Polyphemus is the secondary antagonist of the novel Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, and the main antagonist of its 2013 film adaptation of the same name.
He was portrayed by Robert Maillet in motion capture and voiced by Ron Perlman, who also played Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Pap Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn, Mr. Grasping in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, Drekk in Men in Black: The Series, Count Nikolas Rokoff in The Legend of Tarzan, Dieter Reinhardt in Blade II, the Viceroy in Star Trek: Nemesis, the High Mage in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Slade in Teen Titans, Bane, Killer Croc and Rumor in The Batman, Kago in Tarzan II, Hoodoo Brown in Gun, Sheriff Collie Entragian in Desperation, Biff Wellington in Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Justice in Afro Samurai, Warhok in Kim Possible, Sozin in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, Gha Nachkt in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Nicola in Bunraku, the Stabbington Brothers in the Tangled franchise, The Lich in Adventure Time, Nino in Drive, Sinestro in Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Deathstroke in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Rust in Payday 2, Xibalba in The Book of Life, Armaggon in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Gnarlak in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Bular in Trollhunters and the Podestà in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
History[]
Novel[]
In the past, Polyphemus battled Odysseus, who blinded the Cyclops. Polyphemus kept the Golden Fleece on his island, causing the land to prosper. The Fleece would lure satyrs who were searching for Pan, and Polyphemus would eat them. He kept a herd of carnivorous sheep with magic wool.
Grover was searching for Pan when he ran into Polyphemus. Grover fled and put on a wedding dress and pretended to be a female Cyclops wearing goat scented perfume. In order to stall for time, Grover promised to marry him once he made a bridal train.
Eventually, Clarisse showed and up to take the Fleece and was catured. Clarisse revealed that Grover was a Satyr. Polyphemus decided to marry Clarisse and eat Grover, but Grover convinced the cyclops to find mangoes to cook him with. Percy and Annabeth showed up to rescue them. Annabeth turned invisible to battle Polyphemus, but was injured. Tyson managed to show up to help them and together they managed to defeat Polyphemus and steal the Fleece, which they used to heal Annabeth. As they fled on a boat, Clarisse mocked the cyclops who threw a boulder at their boat, sinking it. The heroes escaped, although Polyphemus believed himself to be victorious.
Film[]
Polyphemus is a Cyclops living on an island in the Sea of Monsters. He guards the Golden Fleece and uses it to lure satyrs and eat them. He is famous among the Cyclops because he captured Odysseus in his lair by blocking the entrance with a boulder.
In the past, Polyphemus reared a herd of sheep and he managed to lure satyrs every day with the Golden Fleece. Over the years, satyrs came less often and he was so hungry that he had to eat his own sheeps. Because of his hunger, his eyesight got worse and worse.
The goddess Circe built an amusement park for half-bloods named Circeland on top of his island. However, Polyphemus devoured many half-bloods during the opening day, which resulted in the abandonment of the park.
Luke Castellan sends some of his half-bloods henchmen and the satyr Grover Underwood to Polyphemus's island to get the Golden Fleece, that he wants use to resurrect Kronos. After their arrival into his lair, Polyphemus devours all of them, except Grover who disguises himself as a Cyclops chambermaid.
Two days later, the demigods Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue and the Cyclops Tyson enters the lair while Polyphemus is yelling at Grover. Percy and Clarisse sneak behind him and try to seize the Golden Fleece on his shoulder, but Polyphemus smells them and attacks them. Tyson comes into his sight and tries to talk to him Cyclops to Cyclops, only to be insulted by Polyphemus. Percy takes advantage of the distraction to leap over Polyphemus and succeeds to snatch the Golden Fleece from him. After punching Tyson, Polyphemus goes after Percy and manages to catch him, but he throws the fleece to Annabeth, who then throws it to Clarisse, who throws it back to Percy. Grover distracts Polyphemus by removing his disguise and revealing him that he is a male satyr, much to his surprise. The five teenagers then flee to the exit pursued by Polyphemus and Grover unhooks a chandelier which falls on his path. Once they are all out of the lair, Tyson blocks the entrance with the boulder, imprisoning Polyphemus.
After Kronos's defeat, Luke then falls into the lair and Polyphemus prepares to eat him. Whether he actually eats him or not is currently unknown.
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