Philoctetes

Philoctetes, or "Phil" for short, is a satyr (a half man, half goat). He is the personal trainer of Hercules and runs the Olympus Coliseum. He can be grumpy and argumentative at times, but equally kind and generous. He often judges people before he gets to know them. Phil's dream is to train a hero so great that the gods will create an astrological sign in the sky, and people would say "That's Phil's boy". But Phil doubts this will ever happen at times, believing dreams are for rookies. His catchphrase is "two words" where he tells someone something, but it is in three words or more... or even less - one! Goofy often counts the words with his fingers.

Recent screenshots of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days show him talking to Roxas.

Journal Entries

Kingdom Hearts

Phil the satyr is a veteran trainer of heroes and Herc's mentor. These days he's very busy running the Coliseum and choosing competitors suitable for the games.

He came out of retirement in "Hercules" (1997).

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Trainer of countless heroes, including Hercules.

Nowadays Phil runs the Coliseum and manages the games.

Kingdom Hearts II

Hercules (1997)

Or "Phil" for short. Phil is a veteran trainer of heroes and Hercules's mentor. He also trained Sora and his friends during their first adventures with Hercules.

These days Phil is busy running the Coliseum and screening contestants for the games.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

Phil is the cordinator of the games at Olympus Coliseum he asks Sora and company to move a rock thinking that they are Hercules. When Sora reveals himself not to be Phil tests him not believing he is a hero. This leads to the barrel minigame. Phil still rejects Sora from entering the games but when Sora leaves he attains a pass from Hades. Phil grudingly allows him in the games and teaches them as the games go on until Cerberus attacks. Phil makes them junior heroes after Cerberus is defeated and from then on hosts the games.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Phil in memmory form still runs the game but makes it more into a race than an actual battle he also gives the rules for competing.

Kingdom hearts 358/2 Days

Phil has been seen talking to Roxas.

Kingdom Hearts 2

Phil once again prepares games for Olympus Coliseum and tournaments for Hercules so he can wow the crowd. Phil again demands Sora do a test this is the jar mini game. When the Olympus Stone is said to be stolen Phil goes after it but is incapacitated by Demyx this leads Sora and company to go after it. When the Hydra destroys the Coliseum Phil is there to help Sora defeat it. In the return visit Phil is seen cheering Hercules on against Auron. But also before the world is completed Donald asks Phil if they can become heroes now, Phil avoids the subject until stars in the sky form the images of Sora's group and Phil tries to hide his tears. This is most likely a sign from Zeus.

Cutscenes

"Are you trying to put me out of a job!? If you keep acing every challenge, Champ, who am I gonna train?"
"On second thought, if those are your 'hero' faces, we still got a lot of work to do."
"This here's the world-famous Coliseum, heroes only! And I got my hands full preparing for the games. So run along, pip-squeaks."
"If you can't even move this... you can't... call... yourself... a hero!"

Against the Hydra

"Get up on the Hydra's back!"

Reaction Command

"Phil One-Two"

Trivia

• In the movie, Phil is voiced by Danny DeVito, who was in the comedies Junior and Matilda. In the games, he is voiced by Robert Costanzo.
• He may be based of, of the Greek god "Pan" who also has goat legs, and is the son of "Hermes."
• A recurring joke is that each time Sora and friends tried to talk with Phil when first arriving in the coliseum, Phil mistakes them for Hercules and doesn't realize it until he turns around.
• Another recurring joke is that he will state a number of words and then go over or under that limit of words. (This is often brought up by Goofy.
• In the movie Phil taught Achiliese a hero from the Trojan war.