History Hercules / TropesAToC

* AccidentalPun: At the beginning of the movie when Hades leaves the party on Mount Olympus shortly after arriving, under the excuse that unlike everyone else he has a full-time gig in the Underworld which Zeus gave him, Zeus tell the Lord of the dead "You oughta slow down, you'll work yourself to death". It takes a moment for him to hear himself before he breaks out into laughter over his accidental joke, with every other god laughing as well.

** After being dismiss as an amateur by the Thebans, Hercules says "How am I suppose to prove myself a hero if nobody will give me a chance?" While Hercules was given an easy rescue of "two little boys" (Pain and Panic in disguise), the Hydra emerges as a bigger challenge for the young hero.

* AgainWithFeeling:When Hercules prays at the temple, The statute of Zeus reveals to him that he's his father. Hercules realizes that since Zeus is his father, it would make him a God:

* ClothingDamage: During his fight with Hydra, Hercules' cape gets snagged. By the end of the battle, his tunic and cape get shred, with one of the tunic's straps even being ripped off. Similarly happens later during the Cyclops battle later.

* AdaptationAmalgamation: The film amalgamates two different wars of the gods of Olympus: the Titanomachy and the Gigantomachy. The backstory establishes a massive battle between the Titans and the gods that's more than likely the former, while the present-day conflict draws elements the latter, featuring not only a war between gods and giants, but a prophecy that the giants could only be defeated with the help of a mortal, and unlike the former, Heracles was involved. As a result, the "Titans" shown in the film are a mishmash of several big threats, including a Cyclops.

** Ares is described as extremely brutal in the original myths, and is considered the closest the Greek pantheon had to a "God of Evil". For this, he was greatly loathed by the fellow Olympians. There is no sign of this in the movie, where he attends Hercules' party, is shown socializing with the remaining gods, and doesn't hesistate to fight the Titans when they attack. His more antagonistic characteristics do shine through in the animated series, however.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Megara has a sultry, husky voice, atypical of both Disney female love interests in general and female characters in the movie. She's also working for Hades (albeit unwillingly), and at one point tries to seduce Herc into revealing his weaknesses, though she ends up falling for him instead.