The Gryphon appears to be somewhat overbearing and dismissive of the obsessions and dismays of other characters, such as theMock Turtle'ssorrow and theQueen of Hearts' executions, neither of which (according to the Gryphon) have any basis in fact. He speaks with a slightly ungrammatical Cockney-like accent and makes demands of the Mock Turtle, which are obeyed despite the latter creature's implicit objections. In addition, he is prone to making cough-like sounds written as "Hjckrrh!", which seem to have little meaning and may be involuntary.
InAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Gryphon features with the Mock Turtle in Chapter 9, "The Mock Turtle's Story", Chapter 10, "The Lobster Quadrille", and briefly at the start of Chapter 11, "Who Stole the Tarts?". The Gryphon was ordered by the Queen to take Alice to meet the Mock Turtle; this he did, and stayed with them for a long time, demanding that the Mock Turtle tell its history, as well as several poems. The two creatures go on to explain certain features of their world which are apparently nonsense to Alice, before Alice and the Gryphon are summoned to a criminal trial, leaving the Mock Turtle behind.
The Gryphon was to be featured inDisney's 1951Alice in Wonderland, but the part was deleted. However, he and the Mock Turtle appeared in a Jell-O commercial.
In the 2010Alice in Wonderland film, the Gryphon appeared as an "in memoriam" drawing on the wall of theRed Queen's palace, having been killed by theJabberwocky.
Gryphon appeared in the video gameAmerican McGee's Alice, voiced byAndrew Chaikin. Gryphon is portrayed as a noble creature that tries to help Alice and is killed by theJabberwocky. He is later revived after Alice defeats theQueen of Hearts. In the sequelAlice Madness Returns, he died by unknown means (possibly from being consumed by the Ruin) which his friend the Mock Turtle made a ship named "HMS Gryphon" in memory. Alice then meets with the Mock Turle to escort her to Deluded Depths to see the Walrus and Carpenter, the transport was successful but at the cost getting the ship destroyed by Shipwreck Sharks.
Gryphon appeared in theSunsoft's 2006mobile gameAlice's Warped Wonderland (歪みの国のアリス,Yugami no kuni no Arisu;Alice in Distortion World). Depending on the player's choice, Gryphon is found in the forest by the Queen of Hearts' castle and helps Ariko (the "Alice" of the game) by giving her a ride on his back. In the game, the snake tail is Gryphon's "head" while the avian head is his rear. While the eagle head is animalistic, the snake tail is capable of speech and talks to Ariko in a fatherly manner.[1][2]
