Joseph "Hades" Chkheidze

"We are men...born to die. Some guilty, some innocent. The only question is when and how."

- Hades in Traffic, speaking to Nigerian Prime Minister Samuel Abidoyo.

Joseph "Hades" Chkheidze is a major character in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. He is the leader of the terrorist group KVA, and is at opposition with Atlas Corporation's forces. He is the game's secondary antagonist.

Biography
Hades was the anti-technology, anti-western leader of the KVA. He first appeared in Traffic, where he is seen taking hostages at a technology conference in Nigeria. One such hostage is the Nigerian Prime Minister. Atlas forces move in and rescue the hostages, but Hades manages to escape. It is later discovered that Hades was not interested in the Prime Minister at all and actually wanted to kidnap a technologist, whom Atlas forces manage to rescue.

His next move was to launch a massive global attack on major nuclear power stations around the world. Despite fierce opposition from Atlas forces, the KVA were successful in their mission and the world is sent into chaos and disarray as thousands die and are displaced due to the massive doses of radiation. Over the next four years, Atlas restores order, providing aid for all who were affected by the attacks. As a result, Atlas becomes the richest and most powerful corporation in the world.

Death
"He... knows. Irons... knows."

- Hades' last words.

After Hades' right-hand man Pierre Danois is compromised by Atlas forces, Hades' location is revealed to be in Greece and Atlas forces move in to kill him. After an initial assassination attempt only kills his double, Hades attempts to escape in a convoy but is tracked down by Mitchell and Ilona. On the path leading out of the city, Mitchell plants a remote detonation bomb and triggers it right as the convoy passes, causing the entire convoy to crash. Mitchell eventually gets stuck behind a KVA SUV, and Ilona and Hades then engage in a melee. Right when Ilona is about to lose, Mitchell attempts to hit Hades, who stabs him in is prosthetic arm. Mitchell then manage to take the knife and stab him in the throat. As he dies, Hades gives Mitchell a data drive containing a recording.

The recording, later analyzed by Ilona, reveals that Hades told the technologist in Nigeria of his plans to globally attack the nuclear reactors. After he was rescued, the technologist informed Jonathan Irons, who then ignored the warnings and killed the technologist in order to make a profit from the outcome of the attacks. It is currently unknown who recorded the conversation or how Hades got his hands onto the recording.

Multiplayer
Hades is available as a multiplayer skin for a male character in a supply drop, with a common rarity.