Ulysses (Pantheon)

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Ulysses is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first being the predecessor of the second.

Ulysses
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Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(I): Incredible Hulk #408 (II): Incredible Hulk #379
Created by	Peter David
In story information
Alter ego	(I): unknown, (II): Walter Charles
Team affiliations	Pantheon
Abilities	immortality

The original Ulysses was much older than Walter Charles his successor. When Ulysses became annoyed at Agamemnon's illogical leadership decisions Agamemnon ordered fellow Pantheon member Jason to kill Ulysses. Jason refused and the task went to Achilles instead. Ulysses and his future successor Walter Charles went to save a young Nathan Taylor (aka Paris) hoping to get to him before the Watts riots of 1959 began. Up to that point Walter had always worked with his mentor Achilles but Agamemnon made a last minute switch to the orders ensuring that Ulysses would be too distracted by the riot to prevent himself from being shot by Achilles. Presumably Ulysses became a member of the Endless Knights like the rest of Agamemnon's deceased offspring but this has never been stated.

Achilles lied to the rest of the Pantheon and said that Ulysses wanted Walter to take his place in the event that anything happened to him. Walter then assumed the mantle of Ulysses as his own.

Ulysses II seemed to have problems with several other members of the Pantheon. Paris hated him for letting his parents die in the Watts Riot. He and Hector often argued about Hector's homosexuality. Jason hated him for plucking out his eye with the handle of a mop. His predecessor thought he was incompetent.

Ulysses had an infatuation with fellow Pantheon member Delphi who had the habit of almost always being naked and had sworn to remain pure of body. Achilles mentioned that Ulysses's love for Delphi springs from the fact that she is unattainable. Achilles mentions that Ulysses is afraid to challenge himself so he conveniently falls for a woman he can never get so he doesn't have to face the challenge of actually trying to win her heart.

Delphi left the Pantheon shortly before Agamemnon's death to stay with her mother Andromeda. After Agamemnon's death Ulysses left the Pantheon to track down Delphi.

Both incarnations of Ulysses used an energy sword and shield as weapons.