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. Together, Kratos and Gaia defeated Poseidon. Seeing Ares' death at the hands of Kratos, Zeus feared that he would suffer the same fate with Ares. He seldom has any tone aside from angry or demanding, but he has been shown to chuckle very silently to himself at jokes made by several people across the 2018 release, notably a joke told by Atreus. An active power is something that can affect a being or object physically . So, the Eyes of Truth that Kratos is currently looking for is Aletheia's eyes. With anger and the strength he has now, he managed to conquer the temptations of Persephone, chained the Titan Atlas to the Pillar of the World, and in the end killed the Queen of the Underworld The Pillar of the World is partially destroyed as a result of the fight between Kratos and Persephone, forced the Titan Atlas to stand above him and hold all of Greece on his shoulders. Meanwhile, Pandora tries to run towards the Flame of Olympus, but Kratos is immediately caught and held her hand tightly, not intending to let go at all. Three years later after Baldur's death, both Kratos and Atreus are training and surviving Fimbulwinter. Armed with the insights he got from Aletheia, Kratos traveled all the way to Delos Island in search of the Eyes of Truth. 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. Secondly, Kratos and Mimir face Heimdall in battle, with Kratos who is the only one to ever hit Heimdall thanks to his god-like speed, fast-reflexes and combat skills, despite Heimdall foresight powers which Heimdall was never been hit or touched by any opponents he faced before, but after Kratos pierce him in the arm using his spear, Heimdall does not accept being granted mercy by the God of War, causing Kratos to blow up Heimdall's arm as a consequence. Game Debut: God of War (2018) Supernatural Abilities: Immortality, Superhuman Abilities, Innate Language Powers, Mind/Emotion Reading Historical Background: Norse Mythology as Loki the Trickster God A lot happened between the end of God of War 3 and the start of God of War (2018).But, the biggest changes were Kratos' new calmer temperament, the change in location, and the appearance of Kratos . Kratos asked, why Zeus wanted to help him and Zeus replied that all he did this not to help Kratos, but for the good of Olympus. 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. While Kratos is aware of this, he tells Athena that he is no longer her monster. After this interaction, Kratos gained a newfound respect for Freya and vowed to never forget how she helped his family. Hes almost invulnerable, but he can be defeatedexcept he keeps coming back. Her death would affect Kratos immensely, as he blamed the gods for what happened to her and he would make them pay for what they did, something he achieved when he waged war on them. Kratos is a formidable fighter, but when it comes to magic and illusions, in particular, hes at a disadvantagesomething some of his foes know to use against him. Kratos finds out that there is another shrine behind Faye's: his very own. They are formed from inner madness and anger the war of the Primordials, the war that created the Universe. Atreus' mother also intended him to learn the truth of her real identity and embrace that he is part Frost . Over time, Atreus starts to become arrogant and cocky after learning of his godhood which deeply concerns Kratos. 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. Kratos took him to Freya so she could save him, and traveled to Helheim to find the ingredient needed to revive him. Clotho is a Sisters of Fate with a gigantic body, so Kratos must be more first pinning his lower body and climbing onto the upper platform to then stab himself to death. Unexpectedly, the omphalos stone that Kratos was looking for was apparently in Cronos' stomach. They were a pair of triple blades that were chained together. Poseidon's Rage: A magic from God of War. Kratos has accomplished a lot throughout the original trilogy and 2018 reboot . Refusing to believe what Lahkesis said, Kratos felt that his destiny was formed because of his own doing, threatening to kill him if Lahkesis did not let him pass, getting the two involved in the fight. Kratos rushes home via boat to retrieve his old Blades of Chaos (which have been there for 50 years) while being goaded and taunted by Athena about his past that he'll always and forever, will be, a monster. He then vowed to serve the other gods in order to receive his forgiveness and relief from the nightmares of his past deeds, but he was also openly defiant. Helios refused to tell him and tried to use the power of the sun to kill Kratos, but Kratos was able to withstand his attack and stepped on Helios. The first time he is seen smiling is in the first God of War for the PAL release of the first game, when he gives a menacing smirk upon encountering a trap in Pandora's Temple where he needs to sacrifice an undead soldier to continue. Freed from the Furies but still tormented by the truth of his past, Kratos decides to faithfully serve the Gods of Olympus for the next 10 years, hoping that so he can redeem himself and his past sins can be forgiven. He keeps the Icarus Wings though, and uses them both in God of War II and God of War III. Those being, slamming a huge metal door into Theseus' head over and over, punching Hercules in the face with the Nemean Cestus (his face becomes deformed and a bloody pulp to the point where his eyes fall out, his teeth are broken and his skull is literally caved into the shape of a bowl, which is possibly the most gory scene in the entire series, aside from various organs being spilled out of several enemies Kratos kills), and finally, Kratos punching Zeus in the face with his bare fists until it kills him from blunt trauma to the head. While originally having tanned skin, after killing his beloved wife and child, two of the few people he truly cared for, the village oracle bound their ashes to his skin to be forever a reminder of the horrible deed he committed on that day. Cronos didn't seem to care, and allowed Kratos to climb to Pandora's Temple to claim Pandora's Box. Kratos does the close-combat, while Atreus does the range-attack with his bow and arrow where he shoots them down to it's vital parts. Kratos tells Atreus that he has met many annoying spirits before. 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. Going on, all three of the Sisters of Fate were also defeated. Kratos expressed surprise at seeing her alive, to which she responded that the world bleeds because of all of the destruction he caused by killing the Gods. While leaving Kratos, Athena reminds that as long as Zeus reigns, there is no hope for humans to live, so he asked Kratos to immediately destroy the Flame of Olympus. 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. Kratos accepts the offer, and with a new blades unique given by Athena which is now named Blade of Athena, Kratos occupies the throne of the Gods War, making himself as the new God of War. Torn from the legendary Icarus, Kratos can use the artificial wings to glide and fly with the help of powerful upward drafts. Animal manipulation sounds like the kind of power that Kratos son Atreus might have, rather than the God of War himself. Therefore, he time traveled back to The Great War, Kratos brings the Titans with him to the present to face the Gods. Asgard's forces attempt to sever their link to other realms to thin out Kratos' forces, and Atreus and Sindri opens a secret passage in Asgard's wall. His love for Faye was so great that he knew she had good reasons to hide the fact she was a Giant from her family. 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. Back at Sindri's home, Kratos continues to demand the truth from Atreus, who has already considered going to Asgard as a spy against Odin. Despite the fact that Kratos' chains from when he very first became a slave to Ares all those years ago were branded onto his bare flesh, they seemingly were able to be removed, as mentioned above, he wears various things under his chains to keep them off his bare skin. He told Kratos that to contain the evils born from the great war, he had to use a power greater than the gods- the flame of Olympus, which, when he finished it he knew putting it in the flame would be the safest place. When they wake up, Atreus felt like this was real, at first Kratos isn't disturbed by this, but when Atreus reminds him again, he assures his son that they will worry about it tomorrow. Up until God of War III, Kratos is plagued by nightmares, which partially explains why hes so vulnerable to illusions and mind tricks. They start the journey back to Tr's Temple where Mimir explains Hrimthur's story. He now bids a heartfelt farewell while Kratos learns that he is destined to become a revered god. Kratos was a captain of a Spartan army. Along with his troops, Hercules attacked Kratos using the Nemean Cestus, a weapon he obtained after successfully defeating the Nemean Lion. Realizing he has been cursed to walk the Earth forever as punishment for all his heinous deeds, Kratos is surprised to see the Blade of Chaos, a weapon that had never been seen since Ares' death, had appeared before him, reminded him of his dark past. He no longer needs the Blade of Exile. Atreus realizes that Fenrir's soul is contained in his knife due to his funerary chant, and with Kratos' help, Fenrir's soul is transferred to Garm's body. But regardless from that complaint, he did not attack. Kratos meets Ares for the first time. While the Blade of Olympus presumably is still physically existing, all the godly power it once had is gone, and is now just a really big and fancy looking sword. He tried to persuade Kratos by reminding him that he, too, used to be a father. Kratos always called Mimir "head". Because of this, he went to open the gates of the Domain of Death using the Skull of Keres. As Atreus took the knife from her own mother, Kratos insisted that it was his to keep. Believing Deimos to be dead, Kratos marked himself with a red tattoo, identical to his brother's birthmark, to honour his sibling. As he found the Ambrosia, Kratos encountered Cereyon, Helios' champion, and killed him as well. Deimos' death culminated in more anger as Kratos immediately exerted all his strength to kill Thanatos. Around this time, Zeus began to hear prophecies foretelling his demise at the hands of one of his sons, a "marked warrior". Angry with Kratos' decision, Ares immediately ordered the Furies to hunt down the Ghost of Sparta so that he could once again be forced to serve himself. Hearing all these explanations, Kratos rushed on a ship to Delos Island. One day, during a raid on a village of Athena's followers, Ares secretly transported Lysandra and Calliope to a nearby temple. Both Brok and Sindri tell Kratos to be more careful with his gear and criticizes him for breaking the armors they made for him as well as the condition of the Leviathan Axe which both mention has seen better days. Kratos is the epitome of what a Spartan soldier is in that he is essentially made for battle. He is the son of Pallas and, In Greek mythology, Cratos and Bia were commanded by. Meanwhile, Kratos is looking for a way to break his blood oath with Ares. If that is the cost of vengeance so be it.Kratos' speech before blowing the Gjallarhorn. Kratos finally made his decision that he and his son can't stay home. Kratos' relationship with Faye is not well-known but it is apparent that they had a very close and loving relationship, as Kratos openly acknowledges that Faye was better than a God and wondered if he could raise his son without her. After the conversation, the serpent realigns the bridge to help them reach Thamur's chisel. Knowing that the dangers of the outside world will inevitably come, Kratos changed his mind and he and Atreus began their journey. Kratos is forced to confront his own mother, and after being seriously injured, Callisto returned to her original form. In that side mission, Kratos didn't face the ghost of the father as he told his tale, possibly still ashamed of what he did. While Kratos obtains this power through the use of weapons and not through his own godly abilities, its worth noting that the Claws of Hades and the Blades of Exile are godly weapons that could not have been used by a simple mortal. At that time Cronos did not realize that he had eaten the Omphalos stone, mistaking it for a baby Zeus. Weapon Skills encompass both Kratos' Apparently during this time, Gaia was only using Kratos so that the Titans could reach the whereabouts of Zeus. He can show care for them, as he displayed care for Athena to some degree (and vice versa), with Kratos being more affected by her death than even Zeus, who seemed to care very little (if at all) about her death. Although Kratos tried to reason with the soldier, he only resorted to violence when the soldier couldn't calm himself down. Kratos finds the three Sirens in question and kills them, deliver the third soul to open a door in which there is a Titan's trumpet. As they leave, however, a rumbling sound could be heard from the outside. Kratos is a natural born demigod, his father being the mighty Zeus himself. Apparently, Zeus had planned all of this, he deliberately made Kratos release his God power in order to force Kratos to surrender and submit to him. Even so, he still had a bit of divine power within him, allowing him to defeat the Rhodes warriors. He told him that he was once the most talented blacksmith in all of Olympus, and because of that, Zeus married her to the Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite. Atreus, with a full set of confidence, says she hasn't been wrong yet and so close to the end, with Kratos looking at a plaque of Atreus holding a dead body screaming in agony (most likely depicting his death, though this is yet to be true as there are inconsistencies with this body and Kratos). After crash landing in the Realm Travel Room, they find the missing panel about Tr traveling, to other lands including Greece. However, Kratos talked a lot more in God of War III and God of War (2018), whereas in all the other games, Kratos only has a few dozen lines of dialogue, if even. Because of this, Zeus was surprised by Kratos' presence and assumed that the Sisters of Fate had helped him. In the middle of the commotion, the old man came to once again talk about fate, saying that Kratos' presence in this village at this time is written and fated. They travel closer to the peak of the mountain afterward, albeit while intercepting some enemies like an Ogre. Atreus returns home, having escaped from Thor in Asgard, and shows the mask to everyone inside Sindri's house. Kratos then returns to Olympus stating the gods will pay for what they have done. Kratos tells Heimdall he was on his final warning, though Mimir doubted this would mean much to the Aesir. I do not want this war. He beat Hephaestus to a bloody pulp and took Pandora, his daughter, away from him so he could suffer for all eternity. This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era. Kratos tries to restrain him, but it falls on deaf ears, Atreus says that his knife is much better than his mother's, before kicking Modi down a ravine. Even though Freya wanted to help Kratos and Atreus, he was still suspicious of her and only allowed it because Faye's quest was more important. Hephaestus immediately realized the purpose of Kratos' arrival and asked him to stay away from Pandora, said that Kratos was the reason why Pandora could end up being held in the labyrinth and why he was exiled to the Underworld. However, that life ended when Kratos killed Ares. Before breathing his last breath, the Spartan soldier placed his hope on Kratos. With many anxiously awaiting the next installment in the franchise, this list has been updated to include better clarity, sharper pictures, and more information regarding Kratos' powers. 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