Task2 Character—Lady Medusa

Lady Medusa is the character in Task 2. She is a reference to the woman Medusa in the Greek Myth. However, she is also a unique Medusa who was actually a modern princess in a civilized world but drifted by monsters to the savage island, which is an element of time and space travel. After being trapped in this savage island, she was bitten by a poisonous snake and her legs were turned into snake tails. Her beautiful humane hair was also changed into tiny snakes. And small green dragon wings emerged from her back. The poison of the snake also left many tattoo-like marks on her neck, body and arms (fig. 1).

fig. 1. Close shot of Medusa

 Most important of all, her eyes gained a kind of mysterious power to turn everything she glares into stones. With this strange but powerful ability, she became a queen of the savage inhabitants and creatures who lead the savages to fight against the invaders (fig. 2), but at the same time, with this horrible appearance, she could no longer go back to her kingdom. 

fig. 2. Medusa sitting at her throne surrounded by the creatures

They defeated them and Medusa hung their heads on the island to warn other outsiders who intend to attack the island (fig. 3). 

fig..3. Medusa looking at the heads hung by her years ago

After this event, the status of Medusa as being a queen of the savages was consolidated until Robinson came to this savage place. Robinson wants to civilize the savages in order to corporate the island into the civilization. Medusa and Jack who were allies are constantly having fights with Robinson. Medusa thinks that it is better for the savage islands to be isolated from the civilization of men because she regards men in the outside world corrupt, and the savages are the ones that preserve naïve and pure characteristic. Therefore, she often meditates alone reflecting the possible future path for the savages (fig. 4). 

fig.4. Medusa mediates alone on the island

Moreover, although Medusa is a powerful queen in the savage place, she is somehow lonely. Thus, when she sees the visit of the participants, she dreadfully wants to force them to stay in the island. The description above show the complex personality of Medusa.