With the tower restored, the duo plus Mimir lock Jtunheim in, but Mimir realizes that the travel crystal is missing. Odin, the King of Asgard, follows soon after, and makes an offer to the God of War: in exchange for him and Atreus not antagonizing the Aesir gods, Odin and Thor would also not do the same, in order to maintain peace. He could swing them about to strike enemies and opponents. Ares saw Kratos as the perfect warrior and could use him to take down Zeus and become the new ruler of Olympus. Kratos was Zeus' son, which made Gaia his great-grandmother. In God of War, many of Kratos' skills are attached to the weapons he wields, instead of being innate abilities. As they are leaving, Kratos gives Atreus a drink of the wine from the vase he took earlier before drinking some himself explaining the origins of the wine. The gravedigger talks about how Kratos has been made the huge mistake of sinking Atlantis City, and how could Kratos not will manage to find Deimos. Waking up from his stupor, Kratos continues his journey on foot. The God of War is then able to manipulate light thanks to an ability called Light of Dawn. She then takes them back to Tr's Temple, commanding Kratos to have the contraption functioning again. Despite the taunts, Atreus manages to stay calm with his father's words. 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. Crashed far to the island of Crete, Kratos reaches Athena's temple and vents his anger on Athena who had not told him that Deimos was still alive. Kratos refused, stating he has no father. The Stranger, then, purposely, hits Kratos to try agitating him. Kratos makes a guest appearance in the PS3 golf game, However, there are some rather odd similarities between, Kratos is one of the playable characters in the multi-franchise fighter. The god's power is then granted on the Colossus statue, making it move against Kratos. Kratos drags his body down from a cliff into a cave and covers his stab wound on his belly with a cloth. Kratos deduces that Baldur was never sent to find him, and he was tracking Faye all along, not knowing she was only ashes. Had these people left Kratos alone, they wouldn't have died, including many of the gods, who died because of their arrogance or thirst for revenge against Kratos. The pair use the new arrows to get to the top of the mountain. But, if he did, then he would surely kill Kratos if he ever saw him again. After defeating Sigrun and thus freeing all the Valkyries, Kratos was put in a good mood, possibly because he had done something good but gleefully (although with a sarcastic tone) states that the Valkyrie Queen's helm would fetch a great price at Brok and Sindri's shops. After he closely examined her, Kratos realized that it was indeed his mother to which he was shocked to see her again. Kratos tells Heimdall he was on his final warning, though Mimir doubted this would mean much to the Aesir. Twenty-two years pass as Faye gives birth to a part-god, giant, and mortal son named Atreus, although she initially wanted to name him Loki. And Kratos replies that it is the only hope for him for now because he could no longer return to the fields of Elysium. Instead, Kratos killed Cronos. Before he left, Kratos attempted to apologize for his earlier behavior towards her, only to be stopped by Freya, who reassured him that he was right to distrust the word of a God. In his final moments he insulted Kratos one last time before being killed by him. Even after learning Freya had bewitched Mimir to prevent them from learning Baldur's weakness, Kratos cared enough to fight Baldur for her and later saved her life by killing Baldur when he attempted to choke her to death. He showed regret and remorse in her death, showing that he still loved her. While having lost the magics he had after leaving Greece and coming to Midgard, his godly physical abilities has seemingly only grown in time as well as his combat prowess. However, the tattered remains of the Spartan skirt he wore in the original games remains under his new, default clothing in God of War (2018). Atreus, also known as Boy and Loki, is the deuteragonist of the Norse Era of the action-adventure fantasy video game franchise God of War, appearing as the deuteragonist of the 2018 video game God of War and its 2022 sequel God of War Ragnark. 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. But reality says otherwise, Kratos' power frightened Theseus and summoned a herd of monsters. Before they could give chase, an old gravedigger appeared and talks about how Athena has wisely chosen Kratos to conquer Ares. He loved her dearly, and whenever Kratos had enough free time from his conquest of Greece, he would go to see her and his daughter Calliope. When he woke up, yet again the Blade of Chaos appeared before him, making him scream angrily, realizing that he will forever suffer from the curse that made him immortal. The most recent entry added the Leviathan Axe to Kratos' ever-expanding armory alongside his . ago. This could hint that despite Zeus being dead for a very long time, he continues to haunt Kratos subconsciously, being a continual reminder of his greatest failure and his lust for revenge leaving him with nothing, thus giving the former king of the Greek gods some form of a "last laugh" over Kratos. He also noted that as the Valkyries are so strong, they are useful for his and Atreus' growth in skill. This marked the end of Olympus' reign once and for all. A couple of years later, Faye died due to unexplained reasons and requested that her family take her cremated ashes to the highest peak in the Nine Realms. This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era. In desperation to save his life and refusing to admit his defeat. Upon reaching Gra's shrine, it is revealed to an amused trio and a shocked Tr that Gra, the sorceress, lied about the Ragnark prophecy to Odin; instead of all nine realms being destroyed together, a "Champion" will unite the realms against Asgard and only the Aesir realm will be destroyed through warfare. This is the reason why Zeus relies more on Athena than Ares. While Kratos was initially suspicious of her, he agreed to her plans of using the flame of Olympus to destroy Zeus. Kratos could perform deadly swipes and stabs, and could also fire dangerous piercing projectiles at enemies. Because of this, he went to open the gates of the Domain of Death using the Skull of Keres. He wears black leather pants and shoes, also present are faded scars from where the chains from the blades were attached to his forearms, which he prefers to keep covered beneath with what appears to be fur-lined leather, secured with thongs of leather. Kratos told his son he was out of control, but Atreus argued that even his own father does angry as well during fights. After turning into a spirit and realizing the truth of Pandora's Box, Athena began aiding Kratos in his revenge against Zeus. 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. While she sent Atreus to gather some supplies, she told Kratos in secret that she is aware of his godly heritage from another land. In the world of God of War, a place where gods are real and involve themselves in mortal lives, Kratos, a former soldier-turned-god, manages to live one of the bloodiest and most storied lives of them all.Embarking on a conquest to destroy the Greek gods themselves seemed an impossible task, yet Kratos has done it. Using the Phoenix that he freed from Phoenix Chamber, Kratos has finally reached the main Shrine of the Sisters of Fate. Callisto told her approaching son that she had missed him. As in God of War (Betrayal), he keeps this spited appearance to his long brutal battle in conquering Greece , although for some reason, some parts of his skin have pinked in color or faded for some reason. In addition, Kratos respected his fellow Spartans, including the Last Spartan who he encountered several times during God of War: Ghost of Sparta and God of War II. He refers to Sindri and Brok as the dwarves and the blue one respectively, Mimir as head, Freya as woman and his own son as boy. Athena begs Kratos to stop, because the Gods of Olympus have started to get angry with him for his own destructive behavior. Kratos rarely personalizes people. His last wish was that Pandora forgive him for failing to protect her and begged Kratos to spare her. The fight continues as both gods wrestled each other using their god-like strength causing an earthquake to crumble and crack the ground, but while fighting, the Stranger then tells him personally about himself to Kratos that he can't feel anything like Kratos does, and warns him he'll keep on coming back, no matter what he does to him, while at the same time, their strength during battle, had even caused an enormous crack on the ground. Kratos opens the door and he began talking to him, saying that the visitor knows who he truly is and where he comes from. The website also pitted him against, 7-Eleven featured a Slurpee drink called "Kratos Fury" in a promotion for, David Jaffe showed interest in having Djimon Hounsou portray Kratos in the upcoming. RELATED: God Of War PS4: 10 Easter Eggs Youll Only Notice On A Replay. Ares (Greek: ) was the original Olympian God of War, and the son of Zeus and Hera and the main antagonist of God of War, as well as the perpetrator behind the events of God of War: Ascension, meaning he was also responsible for setting the events of the series into motion by tricking Kratos into killing his family and turning him into the Ghost of Sparta, which eventually fulfilled . Along their own journey, they are confronted by the sir god Baldur, the brother of Thor whose sons are Modi and Magni. Finding the box empty, and driven more berserk by Zeus' mockery, Kratos engaged his father in another fierce battle. When Hades was about to attack, Kratos intercepted his attack by tying the Blade of Exlile's chain to the Claw of Hades, entangling him. But Hercules refused to listen and attacked Kratos, who was then forced to kill his brother. 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. Returning in Midgard, Fimbulwinter began, and while the two were sleeping in their Home, Atreus has a vision that Thor will come for them at the end of Fimbulwinter. After Mimir tells them to go to the horn Kratos and Atreus encountered earlier, Kratos holds Mimir's head to the horn, who blows into it. Kratos came home and opened the base where he hide his son. Kratos manages to kills the dragon with the help of Atreus, and the grateful Sindri gives Atreus branded mistletoe arrows, and also infuses lightning into the Talon Bow. Aside from elemental-type powers, Kratos is not much of a magic-userthats more Atreus domain. When Kratos first met her she was being pleased by her handmaidens, but as soon as she saw Kratos she wanted him to have sex with her. This a reference to his voice actor, Christopher Judge's role as Teal'c in Stargate SG-1 as one of Teal'c most famous catchphrases is "Indeed". Powers and Stats. In a very intense battle, Zeus had several times seized the Blade of Olympus, but was soon recaptured by Kratos who he then used to stab and throws him at a pillar, making him fall helplessly. Learning that the main ingredient needed to treat Atreus was in Helheimwhere the ice magic of the Leviathan Axe was useless due to the unyielding cold of the realm as no enemy can be killed with such weaponKratos retrieved the Blades from their hiding place and grimly rebound their chains to his forearms in order to use them once more. The Blades were dulled and drained of power after Kratos fell into the River Styx in God of War III.A powerful weapon given to Kratos by Athena after he pledged her allegiance to him. Vikings wore shoes and leg wrappings. However, this can be attributed to gameplay restrictions to prevent Kratos from carrying nearly 15-20 weapons and having over a dozen different magical attacks and items to choose from in God of War III, as he would have had almost all of the weapons, magical attacks and relics he gathered over the games up until that point if it weren't for developer or gameplay reasons. Through the use of fear, he controls Kratos mind and traps him inside his own mind (God of War Wiki). He can infuse the magical abilities of his axe and the fire of his left Blade of Chaos into the shield, allowing for more explosive and devastating combos. When Atreus asks why the rune looks different, Sindri explains that it had to be reforged. Tr convinces Atreus that maybe he is the "Champion" of the Jtnar, irritating Kratos. After the labyrinth was finished, whether or not he was reunited with Icarus, Daedalus instead imprisoned by Zeus in one of the labyrinth traps, but that didn't make Daedalus stop believing that Icarus was still alive. Mimir explains that they need his other eye to get to the realm. He is a very brave and utterly fearless warrior who is not afraid of any enemy regardless of strength, numbers and even species, which makes him able to stand up to people, monster and even immortals alike. Even though he doesn't believe in Eos' promise because it has been given many times a false promise by the Gods, Kratos still follows Eos' advice to awaken Helios' fire horse that would lead him to where Helios was being held, because after all, in Helios' absence, the world will become completely dark and everyone in it will sooner or later die. In the Norse Realm, Kratos still maintains his resistance, able to take blows from Baldur and Thor along with falls of massive heights, though a full on hit from Mjlnir to Kratos' skull was actually able to make him fall unconscious (almost killing him) but Thor awaken him with the shock from his hammer. After entering the mountain, they once again encounter Modi, who's been beaten mercilessly into a bloody pulp by his father, saying that his father blamed him for leaving Magni to die. Variation of Deity. In God of War: Ascension, the Furies use the powers of illusions against Kratos, specifically by trapping him in one. For a time, Kratos served Ares loyally, raiding villages, slaughtering innocents, and spreading chaos in his name. He also took extreme offense to Atreus beginning to embrace his Jtnar name, "Loki", angrily declaring that "[he] is Atreus, [his] son". Sindri shows up and the brothers reconcile and together, they make a key for them. There, Kratos saw his wife, Lysandra, but then he is immediately awakened by Orkos, a working oath keeper under the Furies, that all of this is just an illusion created by The Furies for weakens Kratos' mind. Atreus' father then demands him to prove himself to become a true warrior where they're bigger journey was about to begin. Tired of going what happened to him, Kratos did not care and decided to leave there, but the monster doesn't let him go, forcing Kratos to turn around and beat him. Kratos tells him he was named after a compassionate spartan soldier who filled the lives of everyone with joy and happiness. In new game+ Kratos gained Zeus and Ares' armors, which look strikingly similar, especially in the back area, to Kratos' own god armor in God of War II. But because of this, Thanatos fought back by crushing him and threw his body, instantly killing Deimos. Refusing to die, Kratos rebelled, attacking the Underworld's hands ensnare him, and managed to get out of the Underworld. As Atreus successfully, and finally, hit the deer target, they then, started watching it off. The deaths of the three members of the Sisters of Fate give Kratos a chance to change his destiny himself by using the Mirror of Destiny located in the Loom Chamber. He beat Hephaestus to a bloody pulp and took Pandora, his daughter, away from him so he could suffer for all eternity. Pandora was so relieved to see Kratos come to save her, and both of them immediately find a way out of this maze. Before Kratos could say anything, Brok and Sindri show up impressed and how they wanted to see this, Mimir at first refused, but knowing there would be no other way, he allowed the dwarfs to watch him. Although the second illusion managed to trick it, Kratos immediately realized it after seeing the ring that used by Lysandra. 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