Helios


 * title/alias = Helios
 * gender = Male
 * status = Alive
 * occupation = Octavia's horse
 * affiliation = Octavia
 * home = Earth
 * family = Octavia (owner)
 * actor = ?
 * seasons = Three, Four
 * first appearance = Wanheda (Part 1)
 * last appearance = The Tinder Box

Helios, is a minor character in the third, and fourth seasons. He is Octavia's horse.

Early Life
Helios was born on Earth and was fortunate not to acquire any of the hideous deformations which others of his kind are prone to inherit from the radiation remnants of the atomic bombs.

Throughout the Series
Helios is first seen in Wanheda (Part 1), when Octavia rides him out of Arkadia accompanying one of the rovers. Helios continues to go along with the rover on its mission when the team decide to try and locate a beacon from farm station.
 * -|Season Three =

Arriving at the Ice Nation Border, Octavia dismounts Helios and ties his reins to a tree.

After the encounter with the Ice Nation scouts, Octavia, and some of the group head back to Arkadia and Helios can be seen eating some grass while a wounded Jasper is tended to. Octavia then leads Helios away, presumably to Arkadia’s stables.

Octavia tends to Helios while he eats some hay. Lincoln approaches and asks Helios how Octavia is doing (rhetorically). Lincoln then converses with Octavia as she brushes Helios.

In Bitter Harvest, Miller brings Helios out of Arkadia to take him to Octavia who is waiting in a cave.

Octavia rides Helios to a grounder village to warn the inhabitants of an eminent attack by Charles Pike. When Octavia dismounts, Helios is led away by one of the grounders.

Octavia keeps Helios company while the grounders discuss their options. Gavriel, a young boy who Octavia had previously saved from being killed by Pike’s people, approaches Helios and Octavia tells him he can pat him if he wants to. Gabrielle pats Helios until the village chief comes to tell him to go pack his things, the chief then talks to Octavia. Octavia notices that the grounders are setting an ambush for Skaikru and leaves Helios’ side to take a closer look, but one of the grounders knocks her unconscious.

Helios is taken by the grounders to a ridge overlooking the village. Octavia is able to escape the grounders and jump on Helios, who then gallops away. Octavia rides Helios towards the village and the Sky People searching the village can hear Helios’ neighing as he approaches. Octavia also yells out to warn her people of the ambush. Helios and Octavia watch the effects of the ambush and then Octavia is pulled off of Helios by the grounders that have caught up with them.

In Stealing Fire, Octavia (who must have been able to retrieve her horse after being released by the grounders) rides Helios to the delinquent’s dropship to meet with her brother, Bellamy. Octavia dismounts Helios and acts to go embrace her brother, but sedates him instead.

After Octavia aids in the escape of Kane and Sinclair, Helios carries a sedated Octavia away from Arkadia and led from the reins by Kane. When Octavia wakes she slips from Helios’ back and watches helplessly as Lincoln is executed by Pike.

In A Lie Guarded, Octavia rides Helios when she flees from Polis. However, Octavia is pursued by Echo and two Azgeda warriors. When Octavia is cornered at a cliff edge, she dismounts Helios and smacks him on the rump, to get him to run off.
 * -|Season Four =

Helios later discovers Octavia badly wounded on the side of a river. Helios is able to get Octavia on top of him and then begins the journey back to Arkadia.

In The Tinder Box, Helios trudges through the forest with an ever weakening Octavia on his back. Eventually, Octavia falls off her horse and Helios stands by her unsure of what to do. However, Octavia is found by Ilian, who carries Octavia the rest of the way to Arkadia.

Physical Appearance
Helios has four legs, a tail and a bronze coloured coat with a white streak running down the centre of his face.

Personality
Helios appears to be fit and very energetic. He shows a high level of devotion and loyalty to his master, Octavia.

Notes and Trivia

 * As of The Tinder Box, there is not a single scene in which Helios appears in which Octavia does not appear also.