Actress: Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Biography: She and her brutish partner Segallus had tricked King Midas into running the Touch of Gold Casino with them and used him as a figurehead while they took over his kingdom. When Hercules convinced Midas to stand up to them, they put the King and his daughter in a viscious deathtrap and planned to kill Hercules with an enchanted dagger created by Hera. Hercules outwitted them and they were forced to work in the fields as payment for their crimes against the kingdom.
Actor: Robert Trebor
Biography: A slave working for Queen Omphale, Waylin has always felt the need to serve. When he met Hercules and Deianera, he decided he'd rather serve them than his mistress and followed them to Troy. Once there, Waylin began to grow something of a backbone and led the fight against the Blue Priesthood.
Actress: Lucy Lawless
Biography: The warrior princess decided she could get everlasting fame if she killed Hercules. Knowing this was no easy task, she sought out Iolaus and pretended to fall in love with him, asking for his aid against the warlord Petrakus (who turned out to be a perfectly innocent farmer). When she took Iolaus to her fortress, she had a soldier named Theodorus try to kill Hercules. Theodorus was killed as she expected and Hercules followed her to bring her to justice. She told Iolaus that Hercules wasn't willing to let him have any glory hoping that Iolaus would kill Hercules when he showed up or at least weaken him sufficiently for her to do so. The plan failed and Iolaus and Hercules teamed up against her. Later on, Xena was having trouble with her second-in-command Darphus who was disobeying her orders and killing women and children. Xena saved a baby and Salmoneus from Darphus and he took this as a sign of her being weak. He led a mutiny against her and forced to run a gauntlet. She survived and decided to hunt down Hercules, hoping killing him would regain her men's loyalty. Hercules defeated her and convinced her that they should join forces against Darphus. They did so and then did so again when Ares raised Darphus from the dead. Hercules and Xena began to fall in love during this period and even Iolaus forgave the warrior princess after she saved his life. With Darphus destroyed once and for all, Xena decided to become a force for good permanently. She continued to do so and returned to help Hercules when he had lost his powers and been framed for the murder of Serena, but Xena and he never rekindled their romance.
Actor: Taungaroa Emile
Biography: This orphan was an apprentice at Atalanta's forge and seemed to be doing well for himself until he was lured into Ares' child army. He took part in raids against the local villagers, but thanks to Hercules and Atalanta, he ewas able to fight against the bloodlust Ares had infused him with and turn against the teenage general Aurelius and Ares.
Actor: Andy Anderson
Biography: A servant of Hera. Posing as a businessman, he got Purces to go into business with Salmoneus and sell treasures he had "discovered" in a cave. These treasures were actually sacred to Hera and Hera sent Nemesis to kill Purces and Salmoneus. Zandar knew Hercules would rush to save Salmoneus and so he asked Hera to call forth Pyro to kill Hercules when he arrived to do so. Unfortunately for Zandar he made the mistake of butting in during Hercules and Pyro's fight and Pyro burnt him to a crisp.
Actor: Anthony Quinn, Peter Vere-Jones, Roy Dotrice, Charles Keating
Biography: King of the Gods and father of Hercules, Zeus has always been a fan of the fairer sex and his infidelity with Alcmene resulted in Hercules. Hera hates both Hercules and Zeus because of this and Zeus is constantly trying to stay on her good side and will rarely aid Hercules against her although he has put his protection on Hercules so the other Greek Gods cannot harm him. Zeus' relationship with his on is strained, but deep down he cares for him and will go out of his way to help Hercules if he really must, even if that means angering Hera. He also loves Hera deep down and conspired to free her from the Pit of Tartarus even after she had tried to usurp his postion as ruler of Olympus.
