We pulled what appears to be the H.O.T. from this monitor. It is only
labeled C5296 6L3. It reads 4 ohms B-E, 1 ohm B-C so it seems
pretty well fried. (The HV was not starting causing the power supply
to repeatedly click.)

I found a FAQ for what looks to be a similar monitor on Anatek's site:
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QUESTION NO. P12703-9: Gateway 2000 Crystalscan monitor Chassis
YEO711-01. Power supply makes ticking noise but will not start.
This symptom is usually due to an overload. There are many potential
causes of this, in this chassis, such as shorted diodes (D311 through
D315; D102, D103, D104, etc.); shorted Q105 or cracked solder on
Q105; shorted Q103 or Q203; shorted C108, C104, or C105, to name some.
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My findings:
Q105 = HOT?
Q103 is another transistor next to the suspected HOT
Found D102-105 and D311...

Anyone know if that is the same set? I know Gateway re-badged Sony
monitors in the past.

I mailed NEI for a crossref but if anyone here can help that would be
great. Thanks!