He beamed or brightened when he gets happy about something, or if dazed, he develops a goofy lopsided grin. Like most teenagers, Hercules was also wide-eyed, shy and timid, having a tendency to stammer when he speaks, fidget with his hands, flinch when startled or frightened, and stand or stagger in a pigeon-toed stance. Indeed, when a group of boys throw a discus into the marketplace, Hercules catches it, but stumbles back and causes the destruction of the entire marketplace. This makes Hercules one of the purest of heart as a Disney character.īefore training with Philoctetes, Hercules was a courageous youth but clumsy and inept, where even if he accidentally slips or trips on his too-big feet, losing his balance, he ended up humiliating himself in blunders or goes about inadvertently destroying things.

Even after becoming a worldwide phenomenon, Hercules still had his honest, sweet, cheerful and friendly nature, not once letting the fame dangerously inflate his ego. When he grows into an adult strongman and a first-class hero, Hercules still retains flaws of which he never quite grew out, such as an 'innocent farm-boy routine' as Megara once called it, as well as his optimism. Hercules had tried to do what was right for his family, but it hadn't worked the way he had hoped. His teenage years were difficult with his lack of coordination and tendency to break things. Without any doubt, Hercules's most dominant trait is his innocence and massively kind heart, in spite of being treated like a 'geek', 'freak', or a 'nobody' earning the name 'Jerk-ules' by his peers and those around him (except his foster parents) throughout his childhood and adolescent years. Even though Herc is very brave, he can still be sensitive, with strong but gentle features. Whether he was the scrawny teenager or the muscular hero, Hercules is affable, earnest, compassionate and polite. His 'fearless and proud' heroism and 'daring deeds' are especially appreciated in a world with constant turmoil around every corner, be it by the hands of a man or beast, or the Lord of the Dead himself. While his strength is well above average, Hercules isn't all that intelligent, but what the starry-eyed hero lacks in outstanding brains and wits, the more he makes up for it in his compassion and the desire to do good. As such, Phil and Pegasus did everything in their power to help the klutzy boy turn from a 'zero' to hero, though he would unknowingly become the pawn of schemes from Hades, who sought to destroy Hercules for his own personal gain. After learning the truth about his true parentage and godhood, Hercules's head began to fill with dreams of becoming a true hero. Hercules searched the sky with the shooting star as if he might find the answer somewhere among the clouds. He'd go the distance, walk every mile without complaining, and go almost anywhere to feel that he belonged. Sometimes he felt like hitting the road to search for that place. Hercules had often dreamed of a far-off place where crowds would cheer when they saw him, instead of running in the opposite direction. His insecurity stemmed from how hard it was for him to find his place in the world because of how alone and out of place he was.

Among his tics, Herc has an energy and a sort of naïveté quality, having been raised as a polite, hardworking farmer in the country. Throughout his life, Hercules is portrayed as gawky and awkward, but mostly clumsy because of not having control of his godly strength which tends to accidentally cause destruction. Hercules maybe a demigod, but after drinking a mortal potion, he was still considered a mortal. “ A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” ―Zeus to Herculesīorn on Mount Olympus, Hercules is the vibrant, tenacious and optimistic son of Zeus.

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