Epsilon is an antagonist from the Hercules animated series who appears in the episode "Hercules and the Golden Touch."
Background[]
Physical appearance[]
Epsilon appears to be a tall and tan brunette Greek man with an exaggerated and pronounced chin and a long blue cloak over a back chiton
Personality[]
Epsilon is shown to be greedy, treacherous, and charismatic, easily convincing Hercules to serve him as a secret agent while planning to lure him into a trap for profits from King Midas.
Role in the series[]
In "Hercules and the Golden Touch", Epsilon first appears as an agent of the Athens Intelligence Agency and sends ninjas to attack Hercules as a test of his skill and then enlists Hercules to stop Midas from amassing enough gold to buy Athens. He then sends him to Phrygia to enter King Midas' Golden Palace-Casino, but the guard refuses to let him in since he has no gold until he meets a girl named Marigold, who tells the guard that Herc is with her. While Herc is having a conversation with Marigold, he is interrupted by Epsilon, who tells him to focus on Midas. While Hercules asks Marigold questions about Midas, the king enters and Herc realizes that Marigold is Midas' daughter. When Midas makes Marigold give Hercules a tour of his palace, the king and Epsilon are shown to be hatching a plan to make the whole world be turned into gold.
While Hercules continues his conversation with Marigold, he is once again interrupted by Epsilon, who gets him to try to bring down King Midas. When Hercules finds out Midas' plan, he gets caught by the king, who sends his men to chase him, causing the hero to attempt to escape. He soon gets caught by Midas and his men, with Midas telling him what he is planning on doing to him. When Marigold enters the room, Hercules tells everyone that he is a hero in training, but Midas does not believe him until he calls Hermes to vouch for him.
When Hermes appears, Midas forces him to take off his sandals in order to free Hercules. However, it is revealed that everything Hercules went through was a set up to have Hermes show up and that Midas is planning on using Hermes' sandals to turn the whole world into gold with Epsilon as his faithful servant. Epsilon is defeated by Hercules.
Trivia[]
- Given "Hercules and the Golden Touch" is a James Bond parody, Epsilon behaves as a Bond spy hero, before later being revealed to be a double agent as is customary in spy films. One particular inspiration is the equally treacherous Vesper Lynd, who in CasinoRoyale lures Bond into a trap as a double agent just as Epsilon did.
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