Zagreus

Hades (2020) Video Game

Zagreus is the main protagonist of the Rogue-like video game known as Hades, developed and published by Supergiant Games.

Personality:

Zagreus is characterized by his good humor, humility, kindness, and relentless persistence, and stubborn. He comes with a tendency towards self-deprecation and a complex about the fact that he "bleeds red." Having spent most of his immortal life enduring frustration and repressed anger from his toxic upbringing, Zagreus is determined and will do anything to escape his infernal prison. Zagreus is a loving hero, a social magnet, a charismatic, captivating, and sociable young man, who easily befriends many he encounters, treating those of lower status as equals and often using his own influence to improve their lives, respecting the elders (except his father) and other gods. He is subtle, but his gregarious attitude and desire to please everyone suggest a strong paternal void in Zagreus, a result of his emotionally distant relationship with his father. His desire to form a good relationship with everyone he meets becomes a point of the plot. Zagreus is magnetic and will make friends and allies wherever he goes, leaving a trail of tumult in the Underworld. Zagreus does his best to get along with everyone and claims not to hate anyone. However, as long as they don't bother him too much like "Theseus," even with Hypnos, confessing that he was mean to him, he is friendlier the next time he sees him. He is somewhat blasé, with his confident sarcasm leading him to offend those around him, often acting without thinking about the consequences. However, he always reflects on his actions and quickly apologizes when he crosses the line. Zagreus is stubborn, and his interactions with Meg and Than tend to exasperate them due to his annoying persistent escape. Zagreus is known for not taking commitments seriously, even joking about it. Though he is an elite warrior in his own right and takes enjoyment in battle, Zagreus often admits to feeling conflicted when it comes to fighting the inhabitants of the Temple of Styx.

Appearance

Due to his mortal heritage, Zagreus is somewhat small for a god, considerably shorter than Hades and about a head shorter than Persephone. Presumably, he has an average height for a mortal, as he tells the Minotaur that he is the same height as Theseus. He has heterochromia, with one eye being his father's red and the other his mother's green. His black hair is like his father's, but with his mother's spiky texture. His skin is quite pale (tanned by underworld standards), and he is physically strong and muscular. His feet are perpetually on fire. Zagreus is well-sculpted, so much that even some gods take notice of his build. Although he is considered thin for a god and has been called skinny, he would be considered above average in size by mortal standards. It seems he strangely bleeds red.

Clothing

Zagreus wears a red and black chiton, hanging over his left shoulder with his right chest exposed. He also wears a white belt, visually resembling bone, with skulls carved into it. On his left shoulder is a metallic shoulder plate resembling the three heads of Cerberus biting onto his shoulder. He has red ribbons wrapped in an x-pattern on his right arm and two thin leather bracelets on his left forearm, one near his wrist and the other near his elbow. He also wears blood red trousers. On the crown of his head is a small laurel wreath, starting as red at the base of his head and turning to golden yellow near the front. The front yellow leaves of his laurel wreath are often depicted floating around his head.

Notable Quotes

"Blood and Darkness." "Father, everybody’s dead. Give them a break." "I´ll save you from the magma, fishes!" "In the name of someone really sore right now."

Family

His biological parents are Hades and Persephone, but Nyx has been the one taking care of him. Persephone left the underworld after Zagreus' birth, believing him to be dead due to Zagreus coming out as a stillborn. Nyx spoke to her daughters, the Fates, and spent a long time trying to revive Zagreus with her powers. Hades and Nyx agree to not alert Persephone of Zagreus' revival and choose to let Nyx raise him herself. Hades takes out his mood and frustrations onto Zagreus, often referring to him as 'boy' rather than his first name. Zagreus and Hades often butt heads, but they eventually settle their differences and Hades apologizes to his son, acknowledging the wrongs he has done to his son. Persephone was Zagreus missing mother, having left the underworld due to her grief and being unable to handle the grim darkness of the underworld. She is the queen. She eventually returns to the Underworld to be with her family and friends again and be there for Zagreus.

Relationships

Achilles is his mentor and friend. Achilles is a great greek warrior who fell in love with his best friend, Patroclus. Megaera is his ex girlfriend, and friend, and one of the furied that try to stop Zagreus from escaping. Thanatos is a long time old friend. Dusa is a floating gorgon head who is a maid/cleaner. Cerberus is not only the underworlds fearsome guard dog, he is a good boy, and is the faithful companion to the House of Hades including Zagreus.

Love language

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Megaera History

The first of the Furies, Megaera or Meg, is confident, obstinate, and conducts her work with perfection. She has a special hatred for oath-breakers and takes joy in torturing them for eternity. Despite her composure, her pleasure in punishing them is evident. Megaera is one of the three sisters Furies. She is the sister of Alecto and Tisiphone, being responsible for punishing adulterers, oathbreakers, and thieves. She is sent by Hades to stop Zagreus from escaping the Underworld. Zagreus must defeat her before progressing to Asphodel during any given escape attempt. After her first defeat, Megaera will join the House of Hades as a character that can be interacted with, though she will still attempt to stop Zagreus from entering Asphodel. She will be found drinking in the House's lounge, but only after a run in which she was defeated; if the lounge has yet to be re-opened, she will instead hang around in the hallway, on the opposite side of Zagreus's door from where Nyx usually stands. Apparently, she has been tasked with handling matters in Tartarus apart from her sisters; this includes dealing with Zagreus. According to Megaera, a war amongst the mortals has made the Underworld particularly busy, and her sisters are handling matters elsewhere.

Megaera personality

Outside of the battle against the Fury boss, she is friendly with him and asserts that she is just doing her job, not for personal reasons. Megaera has a competitive side, taking note of her wins or losses against Zagreus. She doesn't take losing to him well, but her battles against him fuel a friendly rivalry between the two., not a vendetta. Even if Megaera pleads, whether she wants it or not, if she can't handle the task, her younger sisters will be contacted by Hades in her place, which she considers as 'extreme measures'. Despite appearing relentless, even she can have a fragile side. After a stressful day, in the arms of Nyx, she'll express her work-related frustrations.

Megaera Appearance

Megaera exudes a stern but alluring presence with her yellow eyes, pale blue skin, and slightly darker blue hair pulled back into a long ponytail. A large, bat-like wing protrudes from the right side of her back, with the inside being black and blue and the outside pink and red. She has bright pink lips, fingernails, and toenails. Her attire consists of dark gray and deep blue robes adorned with gold plates on her calves, shoulders, and right wrist. Additionally, she wears gold earrings, a headpiece, and piercings in her left nostril and eyebrow. She wears coordinate clothing like her sisters, primarily in shades of blue with gold accents. Megaera carries a bright pink leather whip as her weapon of choice.

Thanatos personality

The embodiment of death, Thanatos prioritizes a job well done and likes to keep a perfect record. Despite his strong work ethic, this does not stop him from moving in the shadows, as Thanatos breaks his loyalty vow to the House of Hades by offering his support to Zagreus to help him escape. As the personification of death, Thanatos represents the natural and non-violent end to mortal existence, removing life in a painless and expected way. He sees death as a compassionate friend responsible for taking souls to the end of their journey and treats it only as an aspect of his work. To most in the Underworld, Thanatos is known as a chronic workaholic and a ruthless perfectionist: aloof, insensitive, and almost always in a bad mood. Even when he apologizes, his words can be harsh. However, Zagreus claims that beneath his prickly exterior, Thanatos can in truth be responsive, respectful, and even friendly when he so desires, deconstructing the "ice king" image his years of duty have cultivated. Thanatos is also reserved, does not open up easily, and does not share details about his private life unless they are related to his work. However, he is surprisingly talkative in combat, sometimes even announcing his next move. Zagreus considers listening to this to be a "death sentence" in its own way. Thanatos has a strict code of conduct at work, especially when it comes to his twin brother Hypnos. Hypnos tends to be sloppy in his work, while Thanatos is methodical, solemn, and completes his tasks in an orderly manner. Thanatos tends to ignore or reprimand Hypnos, but he sees it as an incentive for his twin to improve. When Hypnos is at risk of losing his job, Thanatos intervenes. As Hypnos becomes more active in his tasks in the House, Thanatos secretly praises him, and even apologizes for how he's previously treated him. Proud and hesitant, Thanatos is a "tsundere" who is not honest about his feelings, but also not good at hiding them, irrespective of his cool exterior.

Thanatos Appearance

His dark leather armor is adorned with golden wings, similar to his twin brother's, but with "three" ornaments instead of "four," placed on just one shoulder. He wears a hood that covers the top of his head and frames his face, and his black cloak flows behind him as he moves gracefully and agilely. In his hand, he wields a black scythe with a sharp, curved blade that emits a purple light resembling an eye. Thanatos' physical appearance exudes a quiet and mysterious aura befitting his role as the God of Death.

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