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| “ | It is my duty as the elder brother to take revenge for him. | „ |
| ~ Hades warns Proteus that he intends to win the Seventh Round to avenge Poseidon. |
| “ | 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. | „ |
| ~ Hades begins to admire Qin Shi Huang during the Seventh Round. |
Hades is a major antagonist in the manga/anime series Record of Ragnarok.
He is a major antagonist in the Sixth Round, the main antagonist of the Seventh Round, the main antagonist of Beelzebub's second Flashback during the Eighth Round, the overarching antagonist of the Eighth Round, a minor antagonist in the Ninth Round and a minor character in the Tenth Round of the Ragnarok Tournament.
Hades is the ruler of Helheim, a Chief God and a member of the Twelve Gods of Olympus as well as the elder brother of Zeus, Poseidon and Adamas and the first son of Kronos. He is also the Gods' representative of the Gods Fighters during the Seventh Round, where he faces Qin Shi Huang as the Humans' representative of the Einherjar.
He is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu, who has also voiced Kokushibou in Demon Slayer, Kizaru and Kaku in One Piece, Berserker in Fate/Zero, Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist, Roman Bridger in Scream 3, Hades Warrior God Cyclops in Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Gemini Saga and Gemini Kanon in Saint Seiya, Eis Shenron in Dragon Ball GT and Helbram in Seven Deadly Sins, in the Japanese dubbed version of the anime adaptation. He is voiced by J. Michael Tatum in the English dub.
Appearance[]
Hades is a tall, handsome God, with an eyepatch placed over his right eye and long, elegant silver hair sprouting in various places on his head. He is shown with a twig-like motif tattooed on his forehead, a lined spiked choker necklace, and a bead-like earring on his left ear with many smaller piercings. His attire consists of a collar that extends to the upper chest and badges emblazoned on either side of the coat. He also wears a purple sleeveless shirt. She is also wearing long white jeans and a pair of shoes filled with square patterns.
Personality[]
| “ | I cannot lose... As their elder brother, I shan't be defeated. | „ |
| ~ Hades to Qin Shi Huang during the Seventh Round. |
Hades is an enigmatic and refined deity within the Greek Pantheon, renowned for his sophistication and quiet demeanor. Despite his revered status and feared reputation, Hades commands a remarkable presence among the Gods. His arrival in the arena demands immediate attention from all, as even the Ares willingly yields his seat to the Lord of the Underworld.
Hades harbors a deep affection for his younger brothers and embraces his role as their guardian. He firmly believes that it is his duty as the eldest sibling to protect and support them at all costs. In the event of their demise, Hades is driven by an unwavering sense of responsibility to avenge their deaths, as demonstrated by his participation in the Seventh Round of Ragnarok to avenge Poseidon.
Despite the personal motivations that led him to Ragnarok, Hades remains remarkably composed and level-headed throughout the tournament. His emotions are not clouded by anger or hatred, allowing him to maintain a clear and rational mindset from the beginning to the end of his matches. Hades understands the importance of staying focused and strategic, aware that victory can only be achieved through a calculated approach. He loves chess and plays it often, even with animals, managing to win almost always as happened every time Zeus challenged him.
While engaged in combat, Hades displays a genuine respect for his opponents' skills and abilities, whether they be formidable warriors or distinguished leaders such as Qin Shi Huang. He acknowledges the pain that his opponents endure due to his own formidable skills, considering it a curse rather than relishing in their suffering. This sentiment reveals Hades' profound sense of empathy and moral compass, demonstrating that he would never resort to intentionally inflicting harm or cruelty upon his adversaries.
Biography[]
Hades was born as the first of four sons of Kronos, the Titan who ruled the Universe, and the older brother of Adamas, Poseidon and Zeus. Throughout his life, Hades sees Poseidon continuously ignore Adamas and, although he does not intervene, he tries to console Adamas when the latter bursts into tears because he was ignored by Poseidon.
Following the Titanomachy, Zeus defeats and kills his father Kronos and becomes the new ruler of the Gods, something not appreciated by the Primordial Goddess Gaia who she hurls the Giants against the Greek Gods, starting the Gigantomachy. During the war the Titans followers of Kronos, imprisoned in Tartarus, free themselves and threaten to invade Valhalla, but Hades descends into Helheim and defeats them all, thus allowing his brothers to defeat the Giants in Valhalla and win the Gigantomachy. Poseidon joins him in Helheim when it's over and, surprised by what Hades has done, calls him "Brother" for the first time even though he doesn't thank him, which leaves Hades surprised and happy. Probably as a result of this event Hades becomes the new ruler of Helheim.
Several centuries later Beelzebub, eager to die, reaches Helheim and, after defeating Hades' guards, joins him in his hall and challenges him to a duel, hoping that he will kill him. Hades accepts and defeats Beelzebub, however, when he realizes that Lilith's spell prevents Beelzebub from dying even through suicide, he understands that Lilith wants Beelzebub to live rather than die, and invites him to pause for reflection. When Beelzebub returns, he warns Hades that he intends to live a disgusting and cruel life in the hopes of having the most brutal and deplorable death possible. Hades, impressed by his way of acting, gives him the Staff of Apomyius to better channel his powers.
Following the failed coup by Adamas for usurp Zeus, Adamas is mortally wounded by Poseidon and Hades asks Hermes to bring Adamas to Beelzebub, who saves his life by turning him into the Cyborg Adamantine, name chosen by Hades. From that moment, Adamas begins to live in Helheim.
During the Ragnarok Tournament, Hades remains in Helheim until he learns that Poseidon was killed by a Human, at which point he reaches Valhalla during the Sixth Round and explains to Zeus, Hermes and Ares that Hajun, the Demon who took the place of Zerofuku as Buddha's opponent in the match, destroyed half of the Helheim before he ruled it, and that only Beelzebub could have brought him back.
Following Buddha's victory in the Sixth Round, shortly before Ares can take Buddha's place in the Gods Fighters as suggested by Hermes, Hades decides to take the place in the Gods Fighters left vacant by Buddha and to fight in the Ragnarok Tournament to avenge Poseidon. Before the match Proteus, Poseidon's servant, delivers what remains of Poseidon's Divine Weapon to Hades asking him to avenge him, and Hades replies that, despite knowing that Poseidon would not want him to avenge him, he will do so as his older brother, and merges his Divine Weapon with what remains of Poseidon's. Hades, representing the Gods, faces Qin Shi Huang, representing Humans, in the Seventh Round, starting from hatred towards him as part of the Human race up to respecting him, but is ultimately defeated and killed by his opponent, and shortly before dying Hades apologizes to his brothers for having disappointed them.
Powers and Abilities[]
Overall Abilities: As the ruler of Helheim and Supreme God of the Greek Pantheon, 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 to call down his wrath. During the Gigantomachy, Hades single-handedly defeated an entire army of Titans. Also, he managed to defeat Beelzebub without the Staff of Apomyius when the latter arrived in Helheim to be killed by him. He is regarded as the most reliable God in Heaven, always placing the welfare of his brothers over his own safety. His main weapon is a bident, with which he launches very powerful and fast attacks.
Divine Physiology, Strength and Stamina: While not as fast as his brethren, Hades makes up for it with the ability to unleash a barrage of multiple, heavy blows with his bident. Hades possesses divine stamina. In his fight with Qin Shi Huang, Hades received many of his own attacks against him, his chest was ripped open and much of the skin on his left arm was ripped off and his side was ripped off, but he is remained impassive. As a God, Hades possesses physical abilities far exceeding those of any ordinary Human, is unable to die of old age (he's older than the Big Bang) and his body cannot be harmed by deadly weapons. However, he can be injured and killed by physical attacks with superhuman strength or by Divine Weapons.
Master Fighter and Godlike Speed and Reflexes: Hades has displayed unfathomable movement speed and reaction time, which he can use to increase his strength, allowing him to build a great deal of momentum into his attacks. Its bident techniques are so fast that they can even create afterimages. Hades has been shown to possess great knowledge regarding martial arts and enormous intelligence, as shown when he was able to predict Buddha's next move against Hajun, demonstrating that Zeus, Hermes and Ares were wrong, and he was able to immediately understand Qin Shi Huang's Qi technique.
Matter and Blood Manipulation: Hades is capable of manipulating objects to an extent, as demonstrated when he fused the remnants of Poseidon's trident, given to him by Proteus, with that of his own bident, creating a new and more powerful weapon. Hades blood is a special substance: any Divine Weapon that he spills his blood on will house Hades' life force, making it more powerful in the process. With it, Hades is able to transform his bident into an even more powerful weapon called Ichor: Desmos. When activating this ability, Hades Qi transfers into the bident. However, using this ability slowly drains Hades' life force and can result in his death.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Most Hades' attacks have in their name "Persephone", who in Greek Mythology was the wife of Hades as well as the Greek Goddess of the Underworld.
External Links[]
- Hades on the Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Wiki
