SuperScrub's Nerd Ramblings

"Violence is not always strictly necessary, but it often works." Ares, Hades 2 Greek Mythology Fan and Full Time Gamer.

[superscrub323]

Intro Post

Hi SuperScrub here!

You'll mostly hear me yap about Greek Mythology and World of Warcraft when it's in season along with answering the various questions that you guys send me.

Currently into Ares but chances are I'll be bragging about something else sooner or later.

If you want to join me on my discord click right here my twitch is right here.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

[superscrub323]

I saw the State of Play and God of War: Laufey and while I do have several questions about how this 'Afterlives of the God' thing work.

1) Most of those are CinemaSins nitpicks and I've watched too much OSP and Dan Olson to know the difference between pedantic nitpicking and actual criticism.

2) I'm curious to see if we'll get a chance to see some of the Greek Gods (including Ares but I'm not betting money on that one) getting de-hoed in death or if they're gonna line up for an asskicking by Kratos's Wife (who I previously established is a better Ares than GoW Ares up to and including killing another war god and taking his title)

[superscrub323]

Yeah I saw the hoeing of Ares coming a mile away, but too be fair she was referring to Ares as he was depicted in the Iliad.

[superscrub323]

Wait...is Ares about to not be hoed in a Wonder Woman story? Is it finally happening?

[gohstlikeblue]

This is so awkwardly written and Pausanias is the only source and I love it.

[superscrub323]

Ares the fertility god is something that befuddles me even to this day.

[superscrub323]

I did have something more elaborate in mind but since I'm on break and Devil May Cry Season 2 is streaming (don't @ me I like that show) I'll skip to the point.

When I was browsing TvTropes character folder on Ares I noticed a lot of trope editions and edits, some where mine, others definitely not mine (shout out to the troper who finally paid omage to Ares earning Thrace by bisecting a War God for being a inhospitable shit) and I wanted to say thank you to all fans of Ares who remembered that there's more to him than being Athena's dumb little brother.

I hoped to inspire those to do due research and diligance on characters literally older than Christ and I'm glad me being an Ares glazer wasn't totally wasted.

Classical Mythology Second-Generation Olympians - TV Tropes

Classical Mythology Main Character IndexProtogenoi | Titans | Olympians (First Generation | Second Generation) | Minor Deities | Monsters |

[sapocipo]

Anteros and Eros getting into a fight over a piece of tree

[superscrub323]

Aphrodite: Anteros! Lil Eros!?

Ares: GO MY SONS!

Aphrodite: Ares!?

Ares: What? They're men?

[davidluongart]

A bit too late for this, but here is my submission for @agapidraws dtiys+ some of her additional design for her modern-day Ares and Aphrodite .

Somehow my dream always have them serenely lounging in the soft sandy beaches, with the peaceful rolling waves splashing over and dripping wet all of their clothes; and I feeling like that mood is never too old and outdated. Scattering some flowers in the sea too, adding some spices to the romantic mood. With the sea being all glassy clear, all bubbly and refreshingly cool, while Ares’ and Aphrodite’s faces are looking directly towards the endless Mediterranean blue sky.

[agapidraws]

ABSOLUTELY SCREAMING WITH HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS 🥰💞

You never fail to amaze me with your amazing attention to detail and your unique style!

Thank you so much for participating, David! 💖

[bcowlick]

Random trashy re-telling: Aphrodite never wanted children

Myth Aphrodite in her most calm day the moment she sees Ares passing by:

[superscrub323]

Ares to Phobos, Deimos, Eros II, Harmonia, Anteros (and at least half of the other Erotes): And that's how I met your mother.

[michwsstuff]

Ooh he's not happy-

The idea comes from a mutal on twitter/x who pint out that Ares is quite critical about The olympians choices in Hades 2 !

[superscrub323]

Ares needs more love!

[micahdraws]

Just a transparent Lord Ares from a project I'm putting together...

[superscrub323]

Nice

[sarafangirlart]

For some reason this post isn’t on the tumblr app but I’ve been thinking about Zeus getting mpreg with Ares.

[superscrub323]

There's a mental image...

[superscrub323]

I've been banned from TikTok and...holy shit I feel amazing!

[superscrub323]

Now some of you were probably curious what I've been doing aside from posting and it was...

*Flashbacks to doing heavy Deadlifts and working out...*

Busy...but now that life is starting to somewhat stabilize I'll try to be active.

[moonstruckdraws]

Oh yeah and them

Because I love them.

[superscrub323]

Enyo and Eris, a match made in Hades

[gingerpolyglot]

You've heard about the Madonna/Whore complex, now I propose Mary/Medea: a fictional mother must be an absolute perfect selfless saint whose identity revolves solely around her children, or else be a selfish abusive demon with no redeeming qualities whatsoever

[superscrub323]

Hmm...what about the Zeus/Jesus complex where a god either has to be a perfect picture of all loving benevolence or tyrannical monsters who see humans as their personal play things with no inbetween?

[bibiana112]

This reply does not take into account that when someone writes of a tyrannical god they're criticizing a hierarchical system of oppression and not an individual and when someone writes a flawless god it's most likely straight up propaganda. Hope this helps!!! Now apologize to women for taking them out of the conversation

[superscrub323]

Okay? Sorry?

[galusandmalus]

Heras full speech to perseus in Nonnus Nonnus, Dionysiaca and my favorite parts highlighted

"Meanwhile Pelasgian Hera equipped her Argive army; she took the shape of the seer Melampus, and angrily called to Perseus Gorgonslayer in martial words: "Perseus Flashhelm, offspring of heavenly race! Lift your sickle, and let not weak women lay waste your Argos with an unwarlike thyrsus. Tremble not before only one snake wreathed in the hair, when your monsterslaying sickle reaped such a harvest as the vipers of Medusa! Attack the army of Bassarids; remember the brazen vault which was Danae's chamber, where Rainy Zeus poured in her bosom a shower of bridestealing gold — let not Danae after that bed, after the wedding of gold, bend a slavish knee to that nobody Dionysos. Show that you have in you the true blood of Cronion, show that you have the golden breed, proclaim the bed that received that snowstorm of heavenly riches. Make war on the Satyrs too: turn towards battling Lyaios the deadly eye of snakehair Medusa, and let me see a new Polydectes made stone after the hateful king of wavewashed Seriphos. By your side is Argive Hera in arms, all-vanquishing, the stepmother of Bromios. Defend Mycene lift your sickle to save our city, that I may behold Ariadne captive of your spear following Perseus. Kill the array of bullhorned Satyrs, change with the Gorgon's eye the human countenances of the Bassarids into like images selfmade; with the beauty of the stone copies adorn your streets, and make statues like an artist for the Inachian market-places. Why do you tremble before Dionysus, no offspring of the bed of Zeus? Tell me, what could he do to you? When shall a footfarer on the ground catch a winged traveller of the air?" So she encouraged him, and Perseus flew into the fray."

[superscrub323]

Wow! Perseus gets the golden approval of Hera rather than her trying to murder him...I'm beginning to think that Heracles isn't the best hero of Greek Myth.