Heracles

Half-Siblings: Perseus, Helen, Minos, and Dionysus

**Hercules of Fortitude**, known more famously as **Heracles**, was a major hero of the Greeks and Demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene. Through his struggles and tribulations he eventually became worthy enough to shed his mortal body and join the gods of Mount Olympus.

## Overview

Heracles, often regarded as the most prominent of Greek heroes, exemplified masculinity, served as the forefather of noble lineages known as the Heracleidae, and fiercely defended the Olympian order against underworld creatures.

## Appearance

Heracles was commonly associated with the lion skin and the club in iconography. Surprisingly, these characteristics did not diminish his reputation as a playful figure who often engaged in games to unwind from his arduous tasks and enjoyed spending time with children. Through his conquest of formidable, ancient forces, he earned the distinction of "making the world safe for mankind" and being a true benefactor of humanity.

## Personality

Heracles was an intensely passionate and emotionally-driven individual, capable of performing remarkable acts of kindness for his friends, like engaging in a wrestling match with Thanatos to save Prince Admetus, who had shown him great hospitality. He also demonstrated loyalty by restoring his friend Tyndareus to the throne of Sparta after he had been overthrown. However, he could transform into a formidable adversary, unleashing terrible vengeance upon those who dared to cross him, as Augeas, Neleus, and Laomedon all experienced to their detriment.

## Powers and Abilities

**Absolute Strength:** Heracles can generate limitless and unsurpassed physical strength, able to go toe-to-toe and even surpass the strongest of beings with nothing but the raw force of their physical blows. Any level of weight Heracles needs to lift or move is irrelevant as their body can emit limitless amount of force that can repel an object of any mass. It should also be noted that users of this power tend to be extremely jacked and are unable to lose their muscles, however this isn't always the case.

**Demigod Physiology:** Heracles can gain the powers and traits of demigods; beings who are part-god and part-mortal, possessing a partial, or lesser form of divinity that they gain by either through inheriting or by unlocking a dormant power in a species.

**Enhanced Tracking:** Heracles can track others down easily via various means, ranging from scents to footprints. With enough experience, Heracles can follow tracks that are days or even weeks old. Heracles may be able to reconstruct what has happened by sniffing around the area they are searching.

**Giant Slayer:** Heracles with this ability have the traits of a giant slayer, a type of mythological hero who stands out from the rest of humanity in the fact that they actively pursue giants and ogres without fear, often capturing and killing them in great numbers - a feat that is usually impossible to ordinary humans. Such individuals are thus often immortalized in folk tales and legends due to being exceptional warriors, far beyond that of a normal human.

**Monster Slayer:** Heracles can kill a monster of any form or kind, being able to fight the monsters no matter how strong they may be. Heracles also gains resistance to their powers and traits, whatever they may be.

**One-Man Army:** Heracles is able to fight against seemingly overwhelming odds with ease. They are a capable warrior on the battlefield, decimating the enemy single-handedly and with a near-supernatural finesse that pars with the skill of more experienced fighters, Heracles being a military force in themselves. This ability can manifest in various ways but is usually the result of extreme martial skill and tactical brilliance. One person armies are as deadly at long-range combat as they are in close quarters. Characters of this type are often also an alpha or a lone hand.

**Powerful Objects:** Heracles possesses a powerful object; an immensely powerful item specifically an artifacts/relic that grant great power and numerous ability to their wielder with unique attributes or properties that set them apart from even other objects of power due to enhancing Heracles to greater highest from global to cosmic heights.

**Transcendent Demigod Physiology:** Heracles either is or can transform into a Demigod of transcended levels. Demigods are normally of lesser beings compared to actual Deities being way above them, which is a common archetype in all Half-Gods. However, Transcendent Demigods are the direct opposite of this notion. Unlike most Demigods, Heracles would be a Demigod with a scale advanced enough to compare with the actual deities themselves, being as powerful or even surpassing some of the gods.

**Weapon Proficiency:** Heracles, either innately or through training, is a master of handling and wielding weapons, any implement or device that can be used with the intent to inflict damage or harm. This means Heracles is skilled in wielding various forms of weapons, from swords to hammers to chains to sniper rifles, being able to beat anyone wielding similar forms of weapons instantly and effortlessly.

## Quotes

*"Hero? Champion? Don't make me laugh boy. I'm none of those things. Just the Olympians' favorite errand boy at best, or their slave at worst..." - Heracles.*

*"As a hero chosen by the heavens, I have not once known freedom. However, you taught me, just you." - Heracles.*

## Trivia

* He likes doing handwork such as knitting or repairing small objects to keep his mind at ease.
* Even after thousands of years, he still have to meet Psyche for therapy because of the trauma Hera gave him.