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[[File:The_Eel.jpg | [[File:The_Eel.jpg|thumb|The Eel, freshly incarcerated in the [[Nacreum]], remains defiant.]] | ||
[[File:No prison can hold me, not even the Nacreum - the Eel.jpg|thumb|"No prison can hold me, not even the Nacreum!" —'''[[The Eel]]'''.]] | |||
'''The Eel''' is an art critic and alleged [[Supervillain (nonfiction)|supervillain]]. | |||
He has been accused of several [[math crimes]], including temporal denumeration and shape theft. Although arrested and imprisoned on several occasions, he managed to escape each time; even the famed [[Nacreum]] could not hold him. | |||
The Eel insists that he is a law-abiding citizen who is being framed by [[Baron Zersetzung]]. | |||
He is known to be a master of disguise, and an expert knife-thrower. | |||
The appearance of The Eel is based on [[Matt Farthing (nonfiction)]]. Farthing has also helped shape The Eel's character, says author [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:The Eel | |||
File: | File:Operation Sandblast track.jpg|link=Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveler The Eel stops aquatic cryptid and alleged supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] from destroying the [[Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|United States Navy submarine USS ''Triton'']]. | ||
File: | File:The_Eel_v_Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|1904: Illustration of [[The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|The Eel fighting Neptune Slaughter]] awarded Pulitzer Award for Best Investigative Reporting. | ||
File: | File:Six Seconds to Hell.jpg|link=Six Seconds to Hell|''[[Six Seconds to Hell]]'' is "a reasonably accurate depiction of events as I experienced them," says The Eel. | ||
File: | File:The Safe-Cracker.jpg|link=The Safe-Cracker|''The Safe-Cracker'' wins Pulitzer Prize, hailed as "most daring illustration of the year." | ||
File:The Eel Time-Surfing.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing|Art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel escapes from [[The Nacreum]] using a [[The Eel Time-Surfing|surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm]]. | |||
File:The Eel Time-Surfing 2.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing 2|Art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel escapes from [[The Nacreum]] using a [[The Eel Time-Surfing 2|surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm]]. | |||
File:The Eel Discovers Time Travel.jpg|link=The Eel Discovers Time Travel|''The Eel Discovers Time Travel'' wins Pulitzer Prize. | |||
File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|Alleged criminal mastermind [[Baron Zersetzung]] vows to "hunt down, apprehend, and see judgement brought upon The Eel." | |||
File:Gambling Den Fight.jpg|link=Gambling Den Fight|[[Gambling Den Fight|Baron Zersetzung and The Eel fight in a gambling den]]. | |||
File:The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling.jpg|link=The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|The Eel and Radium Jane [[The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|engage in epic arm-wrestling match]] to determine outcome of wager. | |||
File:The Eel Escapes Hydrolab.jpg|link=The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|New evidence suggests that ''[[The Eel Escapes Hydrolab]]'' is based on actual events. | |||
File:Eel hates statue.jpg|link=The Eel Hates Peter Aal|''[[The Eel Hates Peter Aal]]'' depicts art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel with well-known statue ''[[Bernd Maro (nonfiction)|Peter Aal]]''. | |||
File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|The Eel receives [[The Eel's henchmen|news from informants]]. | |||
File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|Alleged crime boss [[Baron Zersetzung]] deploys several hundred terabytes of [[Clandestiphrine]] in an effort to stop The Eel from [[The Eel Discovers Time Travel|discovering time travel]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Baron Zersetzung]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Nacreum]] | * [[Nacreum]] | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Nathan Rosen and The Eel Discuss a Molecule Where None of the Electrons Have a Definite Quantum Number, But the Pair of Electrons has a Pure State]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Eel Hates Peter Aal]]'' | |||
* [[The Unruly Submarine]] | * [[The Unruly Submarine]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Eel (nonfiction)]] - An eel is any fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes ( | * [[Eel (nonfiction)]] - An eel is any fish belonging to the order ''Anguilliformes'' | ||
* [[Matt Farthing (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[The Eel (nonfiction)]] - other characters named The Eel. | * [[The Eel (nonfiction)]] - other characters named The Eel. | ||
* [[ | * [[Nathan Rosen (nonfiction)]] | ||
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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional characters (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
[[Category:Supervillains]] | [[Category:Supervillains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 25 September 2023
The Eel is an art critic and alleged supervillain.
He has been accused of several math crimes, including temporal denumeration and shape theft. Although arrested and imprisoned on several occasions, he managed to escape each time; even the famed Nacreum could not hold him.
The Eel insists that he is a law-abiding citizen who is being framed by Baron Zersetzung.
He is known to be a master of disguise, and an expert knife-thrower.
The appearance of The Eel is based on Matt Farthing (nonfiction). Farthing has also helped shape The Eel's character, says author Karl Jones.
In the News
1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveler The Eel stops aquatic cryptid and alleged supervillain Neptune Slaughter from destroying the United States Navy submarine USS Triton.
1904: Illustration of The Eel fighting Neptune Slaughter awarded Pulitzer Award for Best Investigative Reporting.
Six Seconds to Hell is "a reasonably accurate depiction of events as I experienced them," says The Eel.
The Safe-Cracker wins Pulitzer Prize, hailed as "most daring illustration of the year."
Art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel escapes from The Nacreum using a surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm.
Art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel escapes from The Nacreum using a surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm.
The Eel Discovers Time Travel wins Pulitzer Prize.
Alleged criminal mastermind Baron Zersetzung vows to "hunt down, apprehend, and see judgement brought upon The Eel."
The Eel and Radium Jane engage in epic arm-wrestling match to determine outcome of wager.
New evidence suggests that The Eel Escapes Hydrolab is based on actual events.
The Eel Hates Peter Aal depicts art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel with well-known statue Peter Aal.
The Eel receives news from informants.
Alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung deploys several hundred terabytes of Clandestiphrine in an effort to stop The Eel from discovering time travel.
Fiction cross-reference
- Baron Zersetzung
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Nacreum
- Nathan Rosen and The Eel Discuss a Molecule Where None of the Electrons Have a Definite Quantum Number, But the Pair of Electrons has a Pure State
- The Eel Hates Peter Aal
- The Unruly Submarine
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Eel (nonfiction) - An eel is any fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes
- Matt Farthing (nonfiction)
- The Eel (nonfiction) - other characters named The Eel.
- Nathan Rosen (nonfiction)
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