Blades of Athena (God of War)

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==Summary==
The Blades of Athena were a set of chained blades that were bestowed to Kratos by Athena that effectively replaced his previous Blades of Chaos. They were the second pair of signature blades that Kratos wielded, after having obtained godhood by having killed Ares and having taken his throne as the new God of War.
During his war on Olympus in the Second Titanomarchy in God of War III, Kratos was accidentally thrown off into the River Styx in the Underworld, causing Kratos to be drained of most of his life force and magic supply, and his Blades of Athena were also corroded beyond repair in the process. Shortly after reaching shore, Athena, having ascended to a higher existence after sacrificing herself to save Zeus from Kratos mere hours prior, proceeded to repair the Blades for him and reforge them into the Blades of Exile, in order to assist him on his journey to destroy Olympus and kill Zeus.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Blades of Athena | Blades of Exile
Name: Blades of Athena | Blades of Exile
Origin: God of War
Age: At least 12.6 years (Kratos used these Blades during his tenure as the new God of War for roughly 4603 days, or 12.6 years, as that is the gap between his victory against Ares to the eventual completion of the Labyrinth as per Daedalus's notes, built to imprison Pandora for Hephaestus's crimes of deceit against Zeus for lying about Cronos's back being the safest place for the Box, as it was then taken back from there by Kratos)
Classification: Dual chained blades
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Divine Magic
*Statistics Amplification and Empowerment
*Chain Manipulation
*Fire Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation (Via Thera's Bane, eventually via on its ownGod of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010))
*Attack Reflection (Reflected Thanatos's attacks right back at him)
*Absorption, Power Absorption, Healing, Soul Manipulation, Soul Absorption, Mind Manipulation and Memory Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Probability Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction (Possesses most of the powers of the Blades of Chaos, albeit at considerably greater levels, due to their higher quality and craftsmanship, lacking only the Soul of Hades, Lightning of Zeus and Ice of Poseidon)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Considerably stronger than the original Blades of Chaos, and God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 1, which would put it above the likes of the Blade of Artemis. Kratos used the Blades to absorb Thera's powers for himself, which further fueled his rage. Later he used the Blades to kill Thanatos out of sheer rage, grief and vengeance because the latter had killed his brother Deimos in front his own eyes. Later, Kratos would wield these Blades to great effect against the Sisters of Fate, and then afterwards against Zeus armed with the Blade of Olympus, and was still able to stab through the latter several times despite having feigned defeat a short while prior.God of War II (2007) Mere hours later, Kratos easily defeated Poseidon and his hippocampi while wielding these Blades) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Even stronger than before. Kratos used the Blades of Exile to great effect against Hades and eventually defeated him by using said Blades to steal the Claws of Hades to then absorb Hades' soul into himself. Kratos then gave Zeus a massive and brutal beatdown with these Blades, with Kratos and Zeus now effectively matching each other blow-for-blow as equals)
Speed: Varies, depending upon the wielder
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Massively superior to the Blades of Chaos, and . Regularly withstands the force of its own attacks. Is able to clash against weapons of Primordial Origin, like Thanatos's Blade, and effortlessly brush off attacks from the Sisters of Fate, as well as other Olympian weapons, like the Blade of Olympus. Able to withstand the might of both Thera's Bane and Rage of the Titans further amplifying its strength) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Even stronger than before, able to resist the River Styx's corrosive properties even. Easily matched Hades' Claws, and Kratos was able to use the Blades of Exile to steal the Claws for himself to then be able to steal Hades soul and kill him. One of the only two pieces of equipment alongside Hermes' Boots to have survived Fear Zeus's full-powered blast completely unscathed, whereas all of Kratos' other equipment, his Claws of Hades, Nemesis Whip, the Nemean Cestus which had previously matched the Blades blow-for-blow, Bow of Apollo, Icarus Wings and Head of Helios, were completely destroyed.)
Range: Standard Melee Range; up to Tens of Meters with chains, attacks and explosions | Same as before, Low Multiversal range with Army of Sparta (Summons his exiled Spartan Brethren from the Underworld, with the Underworld and Mortal World having been stated to be separate space-time continuums)
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to the corrosive Effects of the River Styx | None notable
Note: The Blades of Chaos and Blades of Athena/Exile are two completely different Blade sets, as confirmed by SSM lead animation director Bruno Velazquez, who has the original Blades of Chaos were taken back by Ares, because of which, Athena gifted Kratos with her own sets of Blades, which she then modified into the Blades of Exile. Kratos later discarded the Blades of Exile after killing Zeus, and after his suicide and resurrection, he was cursed to forever live with the original Blades of Chaos for the rest of his eternal life.Bruno Velazquez stating that the Blades of Chaos and Blades of Athena/Exile are two separate sets of blades. Original Tweet here. Archive link here. Backup image 
==Gallery==
Early Blades of Athena Concept Art by Erik San Juan.jpg|Early official concept artwork of the initial designs for the Blades of Athena, by Erik San Juan
BladesofAthena.jpg|Official Concept Art of Blade of Athena Level 4 by Andy Park
God of war 3 exile blades by tylerbreon d8u3nss.jpg|Official Renders of the Blades of Exile by GOW3 Character Artist Tyler Breon
Blade of exile render.png|A render of the Blades of Exile
==References==
Category:Items
Category:God of War
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Attack Reflection Users
Category:Chain Users
Category:Explosion Users
Category:Fire Users
Category:Healers
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Soul Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Summoners
Category:Weapon Creation Users