Hercules (Disney)

Hercules, also known as Destructo-Boy, Herc and Hunkules, is the titular main protagonist from the Hercules series.
== Charactah Account ==
The son of Zeus and Hera, Hercules was abducted from Mount Olympus and turned mortal by his evil uncle Hades, though he maintained his mighty strength. With the help of Pegasus and Philoctetes, Hercules sets out on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, from klutzy "zero" to prove himself a true hero and reclaim his place among the gods.
Despite his incomparable power and fame throughout Ancient Greece, Hercules initially believed being a hero would simply be battling monsters and rescuing damsels. It wouldn't be until his chance encounter with the femme fatale Megara that Hercules would come to understand the true measure of a hero.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Hercules: The Animated Series
* Hercules: The Animated Series Season 2
* House of Mouse
* House of Mouse Season 2
* House of Mouse Season 3
=== Movies ===
* Encanto
* Hercules
* Hercules: Zero to Hero
* Mickey's House of Villains
* Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
* Once Upon a Halloween
* Wish
=== Video Games ===
* Disney Emoji Blitz
* Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
* Disney Infinity
* Disney Magic Kingdoms
* Disney Magical World
* Disney Mirrorverse
* Disney Sorcerer's Arena
* Disney Speedstorm
* Disney Star Smash
* Disney Tsum Tsum
* Disney Universe
* Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules
* Disney's Hades Challenge
* Disney's Hercules
* Disney's Hercules: Action Game
* Kingdom Hearts
* Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
* Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 Remix
* Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix
* Kingdom Hearts II
* Kingdom Hearts III
* Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
* Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
* Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
* Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far
== Trivia ==
* In one episode of the series, a messenger asks for Hercules but mistakes the name as Heracles. Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek name Heracles.
* Hercules is the only one in the movie that is called by his Roman name.
* In the original myths, Hercules is driven mad by Hera's jealousy of another step-son and kills his own wife and children.
* According to the original myths and legends, Hercules may have been the founder of the Olympics. There is also some evidence that Hercules may have been a real person as well.
* In the film, when posing for a pottery painting, Hercules is seen wearing a lions' head and skin cloak resembling that of Scar. This is a tribute both to one of his labors (slaying the Nemean Lion) and to the line in The Lion King where Zazu says, "He'd make a very handsome throw rug."
* The last full line Hercules speaks in his movie is "I finally know where I belong." However, he does say "Ma, Pa" during "A Star Is Born".
* If mythology is taken into consideration, Hercules and Ariel are related: Hercules' father is Zeus; Poseidon is a brother of Zeus; one of Poseidon's many sons is Triton; and, of course, Ariel is Triton's seventh daughter. This means Hercules is Triton's first cousin, and Ariel is Hercules' cousin once removed. However, if this were true King Triton's lifespan would be called into question as the Little Mermaid takes place in the 1800s and Hercules takes place well over 3000 years in the past. Though King Triton is a god, and of course, gods are immortal but Ariel's family does not appear to immortal as seen by Queen Athena and Neptune.
** Another problem is that Ariel's franchise is loosely based on Greek mythology than Hercules' franchise when it comes to family connections so Queen Athena was the wife of Triton and Neptune (the Roman name of Poseidon) was the grandfather of Triton.
* In the original myth, Hercules had a twin half-brother named Iphicles by Amphitryon. This is called heteropaternal superfecundation when two different males father fraternal twins by one woman. This was left out when Disney made Hercules, Zeus and Hera's son instead of Zeus and Alcmene.
* When Hercules is made human, his coloring is duller than other humans. This may be because he was not actually a mortal, but a god.
* It is unclear why Hercules had to turn back from immortal life to live on Earth with Megara, and what would happen to him when his life as a mortal comes to an end. Regarding the afterlife, it remains unknown whether he will join the other gods on Olympus and regain his immortality as he did in the Greek legends, or if his soul will enter the Underworld and remain there. Considering that Megara is a mortal and her soul will likely go to the Underworld upon dying, it's likely Hercules will choose to go there as well once he dies to be with her forever due his love for her.
* Unlike in myth, all Olympian or deities of other regions (e.g. Egyptian) including demigods and demigoddesses seem that their superhuman physical capabilities are much restricted (possibly). Demigods and demigoddess are actually capable of matching pantheons.
* Marvel Comics has its own version of Hercules as one of their superheroes, the Marvel version of Hercules has appeared in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
* Hercules had been mentioned in School of Secrets and has a son named Herkie in the franchise.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Hercules at Disney Wiki
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