#h1-story-discussion
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Okay so main takeaways so far is
Just get hit hahah
Give megara orange juice
I wonder how ambrosia tastes
But get hit anyway. Bc Than's reasons for showing up is to help Zag. Which the game recognizes as if you take damage in previous rooms
I think it was written that Ambrosia tastes like your favourite thing/greatest desire
Dont quote me lmao
But it tastes different for everyone
Hmmmm
Wait I thought at the end of transistor, red already fixed everything?
you can't wish the dead back
@uneven loom ...did you play that game all the way thru?
where did you get that ending? that'd be beautiful
I played three times, each time a little harder. That was definitely NOT the ending. Lmao
I thought she fixes the city, removed the process, and then killls herself?
No. Cloudbank still gets wiped and unable to reverse everything and get her loved one back, she decides to join him, in the Country.
I just hope Sybil's not there
Damn. That’s sadder than I remember.
she does rebuild the city, what are you on about?
don't you remember the voting terminals? you were the only one around to vote
not really the channel for this, i think, so I'll put my thoughts in #transistor
Aight we move
what are in the locked rooms to the left of the house?
the one right off Achilles is Hades' room, dunno bout the one at the bottom but you can see shades walk in and out of it
lets ransack daddy's room and pretend satyr did it.
we will raid Hades' room and make satyrs pay for it!
Next Olympian is Demeter? Or maybe Fortuna?
Fortuna makes no sense, Chaos already fills that role
The teaser looks like they've got the concurnopia with em, and those are the only olympians I think who're related to it, other than Zeus himself. Heracles also did something with it but he's no olympian.
I wonder if Icarus is somewhere in the Underworld
cornucopia and wheat wreath
his dad makes rooms for Hades, wonder if the son is employed somewhere, too
Well, most likely Demeter or her kid, then.
asphodel seems fit for Icarus
oof, what a burn
melted
except Asphodel wasn't always a molten hell hole
I wonder what role, if any, he would fill.
he was a creative type, like his dad
yeah. Asphodel meadow. but in the game now it is all about dat lava
hm, I suppose the chronology of events would be a bit difficult to establish
still, Icarus died before the bull
though Asphodel probably burned after Persephone left
Hephaestus don't work for hell. would he ever want to help Zag and slip his hammer down here tho.
why not Prometheus, actually?
Icarus's dad was Daedalus, wasnt it?
yeah probs still chilling while birb pecking him innards.
I recall that his release was eventually negotiated or something
None of the Titans have made an appearance yet, right?
oh, Heracles freed him
well yeah zepp some npcs are depending on the time period we're in.
I wonder if they ever will. I doubt they have much to do with escaping the Underworld, especially since they're quite antagonistic to the Olympians
well, Zag mentions that Heracles has already been to the Underworld and back
and that he's also dead
least we know Sisyphus is here, Heracles been down and back
remaining titans are either still in prison or Zeus released them (in elysium i think?) later on.
Prometheus could have a fire theme going
then we have cronus the king of elysium.
I believe the rebelled titans are rotting in Tartarus in Hades
Prometheus is all about sharing forbidden, powerful knowledge, so he could perhaps boost our calls
Or give us a call of our own.
What would Hep do, then? We already gave smithing to Daedalus
he's forbidden knowledge are forbidden to hooman, not gods tho.
why are you expecting Hephaestus?
He's an Olympian
not all olympians will be added
Olympian Gods. maybe some of them are not in the game of helping Zag.
the next update is the last iirc
Not even the main 12? Huh

wym
As is Hestia (we've got her gun).
i finally remembered to use bouldy! 🎉
there are text strings for Apollo, that mention his description and introductory line
in the final boss fight, completely unnecessary but, i did it! lol
Also Id never thought the goddess of the hearth would be the one who used a machine gun.
Grats
lol ty
pretty sure i went through like 20 runs forgetting about his existence the entire time
datamined discussion is apparently not allowed
yeah those are spoilers i'd rather not know even in here. plus, could be obsolete
and its very possible any datamined info is from discarded concepts
gnight y'all
well, wink wink nudge nudge, can't wait for the country club Apollo
how about apollo gives you chariot instead of boons
pls no
just joking
no movement speed garbage
What is the lightning bolt icon that's appearing when I take damage?
I have started a new run
oH is it my myrmidon bracer
yup
thanx achilles

Me: got heal from Sisiphys
Next chamber: fountain
Me and Sisiphys: Are we joke to you?
Looks like Bouldy is a joke for you
Eh?
Nah I am using Mort right now
How do we know that the next Olympian will be the last
we don't
Why do people keep saying that then lol
no idea
Dunno. It's just a feeling
@uneven loom Greg20.12.2019
@quartz edge 'Will we see all the Olympians in the game?'
We plan to add one more Olympian, so no. They don't all make sense for the game and story and we don't want to shoehorn them for the sake of it. It also makes sense some of them would be off doing other things. We do have ideas for what all of them could be like, and I think we will probably end up at least name-checking the ones who don't make the cut.
that's that
😦
That makes sense
so we can have some of them as aspects
like Apollo for bow
Athena for spear
Haephestus for sword mb
who we are missing?
Demeter yes
I don't think Heaphestus will be one of the aspects
Apollo definitely will be a bow aspect
will see
@uneven loom Their roadmap for this year is "another olympian"
Not "more olympians"
Also yeah gznm has the quote
Sad. I really hoped we would get at least Hera eventually because she is so iconic. At the very least, I hope we get one new boon per god by years end
I mean sort of, we'll be getting the new god's duos
After the new god we're getting the last weapon and after that is 1.0 release with the ending
I really like gimmick boons like Artemis dash attack, life affirmation, Dionysus sippy cup, and Artemis arrows
If you want more boons then you're going to have to hope they do it with 1.0
Artemis arrows are actually pretty good for the right build
They’re quite good in general imo
They are very rarely bad. Basically only bad with bow or Hestia gun
I hope they do regular updates after 1.0 that add new content and build opportunities. Very common with rogue likes
if u play with Special rail they are not so good too
They may do expansions but i do not think that regular content updates will be a thing for Hades.
And honestly I’m fine with that. At most they might do some bug fixes post 1.0 but I would expect them to move onto their next game post 1.0
Probably. It’s a lot of effort and they’re a small company. I think a lot of people would spend hundreds on dlc given the opportunity, me included
I think they may or may not try one just to see how it goes. But expecting anything beyond that is wishful thinking. They didn’t want to make Bastion 2 for that same reason IIRC
what reason?
Accurate. I hope they continue with more games like hades and pyre though. They are so good and dialogue and aesthetic. I’m hoping that the next game is like hades in the sense that it is has heavy rpg elements and an emphasis on dialogue. Imo hades is like a fusion between pyre and transistor and I love it
no sport games, pls
I know nothing about hades’s engine, but I feel like the gameplay cycle would be very amenable to modding
I would pay 100 dollars for an afterbirth-plus style dlc that adds a lot of modding capability
the gameplay loop wasn't enjoyable though, and the story was tied to winning and losing, including having to throw for "good" endings
it's my least favorite SG game
That guy Icebox asking good questions I see.
Worth keeping an eye out for, that one.
is it only me that feels uncomfortable with Thanatos being romanceable considering that until just prior to the events of the game they thought they were half brothers???
Looks like Greek gods never cared about that much
Interesting point actually tbf. Kinda just forgot about that.
Pretty much. That and the fact that incest laws were only really used to prevent inbreeding means that romance between Than and Zag is really sort of okay? Sort of not to some people?
Tbf I guess after giving 10 gifts it's been a significant amount of time to hash out feelings
Greek Mythos has a ton of incest.
So it's not like in a generic anime where the stepsister has a crush on the protagonist for basically the entire series. dangit sao
Hence why I said ‘sort of’ since it’s a very YMMV thing.
also they are gods
^^
At this point in Hades' story development, it's more like Nyx runs an orphanage than has a big family. Between Zag and the three fury sisters (also raised by Nyx but not related), it's like she's just running Hades' halfway home. 😄
they are higher then humans law
Basically Hades can't be bothered to feed the dang kids so Nyx does it for him
Yeah we've gone into that before lol. Let's not revisit it :p
Greek mythos is all sorts of interesting
also even in greek myths can be different variations
random authors make random textes
and one god can have different parents
ive given 1 gift to everyone now and gotten all the trinkets who should i focus gifts on next
@uneven pike gift 2 and 3 for chaos
and u will have 2 more prophecy for fated list
and there are 4 characters (for now) who can give you Companions/Summons/Legendary Keepsake
so you may focus them with Nectar
Hi. How do i unlock those boxes under the other keepsakes?
do what gznm was just talking about, give nectar to specific characters (i haven't done all but i think skelly, meg, thanatos, sysiphus? it's on the wiki)
ok so i been feeding the grim reaper and got to ambrosia and he gave me a companion - but in the codex there is this weird arrow - whats that all about
The grim but sensitive reaper
@broken elk If you give him more Ambrosia it starts you down the relationship route
ok i figured as much but its a new symbol for me. i seen the clocks and the locks, but it's like a weird purple arrow
i assume that means more of the same then get him drunk
i cannot seem to find the fates objectives anywhere on the wiki can anyone give me a link to it if it exists? I actually thought there was just a set amount but tonight i got a new one for buying a poster for my room or something
apparently I'd never fought Meg with the adamant rail before because I met her with it today and OF COURSE she had to say something about it
Could be the specific aspect you're using
for example Chaos will say something if you're using the Chaos Aspect on Aegis
@broken elk They're an upgrade for your room from the renovations shade
Oh you mean the hidden ones
Not sure
There’s also a comment if you have a weapon aspect equipped when you run into Meg. It’s where Meg pokes fun at Zag being in a healthy relationship
@fickle yoke who gives the companions?
In celebration of finally getting max hearts with Thanatos I've been blasting Last Words.
@slim crescent than, meg, skelly, sisyphus
so i'm currently stuck in meg's relationship thing because of a heart with a keyhole
what do i need to do to get past that
You have to let it wait for the right moment to show up. It’s when Meg shows up in your room
If you've been on Extreme Measures for a bit then do a run with it off then turn it on 1 again and do a run
There is a good chance it'll happen then
It’s when Meg shows up in your room
ooo
No. It’s not that kind of show up in your room ||yet||
i ahven't been using extreme measures, might do taht next run
Daily reminder that Artemis is the ideal being and should be worshipped for her perfection
#ArtemisBestGirl
is it after all 3 fight you?
theseus got all bent out of shape about me having a yarn of ariadne on me from the well of charon
been a while since he had anything new to say to me
@gusty crag tfw no socially isolated huntress goddess gf
so you want artemis showing up in your room?
I'm getting the idea of ||her boons' showing up instead of her|| if that could happen
I believe that we will be able to go hunt with the perfect goddess in 1.0
I'd like that
how did you acquire it ?
pray to rngesus
Same but omg this legendary is very useful
Eh there was a time when we could got 6 DDs
The good times
i think my luck is out since I got rarity up and attack +71% boons from grandpa chaos last run with hestia gun.
probs gon get bunch of common boons next run
hate and love chaos
i made precisely 0 use of the boon itself lol, didn't lose any DD's to begin with. BUT. i've been taking every chance to see chaos for everrrrr it feels like. always buying them in the well, going to see them in elysium, taking chaos curses through the dynamic duo battle lol idgaf!
at least one time i had 4 chaos boons by the end (is it possible to get 5?)
finallyyyyy paid off
grandparent* chaos 😎
lol i finally completed the list of prophecies before the new update, maybe i can take a break for a few days now lol
we'll see
Does anyone have a screen of the 32 pact of punishment reward statue?
@azure latch ||https://i.imgur.com/OUSxrJU.png||
those are actually nice statues
except for the 32 one
clicked that because I'll never be good enough at the game to unlock those and oh my god
that's amazing
I've been trying and I've thrown on Godmode and I just cant seem to do it haha
thanks @junior field
Skelly is so extra
I like how if you unlock all of statues Zagreus comments on them and truly admire them 
Third statue is the best one even if it is the hadest to get
I like first and 2nd better
the 3rd one doesn't make sense to me, since Skelly never uses weapons. The pose also looks weird, as if his legs are fused at the base
I'd understand if it was some kinda reference to Skelly's past, before he died, but it clearly isn't
None of statues actually make sense but they all kinda funny. I though they just a parody of those fancy greek and roman statues of gods
Just discovered that the grim reaper and zarg maybe played a little too much 'doctor' when they were younger.
@broken elk why google drive?
Hades early access translated to Spanish the complete game for when?
Hades early access translated to Spanish the complete game for when?
Hades early access translated to Spanish the complete game for when?
You should ask this question in localization channel
@opaque hull won't let me just upload an image for some reason dunno why
I was just thinking of something.
Does anyone remember Hunchback of Notre Dame?
Zagreus is like that old man that breaks free then gets trapped again
@broken elk just upload on imgur or some other website and post the direct link, discord supports embed information
can someone remind me whether Chaos can see into the future?
Or is it just the fates? Wondering since the Chaos did give... birth(?) to the Moirai I believe
Oh so not directly but rather like grandchildren
ok yeah def wrong there lul
but regardless, can he see into the future?
As I remember he can see infinite possibilities of particular event
and he can interfere
So basically, yes, and no
Yep
That's the best answer because it basically means you can use it in practically any way you want to
For example: Want to warn someone? I can see the future, don't do that! Don't want to warn someone? Well, I can see many futures, but I have no way of telling which you'll take. glhf lol dont look back
Chaos is observer which watches with interest but don't interfere to much
They're reminding me of Outsider's behavior in Dishonored
Found Eurydice in Asphodel again during my run. Couldn't be bothered to continue the run. Just standing there listening to the song.
you know there are some guys... they like to watch
Yeah, her voice is wonderful
Yeah... I've got the in-game timer on. I've been standing for at least 8 minutes now
The soundtrack and singing in this game♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🐻
well SGG all about good story, music and songs
Bless Darren and Ashley they've done a big and wonderful job
It gives me that same kind of happiness I had when I played games like Pokemon Diamond/Platinum and Undertale. Just getting lost in the music sometimes.
Stopping and waiting to listen to Eurydice or Orpheus like lying on the floor with Napstablook
(Chaos is 'they,' not 'he' 😊💜)
also this
Aaah forgot!
It's ok, I'm sure Chaos appreciates as long as we're trying to remember 😁
Well I was completely wrong about their pronouns earlier, but there are also some accounts of Chaos being "her"
I'm fairly certain pronouns as a concept in general aren't even applicable to Chaos. I don't think they care at all
There is also that
We only apply them for our own comfort
Much like how Chaos applies that form in and of itself just so we can comprehend them
It would probably be easier to remember but the circumstances of their existence means not a lot of characters refer to them, so we don't see their pronouns much
chaos is more male form
Out of all the gods, top three favorites everyone?
the in game one does certainly have a more masculine appearance
I would say they're neither entirely
after all he had some chilldren with some goddess
but chaos was regarded as either she or they
The 'masculinity' you're seeing is just the portrayal of Greek gods imho
it was less "children" more "exude"
This is problem of my first language. In Russia we don't have a proper pronoun for nb people and gods
chaos yeets children out of her e x i s t e n c e
Did chaos have children with other gods? Thought the gods just sprang out of the void/chaos
like i said
@plucky oracle I don't believe he can see into the future
chaotic yeeting
isn't it just much more pleasing?
he has some lines about circumventing fates' designs
More memetic for sure
"how is nyx?"
"chaos yeet"
"ah, yes"
I mean as far as Chaos as a character goes I can appreciate that interpretation, but they're our they/them non-binary character, making an effort to respect their pronouns basically is showing the effort to respect people's pronouns in general, which will make real life people feel more respected and accepted by extension
Agree with leusid
more along the lines of "what if I did this?"
Yeah that's kind of my feel
and i'll yeet you, and you, oh and you
don't the fates create the design themselves?
Yeah I think the Fates weave destiny
I can understand that but that's more arguing for saying 'they/them' in context of them rather than saying what they are. Just pointing out that they wouldn't largely care because well, as an agender person who doesn't really care about gendered pronouns about myself I would understand that as most fitting for a sexless, genderless being @pearl plank
Its more of in-universe talk vs meta talk
messing up their grand design
Meta use they/them
I'm pretty sure Chaos literally pointed out that they don't give a singular ounce of a shid about what pronouns are used for them
Fair
remember Disney's Hercules?
though I may be misremembering*
Chaos did indeed say that now that I remember
when Hercules dived into Styx to save Meg, fates were about to snap his line, ending his life
It wasn't exactly about pronouns though I think
but in that moment, his line turned invincible
an unforeseen twist!
Trying to understand the Fates is like only observing the backside of a tapestry.
I mean, pronouns are in essence, titles
I'd take that with a grain of salt though, Disney messed with a loooot of the lore, though largely to appeal to children and a more conservative audience
we all messing with lore here to be fair
Yes, and they're important to us. This isn't to diminish them lets get that disclaimer out first Xeni
supergiant just did it much better than disney :^)
I was under the impression though that that was correct, the Fates were weaving destiny themselves
and I see Supergiant's narrative subtext suggesting the same is true in their game
The fates are a manifestation of Destiny if we take their role literally in Greek mythology
Is the narrator supposed to be one of the Fates?
no
No he's not
he's one of dead philosophers
The fates are all women iirc
Yeah they're women
That would be crazy
Chronos
right
Their names are the moirai fyi
Actually yeah who the hell is the Narrator?
mb Deadalus himself?
Zagreus talks directly to them on many occassions
Clearly he's actually a character
nah daedalus also vibin
It's the guy that narrates the rites in Pyre 
He can't be Daedalus because Zag mentions him as gone
@plucky oracle moirai literally means fates in ancient greek
Daedalus isn't really gone he's just not "active" in his Daedalus'ing
That's still "gone"
yes that is a word shuup
He's not actively here
I mean, neither are the fates, but you could say the fates are always there because fate
The narrator also talks directly to the player on many occasions; whenever you beat Hades they tell you more or less to pretend he still got beaten
No he's not, these are the things he left
that's his punishment
Zag specifically says these are the things he left behind while making everything
It's less that he changes rooms and more that he constructed them all
^
they just works without his activityes now
what gives you the impression that he's "gone"?
Daedalus, afaik, was hired by Hades even as a shade to construct things
Daedalus is somewhere but where we don't know. Hence "gone."
Zag doesnt know
just because his tools were left doesn't mean he suddenly stopped creating rooms
looks like Hades keeping him somewhere
because he could just as easily create new tools for himself
We're never given any indication of either Zepp
ah, we can't share images. I'll copy and paste the text
Also, if you turn the Heat setting that upgrades the bosses to max, you'll get some text about Daedalus crafting the equipment and armor Theseus and Asterius use
upload to imgur and post the link
'...The master artisan called Daedalus has never known a peer, so it is little accident that the Lord Hades hand-selected him from all the shades residing in the Underworld to do his bidding for eternity, and for a hallowed place within Elysium, somewhere. Having designed the interlocking chambers all through Tartarus, and even the floorplan of the Lord Hades' house, Daedalus since discarded his own tools so that now others may make careful changes fitting of a genius such as he.'
That's the most we get about it
Yeah a long time ago
now I'm not 100% sure on this, but I'm pretty sure he's also responsible for repairing it
@acoustic lake so does that mean he's somewhere in Elysium, still working for Hades?
Good question. I think he's mentioned a few other times over various playthroughs but I don't remember exactly what was said about him
it could be but I'm pretty sure it mentions that he was the one repairing it actively
pretty sure there is something about the macedonian armor the bull and king wear during the boosted fight
and how daedalus had a hand in it
I never heard any dialog that said Daed repaired the chariot
You're going to have to find that
I think Zagreus says something about daedalus repairing it constantly thanks to him smashing it
Chariots is just souls
That rings true to me though, like I said, I don't have a quote to back it
My dialog said that he just got it repaired
not oblects
Didn't mention Daed at all
I'll have to run it again, if I see anything I'll run it by ya
And I've killed that thing like 50 times now
bruhh
i audibly bruh'd behind my computer
that is a lot of theseus kills
that guy drives me mad i cannot stand his pompous ass omg
heracles better >:^(
This image is from two days ago tho
I love Theseus I'ma be real
His joyriding is hilarious
He's so damn smug I'm surprised he doesn't' collapse in on himself
Theseus:
- poopy
- does not shower
- screams at own ass
- dumb idiot stupid
Heracles: - cool
- heroic
- saveds peopel
- very nice and smart
any objections? didn't think so
tho i had a 16 win streak till i started my 32 heat grind
theseus screams at own ass cuz its still on the chair
bdjcjfkckg
all i'll say is that supergiant designed him to be hated
pretty sure he's pompous af in myths too
tho ill need to fact check that since i never looked him up
If you hate a character that's designed to be hateable, that means the designers did their job right
He is
can wait to see how demeter plays into the story tho
Technically, I like his character, but I like it because I know he is meant to be a pompous prick
knowing her personality and relationship to hades
Oh, is Demeter the new olympian?
can somebody tell me how many health bars the final boss has?
Yeah it looks like there's a cornucopia in the picture
2
thx
ohhh you're absolutely right
Makes me wonder what powers might be associated with her, if she has regular boons
She might have an alternative mechanic compared to the others, like how Chaos' boons don't work the same as the Olympians
Yeah
Yeah, but by that extension, I feel like she would hate Zagreus for being associated with Hades, no?
persephone is zagerus's mom
Will we have to earn her trust before getting her boons?
Yeah, but he was also created partially from hades, and I'm pretty sure Demeter sees their pairing as a genuine atrocity
@viral kiln big question - Does Demeter knows Zag is Persephone's son?
Oh holll up
Well take all this into account with the fact that the rest of the Olympians were unaware of Zagreus' existence or his connection to Persephone rather than Nyx
Yeah
Yeah exactly
The presentation of their announcement makes it seem like this is going to be a big story drop too
Lotsa story here
Gotta love story drops
expect the unexpected with this one
quoted directly from the announcement
hype rising
I mentioned it before, but Supergiant might have changed this aspect
Makes you wonder if it's not Demeter
it's not such unexpecting tbh
same
lolol
remember how Persephone's letter doesn't mention Zagreus, at all?
and if it is, what's she got to do with all this?
@junior field only Cerberus
I got the impression that Zagreus might not be Persephone's biological child
It doesn't mention Zagreus, but do note that in pretty much all accounts in the lore, Persephone is involved in the creation of Zagreus
it's confirmed that he is their son
So that would be a pretty sizable lore-break
Pers and Hades i mean
I'm half wondering if they are using Cerberus as a sort of codeword?
as in, Hades had Zagreus made out of a piece of Hades and a piece of Persephone, without her knowledge
Anyone else thought that?
The narrator tells us and Zagreus that she's his mother
that could also be it
Unreliable narrator though?
Yeah I'd like to think the narrator wasn't lying to us though, that would honestly kind of be a lame "plot twist"
she's his mother in the sense that he was made out of her, but she may not have given birth to him
he has been killing zag on farm tools lol
which would explain why the letter doesn't mention her own son
I thought narrator is Hades
Different voice
@tame bronze actually they can. I didn't thought about that
Persephone didn't know about Zagreus' existence, so Demeter might not know either
@lament flame Conspiracy theory activated.
Did any of you ever get a vibe that Hades wants Zagreus to escape?
not escape
but just train him hard way
I think he wants Zag to find the truth but doesn't necessarily want to lose his son either.
which worries me for our poor ol' Zag-man
They've hinted at a lot of things being weird or potentially bad
Hades definitely doesn't want Zag out from his dialog
Narrator is called mythmaker in the subtitles, so it's definitely not Hades himself
Like, who hired Skelly?
He does want him to grow, hence the bounties, but idk about escape
Why are all those weapons in the room with him? Achilles doesn't know where they came from iirc
nor Nyx
the weapons are there because titans are down there, in Tartarus
and the weapons yearn for titan blood
Hades mentions himself the weapons end up with who they want
Ah
hence blood unlocking aspects
theory crafting be like: “several people are typing”
he just dont pretend
Skelly though?
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no idea about Skelly
skelly was defo hired by achilles
Skelly is a mystery
Achilles says he has no idea who hired him
Achilles says he has no idea yeah
skelly is Hades or Persephone's worker
Hades would make sense
yes respawn portal looks like all hades minions
actually, yeah
skelly is actualy gamer
If I had to guess, maybe Hades wants him to get up and mess up stuff on Olympus
exactly, Skelly uses the same portal as Hades' minions
Bouldy is the true mastermind confirmed.
don't tell hades 🤫
is there any characters you can actually max on hearts right now?
So I wonder who Skelly was in his mortal life
Thanatos, Sisyphus, Skelly, and Megaera
@midnight sinew companion ones
got it!
@midnight sinew also add 2 more Nectar to Chaos to have 2 more prophecies
Today's the day hopefully. Got max hearts on Thanatos but I'm hoping to get that one scene in Zag's bedroom.
wait waht
Good luck!
You can
Kind of find it funny though how Hermes and Ares have been commenting on the relationship. That was a nice touch.
Ares, Hermes, Dionysus, Artemis are like my top favs.
ATHENA DASH TO CARRY THE GAME
Ares is kinda creepy with his blood and death obsession but he is god of war after all
he is a tactitian second only to athena
I was thinking about skelly still and looked back at the chat and was confused
What benefit we gain by giving Boudly nectars???
@brave cobalt random buff
Small random boosts ranging from 2% to 7%
To sisphyus’ offerings?
No
@brave cobalt u may have some little % to anything
money
cast damage
Special
DR
and so one
Gameplay aspects in general
what is skdmrne?
And ambiguity bonus which does nothing at all 
Its a random
Yup
Aww thats cute as well!
@tame bronze interesting thought about cerberus being a code word, not wanting to put Zag's name in writing...... tho Hades did tell Zag directly to tell Pers that cerberus is doing well which, lol.. wouldn't really make sense in concealing Zag's identity at that point
maybe he just didn't want Zag to know he cares about him, like the classic emotionally constipated jerk he is
Emotionally constipated pretty much sums up Hades to a T.
Hades doesn't have time in his schedule to be a dad
He's too busy making time to stop Zag from leaving

classic abuser
anybody else think it's annoying that sometimes meg and thanatos just decide to not be there when you have ambriosa to give?
eh, sort of
have you tried reentering the big room?
people sometimes appear/leave when you do that
One time I accidentally forgot to talk to Nyx before walking into the bedroom and went back and she wasn't there
yep, learned that lesson real quick
@proven summit there are 4(for now) characters which can give you Companion
Sisiphus is one of them
ah alright, and he can give you bouldy?
yeah i know how all of that works
This toy name is Shady and he's a real cutie! Also has cool sound effect when you equip him
Did anyone mentioned - all enemies leave some dark substance in fight
even Hades
only Zag is bleeding
Hades too? Gosh
yeah he got the blood from like, his mother
his mother goddess too
I think this black substance may be darkness itself but most likely blood of gods just have different color.
Alecto has line about color of Zagreus blood (that's she is calling him redblood)
Heh
Oh thank you!
np just recently learned of that myself haha
i like the idea of golden blood because it would be super aesthetic on thanatos 
Y E S
If Only™️
so it's transparent?
In medicine - yes, but in mythology - no
it cant be transparent in medicine
why does russian wiki says it's transparent and english says nothing about it
funny - Oil is giants ichor)
Also would be cool if ichor of each of the Gods had different color not just black
i do not think gods can be wounded so easy
Yes but still this is interesting concept
and we have only 1 god fight
oh
and what about Meg
i never mentioned her blood
but i remeber she dies just like Zag
and her other sisters just turn in bats or something
I though it was butterflies
Make sense
Zag is the God of blood, that’s why he bleeds
God of reborn i might say
Nah, it’s in the game with a conversation about it when you romance Thanatos
Achilles writes it in the journal and Zag is like “I’m not the God of anything!” And he’s like “You’re the son of a God and you control blood shards...”
Comes back from a pool of blood, etc
Achilles thinks Zag is god of blood so we can't say for sure but it is fair point and actually a good explanation
bloodstones?
Yep
Well that’s true but yeah, I think it’s a pretty good assumption
I still think he has both part of god of dead and god of the living
and Demeter is god of season also have somekinda cycle of life and death
in winter and summer
That's why title "God of Blood" suits Zagreus well. Blood is associated with both life and death
Without blood we (mortals) will die
You right
the blood stones do appear to be zag specific, but when hades tags you with his skulls the condition is called the same as yours is
well
is it coincidence that debuff called Boiling blood
and casts called bloodstones?
Its hard to find but in actual myth isn't Zagreus sometimes the god of rebirth?
and thematically it would make sense with leaving the underworld repeatedly for every run
also I like the dialog Hades has of "you shrug off death as if its nothing" or something along those lines
Yes, he maybe god of rebirth but "rebirth prosses" not exclusive to Zag. Hades and Meg also came back each time they were "killed" by Zagreus
Why isn't hades a dating Sim
Whats up with te hearts
for now
lvl of releationsship?
sometimes yes
sometimes now
it's always new dialogues
also Chaos can give you something not bad
and there some bonds u can create with proper chars
You can chose between Tanatos or Megaera romance route actually. Or not choose, but romance both at same time (they are okay with that)
you don't have to choose, you can do both of em
There arn't any lewds in-game?
Well you win some you lose some
@junior field I said that too ;)
Think Persona but the social links don't offer you things every level and only 2 characters are romanceable instead of the entire female cast.
It's a good system but i think they can add a bunch of stuff for all the characters
Wait you can romance than?
romance Cerber. Dusa. Hades. Skelly. Wretched broker. Master-chef?
Artemis is impossible choice
why?
character wise i like her more then Aphrodite, i mean they are both fantasticly made but I'm a sucker for charaters like Artemis
Plus she gives crit
@worldly beacon yes, you can romance than!
how does her utiluty
oh wait someone answered you already 🙌
It dosen't
and if we speak about wisdom you choose Athena
I'll have to get some more ambrosia then lol
I've been spending it all Upgrading the bouldy legendary keepsake
After getting it maxed I think I have 1 ambrosia
Artemis seems more honest in her emotions than the other gods, at least this is how I feel. I want to hang out with her (and hug her)
also, i think it's only reasonable that finding someone useful and valuable in practical realms might just increase your liking of them and thus your desire to romance 🙏
Yes
Olympian gods are hot-tempered revengeful and shifty
Aphrodite loves everyone. But if you don't love her, she wants you ded.
Going on story alone Arthemis has almost nothing bad to Hades or Zag
i might say they are pretty close to people
mood
Artemis seems like the only sane woman in the Olympians xD
Ups
Seeing how she distants herself from her crazy family just makes her taht more attractive
True
Well Artemis' followers had very specific requirements
Wasn't that Hera who did that?
Out of jealousy since Zeus was the one who turned himself into Artemis?
#ArthemisDidNothingWrong
Yeah, and I think how we view the events are a result of our culture clashing against that of the ancient Greeks
Oh yeah, Artemis in some versions turns her violated nymph into a bear then kills her
Artemis is very wrathful in the mythos
and what about Niobe?)
kinda quirky doe
@steady beacon Wasn't Hera the one who did it?
Artemis and Apollo killed all her children
Is niobe the one she and Apollo slaughter all the childre- yep
@sharp night more tha n one version of the Greek myths, my friend
Yeah, that makes it hard to determine Artemis' character :x
Greek gods are wild. All of them are not saints. And this is point of all Acient Greek myths
i know
Some of them makes her go "GTFO"
so i must say ALL greek gods have some dark secrets
and there are actually some that aren't as horrific
so better be carefull
Ironically Hades is one of the more upstanding ones xD
Demeter is one of the kindest
hey folks! interesting convo but try to either keep it centered on the game up in here or take it to #off-topic-discussion pls
but even she punished people for their dids
Hades did kidnap Persephone, though
So yeah Arthimis still best girl yo

Yeah, but he also genuinely loved her and was loyal to her. Wonder if it could tie into why he's such a grump ingame
He may be genuinely heartbroken and is reacting the only way he knows how. Being a gigantic grumpasaurus
The biggest puzzle is why it's winter in the world of mortals
@coarse stone looks like he still has something for her
That's actually not so much a puzzle
When she's clearly not in hell
Persephone never returned to Olympus
@shy socket Cus Demeter is missing Persephone
Oh right
zag kinda searched every corner
and duh, I know the myth
Is she on Olympus?
no
Persephone abandoned her mother and is on the mortal plane
Nah
she said she wont be back
so her mother thinks that she's in the underworld so WINTERTIME
She somewhere between the House of Hades and Olympus
She's probably enjoying the mortal world somewhere nice and beautiful
Winter = Persephone in Hell
Summer = Persephone on the mortal plane
on the beach. With a garden.
no
and actually isn't it Spring/Summer when Perse is with Demeter
fall when she's going to return to the underworld soon
and winter when she's with Hades
And neither she nor the narrator ever say she goes to the mortal realm. Isn't that interesting?
Actually
Persephone doesnt determines season - Demeter does
It says she's between heaven (olympus) and hell (underworld)
and if Persephone even in mortal world she still not with he rmother
and winter contnues
thats the reason
i think
Basically Demeter is the source of the seasons. She believes that Persephone remained with Hades.
How many realms are there in the Greek Mythos
I don't want Zag Kilin Hades to be the end of a run
1?
There's Olympus as the "heaven" variant, the Underworld and it's divisions ("hell" variant) and the mortal world
and the boundaries are simply traversable by the gods
both of them are still part ofthe 1 world no?
If Persephone isn't in the mortal world she must be somewhere on Olympus
Persephone isn't on Olympus
mortals could enter and exit underworld
Otherwise it would NOT be Winter
Greek Mythos is for the most part quite easy to understand but really difficult to remember names and lores
@coarse stone Where is she
Turns out you're right, she does say her place should be somewhere between the two of them. Looked at the screencap I had of it to be sure
She is in the mortal world as per her letter
of wanting a house near the beach
maybe with a little garden
I still like my other theory
Olympus is canonically on a mountain. No beaches there.
Because it's MOUNT Olympus after all
and somehow I'm getting the image of Persephone just chilling on a beach in a swimsuit and ignoring everything around her lol
What if when you exit the Underworld you get beamed up on Olympus and have to fight your way down?
Persephone with a bikini just chilling
blocking out family drama with her huge shades 🤔
Persephone is smart
april fool's update there...
She would be the best girl then
i still waiting Kade's theory
Telling everyone to dealwithit and leave her alone with her garden
But shes a mom...
Doesn't mean she can't be best girl
True indeed
She is a mom who cares much about dog not about son
That she essentially is working with Hermes, Charon, and Skelly. And Charon, in particular, who Achilles in his journal seems to have an even better grasp of the underworld than Hades, brought her somewhere in the underworld and hid her away.
Well Ceberus is the best doggo
and Zag is worst son according to Hades
Because, that way, it would mean we could still find her even though there will only ever be these four biomes.
What if Persephone is waiting for Zag
and purposely didn't reference him to spur him to find out why
But I still think that Arthemis is best girl
That would make the beach with the garden a hint, then, correct? Maybe even the mention of Cerberus, too.
idk why is he even tries to seek her?
I'd like to think Pesephone believes that Zag will someday overpower Hades and leave hell
He wants to find out why she left him
Zag wants to find his mother
for answers
Best way to do that? Make sure that he has questions to ask.
like?
Why did she leave him
Must be hard on Hades being a single father and all
Did she love him
And he never felt like he fit in the Underworld, so he's very much jumping at the chance to try to leave
Then he finds out that Nyx isn't his real mother
yup
Isn't Nyx like Nordic?
but still she loves him as his own child
Nyx is primidorial
bruh
Greek primidorial
and he did for him so much
Nordic?
as mother
Yes, but she's still not his birth mother. While he still loves her as a mother, he wants to find out about the woman who brought him into existance.
Saw her in Smite when i played it a long time ago so i don't remember if she was Nordic or nah
Since he inherited the fact that he technically doesn't fit in with the underworld from Persephone
and nah, Nyx is the Greek form of Nox
Nox is Roman, Nyx is Greek
So if you find out - somewhere exist a woman who gave birth to you but never apeears in your life never helped you and even didnt care about you - why would you seek her?
Romans just changed every greek being's name basically
only to stab her twice may be?
Zag was given questions on why Persephone left and left not only Ceberus, Hades, but also him
tfw it's today instead of 5 days from today when the update launches 
Yeah, stab them, what else? "Oh, you left me when I was but a baby? Get shanked!"
He wants closure with persephone
why does he need answers for that?
Because it's a question that he would have
He never left the Underworld that's why
that would cause him to be unhappy until he gets that answer
It's similar to what happens with adopted children finding out that they're adopted and being curious to where they came from
why does he even cares about questioning some far and unfamiliar woman? he could ask his door with same success
Gonna hit the sack and some ceremorniale wine see ya guys around
Because it's his mother and she left him for some unknown reason to him?
Because through her letter, Persephone seems to at least be caring. Zag's not going to assume that she just hated him and didn't want anything to do with him or Hades.
cya
so he is just unpleasent child
As to the idea "why didn't she take him", she technically couldn't
for both of his parents
She had no authority to take Hades' heir away from him since he was the "head of the family"
i still cant understand Zag's motives
i want to find mother cus i want to find mother
He's like a teenager who wants to find out who he is, why he doesn't fit in, and why his mother left
What he's doing is perfectly normal. People that grew up believing that the people they were living with were their relatives tend to ask questions about their real parents.
You right
You would as well, I believe so
I think Persephone intentionally wrote her letter
in a way that not only spurred on Zag
but also gave him a clue to where to find her
Perhaps with the intent that she wants to see him again
I better say it's not HER letter
and she may even know that he may not even fit in with the Underworld
I don't think it's Hades' either
If he left it to be found then he wouldn't be so adamant about Zag leaving the underworld
well for me it's kinda easy
For one, Hades wouldn't throw out a letter from Persephone out of spite
He still loves her
(but he's kinda a child and doesn't like her being brought up because it hurts him that she willingly left)
I think he hid it in that mass stack of paperwork
and Zag basically managed to find it
I believe Hades is just trying to not lose the last and only person that matters to him in the underworld
all this runs, Pact and all of this - big Hades's plan for creating strong successor of his own
I think Hades is trying to make Zag strong
Hades gives motives - Mother
Because the stronger that Zag is
the less that another of the Olympians has a chance against him
Hades doesn't seem to trust any of his family that much
Hades create unpleasent environment to force him
and he still gives much opportunities to run
idk about the making him strong theory
he keeping his weapon
What if Demeter is the "mortal world" boss
because she wants to force Persephone back with her
he hired Achiles to teach him
and Hades himself meet him in the end to make final exam
Anywhoo, have to head out to work, have fun everyone!
