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The Underdog Strikes Back

The Underdog Strikes Back is a 40-episode GoodShort short drama. Trapped in Chaos for a hundred thousand years, King Odysseus of Ithaca receives godslaying power from the Primordial God Chaos, ordered to overthrow Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Returning home under cover, he saves his son Telemachus and exposes the plot by suitors and Hades. To cure his realm's plague, he strikes a pact with sorceress Circe. Fearing his strength, Olympus deploys a wargoddess avatar to turn Telemachus against his father. Gifted with invulnerability by Chaos, Odysseus joins forces with destinyblessed Penelope and Circe to launch their campaign against Mount Olympus.

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Trapped in Chaos for a hundred thousand years, King Odysseus of Ithaca receives godslaying power from the Primordial God Chaos, ordered to overthrow Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Returning home under cover, he saves his son Telemachus and exposes the plot by suitors and Hades. To cure his realm's plague, he strikes a pact with sorceress Circe. Fearing his strength, Olympus deploys a wargoddess avatar to turn Telemachus against his father. Gifted with invulnerability by Chaos, Odysseus joins forces with destinyblessed Penelope and Circe to launch their campaign against Mount Olympus.

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