The Colossaeus, Part II

**The Colossaeus, Part II** is the eighteenth episode of *Primal* and the eighth episode of the second season.

## Synopsis

Spear and Fang are used as instruments of war for the tyrannical queen of a formidable warship, the Colossaeus.

## Plot

In a forested area the Viking Chieftain emerges from the ground, having been transformed into a sentient, all-black humanoid comprised of living fire. He is now able to conjure up weapons from fire and is able to walk on water without being extinguished. As he revels in his newly acquired powers the chieftain begins a journey on the river's path, past the forest.

Back in Babylon, in the midst of the decimated outer walls of the city the Egyptian Queen and her soldiers are reaping the spoils of the battle: gold, weapons, jewelry, and from the captured king his pet leopard cub, which the queen finds very comforting. Before they can leave, the queen orders the Babylonian King executed, with a spear having been rammed through his back and out his chest. She then allows a battered and arrow pierced Kamau a tender moment with his daughter, who is kept as a hostage as an incentive for his obedience. Spear, who is also equally bruised, takes notice of Kamau's situation and emphasizes with him. Fang, on the other hand, is still visibly angry at the queen for having stolen her eggs and only relents thanks to Spear's coaxing.

Soon after, Spear, Fang and Kamau are dragged by the Egyptians into more battles against other peoples in far off lands, plundering a Qing Dynasty city in the Far East, an Early Slavic settlement and a Greco-Roman city. After each battle the trio return to the Colossaeus injured and thus must tend to their wounds in a large bathing room. After one particular battle, which leaves them filling the bath with blood, the Colossaeus is under siege by a naval army of Philistines. Despite their best efforts the Philistines are overpowered by Fang charging in, Spear's superior agility and reflexes, Kamau's sheer brute force, as well as the Egyptians' cannonballs shot from a ballista. The enemy ship is burned and sinks into the sea as the Colossaeus continues its journey.

One night, Spear is woken up from his sleep inside his prison cell by the sound of music playing from the queen's throne room. The Queen, who seems unamused, is being entertained by a dancing girl, accompanied by musicians. The Philistines' King is also held prison by guards near a balcony. One guard brings Mira, who is now clad in dancer garb, to dance for the queen. Mira is obviously upset of her condition and merely stands her ground, frowning. As such, the Queen gets up from her throne and proceeds to demonstrate to Mira how to perform a dance. She begins dancing in a sensual manner, which intrigues the nearby king. The revelry is cut short after the queen dances near the Philistine and back-kicks him off the balcony, the landing bellow killing him in the process. As she returns to her throne the queen continues to scowl until Mira gets the hint and proceeds to dance, which makes the queen smile.

The Colossaeus reaches the shores of yet another human settlement, a seemingly peaceful city on the Indian subcontinent. Unlike the previous encounters, these people show no resistance, instead offering up their bounty of food to the Queen herself as a tribute. She is noticeably unimpressed with the offerings and proceeds to order Kamau to execute them. He instead brings the food onboard her ship. Dissatisfied with his lack of obedience, the Queen grabs Kamau's daughter by the hair as a warning to him. Despite some strong hesitance on his part Kamau is left without an alternative and begins slaughtering several people within the Indian city. He is left shell-shocked by his actions, while Spear also feels regret and Fang marches back inside the ship in anger and disgust.

During another night Spear notices Kamau shedding a tear. A soldier walks into the prison quarters with a cart of raw meat to feed them. He notices one slice had fallen on the floor nearby Spear's cell and proceeds to pick it up. Just then, Spear bangs the soldier's head against the iron bars, knocking him unconscious and takes his keys. He unlocks his cell door and Kamau's, but the giant is despondent and will not move despite Spear's pleas. Spear makes his way up the stairs, past all the ship's basement levels and to the surface level. From there he climbs the masts and reaches the throne room atop of a tower area. He notices Mira dancing for the Queen, as well as the Queen keeping Fang's eggs and Kamau's daughter by her side. His presence is noticed by another dancing girl who trips off the guards. A fight breaks out, wherein Spear takes out several guards and the Queen's pet leopard, raised from the cub stolen in Babylon. The Queen herself begins fighting Spear, proving to be a formidable, nimble hand-to-hand combatant. During the conflict Mira takes the dinosaur eggs and Kamau's daughter and run off. The fight continues on the ship's deck, where the eggs suddenly hatch. The screams of the dinosaur chicks alerts Fang, who in a fit of maternal concern busts the cell doors and makes her way to the upper floor. Despite their best efforts, Spear and Mira are surrounded by guards, with Spear tiring from all of the fighting and the Queen manages to snatch the dinosaur chicks from Mira, while one of her guards grabs Kamau's daughter. At that moment, Kamau has climbed up to the deck and is distraught to see the dinosaurs and his daughter still being held as hostages while the Queen smirks back at him.

## Characters

* Spear
* Fang
* Mira
* Fang's Offspring
* Vikings
	+ Viking Chieftain
* Egyptians
	+ Ima
	+ Kamau
	+ Kamau's Daughter
* Babylonians
	+ Babylonian King
* Chinese
* Early Slavs
* Romans
* Philistines
	+ Philistine King
* Indian Tribe
	+ Indian Chief

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where it had a large amount of multiple different human races and cultures in one episode.
	+ Among these cultures includes: the Qing Dynasty, Early Slavs warriors, and a Republic Era Roman city, more akin to Greek military than later Roman centurions and also the Philistines, who are a maritime civilization as in the real world.
* The sound effects of the weapon conjured up by the Viking Chieftain are the same as the sound effects of several spells used by Aku and other demonic entities in Tartakovsky's previous show *Samurai Jack*.

## References

 "Sea of Despair" • "Shadow of Fate" • "Dawn of Man" • "The Red Mist" • "The Primal Theory" • "Vidarr" • "The Colossaeus, Part I" • "**The Colossaeus, Part II**" • "The Colossaeus, Part III" • "Echoes of Eternity"