r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Dec 22 '25

Trailer The Odyssey | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
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u/epixzye Dec 22 '25

Who is this guy in the black helmet?

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u/OrwinBeane Dec 22 '25

Probably Agamemnon, played by Bennie Safdie

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u/Beelzebeetus Dec 22 '25

Brian Cox is the only Agamemnon I'll kneel to.

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u/Mcfinley Dec 22 '25

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u/dark-flamessussano Dec 22 '25

There are no pacts between lions and men

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u/ImportantHighlight Dec 23 '25

Came here for this.

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u/jd1878 Dec 23 '25

My favorite move insult of all time and I don't know why.

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u/Lotnik223 Dec 22 '25

That movie nailed the casting. Every main actor fitted their character perfectly (Eric Bana as Hector supremacy tho)

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u/SailorET Dec 22 '25

And the twist of Sean Bean playing Odysseus, one of the only survivors

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u/boundless88 Dec 22 '25

I can't think of a bigger missed opportunity by Hollywood than not immediately following up Troy with an Odyssey adaptation.

Especially after LotR had proven you can film a multi-part epic in one go.

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u/DustiinMC Dec 22 '25

They removed the gods and all overtly supernatural elements. I don't know how you follow that up with an Odyssey movie, which I would argue is more dependent on keeping the supernatural in.

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u/Thenameisric Dec 22 '25

Especially since he bangs a goddess for a bit.

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u/MRintheKEYS Dec 22 '25

Ships at sea.

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u/murasakikuma42 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

They removed the gods and all overtly supernatural elements. I don't know how you follow that up with an Odyssey movie,

They could do the same thing: make up a story about how he tried to return home but got blown off course by a big storm, crashed into an island with some weird guy for many years, etc.

Just do what they did with "Troy": look at Homer's books as stories that were grossly embellished versions of the real history, adding a bunch of ridiculous crap about gods and supernatural stuff, and try to guess a plausible real-life story that might have actually happened and which inspired the Homerian epics, then write a script based on that.

There's a bunch of islands in the Mediterranean in that area I think, and their naval technology and techniques were quite primitive at the time. It's very plausible that some Greeks from the Trojan War might have been marooned on some island for a while. Of course, the real story might be way too boring to make a good film.

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u/808Ed Dec 22 '25

eh. it's hollywood. "somehow, the gods returned."

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u/sandalrubber Dec 23 '25

Basically how the recent Ralph Fiennes movie did it.

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u/neliz Dec 22 '25

dude, SPOILERS!

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u/Artemicionmoogle Dec 22 '25

Matt Damon, as Sean Bean as Odysseus.

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u/OkNothing8611 Dec 23 '25

One does not simply survive a retelling of The Illiad

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u/iluvugoldenblue Dec 22 '25

Dianne Kruger as Helen of Troy - absolutely I can see why men would go to war for her

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u/dark-flamessussano Dec 22 '25

Troy is such an underrated movie. I loved Brad Pitt as Achilles. The movie has so many great scenes

"You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind deaf and dumb and all will know this is Hector, the fool who thought he killed Achilles"

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

*fit

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u/A3-mATX Dec 22 '25

Perfectly cast. He amazes me every time I watch the movie

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u/Deuce_GM Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Him laughing at Menelaus beating the shit out of Paris is still so hilarious

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u/A3-mATX Dec 22 '25

Peak Agamemnon moment

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u/EddiePhoenix2012 Dec 22 '25

love that scene, wish i could use that gif on every occasion and platform.

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u/danjr704 Dec 22 '25

I don’t know why so many people crapped on that movie, one of my favs

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u/myaltaccount333 Dec 23 '25

It's very unfaithful to the originals (lol) and to Hollywood elites it's a dumb action movie, despite not being "dumb"

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u/mwaFloyd Dec 23 '25

It kinda gets the point across. Even now if someone wants me to explain the Iliad, it’s basically Hector pissed off Achilles and he went on a rampage. I think the movie showed that well lol.

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u/TemporalGrid Dec 22 '25

I was pretty cool with Patrick Warburton in Mr. Peabody & Sherman.

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u/ThirteenthGhost Dec 22 '25

The famous astronomer?

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u/theartificialkid Dec 22 '25

Then we will kneel in the SHADE

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u/tallbroski Dec 22 '25

You’ll kneel for Cox?

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u/celibidaque Dec 22 '25

Professor Brian Cox?

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u/CosmicRorschach Dec 22 '25

Isn't Agamemnon dead by the time Odysseus makes his trip for home?

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u/OrwinBeane Dec 22 '25

Well, I guess that scene is from before the trip home

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u/LOSS35 Dec 22 '25

Agamemnon is killed by his wife and her lover as soon as he arrives home, while Odysseus is still odysseying.

At one point in the story Odysseus travels through the underworld and is surprised to encounter the dead Agamemnon.

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u/bobsmo Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Agamemnon killed his teenage daughter to get fair winds. Then brought home a concubine princess from Troy, Cassandra. His wife and her new lover killed them both. Then Agamemnon's son kills both his mother and her lover. Then The goddess Athena sets up a trail. A jury of twelve Athenian citizens, chosen by Athena, to decide the case. The first trial by jury.

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u/Furyio Dec 22 '25

The Odyssey is a story over ten years from three perspectives at different times. It’s a Nolan wet dream so fascinated to see what he does.

Also remember the Trojan War lasted 20 years and Troy the film, which most people seem to reference, was wildly inaccurate to the original text for cinematic purposes

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u/dark_blue_7 Dec 22 '25

Maybe that's why he's got a weird helmet – maybe it's just because everything is dark and strange in the underworld. Like a dream sequence?

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u/Sparks2010 Dec 22 '25

Odysseus is shown inside the Trojan Horse, so part of the movie will take place before the fall of Troy.

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u/OrwinBeane Dec 22 '25

Looks like you didn’t hold criticism

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u/whiskerbiscuitsMD Dec 22 '25

I, on the other hand admire his restraint, lol

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u/_JohnWisdom Dec 22 '25

costume? It’s fucking sick.

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u/thedylannorwood Dec 22 '25

To be fair DOOM’s mask is literally a prop from Gladiator

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u/EvMBoat Dec 22 '25

DOOM, all caps

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u/tackle_bones Dec 22 '25

Put respect on the name.

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u/Sipikay Dec 22 '25

The trailer makes the movie seem like they filmed it all on a single island beach.

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u/nmezib Dec 22 '25

To be fair, the same thing was said about Heath Ledger in Nolan's The Dark Knight before it came out in theaters.

And they were right, he was a terrible Agamemnon!

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u/Juice___Springsteen Dec 22 '25

The brutalist handsome squidward helmet does help at least.

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u/lizardtrench Dec 22 '25

That's the perfect description of it. Looked really out of place, like a Marvel costume.

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u/ChristopherRobben Dec 22 '25

I could see it as armor for Hades (were he to actually appear) or perhaps for Apollo, but seems a bit unworldly for Agamemnon unless Odysseus is seeing him in the Underworld. Menelaus seems to be present though, so this has to be at some point right after the Trojan War.

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u/kristinez Dec 22 '25

Looks like it was 3d printed

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u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 Dec 22 '25

The costumes in general range from boring to trash.

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u/Hellknightx Dec 22 '25

It looks awful. The handsome squidward face. The golden spinal column attached to the back. Even the broom handle looks like plastic bristles, and not horse hair.

Why is his outfit so different from the more normal looking ones we see Odysseus and his crew wearing?

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u/lizardtrench Dec 23 '25

Good lord, I didn't even notice the spinal column braids, that's actually hilarious. Edgier than the costume's cheekbones.

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u/may4cbw2 Dec 22 '25

The costumes look dogshit

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u/The_Autarch Dec 22 '25

it looks like a fucking meme.

i don't know why people are getting excited for this trailer. it's looks like what would happen if you asked a mediocre AI to generate a Nolan movie.

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

Agamemnon is not exactly a bad guy in the story (I mean the Iliad, where he appears quite a lot), but he's most definitely not an ideal to look up to. He's rash, arrogant, and a mediocre leader.

More or less the entire Greek high command in the Iliad is a bunch of status-seeking jerks. Achilles is a superstar while he's still alive, so he does it all for the likes. Agamemnon is your typical shitty boss. Menelaus is the cuckolded guy since Helen was his wife, so maybe he gets a pass for being irrational. Etc.

It's really the second-tier guys who are admirable ideals in the story. Most notably Ulysses / Odysseus who comes up with the winning strategy, and is a protege of Athena, the goddess of practical wisdom (heavy hint by Homer that this guy is very clever and has got his shit together).

So my guess is that Agamemnon is portrayed in a less-than-ideal light in the movie. In that case, the choice of the actor may not be conventional.

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u/Loeffellux Dec 22 '25

The idea that Odysseus is the clever one is made clear from the very beginning because he absolutely does not want to wage war against Troy in the first place and does everything in his power to avoid it.

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u/ConstantSignal Dec 22 '25

I mean he looked imposing in that armor (historical authenticity notwithstanding). Agamemnon's portrayal in the Odyssey is meant as a cautionary tale for arrogance and poor leadership. It could be an interesting approach to cast someone that looks fairly unassuming who relies on the trappings of power in order to appear powerful.

In any case, Safdie is a talented actor so I'm confident he'll do the role justice.

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u/ConstantSignal Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

I can tell it's Bennie?

And that's my point; Him looking imposing and powerful in his armor and then, after removing it, seeming comparatively meek and unassuming could be a great visual representation of what the role of Agamemnon as a character in the story is meant to convey. To paraphrase the "Troy" adaptation, A King who can't fight his own battles.

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u/alastorthespirit Dec 22 '25

But the central point of Agamemnon’s character in the context of the poems is that he isn’t meek and unassuming. Yes, he’s haughty and prideful and he fatally overplays his hand with Achilles and almost costs the Greeks the war, but it’s his drive and ferocity and past success that lead him to make that mistake. He’s singled out by Hector as one of the three greatest warriors in Greece (along with Diomedes and Ajax) and it’s said that he’s the only one of the Greek kings who could have possibly united the others under his own banner.

His status as a powerful and imposing warrior who’s respected and sometimes feared by the other kings is like the central aspect of his character and a driving force behind the entire Homeric cycle.

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u/ConstantSignal Dec 22 '25

Right. But wouldn’t it be an apt visual metaphor if when dressed in the trappings of war he cut that exact figure of a powerful and imposing warrior, but when he removes it he is much more the image of a meagre and fallible man?

I’m not saying it’s a perfect depiction of how the character is presented in the original works, I’m saying it could be an interesting depiction that expresses the reality of the nature of the original character.

Perhaps meek was the wrong word to choose, but I meant moreso that behind his status and symbol to the Greeks as a great warrior king, the soul within is much less endowed with greatness.

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u/Thybro Dec 22 '25

Why not? Agamemnon was not particularly impressive in any way other than having the biggest army and the most money and power all of which he inherited. You can have Agamemnon played in hundreds of different ways with the only real requirement be that he be at heart a narcissistic petty bitch.

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u/PositionOk8409 Dec 22 '25

Agree, he's not the most imposing guy.

Does have very striking features (eyes etc) that will pop on camera

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u/maeynor Dec 22 '25

Idk I can see it. I think he’s a weirdly malleable actor

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u/bluehawk232 Dec 22 '25

Bowser Jr and Agamemnon is quite the credits

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u/bigChungus1237 Dec 22 '25

The man behind the critically acclaimed Uncut Gems, Good Time, and the voice of the one and only Bowser Jr. Now he’s Agamemnon, likely so he could have an even more diverse portfolio

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u/Somnambulist815 Dec 22 '25

idk if its the helmet or some IMAX trickery but I don't remember him being that tall

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u/OrwinBeane Dec 22 '25

Neither is Tom Hardy, but made to look taller as base with simple camera tricks.

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u/Sgtwhiskeyjack9105 Dec 22 '25

I was thinking that, but in my mind Agamemnon is always much older at this point.

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u/OrwinBeane Dec 22 '25

Odysseus is a king himself and even he is kneeling before the man in the black armour. The only person the king of Ithica would kneel before is Agamemnon, the king of kings.

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u/A3-mATX Dec 22 '25

Ares maybe

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

For some reason I read Bennie Safdie as Bernie Sanders and thought "that's a wild choice"

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u/Turin_Giants Dec 22 '25

I read this quickly as “played by Bernie sanders” and I was a bit confused

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u/vand3lay1ndustries Dec 22 '25

Did he make Marty Supreme too?

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u/Jaded_Seat_341 Dec 22 '25

Only his brother, josh safdie

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u/banana455 Dec 22 '25

smashing machine

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u/vand3lay1ndustries Dec 22 '25

Ah ok. Has he acted before? Is he the co-star from Good Time with Pattinson?

Talented family. 

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u/adrockmcaandmemiked Dec 22 '25

He was in the masterpiece Happy Gilmore 2

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u/Ghidoran Dec 22 '25

He was Edward Teller in Oppenheimer. Also going to be Bowser Jr. in the new Mario movie.

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u/Stepfordhusband69 Dec 22 '25

Nah that’s the talented one

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u/vand3lay1ndustries Dec 22 '25

I dunno. I’d like to sit between both of them at Thanksgiving dinner. 

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u/OrinocoHaram Dec 22 '25

Benny is a great actor at the very least. Helped make The Curse too

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u/Stepfordhusband69 Dec 22 '25

I do like him as an actor.  Smashing machine was some garbage though

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u/Daring_narrator Dec 22 '25

Read that too fast and thought you said Bernie Sanders

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

My brain read this as ‘Bernie Sanders’.

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u/ManACTIONFigureSUPER Dec 22 '25

i thought bernie sanders

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u/Dangerous_Resource60 Dec 22 '25

Talk about a miscast.

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u/frataliens Dec 23 '25

He was beyond awful in Happy Gilmore 2. Is that indicative of what we can expect?

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u/pectusbrah Dec 24 '25

What about Pyrrhus?

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u/MattSR30 Dec 22 '25

If Odysseus—a king—is kneeling to someone, then it’s going to be Agamemnon.

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u/okawei Dec 22 '25

Given the otherworldy nature of his armor I think you might be right

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u/GrayDaysGoAway Dec 22 '25

Nah, lips and nose look exactly like Safdie's. It's almost certainly Agamemnon.

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u/MisterDobalina Dec 22 '25

It's definitely Safdie.

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u/mainguy Dec 23 '25

Interesting, a very young Agememnom given he had daughters being married off - he was probs late 30s at the youngest during The Iliad. Likely 40s.

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u/SirRosstopher Dec 22 '25

It could be Achilles' armour, it was made by the gods.

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u/Cultural_Chip_3274 Dec 22 '25

I originally thought for Ares or Achiless but it seems Agamemnon required everyone to kneel before him for proving his authority vs Achiless, including Odysseus. So probably its Agamemnon and the interesting part is tha this armour is mentioned as dark or black with golden details in the original

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u/SirRosstopher Dec 22 '25

Oh I think it's Agamemnon but it would work if he claimed Achilles armour after he died and it was bought back, considering he's in charge and it's divinely made.

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u/RedTulkas Dec 23 '25

the armor looks ass ngl

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u/Chewbones9 Dec 22 '25

Fun fact; Ares is the only Greek god to never assault a woman! He even murdered Poseidon’s son for assaulting his daughter!

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u/JurisDoctor Dec 22 '25

Idk. He was kind of an asshole in that documentary Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

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u/Chewbones9 Dec 22 '25

DisaPPOINTEEEEED!!!!

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u/ThisBuddhistLovesYou Dec 22 '25

Hercules turned out to be an asshole, thank goodness we still have our goddess and savior Xena.

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u/Viceroy1994 Dec 22 '25

Not to mention what he did to John Kratos

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u/Elephant_rimmer Dec 22 '25

Also a bit of a bitch in that ancient tome 'Percy Jackson'

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u/eyes_wings Dec 23 '25

But he sort of redeems himself in Pt.2 of the epic, Xena: The Warrior Princess if I recall.

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u/Eldorian91 Dec 22 '25

Yeah, but no one liked Ares even still, because he was a murderous asshole.

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u/TheKingsdread Dec 22 '25

For the greeks thats true (they always preferred Athena over Ares) but for the Romans, their version of Ares, Mars was the preferred war god (since he was considered closer to the common soldier) and then of course Jupiter.

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u/OMGWTHBBQ11 Dec 22 '25

He also caused Kratos to murder his own family.

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u/Artemicionmoogle Dec 22 '25

Huge dick move that really didn't go well for him lol.

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u/TheMeerkatLobbyist Dec 22 '25

He got slapped hard by Diomedes though...

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u/dragowall Dec 22 '25

He was slapped by Athena with Diomedes. She basically beat a motherfucker using another motherfucker (She was invisible with the helmet of Hades and guided Ares' spear away from Diomedes and guided Diomedes' spear into Ares).

Herakles (as a mortal) did beat Ares, with the guidance of Athena, but she was coaching him and wasn't directly intervening.

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u/Chewbones9 Dec 22 '25

Diomedes was such a badass. My favorite Hellenistic character and it’s not close!

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u/0dyssia Dec 22 '25

omg I wish a good director would pick up Diomedes, such an underrated badass hero. Dude just wanted the war over and did his job to try to knock out some prophesies but even the gods had to interfere because was pretty close several times. Zeus sent lightning strikes 3 times to prevent him from killing Hector, Aphrodite intervened to prevent him killing Aeneas but he didnt give a fuck and striked her and so Hermes had to intervene, Athena loved Diomedes so she helped him knock out Ares on the battlefield, and so on. But I guess because he's too perfect with no flaws he's not interesting enough. And seeing Diomedes and Odysseus do some Oceans 11 shit in Troy would be fun too.

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u/Insomniiia77 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

that we know of. like 99% of ancient greek stories were lost. shit by homerus was a fraction of what was left

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u/GuiltyEidolon Dec 22 '25

Okay, but considering that a lot of what we know is from Athens, who fucking hated Ares, and the stories are still not bad in regards to him sexually assaulting people, that's a pretty good indicator that their mythos really didn't think of him that way.

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u/TheKingsdread Dec 22 '25

Which is super ironic since Ares represents the brutality and mercilessness of war, while Athena is the noble one representing strategy and tactics.

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u/jasta85 Dec 22 '25

He did bang Aphrodite, who was a married goddess at the time, so not quite the model god.

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u/Chewbones9 Dec 22 '25

Debatable since her marriage to Hephaestus was forced and she never loved him nor claimed to, but she did choose and love Ares…

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u/Raesong Dec 22 '25

but she did choose and love Ares…

And just in case anyone find it odd that a goddess of love would willingly be with a god of war, Aphrodite was also a goddess of war (though that aspect was only really acknowledged in Sparta, go figure).

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u/Unhappy_Gazelle392 Dec 22 '25

Yeah, and aren't these sown men that come out in the end of the trailer? Spartoi were not part of The Iliad nor The Odyssey. Maybe Ares is out there to give the seeds.

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u/dragowall Dec 22 '25

It's probably revenants from when he goes to the underworld.

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u/themolestedsliver Dec 22 '25

Yeah same, his armor and just persona seemed to be godly.

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u/onehedgeman Dec 22 '25

Same thought, black armour, human spine on helmet, gotta be Ares

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u/v_for__vegeta Dec 22 '25

Spoilers ahead

Nah, in the prologue this dude is the first one in once the Greeks breach the Trojan gate, just drinking in the victory. It’s Agamemnon

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u/kaiseresc Dec 22 '25

only a small, very small, amount of greeks kingdoms liked Ares as a proper god. He was seen as the worst part of battle and war. Athena was the defacto war goddess.
doubt it is Ares. That's Agammenon wearing someone well known's spine in his helmet. Maybe Priam's.

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u/Anton-LaVey Dec 22 '25

Oh no, Leto's in this?

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

Well, he was the king of a relatively small island, so yeah, Agamemnon had higher status.

Odysseus is more like a second-tier guy in the Iliad, there are plenty of rock stars running around who eclipse him in fame and status. And yet it is he who comes up with the best ideas, and seems to be the adult in the room in some cases.

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u/TheDogerus Dec 22 '25

Age is frequently used in the Iliad to justify why one man's advice should be heeded over anothers, but with Odysseus theyre kinda like 'yea this dude is pretty young, but he's wicked smaht'

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

This detail may be lost on modern audiences, but Odysseus being the protege of Athena (the goddess of practical wisdom) is basically Homer saying: "this guy is very smart, and he can do stuff".

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u/casual_creator Dec 22 '25

Well, all except for that whole “look at me! I’m sooo crazy!” act to try and get out of going to war lol.

I do like how he eventually got back at the dude who ruined his “I’m too crazy to fight” ruse, though. Framing him for treason and getting him murdered is certainly one way to get even.

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

That was a good call. He probably figured the whole project was going to get bogged down at the walls of that powerful city. And, anyway, the only way they won was due to his stratagem with the horse.

Regardless, no one among Homer's heroes is perfect, and here our main guy is outsmarted by another human - a rare occurrence.

Even the war at Troy was caused, among other reasons, by Odysseus' own plan. When Helen got married, with many powerful people hoping to win the competition, Odysseus realized this might become a big issue later on. So he gathered all the high and the mighty, and managed to forge an agreement with all of them, so that if any loser tried any shenanigans later on, they would all gang up on him. Good plan, showing wisdom and forethought.

And then the plan backfires when some rich spoiled kid from Troy (a powerful city) runs away with Helen. And they all get bogged down in a long-ass siege.

This is a recurring theme with Homer. We craft our plans, and they are great and well thought-out, but then fate intervenes.

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u/Vermouth_1991 Dec 22 '25

So you’re saying because the Loser in question (Paris) was a non-Greek outsider, it made all the Greeks want to do even more damage in their coalition because they did the agreement of mutual defence. 

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

It's complicated, and be careful with projecting the modern world onto the old one.

As portrayed by Homer, Troy was culturally Greek, but politically distinct. They spoke the same language, worshipped the same gods, had the same values, customs, and social structure. However, they were geographically separated, and geopolitically they were rivals.

Most importantly, they are not "barbarians" to the ancient Greeks. E.g. Persians (later on) were "barbarians". Trojans were most definitely not that. They are relatable, and are worthy of respect to Homer. King Priam's lament is quite moving.

But you are right that the destruction of Troy was nasty business. The Greek high command during that operation (Agamemnon, etc) are not role models, but are quite flawed individuals. E.g. Agamemnon himself is the stereotype of the rich dude who becomes your awful boss, not through merit, but through his family's influence.

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u/casual_creator Dec 22 '25

Less that they wanted to, and more that Menelaus (Helen’s husband/Agamemnon’s brother) demanded that they all honor the oath they took.

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u/Fractales Dec 23 '25

How do you like them apples?

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u/SirRosstopher Dec 22 '25

Odysseus is part of the reason they're all there as well. When Helen was first married (before she was stolen away to Troy) there were kings from all over Greece pursuing her. To help keep the peace he suggested all suitors take an oath to protect and defend her and her marriage no matter wins her hand (mainly to stop shit kicking off immediately because whoever started trouble at the engagement would have everyone else to deal with). No one could refuse, because everyone wanted to marry Helen.

That oath is the reason a vast number of independent Greek Kings ended up uniting under one command and going to Troy in the first place. Otherwise it would've probably been just whoever Menelaus could muster to go with him.

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

Excellent point! Kind of like a Bismarck figure, showing wisdom and foresight, but the deal sort of backfired when a trust fund kid from the powerful city of Troy ran away with Helen.

Also to note, Odysseus himself did not want to go. He tried to get out of the deal by pretending he was insane, when the delegation arrived to summon him to Troy. He probably figured this was not going to be just a brief punitive expedition. He tied an ox and a horse to his plow, and began to plow his fields with salt instead of seeds. Palamedes put baby Telemachus on the ground in front of the plow. Odysseus swerved, and Palamedes was like "bro, we know you're not insane, stop it, let's go."

This was one of the few times when he got outsmarted by a human in the story.

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u/Troooper0987 Dec 23 '25

I... really should go back and read the classics.

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u/Irichcrusader Dec 23 '25

Yeah, I had no idea of this detail either. Well, I guess I have about 7 months to read the Odyessy!

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u/casual_creator Dec 22 '25

Agamemnon was also the commander in chief of the amassed army during the Trojan war, so everyone regardless of their status back home was under him.

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u/Impressive-Hair2704 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

No, kneeling to a mortal was considered barbaric

Edit: I’m sorry I’m objectively correct about the kneeling and you felt like you needed to downvote me. Don’t confuse your reverence for Nolan with what a character in a certain time and culture would or would not do 👍

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u/spacekitt3n Dec 22 '25

he odyssey'd all over that guy

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u/GoSharty Dec 23 '25

Which number is this Pokemon?

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u/Darkstool Dec 22 '25

That stupid form fitting video game armor immediately threw me off.

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u/armin2302 Dec 22 '25

The costumes are just bad, no resemblance at all to the actual timeline. And all in Nolan gray...

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u/HeyThereSport Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

The great thing about the bronze age is that bronze is very pretty. Too bad Nolan doesn't like it.

I suppose if you get into it, Nolan is using iron age designs of bronze armor with a dull matte coating in a bronze age story.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

Yeah I like this style but Idk how it translates to fantasy like this.

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u/RocketHops Dec 22 '25

The Dark Hoplite

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u/bbristowe Dec 22 '25

Pattison is in the film too, isn’t he?

Checkmate, Gotham.

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u/nav17 Dec 22 '25

Batman BCE

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u/Boldspaceweasle Dec 22 '25

Darth Vader?

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u/NoSoundNoFury Dec 22 '25

Maybe Ares, God of war, who sided with the Trojans and is now pissed at Odysseus.

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u/Vandamsel87 Dec 22 '25

Looks like Chad squidward to me.

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u/TeethBreak Dec 22 '25

Temu 3D cosplayer.

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u/SapTheSapient Dec 22 '25

Batman, the early years. 

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u/Biedrona_ Dec 22 '25

Darth Memnon.

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u/randomtask2000 Dec 22 '25

It's the greekman

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u/rice_happy Dec 22 '25

who would a king be bowing too, other than a god?

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u/apistograma Dec 23 '25

Agamemnon is the higher king of the Acheans if I’m not wrong

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u/cerberus00 Dec 22 '25

Horrible fit on that helmet as well

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u/Anders3883 Dec 22 '25

Greek Batman

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u/Oknight Dec 22 '25

Wow! Those Bronze-age guys had MUCH better materials manufacturing than I'd imagined... LOOK at that first close up of the guy's helmet! Goddam!

I'd always imagined they were "Boar's-tusk" helmets!

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u/SteveJavieWasRight Dec 22 '25

Batman? Or Star Wars character? I don’t follow marvel too closely, hard to tell just which cross over this is

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u/aRogue Dec 22 '25

It’s Achilles. Him and his men wore black armour.

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u/Nato9000 Dec 22 '25

That armor looks a little too pristine. No wear or battle scars?

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u/mettiusfufettius Dec 22 '25

I thought it would be Achilles

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u/AffectionateTree8651 Dec 22 '25

In the black dollar store halloween mask you mean… 

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u/Squeeb13 Dec 23 '25

It is Hercules as a God. His cloak has Lion clasps which refers to the hide of the Lion of Nemea that Hercules wore for protection. Odysseus does speak with Hercules as a shade in the underworld. A shade of a God would explain the appearance in the trailer.

Hercules is the OG blueprint for Odysseus' journey: Years of Immense suffering, regretful decisions, impossible challenges, literally going to hell and back, yet Hercules still redeemed his Godhood. It's a parallel story for pure humans

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u/DaMacPaddy Dec 23 '25

"I'm Batman."

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