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INHABITANTS OF THE CROSSROADS in HADES II

The Crossroads: that haven hidden 'twixt the surface and the Underworld conceals those still loyal to Lord Hardes, rightful ruler of the dead

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HADES 2 SPOILERS KINDA BUT-

oooooh my god OOOOOH my god oh my god OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH MY god oh my

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APHRODITE, Goddess of Love Hades (2020) vs. Hades 2 (TBA)

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going through the hades 2 stuff and im sorry but i just have to ramble a second because look at Hephaestus

he's not just a wheelchair user but also an amputee. an above knee amputee. wheelchair users are already next to nonexistant in video games but amputees exist in this really...disheartening? spot where they're pretty much just reduced to "person with a cybernetic limb" - it's always just somewhere from "just a cool visual design" to flat out "superpower". I can't think of a video game amputee that is actually disabled by their limb differences - I'm all for futuristic worlds where prosthetics and other disability aids are far advanced from what they are now, but that's not really what's implied by these designs. They're just... Cool designs that in no way reflect on the real-world experience of being an amputee.

Look at Hephaestus, though. Look at that prosthetic. Whilst stylised it very much looks like it functions like common mechanical knees - knee bends when thigh is lifted, knee straightens when thigh is lowered. He's a wheelchair user as well as a prosthetic user - every prosthetic user I know is also a wheelchair user as a prosthetic is not usable in every occasion and also cause exhaustion and pain if used constantly.

Whilst we can't see much of his wheelchair the position he's sat in and the wheels very much evoke active wheelchair to me - this carries on to very specifically the thickness of his arms. Whilst a lot of Hades designs are muscular Hephaestus has very noticeably thick arms - which makes sense, as active wheelchairs require a lot of arm strength.

Just overall this design is making me want to cry - he's not just an actual wheelchair user in a video game, he's a realistic depiction of an amputee, a disability usually brushed over in order to give a character a fun design quirk and nothing else. He's fat and he's hot and he's a realistic depiction of an above knee amputee. Oh my god. Oh my god?

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all the new god portraits (so far) in hades 2 !!!

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HE IS SOMEHOW EVEN MORE PRETTIER?? THEY SOMEHOW MADE HIM EVEN MORE BABYGIRL?? WHAT IS THIS?? WHAT IS HTIS????

WHOEVER DECIDED TO GIVE HIM LONG HAIR YOU ARE A GENIUS BRO. I HOPE EVERYTHING GOOD HAPPENS TO YOU OH MY GOD

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i just saw an interaction between nemesis and melinoë where they are talking about hypnos and melinoë says that she thinks he looks beautiful and wise even asleep, like a true child of nyx. so nemesis is like 'sure. i want to be around you when you see him wake up btw :))' and melinoë is like 'aww thanks :D' which can only be the set-up of a future joke

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Hi. I’ve been really into hades lately

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o miss aphrodite from hades 2 game 🩷🌹

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some one should wake that guy up i think.

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postcard from olympus

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RAGHHHH DEATH TO CHRONOS RAGGGGH

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THE WAY I CHOKED SEEING THIS ON MY RUN TODAY WHEN I HAVEN'T PLAYED IN FOREVER

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The irony that Grian, who's implied to be an eldritch being that feeds off negative emotions, works in a bureaucratic office will never be lost on me

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It's The Goat's world, we're just living in it.

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Highlights from the conference room where they nominated contenders for Word of the Year 2023:

• They put Skibidi Toilet on the projector to explain what “skibidi” means.

• Baby Gronk was mentioned.

• We discussed the Rizzler.

• “Cunty” was nominated.

• “Enshittification” was suggested for EVERY category.

• “Blue Check” (like from Twitter) was briefly defined as “Someone who will not Shut The Fuck Up”

• The person writing notes briefly defined babygirl as “referencing [The Speaker]”. He is now being called babygirl in the linguist groupchats.

• MULTIPLE people raised their hand to say “I cannot stress this enough: ‘Babygirl’ refers to a GROWN MAN”