Reacting to The Horse and the Infant skit by @trickcampbellbooks

[@mysticgem547]

I think most of us just thought little Ajax was a child. Me included 😭 I’m glad you got so much joy out of this! 😂

[@Lav_Pixie2007]

The animatic creators sure did LOL he’s a kid in every one

[@cristinazarategonzalez5831]

little Ajax was actually a big well-muscled man

[@tumblingartist]

@@Lav_Pixie2007actually tho- I remember an animation with ajax as an ipad kid

[@theelephantpig3662]

Yeah same!

[@Kathrynhug0]

SAME😭😭😭😭

[@WitchingofSpace]

Lesser Ajax: "He wasn't even 1/4, he was 1/8. 1/8 Demigod, that's BARELY anything." Odysseus: "Then what am I? A roach?"

[@desreploid3353]

Fun Fact: Odysseus is also 1/8 god. His great grandfather is Hermes.

[@WitchingofSpace]

@@desreploid3353 That's what my entire comment was about, that makes him 1/8 Demigod/God

[@astoria4ever]

my thoughts exactly lol

[@glimmeringcrystals]

*dies*

[@christophermoore6110]

Yeah but Odysseus is great because of his achievements, not because he’s 1/8 demigod, what did greater Ajax do?

[@gustavakerman2566]

I think Ody meant “stay back and keep watch so we don’t get slaughtered from behind”

[@SingingSealRiana]

Yeah, Like they also needed someone too protect the ships

[@ITSAZULEZ]

Also, little Ajax raped a woman in Athena's temple

[@mintnovember9301]

“Stay back! What do you mean stay back!”Had me literally dying 🤣

[@justintime3656]

The horse has another victum

[@harshitanayak1178]

"guys I can help I can fight"😭

[@takeandbakejake3271]

"OH NEO GETS TO GO FIGHT? THE TWELVE YEAR OLD PSYCOPATH GETS TO HAVE FUN BUT I DONT?!"

[@RavenSutcliffe]

I ghostwrote this 😂😂😂

[@mialee5545]

Technically, I don’t think they had much of a choice in the matter because a prophet told them in order to take Troy down they needed three things: Heracles’s poison arrows (being kept by one of his descendants), steal the Palladium, and send Achilles’s son (Neoptolemus) into battle

[@HorseChild]

HE WAS 12!?!!? I WAS STILL 12 WHEN I CRIED OVER MY HELLO KITTY PLUSHIE GETTING SOLD!

[@Domi.Cookie]

@HorseChild OMG WHO SOLD YOUR HELLO KITTY PLUSHIE? WE RIDE AT DAWN!

[@Cheerfulrex-yz7jh]

Marshal the banners let none survive our revenge

[@Akajaro]

Until I saw an animatic with Ajax shooting a bow, I genuinely thought that it was some kid Odysseus was telling to maybe not go where all the big men with swords are.

[@TheChaosbringer-f9w]

Little Ajax Was probably a child, but he was assigned to keeping a look out. Just in case of more big men of swords came.

[@00wolfer00]

​@@TheChaosbringer-f9wNo, Ajax the Lesser was very much a man. After the taking of Troy he storms Athena's temple where Cassandra was hiding and drags her to the rest of the captives. In some tellings of the story he even rapes her. Telling him to hang back is probably for the best.

[@SingingSealRiana]

.... Why and how would they have a little kid with them 10 years into a war in which he participated from beginning to end?!

[@SingingSealRiana]

​@@TheChaosbringer-f9wnope, he was a grown men from beginning to end, he was only called tge little, cause of great/big ajax and tge need to destinguish between them, and beside greatbajax wveryone looks little

[@shadow_leaf7965]

THAT MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE😂 I too thought he was telling Ajax that this was the big boys war

[@Space_Ace39]

This guy: **doing a fabulous performance** Meanwhile… Jay: **absolutely dying**

[@Warriors_of_DustClan]

I was dying too. That was hilarious.

[@isobelstockton4949]

Isn’t this the man who would later be crushed by Poseidon for his own audacity 😂 Got to love mythology

[@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν]

I thought Athena and Zeus killed him with thunder bolts because he committed rape

[@isobelstockton4949]

@@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_the_Lesser I guess there are lots of different myths onto how he died, this was the one that was most memorable. There are few articles covering the myth though so this page was the one I checked against. (Ik Wikipedia is not the most reliable source)

[@Athenabadassinthearena]

​@@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν how can Zeus kill someone for rape WHILE BEING A SERIAL RAPIST

[@Daughter_of_Hades12]

@@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν Zeus doing something about rape? That’s not him

[@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν]

@@Daughter_of_Hades12 myths are random. Zeus is both a criminal and the god of justice. Also back then rape probably meant a very specific thing and Zeus'es questionable shenanigans technically didn't count. Also Athena asked him and he always does what his daughter wants

[@LucyTheValiant]

The fact that no one is including Little Ajax when, if I remember correctly, Nestor was pretty much an old man for those times and therefore a lot less efficient probably lol

[@merlinrecon7528]

Lol I mean nestor was like one of the few actually decent ruler in the whole trojan war

[@shruthimaniyodath7755]

Yeah, the irony! Nestor was an old old man before the war even began. So, this is like a double blow for Ajax.😂 Also, it's nice to see that Nestor is one of the few, if I remember correctly, who makes it home safely and has a good life surrounded by family.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Thats exactly the reason, why nestor was the one tasked with securing and protecting helen. He was a good Fighter, but Most of all He was a wise older Kind Dude and one of very few decent and trusted people. You would Not want anyone Like Agamemnon or neo anywhere Close to her after all!!! Odysseus nestor and maybe Ajax the greater are pretty much the only greeks with a good Reputation beside being capable Killers and Odysseus lives Up to His only partially so yeah, have Nestor Not in the thick of the Kills but with a task pretty much No one but him IS qualified for makes a Lot of Sense! Would have been a shame If they Fight this whole war "for helen" and then Something Happens to her . . . .and knowing Ajax the lesser, He Sure AS hell should Not BE anywhere near her

[@TheGraeyRebis]

Little Ajax: "Greater Ajax isn't even that cool! He's not even a god!" Greater Ajax, known as the one of the deadliest heroes of the Illiad despite only ever being depicted as fighting on the defense, instrumental to the defense of the Greek camp and ships as well as the retrieval of Patroclus' body, the only person that could compete with Odysseus for the prize of Achilles' armor after his death, and doing all this while have the least amount of help from the gods: "Who left this small sassy child here?"

[@James--Parker]

At one point in the Illiad Ajax picked up an actual boulder and chucked it at Hector. And by all rights should have killed him. Hector was so injured that Appolo had to knit his broken body back together again. Fucking bullshit devine intervention stealing my boi's rightful kill.

[@birb2330]

Lesser Ajax is not sassy kid, but he is rapist-

[@SingingSealRiana]

Yeah, hewas a one man army, an absolut Tank, facing of against hector 3 times, only to go down in an absolut tamper tantrum . . . .and he and the sassy child where actually bros often teaming up

[@Mx.Phoenix]

As someone who knows the mythology, yeah, Lesser Ajax deserves that and more

[@SingingSealRiana]

To be fair, pretty much non of the heros where heroic by modrrn standards... Even ody is kinda terrible

[@natalietepaa]

Could not agree with you more there… Although… Maybe if he was in the thick of it, maybe fate would have been different…

[@neros398]

@@SingingSealRiana i mean diomedes and perseus were pretty fine

[@gacha_xxtuber]

“Zeus’ great grandson!” What makes this funnier is that Ody is technically Zeus’ *great* great grandson if I’m correct, because he is the great grandson of Hermes 💀

[@KikitheArtCat]

If that was the case then everyone's related to Zues😂

[@swwl5461]

​@@KikitheArtCatalways has been

[@QuirrelTheBug]

Would that mean that Poseidon is just Ody’s really, really pissed off great great gruncle?

[@RavenSutcliffe]

He's talking about Ajax Telamon, who's ALSO related to Zeus. (And, at this point, dead, hence the "was")

[@Ked7]

@@QuirrelTheBugyes

[@sakurap95]

Meanwhile Elpenor walks by, “that’s rough, buddy.” 😂

[@becca1517]

The fact that I had to search his name to remember his role 😂

[@sakurap95]

@@becca1517 lol that’s funny 😆

[@retinazer7652]

Hello, Elpenor hefe

[@retinazer7652]

here*

[@HorseChild]

@@becca1517 I died, and nobody noticed, I died and nobody cared.

[@AlyTheWizard]

Jay's laugh is always immaculate!

[@KHAEISTIREDxx14]

"I'm the Prince of Locris, for crying out loud!" meanwhile everyone else around him are kings

[@kymyit88]

Now he seems the prince of sayans between them.... (love Vegeta eh u.u)

[@composeyourself3]

Greater Ajax was prince of Salamis, Teucer also was prince of Salamis, Achilles was prince of Phthia, Neoptolemus also was a prince of Phthia and Scyros. I could go on

[@KHAEISTIREDxx14]

@@composeyourself3 yea I know I originally wanted to mention their kingdoms and the few characters that were also princes but it's way too long and doesn't sound as funny ✋🏽😔

[@juliaschneeflocke9208]

Little ajax: oh boy I wonder what task I will be given at this incredibly big and important mission that will hopefully end the ten year long war :) Odysseus: stay back Little ajax: :(

[@dustyrose192]

little ajax: you mother fucker- Odysseus: no thats Opedius

[@goodnight-moon564]

@@dustyrose192 HELP 😂

[@SingingSealRiana]

Probably covering for their sharlshooter cahse greater ajax is not there anymore to be his protector

[@kalinatankova3578]

hahahaha oh my god what the hell XD

[@Luthi3n3]

"This is because I'm lesser Ajax, isn't it?" No actually, it's because we know what you're going to do if we let you into the city

[@gameweasel7602]

Nailed it! He's here like "Lemme at 'em, JUST LET ME AT 'EM!" and Ody's like "Bruh, we're gonna have enough warcrimes from Neoptolemus, how about you guard our rear, kay?"

[@natalietepaa]

And yet… Somehow he still got there. Not a fan of this guy! 😂🫢😢😭😭😭

[@skygirlBAJ]

The amount of shade thrown is epic

[@KingSaysHello]

*epic you say*

[@seineevee]

*intro notes to The Horse and the Infant*

[@astoria4ever]

*alright my brothers listen closely-*

[@Flora_Dawn]

@@astoria4ever *tonight we the Trogins pay*

[@astoria4ever]

@@Flora_Dawn *ten years of war they killed us slowly*

[@56yunus]

Let's be real. We all love the animated child Ajax.

[@JerrBaybEe]

The way he just keeps giving orders and ignoring him though 🤣

[@shelbywerkheiser8188]

Hi, I’ve been listening to Epic almost non stop since I found it, it’s gotten me through some not so great stuff, so thank you, can’t wait for the next saga

[@simcrafte371]

same!

[@tavishipragya5059]

@@simcrafte371 same

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

Someone please send the link to this tick tock. 🎉😂❤.

[@mikasalily9647]

You know, Jay's hilarious laugh makes me laugh even more than the video itself XD

[@Athenabadassinthearena]

This guy's laugh just makes my day it's so precious fr

[@skyephoenix801]

This is even funnier to me knowing that the reason Ajax the Greater isn't even there revolves around losing a duel to Odysseus.

[@desreploid3353]

Considering what Lesser Ajax did when they brought him in the myth... Honestly, good call Odysseus, have him guard the camp or something.

[@ameliabond5244]

Your laugh! I can’t 😂 Can’t wait to hear the rest of the musical!

[@jeanne_du_lys]

It’s probably best Odysseus had Ajax the Lesser stay back, considering what he did during the sack of Troy in Homeric canon.

[@Luthi3n3]

This.

[@gamersgamestorm8291]

I’m sorry, what did he do

[@Luthi3n3]

@gamersgamestorm8291 He did...a very bad thing to the prophetess/priestess Cassandra

[@gamersgamestorm8291]

@@Luthi3n3 ah He’d get along well with the suitors

[@Luthi3n3]

@@gamersgamestorm8291 Yeah he would

[@RavenSutcliffe]

I've been waiting for something like this ever since i first heard that line -and worse, immediately followed by telling an ACTUAL teenager to go kill the remaining princes. 😂 What was happening here

[@riverpubby]

Finding out that Ajax was killed because he non-con'd a priestess of Athena and either she or Poseidon murdered his ass was not something I expected to discover during the rabbit hole this caused.

[@composeyourself3]

Priestess of Apollo* in Athena's temple. Cassandra was also a princess of Troy

[@natalietepaa]

Justice for Cassandra honestly

[@riverpubby]

@@composeyourself3 THATS WORSE EVEN.

[@composeyourself3]

@@riverpubby EXACTLY WHY I POINTED IT OUT

[@angelap1778]

I will never get over Jorge’s little giggles 😭 like what do you mean he wrote a bunch of super serious dark songs and played a man who went on a murderous rampage, he’s just a lil guy 🥺

[@akirahatson2593]

For the longest time i heard:" Little late jack, stay back"😂😂 I thought he meant, since you are late,you cant fight😂, i also found it silly that his name was jack😂😂

[@danieldavid3766]

Jack: Hey guys, sorry I’m late! Odysseus: How did you even get in this horse?

[@akirahatson2593]

​@@danieldavid3766😂😂😂😂

[@awsomeot224]

That's the immediate laughter of a man who realized exactly what he did.

[@JumpinthewaterPenelope]

Someone was babysitting him and brought him to war🤣

[@HorizonLeah]

The first view was for the main vid, second view for Jay's reaction, the next 23 views were for the serotonin.

[@queerqueen098]

I felt this in my soul

[@siriisshawty]

Ngl when I first heard this song, I sincerely thought the lyrics were “diabetes will lead the charge” I was so confused ✋😭

[@animucrystal]

so many people dont know that there are two ajaxs… greater ajax and lesser ajax. the former being very muscular while the latter being like average muscle for warriors at the time. also lesser ajax was an ass

[@claricechua3885]

Exactly. I did a play where it was mentioned that Ajax SA-ed Cassandra, and the myth I was told didn't tell me there was an Ajax the lesser so I was like "Tf he (Greater Ajax) doing here he's supposed to be dead"

[@SunDarling369]

I mean who wouldn't be an ass when their official title has the word "lesser" in it 😂

[@SingingSealRiana]

​@@SunDarling369i know them AS big and little Ajax

[@M_and_M-y5k]

Greater Ajax was so butthurt that Odysseus won Achilles's clothes and he didn't that he literally k!!!ed himself and was then *bitter towards Odysseus in the underworld.*

[@xsxeno]

@@claricechua3885LMAO

[@Hana_H]

Jorge’s smile>>>> It’s so pretty

[@NoName-in3sx]

would be even funnier if little Ajax is shown to be actually little compared to the other soldiers XD

[@joan.dh.0325]

Daaaaaamn 😂 Lil Ajax sulking and Odysseus completely ignoring him

[@AtomicFoxMimi]

Its the hand movements with 'kill the brothers of hextor' for me like, his face when he says it 😂😂😂

[@That_one_Zephery_Kid]

Little Ajax shoulda pulled the “Big Ajax literately eliminated his life subscription when you beat him Ody!”

[@IggyTthunders]

When you realize you literally did a hero of legend dirty.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Nope . . . No one did lesser Ajax AS dirty AS He did himself!

[@blackyandmisty]

I cannot stop rewatching this 😂

[@EliteDaemon2004]

I love the head pat.

[@Malygosblues]

Classic little Ajax behavior trying to belittle Ajax the absolute bro and bulwark of the Acheans.

[@thelivingbrick56]

Let's goo! Someone else knew he was a prince! 😂😂😂😂

[@screwtheburgundians]

Okay considering what he did during the sack of Troy it’s probably better Ajax the Lesser stayed behind 😭

[@mrshadow7399]

Odysseus is also technically Zeus's great grandson

[@laytonjr6601]

Honestly it's best if Ajax the Lesser stays back. If he goes anywhere near Athena's temple he'll bring Apollo's rage to his country

[@jpex_8359]

It would be infinitely times funnier is Ajax' head was tilted slightly upward

[@SingingSealRiana]

So true

[@thetruezonein]

I thought Ajax stayed back to protect Teucer while he is shooting Ambushes.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Yeah, watching backs and protecting sharpshooters IS an extreamly important If less glorious Task, they also Had people stay Back to protect the ships at pretty much all Times!!!

[@JHowOfficial]

Elpenor: "First time?"

[@saintlugia]

Pick what's worse Greater Ajax killed himself because he lost to oddy in funeral games Lesser Ajax drowned on his way home

[@NightinLarkMC]

I cannot express how good this makes me feel

[@chlirr5925]

Greater Ajax is 1/8 god, Odysseus too. Maybe favoritism here xD

[@SingingSealRiana]

. . . How so, greater Ajax IS dead and Not mentioned and Odysseus IS Not the one WHO have them their titals AS fare AS I know

[@mjserrano32]

the uncontrollable laughing got me

[@DarkestNova556]

Woof, according to Mythology Ajax SUCKED 😅

[@athenaangelaalejan8846]

The fact that Odysseus is technically 1/8 god too is hilarious XD

[@Logan-zl7xi]

Jay is straight up dying😂😂😂

[@ThatGirlLovesFantasy]

I wasn’t looking at the subtitles and for a second I thought he said “Nestor screw up at protecting Helen”

[@gachazally8914]

That all makes sense now, i always thought Ajax was a child, but now it makes sense because who would bring a child to war 😭

[@esteban8471]

I mean, some sources say Achilles was 15 when he entered the war. Then again, Achilles was a badass, so they probably let it slide.

[@РадаГаниева-щ1з]

Achilles son-Neo he was 12-15 old.

[@РадаГаниева-щ1з]

​@@esteban8471dont forget his son, Neo was around 12-15 when he was also brought up on this war

[@nikobennett6841]

Should have mentioned that Odysseus bet Ajax the greater in a wrestling contest causing Ajax to kill himself

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

To be fair, at least if Lesser Ajax minds his own business he won't piss of Athena by raping Cassandra in one of her temples and getting himself smote with extreme prejudice. This way is probably better for literally everyone involved.

[@thecookiecrumbsinpercyshai8685]

Yeaaa, but Ajax the lesser is also the one who got cursed by Athena for r--ing Cassandra while she clung to Athena’s statue for help so… maybe he should’ve stayed back.

[@xsxeno]

Considering Odysseus is Athena’s… Best friend? During this makes this make alot more sense lmao

[@amanda1795]

IM SORRY HUT.. JAY'S LAUGHING MADE MY GOSH DANG DAY!

[@amanda1795]

BUT*

[@8440k]

Ajax the lesser was incredibly flawed, Odysseus was wise to leave him out..

[@reyshaofficials]

Little ajax: 🔥👄🔥

[@Bee_Warden]

To be honest I did question why he was asked to stay back.

[@TracyLaiPropnex]

to protect the horse i guess

[@SingingSealRiana]

Protection, maybe He IS supposed to watch the sharpshooters Back, or keep an eyes out for where they will need reinforcments! They also Had people stay Back to protect the ships!

[@danielstrange9794]

Ody: Five hundred ninety nine men Five hundred ninety nine men under my command With only one goal in mind Crew: Make it back alive to our... Wait! Where's Little Ajax? Ody: ... ... Should I just round up?

[@ciazykkj]

That is actually pretty cool 😂😂😂

[@olivia.batk_0611]

Please dont tell me Im the only one who thought Litlle Ajax was 14.😂

[@SingingSealRiana]

Soooo, He joined the war at age 4? Achilles was one of the youngest with him Entering the Fight at an age, where He could BE belivably dressed Up AS a girl, but noe one would BE "young" at the end of the war anymore

[@LucyTheValiant]

Adoro il fatto che il tipo che recita stia cercando in tutti i modi di non ridere ahahahaha Si vede che stringe le labbra mentre cerca di fare l'offeso 😂

[@Oktopus549]

I got a ad with an horse before this.

[@Daughter_of_Hades12]

😂😂😂Ajax is fed up 😂😂

[@abaddondraws7705]

This is perfect!! XD

[@illuminategacha9776]

0:41 Don't say that to Odysseus, he's 1/8 god as well (Hermes's great grandson)

[@thepokepoet9482]

The shade 😂😂😂😂

[@Nightsingertheone]

Lesser Ajax: Why am I even in this horse with you?

[@James--Parker]

Lol I think "stay back" is a reference to his role in the Illiad. Where he and his brother where mostly responsible for things like counter attacking, guarding the ships, and defending retreats. They didn't lead any of the big Greek attacks. But they where still super important to the Greek war effort. I would argue his older brother spent like 60% of the Illiad carrying the Greek Army.

[@kytaradraco9328]

Anybody else laughing at the Genshin parallel? 😂 Ajax being the formidable 11th Harbinger and Teucer being his adorable baby brother who won’t stay home where it’s (relatively) safer

[@EllaWebster-lb8bv]

Omg this is so funny. And I just read the Illiad

[@rxccoon_g4rl]

WHY HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE

[@CptnMango9108]

Well Zeus' demibastards oughta be the most common haha

[@haileym5912]

Everyone always portrays Little Ajax as a cute lil child and I'm like realistically he gotta be at least a young man if he's been at war for a decade but like...Ajax the Lesser legit goes and brutally rapes Cassandra he was a horrible person D: it's so much better to imagine him as a cute lil dude that they all just gonna protect though

[@EricKingOfWithers]

Fun fact: According to Posthomerica, Nestor and Agamemnon wasn’t in the horse. But that was probably a different version that Jorge read

[@mortysempai6585]

Greater Ajax had some pretty cool duels with Hector and was pretty helpful buuut he also kermited himself because he didn’t win Achilles armor during his funeral games. So he missed the rest of the war because he was angy.

[@MiltiadesSpyrou]

little ajax is only little because big ajax is a giant

[@mx.rain_yt]

"599 men under his command"

[@James--Parker]

Ajax wasn't from Ithica, so he was never part of the crew 🙂

[@mortysempai6585]

And considering some versions of the Trojan war there is some verrrrry good reasons why Odysseus wanted him to stay back.

[@mortysempai6585]

Actually considering the next order he Odysseus gives to Nestor. You can guess what he did and why Odysseus wants him as far away from women as possible.

[@heatherhamp9822]

Maybe this is where the 558 number truly came from XD

[@Micaerys]

Well, for what I remember he was kind of an asshole, so I too would tell him to stay back 😂

[@Ryn-123]

Poor lil Ajax😭🤣

[@Aureus_Snow]

I honestly thought Ajax was a jounger soldier lol. Like, young young.

[@katieharris7223]

That is Iconic 😂

[@MissSolaris]

Knowing that Greater Ajax is dead by now makes it even sadder that they still call him Lesser/Little Ajax

[@gerstein03]

I've seen a few animatics interpret this line as stay back and cover our asses

[@NobodysseusLOL]

Are we not mentioning the fact that "Little Ajax" was 26 and Neo was like 9???????

[@Cl0v3r-]

I think there should be a little kid in the background of the musical who only is ever relevant that one time in the opening number 😂

[@boopsy4439]

I finally watched Troy after becoming obsessed with this musical. And i was waiting for a kid 😅 i saw him and was like "This is like a 7 foot tall man 🤣 But every time I saw him i was like "There's my little baby boy Ajax 🥺"

[@disableddragonborn]

I know it doesn't rhyme, but considering Menelaus was Helen's husband, it seems like he should've been the one to secure and protect her. 😆

[@ethanbuttazzi2602]

i always thought that stay back, also meant cover, like stay at the gates.