 | Network: | GMA |
| First Run: | May 2, 2005 to (present) |
| Genre: | Adventure, Fantasy |
| Time Slot: | Weekdays, 9:00 p.m. |
Danaya has got to be one of the meatier roles in this series. I wonder if this was planned from the beginning or whether her role was improved because the character clicked with the audience. She is even more interesting than Milagros or Amihan. Alena's character is developing into an interesting character as well. I like it that the writers made Lira doubt her sanity and Anthony wonder if she's lunatic ... it's the expected reaction of sane people (he he he!). I do hate the development of the love triangles ... well, I can take it if the writers manage to prevent the story from becoming a continual love fest. Muyak finally gets some action... it must be hard to be a wall paper.
This week's story:
Mila is shocked at what she just did to Marge and runs out. Anthony runs after her. He would catch up to her but Mila would insist on walking home alone.
Meanwhile, the dogs that Danaya "freed" would meet Muyak and decide to go back to Danaya and tell her they found another one like her. They were about to lead her to the other fairy when police arrive and tell Danaya that they have to take her in for disturbing the peace. Danaya resists and runs away with her dog friends. The police shoot at her and hits one of the dogs.
In Lireo, Alena is slowly digesting the fact that her last memory occurred years ago and that Hitano lied to her in saying Ybarro is dead. Once it has sunk in that Ybarro is alive, Alena wishes to see him immediately. Amihan calls Muros and tells him to accompany Alena to Apitong's camp where she would find Ybarro.
Pirena arrives from Hathoria and calls Lira to her room. Pirena would interrogate Lira about Mila but the girl refuses to speak until Pirena is forced to hurt her. Terrified that her aunt would hurt her again, Lira admits that her friend has the mark of a sang'gre. Unable to contain her curiousity, Lira asks if the mark means Mila is a fairy, and if she is a fairy, how come she is living in the mortal world. Pirena tells Lira that at the moment, only she (Pirena) has the right to ask questions and not Lira.
At the Mandirigma camp, Ybrahim is in a foul mood. When asked by his foster father what's bothering him, he reveals feeling depressed that he had lost everything - his heritage, his love and finally, victory over Asval. Apitong gives him advice about having the will to survive.
Pirena would travel to Hathoria and tell Hagorn what Lira had just told her. Hagorn repeats his theory that Mila is the real Lira. Pirena resolves to cross the portal once more to get rid of Mila. As Pirena returns to Lireo, Alena travels towards Ybarro with two guards and comes across some Hathor terrorizing women from the Mandirigma camp. They take down the Hathors and are thanked by the women they saved. Alena asks the women a little favor regarding a disguise.
Back in Lireo, Pirena heads straight to Lira's quarters to ask how the girl is able to pass through Asnamon when Amihan had sealed it years ago. Lira retorts by telling Pirena to ask Amihan herself. Pirena loses her cool and once more hurts Lira until the girl tells her about the medallion. Pirena takes the key to the portal and leaves for the forest.
Near the Mandirigma camp, Ybrahim is alone and resting on a log. A Mandirigma woman with a covered face approaches and asks why he is not taking part in the festivities. He tells her he wants to be alone and think about his Alena. The woman hums a tune that reminds Ybrahim of Alena. He turns around to find Alena taking off the veil. Needless to say, the two are overjoyed to be back in each other's arms. Nearby, Amihan, who had been watching them secretly, decides to fade out and return to Lireo.
In Hathoria, Hagorn is telling Agane that the former queen of Lireo, Mine-a, had predicted that Amihan's daughter will be the one to save Encantadia from its enemies. Meanwhile, Lira is secretly following Pirena towards Asnamon and watches as Pirena commands the portal to take her to Mila. Lira would wonder at Pirena's heightened interest in her friend.
In the other world, Marge has left the hospital after doctors found nothing wrong with her. Considering that this was the second time she's had a freak accident while confronting Mila, she postulates to her friends that Anthony's maid must be a witch. Mila on the other hand, has gone to the church to pray and mull about her inexplicable powers. Anthony returns home and finds out Mila hasn't arrived. He goes out again to look for her.
Danaya would be mourning the death of the dog that got hit by a bullet; and Muyak is asking Bathala's help in locating Danaya. As Danaya watches over the funeral pyre for her dog friend, the other dog returns and Danaya apologizes for being unable to save its companion. The dog reminds her of seeing another fairy in the city and Danaya willingly follows the creature.
Another dog is with Muyak, and although the overgrown pixie cannot understand the language of animals, the dog's persistence made her realize it wanted her to follow it somewhere. Eventually, Muyak sees Danaya and greets her ecstatically. Considering that she has grown a few feet, lost her wings, and is now intangible, Danaya does not recognize her at once.
| Meantime, Mila is walking home when another strangely garbed woman appears in her path. The woman asks if her name is Mila. Mila answers in the affirmative and walks away. The woman blocks her path and Mila found herself being attacked by fireballs. She had to use her own powers to deflect them. |  |
In Lireo, Amihan senses that her daughter is in danger. She orders Aquil to find Lira and see that she is safe.
Her real daughter however, has managed to deflect all of Pirena's attacks and has now switched to offense. Mila summoned her strength and blasted wind and lightning to bring down Pirena. Before Pirena could fully recover, Mila sends another strong wind to blow her away.
As this was going on, Muyak is convincing Danaya that she is who she says she is. She explains that since she is an ordinary fairy and not a sang'gre like Danaya, she does not have enough substance to retain her form in this world. She has become intangible that she cannot even be seen by mortals. Danaya informs her that everyone thought she had been killed by Hathors and asks what she had been doing in the world of mortals.
Muyak replies that she has been watching over Lira. Danaya tells her that Lira is back in Encantadia. Muyak is adamant she has been watching over the real Lira and recounts how she witnessed Pirena try killing Amihan's baby but failed to do so because of the protection given the child by Danaya herself. She followed Pirena who took Lira and brought her through Asnamon to leave her to die in the world of mortals.
The mention of Pirena was probably enough to make Danaya believe Muyak. As Muyak goes on about the hard life of her charge, Danaya was thinking how this story is confirming her doubts and suspicions. She now knows why Pirena came back to make peace with Amihan, why the Lira she knew in Lireo has the gift of fire when Amihan's power is controlling the wind, why Pirena dotes so much on Lira, and why Amihan would sometimes feel her daughter is in danger when Lira is actually safe and sound. Danaya asks Muyak to show her the REAL Lira.
While Danaya is following Muyak, she does not know that she is being hunted down by the police who are advising people to stay in their houses as much as possible while the hunt is ongoing. Carmen would be worried sick that her son Anthony is still out of the house. Anthony is ofcourse driving around looking for Mila. He would find her sitting in the park and distressed. Anthony starts asking if the incident with Marge is still disturbing her, but Mila changes the topic and asks him what he thinks about her having superpowers. Anthony thought she was joking and told her it was time to go home.
A frustrated Pirena steps back into Encantadia to find Lira waiting for her near the portal. Lira asks what Pirena wanted with Mila and is told off. Lira then demands that Pirena return the medallion. Pirena refuses to give it back and threatens to tell Amihan what Lira has been doing if Lira does not back off.
As a worried Lira watches Pirena stomp off, Alena and Ybarro are still catching up on each other. Finally, Alena asks the question Ybarro dreads to answer - was there another woman in his life when she was gone? Instead of answering, Ybarro takes notice that it is getting late and tells Alena it's time for her to return to Lireo. Ybarro volunteers to accompany her but Alena shows him that she had brought guards with her. Alena gives Ybarro a cloak before they part.
On the other side of the portal, Danaya and Muyak would get to the mansion before Mila and Anthony. Thinking she heard her son come in, Carmen rushes out of the house only to find the crazy woman the police had been looking for standing outside her gate.
Danaya asks Carmen where Lira is, but Carmen does not recognize the name. Muyak, who only Danaya could see, whispers that Lira's name amongst mortals is Mila. Danaya addresses Carmen once more and asks where Mila is. Carmen tells Danaya to go away. Muyak whispers to Danaya that Carmen and the maid who stands beside her often mistreat Lira. This bit of information angers Danaya and she grabs both mortals by the neck and slams them against the gate.
While Danaya is lecturing the mortals about how they should not raise a hand against a sang'gre, police arrive and tell her to release the two women. Danaya lets go and bends to pick up her arnis. The police take this as a sign of aggression and fire at her. Danaya is hit and goes down. The cops approach and find that she is still alive. They take her to the hospital. A worried Muyak rides along.
The police had gone by the time Mila and Anthony return. One of the maids tell Mila the scene she just missed. Anthony is greeted by his worried mother who tells him what had happened while he is out looking for Mila. She then asks suspiciously if he is falling in love with the maid. The question makes him uncomfortable for he does not know the answer himself.
In Lireo, another feather appears out of thin air and is brought by the wind to Amihan. Amihan becomes worried at seeing this, and Aquil asks her what it means. Amihan tells him that the feather is a sign that Danaya is in trouble.
In Hathoria, Pirena is telling Hagorn that her failure to even hurt Mila confirms that the girl is Amihan's daughter. This is because Mila seems to have the natural defense against Pirena's powers that Danaya had blessed Amihan's child with when she was a baby. Hagorn tells Pirena that he would attempt to kill the girl. Pirena gives him the key to the portal.
Alena returns to Lireo to find Amihan at the grounds dressed in armor and sending a ball of air to the skies. When asked what she is doing, Amihan replies that she has told the wind to bring Danaya back home. The three would be surprised when Hathors appear and attack them. When they had finished cutting the enemy down, Aquil voices his alarm that the Hathors were bold enough to enter the area and attack them. Amihan and Alena agree that the place is not safe, and takes Aquil with them as they dematerialize from the grounds to materialize within the palace.
Realizing that Pirena is out of the palace, Lira, who wants to visit her crush, starts hunting for the medallion in her aunt's room. Pirena catches her and tells her she won't find what she's looking for in that room.
Lira soon finds out that Agane has the medallion and she follows Agane and the Hathors through the portal in order to retrieve the medallion.
Amihan would sense that her daughter is in danger the moment the Hathors crossed the gate between two worlds.
In the world of mortals, an unconscious Danaya is handcuffed to a hospital bed. She wakes up briefly when Amihan's ball of air hovers above her. Later, Danaya felt well enough to leave and she takes on the form of a dog in order to escape.
Agane and her men would appear in Anthony's house and when they see Mila they attack. Mila escapes them by "orbing" out. Lira would appear and fight Agane to get back the medallion. Lira succeeds and the Hathors go back to Encantadia with Lira at their heels.
Meanwhile, Mila would materialize just outside the kitchen. She sees Anthony inside and tells him what just happened. Anthony thinks she is on drugs. Anthony relates to his mother Mila's story and Carmen opines that the girl is a lunatic and should be fired.
Mila starts thinking that she's going crazy for seeing all those weird looking people. Anthony is also worrying about her and admits to himself that he loves her.
In Encantadia, Agane reports to Hagorn that they failed because Lira interfered. Pirena would know of this and when Lira returns to the castle, Pirena speaks to her about meddling with her plans. Lira asks if Pirena was the one who gave the medallion to the Hathors, as asks why she wants Mila dead. Pirena tells Lira that Mila is the enemy and will hinder her succession to the throne. Pirena would reason out that although Mila is a mortal, she comes from another world and could pose a danger they are not aware of. Lira does not believe Pirena and stands by her friend .
Amihan would consult with Ybrahim on how they will break to Alena the fact that her Ybarro is the Ybrahim that fathered Amihan's daughter. When Alena joins them, Ybarro asks if she wants to meet Ybrahim. Alena says she is not interested in meeting that person. When she starts administering her affections on Ybarro, he and Amihan can't bring themselves to tell her what they planned to reveal. When a happy Ybrahim leaves Lireo, Asval would appear in his path and burst his bubble by telling him that lying to Alena will cause their break-up.
At another outpost of Lireo, Hitano had joined the Hathors in another foray and does not think twice about killing his former comrades. Agane compliments him and notes that anger seems to work for him. Hitano tells her that rather, it is his desire to have Alena that drives him.
When Hitano gets to speak with Gurna later, she updates him that Alena and Ybarro have hooked up again. This only stokes his anger.
In the forest, Lira makes another visit to Cassiopeia to ask who Mila truly is. Cassiopeia reveals that Mila will be the next queen of Lireo. This bit of information takes Lira by surprise. She does not believe Cassiopeia and goes home.
In the other world, Anthony would get to talk with Mila's friend Gigi and ask her if Mila has some kind of brain sickness. Gigi tells him that Mila is harmless although she's always seen strange things and had an imaginary fairy friend called Muyak. Anthony decides to visit a doctor to consult about Mila. Based on Anthony's description, the doctor agrees that she is loony and tells him that she needs the support of her loved ones, who must show that she is loved despite her condition. Anthony would start showing his love by bringing home a white rose for Mila.
While Anthony is telling Mila why he's giving her the rose, Danaya is outside the house and is discussing with Muyak how she could talk with her niece. Muyak asks Danaya to stay outside and not cause another disturbance. Muyak goes in and reveals herself to Mila once she is alone.
Now, the last time Mila saw Muyak was when she was a child. Since then, she had dismissed Muyak as an imaginary friend. So, the appearance of Muyak now makes her think she must have gone insane. She refuses to acknowledge the presence of Muyak and tells herself she's hallucinating. Muyak tells Mila that someone has come to visit, and if she goes outside, she'll find out if Muyak is real and telling the truth, or not.
Mila follows Muyak to the garden where Danaya is waiting. She remembers their odd first meeting and asks if Danaya is a fairy like Muyak. Danaya answers that she, Muyak, and Mila herself, are all fairies. Mila rejects the idea that she is a fairy and insists she is normal like everybody else. Danaya tells Mila that the power she has shown on certain occassions (as seen by Muyak who related it to Danaya) is proof that she is a fairy. Fearing she has just crossed the line to insanity, Mila gets away from them. Muyak tells Danaya to give Mila time to process the information.
In Lireo, Amihan finds Lira distraught and learns Cassiopeia had told her that Mila will be queen. Amihan affirms that Lira is the rightful heir to the throne and asks who Mila is. Pirena interrupts before Lira could answer. She asks to speak to Lira and brings the girl someplace where no one could hear them.
Once out of everybody's earshot, Pirena asks why Lira is telling her mother about Mila. Lira responds that she might as well ask her mother if Pirena can't tell her anything. Pirena gives in and tells Lira that Mila is indeed a fairy and not a mortal. Pirena proceeds to tell a yarn about how long ago a wicked group of fairies started war in Encantadia, and that most of the renegades were killed, but Mila survived and hid in the world of mortals. To cap off, Pirena tells Lira that Mila has been cursed and will always pose a danger to Lira. Pirena tells Lira that Amihan does not know this story to ensure the girl will not approach her mother to confirm the tale.
Amihan, on the other hand, would start thinking about what Lira told her that the name Mila gets stuck in her head. Imaw would even hear her murmur the name in her sleep. Her real worry though, is Danaya, who has not come back and could not be found
(I assume the air bubble is not strong enough to bring Danaya across the portal, so it came back empty to Amihan). Alena sees her pacing outside the palace, thinking about Danaya, and suggests she calls back the Mulawin spirit, Avilan, who's watching over Danaya. Amihan reveals that she cannot command Avilan because he has chosen to serve Danaya.
In the forest, Lira goes back to Cassiopeia to confirm what Pirena had told her. Cassiopeia corroborates Pirena's story and Lira leaves. When she meets Hagorn, she would spill to him what has been troubling her. Hagorn would take the opportunity to add that it is the renegade fairy Mila who is the real enemy of Lireo, and not Hathoria. Back in Cassiopeia's lair, Pirena shows up with Hathors carrying a chest gold as payment for lying to Lira.
In the world of mortals, AVilan is in the form of a bird and watching over Danaya, who has already decided to come back to Lireo to tell the queen what she had uncovered. The problem is, the portal did not open when she called on Asnamon. Muyak breaks to her the bad news that the portal may have been sealed again, and that they are stuck in the world of mortals.
At the mansion, Anthony learns that Mila has run off again and he takes off to find her. He would find her in the church and persuades her to come home. When they enter the house, Carmen scolds her son for spending time with the crazy maid. Anthony tells Mila to rest then dealt with his mother. When Carmen suggests Mila should be fired, Anthony warns her she will have to dear with his ire if she does that. He leaves his mother to visit Mila in her room.
Mila tells Anthony that maybe she is crazy as his mother says, and perhaps she should leave. Anthony tells her she is not leaving and reminds her that when they were kids and roaming the park homeless (both had run away from home), he had promised to look after her. He tells Mila that he still is looking after her as he had promised.
In Lireo, Hitano had silently followed Ybarro to the palace gates and watches from his hiding place as Alena greets her lover. Inside the palace, Pirena demands where Lira has snuck off to. Lira confesses that she had visited Cassiopeia who confirmed Pirena's story. When Pirena tells Lira that the medallion would be needed if they are to send someone to kill Mila, Lira declares that she would kill Mila herself.
When Lira had gone, Pirena tells Gurna how amusing it is that the acknowledged daughter of Amihan will kill the queen's real daughter.
Outside the palace, Hitano aims a spear at Ybarro and misses. The guards immediately surround Alena and Ybarro. Ybarro sees Hitano running away and pursues him. Alena would follow and run into some Mandirigmas. Ybarro catches up to Hitano and challenges him to a fight. When Hathors show up, Ybarro realizes he walked into an ambush and has no choice but take on all of them. To his relief, Alena arrives bringing Apitong, Wantuk and Apek, and together they bring down the Hathors.
Hitano realizes defeat and runs home to Hathoria. Alena rushes after him before Ybarro and the others could stop her. As the Asnamon is near the path Hitano took, Alena takes a pause and hides near the great tree when she sees someone near the portal. Alena watches as the young fairy used a medallion to open the portal and walk through.
Hitano reaches Hathoria alone and Agane asks where his companions are. Hitano reports to Hagorn and Agane that the ambush was thwarted by the Mandirigmas. This prompts Hagorn to order the extinction of Apitong and his people.
In the world of mortals, Danaya is still outside figuring out how to return to Encantadia, and Muyak is with her thinking how she could convince Lira/Mila that she is really a fairy and not a mortal. Anthony visits Mila's room to check on her and thinking she is asleep, whispers sweet nothings. Mila was actually awake and heard him, and immediately fell asleep with a smile on her face right after Anthony left. So it is that when the portal deposits Lira in Mila's room, she would find Mila really sleeping.
Lira whispers her apologies to the sleeping Mila and raises her blade for the kill. She hesitates, remembering how Mila had been kind to her. She hesitates too long, for someone could be heard running towards the room before Lira could make up her mind. She orbs out just as Anthony opens the door. It seems that the moment Lira raised the blade, the sleeping Anthony woke up thinking he heard Mila scream for help. Appearing outside the door, Lira peeks in to see her crush telling the sleeping Mila that he loves her. Lira orbs back beside the bed the moment the person is gone, and Mila wakes up, surprised to see her standing there.
On the other side of the portal, Alena turns back after having lost sight of her quarry. Apitong returns to his camp, Alena returns to Lireo, and Ybarro and his two friends tarry in the forest. Asval appears to taunt him once more about lying to Alena. Ybarro tells him to mind his own business, but his two friends provoke the strangers to a fight.
At the palace, Alena is greeted by Pirena who asks if she stepped out for a walk. Alena tells Pirena about Hitano then adds that she saw someone opening the portal to the other world. Pirena says that Alena could be mistaken in what she saw. Alena answers that she is positive that someone used the portal but she wasn't able to see her face. When she began asking where Amihan is so that she could report the opening of the Asnamon, Pirena says they should verify this before disturbing the queen.
In the other world, Lira ignores Mila's question on what she is doing in her room, and instead asks who was the man who visited. Taking a guess at who it was she saw, Mila tells Lira it's time she met Anthony. They go out and find Anthony taking a nap in the living room. Lira asks who Anthony is to Mila. Mila tells her he is the one she loves. Lira is devastated to learn that her friend is the person her crush is in love with.
Lira goes back to Encantadia in tears and meets Pirena who asks if Mila is dead. Lira answers that she was not able to kill Mila. Pirena demands to know if someone saw her use the portal. Mila says no one saw her; Pirena tells her that Alena saw her open the portal and leave Encantadia.
While Pirena is interrogating Lira, Alena is telling Amihan what she saw at the Asnamon. The queen, who had been missing her medallion, orders Aquil to guard the portal for whoever is using it is the thief they'd been looking for.
Dismissed by Pirena, Lira would sulk by the fountain at the palace grounds where Alena would see her. Pirena catches Alena watching Lira from afar and asks what she finds interesting. Alena says the girl looks familiar. Pirena tells her that the girl is Amihan's daughter and before Alena got her memory back they spent a lot of time together. Alena contradicts Pirena by saying the girl is familiar because she is the one she saw walking through the portal.
Back in the forest, Ybrahim managed to stop the scuffle and told Asval to leave him alone. The two exchanged words about fate before Asval and his companions decided to leave. By the time Ybrahim and his pals neared camp, it was already dark. They realize something is wrong because there are no lights. When they did reach camp, they find people dead on the ground. Ybrahim searches for his foster father and find Apitong struck with arrows but still alive. Apitong regains consciousness long enough to tell Ybrahim that it was the Hathors who attacked and he faced Agane herself. Before dying, Apitong tells Ybrahim that he is proud of him and regrets having to depart now.
After surveying the scene, Apek runs to Lireo and tells Aquil he needs an audience with the queen. Aquil escorts Apek to the main hall where Apek reports that Hathors had attacked the Mandirigma camp and killed everyone, including Apitong. Amihan orders Aquil to bring the news to Alena and rushes off with the other guards to the Mandirigma camp.
In the world of mortals, Danaya and Muyak decide to go back to Mila. They arrive at the house to see her taking out the trash. They greet Mila but are ignored. Mila walks back to the house. She sits by the pool where Anthony finds her looking troubled. To distract her from her thoughts, Anthony asks Mila to sing the way she used to when they were kids. Mila obliges and sings. Banjo, who had come to visit Mila and present her with flowers, see the two together and leaves.
At the grounds of Lireo, Alena is taking a walk and hears someone singing. Thinking it is Lira whom Alena had given the gift of voice when she was a baby, Alena calls out to her niece. She walks around to find where the voice is coming from and finds nobody else in the area. Aquil would find her looking for Lira when he delivers the news about the massacre at the Mandirigma camp.
By that time, Amihan and her guards had reached the camp to see Ybrahim mourning Apitong's death. Amihan approaches Ybrahim to condole his loss. Ybrahim hugs her and expresses his grief. Alena would arrive to find Ybarro hugging Amihan.
The main character, Exodus, was of the mercenary turned hero on a quest destined to be king mold. It's so cliche it's boring. In this story, the hero didn't know he is the son of the dead king - a spirit elemental who decided to live among mortals and be the king of humans.
Tayho, an earth elemental that looks like a mix between Tikbalang and Centaur, is a fast, strong, but stupid and cowardly creature. When Bagulbol and his minions were wiping out his species, they didn't bother to look for him (coward that he is, he probably went into hiding) as they considered him harmless. He was the only character who didn't get a decent fighting scene. I could deal with that as it fits his cowardly nature. What I hated was Benjie Paras' use of the mannerisms so common in Pinoy comedy to supposedly make the character "funny". I therefore found him annoying rather than funny in some scenes. I don't know if it was Benjie's idea to act that way, or it was the director telling him to.
Silab, a fire elemental that looks something out of the Dragonball Z cartoon, is the eternal child that could throw balls of fire and split into mean fighting twins when he wishes to. His preference to wander meant that he wasn't around when the rest of his kind was wiped out by Bagulbol. He later decided to live in the ruins of his city, where Exodus found him. BJ Forbes is a child actor who first got attention in the Tide commercials. His acting here however was overshadowed by a very bad red wig that production stuck on his head.
Bangkila is an aswang. She was an air elemental who broke the laws in a quest to be more powerful and was therefore sent into exile. She was consequently not present when her people were killed. She doesn't care about anybody and prefers to be alone. Cold, calculating, sharp metal fingernails, and wings that allow her to fly swiftly, Bangkila is, in my book, the coolest of Exodus' "sidekicks".
Lin-Ay is considered the fairest of the water elementals. Those who were envious of her had her tied up at the bottom of a lake, where she is doomed to sleep forever. Many had forgotten her existence by the time her people were killed. She woke up when Exodus untied her. Her costume reminds me of the floating women in Japanese paintings. A very feminine creature, she proved able to defend herself in a nice action scene where she levitated rocks to surround her and therefore block lightning arrows. One swift pebble was all it took for her opponent to taste the sweet kiss of death.
King Bagulbol as the villain is played by Jay-R ... making this one of those stories where the villain is good-looking and knows it. The number of masks and costumes he changes into underline the vanity of the character. Apparently, Bagulbol is one of the last known spirit elementals alive as he is so insecure that he wiped out species/creatures that posed any threat to him. To take the throne, he masterminded an uprising and killed the old king (Exodus' father).
