Hercules Disney TV Tropes. Hercules is entry 3. Disney Animated Canon, released in 1. Disneys Hercules, like the animated series Disneys The Little Mermaid, is a spinoff of the 1997 theatrically released animated film of the same name and. The Pandora section of Disneys Animal Kingdom also opened in Florida over the weekend. It took fans about two hours just to get into the Pandora park, and ride. The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered at the Walt. Being a lighthearted musical comedy that serves as a change of pace after Disney attempting threeepicfeatures, this film is a veryloose, familyfriendlyadaptation of the myth of Heracles, being to Greek Mythology what Aladdin was to the Arabian Nights. After Zeus fights and sends the Titans to the Underworld, he becomes the ruler of Mount Olympus, home of all Greek gods. Hades is sent to rule the underworld, but he makes plans to throw Zeus out of Mount Olympus with the Titans help. The three Fates warn him that his plans would be endangered if Hercules, Zeus and Heras newborn child, is still around by the time he tries to take over Mount Olympus. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to turn Hercules into a mortal and kill him, but they fail in their attempt and leave him on earth with his divine strength to be raised as a human. Hercules grows up but later learns he is the son of Gods, and in order to return to Mt. Olympus he must turn into a. It was a Midquel series that presented Hercs life in High School and had him hanging out with fellow Greek characters Icarus and Cassandra. It also presented a plot hole in that Hades was still trying to get him killed, despite the fact that in the movie he didnt know Herc was still alive until he was an adult, but that didnt seem to matter much to the writers. The show runners admitted to the plot hole and stated their intent was to just have some fun with the setting and characters, hoping that the plot hole wouldnt bother viewers too much. Thanks to James Woods coming back, it did pretty well. The film is also adapted into a level called Olympus Coliseum in the Kingdom Hearts series. It has appeared in seven out of eight games, and even in the game it didnt appear in, the worlds theme music was used in another world. Hercules-and-Megara-Meg-in-Hercules-disney-couples-19754545-500-375.jpg' alt='Disney Hercules Episode 4' title='Disney Hercules Episode 4' />Hades is even the most recurring Disney Villain in the series besides Maleficentnote the biggest Disney Villain of the series herself, probably because you can always rely on getting the big name of James Woods to play him. While far from Disneys most successful movie thanks to competition, it made plenty of money and was still very successful when compared to the Disney franchise as a whole. Hercules is entry 35 of the Disney Animated Canon, released in 1997. Being a lighthearted musical comedy that serves as a change of pace after Disney. IYQvg2BVgHk/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Disney Hercules Episode 40' title='Disney Hercules Episode 40' />I wonder how that will go. Hercules is the title character of the franchise. He is based on the mythological Heracles, best known under the Roman spelling Hercules. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the Disney Animated Canon, and the eighth entry of the Disney Renaissance. It is produced by Walt. Its sense of humour was compared to that which Robin Williams brought to Aladdin, showcasing a villain both competent and hilarious. Some mark it as the turning point where Disney no longer confined humour to incompetent sidekicks. In the original myths, Herakles dies, but after Philoctetes lit his funeral pyre, he ascended to godhood in Mount Olympus and stayed there. Play hundreds of free online games including racing, action, dress up, escape, arcade, puzzle and brain games. Plus, all you favorite Disney and Star Wars characters Tate Donovan, Actor Hercules. Tate Buckley Donovan began making television appearances while still in his teens, most often cast as angstridden high schoolers in. This spinoff to Disneys Hercules follows Hercs many labors during the years he spent training how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Philoctetes. The Disney movie changes it to where Hercules earns his godhood by saving Meg from Hades and is allowed to come home to Olympus. Some myths suggest that they were also part bird. Disney Hercules Episode 41Adaptational Heroism By modern standards, the Hercules of Greek Myth wasnt exactly a paragon of heroic virtue. He killed more than one innocent person simply for being too close when his temper got the better of him although he was always remorseful when this happened, and he would go stage a HUGE war for a mere verbal insult one day, although he did went to great lengths to help his friends and his deeds did the world a lot of good. The Hercules in this movie is a wide eyed boy scout who doesnt have much, if any, vices. The worst thing he does is lash out at Phil for trying to warn him about Meg being in league with Hades, but he immediately comes to regret that. Hera goes through this as well as Adaptional Maternity. In the original myth, Hera was Hercules step mother and main antagonist. Adapted Out Hercules wives after Meg and his children are completely removed from the film. Adaptational Villainy Similar to Hera, Hades was not an enemy of Hercules in the original myths and was crucial to helping him finish his last labor, and he was certainly not a God of Evil. In fact, he was downright nice compared to some of the other Greek Gods, Zeus in particular. Legendary Full Movie Part 1. Pain and Panic compared to Deimos and Phobos, who they were both very loosely based on. While neither of their original counterparts were exactly good guys, they were the son of Ares and definitely werent evil lackeys. In fact, Heracles worshiped Phobos as a god and had him depicted on his shield. In the myths, the Cyclopes were Zeus allies in the fight against the Titans, and they gave the thunderbolt to Zeus, the trident to Poseidon and the helmet of invisibility to Hades. The movie has one lone Cyclops who is in league in the Titans, and is sent by Hades to destroy Thebes and kill Hercules. Watch Stonehearst Asylum Online Goodvideohost. Adaptational Wimp In the Greek Myths, Deimos who Pain is based on was the Greek God of Terror and Phobos who Panic is based on was the very personification of fear brought on by war. In the movie, theyre watered down into bungling comic relief lackeys for Hades. Also, Hermes was able to borrow or steal Hades helm of darkness pretty much anytime he wanted in the myths. In the movie, hes easily captured and subdued by Pain and Panic to be dragged off into the Underworld once the Titans storm Mount Olympus. Amphitryon Hercules foster father was a general he ravaged the islands of the Taphians, and took part in other war campaigns, even dying on the battlefield fighting against the Minyans. The movie changes him into a harmless peasant. Added Alliterative Appeal One of the lyrics for. Even as an adult, hes still sorta awkward. Adult Fear Zeus and Heras terror when they realize baby Hercules has disappeared from his cradle, which by all rights should have been perfectly safe and secure. Alien Blood The Hydras blood is green. All Animals Are Dogs Pegasus acts more like a dog with wings than a horse, especially when hes younger. All Men Are Rapists Meg comes very close to outright stating this belief in her introductory scene Megara You know men. They think. Guess how well it goes. All There in the Manual The Titans names are Stratos, Lythos, Pyros, and, rather unfittingly for his powers, Hydros. Likewise, unless you know your Greek mythology, the five Muses are Thalia muse of Comedy and the plump one, Melpomene muse of Tragedy and the one with the long, curly hair, Calliope muse of Epic Poetry and the leader, Clio muse of History and with the pony tail, and Terpsichore muse of dance and choral poetry, the one in the two piece toga. The Hydra is repeatedly stated to be female in supplemental material like story book versions. Almost Kiss Hercules and Meg when the latter is trying to seduce the former. Always Save the Girl Double Subverted. Hades offers a deal for Hercules to give up his strength for 2. Megaras freedom and to promise that she will be safe from harm. Hes aware that Hades plans to do something nasty but Hades pressures him into it. Amazing Technicolor Population The Gods, being gods, are different colors and all of them glow. Anachronism Stew The film has elements that definitely werent around in the time of Greek Mythology, including Gospel style music, sundial watches, traffic signals albeit crude signpost like ones, emergency phone numbers like 9. Roman numerals as IX I I credit cards, shopping malls and merchandise like action figures and soda cups with bendy straws, and Phil and Hades using Yiddish phrases, but theyre often played for laughs. Also, when Herc arrives in Phils house, the Argos mast is there. In the movie Achilles was already dead before Herc ever met Phil, which also means the Trojan war happened much earlier here than it did in real life. Ancient Grome Gladiators and Roman numerals are mentioned in a few places. The name of the hero is. Ironically the Greek. In the real world, blue fire is much, much hotter than red or orange fire. Ascended Extra Hades, Phil and Meg all had much smaller roles in the original Heracles myth. The movie bumps them all up into major characters. Ask a Stupid Question. Herc asks this to Meg who is currently being held up by a centaur Award Bait Song.