Kratos (Greek Era)

> "*The hands of death could not defeat me, the sisters of fate could not hold me, and you will not see the end of this day. I will have my revenge!*"
> ― Kratos to his father Zeus
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## Kratos (Greek Era)

### Aliases

The Ghost of Sparta
White Warrior
The God of War
The Servant of Ares
The Champion of Ares
The Slave of the Gods
The Fist of Ares
The Marked Warrior
 Oathbreaker
The Slayer of Gods
The Destroyer of Worlds
Champion of the Gods
Sinker of Atlantis
Slayer of Ares
Mortal
Killer of Argos
Murderer of Children
Lord Kratos
The Godslayer
The Fool of Gods and Men

### Classification

Spartan
Champion of Olympus (formerly)
Demigod
God of War (formerly)

### Age

30 (during the quest for the Ambrosia)
40 (during God of War)
54 (during God of War III)

## Summary

Born in Sparta, Greece, Kratos was taught to be the best warrior he can be since childhood alongside his brother Deimos, who was later kidnapped by Zeus in the fear that he would be his demise. As he grew up, he didn't let the loss of his brother slow him down. He quickly climbed the ranks of the Spartan military, becoming a general in no time. From the original 50 men, his army grew to thousands of soldiers. With his army and Spartan training, he conquered army after army, his thirst for power growing with each victory. However, the winning streak soon came to an end as the Spartans encountered the Barbarians of the east.

The Spartans were being butchered, slaughtered mercilessly by the overwhelming numbers of the enemy. Kratos himself challenged the army's king, but was left begging for his life... However, he was not begging the king. He was begging Ares. The God of War. As Kratos swore to give his life to the God, he stepped down from the heavens, killing the Barbarian army and giving Kratos the Blades of Chaos, allowing him to kill the Barbarian King. Swearing his allegiance to Ares, Kratos would soon become the greatest warrior Greece has ever seen.

Under the God of War's service, Kratos became a monster. He lost compassion and most of his humanity raiding villages and slaughtering Ares' enemies. But, on one of the raids, Ares betrayed him. As the Spartan cut down every villager in sight, he failed to notice that two of them were his very wife and daughter - whom Ares secretly transported from Sparta. Ares justified this as severing the warrior's ties to the world in order to make him stronger. But Kratos had enough. With the ashes of his family covering his body, turning it completely white, the newly-crowned Ghost of Sparta swore revenge upon the God of War.

**Nothing would stand in his way to vengeance**.

## Feats

* Considered the perfect warrior by the God of War himself
* Has escaped the Underworld on several occasions
* Killed a Satyr while a mere Spartan (A feat Helios himself viewed as impossible for a mortal)
* Retrieved the mystical Ambrosia and won the Wager of the Gods for Ares
* Would build up an army of thousands of his fellow Spartans
* Became the Champion of Ares in a blood oath
* After breaking his Blood Oath would defeat the Aegean before killing the three Furies
* Saved the world and the Olympians from the machinations of Persephone and Atlas (Killing the former while imprisoning the latter)
* Returned the God Helios to the sky
* Served the Gods for 10 bitter years facing all manner of monsters
* Was the only man to survive the trials and tribulations of Pandora’s Temple
* Gained the Power of Pandora’s Box and killed Ares (Taking his place as the God of War)
* Indirectly responsible for the destruction of Atlantis
* Killed Erinys, the child of the God of Death Thanatos
* Later saved his brother Deimos
* After his brother’s death killed Thanatos in a fit of rage
* After being betrayed by Zeus would kill many a opponent to change his fate (This included legends such as Perseus, Theseus, Icarus, Eurayle and even the undead Barbarian King)
* Changed his fate after killing the Sisters of Fate
* Battled Zeus and started the Second Great War
* Made his way through the Labyrinth
* Was personally responsible for killing Athena, Poseidon, Helios, Hera, Hades, Hermes, Hercules, Cronos and Zeus himself
* His actions caused Chaos to consume the world
* Gained the Power of Hope before giving it to Humanity

## Powers and Stats

Stamina: **Superhuman** (Endured combat with the Champions of the Gods and searching for the Ambrosia for a lengthy period of time with little rest, climbed Cronos' back for three days straight)

Range: **Standard Melee Range** | **Extended Melee Range** to several dozen meters, possibly several hundred meters with magic | A few hundred meters melee range by sheer virtue of size, likely several kilometers with god powers

Intelligence: **High** (Kratos was a Spartan Commander who won many battles, and has experience battling many supernatural foes. He comes up with brutally creative ways to kill his enemies, so they won't be a future obstacle. He has also solved numerous puzzles throughout his adventures, most of them created by some of the most brilliant architects of his time, such as Daedalus, who built the Labyrinth of Minos, and Pathos Verdes the 3rd, who built the Temple of Pandora.

## Weaknesses

* Kratos suffers from extreme anger management problems which can often impede his judgement (Causing notable tunnel vision)
* Often has been manipulated by other characters
* Tends to rush first into conflict
* Occasionally has suicidal tendencies due to the guilt he feels and the suffering he has endured and caused
* Reckless and Arrogant
* His transformations granted by the Gods and Titans are on a time limit
* The Blade of Olympus has the tendency to drain Kratos of his godly power (However he seems to have overcome this problem)

## Sources

* Kratos | VS Battles Wiki
* Death Anlaysis Kratos | Friendly Neighbourhood Imp
* Respect Kratos | r/respectthreads
* Kratos swears Vengeance upon Death Battle | Deviantart