Echo and Narcissus relationship (full story) - Hades 2

I know his sprite is a placeholder, but I kinda dig the idea that he covers himself because his beauty is like a dangerous radiation that drives anyone who sees it mad

They made Narcissus such a sympathetic character, I feel like a lot of women would relate to him. He's constantly forced to be cognizant of how his behavior might convey the wrong message and has to defend his right to not love others just because they love him, and merely for his looks at that (though admittedly he doesn't have much else to him). He's absolutely right that his suitors break their own hearts, but they blame him for this anyway, and he's shamed for loving himself. It's hilarious that he talks like Napoleon Dynamite and we just see this placeholder art but his circumstances actually feel so real despite how outlandish it is.

seeing the title i was so afraid theyd just force it to become a romantic relationship, im relieved it isnt so. being a bit of a selfish prick doesn't remove someone's right to reject unwanted advances

Narcissus was cursed by Nemesis for spurning a male suitor by not only telling him to get lost, but also handing him a sword and telling to…use it on himself. Which he did. So if he loved himself that much, Nemesis made sure that was all he would ever love.

While he is vain that in itself is his punishment. He can't love others or be truly loved in return

Echo's voice actor had a rough challenge, but she really did a great job conveying a lot of emotions through softer repetitions

It makes sense that he only loves himself though. Everyone in his life likely only favoured him for his looks, and while I don’t doubt it gave him a massive ego, it must’ve gotten very lonely, knowing no one loved you for being you. So it makes sense why he prioritises himself, and why he’s so dismissive of his wooers. He knows why they want him, so he shuts them out and focuses on himself, the only person he can rely on to be truthful.

I feel bad for him. Dude just loves himself and can't give out any romantic or sexual love that his suitors want out of him. He clearly appreciates friendship but seems afraid that someone's going to fall in love with him and break their own heart over him. A surprisingly sympathetic interpretation of Narcissus. I wanna be his friend :(

Narcissus seems like the definition of a Parasocial relationship with a Asexual. People who he doesn't even know break their own hearts over him without him ever even doing anything wrong. He is allowed to love or like whoever he wants, and he doesn't like or love anyone except himself and that's ultimately ok. I dont even think the dude IS attracted to anyone, he seems complete asexual at best. And to a extent it seems like he is aware that his beauty is a weapon that he doesn't want to use so he constantly checks himself and tells people how much he doesn't like them. Ironically this ends up causing most of his problems since people take it the wrong way instead of him trying to softly let people know he isn't interested. At least in this story Narcissus isn't malicious to anyone, he's just existing and working on himself and people hated not having his attention. This really seems like a story where Nemesis really screwed up, if she wanted to truly even things, she would have taken Vengeance on the suitors for harassing Narcissus. Instead her vengeance is petty. Just a reminder that Vengeance and Justice aren't the same thing, and she is a hypocrite.

I really wish we could help Echo out by removing her curse, but in order to do that, we would have to ask Hera to do that since she was the one who placed the curse on her. Unfortunately that would be even harder to do than to get Athena to remove the curse you put on Arachnia. All in all Narcissus served his fate, I just wish we could spare Echo her fate.

It is so funny seeing Narcissus act like.... the thing that was named after him, and people agree with his narcissism.

Narcissus sounds like Keanu playing Ted doing a Nic Cage impression.

The way I know, if they give narcissus character art, many people attracted to men are gonna fiend over him like astarion in bg3

wow laurel is such a nice friend to help Echo and Narcissus like that

Narcissus is nic cage, i will not take criticism

man i hope the final sprite for narcissus is just straight up nic cage

5:19 That made me snort. 10:40 The little mockery of the jock tone!

I believe Narsissus got curse bc one suitor said they gonna kill themselve for him and he fed up with they so they said then do it and they did or something about his suitor kill themselve bc he reject them

he's absolutely doing a nick cage impression

Narcissus deserved his fate but it’s sad to see Echo still devastated.