Ares (DC)

Ares is a major antagonist in dc comics

* Hela vs Ares
* Ares (DC) vs. Ares (God of War)

## History

Ares, whom the Romans call Mars, is the god of war. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, and one of the Twelve Olympians an extra-dimensional race once worshiped as a deity by the people of Ancient Greece. He represents the physical or violent aspect of war. Despite being Zeus's son, Ares never fit in with the other gods of Olympus and created his own realm, the Areopagus. Aphrodite, the patron of the Amazons, swore that her women would save the world with love from the hatred and warfare of Ares.

## Information

### Background

* Race: Olympian God
* Age: Thousands of years old
* Height: 6'10
* Weight: 359lbs
* Alias: The God of War, Ares Buchanan, War, Dragon God (possibly), Mars, Ares Enyalius
* Occupation: Greek God of War, God of Conflict, member of the Dark Army
* Son of Zeus and Hera
* Half-brother and arch-nemesis of Wonder Woman
* One of the Twelve Olympians
* Probably the only Olympian who gives a shit about incest

### Powers and Abilities

* Necromancy
* Superhuman Strength
* Superhuman Speed
* Energy Manipulation
* Flight
* Pyrokinesis
* Dimensional Travel
* Size Alteration
* Shapeshifting
* Immortality
* Invulnerability
* Power Distribution
* Superhuman Stamina
* Darkness Manipulation
* Telepathy
* Illusion Casting
* Nigh-limitless Magic
* War Empowerment

### Weapons

* Armor
* Helmet
* Sword
* Battleaxe

### Feats

* One shot Io
* Could've easily killed her but left her alive since she scored a clean hit on him
* One shot Hercules
* Has easily overpowered and tossed Wonder Woman around like a rag doll before
* Even when Wonder Woman had his powers, he was still strong enough to trade blows with and even overpower her
* Killed Hades with a single strike
* Rather easily keeps up with Wonder Woman and his fellow gods
	+ Has even moved at speeds unimaginable to them in the past
* Surprised Highfather and killed him in only a fraction of a second
* Overall movement speed might be unimportant since he can teleport himself and others to him on a whim
* Immune to mortal harm such as brute force and weapons
* Has shown immunity to powerful magics such as Medusa's stare, something that neither Wonder Woman nor Circe are immune or resistant to
* Despite having a Godwave-imbued axe cut through his head, he was seen just a few issues later just fine and with no scars
* Survived being in the center of the Godwave's final expansion
* Feared by all the other Olympian gods
* Killed Hades to take his position as ruler of the underworld
* Outsmarted Darkseid, Highfather, Zeus, and Jove
* Destroyed Themyscira indirectly by playing Zeus and Hera against each other
* Killed Highfather in a fraction of a second
* Survived being in the center of the Godwave
* Killed everyone in a possible future
* Once almost killed Wonder Woman without even attacking her
* Created a dimension Zeus couldn't access
* Arguably the greatest martial artist in DC
* Ripped his children's souls out of them and banished them to Tartarus
* Created Genocide from Wonder Woman's corpse in the future
* Athena believes Ares to be the only one who could stand against Hades and Poseidon
* Became as large as a Promethean Giant

### Weaknesses

* Will gradually lose his powers without war or worshippers
* Vulnerable to the Amulet of Harmonia
* His love for Aphrodite and her knowledge of certain words can bend his will
* Arrogant and overconfident
* Magic can harm him