When the God of War Ares died, Pluto ordered the ferrymen to deliver him to the Elysian Fields, but when he was about to reach their destination, he would teleport him from the boat and cast him to the lowest depths of the Underworld in a endless cycle of punishment. Cho, who had just one a load of chips, payed the ferrymen, who reluctantly took them to Tartarus, knowing he would be punished for his actions. He was still angry with the hero and decided to charge him 10,000 gold pieces in exchange for a ride to the Underworld. He was at first happy believing Hercules had died and was disappointed when he revealed he was just visiting. Charon although still in his skeletal now wore a more modern uniform. After gambling they went to the River Styx, where they found the boat manned Charon which now appeared as an America River Boat casino. When Hercules Amadeus Cho came to the underworld they traveled through the new location of Erebus which is now in the form of a Casino based in Atlantic City on the Jersey Shore. When one of them said in jest that he loved him on 'Tales From the Crypt', Charon reacted and broke his vow of silence to curse out the man and strangle him. Ĭharon reluctantly took Hercules and a film crew to the Underworld. Hades used this time to plot his next attack against the Asgardian Thor. Ĭharon regularly took Hades through Tartarus to view all the tortured souls who were dammed there. Ĭharon took Ares to meet Pluto, in hopes of forming an alliance against Thor during a time when he was suffering from madness. Ĭharon took Ka-Zar and his friends across the river on their journey to the Underworld. Strange agreed to accompany Charon across the River Acheron to a massive palace. Unwilling to leave their friend behind, the X-Men and Dr. They were greeted by Charon, who warned the other X-Men that if they follow Nightcrawler, they would share his fate: death. Opening the main gate of warning, they came to the shores of the River Acheron. Modern Eraĭoctor Strange and the X-Men found themselves in the Underworld to recover Nightcrawler's soul and believed that Margali Szardos wanted them to follow the same path as Dante and meet ' Satan' himself. It is also in this river where Thetis dipped her son Achilles, in order for him to gain invulnerability. After that, Pluto punished him for letting Hercules into the Underworld by keeping him in chains for a whole year. Ancient Historyĭuring the Twelve Labors of Hercules, when he was sent to capture and take Cerberus from Hades, Hercules forced Charon to take him there.

It can be reached by Erebus the gateway to the underworld. The River Styx is a river that serves as a barrier separating the world of the living from the world of the Hades, the Underworld the realm of the dead.

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