| Hades | |
|---|---|
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| Biographical Information | |
| Name: | Hades |
| God: | The Underworld |
| Home: | Olympus |
| Family: |
Cronus (Father) |
| Wife: | |
| Weapon: | |
| Abilities: |
Immortality |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Black |
| Height: | 6'4 |
| Character Information | |
| First appearance: | Man's Worst Enemy |
| Portrayed by: | Trevor Devall |
| GALLERY | |
Hades is the God of The Underworld and Persephone's husband.
Appearance[]
Hades is a tall man with purple skin and a lean but muscular build. He often wears a purple toga and occasionally wears his Helmet of Darkness.
Personality[]
As somewhat of a neutral deity, he does not often have direct involvement in the matters of the young heroes unless it directly involves the Underworld, such as when Cronus attempted to claim rulership of the realm of the dead.
He is rather soft spoken and friendly but, when tested, he can get rather angry and aggressive; best seen when he physically attacked Cronus when he thought Persephone fell in love with him.
In The Series[]
He has purple skin, black hair, and a dark purple robe, and he speaks in an effeminate English accent. Hades loves his wife dearly and spoils Cerberus, his "puppy". During the Titanomachy, he was to use his Helmet of Invisibility to steal the weapons in Cronus' armory. He returns in Season Two to personally escort Cronus to The Underworld and to be sentenced by King Minos; due to Cronus' cunning, Hades and Persephone are imprisoned in hourglasses until the heroes arrive. Persephone deliberately incites her husband, who breaks free and enters a brawl with Cronus. Cronus describes him as "the second son and a disappointment".
He has a temper problem similar to his wife Persephone which is shown in "Cronus Vanquished" when Persephone incites him causing his skin color and appearance to change to a more demonic look as a response to Persephone's supposed betrayal. Persephone later apologizes for her behavior saying that she had to "Bring out the worst" in her husband.
Mythology[]
Hades is the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea. According to myth he and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated The Titans and claimed rulership over the universe ruling the underworld, air, and sea, respectively; the solid earth, long the province of Gaia, was available to all three concurrently. Because of his association with the underworld, Hades is often interpreted by modern media as the Grim Reaper or even the Devil, even though he was not.
The series version of Hades is fairly close to his mythological version, being that he is mainly neutral between good and evil yet often aided the heroes who came to him rather than most portrayals of him being evil and wanting to obtain Zeus' position as king of the Gods.
Powers and Abilities[]
As the God of the Underworld, Hades has dominion over the dead and the realms of the Underworld, as well as control over Thanatos. He also possesses the standard powers of the gods such as Immortality, Invincibility, etc.
In Recipe for Disaster and Pandemonium, Hades was not present when the Gods were being affected by lack of properly prepared ambrosia and the Tree of Immortality nearly being destroyed so it is unknown if he too suffers through the same problems or not.
Episode Appearance[]
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Season One |
Season Two |
Relationships[]
- Persephone: Unlike most telling's of their story, Hades is a very loving and affectionate husband to Persephone, even becoming incredibly jealous and infuriated when Persephone appeared to fall in love with Cronus; unaware that it was a decoy to allows the heroes a chance to attack. While they are not often shown together for very long, they have a very loving and supportive relationship.
Trivia[]
- While it is never mentioned in the series, Hades is the older brother to Zeus, Poseidon, and their siblings.
- In original Greek myths, as the first born of Cronus' children, Hades, by law of birth, should have inherited rulership instead of Zeus despite the outcome of the war.
- Hades is also one of very few deities who does not have any descendants.