he had a plan to shake things up,
this is my Official™ request for hades. not exactly of the greek mythos, though. we’re talking the villainized version of him presented in disney’s hercules.
first things first - his species and face are completely open. demon, dragon, gorgon, basically any species that can be powerful and scary would probably make sense for him, though. my only limit on age is that if he isn’t supernaturally old (which would be amazing), he is above 30. he’s built a small empire, and he probably needed some time to do it, after all.
with that out of the way, the basic premise of the character is this: hades owns the nightclub elysium, located in phantomsgate. alongside that, he produces and distributes a powerful magical drug that’s been circulating throughout st. ostara. he’s a powerful man, and has enough people behind him that he could probably avoid any dirty work himself, but he’s bloodthirsty and isn’t afraid to partake. he is incredibly frightening to anger for this reason - but puts on his suit and tie and presents himself to the world as a suave businessman.
enter my character, petra, the personification of meg from the same canon. she is his favorite pet, probably having worked for him for a couple of years at this point. her ex husband, upon moving to st. ostara with her, became addicted to the drug that hades distributes and eventually stole a trunkload of it and split. petra was the only one left to answer for him, and she took on the debt to prevent hades’ people from hunting him down.
to make sure she didn’t also decide to run away, he either hired someone to curse her or cursed her himself. she can’t leave st. ostara, and they’re basically linked in a way where if he beckons her, she can feel him calling - and it becomes painful not to oblige. they naturally have a very antagonistic relationship. she is fiery and unafraid to challenge him up to a certain point, consequences be damned. and she does face many consequences; she has little privacy, is expected to cuddle up with business partners when asked, and the finish line to her debt has either disappeared or keeps getting extended. they spend a lot of time together, so petra has learned to live with him to some extent, but that will never erase her hatred for him. even so, there’s probably some sexual tension between them - hades in canon is incredibly touchy-feely with meg, and it makes sense for that to be true between these two, as well.
there’s also a matter of those who oppose him. there’s one goblin, in fact, who he’s particularly annoyed by. his name is jericho, the leader of a group of biker goblins. he recently returned from what everyone thought was the dead, and had no trouble jumping back into the game of cat and mouse that he and hades play. however, things might take a dark turn for him soon if hades has any say in it.
overall, if you take this character, you’re in for some incredibly juicy and exciting plots. he has his fingers in all sorts of pies, which makes plotting a breeze, and of course, there’s always his lackeys. i have a pinterest board for the concept of him and petra if you’re interested in taking a look - but don’t be afraid if you’re interested and it’s not exactly your vision, i love new ideas and takes on their relationship! if you’re interested or have any questions, message me here or on discord at morty#4373.