Gol Acheron

**Gol Acheron** is one of the two main antagonists of *The Precursor Legacy*(also making a cameo in *Daxter*). He was known as the sage of dark eco before an unhealthy amount of exposure allowed it to infect him, along with his sister Maia. The Acherons together plotted to kidnap the other eco sages, take control of the animalistic race of the Lurkers, and flood the world with dark eco in order to reshape it to their liking. They lived in their citadel located on the far north side of the continent.

## Appearance

Gol appears to be an elderly man, though his age is difficult to tell due to his strange appearance. His skin tone has been turned grayish-blue by his long exposure to dark eco. The appendages of cartilage that extend from his jaw, similar to those under his dominion, the Lurkers, were never explained. In addition, he also obtains large, glowing, yellow eyes, which is a trait also carried by all lurkers. He wears a glove on his right hand which has several tubes entering his skin, and a belt that dangles three spherical weights. Unlike Maia, Gol has a heavily distorted voice, and his breathing is labored, suggesting his exposure to dark eco could have been more severe or more prolonged.

Gol's appearance prior to his exposure to dark eco is not known, but he is at first unrecognizable to Samos Hagai, suggesting that the changes that he underwent were quite substantial.

## Personality

Gol comes across as more calculated than his partner. Gol constantly disregards the advice of Samos, who is regarded as a wiser, more experienced sage, and thus comes across as somewhat rebellious. This is a quality which inevitably led to his own downfall prior to the game's events. Despite the obvious devastating effects of dark eco, he believes that the twisted world he envisions will be a beautiful one, because he "has seen the true powers of dark eco"

## Powers and Abilities

Gol used his mastery of dark eco to fly and to teleport. Since Jak fought the robot and not the sage himself, it is unknown what his offensive capabilities may have been. However, since he and Maia were able to capture the other sages (and Maia mentions that the Red Sage, who is the strongest of the colored eco sages, gave up with little effort) some can conclude that his dark eco-based abilities were considerable.

## History

Gol Acheron was regarded as the sage of dark eco, according to Samos Hagai the green eco sage. It is unknown where Gol and his sister Maia originated, or how long they studied dark eco, though at some point Samos did warn them about unhealthy exposure to the dangerous substance. At some point prior to Jak and Daxter's journey, Samos did have communication with them, noting that "nobody has spoken to him in ages"before beginning their journey.

When Samos discovered Maia was studying dark eco he warned Maia against these actions, though neither she or Gol listened and disappeared over the next years. In actuality, the two were driven insane by dark eco, though their affectionate sibling relationship remained, and they planned to recreate the world by flooding it with dark eco from the Precursor silos scattered throughout the land.

Soon after this, Gol kidnapped the Blue, Red and Yellow Sages in order to draw from their power and knowledge so that he can carry out his plans using a large Precursor robot.