Fan:Hercules

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Hercules

Theme:	Disney Hercules
Accessories:	Cape
Creator:	Berrybrick

Bless my soul
Herc was on a roll
Person of the week
In every Greek opinion poll
What a pro
Herc could stop a show
Point him at a monster and we are talking SRO

―The Muses, "Zero to Hero"

Hercules is a character from Disney's Hercules, a loose adaptation of the classical hero.

Designer's notes

I've never seen a good Greek mythology movie; probably not a good mythology movie either (looking at you, Thor). Really, the best is probably the Wonder Woman animated movie, and I'd just rate that, "Yeah, I guess that was worth one watch." My point? I love Disney's Hercules. And I hate it. Mostly I hated it when I was younger for being inaccurate and having all of the flavor sucked out of it; now I just love how strange and formulaic it is. Plus the characters. Even if their movie is bad and they are inaccurate, I like Hercules, Meg, and Hades. Oh, and even if it makes other people's heads spin in confusion: Gospel singing Muses are the best thing ever.

I'd like to see Disney try again with a more serious take. Cupid and Psyche would be my choice, but it might be too similar to Beauty and the Beast at it's core.

That said, Hades will probably come when/if Ghost Rider's head is added on LDD. I want to make Meg too, but I keep going back and forth over whether Bellatrix Lestrange's wig is accurate enough. Right now I don't think so.
A more clasically inspired version of the character should come at some point (and has come in the past, but I haven't liked them too much). We'll see.