Hades

*"You've used my bident well."*
―**Hades** to **Seraphim** in *War for Olympus*.
**Hades** is the ruler of the Underworld and the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

## History

Very little is known about Hades' past prior to the series.

### Throughout the Series

In *A Call to Arms*, a flashback showed Hades participating in the Gigantomachy where he witnessed the birth of the Giants from the last Titan's blood when it spilled into the sea and fought alongside his fellow gods, where he effortlessly slain a Giant, the source of the demons' power ages later with his bident, and in the final assault led by Zeus.

In *War for Olympus*, Hades faces the dead Seraphim. Seraphim attempts to summon the bident; however, Hades calls on it, and it goes to him. He introduces himself and tells Seraphim that he used his bident well. Seraphim realizes he is in the Underworld, and Hades comments that where he is going is far worse than he can imagine, but he can help him, telling him to kneel. This only angers Seraphim who screams in rage.

## Personality

Hades appears to be an ambiguous man who compliments Seraphim for using his bident well after recovering it and promises him freedom from his predicament in the Underworld in exchange for his loyalty, telling him to kneel.

During the god's civil war, Hades remained neutral and took no part in it.

## Physical Appearance

Hades first appears in a flashback where he and the other gods battled the Giants. He wore a helmet, armor, and a cape.

At the end of War for Olympus, Hades appears to Seraphim as a tall, muscular man with pale skin wearing black robes and golden jewels.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immortality:** As a god Hades is ageless, if not extremely long-lived.
* **Superhuman Strength:** During Hades battle with the Giants he displayed feats of great supernatural strength, enabling him to effortlessly slay a Giant with the aid of his bident.
* **Darkness Mimicry:** Hades seemed able to transform himself into a stream of darkness while fighting the Giants.
	+ **Superhuman Speed and/or Teleportation**: In his darkness form, Hades is able to move and/or transport himself at great speeds for quick attacks, as he was able to employ this when he slew a giant.
* **Necroscience:** As god of the dead it is likely that Hades has complete knowledge of all the spirits who enter his realm of the underworld, as he knew where Seraphim was going, saying that "where you're going is far worse than you can imagine."
* **Levitation:** Hades could hover and move through the air.

## Paraphernalia

* **Bident:** After Seraphim's death, Hades reclaimed his bident. He possesses total control over his bident, being able to mentally call it to himself.

## Trivia

* His name is or has become synonymous with the Underworld itself.
* In Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld, was the first-born son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three older sisters, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, as well as a younger brother, Poseidon, all of whom had been swallowed whole by their father as soon as they were born. Later, Rhea gave birth to another son, Hades' youngest brother, Zeus. Zeus was hidden away and raised to defeat his father and save his older siblings.

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