Kratos

Kratos is a character that appears in 6 games

The main protagonist of the God of War series, Kratos journeys to the ends of the earth in order to bring down the Gods on Mount Olympus.

Overview

 Kratos is the spartan protagonist of the God of War games. He currently (at the end of God of War II) wields the "Blades of Athena", two chain blades attached to  his arms allowing for some very acrobatic and very brutal combat. The name Kratos is derived from the character in greek mythology called Cratos, though Kratos shows little in common with the character apart from his initial loyalty to the Gods. The word Kratos means 'power' in Greek.

History

Kratos was once a general in the spartan armies, known for his ruthlessness his army had been undefeated until they stood against the mighty Barbarians. After a long and bloody battle Kratos lay before the Barbarian King defeated, his soldiers' blood flowing around his prone body as the the Barbarian swung his Axe, Kratos shouted to the Heavens, vowing to Ares his life in return for the power to defeat his enemies. In that moment Kratos became Ares' servant, endowed with the power of the "The Blades of Chaos" he cut down the Barbarian King and stood victorious. But this power came at a price. As  Ares' servant Kratos led his army to many victories, blindly following the War God's orders he burned and pillaged a village, just as he slaughtered the last of the villagers he looked down to see the bodies of his wife and daughter,  their blood on his hands. Horrified and really, really pissed off Kratos vowed revenge on the God of War, as the bodies of his loved ones burned Kratos was cursed by the village's Oracle to forever carry the evidence of what he had done with him, as she spoke the ashes of Kratos' family carried by the wind were burned on to Kratos' skin making him very pale and giving  him the title "Ghost of Sparta". 

In God of War he agreed to help Athena defeat Ares as he destroyed her city, she told Kratos of "Pandora's Box" the only object that could grant Kratos the power to defeat a God. After many challenges, Kratos finally managed to find
"Pandora's Box" and unleash it's power allowing him to slay his former master. Distraught that the death of Ares had not stopped hisnightmares, Kratos tried to take his own life but was saved by Athena and offered the position that Ares ones took in Olympus. As the new God of War, Kratos looked over the world and whenever there was hatred in man's heart for his fellow man he was there to fuel it.

In God of War II  Kratos returned as the new God of War, leading his spartan army to many victories. As he descended from Olympus to help his army take the city of Rhodes, Zeus breathed life into the "Colossus of Rhodes" and shrunk Kratos to human size , fooling Kratos to believe that it was Athena that betrayed him by taking on the guise of an owl. After fighting the Colossus numerous times and loosing,Kratos was advised by Zeus to use the "Sword of Olympus" to take down the Colossus. Draining all his godly powers into the sword, Kratos managed to destroy the giant but was left mortal and defenseless, allowing Zeus to kill him and send him to the under world. Betrayed once again and plummeting to his death he was awoken by the sound of Gaia's voice, she told him of the only way to defeat the King of the Gods, he traveled to the "Island of the Fates" where he killed the three sisters of fate allowing him to go back to the moment when Zeus was most vulnerable, he fought Zeus almost ending his life when Athena jumped in front of her father and was stabbed by Kratos. Athena died, and with that the last of Kratos' humanity was drained from him. Zeus managed to get away, but Kratos soon returned with the power of all the Titans by his side, this time vowing to destroy all of Olympus.
behold, Kratos in his strongest form

In other games


Kratos, along with Nariko from Heavenly Sword, will be pre-order playable sackboys. Kratos will be available from Gamestop.

Personality

 A man with very obvious anger issues, Kratos seems to be permanently pissed off. Being betrayed by  pretty much everyone he meets doesn't really help either. In the design process Kratos was intended to look powerful and angry, showing little other emotion. This makes Kratos a violent antihero without compassion for those around him. Anyone who is unfortunate enough to be within a 50 foot radius of Kratos is doomed to have their shit fucked up - which, while sounding dangerous and horrible, is quite a good thing for the wider Spartan community as generally the only things that come into contact with Kratos are grotesque and bloodthirsty monsters and demons.

Kratos games Edit

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Name Platforms Developer
God of War III
PS3 Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated, SCE Studio Santa Monica
LittleBigPlanet
released on Oct. 27, 2008
PS3 Media Molecule
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
released on March 18, 2008
PS3 Clap Hanz Ltd.
God of War: Chains of Olympus
released on March 4, 2008
PSP Ready at Dawn Studios, LLC
God of War II
released on March 13, 2007
PS2 SCE Studio Santa Monica
God of War
released on March 22, 2005
PS2 SCE Studio Santa Monica

Trivia
In God of War, how does Kratos hang onto his chained swords, the Blades of Chaos?
  • With his meaty, iron grip
  • They're fused to his forearms
  • They're built into his gloves
  • Sheer force of will

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General Information Edit
Character Name: Kratos
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Gender: Male
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Appears in: 6 games
First appearance: God of War
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