Show her I’m the judgment call, the one who makes her kingdom fall!
-Zeus ("Thunder Bringer")
Zeus is the overarching antagonist in EPIC: The Musical.
Zeus is the king of Olympus and the god of the sky, thunder, and justice. He is the father of several gods and demigods.
Biography[]
In The Troy Saga, Zeus makes an appearance in The Horse And The Infant, ordering Odysseus to kill Astyanax (the son of the Trojan prince Hector) or else he will kill everyone he loves and ruin everything he knows. He leaves the scene, finally telling Odysseus “The blood on your hands is something you won’t lose, all you can choose is whose”.
Zeus doesn't make an appearance again until The Thunder Saga, when Helios sends him to smite Odysseus and his crew for killing one of his sacred cows. Zeus forces Odysseus to choose who will die for their crime; himself, or his crew, and Odysseus chooses his crew.
In The Wisdom Saga, Athena asks Zeus to release Odysseus from Calypso’s island and he agrees but makes it so he will only do so if she manages to convince Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, and Hera that he should be released. Athena does so and with his pride inflicted, Zeus gets incredibly angry and blasts his own daughter with his powerful thunderbolts. This seemingly ‘kills’ her.
Abilities[]
- Electrokinesis: Being the god of thunder, can control lightning and electricity, sending thunder strikes down wherever he wishes to completely devastate whatever he targets.
- Thunder Bringer: Zeus summons a single, gigantic lightning strike to completely decimate his target.
- Electric Current Teleportation: Zeus can move between the electrical currents in the air, allowing him to make incredibly quick adjustments to his movements or position, catching his opponents off guard.[1]
- Static Barrier: Zeus has a constant "Static Barrier" around his body which prevents those from attacking him without being shocked.[1]
- Used in: Thunder Bringer, God Games
- Beast Mode: When enraged, Zeus' lightning powers are amplified tenfold. It changes his default black clothes into white.
- Used in: God Games
- Divination: Zeus is able to see into the future and project his visions onto others.
- Used in: The Horse and the Infant
Renditions/Animations[]
The First Full Rendition and Animation of Zeus in Thunder Bringer
Trivia[]
- According to Jay, this version of Zeus was based on Xehanort, Ansem, and Xemnas from the Kingdom Hearts series.
- Though it is never mentioned in the musical, Zeus is the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of both Hera and Poseidon. Also, through Hermes, Zeus is Odysseus' great-great-grandfather.[2]
- Zeus's instrument is the electronic brass[3]
Appearances[]
The Troy Saga[]
- The Horse and the Infant (Debut)
The Thunder Saga[]
The Wisdom Saga[]
References[]
- https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeherrans?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- https://genius.com/albums/Jorge-rivera-herrans/Epic-the-musical
- EPIC: The Musical 1-6 SAGAS LIVESTREAM
- The odyssey
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