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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name            = Epsilon
|image            =  
|species          = Sun Builder
|species          = Sun Builder
|affiliation      = Epsilon's followers{{!}}His followers
|affiliation      = Epsilon's followers{{!}}His followers
|first mention cs = Out of the Box (short story)
|first mention cs = Out of the Box (short story)
|only cs          = Promposal (comic story)
}}
}}
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Legacy ===
=== Legacy ===
[[file:Gevity - The Drink Meant For You!.png|thumb|An [[advertisement]] for [[Gevity]], mentioning that it's made by Epsilon. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)|page=1|namedpart=The Drink Meant For You!}})]]
In [[November]] [[2019]], when discussing the origins of [[Box (When to Die)|Box]] as technology of the Gods of [[Gendar (planet)|Gendar]], [[Maxie Masters]] told [[P.R.O.B.E.]] director [[Giles]] about Epsilon. Maxie explained that, on Gendar, a planet whose [[Gendar (species)|inhabitants]] worshipped the Sun Builders as [[god]]s, Epsilon was considered one of the more important deities, alongside [[Urizen|Urizen the Architect]], [[Vala|Vala the Herborist]], and a [[Trickster God]] of many names. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Out of the Box (short story)|page=241|name=OotB}})
In [[November]] [[2019]], when discussing the origins of [[Box (When to Die)|Box]] as technology of the Gods of [[Gendar (planet)|Gendar]], [[Maxie Masters]] told [[P.R.O.B.E.]] director [[Giles]] about Epsilon. Maxie explained that, on Gendar, a planet whose [[Gendar (species)|inhabitants]] worshipped the Sun Builders as [[god]]s, Epsilon was considered one of the more important deities, alongside [[Urizen|Urizen the Architect]], [[Vala|Vala the Herborist]], and a [[Trickster God]] of many names. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Out of the Box (short story)|page=241|name=OotB}})


For a brief period, the name of [[gravity]] was meta-historically changed to [[gevity]], an action "evidently creditable" to either Epsilon or one of [[Epsilon's followers|his followers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love & War (short story)|Love & War]]'')
For a brief period, the name of [[gravity]] was meta-historically changed to [[gevity]], an action "evidently creditable" to either Epsilon or one of [[Epsilon's followers|his followers]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}) According to an [[advertisement]] seen in [[The Druimport Entwister Issue 276|issue two hundred and seventy-six]] of ''[[The Druimport Entwister]]'', Gevity was made by Epsilon since [[1976]]. There was also a disclaimer that they weren't responsible for any "unforeseen [[consequence]]s." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)|page=1|namedpart=The Drink Meant For You!}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Although {{cs|Out of the Box (short story)|page=241|name=OotB}} was the character's first mention in any published media, the copyright page of ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'' clarified that the character was not created by [[Aristide Twain]], but that his copyright was instead held by [[Toby Price]]. On the said copyright page, his moniker was given as "Epsilon the Eternal", rather than "Epsilon the Watcher" as in the actual text of ''Out of the Box''.
=== In non-valid sources ===
[[file:Epsilon (Promposal).png|thumb|left|Epsilon when he [[prompose]]d to [[Bibendum]] by [[rapping]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Promposal (comic story)}})]]
Epsilon once [[prompose]]d to [[Bibendum]] by [[rapping]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Promposal (comic story)}})
 
=== Other matters ===
* Although {{cs|Out of the Box (short story)|page=241|name=OotB}} was the character's first mention in any published media, the copyright page of ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'' clarified that the character was not created by [[Aristide Twain]], but that his copyright was instead held by [[Xavier Llewellyn]]. On the said copyright page, his moniker was given as "Epsilon the Eternal", rather than "Epsilon the Watcher" as in the actual text of ''Out of the Box''.
** On the copyright page for ''[[The Book of the Snowstorm (anthology)|The Book of the Snowstorm]]'', the character's moniker was given as "Epsilon the Watcher".
** On the copyright page for ''[[The Book of the Snowstorm (anthology)|The Book of the Snowstorm]]'', the character's moniker was given as "Epsilon the Watcher".


[[Category:Individual Time Lords]]
[[Category:Individual Time Lords]]
[[Category:Supposed deities]]
[[Category:Supposed deities]]

Latest revision as of 14:26, 9 November 2024

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Epsilon the Watcher was a legendary Sun Builder.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

An advertisement for Gevity, mentioning that it's made by Epsilon. (PROSE: "The Drink Meant For You!" [+]Part of The Druimport Entwister No. 276, Loading...{"page":"1","namedpart":"The Drink Meant For You!","1":"The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)"})

In November 2019, when discussing the origins of Box as technology of the Gods of Gendar, Maxie Masters told P.R.O.B.E. director Giles about Epsilon. Maxie explained that, on Gendar, a planet whose inhabitants worshipped the Sun Builders as gods, Epsilon was considered one of the more important deities, alongside Urizen the Architect, Vala the Herborist, and a Trickster God of many names. (PROSE: Out of the Box [+]Loading...{"page":"241","name":"OotB","1":"Out of the Box (short story)"})

For a brief period, the name of gravity was meta-historically changed to gevity, an action "evidently creditable" to either Epsilon or one of his followers. (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"]) According to an advertisement seen in issue two hundred and seventy-six of The Druimport Entwister, Gevity was made by Epsilon since 1976. There was also a disclaimer that they weren't responsible for any "unforeseen consequences." (PROSE: "The Drink Meant For You!" [+]Part of The Druimport Entwister No. 276, Loading...{"page":"1","namedpart":"The Drink Meant For You!","1":"The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)"})

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

Epsilon when he promposed to Bibendum by rapping. (COMIC: Promposal [+]Loading...["Promposal (comic story)"])

Epsilon once promposed to Bibendum by rapping. (COMIC: Promposal [+]Loading...["Promposal (comic story)"])

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Although Out of the Box [+]Loading...{"page":"241","name":"OotB","1":"Out of the Box (short story)"} was the character's first mention in any published media, the copyright page of Out of the Shadows clarified that the character was not created by Aristide Twain, but that his copyright was instead held by Xavier Llewellyn. On the said copyright page, his moniker was given as "Epsilon the Eternal", rather than "Epsilon the Watcher" as in the actual text of Out of the Box.
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