Kratos

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==Summary==
Kratos (Greek: Κράτος) is the titular playable protagonist of Sony Santa Monica Studio's acclaimed God of War series. Born and raised among the violent Spartans, Kratos rose through the ranks to become a fearsome general, winning many wars under his command. However, they eventually encountered their mortal enemies, the Barbarians, and were nearly wiped off the map in the ensuing battle. A desperate Kratos begged Ares, the God of War, to help him win the war. Ares listened and bestowed power upon Kratos, leading the Spartans to victory. In exchange, however, Ares demanded Kratos' unflinching loyalty. To this end, the God of War tricked Kratos into murdering his wife Lysandra, and his daughter Calliope, in the ensuing chaos. As a result, their ashes were permanently bonded to Kratos' skin, earning him the moniker "Ghost of Sparta." Enraged and consumed by grief, Kratos renounced his servitude to Ares and sought vengeance on him, eventually killing Ares and ascending to godhood as the new God of War. However, Kratos' struggle did not end there; he had to face his father, the rest of the Olympians, and the Titans on the next journey.
After defeating the Olympians and cleansing Greece through chaos, Kratos fled to the Norse homeland where he married Faye and had a son named Atreus. Following Faye's death, Atreus and Kratos would embark on a journey to fulfil her final wishes, scattering her ashes at the highest peak in all the realms. Many obstacles along the way, including fighting several monsters as well as opposing the Norse gods themselves.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Divine Weapons | | | | 
Key: Demigod (2010 Comics-Ascension-Chains of Olympus-GoW1) | As the God of War (Ghost of Sparta-GoW2-GOW3) | With the Power of Hope | Norse Era (God of War (2018) | Ragnarok (God of War: Ragnarok)
Name: Kratos (Greek: Κράτος), Fárbauti (Futhark runes: ᚠᚨᚱᛒᚨᚢᛏᛁ, In Jötnar's mural, meaning: Cruel Striker), Cruel Striker, Einherjar (Along with Atreus in Jötnar's mural), known by many titles such as The Ghost of Sparta, Shield-Bearer (ΦΕΡ'ΑΣΠΙ), White Warrior, The God of War, Stríðsguð (ᛊᛏᚱᛁᚦᛊᚷᚢᛞ) (Meaning: God of War), The Servant of Ares, The Champion of Ares, The Slave of the Gods, The Fist of Ares, The Servant of Zeus, The Marked Warrior, Oathbreaker, The Slayer of Gods, Death, The Destroyer of Worlds, Champion of the Gods, Sinker of Atlantis, Slayer of Ares, Killer of Argos, Cursed Mortal, Fallen God, Murderer of Gaia, Murderer of Children, Son of Zeus, Godslayer, Godkiller, Bearded Beefer (By Brok), Bane of Olympus, Destroyer of Fate, Weapon of the Gods, Bringer of War, Pretender God, False God, The Ashen God, God of Hope
Origin: God of War
Gender: Male
Age: 30-38 before murdering his family (Due to governmental and cultural constraints of Ancient Greece, the minimum age of marriage in Sparta was 30, with the age being supported by Kratos having become the youngest Spartan captain in history and having married Lysandra at the same time. Calliope was 8 years old when she was slain alongside her mother by Kratos), 38-48 during his servitude to the gods up until GoW1 (Served the Gods for 10 years after killing the Furies). 48-60 during his tenure as the God of War (Daedalus's final entry on working for the Labyrinth was marked as Day 4603, roughly equivalent to 12.6 years, the Labyrinth being a direct response to Hephaestus's deceit which was revealed when Kratos opened Pandora's Box to kill Ares). Well over 210 years old as of GoW 2018 (Tyr's temple, which had a vase representing Kratos, had been buried underwater for 150 years after his rampage. In "", Kratos told his son that he's lived for centuries and considers decades a joke)
Classification: Spartan, Demigod, God of War, Godslayer, Spartan General (Formerly), God of Hope
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level (Defeated the three Furies, who by their magic could create physical illusions and dimensions that contained a , which would require this much energy, and later a dimension that contained the Sun, propagated from themselves), Low Complex Multiverse level with Divine Weapons (Possesses the Gauntlet of Zeus, the Blade of Artemis and the Spear of Destiny) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Killed his way through the entire host of Olympians and Titans. Fought on par with Zeus and kept up with his latent power growth) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Inconceivably more powerful than before. Is imbued with Hope, the greatest power in the Greek World, far above even the Great Evils, including Fear Zeus, as per Athena's words. Terrified Athena and was capable of striking her down, the latter of whom had ascended to a higher plane of existence that granted her power and a level of existence beyond everyone else) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Fighting a God: Behind the Scenes of God of War’s First Boss Battle repeatedlyGod of War Director’s Commentary: Part 2 – The Stranger Fight | PS4 stated to have lost most of his strength from his days as a God and to the point where he was a shell of his former self.God of War (2018 Novel)- Chapter 48 Despite this, he rag-dolled and defeated Baldur in battle. Defeated Sigrun in combat and managed to best all her Valkyries, whose magics are powerful enough to God of War (2018) - Codex) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Upon training during Fimbulwinter, Kratos . Fought on par with Thor and ultimately defeated him in their final rematch. Fought against Níðhögg, who can chew through the under-roots of Yggdrasil. Defeated Garm, who threatened to eat through the fabric of the Nine Realms. Held his own against Odin, who killed the first Giant Ymir and created the Realms from his body)
Speed: FTL (Could view lightning as though it was "moving through the slowest treacle" and run across a temple before it hit Ares. Stated to be of God of War (Novel)- Chapter 18 and "" by Athena,God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 19 with even the Sisters of Fate also re-affirming this notion as well, making him superior to the Redeemed Warriors, who can use Essence of Hyperion, which ), Infinite attack speed with the Light of Dawn (The Light of Dawn is powered by the Primordial Flame, which also serves as the same power source as Helios. Its beams work in a near-identical fashion to those of Helios' beams), Infinite with the Gauntlet of Zeus (Easily kept pace with Persephone, who can react to and block beams from the Light of Dawn, whose beams work in a near-identical fashion to those of Helios' beams. Easily kept up with Atlas, who could easily overwhelm Helios) | Infinite (Managed to defeat the Sisters of Fate, tagging them as well as evading their attacks before they can react, even while fighting both at once. Initially fought on par against Zeus, who is than Hermes,God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 17 who was able to easily outrun Helios' light attacks at close ranges while wounded and battered. Also easily kept up with Hercules, who could also react to and effortlessly block Helios' attacks with ease. Later evenly matched Zeus in combat blow-for-blow in their final battle) | Infinite (Far faster than before and defeated Fear Zeus in battle) | Infinite (Slower than before but is still comparable to Baldur and Sigrun, whom are on par with Ares) | Infinite (Has managed to return to the level he was at when he destroyed Olympus. Kept up with the likes of Thor, Heimdall and the various Valkyries in battle. Able to react to, blockGod of War: Ragnarök (2022)- Surviving Fimbulwinter and dodge shockwaves from Thor, said shockwaves being able to encompass the entirety of Yggdrasil, an infinite higher-dimensional structure)
Lifting Strength: At least Class Z (Stated by Athena to possess God of War (Novel)- Chapter 18 and "" which would make him vastly superior to the Redeemed Warriors, who as mortals were capable of swinging a hammer with the weight of the mortal plane. Broke the strap that held down the Python carcass, a giant metallic serpent that spans across multiple mountain ranges), Immeasurable with Gauntlet of Zeus (Used by Zeus himself to chain all the Titans to the walls of Tartarus. Later used by Kratos himself to overpower and re-chain Atlas) | Immeasurable (Is comparable to Ares, who is superior to the Titans like Atlas, who easily held up the entirety of the Greek World on his shoulders for nearly 20 years. Can hold back Atlas' strength and can also overpower Hades, who has Atlas' soul, which grants him strength as a result, with Kratos himself eventually ripping out Hades' soul for himself. Later overpowered and killed Cronos) | Immeasurable (Inconceivably stronger than before) | Immeasurable (Physically on par with Baldur and overpowered him in battle, and should thus wield a level of strength that's more or less on par with Ares) | Immeasurable (Has re-awakened the power he wielded as a God. Can seal Realm Tears, God of War (2018) Prima Official Game Guide- Page 21 God of War (2018) Prima Official Game Guide- Page 157 of reality ,God of War (2018) Prima Official Game Guide- Page 283 with just his raw strength alone, and can contend with the likes of Níðhögg and Garm)
Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System level (Can hurt Megaera with his blows), Low Complex Multiverse level with Gauntlet of Zeus | Low Complex Multiverse level (Equal to Ares. On par with and can trade blows with Zeus, with both of them being able to inflict brutal beatdowns on each other and live to tell the tale) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Terrified Athena, who had ascended to a higher plane of existence and gained power beyond everybody else, and threatened to strike her down) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Consistently clashes with Baldur and wins. Can close Realm Tears with his raw strength) | Low Complex Multiverse level (When fully enraged and going all out, he easily knocked Thor's teeth out and later matches Thor on equal grounds, eventually defeating him in their next rematch)
Durability: Multi-Solar System level (Withstood attacks from the three Furies), Low Complex Multiverse level with Sun Shield (Is the shield used by Helios himself. Contains the Primordial Fire, which is stated to be the source of Helios' energy within it. Kratos easily shielded himself from Persephone's death explosion, which destroyed the World Pillar) and Gauntlet of Zeus (The Gauntlet of Zeus amplifies all of Kratos's physical attributes, and it allowed him to kill Charon, and fight on par with Atlas and Persephone) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Tanked many attacks from Ares, as well as his Death Explosion. Battled with and killed Thanatos, who is a Primordial Deity. Tanked a hit from Poseidon's Trident. Also withstood Helios' charged Power of the Sun with minimal problems. He was able to withstand strikes from Hades and Hercules. Equal to Zeus and withstood many hits from him) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Was only able to kill himself by channeling Hope through the Blade of Olympus and then stabbing himself with it, to sacrifice himself and give Hope to mankind instead) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Took many brutal beatdowns from Baldur on multiple occasions and managed to turn the tide every step of the way. Could survive attacks from Sigrun and her Valkyries, whose magics are powerful enough to God of War (2018) - Codex) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Shouldn't be any weaker than his old God of War self. Traded blows with Thor multiple times, only getting overwhelmed and temporarily killed when considerably holding back. However, in their final rematch, a Kratos who was still holding back to save Thor, but was much more serious than ever before, was now able to take a full-powered, enraged blow to the head from him with Mjölnir, and shrug it off with easeGod of War: Ragnarök (2022)- The Realms At War)
Stamina: Superhuman (As a Demigod has the energy to climb for , as seen when he climbs up to Pandora's Temple. Ran several dozen kilometers in search of a city and kept fighting for an entire day inside Pandora's Temple before tiring out. Survived being brutally tortured physically and mentally by the Furies for 3 weeks at an end in order to break him and make him return back to the servitude of Ares, eventually persevering, overpowering and killing them. Consistently withstands brutal beatdowns from people and gods of his own caliber, like from his brother Deimos and his father Zeus, and easily recovers from them within seconds, including his own stamina. Is also able to easily that would normally kill lesser mortals. Possesses infinite magic, which he gained after being driven berserk by Deimos's death at the hands of Thanatos. Even after massively slacking out on his training for years, he endured brutal beatdowns from Baldur and journeyed with his son through the cruel and deadly realms of the Norse Gods)
Range: Standard Melee Range to at least Tens of Meters, likely Hundreds of Meters with Magic. Low Multiversal with and (Both the Soul of Hades and Army of Hades allow Kratos to summon souls from the Underworld, as well as banish his foes to the Underworld, with the Underworld and Mortal World having been stated to be separate space-time continuums) | Universal+ (Has all of Ares' powers. Gods are present across their domains, which at the minimum ); Interdimensional with BFR (Much like Ares, he should also be God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 47 banish his foes to a galaxy-sized pocket dimension and make them fight their own clones or torture them); Low Multiversal with (Can summon souls from the Underworld with Alrik's hammer, as well as ) and Claws of Hades (Absorbed Hades' soul and can use all his soul-summoning powers to their fullest extent) | Low Complex Multiversal (Embodies Hope itself, an abstraction greater than even the Primordials, who in turn permeate the entire reality of the Greek World) | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with Magic; Universal+ with Realm Shift (Realm Shift of , each realm being universal in size); at least Low Complex Multiversal with the Unity Stone (The Unity Stone allows travel to other realms and pantheons outside of the Norse Pantheon) | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with Magic; Universal+ with Realm Shift (Realm Shift of , each realm being universal in size); Low Multiversal with Gjallarhorn (With the , the Gjallarhorn will serve as the catalyst to start Ragnarök and open the Gateways of all the 9 Realms simultaneously for their armies to invade Asgard, which he does so in a bid to stop Odin)
Standard Equipment:	Standard Equipment:
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Intelligence: Gifted (Kratos was a Spartan Commander, the youngest ever to become a captain, who won many battles and had experience battling many supernatural foes. He comes up with brutally creative ways to kill his enemies, so they won't be a future obstacle. Throughout his adventures, he has solved many puzzles, mostly created by Daedalus, who built the Labyrinth of Minos, and Pathos Verdes the 3rd, who built the Temple of Pandora. Repeatedly stated by Ares and Orkos to be the Perfect Warrior, Ares having molded Kratos for the sole purpose of tearing down the very walls of Olympus itself, a prophecy which he unwittingly fulfilled after killing Ares and becoming the new God of War, with both Ares and Kratos having complete knowledge and awareness of all forms of war and combat across due to their rank as the God of War. During his battle with Ares, he also fought against multiple younger clones of himself who were stated to be much , and considerably , and Kratos brutally and saying that none would ever reach his family.God of War (Novel)- Chapter 31 Also stated by Athena to be a warrior who is , and the Sisters of Fate also agreed to this, if not even the Warrior of Destiny or Perseus could stop Kratos, nobody else could either without manipulating his Thread of Fate. Was able to figure out that Freya had bewitched Mimir so that the latter was unable to reveal Baldur's weakness to mistletoe or his identity as Freya's son)
Weaknesses: Kratos' anger management issues make him prone to impulsive and violent behavior as well as severe judgment impairment. However, this weakness was alleviated in the 2018 game. Kratos is now much calmer and wiser for the sake of his son. Abhors hurting human children (and by extension, humanoid-looking children), even at his worst.
Feats: 	Feats:
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==Notable Matchups==
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*666:Satan (The God of High School) 666:Satan's Profile (Demigod Kratos and Post-Divine Realm Satan were used. Speed was equalized)
*Nidhogg (God of War) Nidhogg's Profile (Norse Mythology Kratos and Post-Godhood Realization Atreus fought together against Nidhogg)
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*Mori Dan (The God of High School) Mori Dan's Profile (Demigod Kratos and God of High School Mori Dan were used. Speed was equalized)
*Arale (Dragon Ball (Games)) Arale's Profile (Fusion Arale and Power of Hope Kratos were used and both were bloodlusted. Speed was equalized)
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