Hades is the secondary antagonists and a character in the 2010 adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. He is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon the paternal uncle of Tyson, Percy Jackson, Athena, Hermes, Ares, and Thalia Grace and the paternal great-uncle of Annabeth Chase, Luke Castellan, and Clarisse La Rue.
He wishes to overthrow his brothers and use the Lightning Bolt to usurp the throne of Olympus and become King of the Gods.