This article is about the character from Percy Jackson and the Olympians. For the character from Hercules, see Hades.
Hades is a supporting character in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. He is the God of the Underworld and the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
Background[]
Personality[]
Contrary to other depictions, Hades is shown to be a very nice, polite, and even welcoming individual, offering Percy and Grover snacks upon entering his castle. While he feels that he has ownership to certain things, he is not as forceful and is even willing to negotiate more easily. He was also shown to willingly protect Percy once he informed him that he was hearing Kronos. He actually enjoys his home and seems to treats his dark and dreary domain as "sunshine and rainbows".
Physical appearance[]
Hades is depicted as a tall, pale-skinned, man with short dark hair and a beard. He wears a black turtle neck sweater and a black and turquoise marble patterned suit.
Powers and abilities[]
Hades has the ability to control the earth and metal at his will. While he can also control lava and magma, these are not his primary skills. He also rules over the undead and can apparently control them to his will.
Role in the series[]
The Lightning Thief[]
Hades is known for ruling the Underworld away from the rest of his fellow gods, especially his brothers Zeus and Poseidon. Contrary to popular belief, Hades did not mind his position and actually seemed glad to be away from everyone else. When his Helm of Darkness was stolen by Ares, he was somehow lead to believe that it was Percy Jackson and sent his fury Alecto after him, though she would come up empty-handed. He would later send the Minotaur after him, but he was defeated, though he would take Sally Jackson. Hades realized that if he kept her safe, Percy would have to bring back his Helm.
By coincidence, Percy needed to go to the Underworld as he believed that Hades had the Master Bolt and brought Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood with him, though Annabeth would need to escape early after getting caught in the Asphodel Fields. Hades happily introduced himself to Percy and Grover and was ready to offer up Sally for the Helm, only to learn that they were looking for the Bolt, which they discovered was on hand with them thanks to Ares. When Percy mentioned that he was hearing the voice of Kronos, Hades was genuinely scared and offered sanctuary for Percy. Percy instead opted to get the Helm back in exchange for Sally and he and Grover left.
Hades would later get his Helm after Percy defeated Ares in combat and deliver it to Alecto.
Trivia[]
- When Hades was first introduced in the book, he was shown in a monstrous horned appearance. The series humanizes him and, contrary to his book depiction, is shown as a nice and cordial person. He is also one of the few characters in the show to bear an almost exact resemblance to the physical description of his book counterpart.
- Prior to Jay Duplass playing him, Hades was played by Steve Coogan in the live-action film and Ryan Knowles (who also played Poseidon, Chiron, Medusa, and Kronos) in the Broadway musical.
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