Private Review File: Ares

## Ares

God of War, Anarchy, Bloodlust, Battle Lust, Bloodshed, Rage, Violence, Cannibals, Masculinity, Murder, Courage, and Civil Order

## Identity, Naming & Whereabouts

### Epithet(s) (English)

* Stormer of Cities
* Lord of War
* Destroyer
* Uncompromising
* Bloodstained
* He Who Rallies Men

### Title(s) (Japanese)

* 戦争の神
* 無政府の神
* 血の渇きの神
* 戦いの欲望の神
* 流血の神
* 怒りの神
* 暴力の神
* 人食い人種の神
* 男らしさの神
* 殺人の神
* 勇気の神
* 民事秩序の神

### Title(s) (Hepburn)

* *Sensō no Kami*
* *Museifu no Kami*
* *Chinokawaki no Kami*
* *Tatakai no Yokubō no Kami*
* *Ryūketsu no Kami*
* *Ikari no Kami*
* *Bōryoku no Kami*
* *Hitokuijinshu no Kami*
* *Otokorashi-sa no Kami*
* *Satsujin no Kami*
* *Yūki no Kami*
* *Minji Chitsujo no Kami*

### Title(s) (English)

* God of War
* God of Anarchy
* God of Bloodlust
* God of Battle Lust
* God of Bloodshed
* God of Rage
* God of Violence
* God of Cannibals
* God of Masculinity
* God of Murder
* God of Courage
* God of Civil Order

## Characteristic Overview

### Sex

Amphiphile (strong Eterophilic preference)

### Symbol(s)

Sword
Spear
Shield
Helmet
Chariot
Flaming Torch
Dog
Boar
Vulture

## Biographical Information

### Hobbies

Proving that he is the strongest
Winning challenges
Attending Olympic Games

### Crime(s)

Mass murder
Terrorism
Abuse (of power, physical, and psychological)
Innumerable war crimes
Mass destruction
Arson
Sexual harassment
Rape
Negligence
Mongering
Slavery
Grave robbery
Incest

## Personal Status

### Relative(s)

* Gaia (great-grandmother)
* Uranus (great-grandfather) †
* Cronus (grandfather)
* Rhea (grandmother)
* Zeus (father)
* Hera (mother)
* Metis (mother-in-law)
* Oceanus (great-uncle) †
* Hyperion (great-uncle) †
* Aegaeon (great-uncle) †
* Gyges (great-uncle) †
* Cottus (great-uncle)
* Aphrodite (great-grandaunt/sister-in-law/lover)
* Alecto (lover) †
* Dyntos (uncle)
* Hades (uncle)
* Poseidon (uncle)
* Hestia (aunt)
* Demeter (aunt)
* Palutena (aunt)
* Hephaestus (half-brother)
* Hercules (half-brother)
* Athena (half-sister)
* Hermes (half-brother)
* Apollo (half-brother)
* Artemis (half-sister)
* Persephone (half-sister) †
* Peirithous (half-brother) †
* Pollux (half-brother) †
* Perseus (half-brother) †
* Minos (half-brother) †
* Rhadamanthus (half-brother) †
* Aeacus (half-brother) †
* Theseus (cousin) †
* Triton (cousin)
* Pegasus (cousin) †
* Phobos (son)
* Bellona (daughter)
* Orkos (son) †
* Nemesis (daughter)
* Kratos (son)
* Harmonia (daughter)
* Deimos (son) †
* Lysandra (half-sister in law) †
* Calliope (half-niece)
* Faye (half-sister in law) †
* Atreus (half-nephew)

### Enemies

* Hostile Titans
* Loki

## Powers and Abilities

### Power(s)

* Dimensiokinesis
* Enhanced Senses
* Immortality
* Regenerative Healing Factor
* Superhuman Strength
* Superhuman Durability
* Power Bestowal
* Pyrokinesis
* Rage Inducement
* Astral Projection
* Shapeshifting
	+ Size Alteration
	+ Transformation
* Telepathy
* Telekinesis
* Teleportation
* Geokinesis
* War Embodiment
* Weapon Creation
* Underworld Control
* Monster Control

### Skill(s)

* Master Combatant
* Enhanced Marksmanship

## Portrayals

### Voiced By (Foreign)

* Gianni Gaude (Italian)

**Ares**, also known as the "**Lord of Wars**", is both a fictional character and deuteragonist of the *Tales of 12 Legends* series created by David Jaffe and Scott Phillips. He is the Olympian God of War, Rage, Anarchy, Violence, and Courage.

Born as the son of the Gods, Zeus and Hera, during the Great War, he is renowned across the world for being the bloodthirsty slayer of the Titan race, and one of the strongest of Zeus' children.

"*You mortals say that war never changes. While I would like to agree with you on some points, I vehemently disagree on others. All wars are fought with a goal in mind. And though that goal may vary in methods, it is the climax that is a constant. The total humiliation of one side. Regardless of what side you are on, war is an ever-evolving beast. It is mindless, constantly growing new limbs and organs to better itself. And though personally, I wouldn't have it any other way.*"

—Ares.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Steven Blum (English), Masaki Tani (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Gianni Gaude (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

* Hair Color: Black
* Skin Color: Gray
* Eye Color: Red
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

"*Sound the drums of war! Once a soul is in my grasp, warrior, I will grant them the strength to crush their enemies.*"

—Ares.
As the god of war and bloodshed, Ares is an aggressive individual, embracing violence and seeing destruction as ranging from beautiful to highly amusing. He was a bold and highly fierce warrior in all aspects of his view on life. He was incredibly bloodthirsty and values the bloodshed of his enemies that he spreads and enjoys battling for the sake of the thrill of the battle itself, and was thrilled by others following the same philosophy, though interestingly Ares never stood for needless bloodshed.

Despite being a bloodthirsty and dangerous god, Ares was actually a sympathetic father, as he tried to be to his children what Zeus had not been for him and was both loving and fiercely protective of them. Ares went so far as to kill Poseidon's son Alirrothios for trying to rape his daughter Alkippe. His sons Phobos (fear) and Deimos (terror), took it upon themselves to make their father proud by sewing chaos whenever possible, acts which were greatly appreciated by Ares.

Even though he embodied war, he is never a villainous character. Despite his rugged traits, Ares is also very honorable, and proved to be an understanding and receptive individual as he held no qualms towards Thor for defeating him and even enjoyed his defeat. Similarly, to Thor, Ares refused to fight an opponent that is disabled, injured from some other fight, or are ill.

Surprisingly, unlike Hades and Poseidon, Ares also never forced himself on any of his sexual partners nor did he find the need to use trickery to sleep with them.

## Relationships

### Family

* Gaia (great-grandmother)
* Uranus (great-grandfather; deceased)
* Cronus (grandfather)
* Rhea (grandmother)
* Zeus (father)
* Hera (mother)
* Metis (mother-in-law)
* Oceanus (great-uncle; deceased)
* Hyperion (great-uncle; deceased)
* Aegaeon (great-uncle; deceased)
* Gyges (great-uncle; deceased)
* Cottus (great-uncle)
* Aphrodite (great-grandaunt/sister-in-law/lover)
* Alecto (lover; deceased)
* Dyntos (uncle)
* Hades (uncle)
* Poseidon (uncle)
* Hestia (aunt)
* Demeter (aunt)
* Palutena (aunt)
* Hephaestus (half-brother)
* Kratos (son)
* Deimos (son; deceased)
* Hercules (half-brother)
* Athena (half-sister)
* Hermes (half-brother)
* Apollo (half-brother)
* Artemis (half-sister)
* Persephone (half-sister; deceased)
* Peirithous (half-brother; deceased)
* Pollux (half-brother; deceased)
* Perseus (half-brother; deceased)
* Minos (half-brother; deceased)
* Rhadamanthus (half-brother; deceased)
* Aeacus (half-brother; deceased)
* Theseus (cousin; deceased)
* Triton (cousin)
* Pegasus (cousin; deceased)
* Phobos (son)
* Orkos (son; deceased)
* Lysandra (half-sister in law; deceased)
* Calliope (half-niece)
* Faye (half-sister in law; deceased)
* Atreus (grandson)

## Abilities and Powers

As the God of War, Ares possesses a formidable arsenal of superhuman and magical abilities - all in correlation with combat and warfare, as these were his spheres of influence. As an Olympian prince and born son of Zeus, his powers were considerably stronger than lesser gods. Befitting his name, Ares is a mighty fighter of Olympus and one of the most powerful Olympian Gods, possibly equal to or even exceeding his uncles in power who were second only to Zeus himself.

### Powers

* **Dimensiokinesis**: Ares is able to create pocket universes that he could control completely. Ares demonstrated that during his battle with Kratos, where he trapped him in his own mind, where he was forced to protect his family, for Ares to kill after all, and almost broke his spirit. However, the pocket universe seemed to be made in Kratos' head instead of an actual physical dimension as when he returned to his body, he was kneeling as Ares appeared behind him and was ready to strike him down.
* **Enhanced Senses**: Ares is able to sense how Kratos retrieved Pandora's Box while being dozens of miles away from the Desert of Lost Souls.
* **Immortality**: As a god, Ares is innately immortal; neither aging beyond his prime nor succumbing to mortal frailty such as disease or impotence of any sort. He cannot be slain by earthly weapons; only divine forces and weapons such as the power of Hope, Blade of the Gods or other immortals such as Titans could slay him.
* **Superhuman Strength:** As a God of War and Zeus's firstborn son, Ares has immense levels of godly strength, which allows him to be able to crush buildings effortlessly, make the ground shake by stomping and fight with Kratos after he was strengthened by Pandora box on equal terms.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Ares possess incredibly durability as a God of War. During his battle with Kratos, he withstands an immense amount of punishment from him including being impaled his own back protrusions which only infuriated him more. Ares also shows to be very resistant even against divine weapons like Blade of the Gods.
* **Power Bestowal**: Ares was able to grant the chosen warrior with a large variety of abilities and weapons, a power common among the Gods. It was he who gave Kratos his original blades, the Blades of Chaos. He also granted the Redeemed Warrior, if he chose to follow him, the highest amount of attack power as well as the ability to empower their weapons with fire to burn enemies.
* **Pyrokinesis**: Ares possessed the ability to manipulate fire, in every way possible. Ares was able to infuse it in his weapons, throw fireballs from his hands, and ignited people at will. Ares often used that ability to kill those who opposed him. Ares also used it in an aesthetic way, as his hair and facial hair were made of fire.
* **Astral Projection**: Ares was able to project an image of himself out of the fire to communicate to Kratos after the Spartan killed his family.
* **Shapeshifting**: As an Olympian, Ares was able to alter his appearance at will. He did that however to a small extent as the change of his hair was altered between *God of War: Ascension* and *God of War*.
	+ **Size Alteration**: Ares was able to alter his size, and often increased it to titanic proportions, as he did during the Battle of Athens.
	+ **Transformation**: Ares was able to sprout large, spider-like protrusions from his back that could be used in combat to hit and impale his enemies. Based on the fact that his statue in *God of War: Ascension* bore those "claws", it is implied that this was a trademark feature of the War God.
* **Telepathy**: Ares was able to talk to people through their minds, without physically getting involved with his target. He can even do this after creating his pocket dimension as he used it to mentally taunt Kratos.
* **Telekinesis**: Ares was able to move objects and people with his mind and did that on a massive scale. Ares used the ability to rip the Blades of Chaos from Kratos' arms, and, during the Battle with the Barbarians, lifted people in the air and broke them in half.
* **Teleportation**: Throughout his battle with Kratos, Ares was able to teleport all around the area very quickly.
* **Geokinesis**: Ares would occasionally summon enormous volcanic rock structures to try to harm Kratos.
* **War Embodiment**: As the God of War, Ares was the embodiment of War itself and was able to draw power from it. In combination with his other abilities, Ares was able to lay waste to huge armies with little to no effort.
* **Weapon Creation**: During his experiences in battle, Ares has shown the ability to materialize various weapons such as a gigantic war hammer, an axe, and a sword, all of which were enveloped in flames.
* **Underworld Control**: Ares seems to have limited power over the forces of the Underworld. He crafted the Blades of Chaos from the deepest layers of Hades. Furthermore, the vast majority of Ares' army was made of undead monstrocities, hinting that he has limited necromancy.
* **Monster Control**: Ares could control over a vast legion of monsters which served as the backbone of his army. In conjunction with his undead troopers, he was able to command Harpies, Minotaurs, Gorgons, and Cyclops.
* **Master Combatant**: As the God of War, Ares was the most imposing and skilled warrior of Olympus, surpassed possibly only by his father and uncles. He has mastered all weapons used in the war including sword, axe, war hammer and his back spider-like blades which coupled with his godly powers and physical prowess makes him even more formidable. Even facing Titan Giants alone, Ares proved himself to be an extremely hard adversary, fighting with the giants on equal terms most of their battle and ultimately killed them despite at one point nearly ultimately lost.
* **Enhanced Marksmanship**: As a god of war, he possessed a greater level of marksmanship as he was able to perfectly hurl a large pillar from Athens to the far-off Pandora's Temple in the Desert of Lost Souls to fatally impale a Titan Giant durng the Great War.

## External links

* Ares *Wikipedia*
* Ares *Assassin's Creed Wiki*
* Ares *God of War Wiki*
* Ares *Heroes Wiki*
* Ares *Myths and Folklore Wiki*
* Ares *Villains Wiki*