Kratos

Standard Special - Greek
 Side Special - Greek
 Up Special - Greek
 Down Special - Greek
 Standard Special - Norse
 Side Special - Norse
 Up Special - Norse
 Down Special - Norse
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## **Character Info**

Kratos is a powerful warrior of Sparta whose skill in battle and rage are near unrivaled. Once in the service of the god Ares, Kratos killed his god as revenge for his family before taking his position as the God of War. However when Kratos opened Pandora’s Box during his quest, he unwittingly caused the greek gods to become infected with madness which led to Kratos killing them all one by one until all that was left was his father, Zeus. Many years later Kratos forged a new life for himself in Midgard along with his new wife and son. But when his wife passed Kratos and Atreus went on a journey to spread her ashes from the highest peak in the Nine Realms. This journey would see Kratos once again get in conflict with a pantheon of gods.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

A large wooden door, framed with runic stones, and with carvings of the Yggdrasil tree and the nine realms on its front will appear on the stage. The door will open as Kratos walks through and closes the door back behind him. Once the door is closed it will vanish in a flash of light.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will have Kratos’ face tattoo over his face. His expression will also change to always look angry as long as he has Kratos’ ability.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Kratos will let out a roar filled with rage as he grips tightly onto his weapon and stomps on the ground. This stomp causes dust and debris to kick up around him as a flaming red aura appears around his lower body.

**Down Taunt:** Kratos will pull out Mimir’s head and prompt him to speak. Mimir will then make some comment about the battle. These comments can vary based on how the battle is going, where it is taking place, and who Kratos is fighting. For example, Mimir could make a comment about Pit and ask Kratos if the young angel is from Kratos’ homeland. To which Kratos will simply respond, “No.”

**Side Taunt:** Kratos will hold up the Guardian Shield in front of him and smack the Leviathan Axe against it, challenging opponents to attack him. As he does this, Kratos will say, either “The cycle ends here!”, “Face me, coward!”, or “Now you’ll feel my wrath!”

### **Victory Poses**

1. Kratos will yell out and throw one of his Blades of Chaos towards the camera before yanking on the chain and bringing the camera to him. As this happens Kratos will say “The Ghost of Sparta bends to no mortal!” before growling and staring menacingly at the camera, with his eyes full of rage.
2. Kratos will first make a wide swinging attack with his Blades of Chaos before switching to the Leviathan Axe and slamming it down into the ground. As this happens, Atreus will be dashing around behind Kratos and firing off volleys of arrows as he runs closer to his father. After the attacks end the two will stand next to each other back to back.
3. Kratos will sheathe either the Blades of Chaos or Leviathan Axe onto his back and look up towards the sky as he says, “We will be the gods we choose to be.” The weapon that appears in this Victory Pose is determined by whether Kratos was using his Greek or Norse moveset when the battle ended.

## **Moveset - Greek**

### **Standard Special**

**Blades of Chaos:** Kratos takes out his legendary weapons, the Blades of Chaos, and lashes out with them. The Blades of Chaos have very impressive range, almost the reach of two of Simon’s whips, and deal impressive damage along with a bit of fire. The Blades of Chaos have multiple uses depending on the command input used after the special makes contact. If the blades make contact with an opponent they will momentarily stab into the opponent, similar to Corrin’s side special. Pressing B again once an opponent is latched onto will allow Kratos to retract the blades and pull the stunned opponent in close for a devastating spin attack.. Pressing A after latching onto an opponent will cause Kratos to whip snap the blades, causing flames to travel through the chains and into the stunned opponent to deal less knockback but impressive fire damage.

### **Side Special**

**Spartan Charge:** Kratos will use a shield and spear to brutally charge forwards in a straight line up until he runs into an opposing fighter. At this point Kratos will let out a chain of up to 5 consecutive strikes which can differ by tilting the control stick in various directions. Spartan Charge can be seen as a more brutal combination of both Ike’s Quick Draw and Marth’s Dancing Blade as Kratos is able to both cover a good distance as well as hit multiple times. Kratos’ strikes get more dangerous the more they are chained together with the final strike being capable of breaking shields. Unfortunately for Kratos once the attack is over he needs to take a moment to collect himself which leaves him open to follow up attacks.

### **Up Special**

**Wings of Icarus:** The Wings of Icarus will sprout out from Kratos’ back and propel him upwards into the air. The initial liftoff is accompanied with a gust of wind that pushes fighters away from Kratos before ascending. This attack doesn’t inflict any damage however and is purely a utility move to launch Kratos skyward.

### **Down Special**

**Nemean Crush / Athena's Fury:** Kratos will throw out the Blades of Chaos a short distance to either side of them before reeling them back in and clanging them together. If another fighter was struck by the blades then they would get pulled back towards Kratos before an explosion rips out from the blade blasting the opponents away from Kratos with heavy damage. Alternatively, if the Down Special input is pressed again before the blades can be retracted back towards Kratos, then the blades will instead spin in place for a couple seconds not unlike Pyra’s Blazing End special. The blades will quickly twirl in place for multiple hits of damage and weak knockback. Athena’s Fury is comparatively much weaker than Nemean Crush, but has the tradeoff of being a good move to keep opponents away from Kratos’ sides.

### **Final Smash**

**Rage of the Gods:** Kratos will roar loudly as he pulls out the Blade of Olympus and charges forward in a blind rage. If Kratos is able to make contact with an opponent he will slam himself into them before wailing on them with a series of vicious slashes with his sword which in any reality you would imagine should leave them chopped up into a pile of mangled flesh. At the end of this string of attacks Kratos will wind up and thrust forward one final time with the blade as he impales his foe upon it before launching them away from Kratos horizontally through the air. This final strike will be punctuated by Kratos shouting, Perish!” as Kratos imaples his foe on the Blade of Olympus.

### **Extra Skills**

**Laufey's Legacy:** Kratos will sheathe the Blades of Chaos across his back. When this happens the blades will then disappear as Kratos retrieves the Leviathan Axe to wield in his hands. While wielding the Leviathan Axe, Kratos’ attacks will change to reflect his equipment and abilities from the modern Norse-inspired God of War games.

## **Moveset - Norse**

### **Standard Special**

**Vengeful Sickle / Freezing Throw:** Kratos will take the Leviathan Axe and throw it forwards through the air. The Leviathan Axe will spin around itself as it rips through the air and will deal light ice damage to any opponent in its way before it turns around heads back to Kratos like a boomerang. The axe can hit targets multiple times both in the initial toss and on its way back to Kratos. If this move is charged up then it will turn into Freezing Throw. Freezing Throw starts similarly but with the Leviathan Axe taking on a more frosted look to it. This time around when the axe is tossed it will not return like a boomerang once it reaches its max distance nor will it continue to fly through the air after it hits a target. Instead the Leviathan Axe will impact hard against whatever it hits first as it unleashes a damaging burst of ice on the target with a small chance to freeze them.

### **Side Special**

**Hoplite Lunge:** Kratos will take out the Draupnir spear and begin to charge forwards with it held in front of him to inflict damage to any opponent that he runs into. Kratos is able to hit the same opponent multiple times with this charge if their damage is low enough but the third hit will always knock them up away from Kratos where in theory they wouldn’t be hit by the charge again. If the special input is pressed again during Kratos’ charge then he will stop charging forwards and instead leap into the air and lunge with the Draupnir Spear. Kratos will plunge the Draupnir spear into the ground and plant it there for a moment. If a fighter was hit by the spear during this plunge then they will be pinned in place momentarily allowing Kratos (or someone else) a chance to follow up with another attack before they are freed.

### **Up Special**

**Guardian Sweep:** Kratos will equip the Guardian Shield onto his arms as he leaps up into the air and spins around himself with a spinning cyclone-like attack. Kratos’ recovery with this special is considerably worse than the Wings of Icarus in his Greek moveset, but with the trade-off of this attack trapping opponents hit with it. Opponents will be carried into the air alongside Kratos as they are hit multiple times with Kratos’ shield before they are finally knocked away and set free once Kratos reaches the height of his jump.

### **Down Special**

**Ljösta:** Kratos will say “Boy!” as he summons his son Atreus to his side. Atreus will quickly fire off a light arrow which travels quickly in a straight line. These light arrows are relatively weak both in terms of damage and knockback, but they are great at interrupting attacks and even come with a small chance to stun opponents allowing for follow-up. Alternatively when this move is activated Kratos may merely grunt instead of saying “Boy.” When this happens Atreus will say “Ljösta” as he fires the light arrow.

### **Final Smash**

**Spartan Rage:** Kratos will roar loudly as he drops the Leviathan Axe on the ground before charging forwards in a blind rage. If Kratos is able to make contact with an opponent he will slam himself into them before wailing on them with a vicious series of brutal punches that should logically leave his foe battered and bruised beyond all relief. At the end of this string of attacks Kratos will grip onto the fighter’s face with one hand before slamming them headfirst into the ground which causes them to bounce up off of the ground with a surprising amount of force and into the air away from Kratos. This final hit will be punctuated by Kratos shouting, “Die!” as he slams his foe down into the dirt where they belong.

### **Extra Skills**

**Chains of Ares:** Kratos will sheathe the Leviathan Axe across his back. When this happens the axe will then disappear as Kratos retrieves the Blades of Chaos to wield in his hands. While wielding the Blades of Chaos, Kratos’ attacks will change to reflect his equipment and abilities from the original Greek-inspired God of War games.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Norse [Default]**
2. **Norse [Orange]** - Kratos will wear an orange version of his Norse attire.
3. **Norse [Dark Green]** - Kratos will wear a dark green version of his Norse attire.
4. **Norse [Dark Blue]** - Kratos will wear a dark blue version of his Norse attire.
5. **Norse [White]** - Kratos will wear a white version of his Norse attire.
6. **Greek [Default]** - Kratos' appearance will change to match that of his look in the original God of War games including his much more shaved beard.
7. **Greek [Cyan]** - Kratos will wear a cyan version of his Greek attire.
8. **Greek [Yellow]** - Kratos will wear a yellow version of his Greek attire.
9. **Greek [Purple]** - Kratos will wear a purple version of his Greek attire,
10. **Greek [Black]** - Kratos will wear a black version of his Greek attire.Alt 6