Hades

Hades is the God of the Dead in Greek mythology, and the main villain of the Disney film Hercules and the spin-off television show. He is a major player in all three primary wars. He is notable for being involved in the first fight of the first round of most tournaments. He is also one of the main antagonists of Disney Heroes vs. Villains.

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Plotting another assault on his brother Zeus, king of the gods, Hades met with the Fates, who told him of the powerful spirit of destruction, Hexxus, who had been sealed in a tree long ago. Hades flew to Hexxus' resting place in FernGully, where he destroyed the spirit's prison and asked him to serve as his minion. Hexxus refused to serve as anyone's cannon-fodder, and attacked Hades, who managed to escape back to the Underworld. However, Hexxus followed the god to his lair and got the better of Hades, knocking him into the River Styx. Upon Hades' defeat, his power and status were transferred to Hexxus, who became the new god of the Underworld.

Later, as war spread across the mortal world, Hades managed to free himself from the River. Escaping Hexxus' notice, he realized he would need the aid of another god in reclaiming his realm. Travelling to the realm of Tartarus, Hades found Eris, the goddess of chaos. Proposing an alliance and promising Eris joint-rulership of the Underworld if she would help him, Hades managed to win the goddess over to his side. This alliance expanded when Hades empowered the soul of Doctor Facilier, who had recently been killed by Mok Swagger. Facilier was returned to the mortal world, where he killed the Grand Duke of Owls, who Hades and Eris saw as a potential threat.

After Eris brought the soul of the deposed Pharaoh Rameses into the alliance, she spurred Hades into action by accusing him of cowardice, since he had done very little in battling Hexxus' forces in this time. She suggested he demonstate his power by destroying the Emperor of the Night, a demon who was laying waste to the mortal world. Triumphing over his foe using a spellbook that Eris had given him, Hades next set his sights on a rematch with Hexxus.

Telling Hexxus to meet him in FernGully, Hades made preparations for his battle by sending Facilier to take back the Underworld and releasing the ancient spirit of the Firebird as his champion. Hexxus showed up for the battle controlling a war machine, but the combined power of Hades and the Firebird managed to reimprison Hexxus within the tree he had originally been sealed in. Reclaiming his power as god of the dead, Hades returned home, where he swore to punish his minions Pain and Panic, for serving Hexxus after his coup. Despite this, Hades showed no loyalty to his recent ally, telling Eris he no longer needed her and casting her out of the Underworld. Telling Hades he had made another powerful enemy, Eris departed, taking Rameses with her.

After reclaiming his throne, Hades stayed out of the war for a while, seeing the squabbles of the other villains as beneath his interest. During the battle of Paris, however, he decided to amuse himself by summoning the Hydra in the center of the conflict. After Eris intervened by summoning Sharptooth, who killed the serpent, Hades departed to see to another of his plans, releasing the Titans from their ages-old prison. As the Titans marched on Olympus, Eris again tried to sabotage the god's plan by pitting a batch of her own monsters against the Titans. Although Eris' Dragon destroyed the Rock Titan, the rest of the Titans rallied and defeated Eris' forces, leaving Hades free to continue his plot. This time, he succeeded, overthrowing Zeus and ascending to become ruler of the gods.

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The Fall of a God

Searching for a new minion to use against his brother Zeus to conquer Olympus, Hades was informed by the Fates of a rising villain named Doctor Facilier. Traveling to New Orleans, Hades contacted the voodoo sorcerer and demanded his servitude. Facilier refused to be a pawn in Hades' game, and Hades left in anger, swearing to make the doctor pay for his hubris. Instead, Facilier decided to take action before Hades could fulfill his threat, storming the Underworld. Taking Hades by surprise, Facilier had his shadow demons toss his adversary into the River Styx. With Hades out of the picture, Facilier took advantage of the moment to become the new god of the dead.

Plotting Revenge

A few days later, Hades managed to free himself from the Styx, fleeing the Underworld to seek allies. Visiting Maleficent, whom he had dealings with in the past, Hades explained the situation to her and requested her aid. Needing allies of her own after several attacks by other villains, Maleficent accepted this alliance. Not long after, Facilier found an ally in Queen Narissa, who told him of Hades' survival, leading him to make plans to finish what he started by destroying Hades.

Planning to build an army to take back the Underworld, Hades and Maleficent brought the gargoyle Demona into their service. While searching for magic artifacts they could use as weapons, Hades and Demona battled the Evil Manta, who was easily defeated. Returning to Forbidden Mountain, Hades was shocked when Maleficent brought the sorcerer Jafar into their alliance. Not trusting the scheming vizier, Hades swore to keep an eye on him.

Hades next sent Demona to battle the Horned King, who he feared might pose a threat to Maleficent and himself. The necromancer defeated Demona in battle and forced her to retreat, leaving Hades' service in shame. Seeking another minion, Hades visited Morgana, who he had heard had come into possession of the Trident of Triton, becoming master of the seas. However, Morgana refused to associate herself with Hades after hearing how Facilier had beaten him, and Hades swore to make her pay as well.

The Rise and Fall of the Titans

Having lost the Fates to Facilier, Hades sought out the Witches of Morva to tell him of potential weapons to use against his enemy. The Witches informed Hades about the Titans, old enemies of Zeus that had been imprisoned many years ago, and told him that the time was coming when the planets would align, making it possible to free the Titans. Thanking the Witches and bringing them into his service, Hades began plotting to use the Titans against his many enemies and competitors.

Returning to Maleficent, Hades saw that Jafar was gaining more of her favor after the death of his servant Merlock. Hades' suspicion of Jafar grew as the sorcerer began moving to replace him.

As the planets finally aligned, Hades released the Titans from their prison and sent them against his enemies: Facilier and Narissa, Morgana, Odin (Erik Hellstorm), and the Queen of Hearts. Hades personally oversaw his attack on Morgana with the Ice Titan, overcoming her and her pet Monstro. Hades lay claim to the Trident and had Morgana frozen solid. Meanwhile, Facilier and Narissa used the Firebird to destroy the Rock Titan; Odin and his Chaos Lord of Ice defeated the Lava Titan; the Wind Titan slew Pete in Wonderland; and the Cyclops ravaged Narissa's old kingdom after killing her servant Nathaniel and his troll minion.

Surveying the damage, Hades was ambushed by Jafar, who sent the giant cat Felicia against him. Hades summoned his hound Cerberus to defend him, and the guardian of the Underworld tore Felicia apart. Jafar left, not wanting to incur further wrath from the Titans.

Just as it seemed Hades might be making progress, the alien warlord Emperor Zurg and his army prepared to invade Earth by using a laser cannon to destroy the remaining Titans. Jafar returned to slay the enraged former god, but the two reached a stalemate in their battle. Hades retreated after Jafar's cobra form bested him in combat, and told Maleficent of Jafar's betrayal. Agreeing to concentrate on bringing Jafar down before attacking the Underworld, Maleficent and Hades brought the Hunnic warlord Shan Yu in to replace Jafar.

Setbacks

With Hades and Maleficent after his head, Jafar arrived in the Underworld to cast his lot in with Facilier and Narissa. Bringing along a mystic amulet and knowledge of Forbidden Mountain's defenses, Jafar used the amulet to summon allies in Sa'Luk, Jackal, and Mozenrath. These warriors attacked Maleficent's fortress and clashed with the sorceress and Shan Yu. Sa'Luk was killed in the battle, and Jackal and Mozenrath retreated, but not without crippling Maleficent's forces.

On his way out, Jackal found Hades communing with the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis. Hades tried to get his fellow god to lend his aid, but when Anubis refused, Hades settled with trying to absorb his power. Jackal interrupted the process and took Anubis' power for his own, but Hades bested him in battle and killed him. Meanwhile, Mozenrath defeated Hades' minion Nessus while making his own escape.

With their forces destroyed and their stronghold in tatters, Hades, Maleficent, and Shan Yu departed Forbidden Mountain, finding another base to use while plotting their comeback. It wasn't long before Facilier and Narissa arrived and took the citadel for their own, converting it into Bald Mountain in order to summon their secret master.

Revenge at Last

Hunting down Demona, Maleficent found the gargoyle had been transformed into a human after being cursed by Mirage. Lifting the curse and restoring Demona's natural form, Maleficent brought Demona back into the fold. Meanwhile, Hades and Shan Yu discovered Jafar had turned himself into a nearly all-powerful genie. Both holding grudges against Jafar, the former god and the Hun decided to bring Jafar down before he could destroy them.

Assaulting Agrabah, where Jafar had made the city a living hell, Hades and Shan Yu battled their enemy. Jafar took his genie form and killed the Hun, but Hades took advantage of the distraction provided by his pawn's death to destroy Jafar's lamp, seemingly eradicating Jafar.

With Jafar out of the way, Hades returned to the Underworld, giving Facilier one last chance to surrender peacefully. The voodoo sorcerer refused, and the two mortal enemies brought their allies into battle. Both Narissa and Maleficent died in the ensuing showdown, leaving Hades on his own for the rematch...or so it seemed. The Witches of Morva intervened as the Fates tried to cut Hades' life thread, making their master immortal once more. Hades then destroyed Facilier's shadow demons and drained Facilier's soul.

Although the Underworld was his once more, the danger was far from over. Prior to his death, Facilier had summoned the demon Chernabog into the mortal world, threatening all of existence. Hades sent Cerberus to assist in the final stand against the Black God, but like so many other villains, the hellhound was destroyed by Chernabog. Help came from an unlikely source, as Zeus himself arrived and banished Chernabog back into the pits of Hell.

With the war finally over, Hades began drawing up plans for another offensive against Olympus, now having regained all his powers. He amused himself in the meantime by torturing Facilier's soul, forcing him to relive his own death for the rest of eternity.

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Inside the Underworld, Hades held a powerful Cybertronian artifact with similar properties ot the AllSpark. Animated Megatron set out into the Underworld personally to get it. Hades sent out his monsters to attack Megatron, but they were quickly defeated. Though furious at first, Hades calmed down. He thought Megatron would never be able to get to the center of the Underworld. To his suprise, Megatron appeared in his throne room and delivered a punch which smashed in Hades's face. A second punch sent Hades into the River of Styx.

Megatron fished Hades out of the river and proposed an alliance with the god, knowing Hades had more artifacts. Hades agreed. In the next round, Hades gave Megatron false information regarding the location of Trypticon, a legendary Transformer. This misinformation resulted in the defeat of Blitzwing and the humiliation of the Decepticons. It is later revealed that Hades had formed an alliance with Ursula and Zurg and he has a plan.