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Fictional character Kratos God of War character Kratos with the Leviathan Axe, as he primarily appears in the Norse era of the series First game God of War (2005) Created by David Jaffe Based on Fárbauti of Norse mythology (2018–present) Designed by Charlie Wen Voiced by Terrence C. Carson (2005 – 2013) Christopher Judge (2018 – pres.) Antony Del Rio (child, 2010) Motion capture Brandon ...
Characters from the original God of War: (front left) Kratos with original blue coloring, the Body Burner, the Oracle of Athens, Kratos, his wife Lysandra, his daughter Calliope, the Boat Captain, the Gravedigger, Athenian soldiers, and (lying in front) the twins Zora and Lora. Behind the characters are several monsters from the game.
In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, [a] is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx . Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all the personification of a specific trait. [ 5 ]
Kratos is the former Greek God of War, while Atreus is half Giant, one-quarter god, and one-quarter mortal and is also referred to by his Giant name, Loki. Since the conclusion of the previous game, Kratos and Atreus have been in hiding at their home in the realm of Midgard, training for the inevitable battle ahead of them.
Set between the events of God of War and Betrayal, the God of War Kratos is still haunted by visions of his mortal past and embarks on a quest to discover his origins by finding his mother, Callisto. He learns that his brother Deimos was taken by the gods and imprisoned by the God of Death, Thanatos , and decides to find and save his sibling.
Kratos fends him off, but Atreus collapses, overcome by illness and stress of activating his godly powers and the contradiction of a god believing himself to be mortal. Freya instructs Kratos to retrieve the heart of a troll in Helheim; however, his frost-based Leviathan Axe is useless in the icy realm.
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Kratos returns to Sparta, where he is met by Orkos. He praises Kratos' victory over the Furies, but reveals that Kratos will not be free from Ares' bond unless he kills Orkos, whom the Furies made Kratos' oath keeper again before Kratos killed them. He begs Kratos to give him an honorable death, which will free them both from Ares.