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* MeaningfulName: Kerberos is a [[IncrediblyLamePun triple-header]]. He's named after both [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_(protocol) the authentication protocol]] and the mythical guard dog of Hades, and he's called [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby]] for short.

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* MeaningfulName: Kerberos is a [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} triple-header]]. He's named after both [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_(protocol) the authentication protocol]] and the mythical guard dog of Hades, and he's called [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby]] for short.
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* UnsoundEffect: ''The Incredible Hercules'' loves this trope; Pak and Van Lente credit ''World War Hulk'' editor Nate Cosby for starting this off. Examples include KRAKINAJAA for somebody getting kicked in the jaw, and GODATHUNDAA for Herc hitting Thor with [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]].

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* UnsoundEffect: ''The Incredible Hercules'' loves this trope; Pak and Van Lente credit ''World War Hulk'' editor Nate Cosby for starting this off. Examples include KRAKINAJAA for somebody getting kicked in the jaw, and GODATHUNDAA for Herc hitting Thor with [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]].Mjolnir.
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* EvilIsSexy: [[invoked]] Lampshaded with Alflyse, Dark Elf Queen of the Eastern Spires.
-->'''Zeus:''' Are the wickedest queens always the comeliest?\\
'''Hercules:''' Usually.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Artume_(Earth-616) Artume]], a villain is an obvious take-off on Franchise/WonderWoman. Like Diana, she's the daughter of Hippolyta, who is an Amazon, and was animated from lifeless material (stone rather than clay). Also like Diana, she rebels against her mother. Unlike Diana, she's a treacherous megalomaniac, and her version of being an Amazon involves taking DoesNotLikeMen to genocidal levels. For extra points, both characters are named after the same goddess (the Greek Artemis/Roman Diana).
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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe. Most Marvel gods talk this way, but Hercules (and the Greek pantheon) switched to modern English round about ComicBook/CivilWar.

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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe. Most Marvel gods talk this way, but Hercules (and the Greek pantheon) switched to modern English round about ComicBook/CivilWar.''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}''.
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* TangledFamilyTree: What do you expect from Greek deities which spend thousands of years mating with AnythingThatMoves? Of note, however, is the fact that due to Marvel's [[EarthMother Gaea and Jord]] being [[IHaveManyNames the same person]], this means that Hercules' relatives extend into ''other'' pantheons as well. For example, Thor is actually his ''great-uncle'', since Gaea is Hercules's great-grandmother and Jord is Thor's birth mother.

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* TangledFamilyTree: What do you expect from Greek deities which spend thousands of years mating with AnythingThatMoves? anyone? Of note, however, is the fact that due to Marvel's [[EarthMother Gaea and Jord]] being [[IHaveManyNames the same person]], this means that Hercules' relatives extend into ''other'' pantheons as well. For example, Thor is actually his ''great-uncle'', since Gaea is Hercules's great-grandmother and Jord is Thor's birth mother.



** Snowbird mentions it to him after they have sex, acknowledging that as gods, their kind sleeps with AnythingThatMoves, almost with ''pride''.

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** Snowbird mentions it to him after they have sex, acknowledging that as gods, their kind sleeps with AnythingThatMoves, anyone, almost with ''pride''.

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Rated M For Manly is being cleaned in TRS to ensure that it only refers to masculine works as a whole. Examples that don't fit this as written are being deleted. Manly Man can be used for hypermasculine characters.


Marvel's take on Hercules is that of a very rugged, boastful, and [[LovableRogue irresponsible]] [[RatedMForManly Manly Man]], usually with outdated morals - although, DependingOnTheWriter, he sometimes adapts much more quickly and happily to the modern world and its morals, to the point where it's a key point in ''ComicBook/Hercules2015''. His powers and personality allow him to easily be TheBigGuy, [[StraightManAndWiseGuy The Wise Guy]] and TheLancer, and thus he's usually considered one of the LighterAndSofter Marvel characters.

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Marvel's take on Hercules is that of a very rugged, boastful, and [[LovableRogue irresponsible]] [[RatedMForManly Manly Man]], ManlyMan, usually with outdated morals - although, DependingOnTheWriter, he sometimes adapts much more quickly and happily to the modern world and its morals, to the point where it's a key point in ''ComicBook/Hercules2015''. His powers and personality allow him to easily be TheBigGuy, [[StraightManAndWiseGuy The Wise Guy]] and TheLancer, and thus he's usually considered one of the LighterAndSofter Marvel characters.



* RatedMForManly: Hercules, naturally.
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* TitanomachyRoundTwo: In one ''Hercules/[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]'' crossover, a [[LetsYouAndHimFight fight between the two strongmen]] is interrupted when Cronus escapes from Tartarus along with other titans and other creatures. Though the duo beat back the escapees, the bloody and merciless slaughter upsets the Hulk, who sees a lot of himself in these fellow "monsters". Hulk thus leaves Mount Olympus in disgust.

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* TheyFightCrime: He's the Prince of Power! He's the Seventh Smartest Man on the planet! TheyFightCrime!


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* WunzaPlot: He's the Prince of Power! He's the Seventh Smartest Man on the planet! They fight crime!
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* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: Herc uses this line when Namora puts him in an "Atlantean crab hold" during a sparring match. Namora shoots back an IronicEcho later, when Hercules suggests using an Olympian eagle strike in combat.

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* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: ImaginedInnuendo: Herc uses this line says "Is that what they're calling it now?" when Namora puts him in an "Atlantean crab hold" during a sparring match. Namora shoots back an IronicEcho later, when Hercules suggests using an Olympian eagle strike in combat.
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* '''Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente's ''Incredible Hercules'' run:'''

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* '''Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente's ''Incredible ''The Incredible Hercules'' run:'''



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* AbortedArc: A big WhamLine came late in the series when Amadeus learned that his little sister was still alive. This was never resolved in ''Incredible Hercules'', although she later turned up as an important supporting character in Amadeus's solo series ''Totally Awesome Hulk''.

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* AbortedArc: A big WhamLine came late in the series when Amadeus learned that his little sister was still alive. This was never resolved in ''Incredible ''The Incredible Hercules'', although she later turned up as an important supporting character in Amadeus's solo series ''Totally Awesome Hulk''.



* BatFamilyCrossover: Chaos War, which spawned a few tie-ins that confirmed Hercules' status as one who connects the Gamma side ([[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Incredible Hulks]]), the mythological side (Chaos War: [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] mini-series, Chaos War: Ares one-shot) and the typical superhero side (Chaos War: Dead [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] and Chaos War: ComicBook/XMen mini-series, Chaos War: ComicBook/AlphaFlight one-shot) of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.

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* BatFamilyCrossover: Chaos War, which spawned a few tie-ins that confirmed Hercules' status as one who connects the Gamma side ([[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk ([[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Incredible Hulks]]), the mythological side (Chaos War: [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] mini-series, Chaos War: Ares one-shot) and the typical superhero side (Chaos War: Dead [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] and Chaos War: ComicBook/XMen mini-series, Chaos War: ComicBook/AlphaFlight one-shot) of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.



* PreviouslyOn: ''Incredible Hercules''' recap pages are, quite frankly, ''hilarious''.

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* PreviouslyOn: ''Incredible Hercules''' ''The Incredible Hercules'' recap pages are, quite frankly, ''hilarious''.



* SpinOff: ''Dark Avengers: Ares'' was supposed to be one for ComicBook/DarkAvengers, but featuring Herc's flagship enemy and referencing several plot points from Incredible Hercules [[spoiler:including bringing back a villain introduced in one of the series' flashbacks]] makes it more a spin-off to this.

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* SpinOff: ''Dark Avengers: Ares'' was supposed to be one for ComicBook/DarkAvengers, but featuring Herc's flagship enemy and referencing several plot points from ''The Incredible Hercules Hercules'' [[spoiler:including bringing back a villain introduced in one of the series' flashbacks]] makes it more a spin-off to this.



* UnsoundEffect: ''Incredible Hercules'' loves this trope; Pak and Van Lente credit ''World War Hulk'' editor Nate Cosby for starting this off. Examples include KRAKINAJAA for somebody getting kicked in the jaw, and GODATHUNDAA for Herc hitting Thor with [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]].

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* UnsoundEffect: ''Incredible ''The Incredible Hercules'' loves this trope; Pak and Van Lente credit ''World War Hulk'' editor Nate Cosby for starting this off. Examples include KRAKINAJAA for somebody getting kicked in the jaw, and GODATHUNDAA for Herc hitting Thor with [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]].
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Hercules (by Creator/MarvelComics) is a comic book character based on the homonym Greco-Roman hero from Myth/ClassicalMythology who first appeared in ''"ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery Annual''" #1 (1965), created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby. At first Hercules was mainly used as a rival to ComicBook/TheMightyThor, but he quickly became another well-established superhero. The majority of his appearances have featured Hercules as either part of an ensemble team (Such as ComicBook/TheAvengers, the original [[ComicBook/Champions1975 Champions]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, and the Heroes for Hire) or partnered with some other hero as a {{Foil}}, most notably Thor and ComicBook/AmadeusCho, but also ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and ComicBook/SpiderMan.

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Hercules (by Creator/MarvelComics) is a comic book character based on the homonym Greco-Roman hero from Myth/ClassicalMythology who first appeared in ''"ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery Annual''" #1 (1965), created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby. At first Hercules was mainly used as a rival to ComicBook/TheMightyThor, but he quickly became another well-established superhero. The majority of his appearances have featured Hercules as either part of an ensemble team (Such as ComicBook/TheAvengers, the original [[ComicBook/Champions1975 Champions]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, and the Heroes for Hire) or partnered with some other hero as a {{Foil}}, most notably Thor and ComicBook/AmadeusCho, Amadeus Cho, but also ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and ComicBook/SpiderMan.

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