Megara is voiced by Susan Egan. Hades forces Meg to uncover Hercules' weaknesses by seducing him in return for her freedom, only to develop genuine feelings for the character instead. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

[49] Describing Meg as "cynical and articulate," The Independent's Judith Welikala stated that the character "shows a more devious side normally confined to villainous females," unlike her predecessors. Hades decided to use Megara to find a weakness in Hercules. [4][5] In Greek mythology, Megara is Hercules' first wife,[4][6][7] with whom the character has several children.

During the battle, Meg pushes Hercules out of the way of a falling column, by which she is crushed and fatally injured.

Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, voice actress, singer and dancer, known for her work on the Broadway stage. "[33] Michael Ollove of The Baltimore Sun called Meg "one of Disney's most original female characters", comparing her to both Stanwyck and actress Veronica Lake. [31] Egan's first recording session was postponed due to a foot injury she suffered on stage. Character/Prop Design: Danny Cragg • Becky Dreistadt • Colin Howard • Danny Hynes • Aleth Romanillos • Angie Wang

Meg's injury restores Hercules' strength, which he uses to confront Hades and retrieve Meg's soul from the River Styx before it reaches the underworld, ultimately reviving her.

Kingdom Hearts II (2006 Video Game) Megara. "[53] In addition to commending her wit, complexity and independence, Dye concluded that Meg "offered a realistic portrayal of a woman who had become guarded after having her heart broken", encouraging readers to adopt the character as their own favorite Disney heroine. "[22] Comparing Meg to her other Disney heroine, Belle, Egan described the former as the Beast to Hercules' Belle: "[Meg is] the one who's had a traumatic event in her life which has forced her to lose faith in people.

[2], While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and UCLA, she started her career touring with the performance group the Young Americans. "[20] Janet Maslin, film critic for The New York Times, called Meg "hipper" than typical Disney heroines, describing her as "a sardonic burgundy-haired vamp who sounds like...Veronica Lake".

"Most of the women (in Disney cartoons) are either evil or good, but Meg is somewhere in between," Egan said of her voice role in the animated feature "Hercules. [17][27] Egan read Meg's lines in her naturally deep voice which sounds different than the manufactured "Belle voice" Disney had grown accustomed to hearing, surprising the casting directors and Menken. [6], Egan has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in 2000[2] and at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in October 2001. that only serves to exacerbate the issues this character has, it's no wonder Megara's career went downhill after the 90s. Hercules defeated the Hydra and the other monsters causing Hades to be raged. Marry Hercules and get a job of the Underworld.

[23] Egan described the audition process as unusual because the filmmakers avoided looking at her, preferring to either close their eyes or study a drawing of Meg to help determine if her voice complimented their vision and not be distracted by Egan's appearance.
[8], From 2002 to 2003, she was the interim artistic director of the Orange County High School of the Arts.

[39] Duncan hoped that his animation would change how Meg's personality was originally depicted in storyboards, from "tough and angry to street smart and playfully sarcastic. [93] Screen Rant ranked Meg Disney's 23rd best heroine, with author Colby Tortorici describing her as more "fleshed out ... than some of the older Disney heroines.

[17] The Irish Times wrote that the character "may mark a breakthrough in the roll-call of Disney heroines, as the company's first (albeit implied) non-virginal female romantic lead. Loosely based on Megara and Deianira, Hercules' first and second wives in Greek mythology, directors Ron Clements and John Musker adapted Meg into a morally conflicted con artist, while basing her role and personality on 1940s screwball comediennes, particularly actress Barbara Stanwyck's performance in The Lady Eve (1941).

Megara had sold her sold to Hades previously to save her boyfriend, but he dumped her out of spite for another woman, leaving Megara heartbroken and under Hades control. Megara is an original character in Hercules, although her name is taken from that of Heracles's first wife in Greek mythology. Megara is voiced by Susan Egan. [15] In 2011, Egan enlisted Duncan to animate animal characters in the music video for her single "Nina Doesn't Care". [29] Egan described Meg as "the gorgeous, girl-with-a-track-record" female character that she had always wanted to play, possessing "the Liz Taylor look and the one-liners I wish I could come up with in real life. Megara (also known as Meg) is the tritagonist from Disney's 1997 film Hercules and a character in its television series.

However, Megara ran to tell Hercules that Pain and Panic were in the gorge and Hercules rescued them. [63] Meg refuses to assist Hades any further, prompting him to kidnap her in order to lure Hercules upon discovering that Meg is Hercules' weakness. [7] The San Francisco Chronicle's Peter Stack wrote that Meg appears to be "as world-weary as a downtown barfly".

Hades forces Meg to uncover Hercules' weaknesses by seducing him in return for her freedom, only to develop genuine feelings for the character instead. [27] Egan had begun to grow anxious because Disney had opted to cast "big name[d]" actors in several prominent roles, considering herself fortunate to play both the speaking and singing parts of her character, which had grown more uncommon in animated films.

She is also known as the voice of Megara in Disney's Hercules, Lin in the English dub of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, and the original role of Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. [15] Herakles author Emma Stafford determined that Disney had assimilated the character with Deianira, in addition to making Meg older and more experienced. "[85], Karen Mazurkewich of Playback credited Duncan with "upset[tng] the Disney stereotype by crafting a more sly and sexy female lead" via Meg, prior to whom she stated Disney heroines had been "feisty but often cloyingly naive. Megara, also known as Meg, is a fictional character who appears in the Walt Disney Pictures 35th animated film Hercules (1997). [27] Apart from periodic updates from Kosarin,[23] Egan would not hear from Disney until six months afterward when the studio chose her as one of three contenders to begin animating the character to, until she was finally cast following her last animation test. Having endured a troubled past, Meg developed a cynical disposition, her only goal being to rescind her bind and live a life of solitude. "[55] Romper's Allison Piwowarski described Meg as "a very powerful character in the Disney universe" who "is just as much of a hero as Herc is. Megara is one of the main characters in Disney's Hercules. [20] Ollove continued, "For the first time, Disney has created a female heroine with a past, a girl ... who's been around the Parthenon. [92] Thought Catalog ranked Meg Disney's 10th "Most Awesome Female Character", commending her independence.

https://mugen.fandom.com/wiki/Megara?oldid=376616.

Hades made a false bargain with Hercueles and she frantically convinces Hercules not to make the deal but, Hercules didn't listen to her.

[7][9], On June 6, 2016, Egan appeared alongside Brad Kane at the Hollywood Bowl as opening acts for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Live" show.

[27], Several of Egan's Broadway contemporaries vied for the same role, including actresses Donna Murphy and Audra McDonald, both of whom attended her audition.

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They have two children.
[76] She meets Sora during his second visit to the Olympus Coliseum while she was contemplating asking Hades to stop sending monsters for Hercules to fight, having grown fond of him. [32], Egan feels her character closer resembles Stanwyck than herself, although some of Egan's mannerisms, facial expressions and features, such as Egan's arched eyebrows, were incorporated into the character's appearance by animators watching video footage of the actress recording. MUGEN Database is a FANDOM Games Community. "[1] Meg is also very sarcastic, a characteristic considered to be unusual among most Disney heroines,[45][46] often speaking in "misandrist quips.

[13][63] Meg appears in the film's direct-to-video sequel Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999),[65] in which she learns about Hercules' past and childhood. [22] Both Egan and supervising animator Ken Duncan drew inspiration from Stanwyck's "tough-minded" demeanor in her films,[22] with Egan describing Meg as a "fast-talking, 1940s dame who has guys wrapped around her little finger".

Hades asked her why she didn't recruit him.


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