History Trivia / Hades

* WordOfGod: Zagreus' age is kept [[VagueAge vague]] in the story, which spawned some discussions and theories in the fandom. When one fan asked in the 2020 Reddit AMA if Zagreus even has a canon age, Greg replied [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/ixri6b/we_are_supergiant_games_creators_of_hades_pyre/g68tos4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 "No; the gods are deathless and immortal. Time means little to them. No telling how old he is."]] As a follow-up, Greg mentioned that Zagreus "appears to be a young man in his early 20s" when compared to real-life human age.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the game, Sisyphus is depicted as having mellowed out due to his eternal punishment and now lives a simple but happy life, taking the futility of his situation in good humor. Many fans assumed this was a ShoutOut to Creator/AlbertCamus' essay on Sisyphus, which uses Sisyphus's punishment as a metaphor for what Camus perceived as the futility and absurdity of the search for meaning. Camus claimed that once Sisyphus realized he would never reach the top, he would accept his place in the world and become content--in short, he'd take on the exact attitude shown by the Sisyphus in the game. However, the developers claimed to have never heard of it, meaning they reached the same conclusion as Camus independently.

* InspirationForTheWork: Darren Korb [[https://www.thegamer.com/hades-interview-zagreus-darren-korb/ mentioned]] Music/{{Radiohead}} (specifically the vocalist Thom Yorke and his falsetto) as an influence for the kind of vibe that would fit Orpheus' ethereal singing voice.

** [[spoiler:Hades]] is commonly called "[REDACTED]", based on the reports censoring Zagreus' cause of death whenever he dies to the FinalBoss, an oddity that Hypnos would repeatedly mention.

** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/ixri6b/we_are_supergiant_games_creators_of_hades_pyre/g68cjcb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 From the September 2020 Reddit AMA]], Supergiant mentions that the Extreme Measures boss fights went through some changes from their initial concepts. For example, they originally started with the idea of fighting multiple Furies with their own health bars instead of the "[[WolfpackBoss support version]]" that they ended up with.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/12/how-hades-plays-with-greek-myths/ According to director Greg Kasavin]], the game was originally going to be set in the Minotaur's labyrinth, with the Minotaur being at the center and the player having to hunt it down. However, the developers had a hard time coming up with a fitting story or protagonist for that concept. After Kasavin did some research and learned about Zagreus, [[MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters a little-known Greek deity with very few surviving records about him]], he realized that Zagreus' obscurity would be a good jumping-off point for a story, and the rest is history.
* TheWikiRule: [[https://hades.gamepedia.com/Hades_Wiki The Hades Wiki]].

** Patroclus gets rather affectionately referred to as "The Run Saver/Savior" due to his ability to completely replinish Zagreus' Death Defiances.

* FanNickname: Nyx is often nicknamed "Night Mom" by fans. This was even acknowledged by Paige Carter, the 3D artist for the game, who called her that in a video.

* ActorAllusion: Christopher Saphire, who voices Thanatos, previously voiced [[TheDragon Asher Kendrell]] in ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}''--a reserved, ([[NotSoStoic mostly]]) unemotional character, [[GayOption in a loving relationship with Grant]], who prioritizes duty and loyalty. [[spoiler:Fortunately Thanatos' story turns out a ''lot'' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone better]] [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds than]] [[DrivenToSuicide Asher's]].]]

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the game, Sisyphus is depicted as having mellowed out due to his eternal punishment and now lives a simple but happy life, taking the futility of his situation in good humor. Many fans assumed this was a ShoutOut to Albert Camus' essay on Sisyphus, which uses Sisyphus's punishment as a metaphor for what Camus perceived as the futility and absurdity of the search for meaning. Camus claimed that once Sisyphus realized he would never reach the top, he would accept his place in the world and become content--in short, he'd take on the exact attitude shown by the Sisyphus in the game. However, the developers claimed to have never heard of it, meaning they reached the same conclusion as Camus independently.

* HeAlsoDid: Darren Korb, who voices Zagreus, is also the award-winning composer of Creator/SupergiantGames' videogames, including this one as well.

* TalkingToHimself: Several of the characters share voice actors, though not all of them share scenes together. Logan Cunningham voices both Hades and Achilles, while Darren Korb voices both Zagreus and Skelly, leading to this trope when those pairs of characters interact. [[https://twitter.com/SupergiantGames/status/1326938618271657986 A tweet from the Supergiant account has a short video with an introduction to all of them.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/12/how-hades-plays-with-greek-myths/ According to director Greg Kasavin]], the game was originally going to be set in the Minotaur's labyrinth, with the Minotaur being at the center and the player having to hunt it down. However, the developers had a hard time coming up with a fitting story or protagonist for that concept. After Kasavin did some research and learned about Zagreus, [[MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters a little-known Greek deity with very few surviving records about him]], he realized that Zagreus' obscurity would be a good jumping-off point for a story and the rest is history.

* NewbieBoom: The game had a modest fanbase on par with Supergiant's other titles when it was in Early Access on PC, but its popularity exploded through the roof once Version 1.0 hit the Nintendo Switch.

* BigNameFan: The game hit big on the gaming community, with ''Creator/JimSterling'' and ''WebVideo/MattMcMuscles'' being both huge fans of the game and using their platform to showcase it:
** In Jim's case, they broke their own rule in their 2020 Games of the Year, which considers all games with no ranking and relatively equal to decide ''Hades'' is ''the'' best game of 2020, both for its quality and believing the game's production should be an inspiration for the industry.
** In Matt's case, ''Hades'' was the subject of the debut of his new web series "Why I Like The Thing".

** In Jim's case, they broke their own rule in his 2020 Games of the Year, which considers all games with no ranking and relatively equal to decide ''Hades'' is ''the'' best game of 2020, both for its quality and believing the game's production should be an inspiration for the industry.

** In Jim's case, he broke his own rule in his 2020 Games of the Year, which considers all games with no ranking and relatively equal to decide ''Hades'' is ''the'' best game of 2020, both for its quality and believing the game's production should be an inspiration for the industry.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/12/how-hades-plays-with-greek-myths/ According to director Greg Kasavin]], the game was originally going to be set in the Minotaur's labyrinth, with the Minotaur being at the center and the player having to hunt it down. However, the developers had a hard time coming up with a fitting story or protagonist for that concept. After Kasavin did some research and learned about Zagreus, [[MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters a little-known Greek deity with very few stories about him]], he realized that Zagreus' obscurity would be a good jumping-off point for a story and the rest is history.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/12/how-hades-plays-with-greek-myths/ According to director Greg Kasavin]], the game was originally going to be set in the Minotaur's labyrinth, with the Minotaur being at the center and the player having to hunt it down. However, the developers had a hard time coming up with a fitting story or protagonist for that concept. After Kasavin did some research and learned about Zagreus, [[MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonster a little-known Greek deity with very few stories about him]], he realized that Zagreus' obscurity would be a good jumping-off point for a story and the rest is history.

* DescendedCreator: Greg Kasavin, the director and writer of the game, also voices Hypnos.

* ActorAllusion: Christopher Saphire, who voices Thanatos, previously voiced [[TheDragon Asher Kendrell]] in ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}''--a reserved, ([[NotSoStoic mostly]]) unemotional character, [[GayOption in a loving relationship with Grant]], who prioritizes duty and loyalty. [[spoiler:Fortunately Thanatos' story turns out a ''lot'' better than Asher's.]]

* ActorAllusion: Christopher Saphire, who voices Thanatos, previously voiced Asher Kendrell in ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}''--a reserved, ([[NotSoStoic mostly]]) unemotional character, [[GayOption in a loving relationship with Grant]], who prioritizes duty and loyalty. [[spoiler:Fortunately Thanatos' story turns out a ''lot'' better than Asher's.]]