How to demoralize your dad. Hades vs AFK Zagreus.

[@FanOfMostEverything]

"This hurts me more than it hurts you, boy." "Well, you're not wrong..."

[@x3dwany371]

Lmao

[@steel_ball_run_enjoyer]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

Zag: Oh it’s gonna…

[@ajlukan6959]

jajjajajajajjaja

[@novaexx6587]

😂😂😂😂

[@LordTyph]

Hades: Show me your technique. Zagreus: Alright. Here goes nothing.

[@amycox5733]

Literally nothing

[@karanoelle4819]

Underrated comment

[@PNSee1994]

My boy Zagreus has pulled full Sans Undertale here.

[@iculas]

Epic. You deserve a cookie.

[@rowdyriolu1]

How do I subscribe to a comment

[@alienvseditor]

I can imagine Zeus laughing his Olympian ass off while zapping Hades every single time he hits Zagreus

[@mizuki2264]

For him (Zeus), it’s probably some dispute with his bro Hades and is glad to help beat him

[@Oriaks]

don't forget Athena, she is making Hades hit himself.

[@Seb_No.13]

And Ares

[@DarlexGardenWarden]

This reply made me laugh a fuck ton Once I improve with animatics/animations I will do this

[@ambientNexus]

​@@DarlexGardenWarden How's it coming along?

[@debil253]

Hades died doing what he loved... beating the shit out of his son

[@thatboyakira4202]

He what now?

[@FallenDemonFly]

Seems leggit 👍

[@moriskhutrapali5280]

man, i m dead💀

[@arandomqueerfanpeep7655]

​@@moriskhutrapali5280 say hi to zagreus

[@thegreygoblin5165]

Truly the Joe Jackson of the Gods

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

POV: you are skelly

[@lifionda5882]

IM Dying AGAFFAFS

[@luckylifer5174]

you know the voice actor of skelly and zagreus is the same person?

[@lifionda5882]

@@luckylifer5174 yea that jarred me when i saw the credits LOL

[@gt-gamingx853]

Hhaha

[@enaidgollwyd]

No le sabes al POV

[@chelseaandrea7474]

He's just standing there MENACINGLY

[@gt-gamingx853]

All counter skills

[@malikvonberg9820]

Why are we here?

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@malikvonberg9820 Just to suffer?

[@YhelloWish]

YARE YARE DAZE

[@natalieueno]

oh... I wonder if that's a Jojo or a Deltarune reference lol

[@arowace498]

Zag saying "Agh, got me!" sarcastically

[@glassphoenix9095]

[zagreus voice] agh, call an ambulance, call an ambulance! BUT NOT FOR ME

[@Drekromancer]

@@glassphoenix9095 *cocks Adamant Rail*

[@NotDanP1an]

“Oh, I’m mad” 1:20

[@celestialcolosseum]

Skelly moment

[@solwilkinson8551]

@@glassphoenix9095 lol

[@calydlee]

This fight is basically just Zagreus walking in and all the gods he earned the favor of being like "now just stand there and look pretty while we handle this"

[@Mr.Chicken815]

Zag sure is a pretty boy

[@Brianna58321]

@@Mr.Chicken815 i was gonna comment the exact same thing lmaoo

[@benton4692]

Zagreus was gonna be ganameades replacement lol

[@northernalpine4350]

Zagreus is pretty tho.

[@jimstoesz3878]

I can absolutely imagine Aphrodite saying that though, it's almost *too* in-character!

[@satyropodobny101]

Grant me the aspect of Luigi!

[@nerv-nz2tt]

I cant stop laughing

[@THEO00900]

Zagreus: Words of awakening: Luigi time!

[@________----------.........]

What's the reference?

[@THEO00900]

@@________----------......... Luigi in Smash is a meme. Look for videos where Luigi beats every other character without moving or attacking at all.

[@________----------.........]

@@THEO00900 thx

[@machineboy686]

Zagreus Wins By Doing Absolutely Nothing - 10 heat edition

[@captainmoostache5578]

Didn't realise until that comment

[@hiiistrex2838]

Any idea which heat it might've been? They didn't show the summary at the end

[@machineboy686]

@@hiiistrex2838 Check top left corner

[@hiiistrex2838]

@@machineboy686 I meant the specific heat, not the overall number. For example benefits package vs middle management

[@drakematsen4978]

@@hiiistrex2838 well, he definitely doesn't have Extreme Measures 4 on, I tell you what.

[@TheFlyingslug]

"Show me your technique!" zagreus: "how about no"

[@kaidatong1704]

no, I don’t think I will all right, then. keep your secrets

[@LunaRayArclight]

The absolute balls to just sit and watch and hope that you buffed Zagreus up enough for this as he gets the biggest beat down...

[@Firefight_]

I could almost *feel* the player’s tension at the end, when Zag had 15 health left.

[@Bbqdinner]

In case they didn't feel it, I sure did.

[@drsupermonk7831]

@@Bbqdinner Yeah I was only watching and I was getting hella stressed lol, I can't imagine what they felt

[@powerowl2120]

@@drsupermonk7831 probably the same seeing as they were just watching too, pretty much lmao

[@Angie-ji7be]

If I were them, I would've been so tempted to go for that Dionysus call

[@jennicornplayz8178]

Zagreus: Oh im mad Also Zagreus: Stands angrily

[@cowbless]

Hades: Hi, mad, I'm dad.

[@BloodLegaZ]

Really was hoping for some special dialogue there. Hades: "Are you pitching some kind of fit boy? Move!!!"

[@pheenmachine]

True. Especially considering how many dialog options there are for little things here and there

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

I would have liked if they'd made Hades get super mad at the gods over this because they're basically all throwing shit at him from Olympus here, and like maybe get some god dialogue in there too just as the cherry on top of the cake

[@vullord666]

@@pheenmachine tbf that’d imply they imagined someone able to have the setup to kill hades without even playing. They did an amazing job with the dialogue, but they’re only human and scores of individual players are bound to think up unique situations they never considered.

[@santiagoriveroll91]

@@vullord666 True, but it's the same team that considered what dialogue should happen if you get to him in your very first try or without any boons, so to think of this situation isn't so out of the park for them

[@tahirkasap2904]

@@vullord666 it doesnt necessarily have to be an AFK Zagreus dialogue, Hades could scream at the Olympian gods that do damage to him one way or another and those gods could respond accordingly

[@Jeebroski]

"oh I'm mad" *Doesn't do anything*

[@_DanerJimenez_]

twitter in a nutshell

[@gluessb]

@@_DanerJimenez_ W reply

[@gotmog22]

I think he is using sheer passive aggressiveness

[@Jeebroski]

@@gotmog22 The sound of his voice alone scared people.

[@aidencook5524]

Nah he meant mad like crazy

[@DarkAngel-jo8ix]

What’s more humiliating? Beating Hades without getting hit, or beating Hades without hitting him?

[@10ReasonsWhy]

At least in one of them, you're actually trying.

[@anotherwea6692]

for hades, i sopouse you mean

[@catdust0348]

Both

[@matthewbailey6591]

This has to be an achievement

[@dragoniteplays9962]

Yes

[@popump2617]

Afterwards Hades went crying to Persephone about how their son basically bullied him.

[@connortg5]

Persephone would then go to “reprimand” Zagreus but burst out laughing once she got out of earshot

[@malenkas3]

Hades: "Zagreus! Show me your technique! " Zagreus: *takes a hit from a bong*

[@mizuki2264]

“Father, this is my technique.”

[@Celestial-yq6hz]

The technique of “HIT ME!!” 😆😅

[@owa1985]

Had me at the edge of my seat near the end there. Cutting it close, even with 684 max hp.

[@wildrose8053]

Ya nealy had a heart attack in last 5 second lol

[@ngocluong5715]

Well he still have skelly revive to chew so eh

[@calicokity1]

@@ngocluong5715 He didn't use the Lucky Tooth, he was using the Spiked Collar from Cerberus

[@chaeriplease]

Someone did this on 15 heat with 380 hp and had one death defiance remaining

[@NotDanP1an]

@@ngocluong5715 It would show a skull on the death defy circles

[@realDarkPeterson]

Zagreus just going like "Stop hitting yourself."

[@ThePoshNinja]

Zagreus “Oh I’m mad” STANDS HARDER

[@B_Raub]

The fact that this kind of shit is even possible in this game speaks volumes to the diversity in abilities. Great video, man !

[@MirrorDepth]

15hp, what a close call.

[@АндрейГребенщиков-е7р]

nah, he also had skelly revive

[@MirrorDepth]

@@АндрейГребенщиков-е7р I don't see it. Did the game use to not display it next to other second chances?

[@kptmstr]

It has the dog collar, extra hp

[@celexter84]

@@MirrorDepth Yup, he wasn't using Skelly's Lucky Tooth.

[@Brandonious15987]

Why didn't he die on that last hit? Does the game side with Zag on ties?

[@mas8705]

Hades: Lazy good for nothing- *dies*

[@lincolny2220]

this is how Hypnos beats the game

[@CallMeMimi27]

Hades sayin "what shall it take for you to cease making me face you here" has the same energy as "why'd won't you die?!" From Raiden.

[@CallMeMimi27]

revenge boons father, they retaliate in response of physical trauma.

[@nyokko36]

Lord Luigi, in the name of Hades, I accept your message

[@JeshuaMorbus]

Underrated comment XD

[@LordTyph]

Luigi: H-Huh? Who is this? A-re you some kind of ghost? No no no, I just got done dealing with King Boo again, I really don't need this...

[@A1zek]

I like how Hades unintentionally push Zagreus to exit to the surface like: "Go on, already, i don't have all day."

[@ilkesarpsoylu2990]

stop hitting yourself

[@MildlyAggressiveOni]

This is called “demoralize your dad”, but this is demoralizing me. His second phase is always such a pain.

[@CCookies]

ye im so bad at this game and this dude wins by doing absolutely nothing geez

[@Guirko]

I actually hate his first phase more, always summoning those annoying wretches

[@MildlyAggressiveOni]

@@Guirko After I learned how to avoid his lasers, I do too.

[@savary5050]

The first phase is harder

[@lucasliber1362]

Third phase is hell if unprepared 💀

[@ThatMadCat]

Can't wait for Orpheus to sing about this one.

[@anissa4660]

I'm not mad that this happened, I'm mad that you didn't share the boons you used.

[@nedrynthecheeto66]

Looks like Zeus revenge, Athena revenge, Ares revenge, and the duo (?) boon that automatically activates revenge damage every 3 seconds Might also be the jolted thing to pair with the Zeus revenge, but I didn't pay that close attention

[@Zackapo]

@@nedrynthecheeto66 yeah but how did they reach 600+ hp

[@nedrynthecheeto66]

@@Zackapo Well, breaking down the possibilities, they probably went for darkness (increase max HP with gem expansion and mirror), and there are several others - Dio nectar, I'm guessing they might have gotten Demeter early to affect all HP gains, and I think there's an Aphrodite boon that works similarly... Not to mention the dog collar, a hell of a lot of luck with Centaur hearts (so probably a Thanatos encounter), and other factors. But this is all just guesses. I'm not the one who did this run, after all

[@nedrynthecheeto66]

Quick note on this I got the Demeter thing wrong, she only affects regen, not max HP, so it was PROBABLY Aphrodite

[@LiamFarleyMA]

@@nedrynthecheeto66 cerberus collar and aspect of Arthur raise hp too.

[@TheVirusWar]

They should make an achievement for this. If the game receives no input from the player and the Hades dies. "Careful! He's a God"

[@VanessaMagick]

way too RNG to be an achievement. a funny line of dialogue would be good though

[@God-yr9rs]

Too much rng

[@serbiagamingiscool515]

@@VanessaMagick i dont see how it being really rng makes a difference in why it should or shouldnt be an achievement

[@itsjayh]

@@serbiagamingiscool515 would be too hard to purposefully get it

[@JJ-qo7th]

@@itsjayh Bingo. Whole point of achievement is that you *achieved* something that can be done on purpose.

[@lawnmower16]

I love him regenerating in the middle of the fight like "IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT" comedy gold

[@SJDSH777]

Cool but would have been nice to show the boon and stat screen when you beat him. Thanks

[@zygardegodslayer4750]

I had a run as close as this, finishing him with no death defiances and only twenty two HP left. Of course, I was actually trying.

[@RockyLXXXVIII]

Closest run yet was no more defiances and 3 health with the gloves

[@Thekjukamberr]

I just beat him for the first time. 0 cheat death and 1hp left, installed the game 3days ago, 13 attempts total :) holymoly I've almost pissed himself seeing him dying when I was 1hp

[@StylishWitch]

my first ever victory, beat him with no death defiances and 1 hp left. I was screaming

[@J21C412D0]

Damn on your 13th attempt 3 days after playing the game for the first time? Took me like 3 weeks, 46 attempts to beat it.

[@Tanukkin]

Are you winning, son?

[@ShadowsWrath4]

"UNFORTUNATELY, YES! OW OW OW OW OW---"

[@Mat5881]

I could swear that I haven't seen a comment section this creative , this diverse and this funny, in a *while.* Compliments to the chefs. Euphoria took over me like never before.

[@artius2993]

Queue 'It has to be this way" with Hades punching Zagreus

[@GewalfofWivia]

At least Hades got to the final phase of the boss

[@blackmac1970]

Amazing. Still get killed sometimes even when I press buttons.

[@thehermit8618]

Hades: If i attack you, will you die? Zagreus: It would be extremely painful.... _for you_

[@legna_arrugginita]

"Making the mother of all nectars, father. Can't fret over every apple!" "Nggh!! Why won't you die?" "You can't hurt me, Hades. Olympian boons, DAD"

[@flavoredchin]

Don't mind me, just here struggling with three heat.

[@aeb4865]

Just use Aspect of Rama for the bow. And if you come across a hammer, prioritize Explosive Shot, Twin Shot, Point Blank Shot. Explosive Shot with Twin Shot or the one with the triple shot whose name I forgot is broken as well. You will still do really good even if you don’t get any of those tho. I did 8 heat and 16 heat on my first attempt with the damn broken bow lol, didn’t try 32 yet. You prob are much further than me by now but just commenting this for whoever reads this

[@peerlessvenerablefartculti7384]

Which ones are you picking? I play on 9 heat cuz I'm tryna speedrun. some of them are really easier overall despite being a "challenge."

[@aeb4865]

@@peerlessvenerablefartculti7384 For 16 heat, I did Damage Control 2, EM2, Middle Management, Underworld Customs, Forced Overtime, TD1, Lasting Consequences 1 and I forgot what I did with the last 2 heat lol. I think it was Benefits Package but not sure

[@aeb4865]

@@frankman1998 Yeah sometimes you just don’t get enough damage early on lol. It happens though

[@nameredacted-oops-529]

This is the equivalent of Zagreus going "I'm going to break a rule, so do you want to schedule the ass whooping for now or later?"

[@BlackPeggy]

"Nanomachines, dad! They harden in response to physical trauma!"

[@totalineptitude9165]

"You're only able to defeat me with the aid of your olympian relatives" "Aight, Bet?"

[@raddude1328]

The God’s: Prank’em Zagreus Zagreus: Y’all ‘ready know

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

Zagreus with 700 hp: Look at me, I am the boss now.

[@princessthyemis]

how did he get THAT MUCH HEALTH?!

[@alifz2223]

Maybe combination of Arthur aspect + health enhancing boon like life affirmation & nourishment from Demeter & Aphrodite + nectar boon from Dionysus. Edit : Also item from shop and well of charon. +Use fate authority to change chamber reward to health?

[@malenkas3]

@@alifz2223 you're on point. Haelian has a video where he gets over 900 hp (no revenge boons though)

[@nathanp.8905]

@@alifz2223 + with Ten heat there's the erebus place where you can have +50 health once or twice!!

[@domhyrule]

@@alifz2223 also could get Chaos

[@alifz2223]

@@domhyrule Ah yes, the 'soul' curse. It gives +31, +39 health, even +64 and +77 on EPIC . You know, Chaos, beyond possibility. Thank you :)

[@thepopemichael]

Devil may cry... and not just because he went through another dozen capes.

[@Casual_ShinShin]

So first, AHHH 15 HEALTH, and second bro so much fucking god gauge just sitting there AH IT HURTS

[@MaddyBlu9724]

I really thought the point of this was going to be to show some special dialogue that happens while he beats you. Didn't even consider that AFK Zagreus was going to hold his own haha.

[@talleywa5772]

Hera: Zeus why are you laughing so hard?" *Zeus watching his brother get his shit pushed in by his nephew who is literally just standing* Z: You wouldn't get it.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

That was…the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen…

[@TheTriple2000]

He really just said "Okay father."

[@raviolibirb8009]

Zeus, Ares and Athena are doing most of the work while Aphrodite just sits there watching, probably drinking a galon of ambrosia

[@Kajnake]

This is basically how you feel when you make more money just sitting in front of your computer than your dad working 12 hours a day as a construction worker

[@VeryVVell]

you wot m8

[@BalancedEarth]

Honestly this should have had special dialog and be a hidden achievement xD

[@bthsr7113]

You mad genius. You brilliant lunatic. This batshit build is amazing.

[@mattheochartier8396]

you'r the best, it was the funniest thing i ever saw in Hades

[@JokerInTheCardDeck1273]

“He’s just standing there,MENACINGLY”

[@ilonaumen6003]

the most intense battle you've ever seen

[@billcipher147]

"Standing here, I realize, you were just like me, trying to make history"

[@ArmoredChocoboLPs]

Zagreus wins by doing absolutely nothing

[@DevelonLP]

The amount of people saying he still has skelly keepsake, are y'all blind? Like what lmao

[@AW-sx8hm]

Holy moly I was expecting Hades to actually say something and give up out of frustration and/or concern but he fuckinf defeated himself

[@tuntsnsfan992]

Hades: Show me your technique Zagreus:

[@thatboyakira4202]

" So this is the power of Ultra Luiginstinct"

[@quicksand_28]

Imagine setting the controller down forgetting to pause and coming back to this

[@Isicil]

No wonder y'all are winning your Hades boss fights with 684 hp tf I walk in with 200 and get clown honked

[@bruhder5854]

You gotta plan your run. Aim for athena's holy shield with a core boon from ares and zeus to get vengeful mood. Try to get as much health and other vengeance boons and you're golden.

[@thesenate8268]

Nobody does this. I beat him with just 150 hp several times. Try to build your damage up.

[@Isicil]

@@thesenate8268 With high damage I manage to get past the first phase, but without Demeter's 'Heal hp when you have no death defiance' boon, I'm having trouble lasting more than a minute in phase 2

[@lred1383]

@@Isicil Watch some guides on how to beat him. This game's difficulty is weird: my first 25 or so attempts struggled, usually failed, to reach the hydra, but then something clicked and i was able to easily steamroll everything up to Hades, usually killing him. No major upgrades between the two, i just got gud. Wish the same to you. Also, the shield is broken and allows you to absolutely cheese the boss

[@saddiayounas7305]

Me having 300 max hp In the run I paused a while ago And having 190 cuz I got past Elysium a bit ago “O h n o”

[@starmada105]

Hades: tries to kill zagreus Every god on Olympus: no

[@RiskoPlexus]

Goodness gracious, the amount of revenge damage in the first 5 hits

[@shadefreak5814]

Hades: Goes into second, more powerful phase. Zag: Yeah, let’s hurry this up.

[@goosemann2389]

local teen kills god of the underworld by doing absolutely nothing

[@mikelimakilokiloromeo]

Blood and darkness. What is this

[@olli7881]

I thought this was gonna be like secret dialogue where Hades stops wailing on you to be like “seriously? All this just to give up?” But no, just over-buffed Zagreus pulling a Luigi, and winning by doing absolutely nothing.

[@shungkwayla8865]

My laugh when I saw that 684 hp is over the roof

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

He’s just standing there... menacingly!

[@furtivescars]

"you'll perish yet" no...no, i don't think i will

[@KarimovPrime]

He's just standing there, menacingly

[@spencerredding9157]

Zagreus really hit him with the “Hey boyo!” there…

[@king_loki0967]

STANDING HERE, I REALISE

[@rachelthornton4442]

*Hades:* He’s just standing there…menacingly.

[@aaronpasache1847]

God of Mario Party Luigi taught him well, too much I shall say...

[@MadMalak]

Hades: Come on then show me your technique. Does absolutely nothing.

[@danriehl4244]

Could you share the exact boon and mirror build? I'm curious how you managed to get to that point.

[@wilsonarenas7583]

I am amused that people do not realize something, Hades did not use his laser, the damage per second would kill you fast

[@NotDanP1an]

They must have done this so many times to try and get this to work with just that alone. Or maybe Hades doesn’t do it when you’re close to him and just goes for mele.

[@kindatim]

They had the invincibility + reflection passive so the damage would be capped by the invincibility wear-off time.

[@ravendevino6419]

I dunno, with high enough levels of deflection and revenge damage, you might be able to withstand a round of laser fire. I know in my one run I chopped about half of Mad Dad's health bar off via just eating laser fire.

[@frozenover_exe]

I see Zagreus decided to learn a thing or two from Luigi

[@dogngarf]

My anxiety sky rocketed at the end when he was only at 15hp with no DDs left!

[@kpgames402]

Luigi: Finally! A worthy opponent!! Our battle will be legendary!!

[@RisingVandal]

"Come then, and show me your technique!" " 'cOmE tHeN aNd ShOw Me YoUr TeChNiQuE' fuck outta here"

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

"Standing here! I realize! You were just like me trying to make history! . . ."

[@M0rbidFates]

Zagrues actually only had one boon. The boom from the great Luigi

[@OdysseusWolf16]

this is the best uno reverse card play that i had ever witnessed

[@arandominternetperson437]

The entire fight is just "no u"

[@emery120]

Hades: Show me your technique Player: My technique is letting the Olympian gods beat you up

[@jconte2343]

“This hurts me more than it hurts you.”

[@TabularConferta]

How the hell did you restrain yourself from pushing punch at least once! That was close but hilarious.

[@Mat5881]

Zagreus is just standing there. *Menacingly.*

[@juggalope]

Zagreus is acting just like MY parents when we have a fight!