection against the evil eye.
The name "gorgon" derives from the Ancient Greek word gorgós (γοργός), which means 'grim or dreadful', and appears to come from the same root as the Sanskrit word garjana (गर्जन), which means a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia.
History
During the second war campaign waged by the Chess Pieces, Candice single-handedly defeats the soldiers at Gheilerul Castle using Gorgon to turn them into stone.
Thanks to her Scales of Blessing ÄRM completing a full revolution, Candice's magic power refills past her original maximum capacity, allowing her to summon her Guardian ÄRM, Gorgon. The ÄRM on her barrette glows and a huge rock head of a woman who has snake hair appears and its eyes briefly glow as it stares at Jack. Suddenly his legs begin to turn to stone. Candice comments that the expression of fear coming from Jack is great as she relishes in his anguish. Realizing that Alice's powerful healing would have no effect on Jack since this petrification wasn't due to a Darkness ÄRM, Ginta screams Jack's name in despair.
Jack, still not fully stone, realizes he can still move his left arm and digs into his pocket for one of the two ÄRMs that he acquired from Caldea and pulls it out. Candice remarks that even though he's turning to stone he stopped showing the expression of despair that filled her with such pleasure. Jack states that he thought he was done for but hearing Ginta's voice made him realize he didn't want to part with his friend just yet. Jack immediately tosses the ring up in the air and activates it, his new Guardian ÄRM, Mehitos. A colossal Venus fly trap ensnares Candice in its jaws from underground, trapping her while one of the smaller sets of jaws snags the Gorgon ÄRM and destroys it. As the guardian vanishes and Candice falls to the ground she realizes that she can't move and apologizes to Phantom for failing him. The stone surrounding Jack begins to crack and then crumbles as Jack passes out. Since neither combatant can continue the fight, Pozun declares a draw.
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