Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Since when was it "believed" (implying broad acceptance of the fact) that the Solus persona was based on anyone? I don't recall it ever being raised and I don't see a need to attribute it to a particular inspiration.

We've seen little to nothing of him in the guise of Solus and the closest would be his early interactions with Varis, which gave me the impression he was a thoroughly unpleasant person. I'm not sure how you could draw a comparison to either of his friends from that.
I've seen it more on reddit/twitter lore discussions. I think its the contrast between ancient times Hades (the grumpy straight man of the group) and present day Emet-wearing-Solus (a massive ham) that makes people think he's purposely playing a part. Somewhere between the two points we've been shown he cranked up the theatrics.