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Lord Cotys, also known as King Cotys, is the main antagonist of the 2014 film Hercules.
He was portrayed by the late John Hurt, who also played Richard Rich in A Man For All Seasons, Raskolnikov in the 1970 film adaptation of Crime and Punishment, Caligula in I, Claudius, the Horned King in The Black Cauldron, Percival Graves in King Ralph, Mr. Mole in Thumbelina, Claudandus in Felidae, General Woundwort in the Watership Down television series, Harry in Pride, Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta and Sailor John in Thomas and Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
Personality[]
Cotys at first seemed kind, wise and humble seemingly wanting to protect the people. But he later reveals that he really is a evil, greedy and corrupt ruler who is determined to rule over all of Greece including forming an alliance with King Eurystheus. He is also shown to be ruthless as he refused to let Ergenia give water to the captured Rhesus, kidnapping his own grandson and even killing his son-in-law and attempting to kill his own daughter to get what he wants and is a liitle arrogant as his belief of Hercules not being a god resulted in his own death.
Biography[]
Cotys is the King of Thrace, and he hires Hercules and his group of mercenaries to try stop the ruthless warlord Rhesus, who is marching against Thrace. In truth, Cotys is expanding his empire by force and wants to kill Rhesus, who is trying to stop Cotys who had stolen the throne from Ergenia's husband by murdering him. Cotys hired Hercules and his men because none of his own people fight for him willingly. After Rhesus is captured, he mocks Hercules for fighting on the wrong side.
Hercules confronts Cotys but the evil tyrant attempts to convince him to become his general to lead his armies in future battles. Hercules stubbornly refuses, but instead of killing him, Cotys simply pays him the gold he owes him and sends him on his way. However, Hercules refuses to allow Cotys to enslave his own people and returns to Thrace with his followers to stop him. Unfortunately, he is captured by Cotys' men, as well as the traitorous King Eurystheus, and imprisoned. Cotys and Eurystheus reveals to Hercules the truth about the death of his family, before Cotys sentences his own daughter, Ergenia, to death for allying with Hercules and thereby betraying him. Hercules manages to free himself and his friends and kills Eurystheus, but Cotys manages to escape.
After the death of Cotys' right-hand man General Sitacles, Hercules leaves the prison with Ergenia and his gang but they soon find that Cotys and his army are awaiting them. Hercules attempts to persuade the people of Thrace to join him, though Cotys claims that anyone who takes sides with Hercules will be executed. As Cotys has Ergenia's son also held hostage, Hercules' men succeed in rescuing him and a battle ensues. Hercules makes his way over to a colossal statue of the goddess Hera while Cotys and his army follow him, and with his superhuman strength, he manages to knock the statue over which causes it to topple down a stone staircase and crush many of Cotys' soldiers. Cotys himself is hit by the head of the statue which smashes him through a wall and sends him tumbling into an abyss. Following Cotys' death, the remaining soldiers are forced to surrender.
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External links[]
- Lord Cotys on the Pure Evil Wiki