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Hades
Name
Kanji	ハデス
Romaji	Hadesu
Aliases	King of the Netherworld The God Whom Other Gods Rely on the Most
Personal Description
Species	God
Age	Eons
Gender	Male
Pantheon	Greek Pantheon
Origin	Unknown (Heaven, possibly)
Status
Status	Deceased
Affiliation	Gods Twelve Gods of Olympus Gods Fighters
Relatives	Kronos (Father) † Rhea (Mother) Adamas (Younger brother) Poseidon (Younger brother) † Zeus (Younger brother) Ares (Nephew) Hermes (Nephew) Aphrodite (Niece) -- In laws -- Hera (Sister in law) Heracles (Adopted nephew) †
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 50
Anime Debut	Episode 26
Portrayal
Voice Actor	Ryōtarō Okiayu 日本語 J. Michael Tatum English

“	I cannot lose... As their elder brother, I shan't be defeated.	”
	— Hades to Qin Shi Huang in Hades' Pride

Hades is the Gods' representative in the seventh round of Ragnarok, going up against Qin Shi Huang. He wasn't originally listed on the roster, but he volunteered to fill Buddha's spot following his betrayal in the previous round.

He's a prominent deity within the Greek Pantheon, being the "King of the Netherworld" (冥界の王, Meikai no Ō). Hades is also regarded as "The God Whom Other Gods Rely on the Most" (神が最も信頼する神, Kami ga Mottomo Shinrai suru Kami).

Appearance

Much like his younger brother, Hades' appearance takes the form of a tall and handsome man with a specially-designed eyepatch on his right eye and long, stylish silver hair that spikes up at various spots on his head.

He's shown with a leaf-like pattern tattooed across his forehead, a spiked choker necklace lined, and a bead-like earring on his left ear with many smaller piercings. His attire is shown to be quite formal and extravagant, with a collar that spans all the way to his upper chest, and badges decorated on the left and right side of his coat. Finally, he wears long white jeans and a pair of shoes filled with square patterns.

Hades' outfit during his fight with Beelzebub

Hades' outfit during his second encounter with Beelzebub

Hades' outfit during seventh round

Personality

Hades seems to be a very sophisticated and quiet individual while also being a very respected and feared God among the Greek Pantheon, seen when Ares immediately gives up his seat to him at his order and when all the Gods stood at attention upon him entering the arena.

Hades admits that he loves his brothers very much and misses being with them

Above all else, Hades seems to love all his younger brothers and firmly believes it is his own duty as the eldest to watch over his brothers' backs. Additionally, Hades also believes it is his duty as the eldest to avenge his younger brothers should they ever die, as evidenced by him coming up from Helheim into Valhalla to participate in the seventh round of Ragnarok, all to avenge Poseidon, who died in the third round.

Despite being a king himself, Hades believes that Poseidon was the God most worthy of the title.

Although Poseidon's death was the motivation for him to participate in the Ragnarok tournament, he didn't become blinded by rage and hatred; instead, he remained level-headed and kept his composure since the beginning of his match.

In fact, the only time he lost control of himself was upon discovering that his opponent, Qin Shi Huang, shared a similar view on kingship to that of the late Poseidon, to which Hades' response was to burst out howling with laughter at the irony. He also grew to genuinely respect his opponent's skills as both a warrior and a fellow king. He called the curse that had plagued Qin Shi Huang all his life an unfortunate blight, implying that he would never inflict such a curse on an enemy.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: As the ruler of Helheim and one of the many possible participants of the Titanomachy and Ragnarok, Hades is incredibly powerful. Like his younger brother, Poseidon, he is a fearsome and dangerous God in his own right, so much so that even other Gods were afraid of invoking his wrath. During the Gigantomachy, Hades defeated an entire army of Titans single handedly, albeit was heavily injured in the end which implies it was very tough battle even for him.

Physical Abilities

Godly Strength: Although not as fast as his brothers, Hades makes up for it with being able to unleash a flurry of multiple heavy jabs with his bident that are so strong, it's implied Qin Shi Huang would've died instantly if they'd landed on him. The thrusts of his bident are so powerful that even the wind created from his attacks can slice opponents, which is how he draws first blood against Qin Shi Huang. Hades seems to possess titanic strength in his back, shoulder and core muscles, given how immense his swings were against the Emperor of Qin, while also capable of stabilizing himself during them. His grip strength is also superb, as no matter what, he never lost his grip on his bident. Hades is shown to be strong enough crack apart the ground with Persephone Kallichoron and Persephone Titan.

• Wind Generation: As a byproduct of his enormous strength, Hades has the ability to produce powerful wind pressure and gusts with his bident when he is using some of his techniques. Hades can generate waves of wind in his strongest attacks such as creating a powerful spiral of concentrated gusts with Persephone Roa and Persephone Kallichoron. Persephone Kallichoron also strikes the ground with immense force and generates a large mass of fierce wind blades that spread around and caused damage to Qin. Against Beelzebub, Hades struck with such force that the sleeves of his coat were torn by his own wind pressure (which could be why he took his coat off in the very beginning of Round 7). Lastly, Persephone Roa gathers the winds around Hades and concentrates it in a spiral around his bident and primarily on the tip, designed to utterly annihilate whatever it pierces.

Godly Speed ​​& Reflexes: Hades displayed unfathomable movement speed and reaction time, which he can use to enhance his strength, allowing him to build up a great deal of momentum within his attacks. For example, when Qin Shi Huang's Tortoise Ripple touched the blood on top of his skin, Hades managed to move and shifted the crux of his Qi before the attack could go through the blood completely. His bident techniques are so fast, that they can even create afterimages.

Godly Stamina & Endurance: Hades possesses godly stamina and endurance. He single-handedly wiped out all the Titans that broke free from Tartarus in the Gigantomachy but was left heavily injured and exhausted in the end. In his fight with Qin Shi Huang, Hades received many of his own attacks turned back on him, a large portion of his left arm's skin was ripped off and his side was gouged out, yet he remained unfazed. Hades's immense pain tolerance and endurance for blood loss was also demonstrated when he continued to fight on with his chest slashed open by himself and losing lots of blood to feed his bident for its transformation. The bident continued seeping out his blood throughout the fight but Hades seemed to be completely fine with it and was only put down after Qin Shi Huang's final attack had pierced through his heart.

Mental Abilities

Keen Intellect: As the eldest of the four sons of Kronos, Hades is shown to be very knowledgeable and more experienced than most of the other gods including his younger brothers. The first sign is how he correctly identifies Hajun who emerged from Zerofuku during the sixth round of Ragnarok while practically everyone else displayed ignorance about the Demon King. Also, despite Zeus's love for fighting Hades seems to possess a greater deal of combat knowledge as shown when he could correctly predict Buddha's next move against Hajun, proving Zeus, Hermes and Ares wrong. He has more than a millennium worth of experience and was said to have fought in countless battles. During his fight with Qin Shi Huang, Hades was able to quickly notice the Chinese Emperor's ability to disrupt Qi flow and he was also able to come up with a counter for this ability by covering himself with his own blood to be able to see his attack.

Enhanced Charisma: Despite mostly prioritizing his younger brothers before anything else, Hades shows great inspirational skills and leadership qualities as he's one of the most revered and respected gods in spite of ruling Helheim with all three of his brothers looking up to him including the mostly sociopathic Poseidon. During his entrance into the arena, all of the gods immediately stood up and saluted him in respect while Heimdall was still carrying out his introduction and his defeat caused both Adamas/Adamantine and Beelzebub to seek revenge for him in their own ways.

Indomitable Will: Hades has displayed immense willpower. He is regarded as the most reliable god within Valhalla, always putting his brothers' well-being over his own safety. He never once showed any signs of fear, even when facing an entire army of Titans by himself.

Fighting Abilities

Master Spearman: Hades wields his bident with a godly degree of skill and proficiency, being able to deliver countless blows in the blink of an eye. He also displayed great dexterity in utilizing his bident in combat, delivering powerful blows incessantly and accurately. When figuring out Qin Shi Huang's air bullet technique, Hades quickly formed a countermeasure by skillfully changing the trajectory of his spear head to guide the projectile away and even spun his bident fast enough to disperse them before they could reach him. According to Ares, Hades possesses complete control over his bident being able to instantly shift a thrust into a swing quite easily and even combined a powerful downward swing with an intense draw back to overwhelm the Chinese Emperor's guard technique.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: While primarily fighting with his bident spear, Hades also shows great talent in hand-to-hand combat as he was able to briefly combine it with his spearmanship skills in his fight with Qin Shi Huang. During one exchange of blows with the Chinese Emperor, Hades had quickly shifted his attack from a spear thrust to a knee jab that overpowered his opponent's guard and quickly blocked a powerful kick with his forearm when he couldn't use his bident in time.

Supernatural Abilities

Semi-Immortality: As a God, Hades is incapable of dying from old age. He is very ancient, being older than the Big Bang, making him over 13.8 billion years old.

Divine Physiology: As a God, Hades possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human as well as being impervious to harm by mortal weapons. However, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and strikes from Divine Weapons.

Matter Manipulation: Hades is able to manipulate objects to an extent as demonstrated when he fused the remains of Poseidon's trident with that of his own bident, creating a newer, more powerful weapon.

Divine Blood: Hades' blood, known as "Pluto Ichor" (プルートイーコール, Purūto Īkōru), is a special substance. Any Divine Weapon that his blood spills upon, will harbor Hades own life force, making them more powerful in the process. He displayed this ability in the Seventh Round when Hades transformed his bident into an even more powerful weapon called "Ichor: Desmos". However, using this ability slowly drains Hades' life force and can result in his death if overused. When Hades used this ability, Qin Shi Huang noticed that Hades' Qi started to flow through his bident, which eventually lead to his downfall.

Techniques

	Persephone Kallichoron (Hammer of the Netherworld) (冥府の銖槌ペルセポネ・カリコロン, Perusepone Karikoron): Hades jumps into the air and jabs his bident down at his opponent. The force is so strong, that it can be carried through the ground and the winds created from the jab could also be used as an form of attack to injure his opponent.
	Persephone Roa (Breaker of Storms) (嵐を破壊せし者ペルセポネ・ロア, Perusepone Roa): Hades charges at his opponent and thrusts his bident in a straightforward motion, creating an extremely strong spiral of wind around it as he does.
	Persephone Titan (Smasher of Earth) (大地を砕きし者ペルセポネ・ティターン, Perusepone Titān): Hades grips his bident by the polearm near the spearhead and raises it above his own head. From this unusual stance, Hades delivers a mighty downward swing while moving his grip down the polearm, all the way down to the end. He can apply more pressure by gripping the bident with both hands. The force of this attack was able to overwhelm Qin Shi Huang's Heavenly Hand of Defense and crush him into the ground, injuring his head quite a bit.
	Cornucopia (Horn of Fertility) (豊穣の角コルヌ・コピア, Korunu Kopia): Hades first swings his bident downwards at his opponent while firmly planting his feet into the ground. As his opponent blocks his bident, Hades proceeds to straighten out his left leg, raise up his right knee and lean back, causing him to knee his opponent's face.
	Ichor: Eos (Blood of Dawn) (血が導きし曙光イーコール・エーオース, Īkōru Ēōsu): Hades thrusts Desmos forward while charging at his opponent at the same time. The force of the attack was so strong, that it was able to break through Qin Shi Huang's Almighty Spaulders with ease and grievously injure his left shoulder.

Equipment

Bident (二叉槍バイデント, Baidento): Hades' personal weapon that consists of two twisted silver prongs, a dark purple-bluish polearm and a silver rounded tip on the other end. Before the seventh round, Hades fused the remains of Poseidon's trident with his bident so he could fight alongside his fallen brother. After doing that, the bident gained a fin-like protrusion.

Ichor: Desmos (Four-Blooded Spear of Destiny) (宿命の四血槍イーコール・デスモズ, Īkōru Desumosu): Hades' trump card. By infusing Pluto Ichor into his bident, Hades upgrades his weapon into Ichor: Desmos, which consists of two sharp prongs with a long blade running through the middle and they all converge into a bloodstained tip. While this version of the bident is powerful, since Pluto Ichor contains Hades' life force, if it were to run out, it would result in his death. The spear is also a living being due to being a part of Hades' body, which means it has a flow of Qi and a crux of Qi is formed with every attack. That is what made it vulnerable to Qin Shi Huang's Tortoise Ripple.

Quotes

• (To Poseidon) "Poseidon... I swear... that I... will not lose to anyone. As the elder brother... I shan't be defeated."
• (To Ares) "How long are you going to keep sitting there? That... is my seat."
• (To Proteus) "It is my duty as the elder brother to take revenge for him."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "He was more noble than any other God... more steadfast than any other... and the God most worthy of the title of "king". My younger brother, Poseidon, King of the Seas."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "So you can take one of my attacks and still smile. I would expect nothing less from a king!"
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "To think a Human's strength could reach such heights. With that move just now, I had meant to kill you but... you're magnificent."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "I will again admit, Qin Shi Huang... you are worthy of being a king. And thus, I shall answer as King of the Netherworld."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "I cannot lose... As their elder brother, I shan't be defeated."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "I consider myself proud... to have been able to fight you."
• (To Qin Shi Huang) "Nothing less... from a king."
• (Final words before being banished to Niflhel) "My brothers... I could not... make good on my vow... I have failed as an elder brother... forgive me..."

Trivia

• The techniques which Hades used, were named after Greek mythological figures, objects, and concepts:
  • Persephone was the wife of Hades and the goddess of Spring.
  • Cornucopia is a horn that produce endless food and nourishment, which belongs to a goddess who protected Zeus when Zeus was still an infant.
  • Ichor is the blood of the gods and immortals, and became part of ambrosia which Heracles had drank.
  • Eos is the goddess of dawn.