Desperate, Godefroy consults the enigmatic wizard Eusebius (André Pousse). The solution? Travel not to the past, but to the future —specifically, the year 1998—to retrieve a magical sapphire embedded in a family heirloom. However, as with all things magical in this universe, the spell goes spectacularly wrong. The time corridor (the "Couloirs du temps") becomes unstable, and in a stroke of chaotic genius, the filmmakers introduce a third temporal destination: , at the court of King Xerxes.
The sequence unfolds like this: During the unstable time jump, the magic crystal fragments. One shard flies through a corridor and lands in the palace of Xerxes. Intrigued by this glowing, humming object, Xerxes (played with gloriously over-the-top theatricality by French actor Jean-Pierre Clami) believes it to be a sign from Ahura Mazda. Meanwhile, Godefroy and Jacquouille, mid-jump, get scrambled. For a few crucial minutes, Jacquouille finds himself swapped into the body of a Persian harem guard, and a piece of medieval French armor materializes in the throne room. les visiteurs 2 les couloirs du temps xerxes
Historically, Xerxes I was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, famous for his massive invasion of Greece (immortalized in the film 300 ). In Les Visiteurs 2 , however, he is something far more delightful: a petty, vain, easily manipulated despot who becomes an unwitting pawn in the time-travel chaos. However, as with all things magical in this
This is where the film transforms from a simple medieval-fish-out-of-water story into a sprawling, tri-temporal farce. When film historians discuss Les Visiteurs 2 , the name "Xerxes" triggers a distinct response: a mix of laughter and confusion. The character appears for only a handful of scenes, yet his presence looms over the entire second act. Who is this Xerxes? One shard flies through a corridor and lands