Hades 2's Most Egotistical Character Is Just Placeholder Art
In Hades 2, you come across a god called Narcissus. If his name doesn't give it away already, he's a deity known for his beauty who is so narcissistic that he fell in love with his own reflection and became entranced.
True to character, he'll let you "ogle" at him in Hades 2, but all you'll be ogling at is a placeholder. That's because the game is in early access right now, meaning that it's not quite finished. So, some characters are represented by hooded figures with blank faces, leaving their true identity ambiguous. That hasn't stopped Narcissus' unquenched ego, though.
Charon is also represented by the same placeholder art in the current build of the game.
"Narcissus: I am the world's most attractive man," @vexwerewolf tweeted. "My brother in Hades you are literally PLACEHOLDER ARTWORK".
"It's for our protection," @AntikkytheraClio replied. "In case we become too transfixed to complete our run."
Of course, seeing such a vain god obsessed with their own beauty relegated to an in-house stock sprite makes for a pretty entertaining conversation, especially when he invites you to glare. So, not everyone wants it to be updated for the full release.
"I genuinely think it'd be funnier if they left him like this," valkdoor commented.
"Yeah, let us imagine the pretty face rather than see it and be possibly disappointed," eternamemoria replied.
"ok but they should keep the placeholder art for this one [to be honest]," @WeaselMageAlli said.
"I mean it would be hilarious because the most attractive person in the world losing their looks..." @283leis added. "But come on you know the character designers have amazing ideas [for] him".
Hades 2 plans to leave early access by next year, so we should find out what he looks like soon enough, but for now, let's bask in how basic he is.
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