Fire From Olympus
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| “Fire From Olympus” | |
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| 'Batman: The Animated Series' episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season One Episode 62 |
| Written by | Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens |
| Directed by | Dan Riba |
| Original airdate | May 24th, 1993 |
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Fire From Olympus is the 62nd episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the only appearance of Maxie Zeus in the DC Animated Universe.
[edit] Plot
Maximillian Zeus is a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. In his debut episode, "Fire From Olympus", after recovering from a serious financial crisis, Maxie went insane, developed a god complex, believing himself to be the reincarnation of the Greek God Zeus, and his wife was the muse Clio. He hijacks an experimental electron cannon and when Batman arrived at the top of his building, Maxie believed he was Hades, as no 'mortal' could reach 'Mount Olympus' without his permission. Maxie plans to use the cannon to rain 'lightning bolts' down on the wicked mortals of Gotham City, "pitiful mortals" who dared to oppose him. During the episode, on a couple of occasions he seemed to revert to normal but his insanity took over. He was eventually taken down by Batman with help from Clio. While being dragged through Arkham Asylum, he looked at the prisoners watching him and believed that he saw a Greek deity in their place: the Joker was Hermes the trickster god, Two-Face was the "double-faced" Janus, and Poison Ivy was the goddess Demeter.
[edit] Cast
- Kevin Conroy as Batman
- Bob Hastings as Commissioner Gordon
- Bess Armstrong as Clio
- Vernee Watson-Johnson as Doctor
- Nicholas Savalas as Stavros
- Steve Susskind as Maxie Zeus
