Hades

"Love, happiness, joy... They've all been taken from me. What I'm left with is only anger and a thirst for vengeance."

- Hades to Zelena

Lord Hades, also known as the God, or King, of the Underworld, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the twelfth episode of the fifth season. He is portrayed by guest star Greg Germann.

Hades is based on the character of the same name from Greek Mythology, and the Disney film Hercules.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Hades enjoys violin music.
 * In "Souls of the Departed", he listens to Niccolò Paganini's composition "Violin Concerto No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 7, Ms 48".
 * According to himself, Hades is often mistaken for a demon. He also says that he is not the Devil, but people are always conflating them.
 * The song "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by The Ink Spots plays in Hades' car radio during his date with Zelena. Hades plays the song again on the Underbrooke Diner's jukebox, as he prepares for another date.


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Production Notes

 * His casting call describes him as "a mysterious, dangerous and vindictive God-like figure known obscurely as 'Distinguished Gentleman' or 'DG'". He is also described as "a mysterious figure with god-like powers who is always clad in a perfectly tailored suit", someone who can "strike fear into people just by being friendly", and "the last person you ever want to share a drink with".
 * The idea of Hades getting a pedicure in "Souls of the Departed" was pitched by Greg Germann.
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Props Notes

 * The book Hades reads in his lair is Goethe's play Faust. The story, which Hades happens to be reading as he is about to inform Mr. Gold that he will take his unborn child unless Mr. Gold agrees to work for him, parallels the deal Rumplestiltskin made with Fendrake, which was signed over to Hades. In the play, a man calls on the Devil for further knowledge and magic powers. The Devil's representative grants Faust magic powers for a set number of years, but at the end of the term, the Devil will claim his soul, and Faust will be eternally damned.
 * Hades' text page from the Underworld storybook says:


 * One of the missing pages from the storybook reads:

Hades nodded to himself, impressed with the

leader's magic. The leader was elegantly dressed in

black, which also impressed Hades. Proper fashion was

very important to him. He noticed that much [illegible] that

whatever the leader was shouting about. It was a [illegible]

tirade about some young farm girl who had offended

the great leader. The leader believed that the [illegible]

villagers were hiding the farm girl. But instead of snap-

ing the necks of the villagers for their behavior, [illegible]

the leader merely went down the line of them, [illegible]

each one into a drooling, screeching beast. The [illegible]

of [illegible] retribution may have been satisfying to the

leader, but it wouldn't do at all for Hades. [obscured]

to somehow convince the leader [illegible]

killing. It turns out this leader [obscured]

of supplies of souls, and he [obscured]

that supply dry up. He started [obscured]

of dead he’d offer when the leader [obscured]

into a hairy beast.

Of course this [illegible] [obscured]

taken Hades for one

[illegible] [obscured]


 * Another page reads:

welling in his eyes. Only these were not tears of sad-

ness. They smoldered with rage.

"You’re wrong about me, Father. I will make a great

king."

Hades wiped the tears away as he said this, though his

voice was a vacuum of emotion. With cold determina-

tion, he approached a towering pedestal on the far side of

the bed chamber where an ornate filigreed box was left

unattended. Hades face betrayed a slight smile. He

knew this box held the prize he sought, and no one

would stop him from taking it now. He opened the box

and inside was an ancient crystal shaped like a crude

lightning bolt.

"The Olympian Crystal", he said reverently, with more

love than he had ever shown for leathery old Kronos.

"So…" a voice boomed from across the bed chamber.

Hades turned to see Zeus in the room, looking at him in

Judgment while touching the lifeless frame of their father

For one last time. "…your heart really is sickened."

Zeus stepped forward to his brother, in all his chiseled

Might. And every inch of his muscle nauseated Hades,

[obscured] maintained an even keel. For now.

[obscured] not take a moment to mourn our father?

"Who loved you?"

Zeus felt genuine compassion for his brother. And the

[illegible] branch he offered bore no hidden thorns, only the

promise of reconciliation. That Zeus was capable of such

[illegible] only stoked the flames within Hades further.

"No, Zeus", Hades spat. "He only loved you."

Hades took the crystal into his hands. It was his now,

and no one would take it from him. Not even the

[illegible] Zeus. The powerful magic within it glowed for [illegible].

[illegible] not yours to wield," Zeus warned.

"The Olympian Crystal is dangerous. It belongs to the

[obscured]

[illegible] king," Hades said, wielding the

[illegible] "And once I use this to kill you,

[illegible] kingdom I desire.

[illegible] and for a moment, Zeus

[illegible] that the crystal was powerful enough

[illegible] him. But Zeus [illegible], perhaps

[illegible] Hades raised the crystal,

[illegible] Zeus' chest, looking his

[illegible]

[illegible] Zeus' heart, when…

Appearances

 * Hades appears in the Underworld storybook in "The Brothers Jones" and "Our Decay".
 * Hades is mentioned in the storybook in "Last Rites".
 * Hades appears in Henry's storybook in "Last Rites".