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Personality

Kratos : " By the Gods, what have I become? " Grave Digger : " Death. The destroyer... of worlds. " ―Kratos and the Grave Digger.
Kratos as the great Spartan general.


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Powers

Transcendental God Physiology: As the son of Zeus and to the mortal woman Callisto , Kratos was born a demigod , already granting him superhuman physical prowess. Already beyond most mortals and monsters, to where armies of them pose no threat to him, his acquiring of the power of Hope and becoming a true God ; the God of War , as well as numerous absorption and exposure of various powers during his life dramatically enhanced Kratos' powers, allowing him to kill all the Olympian Gods and Titans . After leaving Greece, with the magics he had lost to him, and being older, it's ambiguous whether Kratos' godly physical prowess and abilities have grown or reduced over time. Despite suppressing his power, Kratos is still far more powerful and capable of dispatching armies of monsters in the Nine Realms . He can also easily fight on par with and overpower Norse Gods on the level of Magni, Modi, Heimdall, Baldur, Thor and Týr, the former two being the powerful sons of Thor and the latter four being among the strongest of the Æsir as the sons of Odin. Kratos even managed to match blows with and eventually defeat Thor, the physically strongest and second most powerful Norse God , in their battle at Ragnarök . The idea of his interference in Ragnarök makes even Odin afraid of him, with him avoiding conflict with him until Kratos was weakened before their final fight and Kratos, while weakened from his fights in the Twilight of Asgard, especially against Thor after overcoming the hordes of Asgard's army, being the one who primarily handled the All-Father between himself, Atreus, and Freya. In Valhalla, after overcoming many trials of the realm, he was able to fight on par with and defeat his Norse counterpart Týr, during four arduous rounds, having being recognized by him after coming to terms with his past and forgiving himself. Thus, Týr eventually considers him a worthy successor as the God of War of the Nine Realms. Immortality : As the former Greek and present Norse God of War , Kratos is immortal. Only a sufficiently powerful weapon or an extremely powerful being can kill him. Kratos has been cursed for his sins to never be able to die at his own hands, henceforth how he survived his suicide with the Blade of Olympus . Despite physically aging, he will not die from old age and his aging has seemingly been halted by the time he was an old man, as he remained in his 50's up to when he first met his second wife to when he finally completed his journeys in the Norse Realm. Immeasurable Strength: Kratos possesses incredible superhuman strength, which only grows over time, eventually reaching immeasurable levels. While being originally defeated by Alrik , later, he was able to easily subdue and rip apart many large and powerful beasts and creatures such as Undead Legionnaires , infected humans, monsters, and magical beings using only his bare hands, including even the Hydra . Kratos was later capable of matching, overpowering and even killing the Gods themselves with his raw strength, such as Ares , Helios , who he casually decapitated with his bare hands, Poseidon , who he ripped out of his watery construct, beat down with his bare hands, gouged his eyes and snapped his neck, Hades , who he pushed back and then ripped out the soul of using the Claws of Hades , and finally Zeus, who he was able to beat to death. He also prevented both Cronos and Atlas , the two strongest Titans, from crushing him with their fingers and even overpowered Cronos when he tried to crush him with two hands. In his battle against Hercules , who is considered to be unrivaled in terms of sheer strength, Kratos proved himself stronger, capable of stopping his charges and even forcing him backward and also able to break free from his bear hugs, throwing Hercules with great ease over a great distance, overpowering and pummeling him to death despite his brother's invulnerability. Even after becoming older, rusty and suppressing his power, Kratos still remains extraordinarily strong in Midgard. He could effortlessly lift and throw massive boulders, easily exert more than enough force to overpower and slaughter monsters with raw strength alone, such as snapping the neck of a troll, crushing the head of a monster, tearing apart the rock-like forms of certain creatures, and lift enormous weights, as shown when he pushed the World Bridge surrounding Týr's Temple with little effort and flipped the entire Tyr´s temple with similar ease. Kratos also still has more than enough strength to take on and defeat powerful Norse Gods as he effortlessly overpowered Modi , easily ripping his mace from him and stunning and wounding him enough with a single punch to make him retreat, instantly pushed aside Magni , and overpowered Baldur in raw strength with considerable effort, managing to restrain him firmly, free himself from Baldur's grasp, and ultimately snap his neck. After the death of Baldur, he trains together with Atreus throughout Fimbulwinter to prepare for more upcoming threats, eventually returning to peak shape. By the time Kratos encounters Heimdall , he easily overpowered him in terms of strength, casually gaining the upper hand in grapples and drawing blood with a single punch before utterly beating him badly with three slams to the ground, killing him by choking him to death within a matter of moments. He could physically overpower and subdue the Valkyries , using his bare hands to rip apart their wings and break out of their grip. With only one hand, Kratos physically overpowered Freya , tossing her sword attack aside with his shield, freeing himself from Freya holding him down, and ripping Freya's sword off him despite her resistance. Kratos was also strong enough to contend with Thor, the Norse God of Strength and the physically strongest of them all, when both of them were holding back (Kratos due to his usual insistence on not becoming the old monster he once was and Thor due to Odin's orders); he was able to draw blood from Thor, eventually break free of his grips, and repeatedly hold a well-matched physical struggle with Thor, such as when he pushed Thor a distance away with the Guardian Shield and kept him at bay before he divided his hand into summoning the Leviathan Axe and when they grappled with Thor's Mjölnir on even terms over the air with the Leviathan Axe, with Thor having to physically slam him down with his free hand. Despite being overwhelmed by Thor's tenacity and briefly restrained by a chokehold to the neck, by unleashing his true strength due to being completely enraged, Kratos was strong enough to break free and deliver a blow that sent Thor staggering and knocked a tooth off him. Later on, when they fought in Ragnarök , while fighting seriously and holding back to a much lesser extent than before, Kratos ultimately proved to be stronger than the Æsir-Jötnar hybrid, managing to successfully pin him down and pummel him for a short time before Thor knocked him backwards, wrench his hand free from Thor's grip to impale him with the Draupnir Spear , physically lift and hurl Thor into the roof of the Great Lodge with enormous strength, and clashed the Leviathan Axe into Mjölnir with sufficient force to eventually knock the hammer out of Thor's hand, before lifting him into the air with the Axe lodged in his stomach and knocking him down to the ground. Soon after defeating Thor, Kratos retained enough strength to battle with Odin, manhandling and throwing the All-Father away and his blows having visibly greater impact on Odin compared to Atreus and Freya as they worked together to critically injure and overpower the King of the Æsir. While traveling in Valhalla , Kratos was twice able to defy the makings of Valhalla through sheer strength alone, first when he forcefully opened the sealed doors of the realm, a feat that even Freya and Sigrun found insurmountable, and when he managed to rip open the cage he accidentally trapped Mimir in to be sacrificed, although both occasions proved ultimately fruitless, as he was still susceptible to the curse of breaching Valhalla and could not escape the consequences of breaking the rules of Valhalla when he saved Mimir. With moderate effort, Kratos was able to outmatch Týr in battle, physically overpowering the taller Norse God of War in a grapple, stunning and knocking him a few feet back with a single punch to the face, and even casually lifting and throwing him to the ground, his punch when blocked by Týr causing a shockwave. Nigh-Invulnerability: Kratos is extraordinarily durable. He can easily fall from great heights and walk away unharmed, and could easily withstand crushing, stabbings, beatings, and powerful magical attacks with little injuries, attacks that would instantly kill any normal human, beast or even other demigods, having taken numerous exceedingly strong physical attacks from the Gods and Titans and mostly survived with only minor wounds and damage. In the Norse Realm, Kratos remains tremendously durable despite his age, although initially hampered by his lack of fighting against threatening opponents and also due to Kratos holding himself back. He withstood multiple harsh attacks from Baldur , with Baldur needing three rounds of fighting to beat him to a bloody pulp and even then Kratos was better off than Baldur in terms of physical injuries by the end of their first fight. Even with his continued restraint of his full power, Kratos managed to withstand multiple extremely strong blows from Thor , whose blows were stated by him to be as heavy as any he had felt, although he was briefly knocked out by the God of Thunder before being revived to continue their fight. At peak shape, Kratos proved capable of withstanding several attacks from an utterly bloodlusted and enraged Thor, being thrown around, punched and even shrugging off a hit with Mjölnir to the head with little damage. Afterwards, Kratos withstood being pierced by Gungnir, quickly blocking the blade before it could penetrate any further whilst physically overpowering Odin and tossing him aside. He is also fully capable of surviving in extreme environments, as he was unaffected by the cold of Hel , which not even Odin could physically survive without using a spell, nor the heat of Muspelheim , and was able to withstand the flow of Surtr 's flames into his Blades of Chaos with only minimum pain. With considerable effort, Kratos was able to withstand the Light of Alfheim to enter and collect the light needed to continue his journey with Atreus, with him being completely unfazed by attempting to breach the Light whereas just touching it burned Atreus' hand and knocked him back, a feat that Odin, disguised as Týr, found highly shocking and implied not even he or anyone else could achieve. Superhuman Speed and Reflexes: Kratos is incredibly fast, having wielding tremendous superhuman speed, and also has stupendous fighting reflexes, capable of matching the likes of Zeus who has the speed of lightning, and Castor and Pollux using Chronokinesis in combat. He was also able to keep up with Hermes using his boots enough to successfully stay on his tracks and after he was weakened, defeat him. His speed surpassed the Sisters of Fate , as shown when he could easily fight and outpace two of them at once, tagging them while also avoiding their attacks. His old age seemed to have not diminished his speed, as he still remained exceptionally fast. He was able to deliver multiple fatal blows to Magni within seconds without the demigod being able to react at all. With considerable effort, he was able to eventually overcome Baldur's light speed, and Heimdall's near-teleportational speeds, successfully reacting to their attacks, keeping up with them in vicious exchanges, and eventually delivering attacks that defeated them. Even in a physically drained state, Kratos was able to battle with Thor, delivering numerous blows on the God of Thunder and reacting to a decent amount of Thor's attacks, before he was eventually caught, and in their final battle, Kratos was eventually able to outpace Thor with considerable effort, managing to avoid Thor's fierce charge and swiftly beat up on him and impale his hand before he could get up. Superhuman Agility: Kratos has tremendous agility, capable of easily climbing mountains and buildings, jumping great heights and landing without any problems, and swinging on ropes to cross long gaps. His coordination is also remarkable, being able to easily stay on top of struggling beasts. Superhuman Stamina: Kratos possesses an almost unlimited amount of stamina compared to a mortal man, allowing him to remain constantly active for days without tiring. This allows him to accomplish such feats as spending days scaling the temple of Pandora to reach Pandora's Box or taking down enormous monsters that require him to stay on the move constantly. Should Kratos expend all his stamina, he only momentarily requires rest or food to restore it. In the Norse Realm, Kratos' old age has somewhat reduced his stamina and vitality, exacerbated by his lack of practice against powerful opponents, but he still remained exceptionally vigorous even at the beginning of his and Atreus' journey, being able to fight and defeat Baldur three times despite Baldur's invulnerability meant whenever Kratos killed him, he would quickly resurrect, and still had just enough strength to walk back to his home. As he continued to journey, his stamina steadily grew stronger as he started to become accustomed to performing at intense levels once again, traversing the Nine Realms while defeating countless enemies with increasingly greater vigor and even besting Gods on Magni and Baldur's level, all while showing only minimum fatigue. By the end of Fimbulwinter, Kratos demonstrated greater stamina than before already from the start of his second journey, with Mimir commenting that at this point, Kratos could stay awake for days without trouble, as he was able to fight off Freya in an intense battle while showing no fatigue. After only a few moments to rest, he was able to search for Atreus for hours, overpower his bear form in a fierce fight without slowing down despite being noticeably challenged by his son's transformation, and with only a few moments of rest, had enough energy to reach a stalemate with Thor in a brutal prolonged battle with only minimum effect on his performance, and despite the clear strain and fatigue from the affair, managed to follow his son to the mural of the Celestial Wolves all the way to Sindri 's cabin. During Ragnarök, Kratos fought through numerous forces of Asgard, including the "endless" army of the Einherjar , up until he finally defeated Thor, still having enough strength afterwards to handle and defeat Odin with help from Atreus and Freya. Regenerative Healing Factor: Kratos' regenerative healing factor allows him to heal and regenerate from injuries at a fast rate, making him able to recover from attacks that would normally kill other beings. He can also regenerate even from being hit by divine beings or divine weaponry, although in case for divine weapons, they can still leave behind scratches and scars. If needed, Kratos can focus his energy and rage to heal himself almost instantly from even severe injuries, being able to heal from damage caused by the likes of Baldur and Thor. Superhuman Senses: Kratos’ senses are heightened, which make him heavily aware of his surroundings and able to sense danger when it's near. Rage Empowerment : Kratos was able to tap into his rage for greater physical prowess and the ability to increase his superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, and durability, making him much stronger than normal. He can also harness the ultimate powers of his rage in several magical weapons in his arsenal. In Greece, he was only able to channel his anger through the powers of the Blades of Chaos , Blade of Olympus , and the blessed ashes of Prometheus and the power of Thera , but by the time of his journeys in the Norse lands, Kratos' experience and relentless training to master his rage granted him the ability to freely call upon concentrated bursts of his powerful Spartan Rage , allowing him to become more powerful and unleash a wild but focused aggressive barrage of attacks. He even managed to develop his skill with the ability to where he was able to manifest it in numerous forms, capable of only healing himself or unleashing a devastating attack from the power of his weapons. Hope : Tyr, at the end of God of War: Valhalla , states that some of the power of Hope still resides in him, but how much and the vastness of this power is unclear. Fate Immunity : Kratos was shown to be able to often escape his own destiny and prophecies, being able to contradict the prophecies of his own death in both Greek and Norse mythology.


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Elemental Powers (Greece)

Power Absorption: Throughout his life, Kratos has been shown to absorb power from various sources, be it Gods or Titans. Among the greatest power, he has absorbed the Power of Hope , unlocked Pandora' s Box, and even successfully went inside the Flame of Olympus. This therefore allowed him to kill the immortal Olympians and despite releasing it in his suicide attempt, it seems that the part of Hope is still inside him. Kratos also seems to absorb the greatest feature from Gods or out of powerful creatures he kills. He absorbed Hades' soul in God of War III , which was incredibly important to Kratos' power level. Kratos also became the God of Death in some ways, as he killed Thanatos, which most likely added to his already immense powers. These abilities were no longer present after he moved to and settled in Midgard. Kratos revealed that he tried to use some of these abilities, but could not, and Freya or Atreus commented this was possibly due to the destruction of his homeland. It is possible that Kratos' immense strength, durability, and resistance to magical and divine power are partly due to his constant exposure to and absorption of various different powers during his life, which are traits that he retains permanently despite the destruction of his homeland. Atmokinesis: With the Blade of Olympus, Kratos can summon a massive tornado by slamming the blade to the ground. Aerokinesis: With Typhon's Bane, Kratos can fire gusts of wind and homing wind blasts and generate whirlwinds and tempests. Electrokinesis: Kratos had gained the power to manipulate electricity from various sources throughout his life. First, he gained Lightning of Zeus from Python's Belly, allowing him to empower his blade with lightning to shock enemies and create electrical fields and mines as well as his chain and also create a large vortex of electric energy. He then acquired the Gauntlet of Zeus, which allowed him to use electricity to greatly increase his speed and enhance his blows with electricity as well as unleash lethal jolts. He was also given two versions of lightning magic: Zeus' Fury , which allowed him to generate powerful thunderbolts, and Poseidon's Rage , which allowed him to generate a circle of electricity around himself and summon lightning bolts from the sky. The Eye of Atlantis granted Kratos the power to unleash furious strikes of lightning from the orb and generate arcs of lightning. Although he lost that power after Zeus stripped him of his godly powers, he was given back the power to manipulate lightning by Chronos' Rage , allowing him to create blue orbs of electricity and after sufficiently leveling it up, he can also cause the orb to explode at will. Hephaestus also granted Nemesis Whip, one of Kratos' weapons, the power to emit electricity to shock others and also unleash blasts of thunder energy. Pyrokinesis: Throughout his journey, Kratos has been gifted with several powers to manipulate fire. First was the Fire of Ares , which allowed him to empower his weapons to create fiery explosions with combos and overall enchant attacks with fire as well as create searing cores of fire. The second was the Thera's Bane , which temporarily allowed him to greatly increase the power of the Blades of Athena and also create exploding searing cores. Rage of the Titans was acquired when he freed Prometheus from his torment, allowing him to clad himself of fire and generate fiery bursts and torrents. Upon arriving in the Norse Realm, Kratos somehow acquired the power of Spartan Rage , which allowed him to empower his fists with what appeared to be fire and empower thrown stones to explode upon impact. He can also use the Blades of Chaos to channel their fire energy, albeit only after he stabs his enemies. Cryokinesis: With the Ice of Poseidon , Kratos was granted the power to create tempests and waves of ice, empower his weapons with ice, fire ice shards and manifest spikes of ice. The Horn of Boreas allowed him to summon icy tempests. After arriving in the Norse Realm, Kratos' power to manipulate ice lies with the Leviathan Axe, which while wielded by Kratos can fire waves of ice energy and freeze enemies. Geokinesis: With Atlas Quake , Kratos was capable of creating strong earthquakes and throwing large boulders. In the Norse Realm with the help of Spartan Rage, Kratos could also shake the ground and throw large boulders. Chronokinesis: With the Amulet of Uroborus, Kratos could manipulate time in a variety of ways, such as casting blasts able to decay enemies, healing himself, restoring massive broken structures, and slowing down enemies. He was also able to use the Loom Chamber's threads to go back in time before he was killed by Zeus. Also, with the help of the Amulet of the Fates , Kratos could slow down time. In the Nordic Realm, Kratos could use the Talisman of the Worlds and other talismans, as well as enchantments to slow down time and enemies. Photokinesis: With the Primordial Fire , Kratos could summon orbs of light and hurl them towards his enemies. Soul Manipulation: With the Soul of Hades , Kratos was granted the power to summon blasts of soul energy and unleash the deceased souls that inhabit the Underworld upon enemies. The God of Death later granted Kratos the power to summon the souls of the Underworld in the form of the magic of the Army of Hades. Although he lost the power to do this after losing his godhood, Kratos received the Blades of Exile from Athena which grants him the power to resurrect and control the souls of his deceased Spartan brethren. He later obtains a stronger version of the power after obtaining the Claws of Hades , allowing him to rip out other's souls and control it to attack enemies as well as summon souls of the enemies he had defeated. Divine Energy Manipulation: With the Blade of Olympus, Kratos was able to fire powerful blasts of divine energy. Void Creation: With the Scourge of Erinys, Kratos was granted the power to create voids of darkness capable of sucking in enemies, stealing their life force and yielding it to Kratos. Magical Reve lation: With the Eyes of Truth , Kratos was able to dispel all sorts of illusions, magic barriers and dark magic spells used by The Furies . Underwater Breathing: With either Poseidon's Trident or Triton's Lance, Kratos could breathe underwater indefinitely and swim with incredible speed. Clone Creation: With the Oath Stone of Orkos, Kratos can create copies of himself to aid him against his enemies. Petrification: With either Medusa or Euryale's heads, Kratos can turn enemies into stone. Flight: Kratos, using Icarus' wings, could hover above the ground and fly through the air.


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Elemental Powers (Norse)

Njörd's Tempest: A rapidly-spinning melee attack. Creates an icy whirlwind around Kratos. Fury of the Ice Troll: Kratos charges the Leviathan Axe before sending out a shockwave that slows enemies and knocks them down while dealing Frost damage. Tyr's Revenge: Kratos throws the Leviathan Axe, which then grinds against the target for a few seconds before launching into the air and slamming back down, causing an explosion of Frost. Leviathan's Wake: Kratos throws the Leviathan Axe, the weapon plowing through any enemy in its way while causing an explosion that sends them flying. Charge of the White Bear: Kratos enhances the Guardian Shield with ice, charging forward with the shield in front before slamming into an enemy and throwing them upward. He can follow up the charge with a Shield slam attack that causes an icy wave to be sent forward. Wrath of the Frost Ancient: Kratos fires a frost beam from the Leviathan Axe, slowing down and damaging all enemies hit. Strike of the Udgard: Kratos swings the Leviathan Axe, creating an icy shockwave that lunges forward. Kratos can follow up the initial wave with two more. Hel's Touch: The Leviathan Axe releases an omnidirectional shockwave that knocks enemies back. Thiazi's Talon: A propulsive slice that sends out a vertical wave of frost energy. Kratos can follow up the initial wave with two additional ones after charging up the attack. Ivaldi's Anvil: Kratos slams the Leviathan Axe into the ground, creating a shockwave that freezes all enemies caught in the blast radius. It also creates a second, smaller shockwave when Kratos pulls the axe from the ground. Mists of Helheim: Kratos throws the Leviathan Axe at the ground, stabbing it into the surface and creating a circular area that deals Frost damage to enemies inside of it. Frost Giant's Frenzy: A set of slam attacks that launch the enemies and send them flying. Blessings of the Frost: A brief buff to the Leviathan Axe that enhances all damage dealt by it. Every hit also causes an explosion of Frost and sends out a wave of Frost. The River of Knives: Kratos drags his axe across the ground, sending out a trio of ice shards. Glaive Storm: Kratos throws his axe, which then seeks out and tracks enemies, dealing Frost damage. Breath of Thamur: Kratos summons a massive Frost storm that deals damage to enemies inside its radius.

Its origins are lost in the mists of time.