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    Character » Hercules appears in 1962 issues.

    One of six Olympian sons of Zeus, Hercules was born the savior of the Gods and mankind. Known as the Prince of Power, Hercules is one of the strongest beings in existence, an Olympian God and a modern superhero recognized throughout the world for his might. He has been a champion of mankind since ancient times and continues to defend the world in the modern age - most frequently as a member of the Avengers.

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    #1  Edited By Valkaad

    Zeus is 6'7" 560 lbs.
    Pluto is 6'5" 520 lbs.
    Hephaestus is 6'5" 645 lbs
    Thor is 6'6" 640 lbs..

    The list goes on an on with Olympians, Asgardian, Egyptian and Celtic gods, all of whom have density about 3 times that of humans which of course account for their superhuman strength and weight.The one I have never understood is Hercules. At 6'5" he is only listed as 325 lbs by far the lightest of any god listed in the marvel universe (even Artemis at 5'9" weighs 420 lbs.). Some people may say that it is because he is half human, but considering he has "greater resistance to physical injury than any other Olypmian god except for Zeus", and is "the strongest Olympian God", you would think he would have the same density. Just wanted to see if anyone had any creative thoughts on this.

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    #2  Edited By vance_astro  Moderator

    He's 6'5 325lbs.

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    #3  Edited By Erik

    Hmmm.... Nice stats.

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    #4  Edited By King_Saturn
    Thor and Zeus should play on the Offensive Line for the Detroit Lions... lord knows they could use the help up front
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    #5  Edited By Erik
    King Saturn said:
    "Thor and Zeus should play on the Offensive Line for the Detroit Lions... lord knows they could use the help up front
    "
    Lol awesome!
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    #6  Edited By the creator
    Valkaad said:
    "Zeus is 6'7" 560 lbs.
    Pluto is 6'5" 520 lbs.
    Hephaestus is 6'5" 645 lbs
    Thor is 6'6" 640 lbs..

    The list goes on an on with Olympians, Asgardian, Egyptian and Celtic gods, all of whom have density about 3 times that of humans which of course account for their superhuman strength and weight.The one I have never understood is Hercules. At 6'5" he is only listed as 325 lbs by far the lightest of any god listed in the marvel universe (even Artemis at 5'9" weighs 420 lbs.). Some people may say that it is because he is half human, but considering he has "greater resistance to physical injury than any other Olypmian god except for Zeus", and is "the strongest Olympian God", you would think he would have the same density. Just wanted to see if anyone had any creative thoughts on this."
    I would also have thought that Hercules should be heavier than 325 lbs.
    Probably more in line with Pluto or Ares.
    This low weight makes him about 100 lbs lighter than Luke Cage.
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    #7  Edited By SUNMAN
    King Saturn said:
    "Thor and Zeus should play on the Offensive Line for the Detroit Lions... lord knows they could use the help up front
    "
    They'd still lose. Lions suck!!!!!!!! No defense, no passing game, etc.
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    #8  Edited By Valkaad
    @Vance Astro said:
    "He's 6'5 325lbs. "

    Did you even read my post??? I said he was 6'5 325.
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    #9  Edited By PowerHerc

    Yeah, I noticed this a long time ago.  I'd always rationalized that the weight of the gods was approximately double what it would be if they were human.  I know that this doesn't necessarily make sense but that's how I figured it.  Using this formula Zeus's weight would be 280lbs at 6' 7", Pluto would weigh 260lbs at 6' 5" and Thor would weigh 320lbs at 6' 6".  These weights are reasonable/appropriate for large muscular human males, so my rationale seemed logical.  Conversely, Hercules weight at full godhood would/should be 650lbs at 6' 5".  Where this explanation seems to break down is when it's applied to goddesses (i.e. Valkyrie, Enchantress, Athena, Venus, Sif, etc.).   All of the goddesses weights are still way to high even when halved.  
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    #10 LeeSensei

    He should probably get a boost IMO. 650 lbs sounds right. Stan and Jack created him to be the physically most powerful Olympian, but he's a literal lightweight relative to them.

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