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Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld is the main protagonist and playable character of the indie Rogue-lite game Hades.

Zagreus is the son of Hades, God of the Underworld amd Persephone, Goddess of Verdure. Due to his mortal heritage (25% to be exact), Zagreus is somewhat small for a god, considerably shorter than Hades and about a head shorter than Persephone. Presumably, he has an average height for a mortal, as he tells the Minotaur that he is the same height as Theseus. He has heterochromia, with one eye being his father's red and the other his mother's green. His black hair is like his father's, but with his mother's spiky texture. His skin is quite pale (tanned by underworld standards), and he is physically strong and muscular. His feet are perpetually on fire. Zagreus is well-sculpted, so much so that even Aphrodite takes note of him. Although he is considered thin for a god and has been called skinny, he would be considered above average in size by mortal standards. It seems he strangely bleeds red.

Zagreus wears a red and black toga, hanging over his left shoulder with his right chest exposed. He also wears a white belt, visually resembling bone, with skulls carved into it. On his left shoulder is a metallic shoulder plate resembling the three heads of Cerberus biting onto his shoulder. He has red ribbons wrapped in an x-pattern on his right arm and two thin leather bracelets on his left forearm, one near his wrist and the other near his elbow. He also wears blood red trousers. On the crown of his head is a small laurel wreath, starting as red at the base of his head and turning to golden yellow near the front. The front yellow leaves of his laurel wreath are often depicted floating around his head.

Zagreus' main goal in the game is to escape the Underworld, make it to Greece and find his mother Persephone. However, due to the fact that none can escape death and by extension the Underworld, his father Hades will actively send his subjects and minions to thwart his every attempt at escape. Each time Zagreus tries to escape, he will ultimately be killed in a most ignoble fashion. But since he is partially immortal, Zagreus's body and soul will be taken back to his father's manor "The House of Hades", where he may try to escape again, becoming a little bit stronger and smarter with each escape attempt.

Zagreus has several godly powers and authorities. Aside from the aforementioned regenerative immortality, Zagreus can unlock new weapons using chthonic keys to unlock Infernal Arms bound within his personal armory and empower them with Titan's Blood. The Infernal Arms he wields are bound to his body and soul and he can summon o unsummon each weapon at will and use them like an extension of his own will and change its form and function. He can also crystalize his blood into a blood stone which he can use to cast powerful curses and effects onto his enemies. He can perform a short range dash in which he phases through the shadows, teleporting a very short distance to avoid attacks and traps. And he can collect darkness to increase his overall abilities using the Mirror of Night, gifted to him by his foster mother Nyx.

Throughout the game his aided by other Olympian Gods who offer boons to temporarily enhance his attacks and abilities.