History Awesome / Hercules

** This song is almost better if you [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIdlgCa4fHc understand Swedish]]. The translation of "Gospel Truth" doesnt work in Swedish (nor does gospel choir exist in any real extent there), so the lyrics had to be changed. Instead, they become:

** Herc acing Phil's final test, a huge obstacle course which includes a huge metal bear trap, two sharks, a large marble fist pounding a landing zone, swinging axe heads, and finally, a dozen dummies armed with arrows.

** To elaborate, Hercules finds himself staring at dozens of Hydra heads. Before they can all tear him apart, he smashes his fists against a rock wall, causing the heads to look up with a stunned growl. The Hydra is buried under a pile of rocks, with only its closed fist sticking out from under the rubble. Everyone fears Hercules has died, until he pries himself free from the fist, and everyone cheers wildly.

** The Hydra itself for being perhaps the monster that gave Hercules the most trouble, nearly managing to kill him several times during their battle.

** It guarantees that Hercules has lots of experience fighting giant monsters, [[SelfFulfillingProphecy thus molding him into the very warrior that can defeat the Titans]].

* The Titans' defeat. Herc directly defies DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud and does ''just that'', '''grabbing the Wind Titan himself''' ''and using him to suck up the other Titans'', before with one final titanic effort he throws them all ''into space.'' They are flung so far to the interstellar horizon that they eventually collide with something, ''and spectacularly explode with a'' '''''supernova-level''''' ''blast radius.''

(''Phil freezes in horror'')

'''Stone Titan:''' [[OhCrap Uh]]-[[ThisIsGonnaSuck oh]].

--->''[[BigDamnHeroes And then along came Zeus!]]''\\

** Finally, a meta example. Over 2000 long years have passed, the empires of Greece and Rome lie in the dust, yet who remains? Hercules, greatest of man's heroes.

* Upon arriving in Thebes, the locals initially dismiss Hercules' claims of being a hero. When Phil comes to his defense, a couple Thebans recognize him as the one who trained {{Achilles|Heel}}, whose demise is still [[BerserkButton a]] ''[[BerserkButton very]]'' [[BerserkButton sore subject]] for the satyr. As one of the Thebans continues to mock him over it, Phil proceeds to show him exactly why he's known as the "Trainer of Heroes". If Hercules hadn’t intervened, Phil would’ve turned that Theban, who was several times his size, into a smear on the ground.

-->'''Panic:''' "If". [[TheDogBitesBack If]] is good.

** "Yah did it, kid! Yah did it, you won by a landslide!"

-->'''Meg''': (as she's untying Pegasus) Easy horsefeathers! Whoa stop twitching! Listen, Hercules is in trouble! We've gotta find Phil! He's the only one who can talk some sense into him!\\

** Then, the following dialogue when they spot Phil about to board a boat out of Thebes. Phil, who is still upset and angry about Herc lashing out at him, refuses to listen until Meg gets him to snap out of it.

(turns to leave, but Pegasus blocks his path)\\

'''Phil''': No, no, no! ''Givin' up'' is for rookies. I came back 'cause ''I'm not quittin' on ya!'' I'm willin' to go the distance. How' bout ''you''?
*** Herc then defeats the cyclops by blinding him with a torch then tangling his feet with rope, causing the behemoth to fall off the cliff to his death.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfUkhR1E5oM A Star Is Born]] as Hercules decides to give up Olympus so he can remain on Earth with Megara. He gives up his godhood to be with his true love (though they will one day ascend to the Elysium Fields together). In return, Zeus puts Hercules image in the stars!

'''Lachesis''': '''[[ThisCannotBe THE THREAD WON'T CUT!!]]'''

** This is probably a reference to one of the 12 Labors from the myths, one of which was fetching Cerberus from the underworld.