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* ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfValhallaThor''. Here, Hel is the BigBad. (Maybe the makers read the Marvel comic entry above?) A particularly embarrassing example, since it's an Icelandic film -- basically, this trope has become so widespread that writers feel even the need to apply it to their own culture.

* In ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfValhallaThor'', Hel is explicitly the Queen of the Norse Underworld and, [[AdaptationalVillainy unlike in myth]], is an enemy of Asgard.

* In ''Akuji the Heartless'', the eponymous hero strikes a deal with Baron Samedi, the god of the Haitian underworld, who claims that he will revive Akuji after bringing enough souls of his ancestors. Akuji doesn't have a single iota of respect for the guy. [[spoiler:Sure enough, it turns out that Baron Samedi brainwashed Akuji's brother to kill him in the first place, in a bid to use their ancestors' souls to enter the surface world and take it over.]]

* In ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', Hades is a boss in the "Throne of the Dead" raid in Amazon Fury Part II, but afterwards he became a grudging ally in Amazon Fury Part III, and later in Metal Part I as well, if only because ComicBook/{{Ares|DC}} is even worse.

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' has Pluton, an invincible and incredibly annoying ogre thief, whose name is the original Greek spelling for Pluto (Ploutōn). The Grim Reaper (shortened to Reaper) and the God of Revenge are also enemies. The first ''may'' come from Pluto's other portfolio, being the god of wealth.

* Subverted in the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series, where Hades is no more evil than the other gods of Olympus [[DarkIsNotEvil despite his demonic appearance]]. However, it's played straight in the manual, which describes him as "a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects." In the sequels, he is finally motivated to kill Kratos out of revenge for his niece (Athena), brother (Poseidon) and wife (Persephone), thus making his actions at least understandable.

* ''Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023'': Percy and his friends are given the task of retrieving Zeus' stolen lightning bolt from the underworld in order to prevent a war between Zeus and Poseidon planned by Hades. [[spoiler:Eventually subverted in Episode 7 as it turns out Hades has nothing to do with the theft of the lightning bolt and has no intention to start a war at all; the mastermind behind the theft is actually Kronos. Hades is in fact even a relativly [[TheNiceGuy Nice Guy]] compared to the other gods Percy and his friends interact with]].

'''Right''': Hades, from {{Creator/Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''.]]-]

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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'': Chernabog was a black god, but wasn't evil as a pre-christian slavic deity. Subverted as Walt said he was meant to be Satan anyway, just like he was demonized after the spread of Christianity. Though we don't really know enough about Chernobog to say whether he was or wasn't evil, it's certain he wasn't a giant Satanic figure who called up the spirits of the damned. Then again, Disney pulled the name Chernabog right out of their ass because the Satan figure in the film would have caused much controversy at the time. Disney may have gotten the idea from Sir Walter Scott's ''Ivanhoe'', in which the "witch Ulrica" calls upon "Zernebock" to give the villains their comeuppance (she isn't very nice either).
** Disney's done this trope waaaaaay back in the past: the 1934 WesternAnimation/{{Silly Symphon|ies}}y ''WesternAnimation/TheGoddessOfSpring'' is a retelling of the Persephone myth, and Hades looks like [[SatanicArchetype a proper Mephistophelean stage devil]], with his realm basically being Hell, containing fire and imps. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuVRi9XzNpk You can watch it here for now.]] Though while Hades visually looks like a Christian demon, his behavior is arguably much less evil. After seeing that there's no way for him to make Persephone happy, he releases her on the condition that she spends half of each year with him - which is in line with the myth.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' casts Hades as the villain, probably the most well-known example of this trope. This portrayal, in addition to some of the ''other'' liberties taken with the myth, meant that the movie had to be marketed as ''Beyond the Myth of Heracles'' in Greece to avoid a national backlash, which... [[AmericansHateTingle didn't exactly work]]. However, due to how [[LaughablyEvil funny]] and [[AffablyEvil genuinely]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse likeable]] Disney Hades is, you probably won't find any viewers (other than Greek Mythology buffs, of course) who hate Hades, except for being ThatOneBoss in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''.
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has the evil HollywoodVoodoo doctor Facilier sell his soul to a group of evil spirits referred to as his "friends on the other side". No actual ''loa'' are named (and blasphemed), but it's far from a balanced portrayal of any voodoo entity, though it might count as a slightly exaggerated portrayal of ''petro ghede''. On the other hand, they also have Mama Odie, a good voodoo priestess. She has a pet snake named Juju, which would be considered good in voodoo even as it defies the usual ReptilesAreAbhorrent rule of Disney films (twice even, as Louis the alligator is also unambiguously a good guy). And to be fair, the spirits with whom Facilier is affiliated are not portrayed as exactly ''evil'' outright, just [[DarkIsNotEvil very dark]], and the reason why he suffers their wrath in the end was because he was unable to fulfill his end of the bargain with them.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfValhallaThor''. Here Hel is the big villainess. (Maybe the makers read the Marvel comic entry above?) A particularly embarrassing example, since it's an Icelandic film -- basically, this trope has become so widespread that writers feel even the need to apply it to their own culture.
* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009''.
** Hades looks like he's agreeing to free Ares so the restored god of war can kill, well, everyone, on Earth and provide Hades with their souls, but it turns out there's only one soul Hades is really interested in, revealed when his EvilPlan comes to fruition. His evilness is up for debate. Sure, he was a bit of a dick but he did put one of the worst psychopaths ever on a permanent lockdown and, well... [[AssholeVictim Ares and his son deserved it.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'': Chernabog was a black god, but wasn't evil as a pre-christian slavic deity. Subverted as Walt said he was meant to be Satan anyway, just like he was demonized after the spread of Christianity. Though we don't really know enough about Chernobog to say whether he was or wasn't evil, it's certain he wasn't a giant Satanic figure who called up the spirits of the damned. Then again, Disney pulled the name Chernabog right out of their ass because the Satan figure in the film would have caused much controversy at the time. Disney may have gotten the idea from Sir Walter Scott's ''Ivanhoe'', in which the "witch Ulrica" calls upon "Zernebock" to give the villains their comeuppance (she isn't very nice either).
* Disney's done this trope waaaaaay back in the past: the 1934 WesternAnimation/{{Silly Symphon|ies}}y ''WesternAnimation/TheGoddessOfSpring'' is a retelling of the Persephone myth, and Hades looks like [[SatanicArchetype a proper Mephistophelean stage devil]], with his realm basically being Hell, containing fire and imps. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuVRi9XzNpk You can watch it here for now.]] Though while Hades visually looks like a Christian demon, his behavior is arguably much less evil. After seeing that there's no way for him to make Persephone happy, he releases her on the condition that she spends half of each year with him - which is in line with the myth.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' casts Hades as the villain, probably the most well-known example of this trope. This portrayal, in addition to some of the ''other'' liberties taken with the myth, meant that the movie had to be marketed as ''Beyond the Myth of Heracles'' in Greece to avoid a national backlash, which... [[AmericansHateTingle didn't exactly work]]. However, due to how [[LaughablyEvil funny]] and [[AffablyEvil genuinely]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse likeable]] Disney Hades is, you probably won't find any viewers (other than Greek Mythology buffs, of course) who hate Hades, except for being ThatOneBoss in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has the evil HollywoodVoodoo doctor Facilier sell his soul to a group of evil spirits referred to as his "friends on the other side". No actual ''loa'' are named (and blasphemed), but it's far from a balanced portrayal of any voodoo entity, though it might count as a slightly exaggerated portrayal of ''petro ghede''. On the other hand, they also have Mama Odie, a good voodoo priestess. She has a pet snake named Juju, which would be considered good in voodoo even as it defies the usual ReptilesAreAbhorrent rule of Disney films (twice even, as Louis the alligator is also unambiguously a good guy). And to be fair, the spirits with whom Facilier is affiliated are not portrayed as exactly ''evil'' outright, just [[DarkIsNotEvil very dark]], and the reason why he suffers their wrath in the end was because he was unable to fulfill his end of the bargain with them.

* The ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' had this happen in universe, with several entities that were intimidating and related to death and destruction but were ultimately on the side of Gaia (and thus the continuation of life and nature) being remembered as monsters in mythology. Examples include Fenris, Uktena and Wendigo.

* The ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' had this happen in universe, with several entities that were intimidating but ultimately on the side of Gaia (and thus the continuation of life) being remembered as monsters in mythology. Examples include Fenris, Uktena and Wendigo.

** Varies somewhat in the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting, where there have been a total of four gods of death over the years. Jergal was uncaring and unsettling, Myrkul was cruel and capricious, and Cyric was outright AxCrazy. The incumbent Kelemvor, however, is LawfulNeutral and directs his clergy to comfort the bereaved and slay [[TheUndead undead]] rather than propagate them (which is sometimes difficult when your temple is a repurposed one to Myrkul or Cyric, due to Kelemvor only having been on the job for two years as of 3rd Edition). The trope still applies to Kelemvor, however, as he was LawfulGood in Second Edition, and other deities (including good deities) forced him to adopt a LawfulNeutral alignment because the authors didn't like the idea of a good Death deity.

*** When it comes to the racial pantheons (for elves, dwarves etc) most death gods are actually variations on Good or Neutral with only the orc death god Yuurtrus being evil (which means very little, as all orc gods are evil).

** Played straight by Arkay's Old [[HornyVikings Nordic]] aspect, Orkey, the "Old Knocker", who is despised by Nords for giving them [[WeAreAsMayflies shorter lifespans]] than [[LongLived the hated Mer]] in their mythology. He also shows up several times in their mythology as a villain, such as when he and [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Alduin]] teamed up to reduce all Nords to the age of children. ([[EternalHero Wulfharth Ash-King]] undid it using the [[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]], but accidentally aged himself up too much and died.)

* In ''Film/ShredderOrpheus'', Hades and Persephone are portrayed as evil broadcast managers who brainwash and enslave the masses via their TV network, and the plot kicks off when Eurydice is killed to get her on the show.

* Lampshaded on [[http://a-gnosis.deviantart.com/art/The-Family-Party-9-514405772 this page]] of the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheFamilyParty'' by Creator/{{A-Gnosis}}. The gods are aware that Hades is actually quite a nice guy, being presented in other comics by the same author as a {{Workaholic}} with NoSocialSkills but also unfailingly dutiful and compassionate towards the dead, but the only (ex)human at the party freaks out. Similarly, while Hekate is presented as a goddess of witchcraft that summons ghosts in her cave and puts curses on people, the latter are justified and she's also caring and compassionate at the very least towards Demeter.

* Lampshaded on [[http://a-gnosis.deviantart.com/art/The-Family-Party-9-514405772 this page]] of the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheFamilyParty''. The gods are aware that Hades is actually quite a nice guy, but the only (ex)human at the party freaks out.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight'' does this with Anubis, who is not a malevolent god in Egyptian mythology. In the movie, he's the BigBad who wants to destroy all life on Earth and rule over what remains.

* ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1998}}'' (the 1998 game, not the 1980s classic) implies that the mythical Hades was inspired by an evil, violent faction of AncientAstronauts.
* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', the final antagonist of ''Chronophantasma'' turned out to be the mythological Izanami... who ends up playing the part of GenericDoomsdayVillain who wants to create a World of Death because that's what she does (though the future may change on that trope). At least that's what the Japanese version does, but in the English version and carrying over to ''Central Fiction'', they slapped the name Hades in front of her, turning her name into 'Hades Izanami', making it a double whammy for both myths, especially since her title of "Meiou" (lit. Dark King) in Japanese is part of the term "meiousei" (lit. dark king star), the Japanese name for Pluto and by proxy another one of Hades' names.

* Discussed and brought up in ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'' occasionally, as the titular protagonist gets often frustrated to be made responsible for all evil doing in the world and claiming that "the devil made them do it" when he as the devil was the King Of Hell who's job was it to ''punish'' evil-doers. There is some TruthInTelevision here, as historically the devil became more and more evil in religious retellings especially in the Catholic Church than he was early on portrayed in Jewish myths and Literature/TheBible.

* ''Literature/MythOMania'' depicts Hades as usually the most helpful god, and the LemonyNarrator, though it also provides in-universe examples of this trope. For instance, Zeus claims that Persephone only became Hades' queen because he kidnapped her, when actually she hitched a ride on Hades' chariot while escaping her overprotective mother. Additionally, mortals who mistake Hades as a messenger of death fear him, a discrepancy he expresses annoyance with.