Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-2149)

Hercules
Name	Hercules Panhellenios (first changed from Alcaeus, then from Herakles)
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Marvel Zombies Formerly Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Resistance
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: White
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Putrified/Decaying flesh
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Zombified Olympian/human hybrid
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-2149
Place of Birth	Thebes, Greece
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Olympian
Occupation	Zombie; former adventurer
Education	Instructed in various arts by different Greek heroes and gods.
Base of Operations	Olympus, also mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Layman, Fabiano Neves
First	Ultimate Fantastic Four #22 (August, 2005)
First	Ultimate Fantastic Four #22 (August, 2005)

History

Little was detailed about Hercules’ life before the zombie plague arrived on Earth-2149, however it can be presumed that it followed much the same path as Hercules of Earth-616.

Presumably, he received a call from Nick Fury to join the resistance aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, and left to join them.

With the extremely varied bunch all assembled on the Helicarrier, Nick explained how serious he believed the situation to be; that it was the end of the world. He also explained that whatever the histories of those assembled, they were all on the same side.

It can also be assumed that he was part of the team sent back down to the surface to battle the zombies, but responding to an “Avengers Assemble” call, he arrived at Avengers Mansion only to find the Avengers themselves zombified, at which point he himself was turned.

When Beast and Reed Richards found a sizeable stash of meat in Latveria and the surrounding area, Hercules and a huge horde of zombies headed off to lay siege to Castle Doomstadt.

Unable to break through the castle's magical defenses, Hercules was presumably surrounded by the re-animated corpses of the Deadite Legion. Though apparently this was more of an inconvenience than anything else, as he was later seen in New York seemingly none the worse for wear (other than a touch of zombification, obviously).

Later, he was part of the group of zombies that accosted Ultimate Mister Fantastic, though he escaped when Magneto rained cars down upon them. Hercules was among several zombies fighting over the corpse of the Silver Surfer. When Hercules tried getting a taste, his head was flattened by the Hulk. What became of him afterward is unrevealed.

Notes

• Hercules appears to be wearing his mid 80s costume.
• The continuity is a little confusing on this one as, though in MZ v AOD #3, Hercules and She-Hulk are shown in flashback to be infected at the same time. This may be simply an artistic device, as in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days #1, (which from what I can work out, takes place between Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness #2 & 3), She-Hulk is killed really early on, although unzombified Hercules is shown later on board the Helicarrier.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-2149)
• 2 image(s) of Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-2149)