Hades Romance Guide

Hades encourages you to build on your relationships with NPCs, a number of which can even become romances. Here’s what you need to know.

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One of the most enjoyable aspects of Hades, other than its well-reviewed roguelike elements, is the act of slowly building your relationships with all the NPCs in the game, learning more about them, and growing along with them every step of the way.

Almost every single character Zagreus interacts with can have a Bond formed with them thanks to constant gifts of Nectar, Ambrosia, or occasionally doing Favors for them. Basically, if they give you a Keepsake, you can max their Bond rank out. These Bonds range from legendary warriors, Olympic Gods, and even the personification of Death. But, only a select few Bonds can develop an even deeper connection with Zagreus to something more…romantic.

Disclaimer: You can romance all three of the potential characters at once with no repercussions, so there’s no need to do this in any particular order.

Megaera: The First Boss & Zag’s First Love

• Bond +1
• Skull Earring Keepsake

• Bond +6
• Favor Unlocked

• Bond +7
• Chthonic Companion “Battie” (Legendary Keepsake)

• Bond +10 (Max)
• Romance Option

Obviously, we’re going to start with one of the Fury Sisters, Megaera, given that she’s the first character to show romantic interest in Zag and vice versa (although at the start of Hades, their first attempt at a relationship had already gone sour). To max out Megaera’s Bond and take your relationship to the next level, it’s really quite simple:

A lot of these Favors the NPCs in Hades ask of Zagreus are sort of involved or have a number of steps, but Megaera’s is about a simple as it gets:

• Megaera’s Favor: All you have to do is make sure you have the interaction where Meg gets her stuff from Zag’s room, then just keep playing the game and beating the Fury Sisters until she shows up in Zagreus’ room randomly. After this “scene”, the Favor is done and you can continue progressing her Bond.

It’s safe to say that Megaera is one of the all-time fan-favorite characters in Hades, so it’s nice to see that eventually she and Zag can find happiness together.

Thanatos: How Can The Incarnation Of Death Be This Cute?

• Bond +1
• Pierced Butterfly Keepsake

• Bond +6
• Favor Unlocked

• Bond +7
• Chthonic Companion “Mort” (Legendary Keepsake)

• Bond +10 (Max)
• Romance Option

It’s a bit strange that Zagreus, Thanatos, and Megaera were all raised by Nyx but can date each other. That’s Greek mythology for you! Anyway, Thanatos, the incarnation of Death itself is another character Zag can romance, an LGBTQ+ relationship that feels very well-written and unsurprisingly so from an all-inclusive dev studio like Supergiant Games.

Personality-wise, Thanatos is very blunt, stoic, and can seem a bit cold at first. But, that isn’t to say that Thanatos is emotionless or uncaring, as players can easily figure out from his Bond conversations. Rather, he’s sort of opposite to Zagreus in that he’s very perceptive but has trouble connecting with others. To unlock to option to romance Thanatos, it’s very similar to Megaera’s process:

• Thanatos’ Favor: Another pretty simple one. Once you unlock his Favor, just make sure to beat Thanatos in yet another killing competition, and the Favor is completed.

Like Megaera, Thantos’ relationship with Zag is very well-written, believable, and adorable. Supergiant Games just seems to have such a knack for writing romance in general.

Dusa: The Most Likeable Floating Gorgon Head In Existence

• Bond +1
• Harpy Feather Duster Keepsake

• Bond +6
• Favor Unlocked

• Bond +7
• Chthonic Companion “Fidi” (Legendary Keepsake)

• Bond +10 (Max)
• “Romance” Option

Dusa the floating Gorgon Head is quite possibly the most innately lovable character in Hades, or possibly in all of gaming. She’s so incredibly sweet, so self-sacrificing, and such a great friend to Zagreus. Fans are still not entirely sure if she’s the mythical Medusa, reduced to a floating head in the afterlife, but it very much seems that way. And, like Sisyphus, it seems like Tartarus has changed her for the better. Because of her likable demeanor, the fanbase was excited to see that Dusa has a romantic path as well that was eventually added to the game.

But, unlike the other two, Dusa’s path requires a bit more work:

• Dusa’s Favor: The final romance option’s Favor revolves around helping her catch up on the Lounge Renovations. You must use the House Contractor to renovate 12 aspects of the Lounge specifically, and two of these renovations must include clearing up Cerberus’ Fur Tufts/Claw Marks as well as picking at least one new rug option. You’ll know you did it once the “A Place Of Revelry” Minor Prophecy is completed.

So, by now you’ve probably realized that Dusa’s “romance” path doesn’t actually end in romance like it implies it would in-game. There are a couple of key reasons for this:

• Dusa is literally a disembodied Gorgon Head, and Supergiant likely didn’t want to encourage the concept of “being romantic” with a floating head.
• Some of Dusa’s dialog has led fans to infer that she may be aromantic or asexual.
• Supergiant Games likely wanted to have a romance route where the player character isn’t rewarded with “romance” for showering an NPC with gifts, as well as showing that girls and guys can just be friends with no issues.

Dusa and Zag’s friendship is honestly one of the most well-regarded parts of Hades, and they talk about their platonic love for each other on multiple occasions. So, while this isn’t what you were likely expecting, it’s still incredibly worth it to pursue Dusa’s romance route.

Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/hades-romance-guide/