![]() The voice of Hercules was portrayed splendidly by Tate Donovan, with Josh Keaton as young Hercules, and Roger Bart as the singing voice of Hercules. Zeus puts a constellation of Hercules in the sky for all to see to commemorate his son's monumental journey. Hades is thrown into the river of souls himself, and Hercules is welcomed into Olympus, but he decides to give it up for Meg, so he could remain with her on earth. His self sacrifice for Meg proved once and for all that he's a true hero. Hercules dives in, aging and decaying by the second, but as he reaches Meg's spirit, his godhood and strength are restored completely. He races to the underworld, offering himself to Hades in return for Meg's life, and Hades agrees, thinking Hercules will be dead by the time he reaches Meg's spirit, swirling in the river of souls. Meg and Phil return, trying to persuade Hercules not to give up, and when a column falls on Meg, crushing her, Hades's deal is broken, and Hercules's strength returns. Broken and shattered, Hercules gives up and is beaten nearly senseless when Hades unleashes a group of Titans and a gigantic cyclops on Greece. Hades consents, but reveals brusquely that Meg was working for him the entire time. Hercules agrees, on the condition that Meg won't get harmed. If Hercules will give up his super strength for one day, he'll set Meg free. Hades then appears, with Meg bound and gagged, proposing a deal. Herc doesn't believe Phil, thinking he's jealous of Hercules's success and newfound love, and sends him away. They get caught, and Phil sends him on a serious workout, where Phil explains that he caught Meg talking to Hades, planning to put an end to Hercules. She tries to find out if he has any weaknesses, finding that he's fit as a fiddle. Meg appears on the scene, persuading Hercules to skip his training and go on a date with her, and he falls for her even more. Hercules has to look inside his heart to find his true heroism. Unfortunately, all of this fame and glory isn't, as Zeus tells a disappointed Hercules, what identifies a true hero. When they arrive in Thebes, a series of unfortunate events proves a good thing for Hercules as he's able to disprove the citizens' disbelief in him and perform several heroic deeds. Hercules resuces her from Nessus, but she's disinterested, which is just as well, considering Phil and Pegasus aren't exactly fans of her either. En route to Thebes, the Big Olive, Hercules, Pegasus and Phil encounter a classic DID (Damsel In Distress) in Meg, a sassy, fiery, curvy girl with a dry sense of humor tangling with a massive centaur. Training is slow-going at first, but eventually Hercules grows into true heroic skills and measurements, ready to go prove himself. At first he refuses, stating he's retired, but a little persuasion from Zeus and his lightning bolts, and Phil relents. Hercules seeks out Philoctetes (call him Phil), legendary of Perseus, Theseus, Achilles, and a slew of other famous heroes. He's visited by his real father, in the form of his statue, and Zeus informs his son that he'll be able to return to Olympus if he can prove himself a true hero. When he learns he came from Olympus, he visited the temple of Zeus to find out where he really belongs. As he grew up, Herc was a social outcast, sneered at by peers and adults alike because of his unusual strength and usual teenage awkwardness and clumsiness. He's discovered and raised by Alcmene and Amphitryon, a couple of local farmers, and grows up thinking they were his real parents. Bumbling as they are, they only ALMOST finish the job, and Hercules becomes nearly mortal, maintaining his god-like strength, since he didn't drink the last drop of the elixir that was to turn him mortal. But when a disgruntled Hades, uncrowned Lord of the Underworld plots revenge on Zeus and Olympus, one in which Hercules's presence is an obstacle, he sends two of his minions, Pain and Panic, to kidnap the infant and turn him mortal so he could be exterminated. Hercules is the hero from the film of the same name (1997).īorn to Zeus and Hera, Hercules seems the golden child, one that will live a life free from worries and stress. Go the Distance and Go the Distance (reprise) 'Til I find my hero's welcome right where I belong! I will please the gods, I can go the distance, ![]() I will face the world, fearless, proud and strong, ![]() I will beat the odds, I can go the distance! I would go most anywhere to find where I belong. I don't care how far, somehow I'll be strong. I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong. I know ev'ry mile will be worth my while, I'll be there someday, if I can be strong, I will find my way, I can go the distance! Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face,Īnd a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be. Where a great, warm welcome would be waiting for me,
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