Hades

Hades is a demon in the series.
==History==
Hades, also known as the Unseen One or Haides, is known as the king and supreme ruler of the underworld originating from the myths of ancient Greece. He is the Greek counterpart of the Roman god Pluto. Born from the union of Cronus and Rhea, he later participated in the war against the titans and successfully won along with his siblings. While Zeus and Poseidon ruled the sky and the sea territory respectively, he claimed the darkest place, located inside the earth, where the light of the sun is not allowed to shine, which is the realm of the dead (although he's not the god of death himself, as the role would be taken by Thanatos).
His duty subsequently made him often unable to leave his own world and therefore, he is not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians, but is still referred as one of the principal gods. He has many assistants and servants, among others are the judges who judge the human soul (Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aiacos), Cerberus the guardian of the underworld and the Moirae who control over fate. One of the most famous myths mentioned in history is the abduction of Persephone, goddess of spring, where Hades kidnapped her. Demeter demanded her daughter to be released and he did, but not before giving the pomegranate fruit to Persephone, which made her the queen of the underworld, therefore every half year she must return to him. Hades also appears in the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice.
==Appearances==
*Ronde
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Death Arcana
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Death Arcana
*Last Bible III: Boss
*Devil Children White Book: Good Type
*DemiKids Light / Dark Version: Good Type
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Good Type
==Profile==
===Ronde===
Asuka Miroku remembers his past life as Hades along with Maria as Hecate as they're about to fight Zeus.
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
Hades of the Death Arcana is obtainable after the party successfully finds the Yellow Owl Mask. He becomes Eikichi Mishina's ultimate Persona. Hades' appearance is devilish, donning a dark, gothic fashioned robe and his head is completely covered, a tribute to his origin. His right hand carries a tri-skull ornament which could be a symbol of Cerberus or simply his lordship over the dead.
In the Japanese version, Hades speaks in a very effeminate tone, reflecting his nature of being the lord of the netherworld or the androgyny of that Eikichi indulges in. Both forms of Hades even address themselves using "warawa" (妾), an archaic feminine first person pronoun. In the PSP English version, Hades speaks in the dignified gentleman tone.
His skills in battle are related to Water and Darkness elements. He has immunity against Water and Holy attacks, and weaknesses toward Fire and Darkness attacks. Hades will receive immunity against Darkness only when he defeats his reverse self. His ultimate ability, Bloody Honeymoon, can be used to perform the Grand Cross, as long as Apollo, Artemis, Venus and Chronos have mastered their own special ability and participate in the same battle.
Hades is initially weak against Nuclear and Dark. If Eikichi is equipped with Hades during the boss battle in Scorpio Temple, after the fight, it will merge with its Reverse and become whole, removing its weakness to Nuclear and changing its weakness to Darkness to immunity.
===Persona 2: Eternal Punishment===
Hades in this game appears in the golden metallic form summoned by Metal Eikichi of the Metal Trio. Much like the Reverse Hades, his ultimate attack is Bloody Divorce rather than Bloody Honeymoon.
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
Hades has the power DarkBoost.
==Other Quotes==
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* "For a mere shadow to best me is laughable in the extreme. I am thou... Thou art I... Let us walk this path together..." (Upon fighting Reverse Hades)
* "My other self... The two of me within you have been made one. I thank you... I will protect you as a unified whole." (Upon defeating Shadow Eikichi)
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Reverse=
* "Until you are bested, I cannot reign as true king of the netherworld. You shall now perish... (Upon fighting Hades)
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==Stats==
===Ronde===
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
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===Devil Children White Book===
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
==Gallery==
Reverse Hades.png|Reverse Hades
Gold Hades.png|Gold Hades
Duel Hades.png|Hades and Reverse Hades in Persona 2: Innocent Sin
==Trivia==
* Eikichi's Zodiac sign is Scorpio. It is ruled by the planet Pluto, its name comes from the Roman god of the same name and originated from the Greek Hades.
* Hades appears as a palette swap for Jiraiya in Persona 4 Arena when using Yosuke Hanamura's Eikichi palette swap.
Category:Greco-Roman Mythology