Ares

*"You betray your own bidding, o king of kings. I thought we were not to intervene...or does that not apply to you?"*
―**Ares** to **Zeus** in *A Call to Arms*.
**Ares** is one of the Greek gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. He served as a minor antagonist in the first season of the *Blood of Zeus*.

### Throughout the Series

There are few major appearances of the god Ares throughout the first season.

In "A Call to Arms," Ares appears on the top of a rocky mountain as clouds, lightning and thunder rumbles above. He is looking down at Elias, who is later revealed to be Zeus in disguise.

He confronts Zeus about not agreeing with the gods to not interfere with the war between the demons and the humans. Ares seems to disagree with his father's actions, foreshadowing the negative relationship status between him and his father.

He asks Zeus if he genuinely thinks that Heron, his paternal half-brother, is worthy enough to defend humanity against the demons. Zeus tells Ares he does.

In "The Raid," Ares is seen fighting in an arena against his (paternal) half-brothers Apollo and Hermes. He first starts by challenging Hermes, but fails initially and ends up getting cut on his right shoulder. This distracts him.

Ares is then up against Apollo, who is riding on his chariot. Ares narrowly misses Apollo's blade as it scrapes the front of his helmet as he bends backward just in time. Ares swiftly slams his hammer hard enough on the ground to cause Apollo to lose balance and fall off the chariot.

Apollo recovers and promptly clashes weapons with Ares, only to be caught off guard once again by Hermes, who began to use his super-speed to circle Ares. Ares catches Hermes by the necklace and throws him into Apollo, sending them flying across the arena.

Ares soon is struck by lightning, signalling the arrival of his father, Zeus. Zeus is upset and asks Ares about what he told his mother, Hera. Ares doesn't have a chance to tell Zeus about what he told Hera and Zeus's whereabouts because Hera shows up anyway to confront Zeus herself. Ares joins Apollo and Hermes side as the two have it out in front of them.

In "The Fields of the Dead," Ares accompanies his mother, Hera, in taking the golden bracer from Hermes, which is needed to control The Cauldron. Hermes is discovered by Hera and soon attacked by Ares. Hera takes this opportunity to take the bracer. Apollo saves Hermes as Ares is about to deliver the final blow, distracting Ares. Ares and Apollo fight.

Ares ends up throwing Apollo's limp body into the ocean at the end of the quarrel.

In "War for Olympus," Ares is among the ones who are on Hera's side and fight alongside the Giants and demons, riding a dark horse, but reformed during the battle as the giants betrayed Hera and tried to kill their temporary god allies as well as their enemies among the gods.

## Personality

Ares appears to be siding with Hera and is against his father, Zeus, showing his preference towards his mother and possible dislike of his father and his actions.

Throughout the show, he is seen as calm and stern. There are not many moments where he is seen displaying much emotion.

## Physical Appearance

Ares wears an all-black chest plate and black pteruges (skirts worn by Greek/Roman soldiers). He is shown to be having spiked shoulder pads that hold his cape in place and forearm cuffs that have spikes. He has a faded buzzcut and has a clean beard. He is the tallest and most muscular of Zeus' sons possibly due to the fact he is Zeus and Hera's son.

When in battle, he wears his war helmet that appears all-black like the rest of his outfit and has a protruding arch. There are three spikes on his helmet, spaced from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the nose.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Immortality:** Like all the Greek gods, Ares is seemingly ageless and cannot be killed by conventional means.
* **Superhuman Durability:**Like all gods, Ares possesses immense levels of superhuman durability.
* **Superhuman Strength:**Like all gods, Ares possesses immense levels of superhuman strength. While his level of strength is undisclosed, he was strong enough to shake an entire island during his battle with Apollo.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Ares possesses heightened reflexes, enough so to react in response to Hermes, the swiftest of the Greek gods.

### Abilities

* **Battle Prowess:** As the God of War, Ares is an exceptionally skilled warrior. He fought and successfully bested both Hermes and Apollo in armed combat, on two separate occasions.

## Equipment

* **War Hammer:** Ares wields a black spiked war hammer.

## Trivia

Ares, in Greek Mythology has weapons of choice to his shield and spear. Occasionally has even a sword.

## Gallery

* Concept Art
* Screencaps

## References

1. ↑ *The Raid*
2. ↑  Blood of Zeus (@BloodofZeus) on Twitter (screenshot)