Pluto (Marvel Comics)

==Summary==
Pluto, also known as Hades, is a character from Marvel comics who first appeared in Thor #127 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, based on the Greek/Roman god of the same name and serving as the Olympian God of Death and ruler of the Greco-Roman realm of the dead.
Born as the eldest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Pluto and his siblings were imprisoned within their father's stomach when they emerged from Rhea's womb as Cronus feared they would one day overthrow him like he did Ouranos, however the youngest of the children, Zeus, had his existence concealed by his mother. When Zeus was grown he forced Cronus to vomit up his siblings, and rallied them to war against the Titans which led to the Titanomachy, a ten year war in which the Olympians emerged victorious. Pluto drew lots with his brothers, gaining ownership over the Underworld and ruling over it as the God of Death ever since, worshipped by both the Greeks and the Romans. Originally content with ruling over the Underworld, Pluto began coveting control over the earth and Olympus after the worship for the Olympians began to die out and his kingdom began getting less souls, often coming into conflict with his fellow gods and Earth's heroes in his constant bid for conquest.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: ; at least , up to ; in Hell
Name: Hades (Greek/Real name), Pluto (Roman name), Mantus (Etruscan name), Zeus Katachthonius ("Zeus of the Underworld"), Lord of Darkness, Lord of the Dead
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: At least thousands of years old
Classification: Olympian, God of Death, Hell Lord
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1 and 4. If killed he'll rematerialize in the UnderworldX-Factor Vol 1 #252), Basic Magic and Hell-Lord Physiology/Magic, Regeneration (High-Low. Superhuman healing is a common trait amongst the Olympian godsOfficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #10), Weapon Mastery (Outmatched and disarmed SifThor Vol 1 #467, listed as an experienced fighter in the handbooksOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Vol 1 9), Clairvoyance (He can witness events happeningThor Vol 1 #462 in other dimensions while remaining in his own realmChaos War Vol 1 #2), Magic, Fire Manipulation (He can project largeAvengers Vol 1 #283 waves of fire, cover himself in flamesThor Vol 1 #164 create a sword made of fireThor Vol 1 #223, and he can projectThor Annual Vol 1 #10 HellfireX-Force/Champions Vol 1 ‘98), Smoke Manipulation (He can conjure up smokeDefenders Vol 2 #4), Earth Manipulation (Opened up and resealed the earth while kidnapping Jane FosterThor Vol 1 #279), Shapeshifting & Size-Shifting (He once took on the form of a normal human, and he can become giant sizedChaos War: Ares), Flight (As shown during his battle with Doctor StrangeDefenders Vol 2 #2), Teleportation & Dimensional Travel (Can teleport fromThor Vol 1 #128 earth to OlympusChampions Vol 1 #2, and teleport others into the UnderworldAvengers Vol 1 #163), Power Bestowal (Granted the Huntsman power over fire), Statistics Amplification (Made Ares three times strongerThor Vol 1 #222), Transmutation & Corruption (Turns men into monsters and women into demons when they enter his realmThor Vol 1 #199, undid the effects of Medusas petrification on Wolverine and turned his stone body back to fleshWolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters, & Mutants Vol 1 #3), Invisibility (Via the Helm of Hades), Paralysis Inducement (He can create fire spears that paralyse anyone they touch), Weapon Creation (Conjured weapons for his minions, can create a sword made of fire), Forcefield Creation (He can erect powerful barriersMarvel Two-In-One Annual Vol 1 #5), Portal Creation (He can open gateways to the Underworld, created and appeared through a portal while attacking the ChampionsChampions Vol 1 #1), Illusion Creation (Created an illusion to make Hrinmeer look deformedThor Annual Vol 1 #19), Non-Physical Interaction (Magical attacks and spells can affect and completely destroy spirits and astral formsDoctor Strange Vol 2 #6). Extrasensory Perception (His helmet making specific note of rendering him invisible even to other Olympians implies that Olympian gods can normally see invisible beings), Statistics Reduction (His touch can drain peoples strength), Astral Projection (He can create astral projectionsAvengers Annual Vol 1 #23 of himself), Time Travel (Created a time funnel that allowed him to take himself and several buildings into the future), BFR (He can banish people to his realmFantastic Four Vol 3 #21), Summoning (Summoned the Demon Hounds of Hades during his fight with Hela), Necromancy (Commanded hisIncredible Hercules Vol 1 #128 undead mafia), Telepathy (Sent Jane Foster telepathic messages to lure her and Thor into a trap), Limited Precognition (Death related only, knows the date someone will die), Energy Manipulation & Projection (Capable of projecting energy blasts from his hands and axe, capable of blasting energy from his entire body, and he can suspend his targets in bubbles of limitless energy), Biological Manipulation (Created a physical body for Loki to inhabit), Matter Manipulation (Rearranged the molecules in the air to create an image of his minionThor Vol 1 #127, would've rended and scattered Loki's atoms across the cosmos if it wasn't just an astral projection), Vibration Manipulation (Slowed down Thor and Sifs bodily vibrations by creating a vibrational field around themThor Vol 1 #163), Spatial Manipulation (He and six other Death Gods merged their realms together, shifting their dimensional boundaries), Memory Manipulation (The champions had false memories of an event that never happened implanted in them by Pluto), Soul Manipulation (Planned to take Odins soul, planned on dragging the souls of the Avengers back into his domain once they were killed, capable of using hellfire which burns souls, kept the shade of Hercules' mortal half in his thrallIncredible Hercules Vol 1 #130, claimed the souls of mortals before Zeus limited himMarvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons, & Various Monstrosities Vol 1 #1, was going to claim millions of souls before Hercules stopped time, capable of claiming even the soul Zeus, keeping him imprisoned and powerless), and Death Manipulation (He can cause instant death to an entire army just by snapping his fingersWolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters, & Mutants Vol 1 #4). Resistance to Diseases (Olympians are immune to all earthly diseasesThor & Hercules Encyclopaedia Mythologica Vol 1 #1), Poisons (Unaffected by poisons), Sleep Manipulation (Gods are unaffected by the Chaos King causing mass sleep), Fire Manipulation, Soul Manipulation (Couldn't be fazed by Blazes hellfire without help), Basic Magic and Hell-Lord Magic
Attack Potency: Varies, At least Galaxy level (When he came for Odin's soul he didn't view Thor as a threat unless his power had drastically increased since their last encounter and soon after overpowered him, fought him again on equal grounds and began overpowering him towards the end of their fightThor Vol 1 #223 until Thor knocked him away with Mjolnir, briefly downed the Champions, including Hercules, with a casual energy blast with it later being stated that not even Hercules is a match for himChampions VOl 1 #3, and was capable of matching and overpowering Doctor Strange's magicDefenders Vol 2 #3, equal to Hela), up to High Hyperverse level (As an equal to Hela he should scale to her higher end feats, and has been portrayed as comparable to Mephisto and other Hell Lords). High Hyperverse level in Hell (Hell Lords share a level of existenceSilver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy Vol. 1 #5, March 2024 with their realmsDoctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Vol. 1 #1, July 1989, with netherworlds being pan-dimensional realities
 Thunderbolts 2000 Vol. 1 #1, May 2000
 infinitely transcendent of the universeDoctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Vol. 1 #1, July 1989. Contributed in merging all the myriad Hell-RealmsSilver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy Vol. 1 #5, March 2024 and could fight on par with The StrangerMarvel Two-In-One Annual Vol. 1 #5, September 1980), can ignore conventional durability via Death Manipulation
Speed: Varies. Massively FTL+ (Via scaling to Thor and Hela), up to Infinite speed (Comparable to Mephisto and other Hell Lords). Infinite speed in Hel (Comparable to his fellow Hell Lords, such as Mephisto and Seth)
Lifting Strength: Stellar, up to Infinite (Comparable to the likes of Hercules, Thor and other Hell lords), Immeasurable in Hell (Hell-Lord are Higher Dimensional beings within their realms and Hell Lords shareSilver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy Vol. 1 #5, March 2024 a level of existenceSilver Surfer Vol 3 #100, January 1995 with their realmsHellstorm: Prince of Lies Vol. 1 #2, May 1993, with netherworlds being pan-dimensional realitiesThunderbolts 2000 Vol. 1 #1, May 2000 infinitely transcendent Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Vol. 1 #1, July 1989 of the universe)
Striking Strength: Varies. At least Galaxy level, up to High Hyperverse level. High Hyperverse level in Hell
Durability: Varies; At least Galaxy level (Has shrugged off blows from an enraged ThorThor Vol 1 #201), up to High Hyperverse level; High Hyperverse level in Hell (Withstood attacks from the Stranger)
Stamina: Superhuman, Infinite while in the Underworld (Can endlessly renew his strength from the fires of his realm)
Range: High Hyperversal in Hell
Intelligence: Pluto is a skilled manipulator who created a fake movie set to take advantage of Hercules' ego and make him sign a contract that would force him to take rulership of the Underworld, allowing Pluto to be free. He kidnapped and used Sif and Jane Foster as bait to lure in Thor, and used his flames to draw Thor closer so that he could overpower him. When an attack on Thor went wrong he turned it to his advantage by using Ares injuries in order to trick Zeus into attackingThor Vol 1 #463 and killing ThorThor Vol 1 #464, only failing due to Ares revealing the truth. Made pacts with numerous Hell Lords to force Zeus into making Hercules and Venus marry Hippolyta and Ares respectively, which would prevent them from engaging in battle when Pluto and his legions attack Olympus, and implanted false memories into the champions to trick them into unleashing a titan for him.
Weaknesses: His ego allows him into being goaded into traps, such as admitting out loud that he orchestrated the release of the titan, he is terrified of happy childish thingsHercules: Fall of an Avengers Vol 1 #2.
Standard Equipment:
*Helm of Hades: Also known as the Helmet of Invisibility, it was crafted by the Cyclopes and gifted to Pluto during the Titanomachy. The helmet grants the wearer invisibilityHerc Vol 1 #1, not even other Olympians, including ZeusHerc Vol 1 #6.1, can detect those who wear it.
*Adamantine Battleaxes: Pluto often wields battleaxes made of Adamantine.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Hellfire Manipulation: Pluto is capable of projecting waves of hellfire, an empyreal and supernatural flame that burns the soul of a person and can be used to burn their physical body.
*Flaming Spears: Pluto can create spears of fire that instantly paralyze those they hit.
*Draining Touch: With just a touch, Pluto is capable of rapidly draining the strength of his opponent.
*Vibrational Field: Pluto can surround his targets in a vibrational field that slows down their bodily vibrations to the point of practically immobilising them.
*Time Funnel: Pluto can harness his Eterna-Power to create funnels of temporal energy that allow him to transport himself and other objects/beings through time.
*Power over Death: As a Death God, Pluto holds power over death and souls, being able to claim the souls of those who have died and bring them into his Underworld and being capable of inducing instant death onto his targets with nothing more than a snap of his fingers.
Notes: It was once shown that Pluto only only kept control over the souls of the dead due to Zeus' powerIncredible Hercules Vol 1 #131, with them turning against him once Zeus lost his memories and became a weakened child, but this was later contradicted when he was shown keeping control over them just fine despite Zeus being imprisoned in the Underworld and unable to use his power.
==Notable Matchups==
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