Hades (Olympian Force)

Hades is the Greek god of death, husband of Persephone, and the primary antagonist of the Olympian Rangers.

Character History
When the Greek gods divided up the world amongst themselves, Hades ended up with the Underworld. Furious, he swore revenge, and eventually discovered that every 5,000 years, he could take over the body of a human living on Earth and use it to free the Daemons. He tried once, but failed (managing to destroy the White Irenic Crystal anyway) and was imprisoned within the Underworld, where he bided his time.

In the year 2012 A.D., his time came again, and he took over the body of a teenager named Zack, since at that time the boy was feeling more hatred towards the (brand-new) Olympian Rangers than anyone else on the planet. He began sending Daemons in ones and twos to fight the Rangers.

One of his earliest, Medusa, actually brought him the Red Ranger, turned into a statue. Phoebe entered the Underworld to save her, but was noticed, and she and Hades fought. He nearly won, but for Persephone's intervention, which allowed Phoebe to rescue Nathalie and escape. Eventually, he was inspired by Astronema's Psycho Rangers to create the Roman Rangers, whom he used on several occasions.

Personality
Hades seems very comfortable with the idea that he is evil. He is somewhat abusive to his subordinates, even his wife, but oddly enough, he does not seem to punish those who go directly against him.

Talents and Abilities
Hades commands the dead, and although he cannot leave the Underworld in his own form, he can possess a human host and interact with the world of the living. He is also a talented swordsman.

Appearance
Hades' original body is deathly pale and physically in his forties.