Zeus

Zeus is the King of the Greek gods, the god of hospitality on Ithaquack in Maceduckia, and the father of Storkules and Selene in the 2017 DuckTales series.

History[]

As explained in "The Spear of Selene!", Zeus came to dislike Scrooge McDuck after the mortal billionaire succeeded in defeating all of Zeus' supposedly insurmountable challenges and besting him in a number of contests. According to Zeus himself, many of the other gods stopped coming to Ithaquack due to their opinion of Zeus being lowered by his constant defeats at the hands of a mortal, though he also admitted that one of his own lightning storms, created out of pettines, may have played a role. This animosity prompted the McDuck family to stop visiting Ithaquack, and it was only after Dewey Duck and Webby Vanderquack arranged for Sunchaser to crash land there that Scrooge crossed paths with Zeus again.

Infuriated by Scrooge's return, Zeus eventually challenged the McDuck family to a series of challenges to prove his superiority once and for all, only for his son Storkules to be bested time and again. Ultimately, Zeus employed a young Siren to force Storkules to attack the McDucks, hoping to rid himself of them once and for all. However, Louie was able to get the Siren on his side, and Scrooge later deliberately lost a game in order to boost Zeus' self-esteem and let them leave. Unfortunately, Dewey then inadvertently beat Zeus in said game, incurring Zeus' wrath against the family yet again.

Later in "Storkules in Duckburg!", Storkules mentions how his father grew furious because of his lackadaisical attitude, he even unleashed an entire swarm of Harpies on Maceduckia. As a punishment for having angered him, Zeus kicked Storkules out of Maceduckia and advised him to become a responsible adult. However, this instead backfires on Zeus as Storkules decides to go to McDuck Manor, hoping to be taught more about responsibility by one of Scrooge's family members, Donald Duck.

He is in further conflict with Scrooge's family and Storkules during "The Golden Spear!" where Dewey's new title as messenger of the gods angers Zeus even further. After a brief battle between him, Storkules, Donald and Dewey, Zeus retreats, though he refused to admit it as a defeat.

Within the next couple months, Zeus manages to bring Storkules back to the islands of Ithaquack and grounds him and his daughter, Selene, in order to keep away from any more mortal contact. In which time during the invasion of the Moonlanders in "Moonvasion!" members of Scrooges family arrive and call for their help, but Zeus still refuses to let Storkules and Selene assist in the fighting, and every time Storkules pleads to him, Zeus would continue to strike him with lightning. Unluckily for Zeus, Storkules and Selene soon manage to get the angle on him and tie him up. This allows Selene to deal with the leader of the invasion Lunaris, and for Storkules to use his strength to revert Earth back to its original status in orbit.

In "New Gods on the Block!", the other gods finally become fed up with Zeus' behavior, and he is stripped of his laurel wreath and powers. Storkules and Selene travel with Zeus to Duckburg, planning on appointing a member of the Duck family as his successor. Unwilling to lose his title, Zeus secretly plots to free a Titan in order to prove he is still worthy of being King of the gods. Although he succeeds in freeing the Titan, Zeus is soundly defeated, leaving the Duck family to clean up his mess.

Personality[]

Although Zeus is a powerful god, his pride and reputation come first. He is very competitive, petty, selfish and spoiled, especially when it comes to beating Scrooge McDuck. Despite his lack of success, Zeus refuses to ever admit defeat, often fabricating reasons to avoid admitting it.

Physical Appearance[]

Powers[]

Olympian God Physiology: As a god, his intelligence, strength, speed, senses, durability, agility, stamina, reflexes, and healing are supernaturally superior to mortal beings. Despite this, by the present day Zeus is shown to be physically out of shape compared to how he was depicted in the past via murals, having developed a large gut.
- Weather Manipulation: As the god of lightning and storms, Zeus has complete control over all aspects of storms, he can create new ones or manipulate existing storms. Zeus is shown to be dependent on his laurel wreath for all his Godly powers, being demonstrably powerless without it.
  - Electricity Manipulation: Zeus has complete control over electricity, able to project it and manipulate existing sources such as lightning.
  - Air Manipulation: Zeus also has complete control over air able to generate powerful gusts of wind which are enough to blow people back several meters.
  - Cloud Manipulation: Zeus also has complete control over clouds, able to generate them at whim and even use them as transportation to fly around.
- Superhuman Strength: Zeus' strength is far greater than any mortal, at superhuman levels, letting him lift objects of large size and weight.
- Superhuman Durability: Zeus' durability is also immense, letting him take quite a beating, without getting physically injured.
- Superhuman Speed: Zeus' speed is also at a superhuman level, letting him run extremely fast.
- Regenerative Healing Factor: Zeus' healing rate is increased, meaning he can recover from injuries extremely quickly.
- Immortality: Being a god, Zeus is immortal. He doesn't age and is resistant to mortal diseases and their weapons.

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

10. The Spear of Selene!

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

15. New Gods on the Block!
22. The Last Adventure!

Video[]

DuckTales_-_The_Spear_of_Selene!_EXCLUSIVE_CLIP — DuckTales - The Spear of Selene! EXCLUSIVE CLIP

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Trivia[]

Zeus is the god of thunder and lightning in ancient Greek religion who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. In Roman mythology, Zeus'scounterpart was Jupiter.
Zeus or Jupiter was first depicted as an anthropomorphic duck in the 1944 Donald Duck short "Trombone Trouble".
According to Frank Angones' personal blog, the writers originally intended for Zeus to be depicted as a swan in reference to the mythological legend of Zeus' seduction of Leda, Queen of Sparta. This was nixed as, in Angones' own personal words, "those reasons were deemed... gross."
When Zeus mentions meeting his wife, Storkules' and presumably Selene's mother, in battle, it is most likely that she is Hera, the Goddess of Marriage, his wife in the original myths. This adds to the fact that she participated in the battle against the Titans alongside Zeus, similar to how he said that he met her when she fought with him in battle.