Megara (Disney)
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| Megara | |
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| First appearance | Hercules (1997) |
| Created by | Ken Duncan |
| Voiced by | Susan Egan (speaking) |
| Also known as | Meg |
Megara is a fictional character from the 1997 Disney animated movie Hercules, based on a character from mythology, also named Megara. She is voiced by Susan Egan.
She was featured as a guest in Disney's House of Mouse.
Megara also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meetable character.
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[edit] History
Not much is known about Megara's past, except that she sold her soul to Hades so that he would rescue her lover (this was revealed to be Adonis in the Hercules animated series). Hades did so, but soon after, her lover fled for another girl. Megara then became Hades' slave and had to obey him.
[edit] Story
Megara first met Hercules while she was trying to convince the river guardian to join Hades for an uprising. Hercules mistakenly thought she was a damsel in distress. While Hercules took an instant liking to her, Phil and Pegasus became jealous. Meg has many nicknames for Hercules, such as Wonder Boy.
Meg feared her heart being broken again,and swore to renounce men. When she discovered she was falling in love with Hercules, she did all she could to fight it but gave in eventually. When Hades found out that Meg had fallen in love with Hercules, he took advantage of it while making a deal with Hercules. Hades asked Hercules to give up his powers for twenty-four hours (when he was set to overtake Mount Olympus) in exchange for Meg's freedom. Hercules agreed, as long as Meg wouldn't be hurt.
However, Meg does get hurt by pushing Hercules out of the way of a falling column, being crushed herself. Hercules got his powers back, because Hades promised Meg wouldn't get hurt. The Fates then cut Meg's thread of life and she dies, so Hercules travels to the underworld to retrieve Meg's soul. A battle ensues between Hades and Hercules and Hercules eventually wins, returning with Meg's soul in his arms. This act of selflessness is enough to prove Hercules a true hero resulting in him becoming a god.
Meg is restored and both Hercules and Meg are transported to Mount Olympus on a cloud. Hercules is greeted by the gods and is now welcome to live on Mount Olympus himself. However, he declines in order to be with Meg on Earth.
[edit] Personality
Megara is very sarcastic, flirty, strong and independent. She prefers to do things on her own, but when she meets Hercules, she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures.
She also appears on the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo.
[edit] Kingdom Hearts II
She has the same personality as in the movie, and often shows concern about how hard Hercules has been fighting in the Olympus Coliseum. She goes to Hades to ask him to lay off him with the monsters he's been sending; as a result she is captured, requiring Sora to rescue her. After escaping she goes to tend to Hercules after the Coliseum was destroyed.
[edit] Trivia
Originally, Meg was to sing a ballad titled 'I Can't Believe My Heart'. However, as it was decided that Meg's attitude did not suit this ballad, another song 'I Won't Say I'm In Love' was chosen.
