Headcanons About Apollo And His Former Lovers From TOA

Headcanons about Apollo and his former lovers from TOA

Naomi Solace 🎤

-Her and Apollo met when she was singing at a dive bar, he bought her a drink and they had a whirlwind summer fling

-They loved hitting up karaoke bars together and wowing everyone with their singing talent

-She really liked Apollo’s car and they’d did a lot of things in there (including conceiving Will lmao)

-One time when they were making out Naomi climbed into Apollo’s seat and her butt accidentally hit the steering wheel and HOOONK

-They jolted in surprise, then delved into hysterics, anything they had going on dying down as they laid their heads against each other’s shoulders and laughed so hard their ribs hurt, until Apollo suggested they used the back seat and things got going again lol

-Once Naomi said Jesus Christ in like response to smth, Apollo replied actually I’m Phoebus Apollo and Naomi was like what? And Apollo was like whaaaaat and Naomi just moved on bc she had other things to deal with lol

-Apollo ended up saying goodbye and leaving at the end of summer and a few weeks after he left Naomi realized she was pregnant and was like well shit

-She’s from the south and people there can be p judgmental about pregnancies outside of marriage, but Naomi never let them get her down, she actually met this great support group of women who helped her out and are still good friends even now

-Apollo eased her labor pains when she was giving birth to Will (and that’s why the kid has such good medical powers), but Apollo disguised himself as a nurse, not wanting to stress her out because the ex who she thought had no idea abt the baby was here, with her, holding her hand while she was gave birth

-Naomi brings Will up with love and kindness and she just wants the best for her sweet boy, but she gets concerned when Will talks about some weird things he saw at school and he gets pegged as the “weird kid” and is picked on by his classmates as a result

-Naomi would’ve fought those kids but Will told her it was fine, mama! His stuffed animals were his friends

-Will loved those stuffed animals and got really attached to them, so Naomi taught him how to sow them up when they started fraying and that’s the first thing that made Will want to be a doctor (when Will told his siblings this story they started calling him Doc McStuffins lol)

-Apollo didn’t tell Naomi he was a god and she didn’t find out until Apollo sent a satyr to bring Will to camp once he was old enough

-Realizing she had a fling with a greek god was a bit of a shock but Naomi dealt with it gracefully and gave Will the biggest hug before he left, making him promise to be safe and write to her as soon as he got to camp

-Naomi’s career as a country alt singer got a lot more successful after her whole thing with Apollo because he put a blessing on her, her voice was beautiful she just needed help getting noticed so Apollo nudged some influential people in the music industry towards her on his way out (he kinda felt bad about leaving so abruptly, even if it was just a fling, he tries to make it up to his ex-lovers with things like this)

-Naomi actually ends up writing a sad country love song about Apollo after he left, she titled it Suburn, not knowing how fitting the title is until years later, it becomes one of her most popular songs

-Naomi travels a lot for her career, touring around Texas and some nearby states, and that’s why Will stays at camp year round, but they write to each other frequently and love each other sm

-Naomi doesn’t date much since she’s always busy with her career and traveling, she’s just not ready to settle down yet, she’s happy living as a free spirit and a single mom with a wonderful son

-Naomi is 100% supportive of Will’s sexuality and loves Nico to bits (Nico is a little awkward around her at first bc he’s not used to affection lol)

-She tells Nico stories abt Will when he was a kid, whipping out photo albums and everything and Will is like mom s t a h p ur embarrassing me in front of my bf and Nico is reveling in how red his face gets

Latricia Lake 🎶

-she met Apollo when he was posing as a street performer for fun on the streets of the college town she worked in

-she put a tip in his guitar case and complimented his playing and his voice, Apollo was pleased by this and complimented her in turn, saying she must know her music which made Latricia laugh because she is a professor

-the two of them hit it off and start dating, spending hours talking about music

-being the god of music, Apollo could tell when people really loved music, feeling loved in return, and Latricia was one of those people

-being a college professor, Latricia was a bit older than Apollo’s usual lovers (she’s like in her mid to late 20s) and Apollo looks like 21, so he jokingly starts calling her a cougar just to tease her (when he’s so full of shit bc he’s over 3 thousand years older than her)

-Apollo attended some of her lectures, watching from the back of the room and her students were like ooh who’s that hot guy and she was like my bf and their jaws dropped bc daaamn ms lake way to go (Apollo found those reactions very amusing lol)

-There are many times when Latricia considers smacking that smug smirk off Apollo’s face, but she refrains and smacks his ass instead

-Apollo claims Latricia only loves him for his pancakes bc he made them for her the morning after their first time as a way to get her to keep him around lol (and it worked a little too well)

-When Latricia got pregnant Apollo told her who/what he really was and that was a bit too much for Latricia so they stopped dating but Apollo gave her the briefing about demigod children, powers, monsters, camp half blood, etc before he left

-One day when her sitter had to cancel on her she brought Austin to her class and all the college kids thought he was so cute that Latricia started bringing him around more often, Austin was just a baby but she could tell he loved the attention by the way he was gurgling lol (like father like son)

-Latricia is p busy since she’s a professor but she always makes time for her son and she has been teaching Austin about music since he was a kid, he grew up surrounded by it and that’s why he loves it sm (that and being a son of Apollo)

-On his 10th birthday there was a really nice new saxophone with a ribbon at the foot of his bed (a gift from Apollo) Austin always thought his mom bought it for him and Latricia just didn’t correct him

-Latricia sent Austin to camp half blood when he told her he saw a monster at school, he was only 11 but Latricia would rather be safe then sorry

-Latricia actually met someone while Austin was at his first year of camp, Austin was a little unsure around the guy at first but more out of awkwardness than anything the guy was lacking

-Austin and him bonded over “being boys” as Latricia put it (they blew up hot dogs in the microwave together) and the man soon had her son’s stamp of approval

-They ended up getting married the next year and Austin played the saxophone at their wedding

-Latricia was the first subscriber to his YouTube channel and showed all her coworkers and students her son’s videos, she’s a proud mama

Darren Knowles 🏹

-gay (obviously)

-he loves the outdoors and the crisp cold weather of Canada

-met Apollo when he saw him checking out the flier he had pinned up advertising his archery classes, Darren asked if he was gonna join and Apollo not so subtly checked Darren out over his sunglasses and was like well now I’m def joining

-Darren lowkey thought Apollo was a dumb American tourist at first and Apollo keeps telling him he’s not American and Darren is like uh huh

-Apollo is such a flirt during class and actually misses a few shots bc he too busy staring at Darren lol, but that does give the opportunity for Darren to come and “correct” his stance

-Darren is determined to be a professional with his students but he ends up caving because Apollo is just,, so cute

-Then when they start going on actual dates he finds out Apollo isn’t some dumb blond and is actually really intelligent and educated and Darren is like oh no my weakness, guys who are goofs but not dumb and also hot (Apollo be checking all of his boxes lol)

-Apollo told Darren he was a god while drunk off his ass one night and Darren didn’t believe a fucking word, Apollo just rolled with the drunken nonsense thing the next morning and didn’t tell Darren again (until Kayla)

-Darren lives alone but he’s always wanted a family, he was kicked out by his parents for being gay and he knows if he was a parent he would never treat his child like that, he’d love them unconditionally like his parents should’ve loved him

-Apollo magically created a child for Darren after the man confessed to him how much he wanted a kid of his own

-Darren was happy but like really confused because h... how? And Apollo is just like magic~ which explains fuck all

-Apollo tells him he has to leave now, he was having to leave soon anyway because of some trouble brewing back in America, but that he wanted to do this one last thing for Darren before he left

-he tells him to have take care raising the baby and to send her to cbh’s address when she starts attracting monsters, then poofs away, leaving Darren with a baby in his arms and wondering what the hell just happened

-Darren does raise Kayla with love and care just as he said he would, she grows up hiking through the woods with her dad and learning archery along with other wilderness skills (Artemis would really like her)

-Kayla has her aspirations for the Olympics pretty early on and Darren admires his daughter’s ambition, at first he thinks it’s just her being a kid but then later on as she keeps getting better and better he’s like damn she might actually be able to do it

-But then ofc monsters come and Darren drives her down to New York, lying through his teeth to the border guy who surprisingly lets him through without a problem (Apollo may have insured that but shhh)

-Darren sees her off at the barrier of Thalia’s pine tree and they say goodbye with a hug that lifts Kayla off her feet, there’s promises to write and reminders to practice her archery and take care of her bow and such before Kayla is escorted into camp by some other campers

-Darren managed to keep a hold of himself while saying goodbye but as soon as he’s back in the car he’s fucking bawling, all the way back to Canada because he’s gonna miss his little girl sm

-Darren has had some boyfriends but a lot of them end up jetting as soon as he tells them he has a kid ripp

-He does eventually land a good man and they’re going strong, even when Kayla, who was like 10 at the time, threatened to shoot him in the nads if he hurt her dad

-Darren and shows up to every archery match Kayla has in the future and promises to be there cheering for her with a big ass sign that says THATS MY DAUGHTER when she eventually reaches the Olympics

Bonus!

Georgina’s Mom 🎨

-She was an art student in community college

-She was on her own because her parents refused to support her “unrealistic” career choice

-She met Apollo at a party at some college dorm and they both got super smashed bc college parties be like that

-They had a one night stand that both of them mostly forgot about in favor of their hangovers the next morning

-until Hello!! You have a kid!

-She is most likely dead given that Georgina was led to the waystation by a ghost

-But Georgina has two new mommies now who love her very much (and an awkward dad)

Some things y’all need to remember about Hawks

1. Yes he killed twice, but he literally tried every other option BUT doing that and got severely injured and nearly got killed himself because of that. He couldn’t capture Twice and fight off Dabi at the same time. If he was the assassin y’all make him out to be he wouldn’t have tried to reason with him or capture him, he would’ve just taken him out. But Hawks didn’t do that, because he cared about Twice. And that’s what made what happened so heartbreaking, Twice was the only person Hawks actually told some of his true motives/desires, he wanted to be free, he didn’t want to live in a cage, but he showed just how much he’s still in that cage by killing him

2. HE IS A VICTIM OF CHILD ABUSE YOU FUCKS!! I find the Endeavor apologism and the people excusing his abuse because he’s trying to “do better now” just as upsetting as y’all do, but just because Hawks isn’t yet showing any negative feelings about the whole thing doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any, Endeavor was his idol and finding out he was abusive like the father he “saved” Hawks from should’ve rocked his world, but that wasn’t shown. Neither was any turmoil about what he did to Twice post battle. Maybe it will be shown later, maybe it won’t, but don’t presume what you haven’t yet seen. Hawks whole thing is that he’s a spy, he knows how to hide his emotions and what he’s really thinking, if anything he’s likely a master of compartmentalization, it’s what he was trained to do

3. He was groomed by the HPSC since he was around 7 years old, the organization which is now confirmed to be very corrupt and willing to do some fucked up shit in the name of the “greater good” and “maintaining order” and being raised by those people is going to have an effect on his mindset. In baby Hawks’ eyes they were his saviors. And he was a little boy, he was in no way able to have enough maturity to make the kind of decision the HPSC asked of him, and it’s just one of the fucked up things that’s happened to him. And despite all of that he still doesn’t follow their orders blindly, he tries to get around them and find other ways, he didn’t let any civilians die during the high end attack despite having approval for that and then there’s the whole thing with twice I explained earlier. Despite the hpsc’s best efforts Hawks isn’t their trained hunting bird

4. His relationship with Lady Nagant. I am upset as you all are by that potato head mouth breather blowing her up. But Hawks catching her isn’t misogynistic. He’s a hero, he wants to save people, it doesn’t matter the gender of the person or who they were to him he would’ve still caught them. Yes, Lady Nagant is likely going to be used to help develop Hawks’ character, but it was established a few chapters ago that her and Hawks were connected, she was his “senpai” idk why y’all are surprised. And most likely Lady Nagant isn’t going to die. Hawks catching her dead body isn’t as impactful. Also Overhaul is there for a reason. It’s very likely in my mind that he’ll somehow be able to use his quirk again and heal her. I am as fearful as the rest of you of her being tossed aside. But I’ll save judgement on what Hori does with Nagant until the next couple of chapters come out. Lady Nagant got the story we wanted for Hawks and I think that’s very cool (and very sexy of her). And I’m crossing my fingers that Lady Nagant might bring out the emotions Hawks has yet to show on how he feels about everything that’s going on. Because you can’t tell me he doesn’t have any

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Overall, it’s okay to dislike Hawks’ character, but don’t hate him for the same reasons you love Shigaraki or Dabi or Lady Nagant. Hawks, Shigaraki, and Dabi were all victims of child abuse. Adding on Lady Nagant, they were all products of child grooming. They’re all victims of hero society, no matter what side they’re on

Top 10 Characters From Greek Myths That Should Be In Hades Game

1. Apollo 🎼

Just imagine the extra drama with Achilles and Patroclus and the Trojan War, Zag could even be mad at him for indirectly (or not so indirectly in Achilles’ case rip) causing their deaths

And Apollo trained Orpheus in music (which is mentioned in the game) so there’s that connection as well, Apollo might want to check up on him (like how Hermes wanted to check up on Eurydice in some of the game dialogue)

Also the sibling banter between Apollo and Artemis would be amazing (it’s a crime artemis doesn’t so much as mention Apollo in the game) just imagine that banter in the trial of the gods or with duo boons! WE NEED THE TWINS

And in Greek myths Apollo is regarded as the most beautiful male god and supergiant would make his design so sexy, esp if they lean into his effeminacy

Apollo could have some kick ass musical or plague/healing boons (maybe they lower defenses?), and his and Artemis’ duo boon would be the ultimate archery boon

2. Ariadne 🧵

She is brought up in the game a few times and we even have a portrait of her! She needs to be included not only bc she Asterius’ half sister and Theseus’ ex, but Dionysus is also her husband. There’s so much potential to be had

There’s the perfect opportunity for Dionysus to have some dialogue abt her when Zag is holding Ariadne’s string (like there is with Theseus in the game). Even if it is just him going !!! That’s my wife’s string :D!

Also I feel Ardiane would still feel guilty over what happened to her brother so knowing he’s in Elysium and not suffering in Tartarus would be smth Zag could tell her and help alliviate her worries

It could also open a door to being able to give nectar to Asterius, and by helping him and his sister communicate somewhat and know they’re both ok could be like his favor to unlock the rest of his hearts and such

Also it would be hilarious if Ariadne told off Theseus (just once, pls)

3. Hecate 🔮

She is a powerful Chthonic goddess and in the myths she helped Demeter search for Persephone so she absolutely should be included in the storyline

Maybe she realizes who Zag is looking for and strives to help him out

As the goddess of magic I think her boons would be really cool— or any other item she could possibly give since she isn’t an Olympian

Also her sacred animals are dogs so she would get along with Cerberus, being one of the few people he allows to give him pets

Zag sees her petting his dog and immediately likes her, even if she’s a scary witch lady (esp given Zag’s taste in romantic partners lol)

4. Icarus 🕊

Since Daedalus is mentioned with his hammers, I think it would be interesting if a chamber that was Daedelus’ workshop was added in and we could meet Icarus there

Maybe Icarus could give Zag some useful items he found lying around the workshop

And Zag might be thrown off because Icarus is the first child looking shade he’s seen (Icarus is a hubristic 13 year old and I will not take any arguments)

It could also bring up the whole everyone dies even if it’s sooner than expected and might unnerve Zag a bit and lead to inner turmoil, possibly with mr death himself

And exploring the myth would be interesting since Icarus was also trapped in the same labyrinth as Asterius, so maybe he’d feel sympathy or ire for the bull of Minos

5. Hestia 🔥

She had a glock, enough said

Also as the goddess of hearth and home she’d want to help Zag (perhaps with some rad fire boons)

She could tell him more about his family and what life is like on Olympus you can’t tell me she wouldn’t have the Tea

And maybe try to help him repair the rift between the Olympians and the Cthonic bc they’re family too, they’re all a family

Bc Hestia best goddess

6. Callisto 🐻

Artemis talks about her A Lot in the game and I think it would be really cute if we’re were able to talk to her (and get an awesome character design)

Also Callisto can turn into a bear which is fucking sick

I love how with Callisto hades game said fuck the myths and Zeus in particular and just made her be able to turn into a bear, legends only

7. Hephaestus 🛠

He knows what it’s like to be an outcast (given that Hera yeeted him off Olympus for being ugly) and would probably sympathize with Zag

As well as give him some sick boons, maybe mechanical power ups or even armor (Hestia already got the fire aspect covered lol)

He could also bring in the age old drama of Aphrodite cheating on him with Ares (and many others lol) since Aphrodite mentions her husband who’s “busy” in the game

Also I get the sense that like Artemis, Hephaestus feels out of place and awkward on Olympus

Zag would be such a good friend to the lonely boy who’s only friends are robots and would relate to issues with parents treating them badly in the past

8. Nemesis ⚖️

I WANNA SEE DAUGHTERS OF NYX OKAY

Nemesis is mentioned in the game with weapon aspects and items in Charon’s shop, and she’s one of the more famous Chthonic gods given how often she pops up in the myths

Also being the goddess of revenge she might aid Zag in getting back at his dad and leaving bc of the shitty way he treated him

Maybe in exchange for a blood payment (bc she’s hardcore like that) she gives him power ups, kinda like with the blood for money exchange item in the well of Charon

9. Hera 🦚

Where’s the queen? Unlike Apollo (who has 5 million domains) and Hephaestus (who is constantly building things in his forge) there is no reason for Hera to be too busy to help, especially since most of her Olympian family is (including her hubby)

Just imagine the drama between her and her husband and his bastard children, it would be amazing. The trial of the gods and duo boon conversations would be full of salt

If u can’t already tell most my reasons for including more characters is the extra drama they’d bring lol

Also she might be suspicious Zag could somehow be one of Zeus’ (bc Poseidon made an ill thought out joke abt how Zag’s so cheerful it’s a wonder how he’s Hades’ kid, maybe he’s Zeus’) so she goes to check him out

She’s paranoid but not without reason lol

10. Eros 💘

Whether he’s a primordial god born from Chaos or Aphrodite’s son, he should be included in the game. Not neccesarily to help Zag, but to cause problems on purpose and fuck with people’s lives like he usually does in the myths lmao

He’s the leader of the Erotes which gives him control over all kinds of love (and in the game Hades is pretty direct abt how the love paths represent different types of love from Greek understanding)

I can see Eros meddling in Zag’s— or even Hades’s— love life just for the hell of it

I also heard that Eros and Thanatos often get mistaken for each other in the myths bc they’re both ethereally beautiful and have wings, which could be an interesting topic to bring up

Even if just to see Than annoyed that he’s being compared to the god who flies around butt naked and is an overall nuisance

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And that concludes my Top 10 list! If you have any suggestions or ideas abt characters that should be in the Hades Game pls leave ur thoughts down below in the comments <3

Also if you see any awesome designs of characters from Greek mythology in the Hades Game style pls link me 👀

Okay so I recently learned that with animal sacrifices to the gods in Ancient Greece, parts of the animals were dedicated to the gods, and the part that was dedicated to Apollo was

The Booties

And now I’m imagining...

Apollo’s children, throwing the backs of their animal crackers into the fire: this is for u dad

Goh and Ash vibe so well because they have autism adhd solidarity

Deadass thought Miss Minutes was the big bad villain all along for a few secs