Cronos (God of War)

== Summary ==
Cronos (also spelled Cronus or Kronos), was the leader of the Titans, son of Gaia and Uranus. Early on the history of God of War, Cronos rose up and overthrew his father Uranus, the former ruler of the universe, in order to exact vengeance on him for banishing his Hecatonchires siblings to Tartarus, and his race ruled all of existence in the Island of Creation until the titan Themis gave birth to the Sisters of Fate, who banished the Titans from the island. He fathered the first of the Olympians with his wife Rhea, and was told by the Oracle that his children would rise against him and overthrow him, resulting in him devouring them. However, Zeus was hidden from Cronos's grasp by his mother, Gaia, and grew up resenting his father. Zeus's anger led to the Titanomachy, a war that lasted for hundreds of years, ending on him and his fellow Titans being overthrown by the Olympians. His punishment by Zeus after the battle was to forever carry Pandora's Temple on his back in chains, deep within the immense Desert of Lost Souls, until he succumbed to exhaustion and the Desert's fierce winds ripped the flesh off his bones.
After Cronos' grandson Kratos opened Pandora's Box by conquernig the Temple, Zeus was subsequently consumed with fear, and he banished Cronos to the darkest pits of Tartarus. Upon happening at Gaia's severed hand, and within it, Kratos, Cronos immediately holds him responsible for Gaia's death, and tries to crush him to death and then eat him alive, but this proves too much for Cronos, as the Ghost of Sparta overpowered the Titan, disemboweled him with the Blade of Olympus and then as he unsuccessfully pleads Kratos for his life, finally killed him by stabbing the Blade into the Titan's head.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Cronos
Origin: God of War
Gender: Male
Age: At least millions of years old
Classification: Deity, Greek God, Titan, Titan of Time and Harvest, King of the Titans
Powers and Abilities:
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*Divine Magic
*Greek Godhood (Became the new embodiment of the skies after defeating his father Uranus. Was later defeated by his son Zeus, who became the next embodiment of the Skies)
*Self-Sustenance (All types. Fought against his father Uranus in a similar fashion to the Primordials in a battle of .Senior Animation Director of Santa Monica Studios Bruno Velazquez confirming that Cronos beat his father Uranus in a battle of cosmic scale. Tweets: 1 (Archive), 2 (Archive), 3 (Archive), 4 (Archive), 5 (Archive), 6 (Archive), 7 (Archive), 8 (Archive), 9 (Archive), 10 (Archive), 11 (Archive) Gods in general God of War II (Novel)- Chapter 18 to eat, drink or sleepGod of War: Ragnarök (2022), nor do they need to breathe)
*Regeneration (Low-Mid, healed from disembowelment twice in a row, first after having his stomach by ZeusGod of War Official Facebook Page Timeline- The Great War. Backup image in order to free his siblingsGod of War: Ascension (2013), and then again after Kratos sliced it openGod of War III (2010))
*Statistics Amplification (In addition to being able to drain magical items of their powers, his magic can also the overall powers of those who wield itGod of War II (Novel)- Chapter 31)
*Energy Manipulation, Statistics Reduction and Absorption (His magic can easily other magical items of their powerGod of War II (Novel)- Chapter 35)
*Power Bestowal
*Advanced Non-Physical Interaction (Was able to physically interact and trade blows with his father Uranus, who is the Primordial abstract concept of the skies itself, with Cronos eventually killing him in battle by castrating him)
*Electricity Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement and Explosion Manipulation ()
*Astral Projection (Came to Kratos in Astral form to bestow upon him his Rage)
*Time Manipulation (Created time itself with his own birth. His magic could also be used to the Amulet of the Fates, which can then affect time across the entire worldGod of War II (Novel)- Chapter 23)
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Resistance to the following:
*Divine Magic (Gods are able to resist the innate properties of their magics)
*Illusion Creation and Perception Manipulation (Gods can easily see through illusions and hidden pathways, as well as translate the murals within the chamber containing Pandora's Box)
*Cosmic Radiation (Fought against his father Uranus in a battle of , which would have undoubtedly exposed the two to lethal amounts of cosmic radiation. Also unaffected by Uranus's own body containing countless stars)
*Disease Manipulation (Unaffected by Hermes' death which unleashed lethal plagues on the Greek World)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Took on and defeated his father Uranus, who created the universe, in a battle of . Comparable, although slightly inferior, to Atlas Ariel Lawrence confirming that Aegaeon the Hecatonchires in terms of physical strength is equal to Atlas and only slightly stronger than Cronos, original tweet here. Archive link here. Backup image . Despite this however, he was the when taking into account his magical abilitiesGod of War II (Novel)- Chapter 26. His birth led to time itself coming into existence. As the most powerful Titan, he is superior to his older brother, Hyperion, who forged and carried into battle a spear that could bear the weight of the cosmos)
Speed: Infinite (Fought and defeated Uranus. Superior to his brother Hyperion, and his nephew Helios. Should be superior to his other fellow Titans, who could fight on par with Hermes in the Great WarGod of War II (2007))
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable ( to his nephew Atlas and his brother Aegaeon the Hecatonchires)
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level (Defeated Uranus, who had the universe punched out of his face by a fellow Primordial and survived. Is nearly equal to Atlas and Agaeon in terms of physical strength. Was stated to have wrestled with his son, Zeus, back in the Titan War)
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Fought in the century-spanning Titanomachy and wrestled his son Zeus, as well as fought and defeated Uranus)
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought in The Great War that lasted several centuries, and carried a mountain-sized structure on his back for thousands of years without ever succumbing to exhaustion; and even after being banished to Tartarus for at least another thirteen years, he still had the energy to try and take on Kratos)
Range: Hundreds of Meters due to sheer size, Universal+ with powers (Created time itself with his birth. The battle between Cronos and Uranus was described as being cosmic in scale, similar in nature and feel to the Primordial War, covering the entirety of the Mortal universe.God of War (Novel)- Chapter 2 Gods are present across their domains, which at the minimum God of War I Novelization - Epilogue)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Very knowledgeable on the ways of the world, as he once ruled it.
Weaknesses: The Blade of Olympus. His size makes him somewhat cumbersome. His later incarnation is restrained to Pandora's Temple and completely stripped of his powers like all other Titans, but otherwise still remains a fearsome foe
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Cronos' Rage: A spell that summons orbs of electricity that zap enemies in their vicinity and can also explode.
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==Notable Matchups==
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