His inexperience is also noted during his battle with the Hydra, when the monster proved to strike legitimate fear within Hercules as the beast initially swallows him and while dodging a swarm of heads the hero tells Phil that he didn't think they covered this in basic training. However, Phil does berate him for the sloppy mistakes he made in the fight with Nessus, such as being distracted and losing his sword, but Hercules pays him little attention, since he did win. Upon completion of his training, Hercules became less awkward and clumsy and more skillful in his heroics. But once he concentrated, analyzed the situation and controlled his strength, he would come out victorious. Whenever he confronted a foe, Hercules tried to act bold, sometimes by using good manners, but words failed him and someone would already had the jump on him, causing Hercules to get slammed, dunked or beaten. And even when outmatched, physically and mentally, Hercules would stand his ground and make it a point to prove that he isn't afraid. He barreled himself into situations without thinking, sometimes getting distracted, and got into trouble. Hero-training was so difficult that Hercules often thought of quitting, but in the end he refused to give up and kept on working to reach his goal. Overconfident and cocky, Hercules had dreams becoming a true hero, battling monsters, rescuing damsels, and other acts of heroism. But once he got to know her, he was less nervous. When Hercules first tried introducing himself to Meg, he became shy and tongue-tied. Although he became a first-class hero, Hercules was still nervous when introducing himself to a crowd of Thebans, and he was sheepish when he was visited by fangirls. When bringing up his cousin Triton, Herc described him as a "bumbling, stumbling, uncoordinated goof", which his friends Icarus and Cassandra compared to Herc's own flaws. Hercules' clumsiness and not being agile continued throughout his training with Phil and while attending Prometheus Academy, as Phil once told Meg that it wasn't the most graceful period of Herc's life. When the enormous statue of Zeus came to life, Hercules screamed, unable to help himself, and tried running away from the giant figure before being picked up in his massive hands, feeling like an insect as he tried to escape his enormous fingers. Like most teenagers, Hercules was also wide-eyed, shy, gawky and awkward, having a tendency to stammer when he speaks or flinch when frightened. 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, he ended up humiliating himself and destroying things. Even after becoming a worldwide phenomenon, Hercules retained his innocence and cheerful nature, not once letting the fame dangerously inflate his ego. His teenage years were difficult with his lack of coordination and tendency to break things. Hercules is compassionate, and his most dominant trait is, without a doubt, his innocence and massively kind heart, in spite of being treated like a "geek" or "freak" by his peers and those around him (except his foster parents) throughout his childhood, and adolescent years. Hercules's "fearless and proud" heroism is 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, 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 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 parentage, Hercules's head began to fill with dreams of becoming a true hero, realizing it would lead him to where he truly belongs. His insecurity stemmed from how hard it was for him to find his place in the world because of how out of place he was. Throughout his life, Hercules is portrayed as an awkward and shy teenager, but mostly clumsy because of not having control of his strength.
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