Heracles wants a 1v1 | Hades 2

Similar to Nemesis who sometimes is waiting in your runs Heracles will do something similar
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[@ghastlyghifin4029]

Zag's going to be *so* jealous of his sister once he's out of time stasis. Not only has she managed to meet Hercules while he was stuck with Theseus, she's actually managed to earn his respect. Or at least as much respect as he can give at this point.

[@soedragons3582]

On the other hand Chaos thinks that our favorite boy Zag is more fun

[@helpgirlimhavingalifecrisis]

Heracles is the Greek word, Hercules is the Roman.

[@Dostoron]

@@soedragons3582 is being thought of as amusing by CHAOS a good thing? feels like the kind of attention that makes you bleed.

[@ImDaRealBoi]

@@Dostoron I mean he gave zag an egg so yeah it's a pretty good deal

[@redashura9255]

*Heracles

[@elver2218]

I really love his design all of his designs in media showcases how *"godly" strong* he is. Here He looks so absurdly strong but in a very *"human"* way

[@MrAzulmagia]

I think is because of how jaded he is here, he looks tired and done with this, but still he moves on.

[@edoardom3677]

Most of all, he has scars! The gods rarely get them, even after being in eons of fights! He still is half human, a few hundreds of years already have him all scarred and battered up

[@InternetIsWild]

What do you mean?

[@Andrej-tt1yi]

@@edoardom3677Its probably from his mortal days. In myth , in the fight against the nemean lion he lost one of his fingers.

[@chumunga648]

I like how Heracles seems like a jerk but it's clear that he's trying to keep everyone out of his life so they don't end up in danger. Every now and then you see his noble personality shine through

[@DarkeLourd]

When you accidentally kill your wife and child in a bout of divine madness I can definitely see why you'd try to keep people at arm's length.

[@thatonegirljonesy9750]

He suffered a lot as a mortal, if that’s still a thing.

[@laikhoabang]

I mean the mofo was made to kill his teacher, his family and after the 10 labors, they denied 2 out of it and made him do another 2 in place of said labor. Even at the very end he was betrayed by his fiancé. I'd be quite skeptical of people just watching the mofo suffered let alone experience it.

[@ApexGale]

i love that they do the jotaro hat thing where the lion's head and mane blend seamlessly into heracles' own hair

[@theolob99]

Herc "Star Platinum !" Meli "Stone Free !"

[@thanhnguyenquoc9762]

Heracles kinda sound jerky but to be honest you may grow bitter and aloof like him had your life been through so much shit ngl .

[@hartantoanggoro]

He is a battle hardened warrior, though he may hates his predicament, he seldoms complaining. Much like his uncle, Hades.

[@comicalcosmonaut959]

I mean, Hera practically went after him since he was a baby and caused him to kill his wife and son. And he did those 12 stupidly unfair labors for a jerkass king. Yeah, i don't blame him for being a bitter man

[@Robert-wf7xu]

​@@comicalcosmonaut959Not only that his second wife bathed his clothes in the blood of a centaur that made him feel like he was constantly burning, and then she killed herself, while he went to build himself a pyre so he could finally die, only to be "ascended" by Gods.

[@pineapple5175]

​@@comicalcosmonaut959pretty sure it was originally 10 or so but said dickhead king made 2 more because "nuh uh, didn't count"

[@claymore-kid7114]

Every Greek hero has a fatal flaw and Heracles is Wrath. The man, for all his heroics, is has always been an angry person. It’s honestly refreshing to have a version of him with the edge of his original self rather than the Disney-fied version of the man. Between his anger issues and his infamous Labors the man has lived a life of hardship.

[@lukasv4893]

Aight no one’s talking about this and it’s bugging me, I Love the thought put into this game because Herakles’ idle animation on screen where he leans off his club is one for one with his most famous statue with him leaning in his club don’t believe me look it up.

[@TrinTrin95]

I looked it up, and holy crap, that is the best detail I have seen in a game.

[@NghiaTran-pg1is]

at least they don't do him dirty like in GOW

[@Hei2-fx2oc]

What do you mean?

[@herpderp3622]

@@Hei2-fx2oc American games/comics/movies/shows have a tendency to depict Heracles as a braindead meathead that was all muscle. When in fact his myth is the complete opposite - true, he does have strength to overpower anyone in a fight, but he relies on his wit and quick thinking to get through most of the labors. Supergiant's version seems to give him depth. He seems gruff and scornful of Melinoe, but from the dialogue shown so far it's clearly deeply rooted in the shit the Gods have put him through during life. I'm really looking forward to his full story in the game.

[@maksudshtrudel1089]

@@herpderp3622he did beat the hydra by realizing its weakness and also while he technically overpowered the Nimean lion, he only had to resort to it cause he knew that blades would be useless and the smart option would be too do internal damage

[@thedarkderp2520]

Yep as soon as i read the title i knew someone would mention gow

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

@@thedarkderp2520 His final labor, kidnapping Cerberus, also counts. He essentially just went down into the underworld, all the way to Hades' palace, and told him what the gods above want him to do and if he could borrow Cerberus until the gods give up and claim the labor complete. Hades only asked Cerberus remain unharmed, but otherwise accepted.

[@atticusv668]

Fun fact: the voice actor, Matthew Waterson, is also the current voice of Magneto in X-Men 97.

[@johnsmetanick745]

“Cyclops must have caught your scent, though…”

[@BigBrezzy]

And the Doom Slayer in Doom Eternal.

[@carrot656]

At first i was wondering why hes acting like such a meanie, but then i remembered all the shit hes gone through.

[@parasitone0814]

12 funny labors indeed

[@phuct4980]

Killing his own fucking family sure didn’t help

[@Wolf_bunny]

Figuratively and literally, there was a lot of shit in the 5th labor.

[@FratoiuAlex]

Not to mention Hera hating his guts because his dad can't keep it in his pants

[@kzaanimefan4836]

​@@Wolf_bunny was that the one where he flooded an entire place?

[@tiffanychan9627]

Why does Hercules addresses Melinoe "sister"? Is it because he recognizes that she is part human/mortal via Persephone (who in Hades-verse is born from Demeter and a mortal man)? Or maybe a "sister-in-arms"...kind of?

[@chronorebel_greatgryffon1312]

It seems to be an endearing, if slightly condescending, nickname.

[@borkbork4374]

They are cousins. She's the daughter of Hades and he's the son of Zeus.

[@tiffanychan9627]

I just remembered that Melinoe in the source material is a daughter of Zeus and Persephone. (Of course this is not true in Hades II, but maybe Hercules calling Melinoe "sister" is a reference to that)

[@miketheodd2972]

I like to think Hercules has unintentionally caused people to think the people he refers to as sisters/brothers as his actual siblings. So when a mortal overhear him saying that they think that Zeus is that person's father because you know Zeus is his dad

[@hartantoanggoro]

Because he knows that Melinoe is a demigod and to Heracles, another demigod means another siblings.

[@bratprica6383]

Out of all the characters you can see fight along or against you, I swear none of them feel as powerful as Heracles does, even Hades didn't feel so strong in the first game. They really did the title "mightiest of men" justice.

[@RaidVibe]

I can take him

[@sunischhitshrestha9761]

In a fight right

[@mariavictoriabonanzalabbao5329]

@@sunischhitshrestha9761 what else do you mean?

[@orbitronviktoriusii6325]

​@@mariavictoriabonanzalabbao5329😏😏😏😏

[@falconeshield]

​@@sunischhitshrestha9761The lion sure didn't

[@DylanJo123]

​@@mariavictoriabonanzalabbao5329 its a star wars meme reference.

[@nhannguyenhoangtai1442]

Now I wish I could see Achilles in action too

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

he got put into the fridge along with Zagreus :(

[@parasitone0814]

​@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 they're cooling together at the nice family reunion

[@balmoral0095]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 oh how cool would it be if we could see zag x achilles in action once we rescue them

[@SpectralSlugger]

bro so cold with it, you take a swing and he just says "Ill-advised."

[@caos1925]

love how intense his face is

[@hopefulfriend4163]

While I do appreciate that he's obviously more jaded due to all that's happened to him and that he isn't just a pure noble hero who is only good, I do hope that he gets just a smidge put into his place compared to Melinoë. Maybe he can say he tried to 1v1 Chronos but got whooped.

[@MrAzulmagia]

Don't do him dirty like that, and give him a pass, the poor guy already suffered enought in his myth alone.

[@hopefulfriend4163]

@MrAzulmagia Fair enough lol maybe a fight with the titan of time was a bit harsh, though I do think he should just a bit nicer to his younger coz, she has been through a lot as well after all. Maybe after a full heart bar

[@parasitone0814]

​@@hopefulfriend4163titan of time* sorry

[@hopefulfriend4163]

@parasitone0814 nah you good, you right too, my bad

[@Ender41948]

@@hopefulfriend4163 You know, I noticed early on that there are a lot of characters in Hades II compared to the first that are kinda jerks. In the first game, I'd say the worst it got was Alecto and Theseus, one was just a sadist and one was...Thesues. Here we got Nemesis, Scylla, Narcissus, Chronos (dunno if he has motive yet, so I hesitate to put him here full heartedly), now Heracles...

[@jojogacha974]

Wow they got his name right

[@thewick-j1837]

It is nice they didn't use his roman spelling.

[@ayandas3852]

I cant wait see themytholgyguy reaction on hercules finally being HERACLES

[@awesomepork101]

He's so big, like nemesis

[@parasitone0814]

True but dude doesn't wanna fight he got too much on his plate already

[@velvetdraws3452]

Im so glad they got heracles so damn accurate, im always tired when they portray him as dumb in games/pop culture, or even worse spell his name as "hercules" in a greek setting

[@giacomoromano8842]

To be entirely fair, it was magic that did Heracles in, and he may think that said magic came from his wife cursing him. It is perfectly feasible of him to hate magic.

[@Andrew_Malyshev]

it seems i've just got a spoiler

[@theolob99]

Melinoe "Why do you keep calling me sister ? I'm your cousin !"

[@amorfatikhb]

oh, i love their interactions lol

[@morp4212]

I could take him... Hmm? Oh yeah in a fight, of course...

[@SpiritualDemo]

I rush to take any door or buy any item that nemesis may take. Heracles though, I take my time and whatever happens I’m fine with.

[@indra_vrtrahan]

Knowing what Heracles has gone through, i dont blame how he is.

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

shouldn't herc be a god like his entire end of his myth is his rise to godhood

[@jordanloux3883]

He is, but I think he'd rather be anywhere other than on Mount Olympus with his family...

[@zxshadowxz]

Spoiler. It seems that this is Heracles mid journey. He hasn’t yet suffered the Hydra Venom, and so he has yet to become a God.

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

@@zxshadowxz then that doesnt explain his personality because despite his suffering he was what people would call a himbo super nice and friendly even to a guy he just met

[@JayJayM57]

@@durrangodsgrief6503 if you listen to his lines, he appears to be during the 12 labors. 2:30 if this is during the labors or after them, that means it is after Hera got him drunk with rage and had him kill his family. so you can understand why he is keeping his distance from everyone.

[@haihuynh8772]

@@JayJayM57No, he's dead and revived. The first game talked about him having been in Elysium for some time. His 12 labors are over but he's still acting as the gods' cleanup crew.

[@ysgramornorris2452]

I like how he calls her "sister". Dude, she's your _cousin._

[@yoyo777]

bro