Hades (ハーデス, Hādesu?) is a recurring summon in the Final Fantasy series. He usually gives the enemy various and dangerous status ailments and its appearance is based on the Greek god of the underworld, Hades.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy VII[]
Hades' Summon Materia is found underwater in the cargo room in the Sunken Gelnika, and costs 150 MP to summon. Hades's attack, Black Cauldron, damages opponents and causes the Sleep, Poison, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Mini, Slow, and Paralyzed status ailments. Hades's spell power is equal to 5.625x the base magic damage. If paired with the Added Effect Materia, Hades will grant either Slow or Paralyze.
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Hades can be summoned in battle using the Hades Materia.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Hades is the final boss of the main story in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. His first form's appearance is based on the summon's design from Final Fantasy VII, and uses Black Cauldron as his final enrage move.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy: Unlimited After[]
Hades makes an appearance as one of Kaze's summons, and can be summoned by using the following Soil Charge Triad:
- A cry of the cursed darkness, Curse White
- The eye of lightless darkness, Shadow Purple
- And finally, venom of the darkest sin, Poison Black
Followed by saying: "Judgment! I summon you, HADES!"
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
Hades appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Ice-elemental Summon cards.
Final Fantasy Portal App[]
Hades appears as a Triple Triad card.
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Etymology[]
Hades (ᾍδης, Hā́idēs) is the Greek god of the underworld, as well as the name of the underworld itself. Despite many modern portrayals, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, though respected and feared in equal measure, Hades was not represented as evil, only just and resolute. In Christianity, the same Greek name is either translated into English as Hell or simply transliterated as "Hades" in the Bible. The Greek term is used to translate the Hebrew term Sheol in almost all instances in the Septuagint and appears in the New Testament.