Hades is a character who appears in the Descendants franchise. He is the father of Mal, and based on the character of the same name from Hercules.
Appearances[]
Descendants 3[]
Hades appears in the third Descendants film, where he attempts to escape the Isle of the Lost after King Ben, Mal and their friends were picking up the new VKs to Auradon, his attempt fails when Mal (in her dragon form) pushes him back inside the barrier. Hades is later seen sleeping on his chair, Celia Facilier gets annoyed with the record player, so she turns it off, waking Hades. It is later revealed that he is Mal's father and was once married to Maleficent before abandoning the two of them, although he clarifies to Mal that he only abandoned her mother. Mal visits him to steal his ember, but after hashing out their differences, he lends her the ember to save Auradon. After Mal defeats Audrey, he is then brought to Auradon to save her life after she is put under an enchanted sleep. Both he and Mal reunite at the end of the film after Mal and Ben choose to unite Auradon and the Isle of the Lost. He happily is seen hugging her, while giving a parental threat to Ben, before wishing the two happiness in their marriage.
Descendants: The Royal Wedding[]
Hades appears in the movie where he is invited to his daughter's wedding. He is not treated well by the guests. When Dude the dog tries to catch Maleficent, he tries helping her but Dude misunderstands it and bites him on the butt. Hades accidentally caused a fire in the wedding which he tries to put out. He later pours water on Chad Charming because he is "the worse". After seeing the damage he caused, he leaves in a huff. Hades later told Mal what had happened and allowed his daughter to be married in his home for her to be happy.
Descendants: The Rise of Red[]
A younger Hades appears in the film, as an evil student at Merlin Academy and a member of Uliana's gang. At the time, he was already in a relationship with Maleficent.
Printed media[]
Descendants 3[]
Hades appears as the of the main antagonists, beside Audrey, being a villain and a careless father towards Mal. He appears as lazy, uncaring, and ruthless along with most of the villains on the Isle of the Lost. He makes contact with the border in this novel. He didn't seem to have contact with Maleficent before the events of the novel, even though they live on the same island. At the end, though, he becomes more caring towards Mal and even becomes the "father-in-law" of King Ben.
Trivia[]
- Hades in a relationship with Maleficent was previously featured in the House of Mouse episode "Halloween With Hades".
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