Trickster · Animation

Hades

A god of the underworld with the patter of an agent

Threat index 81 Hercules 1997 #6 Most Charismatic

Attribute scores

Power86

Intellect82

Menace74

Fear factor62

Cultural impact86

Charisma96

Editorial estimates on a 0–100 scale, calibrated against every other character in the index. Not official canon.

Who they are

This Hades is a fast-talking middle manager who has been stuck running the least desirable department in the cosmos for eternity and is finally making his move. Woods improvised heavily, and the animators drew to the recordings rather than the reverse, producing a character whose comic timing is genuinely unusual for the studio. When he loses his temper his hair turns into a column of fire.

Defining traits

ImmortalityCommand of the deadRapid-fire persuasionExplosive temperContract loopholes

What makes them dangerous

He controls the dead, he has millennia of patience, and he is a genuinely excellent negotiator.

And what undoes them

His temper undermines every deal he makes, and his minions are useless.

Things you might not know

Woods improvised so much material that the animation team built the performance around his recordings.
The blue flame hair turning red-orange is a mood indicator used consistently throughout the film.
The character bears essentially no resemblance to the fairly neutral figure of actual Greek myth.