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| “ | Now tell me your secret. | „ |
| ~ Gil Yepes’s most famous quote after using his psychic abilities on a red sparrow bird to show off his powers to Jimbo Farrar for the first time, but nearly killing it in the process causing Jimbo to stop him from killing him foreshadowing his true nature. |
| “ | Are there still six of us?!. | „ |
| ~ Gil questioning Jimbo as he fights and attacks him using Jenkins his psychic abilities. |
Gil Yepes is the titular main antagonist of the French novel La Nuit Des Enfants Rois and its 2011 French-British adult animated sci fi psychological thriller film adaptation The Prodigies. He is a 13 year old abused and bullied child living in New Mexico with the ability to control people's minds who is picked up by Jimbo after winning and finishing a test on the Killian Network's online game "The Game", Gil then participates in a game show called "American Genius" organized by the Killian Network, but after the sexual assault inflicted to one of his friends, Liza, he grows bitter and vengeful towards the people who hurt or failed on them and tries to get his revenge on Jimbo after being betrayed by him by almost brutally killing his wife Ann and their pregnant baby.
He was voiced by Ben Whishaw, who also played Jean-Baptiste Grenouille in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer in the Amazon Studios version, Ben Schiller in all other English versions of the film, and Thomas Sagols in French. He is additionally portrayed by Jacob Rosenbaum in motion capture.
Biography[]
Background[]
Gil as he is getting bullied and attacked by a teenage thug.
Gil sitting with Jimbo to test his powers.
Gil showing off his psychic powers to Jimbo Farrar for the first time when trying to hurt and herm a hummingbird with his psychic powers until Jimbo stops him for almost killing off the hummingbird.
Gil is a 13-year old child living in New Mexico. He is a Child-King, a kind of human born with a psychic link between each other, the ability to perceive a mindscape overlaid over the physical world and the ability to control people's minds. He first appears watching and relaxing on top of his apartment, catching two teenagers having sex. Upon being found and attacked due to the teens believing him to be a common pervert, Gil attempts to commit suicide due to his low social standing, although Jimbo talks him out of it with his father. One day, he joined Killian Network's online game "The Game" (designed to find Child-Kings) along with Liza Everton, Harry Sparks, Sammy Goldberg and Lee Mishon. After completing Jimbo's test in "The Game", the five children hack Jimbo's computer Fozzie to ask about his location with the words "Where are you?". Jimbo picks them under Charles Killian's command and makes Gil do a test on a red sparrow using his own psychic powers, almost killing the bird.
Gil, Liza, Harry, Sammy and Lee on American Genius.
After dropping off the four kids to the Killian Foundation, Jimbo appears back at New York City where he learns that Charles Killian has died. The Foundation is then passed on to Killian's lesbian daughter Melanie, who plans with her assistant Jenkins to end Jimbo's proposal. Jimbo then suggests to work on a competition television show to reveal future bright geniuses. The five finalists would be sent off to the White House so the President of the United States can judge them and the winner would be rewarded million dollars. The show was intended to save the company from bankruptcy. Later, Gil, the four other teenage Child-Kings and another teenager enter the Killian Network's new game show "American Genius" (a mashup of American Idol and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, where a large-scale televised competition is to reveal intelligent kids to the public eye) as contestants, seeing Jimbo in the audience.
The Thug Attack and Sexual Assault Liza at Central Park[]
Gil in shock as the thugs begins to attack the group and attempting to kiss Liza.
After the first episode of the show, the five teenage Child-Kings meet up outside and decide to meet with Jimbo as he didn't show up due to him finding out his wife Ann was pregnant. The teenagers are instead attacked by the two German thugs Lorenzo and Diaz, who beat Gil and three other teenagers to unconsciousness before raping Liza Everton while filming themselves. The teenagers woke up and drove over the thugs using their psychic abilities. Jimbo hurries over to Liza after recovering his senses and finds her in a huge coma and then smashes a brick wall at Central Park in frustration.
Revenge and Framing Jimbo Farrar[]
Gil and his three friends looking on Jimbo in betrayal and despair.
The next day, Gil sees Jimbo after being released from hospital shortly after Jimbo's firing from the Killian Foundation after Jimbo learned that Melanie Killian had to cover up the crime in order to preserve the TV show American Genius, by claiming that Liza was injured by a hit-and-run accident. He ultimately refused a hug from Jim. Gil and the three other teenagers appears as Jimbo tries to convince them that he will protect them from something evil if he knows what they are doing but Gil says "So their six of us right?". During the night, he and the three teenagers break into Killian University, turn off the cameras by hacking it, and find a homemade VHS of Jimbo's time during his days at a mental hospital years discussing about his feelings of isolation that are caused by his supernatural abilities as a fellow Child-King, as well as the possibility of other Child-Kings like him being out there. In the video, the young Jimbo expresses the intention to find other Child-Kings to bring them all together and use their powers to avenge themselves and those that they love for all the years of mistreatment.
Gil, Harry, Sammy and Lee watching New York being destroyed while standing on a New York building.
Jimbo's words cause Gil and the three teenagers Sammy, Harry, and Lee to avenge Liza by brutally killing the two thugs Lorenzo and Diaz who sexually assaulted Liza. They also killed a police officer who helped to cover up the crime along with his wife using their psychic powers. At this point they can control humans' bodies (alive or dead) by controlling the brain through their psychic abilities, using their victims as puppets-likes via their minds. That stormy midnight, after finding a homemade VHS from the Mental Hospital with himself when he was young on his TV at his apartment, Jimbo pays a visit to them at Killian University. He asks them what are they doing at Killian University in the middle of the night. Gil says that 20 years ago, Jimbo said "we'll find each other", kept his promise, Jimbo says he did remember that and asks why he asks that question, Gil and the three teenagers then suddenly take Jenkins hostage using their powers. They tried to convince Jimbo to kill him, but he ultimately refused.
Gil and Harry controls Jenkins trying to get Jimbo to fight him and framing Jimbo and sending off to jail
As a result, they brutally attack Jimbo, knocking him unconscious using Jenkins and their psychic powers. Gil steals Jimbo's phone Fozzie saying to Jimbo "we'll believed in you, Mr. Farrar", feeling betrayed by him, he controls Jimbo's unconscious body attacking and killing Jenkins and they then frame Jimbo by editing security camera footage and its VHS and sending him to jail. At the interrogation room, Jimbo tries to convince the police lieutenant and policemen interrogating him about his innocence by explaining the truth about himself and the teenagers's mind control abilities, but Jimbo begins to hallucinate when Gil and Lee try to make him kill the police lieutenant who interrogates him. Then we see flashbacks of the four teenagers avenging Liza by brutally killing Lorenzo, McKenzie, McKenzie's wife and Jenkins, we learn that Jimbo was young, As he was beaten up by his parents, Jimbo used his mental powers to kill his parents. As young Jimbo watches sadly as his abusive father commits suicide with his own belt, we learn why Jimbo refuses to use his psychic powers again or kill Jenkins when Gil and the three teenagers tell him to do so. After killing a red sparrow bird in a mental hospital, Killian tells Jimbo never use his powers again to kill or touch any living thing. After that, the policemen don't believe him, particularly due his supposed history of having schizophrenia and severe psychiatric disorder. Jimbo eventually relents and is sent to prison.
The White House and The Final Confrontation[]
Gil and his three friends as they arrive at the White House.
During a appearance on American Genius during Christmas, he, Harry, Sammy and Lee then gave a series of delusional guest and interview appearances while appearing on David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno alongside with a fifth American Genius contestant named Justin and while asking his final question on the show, he stares widely to the audience saying "Meet us at the White House" to Liza while at a hospital room in bed watching Gil on TV. After learning about her husband Jimbo and the four teenagers's psychic abilities from Jimbo's police interview, Ann visits Liza to get advice and help from her, but Liza refuses and loses control of her psychic powers almost killing Ann's pregnant baby and kicks her out by pretending to the police that Ann "needs help", Liza then gives her a secretly miserable look before shutting and closing the blinds.
Gil and his three friends as they see Ann trying to warm Melanie about them at the White House.
Ann calls Jimbo in prison for one minute to tell him about what happened calming she don't think that their baby not going to come out. She tells him that she going to tell Melanie at the White House in Washington the truth about the five teenagers, Upset and enraged over their pregnant baby being attacked by Liza and the four teenagers' ultimate mystery plan, he breaks free from prison by killing the two prison guards using his psychic abilities making his prison escape. Later on at the White House, he, his allies, and a fifth American Genius contestant Justin enter the White House. Ann tried to warn Melanie Killian the truth about Gil and his three friends with psychic abilities and that Liza nearly attacked their pregnant baby while making a visit at the Hospital, but was caught by Gil and his three friends as they were about to enter the Oval Office knowing what she was doing with their evil and nervous look to her, their, they take a photoshoot with the President of the United States.
As he, the three teenagers and Justin have a photoshoot at the White House.
Meanwhile, Jimbo visits Liza at her house and asks a apology from her, she accepts, At the entrance of the White House, Jimbo and Liza attempted to sneak inside at the White House to stop Gil and the three teenagers by doing his undoing plan, but they were halted by security guards and soldiers, one of them says "This is your last warning: Stop now or we'll shoot!". Jimbo stops and accepts their agreement, but Liza doesn't and uses her psychic powers without permission to make their move, This then triggers a alarm and initiates a security procedure where they take everyone (including him, his three friends, Jimbo's wife Ann, the fifth American Genius contestant Justin and Melanie Killian) at the Oval Office to evacuate and must get to safety to the security bunker to be safe, at the security elevator which takes them down to the security bunker, we learn Gil and his three friends were plotting something dark and evil, with Gil having a malicious smile.
As the bunker doors opens.
Gil killing off Melanie Killian as part of his ultimate and bitter revenge.
After Liza's attack, as they enter the security bunker, But once inside and all exits are sealed, Gil gives a another malicious smile to a uncomfortable Ann, knowing what she was doing, Ann realizes what Gil and his three friends are doing and plotting something dark as they enter, Gil, Harry, Sammy and Lee then begins killing the security guards, bodyguards, and soldiers and taking the president, Melanie Killian, a fifth American Genius contestant named Justin and Jimbo's wife Ann hostage. He then kills Melanie Killian off as plot of his ultimate revenge giving himself a evil malicious smile. As Jimbo and Liza enters the security bunker, he holds Jimbo hostage by putting him to the security bunker's glass windows, brutally attacks Ann's pregnant baby using his psychic abilities and then launches a missile nuke at Killian University, killing the president of the United States as a result. Sammy then raises the possibility to Gil that her child, being Jimbo's as well, might also be "one of us".
Gil attempting to brutally kill off Jimbo Farrar's wife Ann and their pregnant baby using his psychic powers.
After launching a missile nuke towards Killian University. Gil then tries to brutally kill Ann and her pregnant baby in a violent fashion through his psychic abilities. Gil tried to confess Liza to kill him and his wife, But ultimately refused saying to her "YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL OF THE REST!", Upset and enraged over Gil nearly brutally attacking and killing his wife Ann and her pregnant baby using his psychic abilities, Jimbo breaks free and he and Gil have a epic fight using bodyguards and soldiers' dead corpses via their psychic powers as Jimbo tries to protect Ann. Gil and Lee try to strangle Ann using Melanie's dead body via their psychic powers by holding Jimbo down, although Jimbo stops Gil and Lee's command. He asks him did he think that Jimbo had "abandoned him", but Gil attacks Jimbo multiple times using bodyguards and soldiers's dead corpses, but Jimbo stops all of Gil's commands. He replies to Jimbo "You did abandoned us, Jimbo.", Jimbo tried to convince Gil for forgiveness by hugging him, but Gil refused and brutally snaps Jimbo's arm using his psychic abilities as Jimbo tries to have a hug with him, a fifth American Genius contestant Justin tries to attempt to kill Gil after the brutally attack from Gil towards Jimbo, before avoiding the fifth American Genius contestant Justin.
Gil Yepes's defeat.
Gil watches as his former friends leaves.
Gil walking off to the streets of New York City plotting his own dark schemes.
Following the fifth American Genius contestant Justin accidentally killing Jimbo, he tried to stop Liza from stopping his undoing plan shouting to Liza and the three teenagers that Jimbo had "betrayed them" (or "betrayed us") but horribly slaps Liza for her refusal to cooperate with him after shouting to him "Look at what we done, Gil!", the horrible slapping of Liza causes Harry, Sammy and Lee to come to his senses and Liza convinces her friends to stop Gil's horrible plan, Sammy then stops him using his powers to stop Gil and Harry stops the missile launching directly towards to Killian University, stopping Gil's horrible plan ultimately, but Jimbo tragically dies shortly afterwards and after the missile to Killian University is disabled.
Separate Ways[]
Four months later after Jimbo's tragic death, he goes on his own journey plotting dark plans as Liza, Sammy, Harry, and Lee goes on their own journey to search for people like them using psychic abilities, doing Jimbo and Killian's plan as a result.
Appearance[]
Gil has brown eyes and brown hair. He is first seen wearing a hat, a sleeveless jacket, a t-shirt and blue jeans, with this outfit being swapped for his American Genius outfit (sans hat) as the film goes on.
Personality[]
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Gil Yepes first appears as a quiet and bullied child, but through the events of the film, he turns into an aggressive, megalomaniacal, and cruel person willing to do anything to succeed in his path of revenge.
Powers and Abilities[]
Gil, like all Child-Kings, can control people, animals, objects, and corpse s with his psychic abilities, using them as puppets via their brains. Child-Kings also have genius-level intelligence and can perceive a mindscape in which violent humans have a monstrous appearance, though the exact properties of this mindscape are not known. Finally, Child-Kings share a subconscious psychic link with other Child-Kings, which helps them find each other and feel each other's feelings, although this psychic link apparently does not allow for telepathic conversation.
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| “ | Gil: I think it's time we paid tribute to someone who went out of their way to help us. Now, who could that be? Mrs. Killian, The President, or the Traitor's wife? The winner is..... Mrs. Killian! Melanie Killian: No, please, Wait! [Gil shots and kills Killian off using one of the president's security guards using his powers] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Ann: Killian!!!! [Her dead body smashes into the grass table smashing bits of pieces, Gil smiles to himself with a malicious smile as Ann and the president goes to her dead body as he about to kill the president using his powers he stops for a sec] Killian. Gil: Wait. [Jimbo and Liza arrives at the White House as Jimbo sees the dead bodies of the guards and agents after Gil and his gang killed off] Gil: Jimbo [upon seeing Jimbo and Liza appearing at the White House, just in time, he kills off the security guard that he was controlling to kill off Melanie Killian shooting himself in the head frightening Ann and the President of the United States] Ann: NO! Jimbo: Ann, Ann! [Jimbo tries to run up to his wife only for Gil to control his own whole body and holds him hostage by putting him to the security bunker's glass windows] Gil: Congratulations, Mr. Ferrar. Jimbo: Gil. Gil: Without your game, we'd never gotten here. We really, are you Jim?. Liza: I'm sorry, Jimbo, I tried to warn you. Ann: Please, don't hurt him. [Gil gives Ann a evil malicious smile and then uses his psychic powers to control to strangle his wife Ann] Jimbo: NO! Gil: You thought we'd be satisfied killing just one man? [Gil then nearly brutally attacking her baby] Sammy: Careful Gil, She could be carrying another "one of us". Gil: All our lives people have used us, treated us like "sideshow freaks". Made us a victim. [He starts controlling the president's body to launch the missiles] FOZZIE: Hi, Harry. Hacking systems now. [Harry puts Jimbo's phone FOZZIE into the White House's computer system turning it on] Gil: But all that ends tonight, Tonight, they fall victims to us. FOZZIE: Retinal and wired. Jimbo: Gil, you're wrong. Gil: I WASN'T! [Gil grabs Jimbo towards a absolutely tortured to his wife Ann] Jimbo: Ann, I'm sorry. Gil: You do anything to save Ann and your baby, right?, You'd even risk death. FOZZIE: Retinal scam wire. [Harry grabs the controlled president towards the white house computer's system for face identifies and lets him go killing him off] Gil: But what did you do for us?!, We're gonna to make you pay!, Starting with your "precious" Killian Foundation. Jimbo: Gil, stop! Gil: You think this world's worth saving?, huh? (proceeds to launch the nuclear missile onto Killian Foundation HQ) Then save it! [Gil creepily walk towards Jimbo and his pregnant wife Ann as they held in hostage by Gil as Ann screams in pain through Gil’s telepathic powers] Jimbo: Stop!. Don't do it, Gil!. Hang on, Ann!, Gil!. Gil: Kill him. Liza [staring in shock seeing Jimbo and his wife Ann being held in danger by Gil as Gil going to brutally attack Jimbo's wife Ann and her pregnant baby and ultimately gives her refusement]: I can't. Gil: YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL OF THE REST! Jimbo:: Gil, Gil!, DON'T! [He towards Ann nearly brutally kiling her and her pregnant baby off, but Jimbo stops all this and fights towards Gil. |
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| ~ Gil’s most famous speech and most second famous quote in the entire movie after meeting Jimbo Farrar at the White House for the first time since escaping from prison, as he plots his revenge by destroying the Killian University at the White House and over Liza's refusal to kill Jimbo, his wife Ann and their pregnant baby. |
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Trivia[]
- The scene where Gil Yepes nearly kills a red sparrow with his psychic powers but is stopped by Jimbo before he could foreshadowed that he's the main antagonist of the movie and isn't remotely friendly as Jimbo assumed he is.
- Gil Yepes serves as a dark parallel to Jimbo Farrar. Both were abused when they were young. Jimbo was adopted from the mental hospital by Charles Killian, grew up to become a luxury teacher for Killian Foundation and wants to give Gil the same opportunity. Jimbo refuses to kill or hurt anyone with his powers ever again after accidentally killing a red sparrow bird when showing his powers to Charles Killian (who asked Jimbo to never use his powers ever again). But when his friend Liza Everton gets sexual assaulted by Lorenzo and Diaz, Gil and his three friends start killing anyone who failed him which was part of his ultimate vengeance that will bask in the egotist glory without regards for those who will be killed one by one as a result. Jimbo realizes his desire for recruiting the five children has caused him to miss out on his wife and has some remorse over what happened and apologizes, but Gil has no such realization causing him to break off his arm. If Jimbo started to put his excessive obsessions with glorifying teenagers with supernatural abilities like him and seeking public recognition before his wife, he would've ended up like Gil Yepes.
- According to details, The Prodigies was originally going to have a PS3 and Xbox 360 tie-in game of the movie to be made, with Gil Yepes being the main or secondary player/protagonist or the main antagonist of the video game, but was canceled after the planned video game developer, Darkwoods, was shut down.
- Despite being the main antagonist of the movie, Gil doesn't have much dialogue until the four teenagers meet Jimbo during the stormy midnight.
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