Hercules

**Hercules** is the Demigod son of Zeus by Alcmene, and one of the world's heroes.

## Appearance

Hercules has short strawberry-blond hair and blue wide-eyes and wears a brown sweatband on his head. Hercules is handsome, robust, and very masculine. He is bronzed, not just "filled out" but square-jawed, chiseled faced, broad-shouldered, top-heavy, muscular, and brawny, gaining larger biceps and pectorals and thickened neck, with his chest puffed out and his feet now nicely turned out. Hercules has a sharp jawline and an extremely broad neck, conveying his immense strength. While he is the pinnacle of physical perfection, with muscles rippling all over his body, Hercules retained some of his flaws from his awkward teenage years of which he never quite grows out. He is still sensitive with strong but gentle features. As a hero, Hercules wears a brown warrior armor gear with a dark brown belt, brown wristbands, and matching warrior sandals. He also gains a long light blue cape on the back of his tunic and wields a warrior sword and shield.

## Personality

Hercules is the vibrant, tenacious and optimistic son of Zeus. Hercules may be a demigod, but he is still considered a mortal. Throughout his life, Hercules is portrayed as gawky and awkward, but mostly clumsy because of not having control of his godly strength, which tends to accidentally cause destruction. Among his tics, Herc has an energy and a sort of naïveté quality, having been raised as a polite, hardworking farmer in the country. His insecurity stemmed from how hard it was for him to find his place in the world because of how alone and out of place he was. Hercules had often dreamed of a far-off place where crowds would cheer when they saw him, instead of running in the opposite direction. Sometimes he felt like hitting the road to search for that place. He'd go the distance, walk every mile without complaining, and go almost anywhere to feel that he belonged. Hercules searched the sky with the shooting star as if he might find the answer somewhere among the clouds. After learning the truth about his true parentage and godhood, Hercules's head began to fill with dreams of becoming a true hero.

While his strength is well above average, Hercules isn't all that intelligent, but what the starry-eyed hero lacks in outstanding brains and wits, the more he makes up for it in his compassion and the desire to do good. His "fearless and proud" heroism and "daring deeds" are especially appreciated in a world with constant turmoil around every corner, be it by the hands of a man or beast. Whether he was the scrawny teenager or the muscular hero, Hercules is affable, earnest, compassionate and polite. Even though Herc is very brave, he can still be sensitive, with strong but gentle features. Without any doubt, Hercules's most dominant trait is his innocence and massively kind heart. His teenage years were difficult with his lack of coordination and tendency to break things. Hercules had tried to do what was right for his family, but it hadn't worked the way he had hoped. When he grows into an adult strongman and a first-class hero, Hercules still retains flaws of which he never quite grew out, such as an "innocent farm-boy routine" as Megara once called it, as well as his optimism. Even after becoming a worldwide phenomenon, Hercules still had his honest, sweet, cheerful and friendly nature, not once letting the fame dangerously inflate his ego.

Optimistic and vibrant, Hercules had dreams of becoming a true hero, battling monsters, rescuing damsels, and other acts of heroism. He barreled himself into situations without thinking, and got into trouble. And even when outmatched physically and mentally, Hercules would stand his ground and was determined to prove that he isn't afraid. Whenever he confronted a foe, Hercules tried to act bold, sometimes with bravado or by using good manners, but words failed him. He would try and mask his alarm, but that only made it more obvious and he begins to doubt his abilities. Enemies would already had the jump on Hercules, the former usually by being angry at this nuisance or if the naïve hero lets his guard down, causing him to get slammed, dunked, sent flying or beaten in a series of blunders. And yet each time, Hercules had gotten back up, equally as angry and more determined than ever. He would fight as hard as he could as long as he could. But once he concentrated, focused, analyzed the situation and controlled his strength, Hercules would come out victorious. His versatility also allows him to find his way out of situations by unorthodox methods. Upon completion of his training, Hercules became less gawky and klutzy but more athletic and skillful in his heroics, albeit eager and sometimes reckless. However, Hercules does get arrogant, swaggering and puffing out his chest, his brash confidence growing.

## History

### Youth and Early Life

Hercules was born under the double sign of strength and light. In fact, he has a divine kinship since his biological father is Zeus, who wanted to give himself a son capable of being a powerful protector for immortals and mortals alike. Zeus went down to the city of Thebes at night, and there, having taken the shape of Amphitryon, he joined his wife. When Amphitryon returned shortly after a victorious expedition, he threw himself into his wife's arms. From these two successive unions, Alcmène would conceive two false twins: Hercules and Iphicles.

His birth was difficult because of Hera, who delayed him and did not hesitate a few months later to send two snakes to devour him in his cradle; but he suffocated them with his bare hands.

He then received a solid military, sports and artistic education, but he was a difficult pupil because he accidentally killed his music teacher.

By the time he had reached his 18th year, Hercules was sent to the countryside where he undertook to kill the lion of Citheron, who was decimating the herds of Amphitryon and his neighbor, King Thespios.

Armed with his club, he exterminated throughout the world, robbers and monsters of all kinds; he fought tyrants, and the gods themselves.

### Labors of Hercules

1. Kill the Nemean Lion.
2. Kill the Lernean Hydra.
3. Capture the Cerynite doe.
4. Kill the Erymanthian Boar.
5. Clean the stables of Augias.
6. Destroy the Stymphalian Birds.
7. Kill the Bull of Marathon.
8. Steal the man-eating horses belonging to Diomedes of Thrace.
9. Bring back the belt of the Amazon Hippolyte.
10. Steal the sheep of Geryon
11. Steal three apples from the Hesperides.
12. Tame Cerberus.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immortality**: Having been breastfed by Hera, Hercules became immortal, insensitive to aging, illness and certain physical injuries. However, he is still vulnerable to Hydra's poison.
* **Superhuman strength**: Hercules is endowed with immense physical strength, he has been able to replace the giant Atlas and support the sky on his shoulders, suffocate the Nemean Lion with the strength of his arms and show many other physical feats.
* **Superhuman endurance**: Hercules can fight for days or weeks without getting tired. His endurance is generally greater than the monsters he faces, which allows him to defeat them by exhaustion.
* **Skills of warlord**: Hercules is a charismatic warlord, capable of arousing warriors to go into battle with ease.