Hades

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**Hades** is the Gods' representative in the seventh round of Ragnarok, going up against Qin Shi Huang.

Hades wasn't originaly listed on the roster, but the voluteenred to fill Buddha's spot following his betrayal in the previous round.

He's a prominent deity within the Greek Pantheon, being the "**King of the Netherworld**" (冥界の王, *Meikai no Ō*). Hades is also regarded as "**The God Whom Other Gods Rely on the Most**" (神が最も信頼する神, *Kami ga Mottomo Shinrai suru Kami*).

## Appearance

Much like his younger brother, Hades takes the form of a tall and handsome man with a specially-designed eyepatch on his right eye and long, stylish silver hair that spikes up at various spots on his head.

He's shown with a leaf-like pattern tattooed across his forehead, a spiked choker necklace lined, and a bead-like earring on his left ear with many smaller piercings. His attire is shown to be quite formal and extravagant, with a collar that spans all the way to his upper chest, and badges decorated on the left and right side of his coat. Finally, he wears long white jeans and a pair of shoes filled with square patterns.

## Personality

Hades seems to be a very sophisticated and quiet individual while also being a very respected and feared God among the Greek Pantheon, seen when Ares immediately gives up his seat to him at his order and when all the Gods stood at attention upon him entering the arena.

Above all else, Hades seems to love all his younger brothers and firmly believes it is his own duty as the eldest to watch over his brothers' backs. Additionally, Hades also believes it is his duty as the eldest to avenge his younger brothers should they ever die, as evidenced by him coming up from Helheim into Valhalla to participate in the seventh round of Ragnarok, all to avenge Poseidon, who died in the third round.

Despite being a king, Hades believes that Poseidon was the God most worthy of the title.

Although Poseidon's death was the motivation for him to participate in the Ragnarok tournament, he didn't become blinded by rage and hatred; instead, he remained level-headed and kept his composure since the beginning of his match.

In fact, the only time he lost control of himself was upon discovering that his opponent, Qin Shi Huang, shared a similar view on kingship to that of the late Poseidon, to which Hades' response was to burst out howling with laughter at the irony.

He also grew to genuinely respect his opponent's skills as both a warrior and a fellow king. He called the curse that had plagued Qin Shi Huang all his life an unfortunate blight, implying that he would never inflict such a curse on an enemy.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: As the ruler of Helheim and one of the many possible participants of the Titanomachy and Ragnarok, Hades is incredibly powerful. Like his younger brother, Poseidon, he is a fearsome and dangerous God in his own right, so much so that even other Gods were afraid of invoking his wrath. During the Gigantomachy, Hades defeated an entire army of Titans single handedly.

### Physical Abilities

**Godly Strength**: Although not as fast as his brothers, Hades makes up for it with being able to unleash a flurry of multiple heavy jabs with his bident that are so strong, it's implied Qin Shi Huang would've died instantly if they'd landed on him. The thrusts of his bident are so powerful that even the wind created from his attacks can slice opponents, which is how he draws first blood against Qin Shi Huang.

**Godly Speed ​​& Reflexes**: Hades displayed unfathomable movement speed and reaction time, which he can use to enhance his strength, allowing him to buildup a great deal of momentum within his attacks. For example, when Qin Shi Huang's **Tortoise Ripple** touched the blood on top of his skin, Hades managed to move and shifted the crux of his Qi before the attack could go through the blood completely. His bident techniques are so fast, that they can even create afterimages.

**Godly Stamina & Endurance**: Hades possesses godly stamina and endurance. He single-handedly wiped out all the Titans that broke free from Tartarus in the Gigantomachy. In his fight with Qin Shi Huang, Hades received many of his own attacks turned back on him, a large portion of his left arm's skin was ripped off and his side was gouged out, yet he remained unfazed. Hades's immense pain tolerance and endurance for blood loss was also demonstrated when he continued to fight on with his chest slashed open by himself and losing lots of blood to feed his bident for its transformation. The bident continued seeping out his blood throughout the fight but Hades seemed to be completely fine with it and was only put down after Qin Shi Huang's final attack had pierced through his heart.

### Mental Abilities

**Indomitable Will**: Hades has displayed immense willpower. He is regarded as the most reliable God in Heaven, always putting his brothers' well-being over his own safety. He never once showed any signs of fear, even when facing an entire army of Titans by himself.

**Keen Intellect**: Hades is an extremely intelligent individual. During his fight with Qin Shi Huang, Hades was able to quickly notice the Chinese Emperor's ability to disrupt Qi flow and he was also able to come up with a counter for this ability by covering himself with his own blood to be able to see his attack.

### Fighting Abilities

**Master Combatant**: Hades is shown to possess a great deal of knowledge in regard to combat, as shown when he could predict Buddha's next move against Hajun, proving Zeus, Hermes and Ares wrong. He has more than one millennium worth of experience and was said to have fought in countless battles.

**Master Spearman**: Hades wields his bident with a godly degree of skill and proficiency, being able to deliver countless blows in the blink of an eye. He also displayed great dexterity in utilizing his bident in combat, delivering powerful blows incessantly and accurately. According to Ares, Hades possesses complete control over his bident.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a God, Hades is incapable of dying from old age. He is very ancient, being older than the Big Bang, making him over 13.8 billion years old.

**Divine Physiology**: As a God, Hades possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human as well as being impervious to harm by mortal weapons. However, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and strikes from Divine Weapons.

**Matter Manipulation**: Hades is able to manipulate objects to an extent as demonstrated when he fused the remains of Poseidon's trident with that of his own bident, creating a newer, more powerful weapon.

**Divine Blood**: Hades' blood, known as "*Pluto Ichor*" (プルートイーコール, *Purūto Īkōru*), is a special substance. Any Divine Weapon that his blood spills upon, will harbor Hades own life force, making them more powerful in the process. He displayed this ability in the Seventh Round when Hades transformed his bident into an even more powerful weapon called "**Ichor: Desmos**". However, using this ability slowly drains Hades' life force and can result in his death if overused. When Hades used this ability, Qin Shi Huang noticed that Hades' Qi started to flow through his bident, which eventually lead to his downfall.

## Quotes

* (To Ares) "*How long are you going to keep sitting there? That... is my seat.*"
* (To Proteus) "*It is my duty as the elder brother to take revenge for him.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*He was more noble than any other God... more steadfast than any other... and the God most worthy of the title of "king". My younger brother, Poseidon, King of the Seas.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*So you can take one of my attacks and still smile. I would expect nothing less from a king!*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*To think a Human's strength could reach such heights. With that move just now, I had meant to kill you but... you're magnificent.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*I will again admit, Qin Shi Huang... you are worthy of being a king. And thus, I shall answer as King of the Netherworld.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*I cannot lose... As their elder brother, I shan't be defeated.*"
* (To Poseidon) "*Poseidon... I swear... that I... will not lose to anyone. As the elder brother... I shan't be defeated.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*I consider myself proud... to have been able to fight you.*"
* (To Qin Shi Huang) "*Nothing less... from a king.*"
* (Final words before being banished to Niflhel) "*My brothers... I could not... make good on my vow... I have failed as an elder brother... forgive me...*"

## Trivia

* The techniques which Hades used, were named after Greek mythological figures, objects, and concepts:
	+ Persephone was the wife of Hades and the goddess of Spring.
	+ Cornucopia is a horn that produce endless food and nourishment, which belongs to a goddess who protected Zeus when Zeus was still an infant.
	+ Ichor is the blood of the gods and immortals, and became part of ambrosia which Heracles had drank.
	+ Eos is the goddess of dawn.

## References

1. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 50 (Page 8-9).
2. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 39).
3. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 62 (Page 25).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 35).
5. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 57 (Page 28).
6. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 57 (Page 25).
7. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 59 (Page 76).
8. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 62 (Page 30).
9. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 49).
10. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 52).
11. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 61 (Page 22).
12. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 58 (Page 3).
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 61 (Page 32).
14. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 50).
15. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 56 (Page 54).
16. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 57 (Page 35).
17. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 60 (Page 14).
18. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 61 (Page 34).
19. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 50 (Page 8).
20. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 57 (Page 28-29).
21. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 58 (Page 1-2).
22. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 60 (Page 21).
23. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 61 (Page 14-15).
24. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 61 (Page 39-40).
25. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 62 (Page 25-26).
26. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 64 (Page 11).
27. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 64 (Page 29-30).
28. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 64 (Page 31-33).