TELEMACHUS: Pictured here with his faithful robot companion, No-No

Telemachus is the son of Ulysses. When the gods put the crew of the Odyssey into suspended animation Telemachus assumed the role of second-in-command and, in spite of his youth, made a remarkably good job of it. His skills as a pilot are called upon on numerous occasions, most memorably in Trapped Between Fire and Ice, where he saves his father's life by lassoing his shuttlecraft after it was caught in the Charybdis-Scylla complex. He is extremely resourceful and forms a close bond with Yumi after her brother falls under the gods' curse. Telemachus's skills complement Yumi's and together they make an almost invincible pair, saving the day when Ulysses finds himself in dire straits. In Secret of the Sphinx Telemachus and Yumi save Ulysses by using the Mirror of Truth against Hirmaini; in Song of Danger the pair come to Ulysses's rescue after he is captured by the Sirens; and in The Lotus Eaters they save Ulysses after he is laid low at the foot of an erupting volcano after eating some mind-altering seeds.