Blades of Chaos (God of War)

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==Summary==
The Blades of Chaos, Kratos's signature weapons, are a pair of chained blades that were fashioned by the then-God of War Ares, in the foulest depths of Hades, right in the pits of Tartarus, with its flames harvested from the Primordial Goddess Chaos, .God of War (Novel)- Chapter 1 Ares had the blades made for a servant who would not only prove worthy of being in his service, but would also prove to be a warrior mighty enough to topple even the Gods of Mount Olympus themselves. They are also the very sets of blades that Kratos used to slaughter his wife and young daughter, earning him the moniker of "Ghost of Sparta", and setting into motion the events of the God of War franchise.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: depending on the strength of the wielder, up to at its strongest
Name: The Blades of Chaos
Origin: God of War
Age: At least 172-180 years old (Forged right during Kratos's near-defeat at the hands of Alrik, which takes place not long after Calliope's birth, during which time Kratos would have been likely 30 years old due to Spartan traditions of marriage. It has since returned to Kratos's possession during the events of the Norse Era)
Classification: Dual chained blades
Wielders: Kratos
User(s): Kratos
Material: Forged from a metal doused in the Primordial Fires of Chaos and Tartarus
Prerequisite for use: Servitude and Pledge to Lord Ares, which causes the chains of the Blade to sear right into the person's arms, flesh and even bone.
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Divine Magic
*Statistics Amplification and Empowerment (Granted Kratos a tremendous increase in strength far more than any he had ever tasted before. God of War (Novel)- Chapter 8)
*Chain Manipulation (Can control the length of its chains or make them disappear entirely based on user preference)
*Fire Manipulation, Holy Manipulation and Chaos Manipulation (Were forged in the foulest depths of Hades and imbued with the Primordial Flames of both God of War: Ascension (2013) and .God of War (Novel)- Chapter 18. Said flames are the very same source of power wielded by Helios)
*Explosion Manipulation (Able to embed explosive cores into enemies with the Rage of Ares)
*Healing Absorption, Life-Force Absorption, Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Mind Manipulation and Memory Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction, Absorption, Power Nullification, Transmutation and Deconstruction (Souls are constructs of magic, composed of their form, the metaphysical nature of a being, their luck, their mind and their direction. Able to ,God of War (Novel)- Chapter 9 and powers from other sources of Magic as well as God of War: Chains of Olympus Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames- Innocent Souls for its own. With the Soul of Hades, its soul-affecting powers are further amplified, and he can summon the Arms of Hades which have the ability to transform the livingGod of War 3 (2010) into fragilized souls of the damned, as well as .God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 9 Damaging souls can shatter and fragment their memories as a consequenceGod of War: Ragnarök (2022)- Casualty of War)
*Portal Creation (The Soul of Hades allows him to create portals to strike foes at a distance)
*BFR (The Souls of Hades can also summon the Arms of Hades via , which drag down its victims back to the Underworld. Hades can do the same with his arms, as he did against Kratos' men- Parts , , , and God of War (2010 Comic)- Issue 5)
*Summoning and Homing Attack with the Soul of Hades (With the Soul of Hades, which can summon the souls of the Underworld to , and can summon the rotting Arms of Hades via or , with the latter being also able to drag its victims down into the Underworld. Can also summon an with the Army of Hades, which is via Souls of Hades)
*Ice Manipulation and Underwater Breathing (Type 2) (With the Ice of Poseidon)
*Lightning Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement and Power Nullification (Via Lightning of Zeus. The Blades are capable of the itself through them via the Lightning of Zeus as well as summon them from the clouds directly if Kratos is sufficiently enraged)
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All previous abilities except for Lightning of Zeus (Which grants Lightning Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement and Power Nullification), Ice of Poseidon (Which grants Underwater Breathing Type 2 and Ice Manipulation) and Souls of Hades (Which grant Soul Manipulation, Transmutation, Summoning and Homing Attack) (Kratos lost these elemental and spiritual abilities after Ares stripped him of all of his God of War (2005) and . The Blades would thus only retain its basic version of Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Mind Manipulation and Memory Manipulation, Probability Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction). Possesses the following abilities in Norse: Summoning (Can summon meteors with Meteoric Slam)
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Attack Potency: Varies, depending upon the wielder's strength, up to Low Complex Multiverse level at its strongest (Forged from the Primordial Flames of both and , which would at the very least, in strong-enough hands, make this weapon comparable in power to the Primordials. At its absolute weakest, the Blades of Chaos were capable of easily lighting up massive blazes in Helheim, which Freya stated that no magic in all the Nine Realms could ever hope to light a blaze there, which would include Surtr's own powers that gave heat to the Nine Realms to form their Suns and Stars, Freya even stating that his Leviathan Axe , prompting Kratos to regain his cursed Blades,God of War (2018 Novel)- Chapter 36 with the Leviathan Axe having been stated many God of War (2018 Novel)- Epilogue to be Mjölnir's equal, with Mjölnir having been used by Thor to fight against Jormungandr, which violently shook the Nine Realms and violently splintered Yggdrasil, forcibly casting the Serpent back through time. Stated by Brok to be "special" compared to even his best work, Mjölnir,God of War (2018)- The Sickness with Kratos later overpowering Mjölnir altogether and hurling it back at Thor with his Blades of Chaos.God of War: Ragnarök (2022)- The Realms At War At its strongest, when partially amped by Hope, the Blades were able to stand toe-to-toe against Ares and his weapons)
Speed: Varies depending upon the wielder
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Forged of an Olympian metal in the foulest depths of Hades, with the Fires of both Chaos and Tartarus, by . Ares eventually forged a to explicitly rival and counter the Blades. The Blades were commented by Brok to be of "special quality" even when putting one of his best works, Mjölnir, into comparison. Was the only weapon durable enough to withstand Surtr's flames without any difficulty whatsoever,God of War: Ragnarök (2022)- The Summoning in order to bring about Ragnarök)
Range: Standard Melee Range normally, up to Tens of Meters with chains, Thousands of Kilometers with Lightning of Zeus; Low Multiversal with Souls of Hades (Can summon Arms of Hades and Souls of Hades from the Greek Underworld, with the Underworld and Mortal World having been stated to be separate space-time continuums) | Standard Melee Range normally, up to Tens of Meters with chains, higher with Meteor Summons
Weaknesses: Once seared to the arms, they cannot be removed unless the wielder themselves or Ares himself was killed, or if Ares chose to free their servant from servitude. Its power can often drive its wielders into a bloodlust unrivaled anywhere else. These weaknesses, however, no longer exist, as Kratos has since freed himself from Ares and taken up the mantle of the God of War for himself.
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==
Blades of Chaos Upgrades Ascension.jpg|The Blades of Chaos and their upgrades as seen from God of War: Ascension all the way to God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War (2005)
Yefim-kligerman-kratosbladeexploration-yk-005.jpg|The Blades of Chaos and their upgrades as seen in God of War (2018)
FSLCvl XwAAPAV4.jpg|Differences between the fully upgraded versions of the Blades of Chaos, as seen in God of War: Ascension (Top) and God of War (2018) (Bottom)
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