An old war story in The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #3 reveals that one of the key Netflix immortal warriors actually had a secret son.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Passchendaele” in The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #3, available now from Image.
In The Old Guard, Andromache of Scythia is undoubtedly the main draw of the series. Her leadership truly drives the group of immortals to greatness, which is why Netflix was keen on pushing forward with a sequel with Charlize Theron taking on the role of Andy again. Interestingly, in The Old Guard: Tales Through Time, as we make another trip into Andy’s past, we discover something neither the old comics nor the movie ever hinted at: Andy’s son.
In a story by Brian Michael Bendis, Taki Soma and Michael Avon Oeming, we see Andy stumbling into a modern restaurant in Ohio, bloody and a bit worse for the wear. The owner, Zeus, hears of her presence and comes out, only to realize she’s the person who raised him. Andy’s stunned as this is sheer dumb luck to her, but to Zeus, it has higher meaning. It’s serendipity that they meet up once more, reinforcing how immortals will always be drawn to the ones they love in this universe.
At this point, flashbacks show Andy in the first World War at the Battle of Passchendaele fighting for the Allies against the German empire, only to find a young boy amid the rubble. She asks for his father but the bloodied and bruised kid is dismayed, with the man’s body next to him as he suggests the rest of his family’s dead in this chaotic European scene. Andy shows compassion, empathy and care, which isn’t surprising as she’s done so over the years, comforting him, but we never expected the revelation to be that she went on to adopt Zeus.
We don’t get to see the specifics of their time together but it has clearly impacted on Zeus. So much so, he becomes sad as he ponders if Andy forgot about him and that he’d never see her again had she not found the place by accident.
Still, she’s more upbeat, embracing their time together and basking in his culinary skills. It’s the only thing he’s got left from his family with Andy wanting more food as they regale each other of the time that passed. Zeus jokes while he’s in his 50s now, he’ll probably meet her up when he’s in his ’80s, stunned by how she’ll look the same way: gorgeous, pristine and everything he always thinks his “mamma” will be.
Interestingly, as much as Andy wishes she didn’t have to leave him to continue her war missions, Zeus is understanding. He knows she’s not like other mothers so he easily forgives her, thankful for the present being a gift where they can reconnect.
It leaves us wondering if he ever met her other colleagues when he was younger such as Joe, Booker or Nicky, and if Image Comics will possibly explore some motherly time with them. After all, we didn’t get to see Andy having kids with Achilles or Noriko in the comics, so it’d give us further insight into the rare human condition she exhibits outside the battlefield. More so, it’d continue to paint her in an endearing light and not the cold demeanor she often cuts that hides how much family means.
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