i dont know if you knew, but when barrels magically appear you need to target a barrel, pick it up, and throw it at Herc. his golden skin fades away and you can beat the crap out of him. then his glow comes back and he'll do something powerful so when he does try to jump out of the way. keep repeating the process of throwing the barrels and pumbling him until he's done. not that hard. whatever abilities work really. i suggest sonic blade and guard atleast. =) happy Vday