He never accepts it out of loyalty to them. The Men First: The gods often tempt him with an easy shortcut to get back to Earth with the condition of leaving his crew behind.Martial Pacifist: He only resorts to using violence when he has no other choice, usually to defend himself.Manly Tears: In the episode "Calypso", he almost sheds a tear.The Magnificent: The gods nickname him "Ulysse aux mille ruses" in French ("Ulysses of a thousand tricks").Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: He uses an energy shield combined with his Laser Blade, making him a 31st century version of ancient world warriors, basically.Looks Like Jesus: Justified in that in this version, Ulysses is a Messianic figure of sorts.A brown casual one when onboard the Odysseus, and a sky blue when exploring worlds and piloting ships. Latex Space Suit: He's got two versions.Jet Pack: Ulysses' Utility Belt allows him short flights and hovering.Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Ulysses is tempted many times into choosing an easier way to get back to Earth (usually by having to let his companions behind) by the gods throughout the series, yet he always chooses to stay and never abandons his companions.31st century Ulysses and the original Ancient Greece Ulysses (and both Telemachus) are confused for each other, but their loved ones can tell the difference fairly easily. Ideal Hero: Good luck finding a single moral flaw in his character.Hero Protagonist: He's both The Hero and The Protagonist.Good Is Not Dumb: Ulysses might be slightly naive at times, but he's smart enough to always overcome the odds in his favor.The Fettered: He's an Ideal Hero, Martial Pacifist and so on.A Father to His Men: He cares deeply about his crew.Determinator: He's going up against the gods themselves with no help except for a computer, two preteens and a small robot.Cool Sword: Ulysses' Laser Blade, blatantly inspired by the lightsabers of Star Wars, although it doesn't seem to be able to cut through anything unlike the lightsabers of Star Wars (then again, most of Ulysses' enemies are equipped/empowered by the gods, so go figure).Comm Links: The red chest insignia he wears to hold his cape together on his sky blue Latex Space Suit allows him to communicate with Shyrka and the kids.It turns out they can also copy his weapons but not his shield since "it's transparent." Once he figures this out he stops trying to sword fight and just shoots them from a distance since they have no defense against that. Combat Pragmatist: In "Phantoms from the Swamp" the Monsters of the Week are mud creatures that can turn themselves into likenesses of Ulysses and his crew.Catchphrase: Has one in French: "Par la grande Galaxie!" ("By the great Galaxy!") when he's surprised.completely alone with the help of only two children, a small robot and his ship's technologies. Badass Normal: Considering he's basically going up against the gods themselves, other various Cosmic Entities, magicians and the like.Badass Cape: Wears a long white cape, and surely looks badass with it.Ambadassador: He was ambassador / space peace treaty-maker during the space version of The Trojan War, yet he never hesitates to face down the assorted dangers the gods of Olympus throw in his path.This version of Ulysses is The Hero, is undeniably a Nice Guy, found a peaceful resolution to the space Trojan War and is The Fettered and a Martial Pacifist. Adaptational Nice Guy: Classical Mythology Ulysses was extremely cunning (much more than him), sneakily enabled the Achaeans to finish The Trojan War through Rape, Pillage, and Burn and bloodily killed all of Penelope's suitors by himself, among many other very Anti-Hero things (by modern standards that is).Ace Pilot: He is a damn good pilot with the small vessels of the Odysseus.It must have become a thing again one millennia and then some after the 1980s (the show was made at the start of that decade in Real Life).
![ulysses 31 ulysses 31](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VV3AYFFOVzU/Uam9_EV9VqI/AAAAAAAACho/Dau8au5aaJ0/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Ulysses+31+DVD.jpg)
He is brave, noble, determined, and will stop at nothing to overcome the conditions imposed upon himself and his companions. As an ambassador from Earth in the 31st century, he achieved the Solar Peace, putting an end to a galactic conflict on the planet of Troy, before becoming the subject of the Olympian gods' revenge. The series' main protagonist, and the captain of the Odysseus. Voiced by: Claude Giraud (French), Masane Tsukayama (Japanese), Matt Birman (English), Raul de la Fuente (Latin American Spanish)