Summary[]
King Odysseus of Ithaca is the main protagonist of Jorge Rivera-Herrans' EPIC: The Musical which serves as a retelling of Homer's Odyssey from Greek Mythology. He is the King of Ithaca who left to fight in the Troyan War and is now on his journey to make it back to his family in Ithaca, facing numerous obstacles along the way.
Moral Statistics[]
Moral Ranking: 1+ during Troy and Cyclops Sagas | 2+ from "Remember Them" until the Underworld Saga | 4- from "Monster" onwards | 3+ in the Ithaca Saga
Origin: EPIC: The Musical
Names and other aliases: King of Ithaca
Classification: Greek Hero
- Sub-Classifications
- Status: Alive
- Occupations: King of Ithaca, Captain of his fleet
- Hobbies: Getting back to Ithaca
Gender: Male
Age: 40+
Life Involvement:
- Lives Saved: Millions
- Lives Taken: Thousands
Primary Motive: Unconditional as a Hero (Despite everything he still wants a world where ruthlessness is not the answer, and asks Athena to make it after he retires to stay with his family), Casual as a Villain (Became so desperate to came back to his family that he was willing to commit questionable acts)
Alignment: Neutral Good for most of the story, Chaotic Neutral/Neutral Evil in the Underworld and Thunder Saga
Allies: Polites, Athena, Penelope, Telemachus, Hermes, Elpenor, Eurylochus, Perimedese, Circe, Tiresias, Aeolus, Diomedes, Achilles
Enemies: Poseidon, Zeus, Prince Hector, Scylla, Eurylochus (briefly), Perimedes (briefly), Charybdis, Calypso, Polyphemus, Helios, Sirens
Morality Standard: In General Positive, Frequent Common Hostility
Accomplishments: Noble, Multi-Inconvenient
Resourceful Capability: Skilled
Competency: Partially Successful / Incompetent
Tone Presence: Pleasant most of the time, Minor Game Changer/Unpleasant during "Monster", the Thunder Saga and while killing the suitors (Downplayed in the latter case since their slaughter is cathartic due to being immediately after "Hold them down", which is particularly disturbing)
- Nasty Prevention: Became a full on villain during the Thunder Saga and had to live with those acts for years to the point he felt undeserving of love
- Clean Prevention: Is overall a well-intended extremist who knows that to survive in his world he needs to play dirty from time to time and feels remorse for the questionable acts he had to do