#ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. [ MUSE ]

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─  the mirrors surrounding you did as they were meant to, reflecting back a spitting image of OH SE-HUN  -  but it’s clear something is wrong from the moment that a vision of BRINGING YOUR MOTHER PERSEPHONE BACK HOME TO THE UNDERWORLD strikes you.  perhaps it was a passing daydream in the frenzy of the funhouse. you reassure yourself  -  you’re ZAGREUS,  a TWENTY-FIVE YEAR OLD TATTOO ARTIST whose virtue lies in your KIND-HEARTED & PERSISTENT , although you’ve been told that you tend to be quite REBELLIOUS & SELF-DEPRECATING,  and you’re associated with BEING BORN WITH MISMATCHED EYES ; ONE A FIERY RED AND ANOTHER A BRIGHT GREEN, SURROUNDED BY SHADES AND SKELETONS OBSERVING YOUR EVERY MOVE, & CRAWLING OUT OF THE RIVER STYX by those around you.  suddenly,  however,  you’ve found THE STYGIAN BLADE KNOWN AS STYGIUS on your person - was that always there? from the moment you leave the funhouse,  memories from your life in HADES have begun to return - leaving whoever you had been before in the mirror’s reflection behind you.  you can almost hear HOLY ROLLER by SPIRITBOX following in your wake.

QUICK FACTS —

FANDOM: hades — a dungeon crawler video game about greek mythology FULL NAME: zagreus ALIASES: zag, little hades, prince of the underworld, god of rebirth, god of hunting AGE: twenty-five physically but he’s also immortal DATE OF BIRTH: unknown PLACE OF BIRTH: house of hades, deepest depths of the underworld SPECIES: god SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: biromantic PROFESSION: testing the underworld's security HEIGHT: five foot nine EYES: he inherited his parent’s eyes. the right one is a fierce red like his father, while the left one is a vibrant green like his mother. HAIR: jet black in color and usually styled to be swept to one side BUILD: muscular, toned UNUSUAL FEATURES: his feet and ankles are infernal. which essentially means they’re always radiating heat and glowing as a result. they give off sparks of fire when he runs or walks due to the similarities to lava. it’s important to also note that the flames are harmless so nothing will burn as a result of his physical feature. PARENTS: hades (father), persephone (mother), nyx (mother figure) GRANDPARENTS: demeter, chaos COUSINS: athena, artemis, ares, dionysus, hermes UNCLES: zeus, poseidon AUNTS: hera PETS: cerberus BEST FRIEND: thanatos COLLEAGUES: aphrodite, achilles, hypnos, megaera, dusa, orpheus, charon SIBLINGS: an only child but considers ransom drysdale an older brother

LIFE IN CANON —

Zagreus is the only child born to Hades and Persephone. Although at first he had been stillborn. The Fates decides that Hades shouldn’t have an heir and Persephone ran away in grief but refused to return to her birthplace on Olympus since she disliked all the bickering the Gods do. She would settle in Greece to grieve and Demeter covered the mortal realm in an endless winter for her daughter.

Nyx would bring Zagreus back to life with her powers in an extremely lengthy process and would become his mother figure. Hades raises him on his own alongside the Goddess of the Night but never speaks of Persephone and doesn’t let anyone in the House to say her name either.

The prince would befriend the Fury Megaera and the God of Death Thanatos when they’re all children . . . .  the latter ending up becoming his best friend. It’s kind of ironic, don’t you think? Zagreus is the God of Rebirth and being so close to Death. They’re such opposites but every time he would die and be reborn again he could count on his best friend to bring him to the River Styx.

However, once growing older Zagreus grew bored of always being stuck in the House of Hades. He wanted to explore the Underworld and try to see what life is outside of their realm. His father didn’t approve of this and would try to stop him in this ridiculous quest. He would die several times trying to make his escape but due to the nature of his ability to be reborn he just ends up stepping out of the Styx and hanging his head when realizing he’s back home again.

Achilles trained him and has become like an idol to Zagreus. Everything he knows about combat comes from him and doesn’t think there’s anyone is a better fighter than Achilles. Which gave him at least a little chance in making it through the obstacles arranged by Hades to keep him home. The other Olympians aided him to give him an additional advantage.

One night, Zagreus would discover a letter left by his birth mother which gave him even more motivation to make it out of the Underworld to try and find her. He needed to see Persephone at least once. It’s bittersweet when the boy is finally able to do this as he’s forever bound to the Underworld like his father and only has limited time in Greece with his mother. He would die of natural causes and Thanatos would have to come get him since he is Death after all. Zagreus would fight his way out again and again and again just to get more time with Persephone. He wanted to learn everything about her, why she left, and just exist there with her for their limited amount of time allowed.  

After numerous visited, Zagreus was able to convince his mother to come home by reminding her of the bonds of family. Zagreus and Persephone sail back to the House of Hades by Charon. Persephone resumed her duties as Queen of the Underworld and Hades finally respects his son again. The escape attempt turned into a job of finding security vulnerabilities throughout their realm. Their family was reunited again and for once? They’re all happy again. If Zagreus was going to be bound to roam their realm for eternity then he’ll do it happily knowing his parents are both here too.  

Persephone would reconcile with the other Gods and Goddesses by inviting them to a feast in the House of Hades. They all thought that Hades and Persephone eloped and had Zagreus. She avoided telling them about her resentment of Olympus and told a lie that she could only leave the Underworld a few months out of the year due to eating pomegranate seeds. The Olympians accept the lie but know the truth and just want to move on.

There’s a lot of lore that comes along with playing someone tied to Greek Mythology so . . .  I’m not going to cover everything but this is the plot from the game! All other Greek Mythology related lore can be assumed to have happened but I’m not going to write it out.

LIFE IN ALUCARD —

THE ITEM FOUND ON HIS PERSON:

STYGIAN BLADE also known as STYGIUS and the blade of the underworld. It’s a longsword that belonged to Lord Poseidon before he opted for his trident. It’s one of the finest weapons to ever be wielded and played a role in sealing the titans deep within the deepest recesses of tartarus. Achilles gave the sword to Zagreus since he knew Hades wouldn’t pay any mind. You could feel how eager Stygius was to have a partner again and be used in a fight at the time.

Zagreus doesn’t understand where the sword came from but something told him to hold onto it. He currently has it mounted over his television in his house.

ANIMAL FAMILIAR:

Zagreus has a puppy version of Cerberus living with him. They have vibrant red fur and three heads. They’re a very good boy but have attachment issues. If Zag is gone for too long then some of the furniture in his home will get destroyed. Each head has their own personality!

ORIGIN:

Zagreus was born into an extremely wealthy family. He’s an only child which meant getting away with most of his shenanigans growing up. They wanted their son to accomplish great things which meant that they spoiled him. Whatever the boy wanted? He got.

You could imagine their disappointment when Zagreus expressed an interest in art from a young age. He didn’t care about playing sports or preparing to take over the family business. Always more content to sit down with a fresh pad of paper and pencil. He become quite the talented artist in adulthood, working toward being better with everyday. Zagreus even does some graphic design commissions.

His true passion is tattooing. Which you could imagine the look on his parents’ faces when they were told that their only son wanted that as his career. Their love outgrew their disapproval though and would support this venture just as long as Zagreus still came to mingle at events. His body quickly becomes covered in ink which often makes him the talk of the party.

IF YOU CLICK HERE THERE’S REFERENCE TO AT LEAST THIRTEEN OF HIS TATTOOS.

He’s a soft man despite appearances and most people know it. Zagreus often feels like something is missing from his life but eventually it all makes sense when the memories from his canon lifetime come flooding back in. How could he forget? How do you come to terms with realizing something you’ve been reading about all your life is suddenly true? He knows that going up to people and saying “hey i’m a god” wouldn’t get many reactions where it’s believed. So, Zagreus pushes it deep down and focuses on his tattoo appointments and tries to deal with it on his own.

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