Pain and Panic are the two lackeys of Hades, being the secondary antagonists in the 1997 animated film Hercules. They both currently reside on the Isle of the Lost after siding with their boss in his plan. They appear in a minor role in the television animated special Descendants: The Royal Wedding.
Background Information[]
Character origins[]
Further information: Hercules (film)
Pain and Panic as they appear in Hercules.
After returning to the Underworld upon being introduced to the infant Hercules, Hades summoned Pain and Panic and ordered them to tell him when The Fates had arrived, the two then admitted that they were already there which angered Hades. Upon learning his plan to overthrow Zeus as ruler of Mount Olympus would fail eighteen years later if Hercules fought him, Hades then trusted Pain and Panic with a mortality potion and commanded them to kidnap the baby Hercules, the two obeyed and brought Hercules to Earth where they forced him to drink the potion only to not be able to give him the last drop due to the arrival of Alcmene and Amphitryon, Pain and Panic turned into snakes only for Hercules to fight them off with ease due to retaining his strength. Pain and Panic then agreed that they would return to Hades and claim that they had succeeded.
Years later, Hades discovered Hercules' survival upon finding that a potential recruit for his army that he had was beaten by the latter for which he then became furious at Pain and Panic for. Still seeing a chance to win, Hades ordered the the two to become young children who were seemingly trapped under a rock after Megara brought Hercules to the area. The latter then rescued the two only to discover that a Hydra had surfaced only to be eventually killed.
After Hercules rose to fame for his deeds, Pain and Panic bought merchandise which further enraged their boss. The two later followed Megara and Hercules to a garden in the form of two birds in order to spy on the two. In order to prevent Pegasus from aiding Hercules in battle, Pain and Panic merged into a female Pegasus that caught the attention of Hercules' one only for the two to reveal their true nature and tie Pegasus up. After Hades' took Hercules' strength through a deal, Pain and Panic revealed themselves to have been the boys trapped before the Hydra fight.
During the fight on Mount Olympus, Hercules set the Gods free. Pain was repeatedly hit by Hermes' Caduceus whereas Panic was kicked by him, the two were then later punched by Pegasus due to the trick they pulled on him.
History[]
Escape from the Isle of the Lost[]
Pain and Panic were inside the Slop Shop. They told Evie, Carlos, and Jay they saw Mal walk by in a trance.
Descendants: The Royal Wedding[]
When Mal returned to to the Isle of the Lost alongside Jay, Evie and Audrey to convince Hades to return to Auradon for the wedding, Mal ordered Pain and Panic to allow her to enter her father's cave to see him.
Trivia[]
- They were the fourth and fifth Disney Villains to turn into animals. The first was Maleficent, the second was Madam Mim, the third was Jafar, and the sixth was Yzma.
- Pain's Lane on the Isle of the Lost is a reference to Pain.
