Deek & Iolaus
For @deanobingo and the prompts Iolaus + Deek + Meta
I feel like Young Iolaus and Deek from Doomrunners have a lot in common — besides both being played by Dean O’Gorman. They’re cut from the same cloth so to speak. They could have switched places and their stories would have developed in much the same way.
Deek’s circumstances seem not too far from Iolaus’ before he was caught stealing and was sent to the Academy. Living on the streets, circumventing the law, and putting yourself first, because (they believe) no one else will.
But once they learn to trust others, and realize there are people out there that are willing to care about them — to love them — it quite literary opens up a whole new world to them. A world were family — of your own making — becomes much more important than they could have ever imagined.
They are both stubborn, thrill-seeking, and brave. And though we don’t get to know Deek as well as Iolaus, I have the feeling that they are both fearlessly loyal once that loyalty has had time to put roots. Deek goes after Jada when she is captured even though they decided they shouldn't, just like Iolaus would do for Hercules.
Deek does seem a bit more serious than Iolaus, but he comes from a harsher world where everything is doom and gloom and have probably spent a longer time under these rough, isolating conditions. But given how much he seemed to enjoy messing with the Doomtroopers at the start of the movie I’m sure all he needs is a bit more time to soften that hard shell until he can let his inner prankster out!
Honestly, Deek could be a reincarnation of Iolaus somewhere in the apocalyptic future. But in that case I hope he finds Hercules somewhere in New Eden. ^^
Agree? Other takes?
