Head armor named for a god of death and every bit as powerful.Final Fantasy Explorers description
Hades Helm (ハデスのかぶと or ハデスの兜, Hadesu no Kabuto?, lit. Hades Helmet), also known as Hades, Darkness, or Dark Helmet, is a recurring helmet in the Final Fantasy series.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV
Helm said to have been once owned by a demon.Description
Hades Helm is the third helmet available for Dark Knight Cecil, providing 5 Defense, 1 Magic Defense, and -10 Evasion (non-3D versions). It can be found as treasure at the Underground Waterway.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Hades Helm is a dummied helmet that would have provided 5 Defense and 1 Magic Defense.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Helm infused with the spirit of a god from the underworld. For all tribes.Description
Hades Helm is a mid to high-ranked helmet.
Final Fantasy Explorers
Etymology
The Helm of Hades was own by Hades. It was forged for him by Elder Cyclopses after he and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon freed them from Tartarus. He then used this helmet to great effect during the Titanomachy and was instrumental in routing the Titans. It was said that the helmet could turn the wearer invisible.
Hades (ᾍδης, Hā́idēs) is the Greek god of the underworld, as well as the name of the underworld itself. Despite many modern portrayals, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, though respected and feared in equal measure, Hades was not represented as evil, only just and resolute. In Christianity, the same Greek name is either translated into English as Hell or simply transliterated as "Hades" in the Bible. The Greek term is used to translate the Hebrew term Sheol in almost all instances in the Septuagint and appears in the New Testament.