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{{Infobox Individual
|name            = Epsilon
|species          = Sun Builder
|affiliation      = Epsilon's followers{{!}}His followers
|first mention cs = Out of the Box (short story)
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'''Epsilon the Watcher''' was a legendary [[Sun Builder]]. On [[Gendar (planet)|Gendar]], a [[planet]] whose [[Gendar (species)|inhabitants]] worshipped the Sun Builders as [[god]]s, he was considered one of the more important deities, alongside [[Urizen|Urizen the Architect]], [[Vala|Vala the Herborist]], and a [[Trickster God]] of many names. [[Maxie Masters]] mentioned this fact to [[Giles]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Out of the Box (short story)|Out of the Box]]'')
'''Epsilon the Watcher''' was a legendary [[Sun Builder]].  
 
== Biography ==
=== Legacy ===
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]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Although ''[[Out of the Box (short story)|Out of the Box]]'' 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''.
* Although {{cs|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''.
** 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".


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Epsilon the Watcher was a legendary Sun Builder.

Biography

Legacy

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)

Behind the scenes

  • 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 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.