Card Trivia:Dark Ruler Ha Des

"Dark Ruler Ha Des":

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• Many believe that this card's name was originally "Dark Ruler Hades", but was turned into "Dark Ruler Ha Des" to make it less offensive. However, the Japanese title 「冥界の魔王　ハ・デス」 contains an interpunct 「・」 between "Ha" 「ハ」 and "Des" 「デス」, showing that it is actually two words. This was probably intended to be a pun, for the Japanese spelling of the word "death" is "des", like in "Desrook Archfiend" or "Des Lacooda".

• Ha Des is a pun on the name, "Hades", the Greek God of Death and the Underworld (which is called "The Hades" as well) and son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. After Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades defeated the Titans, Hades was given rule over the Underworld, the land of the dead. He forbid the dead to leave or the living to enter the Underworld with the exception of Hercules during his twelve labors. He was also extremely wealthy as all the riches were in the Underworld. He is also responsible for the capture of Demeter's daughter Persephone. Unlike the depiction in the card, he was neither good nor evil, but was a passive deity. Referred to as Pluto in Roman Mythology.

• This card may have another counterpart in "Immortal Ruler". Basis for this speculation is in his robes, the fact that he "cannot be Special Summoned", and his name which refers to the fact that "Dark Ruler Ha Des" was revived.

• Ha Des appears in the following cards:
  • "Leading Question" (Anime Only).
  • "Victim Barrier" (Anime Only).

• This card appears in the artwork of "Demotion", "Order to Smash", "A Deal with Dark Ruler", "The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler", "Skill Drain", and "Hate Buster".

• This card's hand appears in the artwork of "Raigeki Break" and "Soul Demolition".

• This card has a Synchro and Zombie-Type counterpart, "Revived King Ha Des".

• This monster is the archrival of "Dark King of the Abyss".

• This monster is the boss of "Opticlops" (see the card's lore), "Winged Minion" (see "Victim Barrier"), "Dark Resonator" (see "Mind Trust"), "Blindly Loyal Goblin" (see "Order to Smash"), and "Berserk Dragon" (see "A Deal with Dark Ruler"). After it becomes "Revived King Ha Des", it also gains power over "Archfiend Zombie-Skull" (see "Reanimation Wave").

• In the second series anime, "Dark Bakura" summoned "Ra" by tributing monsters with 0 ATK so it would be of no use, but then he tributed "Ra" to summon this monster.