Midas (Fortnite)

Midas is a major antagonist in the Fortnite franchise.
Midas is a fallen king who once ruled an unknown kingdom as well as the father of Jules. He fell from power for undisclosed reasons. He was cursed with the Golden Touch by Oro at an unknown period of time but uses it to his advantage in particular to enrich himself and allow him to create several organizations, notably GHOST and SHADOW (which the later have been secretly founded and lead by him) and to advance in his plans for conquest. He is a skilled manipulator, having tricked and manipulated everyone, including his own factions into going to war in order to divert attention and to complete his plans.
== Contents ==
* Biography
* Personality
* Powers and Abilities
* Trivia
* Navigation
== Biography ==
Midas first appeared in Fortnite: Chapter 2, Season 2 as a Tier 100 Legendary Outfit, and as one of the season's NPC Bosses.
Midas is the founder of SHADOW, and the leader of GHOST. He triggered the Device event to push the Storm. He succeeded, but in revenge on Midas, the Storm created The Wall of Water and flooded the island. Midas' whereabouts are currently unknown but has been working closely with Jules and Marigold towards a new plan.
== Personality ==
Midas' personality is unknown.
== Powers and Abilities ==
* Golden Touch: Midas has the ability to turn anything into gold with a single touch. Unlike the myth, he is able to control this since not everything he touches turns to gold.
** This ability can even turn himself gold, and can be controlled as well.
* Very High Intelligence: Being a secret agent, Midas has abilities such as critical thinking skills, investigative skills, code breaking, socializing skills, time management, multilingualism, and even different forms of non-verbal communication. He may also have knowledge on engineering since he was also responsible for building the Device, and creating Cyclo.
* Moderate Marksmanship: Midas is experienced on handling weaponry, being able to dual wield and handle a Thompson gun.
* Leadership: Midas is likely experienced in entrepreneurship. He also has the skills to organize agents and military operatives, as well as to lead an international crime organization and a prison system.
== Trivia ==
* On Midas' desk, there is a portrait of his daughter Jules.
* During The Device live event, Midas' picture can be seen on a folder owned by the game's antagonist, an organization called The Imagined Order .
* In BATMAN x FORTNITE: ZERO POINT - ISSUE #1, he made an appearance inside The Loop, wearing his SHADOW agent style. He was one of the six survivors during the fight and was later defeated by Batman.
* The statue representing Midas on The Yacht shows that he wore glasses before the loss of his right eye.
* He is voiced by Matthew Mercer.
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