- Epel’s Family (pt1)
Epel says that he lives in a house with barely enough room, as his family is larger than most in the area. - Epel’s Family (pt2)
Epel says that he would sometimes play in a barn as a child, where he once got trapped by snow. - Epel’s Family (pt3)
There are many references to how Epel was the first child to be born in Harveston in a while. - Assumptions and Cater (more here: Cater and Epel)
Despite how much pride Epel takes in his humble upbringing he is often dealing with assumptions by others that he comes from an elite family. - Girl, Azul and Accent
Characters mistaking Epel for a girl is a running theme. - Epel and Being Cute – Video
Epel is often being called cute by characters who don’t seem to realize he doesn’t consider it a compliment. - Epel and Sebek
We see Sebek and Epel meet for possibly the first time in a vignette where Sebek sits next to Epel in the cafeteria due to the lack of available seating. - Epel’s Hometown (pt1)
Epel’s hometown has many customs. - Epel’s Hometown (pt2)
Harveston’s local market offers berries, vegetables, wild greens and mushrooms from the mountain, “So locals generally don’t spend money on wild plants.” - Spelldrive and Blastcycles
Epel is a member of the Spelldrive Club which he seems to enjoy very much, saying that it is exciting to score goals against athletes much larger than himself. - Macarons and More
Epel’s actual favorite food is barbecue, but as he is under order by Vil to choose something more befitting their noble dorm, he typically lies and says that he likes macarons. - Epel, Malleus and Fighting (more here: Malleus and Epel)
Malleus and Epel mostly overlap in a Glorious Masquerade vignette. - Epel, Riddle and Phantom Bride
Riddle and Epel share a conversation during Halloween about how the holiday is celebrated where they are from.
- Epel and Idia (more here: Idia and Epel)
Epel and Idia seem to meet for the first time in Epel’s dorm vignette. - Epel and Lilia (more here: Lilia and Epel part 1 – part 2)
Epel and Lilia overlap in a vignette where Lilia watches Epel get into a physical fight with bullies attempting to steal from him. - Epel and Ruggie (more here: Ruggie and Epel)
Epel and Ruggie meet for the first time when Epel expresses an interest in the Spelldrive Club, but Ruggie is only interested in Jack. - Epel and Pomefiore (pt1)
Epel has many lines about how he would rather be in Savanaclaw. - Epel and Pomefiore (pt2)
Epel says that he might even be able to outdo Vil one day, if he keeps up his potionology studies. - Epel and Floyd (pt1) (more here: Jade, Floyd and Epel)
Floyd and Epel overlap during Beanfest where Floyd points out that Epel is pointing his bean blaster with one hand when he shoots (possibly in an attempt to look cool), which makes the weapon shake as he has “got all the arm strength of a wet noodle.” - Epel and Floyd (pt2)
Epel apologizes to Floyd for his angry rant, saying that he has learned that Floyd is not all talk. - Epel and Apples
“Epel” might be a real name derived from the word “apfel,” which is German for apple. - Epel and Vil (pt1) (more here: Vil and Epel part 1 – part 2)
Vil and Epel meet for the first time before the school’s opening ceremonies have even begun. - Epel and Vil (pt2)
Book 4 ends with Vil sending Rook to hunt down Epel after Epel has run away from him. - Epel and Vil (pt3)
After Vil promotes Epel’s family’s apple juice he returns to Pomefiore with a newfound understanding. - Epel and Vil (pt4)
Vil takes responsibility for the team losing the competition and offers to pay out the prize money to the team’s members himself. - Epel and Vil (pt5)
Epel earns praise from Rook and Vil again later on when he physically tackles the prefect to the floor in order to save them from a phantom, that he then stuns by kicking it.
- Epel and Vil (pt6)
In Rook’s dorm vignette we see that other members of Pomefiore and or the Film Club may be jealous of Vil’s focus on Epel. - Epel, Trey and Silver (pt1)
Epel is Trey’s interview for his second birthday vignette. - Epel and Ace (pt1) (more here: Ace and Epel)
Ace and Epel meet for the first time when Ace decides to “find someone who looks kinda frail” to ditch the opening ceremonies with him. - Epel and Ace (pt2)
Ace sacrifices Epel to Floyd during the Halloween vignette in order to save himself - Epel, Jade and Silver (pt2)
Much like Idia, Jade also invites himself along to Epel’s hometown after eavesdropping on his conversation. - Epel, Jamil and Flight
Jamil and Epel largely overlap in a vignette where Epel is struggling with how to waltz. - Epel and Leona (more here: Leona and Epel)
Epel adores Leona, saying, “He’s everything I wish I could be.” - Epel and Deuce (pt1) (more here: Deuce and Epel)
Like most students Deuce makes a lot of assumptions about Epel based on his physical appearance. - Epel and Deuce (pt2)
Deuce and Epel technically meet for the first time at the end of Book 4, when Jack tells Deuce Epel’s name, but they do not interact until Book 5. - Epel and Deuce (pt3)
As Epel and Deuce discuss blastcycles together during White Rabbit Fes and Grim observes, “They’re in their own lil’ world…” - Epel and Deuce (pt4)
When Epel breaks down under Vil’s criticism Deuce tries to defend him, but Vil is not impressed. - Epel and Jack (more here: Jack and Epel)
Jack and Epel seem to have a lot of overlap in the background. - Epel and Rook (pt1) (more here: Rook and Epel)
Rook and Epel meet for the first time when Epel leaves the dorm after the opening ceremonies but before the welcoming dinner to try and come to terms with his new situation. - Epel and Rook (pt2)
Epel goes to Rook’s defense and stands up against Vil when Vil scolds Rook for abandoning the dorm.