The Knights of Hepas

**The Knights of Hepas** are a band of Knights that prays to the "god" Hepas similarly to a cult. They are the most dangerous band of knights who have long faithfully believed in their ruler, Sir N.O. Ganford, a self-proclaimed prophet who is said to have been given the right to rule over the Hyrule and bring it to its original place as the capital of the Alpha Centauri System, then expand the star system's empire throughout the Multiverse, and hopefully, the Omniverse.

## History

### Age of the Paperians

Many years ago, the Knights were first gathered by Hepas, who was the Emperor of the Paperians. Hepas was the true ruler of the Alpha Centauri System and was born on the planet Paperos which is the only satellite that Proxima Centauri carried in its orbit and is the only planet in the entire Star System. To control the various rebellions of the mutated Human slaves, Hepas created his personal secret police: The Knights of Hepas. These warriors spent most of their lives hunting and killing those who acted or even spoke against the throne.

### Age of Hyrule

However, after the collapse of the Paperians' control over most of their empire 500 years ago, the Knights would hide in the shadows and be led by an ancient male Gerudo who would wage war against its capital, Hyrule, in the hopes to return it to its stable condition. He later found the secret to immortality and became a warrior who would lead the army to victory. This was until his defeat by Link, where he would resurrect as Calamity Ganon and rule over Hyrule for a hundred years, collapsing the former capital. The last generation of the original Knights would finally perish.

### Age of the Mushroom Kingdom

The new Knights of Hepas would reveal to be now acting as a cult who pray to Hepas like a god that hide in the shadows and secretly work together to gain Multiversal domination. The cult would spend time trying to hunt down the former mercenary, Helix, who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom as an official Smash Brother.

## Culture and Religion

The Knights of Hepas is arguably a religious cult of nomadic space zealots who idealize war and destruction. The Knights of Hepas have a warrior-like culture who are known to subjugate anyone in the star system in order for Hepas' plans to advance. Thus, the Knights of Hepas are known to wear their armor religiously. Their armors have been forged from stars. They are known to still practice slavery, similarly to the Paperians. The Knights of Hepas are known to be one of the spacefaring people in the star system and are known to be one of the users of portal travel with the use of Ring Guns, meant to emulate Mobian Rings. One Ring Gun was modified by a certain Ludwig von Abramowitz from Earth and the device is said to allow one to conquer the entire Omniverse. The people are known to be barbaric and are quite feared throughout the galaxy. The people there belong to different races because the kingdom is also its own religion.

The Knights pray to three powerful figures in Hepasist Mythology: Hepas (their ruler and god king), Zordi (their god of war), and Inferno (their god of destruction). These gods are stated to be simply rulers in the Paperian Empire. They have one main prophet, who acts as their earthly ruler and the head of their church. Their current prophet is Sir Ganford N.O.

One peculiar fact is that the Knights do, in fact, pray to the One Above All. They do so by praying to the full moon.

They are also known to gain horns each time they kill. These horns determine one's rank. People with the most horns live prestigious lives, and ones with the lowest live none. A Knight with 98 horns will gain its last two largest horns on its head.

## Trivia

* The Knights of Hepas are the main antagonists of Season 1 Part 3 of the Other-World Paradox, but might play a larger role in the overarching story since the Paperians are likely the main antagonists of the series.