Who is Hades in Hercules?

Physical portrayal of the scheming God of the Underworld.

Who plays Hades in Hercules?

Hades is played by James Woods.

Hades's abilities include underworld magic, manipulation, army command, potion crafting, strategic planning.

Hades has 8 mapped relationships in Hercules. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Occupation: ruler. Eye Color: Yellow. Hair Color: Red hair.

Zeus (Sibling). Hercules (Relative). Hercules (Enemy).

Alignment: Villain
Species: God
Abilities: Underworld magic, Manipulation, Army command, Potion crafting, Strategic planning

Hades — related — Philoctetes (Danny DeVito)
Hades — sibling — Zeus (Rip Torn)
Hades — conflict — Hercules (Tate Donovan)
Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and eliminate Hercules to prevent a prophecy.
Hades — conflict — Zeus (Rip Torn)
Hades seeks to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus, driving the main plot.
Hades — alliance — Pain (Bobcat Goldthwait)
Hades commands Pain and Panic to carry out his schemes against Hercules.
Hades — alliance — Panic (Matt Frewer)
Hades employs Panic as a subordinate minion for his underworld plans.
Hades — temporal — Clotho (voice) (Amanda Plummer)
The Fates reveal the prophecy timeline that Hades attempts to manipulate.
Hades — temporal — Atropos (voice) (Paddi Edwards)
Atropos dictates the mortal limits that Hades seeks to bypass through the potion.