![]() They are also able to see into the future and therefore know the outcome of all event to come. As the goddesses of destiny, the Fates watch over and weave the tapestry of fate and destiny.As goddesses, the Fates possess the natural abilities and strength of an Olympian goddess such as immortality, omnipresence, omniscience, superhuman strength, metamorphosis, and teleportation.She's also the most intelligent of the three. Her role possibly makes her the most deadly and powerful of the three. Her role is to cut the Thread of Life, so she can see the future. Atropos ( Paddi Edwards) is short and plump with mauve skin, green serpent-like hair, and a single eye socket.This is only challenged at the climax in Hercules, perhaps for the purposes of dramatic effect. They seem rather proud that they 'know everything', and never hesitate to emphasize this claim. The Fates resemble demonic hags dressed in simple black cloaks. They often snatch their single eye from one another quite aggressively and do not always agree on matters. The three sisters bicker among themselves. They are not allied with Hades, and are not denizens of the Underworld however, they seem to prefer Hades to the gods on Mount Olympus, at one point referring to Hercules as a 'bouncing baby brat' though this is probably because they live in Underworld, making Hades their landlord of sorts. They appear to relish ending mortal's lives, each looking on with glee as Atropos cuts each thread (though they will only cut at each designated time and will not kill a mortal prematurely). Beiman commented that the Fates have no feet.Īll three of The Fates were animated by Nancy Beiman. Scarfe initially did not like this idea and drew the Fates in the nude as a key for Beiman to follow, but ultimately Ron Clements and John Musker approved of the 'nonhuman' nature of these bizarre, deformed characters, and they appear accordingly in the film. Beiman took this to mean that Clotho had only one eye socket ultimately, it is Atropos (perhaps the most 'mysterious' Fate) who appears with a single eye socket in the film.Īs design progressed, the Fates' bodies became less and less human, with little suggestion of any form under their clothes. One of Scarfe's early drawings for the Fates depicted Clotho wearing a cowl, which was at such an angle, that one of her eye sockets was covered. Like all characters in Hercules, the Fates were designed by Gerald Scarfe who, known for his drawings of the deformed and grotesque, enjoyed designing characters such as the Fates and Hades more than 'beautiful' characters such as Hercules and Meg. ![]()
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