Hercules character hercules characters, hercules cartoon. Donovan went on to voice the teenage hercules in a derived animated series where the herointraining attended high school. This is due to the strict upbringing she was given by her mother. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature. The son of greek gods zeus voice of rip torn and hera samantha eggar, hercules voice of josh. However, this does not stop hercules from having hermes retrieve megs own yearbook where it is revealed meg was a. Voice actors characters tv shows movies video games shorts attractions commercials. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the disney. Animated storybook ariels story studio full gameplaywalkthrough longplay duration.
Although there are many similarities between the disney movie hercules and the actual myth, the movie is quite inaccurate. Resplendent cartoon drawing tips ideas unique tv and movies collection of prints on metal. Producer alice dewey mentioned that hades was supposed to talk in a slow. The son of zeus and hera, hercules was stripped away from his home on mount olympus and turned mortal by his evil uncle, hades, though he maintained his immense strength. Phil trains hercules into a potential hero, and then they head towards thebes. The series premiered in syndication on august 31, 1998, and on disneys one saturday morning on september 12, 1998. Good to evil disneys hercules is a thrilling retelling of one of ancient greeces finest myths about one of their strongest heroes.
James woods really enjoyed voicing hades, he even reprised the role later on in the hercules animated tv show as well as in episodes of house. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. Yes, he is a major character in the tale of heracles but he does not appear in the comic the movie is based on. The cover art was a bit misleading, but make no mistake, this is the original the mighty hercules cartoon from 1963. The battle for mount olympus features hercules, xena, iolaus, gabrielle, ares, aphrodite, alcmene, artemis, hera, zeus. Hercules is introduced and used as the main foil for thor in a mighty thor segment of the animated television series the marvel super. Accompanied by pascal, maximus, and flynn rider, they embark on an adventure so she can finally live her dream. From the early handdrawn films to the 3d cgi masterpieces of today, the. Hercules in the greek myth is the child of zeus and a mortal, making him a demigod instead of being born an actual god. For villains from the kingdom hearts franchise, only ones that appeared in the olympus coliseum world should go here. Not wanting meg to learn the truth of his embarrassing past, hercules ordered hermes to. When hercules loses his powers to hades, megara convinces phil to return to hercules, motivating him into.
Evil damsel in distress meg phil is a retired trainer of heroes. The plots were imaginative, with stories such as the chair of forgetfulness, the pod of transformation, the hydra, and the box of pandora. The events of the series take place midway through the animated film. From mickey mouse to hercules the book looked new and in pristine condition. Hercules briefly gives up his powers to save megara from hades, an action. The worst thing he does is lash out at phil for trying to warn him about meg being in league with hades, but he immediately comes to regret that.
Characters from hercules 1997 and its television series. Hercules is tutored by philoctetes, also known as phil. A teenage hercules attends prometheus academy and is trained by his satyr teacher, phil. Rapunzel rapunzel hopes to one day explore the world beyond her tower walls.
Contentsshow summary the movie starts with the sirens singing across the sea of time, which is about how zeus took the cronus stone from the titans and had a fling with alcmene and had a son named hercules, who defeated a hydra at an early age and became a hero. He is based on the mythological heracles, most known under the roman spelling hercules. To some of you others who might think its crap, you can have your simpsons, and south park. Apart from the animation the characters are a big part of any film like this and. This is a cartoon show i would really love to own for my collection. Disney changed the story slightly to modernize it and make. Cerberus disney movie characters, disney hercules, disney.
The battle for mount olympus is a 1998 american animated action adventure directtovideo film starring the voices of kevin sorbo, lucy lawless, michael hurst, renee oconnor, kevin smith, and alexandra tydings, all reprising their roles from hercules. Along the way, hercules must match wits with grecian beauty meg and a comical hothead named hades who, with the help of pain and panic, plans to take over the universe. Therefore i have decided to make the ultimate disney character list. But what the hero lacks in outstanding brains, he makes up for in compassion and the desire to do good, which is especially appreciated in a world with constant turmoil around every corner, be. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Full gameplaywalkthrough of disneys animated storybook. The trojan war was a 2001 proposed directtovideo sequel of hercules. Tempest comes off as a strict and harsh girl with a mean temper. Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this. Hercules is the protagonist of the 1997 disney animated feature film of the same name, as well as its 199899 television series. Disney has always gone the extra mile to give a head nod to pop culture but there arent many movies that have accurately predicted a trend.
Tempest is a reccuring character from the disney animated series, hercules. She is the princess of the amazons and the daughter of queen hippolyte and king darius. Hercules the entire movie for children in english toons for kids en. The following is a list of characters who appeared in more than one of the three series hercules. From the early handdrawn films to the 3d cgi masterpieces of today, the stories and they lessons they teach are what make the movies. Voice cast tate donovan as hercules, based on the mythological deity heracles. Hercules 1997 james woods in hercules 1997 james woods and susan egan in. Hercules disney original cartoon hercules series season 1. Once he completes his training under phil and starts picking up wins over. The first 52 episodes aired in syndication, while the final episodes aired saturday mornings on syndication. The griffin is a minor character in the animated movie, hercules.
Few disney characters are explicitly declared to be gay by the studio, but viewers have picked up on gay coding. As they finish, a giant sea serpent comes from the sea and. The following are fictional characters from disneys 1997 film hercules and from the derived. They reside high above on mount olympus where they discuss affairs related to the mortal world or matters regarding monsters or disorders in nature. In the greek myth, his name is written as herakles. This old cartoon is a prime example of what television today is missing. Hercules 1997 voice actors cast and characters youtube. Characters who appear in the story of heracles hercules. I am a huge fan of disney in all aspects, movies, characters, songs, books, theme parks. See more ideas about disney, hercules and disney hercules. Hercules the animated version from 1960s thor cartoon. After hercules and the others leave, meg is revealed to be hades minion, who sold her soul to him to save an unfaithful lover. After this movie the disney features once again seemed to slip downhill.
The griffin hercules disney versus nondisney villains. Hercules is raised on earth and retains his godlike strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage zeus tells him that to return to mount olympus he must become a true hero. He only becomes a demigod in the movie after partially drinking his uncles potion. The moment hercules gets free, eurystheus retreats immediately while sending vicious wolves and numerous soldiers to do the dirty work. In the animated sequel to the film, hercules and megara have since married, moving into a new home together. In both hercules and the superman story, the hero has otherworldly origins, is separated from his parents, is adopted by humble earthlings, and feels like a weirdo as a kid before finally. The animated series is an american animated series based on the 1997 film of the same name and the greek myth. Eric goldberg, the supervising animator for philoctetes. This tv movie relives the legendary feats of hercules.
Four episodes were compiled into the directtovideo movie hercules. Hercules battles monsters, hades and the titans, but it is his selfsacrifice to rescue his. The animated series is an animated television spinoff that premiered on august 31, 1998. During the movein, however, hercules s old yearbook from his high school years at prometheus academy was uncovered. When hercules first finds phil, he refused to have anything to do with him, but as the movie progressed phil caves in. The encyclopedia of walt disneys animated characters. Megara, that hercules would come to understand the true measure of a hero. Apr 15, 2018 15 disney characters confirmed or speculated to be queer. This category is for monsters from disneys hercules only. Hercules disney character archetypes images the battle. Hercules disney original cartoon hercules series season 1 episodes 28, 29, 30 hercules his roman name being used likely because it is easier to pronounc. This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules.
The 35th disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the disney renaissance, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker. But what the hero lacks in outstanding brains, he makes up for in compassion and the desire. Aug 03, 20 25 disney characters who taught us life lessons. This quiz will test what you know about the people behind the characters. Hercules character is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the disney wiki community. Hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of the same name.
Andreas deja hercules, ken duncan megara, eric goldberg phil, ellen woodbury. It was created in 1961 and then debuted on television in 1963. Hercules is the roman version of the character which is more widely recognizable to modern viewers. A ferocious beast, sent by hades to eliminate hercules, although he was easily knocked out by the demigods powers. Adventure cartoon productions made the mighty hercules in connection with translux television, the same company that later brought the japanese anime series speed racer to audiences in the united states. His appearance is topheavy, muscular, and handsome, with orange hair and eyebrows and blue eyes. In the original movie, josh keaton voiced hercules as a teenager, while tate donovan was the hero as an adult, and roger bart was hercules singing voice in the song go the distance. In fact, as film critic jack mathews has pointed out, the disney storytellers have merged the hercules of myth with the modernday superhero, superman. The most powerful are known as the twelve olympians olympians zeus. The characters are all likeable, even the villain and it. She was voiced by jennifer love hewitt who also played madellaine from disneys the hunchback of notre dame ii, and dr. The only complaint i have is that all 128 episodes havent been made available in one box set. Character analysis by stanford, harvard, and berkeley phd students. The characters are all likeable, even the villain and it is absolutely hilarious.
The ruler and father of olympus and king of the gods. Hercules josh keaton young hercules roger bart young hercules singing danny devito phil james woods hades susan egan meg bobcat goldthwait pain matt frewer panic rip torn zeus samantha eggar hera barbara barrie alcmene hal holbrook amphitryon paul shaffer hermes amanda plummer the fates carole shelley the fates paddi edwards the fates. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Hercules 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hercules and meg hercules c 1997 walt disney animation studios megara disney. Villains from disneys hercules franchise, including its 1997 film, 1998 midquel, animated television series, video game adaptations, and crossovers such as with disneys aladdin and the kingdom hearts franchise for villains from the kingdom hearts franchise, only ones that appeared in the olympus coliseum world should go here. Characters featured in disneys hercules 1997 and hercules. Hercules played lenny in animated tale theturedisneyking.
This quiz is strictly about the voices from disneys 35th animated feature, hercules. The cyclops referred to as arges in the tabletop game villainous is one of the supporting antagonists in disneys 1997 animated film hercules. Megara and hercules are in love in both the movie and the myth zeus is the father of hercules hercules is attcked by serpants when he was a baby. The olympian gods are the rulers of the world of hercules. Although though his appearance in the film was fairly short. He is perfectly fine with talking trash to hercules while the latter is restrained. He is a god, whose divinity was stolen from him as a newborn. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. Hercules is the main character of both tv series and movies. Villains from disneys hercules franchise, including its 1997 film, 1998 midquel, animated television series, video game adaptations, and crossovers such as with disneys aladdin and the kingdom hearts franchise. The animated series, it did not go past the proposal phase. The griffin plays its first, but minor role, in disney villains war part two. Jan 08, 2015 hercules disney original cartoon hercules series season 1 episodes 28, 29, 30 hercules his roman name being used likely because it is easier to pronounc. A comparison between the disney movie hercules and.
The company produced 128 episodes of the mighty hercules, each approximately 5 minutes in length. Hercules hercules hercules 1997 feature length theatrical animated film by dave koch. Disneys hercules wiki is a fandom movies community. This is probably the best life lesson in any disney movie. Hercules sometimes graduates from prometheus academy tempest is a reccuring character from the disney animated series, hercules. Under the guidance of zeus and tutelage of philoctetes. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. Hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of the.
Cartoon characters, cast and crew for hercules 1997. The hercules in this movie is a wideeyed boy scout who doesnt have many, if any, vices. Hercules wishes to become a hero and fit in with other humans. The mighty hercules is a canadianamerican lowbudget animated television series based loosely on the greek mythological character of heracles, under his roman name hercules. Hercules, needing help with archery, calls on the greatest hunter who ever lived, orion, releasing him from his constellation.
It is based on the 1997 film by disney and greek myths that preceded it. The battle for mount olympus by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Hercules 1997 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. However i can watch this movie again and again, it has a spectacular greek chorus, gospel type score, which will ring in your head for days and you will like it. Disney animated movies pixar movies movie characters disney and more disney love disney magic disney stuff disney fan art. She is a lonely young gorgon, who becomes smitten with hercules. In order to return home to mount olympus, hercules needs to prove he can move from zero to true hero with pegasus, the flying stallion, and phil. Topheavy, very muscular, very handsome, medium skin, both orange hair and eyebrows and blue. Hercules tate donovan young hercules josh keaton phil da. In order to return home to mount olympus, hercules needs to prove he can move from zero to true hero with pegasus, the flying stallion, and phil a feisty personal trainer. Cartoon characters, cast and crew for hercules 1997 previous cartoon next cartoon. Join the half man, half god teen for an outrageous adventure as he makes his way to mount olympus. The syndicated series premiered on disneys one saturday morning on september 12, 1998 and ran for a total of 52 episodes.
Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. Ron clements animation screenplay by, john musker animation. Heroes the titular protagonist who aspires to become a true hero. Hercules, son of the greek god, zeus, is turned into a halfgod, halfmortal by evil hades, god of the underworld, who plans to overthrow zeus.
Hercules and xena must save mount olympus from the dangerous titans. Hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of. Below is a bulleted list of some of the differences. A comparison between the disney movie hercules and the tale it was based on. Hercules features hercules, philoctetes, pegasus, hades, megara, pain, panic, zeus, hera, alcmene, amphitryon, hermes, the fates, cyclops.
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