Hades

**Hades** is the fast-talking god of the Underworld with a fiery temper and a vendetta against his eldest brother, Zeus. Hades, though being the main antagonist on the Hercules film, he is more of a main character on other fanfiction such as Olympus? where the story told revolves around him, giving the audience a better understanding as why he acts the way he does toward everyone. Hades is also a major character/anti hero in The Truth.

## Character Information

### Home:

Underworld
Isle of the Lost
Auradon

## Other

### Relatives

Zeus and Poseidon (brothers)
Hercules (nephew) Ariel (Niece), Mal (Daughter), Ben (Future Son in Law), Maleficent, (Ex-Wife)

### Allies:

**Canon:** Cerberus, Pain and Panic, Disney Villains
**Fanon:** Charlotte Magne (One Sided), F.O.W.L, Fenton Crackshell, Lena Sabrewing, Lucifer Magne (Friend and Business Associate)

### Enemies:

**Canon:** Hercules, Megara, Pegasus, Philoctetes, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon
**Fanon:** Evan Potter, Darkwing Duck

### Hobbies:

**Before Auradon:** scheme his way to rule Olympus, making deals, torturing his henchman, fliting with Aphrodite.
**After:** playing guitar, sleep, try to escape the isle (formerly)

## Physical Description

### Appearance:

Gray skin, red eyes with yellow sclera, yellow-ish teeth, short blue hair (series only), blue fire for hair.
**Mad:** Red fire hair, red-ish skin

## Background Information

### Mics:

The DT RP: improvised

While the Hades of Greek mythology was not particularly malevolent, the Disney version portrays him as an evil figure, albeit comedic. This interpretation of the character proved successful, making Hades one of the most popular Disney Villains, and a primary member of the franchise.

## Background

Hades is given the ownership of the Underworld by Zeus, unwillingly. Unbeknownst to Zeus and the other deities, however, Hades despises the Underworld, and his job, finding them both gloomy, depressing, and overbearing. Because of this, Hades secretly plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus as the King of Deities, himself. Though powerful in his own right, Hades is considerably weaker than Zeus and cannot overthrow him alone. As such, he often allies himself with various beasts and creatures lurking through Greece, hiring them to do his bidding; the most notable example being the Titans, who were imprisoned by Zeus eons ago.

In the Underworld, Hades is aided by his two shapeshifting lackeys, Pain and Panic. The two fear Hades immensely and are used as punching-bags during his outbursts, typically as punishment for their incompetence being a recurring hindrance in Hades' schemes. Despite their constant colossal failures and lies, Hades seems to have a surprising amount of faith in these imps as he continuously sends them out with various missions and tasks, most of which are rather major.

Hades is hot-headed, both figuratively and literally. When relaxed or upbeat, his flaming hair and skin retain a calming blue color. When angered, his hair and face become a passionate red/orange.

## Appearances

### Hercules

Hades is first seen appearing on Mount Olympus during Hercules' christening. None of the gods are happy to see him. After greeting them, Hades goes up to Baby Hercules' crib and attempts to put a spiked skull-shaped pacifier into the baby's mouth. He almost succeeds, but then the baby grabs and squeezes his finger, causing him to drop the pacifier, and he begins to insult Hercules under his breath. After Zeus fails to cheer him up, Hades leaves in pain. Humiliated by his brother in front of the other deities, he leaves Olympus to the Underworld to plan his takeover of Olympus. Hades asks Pain and Panic if the Fates have arrived before they reveal the Fates are waiting for him. Angered his minions had not previously alerted him, Hades goes and consults with the Fates on his plan to take over Mount Olympus. They tell him that when the planets align eighteen years later, Hades will be able to unleash the horrible Titans and that they would lead him to victory and power. However, if Hercules intervenes, this will all backfire.

Hades sends Pain and Panic to turn Hercules mortal with a special potion so that they can kill him, but as Hercules does not drink the last drop, he retains his godlike strength and uses it to defend himself. Pain and Panic cover for their failure by claiming they killed Hercules, allowing Hades to continue with his planning. In the mix, he comes across a girl named Megara who sells her soul to him in order to save her boyfriend's life. However, once he has revived, the boy abandons Meg for another woman, breaking her heart and leaving her in Hades' hands. Since then, Meg has been working with Hades to rule Olympus, though she merely does so because she has no choice, and often mocks the god's temper with a sarcastic quip. Years later, Hades sends Meg to recruit Nessus. This backfires, however, when Hercules intervenes. When Hades discovers through this that Hercules was still alive, he takes matters into his own hands. Using Meg to lure Hercules into a fixed contest in facing the Hydra, Hades smiles smugly as he watches the man destined to defeat him struggle under the attacks, only for Hercules to slay the Hydra in a rockslide that seems to have killed both, until Hercules emerges from the monster's claw. After sending an army of monsters to defeat Hercules, all of which fail, Hades sends Megara to seduce Hercules and find his weakness.

Megara falls in love with Hercules on their following date and forgets about the mission, simply saying that he has no weakness when he asks. Hades deduces that Hercules' love for Megara is his weakness and uses her to trick Hercules into giving up his godlike strength for a day for Meg's safety. Hercules agrees and Hades, knowing Hercules will not interfere, not only unleashes the Titans at last but also sends the Cyclops to kill Hercules while he is powerless. Meanwhile, Hades ignites an attack on Mount Olympus, successfully imprisoning Zeus and the others deities in the process, thus allowing the throne to fall into his hands. During the Cyclops' attack on Hercules, a pillar falls on Meg, severely injuring her. This breaks Hades' promise that Meg would not be hurt, causing Hercules to regain his strength. Hercules proceeds to go to Mount Olympus, where he engages the Titans and eventually defeats them, thwarting Hades' invasion. However, Meg has died because of her injuries (thanks to the Fates clipping her life thread) and Hades claims her soul as his consolation prize, knowing how much her death will hurt Hercules.

Hercules storms into the Underworld subdues Cerberus and confronts Hades, demanding he returns Meg to him. Hades smugly explains to Hercules that Meg is dead, and he cannot have her back. Hercules offers his soul in exchange for Meg's and Hades displays a moment of being genre-savvy, seeing the deal as almost too good to be true. However, he decides to agree on the condition that Hercules must retrieve her himself. It is not until Hercules has already dived into the River Styx that Hades shouts that the former will be dead before he can reach Meg. The Fates attempt to cut Hercules' life thread, but are unable to. Hercules' genuinely heroic sacrifice causes him to become a god, making him immortal. Hercules emerges from the river, carrying Meg's soul. Hades, astounded, attempts to smooth-talk Hercules again, who angrily punches him, sending Hades into the river, where he is swarmed by the souls trapped inside and dragged into its depths. It is unknown what happened to him afterward, though Pain and Panic's commentary implies that Hades may be trapped within the river for quite some time, if not eternity.

### The Truth

Hades appears as a antagonistic anti hero in The Truth. After Hades was grabbed and pulled into the River Styx, He is pulled out by Evan Potter and let go only for Fairy Godmother and King Beast to banish all villains to the isle of the lost, which unsettled a lot of villains but it was to the reader and Auradon and even a few villains like Hades, a fair punishment although they weren't happy about it. Since Hades was yanked from River Styx, he became trapped in dept. which he would have to repay Evan. Hades is introduced after Souls (from the River Styx) went to Auradon and pulled Mal, Jay, Carlos, Evie, Ben, Audrey and Jane to Hell and Hades decided to step in and confront Lucifer (who he thought was responsible but in reality it was Evan). Hades gets trapped in Hell by Evan and is forced to work together with Hercules and Megara to get the Descendants Group back to Auradon.