#h1-story-discussion
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that Orpheus`s new song btw xD
He shows up in common rooms
is there anything I have to do before he can show up?
okay, thanks a lot
i just wanna see him again
I havent seen him too š¦
so i havent seen thanatos yet but are him and hypnos twins in hades? Because thanatos fell in a lake of very handsome and hypnos just Fell Asleep
Curious about that cause i dont know about the game yet but Need to Know
He fell in a what
That wording, bravo
it is the truth
keep it clean yall 
haha thank you
Ok finally got the Meg even where she gets the last of her stuff out of Zags room
So, yeah, its now confirmed
Also Zag was very unhappy about it
i still havent gotten it.... angery
Took me a while, because Alecto kept getting in the way
I havent actually seen Tisiphone in like 8 runs now
I find Al by far the most obnoxious
Maaan I wanna get further in the story
but havent run into Thanatos š¦
to me Tisiphone is harder than Alecto tbh
I like her cause she green
After a couple rounds against them, both are easy normally
But alecto is more of a pain, and whipped frenzy breaks her
I think it would be helpful if Al's rage meter ticked down to show how long she has left in her rage state
I have met Alecto, so much rage
I havenāt met any of the new patch charas yet but soon enough
Looking forward to it
she was raging, i was raging, fun time
There was rage, there was fun
did anyone else get the rage boon with Poseidon? or is it possible with other gods?
rage boon you mean the meter?
yes
I got it with zeus and ares if i recall correctly
Havent chose them but they were offered
got it, thanks
Still curious about Thanatos and Hypnos being twins in the game tho because they donāt look like they are but who knows
Guess Iāll have to wait until I see Thanatos around
poor hypnos just wants to spend time with thanatos
Yes, by genociding the mortals
Hypnos is a psychopath
Dont let his silly demeanor fool you
Something something you can be twin without being identical
Once upon a time when we still didnāt have charas names a friend and I were guessing who Hypnos was and one options was Thanatos lmao
Well Hypnos is a chthonic deity and in this game a big doofus so idk. He sleepy is what I know
Sisyphus and Charon are identical twins, you just can't see it yet
@amber canyon yes, but he is a sweet, sweet psychopath
whats the new entry in artifacts
onion
I gave Dusa an ambrosia and no conversation happened, only my codex updated
is this a bug or is there just not a conversation for her last heart
Hey that sounds like a bug for sure. If you're in a position to reload the save and hit F10 in the game that would help us track the issue down. Sorry about that...!
will do, thanks for responding
has anyone gotten these duo boons yet
been playing since the update have yet to encounter it
all ive seen are wrath powers, which are like super freaking cool btw
i have had the dio/zeus one
what do they do
dio zeus makes festive fog have random lighting dmg
oooh
you need to have the right combo of boons to make them appear
idk if its just any boons from the gods or what
I like it
the only thing I felt was missing that made this game a perfect roguelite was synergy
duo boons all the way

ye im big into roguelite game design
many games do certain things very well
not many / none get all of them right at once in this way
yee fun game
but you are right
allot of em
fall short
this one doesnt luckly
it feels like a Tboi Bastion hybrid
speaking of duo boons
seems kinda weak? 2.2s
this is artemis/ares
nah is actually decent utility
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Wow I just finished a run and when I entered my room Meg was in here "retrieving the last of her things"
seeking blade rift? Sign me up
yea especially with the armored hearts heat
i dont remember what thats called
great for engaging new spawns
I like.... NEED a romantic subplot for Zag and Meg
We have a romantic subplot for Zag and Meg
We sure do
re: duo boons
there is also an Ares/Aphrodite one that makes curses refresh if they hit weak enemies
i want zag to kiss boys and thatās my opinion
Nice edit lol
zag and meg have had their time i think zag should get a nice boyfriend
I want zag to kiss bouldy
Nah zag and dusa All the way
also I'm periodically reminded that supergiant actually reads these channels and whenever that happens I immediately regret sending whatever dumb thought jumps into my mind
They appreciate the feedback š
zag and dusa forever
That or zag goes with Artemis and dusa and Thanatos get together
Artemis isn't really an option for anyone, historically speaking
I approve of the friendship tho
hades but it's a dating sim where you have to fight who you don't pick a la trial of the gods
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YESSSS
But nah the one true pairing is definetly Hypnos and hades
wow ! that's an ice cold take
if you pick one of the furies you have to fight the other two together
Ugh then I'd have to pick Tisiphone, the other two together would be easy compared to her alone
true
oh hey here's something i thought was weird
alecto keeps pointing out how zag bleeds red, which isn't normal for a god
the olympians have been calling him a demigod or a half-god for a while, even though they think his mother is Nyx, which made me think like "ah, they just think Nyx isn't a 'real' god since she's technically a Titan"
but with this too i'm like. hey game??? game, what are you getting at
like we know persephone isn't dead, because like nyx said, if she was dead, she'd be in the House already
so it's unlikely she's a mortal, since i get the feeling zag has lived longer than a mortal's life span
well zag's mythology is really weird
it could be that hades isn't even zags father
but i don't think thats where the game is going
it is, but there's also not much of it, and what there is was kind of poked fun at with the orpheus stuff
the entirety of zag's "mythology" is like three fragments of plays
We have 0 timeline on Zag's life, past or present
i think we're pretty sure hades is zag's dad - zag has chthonic powers after all, and why would he have those if he wasn't part chthonic
yeah true
maybe persephone has different parentage in this mythos
cause she's the daughter of zeus and demeter
if zag was full olympian, like i've seen some people say he might be the child of zeus and persephone, he wouldn't have like. darkness powers probably gkjdfghdf
but they could have changed that too
they could have, maybe she's a demigoddess in this??
maybe shes a demigod herself
which is why the other olympians never mention her
and could explain why she''s still alive
demeter and persephone were always weird cases to me in that they were always spending a long ass time away from everyone else in mythos
sometimes the children of gods and "lesser" immortals are also just mortal or demigod for no good reason
I do think that Zagās bleeding is related to Zagās mythos in a way also. The one they seemed to have picked at least because both Orpheus and Dio are there too
and also thereās passing dialogue thatās like āoh you want to go above ground? you want to be a mortal?ā toward zagreus which makes me wonder if maybe because persephone is wandering the fields of the earth it had some affect on her
like achilles' mom was a nymph but that didn't make him a demigod even tho nymphs are river goddesses
and even tho he's only like two generations removed from zeus
it could go either way
like, in most myths persephone is abducted from earth to the underworld, so maybe spending long amounts of time away from the heavens or the underworld has a permanent affect on gods
she would've still been godly when she was abducted tho, presumably
yeah
with what a mortal plane does to a god
hard to say but the game seems to be making a Thing of it
i thought it was just the olympians being pompous
iām going to feel so dumb if the final game comes out and a bunch of dialogue and lore gets cut
possibly!
like my feeling about it is that, the story's already done and written before the game starts proper dev
everything from here on is abt building up gameplay and working the story into that
hard to design syncretic gameplay and story if u don't know where either is going
and also zag is hard. As a mythical figure i mean to incorporate narratively since theres relatively little about him in comparison
i feel like that's why they chose him
And since they decided to go with the most obscure version of Zag
they have creative license to do just about whatever they want
bc there literally are no stories about him outside the weird, weird orphic tradition
So lets see what it comes to. Persephone teeecccchhnically should still be a deity at least in a way
But then again. Dio is there which shouldnāt technically be possible
I mean they addressed that as "we're not going with that mythology" pretty much
the dio thing is from the orphic tradition which differs from the "standard" in a lot of strange ways
SGG has gone with a hellenistic portrayal
but they felt like they needed to like, address the orphic tradition too so they did....by making it a series of tall tales š
my thing is if persephone was the "one time queen of the underworld" why do none of the olympians seem to know about that?
hades never calls
As far as i know they ssseeemm to have gone with one of aeschylusā zag but i havent been up to date with dev commentary
unless for some reason hades wanted to keep it a secret?
Do they not know or not comment? Cant recall
The olympians don't know that persephone is zag's mom
we don't know if they know persephone was with hades for a time or not
new dialogue was like
well
a new convo with thanatos said ||even a lot of the people in the actual House of Hades who knew Persephone didn't know Zag was hers||
oh wow i hadn't seen that yet
so it's entirely possible that the Olympians knew Persephone was, like, in the Underworld, together with hades, but didn't know she had a child
Interesting
i guess they thought nyx was his mom because it was nyx who contacted athena then right?
yeah
more specifically thanatos said ||he knew Persephone but thought when she left that it was just a bad relationship; he didn't know she'd left a child. he tells zag that if anything that means Zag's real family is the House||
(full spoilers for that convo btw just if ur curious)
Nyx told them, I would assume, a version of events that would make the Olympians more likely to help Zag
The Olympians also assume, it's worth noting, that Zag is coming to Olympus....which Nyx and Zag both know he isn't
Presumably.
Persephone said she was on the earth somewhere, after all, so why would Zag go to Olympus? that's not his end goal
but the Olympians think it is, or at least they're trying to woo him there
that or he plans to make a stop on the way
Zeus supposedly liked zagreus a lot
but yeah i think hed stay with his mom assuming all goes how he wants it to (it probs wont)
i do have a theory
Not in game just why he was imprisoned in hades in the first place
that the olympians may want zag to take over for hades if their relationship doesnt get better
but i doubt it
i think they have some kind of plan for hi
him, but it might not be that
I think theyāre just kinda spiteful ingame lmao
Everyone seems to have a plan for Zag...
It's really interesting untangling what kind of symbol he is to all the different people around him
theres hints here and there that they see themselves figuratively and literally above chthonic deities and such
it really do be a story about defining himself in defiance of what everybody wants him to be š
yeah
There is a case to be made that Zag is acting rather selfishly and immature
He is a flawed protagonist, if nothing else
Oh absolutely! It's not, like, an easy thing he's doing but it really does come down to "is it right that he, or any of them, should stay there and put up with what they put up with, even if getting out means hurting others"
I donāt think heās being immature
and I donāt think selfishness is bad, in this case
Yeah if anything it takes a lot of guts to do something like that
Bravery and maturity are on different axis
Fair. I guess I mean more like
Can he mature, in the situation he's in. Like, trying to leave the house is a part of being an adult isn't it
It's not fair to compare him to Thanatos and Meg
They both get to leave all the time
Their work requires them to
having a protagonist that just suffers in an abusive and toxic home passively over and over again is something I would hate to watch, and also doesnāt fit with this kinda game
They've seen so much of the world
In a way, and yet also not really
After all, Zag isnt leaving the house to find his place
He kinda is??
It's a self-discovery thing
He feels like he doesn't belong
He's looking for what he is and where he's supposed to be
I didnt really get that vibe
I mean on the former, yes
But it doesnt feel like he is leaving for that. He is leaving without much of a plan or reasoning beyond trying to find Persephone
He clearly has no idea what to do after that
Before knowing about persephone he wants to leave and i got the feeling that he wants to break free from what has become a prison from him
He isnt allowed to leave after all
Id get a lil bit antsy too lmao
Sure, I dont neccessarily disagree with him leaving
And after finding about persephone its as much about as somebody said selfdiscovery as it is change and seeking something that isnt just That. Proving that he can leave in a way also
Its just that he is leaving without much of a plan or idea of what he is trying to accomplish
Its just an impulse kinda deal
I mean a protagonist doesnāt have to be perfect. Him having no plan (as far as we know) beyond finding persephone or leaving makes sense
Right, my point is that he is a flawed protagonist
Even if he does have a good reason to leave, and does mean well
Since in the environment heās in thereās never been much need for one to begin with
I keep on thinking that they're running out of 'tropes' about family/responsibility/estranged lives, and then Thanatos comes out in this update and punches me in the gut. Oof.
Zag is following what he believes is best for him. And as a result, everyone seems to interpret his choice from their own perspectives. Whether Zag intended to hurt people or not, he has. But in the end, I as a player feel justified in following Zag's journey through.
At this point its too late to back out anyway
Zag hasn't really had a purpose, from what we've seen of his past. This decision seems to be one of the few that are actually his decisions. Familial obligations are something we'd like to think don't impact us a lot, and getting those first few chances to be independent are very powerful moments.
Thats the part that confused me actually
Its right that Zagreus doesnt really have a job, but then, what exactly was he training for?
His dad thought he was too aimless
u kno how a parent might like
enroll their kid in ROTC to keep them out of trouble
"out of trouble"
Unsure! I depicted that as Zag already leaning in the direction of combat, and hired some undead to parent him and teach him things in his stead.
Aka a very nice and very depressed war hero.
The impression I got was def that Hades was like "this kid's a mess, maybe military training will make him straighten up and fly right"
Sure, but if your child is too aimless usually youd push them into a direction
Zag did train, but still without much of a purpose
At least, one that we can discern
That, and Hades has openly mocked him about his lack of purpose in the past. I imagine it's bound to be a sore subject.
I'd at least like to hear a little more about what he did as, say, some minor job in the underworld. Fetching scrolls or helping out Hypnos, etc
All in all, he's definitely got that hero's journey wanderlust BAD
He seems to have been acquainted with Sisyphus before the events of the game
Not friendly per se? But acquainted at least
Not not friendly
I'd say friendly, Sisyphus calls him "Prince Z"
I actually get the feeling they were friendly before the game as well
Yeah, because of that
The part that bothers me is that based on a couple of dialogues with Hades, he did have some plans for Zagreus
I just cant wrap my head around what those couldve been
Yeah but zag also didn't, like, know what sisyphus, you know, did to earn being in tartarus
I still get the feeling Sisyphus isn't entirely trustworthy, mostly because of his past. Out of all the characters, he seems to be holding his cards closest to his chest š
He's also my favorite character and I want the best for him and also for my suspicions to be wrong.
so even if they're friendly i feel like it's more of a "hey you come through here a lot and we say hi to each other so often that we're on casual terms" and less of a "we've had substantial conversations in the past"
why ask now, then
Zagreus, minor god of politeness
Because he might as well
he's a Good Boy
But yeah, I dont think thats neccessarily a point
idk, if he's leaving, might as well leave with secrets xD
I didnt know the last name of my best friend for 2 years
hades: what are you the god of talking back to me
zag: well normally i'm the god of politeness but just for you,
Zag, minor god of levitating three inches off the ground and skating around, but only when wielding gun.
omg Ven
Zag, god of T-posing
gkdfjghfd we've got a really good set of domains going here
Ok but jokes aside
Zagreus boons when
The only guess I could make is that maybe Hades wanted Zag to be like a way to get revenge against the Olympians?
Or maybe just a sort of general enforcer of the underworld
by the power of self-care and self love he just upgrades himself
I think Hades wanted Zag, primarily,
- out of his way
- out of trouble
technically hes protecting zag and thats about it
Technically
Cause in game its unclear
Idk, he clearly had some plans for Zag
I'm not much for thinking Hades has much in terms of ulterior motives, but that's purely my opinion. But if it is revealed that he had motives to arm and weaponize his son, I'm sure it'd lead interesting places.
If thats all he wanted from Zag, would he really care so much about Zags escape attempts?
And since zag might have gotten antsy and disruptive with time and feelings of not belonging, he told achilles to mentor him
Its not like a god walking out of the underworld is unusual
Give the kid something to do
If myth is being followed here
Zag cant go out
Cause hera might kill him a lil bit a lot
Doubt it, since if Hera was against it, the gods wouldnt all band together
So hes to live down there even if he doesnt feel like he belongs
Well im saying that its a possible explanation
Originally I thought Hades just wanted for Zagreus to be his right hand man, or perhaps his successor
And gods banded against hera and practically everyone constantly lmao
But a, Hades is too much of a workaholic, and B, its clear Zagreus doesnt have much in the way of booksmarts
He certainly would not be able to handle the administrative side
Yeah but they want Zag on Olympus
Where Hera is
Maybe the dont know. Idk thats just one version of the myth š¤·
I'm sure Zag can read. Maybe. He spends a fair bit of time staring into a mirror, and I doubt he'd sign up for those pacts of punishment if he knew what they said. Oh no, wait, Zag can't read.
Oh no he can read
Even if he can't take care of the administrative side, that doesn't mean he can't help. All his siblings help in some way. He's the only one doing nothing.
Otherwise the Codex would be rather pointless
It's just scribbles hahaha
I imagine he can write too
hey what's up my name's zagreus, 19, and i never freakin learned how to read
But beyond that, he doesnt seem to be the sharpest crayon in the knife box
and hes welcome in the commonwealth!
But wit has a lot to do with the social side of intelligence!
I don't think he's unintelligent, he just hasn't had formal schooling it doesn't seem like, plus he, you know
The question is, how would he help?
can't leave the house
Each of his siblings have a role to play that is kind of lacking otherwise
Zag, sharpest knife in the crayon box: "I got lost."
But what would Zag do
Yeah the case was more that he wasnt trained in the administrative side of things
Congrats
All Zag was trained in is fighting
And while he is good at that, what do you need a fighter for, exactly?
Being the main character in the action game Hades, about fighting your way out of hell.
I see that writing as a way of explaining this^ first, but again, I could be wrong. Hades deffo could have some plan for Zag, and that'd change the dynamic between Hades and Zag a LOT.
god of war logo flashes on screen
What is the "?" in the codex that the patch notes refer to? The line with Thanatos, Tisiphone, and Alecto.
i believe it's a reference to the onion codex entry
Zag escapes from Hell
Zag learns thing and is killed, sent back to hell to try over and over again to do the thing, his context for leaving now changed, without changing how Hades acts or the Gods support him.
"You never could have done it without my help, Zagreus. I've been training you! This whole time! To do what I never could. This is your true purpose, I see it now! Not just leave this place, etc etc."
I can see it, but I personally prefer that Hades remain a problem and a villain for Zag. I'd hate for the game to try and recontextualize Hades as someone trying to 'help', because honestly, it doesn't fit with what I'd prefer a lot more; Zag having chosen his own path in life. If it wasn't inherently Zag's path to take, I'd feel really miffed, as I imagine Zag would as well.
black nail polish.........
u didn't have to but u did 
I really wonder why his Scythe has a heart on it
because its cute obviously
it's his mom's
Underneath that cold and steely personality is a big ol' heart
re: the thanatos stuff that was discussed yesterday, I did end up dm'ing greg about it, w/ his permission i'll post his response here
ah dunk i only just realized i couldnt post a screenshot. ok copy past it is
"Hey, first of all, thank you for this feedback. I'm grateful that you were willing to share your personal experience as part of it.
I had a discussion in a private channel with some of our moderators about Thanatos and last night's conversation in #h1-story-discussion about him, and maybe I should have just posted it there for the benefit or context of anyone who felt something about it. To that extent, while I'm writing this response specifically to you, please feel free to share it with other folks in #h1-story-discussion if you would like to, especially if you feel it might help alleviate concern -- or warrant further criticism.
To get to the point! The specific interaction with Achilles you mention was not intended to have the effect it had on you. It was not meant to frame the relationship as brotherly and platonic, or 'brother-zone' the relationship (to use your great term), or anything of the sort.
I don't like to speak to my intentions as a writer because I happen to find it crass, plus it takes my time away from the writing itself, and (most frighteningly) it suggests deep flaws in the work output if the writer is required to explain. The work should stand alone, and the characters have a life of their own. But in this case, I do want to be clear that, for what it's worth, the intent of this scene was the 180-degree opposite of how you took it. Rather than 'brother-zone' Thanatos, the purpose of this scene was to make clear that these characters are now free to explore new dimensions of their relationship -- while reinforcing that their relationship, like many of Zag's relationships, is complicated. (1/2)"
I get the criticism about the double standard between Zag's backstory with Meg and Zag's backstory with Than, and don't really want to get into that. But somewhat briefly: Meg is ambiguously related to Nyx and in my mind (and in the game) is not clearly and definitely her child like Thanatos and Hypnos are definitely her sons. With our backstory suggesting that Nyx was believed to be Zag's mother, it seemed important to establish that Zag and Than are not related by blood; hence suggesting the door may be open for a relationship that isn't fraternal in nature.
It's a unique experience for me to be working on a story as it unfolds and sharing the interstitial progress in the form of new characters and scenes. It gives me the chance to hear this type of feedback and critique while the work is in progress, and, as with the rest of the feedback we're getting across all dimensions of the game, I'm hopeful it will lead us to a better game at the end of it all. So by all means please keep us in check. The rest of the game and the story is unwritten (though outlined!); we're moving fast, and we have many challenges ahead as a team. The best I can say for it for now is that I will always do everything I can to be true to the characters I'm responsible for writing, which means finding the space for them to express themselves, and doing what I can to let their relationships go where they need to go in the context of our games. Thanks for reading all this. (2/2)
nice
weird flex but i'll take it
greg drowning his sins in overwatch
i,,omg
i say as if i wasn't like, part of the conversation in question
thanatoverwatch
iām glad it was cleared up though!
^^ Yeah
Overwatch is game
Is Thanatos the next OW character?
if he was iād play OW again
Same, I've left this game in the dust for so long
zagreus for smash šš¤
Yeeees please
Makes me think, I still gotta get enough money to buy a switch
One day, one day
ouch
Meh, still got Hades to obsess over
By the way can we talk about how jacked Sisyphus is?
yes PLEASE
He's the one real fitness god, and nothing can make me change my mind
Like, his arms are literally as big as my legs
highly likely
im having a hard time figuring out ....the figure girl. does she sure deal with people who murder or?
According to mythology, yes. She's tasked with punishing murderers
Her name is Tisiphone
and yeah, she specifically punishes murderers
The other one is Alecto
okay cool and my second question i can Aphrodite help us with meg?
Ummm... not sure honestly
she can only help you with killing her
Bosses respond the certain status effects differently from normal enemies, or don't respond at all
In Hades, every god is a god of murder
If you mean the Charm effect, then yes, you can Charm Meg
XD i meant like help her help us get to gether again XD
aphrodite help us get together with meg again
liike here is a beautiful rose
Oooooh!!!
I mean, maybe in the future... But keep in mind that she is the embodiment of jealousy sooooooo
Maybe not the best partner
No, unfortunately the Olympians aren't allowed into the underworld, except for Hermes, when he's delivering messages
So Apphrodite can't come help Zag with his lady troubles
awwww maybe hermes can give us a little something!
Yes, like a ride to Olympus for example. Don't worry Hermes, I'll pay for the gas
But then Hades would ban Hermes from ever coming back
Poor guy probably has a crush on one of the Cthonic Goddesses and doesn't want to give up his right to visit her to help Zag out
Hermes, I mean
Then again, would Hades ever truly ban him? He's the one and only messenger after all
It would send a harsh message, that's for sure
I like to think of Hermes as a teenager driving a rusty old car to deliver pizza in the underworld. "My father Zeus says that if I don't have a job I cant stay in Mt. Olympus. So lame man."
i hate when something is locked yet you have 22 keys in your pocket XD
i have seen thanatos all of once in the 10 runs i've done since the patch went live
i want to see my boy
and give him ambrosia
i want to see my little boiiis
I want him to show up in the hydra room plz
i want to talk to the hot boy
how often do you get to meet death?
i only meet him 2 times so far out of 10 tries i think
Haven't tracked it closely, probably ever 3-4 runs on average
oh okay fitting in my last question for a while . does megra say something if you kill her with out the mirror
if so
i want to do it
As of before this patch, she didn't
She might now, but you also might get alecto or tisiphone instead of meg
Meg: i bet you cant beat me without the mirror
Zag: deal
(mirrorless run)
Zag: (runs into tisiphone) oh no
Meg, hiding behind a nearby pillar or something: yay it worked
personally i think the next god's gonna be apollo
which should be.....interesting lol
Lmao apollo
Interesting indeed
still would like hermes around or like goth cousin chthonic hermes
chill apollo tell zagreus to care for himself please
artemis and apollo duo boon pls
i cant seem to kill her with out the mirror in fact im getting murder woman and the girl who wants to see red blood XD
apollo and artemis duo boon !
good luck, mood
poisoned crit for zag ft apollo and artemis
well too similar to dio but i cant think with my brain rn
apollo has lots of fun domains but i feel like sunlight is the main one that doesn't overlap
When you crit hermes steals your cows
Maybe blinding mobs could be fun
You get a nice tan
everytime i fight the hydra i get flashbacks to kingdom hearts 2 and āJUMP UP ON THE HYDRAS BACKā
iāve yet to actually beat the hydra 
Good luck syd
thanks itās such a pain
and iām too scared to use anything other than the aegis shield
Im sure youll get the hydra soon!! I eventually got it with the spear but each person has a different playstyle
iāve played with the shield so often idk if iāll be okay with not being able to block
I never block with shield
, just dash attack
just got destroyed by tisiphone
i survived but jeez
my health went to 20/170 and i was full health before
You almost got murderererd
ya really
and i didnt notice the walls closing in
now thatswild
everytime i enter a room i pray for that green light š
saaaame
a couple times i've been like (checks watch) hey it's about time for thanatos to-- EEEYYY THERE HE IS
Ive only seen him twice but damn those 2 times were good
anyway wish me luck im gonna go die to hydra real quick
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ughgh
my issue is i run out of death defied in bad places
i rlly rely on those
thats weird skelly didnt show up
alright lads lets try out the gun 
i Do Not like it
The gun is definitely not for everyone. 
the gun's special really feels a bit clunky to use
I think the travel time for the mortar/grenade is a bit too long, it's hard to use (at least with a controller, haven't tried with mouse) against moving enemies, especially if they have speed bonus from the Pact.
true true, it's hard to use against enemies that move around a lot, and you gotta turn off the autoaim since it aims where the enemy currently is instead of letting you immediately aim where you predict they'll be
was something supposed to happen after thanatos said he had an audience with lord hades
this chat made me think something happens 
Something does but itās not immediate
Youāll have to find him in a run again before anything happens
the kill competitions with thanatos remind me of that part in lotr where gimli and legolas are keeping each other updated on their kill counts through the whole big battle
like, who is TALLYING these
i know i just asked that and it was a rhetorical question but the answer is obviously thanatos, thanatos is obviously the one keeping score
ive never won 
š¤
i've started winning lately
but occasionally it'll still be neck and neck and sometimes
sometimes i'm tired
I havent lost yet
and i just run in circles and let him do the work
unfortunately i Suck
Does it matter if you win or loseš¤
you get a centaur heart as a little bonus from him if you win
and you don't if you lose
oh cute
but you get the room reward regardless
the horrifying implication is that his pockets are just full of centaur hearts
snacks to go
harvested specially for you zag 
i love how salty he gets if you friendly fire
i never mean to 
im clumsy with the shield i go all over the place and i always hit him
also i'm looking right at greg for a battle line i just heard, like, ||you're already dead|| SERIOUSLY GREG
pushes his targets into lava like "keeping them warm. for you bro"
(thanatos voice) omae wa mou shindeiru
a chorus of nani? from the enemies
then his aoe goes off and everything dies instantly gkjdfhgkjfd
I must say the shield is kinda hard to use. I feel it because you have to get the timing right and face the right direction. I think the spear is better because it doesnāt matter
Just a thought
i get that
Of all weapons I donāt get the gun. When you have a bow with infinite arrows anyway...I wonder what was the thinking behind it. I thought maybe it would hit more because it was bullets.
I havent eve seen the gun yet but sounds like it was a way of introducing a new mechanic
The q is interesting I like it. But for a the gun itās like you have to reload and it hits for the same amount of the bow ..only 20 damage
Where as for the bow you can get up to 70
So you have 12 bullets to go to 20 damage at a time
While having to reload
Well ill see when i play with it but it sounds fun regarding combat rythm
I love the shield but I have yet to figure out how to cancel the bull rush and that frustrates me.
But the spear will always be my best friend because critting backstab specials and needing to never stop moving. Super hard for me but it's fun.
What do you mean by cancel?
Because you can just release it whenever you want to but once you go you go right?
Canceling is when you use a different attack to "cancel" another attack that was in progress
like if you go to attack, realize you're about to get hit, and try to dash away before the attack animation actually finishes
Oh huh interesting ...I think Iāve done that on accident a few times
He is pretty easy to win
We usually end up 20+/3 or so
The centaur heart is always appreciated
i'm so like...rip bc clearly based on the convos + codex entry, thanatos ||chose to spend his very limited free time with zag rather than with hypnos and hypnos really gets on his nerves but also like. clearly idolizes the heck out of him||
house of hades really be like
hades in that meme with the robot hammering the sign into the ground like "no healthy mutually positive relationships allowed"
^:/ ah I would like it to think it spends. I notice in you get to him before Megra significantly easier than after . Not only that but if you are unlucky lots of armored people
And also depending on how much you played
Please somebody love hypnos
@harsh sleet no idea about the chances cause i dont have much time to play but hope you get lucky soon
I would die and kill for hypnos
and you will!
Which is what i do on the regular when playing hades
thank u...
Him napping
let me see my son 
Dont worry syd hypnos aka handsome twin is always there for you

And than will come eventually
hypnos to thanatos: look i'm just saying but maybe if you destroyed literally all life on earth we'd be able to play fortnite together more often
thanatos: (looks at his fancy new gloves he just bought from the store) maybe one day ill snap twice
THANATOS SNAP
p l e ase
thanatos except hes purple
damn it just after i sent that my game stopped responding
he heard you
thanatos im sorry i love u
thanatos boon list:
-REVOLUTION: your wrath meter fills up instantly
-T. HANATOS: wrath ability that kills half the enemies in the room
he said: 'omae wa mou shindeiru'
thanos hanatos....
thanos hanos....
T
HANATOS
I PUT THE TEA IN THANATOS
kam you haven't even MET HIM YET
literaly all i know about him is hes a goodboy eye in the center of a drama tornado
gkjdfhgf
id die for thanatos
you will!
DEATH APPROACHES
zag/thanatos is like

ive only had thanatos for a day and a half but if anything happened to him id kill everyone in this room and then myself
jhgjhghjghjghj
D:
try waiting a while? i had that yesterday
than: oh would you look at that you're trying to escape. i am very very disappointed in you but i will help you regardless
zag: b-but i didnt ask-
than: let us have a little contest that will take long enough for hades to wonder where i ran off to
zag: y-you dont need to-
(later)
than: well i can see you can take care of yourself like the 146 other times. remember if i get caught it's your fault
zag: thank you but-
than: get lost and dont die
fghjdgvfd
kgjhfgkjdf accurate
thanatos, running into the next room zag is in out of breath: oh my god you again? give it a rest buddy
zag: than,,, you got here after me
on the topic of the bone hydra
i nearly killed it
ooo nice!!
but i gave up 
aww
im sick rn so everytime i do a big fight i have to cough and then i get beaten up by everything
wrong chat 
i coloured thanatos purple
and he just
looks like a grape
dionysus where u at
nyx said its my turn to play fortnite now hypnos
no wait im about to get a victory royale
AH IT saved right before it crashed
thank god
zag and than's murder contests rly are just ancient greek god video games
zag kills more shades than thanatos and starts fortnite dancing
idk if I read correctly and there are too many messages to backtrack sorry, if you beat him at that contest Than drops a centaur heart?
ya
Neato ty
ok artemis's wrath is my favourite
š š
Hes mad at me 
thanatos is heckin mad
i love him,,
me
you ever looked at a man and went
āyou deserve the underworldā
i need zag to say something along those lines to than

are they????
Are they?
i was about to ask whatās the lore then i was like āwait this is just mythologyā
i dont have the energy to do another round of this but if u scroll up greg has his take on it
no shame in gettin rest!
i really love how the developers are talking to us and keeping us posted on whatās happening
Yes!!!
i enjoy this level of transparency and how they respond to a lot of our feedback, like iāve never seen a company do that in such a wholesome manner
sgg is def my fav game company by far
mood
my expectations for games hasnāt been the same since bastion
i always appreciate that they never seem to get frustrated or angry w fan feedback, even negative!! š
yeah!! like thatās a strong level of patience especially with such a big discord server
mhm!!!!

onion
Seriously?

i saw the full pic its worth it

Wow it is onion...
hades, sneaking the onion into achillesā codex: theyāll never see it coming
Onion
READ THIS ONION
tea time šµ
but it is run around like a madman time
bc icba to fight all those enemies, hades ill just run from them
yeah nxmvjvjgkg i lov those rooms w titan toppler
walks around the room like oh? enemies? i dont feel anything
im watching my friend play RE2 at the same time as playing
and i keep mistaking zombies for lord hades
Hmm
If only you could shoot hades in the face to stun him for a sec like RE2
if only i could shoot hades in the face period 

the fury sisters arent allowed in the house of hades
so im not sure
if that counts
meg is the only one allowed to be there
editing the wiki?
Thanatos is technically Hypnosā brother so he should be affiliated
But I havenāt played the update either yet so
yeah
ur right
when u finally have enough coins for the aphrodite scroll but the next room is the hydra room

time for hypnosā gift to shine
i get the feeling,, u like hypnos,,,,
huh, just passed hydra third phase (the one with most heads) without taking damage with 60 skulls on pact of punishment with shield bull rush build
consequently beat hydra š first itme with 60 skulls
Congrats
hundreds of pictures of hypnos spill our your pockets
nice one,now have try the misery that is 120 heat xD
'im holding those for someone else'
i want to see the full onion codex entry please
it's going to be a grind to pass this with more, it did take me a while with 60 as well
but i'll do my best
Iām keeping them safe for future generations
Onion or barbarism
achilles just doesn't know how to cook!
Achilles doesnāt know that you shanāt approach a soft onion
boy never learned how to cook! his boyfriend did all the cooking!
An onion gone bad, the most formidable foe
How is he supposed to know onion? He was busy
ONION???
patroclus kept sneaking onions into their dinner and that lead to his eternal hatred of onions
Throw onion at enemy troops. Mixed results
Hi, hum new here.. I don't know if it's a joke but how do you get the onion ?..
fail the heat room challenge by getting hit
Heat room ?
if you have the pact of punishment active, there will be heat gates occasionally throughout each run
Allright thanks ! I never play with the pact of punishment that's why. Is there any more value than unlocking the statue and gaining more crystal ?
But thanks a lot for the answer ! I greatly appreciate
just the statues and extra darkness,might enjoy the extra challenge
Thanks, meh i prefer going full berserk but i will try :)


onion isn't a meat or a weapon how is achilles supposed to know it
"onion isnt a meat" bold opinion.
fruit is technically tree meat growth
fruits are eggs
bold opinion
i was going to say something else but i think id get kicked



increased thanatos encounter frequency yes pls
Onion on a stick as a hammer is the next weapon guaranteed
Just Onion
you throw onions at people and you take damage
I so much love the intelligent discourse of hades spoilers
I mean this very sincerely
Onion: meat, weapon, both?
oh neat, new patch
54 days to new big update why so long ?
going to have a new world after the hydra
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more chances to see thanatos owo
I am exceedingly impressed by how the Supergiant team has found a way to craft the ultimate Early Access experience, but I can't shake the feeling that it won't hold up once the game is properly released.
We've spent several weeks fighting Meg, being told that Thanatos was away on a business trip, and using the same boons; now Hades sics the rest of the Furies on us, Thanatos comes home, and the Gods reveal to us that they had been withholding the greatest of their gifts until we had proven ourselves worthy. It's such an organic process, and such a rewarding one for that very reason.
How can this same experience be recreated for players who will get their hands on the final product all at once? Will Thanatos, Alecto, Tisiphone, Wrath powers and more only be unlocked after the player has gone through a fixed number of runs? How does this account for people who are simply very good at video games and will potentially break out of the Underworld on their first run?
Does anybody have any word from the developers on this matter?
Hey -- this is a great question to ask during the #ask-supergiant session tomorrow at 10am PT.
than doesn't show up until several runs in
Briefly -- we intend to keep this up during Early Access. We'd like to keep it up after the full launch! But we'll have to see how that goes.
We developed the idea for this game from the point of view that it would be great to have a living world where the play experience and story could continually unfold.
greg we need more onion lore
You can expect us to continue updating the game regularly for at least another year and change; and we'll figure out what's next after that once we're closer to it.
why is onion the only vegetable in the underworld i feel like this is foreshadowing something very significant
Hey @fair light, great to hear from you! I'll try to be there for the Q&A, which in my time zone (I'm part of your Italian community) should be around 6PM.
why achilles's unreasonable distaste for onions
i feel like i can't love him anymore we just
we just feel so differently about onions
uh oh
murder turn again
š¤ š«
ehh, she feels OP a bit
but not when I have spear with deflect attack
why are the new chicks harder then the Bone Hydra lmao
i haven't died to them yet
but they are harder
even for an earlier boss
yeah I think that too
but most player is more experienced
so im happy with that
some extra challenge
the bone hydra is easy but she just takes more time to do
Meg is still the easiest boss
and she will always be easy
i did have a hard time killing her when i first fought her
i havent beat the bone hydra yet
i agree
i don't like shield so i did not play much with it
i didn't like it at the start
Spear is da best
but i decided to give it a try

+1 for spear
oof
anyways
i hate the spear and the bow
the sword is ok
it does the job
and the rail is fun
i feel as if the bow is the worst tho
just the slow charge
uhhh
I was a foole and played bow right after sword today
Mistakenly dashed into enemies several times
Had it earlier today actually, yeah
It makes your cast home towards people
we found them all earlier uhh
hmm
i forgot which chat
Probs gameplay
Ares + Aphrodite -> Weak effects refresh curse
right
Ares + Artemis -> Ares Cast homes onto targets
ImranRamdzanToday at 16:36
- Zeus + Dio
- Athena + Artemis
- Ares + Artemis
- Zeus + Poseidon
- Aphrodite + Dio
- Aphrodite + Ares
Zeus + Poseidon -> Poseidon effects also inflict lightning damage (about 25)
there u go 
it's 20 i think
possible, I wrote that from my memory...
so it might be lower
that being said...
isn't it strange that pressure points doesn't work on any dash effects ?
even though it says that ANY damage it can deal can be critical ?
quote of the patch: hhhh
i suppose it refers to base damage kinda things like special and attach and such
quote of the patch: thanatos mwah
quote of the patch: oops we done goofed
uh oh
quote of the patch: 
quote of the patch: mmmmuuuuuur
quote of the patch: ššš
have i mentioned today that uh: i love thanatos
say it more
im gonna
i havent encountered him yet
oh you poor thing..
soon hopefully only did a couple run today to farm keys
in this house we love thanatos
its okay i had to start from the very beginning cause i didnt have the game on this computer
its good enough for me that i almost got the hydra on like the 8th run lmao
Heāll come he gotta
One man boyband visit me please
Or maybe he Knows that im a hypnos lover and will never come lmao
Only been able to find the Artemis+Athena Duo Boon thus far but I bloody love it!!
Nice
Mind you, it would be lovely if we could see a short exchange between the two when we pick a Duo Boon
You know, Aphrodite and Ares flirt,
Ares and Artemis... talk about weapons or something
etc. etc.
Just some short but cool scene to show the relationship between the two Gods in question as they agree to work together
Thatd be cool
my friends been playing for 2 hours and just beat hydra iām so mad
dionysus and ares...... fund it
cyrus...TWO
shes rubbing it in my face 
hey question but is that static effect supposed to be here or do I need to f10
I don't know if it's part of the new patch or not
Static?
Idk what you are referring to but i havent had any visual effects that distort anything BUT i havent encountered the new furies nor thanatos yet so
yeah I haven't either but it was when Hades was talking to me in those challenge rooms
I figured I'd be seeing Thanatos- idk, grant us privacy? but nyope
if I get it again I'll try and screenshot it
Ok! When hades does talk to you in challenge rooms there is a distortion. Red-ish tint and he briefly appears superimposed but just like before the patch
^ Similar w than but green
That means when Hades and Than appear at the same time their lights cancel out and form a paradox
onion
or max pain
i wanna make my pfp than but i jUST changed it
i change my pfp too much
Grumpy Santa Hades and angsty Santa Than
make it than
THAN
yall r bad influences
UwU
OWO
become than
backstreets back alright
ty im gonna need you to stop bullying him
Do an uncomfortable zoom in
i
upset discord while testing than pfps
i cant change it anymore,,
i just remembered when i gave hades an ambrosia
thanta claus
oh my g od stop
i feel like the picture of that cat where it looks like its screaming
this is why hes emo
thanta claus: ho ho ho happy deathmas (climbs into ur chimney and kills everyone in the house)
oh no
i mean
ur not wrong
my pfp is too zoomed out 
i wanna see his pretty face
gasp
it worked
wha
I can see himmmm
than: exists
me: oh wow! suddenly i like boy again
Hades is feeding us so many good boys n girls
thats the TRUTH
pls
the most beautiful nb with their own fashion AND children 
You're so right
did anyone know thereās a line when Zag triggers the Skelly keepsake? It goes something like āBy the power of Skelly!ā 
Interesting, don't think I've come across that one yet 
I thought it was really cool and funny at the same time and would like to share it 
thatās cute
i wonder.. if thereās lines for anyone elseās keepsake [glares at thanatos]
If there is, I haven't noticed. It's entirely possible that it's my own fault for not noticing, though
i havenāt heard one for cerberus which is the keepsake i always use
gotta keep that health up so i wonāt die in the 5th chamber
To be fair Skellyās triggers, Cerberus is just a flat bonus
So then maybe Skull Earring has a voice line, too 
What was supposed to happen?
she doesn't give you the satisfaction of acknowledging it :3c
Oof, that's a very in-character thing for her to do
Yeah, currently no dialog to follow up the taunt, unfortunately
oh no our boy can't read

i need to go to sleep soon can this wait uh


