#h1-story-discussion

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upbeat willow
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those are the 4th aspects

low tapir
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weird how the hidden aspects cost less than the third ones bouldy

upbeat willow
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just how it works out I guess dusa

wispy ginkgo
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Bruh. I almost managed to get a sub 15min with the Gun, but then... Satyr sack popped on Styx 4th chamber.

15:02. Curse you styx.

low tapir
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this is a real rng moment

wispy ginkgo
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Yes... Nothing guarantees you to get it even if you take the 2 elite rooms in first.

low tapir
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the elite rooms aren't even that hard really

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except for the serpentstone we don't talk about that

upbeat willow
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there's also tiny vermin 😱

low tapir
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||tiny vermin|| isn't hard

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just smack it when it comes up and if it gets close them simply dash away smh.,,

upbeat willow
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just takes a while

low tapir
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we should probably spoiler that shadesmile

upbeat willow
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we in the spoilers channel πŸ˜›

low tapir
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just incase someone happens to look at this channel anyways, we can't have them already knowing about that thing

grand mesa
upbeat willow
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I don't know the exact chance of it showing up

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I'm sure some of the speedrunning peeps would know

grand mesa
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I have had it only once out of my 40 runs

wispy ginkgo
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The one I hate the most is the elite with the big satyr that spits 6 poisons stacks at you at high speed

grand mesa
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Satyrs are irritating in general

tawdry dew
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I hate Satyrs

unreal mesa
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Tiny vermin isn't that bad but it's the other mobs which are rather annoying

calm orchid
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Nyx is like Batman. Leave a child unattended, and she will adopt them

coral flower
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How do you ||complete Hypnos's favor?||

sharp mesa
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i just have a question regarding the pact of punishment, should i bump it up by 1 each time beacuse i can get more resources that way or do i just straight up gor for 8 to reveal the skelly hidden thingy, if so can you still go to level 4 hheat for example and get resources if you completed a higher level of hheat before that ?

prime mulch
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complete his storyline

autumn void
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This way you can never miss out on any bounty rewards

sharp mesa
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Thanks

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Thanks

tough wedge
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imagine doing 32 heat and finding out you didnt do 1 heat

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the salt

low tapir
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does putting titan blood into the zag aspects count toward unlocking the hidden aspects? (besides ||guan yu||)

tough wedge
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probably not

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since its unlocked by default

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but im not certain

tired folio
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Oh nooo I accidentally sold the wrong boon

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RIP my lighting dash

tough wedge
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i accidentally sold a legendary boon once

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i dont even get the achievement for it since im on console

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smh

tired folio
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I've been hearing things about summoning, what's that about?

tough wedge
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summoning?

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wdym

tired folio
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Like uh I saw someone post something about summoning something from Meg

tough wedge
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||if you raise your relationship to the max with certain characters you can get small pets which aid you in battle||

tired folio
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:O!

tough wedge
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:0!

low tapir
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i just got the true ending and i'm fighting hades again. he really went from "You think of me as cruel? You know nothing of the sort." and then is like "I hope you enjoyed your way up here Zagreus my good son" like 12 seconds later

tough wedge
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the real journey to hades was the friends we made along the way

normal tulip
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I wonder if I need all 52 of my ambrosia, lol

somber estuary
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Hmmm, each level up to your summons costs one more ambrosia than the previous level.

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I traded only 2 Ambrosia for Titanblood and saved the rest and I've already run out, although I've gotten summons and capped most of them and gotten the epilogue before all my friends who also play Hades so there's that...

night snow
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does anyone have issues where fated authority/persuasion doesn't work? i have the perk that gives one on key rooms and i also have 2 of the boon reset ones and they haven't been showing up at all

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and i'm not using the pact that negates them

pearl plank
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Can you reach the epilogue without ever giving Zeus a single nectar?

potent matrix
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i think you need all gods on at least 5 hearts and if possible 3 on max?

low tapir
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there's more after persephone returns to hell???

potent matrix
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yep

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the epilogue

low tapir
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time to start hoarding nectar

unreal mesa
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Oh dear I used most of my nectar on Achilles, Thanatos, Orpheus and Nyx

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And Dusa when she doesn't disappear

potent matrix
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thats why you gift first and talk later ajfingerguns

low tapir
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unless you've developed a habit of spamming the interact button after an encounter and physically cannot give the gods any nectar bouldy

unreal mesa
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^this is me

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Especially after a tough encounter

potent matrix
low tapir
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also is there something i need to be able to uhh... "borrow" stuff from charon?

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preferably something vague

potent matrix
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:))))))))))

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ahh yes

unreal mesa
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Don't do it

potent matrix
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the borrow

unreal mesa
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Unless you want to fight him

low tapir
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borror

potent matrix
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unless you wanna die in 3 hits

unreal mesa
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Exactly

potent matrix
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sry i couldnt decide between horror and borrow

low tapir
potent matrix
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-> borror

stuck wolf
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I died the first time I did that but it was hilarious

unreal mesa
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I'm always low on obol

low tapir
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i want to get smacked with an oversized oar damnit

potent matrix
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never low on obol cause hermes keeps paying me 10 obols per room

unreal mesa
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I did that twice then I felt guilty and gave him nectar until I maxed his relationship lol

low tapir
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hermes is a bro

low tapir
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and his keepsake with max zag fists is 😩 πŸ‘Œ

unreal mesa
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Not really but I still don't feel like messing with Charon

low tapir
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look i got 56.3% dodge chance here bouldy

unreal mesa
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How can you upload pics?

potent matrix
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you upload them to imgur or gyazo

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and send the link here

low tapir
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post image in different server > copy link > paste here

unreal mesa
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Oh okay, thanks

potent matrix
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or do that πŸ‘€

low tapir
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exclusive access is absurdly good i gotta make sure i remember the gods i need for it next time

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like how is it even balanced you just get epic boons for free

potent matrix
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well you need poseidon for that

somber estuary
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I don't think there's anything to increase the RNG for Charon, but I know that the "borrow bag" can't show up in the shops at the end of a zone right before the boss, it has to be sometime before that.

low tapir
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for a duo boon to show up i just need to have any boon from both gods right

potent matrix
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there is one way: go to every single middle market for the rest of your life

potent matrix
low tapir
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time to read the codex for once

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woo\

low tapir
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where do i find this but for the other gods

potent matrix
low tapir
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thank god there's one for poseidon lmao

potent matrix
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actually nvm there are more πŸ‘€

low tapir
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i should give that guy more credit

potent matrix
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broseidon?

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or our lord and savior PonyWarrior?

low tapir
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his special and attack boons should still definitely be avoided but the other blessings are πŸ‘Œ

potent matrix
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lol

low tapir
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why the hell is exclusive access so easy to get

potent matrix
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his cast is aright, but its annying with the demeter duo

potent matrix
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cause it's poseidon.......

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you almost never go for him together with dio

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also if you go for that duo boon you are required to have him instead of an actually helpful god to you

low tapir
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finally a reason to actually be excited to see poseidon

potent matrix
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πŸ˜‚

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i get excited for his sunken treasure boon

low tapir
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if i go for poseidon and dio then all of the other actually helpful gods including dio just become even more helpful

potent matrix
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Common:

Obols Awarded: 50–70
Health Awarded: 1–3 items
Darkness Awarded: 50-100
Chance of Nectar: 10%
Chance of Diamond: 0.03%
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it gives DIAMONDS

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and nectar but DIAMONDS

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MY ORPHEUS MUSIC COLLECTION WILL FINALLY BE COMPLETE!

low tapir
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0.03% is basically dream luck

potent matrix
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well thats the common one

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i still got it like twice without ever going for poseidon on purpose πŸ˜‚

low tapir
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you can farm diamonds more efficiently from literally every other source of diamonds bouldy

somber estuary
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I just farm nectar and trade it up, ha

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Possibly while also farming Lernie bounties and saving money to see if Charon has one in his temple shop.

low tapir
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how much ambrosia can you actually use?

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i feel like i have too much of it already

potent matrix
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well i know you need 20 for cosmetics 100%

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and about 30 for characters?

obsidian jay
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is there a list for hades 100%ing

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so far i have
-get all hearts
-get all house contractor stuff
-get the endings
-beat game with all the weapons

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-get all mirror stuff

somber estuary
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Don't forget like 10 Ambrosia per summon to level them up.

amber hemlock
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all ||ranks?||

low tapir
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so 50 ambrosia

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man,,

somber estuary
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60 if just for leveling summons. 66 if you count the ambrosia required to get them from their related NPC.

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Then uh, I don't know exactly how many you need for the epilogue because I don't remember how many hearts most people have. You can save 1 by using ||Demeter|| as one of your 6 requisites since they don't need to be fully capped to qualify.

low tapir
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ok so 66

potent matrix
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oh trueeeeeee

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i forgot the companinos mb

low tapir
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that is... a lot

somber estuary
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Time to beat up Theseus!

potent matrix
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kick his ass πŸ‘€

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and go hug asterius

somber estuary
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Also you will eventually run out of uses for Nectar other than the best use of pouring one out for your Bouldies, so you can also stockpile that and trade it up until you get more Ambrosia.

somber estuary
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(Promptly punched to death by Asterius accidentally)

potent matrix
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omg that looks and sounds like one of those shade interactions in the house of hades

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"i wasnt a homewrecker, a brofist was enough" - death by punched by minotaur

somber estuary
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Cause of Death: Fistbumped by the bull of minos.

potent matrix
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EXACTLY

obsidian jay
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how do i unlock artemis's 7th heart

stuck wolf
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Just had a thought - since one of the prophecies is for Zag to buy the list of minor prophecies, what happens if you never buy it and defy the prophecy

obsidian jay
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i have an ambrosia but i cant give it to her

amber hemlock
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talk to her alot

obsidian jay
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like wdym

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just keep talking to her til it gives me the option for ambrosia?

somber estuary
# obsidian jay how do i unlock artemis's 7th heart

You just gotta talk to her a whole lot. If she's looping canned conversations try mixing things up by forcing her to talk about something else like her keepsake or you trying to use bows or hunting rats up in ||styx||...

obsidian jay
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ahh

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ty

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welp, it's time to S I M P

somber estuary
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Those things aren't required but I feel like it helps feel like the RNG isn't betraying you zaglol

obsidian jay
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i mean it probably has an effect on the dialogue

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if i use artemis related stuff

somber estuary
stuck wolf
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lol

somber estuary
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"Nyx, how long has there been a plot? Father? ||Mother||? Meg did you know about this? Thanatos why are you looking so disappointed?"

obsidian jay
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lmao

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honestly at the start of the game i was just tryna get all the nectars for arty

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then i realized i need ambrosia and i actually need to progress and not just fool around simping

somber estuary
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One hasn't truly simped until they have simped for the goddess of Chastity.

potent matrix
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amen

stuck wolf
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also what happens if you escape first try (or close to it) and find ||Persephone||before knowing she's your ||mother||

potent matrix
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hey deucalion le dude, is there a reason why you havent joined the ranks of hades?

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i have seen you here for quite a while

amber hemlock
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nothing

obsidian jay
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you already know she's your ||mother|| bc zag knowing it was before the game

potent matrix
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^

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the game zag knows it, you just dont if you dont know greek mythology

amber hemlock
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^

potent matrix
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i remember vividly when starting out in hades i knew of ||persephone|| and wondered where she was
then i saw the tartarus statues that you can destroy and thought it was her face on them and that i'd have to destroy them all to see her

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i was a very dumb newbie

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wasted so much time for ||mom|| shadegrief

obsidian jay
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nah we got ||night mom|| anyway

somber estuary
potent matrix
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HAPPY ARTEMIS ADORING

obsidian jay
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btw how do i gain ambrosias besides killing annoying dude and minotaur with different weapons

somber estuary
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the broker and the fated list

obsidian jay
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what's the broker

somber estuary
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The shopkeep in the lounge.

obsidian jay
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ah the wretched broker

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what else?

somber estuary
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Also I forgot about fishing. Uh, one of the ||surface|| fish gives Ambrosia?

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||Bass||

obsidian jay
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ah

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btw in importance of items it goes like
diamond < ambrosia < titan blood right?

somber estuary
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Yes. Although it does offer the trades backwards from time to time.

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Technically the value of Ambrosia and Titan Blood are the same to the broker, he just doesn't offer the backwards trade every time.

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Titan Blood is the legendary fish and Ambrosia only the rare. But when doing bounties you can get 2 blood and only 1 ambrosia per full run.

obsidian jay
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ahh ty

somber estuary
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Really how you value your resources probably changes based on where you are and what you want to do.

obsidian jay
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sorry though i have another question
how exactly do the bounties work? like what are the steps before and after

somber estuary
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Each weapon and each heat level on each weapon has a set of bounties.

orchid jewel
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|| just released orpheus from his contract :) ||

somber estuary
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If your heat is higher than the last set of bounties you got, it will still give you only your next qualifying set of bounties. So if you get 3/4 on heat level 5 then on your next run jump to heat level 8 on the same weapon, it will give you generic boss rewards for the first three bosses and then give you the 4th level 5 bounty for the fourth boss.

obsidian jay
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i am confused sorry

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ok so lets say i do heat 1 with hard labor in pact of punishment

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what next?

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ah wait

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so basically after completing the game with an active heat, i get a bounty which is like a heat level. so then i start another run with that heat lvl then i can earn more rewards?

somber estuary
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Yeah

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Each weapon has separate rewards for each heat level

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Or rather, each boss has a bounty for each heat level for each weapon. Sorry if I'm making this more confusing.

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If you have already killed a boss with the same weapon at the same heat level you will just get generic rewards (darkness + gems if you have that from the contractor). If you bump up the heat before killing each boss on a heat level before it, it will treat your boss rewards as if they were the earlier heat level but everything else about your heat will be normal.

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Basically, finish all bosses on each heat level before you turn up the heat unless you just really wanna get erebus gates or ||skelly statues||

orchid jewel
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ive been petting cerberus for so long with his next heart locked

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hh

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help

amber hemlock
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pet him more

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jokes aside, most need you to talk after doing the favor

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@orchid jewel

orchid jewel
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ok you could have said that

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ive petted him like

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well over 20 times

lethal pelican
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Quick question

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Ive beated hades 3 times

amber hemlock
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sorry

lethal pelican
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Is there like a conclusive ending i just gotta keep going for?

orchid jewel
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gonna have to do another run now so i can talk

lethal pelican
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damn

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well later ill do another run

orchid jewel
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yeah just keep doing runs

lethal pelican
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aight

open berry
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a note that the cerberus one never grants immediately upon completing it, usually you need to change rooms

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for achievement anyway, because ive seen a lot of misunderstanding with that one

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but in the case of dialogue, generally keep doing runs until you get what you need, if you know you have met the minimum requirements already

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the dialogue is not made to immediately respond to you completing a specific task, its just that the game sees you've met the requirement for it, so it enters that in the selection of potential dialogue that has a chance to come up the next you talk to an npc

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okay i take that back there is dialogue set up like that but generally speaking for narrative/favour type stuff that's not typically the case, so usually just. keep doing runs 0:

atomic forge
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I beat hades and he stood back up and killed me

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How many times does he do that

unkempt geyser
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2, ||3 in EM4||

atomic forge
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Man that fight is crazy

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Idk if I can beat it another full time

normal kiln
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to be clear: he has 2 phases, he only death defies once

unkempt geyser
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yup

royal wadi
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gosh now we know where zag got that from

terse spear
normal kiln
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indeed

upper bronze
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I am
This close to writing a fanfic where Orpheus hears from Zag about Eurydice and tries to get to Asphodel much to Meg's Chagrin

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"I miss my wife Meg, I miss her a lot."

royal wadi
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I found an online compilation of Thanatos quotes when you use a death defiance during his encounter and all of them sound distinctly supportive? The last time I DDed during his encounter he said something among the lines of "you cheated" or "you're playing dirty", which wasnt in the compilation

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im guessing his dialogue all changes distinctly depending on how much you've interacted with him + his affection meter?

grand mesa
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Can anyone describe how more painful ||Hades' phase 3|| is

unkempt geyser
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||the pots will heal him for 1500 health i think so those are hard||

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||he also summons minibosses and those stones that make other enemies invulnerable||

stuck wolf
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that sounds awful

grand mesa
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What does EM1 to 3 do then

orchid jewel
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|| to forge a bond i need to fill a heart meter right?||

unkempt geyser
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oh yeah ||phase 3 also lets him cover the entire arena in darkness so you cant see||

orchid jewel
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ok

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just wondering cause i just did two technically 3 but i didnt unlock the third

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and got no achievement but

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i need to give the ambrosia

unkempt geyser
unkempt geyser
orchid jewel
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extreme measures only affects the bosses on certain levels though

terse spear
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||em1 does only furies, em2 does furies and hydra, and so on||

unkempt geyser
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ohhhhhhh

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thanks!! i wasnt sure about the mechanics of it

grand mesa
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kind of weird how ||em1 had 3 furies but em2 has 2||

terse spear
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It’s random

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You can get 2 on em1

somber estuary
royal wadi
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huh, odd

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I'm not sure how he canonically reacts to DDs though

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I was guessing he'd get pissed about it, was surprised to find out he apparently's ok with it?

somber estuary
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Yeah haha you'd think "Death himself" would be upset at you "defying" him but he is there to prevent you from dying in the first place so really seeing you defy death would probably vindicate his actions since he believes early on that your runs are doomed without his help.

royal wadi
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man he's a weird one isn't he lol

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I have no idea what's the deal with Thanny tbh

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He acts completely differently from what I expected

somber estuary
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He's a good boi. Kinda blunt and stern but when you first see him smile surely you will be very blursed.

royal wadi
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I'm still surprised that he isn't antagonistic...since Zag's whole deal is trying to not die, and repeatedly coming back from the dead so he can yeet himself through the underworld again

tough wedge
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thanatos smile is blursed as hell

royal wadi
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deadass caught off guard when I realized Thanatos wasn't a fight

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I was expecting YOU HAVE CHEATED DEATH ENOUGH ZAG NOW YOU DIE

tough wedge
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thanatos is absolutely harder than literally all the bosses in the game because he can just.. oneshot you but like good thing hes your friend

somber estuary
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Think of him as your inside man since up until the start of the game, Zag thought ||they were half brothers|| so you've always been kinda close but he's been really busy lately what with uh, everything going on. He's just here exasperated at you for insisting on your foolish escapes but still helping you because you're still best bros.

tough wedge
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best bros

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yeah haha

somber estuary
royal wadi
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If it helps, Hypnos has gotten bonked by the oar before

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So you're not alone

somber estuary
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He's never been quite right after that.

tough wedge
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ares states thats thanatos has painless deaths so at least thats nice

royal wadi
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oh man i dont know if i can buy that thanny is a best bro, hes just been grumpy all the time and acting like zag has the big stupid

somber estuary
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He's your grump friend but he still has your back.

tough wedge
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i mean if my closest friend decided to leave all of a sudden without telling me id be mildly pissed as well

somber estuary
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He calls you stupid but still shows up to bail you out of prison.

royal wadi
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zag: I'M LEAVING

also zag: returns after 5 minutes because he died to something dumb

somber estuary
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Whereas continuing this prison metaphor, Skelly is right there in the holding cell with you being like "man you don't know what you were missing, harvest kid!"

somber estuary
tough wedge
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β€œoops haha, mustve forgotten something”

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^run that ended chamber 1

royal wadi
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"forgot something" made me snort

somber estuary
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"I uh... forgot my cthonic keys!"

tough wedge
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speaking of which

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why does zag carry all his belongings on him every time he escapes

orchid jewel
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not all

tough wedge
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wouldnt it be heavy carrying like 20 diamonds

somber estuary
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But... what if I get a story room and don't have any nectar on me?

tough wedge
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cant leave home without bringing some nectar for a rocc

somber estuary
royal wadi
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rock best waifu

tough wedge
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yes

royal wadi
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lol i think im getting caught off guard by thanatos because i already have a preconceived idea of what a death personification should act like

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oh no, my expectations are being subverted

tough wedge
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like thanatos, but less hot

royal wadi
royal wadi
somber estuary
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Haha yeah but go piss off Charon and you might have your expectations met.

royal wadi
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Tbh I was expecting more like Terry from Soul, lol

tough wedge
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talk about grilled cheese sandwiches with more hot thanatos

royal wadi
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mercilessly devoted to job, "you can't cheat death" attitude, not evil just takes their work seriously kinda guy

somber estuary
royal wadi
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it goes w/o saying that i love terry

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anyway, lmao @ Charon's overpowered oar bonk

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I wonder if all of Nyx's kids are this strong, wouldn't want to get on Hypnos' bad side

tough wedge
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how does a literal ghost wield a wooden stick with more force than a god with a pitchfork

royal wadi
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Charon is not a ghost

somber estuary
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He's got amazing upper body strength from all that rowing. Check out those toned pecs and rippling biceps.

tough wedge
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charon is likely really ripped but we wouldnt know it

royal wadi
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Gotta take sleepyboi's word for it

somber estuary
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He totally is. I mean Tis won't shut up about how chiseled his body is when you meet her right after the shop. She's totally peeping through the door at him.

royal wadi
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lol @ hypnos telling you how buff charon is from rowing and "you should try it for yourself"

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while zag replies "why don't you try it" zaglol

somber estuary
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Maybe we could, if Charon ever let you on his boat ||besides that one time||.

atomic forge
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So, I jumped from Heat 8 to 16 today, fully expecting it'll take ages to get it down (especially because I never fought Extreme Measures 4) before and... Rama + Special build + Ares Doom + Aphrodite Duo = Shredded. I was shocked.

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I was focusing on getting the last fight right and dodge all of the stuff I haven't seen before, not even noticing that the boss just melted.

vestal niche
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Hello,

I have already completed the game more than 10 times, but I still do not have the hidden spear (legendary) or the other legendary weapons, Achilles never speaks to me about the spear, how to do?

potent matrix
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the requirements are pinned in this channel

somber estuary
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Basically go look at your weapons and look for the chained lock icons over aspects you have access to but don't own yet. Then make that number of locks go down until Achilles will talk to you about it.

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Once he does, go talk to your spear and you will see the lock for Guan Yu. Now all the other phrases can be acquired, you don't even technically have to own Guan Yu, just be able to see it.

hollow oxide
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my next run is about to be my 10th clear, which from what i understand is the final segment to get the true ending

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if i equip the chaos egg, can i use this run to fulfill chaos's prophecy?

orchid jewel
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probably

vestal niche
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However, I have improved all my weapons to level 2/3 and certain levels 5 but Achilles still does not tell me anything: 😦

hollow oxide
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||the 10th run i don't fight hades right?||

livid wharf
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Just gave my real mama Nyx some ambrosia*

orchid jewel
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sadly not

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i was really excited to

hollow oxide
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well, doesn't hurt to try out the egg

somber estuary
livid wharf
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Oh gods

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She laughs

vestal niche
somber estuary
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You have all other aspects for all weapons unlocked?

vestal niche
#

yes

somber estuary
#

If that's the case, since you've already gotten to the last boss (over 10 times no less) and presumably bought the fated list by now it's just some really bad RNG if Achilles has not spoken with you about Varatha yet.

vestal niche
#

okay 😦

somber estuary
#

I once forgot having a waking phrase already and just never spoke to the weapon

sweet turret
#

The spear was the first secret aspect I've got

somber estuary
#

it has to be

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well okay technically you don't have to buy it, but be able to buy it

sweet turret
#

Then sword, the others are still hidden

orchid jewel
#

i have

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bow and fists

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as well as spear

sweet turret
#

I want the fist ones, I don't who I gotta talk to for them yet

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I've escaped 15-16 times and spear n sword are the only secret forms I've gotten

somber estuary
# vestal niche okay 😦

Are you maybe in the middle of some other plots involving Achilles? Like has he had conversations with you but not just the canned looping ones but ones that pertain to specific subjects and characters?

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Sometimes the priority system for the dialogues in the game can lock you out of stuff you want for a few runs if other stuff of higher priority gets in the way.

orchid jewel
#

@sweet turret || asterius, as in the pre boss encounter||

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(information you might want)

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i unlokced it by accident

sweet turret
#

Ah I see ty

#

I honestly loved the ending, one of the few games that made me sit thru end credits

unreal mesa
#

I was so dumb thinking "Oh I'll clear this one with spear since ||Hades lets you go anyway.||" Then I forgot ||I didn't change the aspect to Guan Yu.|| Oof.

potent matrix
#

;_;

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i remember the days when everybody told newbies to get their best builds for clear 10

somber estuary
#

Don't you not need to even beat ||Hades|| anyway to fulfill the prophecy for the hidden aspects?

potent matrix
#

it was a good time to get people flustered

somber estuary
#

I'm pretty sure the verbage is just "get this thing to the surface" and when Zag gives his little "well <aspect name>, I did my part now where's my dang reward?" (I might be paraphrasing here a tiny bit...) and the silhouette of the weapon shows up on the screen, that's a done deal.

tough wedge
#

||i guess i can just do all alternate mirror of night aspects if im not fighting hades lol||

unreal mesa
#

Ah okay then I'll try that next time. If I managed to get to Hades twice with spear (Hades aspect too, lol) then I should be able to do it with Guan Yu as well

tough wedge
#

i used the hades to defeat the hades

unreal mesa
#

Lol... not quite. First time I got roasted in the second phase

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Hades: "That's what you get for stealing my spear, son!"

tough wedge
#

does meg say anything like that if you use her ||pet|| against her?

unreal mesa
#

She says before the battle that you can't do that.

tough wedge
#

ah, ok

unreal mesa
#

I mean it's quite obvious since ||you use the pet to summon Meg herself.||

tough wedge
#

though, ||you can use hades’s call against himself and god greater calls against trials of gods||

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so who knows

sweet turret
#

I wonder what's the max dmg you can get

tough wedge
#

getting really lucky with chaos gates and daedalus enchantments i guess

somber estuary
#

Wasn't the record something over nineteen thousand in one hit?

sweet turret
#

πŸ‘€

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I only recently stopped snobbing chaos gates

potent matrix
#

sounds plausible

orchid jewel
#

thats what

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thats why that achievement didnt pop

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it wasnt the greater call

tough wedge
#

19k? holy crap

orchid jewel
#

ive used call against their own god like multiple times and didnt realise that you had to use greater for the achievement

abstract sedge
#

is exagryph even a thing in mythology

unreal mesa
#

My highest is 800 shadegrief

orchid jewel
#

my highest is over 900

potent matrix
#

6k squirtyay

sweet turret
#

9k with the gun

gleaming gull
#

Hades is a good game

unreal mesa
#

I need to up my damage game. That's why it takes forever to beat bosses :c

sweet turret
#

It is

somber estuary
abstract sedge
#

Supposedly it was Hestia's weapons in a war against the titans

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Guess she just had a freaking gun lmao

somber estuary
#

Goddess of fire.

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Suppressing fire!

gleaming gull
#

What's the best keepsake, in your guy's opinion?

sweet turret
#

B52 boon

somber estuary
sweet turret
#

I usually go for the bone hourglass at the end

abstract sedge
#

I always go tooth lol

gleaming gull
#

I've literally only been using Skelly's tooth\

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Yeah, same.

sweet turret
#

You will luckily reach the end boss with some 60% dmg and some move speed

abstract sedge
#

The spear thingy might be good too

sweet turret
#

Anyone used the shackles ever?

potent matrix
#

for boonless runs, yes

sweet turret
#

Makes sense

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I try early to get Poseidon and Dionysus cuz of their duo

abstract sedge
#

What does it do

sweet turret
#

Makes all the boons you find to be minimum epic rarity

abstract sedge
sweet turret
#

So you can have the mirror give you 20% for duo and legendary and go for those two lads

abstract sedge
#

Hol up

low tapir
abstract sedge
#

|| the daughter that demeter keeps talking about is persephone? ||

low tapir
#

yeah, exactly

abstract sedge
#

πŸ‘€

sweet turret
#

I'm not good with the spear

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I escaped with all weapons but only once with spear and bow

low tapir
#

or maybe drunken strike with rail/fists

#

those go pretty well for obvious reasons

sweet turret
#

Hangover makes enemies stop attacking for a while right?

low tapir
#

no it just damages them

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basically poison that stacks

#

there is another boon that makes drunken enemies move slower though

sweet turret
#

Hm cuz in the 4th biome I found that festive log made the snake enemies not fire their beams

low tapir
#

yeah i think the "fog" in festive fog periodically applies "stun" for a near-instant to stop them from attacking

gleaming gull
#

I have 100 hours poured into this game.....................................................And I still die to the shield guys in Elysium

low tapir
#

at least they're squishy

sweet turret
#

Good to know spammy, and yeah I feel you

abstract sedge
#

The fog doesnt apply hangover

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It just stuns

low tapir
#

yeah the blast applies hangover

abstract sedge
low tapir
#

and then the fog comes

gleaming gull
#

Talking about Festive Lob?

low tapir
#

should we be in a different channel

unreal mesa
#

Oh thanks for the tip, I'll try that next time

abstract sedge
#

Yes and yes

manic dawn
#

I just have to say, god Hades lore and story is so good. I'm like, so enraptured with how the characters interact, like the dialogue is so good. especially love how gradual the change in attitude and how the dialogue is both written and acted as you get to know each character more closely. It's just a hint of a change each conversation, each interaction, but the emotional weight and change in each conversation while minuscule in the grand scheme of things is palpable.

snow dove
#

sometimes I like to mumble "murder... murderer?" to myself when I'm doing stuff

low tapir
#

i wonder who else does that

manic dawn
#

I parrot voice lines back at characters as I play games, and it becomes a habit and so randomly I will just say "A palm of power" as I pick up my glass of blood orange juice.

neat crow
#

I think palm of power should only be used when referring to coconut water

low tapir
#

what about pomegranates

manic dawn
#

I am tempted to pick up the phone answer it and just went, "In the name of Hades, Olympus I accept this message..." in my awful British accent that for some reason switches between Posh English and Australian. I don't think I will but still the temptation is real

lethal pelican
#

I really hope there's more I've now had 3 or 4 successful runs and the stories really interesting just wanting a conclusive ending

neat crow
#

Keep at it, you'll get the ending shadethumbsup

lethal pelican
#

Tho I'm thinkin of using the pact of punishment

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Mainly just making the bosses harder

faint spoke
#

Extreme Measures my guy

neat crow
#

Yeah, that can keep the runs feeling fresh. Extreme Measures is a great one to start with

manic dawn
#

There is a ton of story trust me. I got to a point where I was like this is getting boring then more story, and it hit me. And it was great

lethal pelican
#

Yeah I'm gonna start using them a lot more

faint spoke
#

tbh even if hades doesn't have a good story

the combat is so fun

lethal pelican
#

And yeah the story is super interesting

#

I love the characters

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And the portraits are so beautiful I love the art

#

Reminds me of how persona does their talking and stuff

dry ore
#

I'm 85 hours in and STILL seeing new dialogue and story

lethal pelican
#

Damm

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I'm like 20 hours in

orchid jewel
#

im 44 in

#

ans only have 19 clears

near niche
#

finally got the ||epilogue|| after 70 hours

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i ||never gave nectar to the olympians and maxed out everyone else instead so took a fair bit longer than it should have||

manic dawn
#

||Same I just realized that I should start doing that||

atomic forge
#

So Skelly telling Zag to ||level up his weapon to kill him made me cry because I didn’t want him dead and then HE COMES BACK AND I WANTED TO CHUCK MY SWITCH ACROSS MY ROOM||

neat crow
#

Skelly ||trolling mission accomplished boyo skelly ||

manic dawn
#

I like Skelly. He's a cool dude

unkempt geyser
#

yeah skelly got me good with that one too

atomic forge
#

I love Skelly and I think that’s why I cried

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||I was spamming my friend on how I didn’t want him to die and she, who’s already gotten to that scene just went β€œyep...mhmmm” and laughed when I found out the truth||

royal wadi
#

Skelly is eternal

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You also get an achievement for defeating him enough times

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Plus he does like it when you hit him with stuff, hit your Skelly to show appreciation

soft vault
#

Do you need to complete the associated minor prophecy for boons to get a god's favor?

#

for the epilogue stuff, that is~

dry ore
#

no, each god's favor differs

#

most dont require their respective prophecy

#

Ares does, but most others do not

soft vault
#

oh, gotcha! Yeah, I knew each god's favor needed various conversation and story bits but yuh, thanks

storm river
#

And Ares you'll complete just by playing anyway

#

The other god prophecies are more like optional side things

low tapir
#

do i need to beat em4 hades to get his keepsake?

storm river
#

No

low tapir
#

okthanks

dry ore
#

no

livid wharf
#

Hypnos commenting his mother ||also doesn't talk to him when you mention Persephone is your mom|| has the highlight of the day

upper bronze
#

How to trigger a thembo's fight or flight: ||Show all three furies on screen||

proud urchin
#

so ive been trying to unlock the epilogue, i've heard that in order to do that you have to || get the true ending & clear the game at at least 8 heat. after that, at random, persephone should have an exclamation point above her head which should start me on the epilogue. after ive finished 8 heat and gotten the true ending, can i just spam quick deaths to get that exclamation point, or have i missed something?||

neat crow
#

8 heat has nothing to do with it

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But yes, you do have to keep talking to ||persephone after she has returned home||

dry ore
#

heat has nothing to do with epilogue

low tapir
#

if zagreus just dies when hanging around in the mortal realm what happens if he actually goes to olympus?

unkempt geyser
#

i feel like that should be spoilered

upbeat willow
#

spoilers are okay in this channel

dry ore
#

short answer: the olympus thing immediately went to the trash can the moment he discovers he cant stay in the mortal realm

unkempt geyser
#

o okey then

upbeat willow
#

as per the channel desription "all spoilers welcome, reader beware!" friendly

low tapir
#

ok but what if say, hypothetically he somehow makes it to olympus

dry ore
#

he wont make it

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he doesnt have enough time to make it there

native spade
#

so no idea if this is spoilers or not, but i am gonna discuss it here for safety; ||was Patroclus an actual person and if so was he actually romantically involved with Achilles?||

low tapir
#

what's to say the gods can't just drown him in blessings

livid wharf
#

If he teleported there somehow I think Uncle Zeus&Pals would probably be able to do something about it

dry ore
#

Patty is canonically Achilles' lover in greek mythology

unkempt geyser
dry ore
#

so he is a real person

livid wharf
unkempt geyser
#

well yeah hes a real figure in greek myth

native spade
#

well i wasn't sure if anyone had figured out Pat's name or not so lmao

dry ore
#

as real as Greek mythology can be

unkempt geyser
#

whether there was an actual person named that is harder to discern

dry ore
#

yeah

unkempt geyser
#

but they were super gay yeah

livid wharf
#

We can't figure how much of the Iliad was inspired by real life events

upbeat willow
#

the blessings can only do so much, and Zag is bound to the underworld soooo even iff Zag was teleported to mount olympus somehow...he'd still die

dry ore
#

but the achilles-patty relationship exists in greek mythology

low tapir
#

lgbt representation in greek mythology shadesmile

dry ore
#

it's not a re interpretation by SGG

native spade
#

neato burrito

dry ore
#

and yep, Zag's bond to the underworld is like, something fundamental

native spade
#

i wouldn't mind if it was a reinterpretation since you can reunite Orpheus and Eurydice

dry ore
#

not even the Olympian gods can do about that

livid wharf
#

The divine interventions and crazy happenings aren't real, of course, but it's likely there was such a war and maybe some of the figures had RL counterparts

#

Either way. Ancient Greeks often interpreted them as erastes and eromenos. And had ship wars over who was which.

low tapir
#

if greek mythology wasn't actually mythology we probably would have gotten a ww3 in 2020 thanks to ares

livid wharf
#

Even Plato joined in

unkempt geyser
#

didnt the trojan war supposedly happen like 500 years before the iliad

silver sage
#

I mean Homer wrote it after it happened ofc

#

But yeah

rare tree
#

@native spade patroclus is a key part of Achilles's story in the iliad. Achilles refused to fight in the war so patroclus puts on achilles armor to rally the troops but he is killed. The book "song of achilles" by madeleine miller is told from patroclus perspective

unkempt geyser
livid wharf
#

Yes, but the historicity is debatable, even taking out all of the god stuff

silver sage
rare tree
#

The iliad was about just a single small portion of the epic multi year trojan war

livid wharf
#

It wasn't like an uninformed person writing 20 years after the fact, it was hundreds of years

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Also what @rare tree said

silver sage
#

I started playing this shortly after reading part of the iliad for school so ik who achilles and patroclus were

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:D

unkempt geyser
#

the link above says that there was likely some kind of conflict at troy, which was a real place, but it seems like the iliad is mostly fiction

livid wharf
#

The rest of the epic is lost, therefore it's harder to place it

silver sage
#

It's 100% fiction, only the location is accurate

#

Like

#

The trojan war was over trade

unkempt geyser
#

the only true part is that people fought over troy at some point lol

silver sage
#

Not helen cringe2

#

yea

livid wharf
#

The details are fuzzy, but for example, there is evidence that there might have been a king Alexandros (another name for Paris)

silver sage
#

The events that stemmed out of the trojan war by poems like the Aeneid are also fabricated but that's irrelevant here

rare tree
#

The debate about the trojan war is multi layered ... There was probably some conflict near troy but nothing as epic as homer wrote. homers goal was trying to tie in all of these various gods into a key story... The big crossover of it's age (think infinity war for marvel). He succeeded.

livid wharf
#

Aeneid is fanfic of fanfic writted by a completely different guy, from a different civilization, many more hundred years later so... yeah

livid wharf
#

It was basically Virgil looking at the Iliad, saying "that is cool, but what if that was also Roman history???

silver sage
#

Lol yeah

#

It's also a propaganda piece

#

It basically takes a big dump on the Greek Gods

livid wharf
#

He straight up made Zeus foresee Caesar.

#

Shameless

rare tree
#

He was also commissioned to write it... Propoganda

#

Propaganda*

rare tree
livid wharf
#

If you are ever ashamed of your fanfics, remember, Virgil made his faves the predecessors of his own people then made up a romance between one of them and mythical queen Dido of Carthage. At least your ships aren't made to justify the end of the Punic Wars lol

silver sage
#

I had to write a 20 paragraph essay and part of it was about the Aeneid

#

Though learning about it was fun

livid wharf
#

It's a good read, it's just hilariously unsubtle

rare tree
#

Half of mythology is fanfics! Fanfic is the real deal

normal shard
#

It's not Greek but even Lancelot was originally a fanfic character lol

livid wharf
#

French fanfiction

normal shard
#

Getting back to Greek stuff though, god why does every interaction with Thanatos make me wanna cryyyyyyyyy

neat crow
#

Sounds like Thanatos will be... the death of you

livid wharf
#

Lancelot is funny because some guy just went "this is my OC, he's the bestest knight and bangs Arthur's wife! he's also the dad of the guy who gets the holy grail!"

#

And everyone went with it

normal shard
#

People didn't really have the same standards we do today so literally all you had to do was be able to write and they'd go with it

silver sage
unkempt geyser
#

no wonder greek myth is so complicated

#

half of it is totally made up

silver sage
#

Greek mythology is too complicated

#

No wonder we switched to simpler beliefs

normal shard
unkempt geyser
#

i would hardly say moden religion is simple haha

livid wharf
#

Yeah, theology is... welp

silver sage
#

But it's a lot easier to understand than Greek Mythology plus it's more widespread. Not saying the Bible is short and simple though

unkempt geyser
#

idk, i cant relate to that

livid wharf
unkempt geyser
#

although solid half of my family is into theology so maybe im just exposed to the ~deep mysteries~ that i find horribly difficult to understand

rare tree
normal shard
#

I don't know that that's inherently true

livid wharf
#

I disagree, gub. Having a sit down and discussing this is enough to make one go back to Theogony crying: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miaphysitism#/media/File:Christological_spectrum-o2p.svg

Miaphysitism is the Christological doctrine upheld by the Oriental Orthodox Churches, which include the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Indian Orthodox Church, and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Rather than using the wording established a...

normal shard
#

The stuff that persists the most through each modification is likely to make it to the modern era, quality be damned

rare tree
normal shard
#

Oh god church stuff noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MAKE IT GO AWAYYYYYYY πŸ˜‚

livid wharf
#

I'm just sayin, mainstream christianity alone is enough to make your head spin if you go beneath the surface

unkempt geyser
#

agree

livid wharf
#

Ask an orthodox and a catholic priest the nature of the Trinity and watch them duke it out

neat crow
#

Let's try not to drift too far off topic, please shadethumbsup

livid wharf
#

Yes, anyway

normal shard
#

THAN

unkempt geyser
#

yes

livid wharf
#

Death is inevitable but Thanatos is taking his sweet time showing up for the next bottle of ambrosia

unkempt geyser
#

thanatos says gay rights

normal shard
#

I mean it's set in Ancient Greece so there's a lotta gay rights going around (kinda)

livid wharf
#

Well

normal shard
#

But this is interpretation to heck yeah gay rights

unkempt geyser
#

isnt the time period kind of debatable?

normal shard
#

Probably lol

unkempt geyser
#

all we know is that guns havent been invented yet right

livid wharf
#

Eh, it's fantasy, probably not any particular time period

unkempt geyser
#

yeah fair

livid wharf
#

There's a magic gun and they imply King Arthur and Lucifer are both real

unkempt geyser
#

also in the death scenes on the surface theres one where he gets hit by a chariot

normal shard
#

Could also be like Okami where it's set in some nebulous past but the actual era is complete fiction

livid wharf
#

Which..... I have so many questions

normal shard
#

Just,,, it's hand-waved; don't worry about it

livid wharf
#

Kitchen sink mythology is my favourite type of setting

unkempt geyser
#

same

livid wharf
#

"Everything is real"

unkempt geyser
#

i kind of wanted them to put an egyptian god in

normal shard
#

Those kinds of settings are fun on the surface but oh my god internal consistency just goes RIGHT out the window

autumn void
#

it's always 7:48 in the underworld, of this we can be certain

unkempt geyser
#

yes

autumn void
#

AM? PM? yes

livid wharf
#

If Aphrodite implied that she was known elsewhere by other names it would be cool

normal shard
#

She was derived from Ishtar :0

#

God Ishtar would kick ||Hades'|| butt

#

OH WAIT

livid wharf
normal shard
#

Imagine being me and having to Google those names only to have Google roast me for yet again not knowing mainstream(ish) mythologies lol

livid wharf
#

lol what does it say

normal shard
#

Nothing special but like by all rights I should know more about Slavic and Babylonian myths and instead I just fart around with East Asian and Pacific Islander mythologies lol

livid wharf
#

That's completely fair

#

Preferences and familiarity and all

#

Man. They should sell Cthonic Companions.

unkempt geyser
#

i would buy those so fast

#

hey dear merch people at supergiant, if you're watching: please restock the soundtrack on vinyl ;-;

livid wharf
#

Please. I need a little Mort in my life.

#

The concept that Nyx, Mother Night herself, sprung from the Primordial Chaos, took the time to make a line of little friendly pets that are meant to symbolize bonds of friendship, is the sweetest thing

unkempt geyser
#

theyre like beanie babies

#

rare collectible plushies with little stories attatched

livid wharf
#

And then Zagreus mentions ||Thanatos lost Mort when he was younger and that he was distraught||

unkempt geyser
#

OMG

#

wait-someone needs to draw that right now

livid wharf
#

I imagine he was like... tiny

#

Baby death

dry lichen
#

Im hoping that supergiant realeses plushies

dry lichen
livid wharf
#

It's gotta be planned

livid wharf
#

Maybe it's artistic liberty

dry lichen
#

Murder at a young age?

unkempt geyser
#

maybe they age at different speeds

dry lichen
#

Or they can shapeshift? Since I think by myth standards than should be older than Hades himself

livid wharf
#

Meg at 10 years old: You are so immature, Zagreus. Honestly, it's no wonder your father is disappointed. You need to start taking responsibility for your words and actions.
Zag at 10 years old: Bwahbwah? blrrr

ebon widget
#

Was anyone else ready to quit when you thought you had to fight Cerby? I literally dropped my controller and walked away for a minute before continuing.

dry lichen
#

Yes

#

I was like "no, not the good boy"

royal wadi
#

my friend spoiled me that the temple of styx area was one where you had to get a snack for cerby and im glad i was spoiled on that

#

CERBERUS DESTROYED (HIS MEAL IN THREE BITES)

unkempt geyser
#

CERBERUS STUFFED (WITH FOOD)

royal wadi
#

Give him all the treats and pets

unkempt geyser
#

the goodest boy

livid wharf
#

CERBERUS LEFT (HE WAS HUNGRY)

royal wadi
#

lol if theres one thing the entire hades fandom can agree on, it's that cerberus is the best

unkempt geyser
#

true

livid wharf
#

||Persephone greeting him before talking to her husband is realism in games||

royal wadi
#

Hades 🀝 ||Persephone||
loving Cerberus

unkempt geyser
#

the other thing we can all agree on is that just about everyone in the game is stupid attractive

royal wadi
#

Yes

#

even the dumb twink in the hallway that greets you when you die

unkempt geyser
#

yup

royal wadi
#

Charon would theoretically not be attractive but there's something oddly endearing about him

livid wharf
#

He's ugly but he's my friend

royal wadi
#

It's really cute when he attempts to say hello

#

"heeeeeehhh hooohhhhhhh"

#

charon youre doing a good job sweetie...

unkempt geyser
#

i like weird skeleton guys 😳

royal wadi
#

skelly

unkempt geyser
#

LKJRH LS JA

#

i actually wheezed

#

okay- not skelly

#

the danny devito haircut

odd kiln
#

Has anybody been able to bond with Cerberus ?

#

Nectar is maxed but i still cant fully bond with him

upbeat willow
#

give the bestest boi more pats ^_^

odd kiln
#

Petting him is the answer lol ? i thought i missed something in the storyline haha

royal wadi
#

20 pets

dry ore
#

pet the dog

#

why wouldnt you pet the dog

manic hare
#

what do we use the ambrossa for? making bonds?

dry ore
#

yes

upbeat willow
#

petting doggo grants good luck to escape attempts (||this is purely anecdotal and does not actually do anything to improve one's chance of winning a run||)

sweet turret
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One of the best things of this game is that you can give Cerberus a sleeping mat

royal wadi
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it will always be hysterical when the narrator describes cerberus as a ferocious hell monster

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cerby is just a large doggo

wispy ginkgo
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Have a bad run? Pet the dog
~Cerberus~

umbral epoch
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Cerberus is always away for me so I rarely get the chance to pet the best boy πŸ˜”

wispy ginkgo
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D:

odd kiln
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What about aphrodite ? for some reason i cant give her ambrosia

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even tho nectar is maxed out

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i'm close to my 200th escape attempt, feels like a good achievement

upbeat willow
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that requires getting to the point where you have max hearts (and the chibi icons) for the || romance options and dusa ||

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@odd kiln

odd kiln
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already maxed out for aphro

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and i'm one more ambrosia away for complete dusa bond

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actually the last one i have to give her 3 ambrosia (for dusa)

upbeat willow
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then you haven't met the condition for aphrodite's favour

odd kiln
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Wait, should i have formed bonds with dusa first ?

upbeat willow
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aphrodite's final heart(s) won't unlock untill you have revieved the bond forged message with Dusa, Than and Meg

odd kiln
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aaaah got it, thanks

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Than, and meg already done

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and one more for dusa

royal wadi
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noooshadegrief

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augh i feel so bad for him, he hasn't got friends in the underworld (except zag), even mom is disappointed in him

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i like how zag can tell hypnos is having a bad day because he's still asleep when zag passes lmao

umbral epoch
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I wonder, how do you "unlock" the heart after you give hades his first gift?

upbeat willow
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keep playing and completing runs friendly

livid wharf
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Aww Hypnos

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I warmed up to him

umbral epoch
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So far the only bond I've formed is with Charon

wispy ginkgo
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Hypnos is precious. Hypnocious. friendly

royal wadi
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I'm glad I was spoiled on the fact that Hypnos doesn't mean to sound condescending when he dumps his unsolicited advice on you

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Poor guy is 100% sincere, he's just socially inept shadegrief

amber hemlock
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hypnos is precious

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protect him

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at all costs

royal wadi
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i too, am disorganized, easily distracted, bad at paperwork, tired constantly, and horrible at understanding social cues

amber hemlock
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same

royal wadi
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dude just out here being the most relatable character in the game

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right down to doodling on his assignments

amber hemlock
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yes

livid wharf
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He has a difficulty

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It's sweet to see Than finding a way to help him through his endless list-making

royal wadi
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Him telling Meg to evade Zag's attacks was a highlight for me lmao

amber hemlock
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well i mean, Meg barely try’s to dodge

royal wadi
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true true

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I'm glad Than eventually gets around to offering his bro a bit of help

amber hemlock
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yeah

pastel quail
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I have never seen nyx and hypnos talk 😦

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do they hate each other?

livid wharf
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Yeah, and Zag tells him to go easier on him in a really grounded, non pretentious way

pastel quail
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or somethin

livid wharf
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No,no

royal wadi
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Hypnos' synapses finally transmit an electrical current when he realizes he can make a list for himself

livid wharf
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Nyx is just a bit exasperated that her kid is having difficulty becoming independent

pastel quail
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aah

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ok

royal wadi
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Nyx is disappointed, but she's proud of him when he actually figures things out

thorny jacinth
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i used to deliberately dash at/around hypnos to wake him up cuz i thought it was funny :(

royal wadi
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tbf it is kinda funny

livid wharf
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Given that all her other kids seem to have done well on that front and are pretty responsible (Charon, Thanatos, the Fates), I get why she has some trouble with it

royal wadi
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but also i think he wakes up around zag bc he likes zag

livid wharf
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Nyx herself became independent of Chaos pretty much on her own

royal wadi
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oops i didnt know that was blocked by the language filter

livid wharf
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I think there's this level of "all your siblings managed well why are you different?". Which is unfair, but understandable. Hypnos is the odd little brother.

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But he just needs a nudge in the right direction

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And naps

royal wadi
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a lot of people headcanon him as somebody with adhd

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i can actually see that

pastel quail
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really?

livid wharf
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He's SO similar to one of my friends who has ADHD

pastel quail
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wow

livid wharf
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Even in appearance

royal wadi
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i might have adhd and looking at him struggle is like looking into a mirror tbh lmao

amber hemlock
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same

livid wharf
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I think I might try to get him into Hades by showing him Hypnos, actually

pastel quail
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I wonder

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can hypnos make Hades fall asleep?

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I mean

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he is too stronk right?

royal wadi
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He did

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He's apparently powerful enough to put the entire house to sleep

livid wharf
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Yep

twilit apex
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And went to read the letter

pastel quail
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HAHAHAHA WHAT

twilit apex
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Which is how he even found out about his mom

pastel quail
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HE MADE HADES FALL ASLEEP

livid wharf
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His domain is sleep, if you are succeptible to it, Hypnos can do it

pastel quail
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I though hades was just chillin is his bedroom

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wow, our boi really is the most powerful god

twilit apex
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Loll

pastel quail
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he can make all of olympus fall asleep and then rule as the SLEEP DICTATOR

livid wharf
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I mean. It's less a question of power levels and what each of them is meant to do.

twilit apex
thorny jacinth
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he really needs a chthonic companion

livid wharf
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Typo, I'm on my phone

royal wadi
twilit apex
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Actually dont hate to be that guy but

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Sh

royal wadi
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fast forward several months later

thorny jacinth
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simply use it on hades and dump him in the water

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then escape

royal wadi
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me wishing there was a Hypnos romance route lmaooi

twilit apex
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I wonder if hypnos would be the only way to make theseus shut up

royal wadi
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I want a hypnos cthonic companion, or even funnier, a call

amber hemlock
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that could actually work

livid wharf
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By the way, I'm not a native speaker so my autocorrect will not pick up on things. On principle I find this kind of nitpick annoying.

pastel quail
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oh ye just puts everyone exluding the boss to sleep for a few sec

amber hemlock
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no damage, just stunning enemies for a while

twilit apex
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Or maybe smth like

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Put an enemy to sleep

royal wadi
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and then when they wake up they're slowed down for like 5 seconds

twilit apex
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Full gauge

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Put everyone to sleep

pastel quail
livid wharf
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I know

twilit apex
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Bonus damage for first hit: +50%

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Idk

pastel quail
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I would want it just for that

royal wadi
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it'd be funny if his "call" was unlocked by him telling zag "hey could you do me a favour? if im falling asleep at work give me a wakeup call"

pastel quail
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hahahahah

livid wharf
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Wake up Hypnos 50 times

royal wadi
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and his greater call voice line is just
"AHHH I'm up I'm up"

pastel quail
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amazing

twilit apex
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It just hit me that the one god that keeps up with the records and statistics of the underworld, is the one ruling over sleep

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Cuz yknow

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Statistics is generally considered boring

royal wadi
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boring job hahhaha

pastel quail
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ooooh

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big brain

twilit apex
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Very big

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Lol

pastel quail
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I always though Hades gave him that job for a laugh

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cause he knew hypson aint gonna do nothing

livid wharf
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Giving him a job that requires infinite lists was pretty smart of whoever suggested it

twilit apex
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Lmao

livid wharf
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Hades: I employed all of Nyx's other sons what do I do with this one

livid wharf
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Hades: What can you do?
Hypnos: Induce sleep and make lists!
Hades: Statistics it is, then.

tough wedge
#

the ability to hover and sleep in place sounds wonderful

royal wadi
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i bet he gives great hugs

livid wharf
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Yes. What could be more comfortable than air.

twilit apex
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It actually does sound like an useful skill in an eternal place

tough wedge
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like he wears a blanket all the time come on

twilit apex
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Wanna skip some amount of time of eternity?

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Just sleep

amber hemlock
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hug the hypnos

royal wadi
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according to achilles, hades might keep hypnos around bc hypnos brings some cheer to the gloominess of the house

livid wharf
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That cloak..

twilit apex
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Wont be bored to death

royal wadi
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he is the emotional support god

tough wedge
twilit apex
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That cloak does look very comfortable

royal wadi
twilit apex
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Loll

royal wadi
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romance route plz.....let him wrap zag in the cloak

livid wharf
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I wonder if he can curl into a ball in it

twilit apex
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Cant hypnos at least make me coffee

livid wharf
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Egg form Hypnos

pastel quail
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I wonder if it's hot in the underworld

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hmmm

royal wadi
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Burrito form

twilit apex
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EGG FORM

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Yes

livid wharf
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Now nothing can awake him

pastel quail
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would you like an egg form in this trying time?

twilit apex
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@pastel quail mate my profile pic

royal wadi
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There's so much hypno burrito art on the internet lmao

twilit apex
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I love you

pastel quail
twilit apex
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Gimme a kith

livid wharf
#

Hypnorrito

twilit apex
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Hmm

normal shard
#

Where

livid wharf
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I haven't seen it either

normal shard
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Where do we find the legendary Hypno burrito art oml

pastel quail
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guys do you know

twilit apex
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I need that in my life

pastel quail
#

is asphodel supposed to be hell, or tartarus?

royal wadi
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search #hypnos on twitter there's a ton of burrito lmao

pastel quail
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cause I mean

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asphodel looks like hell

normal shard
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The Greek underworld doesn't really map to the Christian version of Hell tbh

livid wharf
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Uh... Technically neither?

twilit apex
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Does make you wonder how awful asphodel smells tho

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Like the amount of sulfur

royal wadi
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love that sulfur smell

normal shard
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Zag mentions sulfur smell every once in a while

twilit apex
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Yep

normal shard
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YEAH lol

pastel quail
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Good think I cant smell XD

normal shard
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So probably like a rancid fart and smoke

balmy lava
twilit apex
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Lmao

pastel quail
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to asphodel I go

twilit apex
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Also the river in elysium right

sweet turret
#

Asphodel is pretty lit

normal shard
twilit apex
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Is that fr supposed to have amnestic properties?

livid wharf
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Lethe

pastel quail
#

ye

livid wharf
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Yes

twilit apex
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Cool

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Gimme a cup

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Ty

normal shard
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God no bruh trust me, you don't want memory loss

twilit apex
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Even though i know its different

normal shard
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There's like uhhhhhhhh 5? rivers in the Greek underworld??

pastel quail
#

yo, how do I get my boi achiles back with patroculus

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I have maxed out my hearts with both

normal shard
#

Lifted from Wikipedia:

the Acheron (river of woe), the Cocytus (river of lamentation), the Phlegethon (river of fire), the Styx (river of unbreakable oath by which the gods took vows), and the Lethe (river of forgetfulness).

twilit apex
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Neat

royal wadi
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I sometimes wonder why Hypnos doesn't comment on the Lethe

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Since according to the lore he lives in a cave with the Lethe flowing through

livid wharf
#

Now I'm just thinking about how Nyx popped out the three Fates, unmoveable forces to which eveb gods must bend, Thanatos, the incarnation of death, Charon, the dreadful skeleton boatman of Styx

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And then

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Lil Hypnos

twilit apex
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Schellemeus

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Oh

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Also what is Chaos supposed to represent?

livid wharf
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Who is a nice curly haired boy that likes blankets, naps and being helpful

royal wadi
pastel quail
normal shard
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Chaos created Nyx though

livid wharf
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Exactly what it says on the tin

royal wadi
twilit apex
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Yeah i know that hes supposed to be like that

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But

tough wedge
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chaos is like the predecessor to everything

normal shard
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Oh no wait I can't read right, sorry

twilit apex
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How is he an entity to interact with

normal shard
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Yeah Chaos is the primordial god thing

tough wedge
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everything is personified

pastel quail
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damn I remember thinking chaos was gonna be the main villain LMAO

tough wedge
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dont question it

twilit apex
#

Okay

livid wharf
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Yes, I know, I just find it funny that Hypnos is the little brother of this family of scary goths

normal shard
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Hypnos is the kind goth

livid wharf
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Baby bat

royal wadi
#

If you look at Nyx other kids in lore

normal shard
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The one who looks scary but who'd share their lunch with ya and take a nap in the next class lol

royal wadi
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She also has a daughter called Philotes

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friendship incarnate apparently

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Hypnos is not the only oddball lol

livid wharf
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I'm specifically talking about Hades canon