Gnotilus
Gnotilus is a supervillain based on the nautilus, who is obsessed with destroying the Golden ratio.
On 26 September 1687, the Parthenon was severely damaged by an explosion during a war between the Venice and the Ottoman Empire.
Gnotilus is notorious for his hatred of the Parthenon, and there is general consensus among historians that he manipulated the Venetians and Ottomans.
The popular image of Gnotilus personally setting fire to the explosives is dismissed by most scholars as "typical Gnotilus vainglory".
Gnotilus and the villain Gold Ruster are mortal enemies, and have fought on many occasions.
Nonetheless, during occasional peace treaties, they have joined forces as a crime team (nonfiction).
Gnotilus is obsessed with Endemica, using it as a reference manual for planning crimes against geometry.
Gnotilus grew up with The Unruly Submarine, and still enjoys reading it from time to time.
Gnotilus has a long-standing grudge against the Acropolis.
Gnotilus is the founder and first citizen of the independent kingdom of Abalonia.
Gnotilus has a treaty with The Boxes, the details of which are secret.
The treaty is thought (by whom?) to involve the Forbidden ratio.
Gnotilus has posted a bounty for the Bathysquare, dead or alive.
Gnotilus is keenly aware of the phenomenon of Geometrical frustration.
Gnotilus has a great and terrible avarice for gems and jewels made of spin glass
Gnotilus is known for slipping and falling on spin ice in a public and comical manner.
Gnotilus often uses Gelatinous cubes as cheap, disposable soldiers.
This has unpleasant side-effects, including nausea and vomiting, because Gnotilus has a deep psychological aversion to all things cubical.
In the News
Gnotilus visits Organelles of the Secretory Pathway, secretes geometry solvent.
Gnotilus rages at shape of Curtain theatre.
Gnotilus slips, falls on Spin ice.
Wax seal on feeding tube enables Gnotilus to secrete geometry solvent directly into ENIAC.