Earlier this month, Ubisoft released an entirely new IP with Immortals: Fenyx Rising. This incredible open-world adventure follows the young hero Fenyx on her journey to take down Typhon. The son of Gaea has bested the gods of Olympus and Fenyx must gather the remnants of their order to confront him.
Offering a satirical take on Greek mythology, this game twists existing lore to create a unique take on the rulers of ancient Greece. While the game often uses these tweaks to great effect, there are a few instances where things just don’t add up.
10 Typhon Being Imprisoned
When Typhon initially attacks Greece, he is bested by Zeus and the others from Mount Olympus. After beating the beast, Zeus imprisons this massive creature instead of killing him. Given the motivation of Typhon, prison seems an unreasonable solution. As a being that craves the destruction of an entire realm, it’s unlikely that Typhon will be reformed. Knowing this, it just doesn’t make sense for Zeus to leave him alive. Why not finish him off to prevent his inevitable return? This highlights Zeus’s incompetence as a leader, and because of his inept actions, Typhon returns for vengeance.
9 Typhon’s Motivation For Revenge
Typhon is enraged by his imprisonment. He promises that the gods will pay for shackling him. But what is Typhon fighting the gods for? He wants to cleanse the world and remake it in an image he deems acceptable. Zeus locked him away because of this. The idea was ludicrous to even the perverse lord of Olympus. Typhon seeks recompense because he wasn’t allowed to murder an entire planet’s population. It shows how disturbed the creature is. Saying Typhon has a warped mind would be a gross understatement.
8 Typhon Turning Mortals To Stone
The first step towards revenge for Typhon is to petrify the majority of mortals. Many of the humans in Greece are turned to stone, including Fenyx’s brother. While this plan would make sense in the realms of benevolent gods, Zeus is far from caring.
When the god of lightning hears of his subjects’ imprisonment, he shrugs it off, calling them parasites. The leader of the gods is more concerned with saving his own skin than the residents of Greece. It seems like a major miscalculation on Typhon’s part, as most of the Greek gods ignore the peril of others regardless of the situation.
7 Zeus Is An Out Of Shape Imbecile
Because Immortals is a satirical take on Greek mythology, many iconic gods are depicted in new and interesting ways. Zeus is especially comical in this rendition. Often seen as an all-powerful and intimidating figure, Immortals gives players a far different take on the sky god. This version of Zeus is incompetent, to say the very least of it. What doesn’t make sense here is that he supposedly defeated the hulking beast Typhon. Despite the game telling players that he brought Typhon down, it’s hard to see this version of Zeus as a warrior.
6 Hermes Is A Kleptomaniac
When Fenyx is first introduced to Hermes, she saves him. Mere seconds after she helps the messenger god, he robs her of her bracelets and disappears. When she finally tracks him down, she asks him why he took them. He states he has a problem with taking things, often grabbing things for the express purpose of theft. Where did he pick up this addiction to pilfering and why would a god need to take anything from a mortal? These pressing questions go unanswered, as Hermes remains a mystery to Fenyx and the player.
5 Aphrodite’s Beauty Chair
Many open-world adventure games have a customization option, but Immortals: Fenyx rising canonically explains the shifting appearance of its main character. Hermes lets Fenyx use Aphrodite’s Beauty Chair, a device that the gods use to rip their skin off and change their form. Hermes is unphased by the modification method, but the idea terrifies Fenyx. When the gods possess so much strength, why would they choose such a gruesome method of shapeshifting? It feels like there should be a multitude of better options at their disposal.
4 Peculiar New Forms For Gods
When Typhon defeats the gods of Olympus, he doesn’t kill them. Instead, he transforms the most famous of their ranks to humiliate them. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is turned into a tree by the sinister beast.
One odd side effect of her transformation sees the negative aspects of her personality removed. The arboreal version of this goddess is selfless, thoughtful, and kind. She’s essentially made pacifistic as a result. The desire to disgrace the gods is understandable for Typhon. His choice of transformations for the gods is what raises questions. What’s even more confusing is him casting them out into the wilderness where they can be found.
3 Lightning Steroids
After completing dungeons in Immortals, players are rewarded with a bolt of Zeus’s lightning. If enough of this mystical lightning is procured, Fenyx’s stamina can be upgraded. While this falls in line with the structure of many open-world games, what doesn’t add up is the way that method of improvement. Hermes tells Fenyx to infuse her body with the Olympian energy before working out. Essentially, the lightning works similarly to steroids do in modern-day weight lifting. Strangely, a mortal’s body can absorb this energy and use it in such an odd way.
2 Ingesting Crystals Increases Health
During Fenyx’s journey, she stumbles upon fluorescent Ambrosia crystals. These can often be found in the wilds of ancient Greece, scattered around the map. Ambrosia is a collectible that improves health on Fenyx’s journey. After collecting a certain amount, Fenyx can return to the Hall of the Gods to use the Ambrosia. To receive the benefits of improved health, Fenyx crushes the mineral and eats it. While there aren’t any modern-day doctors around to advise against this practice, players can infer that this will have lasting effects on Fenyx’s body besides improved health.
1 Sending Demigods To Fight Typhon
With the greatest warriors in Olympus defeated, Zeus sends demigods and heroes to challenge Typhon. If the most powerful beings across the Greek pantheon couldn’t stop Typhon, what makes Zeus think that several half-gods would make a difference? Because of this choice, Typhon can corrupt each demigod. His forces are bolstered by Zeus’s hasty decision. Ultimately this seems like the choice of a panicked leader who fears defeat. Yet another reason the king of the gods might need to relinquish his title to a more fitting ruler.
