Hercules

**Hercules** (ハーキュリーズ, *Hākyurīzu*), is both a fictional character and protagonist of the *Marvelous DC's* *Wonder Thunderer* series created by William Marston and Larry Lieber. He is the Olympian Demigod of Strength.

"*You are wise indeed to seek the aid of the mighty Hercules! Come, let us share the Gift of Battle with these miscreants!*"

—Hercules, to Batman.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Townsend Coleman (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Hercules

As Abomination, he appeared as

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6′5″ (1.96 m)
* Weight: 325 lbs. (147.42 kg.)

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Justice Avengers
	+ Superman
	+ Captain America - Team Leader
	+ Batman
	+ Iron Man
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Black Widow
	+ Brawly - Rival
	+ Hulk - Rival
	+ Shazam
	+ Ms. Marvel
	+ Green Arrow
	+ Hawkette
	+ Flash
	+ Hawkeye
* JARVIS
* S.H.I.E.L.D.
	+ Nick Fury - Director
	+ Maria Hill - Second-in-Command
* Resistance
	+ Hank Pym

### Family

* Electryon (maternal grandfather, deceased)
* Perseus (maternal great-grandfather, deceased)
* Gaea (paternal great-grandmother)
* Ouranos (paternal great-grandfather, deceased)
* Cronus (paternal grandfather)
* Rhea (paternal grandmother)
* Alcmena (mother, deceased)
* Zeus (father)
* Lycminius (maternal uncle, deceased)
* Poseidon (paternal uncle)
* Hades (paternal uncle)
* Amphitryon (step-father, deceased)
* Ares (paternal half-brother)
* Aphrodite (paternal half-sister)
* Apollo (paternal half-brother)
* Athena (paternal half-sister)
* Dionysus (paternal half-brother)
* Artemis (paternal half-sister)
* Hermes (paternal half-brother)
* Eileithyia (paternal half-sister)
* Hephaestus (paternal half-brother)
* Helen (paternal half-sister)
* Jason (half-brother)
* Discord (paternal half-sister)
* Iphicles (half-brother, deceased)
* Persephone (paternal half-sister/cousin/aunt)
* Wonder Woman (half-sister)
* Megara (first wife, deceased)
	+ three unnamed sons by Megara (deceased)
* Deianira (second wife, deceased)
	+ Hyllus (son, deceased)
	+ Ctessipus (son, deceased)
* Hebe (paternal half-sister / third wife, separated)
	+ Alexiares (son)
	+ Anicetus (son)
* Alflyse (ex-fourth wife, marriage annulled)
* King Creon (father-in-law, deceased)
* Telephus (son by Auge, deceased)
* Gelonus (son by Echidna, deceased)
* Scythes (son by Echidna, deceased)
* Agathyrus (sons by Echidna, deceased)
* Celtus (son by Keltine, deceased)
* Tlepolemus (son by Astyoche, deceased)
* Lamus (son by unnamed mother, deceased)
* Cleodaius (son by unnamed mother, deceased)
* Iole (daughter-in-law, deceased)
* Eurystheus (cousin, deceased)
* Iolaus (nephew, deceased)
* Eurypylus (grandson, deceased)
* Cleodaeus (grandson, deceased)
* Demi-God (clone)

### Enemies

* A.I.M. H.I.V.E.
	+ M.O.D.O.K. - Former CEO of A.I.M. H.I.V.E. (MIA)
	+ Scientist Supreme - Co-Creator
	+ Lyle Getz
* Taskmaster
* Deathstroke
* Abomination
* Ares
* Darkseid

## Abilities and Powers

### Powers

#### Main

* **Demigod Physiology**: Hercules was inherently born a half-Olympian god from his biological father, the king of the Olympian gods and half-human from his biological mother. As an infant, he was breastfed by his stepmother, the queen of the Olympian gods, who nurtured him with her divine breast milk which vastly increased his already demigod physiology to godlike levels. Hercules possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Olympian god; however, some of his powers are superior to the vast majority of his race, such as godlike strength, invulnerability, and stamina.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Hercules' principal power is his godlike strength, and he is physically the strongest of all the existing Olympians and full Old Gods such as Ares. He can create shockwaves and destroy landmass by stomping, lift huge trees with ease, and outmatch Darkseid's daughter in terms of strength. As the Olympian god of raw strength, Hercules' strength is unlimited, making him one of the strongest and most powerful heroes in the Universe. While Hercules boasts a physiology far stronger then any humans, he is presumably weaker then and was beaten in a fight by the Amazon/New God Grail.
		- **Superhuman Leaping**: Hercules' great strength extends to his powerful leg muscles, allowing him to jump great distances and heights, although they do not match those of the Hulk. However, while the exact limit is unknown, he is capable of leaping a height of at least 100 feet in Earth's gravity.
		- **Superhuman Strength Utilizations**: As part of Hercules' immense strength, he can produce powerful shockwaves by either clapping his hands or stomping his foot.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Hercules is capable of running and moving at speeds beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes**: Hercules' reflexes are in levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Despite his extreme muscular size, Hercules has the ability to move his body with flexibility and coordination that are significantly beyond the natural limits of the human body.
	+ **Godlike Stamina**: Hercules' highly advanced musculature produces no fatigue toxins, enabling him to sustain almost indefinitely.
	+ **Invulnerability**: Having sipped of Hera's breast milk as an infant, Hercules gained mystical invulnerability, making him extremely resistant to all forms of physical injury. Conventional bladed weaponry has been shown to be unable to pierce or even break his skin. Hercules has a greater resistance to physical injury than any other Olympian god except for Zeus and possibly Poseidon and Hades. It has been said the only thing that could truly kill Hercules is if his body was incinerated or his molecules dispersed enough.
	+ **Superhuman Dense Tissue**: Due to the side-effect of his half Olympian physiology, like all Olympians, Hercules' skin, muscles, and bones tissue are about three times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to his superhuman strength and weight.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Despite his great resilience, it is possible to injure Hercules. However, like all members of his race, he is capable of recovering from injuries with superhuman speed and efficiency. However, he is unable to regenerate missing limbs or organs unless he used magical assistance to do so. Hercules is also immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections. He is highly resistant to most drugs and toxins but can be affected if exposed to great quantities.
	+ **True Immortality**: Like all Olympians, Hercules is true immortal. He is immune to the effects of aging and has not aged since reaching adulthood. Hercules is also immune to all known Earthly terrestrial diseases and resistant to conventional injury. Although he can be wounded in battle Hercules cannot die by any conventional means. Despite being thousands of years old Hercules possesses the appearance and vitality of a man in his physical prime. Interestingly, this seems to have made him resistant to temporal tampering as his age is highly unknown. When Kang eradicated a recent team of Avengers by murdering their infant selves Hercules was left alone. It is left ambiguous if this is a case of Kang not *knowing* the date or Kang not *caring* about Hercules.
	+ **Transformation**: He can transform his civilian clothes into battle armor at will.

#### Former

* **Sky-Father Physiology**: During Chaos War, Hercules become king of the Olympian gods and possesses the powers of Sky-Father. As the Sky-Father, his vast powers surpassing to all of the Olympians except for his father, Zeus, whose powers are equal with Sky-Father Hercules. He was powerful enough to defeat Chaos King with a full mighty blow. While angry, Hercules knocked down the Council of Godheads one-by-one with a single blow.
	+ **Nigh-Omnipotence**: As Sky-Father, Hercules possesses near-omnipotent level of power, meaning he could do almost anything he desires. He used all of his nigh-omnipotence powers to restore everything the way it was before Chaos King destroyed it.
	+ **Vast Energy Manipulation**: Hercules can generate and manipulate vast forms of energy. He is capable of creating powerful destructive energy such as when he accidentally take the next step of his foot and splitting the ground like an earthquake.
	+ **Shape-Shifting**: Hercules can change his size and shape into that of other humanoid beings. He was able to change his size to be larger than earth during his fight with Chaos King.
	+ **Electrokinesis**: Hercules can generate tremendous amount of electrical energy to project it from his hands in the form of lighting bolts.
	+ **Flight**: Hercules can fly at near limitless speed, and is capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

### Abilities

* **Deception**:
* **Disguise**:
* **Driving**:
* **Master Combatant**: As Olympus's greatest warrior, Hercules is an excellent hand to hand combatant particularly skilled in Greek wrestling, Greek boxing, and even invented the art of pankration, which is the combination of both. Hercules was able to rival his skills with Thor's combat skills in numerous of battles. He was able to rival the Hulk in both strength and unarmed combat. He has overpowered both the Sentry and Ares in strength combat.
* **Hunting**: In several of his Labors, Hercules proved to be an excellent hunter.
* **Leadership**: In one of his 12 Labors, the search for the Girdle of Hippolyta, Hercules led an army of men who enslaved the Amazonians.
* **Pedagogy**: Hercules taught Jason how to fight.
* **Expert Archer**: Hercules is an expert archer. However, since the suicide of his wife Deianira in connection with Hercules' arrows having been tainted by the blood of the Lernean Hydra, he does not often use his bow anymore.
* **Allspeak**: Like all Olympians of his race, Hercules can understand and communicate in all languages, Earth's dialects, and various alien languages.
* **Weaponry**:

### Weaknesses

* **Hydra Blood**: The Blood of the Hydra is deadly and was used by one of Hercules' wives, Deianira, to kill him in the days of Ancient Greece, though she was unaware of this fact. Ares later used hollow point bullets filled with Hydra blood while trying to take Hercules down as he knew they could harm, though not kill him, and also drove him into a rage due to the pain.
* **Alcoholism**: Hercules has been shown to be a heavy drinker and to also rely on alcohol to help him deal with grief and guilt. When he does not possess his immortality, and thus his tolerance for alcohol is lowered, this can devolve into a problem and dependance.
* **Rage**: When Hercules enters into a true rage whether it be through his own anger, a manipulation or pain he becomes unable to fully control himself and unable to tell his past from his present and his friends from enemies; this can include vivid and manipulatable hallucinations. While raging, Hercules has harmed, killed and endangered his loved ones.

### Equipment

* **Nemean Lion Skin**: After killing the legendary Template:WP during his Template:WP, Hercules occasionally wore the beast's skin to battle due to its invulnerable properties.
	+ **Invulnerability**: The skin of the Nemean Lion acts as an indestructible armor and shields Hercules from virtually any injury with the possible exception of blunt force attacks, grappling (Arm-twists, joint-locks, etc), and strangulation; the latter being how Hercules was forced to kill the Nemean Lion. As he revealed to Sentry, he stopped wearing it because it gives his opponents something to grab onto.
* **Vast Fortune**: Hercules has gained vast wealth over his long lifetime. He was able to purchase entire bars with gold he had in his pocket. His diverse portfolio required two superheroes a full week to even gather, let alone settle, in the wake of his demise. He was an initial investor in Stark Industries. The original investment was $100,000, but in modern day when the size of the investment was calculated, a second line of zeroes was required.
* **Shield of Perseus**:
* **Helm of Hades**:

### Weapons

* **Sword of Peleus**:
* **Golden Mace**:
* **Wooden Club** (Formerly):
* **Bow and Arrows of Heracles:** A bow with arrows dipped in Hydra blood. Hercules has refused to use his bow after the incident with Nessus.

## External links

* Hercules *Wikipedia*
* Hercules *DC Database*
* Hercules *Marvel Database*

## Notes & Trivia

* Hercules first appeared in *Aquaman Vol 7* #29 (May, 2014).