Hercules (God of War)

==Summary==
Hercules was the son of Zeus and half-brother to Kratos. As a mortal, he was tasked with 12 labors in order to gain redemption for the murder of his family. Being called to Olympus in order to defend it with the Gods, Hercules would consider it his 13th and final labor to rid Olympus of Kratos once and for all.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Hercules
Origin: God of War
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Demigod, Son of Zeus, Greek Hero
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Divine Magic
*Master Combatant
*Weapon Mastery
*Air Manipulation, Shockwave Generation and Status Effect Inducement (Can create shockwaves with his sheer strength. His Nemean Cestuses on their own can also generate powerful shockwaves that also stun foes, as seen when he used it to stun Kratos)
*Large Size (Type 0, Greek Kratos can barely reach his chest in height, with Greek Kratos being 2.34 meters tall. Officially, Hercules is stated to be 12 feet tall and 4000 lbs heavyGod of War III (2010)- Special Features: Voice Acting)
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Resistance to the following:
*Divine Magic (Gods and magic users resist the innate properties of their magics)
*Disease Manipulation (Unaffected by the plagues released by Hermes' death)
*Poison Manipulation (Resists the attacks of the Chimera Soul Summon)
*Petrification (Unaffected by the beams of the Gorgon Soul Summon, which can turn its victims to stone)
*Absorption, Power Absorption, Life-Force Absorption, Power Nullification and Deconstruction (Able to resist blows and attacks from the Blade of Olympus wielded by Kratos)
*Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Vector Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Non-Physical Interaction, Soul Absorption, Life-Force Absorption, Curse Manipulation, Statistics Reduction and everything else Hades has (Souls are constructs of magic, composed of their form, the metaphysical nature of a being, their luck, their mind and their direction. Completely unaffected by the Claws of Hades wielded by Kratos, who at this point has obtained Hades' soul and in turn, all of his powers plus millions of other souls Hades has tormented over the years. Damaging souls can shatter and fragment their memories as a consequenceGod of War: Ragnarök (2022)- Casualty of War)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Could physically match Kratos when the latter was at his peak self as the God of War, being capable of even knocking the latter out of Rage of Sparta with his Cestuses,God of War III (2010) a feat only closely matched by Thor later on being capable of staggering Kratos' use of Valor and preventing healing completelyGod of War: Ragnarok)
Speed: Infinite (Can react to and easily block Helios's light, which easily illuminated the entire underworld,God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008) which is infinite in size. Despite his immense size, he is incredibly agile, being able to dodge many of Kratos's attacks with ease)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable (As in the original myths, Hercules God of War (Novel)- Chapter 3 up the entirety of the Greek World so that Atlas could retrieve the apples of Hera. Also matched Kratos in push-and-pull multiple times and made the latter visibly exert effort, even throwing him hard enough to temporarily knock him out)
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level (His attacks were making Kratos bleed and visibly exert effort)
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Resisted a countless amount of direct physical attacks from Kratos throughout their fight, and even while completely trapped and helpless, it took nearly 20 blows with the Nemean Cestus to finish him off. The Nemean Cestuses themselves can easily brush off multiple full-powered blows from the Blade of Olympus even with a Rage of Sparta-amped Kratos wielding it, and only a full-powered attack from Fear Zeus could destroy it)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Extended Melee Range; Tens of Meters with shockwaves
Standard Equipment: The Nemean Cestus
Intelligence: Gifted (Lots of battle experience from completing his 12 tasks, which were more than enough to put Kratos on the ropes)
Weaknesses: Extremely arrogant, has no long-range attacks aside from his shockwave-based attacks
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Bear Hug: Hercules grabs his opponent and crushes them between his arms and chest.
*Nemean Cestus: Gauntlets fashioned after the Nemean Lion that Hercules slayed. They increase his striking power and allow him to break through extremely durable material like Onyx. He can also produce shockwaves by slamming them onto the ground.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Baldur (God of War) Baldur's Profile
Sigrun (God of War) Sigrun's Profile
Atreus (God of War) Atreus' Profile (Location: Lake of Nine; Atreus' Shapeshifting is allowed)
Losses:
Heimdall (God of War) Heimdall's Profile
Freya (God of War) Freya's Profile (Starting Distance: 10 meters; Location: the Arena)
Gna (God of War) Gna's Profile (Location: the Arena; Starting Distance: 10 meters)
Inconclusive:
Nidhogg (God of War) Nidhogg's Profile (Starting Distance: 10 meters; Location: the Arena)
==References==
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