The Game Awards 2022 was a monumental night for Supergiant games and for theHadesfan base. A developer who does not usually make sequels announcesHades 2is in production and is to be released sometime soon. The fact they are making a sequel attests to the great idea of a Greek mythology-inspiredrogue-like, and the mechanics and combat that have proved to be beyond addictive with their dedicated audience. A game exalted to indie godhood:Hadestook on the Herculean effort to stand out in a genre that was saturated with many behemoths of gaming history. The idea to entrench their game in the Greek pantheon was a stroke of genius, and now they’re trying to bottle lightning again in their sequel.
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Unlike the first installment, Supergiant games have decided to introduce a new protagonist Melinoe, Zagrues’s half-sister, as she takes up newblades and boonsin an intense battle with Chronos who has broken free from his prison in Tartarus. TheGreek gods have inspired gamesin many ways over the years. However,Hades’sitcom family interactions were received with commercial and critical acclaim. It provides players with different builds, boons, and a bevy of background stories to explore with the major and minor gods and goddesses that appear along the way. So, along Melinoe’s journey, who can the players hope to meet, battle, and commune with?
12Chronos
Hades 2confirms their villain with the youngest of the Titans andfather of a few of the Olympic gods: Chronos. A being who ate his own children in order to maintain his stranglehold on his power. If not for the meddling of another titan, Rhea, he would have succeeded; but he was ultimately struck down by Zeus and placed in his Tartarus prison.
With his recent jailbreak, Chronos could be on the path of revenge ruining everything players experienced in the first game with Zagreus and the Olympians. It may be up to Melinoe, with the help of her mentor: Hecate, to beat Chronos. Plus,this titan has control over timewhich could be a good setup for the rogue-like narrative and play style of attempting runs over and over again.
11Rhea
Wife of Chronos and Mother to the Olympians.She is a catalyst for the downfall of the titans as she hid away Zeus on a secluded island and raised him to defeat her husband Chronos. Her appearance is inevitable in the series as she may set things into motion and may be one of the targets of Chronos’s revenge.
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Rhea could take on a role similar to Nyx in the first game. A maternal figure, mothering Melinoe along the way and playing a foil to Hecate. She might offer some wise words to the player or be a guiding hand through the emotions and prophecies that plague Grecian mythology.
10Oceanus
Poseidon’s precursor and father of all rivers and the dwellers of his domain: The Oceanids.He is the eldest titan and is rumored to have remained neutral during theTitanomachy,the fight between the Titans and Gods. Oceanus married Tethys and birthed many famous figures including Styx, Nike, and Cratos; characters may recognize some of these names from the previous game and other famous franchises such asGod of War’sprotagonist.
If Supergiant wishes to implement their wave and tidal mechanics seen in Poseidon’s boons then Oceanus would be the perfect god to take on that role, maybe giving Melinoe access to spells with the same knockback effects.
9Tethys
Sister and wife to Oceanus (literally keeping it within the family), who, like her spousal sibling, she took a neutral stance in the Titanomachy. Her name became synonymous with the sea, however, she was not mentioned much in the echelons of Greek mythology.
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She has a similar role to Demeter taking on a matriarchal role depicted as stepmother to Hera in some of her tales. However, Tethys seems to be somewhat removed from the rest of her family. As the oldest titaness, she could take on the stern guiding hand that Demeter often showed in her talks with Zagreus.
8Coeus
The Titan of questions, queries, and intelligence was imprisoned along with a few of his fellow brothers in Tartarus (excluding Oceanus). His copulation with Phoebe led to the birth of his two children Leto and Asteria. Leto proceeded to lay with Zeus and give birth to Apollo and Artemis, whereas Asteria became the mother of Hecate.
Hecate is one of the few characters to have already been revealed as Melinoe’s mentor, so Coeus could play a bigger role than the other titans in the story. Especially, considering Melinoe is fighting against Chronos underhis granddaughter’s tutelage.
7Crius
Not much is known about Crius besides his place in the pantheon asthe god of constellations, his parentage, and the fact that his involvement in the Titanomachy earned him an indefinite stay in Tartarus with his brothers.
Due to the general strokes of Crius’s history, developers Supergiant games may feel as though they have more freedom of interpretation with this particular titan, maybe showcasing him as a boss at the end of traversing a biome.He does have some ties to Hecate though as he fathered Perses: Hecate’s father.
6Hyperion
Father to Helios: The Sun, Selene: The Moon, and Eos: The Dawn, he personified the sun (a mantle he passed along to Helios).His only notable achievements seemed to be his role in overthrowing his own father, Uranus, and fathering his children with his wife.
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Similar to Crius, this titan did not play as big of a role as the rest of his brothers and sisters and became more of a footnote in the pantheon. However,the darkness that we find in theHades 2trailer could be linked to Hyperion’s meddling; players will only find out once the game is released.
5Theia
The titaness of sight and vision. She gave value to gold, silver, and gems, and birthed Helios, Selene, and Eos with Hyperion. Throughout the mythology, she is seen to laud above all those with celestial powers asshe is the being from which all light proceeded, ruling over such figures as Helios and Apollo.
The trailer opens with Melinoe fighting with Hecate underneath a full moon andas a mother of this celestial being the may be more to meet the eye with the Theia and Hyperion lineage.
4Iapetus
The father to two well-known mythological figures, Atlas: the man who holds the heavens on his shoulders, and Prometheus the being who gave fire to humans and jettisoned modern technological history.
Colloquially known as the Piercer to his friends and foes, and like his brother Chronos he reigned supreme until he was cast down to Tartarus by Zeus and his Olympian cohort.His association with a spear could put him in good stead for a fightsimilar to the likes of thedouble boss fightwith Theseus in the first game; who had a penchant for spear-throwing moves.
3Themis
Apowerful goddesswhosedomain includes justice and law and is the mother of The Fates.Often represented through the scales of justice, she could play many different roles within Hades 2. Depending on her idea or perspective of justice, she may side with Melinoae or Chronos as the story progresses.
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If she sides with Melinoe and Hecate then Themis may be a good way toentwine prophecies and morals in the narrativeas so many Greek stories include some sort of oracular storyline.
