Poseidon (God of War)

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==Summary==
Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) was the Olympian God of the Seas, Rivers, Water, Storms, Tempests, Winds, Hurricanes, Rain, Floods, Drought, Earthquakes and Horses, and the Ruler of Atlantis and all the oceans. Son of the Titans Cronos and Rhea, Poseidon is most notoriously known for being the powerful brother of Zeus and Hades, and is ZeusGod of War II PS2 ManualGod of War: Ascension (2013)- Trial Of the Gods Revealed (Archive link here). Alongside Zeus and Hades, the three Brother Kings constitute the strongest Gods in all of Olympus. He appears as a major antagonist in God of War III.
==Powers and Stats==
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Name: Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν), Emperor of the Seas, Earth-Shaker, Father of Horses, Ruler of Atlantis
Origin: God of War
Gender: Male
Age: At least several thousand years
Classification: Olympian God of the Sea, King of Atlantis
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Greek Godhood (Embodies the Oceans and Seas. Upon his death, caused the oceans to wreak havoc and unleash a worldwide flood, drowning most life in the Greek World)
*Flight
*Divine Magic (Including the Ice of Poseidon)
*Immortality (Types 1 and 3)
*Regeneration (High-Low)
*Accelerated Development (Can empower with his magic to allow its wielders to grow in power with every magical charge and with every charged attack)
*Water Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Weather Manipulation and Air Manipulation (Is the God of God of War 1 Novel- Chapter 3. Many of his other weapons, like his and , can wield powerful water-based abilities and the Cestus can summon vicious tornadoes, while and are capable of wielding both powerful water-based and ice-based magic. Ice of Poseidon magic allows Kratos to wield powerful ice-based powers against his foes. emits a massive freezing attack with a wider area of effectGod of War: Ascension- Multiplayer)
*Earth Manipulation (Created a massive body of rock and water, and can manipulate its stony appendages as extensions of himselfGod of War III) 
*Forcefield Creation (With his spearGod of War: Ascension- Multiplayer)
*Teleportation
*Animal Manipulation (Can control Hippocampi, is the God of Horses)
*Life Manipulation (Olympians can to Talos GuardiansGod of War III Ultimate Edition Strategy Guide by Brady- Page 94, including his chamber's bronze Taloses and his Ice TalosesGod of War: Ascension (2013). Also created his own Hippocamps)
*Power Bestowal (Can grant powers to others. Granted Kratos his Rage PowerGod of War (2005))
*Statistics Amplification (His own powers are boosted greatly when submerged in water)
*Astral Projection (As seen here)
*Healing (His champions are granted this power by Poseidon via )
*Electricity Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), & Non-Physical Interaction (Souls are constructs of magic, composed of their form, the metaphysical nature of a being, their luck, their mind and their direction. His lightning helped partially dislodge Atlas' soul from his body and allowed Hades to absorb it. The Eye of AtlantisGod of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010), which destroysGod of War Ghost of Sparta Brady Guide both the soul and the body of whoever stands in the path of its electric beam, is infused with the same electrical powers used by him, including his Rage ability that he to Kratos. His electrical powers can even incorporeal Wraiths.God of War (Novel)- Chapter 6. Damaging souls can shatter and fragment their memories as a consequenceGod of War: Ragnarök (2022)- Casualty of War)
*Aura (With the , it grants an Aura of DefenseGod of War: Ascension- Multiplayer)
*Poison Inducement with the and with Pelagic Nautilus (the shell of a Pelagic Nautilus is God of War: Ascension- Multiplayer)
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*Divine Magic, Ice of Poseidon, Electricity Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Non-Physical Interaction and Deconstruction (Gods have innate resistance to their own magical energy. Can shoot his lightning out of his hands with no negative effects as well as channel it throughout his body)
*Disease Manipulation (All the gods are unfazed by the disease that plagued the entire world when Hermes died in God of War 3)
*Ice Manipulation and Poison Manipulation (Scales from his champions, who are resistant to these abilities with his armorGod of War: Ascension- Multiplayer)
*Cosmic Radiations (All the Gods are immune to the hazardous radiation of outer space)
*Death Manipulation (Has with Aphrodite multiple timesGod of War (Novel)- Chapter 7, with the latter sharing the same powers as her twin daughters Zora and Lora, who can kill people at the mere act of with themGod of War (Novel)- Chapter 5)
*Transmutation and Curse Manipulation (Resists all of Athena's powers, which is why she chose to torment Medusa insteadGod of War II (2007)- From Myth to Legend)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Is the Olympian after Zeus, making him massively superior to the likes of Helios and Ares. Is considered to be one of the three greatest Olympians, who are God of War I Novelization, Chapter 2. Could easily harm and fight on par with AtlasGod of War II, having only gotten immensely stronger since then, becoming powerful enough to bring down many Titans during the second siege on Olympus with one shot, like EpimetheusGod of War III)
Speed: Infinite (Should be much faster than the likes of Helios and Ares, as well as comparable to either Cronos or Atlas. Easily kept up with Kratos, but was ultimately overwhelmed)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable (Comparable to his own Hippocampi, which are mere extensions of his own water body self, which on their lonesome could easily overpower and pull down several other Titans, as well as restrain Gaia)
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level (Can harm Kratos with his punches, as well as harm Gaia. Can block punches from Gaia with his Hippocampi, which are extensions of his own water form. Is second only to Zeus in terms of overall physical strength)
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Withstood being repeatedly smashed by Kratos while in his Elemental form)
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought in the Great War for hundreds of years. All Gods who show irreverence to Zeus might be cast off Olympus and forced to keep dodging his thunderbolts for hundreds of years before being allowed back, as was the case with Hermes)
Range: Universal+ (Gods are present across their domains, which at the minimum God of War I Novelization - Epilogue. Him merely raising his fist in a fit of anger . God of War I Novelization. Summoned all the lakes and seas in the world when he battled the Titan Oceanus and used them to defeat him)
Standard Equipment: His Trident and Hippocampi.
Intelligence: Fairly high, but was shown to be easily tricked and manipulated by Athena, Ares and Iris.
Weaknesses: Short-tempered
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
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Hades (God of War) (Hades's profile) (Standard Battle Assumptions)
Inconclusive:
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