ATHENA!!!

Chat hear me out: Jorge of Ithaca AU

An epic AU where Jorge is the reincarnation of Odysseus, it'd explain the changes in the musical! Odysseus in the Odyssey may not have seen Calypso as... well, THAT. So, he'd (subconciously) write Calypso as a better character.

In the Original Odyssey, Odysseus barely manages to evade Poseidon when he gets back to Ithaca. So Jorge would subconsciously change it to make Odysseus look more glorious than he actually was during that fight.

Odysseus still saw Eurylochus as a friend - even though in The Odyssey, Eury was WAYYYY worse - so, he'd write Eurylochus as someone kinder. The Eurylochus Odysseus saw deep down. The part that cared.

It'd also make for an interesting rp blog

Jorge's just randomly walking during his trip to Ithaca and spots who he THINKS is one of his friends and it's actually the actual character 💀

"Oh, hey Mico! Didn't know you made it to Ithaca."

"....Dad???"

"Mico did you hit your head???'

"DID YOU HIT YOURS???"

Like, if you don't think that's funny as Hell, I don't think you should follow my blog.

I'm just saying, it's a really good concept for an AU!

oh no it’s super human mob boss antinous run

context from jorge’s video lol

One piece is a reimagining of the Odyssey but kind of in reverse.

Each member of the strawhat crew reflects different aspects of Odysseus, Luffy is his trickster nature, Zorro is the blood lust, Nami is sailing prowess, Robin is the strategist, Franky is his ingenuity, Chopper is his empathy, Brook is his determination, and Jinbe is his wisdom.

I wanna say Enel is Posideon, Shanks is Athena, Emu is Zeus, and Law is Hermes.

Going in to what I ment by one piece being the odyssey in reverse:

There are some story beats that match up in reverse like starting the series with Luffy on a raft that gets sunk in a whirlpool like how Odysseus took on Charybdis.

CHARACTER INSTRUMENTS:

Nausicaa is a flute.

Athena is a piano with a mix of strings.

Telemachus is a lyre mixed with a viola.

Artemis is woodwind instrument. (Flute or Oboe)

Odysseus: Cello

Penelope: A harp.

Peisistratus: Trombone

The others are still being decided but these are the ideas!

every day i see funny pictures and think “how can i make this about eurylochus”

og pictures below the cut

Ok i promised odypen tonight and i only have this cause i kinda side quested (persisted on designing hades until satisfaction)

Diomedes: If I had a talent of gold for every time Odysseus talked about Penelope, I'd have a talent.

Menelaus: But he's always talking about Penelope. Shouldn't you have more gold?

Diomedes: That would imply that Odysseus stopped talking about Penelope at some point.

Odysseus: Has everyone seen Penelope? She's not missing, I just think everyone should see her. She's beautiful. I love her so much. I miss her so much. She’s so smart as well. Smarter than all of you. Did I ever tell about the time she-

I love your art style so much. Can I eat it?

Also, I love your Odysseus! By far my favor6design for him! I love him so much auksbdhshja!

All yours, ñam ñam 🍴

AAAAAHH Thank you very MUCH 💕 here it is in its young version, maybe about 19/20 years old

Hey Zeus and Poseidon I think if I could choose out of you too or your brother hades it would be a better choice for Odysseus would be hades

Hehehe

Let me take this space to express how much I adore this animatic.

I've been waiting for Anni's version ever since I saw the very first spoiler because it displayed a part that I really wanted to see in Thunderbringer's animatic, which is the symbolism aspect and how much Eurylochus plays a big role in this song.

Thunderbringer is the song that Zeus is officially introduced after his vague appearance in The Horse and the Infant,. In many of the animatics that came out, they focused on displaying Zeus' power, which was really cool. But what I wanted from the song is how Zeus' appearance affected characters like Odysseus and Eurylochus.

The part that really gave me goosebumps was when Zeus transformed into the bull/cattle that Eurylocus killed. Plus, in the beginning, he used a comparison of objectifying/maltreat of women to play with Odysseus who was powerless and desperate to get home.

And the facial expressions! Anni is someone who can play with the characters' facial expressions in a way that squeezes my heart in to jelly. Oh my god Odysseus is so messed up leave the pathetic wet cat of a man alone please. And when I went to read the comments, Anni even put small details about the scene where the crew rushed in to attack Odysseus. We saw some of the crew with wedding rings. It further emphasized that everyone wanted to go home. Everyone on this ship was like Odysseus, except they had no power to decide and had to do everything they could, which was really their last ditch effort.

I really like it because no animator gave Eurylocus much importance in this song, even though it was his last appearance in this story (As in being alive). Anni emphasized Eurylocus's guilt so goddamn well. I also agree that in the end, Eurylocus would be the only one who didn't attack Odysseus. The two of them had known each other for a very long time. I believe that Eurylocus knew what kind of person Odysseus was, and he knew what Odysseus would decide, which is why he asked him for the last time, "But we'll die." I think that sounds more like someone who had given up rather than struggling.

And at the end when Penelope showed up, everyone else made Zeus do the bibbidi bobbidi boo here’s the illusion of your wife! Anni made Zeus shape-shifted in to Penelope himself. It hurt so much oh my god. Disguising himself right in front of his eyes and it was so obvious to but Odysseus is just too tired, it’s been so long since he felt her embrace, and he will gladly accept any thing even if it’s just a lie. It further emphasizes how desperate Odyssey was to go home to his kid and wife :(

Lastly, Anni I love you so much. Thank you for putting so much love and effort in to all of your work! 💙

( And of course cred to @anniflamma go watch anni’s animatic! )