His Final Fate Unknown...

Março de 1002 em God of War III

Furious and disappointed at her brothers decision, believing "Man" will not know what to do with the power of "Hope", Athena pulls the Blade of Olympus from Kratos, he collapses, nearing death, as she departs. An uknown amount of time later, a trail of blood is seen leading away from an abandoned Blade of Olympus. It is all that remains atop the dust of Mt.Olympus, leaving Kratos' final fate unknown...

HOPE

Fevereiro de 1002 em God of War III

The spirit of Athena arrives, demanding Kratos gives what is rightfully hers, the "most powerful weapon in the world", "HOPE", which she put inside Pandora's Box to counter act...Ver mais

The Power To Kill A God

Janeiro de 1002 em God of War III

During a mental journey into his own psyche, Kratos is saved by Pandora, and with the help of his wife Lysandra, forgives himself for his past sins with the power of "HOPE". When Kratos had opened Pandoras Box the first time, he unknowingly acquired the power of "HOPE", though his vengeance consumed him, the power of "HOPE" is actually what allowed him to defeat Ares. Kratos regains consciousness and viciously beats the incarnation of Zeus as the Monster of Fear, to death. Thus ending the reign of the Olympians once and for all it seems...

The Monster Of Fear

Dezembro de 1001

With all his rage and vengeance, Kratos wields the Blade of Olympus and impales Zeus against Gaia's heart, seemingly killing both of them. As Kratos departs with the Blade he is attacked by an incarnation of Zeus, who is now fully consumed with the Monster of Fear that had been eating away at him since being infected when Kratos opened Pandoras Box the first time. Kratos loses consciousness, becoming trapped in his own dark psyche.

The Gods of Olympus Shall Fall

Novembro de 1001

After destroying Hermes, his own half-brother Hercules, and breaking the neck of Zeus' wife Hera for insulting Pandora, Kratos is distracted by his need for revenge against Zeus in the Flame of Olympus chamber. Pandora uses this opportunity to sacrifice herself to quell the flames. Kratos is devastated he allowed someone he cared about like a daughter to die because of his need for vengeance. He then opens Pandora's Box once again and discovers it is empty inside. Fueled with rage like never before, Kratos wages war with Zeus, only to be intervened by Gaia. Avoiding the Titans wrath, Zeus flees inside Gaia's body, Kratos follows.

With every ounce of vengeance propelling Kratos to escape the mysterious depths and dangers of The Underworld, the bloodthirsty Spartan encounters Hades, and destroys the Lord of the Underworld, ripping out and absorbing his soul. Escaping the Underworld through a Hyperion Gate, Kratos renews his journey up along Olympus, now facing the wrath of both the Titans and the Gods. He rescues Pandora, the child-like creation of Hephaestus (Craftsmen of the Gods) who is the key to extinguishing the Flame of Olympus and revealing its contents.

The Flame Of Olympus

Setembro de 1001

In The Underworld, an ethereal version of Athena returns to aid Kratos in his quest to kill Zeus. Though he is puzzled why Athena would help him kill their father (especially after giving her life for him), Athena speaks of knowing a "greater truth" and informs Kratos the Flame of Olympus is the only way to defeat Zeus. Athena explained that the true power to kill Zeus rests within Pandoras Box, inside the Flame of Olympus, and the key to opening is Pandora herself.

Betrayed By The Titans

Agosto de 1001

Kratos ascends Mt.Olympus, commanding a small army of Titans as The Olympian Leaders - Hermes, Hercules, Hades, and Poseidon, rush to battle. After decimating the God of the Sea, Kratos and Gaia reach Zeus' pavilion, only to be assaulted by a mighty blast of lightning that sends them both spiraling down Olympus. Kratos is unable to hang on as Gaia fights to survive, revealing she used him as a pawn now that the Titans have reached Zeus. After Kratos tumbles down in to The Underworld, all his powers are stripped as he lurches through the River Styx. He resolves to escape Hades (once again), and destroy Zeus.

Of Titans and Gods, and Kratos

Julho de 1001

After Athena's death, Kratos makes another trip back in time, to the very end of The Great War between the Titans and the Gods. There he rescues the Titans just before the past-Blade of Olympus can imprison them, bringing them to the present, where they begin the assault on Mount Olympus.

The Blade of Olympus Sets A New Future

Junho de 1001 em God of War II

First, Kratos travels back in time to the battle at Rhodes to surprise Zeus and take the Blade of Olympus back. During the fight, Athena interferes to protect her father and takes a fatal blow from the Blade. Before her death, she tells Kratos he is the Son of Zeus and warns him all of Olympus would rally behind the King of the Gods. Kratos, though saddened by Athena's death, merely resolves to kill all of Olympus if that's what it takes.

The Sisters of Fate

Maio de 1001 em God of War II

As he falls into The Underworld, Kratos sees a vision of Gaia, who restore Kratos' life, allowing him to climb up Hades hands back to the land of the living. Gaia instructs Kratos to find the Sisters of Fate in order to exact revenge on Zeus. Kratos navigates the Island of the Fates, only to discover as he nears his goal- Zeus has destroyed the entire city of Sparta and all its people, as punishment for following Kratos. Fueled with newfound rage by this, Kratos kills the Sisters of Fate when they refuse to help him, then travels back in time...

Death Becomes Him

Abril de 1001 em God of War II

Kratos resents the Gods for using him and deliberately antagonizes them, leading the armies of Sparta on a conquering spree throughout Greece. Athena tries to stop him, but Kratos refuses to listen. However, When he goes to Rhodes to crush that city, Zeus interferes. He tricks Kratos into draining his godly powers into the Blade of Olympus, then kills him, casting Kratos into the Depths of The Underworld. Zeus had been infected with fear from Pandoras Box when Kratos opened it to destroy Ares. His dark suspicion Kratos would overthrow him was at an all-time high. He knew Kratos must die.

The Gods Will Pay For This

Março de 1001 em God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Still haunted by visions of his mortal past, against Athena's advice, Kratos decides to explore his origins. He learns his brother Deimos had been imprisoned by Ares (Zeus feared Deimos was the one foretold to destroy Olympus) and tortured by the God of Death, Thanatos. Entering the Domain of Death, Kratos frees Deimos, but Thanatos intervenes and takes Deimos against his will to Suicide Bluffs. Kratos saves Deimos from his death, who then aids him in destroying Thanatos, but not before Thanatos kills Deimos. Warned not to alienate the Gods, Kratos returns to Olympus promising that "the Gods will pay for this."

Becoming The God of War

Fevereiro de 1001 em God of War

After destroying Ares, Kratos is told the truth. The Gods indeed forgive his bloody past, but they never promised to remove his memories, the nightmares that haunt him. Kratos attempts suicide, but is rescued by Athena and told of a greater reward - there is now an empty throne on Olympus. Kratos becomes the new God of War.

Pandora's Box

Janeiro de 1001 em God of War

After ten years of servitude to the Gods, Kratos is given his final task. Ares has attacked the city of Athens, but Zeus has forbidden the Gods from fighting each other. Athena tells Kratos he must kill Ares by using Pandora's Box, the most powerful weapon a mortal can wield. Kratos succeeds, conquering the trap-filled temple that protects the Box and using its powers to kill the God, Ares, who once saved his life.

A Sacrifice to Save All Creation

Dezembro de 1000 em God of War: Chains of Olympus

To prevent Kratos from stopping her, Persephone tricks him into reuniting with his daughter in Elysium if he lays down his weapons. Upon discovering Persephone's true plan to e...Ver mais

Treachery In The Underworld: Atlas and Persephone

Novembro de 1000 em God of War: Chains of Olympus

Kratos frees the Sun Chariot's steeds, who pull him into The Underworld as they follow their master. There he discovers that Persephone, Hades' wife, freed Atlas. Persephone hates the other Gods for abandoning her to the underworld and her forced marriage, and has tricked Atlas into attacking the Pillar that holds the world with Helios' power. Atlas believes this will bring down Mt. Olympus, but it will really cause the living world to collapse onto the underworld, destroying all creation.

Continuing his servitude to the Gods of Olympus, Kratos helps defend the city of Attica from the invading Persian Empire and kills the monster Basilisk summoned by the Persians. Then the Sun falls from the sky. Investigating, Kratos finds that the Titan Atlas has escaped from the pits of Tartarus in Hades and kidnapped Helios, a human sized Titan known commonly as the God of Light. With the Sun gone, the world is engulfed by the black fog of Morpheus, the God of Dreams, causing all the Gods to fall into a deep slumber.

Six months after he was tricked into killing his wife and child, a younger Kratos finally finds a way to break the blood oath that binds him to the God, Ares. However an oath to a God is not so easily broken. After taking matters into his own hands, Kratos is sentenced to a life of madness with the Furies, caged in a Titan sized prison for the living damned; Hecatonchires. Fighting insanity, Kratos' will is tested as he seeks to break his bond and gain the clarity to seek revenge on Ares for his part in the death of his family.

He Is The Ghost of Sparta

Agosto de 1000

For his vicious act, the village Oracle cursed Kratos, binding the ashes of his dead family to his skin; this new pale coating gave rise to Kratos' as, "the Ghost of Sparta" and it made everyone in Greece fear him. Kratos, horrified at this act, is constantly tormented by visions of his dead family. Seeking relief from these nightmares, Kratos pledges himself to the other Olympian Gods, doing their bidding in hopes that they will erase his horrible memories. However, he is still bound to Ares bidding.

Tricked Into Murdering His Own Family

Julho de 1000

As servant for the God of War, Kratos and his men rampage throughout the known world, destroying villages and civillians at Ares brutal whim. One day, when attacking a small village for building a temple to Athena, Ares' rival, Kratos in his bloodlust murders his own wife (Lysandra) and daughter (Calliope). They had been brought to that village by Ares himself to deceive Kratos in a moment of uncontrollable rage, and sever his last connections to humanity. Ares thought this would turn him into the perfect warrior.

A Blood Oath Binded By The Blades of Chaos

Junho de 1000

One fateful day, Kratos' command is attacked by an immense barbarian horde. His men are rapidly slaughtered and Kratos himself faces his death at the hands of the barbarian king. In this hour of desperation, Kratos begs aid from the patron deity of Sparta - Ares, the God of War. Ares answers, saving Kratos' and his men's lives, obliterating the barbarians, and giving Kratos the Blades of Chaos. In exchange, Kratos becomes Ares' servant.

Unaware he is a "son of the Gods", Kratos uses his demigod strength to become a renowned and successful military commander of the Spartans.

A Prophecy Foretold

Abril de 1000

The Oracle had foretold the demise of the Olympian Gods and the destruction of Olympus, she saw that it would be brought about not by the hands of the Titans, but by the hands of a mortal, a marked warrior...

The God of War Is Born

Março de 1000

Zeus and his brothers divided up the world, Zeus ruling the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the underworld. As king of the gods, Zeus was determined not to fall victim to the same cycle of deities who had been overthrown by their children. Years would pass. Zeus philanders about, siring innumerable bastard children, one of them, a Spartan named Kratos.

The Great War

Fevereiro de 1000

Sheltered by the Titan Gaia who nurtured his desire to free his brothers and sisters from Cronos, Zeus grew into a great and powerful god. Returning with vengeance in his heart...Ver mais

The mighty Cronos, the Titan son of Gaia, grew so fearful of the Oracle's prediction that his own children would rise against him as he had overthrown his father Uranus, that he decided to imprison them all in his belly. His wife Rhea stood by and watched as her children were devoured one by one. But when the time came for the last of her children to be eaten, she was unable to bear another such loss, and devised a trick to save her baby, Zeus. Cronos swallowed a stone wrapped in cloth, as a Golden Eagle whisked Zeus away into the horizon, to an island well beyond the watchful eyes of the Titan Lord.