For a time, Kratos served Ares loyally, raiding villages, slaughtering innocents, and spreading chaos in his name. His last test was for Kratos to kill his own family, as Ares believed they were holding him back. Thereafter, he, along with Freya and also Mmir, begins rebuilding the realms and they restore peace. Using that power, Kratos removed the hand of the Titan Typhon and released Pegasus which he then rode to continue his journey to the Island of Creation. Calliope was thrilled to see her father again and Kratos, for the first time since being the Ghost of Sparta, was happy, and he was seen smiling. Ares justified this as a means of severing Kratos' remaining attachments to the world of mortals, thereby molding him into the perfect warrior. Unaware of the actual mythological god named Kratos appearing in Prometheus Bound), the same Greek word meaning "Strength", of which the mythological figure Kratos is the personification. The pair deduced that Atreus' intense emotions after Fenrir's death caused him to uncontrollably transform. In Kratos' hands it can cleave a man sized ememy in two with one slash. Days turned to weeks and then months, Kratos wanders in Egypt and was attacked by a pack of wolves. Kratos reprimands him that his recklessness and arrogant nature will make him a target, reminding him that he taught him to kill, but only in defense of himself, never as an indulgence. Callisto replied that Kratos' father forbade him to tell that, but before he could tell who Kratos' real father was, he turned into a monster. They are a pair of chained blades that were fashioned by the God of War, Ares. But in this pursuit, he is often hampered by Hades' forces, making him reassure that the Assassin is in disguise of Hades trying to ruin his reputation as the God of War. He is also more considerate of others' feelings as well, as he sternly reproaches Atreus when the latter asks Sindri why Brok is blue and he isn't. After spending dozens After years of repairing his wings, he finally managed to escape from the Underworld, and so on get a more decent life, he tries to reach the Sisters of Fate to change his destiny. Kratos believes that fate is a lie, however he is unaware of the Marked Warrior prophecy, which predicted his destruction of Olympus and the Gods exactly. Ares accepted the offer, proceeding to kill all of the Barbarians, giving Kratos the Blades of Chaos as a sign of his servitude and immediately after receiving them he used the Blades of Chaos against Alrik and decapitated him, ending the battle in Spartan victory. The hilts become gold in color and gain two slots on the skulls' eyes for Runic Attacks; one for light and one for heavy, while also allowing Kratos to change the pommels for different attributes. He retains the scar on his abdomen, however, it is larger and less jagged than before due to him stabbing himself at the end of God of War III. Callisto explains to Kratos that his brother, Deimos, was alive. On his way back to the surface, Kratos breaking some of the chains that bound Atlas' body, lightening some of the burden and not immediately caught Atlas' attention. Only worthy souls were allowed to enter the Fields of Elysium, where Calliope is also located. his life. On the way, Kratos found a statue of a mysterious woman who mistakenly called him father. The go-to source for comic and superhero movie fans. Since childhood, Persephone has lost the life she longed for, she was kidnapped by Hades with help Zeus, forced to marry Hades, and must care for the dead in the Underworld once and for all. Kratos then returned to Sparta and healed Calliope, obtaining the rank of 'Captain' from the King of Sparta. Perhaps what Kratos' breaking point that truly made any happiness or positive feelings he possibly could have had vanish is when his brother, Deimos, was killed. As time went on, he became disillusioned with the gods and began to respect them less and less. They would see each other again when Kratos waged war against the gods of Olympus, with Helios fighting for Olympus. His head was cartoonishly small for his III character model, which can be seen when comparing him to his 2018 self. This is something he did not anticipate. During his encounter with an insane Icarus, Kratos briefly fought him, and Icarus pitifully tried convincing Kratos that he was meant to fly him to the Palace of the Fates. Once Kratos discovered the truth, that Freya was Baldur's mother and he was going to kill her to punish her for all the pain she caused, Kratos tried to stop him. Although he is sometimes prone to outbursts when disciplining his son, he almost always manages to regain control of himself before doing any damage. He is the first person who tried to enter Pandora's Temple but ended up dead and is now a living corpse spirit. Kratos then set his house on fire with Orkos' body in there. Kratos ultimately tried to stop Pandora from sacrificing herself, although he was unsuccessful. During this meeting, Icarus tries to stop Kratos' attempts to find the Sisters of Fate, saying that it was a trial he was given, rambling on about how Kratos will not make it across the great chasm. One would think this power would be unique to Hades and Thanatos, but, thanks to special weapons, Kratos can also summon the deceased. Therefore, Kratos stops him and calm his son down. His ash-pale skin and bright red tattoos are recognizable anywhere, and with several games and a comic book, weve learned quite a lot about the eponymous God of War. Before God Of War Part I. The former God of War has even developed something of a dry sense of humor, pointing out the repetitiveness in others' snide remarks. Kratos takes Mimir out into the Wildwoods to search for Atreus, killing several raiders in their path, until they are ambushed by a massive bear named Bjorn. In the latest installment, he . He showed regret and remorse in her death, showing that he still loved her. Together, as a two team, both Kratos and now Atreus must fight the troll in order to survive. It is also a divine sword so powerful that it allowed Zeus to defeat the Titans in the Titanomachy. The village oracle who cursed him when she bonded the ashes of his family to his skin stated that the mark of his deeds would be visible to everyone, and a spider he encountered during his quest to destroy the Ambrosia to stop the followers of Ares from reviving him stated he is just a mortal marked with destruction. Seeing that his father doesn't look forward to Atreus being this war hero, he retreats to his new room and suddenly wakes up in Ironwood, which is in Jtunheim. After becoming the new God of War he wore a very elaborately decorated piece of armor. And yet, he somehow managed to accomplish something incredible even by godly standards: resurrection. Waking up in the middle of a rift in the earth, Kratos pulls the Blade of Olympus from Zeus' stomach, but Zeus' spirit which is still active, immediately attacks Kratos and drains his determination and anger, filled him with fear and loss, bringing him to the brink of death. Calliope was Kratos' daughter and, just like his wife, he loved her dearly. But when entering the abandoned Kirra Village, he suddenly finds himself inside his supposed home was located in the city of Sparta. You may not initially think of Kratos as a shape-shifter, but he does change his shape at least once in the God of War games. Kratos was laying her on many bunch of logs, and then Kratos begins burning her, carrying to the afterlife by the hot flames. After going through a long and fierce battle, Kratos managed to trap Lahkesis and Atropos in the mirror of time and destroys it, imprisoning them forever Kratos then continued his struggle to meet the last Sisters of Fate member, Clotho. An enraged Aphrodite told Kratos that it had been long since a real man came to see her- the bridges leading to her chambers have been nearly destroyed and Zeus refused to allow Daedalus to repair so he could continue working on the labyrinth to imprison Pandora. Inside there, he encounters a statue of Athena who informs him that Helios has been abducted from the sky by an unknown force.And the shrines where Kratos is currently is actually a horse-drawn carriage used by Helios to circle the sky every day. The game's combat has been revamped from the previous title, and Kratos has access to a magical battle axe, double-chained blades, a magical spear, and a more versatile shield with different offensive and defensive capabilities. However, those words didn't make Kratos give up, he achieved existence Ares who was seen carrying Pandora's Box and by challenging Zeus, said that he will open Pandora's box and use the power within to bring down Olympus. Unknown to him, Atreus had already taken note of Kratos image on a piece of the broken vase on the floor. As a result, Zeus killed Kratos and also, to make him suffer, he destroyed Sparta. Precisely on the outskirts of Olympia, Helios, the Sun God, is seen driving his chariot, prompting Kratos to give chase. The severely wounded Aesir now throwing everything he had at Kratos, making generous use of his prosthetic Brifrst arm the environment at his advantage. It is revealed that he is aBarbarian King who had almost killed Kratos a few years ago were it not for Ares. When Kratos accidentally killed her, her death, along with his daughter's, would haunt him for the rest of his life. Kratos wasn't angry at Hephaestus for trying to kill him, as he was just trying to protect his child, something Kratos himself understood. Because Kratos arrives at their village, they believe that God has heard their prayers. Despite Lysandra's pleas, Kratos vowed to continue his bloody conquests "until the glory of Sparta is known throughout the world", spending time with his family only when he was able to return to Sparta. Deducing that Kratos' magical protection stave is broken, Brok offers him, his son, and the head refuge in Sindri's house. the beams of the sunlight brings Kratos to the city of Marathon which is slowly being devoured by the black mist the presence of several shadow warriors, and all of this is the work of Morpheus, the God of Dreams. Kratos was thrown into the big crack, but now hangs on.Kratos luckily fell onto the other side of the cliff, and climbed up, while being taunted by the Stranger. The troll began to attack both father and his son, first, by grabbing the deer's dead corpse. Stig Asmussen, the director of 2010's God of War III, called the naming coincidence a "happy mistake". Out of all the Gods of War, Kratos was the most powerful and fearsome one, since he had the powers of Pandora's Box, the powers of the God of War that belonged to Ares, and plenty of weapons and magic from the other gods and the knowledge to use the godly powers by Athena after the death of his brother. He plans to use the destructive power that is in Helios to destroying the Pillar of the World, collapsing the world of Greece that was propped up with him and the Olympian Gods. The Blade of Olympus that was on him was thrown somewhere far way. Here's a better look at Kratos' powers and weaknesses. However, her plea was not heard at all. Kratos, still enraged by her betrayal, sarcastically repeats her request for help and then points out she betrayed him. Kratos' attention is then drawn to the Hyperion gate at near there, which according to Hephaestus, only the Gods can enter, but now that Kratos has the soul of Hades, he can also enter every gate of Hyperion there. Kratos then met again with the Pandora statue who this time begged to be released, but Kratos didn't care and took the Blade of Olympus which apparently was thrown to one of Pandora's statues. When speaking with Freya about Helheim, he implies to her that he is familiar with another afterlife, a reference to him traveling through the, While in Hel, Kratos witness a reenactment of his final battle with Zeus at the end of, While in Tr's chambers he finds a vase containing Lemnian wine, from Lemnos, a Greek island near his birthplace in. When Zeus betrayed Kratos, Gaia saved him and told him to go to the Sisters of Fate; that way, he could go back in time to the point where Zeus betrayed him so he could have a better chance at defeating Zeus. After acquiring the power of Hope and becoming the God of War along with being strengthened by various powers during his life, Kratos' might grew to surpass the likes of the Olympian Gods and Titans alike. Born in the Greek city-state of Sparta, Kratos is the demigod son of the King of the Gods, Zeus, and a mortal woman named Callisto, with unique superhuman godly powers and abilities, although he would remain unaware of who his father was for most of his life.Outraged at Zeus for fathering yet another bastard child, Hera ordered Kratos' execution on the day he was born . Atreus then awoke, the cure having broken the fever. While many enemies in the game fly, and some gods, such as Zeus or Ares, possess that power, its an unusual one for Kratos to have. Once he realized the truth, that she was a Goddess, he instantly no longer trusted her due to his own experience with the gods of Olympus. But before diving into the River Styx, Kratos clings to the feet of the captain of the ship, the same captain he dropped into the Hydra's stomach. Kratos, Mimir, and Atreus travel to Vanaheim soon after to aid Freyr and Freya. However, that life ended when Kratos killed Ares. Hephaestus also lied to Zeus by saying that the safest place to store a Pandora's Box was on the back of the Titan Cronos, for his sake to protect Pandora, and so that Pandora's life is not exchanged by somebody else to destroy the Flame of Olympus. Hephaestus knew that the safest place to store Pandora's Box was in the Flame of Olympus, fire that even gods can't touch. Even so, he still had a bit of divine power within him, allowing him to defeat the Rhodes warriors. While Kratos is aware of this, he tells Athena that he is no longer her monster. Frbaut is the Jtunn husband of Laufey or Nl and the father of Loki, and possibly also of Helblindi and Byleistr. However, trolls appeared and were able to push Kratos to the point he lost control and he slaughtered the trolls with ease, causing Kratos great anger with himself. Atreus tells him to focus as the boat is near the bridge and about to collapse because of the fires surrounding it had caused the boat to burn. When Helios was captured by Atlas, It was Kratos' mission to save him. In the next game however, Kratos' relationship with Mimir drastically changes, as he starts to call Mimir by his name, and calls him 'Brother' multiple times. Taken to Domain of Death, Deimos was than imprisoned and tortured for many years by the God of Death, Thanatos. The god's power is then granted on the Colossus statue, making it move against Kratos. He promptly banished Cronos to the pits of Tartarus. As the fight continues, despite Kratos' best efforts, weakened from his previous pursuit of Atreus and lacking the Blades of Chaos, he proves unable to defeat the God of Thunder and is briefly caught in a grip to the neck, where Thor boasts of Odin's "plans" for Atreus. Believing that his son's godhood was a curse, Kratos kept the truth hidden with hopes that Atreus would live a normal life, though his secrecy unknowingly became the source of his sons recurring illness. Kratos tells him to get some rest, with Atreus adding that he is way ahead of them, in which Atreus has a vision of Thor showing up at their house when Fimbulwinter ends. Unfortunately for Kratos, Atreus, despite his compassionate nature appears to have inherited his father's impulsiveness and tendency towards rage. But the Stranger refused and starts taunting Kratos about his kind and claim he's like some coward hiding in the woods. Alas, this would cause Freya to turn against Kratos, though neither of them were eager to engage one another, Freya pleading with Kratos and Atreus to stop attacking Baldur and let her reason with him and Kratos in return not attacking her for her attempts and continuing to fight Baldur to protect her. It can both cause a cough which led to his sickness. Alrik escapes Hades' torment and goes on a long journey headed for the Island of Creation for two reasons, to change his fate and to further get revenge on Kratos. Kratos beat him up and throw him out. He highly believes he is ready and hasn't been sick for a very long time. However, his encounter with the Norns and travels through Helheim to deal with the Garm his son released while working with Odin ultimately makes him realize that he was depending on his son to remain tethered to his humanity, his desperation to ensure his son remains safe to where he would dictate as much of his path as possible as being wrong and unhealthy. Kratos then awakens in the Underworld, the residence of Hades that was not enveloped by black fog of Morpheus. The insult Kratos makes regarding the knife is actually the purpose of the Celtic knife in question: when Atreus finds the knife, Kratos suggests bringing it along as they "may need to butter bread along [their] travels". In the Furies illusion, Kratos finds himself back in Sparta, which is, as you can imagine, heart-wrenching for him. They enter the Mountain and they defeat more creatures, bonding more as father and son while doing so. ]Eos asks Kratos to save his brother and by doing so, he promised to make Helios try to convince Zeus to erase his dreams and the bad that is inside of Kratos. Taking place three years, Kratos, Atreus, and Mmir were than confronted by the God of Asgard, Odin and the God of Thunder, Thor towards the end of their hunt. Although Kratos tried to reason with the soldier, he only resorted to violence when the soldier couldn't calm himself down. 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