Hercules's powers and abilities
Olympian/Human Hybrid Physiology: Hercules was inherently born a half-Olympian god from his biological father, Zeus, king of the Olympian gods and half-human from his biological mother, Alcmena. As an infant, he was breastfed by his stepmother, Hera, queen of the Olympian gods, who nurtured him with her divine breast milk which vastly increased his already demigod physiology to godlike levels. Hercules possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Olympian god, however, some of his powers are superior to the vast majority of his race, such as godlike strength, invulnerability, and godlike stamina.
Godlike Strength: Hercules' principal power is his godlike strength, and he is physically the strongest of all the existing Olympians. As the Olympian god of raw strength, Hercules' strength is unlimited, making him one of the strongest and most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe.
Superhuman Leaping: Hercules' great strength extends to his powerful leg muscles, allowing him to jump great distances and heights.
Superhuman Strength Utilizations: As part of Hercules' immense strength, he can produce powerful shock waves by either clapping his hands or stomping his foot.
Superhuman Speed: Hercules is capable of running and moving at speeds beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
Superhuman Reflexes: Hercules' reflexes are in levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
Superhuman Agility: Despite his extreme muscular size, Hercules has the ability to move his body with flexibility and coordination that are significantly beyond the natural limits of the human body.
Godlike Stamina: Hercules' highly advanced musculature produces no fatigue toxins, enabling him to sustain almost indefinitely.
Invulnerability: Having drank of Hera's breast milk as an infant, Hercules gained mystical invulnerability, making him extremely resistant to all forms of physical injury. Conventional bladed weaponry has been shown to be unable to pierce or even break his skin. Hercules has a greater resistance to physical injury than any other Olympian god except for Zeus and possibly Neptune and Pluto. It has been said the only thing that could truly kill Hercules is if his body was incinerated or his molecules dispersed enough.
Superhuman Dense Tissue: Due to the side-effect of his half Olympian physiology, like all Olympians, Hercules' skin, muscles, and bones tissue are about three times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to his superhuman strength and weight.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his great resilience, it is possible to injure Hercules. However, like all members of his race, he is capable of recovering from injuries with superhuman speed and efficiency. However, he is unable to regenerate missing limbs or organs unless he used magical assistance to do so. Hercules is also immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections. He is highly resistant to most drugs and toxins but can be affected if exposed to great quantities.
True Immortality: Like all Olympians, Hercules is true immortal. He is immune to the effects of aging and has not aged since reaching adulthood. Hercules is also immune to all known Earthly terrestrial diseases and resistant to conventional injury. Although he can be wounded in battle Hercules cannot die by any conventional means. Despite being thousands of years old Hercules possesses the appearance and vitality of a man in his physical prime. Interestingly, this seems to have made him resistant to temporal tampering as his age is highly unknown.
Abilities:
Master Combatant: As Olympus's greatest warrior, Hercules is an excellent hand to hand combatant particularly skilled in Greek wrestling, Greek boxing, and even invented the art of Pankration, which is the combination of both.
Expert Archer: Hercules is an expert archer. However, since the suicide of his wife Deianeira in connection with Hercules' arrows having been tainted by the blood of The Hydra, he does not often use his bow anymore.
Allspeak: Like all Olympians of his race, Hercules can understand and communicate in all languages, Earth's dialects, and various alien languages.
Hercules's weaknesses
Hydra Blood: The Blood of the Hydra is deadly and was used by one of Hercules' wives, Deianira, to kill him in the days of Ancient Greece, though she was unaware of this fact. Ares later used hollow point bullets filled with Hydra blood while trying to take Hercules down as he knew they could harm, though not kill him, and also drove him into a rage due to the pain.
Alcoholism: Hercules has been shown to be a heavy drinker and to also rely on alcohol to help him deal with grief and guilt. When he does not possess his immortality, and thus his tolerance for alcohol is lowered, this can devolve into a problem and dependence.
Rage: When Hercules enters into a true rage whether it be through his own anger, a manipulation, or pain, he becomes unable to fully control himself and unable to tell his past from his present and his friends from enemies. This can include vivid and manipulatable hallucinations. While raging, Hercules has harmed, killed, and endangered his loved ones.
