People often say that a rational Hercules would be too strong to be released, but with the recent power creep, it doesn’t seem like it would be an issue anymore

People often say that a rational Hercules would be too strong to release, but with the recent power creep, it doesn’t seem like that would be the case anymore.

Even in Yuga, we suddenly faced both Karna and Rama, who are Hercules-level Servants, and it was still a close call.

Even with rational Hercules, he likely wouldn’t be able to handle Beasts or Lostbelt Kings alone.
It doesn’t seem like he’d overshadow other characters if he were introduced.

Divine Spirits, who aren’t even supposed to be summoned, now appear frequently.

In Chapter 7, we had Gilgamesh, Merlin, Ana, the Japanese Servants, three goddesses, and a Grand Servant, yet it was still a tightrope walk.

They could have introduced Alcides in Olympus, given the setting.

Even if they introduced Archer Hercules, he’d likely be on par with characters like Gilgamesh and Enkidu, so he wouldn’t be an unstoppable force.

As long as he isn’t introduced, he’ll remain as the “strongest” forever…

Karna and Achilles always get to show off, but characters like Rama and the one in the thread image always seem to appear in nerfed forms.

At this point, Hercules can already follow a Master’s orders, so…

If he appeared with the Twelve Labors and rationality, it would be too broken.

The real reason he hasn’t appeared is probably because writing the Twelve Labors into the story would be a huge hassle.

Depicting multiple lives is cumbersome, and it feels like the writers would rather avoid dealing with it.

He shielded his comrades from the Artemis beam and was vaporized.

Even if he did appear, it seems likely he would just leave afterward. There’s always a way to work around the Twelve Labors…

>>18
A sufficiently powerful attack can wipe out multiple stocks of the Twelve Labors.
Most bosses have devastating attacks.

More importantly, when is the Servant in the image getting a banner?

If they release him, they’ll have to do it perfectly, or people won’t accept it, but if they leave it untouched, it remains a “safe” option.

I understand why they won’t release Archer Hercules to maintain his “legendary” status, but why not release a rational version in a different class?
Alcides was altered by mud power, so he’s a different case.

Honestly, even if he doesn’t play a big role in the story, I’d like to see Hercules talk normally.
He only speaks in side works, right?

>>26
He talks briefly when he’s summoned in Fate/strange fake.

I think FGO just doesn’t intend to cover Hercules-related content.

Why is it that a Berserker summoned by Chaldea can’t talk?

>>29
That’s just normal for Berserkers!

It’s not unusual for Fate to leave things unused for over ten years, even if they have detailed settings for them.

Is his personality from Fate/Unlimited Codes accurate? Who wrote that?

Even Hercules couldn’t beat a god in Atlantis… In the original myth, he seemed like he could take on gods, like when he strangled Thanatos.

>>54
Maybe during his lifetime, but he’s a Servant now…

In life, he didn’t have the Twelve Labors, so his durability might actually be better as a Servant.
Was he Archer Hercules in Atlantis?

Fighting against the mechas would have been difficult for him even in life.

Now that Type-Moon’s strongest, ORT, is about to appear, maybe Hercules will show up around the final chapter.