What makes a character’s design stand out? Hades had taken the world by storm upon it’s release, introducing us to a vibrant cast of characters that weave their way into its tale.
So what is it about the designs in Hades that make it a godly new take on something well loved? Let’s talk about that!
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►Contents List
00:00 – Intro
01:11 – A Brief History of Supergiant
02:05 – Supergiant on Hades’ Character Design
7:51 – Traditional vs. Deviation
10:10 – Chthonians vs. Olympians
14:11 – Outro
►Credits
Written by: BCL
Edited by: Ben
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01:28 skull girls. Gotcha that tracks
7:30 – those statues were originally painted! The lack of color is due to age. Would’ve loved to see them in their original glory
Wow, wonderfully written essay, and really great visuals and editing!
DEATH TO CHRONOS!
This is one of the coolest videos ive seen all year. Amazing narration, structure and research. Top tier content!!
Neat video! I'm very impressed with the editing, very well done!!
10:10 fun detal from a greek myth fan, its also worth knowing that hades had the epiphet of Plouton, meaning the rich one, and considering the underworld was… well in the world under, caves, a lot of cathonic gods would ofc have jewels and metal becuase thats where most of the precious metals are.
Best Hades depiction ever also since you showed it I despise the SMITE depiction of Hades he doesn't look Greek in any way at all (and before you ask I have a 800+ hours on that game lmfao)
The viria art for Demeter jumpscared me haha
I think it good to point out that, at least for me, one reason for why the gods are so beautiful is that they are surprisingly natural. In this day and age, rarely do you see non-standartly beautiful people in media. What otherwise would be hidden away in other media, on the Hades cast, it is pointed out, paid attention to. It didn't have to be, the gods are drawn. They could have been "perfect". But instead, they are not, and it is treated as a beatiful thing. I love that. So much.
Hot take, Artemis is queen
Reeeeaaaaly liked the video
I really woulda preferred Hades 2 as like a comic or something, the game play was done well enough in the first Hades, and it just feels reused in the 2nd. The story IS great, and so is the art, which is why i'd rather just read as a story. xd
Amazing video!
chthonic gods, especially Hades are depicted rich because Hades is not only a god of the underworld but also a god of all underworld riches. where do all the world's riches come from? gold, silver, rare metals, gems and minerals they are all deep within the earth, which is a Hades' domain. if Hades were to get a modern characterization then he would no doubt be an oil and gas tycoon.
the Demeter artwork should be credited to Viria
i dont like the sequel's portrait as much lol…
don't know if someone in the comments already pointed it out, but the remark about ancient greek art being more monochromatic is only true for pottery. see, most marble statues were painted pretty brightly, but the paint didn't withstand the passage of time. chemical traces of it can still be detected tho, and there have even been atempts at recreating the colours. the result looks quite tacky by todays standards. that being said I don't think it invalidates your point, on the contrary it gives new light on the artistic choice of using bright colour coding in the game.
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Greek mythology: full of fuckboys
Hades: also full of fuckboys
10/10 fidelity to the source material
The characters look good, but I don't know why people think they're hot, I think are just generally attracted to Greek Gods, I really don't think any of the characters actually is sexually attractive they just look cool.
i want emo loner girl artemis so baaad brooo
to me it's just how kinda normal yet wierd the characters feel, like they don't feel a lot like actors playng a role and more like real people, that and the fact that they aren't actualy hyper hot, like of course you have examples like zag per say, but look also at athena, afrodite, artemis, you end up liking them not beacause of hyper "pretty" traits, but beacause they feel more relatable than most just perfect and impossibly beautyfull examples you have in other media
One thing should be mentioned here: the antique marble statues were originally painted. In bright colours.
Honestly, I’d take Artemis over Aphrodite any day
Something interesting I noticed about Athena’s design is that her skin is the color of river clay, relating how one would need a malleable mind to exceed at tactics and strategy.
You can tell the game is good at making hot characters when I can look at the goofy little gremlin man that makes dumb jokes and sleeps and wish he would step on me
That was really well done!
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When it comes to Chaos my reading is that, due to the events of Hades, Chaos has been brought closer to the mortal realm through Zagreus and Nyx. They are an ever changing force, and between the gods and the mortals its mortals who change the most quickly. Thusly instead of a roiling mass of divine matter too large to see Earth as anything other than a mildly amusing trinket, we get avery human form that is still incredibly mysterious. The suit is formal, and the aesthetic is purposeful, yet we see them holding their own head which is birthing yet another form. This is still a completely alien being, just one charading as nearly a god.
Chaos is taking on a form more similar to mortality as a sign of advanced time changing their perspective; their relation to the mortal world has given them a reason to see the unpredictable beauty of every day life. It Also is a sign that, where in Hades Chaos is unbothered, moisturized, staying in their lane: in Hades2 Chaos means business. Something has drawn their eye all but fully to the mortal realm and they are reflecting that.
Then there's their hephaestus design…
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