Characters of God of War

The overall story arc focuses on the series' primary playable single-player character, the protagonist Kratos, a Spartan warrior haunted by visions of himself accidentally killing his wife and child.

Many years following the destruction of Olympus, Kratos ended up in Midgard fathering a son named Atreus (known to prophecy as Loki) with the Jötunn warrior Faye.

After facing the trials of Valhalla, Kratos finally comes to terms with his past and becomes the new Norse God of War, championing the ideals of hope.

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During the creation of the original God of War, the game's director David Jaffe attempted to create a version of Kratos that looked brutal but had a different appearance from what is considered to be the traditional Greek hero.

The designers gave Kratos a Nordic look that includes a full beard and changed his main weapon to a magical battle ax to make the combat more grounded.

The transition towards Ares' human form was slow, and Wen said of the final design, "he's still a huge guy, but he's got all this armor on that allows him to do all these things".

[19] Hermes was originally designed for God of War II by Andy Park and did appear in the final cut scene of the game.

[20] The Titan Oceanus was sketched by Erik San Juan and was originally intended to appear in God of War II in a completely watery form with no feet.

[14][26] The goddess Artemis was considered for inclusion in God of War: Ascension as a playable female character, offering alternative combat options.

He then renounced Ares, became a tormented soul (including imprisonment by the Furies), and served the gods for ten years in hopes of becoming free of the nightmares.

[31] Many years later, surviving his fatal sacrifice, Kratos relocated to the world of the Norse gods in Midgard, fathering a son named Atreus.

Following the destruction of Asgard and Odin's death, Kratos, along with Freya and Mímir, set out to rebuild and restore peace to the nine realms, while Atreus goes off on his own to find any surviving giants.

Afterwards, Athena appeared to him and told him he has the power of hope, imbued when he originally opened the Box in God of War (2005), and demanded that he should give her the power so she could rule humanity as its sole goddess, though Kratos foils this attempt by stabbing himself to release it instead to the whole world, leaving Athena enraged and disappointed at him, leaving the latter to seemingly die.

A successful Kratos plucked Gaia and the Titans from the moment in time before their defeat in the Great War to launch an abortive attack on Olympus.

[43] Corey Burton, who had previously voiced Zeus in the animated Disney show based on the film Hercules, took over the role in God of War II.

[37] Zeus, as he appears in God of War III, is a playable character in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012); he was released as downloadable content (DLC) on March 19, 2013.

During their journey, Atreus falls ill due to his godhood fighting to reveal itself, which forces Kratos to acknowledge that he had not supported the boy in the best way he could as a father.

After Baldur's final defeat, Kratos reveals his full past as a once vengeful god, and tells Atreus that they must do better, and learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.

After being freed of the spell and reuniting with Freyr, she ultimately joins the group in attacking Asgard in Ragnarök, finally killing Odin and freeing the realms from his control.

Odin was mentioned to have imprisoned Mímir in a tree and tortured him daily, banished his wife Freya from Asgard for 'betraying' him, and instructed Baldur to target Kratos in order to get to Faye.

Odin attempted to spy on Kratos, Atreus, and Mímir's activities by posing as Týr, with his guise being a trapped man in Svartalfheim who had become a traumatized and delusional coward.

Odin shows him around Asgard and introduces him to his family before sharing that he needs his help to make a magical mask to see a rift between realms that would grant infinite knowledge to prevent Ragnarök.

[113] Matt Leone of 1UP wrote that "There's a mixture of in-game characters that speak to you and extremely nice CG sequences that show moments such as flashbacks, and it all blends together surprisingly well".

He praised the supporting voice performances, such as Linda Hunt as Gaia and the narrator, Corey Burton as Zeus, and Harry Hamlin as Perseus, as "top-notch work".

[4] God of War III received mixed reviews; Chris Roper of IGN stated that the voice acting "could be better",[117] and that some of the characters were the "biggest culprits" to "creating an uneven feeling in the visual presentation" and that they "don't feature the same level of lighting quality or perhaps texture work as others".

[119] For Ghost of Sparta, Nicole Tanner of IGN wrote that it "[c]ontinues the tradition of great voice acting" that "we've come to expect from a God of War installment".

[125] Writing for IGN, Simon Cardy said that Ragnarök provided fresh interpretations of well-known Norse mythological characters, and the actors gave them a unique take that was different from their popular MCU counterparts.

[126] Two series of action figures based on God of War II have been produced by the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA).

[128] DC Unlimited produced a line of action figures based on God of War III, which included the characters Kratos, Zeus, Hades and Hercules.