Hades - Characters
The cast of Hades splits between the House of Hades, where Zagreus lives and dies between runs, the Olympian gods who send boons from above, and the shades and champions he meets on the way out. Almost every character has a bond track fed by Nectar and conversation, and those bonds unlock Keepsakes,...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreus | Son of Hades and Persephone, raised in the House without knowing his mother. | Protagonist / Prince of the Underworld | House of Hades | Stygian Blade, Eternal Spear, Shield of Chaos, Heart-Seeking Bow, Twin Fists and Adamant Rail Godlike resilience: he reforms in the Styx pool after every death Infernal Arms aspects and Olympian boons Dash, Cast and Call actions fuelled by his own bloodstone | Playable character from the start of the game |
| Hades | Zagreus's father and the lord of the Underworld, who treats the escape attempts as a staffing problem rather than a family one. | Antagonist / God of the Dead | House of Hades | Mastery of the Underworld and the Styx Vast strength and a giant blade in the final fight Command of the House of Hades and its dead | Final boss of a completed run |
| Persephone | Zagreus's mother, who left the Underworld and has lived quietly on the surface for years. | Missing Mother / Queen of the Underworld | Surface | Goddess of spring and growing things Knowledge of the pact that binds her to the Underworld | Encountered at the end of a successful escape |
| Nyx | The primordial goddess of night who raised Zagreus as her own and keeps the House running from behind Hades's back. | Mentor / Primordial Night | House of Hades | Primordial command of night and darkness Patronage of the House of Hades Ability to shield Zagreus from Hades's authority | House of Hades, west hall |
| Achilles | The legendary Greek hero, now a shade bound to the House and employed as its trainer. | Mentor / Shade of the House | House of Hades | Mastery of every Infernal Arm Tutoring in combat and Aspect use | House of Hades, training courtyard |
| Megaera | The eldest of the Furies and Zagreus's first boss, sent by Hades to drag him back. | Antagonist / First Fury | Furies | Whip strikes and wing-assisted dashes Fury summons and area denial Command over her sisters in the Tartarus arena | Tartarus boss chamber |
| Thanatos | Death himself, and Zagreus's oldest counterpart. | Ally / Death Incarnate | House of Hades | Instant killing of enemies with his scythe Teleportation between chambers Control over the moment of death | Random chamber encounter |
| Hypnos | Thanatos's brother and the House's cheerful, oblivious greeter, who comments on every death with a line about how badly it went. | Supporting / God of Sleep | House of Hades | Command of sleep Greeting and commentary duties in the House of Hades | House of Hades, entry hall |
| Dusa | A gorgon head who works as the House's housekeeper and idolises Zagreus from a distance. | Supporting / House Gorgon | House of Hades | Housekeeping and administrative duties Petrifying gaze (rarely used) | House of Hades, lounge and kitchen |
| Orpheus | The legendary musician, employed in the House's courtyard to play for the dead. | Supporting / Musician of the House | House of Hades | Divine music that can move the dead Composing and performing in the House courtyard | House of Hades, courtyard |
| Eurydice | Orpheus's wife, who lives in a quiet corner of Asphodel and offers Zagreus food that upgrades one of his boons. | Ally / Nymph of the Underworld | Asphodel | Nymph's cooking that upgrades a boon Knowledge of the Asphodel marshes | Asphodel, hidden chamber |
| Patroclus | Achilles's companion, who waits in Elysium for a reunion that may never come. | Ally / Shade of the Trojan War | Elysium | Battle blessings offered at a crossroads Knowledge of Elysium's champions | Elysium, hidden chamber |
| Sisyphus | The eternally punished king, who cheerfully offers Zagreus supplies between attempts at his boulder. | Ally / Shade of Tartarus | Tartarus | Supply gifts to passing shades Immortal resilience to punishment | Tartarus, hidden chamber |
| Theseus | The self-declared hero of Elysium, who fights Zagreus alongside Asterius and narrates the whole battle for an adoring crowd. | Antagonist / Champion of Elysium | Elysium | Spear and shield combat Divine call that summons aid from the gods Asterius as a fighting partner | Elysium boss chamber |
| Asterius | The Minotaur, Theseus's partner in the Elysium arena and a far more straightforward opponent than his ally. | Antagonist / The Minotaur | Elysium | Axe sweeps and charging attacks Extreme durability Arena control alongside Theseus | Elysium boss chamber |
| Chaos | The primordial being who exists outside the Underworld's order, reached only through Chaos Gates. | Supporting / Primordial Void | Chaos | Boons that trade curses for power Control over Chaos Gates and the void | Chaos realm, reached through a Chaos Gate |
| Cerberus | The three-headed hound who guards the Temple of Styx, and one of the few characters Zagreus can simply pet. | Supporting / Guardian of the Underworld | House of Hades | Guarding the Temple of Styx Overwhelming physical strength | Temple of Styx entrance |
| Skelly | A talking skeleton who serves as Zagreus's practice target in the courtyard. | Supporting / Training Dummy | House of Hades | Reassembling after being destroyed Selling Aspect upgrades and Titan Blood | House of Hades, training courtyard |
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