Blade of Olympus, The End of War

## Description:

The **Blade of Olympus** was a powerful weapon that was seen in *God of War: Ghost of Sparta*, *God of War II* and *God of War III*. It was created by Zeus (who forged it from the Heavens and the Earth) during the end of the Great War in order to banish the Titans to Tartarus, which ended the brutal war once and for all.

The weapon was created in the First Titanomachy by Zeus as means to end the war. After the defeat of Atlas, Zeus returned to the battlefield and wielded his new weapon. He pushed the Blade into the Earth and chanted that he banished the Titans to the depths of Tartarus. That created a huge vortex that engulfed the battlefield, but sent only the Titans to Tartarus where they remained chained until Kratos freed them.

That weapon was first used in Rhodes, when Zeus sent it down for Kratos to help him destroy the Colossus of Rhodes. Unknown to Kratos, Zeus had tricked him into draining all of his Godly Powers into it, which supposedly gave Kratos the "strength to destroy all who defy the Gods." But, as the collapsing Colossus of Rhodes' Hand crashed down on Kratos, it appeared that he was severely weakened by giving his power to the Blade. Bloodied and beaten, Kratos tried to regain the Blade, only Zeus arrived and retrieved it, and thus prevented Kratos from regaining his powers. Zeus then shoved the blade into Kratos's abdomen, which brought him to the verge of death, and sent him to the Underworld. Later, Kratos regained the Blade of Olympus after he went back through time and with it, he fought and nearly killed Zeus on the Summit of Sacrifice. Kratos, who intended to thrust the Blade through Zeus' chest, invoked Athena's interference, and killed her instead of Zeus. When starting another game on Bonus Play, the Blade could then be used for the entire game. From there, you could level it up to increase its power and gain new abilities for it.

The Blade of Olympus also appeared in *God of War III*, as part of the magic ability of the Blades of Athena (Divine Reckoning). Kratos planted the Blade on top of Gaia's back during the Titans' siege of Mount Olympus. When both he and Gaia were thrown off of Olympus, Kratos wedged it into Gaia in an attempt to hold on, but both he and the Blade fell into the Underworld. Later, when Kratos retrieved the Blade from a Statue of Pandora in the depths of Hades, he was able to use it as a part of the Rage of Sparta. The Rage of Sparta was the only means by which he used the Blade of Olympus. Nonetheless, the Blade proved quite useful and strong in defeating some of the major opponents that were encountered over the course of the game. It was used to slay Cronos and Perses as Kratos journeyed through the Underworld and Olympus, and in the final battle, it was used to kill both Zeus and Gaia. In the very end, Kratos ultimately used the Blade to stab himself, and thus, released the power of Hope that dwelt within him, as well as the power within the Blade itself, which was rendered useless. The sword was last seen in the ground of Zeus Battle Arena, abandoned, following Kratos' disappearance from Olympus.

## Appearance:

The Blade of Olympus was a large golden and white metal sword with bluish hues of energy that brimmed through and around it.

## Abilities:

The Sword that was created to end the war betweens Titans and Gods. A Divine Weapon capable of killing Gods. It can shoots beams of energy to destroy.

Upon using the True Name of the blade, Kratos gains access to his powers of Hope as well as his powers as the God of War