Hades

Hades is a Noble Titan and the brother of the Titan leader Zeus, and the Chaos God Harkkon. Hades is the master of Death and he controls the lands of the Underworld and it is here where the dead come to rest long after they fall. His mastery of this land has been unchallenged for his entire excistence and this has left him more aloof then the other Titans who are constantly facing threats from the forces of Chaos.

Hades was created by the Old Ones for the purpose of managing the souls of the massive number of mortals that would be dying on the planet. His role was to maintain the peace between the ultimate fate that awaited everyone on the planet but at the same time not make it so frightening that people didn't live their lives out. Hades was close with his brother Harkkon who during his early days controlled the Mountains. This closeness was something that he did not have with his brother Zeus of whome he shared a bitter hatred with, and this hatred escalated on several occasions and nearly boiled over after Zeus's son Hercules killed the son of Hades in battle. As it threatened to end in violence they were paused by the betrayal of their brother Harkkon who was corupted by Tzeneech and thus became their bitter enemy. During the Titan Civil War he led the defences of the Underworld which was attacked heavily by his brother Harkkon. The attack by his brother through off the love between the two and when Hades defeated his brother on the field of battle he paused unsure of whether he could kill him, and by the time he had decided his brother had fled the field. Following the Titan Civil War he became less and less involved in the affairs of the Titans to such an extent that Zeus was forced to on several occasions remind him of what his role was.

Early History
Hades was created by the Old Ones for the purpose of managing the souls of the massive number of mortals that would be dying on the planet. His role was to maintain the peace between the ultimate fate that awaited everyone on the planet but at the same time not make it so frightening that people didn't live their lives out. Hades was close with his brother Harkkon who during his early days controlled the Mountains. This closeness was something that he did not have with his brother Zeus of whome he shared a bitter hatred with, and this hatred escalated on several occasions and nearly boiled over after Zeus's son Hercules killed the son of Hades in battle. As it threatened to end in violence they were paused by the betrayal of their brother Harkkon who was corupted by Tzeneech and thus became their bitter enemy.



Titan Civil War
Main Article : Titan Civil War

Following the Eternity War the times of hiding the excistence of evil within the Titan's ranks was over, and in such a brief time the two sides met in the Fade and the Titans attempted to understand the purpose of this group. As they attempted to discuss the matters they came to quickly understand that Khorne, Nurgle and many others were now barely capable of containing their personal rage and because of this the two sides pulled apart and both sides prepared for the first blow. The first blow came when the violent Trolloc of Khorne attacked the Titan homeland of Olympas in a massive battle that caused the deaths of many Titans and several of the more bloodthirsty of the Chaos Gods. As the siege of Olympas went on the forces of the other main Chaos Gods found themselves free to do what they wanted as Khorne was basically on his own holding the Titans in place. Nurlge joined the siege and brought his large forces to bear against the fortress of Tarterus where he besieged the massive fortress and put a large amount of fear in the Titans that their rear would be vulerable due to the fall of Tarterus.



Battle of the Underworld
During the Titan Civil War Hades led the defences of the Underworld which was attacked heavily by his brother Harkkon. The attack by his brother cut off the love between the two, and led to an emotional argument as Harkkon attempted to enter the Underworld. Harkkon believed that so profound was their relationship that Hades would allow Harkkon to simply enter the Underworld unaposed, and thus enter Olympas from beneath the fortress itself. When he did come to the gates though he saw the massive army of Hades was arrayed against him, and Harkkon became emotionally unhinged that he believed Hades had betrayed him. Instead of waiting for the rest of his forces he simply attempted to charge through Hades forces but he and his elite gaurd became lost behind the lines, and by the time they were able to join together again they were trapped by the massive army of Hades against a large cave entrance with no escape.



Defeat of Harkkon
See Also : Harkkon

With the forces of Harkkon badly damaged in the continues fighting Hades realized that his brother was trapped and thus he had been defeated. Hades defeated his brother on the field of battle but he paused unsure of whether he could kill him, and by the time he had decided his brother had fled the field. With his brother gone Hades could have marshalled his now free forces and attempted to assist the main battle in Olympas but instead he sat unmoving in the Underworld for the remainder of the conflict and allowed his forces to sit idle.

Powers
Like all gods, Hades was immortal and invincible to certain forms of attacks. Hades could also shapeshift, which he demonstrated during his battle with Kratos, as he increased his size throughout the battle. As a god, Hades has super strength. His power is rivalled only by his brothers Zeus and Poseidon.

As the ruler of the Underworld, Hades had a good deal of control over the souls of the dead, to the degree where he was able to gift them to worthy mortals. While Kratos traversed the dangers of Pandora’s Temple, Hades gifted him with the souls of the Underworld to aid him in his journey. These souls are much stronger if they are summoned from the deepest depths of Tartarus. These souls literally mauled Kratos’ enemies to death, or weakened them enough for him to finish them off.

Hades also carried the Claws of Hades, duel hook-ended chain-blades with the power of tearing the souls from any living being, including a Titan. They are depicted as being a set of spiked chains with two hooks glowing purple at the end of each. Hades is "draped" in them, and they are embodied with his magic powers. Using the magic stored within the chains, Hades can pull out the soul of his enemies. By absorbing souls, they allow Hades to become stronger, something he even references whilst battling Kratos, as he taunts him by stating his soul will only make him stronger. These chains are extremely lethal weapons as they allow Hades to attack at short and long distances. They glow with a dark purplish aura indicating the number of souls that it has absorbed. By absorbing countless souls, the chains' attack power increases as well as the speed. Hades has the ablity to summon legions of the undead as well as a wide array of undead beasts using the Claws' power. The chains were a very powerful part of Hades' arsenal, and with them he defeated many Titans in the War. . Free from certain limitations from his helmet, Hades could also use a powerful breath attack.