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00:00:00Long before the heavens had taken form, there existed an angel-like figure, a goddess, whom
00:00:19the ancients called Empyrea.
00:00:22From within her came the seed of fire and light that was to issue forth all stars, planets
00:00:29and moons.
00:01:29From this great beginning, the planet Earth was formed.
00:01:58Together with its satellite, the moon.
00:02:02Then one day, the gods, the prime movers of the universe, gave life to an earthly creature,
00:02:10the mightiest, the most heroic of all men, Hercules.
00:07:10Many honors were bestowed upon Hercules for his deeds on Earth.
00:07:41And he took his rightful place on Olympus from where Zeus, king of the gods, ruled peacefully
00:07:47thanks to his seven mighty thunderbolts.
00:07:54But one day, foolish and envious gods stole the seven thunderbolts and unleashed the diabolical
00:08:03forces of evil and chaos.
00:08:34Be quiet, maiden.
00:08:37You disturb the gods.
00:08:42The altar is set.
00:08:45The appointed hour has come.
00:08:53The fires await her silken flanks.
00:09:02To the altar.
00:09:03To the altar.
00:09:08Bind her in her chains.
00:09:10No.
00:09:11No.
00:09:12I've done nothing.
00:09:15Quiet.
00:09:16Be still.
00:09:26Antony.
00:09:29Cry not.
00:09:30It is an honor to be chosen.
00:09:33No.
00:09:34No.
00:09:35The moon is high.
00:09:36We are ready, my dear Antius.
00:09:38The city of Thragesta offers you another one of its daughters.
00:09:41No.
00:09:42Don't give into the fire, monster.
00:09:44You're privileged.
00:09:45This is your destiny.
00:09:47You must die so that your people will live on.
00:09:50No.
00:09:51Don't let him take me.
00:09:53He is evil.
00:09:55She is yours, Antius.
00:10:00No.
00:10:01No.
00:10:08No.
00:10:10No, please.
00:10:12No.
00:10:13No.
00:10:14No.
00:10:24No.
00:10:25No.
00:10:58Glossia!
00:11:18What is it?
00:11:19Antaeus!
00:11:20The fire monster!
00:11:21Ilia!
00:11:22Ilia's dead!
00:11:23I was there.
00:11:24Elia's dead. I was there.
00:11:28The ghoulish fiend swallowed her in his flames.
00:11:31Consumed her slowly.
00:11:33Oh, it was horrible.
00:11:36Who gives him his power?
00:11:41He'll swallow us all, Eureka.
00:11:45One by one.
00:11:50Why do our gods permit it?
00:11:53Why has our clan been chosen for this horror?
00:11:58No, don't blame the gods.
00:12:00You must have faith.
00:12:02Please, be strong.
00:12:04I want to have faith, Eureka.
00:12:07It's difficult, though.
00:12:08I know.
00:12:10I knew you went there. I wanted to stop you.
00:12:13You forget you're our chosen sister.
00:12:15Our fate is in your destiny.
00:12:18Has it revealed itself?
00:12:20No, I think it's too early, my sister.
00:12:23I have only the power to predict, not to prevent.
00:12:27It is said...
00:12:30...that you shall be the next victim.
00:12:34Elia had come to me in a dream.
00:12:36I went to her, but it was too late.
00:12:39And now...
00:12:41I'd be willing to die.
00:12:43To save all people.
00:12:46But what's the good?
00:12:48It will only be in vain.
00:12:51He'll consume us.
00:12:54Like he did Elia.
00:12:56Antius is evil.
00:12:58He must be destroyed.
00:13:01There is a way.
00:13:02What are you saying?
00:13:03That there's a way to destroy him.
00:13:05How?
00:13:06With cunning.
00:13:08I'll go to the little people.
00:13:09Yes, they use cunning to survive.
00:13:11And I'm sure they'll give me the right answer.
00:13:14Have faith, Glossia.
00:13:16I'll be back by morning.
00:13:47Little people.
00:13:49Friends of Zeus.
00:13:51Oh, please.
00:13:52Listen to my prayer.
00:14:04We know why you are here, Urania.
00:14:06Terrible things are happening in the universe.
00:14:08You are the cause of them.
00:14:10You are the cause of them.
00:14:12You are the cause of them.
00:14:14Terrible things are happening in the universe.
00:14:16Even the gods have been led astray.
00:14:19Four of them rebelled against Zeus and stole his seven mighty thunderbolts.
00:14:24The secret.
00:14:25The key to all his powers.
00:14:28It is your fate that calls.
00:14:30And your coming here was already planned.
00:14:33The architects of the universe have lost control of the heavenly bodies.
00:14:37Our moon is coming towards us.
00:14:39Your destiny is interwoven in the celestial upheaval.
00:14:43It will lead you to the one man who can help you.
00:14:46Who is he?
00:14:47Where can I find him?
00:14:48He's the strongest man who's ever walked the earth.
00:14:51A man called Hercules.
00:14:53Hercules is still...
00:14:55Yes.
00:14:56The invincible son of Zeus.
00:14:58It was he who divided the continents.
00:15:01As it was he who had formed the constellations.
00:15:04And who defeated King Minos and his vast empire.
00:15:08Yes.
00:15:09Hercules, the invincible.
00:15:11And yet nothing's been heard from him for ages.
00:15:14They say that Zeus sent him up to the heavens and placed him among the brightest stars.
00:15:19Destiny says it is you who must seek him.
00:15:23Go with Glossia to the Forbidden Valley.
00:15:25That's where you shall meet him.
00:15:27Hercules.
00:15:28Yes, the invincible.
00:15:30Hercules!
00:15:42Hercules!
00:15:55They are crying for Hercules, oh Zeus.
00:15:58And we seem immune to their suffering.
00:16:01I have hesitated.
00:16:03Because man must learn to stand on his own two feet.
00:16:07I blame our own gods if man has failed.
00:16:11There has been wickedness here in Olympus.
00:16:14And I am powerless.
00:16:16The moon is wild.
00:16:18It looms bigger every day as it moves in on its mother planet.
00:16:22The foolish gods who stole my seven thunderbolts are the cause of this disorder.
00:16:27There is no other hope but to summon the greatest warrior ever known.
00:16:31He will stop the rebel gods.
00:16:34And recover my seven thunderbolts.
00:16:40Hercules!
00:16:43Hercules!
00:16:45Return to Earth!
00:16:47Retrieve my seven thunderbolts which allow me to maintain order.
00:16:52Make haste, Hercules.
00:16:54Lest the planets destroy themselves and all living things.
00:17:04Hercules!
00:17:34Hercules!
00:18:04Hercules!
00:18:34Hercules!
00:18:40Hercules!
00:18:50Hercules!
00:18:54Hercules!
00:18:59Hercules!
00:19:34Hercules is here on Earth and has already converted one of the seven thunderbolts.
00:19:52Should he find all seven, our plans will be shattered.
00:19:56No.
00:19:57The lightning lies in the bellies of monsters and they roam in places inaccessible to man.
00:20:02I hope you're right, Hera.
00:20:04Zeus will be destroyed, and as for Hercules, someone has waited many years for revenge.
00:20:12Am I right, Flora?
00:20:13I've arranged it all, dear Hera.
00:20:17I've called upon the warrior, Goras.
00:20:21He's ambitious, has few scruples, and will consent to any request.
00:20:27The fool seeks the status of a demigod, but lacks the gentility.
00:20:32He will serve us well.
00:20:37Flora!
00:20:38Flora!
00:20:39Ah, there you are.
00:21:04I thought you nearly blinded me, and then you hide in shadow.
00:21:10Why have you summoned me to such a dreary place?
00:21:13You always wanted to know the secrets of darkness, and now your wish is about to be answered.
00:21:26This is...
00:21:51It's the secret tomb of King Minos of Thera.
00:21:54Good for you, Goras.
00:21:55His cursed ashes lie here.
00:21:57But his knowledge and power cannot be imprisoned forever.
00:22:32He's nothing but bones.
00:22:41Of course.
00:22:42But through resurrection, he shall rise again.
00:22:45But in order to have life, one must take life.
00:22:55Yours, Flora.
00:22:59Poseidon!
00:23:01Aphrodite!
00:23:03Hera!
00:23:05Minos can now be stirred from his eternal sleep.
00:23:13I have my misgivings, Flora.
00:23:15Minos was always up to mischief and deception.
00:23:18But we've the power to handle him.
00:23:20Flora did well to slay the warrior Goras.
00:23:35Now the blood of this man will give life back to Minos.
00:24:20Who awakens me?
00:24:37It is you three.
00:24:57What do you want, Hera?
00:25:00Zeus has brought Hercules back to life.
00:25:04We need your help.
00:25:05He must be eliminated.
00:25:06Take this sword.
00:25:07And whatever you wish will be yours.
00:25:11Now, Minos!
00:25:15You know I've never put much stock on the promises of gods.
00:25:20But it's not often that fulfilling one's obligations can be such pleasure.
00:26:34Oh, help!
00:26:41Help me!
00:26:44Easy.
00:26:45Calm down.
00:26:46Calm down, and I shall help.
00:26:47They thought I was dead, but they took my friend Urania with them.
00:26:51Who took her?
00:26:52The slime people.
00:26:53They ambushed us.
00:26:54They rise out of the mud and mire and hold you by suction.
00:26:58Where did they go?
00:27:01Through the wild, towards the great mouth of stone.
00:27:05The Forbidden Valley.
00:27:06You should know that this is a very dangerous region.
00:27:19This way.
00:27:32Glacia?
00:27:38Urania?
00:27:42Hercules?
00:27:43I thought you were still...
00:27:45Hurry, there's no time now.
00:27:48I thought you were still...
00:27:49Hurry, there's no time now.
00:28:18Hold on.
00:28:20Good girl.
00:28:22Come on.
00:28:42Quick, inside the stone mouth.
00:28:44They're coming.
00:28:45Inside, inside.
00:29:02What was that?
00:29:03It could be the work of gods.
00:29:05Careful.
00:29:06But the gods always forewarn earthly people.
00:29:08There are evil gods.
00:29:10How can we tell?
00:29:12Don't worry.
00:29:14For now, no one's bothering us.
00:29:16They seemed afraid of this place, and yet they brought you here.
00:29:20They were going to sacrifice me to something.
00:29:23Something that lives in here.
00:29:26The currents change direction at this point.
00:29:29The air flow takes this way.
00:29:31Come, follow me.
00:29:34Where do you...
00:29:35Quiet.
00:29:45Shh.
00:29:49It is we who trespass.
00:29:52Welcome, earthlings.
00:29:55It is a rare pleasure to have you in our midst.
00:30:02Who art thou?
00:30:04I am Euryale.
00:30:07Come into my palace.
00:30:14Come.
00:30:31They look real.
00:30:37These statues, they look as quiet and still as mummies.
00:30:41As if the sculptor caught his subjects unaware.
00:30:46They have a very realistic look in the eye.
00:30:48They seem to be tense, quivering.
00:30:50There is nothing more beautiful than the human body,
00:30:54caught in a moment of tension and sculpt,
00:30:57forever in stone, immortalized.
00:31:02Great deeds make us immortal.
00:31:05We can't all be so fortunate.
00:31:09Come.
00:31:17Where do you take us, Euryale?
00:31:19To safety.
00:31:21These caves are a labyrinth.
00:31:23It is very easy to get lost.
00:31:25Beyond these columns lies the way out.
00:31:28We didn't come in through here.
00:31:31You will find another way out down there.
00:31:34Euryale, visitors on these lands are forbidden.
00:31:38I've led you safely underground through the Forbidden Valley.
00:31:43We thank you for your help.
00:31:55Fight them! Fight them!
00:32:04No!
00:32:21Hercules!
00:32:22Hercules!
00:32:33Euryale is gone.
00:32:35She's one of the gargant monsters
00:32:37who turned men into stone at a single glance.
00:32:40She's one of the gods I'm looking for.
00:32:42Now that we're past the Forbidden Valley,
00:32:44we'll continue the journey,
00:32:45but you must leave this dungeon now,
00:32:47and I'll...
00:32:48Don't tempt the gods. You must go now!
00:32:53Wait for me. I shan't be long.
00:32:56I shan't be long.
00:33:21I'm over here.
00:33:26Poor Hercules.
00:33:28King Zeus sent you on a long journey.
00:33:31What a shame it must end here.
00:33:35Be stilled forever like stone...
00:33:39with me.
00:33:42I will find you! I'm coming!
00:33:45Yes, do come.
00:33:48Let me look at you.
00:33:57Hercules!
00:34:09I'm over here!
00:34:16I'm over here!
00:34:27I'm over here.
00:34:29Come look at me.
00:34:32Look at yourself, dear Euryale,
00:34:35and use my shield as a mirror.
00:34:43Hercules.
00:34:56Hercules.
00:35:27The second thunderbolt.
00:35:35Hercules has discovered the second thunderbolt.
00:35:38No.
00:35:39And Minos disappeared.
00:35:41For three days and three nights,
00:35:43Minos has been sailing east.
00:35:45I know.
00:35:46I followed him to the edge of time and space.
00:35:49You could have changed the winds.
00:35:51Is science changed the battle?
00:35:53He uses science against godly powers.
00:35:56I don't trust him.
00:35:57Our purpose is the same.
00:35:59That is to kill Hercules.
00:36:02I must find a way to overcome the fire monster's radiant heat.
00:36:07I am not immune to the energy Antaeus releases.
00:36:10The little people use cunning against power.
00:36:12I think they will listen to me.
00:36:14Then let us go to the little people.
00:36:16But to reach them, we'll have to cross the doomed forest,
00:36:19where the demon Tartarus reigns.
00:36:21We can't go back now.
00:36:23Then you'll save the maidens of the jester.
00:36:25Fate has already willed it.
00:36:27Zeus has sent me here to find his mighty thunderbolts.
00:36:31And one of them is inside Antaeus' belly.
00:36:51It's so gloomy here.
00:36:53Like a land of lost souls.
00:36:55That's what they are.
00:36:58They're dolls, hundreds of thousands.
00:37:02It's the work of a fiend.
00:37:06Once they were humans or demigods.
00:37:09This resembles hell on earth.
00:37:12And to think that Tartarus was once a favorite of King Zeus,
00:37:16until one day he offended the king and was banished.
00:37:20He's been living in this forest for thousands of years.
00:37:24It is said he poisons the trees and that the splinters are deadly.
00:37:28If we go another way, we'll lose time.
00:37:31But...
00:37:32He could have attacked us had he wanted.
00:37:34There's little else we can do but face him.
00:37:36Wait here.
00:37:40Urania, I'm scared.
00:37:43I'm terrified.
00:37:50I'm scared.
00:38:20Show yourself!
00:38:49I'm here.
00:38:50Let us cross the forest in peace.
00:38:56I rule the world of the dead.
00:39:01I have sent many a valiant soul to Hades.
00:39:07Hercules!
00:39:11Did I frighten the son of Zeus?
00:39:20You are doomed!
00:39:24Die!
00:39:26Die!
00:39:29You will join my forest of dangling souls.
00:39:33Where are you?
00:39:35Here!
00:39:37Your death shall free the souls!
00:39:40No!
00:39:47The third thunderbolt.
00:39:54All beings but us will perish,
00:39:56and I shall regenerate mankind to my own likeness.
00:39:59I am chaos.
00:40:02This sword of ice has existed from the beginning of time,
00:40:06and with it, you will have the gods at your feet.
00:40:09I'll have the gods at my feet?
00:40:11Yes, Minos.
00:40:12The sword was forged for Cronus at the time of creation,
00:40:15and later, when Zeus conquered Cronus,
00:40:17I stole the sword and hid it for this occasion.
00:40:22The gods have always underestimated me, Daedalus.
00:40:25And they will be punished for it.
00:40:27For the sake of my honor.
00:40:30With this sword, science shall triumph.
00:40:38I give it to you now.
00:40:40It is to be used only once.
00:40:57Beware, ye gods, of the science of Minos.
00:41:04Here we are.
00:41:06This is the way to the little people,
00:41:08through the ancient naos of La Kunt.
00:41:10They see and hear what we cannot.
00:41:12Then you'll wait here?
00:41:13Yes.
00:41:14Good luck, Urania.
00:41:16I won't be long.
00:41:19Where the fires are high,
00:41:22I invoke you, Clotho and Lachesis.
00:41:26What brings thee here, Urania?
00:41:30You had made your choice.
00:41:32You found Hercules, and destiny is being made.
00:41:36You are the chosen one.
00:41:39You are the chosen one.
00:41:42You are the chosen one.
00:41:45You are the chosen one.
00:41:47Your destiny is being fulfilled.
00:41:49Yes, and we thank you for it.
00:41:51And would ask you this.
00:41:53How can Hercules stand up to Antaeus and not meet his death?
00:41:56To your question, we do know the answer.
00:41:59But first, Urania, you must find the one and only substance
00:42:03that can give protection to man
00:42:06against the flames of the fire monster, Antaeus.
00:42:10It is the healing secret balm of Nonocryl,
00:42:14made out of drops of water from the River Styx.
00:42:18Where is it?
00:42:19You and Hercules must reach the sea
00:42:22and find there the Sanctuary of Thetis.
00:42:25She will tell you what Hercules and you must do to face Antaeus.
00:42:30Fire can only be defeated by water.
00:42:34Yes, but how can we find her sanctuary under such deep water?
00:42:38You will have gills like fish if you swallow these precious herbs,
00:42:42and you will breathe like the inhabitants of the sea.
00:42:45Take these golden leaves of the consecrated gardens of Hesper.
00:43:01Hercules, I've got the secret.
00:43:03Tell me, how can we stop the fire monster?
00:43:06We'll have to journey.
00:43:07Where to?
00:43:08No, you must stay here, Glossier.
00:43:09Don't you think we should stay together?
00:43:11The little people speak in the name of Zeus,
00:43:13and we will have to do what they say.
00:43:15Their words reflect the faithfulness of the gods.
00:43:18They only speak the truth.
00:43:20It is best, Glossier.
00:43:22Wait for us here, and don't worry.
00:43:24We'll not be long.
00:43:34You say the little people spoke of Thetis and the Sea Kingdom?
00:43:38Yes, and the door to it lies below there.
00:43:41That's many leagues beneath the sea.
00:43:43We needn't fear.
00:43:45We shall breathe like water creatures, thanks to this.
00:43:49The little people gave them to me.
00:43:51What is that?
00:43:52Time is short. Take it.
00:43:56Didn't you say the little people always spoke the truth?
00:44:39Look there.
00:44:43Yes, it's the Temple of Thetis, the Nereid.
00:45:09Welcome, my friends.
00:45:11Do not be alarmed.
00:45:13You don't see me speak,
00:45:15but you hear the projection of my thought.
00:45:18You've come in the name of Zeus, I know.
00:45:21We have very little time, and we need your help.
00:45:24It shall not be denied.
00:45:26The sacred bomb the little people spoke of
00:45:29has been placed in the Temple of Thetis.
00:45:32It will be a great help.
00:45:34It shall not be denied.
00:45:36The sacred bomb the little people spoke to you about
00:45:40was made with three drops taken from the river Styx
00:45:43that flows through Hades.
00:45:45If you spread the bomb from head to toe,
00:45:48you shall, for a short while,
00:45:50resist the incinerating flames of Antis,
00:45:53the fire monster.
00:45:55If I'm able to resist the heat for the time it takes
00:45:58to discover his secret,
00:46:00then Thegesta will be free.
00:46:02Yes, the maidens of Thegesta shall be free of danger,
00:46:06but not for long.
00:46:08The thunderbolts that were stolen from Zeus
00:46:11have caused havoc in the skies.
00:46:14The moon no longer obeys the earth.
00:46:17The tides have swum in the seas.
00:46:19You must find the remaining thunderbolts,
00:46:22or our planet shall surely be crushed.
00:46:24We'll be crushed.
00:46:26The moon?
00:46:27Yes, it is coming upon us.
00:46:29The meridians have been changed.
00:46:31Unless cosmic balance is re-established,
00:46:34it will mean the annihilation of all living things,
00:46:37perhaps even the gods.
00:46:39We cannot let this happen.
00:46:41We must stop it now.
00:46:43Hercules and Urania,
00:46:45you hold the fate of all that has been created in your hands.
00:46:50I give you the sacred bomb you have come for.
00:46:54Go and face the fire monster at once.
00:47:02Are you all right?
00:47:04Yes, yes, let's go.
00:47:15Where is she?
00:47:17I don't know.
00:47:19Glossia?
00:47:25Glossia?
00:47:28Would she have gone around that point?
00:47:31It's not like her.
00:47:33It's strange.
00:47:35Strange.
00:47:41Look there.
00:47:51It's a shield.
00:47:58Oh!
00:48:06I know this shield.
00:48:08Whose is it?
00:48:10It belongs to the high priest and to his soldiers,
00:48:14the priest who invokes the fire monster.
00:48:17That means they came here to get her and to sacrifice her.
00:48:20They can't be far ahead of us.
00:48:22We'll reach her in time.
00:48:24Great gods, don't let me die!
00:48:26Please, please help me!
00:48:28Help me!
00:48:30No, no, don't let me die!
00:48:33I invoke thee, Antaeus,
00:48:37lord of fire.
00:48:39We offer you the last daughter of the jester.
00:48:44Come!
00:48:46Here is your victim.
00:48:57It's ghastly!
00:49:00No!
00:49:08It's hell!
00:49:10Hell on earth! Take it away!
00:49:17No! No!
00:49:23It's Antaeus!
00:49:26Antaeus!
00:49:29I am ready for you!
00:49:31Oh, please!
00:49:55No!
00:50:25No!
00:50:56No!
00:51:11Antaeus is dead.
00:51:13We've been set free.
00:51:15Hercules has found the fourth lightning bolt.
00:51:17But this is only the beginning.
00:51:19The beginning?
00:51:21We're rid of the monster.
00:51:23The problem is not just Antaeus.
00:51:25Our mother earth is in great danger.
00:51:28And mankind will perish
00:51:30unless we can help Hercules find the three remaining thunderbolts.
00:51:37I think Minos is up to his old tricks again.
00:51:39Always experimenting.
00:51:41We did not rebel against Zeus only to join forces with disaster.
00:51:45No.
00:51:47We rebelled against Zeus to be free.
00:51:49Completely free.
00:51:51Should he succeed in collecting all his thunderbolts,
00:51:54Zeus will be back in full force.
00:51:56Why hasn't Minos stopped him yet?
00:51:58Minos doesn't need our advice.
00:52:01The clashing of these two enemies is unavoidable.
00:52:05Minos is preparing a nice little surprise for Hercules.
00:52:08Oh, is he?
00:52:10At this very moment.
00:52:12Meanwhile, Flora is keeping Minos in check.
00:52:14Yes. In fact, he asked that I appear before him.
00:52:17Perhaps the three of us should appear.
00:52:19He's diabolically clever.
00:52:21But Flora is the one who brought him back from eternal sleep.
00:52:24He seems to trust her most.
00:52:26He trusts no one.
00:52:28Let us hope for the best.
00:52:30The stars be with you, Flora.
00:52:32Thank you, Hera.
00:52:50You're late in answering my call.
00:52:52The gods have done what you wanted, Minos.
00:52:55Yet Hercules succeeds in his mission.
00:52:57He's found four thunderbolts while you...
00:52:59you just disappear.
00:53:01You're acting as though you were a god.
00:53:03I am much more than a god, Flora.
00:53:05You're mad, Minos.
00:53:07The time has come to dissolve this world.
00:53:10I am a god.
00:53:12I am a god.
00:53:14I am a god.
00:53:17The time has come to dissolve the bond
00:53:19that ties me with foolish gods
00:53:21unworthy of my talents.
00:53:24Those gods will annihilate you, Minos.
00:53:26Be careful.
00:53:28Your concern for me is touching,
00:53:30especially since it comes
00:53:32at the moment when you should be afraid for yourself.
00:53:35Flora, goddess of spring,
00:53:38I deliver you into the land of frost.
00:53:42Of ice!
00:53:46No!
00:54:07The little people used to appear in this temple
00:54:10before the fire monster destroyed it.
00:54:13If only I couldn't call them back.
00:54:18What is it, Urania?
00:54:20I...
00:54:22I feel another presence.
00:54:24It's strange.
00:54:26As if...
00:54:30Urania,
00:54:32are you certain this is the place?
00:54:34The temple has always meant a lot to the little people.
00:54:37I've always talked to them,
00:54:39but now I can't feel their presence.
00:54:41There is another way,
00:54:43although it's difficult and very dangerous.
00:54:45How is that?
00:54:47I shall consult an oracle.
00:54:49What oracle?
00:54:51The oracle of death.
00:54:53Let me go now. I'll be back.
00:54:55Why the oracle of death?
00:54:57The little people are spirits.
00:54:59They're not of this world.
00:55:01Have faith in me, Hercules, and wait for me.
00:55:12Take this magic potion in your hands
00:55:16and transmit your thought to me.
00:55:19I shall hear it.
00:55:22Sweet oracle of death,
00:55:24help me to reach the little people.
00:55:27Drink the potion.
00:55:42We're sorry we couldn't come to you, dear Urania,
00:55:46but the Earth is a difficult place, even for spirits.
00:55:50It's much safer here in the astral world,
00:55:53amidst the stars, moons, and planets.
00:56:00I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:02I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:04I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:06I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:08I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:11I'm afraid I can't.
00:56:14They say there is chaos here, too.
00:56:17Where shall we ever take our poor spirits?
00:56:41I'm afraid I can't.
00:57:06We know that you have come here, Urania,
00:57:09where the goddess Hera and her rebellious sisters have hidden the rest
00:57:12of Zeus's Thunderbolts. Not even the gods have secrets from us. We could tell you
00:57:17where they are, but your search will be extremely difficult. You've been chosen
00:57:21to help Hercules retrieve the Thunderbolts, but you weren't told of the
00:57:26risks that are involved. Zeus knows that for universal peace you are ready to
00:57:30sacrifice all. Yes, it will mean your life.
00:57:39There's something strange about this old temple. Urania and I have been here
00:57:46before. And she'd come to consult the Oracle? Yes, she inherited her powers
00:57:52from her mother, her adopted mother, a priestess of Corinth. And her father? We
00:57:58don't know, but when her mother died she was taken in by my parents in Thegesta.
00:58:03And they've since died. We have had a hard life, and that is why Urania and I
00:58:08are so close. My family and ancestors had lived in Thegesta since time forgotten.
00:58:14But after Antaeus descended upon us, all changed. Now we only live to defend
00:58:19ourselves. We're... What was that? What did you hear? Something that came from that
00:58:28direction. Are you certain, Glacia? Well, I thought I did. I already told you I had
00:58:42my misgivings. Who are these people? Women warriors! The Amazons of Scythia!
00:58:59Be careful of the Queen, Hercules! She is the most evil of all!
01:00:00The net! Throw the net on him!
01:00:15What do we do with her? We'll come back for her later. Hmm? Yes, Captain.
01:00:29Rise, Your Majesty. Rise up from the fires, my Queen. Rise and let your burning flesh
01:00:54meld together with the body of your victim. You've a choice prize in your net,
01:01:09O Queen of Spiders. Hercules? Hercules awaits you, my Queen. Go, leave me.
01:01:39Oh, Urania! Oh, Urania! Glacia, what happened? You bruised your head. We've been attacked!
01:02:10And they took Hercules and they left me there thinking that I was dead. Who? Who did it?
01:02:15While fighting the Amazons. The Spider Queen? Yes. He's at her mercy. Caught in her magnetic web.
01:02:27She's a monster who has assumed the likeness of a human. There's little we can do, Urania.
01:02:33I call to thee, powers of light. Transfer onto Hercules, thy energy to win.
01:02:44Her love is evil. He must kill her or he will die.
01:03:33The fifth Thunderbolt. I deliver it to you, Zeus.
01:03:52The Goddess Hera was the instrument of my return to Earth, but not the cause. Fate needed me here.
01:03:58Now, Daedalus, this is surely an important moment for science.
01:04:07For me, the goal of science is to release chaos and disorder.
01:04:11Daedalus, make me the ally of trickery and of chaos. It'll serve you well.
01:04:19I bestow cunning, connivance and chaos.
01:04:39We four gods are doomed, Hera. It was a grave mistake to rebel against Zeus.
01:04:45Poseidon is right. Hercules has discovered the fifth Thunderbolt, and soon Zeus will shatter
01:04:50Minos. No, Hercules cannot compete with Minos. His science is invincible, and once Hercules is
01:04:57defeated, we shall rid ourselves of Minos. Invincible? Not from the looks of things.
01:05:02Flora was instantly felled by the Sword of Ice. You carry on so, and yet would consider
01:05:08yourselves gods. You're like ordinary mortals, without dignity.
01:05:17Yes, without dignity. Science and chaos have given me the power to eliminate you all.
01:05:25Flea, Aphrodite, Hera!
01:05:55Beware, Minos.
01:06:03Beware of what? Of your quivering frame?
01:06:11A goddess in my power?
01:06:15You did not conquer us. I admit we were all divided by jealousy, but Zeus will have his day.
01:06:22Zeus? Zeus is nil without his Thunderbolts, and with Hercules' help, they'll all soon be mine.
01:06:32He'll not agree to that. Oh no, you're wrong, my dear Hera. Hercules works for me,
01:06:38though he's not aware of it. But now you shall tell me where the last Thunderbolt is hidden.
01:06:45Never. Oh, I can wait. Never is only a question of time.
01:06:52Follow me. Where does this lead? To the edge of the world, but we needn't fear, Hercules.
01:06:58Then these are the wastelands of Hesperia, the last bulwark before ascending Mount Olympus.
01:07:05Our destiny takes us up through there. Then lead on. There are still two Thunderbolts for you to
01:07:12uncover, oh Hercules. Be patient, my son. I shall guide you to them.
01:07:24Where are we now? Shhh, quiet.
01:07:30We're in the Temple of Echoes, where the words of men reflect those of the gods,
01:07:36where everything reflects itself.
01:08:12Look there, the reflected light of a Thunderbolt. The foolish gods have repented.
01:08:20Yes, the gods have been graced.
01:08:25Now, Zeus, it's time to crush the forces of chaos. The time to fulfill our destinies.
01:08:42Glossia! Glossia! One move and she dies. The moment of truth is here. I'm not who you think I am.
01:08:56Glossia is dead. Yes, thanks to Glossia, I knew your every move, Hercules. Now that you've found
01:09:02the sixth Thunderbolt, it's time we faced each other. Minas, not again. Yes, I'm back.
01:09:11Thanks to the gods. Actually, I've been back for a while. From that time at that lonely beach when
01:09:20you lost sight of Glossia, remember? I had called upon Poseidon and he commanded that the waters
01:09:25drain the life out of the real Glossia.
01:09:29Oh, oh.
01:09:49Glossia, it's not possible. How can it be? Oh, we created an exact replica of the original,
01:09:57better than the original, at least for us.
01:10:02Her emotional and mental responses appear to be the same, but we scientifically altered the
01:10:09course of her destiny. She was not aware of it until this very moment. Hercules, there's no need
01:10:16for us to fight. With the aid of chaos, I have subdued the gods who rebelled against Zeus. Alone,
01:10:23without the full array of his Thunderbolts, Zeus is no match for chaos. The future belongs to chaos
01:10:30and to science. Join us, Hercules. Come. Never. Very well.
01:10:45Those foolish gods wanted him destroyed. Instead,
01:10:49I shall use him. Can you imagine? A mankind created in his image, but scientifically programmed.
01:10:58No error. Glossia, my dear, we no longer need you. Get rid of yourself.
01:11:18Ah. Excellent. I'm sure, Urania, you know the way.
01:11:36One must accept inevitable defeat. I can only accept it as a challenge, Minos.
01:11:43Very amusing.
01:12:03Zeus. You're viewing my sacred domain, dear Daedalus. I'm simply returning the favor.
01:12:12No, you can do nothing, Zeus. For though you are the light, I am the darkness. Thus we are alike.
01:12:19Except for one thing. I possess time. For I am the son of Cronus.
01:12:28Oh, father time!
01:13:12I have failed, Athena, and allowed Minos to trick me.
01:13:21It's yours, Hercules.
01:13:28This shield will protect you from Minos and evil science. But only if you can save yourself.
01:13:36The moon shall crush the earth if Minos has his way. He will sacrifice us all so as to reign in
01:13:41the name of chaos. Hercules, go on to Olympic skies. I've the gods in the palm of my hand.
01:13:53My science has turned pure energy into battling warriors. But we have the greatest warrior of all
01:14:00time, Minos.
01:14:07Suddenly you're for Hercules.
01:14:12We doubt he can change the earth's course. Watch this.
01:15:00There's one thing your magic shield won't protect you from, Hercules. Pure energy.
01:15:18Cosmic light.
01:15:26The sun's fire.
01:15:27Take this, Hercules.
01:15:35It is of the same energy, and you shall be infused with it.
01:15:40You are the heart and the force of the universe, Hercules.
01:17:57Minos challenged the universe and the very secret of life. His savagery has been cancelled.
01:18:23The maiden Urania is free and the goddess Hera has repented. Hercules did what no other man could
01:18:32have done, but danger still lurks in the skies. It could all be resolved by finding the last
01:18:39thunderbolt. The oracles say it was hidden up here on Olympus. But that's not so. How can the
01:18:47oracles lie? It is here. Your secret was revealed to me. You, Hera, are my mother, and you hid
01:18:57the last thunderbolt within me, in my heart. And I am the final hiding place. You're my mother,
01:19:11Hera. Yes, it's true. I created you from light, and I breathed life into you. I had you formed
01:19:22with beauty and goodness, but only to conceal what was hidden within you. Yet I grew fond of you and
01:19:28often asked myself, can she, would she ever feel love for me? And now?
01:19:40And now, mother, you must do what fate demands of you.
01:19:46I gave you life, my child. I never thought I would have to take it from you.
01:19:52You must. Please don't. Mother, this little time. But isn't there hurry? How else can we
01:20:00save the world, my child? Mother, give me the kiss of death.
01:20:08Oh, love, my beloved daughter.
01:20:38Oh.
01:21:08So.
01:21:12So.
01:21:31Chaos has been defeated, but if another threat arises, the earth is surely doomed.
01:21:39Can mankind withstand the dangers? Only our fear can defeat us. Man always finds a way to conquer.
01:21:47Not without the gods. But I am here, am I not? How can a man stop the earth from colliding with
01:21:53the moon? The way Atlantis did at the beginning of time. My newfound powers shall belong to him,
01:22:01Hercules. Grow, Hercules, grow!
01:22:07Hercules, block the moon! Stop the earth! Save mankind!
01:22:37So.
01:23:07So.
01:23:38So.
01:23:47So.
01:23:58Now order is re-established.
01:24:03Hera, you sacrificed what was dearest to you to save the universe. And so I forgive you and
01:24:12forgive those gods who had lost faith and rebelled against me. Let peace reign again and forever on
01:24:18Olympus and on earth. So be it, forevermore. To reward you for your sacrifice and Urania for hers,
01:24:31I decree that she become one of the Muses, granting wisdom from this time on to man and
01:24:39to the gods. Urania, goddess and muse of space, patron of astrology.
01:24:49And you too, Hercules, greatest of men and savior of the universe,
01:24:55you too shall dwell among the immortal gods.
01:24:58And the example of your courage will shine in the heavens till the end of time.
01:25:28So.
01:25:58So.
01:26:28So.
01:26:58So.
01:27:28So.