Hades (Nintendo Cinematic Universe)

Hades is a Japanese graphic novel series.
==Summary==
=== Volume 1 ===
Zagreus, son of Hades, wishes to escape the Underworld to Olympus and fine his true mother.
==Characters==
Japanese Voice	English Voice 	Character 	Description (Volume 1)
Hochu Otsuka 	S. Scott Bullock	Hades 	The god of the Underworld and of the mineral riches of the earth, and the lord and master of the House of Hades.
? 	Jamie Landrum 	Nyx 	The personification of night and a resident in the House of Hades.
? 	Logan Cunningham	Charon 	The boatman of the river Styx, responsible for ferrying deceased souls across the river and into the underworld.
? 	Peter Canavese 	Chaos 	The embodiment of the primordial void from which Nyx and the Titans arose.
? 	Avalon Penrose 	Megaera 	One of the three Furies sisters.
? 	Marin Miller 	Tisiphone 	One of the three Furies sisters.
? 	Marin Miller 	Alecto 	One of the three Furies sisters.
? 	Chris Saphire 	Thanatos 	The personification of death.
? 	Greg Kasavin 	Hypnos 	The embodiment of sleep.
? 	Darren Korb 	Zagreus 	The Prince of the Underworld and son of Hades.
? 	Peter Canavese 	Zeus 	The god of the sky and thunder, and the ruler of the Olympian Gods.
? 	Logan Cunningham	Poseidon 	The god of the sea and of horses, and occasionally referred to by the epithet of "Earthshaker."
? 	Marin Miller 	Athena 	The Olympian Goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare.
? 	Jamie Landrum 	Artemis 	The Olympian Goddess of the hunt.
? 	Courtney Vineys 	Aphrodite 	The Olympian Goddess of love and beauty.
? 	Cyrus Nemati 	Ares 	The Olympian God of war.
? 	Cyrus Nemati 	Dionysus 	The Olympian God of wine and madness.
? 	Andrew Marks 	Hermes 	The Olympian God of commerce, trickery, and travel, as well as the messenger of the gods.
? 	Laila Berzins 	Demeter 	The goddess of agriculture as well as sacred law and the cycle of life and death, the giver of life and in turn, the taker of it.
? 	Logan Cunningham	Achilles 	A demi-god hero famed for his role in the Trojan War as both a peerless warrior and as the leader of his tribe, the Myrmidons.
? 	Ben Prendergast 	Patroclus 	A warrior in the Achaean army during the Trojan War and Achilles' life-long companion and romantic partner.
? 	Cyrus Nemati 	Theseus 	A former hero and king of Athens, most famous for slaying the Minotaur.
? 	Logan Cunningham	Asterius 	A bull-headed demi-human who was recruited by Hades to help prevent Zagreus's escape.
? 	Courtney Vineys 	Dusa 	A shade in the form of a floating, disembodied Gorgon's head.
? 	Darren Korb 	Skelly 	A Bloodless "employed" by the House of Hades as a training dummy.
? 	Francesca Hogan 	Eurydice 	A deceased oak nymph and the former wife of the musician Orpheus.
? 	Michael Ailshie 	Orpheus 	A legendary musician.
? 	Andrew Marks 	Sisyphus 	A former king sentenced to an eternity of punishment within Tartarus for attempting to cheat death.
? 	? 	Bouldy 	Sisyphus' boulder and constant companion.
Solo 	Solo 	Cerberus 	A massive three-headed dog charged with guarding the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from escaping.
? 	Laila Berzins 	Persephone	The goddess of vegetation.
==Plot Elements==
=== Volume 1 ===
*Zagreus, the son of Hades, seeks to escape his father's realm in the Underworld. He is aided in his quest by his adoptive mother Nyx, the Gods of Olympus to whom he has reached out, and other inhabitants of the Underworld.
*Hades claims that escape is impossible and hinders Zagreus by unleashing the Underworld's monsters on him.
*When Zagreus is slain, he is revived at the House of Hades, a palace where he and other Chthonic gods reside, which he leaves to attempt another escape.
*It is eventually revealed that Zagreus wishes to escape the Underworld to find Persephone, his biological mother, whom he never knew due to being told that he was the child of Nyx.
*Hades refuses to allow her name to be spoken in his House, and it is said that those who disobey this order will be punished.
*Nyx decides to help Zagreus find the truth about his birth mother by putting him in contact with his relatives on Olympus.
*After reaching the exit to the Underworld and defeating Hades, Zagreus finds Persephone at a cottage in Greece.
*After they reunite, Zagreus discovers that since he, like Hades, is bound to the Underworld, he will quickly die after reaching the surface. Despite this, he promises to keep escaping the Underworld to spend time with Persephone and learn the truth about her absence.
*Over the course of these visits, it is revealed that Zeus "gave" Hades Persephone as a reward for ruling over the Underworld, with the other Olympians believing that she simply disappeared. The two had a loving marriage until Zagreus was stillborn due to the Fates having decreed that Hades would never have an heir.
*Persephone ran away in grief but refused to return to her birthplace on Olympus, which she disliked due to the Olympians' constant bickering.
*Nyx eventually resurrected Zagreus after making a deal with the Fates.
*Persephone refuses to return to the Underworld because she fears retribution towards Hades if the Olympians discover the truth about her disappearance.
*Zagreus eventually convinces her to return after reminding her of the bonds of family, and Charon ferries them to the House of Hades.
*Persephone resumes her duties as Queen of the Underworld and Hades, now with renewed respect for his son, allows Zagreus to continue his escape attempts under the guise of finding security vulnerabilities in the Underworld.
*In an epilogue, Persephone tells Zagreus of her idea of reconciling with the Olympians by inviting them to a feast in the House. At the feast, they claim that Hades and Persephone eloped and had Zagreus, while saying that due to her having eaten Underworld pomegranate seeds, she can only leave the Underworld a few months out of the year. The Olympians accept this explanation, though it is implied they know the truth and wish to move on. With everyone reconciled, Zagreus' duties to escape his home continue.
==Notes==
*Set within the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
**Part of the Post-Galeem Saga.
=== Volume 1 ===
*Based on Hades.
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