#i. interaction — hades

[theborgchives]

Super cool swag moment where ur own villian arc is 100× more extreme then the literal disney villian ur based on

[pimsri]

My observation

[gncrezan]

i did the cover art for the steam release of @chrysanthemumgames !! with a preview of it available on steam wishlist (and if you're interested, go throw it on your wishlist it if you haven't yet!!!) i thought i'd share the whole thing :') was a delight and dream come true to illustrate this!!!!! ❤️🤍

and some of the earliest design concepts as a bonus!

[zazrichor]

deity of spring

[codenamethebird]

Ok here's a little (not really) analysis/theory post about Hades 2, because I'm obsessed. Its consumed all my thoughts. And I need to talk about a theme I think will (hopefully) be addressed as the game progresses.

Here's some examples of dialogue that starts to touch on this conflict between mortals and the gods. What exactly do mortals deserve? We also have literal Icarus "flew too close to the sun" here too (and probably Pandora). Chronos was able to sway many to his side with a promise of a golden age without the gods, which is presented by the narrative as a foolish venture. And not saying it isn't, or that Chronos is the secret good guy here, but I believe Chronos is taking advantage of a very real hurt that exists for mortals.

This line from Nemesis really stood out to me, because it implies that while mortals have a concept of evil, the gods don't. Which sounds ridiculous but the more you think about it makes total sense. The gods in Hades (and just greek myth in general), are kind of the worst. They are petty and selfish, they literally attack you if their boon isn't picked first, and most vitally in this context, often utterly disregard mortals.

For example, one of the things that drove me a little crazy in Hades 1, was how chill everyone was with Demeter's never ending winter. Demeter was killing possibly millions upon millions of mortals and everyone else just sort of let it happen. Maybe complained a bit because it was annoying to them, but just stood by. And that's just one example. Mortal's have a very valid reason to hate the gods.

And considering we have more areas of the surface to explore that aren't out yet, I have a feeling Melinoë is going to be meeting some of these discontent mortals. And my hope is they are going to be nuanced characters, that will challenge Melinoë not just in a fight, but her very ideals.

Because Melinoë is very deferential to the gods, waaaaaay more that Zag ever was. Unlike Zag, who was more like a bro to them and was willing to suck up to them for personal gain, Melinoë seems to genuinely mean all the respect she gives them. She praises them, defends them when they are insulted, and just generally very polite to them.

In a smaller scale, she describes Hypnos as having a wisdom about him and can somehow sense her intensions while asleep. Which as Nem implies, the version in Melinoë's head doesn't exactly line up with reality (though sidebar, I am a believer in Chekov's Hypnos and that he's going to somehow save the day and put Chronos in a never ending sleep or something, but that's beside the point haha).

Melinoë's reverence to the gods makes total sense of course. She was denied her family and a happy childhood, and because of that has glorified them all in her head. The Olympians are sending her vital aid on her holy mission for vengeance and to save her family, even as their own home is being attacked, how honorable of them!

And I think part of Melinoë's arc is that perfect picture of them breaking into pieces. Yes, they are the better of the two options between them and Chronos, but that doesn't mean they aren't also kind of the worst. That mortals deserve better than frivolous gods that can decide on a whim their fates for better or worse (love u Moros but I'm still fucked up over you and your sisters giving mortals horrible doom endings when you were bored. At least he feels bad now but still. Perfect example of gods even when not intending to having horrific consequences for mortals). And maybe like how Zag healed relations with his family, Melinoë can start repairing relations between the Gods and Mortals.

[lgbtlunaverse]

So at one point when Mel comes across Echo in the fields of mourning she'll go "Hey, it's melinoë!" just so Echo will have words to greet her... supergiant don't do this to me I WILL cry.

[lonli-lokli]

zagreus who never had a place or purpose in the house of hades vs melinoë who feels like she has nothing but her purpose. yeah ok

[nitw]

this is hilarious actually i love that they went out of their way to add this dialogue for early access. hecate doesn't even have a real explanation for why this happens she just straight up says "you'll have to wait (source: dude trust me)" but nothing's stopping mel from continuing to go there anyway so they just leave it at that

[aq2003]

i need the waxwitch agenda to spread so bad. yes i know you can only meet icarus after beating chronos and you only see him in the furthest zone on the surface so far. yes i know you have to get there multiple times to piece together his backstory with mel. yes i know his storyline is barely finished and he can't show up at the crossroads and he doesn't even have a 3d model or finished character art. i can wait patiently

[holly-mckenzie]

Matthew Patrick Quinn as Hades & Lana Gordon as Persephone

HADESTOWN created by Anaïs Mitchell & Rachel Chavkin

[slaymate]

entering my barely sfw era

[magnusbae]

I OBJECT. I would have bound body and soul to ONE OF YOU. Moros. It's Moros. Obviously. Honestly kudos for Moros for being direct and honest, and not talking behind the back and being all shady.

[pinksilvace]

[happyk44]

overprotective big sister bianca showing up inside percy's room in the middle of the night, waiting for him to wake up at her presence hovering over him, then screaming, "YOU LET HIM RUN AWAY?" when he does

percy and his emotional support neglect ghost

[romatito]

THIS IS A LONG ONE HOOO BOY BUT !! heres next part of the hadestown au 💃💃 in which Everyone is simply Begging their leads to fucking get a clue and talk so they can get thru a whole practice without an argument 😔👍

(i will be posting the full cast list next when I get a chance!! the only reason I haven't posted it yet is because I have been. incredibly indecisive over who would play hermes. lmfao🫠)

[sarafangirlart]

Mythological Hera and Poseidon if they tried to have an affair: