History Characters / RecordOfRagnarokTheHeavens

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Just when he manages to revert to his benevolent old self thanks to Buddha making him realize he needed to love himself, his horns turn into dragons and swallow him into an egg-shaped cocoon, leaving way for Hajun to take his place in the sixth match and making his current state unknown.

* HiddenDistainReveal: After spending most of the fight complementing Leonidas to show himself as a good sport, after some prodding from the Spartan king, Apollo does admit he despises him just a bit. However, this is what enables him and Leonidas to finally understand each other and conclude the other is a worthy opponent worth all their mettle, [[spoiler: and even upon winning, Apollo has nothing but respect for him and his Valkyrie partner in the end.]]

* CoolSword: Wields the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which he obtained after slaying Yamata-no-Orochi. Since obtaining it, Susano'o has allowed it to be reforged (by both godly and ''human'' [[UltimateBlacksmith master blacksmiths]] no less) from its original tachi-style design into a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter sleek black katana]], rechristening it as the Onigiri-Ame-no-Murakumo, translated as "Heavenly DemonSlaying Sword of the Gathering Clouds''. Unsurprisingly, he considers it to be the most appropriate weapon to fight against the "Demon Child".

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* BewareTheQuietOnes: He won't speak more than a few words, and will kill you if he finds you inconvenient.

* AttackAttackAttack: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. He always consistently thrusts his spear to pierce his opponent and doesn't change his approach, which ends up getting him killed.

* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Despite being shown as nothing but a sociopath who doesn't care for anyone but himself, both Hades and his servant Proteus end up mourning his death and [[AvengingTheVillain decide to avenge his death in the seventh round of Ragnarok]], the first by competing in the fight and the second by providing the remains of Poseidon's trident so Hades can fuse it into his own weapon.

* HumansAreInsects: While nearly all of the gods believe humanity to be beneath them, Poseidon takes this much further in his fight against Kojiro, to the point where he doesn't unleash his full power against him. In fact, unlike with Thor and Zeus who complimented their human opponents, Poseidon dies cursing him.

* AxCrazy: Odin refers to himself as both the Lord of Madness and Lord of Rage [[spoiler:after Buddha and Beelzebub uncover his intentions, laughing maniacally before he immediately trys to kill both of them.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Fighters for the Gods''[[note]]From left to right: [[GodofThunder Thor]], [[TopGod Zeus]], [[TheSociopath Poseidon]], [[TheParagon Heracles]], [[DestroyerDeity Shiva]], [[TheBerserker Hajun]], [[AxeCrazy Zerofuku]], [[GodoftheDead Hades]], [[DeathSeeker Beelzebub]], and [[AgentPeacock Apollo]]. Not pictured: [[WalkingWasteland Odin]], [[TheTrickster Loki]], Susanoo'o no Mikoto, and Anubis.[[/note]]]]

* CoolSword: Wields the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which he obtained after slaying Yamata-no-Orochi. Since obtaining it, Susano'o has allowed it to be reforged (by both by both godly and ''human'' [[UltimateBlacksmith master blacksmiths]] no less) from its original tachi-style design into a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter sleek black katana]], rechristening it as the Onigiri-Ame-no-Murakumo, translated as "Heavenly DemonSlaying Sword of the Gathering Clouds''. Unsurprisingly, he considers it to be the most appropriate weapon to fight against the "Demon Child".

* CoolSword: Wields the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which he obtained after slaying Yamata-no-Orochi. Since obtaining it, Susano'o has allowed it to be reforged from its original tachi-style design by both godly and ''human'' [[UltimateBlacksmith master blacksmiths]] into a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter sleek black katana]] and has rechristened it as the Onigiri-Ame-no-Murakumo, translated as "Heavenly DemonSlaying Sword of the Gathering Clouds''. Unsurprisingly, he considers it to be the most appropriate weapon to fight against the "Demon Child".

* MasterSwordsman: The Japanese style of swordsmanship known as kenjutsu originates from Susano'o, and he chooses Okita as his opponent due to Okita's fellow mastery of the art.

* {{BFS}}: He carries around a massive blade that is wrapped in cloth.

* CoolSword: Wields Ame-no-murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which he obtained after slaying Yamata-no-Orochi.

* TheWorfEffect: His loss and death at the hands of Kojiro is the turning point for the gods to realize the ''[[ThisIsReality reality]]'' that they could lose in Ragnarok.

* AntiVillain: He fights for the Gods, who want to end humanity, but is motivated to save humanity even if he wins in Ragnarok.

* AxeCrazy: The first thing he says when he emerges in-stadium is pondering how he wants to introduce the concept of killing the Buddha. When the actual fight starts, things get even worse. Funnily enough, he uses an axe as his weapon.

* TheResenter: His main motivation to participate in Ragnarok is to get back at Buddha for leading humans into happiness better than him, waiting centuries to have his chance.

* TragicVillain: Zerofuku isn't a bad person deep down, he just [[NotQuiteTheRightThing didn't understand the humans he was trying to help through self-sacrifice]] and took the Buddha's sincere offer to help ''him'' [[DontYouDarePityMe entirely the wrong way]], leading him down to despair. Tellingly, it's implied part of the reason the Buddha fought for humanity in Ragnarok was to have a second chance to get through to him and save him, which is why the Buddha is so angry and offended by [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Hajun]] intervening and why his joining forces with the Buddha through the Volund ritual rattles Hajun so badly, leading to the monster's defeat and his own posthumous salvation.

The Greek God of the Dead and King of the Underworld, and the older brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He generally remains within his domain and rarely makes appearances in the Heavens, but he travels to the arena after the third round, arriving during the sixth round to provide commentary. Though not originally a Ragnarok participant, he decides to participate in Round 7 to fill the vacancy left by Buddha and to avenge the death of his brother Poseidon, going against Qin Shi Huang.

* GrinOfAudacity: Before Ragnarok, Hades sports a grin as he deals the decisive blow[[note]]if you look closely at the way he holds his bident, he's using the ''Persephone Titan'' technique[[/note]] to win his duel against Beelzebub, launching the Lord of the Flies out of the king's chambers.

* WeaponSpecialization: Apart from being the only fighter that is shown to use the bident as a preferred weapon[[note]]For bonus points, the bident is associated with the god himself in Myth/GreekMythology[[/note]], Hades's bident has a unique design, with two spiralled and intertwined prongs. It gains finlike parts after Hades merges it with the severed head of Poseidon's trident (which has the finlike parts). Lastly, his bident can be upgraded into a more powerful great spear named ''Ichor: Desmos'' via his blood.

* TheDreaded: The gods fear and loathe him due to his association with Satan, as anyone who tries to approach him ends dead sooner or later. It goes to a point that his participation in Ragnarok is seen as a last resort by them if humanity has to be destroyed. The humans don't fare much better, with a lot of them trembling in horror as he makes his way to the arena at the beginning of the 8th battle.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though he also does it for his own amusement with Ragnarok, he does respect Hades's pride and dignity enough to [[spoiler: stop Adamas from killing Brunhilde and Goll during the wait for the 8th fight, stating that doing something like that would mean belittling everything Hades stood for.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: He's this for the 6th Round of Ragnarok, as [[spoiler:his experiments trying to restore Hajun eventually lead to his resurrection in the tournament, and is implied that Hajun's fragment (that he dropped next to a sleeping young Zerofuku) also played a role in Zerofuku's descent to madness.]]

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:He saves Brunhilde and Goll from an enraged Adamas when he was about to strike the former for not telling him the location of Qin Shi Huang, whom he wants to kill for defeating Hades. He however doesn't do this out of benevolence, but because if Brunhilde dies Ragnarok would come to an end, and he wants to have more fun with it.]]

* AgentPeacock: A ''very'' beautiful {{Fashionista}} with a big ego that tries to pull Ares into the baths with him in his EstablishingCharacterMoment, but ''no one'' doubts his abilities even after [[spoiler:the defeat of three Greek gods so far in Ragnarok]], not even Zeus. [[spoiler:He ultimately proves his prowess by winning over Leonidas.]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: And BloodBrothers, with Rudra.

* HateSink: Is pretty much devoid of any likable or redeeming characteristics, making it all the easier to cheer when [[spoiler: Kojiro kills him]]. Downplayed when Hades's past is revealed, as Poseidon is revealed to have some redeeming qualities, such as his admiration for Hades or [[spoiler:sparing Adamas's life by leaving him half dead enough for Beelzebub to treat him in time. Even more, it is revealed that his act of erasing Adamas from history was actually so he could live a new life as Adamantine in Helheim, rather than for contempt.]]

* AnimalMotifs: True to his title of "Lord of the Flies" in mythos, he is associated with flies. The big image of a fly can be seen on the door leading to his room, the studs on his collar resemble the eyes of a fly and his vibrations are linked to the buzzing of a fly. [[spoiler: After turning Adamas into a cyborg, the mask he received in the process resembles a fly, especially when its opened up.]]

* FantasticNuke: Beelzebub's ''Chaos'' technique condenses the [[YinYangBomb offensive and defensive vibrations of both his hands]] into a central point until it violently bursts in a large explosion that destroys everything in range. Hades branded the move as taboo after witnessing Beelzebub create an explosion so large that it dwarfed his castle in Helheim, and when he uses the move in Round 8, it completely destroys the platform he and Tesla were fighting on.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: [[spoiler: ''Sorath Resh: Satan's Horns'', his final attack on Tesla after dodging the scientist's ''Plasma Pulse Punch: Cross'', involves jabbing his index and middle finger into Tesla's heart and amplifying the vibrations to pierce through him completely.]]

* ICannotSelfTerminate: The mysterious marking that Lilith transferred to Beelzebub's chest before her death turns out to be a blessing which acts as a self-defence mechanism that forcibly prevents Beelzebub from killing himself, which explains how he is still around despite his suicidal tendencies.

* NothingPersonal: Indirectly says this to [[spoiler:Zerofuku after he's used as the vessel for the revival of Hajun. He admits anyone would have been fine for the experiment, but he picked Zerofuku cause he was in the perfect state to plant the fragment of Hajun, describing him as "the perfect soil for the flower he wanted to grow".]]

* BeautyIsBad: He has a major fixation on beauty. He's also one of the Gods fighting for humanity's extinction. It's arguably [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], if not outright [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], with the reveal of his backstory. He firmly believes that true beauty lies in hard work and determination, extending praise to both the monstrous Python and his opponent Leonidas for their dedication to battling him without backing down. It's further revealed that he does not actually look down on humanity and that the phrase attributed to him, "Know thyself", is not a warning but rather an encouragement to strive for self-improvement. As his match goes on, it becomes apparent that he's not fighting to end humanity but to continuously improve himself, believing that he will become more beautiful through it.

* MasterOfThreads: Apollo's divine weapon, the ''Threads of Artemis'', is a length of fine string made of light that he can use in a variety of ways, including defensively protecting himself or forming them into gauntlets to box with. His ultimate technique is to use these threads to construct the ''Moonlight of Artemis'', a towering automaton crossed with a sewing machine that can create constructs on a larger scale than Apollo can do alone.

* GrinOfAudacity: Before Ragnarok, Hades sports one such grin as he deals the decisive blow[[note]]if you look closely at the way he holds his bident, he's using the ''Persephone Titan'' technique[[/note]] to win his duel against Beelzebub, launching the Lord of the Flies out of the king's chambers.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Hades' decision to infuse his blood into his divine weapon in order to strengthen it is what directly leads [[spoiler:to his defeat. Imbuing his lifeforce into the bident essentially turns it into a LivingWeapon, one which possesses a "star" that Qin can target with his [[BreathWeapon Tortoise Ripple attack]], allowing Qin to weaken Hades' weapon enough for it to be destroyed.]]

The Japanese god of storms and the creator of kenjutsu. Among the Gods, he's the tenth to fight in Ragnarok, going against Souji Okita.

* {{Fanboy}}: He's a big fan of the Bakumatsu period, as it was the time when mankind finally perfected the art of swordsmanship. He opts to fight in the tenth round specifically to fight Okita Souji, the strongest manslayer, and requested that the arena be styled after Edo Japan for his match. Upon seeing the Ikedaya store, he recounts the Ikedaya Incident and gushes over how faithful recreation is.

* KillTheGod: He calls himself the "Strongest Godslayer", which is a reference to how he slayed Yamata-no-Orochi in myths.

* EvilOldFolks: Though not shown as emaciated as Zeus, he's still portrayed as an elderly God and one that wants the extinction of the humans.
* EyepatchOfPower: He is depicted having one, possibly referencing the fact that Odin is often portrayed as having only one eye in mythology. Time will tell if he has hidden something under it or if he wears it because he is indeed one-eyed.

* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler:Flashes an impressive one in chapter 34 after the battle of Buddha, the Einherjar, Loki, and the Seven Lucky Gods is stopped and them, along with Zeus, return to watch the battle of Raiden and Shiva, for reasons yet unknown.]]

* UnderestimatingBadassery: The entire reason the gods agreed to the tournament was because they figured they’d easily wipe the floor with humanity as one last humiliation. However, Zeus actually struggling against Adam, followed by [[spoiler:Poseidon and Heracles losing their matches]] serve as a wake-up call, forcing the gods to admit that humanity won’t be going down without a fight.

* DropTheHammer: Well, ''[[UrExample duh]]''. {{Mjolnir}} is easily twice its wielder's size but still retains a normal hammer's proportions. There's a handle built ''into'' the handle just so Thor's hands can have a firm grasp on it.

* BaritoneOfStrength: Matching his might, in the anime he's given an imposing deep, smooth voice, contrasting with [[GutturalGrowler Lü Bu's wilder and raspier one]].