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Original: Lord Vortech | Vortech Minions | The Tri His vocal sound effects were provided by John Hughes in the 2010 film. Composite Superman | Poison Ivy | Hades offered Calibos a chance to serve him and he accepted. Roxy Rocket | Type of Villain Alfred Protocol | Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants: Penguin | Mr. Clayface | Over time, many men came into her hideout but she killed all of them by petrifying them or by using her archery skills. ( 17 ) Medusa then tries to shoot arrows on Perseus and Sheikh Sulieman, but they flee and escape from her sight. Doctor Death | Dr. Crane | Athena (Clash of the Titans) | Heroes vs Villains Wiki | Fandom Perseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth. However, his mother had him hidden on an island. 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Two-Face (Earth-2) | Zodiac Master, Theatrical Movies He was portrayed by the late Neil McCarthy . Medusa spots the soldier and shoots an arrow on him, making him fall to the ground, and she petrifies him before he gets up. The LEGO Movie Villains, Super Secret Police General Ulysses Armstrong | Mr. Toad | Copperhead | Teen Titans Go! Batman & Mr. Io (Clash of the Titans) | Heroes and Villains Wiki | Fandom Ghostbusters: Ghosts (Ghostbusters) | Gozer | Library Ghost | Stay Puft Marshmallow Man | Terror Dogs Kibpocalypse | Snow and the Clash of Kings Wiki | Fandom In the past, Medusa was a priest of Aphrodite and was a very beautiful woman. 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Amanda Waller | Riddler | Batman Returns: Penguin | Red Triangle Circus Gang (Organ Grinder, Poodle Lady, Tattooed Strongman, Stungun Clown, Thin Clown, Fat Clown, Sword Swallower, Knifethrower Dame & Fire Breather) | Max Shreck | Catwoman A long time ago, before mortals existed, the Titans ruled the cosmos. Risky Business | Clash of the Titans Occupation Greek mythology creature Powers / Skills Petrifying gaze Serpentine agility and dexterity Inhuman aggression and strength Prehensile body Archery Corrosive blood (1981 version can spawn creatures) Hobby Turning people into sculptures. It is the last of the remaining Titans and the monster controlled by Poseidon. Through this punishment, Zeus also ensured that Thetis' plans for Calibos to become ruler of all Joppa and Phoenicia by marrying the Princess Andromeda were forever ruined. Godzilla vs. Kong - Wikipedia Anarky | Castle Bat | Later, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades declared a ten-year war on the Titans called the Titanomachy. Because Hades saw Perseus, who was searching for the Stygian Witches with the Praetorian Guard in hopes of finding a way to kill the Kraken, as a threat to his plans, he ordered Calibos to hunt down and kill Perseus to prevent him from interfering with his plan to overthrow Zeus. Batman vs. Two-Face: Two-Face | Hugo Strange | Catwoman | King Tut | Bookworm | Joker | Penguin | Riddler | Clock King | Egghead | Mr. The Dark Knight Rises: League of Shadows (Bane, Talia al Ghul & Barsad) | Catwoman | John Daggett | Phillip Stryver | Ra's al Ghul | Scarecrow Ratcatcher | Doctor Death | Gotham Villains | Bad Cop | Electrocutioner | In real life, krakens are found in the Norse mythology (Scandanavia and Greenland) and are absent from Greek mythology. Lex Luthor | James Gordon, Jr. | Owlman | Zeus (Clash of the Titans) - The Heroes and the Villains Wiki Circus of Strange | It was released on March 30, 2012. & Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Riddler | Clayface | Joker | Mr. Professor Arnold Hugo | During the following night, Calibos comes to Perseus's camp and stabs Medusa's head, making it bleed, and her blood creates three Giant Scorpions. Joker | Penguin | Riddler | Harley Quinn | Catwoman | Two-Face | Bane | Clayface | Killer Croc | Killer Moth | Mad Hatter | Man-Bat | Mr. Mad Monk | An Innocent Guy | King Tut | Freeze | Arrow Deathstroke | Malcolm Merlyn | Darkseid, Injustice He, Hades and Poseidon all plotted to overthrow their father. Mime | Mutants | However, the goddess did not protect her and Poseidon raped her in the temple. Crazy Quilt | Joker | Harley Quinn | Catwoman | Penguin | Mr. The goddess of the sea, Thetis, then unleashes it on the city of Joppa as an excuse to punish Perseus. Evil-doer Mr. Bloom | The LEGO Movie Villains, Super Secret Police Bat-Mite | Just as Andromeda was about to be sacrificed, Perseus used Medusa's head to turn the Kraken to stone. Barbatos | Zeus is a main character featured in Clash of the Titans and the sequel, Wrath of the Titans . White Rabbit | Batman vs. Robin: Court of Owls (Samantha Vanaver, Talon, Owls Lieutenant & Talon Warriors) | Dollmaker Powers / Skills After Calibos's death, Hades traveled to Olympus where he revealed his intentions to overthrow Zeus and take the throne from him. Catwoman Villains | After being freed, Hades went to the Underworld with Zeus and Poseidon and freed the Cyclopes, who gave Hades the helmet of invisibility as a gift. Dark Knights | It is assumed that Zeus forced Hades to lock up the Kraken so he wouldn't harm anyone. Joseph May (US, S25 -S26) Andrew Garfield (re-narrations, 25 - 26, narrator S27-present) Composer Chris Renshaw Robert Hartshone Peter Hartshone Country of origin United Kingdom No. Court of Owls | David Li | Jeremiah Arkham | Doctor Randolph Porter | Anarky | Ra's al Ghul | Deathstroke | Harvey Dent | Killer Croc | Simon Stagg | Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad | Man-Bat | Cypher | Magpie | Lady Shiva | Tobias Whale | Phosphorus Rex | Lunkhead | Humpty Dumpty | Silver Monkey | Key | Bethany Ravencroft | Daedalus Boch | Junkyard Dog | Sapphire Stagg | Matatoa | Anatol Mykros, Harley Quinn The Eraser | Court of Owls (Jacob Kane, Constance Cobblepot & Talons) | League of Shadows (Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul & Man-Bat Commandos) | Gotham City Police Department (Catherine Kane) | Penguin | Harley Quinn | Mr. Origin Nightwing Villains | Two-Face | Thetis He is a master of hand-to-hand combat and has trained extensively. Neo Joker | And much to the shock and joy of everyone present: especially Andromeda, he gives the right answer: a gold ring set with two perfect pearls, which had been a gift to Calibos from Thetis. Joker | Penguin | Catwoman | Riddler | Mr. Occupation Batman (1989): Joker | Joker Goons (Bob Hawkins) | Alicia Hunt | Carl Grissom | Max Eckhardt | Antoine Rotelli | Vinnie Ricorso | Joe Chill | Harvey Dent As Batman, Robin and Batgirl are flying the Batwing towards the Eye of Sauron, the Kraken chases after them, shoots a fireball from his mouth aiming at the heroes, inevitably missing due to the Batwing going downwards, causing the fire ball to hit Sauron's Eye and making him collapse. Contents. Mrs. Deathstroke | Suicide Squad | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Orcs | Saruman | Sauron | Trolls Neron | After the explosion, Perseus recovers his sword and his shield but the Gorgon comes towards him, however Draco arrives and uses his knifes to crack a stalactite, making it fall over Medusa's tail. Amygdala | Batman: Death in the Family: Jason Todd | Joker | Black Mask | Ra's al Ghul | Riddler | Talia al Ghul | Cheetah | Two-Face The Eraser | The film stars Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Edgar Ramirez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike with Jonathan Liebesman as director with screenplay by Dan Mazeau, David Leslie Johnson and Steven Knight. Nocturna | Infuriated at Perseus, Hades confronted the hero himself vowing he would never defeat him. Devil Nezha | Ubu | Saint Batman | The Dark Knight Rises: League of Shadows (Bane, Talia al Ghul & Barsad) | Catwoman | John Daggett | Phillip Stryver | Ra's al Ghul | Scarecrow Medusa | . 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LEGO Batman Doctor Double X | Victor Zsasz | Maxwell Lord | One day, the demigod Perseus comes in Medusa's hideout along with Argos's soldiers Draco, Ixas,Eusebios and Solon, and the Djinn Sheikh Sulieman, in order to behead her and use her head to petrify the Kraken. Jason Todd | 2010 remake Mole | However, after Hades was betrayed by Zeus and sent to the Underworld, things got worse, as Hades quickly understood the trick and was obviously irritated by the deception. Freeze | Scarecrow | Two-Face | Poison Ivy | Bane Origin Talon | The Wizard of Oz: Flying Monkeys | Wicked Witch of the West To punish the affront, Athena metamorphosed her into a Gorgon and banished her in a ruined temple of the Underworld where other women are forbidden from entering. King of Cats | Tony Zucco | Later on, Thetis came to have a perfect excuse to impose the very punishment that Calibos suggested to her: Andromeda's mother, Queen Cassiopeia, foolishly boasted that her daughter's beauty outshone that of Thetis' right in the sacred temple of said Goddess. Gorilla Boss | Zeus (Clash of the Titans 2010) - Heroes and Villains Wiki Alice | Clash of the Titans His tentacles are large enough to be able to pull entire ships under the water and destroy cities with relative ease. Brain | Tiger Shark | Contents 1 Victims 2 Deaths 3 Kill Counts 4 Navigation Victims Ten Fish - Vaporized by Damian Wayne/Robin with a laser. Riddler | It was later revealed that each and every riddle posed (which changed for every suitor) was actually set by Calibos himself, and his mother's curse on Andromeda was so powerful that, despite the fact that she was utterly tormented by Calibos' cruel obsession with her as well as the terrible death penalty imposed on each and every suitor who failed, she was unable to raise any protests against it. Agent Smith | He was then tricked into the Underworld. Freeze | Man-Bat | Hush | Zod | Sinestro | Brainiac | Gorilla Grodd | Captain Cold | Black Manta | Black Adam | Bizarro, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Despite remaining an aloof and distant father, Zeus still guides his son, Perseus, throughout his times of need. Overthrow Zeus.Send the Kraken to destroy Argos.Kill Perseus.Serve Kronos and remain immortal (formerly; all failed).Help Zeus and Perseus to defeat Kronos and the Makhai (succeeded). Nocturna | Levi's current appearance. The Kraken, then runs slowly away like nothing happened to his commrad and later gets locked away back in the Phantom Zone with the rest of the Uber Villains (excluding the Joker). Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Azrael | Joker | Penguin | Riddler | Harley Quinn | Catwoman | Two-Face | Bane | Clayface | Killer Croc | Killer Moth | Mad Hatter | Man-Bat | Mr. Athena also wears a snake around her shoulders. Batman: Assault on Arkham: Suicide Squad (Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Frost, King Shark, Black Spider & KGBeast) | Joker | Riddler | Penguin | Scarecrow | Victor Zsasz | Bane | Two-Face | Poison Ivy Adventure Time: Candy Zombies | Earl of Lemongrab | Fern | Ice King | The Lich More Villains deafet Wiki. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Early Life 1.2 Personality 2 Appearances 2.1 Clash of the Titans 3 Relationships 4 See Also Background Early Life The Dark Knight: Joker | Joker's Thugs (Thomas Schiff, Chuckles, Kilson, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy & Bus Driver) | Two-Face | Sal Maroni | The Chechen | Gambol | Lau | Bank Manager | Michael Wuertz | Burmese Bandit None However, Kronos, King of the Titans, was warned of a prophecy where one of his six children would kill him and take control of the world from him. Amygdala | Omega | Send the Kraken to destroy Argos.Kill Perseus.Serve Kronos and remain immortal (formerly; all failed).Help Zeus and Perseus to defeat Kronos and the Makhai (succeeded). Planet Master | Jason Todd | Clock King | Thomas & Friends - Series 25-present era | Idea Wiki | Fandom The story is very loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Ventriloquist II | Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Clash of the Titans 1.3 In between Films 1.4 Wrath of the Titans 2 Physical Appearance 3 Personality 4 Trivia 4.1 Character Notes 4.2 Production Notes History Early life Jack the Ripper | Superman | Wonder Woman | Yellow Lantern | The Flash | Aquaman | Nightwing | Cyborg | Raven | Solomon Grundy | Catwoman | Bane | Black Adam | Deadshot | Poison Ivy | Scarecrow | Joker | Deathstroke, Gotham Knights Joker | Penguin | Bane | Catwoman | Mr. Despite his deformity and his exile, Calibos was still not without a powerful ally: his doting mother, Thetis, who was both heartbroken and indignant by how Zeus had punished him, and was determined to seek vengeance on his behalf. Batman: Soul of the Dragon: Nga | Kobra (Jeffery Burr, Schlangenfaust, Lady Eve, King Snake & Rip Jagger) | Ben Turner | Shiva | Richard Dragon | Jade Dark Archer | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Credence Barebone | Gnarlak | Mary Lou Barebone | Percival Graves | Queenie Goldstein Vandal Savage | Phosphorus Rex | Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons: Starro | Lex Luthor | Penguin, Television Catwoman | The film was released on July 21st, 2021. Mayor Oswald Cobblepot | Occupation Clash of the Titans Prequel Comic Portrayed by Gemma Arterton Character information Full name Io Personality Gentle, soft-spoken, protective, motherly, caring Occupation Perseus' protector (formerly) Alignment Good Affiliations Perseus Olympians Goal To help Perseus save Argos. He was born from the titans named Oceanus and Ceto, both entities of the sea. Two-Face (Earth-2) | Clash of the Titans Wiki pages Characters Greece Comics Villains Category page Edit Trending pages Medusa Kronos Acrisius/Calibos Hades Thetis All items (5) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other A Acrisius/Calibos H Hades K Kronos M Medusa T Thetis Categories Joker: Clowns (Joker, Clown & Ambulance Clown) | Penny Fleck | Wall Street Three | The Unnamed Vandals | Penny Fleck's Boyfriend Midway Arcade: Death | Demons | Ghosts (Gauntlet) | Manti Leader | Monsters | Mukor | Sorcerers | Thief Savage Skull | The only human he showed sympathy for was Acrisius, as both had been wronged by Zeus. Arnold John Flass | Homicidal Monster, Serpentine agility and dexterityInhuman aggression and strengthPrehensile bodyArcheryCorrosive blood (1981 version can spawn creatures). Medusa (Clash of the Titans) | Villains Wiki | Fandom Lord Vampyre | Captain Fear | Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Greeks & Heroes 1.2 Gods & Prophets 1.3 Creatures & Titans 1.4 Locations 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack I am an admin of this site. Freeze | Shame | Harley Quinn Joker | Music Meister | Catwoman | Penguin | Mr. Suicide Squad: Eyes of the Adversary (Enchantress & Incubus) | Suicide Squad (Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Killer Croc, Slipknot & Amanda Waller) | Joker's Gang (Joker, Jonny Frost, Panda Man & Monster T) | Griggs Cornelius Stirk | Jeremiah Arkham | Dr. Silversmith | : Zeus was born to Kronos and Rhea. Clash of the Titans He then closes his eyes, jumps on her and finally manages to behead her with his sword. Later, Hades came into contact with Acrisius, the ex-king of Argos, who was turned into the monster Calibos as punishment for defying Zeus. Class of the Titans is a Canadian animated television series created by Brad Goodchild for Teletoon & Studio B Productions. Robin Villains | Joker | Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters" and "Shazam! Doctor Who: Clockwork Repair Droids | CyberKing | Cybermen | Daleks | Dalek Emperor | Davros | Ice Warriors | Missy | Rusty | Silents | Sontarans | Weeping Angels Redeemed Death God, ImmortalityUmbrakinesisPyrokinesisTyphokinesisTeleportationShapeshiftingLevitationTelekinesisFighting skills. Levi Ackermann (Anime) | Attack on Titan Wiki | Fandom Gigantic sizeLarge tentaclesRazor sharp claws and teethHighly skilled swimmerSuper-strength and durability White Rabbit | Catwoman Villains | Many years later, Hades sent his Harpies to an island where soldiers from Argos destroyed a statue of Zeus and obliterated them and a passing fisher boat, killing everyone on board except Perseus, who survived and washed up on the island where the soldiers took him to Argos. Category:Characters | Clash of the Titans Wiki | Fandom Advertisement pages Explore Characters Greece Movies Comics in: Content Characters Category page View source A list of Characters from the Clash of the Titans franchise. Batman Ninja: Joker | Harley Quinn | Catwoman | Gorilla Grodd | Bane | Penguin | Poison Ivy | Deathstroke | Two-Face Gearhead | The Flash is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character The Flash and the event Flashpoint. Calculator | The Kraken was released onto Argos to destroy it, but Perseus slayed him with Medusa's head that turned the beast to stone, before crumbling into pieces. Zeus is based on the mythological character of the same name from Greek Mythology. The Batman vs. Dracula: Dracula | Penguin | Joker Ultimate Clash 2: A New Threat; OK K.O.! Dark Knights | In the beginning, Hades was heroic and loyal to his brothers. In the 2010 video game, he was voiced by Troy Baker, who also voiced Two-Face in the Batman: Arkham series, Joel Miller in The Last of Us series, Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, Delsin Rowe in inFamous: Second Son, Pagan Min in Far Cry 4, Arkham Knight in Batman: Arkham Knight, Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Magni in God of War (2018), Higgs in Death Stranding, and Simon Krieger in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Roland Daggett | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker: Joker | The Jokerz (Chucko, Dee-Dee, Ghoul, Bonk & Woof) | Harley Quinn Tweedledum and Tweedledee | Harley Quinn | Poison Ivy | Joker | Scarecrow | Queen of Fables | Darkseid | Parademons | Penguin | Mr. He appears as the tertiary antagonist in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans and its 2010 remake as an adversary of Perseus. Sensei | Tweedledum and Tweedledee | Signalman | Lock-Up | Deadshot | Maxwell Lord | Batman: Hush: Riddler/Hush | Catwoman | Poison Ivy | Bane | Joker | Harley Quinn | Clayface | Scarecrow | Lex Luthor | Lady Shiva | Two-Face | Penguin | Mr. Doctor Phosphorus | Perseus decides to throw his shield in the arms of one of the statues and the Gorgon, seeing his reflection, shoots an arrow on it. Heartbroken, possessive, and indignant at this, Thetis declared that if Calibos could not marry Andromeda, then no man would - she helped Calibos put a curse on Andromeda, which ensured that she cannot marry unless her suitor successfully answers a riddle, and the failure in providing the accurate answer would result in the suitor being burned at the stake.