Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6036560-20131216221352/@comment-24158541-20131218000341

Since people are saying that Rumple because he died as a regular human being instead of the Dark One, then it is a possibility that he could still be alive. If not, then they should introduce Hercules, or at least Hades. (WAIT…KEEP ON READING!! No need for the hate yet)

OUAT already introduced a few Greek myths such as Pandora’s Box, mermaids etc, then introducing Hades, isn’t a bad idea. Remember Zoso isn’t the original Dark One, he somehow got the dagger somewhere. Maybe the dagger, which originally belonged to Hades (the first Dark One), was stolen. The dagger could be used to enhance the guy’s power, but since it was stolen, Hades is left a tad bit defenseless.

That’s where the whomever kills the Dark One without the dagger will possess the power etc. will come into play. Once the person who possessed the dagger dies, they will be enslaved by you-know-who, paying the debt for stealing from a god, even though, it’s technically not their fault. So…in conclusion, Rumple and Pan could both be trapped in the underworld being a slave to Hades. In order for Rumple to live again, is to free from the underworld, then maybe Hercules will come in to help. I like this idea.